nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: above ground Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From above + ground. Pronunciation: /əˈbʌvˌɡɹaʊnd/ 1. On or above the surface of the ground. Example: "This place Rome? It is but the tomb of mighty Rome." He showed Gerard . . . the gigantic vestiges of antiquity that peeped aboveground here and there. Example: Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals. 2. Not dead and buried; alive. Labels: figuratively Example: Alice: I told you, he don't have no wife, not aboveground, anyhow. 3. Not of or relating to the social or political underground; in the open; existing within or produced by the establishment. Example: More disturbing was that zines and underground culture didn't seem to be any sort of threat to this aboveground world. Example: And they argue that if aboveground activists continue to express public sympathy for their underground counterparts […]
Word: abrasiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abrasive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abrasiveness From abrasive + -ness. 1. The property, quality or instance of being abrasive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The only abrasivenesses in her stories are the ones she deliberately puts there to be smoothed away as her fictional children progress towards the desired conclusion – so that she can begin another story and do the same thing all over again.
Word: absentminded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of absent-minded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: absentmindedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English absentminded Middle English -ly English -ly English absentmindedly From absentminded + -ly. 1. Alternative form of absent-mindedly. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Jane turned slowly toward the bureau, but merely from force of habit. What was Stephen doing on Pine Street at this hour? She rearranged her hair absentmindedly. Example: Across the aisle, she was absentmindedly fiddling with a loose piece of yarn that had unraveled from her sweater, wrapping it around her finger the same way Derek was wrapped around her finger. And she didn't even know it. Hoo-boy. She killed him.
Word: absentmindedness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of absent-mindedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: absorbingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English absorbing Middle English -ly English -ly English absorbingly From absorbing + -ly. Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /əbˈsɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /æbˈzɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/, /əbˈzɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/ 1. In an absorbing manner. Example: She told that story absorbingly, so nobody paid attention to anything else. Example: It's an absorbingly well-crafted film.
Word: abstemiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abstemious Middle English -ly English -ly English abstemiously From abstemious + -ly. Pronunciation: /æbˈsti.mi.əs.li/, /əbˈsti.mi.əs.li/ 1. Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink. Example: He lived abstemiously for his entire life, eschewing pleasure for purity.
Word: blacksploitation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of blaxploitation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: citronella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French citron French -elle French citronnellebor. English citronella Borrowed from French citronnelle. 1. A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: blaxploitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film) or blend of blax + exploitation. 1. A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. Labels: uncountable
Word: abstractest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English abstractest From abstract + -est. 1. superlative form of abstract: most abstract Labels: form-of, rare, superlative Example: But the copula is related to the copulable, so the copula itself cannot be the abstractest representation
Word: abstractest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English abstractest From abstract + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of abstract Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: abstrict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin ab (“by”) + stringō (“to draw tight”) Pronunciation: /æbˈstɹɪkt/ 1. To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint Labels: transitive
Word: accelerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accelerate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:accelerated.
Word: accelerated Part of Speech: adj 1. Moving or progressing faster than is usual. Example: The requirement that students read textual materials before their first class is probably more important for accelerated than intensive courses, but it is relevant for both. 2. Happening sooner than expected. Example: OMB's November 15 deadline for the PAR submission is earlier than the statutory deadline. OMB's recent memorandum to agency heads on the subject made this accelerated deadline permanent
Word: archi- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin, lead, rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)kɪ/ 1. Alternative form of arch-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: byline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + line. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪlaɪn/ 1. A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name. Example: Paste Magazine opted not to put a byline on its harsh review of Swift’s album, citing safety concerns for the writer. 2. A touchline.
Word: byline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From by- + line. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪlaɪn/ 1. To provide (an article) with a byline. Labels: transitive Example: Mitchell, Lange and Brus (2013) find that in a top international relations Journal^([sic])—ISQ—83 percent of men's citation are to research bylined by just men, while 57 percent of women's citations are to articles bylined by just men (table 2).
Word: fuck you Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˈfʌk‿ˌjuː/, /ˈfɐk‿ˌjʉː/ 1. Expresses discontent or contempt. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: So you're not gonna help me?! Well, fuck you! Example: What made you decide to mistreat him? Fuck you, that's what. 2. Go away; go to hell. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: You’ve done enough to ruin our outing, so fuck you! 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fuck, you. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar
Word: fuck you Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʌk‿ˌjuː/, /ˈfɐk‿ˌjʉː/ 1. An insulting and humiliating action against somebody. Labels: vulgar Example: Humiliating your kid on national television for a short-term profit is one of the biggest fuck yous that a parent can ever give to their own child. Example: I think there is a bit of a desire to be active in funding these alternatives as a fuck you to both Wall Street and Elon Musk.
Word: rheumatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “to suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”) Pronunciation: /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/, /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/ 1. Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach. Example: The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair. 2. Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: proclivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prōclīvitās, from prōclīvis (“prone to”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/, /pɹəˈklɪvɪti/, /pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/, [pɹoʊˈklɪvɪɾi], /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/ 1. A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent. Example: The child has a proclivity for exaggeration. Example: This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.
Word: percolate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/, /ˈpɝkəleɪt/, /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ 1. To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. Labels: transitive Example: Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […] 2. To drain or seep through a porous substance. Labels: intransitive Example: Water percolates through sand. 3. To make (coffee) in a percolator. Labels: transitive Example: I'll percolate some coffee. Example: Boiled, percolated, pressed, or filtered, black coffee ranges from a light tea-like drink to deep black brew. 4. (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way. Labels: intransitive 5. To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation. Example: Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.
Word: percolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/, /ˈpɝkəleɪt/, /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ 1. A liquid that has been percolated. Labels: rare Example: Fluidextracts are liquid alcoholic preparations of uniform and definite strength, made by percolating drugs with menstrua, and concentrating a portion of the percolate […]
Word: tappen Part of Speech: noun 1. A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during hibernation. Labels: uncountable Example: The inference drawn by the northern chasseurs from this is, that the tappen, in conjunction with repose, is the cause of the bear retaining his condition, though without taking any kind of nourishment, for nearly one-half of the year. Example: No food can pass through the system and a mechanical obstruction called a tappen or plug blocks the passage.
Word: hypostatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒstətaɪz/ 1. To render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substance; to construe a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept as a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character. Labels: transitive Example: On the other hand, there were a few who could see no objective reality in anything but individuals, and looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals. Example: Positivism, restricted to a programme of investigating observable particulars, cannot grasp the ‘self-formative process of man as process’. It hypostatizes the abstract concept of fact or datum. 2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. Labels: transitive Example: Progressives are wrong to hypostatize their belief in mankind's eternal advance, and to disavow anything that does not fit this preordained vision. Example: Roman Christianity is characterized by filial love and obedience expressed towards the fatherly authority hypostatized in the first Person of the Trinity […]
Word: specific rotation Part of Speech: noun 1. [α]_D, the angle of rotation of the plane of polarization of a ray of monochromatic light that passes through 10cm of the substance in solution at a concentration of 1 gram per millilitre Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pyracanth Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha having small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
Word: percussive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English percuss Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English percussive From percuss + -ive. Pronunciation: /pəˈkʌsɪv/, /pɚˈkʌsɪv/ 1. Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something. Example: He massaged her shoulders with a gentle percussive action. Example: As argued by Dr. Burney, and as implied by the customs of still extant barbarous races, the first musical instruments were, without doubt, percussive—sticks, calabashes, tom-toms—and were used simply to mark the time of the dance ; and in this constant repetition of the same sound, we see music in its most homogeneous form. 2. Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth. Example: Two additional, and much rarer, percussive articulations are represented by symbols in the extIPA chart. Their exclusion from the main IPA chart is an indication that they do not seem to occur as typical forms of adult speech in any part of the world, although they may have some communicative function. The symbol, [ʬ], is used to transcribe a bilabial percussive sound, which might be described in lay terms as lip-smacking.
Word: percussive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English percuss Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English percussive From percuss + -ive. Pronunciation: /pəˈkʌsɪv/, /pɚˈkʌsɪv/ 1. A percussive phone. Example: Percussives are articulations where two rigid or semirigid articulators are struck against each other to produce a short, sharp sound.
Word: maintainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman maintenour, Old French mainteneor, from maintenir (“to maintain”); with later remodelling of the suffix after -er. By surface analysis, maintain + -er. Pronunciation: /meɪnˈteɪnə/ 1. Someone who keeps or upholds something; a steward. Example: He become the maintainer of the software project. Example: Blessed are the maynteyners of peace: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God. 2. A person who does maintenance work. Example: “In somm trouble. Got off trail to go to br. Now lost. Can u call AMC to c if a trail maintainer can help me. Somewhere north of woods road. Xox,” she wrote. Example: “To stay open, the senior enlisted leader of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Forward said he needed people to cover security,” Duncan wrote. “Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF) Pilots, maintainers and support personnel donned their vests, helmets and M-4 rifles and manned defensive fighting positions.” 3. A device used to keep teeth in a given position.
Word: Rosales Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines.
Word: pyracanthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A pyracantha; a plant of the genus Pyracantha; the firethorn.
Word: Pyrex Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pie + r + -ex. First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915. * 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory: *: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex." * The name also connotes the fire of pyro-. 1. A brand of glassware produced by the Corning corporation, capable of resisting high temperatures, and suitable for cooking applications, currently made with tempered glass. 2. A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass. Labels: historical
Word: Pyrex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pie + r + -ex. First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915. * 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory: *: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex." * The name also connotes the fire of pyro-. 1. Alternative form of pyrex. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pyrheliometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English pyr- Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English -meter English pyrheliometer From pyr- + helio- + -meter. 1. A device that measures the intensity of solar radiation received on the surface of the earth.
Word: pyrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek πῠρῑ́της (pŭrī́tēs)bor. Latin pȳritēsder. Old French pyriteder. English pyrite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyritic From pyrite + -ic. 1. of, relating to, or consisting of pyrite or pyrites Labels: not-comparable
Word: complaint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 1. The act of complaining. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: customer complaints Example: noise complaints 2. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company. 3. In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.
Word: transiliac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trans- Latin īliacuslbor. French iliaquebor. English iliac English transiliac From trans- + iliac. 1. Extending between the two ilia. Labels: not-comparable 2. Through an ilium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ilia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ilium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ilium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪlɪəm/ 1. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone. Example: Holonyms: hip bone, os coxae < pelvis 2. The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum). Labels: obsolete
Word: Indus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /⁠hiⁿduš⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬎 (hiṇdu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš or borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) (whence Sindh). Another explication relates the origin of Indus to Indra which itself derives from the root indu, i.e. " water place or water spirit". Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dəs/, /ˈən.dəs/, /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ 1. A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea. Example: The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst their banks following record rains and glacier melt. Example: Floods in the river Sutlej – which originates in Tibet and crosses India before merging into the Indus river – has completely cut off several villages and areas in Pakistan, submerging hundreds of hectares of farmland.
Word: Indus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin Indus (“Indian”), commemorating American Indians. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dəs/, /ˈən.dəs/, /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ 1. A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
Word: Indus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of industry. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dəs/, /ˈən.dəs/, /ˈɪn.ɖəs/ 1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Word: transilience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin transiliens, present participle of transilire to leap across or over. 1. something transilient 2. a leap across something, or from one thing to another
Word: transilient Part of Speech: adj 1. jumping across, or passing over something Labels: not-comparable 2. of the cortical association fibres that pass between nonadjacent convolutions of the brain Labels: not-comparable
Word: stupor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep. Pronunciation: /ˈstjuː.pə/, /ˈstu.pɚ/, /ˈstju.pɚ/ 1. A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He fell into a drunken stupor. Example: She woke from a deep stupor after the medication. 2. A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stupor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep. Pronunciation: /ˈstjuː.pə/, /ˈstu.pɚ/, /ˈstju.pɚ/ 1. To place into a stupor; to stupefy. Labels: transitive
Word: OEM Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of original equipment manufacturer. 1. A company that produces parts to be sold under another company's brand. 2. A value-added reseller; company selling goods assembled from other companies' parts. 3. All makers prior to initial retail sale, in contrast to aftermarket.
Word: OEM Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Initialism of original equipment manufacturer. 1. Describing goods sold by or to an OEM. Labels: not-comparable
Word: OEM Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Office of Emergency Management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: induce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈduːs/, /ɪnˈdjuːs/ 1. To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon. Labels: transitive Example: The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house. 2. To cause, bring about, lead to. Labels: transitive Example: His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep. Example: A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy. 3. To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman). Labels: transitive Example: By the time of my third, five months ago, I was a right bossy cow about what I wanted because I knew the drill. For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream. 4. To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction. Example: The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere. Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents were induced in the copper lines. 5. To infer by induction. Labels: transitive 6. To lead in, bring in, introduce. Labels: obsolete, transitive 7. To draw on, place upon. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: spectator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator. Pronunciation: /spɛkˈteɪtə/, /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/, [ˈspɛkteɪɾɚ] 1. One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors. Example: The cheering spectators watched the fireworks. Example: Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!” 2. One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer. Example: The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.
Word: lake dwelling Part of Speech: noun 1. A prehistoric structure, built over shallow waters, such as a lake or marsh, supported on piles or artificial mounds of earth or wood.
Word: draftee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draft + -ee. Pronunciation: /dɹæfˈti/, /ˈdɹæf.ti/, /dɹɑːfˈti/, /ˈdɹɑːf.ti/ 1. One who is drafted (into a military service, etc). Example: During a televised interview on Wednesday, Shoigu said Russia would be targeting 300,000 draftees, mainly those with recent military experience.
Word: compulsorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English compulsory Middle English -ly English -ly English compulsorily From compulsory + -ly. 1. In a compulsory manner. Example: Soldiers were drafted compulsorily. Example: These Governments [of Ireland and Northern Ireland] have now announced their intention to introduce measures enabling them compulsorily to purchase the railway.
Word: conscript Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/, /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ 1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee. Example: The soldier was a conscript. Example: “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”
Word: conscript Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/, /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ 1. Drafted into a military service or similar. Labels: not-comparable 2. Enrolled; written; registered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conscript Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”). Pronunciation: /kənˈskɹɪpt/ 1. To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct. Labels: transitive Example: Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves. Example: “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sach’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”
Word: conscript Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin cōnstruōder. Latin cōnstrūctusbor. English construct Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English constructed Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language English conlangbf. English con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English conscript From con- (“constructed”) + script. 1. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.
Word: italicise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From italic + -ise. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of italicize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: transistor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of transfer + resistor. Said to have been coined by American engineer John Robinson Pierce in 1947, who used transresistance as the basis for forming transistor. Pronunciation: /tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/ 1. A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions. Example: Switches and transistors control the flow of electricity like valves and faucets control water. Resistors limit the flow of electricity. […] Light is transmitted from the color LED, through the fiber optic cable, to control the NPN transistor (Q2) and red LED (D1). 2. A transistor radio. Labels: dated, informal, metonymically Example: Turn your transistor on and let the music play
Word: transistor radio Part of Speech: noun 1. A (typically small and portable) radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s. Labels: dated
Word: thermionic valve Part of Speech: noun 1. An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc. Labels: historical Example: The age of electronics began in 1906 with Lee De Forest's invention of the vacuum tube, or, as the British (led by John Ambrose Fleming, whose work preceded De Forest's) described it, the thermionic valve.
Word: thermionic Part of Speech: adj 1. Involving the emission of electrons from a heated electrode. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English therm- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English thermion From therm- + ion. 1. An electrically charged particle, either an electron or an ion, emitted by a conducting material at high temperatures
Word: electrode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, first used in his Diary (laboratory notebook) from the Ancient Greek words ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ὁδός (hodós, “way”). By surface analysis, electro- + -ode Pronunciation: /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/, /iˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ 1. The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. Example: From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash. 2. A collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device.
Word: -ode Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)bor. English -ode Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way, journey, travel, means, method, system”). 1. Way, path, travel. Labels: morpheme 2. Way, means, method, system. Labels: morpheme 3. Electrode, electrical conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit. Labels: morpheme
Word: -ode Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “form, likeness”). 1. Characterized by. Labels: morpheme 2. Denoting abundance. Labels: morpheme 3. Resembling, denoting likeness. Labels: morpheme
Word: reference electrode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: reference + electrode 1. An electrode with a stable and accurately known electrode potential.
Word: electrode potential Part of Speech: noun 1. the potential difference of a half-reaction which occurs across a reversible cell made up of any electrode and a standard hydrogen electrode Labels: physical
Word: Nuu-chah-nulth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”). Pronunciation: /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/ 1. A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nuu-chah-nulth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”). Pronunciation: /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/ 1. The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people. Example: Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording.
Word: standard hydrogen electrode Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrode with a standard electrode potential of zero; used as a standard against which other electrodes are measured.
Word: standard electrode potential Part of Speech: noun 1. an electrode potential measured under standard conditions; a temperature or 298K, 1 atmosphere pressure and at 1 mole of the activity of redox participants of the half-reaction.
Word: half-reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. Either the oxidation or the reduction component of a redox reaction
Word: redox Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortening of reduction and oxidation. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːdɒks/, /ˈɹɛdɒks/ 1. Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. Labels: not-comparable
Word: redox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of reduction and oxidation. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːdɒks/, /ˈɹɛdɒks/ 1. (chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Can you have too much redox? Definitely. Example: This will tell us whether redox is occurring, and if so, what is oxidized and reduced.
Word: redox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortening of reduction and oxidation. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːdɒks/, /ˈɹɛdɒks/ 1. To subject to a redox reaction. Labels: transitive
Word: macroeconomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- (“large scale”) + economics. The first published use of the term was by the Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch (1895–1973) in 1933. Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.ɹoʊˌiː.kəˈnɒ.mɪks/, /ˌmæk.ɹoʊˌɛ.kəˈnɒ.mɪks/ 1. The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. Labels: uncountable
Word: touch screen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From touch + screen. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌtʃ ˌskɹiːn/ 1. An input and output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen. Example: When Action Bubbles appear, press the A Button or use the Touch Screen to perfrom that action.
Word: EGR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of exhaust gas recirculation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of element group requirements. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: scouting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who scouts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Careful scoutings by the State Department of Agriculture and Markets were made in 1935, to determine the limits of invasion[…] 2. The Scout Movement. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scouting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of scout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: xenocide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xeno- + -cide. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnəsaɪd/, /ˈziːnəsaɪd/ 1. The killing of a stranger or foreigner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As notorious examples of ritual xenocide, suffice it to mention the foreigners sacrificed on the altar of the goddess Artemis in Colchis, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, 4.45) as well as the ritual of beheading strangers when the reaping season drew to a close, performed by the legendary Lityerses, king of Phyrgia. [...] [In] an act of ritual xenocide in a Cossack villafe [...] Cossacks kill a Turkish woman[.] 2. The genocide of an entire alien species. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The age that began with one xenocide attempted had now ended with other xenocides prevented or, at least, postponed. 3. The intentional killing of an entire foreign (plant or animal) species. Labels: US, colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: marijauna Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of marijuana. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: -trix Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin -trīx, -trīcis. Pronunciation: /-tɹɪks/, /-tɹəks/, /-ʈɹɪks/ 1. Found on the end of words, chiefly female agent nouns. Labels: dated, morpheme 2. Forms nouns defining women who engage in specific forms of sexual dominance (by analogy with dominatrix) Labels: morpheme
Word: CID Part of Speech: noun 1. caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of combat identification; compare IFF. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Acronym of center/centre instrument display. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CID Part of Speech: name 1. Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department Labels: UK, initialism Example: And I am quite sure that Max Carrados won't walk in here without making it certain that if he doesn't soon come out again the C.I.D. will smash down the door if need be to find out what has happened. 2. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Labels: US, initialism 3. Former name of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Division). Labels: US, initialism
Word: peeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's police force; compare bobby, from the given name. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːlɚ/, /ˈpiːlə/ 1. A police officer. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: A peeler man who heard the din came in to see the show; He tried to run the bushman in, but he refused to go. And when at last the barber spoke, and said "'Twas all in fun— 'Twas just a little harmless joke, a trifle overdone." Example: I’d covered pretty nearly two miles before I came across a peeler, — and when I did the man was cracked — and he thought me mad, or drunk, or both. By the time I’d got myself within nodding distance of being run in for obstructing the police in the execution of their duty, […] Holt was out of sight.
Word: dominatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dominātrīx. By surface analysis, dominate + -trix. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ 1. A dominating woman; a female dominator. 2. A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices. Example: Shadowy masked dominatrixes in stiletto-heeled hip boots snap commands and whips with equal fury. Example: But even as movies depicting successful madams, freelance hookers, and dominatrices were celebrating prostitution as a marketplace expression of the new sexual freedom, doubts were emerging, a backlash growing.
Word: dominatrix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin dominātrīx. By surface analysis, dominate + -trix. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ 1. To act as a dominatrix, especially professionally. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Cara, when you reach 18, maybe you will take up "dominatrixing" for a living. Example: Not one single nod is given to the fact is might be something a woman would ever do for the sheer blissy hot of it. Nah, nah, nah, nah, NAH! In fact, in this context, that would probably be beyond horridious. And isn’t that kind of weird. Dominatrixing for money is far more okay (and even kind of family friendly) than dominatrixing for sexual kicks. And you’ve got to wonder why that might be.
Word: accelerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accelerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:accelerating.
Word: accelerating Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of acceleration. Example: the acceleratings and brakings of a vehicle
Word: dominitrix Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dominatrix. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: æra Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of era. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: It is desirable that all people should adopt one and the same æra, independant of moral revolutions, and founded solely on astronomical phænomena. Example: In the fourth century of our æra we find this word made plural, and even feminine, and used as the equivalent of Parcæ.
Word: euphoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English euphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English euphoric From euphoria + -ic. Pronunciation: /juːˈfɒɹɪk/, /juˈfɔɹɪk/ 1. Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria Example: In this moment, I am euphoric. 2. Productive of euphoria, causing great joy. Example: Heroin is the most euphoric drug in use today. Example: Lin gathered herself, took a moment to rehearse the words in her mind, contacted the L.A. number, and delivered her euphoric news to her agent in person
Word: euphoric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English euphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English euphoric From euphoria + -ic. Pronunciation: /juːˈfɒɹɪk/, /juˈfɔɹɪk/ 1. A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
Word: mystical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)der. Latin mysticus Old French mistiqueder. English mystic English -al English mystical From mystic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstɪkəl/, /ˈmɪstɪkl̩/ 1. Relating to mystics or mysticism. 2. Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding. Example: Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training. 3. Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.
Word: ñame Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of name (“yam”).
Word: naught Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (“nothing, naught”). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne + aught. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/, /nɒt/ 1. Nothing. Example: Naught can come of this, you mark my words. Example: Eat! Drink! Love! for all else is naught.
Word: naught Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (“nothing, naught”). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne + aught. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/, /nɒt/ 1. Nothingness. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. Alternative spelling of nought. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: naught Part of Speech: num Etymology: From the Middle English naught, nought, naht, nawiht, from Old English nawiht. Cognate with West Frisian neat (“nothing, naught”). Doublet of nought. Equivalent to ne + aught. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/, /nɒt/ 1. Alternative spelling of nought (“zero”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: trading Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of trade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trading Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade. Example: a trading company 2. Frequented by traders. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: they on the trading flood 3. Venal; corrupt; jobbing. Labels: obsolete Example: a trading politician
Word: trading Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. The carrying on of trade. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boy toy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of boy + toy. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪˌtɔɪ/ 1. A toy meant to be played with by a boy. Labels: literally 2. A gigolo or younger man who is sexually pursued by an older person. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic 3. A young man that is viewed or used similarly to a sex toy. Labels: US, slang Example: HEY DADDY! Boy, 35, is looking for you. Submissive, hairy, eager. Love to serve and service aggressive, verbal, mature man. SM/BD, spanking etc. Couple or daddy who shares his boy toys especially welcome.