nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: get going Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave, to depart, to get moving. Labels: intransitive Example: It is quite late, I'd best get going before sunset. Example: Then he straightened up and waved a big paw. “Let’s clear out,” he called. “Let’s get going, boys.” As they had come, in ones and twos the men shuffled back to their ramshackle cars. Doors slammed, engines coughed, and they were gone. 2. To begin or commence. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: We'd better get this project going. If we don't get going on it soon, we won't finish in time. Example: We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove. 3. To excite intellectually. Labels: transitive Example: She got him going with all these stories, and then she'd leave him, and he'd be up all night trying to figure out the end. Example: He [Johnson] and my father could talk shop for hours and hours, and my father got a lot of stimulation – my father was also tense and bright but more quiet, less adventurous – he needed Edgar and Edgar's strong opinions and mercilessly sharp mind to get him going. 4. To arouse sexually. Labels: transitive Example: During the preliminaries I, as usual, "got her going" by irritation of the clitoris, among other things. Example: "You fascinate me, Rita. In vulgar terms, you've got me going. I would love to make a doting fool of myself over you. Rhapsodize over you in a highfalutin' key of lyrical ardour." 5. To talk passionately without interruption. Labels: intransitive Example: Once she got going about my wages and everything else she had to pay out. She couldn't keep the wolf from the door, she said. Example: Mo was doing most of the talking and even though he's a good guy, once he gets going about Betty you can forget it for the rest of the night. 6. To cause someone to talk passionately without interruption. Labels: transitive Example: I got him going about the moon or stars, he would fall into that trap, he forgot about his questions and for hours talked to me about the universe. Example: Then she'll start in about seeing all these robins we've been having lately, and next thing vou know she's quoting 'ere a sparrow that tails and that gets her going about that king turning into a bird in Daniel. 7. To cry or bawl loudly. Labels: intransitive
Word: eleventy Part of Speech: num Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven English -ty Old English hundendleftiġ English eleventy From eleven + -ty, from Old English hundendleftiġ (also spelled hundendleofantiġ, hundendlyftiġ, and hundælleftiġ). See twelfty for more. Popularized in the 20th century by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛvənti/ 1. The number 110, 11 × 10. Labels: informal Example: Compounds with other numerals: eleventy-one (111), eleventy-six (116), eleventy first (one-hundred and eleventh), etc. Example: [Bilbo] announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday […] “Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today!” 2. An indefinite large number. Labels: colloquial Example: No grown-up people, no babies, no girls. It was a world of boys, eleventy and a hundred strong. Example: People used to think that the first eleventy letters of the DNA message would comprise Gene 1.
Word: get it on Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, it, on. Example: Where's your coat? Get it on and let's get out of here. 2. To have sex. Labels: slang Example: I can see the sparks between us. Let's get it on, baby! Example: The unfortunate thing about calling the season seven finale “The Dragon And The Wolf” is you can’t even reference it by name without picturing Daenerys Targaryen’s long-awaited hook-up with Jon Snow, her strapping hunk of an ally and also her nephew. It’s a hell of an episode, the dining car on this bullet train, not least because the dragon and the wolf got it on. 3. To engage in a fight. Labels: slang Example: You want a piece of me? OK, let's get it on!. 4. To hurry up; to get a move on; to start. Labels: idiomatic Example: I need to get it on: there's not much time left.
Word: azimine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From azo + imine. 1. an azo imide
Word: get over Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier overget. 1. To overcome. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I'm trying to get over my fear of flying. 2. To recover (from). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I'm having problems getting over a bad cold. 3. To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: She was in love with me for 10 years, and still hasn't got over the fact that the feeling wasn't mutual. Example: Oh yeah Can I start over? Oh yeah Can I start over? and get over it 4. To manipulate (someone); to get around (someone); to improve one's own standing at another's expense. Labels: slang, transitive Example: We need a plan to get over Mr. Smith. 5. To successfully communicate; to get across. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: In our lectures we need to get over the importance of online safety. 6. To score a try. Example: Ireland got their second try not long before half-time with O'Leary, an injury doubt all week with a stiff back, just about getting over for a try which was confirmed by the video referee. Example: But when a side plays for almost 20 of the first 40 minutes with only 14 men, you have to make that advantage count in your favour. Credit must go to the three-time champions for keeping the world champions from getting over for five points. 7. To impress someone; to achieve a goal; to be successful. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: The concert went well, and we really got over with the talent scout. 8. To establish a connection with the audience as a character or faction. Labels: slang 9. To use a drug one is addicted to; to provide an addict with a dose. Labels: intransitive, slang, transitive Example: She needs to get over every day. Example: He can get me over. 10. To have sex. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: azine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English az(ote) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English azine From az(ote) + -ine. 1. Any of a class of organic compounds, having the general formula R₂C=NN=CR₂, produced by the action of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine. 2. Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing a nitrogen atom as part of the ring structure, particularly those with six-membered aromatic rings (e.g., pyridine) or fused-ring systems.
Word: mead-bench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Revived from Old English medusetl or medubenċ. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːd bɛnt͡ʃ/ 1. A bench in a mead hall. Labels: historical Example: Gold is a constant element, gleaming solidly in underground vaults, on the breasts of queens or the arms and regalia of warriors on the mead-benches.
Word: melodramatics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪks/ 1. Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: neon tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. Paracheirodon innesi (syn. Hyphessobrycon innesi), a small, tropical American fish, popular as an aquarium fish. Example: A swarm of thin neon tetra with red bellies and bright blue backs flash by.
Word: golden rule Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundamental rule or principle. Labels: idiomatic Example: It is all-important to remember that naturalists have no golden rule by which to distinguish species and varieties; […] Example: There is one golden rule of timetable work, that if a passenger train never runs to time it must be altered or other trains must be altered so that it can shake off its chronic unpunctuality. 2. The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them. Example: "Mr. Francis seems to understand the fundamental principle of all moral accounting, the great ethic rule of three. Let A do to B, as he would have B do to him; the product will give the rule of conduct required." My father smiled at this reduction of the golden rule to arithmetical form. 3. A method of statutory interpretation, whereby a judge will deviate from a literal interpretation of the law to the extent necessary to circumvent obvious absurdities or (sometimes) conclusions repugnant to public policy. Labels: England, Wales, idiomatic
Word: good grief Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of surprise or shock. 2. An expression of dismay and disgust.
Word: good riddance Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From good + riddance (“act of ridding or removal; relief involving getting rid of something”), possibly influenced by the earlier obsolete terms fair riddance and gentle riddance. Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/, /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ 1. Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome. Example: I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say. Example: Goodbye and good riddance!
Word: good riddance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From good + riddance (“act of ridding or removal; relief involving getting rid of something”), possibly influenced by the earlier obsolete terms fair riddance and gentle riddance. Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/, /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ 1. A welcome departure or loss. Example: The fortification whereof he last advertised has required more time than he expected, "or in good riddance needed." Example: Ther[sites]. I vvill ſee you hang'd like Clatpoles, ere I come any more to your tents, I vvill keepe vvhere there is vvit ſtirring, and leaue the faction of fooles. Exit. / Patro[clus]. A good riddance.
Word: azinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organic derivative of H₂N⁺O⁻OH, especially the alkylidene derivatives R₂C=N⁺O⁻OH - the nitronic acids.
Word: azlactone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English azlactone From azo- + lactone. 1. Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
Word: joyriding Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of somebody taking a joyride. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: joyriding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of joyride Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zao Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling. Pronunciation: [t͡saʊ˦˨] 1. To leave hastily, to take off. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, invariable Example: Time to zao already.
Word: cyclization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cyclize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English cyclization From cyclize + -ation. 1. The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The dehydrogenation reactions may involve isomerization and cyclization as well as the formation of olefins and unsaturated compounds generally. 2. Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is convenient to run the cyclizations at a temperature between 25° C. and 100° C.
Word: H-hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The H stands for hour; compare D-Day. 1. The hour at which any major event planned for the future is set to begin, as used in United States military. Labels: figuratively
Word: ambulophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ambulō (“to walk”) + -phobia. 1. Fear of walking or standing. Labels: uncountable
Word: motor vehicle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.
Word: tires Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚz/ 1. plural of tire. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tires Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rupa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit रूप (rūpá, “form, shape, figure”). 1. form, shape, outward appearance. Labels: uncountable
Word: crut Part of Speech: noun 1. A cross-measure tunnel or drift.
Word: crut Part of Speech: verb 1. To work as a crutter.
Word: crut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French croûte (“crust”). 1. The rough, shaggy part of oak bark Labels: archaic
Word: crut Part of Speech: noun 1. A dwarf. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: salo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian са́ло (sálo) or Ukrainian са́ло (sálo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sadlo. 1. a type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned Labels: uncountable Example: […] Mr. Castro waxed nostalgic, recounting the time he and Soviet comrades sat around a campfire in the forest eating salo, the cured pig fat that is a staple chaser of Russian vodka.
Word: curbstoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From curbstone + -er. 1. A freelance used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address. Labels: slang
Word: Stroh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stroh. 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cuticula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”). Doublet of cuticle. 1. A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
Word: sloboda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian слобода́ (slobodá), which is related to a common Slavic word for “freedom”, in reference to such settlements' initial freedom from taxes and forced labor duties. 1. A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Word: cutline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut + line. 1. In production, a hypothetical line that separates items that will be executed and publicized, versus items that will be cut. 2. A caption under a photograph, or more narrowly just the explanatory text block under a photograph, excluding the title. 3. In software testing, a hypothetical line that separates tests that will be performed from tests that may not be performed due to lack of time. 4. A linear cleared area through undeveloped land. Example: If you stop and get out, you will see a cutline for line-of-sight surveying. 5. A line on the front wall, above which the ball must hit for a serve
Word: boomslang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”). Pronunciation: /ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/ 1. A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus. Labels: South-Africa
Word: extensometer Part of Speech: noun 1. An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress. Example: For the ground, that means using three primary types of equipment: ■ Extensometers to look for ground heave - the upwards movement of soil, which can occur at any stage. It is essentially the opposite of erosion and is often associated with clay-type soils which swell when wet. ■ Inclinometers, which measure slope movements. ■ Piezometers to measure water levels.
Word: zob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Claimed by Swedish scholar Jan Ivarsson (quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang) to derive from French zob (“dick, cock”), itself from Arabic زُبّ (zubb). 1. A good-for-nothing person. Labels: US, dated, derogatory, slang Example: And the same thing goes for that crowd of crabs and snobs Down East, and next time you hear some zob from Yahooville-on-the-Hudson chewing the rag and bulling and trying to get your goat tell him that no two-fisted enterprising Westerner would have New York for a gift!
Word: dassiepis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans dassiepis. 1. hyraceum: the solidified urine of a dassie, used in folk medicine to treat epilepsy. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable
Word: DMM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of digital multimeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Dynamic-maturational model of attachment and adaptation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: gord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd. Pronunciation: /ɡɔː(ɹ)d/ 1. An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. Labels: obsolete Example: And thy dry bones can reach at nothing now, But gords or nine-pins
Word: gord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *gordъ. Doublet of yard and garth. Pronunciation: /ɡɔː(ɹ)d/ 1. A medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, typically a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall of earth and wood, with a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.
Word: dikkop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans dikkop, from dik (“thick”) + kop (“head”). 1. A bird of the family Burhinidae. Labels: South-Africa Example: Dikkops, family burhinidae. Plover like birds with large heads and eyes, long legs without a hind claw and tawny colouring. 1983 Newmans Birds of Southern Africa. Kennith Newman. MacMillan →ISBN. 2. A viral infection of horses causing swelling of parts of the head. Labels: South-Africa Example: Dik-kop in a Carriage Horse.— The day before I was called in the horse had been driven about twelve miles.
Word: azomethine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English methine English azomethine From azo- + methine. 1. any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
Word: azonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN⁺(O⁻)(OH)₂
Word: azylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From azyl + -ene. 1. A nitrene.
Word: cutpurse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/, /ˈkʌtˌpɝs/ 1. A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public. Example: A cutpurse of the empire and the rule Example: The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes
Word: spurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spurs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Josie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
Word: Josie Part of Speech: name 1. Johannesburg. Labels: South-Africa, colloquial
Word: Josephine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Joséphine, diminutive of Josèphe, feminine form of Joseph. By surface analysis, Joseph + -ine. Popularized in English by Josephine Bonaparte, the empress of Napoleonic France. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: "I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?” Example: I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph.
Word: Josephine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Joseph Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English Josephine From Joseph + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/, /ˈdʒəʊ.zə.fʌɪn/ 1. Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.
Word: box room Part of Speech: noun 1. A small storeroom in a house, often upstairs, typically used for storage of boxes and other items. Example: What about the box room, Tom? I mean, we could put your stuff in the garage. 2. A place where things are relegated for later use. Labels: figuratively Example: He saw her now only as a spy. Their love and his grief were relegated to the boxroom of his mind. Later, perhaps they would be dragged out, dispassionately examined, and then bitterly thrust back with other sentimental baggage he would rather forget.
Word: Aly Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison, Alyssa, or Alexandra. 2. A male given name from Arabic, a variant spelling of the Muslim Ali.
Word: Lexie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛksi/ 1. A female nickname, diminutive of the given names Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra or Alexandria. Example: And then a curious postscript: I share your dislike of the shortening of names but I must say that I'm not sure 'Alexandra' is entirely suitable for you. It seems to me that you require a name with rather more brio. I see you as a 'Lexie'. What do you think?
Word: Chrissy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Chris Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Chrissy From Chris + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Christine or Christina.
Word: Chrissy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Chris(tmas) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Chrissy From Chris(tmas) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsi/ 1. Christmas Labels: Australia, slang Example: “Sarah! It's me, your favorite nan. Merry Chrissy, love. You're invited to my Christmas cruise. Come along and bring anyone you want.”
Word: worn out Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of worn-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: worn out Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of wear out Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He has worn out his shoes.
Word: Tayto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tayto (Northern Ireland), a manufacturer of crisps and corn snacks; presumably from potato. 1. A potato crisp. Labels: Ireland
Word: Celtic cross Part of Speech: noun 1. A Christian symbol, common in Ireland, which combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. 2. A spread commonly used by tarotists, usually comprising a six-card "circle" or "cross" on the left and a four-card "staff" on the right.
Word: monomorphemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English morphemic English monomorphemic From mono- + morphemic. 1. Consisting of only one morpheme; not divisible into smaller parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: While some have analyzed *nuráke of an *-ák-derivaton of a stem *nur-, which is supposedly found in Old Sardinian toponyms such as Nora, Nure, this analysis rests on formal similarity only […] As long as the semantic value of the element nur- cannot be established, it cannot be ruled out that *nurak- was monomorphemic.
Word: jukskei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans juk (“yoke”) + skei (“yoke-pin”). Pronunciation: [ˈjɵkskɛɪ] 1. A traditional game similar to quoits played by throwing the skei at the yoke. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: a. 2003, unknown South African author, Jukskei This project identified jukskei as one of seven indigenous games […] A Jukskei playing field consists of two playing areas juxtaposed […] Example: 2002 May 9, press release from Maj. Gen. (Ret) Gert Opperman of the Voortrekker Monument Heritage Sitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20060925230826/http://www.voortrekkermon.org.za/Updates/MediaReleases/English/mediar_009.htm To celebrate the establishment of a living Pioneer Museum as well as the construction of the ‘jukskei’ and ‘kennetjie’ courts which will indeed ensure that the Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site is a living heritage site, a ‘boeresport’ day is being organized for 24 August 2002. Several events, such as ‘jukskei’, bok-bok’, ‘skilpadtrek’, ‘haanskop’, ‘kennetjie’, egg tossing, ‘giffie’, ‘stoktrek’ and sack races have been planned. 2. One of the wooden pins thrown in the game of jukskei. Labels: South-Africa, countable
Word: bibulousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bibulous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bibulousness From bibulous + -ness. 1. The quality of being bibulous. Labels: uncountable
Word: crespine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Old French 1. A headdress worn by both men and women, usually made of wire or knitted mesh worn on either side of the head, used to contain the long hair.
Word: inchoation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inchoate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English inchoation From inchoate + -ion. 1. A beginning or origin.
Word: dancing bologna Part of Speech: noun 1. Generally useless animations and other dynamic content on a website. Labels: Internet, dated, derogatory, uncountable Example: […]you will learn how to build functionality into your Java programs that can provide users with additional sensory feedback, and thus add real value. Oh, and by the way, you'll also be able to create some really neat dancing bologna.
Word: downward spiral Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of thoughts or actions which feeds back into itself, causing a situation to become progressively worse. Labels: figuratively
Word: decumbent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the present participle of Latin dēcumbō. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkʌmbənt/, /dɪˈkʊmbənt/ 1. Lying down; reclining on the ground. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deeky Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps deek + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːki/ 1. Alternative form of deek; to look. Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: diachronicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology. 1. The understanding or interpretation of events by the way they relate over time, rather than by their moment-by-moment significance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: digital brownshirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From digital + brownshirt, coined by former U.S. vice president Al Gore in 2005. 1. A right-wing blogger. Labels: US, derogatory, slang
Word: directional stability Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of a vehicle to maintain its course, or remain under normal steering control, while subjected to directionally disturbing influences such as cross-winds, braking on irregular surfaces or turning.
Word: distillation chaser Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance used to force a distillate in a distillation, as it has a boiling point more than that of the substance to be extracted and less than that of the impurities. It is rarely used but mostly with fractional distillation when column packing is used. As it vaporises it heats the column packing and causes the trapped fluid to rise over.
Word: doctrinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English doctrine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English doctrinism From doctrine + -ism. 1. doctrinal rigidity; using a doctrine without any criticism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dogwash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dog + wash. 1. An establishment where one takes their canine pet to be cleaned and groomed. 2. A self-service facility in a public place for washing one's pet dog. Example: On the way back to the car, we stopped at the dogwash to get the mud off Rover.
Word: negotiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin negōtiātor (“merchant, banker”), equivalent to negotiate + -or. Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/, /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/, /nɪˈɡəʊ.si.eɪ.tə/, /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/, [nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.ɾɚ] 1. One who negotiates. 2. A diplomat, moderator.
Word: negotiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of negotiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negotiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of negotiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: donorcycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of donor + motorcycle; see organ donor. The term apparently originates from emergency room personnel who often see motorcycle accident victims. It alludes to the high percentage of donated organs that come from motorcyclists. 1. A motorcycle ridden by someone who is likely to die due to either recklessness or the inherent risk of riding a motorcycle. Labels: derogatory, uncommon Example: The donorcycles rev and nudge forward, the traffic-crossing man is red, I get an angry blast from a bus, but I leap to the far bank without bouncing off a bonnet.
Word: dopester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dope Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English dopester From dope + -ster. 1. A member of a street gang who sells drugs. Labels: slang 2. A person who collects information on, and forecasts the results of, sporting events, elections, etc. Labels: slang
Word: pooka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːkə/ 1. A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large. Example: The pooka had befriended the kindly old man. Example: The Pooka is an animal of which, partly from the darkness of the night, and partly from the darkness that he carries about with him, the precise outline, especially of the head and neck, can never be distinguished.
Word: pooka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”). Pronunciation: /ˈpuːkə/ 1. A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects
Word: playing cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playing card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Boggabri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gamilaraay bagaaybaraay (“having creeks”), from bagaay (“creek”) + -baraay (“having”). 1. A town in the Gunnedah council area and the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: banyak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of baniak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: poly-theistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of polytheistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The theistic religions may be further subdivided into those .that are mono-theistic, such as Judaism and Islam, and those that are poly-theistic as are many primitive religions. Example: If we look into that history of Buddhist iconography of the period, there is no doubt the behind the emergence of this poly-theistic foundation the direct contribution seems to have come from the Mahayanic form of religion.
Word: cubits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæməlz/ 1. plural of camel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dweller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juga Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡə/ 1. plural of jugum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juga Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡə/ 1. A tiny carbonized structure of hyphal tissue, visible as a black dot or line on or in a thallus.
Word: Pan-Theist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pantheist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pan-theist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pantheist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pan theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pantheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Pan-Theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pantheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pan-theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pantheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jalan-jalan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒalan ˌd͡ʒalan/ 1. To take a walk, to go for a stroll. Labels: Manglish, Singlish, invariable Example: […] he should know better than to go jalan jalan now.
Word: nostra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nostrum Labels: form-of, plural Example: …beg our clerical friends to remember that quack medicines are of two kinds,… …with his poisonous nostra in the form of doctrines, upon those of whose… Example: On the other hand, alchemists had arisen with their pertinacious search for the philosopher’s stone, which was to convert all metals into gold, and cure all diseases. In this search they gave their nostra extensive trial on sick and well.
Word: ceric Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing cerium with valence four. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ceric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to wax. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cerous Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing cerium with valence three Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a cere Labels: not-comparable
Word: benzenium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any arenium ion derived from benzene or its derivatives.
Word: benzenonium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. A benzenium ion. Labels: obsolete
Word: benzylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzylic From benzyl + -ic. 1. containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: betaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin bēta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English betaine From New Latin, from Latin bēta (“beet”) + -ine. 1. A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂COO⁻ Labels: uncountable 2. Any derivative of this compound. Labels: countable 3. Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom. Labels: broadly, countable
Word: onium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium From ammonium. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊniəm/ 1. Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families. 2. Any organic derivative of these compounds.
Word: onium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Wikipedia at muonium § Nomenclature. Pronunciation: /ˈɒniəm/, /ˈoʊniəm/ 1. The bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle.
Word: ibu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of ibuprofen. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.bjuː/ 1. ibuprofen Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable
Word: pensil Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pencil. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of pencel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: arsonium Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine. Labels: uncountable
Word: bismuthonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bismuth + onium. 1. The univalent BiH₄⁺ cation, derived from bismuthane. Labels: uncountable
Word: bromonium Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent H₂Br⁺ cation, derived from bromane.
Word: chloronium Part of Speech: noun 1. the univalent H₂Cl⁺ cation, derived from chlorane Labels: uncountable
Word: fluoronium Part of Speech: noun 1. the univalent H₂F⁺ cation, derived from fluorane. Labels: uncountable
Word: iodonium Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent H₂I⁺ cation, derived from iodane Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any organic derivative of this cation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oxonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ox- + -onium. Pronunciation: /ɒkˈsəʊnɪ.əm/ 1. Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺).
Word: selenonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English selenone Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English selenonium From selenone + -ium. 1. The univalent H₃Se⁺ cation, derived from selane.
Word: sulfonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulfo- New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English sulfonium From sulfo- + onium. 1. the univalent H₃S⁺ cation, derived from sulfane Labels: countable, uncountable 2. any derivative of this cation in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic radicals Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: telluronium Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent H₃Te⁺ cation, derived from tellane.
Word: phosphonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- English -onium English phosphonium From phosph- + -onium. 1. the tetravalent positively-charged phosphorus cation R₄P⁺
Word: stibonium Part of Speech: noun 1. the univalent H₄Sb⁺ cation, derived from stibane Labels: uncountable
Word: betweenane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English between Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English betweenane From between + -ane. 1. Any bicyclic alkene having a double bond, each trans position of which is joined by a chain of carbon atoms.
Word: varactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of variable + reactor. 1. A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
Word: brb Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of BRB. Labels: Internet, alt-of
Word: brb Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of BRB. Labels: Internet, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Balinesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Balinese + -ian, probably influenced by Indonesian. 1. of Bali, Balinese Labels: not-comparable
Word: Balinesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Balinese + -ian, probably influenced by Indonesian. 1. A Balinese person.
Word: go bananas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bananas (“crazy”). 1. To get angry; to go mad. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I just told her she couldn’t have any pudding until after dinner, and she went bananas! 2. To become silly or excited; to go crazy. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: The music was going bananas with immensity at this point. Example: As my colleague Glenn MacDonald, an economics professor at Washington University in St. Louis, told me when I asked him if all these tech companies had gone bananas, “It all depends on how you think about risk aversion.”
Word: hands up Part of Speech: intj 1. Put your hands up (if you wish to participate). Labels: idiomatic 2. Surrender (by raising your hands)! Labels: idiomatic
Word: hands up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hard as nails Part of Speech: adj 1. Very unsympathetic; callous. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable 2. Able to endure difficulties; tough. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: you knows it Part of Speech: intj Etymology: This phrase was popularised by The GLC from Newport, Wales, but has had currency in US Afro-American vernacular English and possibly elsewhere since no later than the 1960s. 1. Indicates agreement, approval, encouragement. Labels: dialectal, idiomatic, slang Example: What he did to her was wrong. —You knows it, sister! Example: Mose would ha rallied, ef eed a been in our ward — ha ! ha ! ha ! — you knows it, Mass Richard !
Word: hit it off Part of Speech: verb 1. To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter. Labels: informal Example: I really hit it off with Jack, and hired him without needing an interview. Example: Those two are really hitting it off. I wouldn't be surprised if they started dating soon.
Word: hot under the collar Part of Speech: adj 1. Angry; agitated. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Oh, cut it," said Steve wearily. " . . . I don't want to listen to drivel like that." "Drivel?" repeated the other, puzzled. " . . . I don't see why you need to get so hot under the collar. Example: "What do you mean, sir?" cried the old boy, getting purple. . . . "Now don't get hot under the collar. I'm only asking. I've a right to know." 2. Sexually aroused. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, slang
Word: how do you do Part of Speech: phrase 1. A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region). Labels: dated, formal Example: "How do you do?" began Pollyanna politely. "I'm from Miss Polly Harrington, and I'd like to see Mrs. Snow, please."
Word: how do you do Part of Speech: noun 1. A difficult situation Labels: UK, euphemistic Example: Well, this is a fine how do you do isn't it, Gromit? Example: On the winding road to Petropolis, they did not speak, not about modernism or the construction of houses or antique bird jails or fine how-do-you-dos.
Word: Thal Part of Speech: name 1. A village and municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
Word: I'll be a monkey's uncle Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Uncertain; the term monkey’s uncle appears in 19th-century works and may allude to early ideas about what is now called the theory of evolution. The term may then have gained more currency after the widely publicized 1925 Scopes Trial in Tennessee, United States, in which a high-school teacher was found guilty of having violated a law prohibiting the teaching of human evolution in a state-funded school. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪl biː ə ˈmʌŋkiz ˌʌŋkəl/, /ɑːl-/, /ˈɑːl bi ə ˈmʌŋkiz ˌʌŋkəl/ 1. Often preceded by well: expressing complete surprise or disbelief. Labels: idiomatic Example: Well I’ll be a monkey's uncle! I would never have thought that tourists would go into space! Example: "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!" Lem said. "I've heerd of rifles with transits on 'em, but I ain't ever seen one. Mind if I look at her?"
Word: just about Part of Speech: adv 1. Approximately, very nearly. Labels: idiomatic Example: ‘Have you already reached your sales target?’ ‘Just about.’ Example: I’m (just) about ready.
Word: dues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /djuːz/, /duz/ 1. plural of due Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /djuːz/, /duz/ 1. Membership fees. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: flump Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /flʌmp/ 1. A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound. Example: "Now again." The boy readies himself. The other children stand and stare. Parents look on expectantly. Flump . . . he lands on his back. Example: The bird going "flump!" at the end of Barton Fink.
Word: flump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /flʌmp/ 1. An instance of the dull sound so produced. 2. A type of large marshmallow. Example: As the lead cast get ready for an on-screen pint, or a packet of flumps in the case of Thomas, the fun and warmth on set is there for all to see and Riley is busy flitting between her on and off camera jobs. Example: So it means you'll always have room for ice cream, flumps, strawberry sauce and a chocolate flake. 3. A fat out-of-shape person. Labels: broadly Example: Ruth said: 'I recently treated myself to a fitted, hot pink dress for a night out and banished that image of being a fat, pink flump for good.' Example: In reality I felt like a fat flump, my belly still bulging like a saggy balloon.
Word: flump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /flʌmp/ 1. To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound. Labels: intransitive 2. To drop something heavily or with a dull sound. Labels: transitive
Word: kisel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian кисе́ль (kisélʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyselь. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːsəl/ 1. A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bipolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English polymer English bipolymer From bi- + polymer. 1. A copolymer derived from two species of monomer.