nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Franciscan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin Franciscānus (“(noun) friar of the order of Saint Francis; (adjective) of or from the order of Saint Francis”) + English -an (suffix forming agent nouns; and meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Franciscānus is derived from Franciscus (“the given name Francis, the name of Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 1226)”) + Latin -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, denoting relationships of origin, position, or possession); and Franciscus from Francia (“region inhabited or ruled over by the Franka, Frankia”) (apparently a nickname from Francis’s father, an Italian merchant who worked in France) + -iscus (suffix forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /fɹænˈsɪsk(ə)n/ 1. A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor. Example: [O]ur old antient Purgatory pick-purſe, that vvas ſvvaged and covvled vvith a Franciſcan’s covvl, […] Example: [A] ſilly iealous fellovve, that ſeeing his child nevv borne included in a kell [i.e., caul], thought ſure a Franciſcan that vſed to come to his houſe, vvas the father of it, it vvas ſo like a Friers Covvle, and therevpon threatned the Frier to kill him. 2. A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
Word: Franciscan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin Franciscānus (“(noun) friar of the order of Saint Francis; (adjective) of or from the order of Saint Francis”) + English -an (suffix forming agent nouns; and meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Franciscānus is derived from Franciscus (“the given name Francis, the name of Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1181 – 1226)”) + Latin -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, denoting relationships of origin, position, or possession); and Franciscus from Francia (“region inhabited or ruled over by the Franka, Frankia”) (apparently a nickname from Francis’s father, an Italian merchant who worked in France) + -iscus (suffix forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /fɹænˈsɪsk(ə)n/ 1. Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order. Labels: not-comparable Example: Holy Franciſcan Frier, brother, ho. Example: In his life time hee [Henry VII of England] founded the goodly Hoſpitall of the Sauoy, built ſixe religious Houſes for Franciſcan Friers, three of them for Obſeruants, and the other three for Conuentuals.
Word: acolytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acolyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phlebotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phlebo- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English phlebotoxic From phlebo- + toxic. 1. Being toxic or causing harm to veins.
Word: aphylactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French aphylactique, probably coined by Nicolas Auguste Tissot in his 1881 book Mémoire sur la réprésentation des surfaces et les projections des cartes géographiques (Treatise on surface representations and map projections). Ultimately from a- + Ancient Greek φυλακτικός (phulaktikós, “serving to preserve”) (see φύλαξις (phúlaxis)), since an aphylactic projection preserves neither angle nor area. 1. Of a map projection: Neither conformal or equal-area. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conformal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conform + -al. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɔːməl/, /kənˈfɔɹməl/ 1. That conforms, especially to the shape of something. Example: Some are realizable in practical computational times; others giving ‘more conformal’ 3D dose distributions take longer and some invoke technology which is not readily available, such as intensity-modulated fields. Example: CVD^([Chemical Vapor Deposition]) is generally more conformal than physical vapor deposition, meaning that it covers a rough surface relatively uniformly, tracking the morphology rather than resulting in thin, low-quality coatings on vertical walls of the substrate, as is the case for physical vapor deposition methods. 2. That preserves angles between intersecting curves. Example: 1991 [Elsevier Science], Roland Schinzinger, Patricio A. A. Laura, Conformal Mapping: Methods and Applications, 2003, Dover, page 508, This would have been tantamount to a conformal transformation. Example: Let us find all conformal transformations in d dimensions. 3. That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points. Example: On conformal map projections, the scale depends on location only and not direction.
Word: orthomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). 1. conformal Labels: not-comparable
Word: mosaicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsă) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon) Ancient Greek μουσεῖον (mouseîon)der. Late Latin mūsīvum Medieval Latin musaicumbor. Italian mosaicoder. Middle French mosaïqueder. English mosaic 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 mosaicism From mosaic + -ism. 1. The condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within one individual. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some but not all of the cells that made up the fetus […] had an extra chromosome on the twentieth pair. A mosaicism, it was called.
Word: fames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fames Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fame Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: zenithal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zenith + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛn.ɪθəl/, /ˈzi.nɪθəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a zenith. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Phase the Fourth, Chapter 25, […] since he had last shared in the Vicarage life it had grown even more distinctly foreign to his own than usual. Its transcendental aspirations—still unconsciously based on the geocentric view of things, a zenithal paradise, a nadiral hell—were as foreign to his own as if they had been the dreams of people on another planet. 2. Azimuthal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mössbauer effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist. 1. the resonant and recoil-free emission and absorption of gamma rays by atoms in the solid state; the basis of a type of spectroscopy with applications in both physics and chemistry
Word: gnomonic projection Part of Speech: noun 1. A mapping projection in which all great circle paths (on a sphere the shortest path between points) are shown as straight lines.
Word: muonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muon Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English muonium From muon + -ium. 1. An exotic atom formed when a positively charged muon (an anti-muon) and an electron are bound by their mutual electrical attraction; chemically equivalent to a light, short-lived isotope of hydrogen.
Word: exotic atom Part of Speech: noun 1. the equivalent of an atom in which either the nucleus, or an electron, is replaced by some other subatomic particle
Word: muskeg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌskɛɡ/ 1. A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. Labels: Canada, countable, uncountable Example: Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs. Example: Work on the muskeg resulted in the formation in the first instance, and later in lengths of newly-laid track disappearing without trace into the treacherous bog.
Word: talea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin tālea (1940s), from Latin tālea (“cutting; scion”). 1. A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
Word: spooge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1980's, probably imitative. Pronunciation: /spuːd͡ʒ/ 1. Any sealant or lubricant applied during the assembly of electronic equipment. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Semi-liquid gunk. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually Example: (on the sanitary properties of kitchen knives) They give you the illusion of safety. I mean, look at all this area down in here. You get chicken spooge down in there, the germs check in, and they don't check out. 3. Semen. Labels: US, slang, uncountable, usually, vulgar
Word: spooge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1980's, probably imitative. Pronunciation: /spuːd͡ʒ/ 1. To ejaculate. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: witenagemot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English witena ġemōt (literally “assembly of the wise”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtənəjəməʊt/ 1. Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen. Labels: countable, sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: To this study was necessarily added that of the ecclesiastical canons; and the knowledge of each must have given the clergy a great superiority, both as legislators in the witenagemot, and as magistrates in the different courts, at which it was their duty to attend. 2. A specific session of such an assembly. Labels: countable
Word: tornus Part of Speech: noun 1. The bottom corner of a wing.
Word: pabular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pabulum + -ar. 1. Edible; of or pertaining to food. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: We shall however delight to follow our author in those pleasing meditations wherewith, under the ingenious fiction of Hortense, he introduces some of the most important subjects of pabular interest. Example: It is a well-known fact in Indian warfare that the sepoy always fights and marches best on a full stomach. Therefore, the advisableness of this pabular preparation was unquestionable.
Word: pabulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pābulātiōn-, the stem of the Classical Latin pābulātiō (“action of collecting fodder or food; foraging”), from pābulor (“eat fodder, graze; collect fodder, forage”), from pābulum (“food, fodder”); compare the Middle French pabulation (“action of providing oneself with forage”). 1. The act of eating or feeding. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: The bell rings, and the herd rush violently down into a steep place in the fore part of the vessel, and the Captain amuses us while the pabulation is going on. Example: Satisfied of this, Scobell commenced to fatten his comrade for another medical inspection, […] A week or two was enough for the process of pabulation; […]
Word: pabulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin pabulosus (“abounding in fodder”), from pabulum (“food or nourishment”). 1. nourishing Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: anabasius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “going out, mounting”). 1. A kind of courier who travelled on horseback or in a chariot, conveying messages and commands. Labels: historical
Word: tonus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tonus (“strain, tension”). Doublet of tone, tune, and ton (fashion/style). 1. tonicity; tone Labels: countable, uncountable Example: muscular tonus Example: The amount of stretch possible increases with the range in the joint and decreases with the cross section of the muscle and the amount of tonus or contraction in these antagonists . 2. A tonal system or mode used in Gregorian chant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Aurelian associates antiphons and toni of the plain chant, so that the octave-based Pythagorean scale is exemlified by means of the liturgical chant, with the outstanding consequence that church music becomes the sounding representation of the harmony of the spherese and of human beings.
Word: tubus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin tubus. Doublet of tube. 1. A tube.
Word: straightforwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English straightforward Middle English -ly English -ly English straightforwardly From straightforward + -ly. 1. In a straightforward manner. Example: "I have not got a coal ticket with me." "I am sorry you should think I was 'spelling' for a coal ticket," he interrupted; "if such an idea had occurred to me, I should have asked for it straightforwardly."
Word: straightforwardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English straightforward 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 straightforwardness From straightforward + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being straightforward. Labels: uncountable
Word: chiropractic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”). Pronunciation: /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/ 1. A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. Labels: uncountable
Word: chiropractic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”). Pronunciation: /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/ 1. Relating to chiropractics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wetter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛtə/, /ˈwɛtɚ/, [ˈwɛɾɚ] 1. comparative form of wet: more wet. Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: wetter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛtə/, /ˈwɛtɚ/, [ˈwɛɾɚ] 1. Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process. Labels: agent, form-of 2. A wetting agent or surfactant. 3. A bedwetter. 4. A knife used to commit wettings (stabbings). Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: Anywhere, anytime, I'll get him, if he's in love; I'll corn his wedding He backed his wetter, I backed my wetter but who really held that wetting?
Word: whitelisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whitelist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whitelisted Part of Speech: adj 1. Explicitly and specifically approved by appearing on a whitelist, and therefore having greater access or preference. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: He may never be entirely successful, but the difference in being "blacklisted," "greylisted," "bluelisted" or "whitelisted" is considerable. Example: […] to accelerate the flag’s attempts to become ‘whitelisted’ at IMO […]
Word: blacklisted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈblæk.lɪstəd/ 1. Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blacklisted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblæk.lɪstəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of blacklist Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He was blacklisted for refusing to say he wasn't a communist.
Word: clients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of client Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kicking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ 1. Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable. Labels: slang Example: a kicking pair of jeans Example: a kicking party 2. Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking). Labels: slang Example: still kicking at 89 years old 3. Actively ongoing and enjoyable. Labels: slang
Word: kicking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to kick. Example: In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed. 2. A violent assault involving repeated kicks. Example: The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking. 3. A great loss or defeat; licking. Labels: slang Example: It’s always fun when something massive comes along and sweeps the board, giving everything else a thoroughly good kicking – think Titanic, The Silence of the Lambs, or Lord of the Rings. There’s a sort of deranged, gluttonous feeling, a perverse glee in seeing so many dreams trampled on by a massive cultural juggernaut. 4. A performance art that is a mix of dance footwork, acrobatic maneuver, and martial arts kicks, drawn from a variety of disciplines. Used in stage dance choreography and staged fight choreography.
Word: kicking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of kick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aliens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aliens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of alien Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: celebrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of celebrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Word: celebrating Part of Speech: noun 1. celebration Example: Sometimes, at business meetings, bazaars, banquets, decoratings, celebratings, and what not, our animosities like wild tigers escape and create havoc in the flock.
Word: MNH Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of mint, never hinged. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: Loose mixed lot, with duplication, of the Portugal & Colonies first decimal definitive designs. Very mixed condition, from VF to junk, all "mint" in some form or another, some MNH, some MH, some MHH, some MNG, etc. Example: All concentrate on pre-1930 items, and contain many better stamps not found in typical collections. The Netherlands starts with the first issues (imperf and perf, with shade varieties) and contains better later items, some MNH.
Word: nurses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nurse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nurses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nurse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: MUH Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of mint unhinged. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: UM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of University of Miami. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of University of Michigan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unmounted mint. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: conclusions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈkluːʒənz/ 1. plural of conclusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of curl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: curled Part of Speech: adj 1. curly Example: curled hair Example: curled toenails
Word: cacodaemonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”). 1. daemonic 2. evil Labels: broadly
Word: boogied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boogie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cacodemonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”). 1. Demonic.
Word: jolliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jolinesse, equivalent to jolly + -ness. 1. The quality of being jolly; jollity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: swaying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sway Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swaying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The motion of something that sways. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A Swaying of the Back, is a Pain and Weakness in the Reins, caused by a Fall
Word: submerged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of submerge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: submerged Part of Speech: adj 1. underwater Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: submarine (sometimes synonymous) Example: Janet was completely submerged when she was snorkeling. 2. below the surface of a liquid Labels: not-comparable 3. hidden Labels: not-comparable 4. poor, impoverished Labels: not-comparable
Word: socially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English socially From social + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊʃəli/ 1. In a social manner; sociably. Example: “Do you like vampires?” she asked. “Well, I don’t know any socially.” 2. In social contexts. Example: socially awkward
Word: sociably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sociable Middle English -ly English -ly English sociably From sociable + -ly. 1. In a sociable manner; with free intercourse; conversibly; familiarly; as a companion. 2. According to society or societal norms. Example: In later years, marks, commendation cards, and paychecks become important incentives for accomplishments, while the range of socially acceptable behavior widens and the number of secondary drives multiplies. 3. For social purposes, in a social situation Example: If it were not for his work, everywhere he went socially, everywhere he mixed with others, would cause his past life to rear its ugly head. Example: Mamma—poor dear Mamma is so unadvanced, you know!—has an idea that when the Superman does get here he won't be at all the sort of person that one would care to receive socially.
Word: stockings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stocking Labels: form-of, plural 2. pantyhose Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, Philippines, plural, plural-only
Word: stimulating Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate. Example: Chestnuts, soaked in muscadel, then boiled, along with satyrion, pistachio nuts, pine kernels, cubebs, cinnamon, rocket seed and sugar. Compounded together, these ingredient form a stimulating electuary. Example: Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
Word: stimulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stimulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stimulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stimulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stunning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing. 1. Having an effect that stuns. Example: The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing. Example: At length a univerſal hubbub wild, Of ſtunning ſounds and voices all confus'd, Borne through the hollow dark, aſſaults his ear 2. Exceptionally beautiful or attractive. Labels: informal Example: That woman is stunning! Example: What if the very things you like in me now—you'd hate sometime. What if the things I think are strong and stunning in you now, I'd think were pig-headed and kickable after a while? 3. Amazing; wonderfully good. Labels: informal Example: The film was stunning. Example: So it was against the run of play that their London rivals took the lead two minutes before the interval through Drogba. He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini.
Word: stunning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stunnyng, stunnynge, stounyng, equivalent to stun + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of stun Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stunning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stunnyng, stonyng (also stoniynge, stonyynge), equivalent to stun + -ing. 1. The act by which a person or animal is physically stunned. Example: He wished he had tens of thousands more troops under Andez's control so he could round up every one of these demonstrators. But it was futile to continue cracking down. The stunnings, beatings and arrests had only inflamed them further.
Word: cacophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ic, after euphonic. By surface analysis, caco- + -phonic. Pronunciation: /kəˈkɒfənɪk/ 1. discordant 2. unmusical
Word: angel lust Part of Speech: noun 1. death erection Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: Mexican overdrive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Synchronically, coordinate with other variants of overdrive in this sense of the word, whereas some of the variants certainly denigrate outgroups (e.g., Jewish overdrive, Polish overdrive) and others might not be denigrating but rather celebratory (e.g., Georgia overdrive); diachronically, this one has been said to be based on NASCAR teams' experience in the early 1950s in the legendary Carerra Panamerica, where the long hills would have otherwise overrevved the engines, although this may be a folk etymology for just another outgroup-denigrating variant. 1. Synonym of angel gear. Labels: US, slang, uncountable Example: He shifted his car out of gear, at the top of the hill, and coasted down in Mexican overdrive.
Word: root up Part of Speech: verb 1. To dig or pull up by the roots.
Word: eccentrics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eccentric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coquettish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coquett(e) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English coquettish From coquett(e) + -ish. 1. Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl. Example: 'Is there that about me that should affright a man? Then surely are men changed from what they used to be!' And with a little coquettish movement she turned herself, and held up one arm, so as to show all her loveliness and the rich hair of raven blackness that streamed in soft ripples down her snowy robes, almost to her sandalled feet. Example: When Prince Andrew arrived at the house that evening, Maxwell was more coquettish than usual.
Word: movable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French movable. By surface analysis, move + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvəbəl/ 1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: The owners had supplied the vessel with a movable derrick for the purpose of raising the gangways of the vessel when in port, in order to discharge cargo. 2. Changing from one time to another. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Easter is a movable holiday.
Word: movable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French movable. By surface analysis, move + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvəbəl/ 1. Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.
Word: moveable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of movable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.
Word: moveable Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of movable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And for these great affairs do ask some charge, Towards our assistance we do seize to us The plate, coin, revenues, and moveables, Whereof our uncle Gaunt did stand possess'd.
Word: immoveable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English moveable English immoveable From im- + moveable. 1. Alternative form of immovable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: From thence we came without the Eaſtern gate, (ſtanding on a low Banke, called the daughter of Syon, that over-toppeth the valley of Iehoſaphat,) unto an immoveable ſtone, upon the which they ſaid St. Stephen was ſtoned to death, the firſt Martyr of the Chriſtian faith; and the faithfull fore-runner of many noble followers.
Word: immoveable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English moveable English immoveable From im- + moveable. 1. Alternative form of immovable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: immovable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ 1. Incapable of being physically moved: fixed. 2. Steadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding. Example: I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable. 3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive. Example: How much happier is he […]who ent'ring on himself remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the Dance 4. Not liable to be removed: permanent in place or tenure, fixed. Example: an immovable estate
Word: immovable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English immevable, immoveable. Equivalent to im- + movable. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ 1. Something immovable. 2. Something immovable. Labels: in-plural
Word: unchangeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/ 1. Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable. Example: Less than 15 minutes in, he noted that he had signed an executive order declaring that the federal government will only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female, and another order banning trans women from participating in women’s sports. Example: Psychologists call this the entity theory of intelligence, which is simply the belief that ability is innate and unchangeable.
Word: unchangeable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/ 1. Something that cannot be changed.
Word: branks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origins: First recorded in Scotland in 1567. Pronunciation: /bɹæŋks/ 1. A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle. Labels: historical Example: Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II.
Word: unimpressible 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible English unimpressible From un- + impressible. 1. Not impressible; not sensitive; apathetic.
Word: unimpressibility Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English impressibility English unimpressibility From un- + impressibility. 1. The quality or state of being unimpressible.
Word: impressible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible From impress + -ible. 1. Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression. Example: Like other men who have little religion, Mr. Paul Dangerfield had a sort of vague superstition. He was impressible by omens, though he scorned his own weakness, and sneered at, and quizzed it sometimes in the monologues of his ugly solitude. 2. Capable of being imprinted upon. Example: The differences of impressible and not impressible; figurable and not figurable; mouldable and not mouldable; scissile and not scissile; and many other passions of matter, are plebeian notions, applied unto the instruments and uses which men ordinarily practise; but they are all but the effects of some of these causes following, which we will enumerate without applying them, because that would be too long. 3. Capable of creating an impression.
Word: impressibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English impressibility From impressible + -ity. 1. The quality of being impressible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impressibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English impressibly From impressible + -ly. 1. In an impressible manner.
Word: FTL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of full truck load. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of faster-than-light. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: They had been slowly trailing the freighter for over a week, waiting for the ship to drop out of FTL.
Word: FTL Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of faster-than-light. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, comparative-only, initialism
Word: FTL Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of for the loss. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of for the lulz. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: impressibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English impressible Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 impressibleness From impressible + -ness. 1. The state of being impressible; impressibility. Labels: uncountable
Word: whitishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English whitish 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 whitishness From whitish + -ness. 1. The quality of being whitish, somewhat white. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: chalky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxbor. Proto-West Germanic *kalk Old English ċealc Middle English chalk English chalk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chalky From chalk + -y. 1. Consisting of or containing chalk. 2. Resembling chalk in some way. Example: a chalky texture Example: Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks of the Metropolitan Line. 3. Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games. Labels: US Example: It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.
Word: chalkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chalky 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 chalkiness From chalky + -ness. 1. The state of being chalky. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ignacio Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines. 1. A surname from Spanish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: at last Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. After a long time; eventually. Labels: idiomatic Example: Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps we can at last get some rest. Example: After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free. 2. In the end; finally; ultimately. Labels: idiomatic Example: After all their troubles, at last they lived happily ever after. Example: After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was unsolvable.
Word: Gayo Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Indonesia. 2. A tribe in Indonesia.
Word: klackers Part of Speech: noun 1. A fad toy of the 1970s, consisting of two hard balls connected by a single string.
Word: ESAD Part of Speech: phrase 1. eat shit and die Labels: Internet, vulgar
Word: pastillator Part of Speech: noun 1. An industrial machine that performs the granulation of raw material into pastille.
Word: programmable logic controller Part of Speech: noun 1. A programmable electronic device used in industrial automation to provide logic and sequencing controls for machinery.
Word: deferral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From defer + -al, with ‘r’ doubled to clarify pronunciation. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɝəl/, /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/, [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ] 1. An act of deferring, a deferment. 2. A prepayment.
Word: convened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of convene Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/, /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/, /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɪŋ/ 1. The business of managing a bank. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The occupation of managing or working in a bank. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food. 3. Investment banking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She became an analyst in banking after graduation, choosing that career path over sales and trading. 4. A horizontal turn. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The balances of all moveable time-keepers, the chronometer excepted, are prevented from vibrating beyond the proper arc by what is called bankings. The inferior escapements are very easily banked; a pin fixed in the balance, coming in contact with one or two studs, is sufficient for that purpose. […] 6. The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the Dava line, apart from the banking assistance given by the 4-4-0s, the traffic is handled by the standard class "5" 4-6-0s, known among the drivers as "Hikers"; these engines are shedded at Inverness and Perth.
Word: banking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/, /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/, /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coelacanthine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coelacanth Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English coelacanthine From coelacanth + -ine. 1. Pertaining to, or having the properties of, a coelacanth (fish). 2. Extremely old-fashioned or atavistic. Labels: figuratively Example: It must always be remembered that although to an adult a particular belief may seem like a coelacanthine survival from the past, to the schoolchild who learns it from his mate the belief is a novelty; it is something just learnt, and often excitingly full of possibility for his immediate welfare. Example: […] but a few people, like Steffens, found him attractive not simply because he was rich and useful but also because he was an object of study, a coelacanthine oddity in the natural history of commerce.
Word: flavoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flavo- + protein. 1. any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
Word: sitting pretty Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/, /ˈsɪɾɪŋ ˈpɹɪɾi/ 1. Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set for certain benefits. Example: Lauren Hutton, 28, was sitting pretty. The omnipresent model had just signed a two-year, $200,000 contract. 2. In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: "I was sitting pretty all the time, Derry." Al had laughed at the self-accusation in her eyes. "You can tell them all from me—I was sitting on the world." Example: That's not a threat, sir, for they have played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force me to do so. But—I'm in control. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn them not to try.
Word: mentality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité. Pronunciation: /mɛnˈtæləti/, /mənˈtæləti/, /-ɪti/ 1. A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. Example: Before he can succeed, he will have to shed the mentality that he can get by without hard work. Example: […]with a mentality anchored in a profoundly influential and persistent hostility to central features of the Enlightment faith in the theoretical and practical autonomy of the human subject. 2. The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system. Example: 1978, Edward Proffitt, "Romanticism, Bicamerality, and the Evolution of the Brain", The Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 9, No.1, reprinted in Kuijsten, 2016, page 129. […] the new mentality [of Romantic poetry]...is a mentality of self-authorization. Example: Our mentality — whether bicameral or conscious — is thus more a function of social context, language, and forms of communication than a hard-wired neurologically-based system.
Word: mindset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mind + set. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ 1. A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. Example: Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset. Example: You've got to use your weekend / Go nuts if you can / 'Cause you're back out until Monday, back out until Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday / It's the English mindset