nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: icy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ice + -y; cf. Old English īsiġ. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪsi/ 1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty. Example: To go through this experience in bitter winter weather and stumble along the line in the pitch darkness at 6 o'clock in the morning, into an icy-cold foundry, as was the writer's experience, was not too good. 2. Covered with ice, wholly or partially. Example: With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled, Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles, And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops: Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d. Example: Antarctica is the coldest, iciest place on Earth, which makes the recent warming event particularly worrying for many scientists. 3. Characterized by coldness of manner; frigid; cold. Example: I wasn't all the way icy. It wasn't like I could just give a girl a baby and forget about them. Example: Gone was the gleam of desire, and the teasingly provocative remarks, and Alexa realised the truth in the saying that indifference was death. His demeanour was haughty and icy towards her. 4. To be wearing an excessive amount of jewelry, especially of the high-quality and expensive kind. Labels: US, slang Example: Your bitch's a regular bitch, you're calling her wifey, I fucked her, I feed her fast food, you're keeping her icy.
Word: STM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of scanning tunneling microscope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of specific transmission module. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of scientific, technical, and medicine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of soft tissue mobilization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of short-term memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The distinction between STM and LTM should not be taken for granted. Due to the strong interactions between these distinct processes, they can be confused or lumped together. 6. Initialism of software transactional memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: USD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unified school district. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United States dollar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'".
Word: USD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of University of San Diego. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of University of South Dakota. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HUD Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʌd/, /hʊd/ 1. Acronym of head-up display. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: An explosion just made us an exit! I'll mark it on your HUD, Chief, go!
Word: HUD Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /hʌd/, /hʊd/ 1. Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Folks were divided on whether to blame him or his wife for selling it to a developer cashing in on HUD money. Example: The request has added to worries among workers that HUD might be the next target for major downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit in the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.
Word: HUD Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /hʌd/, /hʊd/ 1. Initialism of how you doing. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time interval. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of targeted individual (“a victim of gangstalking”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of tonic immobility. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of translation and interpreting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of therapeutic index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of training instructor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Thursday Island. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Texas Instruments. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Treasure Island (Hotel and Casino). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Transparency International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pro forma Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā. 1. Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality. Labels: not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:pro forma. 2. Of or relating to a document of form, especially an invoice sent in advance. Labels: not-comparable 3. Showing projected costs, liabilities, etc., especially as a result of an expected action or situation. (of a financial document) Labels: not-comparable
Word: pro forma Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā. 1. Undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness. Labels: not-comparable Example: He greeted her pro forma.
Word: pro forma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā. 1. A document that shows the standard entries of a form or similar document.
Word: mcm Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of million(s) of cubic meters. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of countercurrent chromatography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable 2. Initialism of County Cricket Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CCC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Climate Change Committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Copyright Clearance Center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Civilian Conservation Corps. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: We climbed up into the cove hardwood along a CCC path laid by unemployed boys not much older than Robin. Example: The CCC would restore the soil health of farmlands in the Heartland and power the Colorado River by constructing the Hoover Dam. Their work transformed the very landscape of America. 4. Initialism of Chaos Computer Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of California Conservation Corps. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Crime and Corruption Commission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of Council of Conservative Citizens. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Initialism of Citizens Coalition for Change. Labels: Zimbabwe, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 10. Initialism of Civilian Climate Corps. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “The CCC is about saving the planet, but it’s also about making the planet a place where people feel it’s actually worth saving,” Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, who is leading the Civilian Climate Corps push in the Senate, told CNN. 11. Initialism of CONCACAF Champions Cup Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: castanets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkæs.təˈnɛts/ 1. plural of castanet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peritoneum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios, “stretched or strained over”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm/ 1. In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera. 2. In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
Word: peritonitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English peritoneum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English peritonitis From peritoneum + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia. Example: Oh, a very well-known man. He has a great reputation as an operator for peritonitis.
Word: toothless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”). Pronunciation: /ˈtuθləs/, /ˈtuθlɪs/ 1. Having no teeth. Example: a toothless old man Example: She goes on to explain the difficulty she's having getting visas for Lawrence and for Robert, the 14-year-old who is her older brother and is, amazingly, the last child of the toothless tiny woman who buzzes around us. (I find out later that she is only in her mid-fifties.) 2. Weak; having no ability to enforce something. Labels: figuratively Example: The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned. Example: Not tell? Ha! ha! I could ſmile, / At this old, and toothleſſe vvile.
Word: incisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ 1. A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Word: Knoblauch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Knoblauch. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Tassie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Tasmanbor. English Tasman Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tasmania English -ie English Tassie From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtæzi/ 1. Tasmania. Labels: Australia, informal Example: He was disappointed that Tassie had not been able to be included in the Brent Chapman tour and this together with highly successful visit by Kirk McKusik and Gene Spafford had convinced him it was worth seeking a chapter in Tassie. Example: 2006 August 28, Louisa Hearn, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tassie YouTube star calls it quits, Emmalina, an 18-year-old YouTube hit from Tassie, has bowed out of internet stardom for good after her computer was hacked and her privacy invaded, sparking fears for her own safety.
Word: Tassie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Tasmanbor. English Tasman Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tasmania English -ie English Tassie From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtæzi/ 1. Tasmanian: a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia. Labels: Australia, informal
Word: Tassie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Tasmanbor. English Tasman Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tasmania English -ie English Tassie From Tasmania + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtæzi/ 1. Tasmanian; of, from or relating to the state of Tasmania, Australia. Labels: Australia, informal Example: Tassie devil
Word: didascalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin didascalicus (“didactic”), from Ancient Greek διδασκαλικός (didaskalikós, “didactic”). See also διδασκαλία (didaskalía, “teaching, instruction”). 1. Of or relating to education or teaching; didactic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: leek moth Part of Speech: noun 1. A small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.
Word: Motte Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a French, Walloon, and West Flemish surname, from Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), from Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), which could be of Celtic origin and from Gaulish *mutt, *mutta (compare Welsh mwd (“vault, arch, canopy”), Irish móta (“moat”), though this itself could have been borrowed from the English) or otherwise of Germanic origin and from the root of mud. Compare Delamotte, Demotte, Lamotte. * As an English surname, variant of Mott. * As a German surname, perhaps from Motten in Bavaria, first attested 837, from the personal name Moto (compare *mōd (“courage, bravery”)). 1. A surname.
Word: excrescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ 1. A growing mutation, usually abnormal. 2. A sound in a word without etymological reason. Labels: historical Example: "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Word: excrescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ 1. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. Example: Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
Word: grenade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ 1. A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket. 2. A pomegranate. Labels: obsolete 3. A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top. 4. An unattractive girl. Labels: slang
Word: grenade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pomum (“apple”) + granatum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ 1. To use grenade(s) upon. Example: Some of the infantry got pinned down by it, and from cover kept up the battle by grenading rubble piles or any other likely spots ahead of them. Example: They advanced after grenading the next traverse, much like the British did. 2. Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: hemlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hemlok, hemeluc, from Old English hemlīc, hymlīc m and hymlīce f (“hemlock, bryony, convolvulus”), of uncertain origin. speculative etymology Compare Old English hymele (“hop-vine, hops”), Old English humele (“bryony, widerton, hair moss, gold-hair, morning glory”), Danish and Swedish humle (“hops”), Icelandic humall (“hops”). Perhaps from Scythian, from Proto-Iranian *háwHmah (“ephedra; juice”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáwHmas from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press out, extract”). ;cognates * (from Sarmato-Scythian *haumala) Ossetian хумӕллӕг (xumællæg, “hops”) * (from Sarmato-Scythian *hauma) Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma), Baluchi [script needed] (hum), Persian هوم (hôm)) * (from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma) Sanskrit सोम (soma)) More at suck. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ 1. Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper. Example: In the Tyrol, on May Day, it was the custom to smoke out witches by burning bundles of black and red spotted hemlock. In the eighteenth century hemlock was used for treating cancer, syphilis, and ulcers. 2. Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The wind blows and the hemlocks wave their feathery leading shoots. Such a graceful profile, so elegant a tree.
Word: polypore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English pore English polypore From poly- + pore. 1. Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.
Word: parry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb is taken from the noun. Doublet of parade. Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.i/ 1. To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.). Example: One had to be on one's guard when thus confronted and, in the course of my numerous meetings with him, I had on occasion to exercise all my wits and be prepared at a moment's notice to parry a very awkward question, to which I would much rather have given a considered reply. Example: Wojciech Szczesny was then called into action twice in a minute to parry fierce drives from Djebbour and Torossidis as Arsenal's back four looked all at sea.
Word: parry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier parree, from Middle English *parree, *paree, from Old French paree (“preparation, ceremony, parade”), from Medieval Latin parāta (“preparation, parade”), from parāre (“to ward off, guard, defend, prepare, get ready”). More at pare. The English verb is taken from the noun. Doublet of parade. Alternative etymology derives the verb parry from French parez, the imperative form of parer (“to fend off”), ultimately from the Medieval Latin parāre. See above. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.i/ 1. A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying. 2. A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade. 3. A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
Word: pacifist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/ 1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. Example: Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists. 2. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. 3. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. Example: No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it. 4. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. 5. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
Word: pacifist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/ 1. Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic. Example: Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.
Word: unjust Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Old Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Old Latin -tus Old Latin iovestos Latin iūstus Old French justebor. Middle English juste English just English unjust From un- + just. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/ 1. Not fair, just or right. Example: The solution was very unjust. Example: This ſtraunge vnwelcome and vnhappie newes, Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniust, That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land, Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde, Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]
Word: isochronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous. 1. Happening at regular intervals; isochronal. Labels: not-comparable 2. Happening at the same time; simultaneous. Labels: not-comparable Example: We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […] 3. Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their entire national telephone network is isochronous, with a clock distribution tree radiating from a single, protected cesium reference clock. 4. Of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications. Labels: not-comparable Example: These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.
Word: signage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sign + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪnɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The signage at the airport is designed to point the way clearly to important locations. Example: Uniformity must be paramount in all signage and markings and is the only sound basis from which the job of traffic control can be started on any highway system. 2. A sign, a signboard. Labels: India, countable, usually Example: [T]he department is basically involved in providing basic amenities and the minimum requirements such as clearing trekking tracks, providing signages, basic accommodation or tents and so on. Example: External signages invite customers from different distances. Main signage makes appeal to customers approaching store from a distance of 170–180 feet, and the storefront signages makes impact from a distance of 60–70 feet.
Word: Sekt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Sekt. 1. A kind of German sparkling wine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tupian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tupi + -an. 1. A language family in South America (the Tupian languages).
Word: Tupian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Tupi + -an. 1. Pertaining to the peoples who speak the Tupian languages. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the Tupi, pertaining to the Tupi peoples of coastal Brazil. Labels: not-comparable
Word: EEOC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “The EEOC is prepared to root out discrimination anywhere it may rear its head, including in our nation’s elite law firms,” Lucas said. “No one is above the law—and certainly not the private bar.”
Word: malware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mal- + -ware. Pronunciation: /ˈmæl.wɛː/, /ˈmæl.wɛə/, /ˈmæl.wɛəɹ/ 1. Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said. The malware, according to experts, posed one of the greatest digital threats to critical infrastructure since Stuxnet, the computer attack by the United States and Israel that took out Iran’s uranium centrifuges in 2009.
Word: ignorant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant. Pronunciation: /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/, /ˈɪɡ.nənt/ 1. Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance. Example: That man that doth not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides; Example: The ignorant peasant, without fault, is greater than the philosopher with many; for what is genius or courage without an heart? 2. Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something). Example: For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: Example: Eve. Somewhat forbids me, which I cannot name; For ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame: But some restraining thought, I know not why, Tells me, you long should beg, I long deny. 3. Ill-mannered, crude. Labels: slang Example: His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant. 4. Unknown; undiscovered Labels: obsolete Example: Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? Example: […] I beseech you, If you know aught which does behove my knowledge Thereof to be inform’d, imprison't not In ignorant concealment. 5. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly. Example: […] his shipping— Poor ignorant baubles!— upon our terrible seas, Like eggshells moved upon their surges, crack’d As easily ’gainst our rocks: Example: He had never felt a pain or a sorrow, and did not know what they were, in any really informing way. He had no knowledge of them except theoretically—that is to say, intellectually. And of course that is no good. One can never get any but a loose and ignorant notion of such things except by experience.
Word: ignorant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant. Pronunciation: /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/, /ˈɪɡ.nənt/ 1. One who is ignorant.
Word: elastance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From elastic + -ance. * (physics): Coined by Oliver Heaviside. There is a force–voltage electromechanical analogy in which capacitance corresponds to the inverse of a spring constant; the smaller the spring constant, the more “elastic” (yielding, flexible) the spring is. 1. An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The inverse of compliance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Abyssinia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/ 1. Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century. Labels: historical
Word: Abyssinia Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/ 1. Ethiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Abyssinia Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌæ.bəˈsɪn.jə/ 1. Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya. Labels: dated, humorous
Word: air chief marshal Part of Speech: noun 1. A holder of the most senior active rank in the Royal Air Force, NATO grade OF-9.
Word: Air Marshal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of air marshal (found when the term is used as a title). Labels: alt-of
Word: Air Commodore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of air commodore (found when the term is used as a title). Labels: alt-of
Word: Air Vice Marshal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of air vice-marshal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: apple-cheeked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having round red cheeks.
Word: boxen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from Old English byxen (“made of boxwood”), equivalent to box + -en. 1. Made of boxwood. 2. Resembling box (the wood).
Word: boxen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From box (“computer”) + -en (archaic plural suffix), by analogy with VAXen and/or oxen. 1. plural of box (“computer”) Labels: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, plural Example: Reality: Sun and HP are hardware companies. They make boxen.
Word: apple cider Part of Speech: noun 1. Cider (narrowest sense); fermented apple juice. Labels: Canada, UK, countable, uncountable 2. Cider (nonalcoholic sense). Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Word: AIH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Andelssamfundet i Hjortshøj, a Danish Eco-community, Association (85 houses, 250 people). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Architecture in Helsinki, an Australian music band. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AIH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of artificial insemination by husband. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Coordinate term: AID 2. Initialism of autoimmune hepatitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: arsenide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English arsenide From arsenic + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˈaɹsəˌnaɪd/ 1. An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge −3. 2. A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3. Example: Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide. Example: Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks
Word: defeatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From defeat + -ism, after French défaitisme, coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораже́нчество (poražénčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of порази́ть (porazítʹ, “to strike, defeat”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/ 1. Acceptance of defeat without struggle. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.
Word: give someone a piece of one's mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it. Example: I was nothing but a mass of trembling. As for answering him back, or giving him a piece of my mind, as I had meant to, I wouldn’t have done it not for a thousand pounds.
Word: pescetarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood. Example: I'm curious what you do when you encounter a friend, family member, whoever who claims to be a "vegetarian who eats fish". It *really* bothers me when this happens because it contributes to the assumption that I eat fish and I don't, because I am a vegetarian. I feel like it gives all vegetarians a bad name. Do you correct them? Do you not bother? And how do you correct them? I was thinking that saying something like "oh, you mean your^([sic]) a pescetarian" would be ok and give them the appropriate term. Speaking of which, how is "pescetarian" pronounced? Example: Eat for Immunity follows a plant-based approach to improving immunity that is relevant to every style of eating—carnivore, pescetarian, vegetarian and vegan.
Word: pescetarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/, /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to pescetarianism. Labels: not-comparable Example: pescetarian diet
Word: motte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French motte, from Anglo-Norman/Old French motte (“mound, hillock”). Doublet of moat. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒt/ 1. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch. Example: The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch. 2. An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy). Example: Coordinate term: bailey Example: "Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.
Word: motte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative forms. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒt/ 1. Alternative form of mott. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vena cava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Literally "hollow vein." Pronunciation: /ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/ 1. Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.
Word: superior vena cava Part of Speech: noun 1. The large vein which returns blood from the head, neck, thorax and both upper limbs to the right atrium of the heart.
Word: inferior vena cava Part of Speech: noun 1. The large vein which returns blood from the lower extremities, and the pelvic and abdominal organs, to the right atrium of the heart.
Word: ascertain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English acerteynen, from Old French acertener, from a- (“to, towards”) + certener (“make sure of”), from the adjective certain, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”). Compare to Spanish acertar. Pronunciation: /ˌæsəˈteɪn/, /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/, /ˌæsəˈtæɪn/ 1. To find out definitely; to discover or establish. Labels: transitive Example: As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed. Example: “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]” 2. To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Therfore the saide cõmissioners shall mowe say that nowe late during the parlement the King ascertaigned of the saide maliciouse pʳpose of his enemys, willed and desired the lords being then present to shewe their̃ good willes aide and helpe for the saide rescues[…] Example: We would most gladly ye came yourself if that ye may […] praying you to ascertain us of your News. 3. To look for something lost. Labels: Yorkshire, dated, intransitive 4. To establish, to prove. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: The two firſt lines of the following book ſeem to aſcertain the true meaning of the concluſion of this, and to prove ſufficiently that by Ωκεανός here, Homer could not poſſibly intend any other than a river. Example: In 1695 he [Walter Moyle] was chosen to represent the borough of Saltash in parliament ; a circumstance which ascertains the piece before us to have been written subsequent to that period. 5. To ensure or effect. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: It is true, that no diligence can aſcertain ſucceſs ; death may intercept the ſwifteſt career ; but he who is cut off in the execution of an honeſt undertaking, has at leaſt the honour of falling in his rank, and has fought the battle, though he miſſed the victory. Example: The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority in the house of lords, persuaded the queen to take a measure which nothing but necessity could justify.
Word: fucked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English -ed English fucked From fuck + -ed. Pronunciation: /fʌkt/ 1. Irreparably or catastrophically broken. Labels: vulgar Example: I can't repair your computer: it's fucked, mate. Example: Let this train wreck burn more slowly / Kids are victims in this story / Drown our youth with useless warnings / Teenage rules, they're fucked and boring 2. In trouble; in a hopeless situation. Labels: vulgar Example: He's lost his map in the middle of a desert! He's fucked. Example: They're inspecting the plant tomorrow and our maintenance person is out sick? I guess we're fucked, then! 3. Very drunk. Labels: vulgar Example: Man, I was mixing all sorts of drinks, and by the end of the night I was so fucked! 4. Clipping of fucked up (“disturbing or reprehensible”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, vulgar Example: I'll be awake all night finishing all the work I had to bring home. That is so fucked! Example: This is fucked! We got to figure out how to get an escape plan! 5. Tired. Labels: vulgar Example: I'm so fucked – I didn't get home until 5am. 6. Bothered to do something. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: I can’t be fucked to look it up.
Word: fucked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English -ed English fucked From fuck + -ed. Pronunciation: /fʌkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of fuck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antithrombin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæntɪˈθɹɒmbɪn/, /ˌæntaɪˈθɹɒmbɪn/ 1. A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: knees Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /niːz/ 1. plural of knee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knees Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /niːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knee Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pullout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pull out. 1. A withdrawal, especially of armed forces. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level or climbing flight. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Synonym of liftout (“quotation given special visual treatment”). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Capt. Greg Baarts with the CHP Northern Division says information pulled from the SUV's software shows the vehicle was stopped at the highway pullout before it accelerated straight off the cliff. 6. The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the surfboard into or over the back of a wave. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here's a pretty strange pullout. An "El Rollo." When Corky does something strange, everyone for 50 yards knows all about it. Example: Most pullouts, then and today, are done by simply angling or pivoting the board up and over the wave crest. 7. The coitus interruptus method of birth control. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: armed forces Part of Speech: noun 1. The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: What dictators fear most is losing the support of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth.
Word: supplement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/, /ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/, /ˈsɐp.lə.mənt/ 1. Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency. Example: Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct Example: Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent. 2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date. 3. An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose. Example: the literary supplement Example: "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!" 4. An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle. 5. A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage). Example: Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements. Example: Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient. 6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant. Example: There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak. 7. An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
Word: supplement Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/, /ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/, /ˈsɐp.lə.mənt/ 1. To provide or make a supplement to something. Example: I supplement my income by working as a model. Example: Using the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so forming an almost completely sheltered corner. Fifty years later, this massive mole is still standing up to the worst that the Irish Sea can do.
Word: eke out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From obsolete eke (“to add to, augment; to increase”) + out. 1. To supplement. Labels: transitive Example: The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden. Example: Now the reaſons why they teach the calves to drink ſo ſoon are various. [...] Secondly, the goodwife ſaves milk by this way of drinking, for ſhe quickly ekes out the milk with pottage, &c. 2. To obtain with difficulty or effort. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: squeeze out Example: He eked out a living selling vegetables from his garden.
Word: Ludgate Hill Part of Speech: name Etymology: Despite the claim by the Norman-Welsh Geoffry of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae that Ludgate was so called for having been built by the ancient British king called Lud—a manifestation of the god Nodens—the name is believed by later writers to be derived from "flood gate" or "Fleet gate", from "ludgeat", meaning "back gate" or "postern", or from the Old English term "hlid-geat", meaning "postern" or "swing gate". Pronunciation: /lʌdɡeɪt hɪl/ 1. The hill on which St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is built. Example: As for the other syllable of London’s name, the “ Dun ” or “ Strong Place,” was undoubtedly on the hill called Ludgate Hill, on which St. Paul’s Cathedral stands to-day. 2. A street in the City of London that runs from St Paul's Churchyard, joining Fleet Street at Ludgate Circus. There was once a railway station named Ludgate Hill. Example: It belonged to that incredible trio, St. Paul's, Ludgate Hill and Holborn, so close together that a long train could almost be in all three stations at once. Ludgate Hill has gone into the dusty limbo of forgotten stations, but its subterranean brassy bar long survived in the arches below, [...].
Word: Anglo-Indian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Anglo- Old French Inde Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Anglo-Norman indienbor. Middle English Indien English Indian English Anglo-Indian From Anglo- + Indian. 1. A person with mixed Indian and English or British ancestry. 2. A person of English or British citizenship or ancestry living in India. Labels: historical
Word: Anglo-Indian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Anglo- Old French Inde Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Anglo-Norman indienbor. Middle English Indien English Indian English Anglo-Indian From Anglo- + Indian. 1. Of, relating to, or between India and England or Britain. Labels: not-comparable Example: Anglo-Indian relations 2. Of or relating to British or Company rule in India. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Anglo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From New Latin Anglo-, from Late Latin Anglī, Anglus (“Anglo-Saxon(s)”), derived from Latin Anglia (“England”), ultimately from Germanic. Influenced by French anglo-. Displaced native Old English Angel-. Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ/, /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ/, /ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/, /ˈɛŋ.ɡlɐʉ/ 1. A combining form relating to England or, by extension, the United Kingdom. Labels: morpheme Example: Anglo-Indian rule brought railroads, but also some of the worst famines in history. Example: Anglo-German naval rivalry was a contributing factor to the First World War. 2. A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock. Labels: morpheme Example: The Anglo-Indian Cliff Richard's 1952 "Move It" is sometimes credited as the first British rock hit. Example: T.S. Eliot was an anglophile. 3. A combining form relating to the English language. Labels: morpheme Example: Japanese anglophones—but not Chinese ones—often struggle with distinguishing /r/ and /l/.
Word: jugular vein Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.
Word: deoxygenate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English oxygenate English deoxygenate From de- + oxygenate. Pronunciation: /diˈɒksɪdʒɪneɪt/ 1. To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood). Labels: transitive