nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: corticogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)bor. Latin genesisbor. English genesis English corticogenesis From cortico- + genesis. 1. The organization of cells during the development of the cortex of the brain Labels: uncountable
Word: equinoxe Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of equinox. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: black-necked grebe Part of Speech: noun 1. A freshwater bird, Podiceps nigricollis, of the grebe family (Podicipedidae)
Word: Carrol Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Irish, of less common usage, variant of Carroll, derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill. 2. A unisex given name 3. A unisex given name
Word: Tiziana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Tiziana. 1. A female given name from Italian.
Word: standish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English standisshe, standys, standyshe, stantif, stantys, staundische, staundys, stauntyff, stauntys, stonndis, stontis, possibly equivalent to stand (noun or verb) + -ish (forms with -f may be substantival uses of Middle English stantif (“standing”)). 1. A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand. Labels: obsolete Example: An antiquarie is an honest man, for he had rather scrape a piece of copper out of the durt, than a crowne out of Plodion's standish. Example: [I]ndeed you muſt—deliver to Betty—or to me—your pen and ink. […] And ſo I gave my ſtandiſh to her.
Word: deubiquitinylating Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of deubiquitinating. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deubiquitinating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English ubiquitinating English deubiquitinating From de- + ubiquitinating. 1. That cleaves ubiquitin/protein bonds. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deubiquitinylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English ubiquitinylation English deubiquitinylation From de- + ubiquitinylation. 1. Alternative spelling of deubiquitination. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deubiquitination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English ubiquitination English deubiquitination From de- + ubiquitination. 1. The cleavage of ubiquitin from protein
Word: embryonated Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop. Labels: not-comparable
Word: 2.4 children Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From what was once the average (and therefore supposedly typical) number of children per household in the United Kingdom. 1. A stereotypical characteristic of normal family life; frequently used ironically. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Maybe their pastoral family, with their 2.4 children, is at the perfect age and life stage for that church, and yours does not seem to be (or vice versa). Example: In the 1960s and 1970s it was normal to marry and have babies at a young age – girls were routinely leaving school at sixteen, marrying at eighteen and having their 2.4 children before their twenty-third birthday..
Word: back-double Part of Speech: noun 1. A favourite route through a town or city, often used as a shortcut. Example: All back-doubles, short-cuts, and roundabout time-savers became redundant.
Word: haemagglutinating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haem- + agglutinating. 1. That agglutinates red blood cells
Word: back-doubles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back-double Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haemagglutination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English haem- French agglutinationbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō New Latin agglutinatioder. English agglutination English haemagglutination From haem- + agglutination. 1. Alternative form of hemagglutination. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: heparinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of heparinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heparinized Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated with heparin
Word: heparinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hepar Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English heparin 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 heparinize From heparin + -ize. 1. To treat with heparin, especially so as to prevent coagulation. Labels: transitive
Word: immunogenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English genetics English immunogenetics From immuno- + genetics. 1. The study of the genetic basis for the immune response, and of the relationships between genetics and immunity from disease Labels: uncountable
Word: isotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English type English isotype From iso- + type. 1. A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins 2. A duplicate specimen of the holotype, from the same genetic individual.
Word: black-tailed godwit Part of Speech: noun 1. A wader, Limosa limosa, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family
Word: microneutralization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + neutralization. 1. Any of several forms of assay for viruses in which virus growth is reduced by neutralization with antigens.
Word: millipore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + pore, originally a trademark. 1. Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles. Example: Because of its use in cloud seeding it is important to know whether millipores can detect silver iodide. Example: Calcium ions are present in this fluid. The millipores within the enamel contain this electrolyte , separated by the positive and negative poles; the cathode is the outer enamel, and the anode is the internal enamel.
Word: mononuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nuclear English mononuclear From mono- + nuclear. 1. Having a single nucleus. Labels: not-comparable 2. monocyclic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mononuclear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nuclear English mononuclear From mono- + nuclear. 1. A cell having a single nucleus.
Word: phosphorylatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphorylate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English phosphorylatable From phosphorylate + -able. 1. Capable of being phosphorylated
Word: preincubated Part of Speech: adj 1. Subjected to preincubation
Word: preincubated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preincubate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rhizobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhizobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhizobacterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English rhizobacterium From rhizo- + bacterium. 1. Any bacterium that has a symbiotic relationship with legumes via its rhizomes Example: This study aimed to find out the effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR; Azospirillum brasilense and Azotobacter vinelandii) either alone or in combination with different doses of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers on growth, seed yield, and oil quality of Brassica carinata (L.) cv. Peela Raya.
Word: serological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English serology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English serological From serology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to serology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seroreactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English reactivity English seroreactivity From sero- + reactivity. 1. The reactivity of blood serum, especially to a virus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supernate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre. 1. A supernatant liquid.
Word: supernate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin supernatāns, supernatant-, present participle of supernatāre, super + natāre, to swim, frequentative of nāre. 1. To lie or float above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).
Word: uncleaved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cleaved English uncleaved From un- + cleaved. 1. Not cleaved Labels: not-comparable
Word: whole language Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics. Labels: uncountable
Word: whoopee pie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whoopie pie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: abortation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort 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 abortation From abort + -ation. 1. Misconstruction of abortion. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: abscisic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abscise + -ic. Pronunciation: /æbˈsɪ.sɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to abscisic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable Example: SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos.
Word: specifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English specify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English specifier From specify + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/ 1. A person or thing that specifies. Example: The specifiers of the Freightliner network had the foresight to base the rail journey on carrying ISO containers which are 8ft wide and originally 8ft tall (although now increased to a height of 9ft 6ins), with a variety of lengths. 2. A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
Word: Thebans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Theban Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juvey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From juvenile + -ey with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y. 1. Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile delinquent. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable Example: bullied by the juvey kids Example: I cut out with the juvey boys 2. Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile hall (youth detention center). Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable Example: in and out of juvey over the years
Word: votives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of votive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: styluses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stylus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Judaean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Judean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Judaean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Judean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Judaeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Judaean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetradrachms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetradrachm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyxides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪksɪdiːz/ 1. plural of pyxis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vatus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vatu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choosey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of choosy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: halfpennies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪpn̩iz/, /ˈheɪp(ə)niz/, /ˈhæfˌpɛniz/ 1. plural of halfpenny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feel out Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means. Labels: idiomatic Example: I think we should feel out your mom's thoughts about this before we decide anything. Example: I feel out strangers that come in to make sure they know they're in a gay place and won't cause any trouble.
Word: hacksawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hacksaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hacksawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hacksaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cruzados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cruzado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: testones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of testone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hale: most hale Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: hakes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /heɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: haking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈheɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: haking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪkɪŋ/ 1. A type of net designed for catching sea fish. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: haked Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *haket, from Old English hacod, hæċed (“pike, mullet”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakud, *hakid (“pike”). Pronunciation: /heɪkt/ 1. The pike (fish).
Word: haked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /heɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of hake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: handballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handballs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coronatos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coronato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portraitures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portraiture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: talers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mohurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mohur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honeydews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honeydew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honeydew melon Part of Speech: noun 1. A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.
Word: honeydew melons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honeydew melon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Natufian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Dorothy Garrod after Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shuqba cave in West Bank where these people lived, + -ian. 1. Of, or relating to a Mesolithic-era hunter-gatherer people in the Mediterranean area around Levant, at about 13,000 to 11,000 BC. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Natufian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Dorothy Garrod after Wadi an-Natuf, the location of the Shuqba cave in West Bank where these people lived, + -ian. 1. A member of the Natufian culture.
Word: Natufians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Natufian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliotropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliotrope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decadrachm Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of currency in Ancient Greece, worth ten drachmas. Labels: historical
Word: decadrachms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decadrachm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hourlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hourly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holdovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holdover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daalder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch daalder. Doublet of thaler and dollar. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːldə(ɹ)/ 1. A historic unit of currency of the Netherlands, equivalent to one-and-a-half guilders.
Word: hypodermics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypodermic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half-noble Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient unit of currency of England, equivalent to half a noble.
Word: half-nobles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half-noble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helixes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of helix Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: juglet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jug Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English juglet From jug + -let. 1. An ancient container for liquids, similar to but smaller than modern-day jugs.
Word: mummiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mummy + -form, after French momiforme. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌmɪfɔːm/, /ˈmʌmɪfɔɹm/ 1. Having the shape of a mummy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Its mummiform torso is covered with bull testicles or breasts in canine profusion. Example: After opening shrines, a stone sarcophagus, and mummiform coffins, they finally viewed the mummified body of Tutankhamon.
Word: mummiform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mummy + -form, after French momiforme. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌmɪfɔːm/, /ˈmʌmɪfɔɹm/ 1. A mummy-shaped object.
Word: Uruk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deity's earthly dwelling”) either as a phonetic alteration of the Sumerian or influenced as a calque translation using Akkadian 𒌷 (/⁠uru⁠/, “city, place of dwelling or collecting under”). Pronunciation: /ˈʊrʊk/ 1. An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq. Labels: historical Example: […] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location.
Word: Glasgow smiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Glasgow smile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iron maidens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iron maiden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scavenger's daughters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scavenger's daughter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daalders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daalder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood fern Part of Speech: noun 1. Many species of ferns in genus Dryopteris.
Word: rain gutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + gutter. 1. Any gutter designed to carry away rain, such as an eavestrough on a building or a drain on a motor vehicle's roof rack.
Word: juglets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juglet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sycomore fig Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to Africa.
Word: sycomore figs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sycomore fig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood ferns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood fern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acidopore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pore English acidopore From acid + -o- + pore. 1. A conical structure with a small terminal opening, at the posterior end of an ant’s gaster through which it sprays formic acid and associated hydrocarbons, collectively comprising the venom. This structure is unique to, but characteristic of all members of the ant subfamily Formicinae. Labels: rare
Word: black-tailed godwits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black-tailed godwit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thalers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thaler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humpbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humpback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humpbacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of humpback Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hazelnuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hazelnut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Afrosphere Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Afro- + -sphere, on the model of blogosphere. 1. African-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively. Example: [Faye Anderson's blog] is called Anderson at Large, nearly three years old and one of the more prominent blogs in the growing Afrosphere, the African American online political sphere, where Field Negro, Jack and Jill Politics and African American Political Pundit also are must-go-to sites.
Word: technogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From techno- + -genic. Pronunciation: /tɛknoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a process or substance created by human technology; anthropogenic, manmade. Labels: not-comparable Example: The technogenic mineral deposit consisted of waste from the nearby mine.
Word: retardate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retard + -ate (suffix with meaning "person or thing that is the object or subject of that performed verb", -ed). Compare retarded an French retardé. 1. A retarded person; a person with retardation.
Word: alerce Part of Speech: noun 1. The wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The Chilean arbor vitae (Austrocedrus chilensis). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An alerce in southern Chile, older than the Bible but still putting forth seeds. 3. Fitzroya cupressoides. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: individual pursuit Part of Speech: noun 1. A discipline in track cycling where two opposing cyclists start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponent, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance. Labels: uncountable
Word: team pursuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From team + pursuit. From being a team event, where the teams pursue each other. 1. A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A disciple in long track speed skating where two opposing teams of three skaters start on opposite sides of the long track ice rink and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time against the clock over a pre-determined distance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: momo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊməʊ/ 1. A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese. Example: Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers. Example: She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts. 2. A person from Northeast India. Labels: India, offensive, slang Example: Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more. Example: Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.
Word: momo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping and reduplication of moron. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊməʊ/ 1. A moron. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!
Word: journaux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French journaux, plural of journal. 1. plural of journal (“amount of land”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: with respect Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Used as a mild apology for following remark, which could otherwise be taken as disrespectful. Example: With respect, boss, I don't think it is possible to get it done by then, no matter how hard we work.
Word: with all due respect Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite. Labels: formal, idiomatic Example: With all due respect, Sir, I don't think that's the case. Example: It seems that you are, with all due respect, wrong in this particular case — as you see the murder took place at three o'clock.
Word: TBF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of to be fair. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TBF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Turkish Basketball Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GBTW Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of get back to work. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ITYM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I think/thought you mean/meant. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JFTR Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of just for the record. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JFTR Part of Speech: name 1. Joint Federal Travel Regulation Labels: US
Word: Orly Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Orly, from Latin Aureliacum. Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹ.li/, /ˈɔː.liː/ 1. A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France. 2. Paris-Orly Airport.
Word: TTBOMK Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of to the best of my knowledge. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: IIRC
Word: bolt out of the blue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bolt from the blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One day while I was working at my full-time job, David called me. He said, "I don't like all the trouble you're having with your house, and I'd like to do something for you." It came as a bolt out of the blue. I tried to put him off, feeling embarrassed, but David made it easy to accept his beneficence.
Word: ATEOTD Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of at the end of the day. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: iWar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English war English iWar From i- (“alluding to cutting-edge or fashionable digital devices and computer programs”) + war. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪwɔɹ/, /ˈaɪwɔː/ 1. A form of Internet-based warfare.
Word: storm-stayed Part of Speech: adj 1. stranded due to bad weather, snowed in. Labels: Canada, Scotland, not-comparable
Word: charrettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charrette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potsticker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + sticker, a calque of Mandarin 鍋貼 /锅贴 (guōtiē), coined by Buwei Yang Chao in 1963, in the fourth edition of the book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. 1. A kind of pan-fried dumpling in East Asian cuisines.
Word: shuffle steer Part of Speech: verb 1. To steer a vehicle controlled by a steering wheel in a manner that transfers grip from one hand to the other as the wheel is turned. Contrasted with shoulder steer, which maintains grip at the same locations on the wheel as it is turned. Example: It pays to practice shuffle steer to ensure that you can get the size of correction you need when the time comes.
Word: toles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jelly doughnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jelly + doughnut. 1. A doughnut filled with jam and usually topped with sugar. Labels: Canada, US
Word: Burlington bun Part of Speech: noun 1. A jelly doughnut. Labels: Canada
Word: file cabinet Part of Speech: noun 1. An item of office furniture comprising a set of either drawers, or shelves with individual doors or panels, sized to standard widths of file folders and traditionally used for the storage of files. Labels: Canada, US
Word: file cabinets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of file cabinet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filing cabinets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filing cabinet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hagerstown Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Hager English -s- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Hagerstown From Hager + -s- + town. 1. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Maryland; named for founder Jonathan Hager. 2. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland. 3. A ghost town in Ohio.
Word: room and board Part of Speech: noun 1. A place of lodging with daily meals (board), usually provided in return for rent or other considerations. Labels: uncountable Example: In return for the work Sanderson was allowed an attic room and board at the Nelson cottage. Example: I jumped at the opportunity of talking to Rose on such a scabrous matter and at the same time solved Smith's difficulty by proposing that he should come and take room and board with the Gregorys—a great stroke of practical diplomacy on my part, or so it appeared to me
Word: Republicrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Republican + Democrat. 1. A United States politician who is a member of one of the two major political parties (Democrat and Republican), but frequently votes with the other party. Labels: US, derogatory Example: This hybrid voting behavior may be called "Republicrat", and obviously it must depress Republicanism in Southern congressional, state, and local politics. 2. The two-party system, characterized as a single organization that excludes the participation and views of third parties. Labels: US, attributive, derogatory Example: We need to make people understand that decisions being made on local levels are often far more influential in our lives and probably the only real way — unless we're able to radically change the way our one-party Republicrat system works — to make change. Example: Both wings of the ruling "Republicrat" Party try to outdo themselves in announcing new, ever more draconian measures to restrict, repress, restrain, and eliminate the poor.
Word: Republicrat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Republican + Democrat. 1. Characteristic of a Republicrat. Labels: US, derogatory Example: Given how often he votes with the opposition, Joe Manchin's ideology is very much Republicrat.
Word: Republicrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Republicrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limited monarchy Part of Speech: noun 1. A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: book store Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bookstore. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: book shop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bookshop. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This has manifested itself at Pitlochry through the presence of a thriving book shop, which began in 2005 with second-hand books being sold on the platform from a picnic table, before it moved indoors two years later to occupy an area between the ticket office and the waiting room in the main station building on Platform 1.
Word: tourist visa Part of Speech: noun 1. A document that allows a limited period of leisure travel within a country, but no business activity
Word: life long Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of lifelong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: life-long Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From life + -long. 1. Alternative form of lifelong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: One theme of the conference was Organising the Railway as a Business, and Fred Margetts, the chief regional manager of the North Eastern Region and a life-long railwayman, was given the task of taking the lead.
Word: enrager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enrage + -er. 1. One who, or that which, enrages. Example: Now the Fire hath a wrathfull, harſh, ſtrong, bitter deſiring ſource which begetteth thirſt, a devouring and conſuming, and the great bitterneſſe is its right Spirit, an Enrager and awakener, which hath all Eſſences of the Life in it, and it is the power of the life and of the driving, otherwiſe there would be no burning. Example: […](who like Bulls chafed & enraged, bow their rugged fronts to the earth in a poſture to overturn their enragers.)
Word: gril Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of grill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gril Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of grill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gril Part of Speech: noun 1. Deliberate misspelling of girl. Labels: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling
Word: Scotch fillet Part of Speech: noun 1. A ribeye steak. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa Example: 2004, Ben Canaider, Greg Duncan Powell, Cooking Under the Influence: Food to Drink To, Murdoch Books Australia, page 83, When in need of protein and the essential amino acids required to run our bodies, when our hair or nails won′t grow, or when we have to drink young cabernet, scotch fillet is the answer. Example: 2006, Jared Ingersoll, Danks Street Depot, Murdoch Books Australia, page 62, Scotch fillet is a great roasting meat, but only if it is of exceptional quality and has been allowed to hang, otherwise it can be a little tough.
Word: trn Part of Speech: symbol 1. Trillion. Example: Meronym: bn 2. Trillion. Labels: usually Example: Meronyms: mn, mln, M < bn, bln, B Example: This year companies will spend $400bn on the infrastructure needed to run artificial-intelligence (AI) models. Predictions of the eventual bill are uniformly enormous. Analysts at Morgan Stanley reckon $2.9trn will be spent on data centres and related infrastructure by the end of 2028; consultants at McKinsey put it at $6.7trn by 2030. Like a bad party at a good restaurant, nobody is quite sure who will pick up the tab. 3. Trillion. Labels: rare Example: Meronyms: mn, mln, M < bn, bln, B < tn, T
Word: filiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation 1. The condition of being a child of a specified parent. Labels: uncountable 2. The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline. Labels: countable 3. The determination of paternity. Labels: countable 4. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot. Labels: countable Example: The filiations are from a common stock.
Word: firstmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, first + -most. 1. superlative form of first: most first; first even among others of leading rank. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: "We've got more meat than we shall know what to do with, Edward. Take the horse, go down to Charlie Bell's ship-yard, borrow a tackle, and ask Edmund Griffin to come and help us dress him; but firstmost let's get him into the barn, out of the hot sun." Example: Apart from that I don't know the firstmost thing about getting divorced." I've found out all about it, Ma," she said.
Word: enoteca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian enoteca. 1. A wine bar giving visitors or tourists the opportunity to sample locally-produced wine with a view to buying it. Example: The JakeWalk is a counterpoint to Manhattan’s conspicuously chic enotecas, less a wine bar than a friendly neighborhood bar with over 200 wines.
Word: Savoia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Savoia. 1. A surname.
Word: San Lorenzo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish San Lorenzo (literally “Saint Lawrence”). 1. A census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. 2. A city in Santa Fe province, Argentina. 3. A city in Tarija department, Bolivia. 4. A town and port in Esmeraldas province, Ecuador 5. A town in Ahuachapán department, El Salvador. 6. A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
Word: Saba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly derived from a shortening or misreading of Spanish San Cristóbal, the original name of the island. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.bə/ 1. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean.
Word: Saba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā). Doublet of Sheba Pronunciation: /ˈsɑː.bə/, /ˈsɑ.bə/ 1. Sheba: an ancient civilization in South Arabia (now Yemen), and crossing the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa.
Word: Saba Part of Speech: name 1. An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
Word: Saba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صبا (ṣabā). 1. 34th Surah of Quran. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Rosamunda Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Rosamund. Example: The bridesmaids were Miss Rosamunda Nonnenmacher of Astoria and Miss Marjorie Glasser of Mount Vernon. Example: THORNTON—James M., born 1887, North Carolina, formerly of Manhasset, N. Y., founder of New York Slaies Executives Club, beloved father of the late Jim, Jr., and husband of the late Rosamunda, died, suddenly, in Miami, Fla., Oct. 7, 1964.
Word: Rosalia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Rosālia. Doublet of Rosalie. 1. A festival of roses celebrated on various dates in the ancient Roman Empire, primarily in May, but scattered through mid-July. Labels: historical 2. A female given name from Latin. Example: Mrs. Rosalia Gurnee Blauvelt, identified by birth and marriage with two old Rockland County families, died at St. Luke's Hospital early yesterday from the effects of a broken hip suffered in a fall. Example: Mr. and Mrs. R. Maxwell Ingham of this place have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Rosalia Bushnell Ingham, to John F. Neary Jr., son of Mrs. Alice Neary of New York and John F. Neary of Englewood.
Word: choil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; originally a dialectal term from Sheffield. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɔɪl/ 1. An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife. 2. The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil). Example: This knife's large finger choil helps compensate for the short handle. 3. The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil). 4. The region of a knife where such a portion is, or would be if it existed; the region may be arranged as a grip, guard, or combination thereof (a finger choil), or it may be a notch demarking the end of the sharpened edge (a sharpening choil).
Word: brent goose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The first word is perhaps from branded, meaning brindled. 1. A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla. Labels: UK
Word: brant goose Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brent goose. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: terzanelle Part of Speech: noun 1. A poetry form which is a combination of the villanelle and the terza rima.
Word: Leser Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Leser. 1. A surname from German.
Word: calzoons Part of Speech: noun 1. Drawers; underwear. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Word: calyxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calyx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ambisinister Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ambi- + sinister, literally “both sides left-handed”, by analogy with ambidextrous (literally “both sides right-handed”). Pronunciation: /ˌæm.bɪˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/ 1. Awkward or clumsy with both hands. Labels: rare
Word: lacunose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lacuna Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English lacunose From lacuna + -ose. 1. Full of gaps or lacunae. Example: Thus the translation attempts to render the lacunose text as accurately as possible. Example: 17. Dio, 79(78).15–16 is sadly lacunose, but it is clear that Dio describes the reception by the Senate of letters from Macrinus, which Macrinus signed using the titles of office: [...] 2. Having large, deep depressions; pitted; having the surface covered with small cavities.
Word: epigoni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epigonus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emeriti Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēmeritī. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɛɹɪtaɪ/, /əˈmɛɹətaɪ/, /-ˈmɚ-/ 1. masculine plural of emeritus Labels: form-of, masculine, plural
Word: emeriti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēmeritī. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɛɹɪtaɪ/, /əˈmɛɹətaɪ/, /-ˈmɚ-/ 1. plural of emeritus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prismatic compass Part of Speech: noun 1. A compass, equipped with a small prism, that allows the heading to be read while sighting
Word: Sutratman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, “thread”) and आत्मन् (ātman, “self”). 1. The "String Soul" or "Thread-Self": the cosmic soul, one aspect of the cosmic supreme being. Labels: Hinduism 2. The soul's consciousness-stream.
Word: delta-v Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delta (“change”) + v (“velocity”). 1. A vector change in velocity, especially a small change as a result of a corresponding change in some other parameter. 2. The maximum possible change in the scalar speed of a rocket or other vehicle if operated in a vacuum away from external forces. 3. The minimum scalar change in speed required to perform a particular manoeuvre.
Word: subadar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”). Pronunciation: /sʌbəˈdɑː/ 1. The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy. Labels: South-Asia, historical Example: Hindostan was then parcelled out into twelve grand divisions, called soobahs, to each of which a viceroy was assigned, by the title of Soobahdar, corruptly written Soobah by European writers; for, soobah signifies province: many of these soobahs were in extent equal to large European kingdoms. 2. An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain. Labels: historical Example: Also in his favour were his family's connections, the most notable of which consisted of an uncle who had risen to the rank of subedar in the East India Company's army […] 3. A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan. Labels: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Word: Bueller Part of Speech: name Etymology: (waiting for absent response): From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Ben Stein's character, when doing roll-call, called "Bueller" multiple times with no answer, as Ferris Bueller was absent. 1. A surname
Word: Bueller Part of Speech: intj Etymology: (waiting for absent response): From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Ben Stein's character, when doing roll-call, called "Bueller" multiple times with no answer, as Ferris Bueller was absent. 1. Used to convey that the speaker is waiting for a response or to chastise inattentiveness. Labels: sarcastic, slang Example: Does anyone want to go to the movies? ...Bueller? Example: […] a church that reduces life with God to the exhilaration one would experience by watching paint dry. Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller...
Word: V1 Part of Speech: noun 1. The speed by which a pilot must have decided whether to continue a takeoff or to abort. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: V1 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of verb-initial (word order). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: V2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From velocity, where this is the second important velocity. 1. The airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff. Labels: uncountable
Word: V2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From V- + 2. 1. Alternative form of V-twin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: V2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of V-2 (WWII rocket) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mr. A. J. Somers writes to say that the "V2" which caused the scrapping of "J17" 0-6-0, No. 8200, was not of the 2-6-2 type, but a considerably more destructive German rocket!
Word: V2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of verb-second (word order). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: As all the Germanic languages are V2 languages (except English, which also has neither object shift nor scrambling), and as the examples are main clauses without auxiliary verbs, the main verb has moved to C.
Word: hanami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 花見 (hanami). 1. The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing". Labels: uncountable
Word: tivo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the TiVo service. 1. To digitally record (a television show). Example: I think I'll be out to dinner when Michael Phelps goes for the gold. Oh well – I'll just tivo it. 2. To have a show on one's lineup of shows to record. Example: My mum loves to watch Neighbours. She has the series tivoed.
Word: viddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From video (“video recording”) + -y. 1. A video or video recording. Labels: slang Example: Have you seen Holly in her latest viddy? She is hot.
Word: viddy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Russian ви́деть (vídetʹ, “to see”); originally a fictional slang term used by the droogs in Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange. 1. To see; to view. Labels: rare Example: You could viddy it all right, all of it, very clear—tables, the stereo, the lights, the sharps and the malchicks—but it was like some veshch that used to be there but was not there not no more. Example: In this issue of Brainwave, we viddy the Internet’s many wonders, its dangers, and some of the people responsible for both.