nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: id est Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Middle English id est, from Old English id est, from Latin id est. 1. Synonym of i.e. or that is. Example: The air is robust, and the words, I am told, are very patriotic, id est self-glorificatory, but I do not care for them very much myself. One reason is that I am not a Dutchman, but the chief reason is that I do not understand them. Example: De Paor’s Clontarf pumping station — an angular, clanking, copper-clad bunker at the end of Vernon Avenue — will be finished within three months. Id est, a gritty, bent-tube lamp standard he designed for Clontarf, has been licensed for production by the London manufacturer, Urbis.
Word: semantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique. Pronunciation: /sɪˈmæntɪk/, /səˈmæntək/ 1. Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. Labels: not-comparable 2. Reflecting intended structure and meaning. Labels: not-comparable 3. Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: semantic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique. Pronunciation: /sɪˈmæntɪk/, /səˈmæntək/ 1. In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic. Example: Its semantic is polysyllabic, viz. it uses the word formations of spoken Chinese. Example: In this particular case, the semantic is on the left of its host sinogram.
Word: egged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛɡd/ 1. Containing or bearing eggs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: egged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of egg Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: egging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of egg Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: egging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡɪŋ/ 1. The act of pelting with eggs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “I stand in relation to him something like that of a child to a parent,” Douglass wrote of the owlish man who had stood with him through mobbings and eggings. 2. The act of gathering the eggs of wild birds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Plover egging was once a popular tradition.
Word: Wells Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin. The -s ending of the modern form would be added later on upon reanalysis after the breakdown of the case system (outside of pronouns) that occurred in the development of English. Pronunciation: /wɛlz/ 1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445). 4. A small town in Norfolk, England; in full, Wells-next-the-Sea. 5. A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. 6. A locale in the United States: 7. A locale in the United States: 8. A locale in the United States: 9. A locale in the United States: 10. A locale in the United States: 11. A locale in the United States: 12. A locale in the United States: 13. A locale in the United States: 14. A locale in the United States: 15. A locale in the United States: 16. A locale in the United States: 17. A locale in the United States: 18. A locale in the United States:
Word: corkscrews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corkscrew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corkscrews Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corkscrew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stipulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/, /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/ 1. To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. Labels: transitive Example: In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out. Example: My contract stipulated that I would make dinner for him at six o'clock and leave at seven after finishing the dishes; but the Professor began objecting to this schedule as soon as my son arrived on the scene. 2. To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement. Labels: transitive Example: Out of special love and affection they stipulate that the survivor shall remain in full possession and use the entire temporal estate which they leave behind and none of the heirs shall demand an account or proof or balance so that the survivor may manage the estate in the manner he or she thinks best. 3. To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge. Labels: US, formal, transitive Example: The defense stipulates that the witness has identified my client. Example: The parties stipulate that Exhibits 1 through 3 accompanied the initial Verified Complaint and Jury Demand, and that they are displayed in this text in the Exhibits section solely for clarity of the layout. 4. To ask for a contractual term. Labels: intransitive Example: Although another person cannot stipulate for us, yet in our stipulations we can associate with ourselves another person who stipulates for the same performance, and is called an adstipulator. 5. To mutually agree. Labels: formal, intransitive Example: Parties stipulate to serve discovery and notice discovery depositions no later than 45 days after the opening of discovery, and to respond to discovery within 30 days and take discovery depositions no later than the closing date of discovery.
Word: stipulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stipule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪpjəlɪt/ 1. Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stimulated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪd/ 1. In a condition or state of stimulation.
Word: stimulated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stimulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: implements Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpləmənts/, /ˈɪmpləmɛnts/ 1. plural of implement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: implements Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpləmənts/, /ˈɪmpləmɛnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of implement Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rebuy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English buy English rebuy From re- + buy. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈbaɪ/ 1. To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned)
Word: rebuy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English buy English rebuy From re- + buy. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈbaɪ/ 1. A type of poker tournament that allows players to purchase more chips during the course of the tournament.
Word: stilyard Part of Speech: noun 1. a simple balance for weighing foodstuffs etc. The thing to be weighed hangs from the short side of a beam; the long side has graduated notches for a standard weight.
Word: corks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cork Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stilts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stilt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cork Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corking Part of Speech: adj 1. splendid, enjoyable, bang-up Labels: informal Example: a wonderful all around ballplayer and a corking fine fellow
Word: corking Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper. Labels: uncountable
Word: implementing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpləmɛntɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of implement Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɔːkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cork Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: corked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɔːkt/ 1. Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork. Example: Once someone discovered a bottle of wine in the sand that was still corked. 2. Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork. Example: Waiter, this wine is corked. Could you bring us another bottle? 3. Blackened by burnt cork. Example: the corked faces of the outlaws
Word: stilt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze. Pronunciation: /stɪlt/ 1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. 2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. 3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills. 4. A crutch. 5. The handle of a plough. Example: He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]
Word: stilt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze. Pronunciation: /stɪlt/ 1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts 2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
Word: jestingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English jesting Middle English -ly English -ly English jestingly From jesting + -ly. 1. In jest; jokingly. Example: [S]he flattered me, tickled me, stroaked me, groped me, frizled me, curled me, kissed me, embraced me, laid her Hands about my Neck, and now and then made jestingly, pretty little Horns above my Forehead: […] Example: This was spoken jestingly, but it appeared to her so just a picture of Mr. Darcy, that she would not trust herself with an answer; and, therefore, abruptly changing the conversation, talked on indifferent matters till they reached the parsonage.
Word: mockingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mocking Middle English -ly English -ly English mockingly From mocking + -ly. 1. Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect. Example: I remember how mockingly bright the day seemed as I went back on my melancholy pilgrimage to the little house at Woking, how busy the streets and vivid the moving life about me. Example: It then mockingly says they connect “like-minded Tesla owners with one another, facilitating a vibrant community through shared contact information.”
Word: al desko Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Blend of al fresco + desk. Pronunciation: /ælˈdɛskoʊ/ 1. At a desk (typically used of eating). Labels: humorous, not-comparable Example: Lunches usually consist of cold sandwiches consumed al desko. Example: The number of folks who have taken to dining al desko is causing some new problems in the workplace.
Word: seals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /siːlz/ 1. plural of seal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seals Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /siːlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of seal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sealing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“device”) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 1. Used for closing securely. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sealing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“device”) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of seal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sealing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“device”) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 1. Action of the verb to seal in any sense. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sealing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“mammal”) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of seal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sealing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“mammal”) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 1. Hunting of seals (the animals). Labels: uncountable
Word: sealed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /siːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of seal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sealed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /siːld/ 1. Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage). Labels: not-comparable Example: Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. 2. Preventing entrance. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface. Labels: not-comparable 4. Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: skit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse skjúta (“to shoot, dart, move quickly”), variant of skjóta. Compare flytja (“to move”). Alternately, perhaps a back-formation from skittish, which in turn may derive from Old Norse or another North Germanic language. 1. A short comic performance done by amateurs. 2. A jeer or sally; a brief satire. Example: That is a mere skit compared with this strange performance. 3. A wanton girl; a wench. Labels: obsolete Example: However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, this trollop, this trull, this baggage, this hussy, this drab, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, demirep, demimondaine, this wanton, this fornicatress, this doxy, this concubine, this frail sister, this poor Queenie—did actually solicit me, did actually say 'coming home to-night, dearie' and my soul was not blasted enough to call a policeman. 4. A short, sharp shower (of rain). Example: ... there come on a 'skit' of rain, and I made for one of his barns for shelter. Example: Suddenly there came a little volley of sharp drops - not of the liquid he desired - dashed into the trumpeter's red face , and against the back of the parson's hat - the first skit of rain, that seemed rather to rise as if from a blow-pipe, than fall from the clouds. 5. Diarrhea, in livestock; the scour. Example: The Cause and Nature of the Skit, or Scour, of Sheep and Lambs. Example: […] quality in the seeds which he cannot account for, that of killing lambs at about ten days old; they die of the skit, or scouring; and it is particularly experienced in new inclosures; […]
Word: skit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse skjúta (“to shoot, dart, move quickly”), variant of skjóta. Compare flytja (“to move”). Alternately, perhaps a back-formation from skittish, which in turn may derive from Old Norse or another North Germanic language. 1. To make fun of. Labels: Ireland, Merseyside, transitive 2. To caper; to skip or run lightly and quickly. Labels: intransitive, regional Example: Yet soon's she hears me mention Muirland Willie, / She skits an' flings like ony towmont filly- […] Example: The big man stood across, as if to hide the cart; but the man behind the horse skitted back into a bush, very nimble and clever, but not quite smart enough.
Word: liquids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liquid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Proto-Hellenic *awoidós Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós) Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin cōmoediader. Middle French comediebor. Middle English comedie English comedy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English comedic From comedy + -ic. Pronunciation: /kəˈmiː.dɪk/ 1. Relating to comedy. Example: It was done for comedic purposes
Word: RDH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of registered dental hygienist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: leaked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /liːkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of leak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: leaked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /liːkt/ 1. Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press. Labels: not-comparable Example: A leaked memo from Downing Street reports that the Prime Minister is planning to call a general election next week.
Word: leaking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈliːkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of leak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: leaking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈliːkɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something leaks. 2. That which leaks out. Labels: in-plural Example: […] on rainy nights the audience in the pit held up their umbrellas to screen themselves from the leakings through the roof.
Word: NASCAR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈnæs.kɑɹ/ 1. Acronym of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, a U.S. auto racing organization founded in 1948. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: 2008 February 16, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio Chuck Liddell, also known as Ice Man, is one of the stars of the sport that has been called the NASCAR of the twenty-first century, mixed martial arts. Example: Unfortunately for Brown, the reaction was negative. Despite being a rising NASCAR star, he said it became “extremely difficult” to attract sponsors because major corporations saw his unintentional association with the LGB meme to be divisive.
Word: leaks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /liːks/ 1. plural of leak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /liːks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of leak Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fatigues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡz/ 1. plural of fatigue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fatigues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡz/ 1. Menial duties, especially as punishment. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks. Labels: US, plural, plural-only Example: He looked up, met gray eyes ringed with paintstick. She was wearing faded French orbital fatigues and new white sneakers. Example: Ross: … why do you have to wear underwear tonight? Joey: It's a rented tux, 'kay? I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues.
Word: fatigues Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fatigue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: RTD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of ready-to-drink. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: RTD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of real-time detection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of research and technological (or technical) development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of resonant-tunneling diode. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of resistance temperature device/detector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of retard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of round-trip delay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of ready-to-drink. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: RTDs cover a multitude of sips, including: “hard” or “spiked” teas, coffees, kombuchas and seltzers; […]. And although the sector was birthed in the ’30s by drinks like Campari Soda, and boomed in the ’90s with Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice, RTDs are now at a point of seemingly unsustainable saturation.
Word: SVM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of support vector machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: laborious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus. By surface analysis, labor + -ious Pronunciation: /ləˈbɔːɹiəs/ 1. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome. Example: Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. Example: The coal is then transferred to broad-gauge wagons for transport to Dublin. The transhipment is a rather laborious business, the coal being shovelled by hand from one wagon to another. 2. Mentally difficult; painstaking. 3. Industrious. Example: All, with united Force, combine to drive / The lazy Drones from the laborious Hive.
Word: CDK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cyclin-dependent kinase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bedbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bed + bound. 1. Unable to leave one's bed (for any reason, such as illness, injury, or disability). Example: Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair.
Word: bedfast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bed + fast. 1. Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity. Example: 1796, Robert Burns, letter written to Mr. Cunningham, 7 July, 1796, in The Prose Works of Robert Burns; Containing his Letters and Correspondence, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Mackenzie & Dent, 1819, p. 278 https://books.google.ca/books?id=gzYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false For these eight or ten months I have been ailing, sometimes bedfast and sometimes not; but these last three months I have been tortured with an excruciating rheumatism, which has reduced me to nearly the last stage. Example: 1948, Robert Heinlein, Space Cadet (1948), from the edition reissued in 1975 by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC: p. 118, lines 13 through 15. "She had been a very active woman... Now she was bed-fast and had been for three years."
Word: bedfast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + fast. 1. A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard. 2. One who is bedfast.
Word: proximate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/, /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/, /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/, /ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/ 1. Close or closest; adjacent. Labels: not-comparable Example: And writing a Theory of the Deluge here, as we do, we were to exhibit a Series of causes whereby it might be made intelligible, or to shew^([sic]) the proximate Natural Causes of it; […] Example: […] the basis of a reformed constitution was laid, by the appointment of a grand council, consisting of all such citizens as could prove that their proximate ancestors had shared in the offices or honours of the state. 2. Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. Labels: not-comparable 3. About to take place; impending. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proximate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/, /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/, /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/, /ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/ 1. A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
Word: sss Part of Speech: intj 1. The hiss of a snake or other reptile. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: "Sss," said the snake.
Word: mooch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English moochen, mouchen (“to pretend poverty”), from Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (“to skulk, hide, conceal”), from Frankish *mukkjan (“to hide, conceal oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (“to hide, ambush”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (“swindler, thief”). Cognate with Old High German mūhhōn (“to store, cache, plunder”), Middle High German muchen, mucken (“to hide, stash”), Middle English müchen, michen (“to rob, steal, pilfer”). More at mitch. Alternate etymology derives mooch from Middle English mucchen (“to hoard, be stingy”, literally “to hide coins in one's nightcap”), from Middle English mucche (“nightcap”), from Middle Dutch mutse (“cap, nightcap”), from Medieval Latin almucia (“nightcap”), of unknown origin, possibly Arabic. More at mutch, amice. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːt͡ʃ/, [ˈmʊu̯t͡ʃ] 1. To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Near-synonyms: loiter, roam Example: These chaps that mooch about, as Hyde was doing, pick up all sorts of odds and ends. He may have pinched them from a chemist’s shop. 2. To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain. Labels: colloquial Example: I managed to mooch my way up the journalistic ladder to the next, more impressive level of “Interviewer”. Example: Mr. Prince responded on Twitter: “Phony fraud photographers keep mooching me. Why? I changed the game,” he wrote on Wednesday. His Instagram account, which previously had over 70,000 followers, is currently disabled. 3. To steal or filch. Labels: UK, colloquial, transitive Example: I'm tired of driving you all over and sick of you living in my house, mooching my food.
Word: mooch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moochen, mouchen (“to pretend poverty”), from Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (“to skulk, hide, conceal”), from Frankish *mukkjan (“to hide, conceal oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (“to hide, ambush”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (“swindler, thief”). Cognate with Old High German mūhhōn (“to store, cache, plunder”), Middle High German muchen, mucken (“to hide, stash”), Middle English müchen, michen (“to rob, steal, pilfer”). More at mitch. Alternate etymology derives mooch from Middle English mucchen (“to hoard, be stingy”, literally “to hide coins in one's nightcap”), from Middle English mucche (“nightcap”), from Middle Dutch mutse (“cap, nightcap”), from Medieval Latin almucia (“nightcap”), of unknown origin, possibly Arabic. More at mutch, amice. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːt͡ʃ/, [ˈmʊu̯t͡ʃ] 1. An aimless stroll. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Jack wouldn't be arriving for another ten minutes, so I had a mooch around the garden. Example: At the secondary school where I normally work as a librarian, I take key workers’ and other children on a “nature mooch”. We undull our senses. 2. One who mooches; a moocher. Labels: colloquial Example: "No! I'm sick of you being a mooch, bumming off me all the time! I'm going to London for a few days."
Word: mooch Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /ˈmuːt͡ʃ/, [ˈmʊu̯t͡ʃ] 1. Pronunciation spelling of much Labels: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling
Word: mooch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Scaramucci. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːt͡ʃ/, [ˈmʊu̯t͡ʃ] 1. Synonym of Scaramucci (“unit of time”). Labels: US, colloquial, humorous, slang Example: If we take Scaramucci’s 10-day figure to be the standard of measurement — one “mooch” — then Pruitt survived an amazing 50.3 mooches, even while enduring more than a dozen scandals, any one of which would have doomed a lesser man. Example: Scaramucci, who jokingly measures time in mooches, a unit equal to approximately 11 days, said he doesn’t necessarily like the version of himself he often sees on screen, but feels director Andrew J. Moscato was accurate.
Word: punished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of punish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: punished Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃt/ 1. That has been the object of punishment.
Word: duly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English duely, dewly, dulyche, dueliche, duweliche (“rightly, properly”), equivalent to due + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒuːli/, /ˈdjuːli/, /ˈduli/, /ˈdʒʉːli/, /ˈdjʉːli/ 1. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly. Example: The citizen's concern was duly noted in the meeting minutes. Example: Walcott's display deserved a goal and it duly arrived after 55 minutes. As he had done throughout, the forward ran straight at Chelsea's defence, riding two challenges and even falling before firing an emphatic shot past Cech. 2. Regularly; at the proper time. Example: The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.
Word: bills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɪlz/ 1. plural of bill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bills Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: guarded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/, /ˈɡɑːdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of guard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: guarded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/, /ˈɡɑːdɪd/ 1. Cautious; restrained. Example: guarded outlook Example: guarded optimism 2. Cautious; restrained. Example: guarded prognosis Example: prognosis is guarded 3. Watched over; supervised. 4. Having a guard, e.g. a crossguard (on a sword), a faceguard (on a helmet), or a hatguard (on a chapeau). Labels: especially Example: On the helmet , which is of gold, affrontee, guarded with perpendicular bars, and adorned with a mantled gules, doubled, or, is this crest. Example: On a chapeau gules, guarded ermine, a gurnet (fish) urinant proper.
Word: instructed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɹʌktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of instruct Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, /ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of march Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, /ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. Action described by the verb "to march". Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A pianoforte is desirable, to lead the singing, and accompany the plays, gymnastics, frequent marchings, and dancing, when that is taught,—which it should be. Example: But of the marchings and retreatings of these Six-thousand no Xenophon exists. Nothing, but an inarticulate hum, of cursing and sooty frenzy, surviving dubious in the memory of ages!
Word: marching Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, /ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. That marches. Labels: not-comparable Example: a marching band 2. Placed or situated in a line or lines, reminiscent or evocative of marching soldiers. Labels: not-comparable Example: [T]he occasional trees, the stone-heaps, the marching fences, the stumps, the saplings, the cows, and the feeding sheep.
Word: lowered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈloʊɚd/, /ˈləʊəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of lower Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glittering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of glitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glittering Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/ 1. Brightly sparkling. Example: [T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully. Example: It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side. 2. Valuable, desirable. Labels: figuratively Example: Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees. Example: There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.
Word: glittering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/ 1. The appearance of something that glitters. Example: Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.
Word: adv Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of adverb. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of advanced. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of adventure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of advertisement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of advertising. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: treasures Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛʒɚz/, /ˈtɹɛʒəz/ 1. plural of treasure. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treasures Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛʒɚz/, /ˈtɹɛʒəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of treasure. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃeɪnz/ 1. plural of chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chains Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃeɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: awaiting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈweɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of await Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tossed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɒst/, /tɔst/, /tɑst/ 1. simple past and past participle of toss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: governed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡəvɚnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of govern Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: protested Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtɛstɪd/, /ˈprəʊtɛstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of protest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recollect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ 1. To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events. Example: I remember the concert clearly, but I can't recollect why I had decided to go there. Example: I recollect taking a very poor view of the apparently inadequate cabs of the Stirling engines, as compared with those of the Brighton; there were even to be seen at this time a number of the completely cabless Cudworths.
Word: recollect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English collect English recollect From re- + collect. Pronunciation: /ɹiːkəˈlɛkt/ 1. To collect (things) together again. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To compose oneself. Example: The Tyrian queen […] Admir'd his fortunes, more admir'd the man; then re-collected stood. Example: The Major suddenly recollected himself, and withdrew his hand, and at the same time, threw himself into a chair.
Word: rows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹoʊz/, /ɹəʊz/ 1. plural of row Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹaʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of row Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grasped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹæspt/, /ɡɹɑːspt/ 1. simple past and past participle of grasp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Vancouver Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after English explorer George Vancouver. 1. A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. Example: The inlets and coves and little islands are on their starboard side, and just beyond them rises the immensity of Vancouver Island, its forests ascending into mountains whose summits are lost in low cloud. Example: The hereditary chiefs of the Liǧʷiłdaxʷ nations on Vancouver Island have sent a scathing letter to the mayor and council of Campbell River, B.C., regarding their remarks on a proposal to restore the Indigenous names of three geographical areas.
Word: leptodactylous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- English dactyl Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English leptodactylous From lepto- + dactyl + -ous. 1. Having fine, slender toes or fingers.
Word: suitheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American occultists David Michael Cunningham and Traeonna A. R. Wagener, from Latin sui (“of oneself”) and theism. 1. The belief that one is a god. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Finally, in suitheism we have the belief that not only do gods exist, but that we are divine as well.
Word: double-barrelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From double- + barrelled. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun. Labels: not-comparable 2. Twofold, having a double purpose or nature. Labels: not-comparable Example: Alexander Taylor, a native of Stonehaven who in the later forties went to Edinburgh, where he enjoyed a double-barrelled reputation as a rhymester and as an astronomer. Example: Order-maintenance crackdowns are not an alternative but rather an addition to the severe penalties that dominate criminal justice […] What we are left with today is a system of severe punishments for major offenders and severe treatments for minor offenders and ordinary citizens, especially minorities, a double-barreled approach with significant effects on large numbers of our citizenry. 3. Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space). Labels: not-comparable Example: Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor. 4. Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun). Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: When the sheriff arrested [Lucy Hicks Anderson] one night, her double-barrelled reputation paid off—Charles Donlon, the town's leading banker, promptly bailed her out. Reason: He had scheduled a huge dinner party, which would have collapsed dismally with Lucy In gaol. Example: Range Rover ran an ad campaign referring to grouse shooting with the line: “There’s only one car for the double-barrelled.”
Word: double-barreled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of double-barrelled. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: olifant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English olifaunt, from Old French oliphaunt, from Latin elephantus. See elephant. 1. An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory. Labels: historical Example: And he sang them the staves of the Olifant, the magic horn,—how Roland would not sound it in his pride, and sounded it at Turpin’s bidding, but too late[.] 2. An elephant. Labels: obsolete Example: She [Diana] hath ſent (to plague vs) a huge ſauadge Boare, / Of an vn-meaſured height and magnitude. / […] / His briſtles poynted like a range of pikes / Ranck't on his backe: his foame ſnovves vvhere he feeds / His tuskes are like the Indian Oliphants.
Word: kolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊləʊ/, /ˈkoʊloʊ/ 1. A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. Example: As we came to this promenade […] we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance.
Word: kolo Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixed grain dish from East Africa.
Word: Montezuma's revenge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Montezuma or Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – 1520), the last Aztec ruler before the empire was conquered by the Spanish. The condition is seen as “retribution” for the massacres and enslavement of the Aztec people by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés on August 13, 1521. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒn.təˈzuː.məz ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/, /ˌmɔ.ɾ̃əˈzu.məz ɹəˈvɛndʒ/, /- ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/, /- ɹiˈvɛndʒ/, [ˌmɔ.nəˈzu.məz -] 1. Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a microorganism to which native Mexicans are immune. Labels: euphemistic, humorous, uncountable Example: Montezuma's Revenge, everybody knows, is the persistent intestinal illness that spoils the good humour of tourists in the tropics. Could there be a Montezuma's Revenge of the soul? There could. We caught it. Example: There's a lot of flu bugs floating around. I think it is commendable that he thought enough of his fellow senators to keep his diseases to himself. I don't know what he had, but I suspect it was Montezuma's Revenge. (Mexico is the only country in the world where the expression "Royal Flush" has nothing to do with playing cards.)
Word: ludi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ludus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MOTAS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mystery of Time and Space. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MOTAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of member of the appropriate sex. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: MOTOS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First coined by Alfred Kinsey of the Kinsey Institute, and later employed by Masters and Johnson and the 1970 U.S. Census forms. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.təʊz/ 1. Acronym of member of the opposite sex. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: pano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of panoramic. 1. A panoramic image. Example: It sounds hard on paper, but it's simple to do in person, and because it takes so little time, you'll wind up shooting more panos, which is a good thing.
Word: pano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of paneosteitis. 1. paneosteitis Labels: uncountable
Word: MOTSS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First coined by Alfred Kinsey of the Kinsey Institute, and later employed by Masters and Johnson and the 1970 U.S. Census forms. 1. Initialism of member of the same sex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: frosk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English frosk, from Old English frosc, frox (“frog”) and Old Norse froskr (“frog”); both from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, *fruþskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Doublet of frosh. 1. A frog. Labels: dialectal
Word: south-south-west Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of south-southwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: south-south-west Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of south-southwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: south-south-west Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of south-southwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: coruscation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin coruscātiōnem, coruscātiō (“glitter, flash”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən/ 1. A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [I]n the dusky galleries, duskier with unwashed heads, is a strange 'coruscation,'—of impromptu billhooks. Example: The one, as a brilliant coruscation playing in a summer sky, might enchant the fancy and ensure the suffrage of a moment; the other, as a lovely constellation, though less vivid, yet from its undeviating steadfastness never failed to leave upon the observer impressions more truly gratifying, solid, and lasting.
Word: chariot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɾe.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɾi.ət/ 1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare. Example: The warriors rode into battle on a horse-drawn chariot. 2. A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes. 3. The rook piece.
Word: chariot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɹɪjət/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɾe.ət/, /ˈt͡ʃaɾi.ət/ 1. To convey by, or as if by, chariot. Labels: poetic, rare, transitive 2. To ride in a chariot. Labels: intransitive
Word: Wada test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Canadian neurologist and epileptologist Juhn Atsushi Wada. 1. a test used to establish which cerebral functions are localised to which hemisphere
Word: ARC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An abbreviation. 1. Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: “One of them came up to me in a signing line and asked for a blurb,” says Jen. “Can you believe it? Title I’ve never heard of, from some small press I’ve never heard of, and she comes up to me with a bound ARC, beaming, like of course I’m going to say yes.” 2. Initialism of AIDS-related complex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Acronym of automatic reference counting. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: ARC Part of Speech: name Etymology: An abbreviation. 1. Initialism of American Red Cross. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ARC Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ARC. 1. The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).
Word: ARC Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ARC. 1. A ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia. Labels: initialism, not-comparable
Word: sings Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɪŋz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sing Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪŋz/ 1. plural of sing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snapped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /snæpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of snap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: judging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. judgmental