nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Marcos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Either named after various members of the Marcos family, or derived from Spanish Marcos, referring to Saint Mark. 1. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines (named after Mariano Marcos) 2. A barangay of Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 3. A barangay of Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. 4. Former name of Sabañgan (a barangay of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines)
Word: loquats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loquat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bahram Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bahrām. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bahrām Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian بهرام (bahrâm). Doublet of Vahagn. 1. Verethragna; The Zoroastrian concept of “victory over resistance” and, as the hypostasis of victory, one of the principal figures in the Zoroastrian pantheon of yazatas.
Word: Vahram Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bahrām. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: held up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hold up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amperometric Part of Speech: adj 1. That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: aquation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aqua- + -ation. 1. The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: azoxybenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From azoxy + benzene. 1. The azoxy compound C₆H₅-N=N(O)-C₆H₅ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: biophotoreactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English photoreactor English biophotoreactor From bio- + photoreactor. 1. A vessel, usually of glass, in which a biochemical product is manufactured by illumination of a colony of an organism such as algae.
Word: conductimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conduct Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English conductimetry From conduct + -metry. 1. The measurement of the conductance of a solution, especially during a reaction or titration Labels: uncountable
Word: jejuna Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jejunum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kilroy was here Part of Speech: phrase 1. Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel. 2. Graffiti scrawled by random anglophones in random locations, with no associations or connotations
Word: Kilroy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪlɹɔɪ/ 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: whid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”). 1. A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
Word: whid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”). 1. To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
Word: whid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”). 1. A lie; a falsehood. Labels: Scotland, obsolete 2. A word. Labels: obsolete 3. A quarrel. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: whid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”). 1. To tell a lie. Labels: Scotland, intransitive, obsolete
Word: audax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin audāx, via Italian. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dæks/ 1. A non-competitive long-distance (often over 200 km) cycling event. Example: […] the self-acknowledged stereotype of the audaxer as a socially awkward middle-aged man, […] carefully avoiding eye contact as a volunteer serves him his cup of tea and plate of baked beans in one of the draughty village halls that typically host audax controls. Example: Probably the best-known aspect of audaxes is the brevet card. This is a small card you must have stamped at various checkpoints, called controls, along the route, to prove you’ve ridden the audax, completed each section within the time limit and not taken the train.
Word: deaerated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːˈeəɹeɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deaerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deaerated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /diːˈeəɹeɪtəd/ 1. From which the air or gas has been removed
Word: deaerate 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English aerate English deaerate From de- + aerate. Pronunciation: /diːˈeəɹeɪt/ 1. To remove the air or gas from the interstices of something, such as a liquid or solid. Example: Near-synonyms: deair, degas
Word: deazapurine Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English aza- English purine English deazapurine From de- + aza- + purine. 1. Any of several bicyclic heterocycles formally derived from purine by replacing a nitrogen atom with one of carbon.
Word: futhermore Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of furthermore. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: ellipticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English elliptic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ellipticity From elliptic + -ity. 1. The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or spherical form) Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of this flattening that is a function of the ellipse's equatorial and polar radii Labels: countable
Word: pass by Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɑːs ˈbaɪ/, /pæs ˈbaɪ/ 1. To travel past without stopping. Labels: intransitive Example: I noticed my wife pass by with a bag of shopping. Example: I can hear them whisper as we pass by It's a bad sign, bad sign 2. To travel past (something) without stopping; (figurative) to ignore, to disregard. Labels: transitive Example: I had the distinct worry that happiness would pass me by. Example: Though these notes have no pretensions to being a comprehensive catalogue, we cannot pass Euston by. Euston is not a typically English station. 3. To elapse. Labels: intransitive Example: Nearly a year has passed by since I first laid eyes on him. 4. To drop by. Labels: Philippines
Word: Hab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from Habs. 1. A member of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
Word: hunt down Part of Speech: verb Etymology: hunt + down 1. To hunt something and capture or kill it. Labels: transitive 2. To destroy by persecution or violence. Labels: transitive 3. To find with difficulty. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: I managed to hunt down a surviving copy of the magazine. Example: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
Word: glugging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of glug Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glugging Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that glugs.
Word: FSN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Fox Sports Network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Mustapha Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Mustafa. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The past few days have been an "unimaginable nightmare" for Mustapha Kharbouch, the Palestinian Brown University student who online commentators falsely blamed for the shooting.
Word: threeway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From three + way. 1. Alternative spelling of three-way (“sexual act involving three people”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phrag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæɡ/, [ˈfɹʷæɡ], /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡ/, [ˈfɹʷeɪ̯ɡ] 1. Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass. Labels: uncountable Example: "Phrag is a monoculture that squeezes out all other species." The two phrag programs have been so successful that funding for similar-scale projects is targeting other locations in the tidelands.
Word: vaginalitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vaginal Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English vaginalitis From vaginal + -itis. 1. Vaginitis of the tunica vaginalis testis. Labels: uncountable
Word: fireman's carry Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique that allows a person to carry another person on the shoulders without assistance. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ventrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ventral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ventrally From ventral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛntɹəli/ 1. In a ventral manner or orientation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vertebræ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vertebra Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: vocalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English -ise English vocalise From vocal + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: vocalise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French. Pronunciation: /vəʊkəˈliːz/ 1. A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
Word: vocalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vocalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vocalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vocalise Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vocalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vocalise Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: unreturnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + returnable. 1. That is not able to be returned. Example: But for Native people in this country, all over the Americas, it’s been developed over, buried ancestral land, glass and concrete and wire and steel, unreturnable covered memory. 2. That is not designed to be returned; nonreturnable.
Word: moosey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English moose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English moosey From moose + -y. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a moose. Labels: informal 2. Having an abundance of moose. Example: It is all mossy and moosey.
Word: mooseyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English moosey 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 mooseyness From moosey + -ness. 1. The condition of being moosey. Labels: humorous, rare, uncountable Example: As you gradually arrive at that third stage of comprehension — appreciating the moose in all its mooseyness — notice how it has evolved exquisitely for its habitat.
Word: air brakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air brake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turns into Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of turn into Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: turning into Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of turn into Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turned into Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of turn into Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jizzing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jizz Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Moabites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moabite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evaluator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evaluate + -or. 1. Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates. Labels: agent, form-of Example: They were asked to program an expression evaluator that could determine the value of a numeric expression.
Word: evaluators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evaluator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trier of fact Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or group of people given the responsibility of determining the facts of a case from evidence presented in a legal proceeding.
Word: lc Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of lower case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: relier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rely + -er. 1. One who relies.
Word: FCB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of file control block. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FCB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of FC Barcelona, a famous Spanish sports club from Barcelona, best known for its football (soccer) section; from Catalan FCB (“Futbol Club Barcelona”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of FC Bayern Munich, a famous German football (soccer) team from Munich. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: chronotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English taxis English chronotaxis From chrono- + taxis. 1. A list or table, sorted in chronological order, of people who held an office. Mostly used for the succession of bishops.
Word: Calder Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”) 1. A number of rivers: 2. A number of rivers: 3. A number of rivers: 4. A number of rivers: 5. A number of rivers: 6. A number of rivers: 7. A number of rivers: 8. A number of rivers: 9. A number of rivers: 10. A number of other places: 11. A number of other places: 12. A number of other places: 13. A number of other places: 14. A number of other places: 15. A number of other places: 16. A surname.
Word: Camus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word. 1. A surname from French. 2. Albert Camus, French author and philosopher
Word: combat armor suit Part of Speech: noun 1. a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research
Word: pizzetta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian pizzetta (“small pizza”). 1. A small pizza.
Word: militiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English militia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English militiate From militia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /mɪˈlɪʃieɪt/ 1. To raise a militia; to wage, or prepare for, war. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete Example: November 16 1759, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann We continue to militiate , and to raise light troops , and when we have armed every apprentice in England , I suppose we shall translate our fears to Germany
Word: positivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English positive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English positivity From positive + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi], /ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, [ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] 1. The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism; optimism. Labels: uncountable 2. The result of being positive. Labels: countable 3. The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rail gun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of railgun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: railgun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rail + gun. * (railway gun): From being a gun mounted on a rail car, and being railroad-mobile. * (EM gun): From being a projectile ejecting device with a pair of electric conducting rails that a launch sled runs along, which shoots the projectile. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/, /ˈɹeɪ.jəl.ɡʌn/, [ˈɹeɪɫ.ɡʌn], [ˈɹeɪ.jəɫ.ɡʌn] 1. An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails. 2. A railway gun. 3. A benchrest rifle.
Word: coil gun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coilgun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gauss gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A coilgun.
Word: railroad gun Part of Speech: noun 1. a railway gun
Word: railway gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car. 2. An ironclad railway wagon with turrets mounted on it, as part of an armoured train.
Word: rail car Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of railcar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: electric gun Part of Speech: noun 1. An electroshock gun; a taser; a stun gun. 2. A gun with electrically powered components, such as the reloader or barrel rotator. 3. A gun that uses electricity to vaporize water as the propulsive force on the ballistic projectile. 4. A gun that uses electromagnetic, electric or magnetic force to propel a projectile. 5. A gun that uses electromagnetic, electric or magnetic force to propel a projectile. 6. A type of ray gun
Word: combat armour suit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of combat armor suit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: have a crack at Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt (something); to try to do (something). Example: Let me have a crack at it.
Word: contrafact Part of Speech: noun 1. A new musical composition built out of an already existing one, most often a new melody overlaid on a familiar harmonic structure. An important part of the development of bebop. Contrafacts are not to be confused with musical quotations, which borrow rhythms or melodies from an existing composition.
Word: don'tcha Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a reduction of don't you 1. Pronunciation spelling of don't you. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: What's the matter? Don'tcha believe me?
Word: spalpeen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A late 18th-century term, from Irish spailpín. Pronunciation: /spalˈpiːn/ 1. A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person. Labels: Ireland, ethnic, slur Example: "And they stood you before the magistrates, like a spalpeen or a tinker." / "Sure the French wouldn't bring with them barrels of coppers for the spalpeens of Connaught. It is murder and bloodshed they would bring." Example: The men were mainly evicted farmers from Connaught and West Cork, beggared spalpeens from Carlow and Waterford; a cooper, some farriers, a horse-knacker from Kerry; a couple of Galway fishermen who had managed to sell their nets. 2. A good-for-nothing person. Labels: Ireland, endearing, sometimes Example: [A] fortunate accident […] happened to me when I was a very little boy. A good-hearted old Irish nurse (whom I shall not forget in my will) took me up one day by the heels, when I was making more noise than was necessary, and, swinging me round two or three times, d——d my eyes for "a skreeking little spalpeen," and then knocked my head into a cocked hat against the bed-post. This, I say, decided my fate, and made my fortune.
Word: xenophoby Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of xenophobia. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: pigmentate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English pigment Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pigmentate From pigment + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To colour with pigments.
Word: goat's cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of goat cheese. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […]it may easily become so to an enlarged extent when goat′s cheese shall be offered in our markets. Example: 2002, New Statesman, Volume 131, Issues 4577-4585, page 47, On the other hand, goat′s cheeses made by the British equivalents of Mme Blondeau, though you feel you ought to like them, never seem as inspired as their French counterparts.
Word: unsecure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- (“not”) + secure (adjective). Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsure, as well as of etymology 2. 1. Synonym of insecure. Labels: rare Example: All great concernments must delays endure; Example: Has my Goodnes Clemencie, loue, and fauour gratious raysed thee From a Condition next to popular labour Tooke thee from all the dubitable hazards Of Fortune, her most unsecure aduentures And grafted thee into a Branch of honor […]
Word: unsecure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- (inversive prefix) + secure (verb). Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsure, as well as of etymology 1. 1. To make insecure or less secure. Labels: transitive
Word: pizzette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pizzette. 1. Synonym of pizzetta (“small pizza”).
Word: pizzette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian pizzette, plural of pizzetta. 1. plural of pizzetta. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indomite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin indomitus. 1. untamed; savage; wild Labels: obsolete Example: No Lion so terrible, no Elephant so mighty, no Tiger so fierce, no Fowle so rauening, no Whale so monstrous, no not any creature so indomite, but that it was subiect vnto mans dominion, while man was subiect to his Lord and Maker.
Word: erythemal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English erythema Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English erythemal From erythema + -al. 1. Relating to, or causing erythema Labels: not-comparable
Word: ferrioxalate Part of Speech: noun 1. The anion Fe(C₂O₄)₃³⁻ or any salt containing this anion; potassium ferrioxalate is used as a standard in actinometry
Word: fluorometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fluorometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fluorometric From fluorometry + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: furyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English furyl From furan + -yl. 1. The univalent radical derived from furan Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: halfwidth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half + width. 1. Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column. Labels: not-comparable Example: This would convert any half-width katakana characters to full-width katakana. Example: ...and half-width (zenkaku, hankaku) alphabets are regarded as separate...
Word: halfwidth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From half + width. 1. The width of a spectroscopic peak at half its height.
Word: hematoporphyrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hemato- German Porphyrinbor. English porphyrin English hematoporphyrin From hemato- + porphyrin. 1. The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom)
Word: joulemeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joule + -meter. 1. Any of various devices used to measure energy (especially electrical energy) in joules
Word: unambiguousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous English unambiguous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unambiguousness From unambiguous + -ness. 1. The property of being unambiguous. Labels: uncountable
Word: unfertile 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- English fertile English unfertile From un- + fertile. 1. Not fertile. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ungenerously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ungenerous Middle English -ly English -ly English ungenerously From ungenerous + -ly. 1. In an ungenerous manner.
Word: ungerminated 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- English germinated English ungerminated From un- + germinated. 1. Not having germinated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unhemmed Part of Speech: adj 1. Lacking a hem. Labels: not-comparable Example: The unhemmed skirt would soon unravel, but it would last long enough.
Word: unhemmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unhem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unhem Part of Speech: verb 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-Germanic *himaz Old English heom Middle English hem English hem English unhem From un- + hem. 1. To remove a hem; to undo the process of hemming.
Word: unhems Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unhem Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhemming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unhem Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unicolored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English -ed English unicolored From uni- + color + -ed. 1. Being only one color. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unknit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unknitten, unknetten, uncnütten, from Old English uncnyttan, equivalent to un- + knit. 1. To unravel. Example: Exhaustion will unknit even the ordered mind. Example: Fie, fie, vnknit that thretaning vnkinde brovv, / And dart not ſcornefull glances from thoſe eies, / To vvound thy Lord, thy King, thy Gouernour. 2. To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.
Word: unknit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unknitten, unknetten, uncnütten, from Old English uncnyttan, equivalent to un- + knit. 1. Not knitted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unknits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unknit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unknitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unknit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unknitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unknit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unknitted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not knitted. Labels: not-comparable Example: It appeared that Lady Jane had by this time become so inextricably entangled in unknitted wool that the only way she could disentangle herself was by coming up to town to continue there with proper help the preparation of mittens against the winter cold. Example: There was no eyebrow left unknitted.
Word: unknowledgeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English knowledge Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English knowledgeable English unknowledgeable From un- + knowledgeable. 1. Lacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
Word: broken consort Part of Speech: noun 1. an instrumental ensemble that developed in Europe during the Renaissance.
Word: voidance Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of voiding, of defecating or removing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The quality of being void. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: voidances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voidance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broken consorts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broken consort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gullibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gullible Middle English -ly English -ly English gullibly From gullible + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌlɪbli/ 1. In a gullible way or manner.
Word: leucocyanide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- English cyanide English leucocyanide From leuco- + cyanide. 1. Any of various colourless cyanide compounds that are readily converted to coloured forms, most often by exposure to light.
Word: manometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Ancient Greek μανός (manós) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English manometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English manometric From manometry + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer Labels: not-comparable
Word: manometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Ancient Greek μανός (manós) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English manometry From Ancient Greek μανός (manós, “thin, rare”) + English -metry. 1. The measurement of pressure using a manometer Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microelectrochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + electrochemical. 1. Describing any very small electrochemical device or procedure Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to microelectrochemistry Labels: not-comparable
Word: microheterogeneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + heterogeneous. 1. That is heterogeneous only on a very small scale.
Word: nonirradiated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + irradiated. 1. That has not been irradiated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonphotolyzed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + photolyzed. 1. Not photolyzed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photolyzed Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been subjected to photolysis.
Word: photolyzed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of photolyze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonpolarized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + polarized. 1. Not polarized Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonreacted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + reacted. 1. Not reacted; unreacted Labels: not-comparable
Word: photoaquation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English aquation English photoaquation From photo- + aquation. 1. photochemical aquation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photoconversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English conversion English photoconversion From photo- + conversion. 1. photochemical conversion
Word: photocycloreversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English cycloreversion English photocycloreversion From photo- + cycloreversion. 1. photochemical cycloreversion
Word: cycloreversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English reversion English cycloreversion From cyclo- + reversion. 1. The reversal of any cycloaddition reaction; cycloelimination
Word: photodamage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English damage English photodamage From photo- + damage. 1. photochemical damage
Word: photodamaging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English damaging English photodamaging From photo- + damaging. 1. That causes photodamage.
Word: photodecolouration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English decolouration English photodecolouration From photo- + decolouration. 1. photochemical decolouration
Word: decolouration Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /diːˌkʌləˈɹeɪʃən/, /diːˌkʊləˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. The reversal of colouration; bleaching Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photoelimination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English elimination English photoelimination From photo- + elimination. 1. photochemical elimination
Word: photoexchange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English exchange English photoexchange From photo- + exchange. 1. photochemical exchange
Word: photofading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English fading English photofading From photo- + fading. 1. photochemical fading Labels: uncountable
Word: photohydrolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English hydrolysis English photohydrolysis From photo- + hydrolysis. 1. photochemical hydrolysis Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photoreversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English reversion English photoreversion From photo- + reversion. 1. photochemical reversion
Word: phototransformation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English transformation English phototransformation From photo- + transformation. 1. photochemical transformation
Word: photoelectronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English electronic English photoelectronic From photo- + electronic. 1. Describing any electronic effect or device that is affected by light.
Word: kotow Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊˈtaʊ/ 1. Alternative spelling of kowtow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kotow Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊˈtaʊ/ 1. Alternative spelling of kowtow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kotowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kotow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kotowing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kowtowing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kotowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kotow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kotows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kotow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kotows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kotow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: leade Part of Speech: noun 1. That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling. Example: The bullet must then jump some distance before it enters the leade of the rifling in the barrel. There is always some tendency for skidding to occur before the rifling fully engages […]
Word: party animal Part of Speech: noun 1. A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive. Labels: idiomatic Example: . . . Tad Allagash, a stripling adman and Manhattan party animal with inexhaustible supplies of Bolivian Marching Powder (coy for cocaine).
Word: exotic dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. A stripper. Labels: euphemistic Example: So you want to date a stripper? If you've answered yes, you've already made a big mistake. The woman you want to date is an “exotic dancer.” If you call a dancer a stripper, you've immediately insulted her. Example: The U.S. has thousands of strip clubs that, some reports say, collectively take in as much as $6 billion every year. […] I spoke with Liza[…] about how she became an exotic dancer, how the adult-entertainment industry is changing with increasing priority of the internet, and why people don’t consider her job respectable. 2. A pole dancer. Labels: euphemistic 3. A belly dancer. Labels: euphemistic
Word: self-selection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English selection English self-selection From self- + selection. 1. Selecting oneself for something. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Selecting something for oneself. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “I think some of you might decide that this place isn’t for you, and that self-selection is OK with me,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. 3. An item selected by oneself. Labels: countable, usually 4. A form of nonprobability sampling bias in which individuals select themselves into a group. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ornithosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ornitho- + -osis. 1. A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: parrot disease Part of Speech: noun 1. psittacosis Labels: uncountable
Word: housemaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + master. 1. A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.
Word: housemasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housemaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pharmaco- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug”). 1. medication Labels: morpheme
Word: Ter Sami Part of Speech: name 1. One of the languages spoken by the Sami people, now moribund.
Word: Kemi Sami Part of Speech: name 1. One of the languages once spoken by the Sami people, now extinct.
Word: Ume Sami Part of Speech: name 1. One of the languages spoken by the Sami people, now moribund.
Word: Pite Sami Part of Speech: name 1. One of the languages spoken by the Sami people, now moribund.
Word: Akkala Sami Part of Speech: name 1. A language, once spoken by the Sami people, that became extinct in 2003.
Word: catflap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cat flap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PMG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Postmaster General. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: asana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːsənə/ 1. A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga. Example: She had taught him several yoga asanas and now every morning he obediently performed them while he thought of her sitting somewhere out among the olives beyond the tower in the lotus pose which seemed to cost her no effort at all, intoning the Aum […] 2. A moth of species Melese asana, of tropical South America.
Word: asana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog 1. Pterocarpus indicus (syn. Pterocarpus echinatus), found from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands. 2. The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
Word: asana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of asna 1. Indian laurel, asna (Terminalia elliptica, syn. Terminalia tomentosa), Terminalia alata, of south and southeastern Asia. Labels: India
Word: photoelement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English element English photoelement From photo- + element. 1. The part of a photoelectric device that converts light energy into electricity
Word: photoisomerized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English isomerized English photoisomerized From photo- + isomerized. 1. photochemically isomerized
Word: isomerized Part of Speech: adj 1. converted from one isomer to another
Word: pranayama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit प्राणायाम (prāṇāyāma), from प्राण (prāṇá, “life force, vital energy, the breath”) (whence also English prana) + आयाम (āyāma, “lengthening, extending, stretching”). 1. Breathing techniques; breath control, often synchronized with movements between asanas in yoga. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photokinetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English kinetics English photokinetics From photo- + kinetics. 1. The study of photokinesis Labels: uncountable
Word: photoproduced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English produced English photoproduced From photo- + produced. 1. produced by light, especially by photochemical action. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photoreactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English reactor English photoreactor From photo- + reactor. 1. Any vessel in which a photochemical reaction takes place
Word: nice and Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪsənd/ 1. Pleasingly; adequately; thoroughly. Labels: not-comparable Example: The pie came out of the oven nice and hot. Example: Everything they're doing is nice and legal, thanks to the tireless work of their lobbyists. [sarcastic tone of approval]
Word: repoussé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpuːseɪ/, /ɹəˌpuːˈseɪ/ 1. A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side. Labels: uncountable Example: […] the extraordinary thinness of the walls of these vases, which reminds us of the finest china, or even of Venetian glass. Some of them have elements in their designs stamped out into low relief to represent the repoussé ornament natural to such metal-work.
Word: repoussé Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French repoussé (“pushed up”), ultimately from Latin pulsare (“to push”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpuːseɪ/, /ɹəˌpuːˈseɪ/ 1. To use this metalworking technique.
Word: that's the ticket Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Ellipsis of that's the ticket for soup, from the 1820s. 1. That's just right; that's just what is needed. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: I'll admit, I like how you kick it / Now you're talkin' baby, that's the ticket