nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ABA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Basketball Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Amateur Boxing Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of American Bar Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The rare outburst comes as the ABA is under continued attack from conservatives who question its methodology and argue that the group that has rated potential nominees for decades is biased against conservatives. Example: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an internal memo obtained by CNN that department attorneys cannot travel to, or speak at, ABA events in their official capacity. Career employees, however, are still able to maintain their ABA membership. 4. Initialism of American Booksellers Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of American Beverage Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Energy drink manufacturers will not sell or market their energy drink products in K-12 schools, in accordance with the industry’s School Beverage Guidelines and in the ABA statement regarding the Sale of Energy Drinks in Schools.
Word: ABA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of applied behavior analysis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: The company has calculated that, in some states, this reduction could impact more than two-fifths of its ABA therapy provider groups in network and up to 19% of its patients in therapy. 2. Initialism of abscisic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Rudnicki and colleagues found ABA to increase with ripening of strawberry fruits (16) and of pears (17) and during the development of apple fruits (18).
Word: FDA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Food and Drug Administration, a United States federal regulatory body. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: This week, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a a ^([sic]) monoclonal antibody combination for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients Example: In the United States, some apps are getting recognized by the F.D.A. and are in trials to be designated as clinical interventions. Whatever you might think of them, they are fast becoming a part of global mental health care. 2. Initialism of Food and Drug Administration, a Philippine regulatory agency. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FDA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of failure due to absence. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HDTV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high-definition television. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TWA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Trans World Airlines. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TWA Part of Speech: noun 1. An airliner of Trans World Airlines. Example: 1956 "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Lyrics) - Chuck Berry Flying across the desert in a TWA, / I saw a woman walking across the sand / She been a-walkin' thirty miles en route to Bombay. / To get a brown-eyed handsome man 2. Initialism of teeny-weeny afro (“a short afro hairstyle”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang 3. Initialism of typical white asshole. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ethnic, initialism, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar
Word: place name Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of placename. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orgulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English orgulous, orgeilous, derived from Old French orgueilleus, orgoillus (“proud”), from orgoill, orgueil (“pride”), from Old Dutch *urgol (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“excellent”), Old English orgol (“pride”). Perhaps from a Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju; compare Old English or- (“out”), *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”) (related to Old English galan (“to sing”), whence Modern English gale). Also, possibly, in part from Old French orgoill, derived from Vulgar Latin *orgōllia, *orgōlla, from Proto-West Germanic *orgōllja, from the same Proto-Germanic source. Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”), Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Portuguese orgulho, among many other Romance cognates. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/, /ˈɔɹɡjələs/ 1. Arrogant, haughty, proud. Labels: archaic, literary Example: At that time there was a knight, the which was the king's son of Ireland, and his name was Lanceor, the which was an orgulous knight, and counted himself one of the best of the court; and he had great despite at Balin for the achieving of the sword, that any should be accounted more hardy, or of more prowess. Example: In Troy there lyes the Scene: From Iles of Greece / The Princes Orgillous, their high blood chaf'd / Haue to the Port of Athens ſent their ſhippes / […] their vovv is made / To ranſacke Troy, vvithin vvhoſe ſtrong emures / The rauiſh'd Helen, Menelaus Queene, / VVith vvanton Paris ſleepes, and that's the Quarrell. 2. Ostentatious; showy. Labels: archaic, literary, rare 3. Swollen; augmented; excessive. Labels: obsolete Example: 1967, John T. Sladek, Masterson and the Clerks, reprinted in Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4, edited by Michael Moorcock The smile became an orange balloon, orgulous and threatening. 4. Dangerous, threatening. Labels: obsolete
Word: hydric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several systematic acid names for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: antitoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English antitoxin From anti- + toxin. 1. A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Through the needle-hole thus stained with dye it was possible to "superinject" antitoxin, using a slightly wider needle avoid back leak along the old needle track, and thus to ensure a distribution of both toxin and antitoxin solutions from the same point the skin. 2. An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These albuminous substances, whether found as normal products or created artificially in the blood, are distinguished as antitoxins, protective proteïds, vaccines, or alexines; physiologically they have been divided into sozines, those found in animals naturally immune, and phylaxines, those found in animals which by subcutaneous injections have artificially been made immune.
Word: seminar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/, /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ 1. A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor. Example: Students attended a seminar on climate change. Example: She gave a guest lecture during the philosophy seminar. 2. A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community. Example: The company hosted a training seminar for new employees.
Word: seminar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/, /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ 1. To participate in or lead a seminar. Labels: intransitive
Word: dette Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of debt. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But in deede, the ſecret cauſe that brought Ageſilaus to conſent vnto this practiſe, was the greatnes of his dette which he ought, of the which he hoped to be diſcharged by chaunging of the ſtate and common wealth.
Word: womankind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wommankynde. By surface analysis, woman + -kind. 1. Women, taken collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: The infinite simplicity and silliness of mankind and womankind at large were too well known to the Serjeant to cause him dismay, let them be shown in ever so egregious a fashion.
Word: gleba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin glēba (“lump, mass”). Doublet of glebe. 1. The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
Word: dimpsey Part of Speech: noun 1. The time in the evening just before dusk. Labels: Cornwall, Devon, UK, West-Country Example: She sat telling with the old Jane a good two hours, for 'twas getting dimpsey when she started up hill to Grange, and that she took easy as she was getting a bit stoutish, and it made her bad to hurry. Example: If we two poor wayfarers could have sat quietly beside each other and chatted in 'e dimpsey light, it would not have been a bit bad, but there was something eternally doing.
Word: martial art Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Japanese 武術 (bujutsu), which is itself borrowed from Chinese 武術 /武术 (wǔshù). However, the term had been already mentioned in Pope's Iliad (1715, 4.360), and in Sotheby's Iliad (1831, book 6). 1. Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai. 2. Military skills, proficiency in military strategy, prowess in warfare. Example: […] of all the modes by which the advantage of his country may be secured, the martial arts and valour are those by which a Swiss the most hopes to promote it.
Word: bonnie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *bonie (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon. 1. Merry; happy. Example: Be you blithe and bonny Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny. 2. Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome. Labels: Geordie, Scotland Example: O once I lov'd a bonnie lass, / Aye, and I love her still 3. Fine, good (often used ironically). Labels: Geordie, Scotland Example: My bonnie friend, come over here.
Word: bonnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of bonfire. 1. A bonfire; chiefly one several storeys tall and burned to celebrate Eleventh Night. Labels: Northern-Ireland, colloquial
Word: martial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English martial, marcial, mercial, mercialle (“relating to war, warlike; military; for use in fighting or warfare; brave, hardy; combative, fierce; ruthless, vicious; domineering, overbearing”), from Middle French martial (modern French martial (“martial”)), or directly from its etymon Latin mārtiālis (“of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war”), from Mārtius (“of or pertaining to Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The English word is cognate with Italian marziale (“martial”), Portuguese marcial (“martial”), Spanish marcial (“martial”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 1. A soldier, a warrior. Labels: obsolete Example: The martials (this is the name of my pirates) will pass in her eyes for an honest family of fishermen; I will go on your account, and make two or three visits to your young lady; I will order her certain potions, and at the end of eight days she will make acquaintance with the cemetery of Asnieres. 2. A celestial object under the astrological influence of the planet Mars. Labels: obsolete 3. Synonym of Martian (“inhabitant of the planet Mars”). Labels: obsolete Example: The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense in which there are terrestrials on our own planet, may have no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have say, may depend on senses of which we have absolutely no trace, [...]
Word: Martial Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 1. A male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names). Example: Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges, circa 250 2. An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.
Word: Martial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of martial (“of or relating to the planet Mars”). Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: For, having found out by a careful series of observations, the parts of Mars' orbit where the planet entered upon its various seasons, he [William Herschel] noted that, soon after mid-winter of the northern hemisphere, the northern white spot attained its greatest dimensions, while the southern was reduced to a tiny oval of light; whereas half a Martial year later, the southern spot was at its largest, and the northern a mere speck when compared with its winter appearance. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Containing, or relating to, iron Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate).
Word: Martial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of martial (“inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense in which there are terrestrials on our own planet, may have no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have say, may depend on senses of which we have absolutely no trace, […]
Word: bonny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *boni (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon. 1. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”). Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative Example: “[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]” Example: “ A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad,”
Word: bonny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of bonfire. 1. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”). Labels: Northern-Ireland, alt-of, alternative, informal
Word: sesamoid bone Part of Speech: noun 1. A small bone embedded within a tendon, typically found in locations where a tendon passes over a joint.
Word: sesamoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sesame Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English sesamoid From sesame + -oid. 1. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape. 2. Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.
Word: sesamoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sesame Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English sesamoid From sesame + -oid. 1. A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage. Example: There are also at least two examples of more complex ectopic digits. The first is in the aye-aye, a Madagascan lemur, which has a distinct pseudothumb on its forelimb consisting of a bony part that is an expanded radial sesamoid and a dense cartilaginous extension (Hartstone-Rose et al., 2019).
Word: Aertel Part of Speech: name 1. The Teletext-like system used in Ireland by the state broadcaster RTÉ.
Word: inimitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French inimitable, from Latin inimitabilis, corresponding to in- + imitable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɪmɪtəbl̩/ 1. Beyond imitation, surpassing all others; matchless. Example: Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that the Extancy and Relievos correſpond with the Ingraving, and have not ſuffer'd in Percuſſion; in all which, there is a certain Spirit of Antiquity and Excellency to be diſcern'd in Antient Medals almoſt inimitable. Example: Sterling himself, though he had the most picturesque and inimitable vocabulary of vituperation, was highly squeamish about ordinary smut or profanity. He had indeed that nice-Nelliness which is often characteristic of the Don Juan type.
Word: RTÉ Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish RTÉ. 1. Initialism of Raidió Telefís Éireann (literally “Irish Television and Radio”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: munchie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From munch + -ie. 1. A snack. Labels: informal Example: Another homemade mix treat that any youngster will love—a big jar filled with Country-style Granola. It can be eaten as a “munchie” or a cereal, or used in a recipe for cookies or apple crisp. Example: As the handler returns to his dog, have him raise his arm with a delicious munchie visible in his hand, so that the dog gets in the habit of looking up.
Word: munchie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicisation of Irish muintir na hAite (literally “people of the place”). 1. A person who lives in a Gaeltacht area of Ireland. Labels: Ireland
Word: munchie Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who exhibits Münchausen syndrome; a person who feigns a disorder. Labels: Internet, derogatory
Word: patellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From patella + -ar. Pronunciation: /pəˈtɛl.ɚ/, /pəˈtɛl.ə/ 1. near or relating to the patella or kneecap Labels: not-comparable
Word: Clifford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪfəɹd/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English. Example: Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445). 4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244). 5. A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Word: dee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of do. Pronunciation: /ˈdiː/, /dɪ/, /dɪv/ 1. To do. Labels: Northumbria Example: What are ye deein man! Example: My au'd father did it. But it's sae mony years syne, it must be wore out by now, and I shall have to dee it again.
Word: dee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdiː/, /dɪ/, /dɪv/ 1. The name of the Latin script letter D/d. Example: I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time. Example: IED [is spoken] as "eye-ee-dee" instead of "I SPELL India Echo Delta Romeo". 2. Something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock. Example: the pommel is furnished with dees. 3. A police detective. Labels: slang Example: The dees are about. Example: The second day he was beaten up by the cops / For telling a dee his house was not in order […].
Word: kneejerk Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of knee-jerk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kneejerk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of knee-jerk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ed. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of edited or edited by. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: The Mighty Thor (ed. Fagles) 2. Abbreviation of educated. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: ed. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: phys ed 2. Abbreviation of edition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Encyclopaedia Freedonica, 9th ed. 3. Abbreviation of editor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Bob Bobson, ed.
Word: bordello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian bordello. Distantly related to brothel, through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Doublet of bordel. By surface analysis, Latin borda + Italian -ello (“diminutive”). Pronunciation: /bɔː(ɹ)ˈdɛləʊ/ 1. A brothel. Example: “You know, this house does have a belfry filled with local bats. Maybe Laszlo went up there.” “Oh, so like my darling perverted husband, to sniff out the local bordello immediately upon arrival. [chuckles] Could you take me to the belfry?”
Word: hilus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.ləs/ 1. A hilum.
Word: barbarous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Late Middle English, from Latin barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹəs/ 1. Not classical or pure. Example: He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect. Such as […] Wun, one. Example: The original Turkish tongue was somewhat barbarous, but extremely forcible and concise when spoken. 2. Uncivilized, uncultured. Example: [T]he poticaries and barbarus wryters call it [the iris] Irios in the genetiue caſe. Example: It is the remark of an ingenious writer, should a barbarous Indian, who had never seen a palace or a ship, view their separate and disjointed parts, and observe the pillars, doors, windows, cornices and turrets of the one, or the prow and stern, the ribs and masts, the ropes and shrouds, the sails and tackle of the other, he would be able to form but a very lame and dark idea of either of those excellent and useful inventions. 3. Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage. Example: Direct my weapon to his barbarous heart, / That thus oppoſeth him againſt the Gods, / And ſcornes the Powers that gouerne Perſea. 4. Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant. Example: I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs / By the known rules of antient libertie, / When strait a barbarous noise environs me / Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs
Word: euphemistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English euphemism Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English euphemistic From euphemism + -tic. Pronunciation: /ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to euphemism. Example: Taking these cues, I rewrote and rewrote the proposal couching my problem in the bland, euphemistic language that I was rapidly learning is the lingua franca of the corporate world.
Word: solicitor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French soliciteur. By surface analysis, solicit + -or. Pronunciation: /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/, /səˈlɪsɪtə/, /səˈlɪstə/ 1. One who solicits, particularly Example: Stephen Cavendish: I'm not going to say any more until I've spoken to my solicitor. DCI Tom Barnaby: That might be a good idea, sir. Example: Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia. 2. One who solicits, particularly Labels: Australia, Canada 3. One who solicits, particularly Labels: US 4. One who solicits, particularly Example: […] sex workers are regarded as born to be punished; the solicitors of their services are not. 5. One who solicits, particularly Labels: Canada, US Example: Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'? 6. One who solicits, particularly Labels: archaic Example: “I beg, Mr Allworthy,” answered Sophia, “you will not insist on my reasons;—[…] Your nephew, sir, hath many virtues—he hath great virtues, Mr Allworthy. I question not but he will do you honour in the world, and make you happy.”—“I wish I could make him so, madam,” replied Allworthy; “but that I am convinced is only in your power. It is that conviction which hath made me so earnest a solicitor in his favour.” 7. One who solicits, particularly Labels: obsolete 8. One who solicits, particularly Labels: obsolete 9. One who solicits, particularly Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: ginkgo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 銀杏 (ginkyō), from Chinese 銀杏／银杏 (yínxìng, “silver apricot”). Ginkgo is the name that is printed in Amoenitatum exoticarum politico-physico-medicarum Fasciculi V … (1712) authored by Engelbert Kaempfer, the first Westerner to see the species. In his way of transcription ginkyo would have been Ginkjo or Ginkio but was printed as Ginkgo. This was read by Carl Linnaeus, and the misspelling stuck. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪŋ.kəʊ/ 1. Any trees native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. Example: Like cycads — their gymnosperm relatives — and ferns, the ginkgo produces motile sperm. […] In fact, the tree was originally thought to be extinct in the wild until two populations were located in China. Such native ginkgos remain rare, with a preference for rich, streamside habitats. 2. The seed of a ginkgo tree. Example: I swear the gingko's working in reverse
Word: lekvar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian lekvár. Compare with Slovak and Czech lektvar. Doublet of electuary. 1. A sweet spread made from apricots or prunes.
Word: proteges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protege Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bice blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A deep blue colour, like that of the sky on a clear day. Labels: uncountable
Word: bice blue Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a deep blue colour, like that of the sky on a clear day.
Word: bice green Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright green colour, like that of a leaf. Labels: uncountable
Word: bice green Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a bright green colour, like that of a leaf.
Word: bottle green Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark green colour, like that of some wine bottles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He stopped to look at a shop selling ladies' wear, and stared for a long time at a bottle-green suit of corduroy slacks. Example: Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
Word: bottle green Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a dark green colour, like that of some wine bottles.
Word: Galactic Ghoul Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Great Galactic Ghoul (relating to Mars probes) 2. DR 6, a nebula in the Milky Way galaxy, resembling a human face.
Word: data glove Part of Speech: noun 1. A glove containing sensors to detect movement of the hand and fingers, used to control a computer-generated virtual reality environment.
Word: dataglove Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of data glove. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: data warehouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by IBM researchers Barry Devlin and Paul Murphy in 1988. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtə ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ 1. A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.
Word: death futures Part of Speech: noun 1. Trading life assurance policies of terminally ill people, bought by a third party as an investment. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: dependency culture Part of Speech: noun 1. a way of life characterized by a dependency on state benefits
Word: dependency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ 1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts. 2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch. 3. The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In discussing this dependency, the Board said that there was clearly such a relationship. Charles Glassman, Donovan's attorney, said "Finnerty [worked] as deputy district attorney and Donovan lived off [Finnerty's] salary." Example: The rules for dependency require that the person claiming the dependency provide more than half of the children's support for the year. Length of time spent with the child is not a consideration. Since your parents probably paid more, they get to claim the dependencies. 4. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘I have a little theory which you Messieurs who go out there must help me to prove. This is my share in the advantages my country shall reap from the possession of such a magnificent dependency.’ 5. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first. 7. An external component whose functionality is relied on. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.
Word: detectorist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English detector Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English detectorist From detector + -ist. 1. A person whose hobby is the use of a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc. Example: Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer. Example: When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.
Word: metal detector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: metal + detector 1. A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal. 2. A metal-detecting device, incorporated into a full-body scanner structure, through which people pass, used to detect certain concealed weapons and certain contraband.
Word: metal detecting Part of Speech: noun 1. The hobby of using a metal detector to hunt for buried coins or archaeological artifacts. Labels: uncountable
Word: WebDAV Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sororicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sorōricīdium (“killing of one’s sister”), from soror (“sister”) + -cīdium (“killing”). Equivalent to Latin soror (“sister”) + -cide (“killing”). 1. The killing of one's sister. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).
Word: sororicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sorōricīda (“one who kills his sister”), from soror (“sister”) + -cīda (“killer”). Equivalent to Latin soror (“sister”) + -cide (“killer”). 1. A person who kills his or her sister.
Word: word-processor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of word processor. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It’s the faster, neater, cheaper features of these automatic word-processors along with “ability to change what is stored without redoing the whole job, that make these machines so valuable,” says [Allen F.] Rubin. Example: There are two activities at which I am quite proficient, and they are playing the piano, where both hands are used, and keyboarding what were initially typewriters but later word-processors and finally computers.
Word: bathydemersal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bathy- + demersal. 1. A demersed fish living and/or feeding underwater below 200 meters (650 feet).
Word: oceanodromous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -dromous English oceanodromous From ocean + -dromous. 1. that migrate within the seas only Labels: not-comparable
Word: my bad Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Pick-up basketball slang popularized (but not first coined) by Manute Bol, a basketball player of Sudanese origin playing with the Golden State Warriors, and subsequently adopted by teammates. Compare semantics with Russian оплошность (oplošnostʹ, “mistake, bad”), from о- (o-) + плох (plox, “bad”). 1. My fault; mea culpa. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Yes, I realise the car isn't supposed to be parked in the heirloom flowerbed. My bad. Example: DMV Tester: Watch out for the bike rid…! Cher: [swerving car to avoid cyclist] Oops! My bad! 2. sorry Labels: colloquial, idiomatic
Word: jod Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yodh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: namesake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmseɪk/ 1. An entity that lends its name to another entity. 2. An entity that lends its name to another entity. Example: The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill. Example: Chris Evans, British DJ and media manipulator extraordinaire, is not to be confused with Chris Evans, Australia's shadow minister for family services, nor with Chris Evans, the late train robber of the wilds of west California, or indeed potentially hundreds of other namesakes. One unquestionable aspect of this Chris Evans is that he is unique. 3. An entity that lends its name to another entity. Example: Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger. 4. An entity that lends its name to another entity. Example: Bill Jr's namesake, Bill Sr, is 30 years older. Example: It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke. 5. Something (especially a ship, a building, or a medical condition, symptom, or sign) that is named after someone or something. Labels: broadly
Word: namesake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Mid-17th century. Equivalent to name + sake. From the phrase “for (one's) name's sake”, first found in Bible translations as a rendering of a Calque of Hebrew לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ (l'má'an sh'mó) idiom meaning “to protect one's reputation” or possibly “vouched for by one's reputation”. A familiar example is in Psalm 23:3. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmseɪk/ 1. To name (somebody) after somebody else. Labels: transitive
Word: Galen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Galen, from Latin Galēnus, from Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪlən/ 1. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (129 – c. 216 CE). 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly American usage.
Word: Galen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Galen, from Latin Galēnus, from Ancient Greek Γαληνός (Galēnós), from γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm, tranquillity”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪlən/ 1. A physician. Example: It has been computed, that by intrusting a well-concocted and tolerably interesting lie, in strictest confidence, to two fashionable Galens, in full practice, and four determined morning visitors or levee haunters, the story will reach 7,963 individuals in the course of four-and-twenty hours,—[…] Example: It was well known at Barchester, and very well known to Dr. Fillgrave, […] the Barchester Galen, that the great railway contractor was ill.
Word: Galen Part of Speech: name Etymology: * A reduced form of Dutch van Galen. * A variant of Galyon or Gallon. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪlən/ 1. A surname.
Word: theophany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin theophania, corresponding to theo- + -phany, from θεός (theós, “God”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Pronunciation: /θiːˈɒfəni/ 1. A manifestation of a deity to a person. Example: It was a bewildering theophany, since it was impossible to make out anything clearly in the stormy obscurity of thunder, lightning, smoke and wind.
Word: jump the shark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hollywood (Part 3), an episode in 1977 during the fifth season of the American television series Happy Days, in which the character Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. The expression argues that it was at this point that the show bore no similarity to its original form. 1. Of television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction. Labels: idiomatic Example: Happy Days infamously jumped the shark when Fonzie literally jumped a shark on water skis. I Love Lucy jumped the shark when Lucy and Ricky moved to the suburbs. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark when Cousin Oliver moved in. Example: From that point on, Dallas was never the same. It hit its peak. It lost credibility. It jumped the shark. 2. To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: Pintsize: Wait, don’t you want to know why I’m tied up and hanging from the ceiling? Faye: Not really. Nighty night! Pintsize: Shit! My wacky antics have jumped the shark! Example: The Bangles were a fine all-woman band, starting with a lovely cover of Prince's "Manic Monday." "Walk Like an Egyptian" was cute, and the ladies rocked out an unlikely cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter." But they jumped the shark with the treacly "Eternal Flame," and the end of the road was in sight.
Word: paris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pari. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rivalry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rival Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English rivalry From rival + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/ 1. An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens. Example: James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser. 2. The characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable 3. Any competition between two or more things or factors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.
Word: bloodbath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West Frisian bloedbad (“bloodbath”), Dutch bloedbad (“bloodbath”), German Blutbad (“bloodbath”), Danish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Norwegian Bokmål blodbad (“bloodbath”), Swedish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Icelandic blóðbad (“bloodbath”). Pronunciation: /ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ/, /ˈblʌdˌbæθ/ 1. Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre. Example: There lay the steed; here lay the man; Gude friends that day did twin: They leuch na a' to the feast that cam Whan the het bluid-bath was done. Example: He made a "Stockholm BLUTBAD" still famed in History (kind of open, ordered or permitted, Massacre of eighty or a hundred of his chief enemies there), "Bloodbath," so they name it; in Stockholm, where indeed he was lawful King, and not without unlawful enemies, had a bloodbath been the way to deal with them. 2. An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation. Example: Although the Hampden Park blood bath of '94 caused Yale and Harvard to break off football relations for the next two years, they kept close watch on each other. 3. An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat. Labels: figuratively Example: Robert Halfon, a senior Tory backbencher, warned that a general election now would be a “bloodbath” for his party. 4. A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions. Labels: figuratively Example: In an interview after the victory, Daley sought to assure Blacks that there would be no personnel bloodbath at City Hall. Example: The point is, Amodei is a salesman, and it’s in his interest to make his product appear inevitable and so powerful it’s scary. Axios framed Amodei’s economic prediction as a “white-collar bloodbath.” 5. A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment. Labels: literally Example: On Blood-Baths: An Historical Notice. By Dr. Hecker. According to a dark tradition which is incidentally mentioned by Pliny, the ancient kings of Egypt used to bathe in human blood when they were seized with leprosy.
Word: capital stock Part of Speech: noun 1. The total amount of common and preferred stock (shares) that a company can issue. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: jingoism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jingo 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 jingoism From jingo + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/ 1. Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy. Labels: uncountable Example: Soviet reports today on the British victory in the Falkland Islands said a “new flare-up of jingoism” in Britain obscured the fact that the problem was far from solved. Example: “When you see several dots on a page you begin to get a line of trajectory. These things mean something,” he said of the repeated displays of jingoism. “And I think what they mean is that China is back, it is powerful and it is not to be trifled with.” 2. A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc. Labels: countable Example: Americans are now too overstimulated and spoiled by choices to be properly manipulated by the old rallies that used to boil nationalistic fervor—billowing flags, unctuous marching band music, and a white man in a dark suit speaking in comforting Judeo-Christian jingoisms. Example: At a time when the leaders of the “free” world can run systems in an authoritarian manner, replete with their jingoisms and subtexts of internal colonialism, it is rather urgent that we demystify democratism, […] 3. Chauvinism. Labels: uncountable
Word: lighten up Part of Speech: verb 1. To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Example: I wish he'd lighten up a bit and realize that we were only joking. Example: The mood at work has been tense, so he's looking for ways to lighten it up. 2. To lighten (something): to decrease its weight. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: slim down Example: He can't get any more power out of it [his drag racer], so now he's looking for ways to lighten it up.
Word: PBR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for bull riding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Pabst Blue Ribbon, a brand of beer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: As he drank the PBR, he tried to keep his hands from shaking.
Word: PBR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of point-blank range. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of pebble-bed reactor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of policy-based routing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of physically based rendering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of potential biological removal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of plant breeders' rights. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PBR Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the initials of the three theoreticians to conceived of the theory, Pusey (Matthew Pusey), Barrett (Jonathan Barrett), Rudolph (Terry Rudolph). 1. Short for Pusey-Barrett-Rudolph theorem Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: GMR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Greater Manchester Radio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GMR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of giant magnetoresistance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GMR Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of giant magnetoresistive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable