nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: white bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Bread made from white flour. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Yes—just become a Communist, and things get all right. Deny your Christ and they will give you white bread in plenty and clothes to wear—" He would hold his breath, would wonder and question: "What is white bread? And who is Christ?" Example: Well, then, fix it up nice, waiter, and make mine baked hash an’ mashed ’taters and stewed corn and waiter!—plain white bread, no fancy rolls! 2. Bread made from white flour. Labels: idiomatic, often, uncountable, usually Example: There's a pretty big difference between American cheese on white bread and sharp cheddar on French bread. 3. A middle-class white person (person of European descent), or a person who 'acts white'. Labels: US, derogatory, ethnic, often, slang, slur, uncountable, usually Example: Teyshawn wanted to yell whitebreads did it—fucking whitebreads. Example: evelyn. Fuck you, white bread. vincent. Oh, I'm white? evelyn. You don't act black. vincent. (smiling) And yet, people still treat me like I'm black.
Word: white bread Part of Speech: adj 1. Bland, boring; flavorless. Labels: US, colloquial, derogatory Example: She's been living in her white bread world / As long as anyone with hot blood can / And now she's looking for a downtown man Example: This is our chance to make a name for ourselves; to show that we're not just some piss-ant white-bread mountain town. 2. Characteristic of or relating to middle-class white people. Labels: US, derogatory, ethnic, often, slang, slur Example: [Rudy] Giuliani is hedging a bit, but he's not the white-bread cop so many blacks expect him to be.
Word: aestival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aestivalis. 1. Alternative spelling of estival. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: azotaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of azotemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: aestivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aestīvātiō, from Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), from aestīvus (“of or pertaining to summer”), from aestās (“summer”) + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/ 1. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The spending or passing of a summer. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: On the Vnder Story, tovvards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or Place of Shade, or Eſtiuation.
Word: Jena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Jena. Pronunciation: /ˈjeɪnə/, /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/ 1. An independent city in Thuringia, Germany. 2. A town, the parish seat of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States, which was named after the German city.
Word: Jena Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/ 1. A female given name of rare usage, variant of Gina.
Word: specific heat Part of Speech: noun 1. An obsolete term for specific heat capacity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: graviera Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of cheese used in Greek cuisine. Labels: uncountable
Word: orally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English oral 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 orally From oral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɹəli/ 1. By mouth. Labels: not-comparable Example: This medicine is taken orally. Swallowing a pill sure beats getting a shot every day. Example: Pleasure your partner orally and manually. 2. Spoken as opposed to written. Labels: not-comparable Example: I took the make-up test orally because my arm is still in a cast.
Word: documents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɑkjəmənts/, /ˈdɒkjʊmənts/ 1. plural of document Labels: form-of, plural
Word: documents Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɑkjəmɛnts/, /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of document Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He documents everything he does, He can always prove it was done correctly.
Word: charger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chargere, equivalent to charge + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːdʒə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A device that charges or recharges. Example: Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow. Example: GWR plans to use it on the Greenford branch in west London, making use of a fast charger at West Ealing that will charge the batteries in just three and a half minutes. This fast charger is essentially a battery installed at the lineside which is trickle-charged from the electricity grid. It can then discharge quickly into the train's batteries through charging rails and then start recharging itself while the train is running in service. 2. One who charges. Example: With the first volley Waziri fell. The speed of the chargers slackened. Another volley brought down a half dozen more. Example: That attack may damage the homosexual, but even as he is hurt, he also feels superior, because he is not a bull—a blind, stupid animal. Rather, he is an aesthete—a tweaker, not a charger. 3. A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. Labels: historical Example: The knight rode a white charger. Example: Before the stranger could make any reply to this unexpected proposition, another horseman dashed the bushes asides, and leaped his charger into the pathway in front of his companion. 4. A large platter. Example: And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 5. A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal. Example: The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving. 6. A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine. 7. A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools. Example: "See this? This is a charger. It's used by convicts to hide money and drugs. They stick it in their body, they tuck it up their rectum." 8. Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”). Example: Miller had a new executive officer, a real charger, as they're known in the trade, who was looking into all aspects of the operation up there.
Word: end-effector Part of Speech: noun 1. Any attachment on the end of a robot that interacts with the environment, such as a device to lift parts. Example: "The system integrates a single camera into the robot's end-effector, and adds a specialized, durable lighting unit that moves with the robot to illuminate the parts." — "Eyes on the Line," Mechanical Engineering, August 2005. 2. The terminal moving part of a limb that interacts with the environment.
Word: skivvies Part of Speech: noun 1. Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants. Labels: US, colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: My skivvies disappeared in surgery, a sinister conjunction of circumstance. Example: Then she pulled his pants down around his knees. He had a pair of old gray-and-white tight skivvies on. They were worn and threadbare and tight around his groin.
Word: skivvies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skivvy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: celestial sphere Part of Speech: noun 1. The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere. 2. One of the nested concentric transparent spheres around the Earth in which celestial bodies such as stars and planets were said to be embedded in ancient and medieval Western cosmology, and whose rotation was said to produce the motion of such bodies.
Word: celestial sphere Part of Speech: name Labels: no-gloss
Word: Tish Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.
Word: neologize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from neologism + -ize. 1. To coin a new word. Labels: intransitive Example: I neologize most frequently in my writing when it comes to adverbs. Example: Neologizing, the practice of coining new words, may seem to be an arcane, specialized activity, but it's everywhere -- and the skillful employment of neologism is what gives English much of its verve.
Word: neologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from neologism, equivalent to Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ist. Compare French néologiste. 1. One who coins a new word or new words. Example: Although English has no committee or academy or board that reviews new words for suitability, there are a few loose guidelines that will help you become a successful neologist. 2. An adherent of neology. Labels: historical
Word: brassie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brass + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæsi/ 1. A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood. Labels: dated
Word: botanical name Part of Speech: noun 1. A formal scientific name of a plant, especially as conforming to the ICBN. Example: Plantae, Betulaceae, Helianthemum, Zea mays and Stellaria media subsp. media are botanical names.
Word: ICBN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, a body of rules and recommendations governing botanical names. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: niblick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from nib + -le + -ock. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪblɪk/ 1. A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs. Labels: dated Example: On this occasion he had just examined some notes of other mashie shots, had put the notebook back in his pocket, and had addressed his ball with a niblick that had an unusually roughened face and a head like a hatchet.
Word: niblick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from nib + -le + -ock. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪblɪk/ 1. To strike, or take a shot, with a niblick. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: mashie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Scottish English, from French massue (“club”) Pronunciation: /ˈmæʃi/ 1. A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five iron in a modern set of clubs. Labels: dated Example: Florence L. Harvey (1916-01), “Chilly Days and Muddy Courses”, in Golfers Magazine, volume 28, number 1, Chicago, page 9: “Do not think that is because I do not value a mashie, on the contrary it is my favorite club and one with which I am far surer than any other, in dry weather.”
Word: cleek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots cleek. Pronunciation: /kliːk/ 1. A large hook. Labels: Scotland 2. A metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood. Labels: dated Example: He had begun at four, playing with a miniature cleek and a found shilling ball over the municipal links. Example: They wandered together along the shore with a couple of old "cleeks" brought from England and some wretched gutta-percha golf balls, to be driven on their last afternoon gloriously into the sea.
Word: cleek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Scots cleek. Pronunciation: /kliːk/ 1. To strike with the club called a cleek. Labels: dated, transitive Example: […] ready to acclaim his exploits, and listen to volumes about every hole, and the marvellous way in which he cleeked his tee off the bogie.
Word: Zeke Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ziːk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Ezekiel, also used as a formal given name. 2. The A6M Zero Japanese fighter airplane of World War II. Labels: US, historical
Word: circumscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin circumscribō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumscrīptiōbor. English circumscription Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiō. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/, /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ 1. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. 4. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/, /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/ 1. A black and white image, especially such a photograph. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A painting executed in shades of a single colour. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 3. A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monochrome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/, /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/ 1. Having only one colour. Labels: not-comparable Example: They are often used as decorations, like in set 9526 Star Wars Palpatine Arrest (2012) were two pearl gold monochrome minifigures represent statues. 2. Representing colours with shades of gray. Labels: not-comparable
Word: odea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of odeon Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of odeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marasmus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin marasmus, from Ancient Greek μᾰρᾰσμός (mărăsmós, “withering”, noun). Pronunciation: /məˈɹæz.məs/ 1. A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in calories or the inability to digest protein and presenting as a severe loss of body weight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Indian children are still among the skinniest and shortest on the planet, but they are taller and plumper than were their parents or grandparents, and the signs of gross hunger, such as marasmus, are now rarely seen in nutritional surveys.
Word: litigious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English litigious, from Latin lītigiōsus. Compare Middle French litigieux. Pronunciation: /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/ 1. Of or relating to litigation. Example: This vvould of Neceſſity, breed an infinite Number of Brangles and litigious Suits in the Spiritual Courts, and put the vvretched Paſtor at perpetual Variance vvith his vvhole Pariſh. 2. Inclined to engage in lawsuits. Example: Tearing a page out of Monsanto's own playbook, the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), an advocacy group whose mandate is to represent the public's interest in the patent system, filed suit (PDF) on behalf of 60 organic farmers, small farm organizations, and seed businesses this week against the litigious agrichemical and genetically modified (GM) seed giant. Example: The United States is a litigious society. 3. Argumentative or combative.
Word: wakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wakes Part of Speech: noun 1. A community holiday, particularly in northern England. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: wakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Madrilenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish madrileño + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Madrid, Spain, or to its inhabitants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Madrilenian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish madrileño + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
Word: madrina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin mātr Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin īna Early Medieval Latin mātrīna Spanish madrinabor. English madrina Borrowed from Spanish madrina. 1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.
Word: specifics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of specific Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mad + wort, as formerly believed to cure canine madness. 1. Any of certain alyssums (Alyssum spp.). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. German madwort (Asperugo procumbens) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magbote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English mǣġbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), from mǣġ (“kinsman”) + bōt (“remedy; remediation”). Compare manbote. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/, /ˈmeɪˌboʊt/ 1. Compensation paid by someone who killed their relative. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: As to the Cynegild or Mægbote, it appears also from Tacitus, that the whole Family received satisfaction for a Kinsman slain. Example: If one kill another's Godson or Godfather, let the Magbote [to the Godfather, or Godson] and the Manbote be alike.
Word: owler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Archaic variant of alder from Middle English aller. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊlɚ/, /ˈaʊlə/ 1. The alder tree. Labels: Northern-English, dialectal
Word: owler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From owl + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊlɚ/, /ˈaʊlə/ 1. A smuggler of sheep or wool. Labels: dated
Word: maffle Part of Speech: verb 1. To stammer. Labels: obsolete Example: it pounceth the stone, expelleth gravel, it puffeth away all ventosity, it keepeth and preserveth the head from whirling, the eyes from dazzling, the tongue from lisping, the mouth from maffling, the teeth from chattering, and the throat from rattling
Word: travelling wave Part of Speech: noun 1. A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely. 2. A wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave.
Word: magdaleon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to Webster from Ancient Greek μαγδαλιά (magdaliá, “inside of a loaf of bread (on which the Greeks wiped their hands at dinner)”), from μάσσω (mássō, “wipe; kneed”). 1. A medical item in the form of a roll, especially a roll of plaster. Labels: obsolete Example: Applying the magdaleon or roale unto the Needle it would both stir and attract it.
Word: Magellanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Magellan + -ic. Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan Pronunciation: /ˌmæd͡ʒəˈlænɪk/, /məˈɡɛlənɪk/, /məˈd͡ʒɛlənɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator. 2. Of, or, pertaining to, the Magellanic Clouds
Word: owling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From owl + -ing. Smuggling of sheep is so called because it was done at night, when owls call. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ.lɪŋ/ 1. Birding, specifically to catch owls. Labels: uncountable 2. The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England. Labels: historical, uncountable 3. A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: Planking was soon replaced by owling.
Word: owling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English owl Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English owling From owl + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ.lɪŋ/ 1. A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet. Example: Owls are extra hungry then, there being a batch of Greatlings or Hornlings or Owlings or whatever Great Horned Owl babies are called sitting on the edge of a nest waiting on Pa and Ma Owl to bring home the bacon. Example: Eumeus, who was sitting on the stairs, pointed to the roof of the stable. Perched on its top, huddled together, three owlings were ogling them.
Word: maggiore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Italian maggiorebor. English maggiore Borrowed from Italian maggiore. 1. major Labels: not-comparable
Word: maggoty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From maggot + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡəti/ 1. Infested with or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown. Labels: literally Example: He pilots his disreputable father-in-law through the maggotier parts of the Big Apple, tries out unsuccessfully for a job as gorilla, pulls off an unconvincing fraud (surely Gothamites don’t hand over against an uncleared cheque?). 2. Full of whims; capricious; freakish. Labels: dated, figuratively Example: the Maggoty Turn of Fortune's Wheel Example: In the book, what holds the sketchy characters, the narrative chunks, and the ideas together is West's maggoty wit—positioning himself halfway between contempt and fear, clinging to literary sophistication as if it were the Mother Church. 3. Unpleasant or bad-tempered. Labels: derogatory, figuratively Example: I want you to know that I think you are a maggoty mother-fucking son of a bitch
Word: maghet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several types of daisies and camomiles. 2. Any of several types of daisies and camomiles. 3. Any of several types of daisies and camomiles.
Word: magically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From magic + -ally or magical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kli/ 1. In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic. Example: The Everlasting Gobstopper, a jawbreaker that changes colors and flavors, was the brainchild of Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964. They were intended as poor kids candy since they magically kept regenerating, no matter how long you sucked on them.
Word: gunsight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + sight. 1. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon. 2. An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon. Example: I could just see the nick, like a gunsight, in the ridge of rock through which the road passes into the coastal plain of Tihamah. The nick is called Bab al-Naqah, the Gate of the She-Camel, after an unmistakable humped rock by the road.
Word: magisterial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin magisterialis, from Latin magisterium. Pronunciation: /madʒɪˈstɪəɹɪəl/ 1. Befitting the status or skill of a magister or master; authoritative, masterly. Example: The economist and demographer David Lam, in his magisterial 2011 presidential address to the Population Association of America, identified the keys to global prosperity in the face of record rates of population growth. 2. Of or pertaining to a master, magistrate, the magisterium, or one in authority. Example: Instead a ‘magisterial’ Reformation was created: these were the Protestant movements led by the magistri, the theologically educated masters, and magistrates of all descriptions – kings, princes, city councils. 3. Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery.
Word: magisteriality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English magisterial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English magisteriality From magisterial + -ity. 1. The state of being magisterial Labels: uncountable
Word: magisterialness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English magisterial 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 magisterialness From magisterial + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness. Labels: uncountable Example: You frequently can't prove what you're saying about someone (just as in real life), so you may be tempted to replace reliance on chapter and verse with the magisterialness that comes from a lifetime of critical thinking and teaching.
Word: gyrocompass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyro- + compass. 1. A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
Word: gyrocompass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gyro- + compass. 1. To use a gyrocompass.
Word: magisterially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English magisterial Middle English -ly English -ly English magisterially From magisterial + -ly. 1. In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
Word: gyromagnetic effect Part of Speech: noun 1. an effect that arises from the relation between the angular momentum and the magnetization of a magnetic substance
Word: magistracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magistrate + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/, /ˈmæd͡ʒəstɹəsi/ 1. The dignity or office of a magistrate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The actual amount paid was £6,483 8s, and the Auditor-General's report shows that last year this Department contributed a larger amount of revenue than any other Magistracy. 2. The collective body of magistrates. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magistral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral. Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative. Example: [Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations. Example: Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish. 2. Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. Labels: obsolete 3. Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.
Word: magistral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral. Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/ 1. A sovereign medicine or remedy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A magistral line. Labels: countable 3. Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. Labels: uncountable
Word: gyromagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gyro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English gyromagnetic From gyro- + magnetic. 1. of, relating to, or resulting from the properties of a spinning magnet, or a spinning electric charge; magnetogyric
Word: gyromagnetic compass Part of Speech: noun 1. A gyrocompass.
Word: magistrality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English magistral Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English magistrality From magistral + -ity. 1. Magisterialness Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gyromagnetic ratio Part of Speech: noun 1. the ratio of the angular momentum to the magnetic moment in an atom etc
Word: magistrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English magistral Middle English -ly English -ly English magistrally From magistral + -ly. 1. In a magistral manner; 2. In a magistral manner;
Word: magistratical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English magistrate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English magistratical From magistrate + -ical. 1. Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate. Labels: not-comparable Example: magistratical assistance Example: magistratical duty
Word: A8 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of accession eight. 1. The eight former Eastern European countries that acceded to the European Union in 2004.
Word: magnality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin magnāle (“mighty work or deed”) (from magnus (“big, large; great; important”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”)) + -ity. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈnælɪti/, /-lɪɾi/ 1. A great or wonderful thing; a marvel. Labels: dated Example: The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing. Example: Silly or insufferable is the man who has to hawk his own magnality.
Word: magnanimity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās. Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/ 1. The quality of being magnanimous; kindness of nature; generosity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...and thirdly, I have I behaved exceedingly ill to you, and, consequently, feel it quite magnanimous not to hate you, which is the established rule on such occasions." "Pray, continue your magnanimity." Example: The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death.
Word: magnanimously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English magnanimous Middle English -ly English -ly English magnanimously From magnanimous + -ly. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈnænɪməsli/ 1. In a magnanimous manner. Example: His vvords make ſemblance as if hee vvere magnanimouſly exerciſing himſelf, […]
Word: force majeure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *méǵh₂s Borrowed from French force majeure (“an exceptionally strong or superior force; (law) an unavoidable circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal obligation”), from force (“a force”) (ultimately from Latin fortis (“powerful, strong”)) + majeure (the feminine singular of majeur (“of great importance, major”), ultimately from Latin maior (“greater; large”),). Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː/, /-mə-/, /ˌfoɹs mɑˈʒɜɹ/ 1. An overwhelming force. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: They [children] realize their oughts no less sharply than their crosses; and this even though they are midgets in a land of giants who have forgotten much of their language and whose right is often founded solely on force majeure. Example: Gen Y is a "force majeure" that will determine the future of the housing market. They are looking for housing solutions that cater to their mobile- and technology-focused lifestyles. 2. An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Brazil's largest trader of sugar and ethanol declared force majeure to some third party exporters of sugar with contracts to ship through its Santos Port terminal that burned down on Friday, sources in the sugar trade said. Example: 18. GNM [Guardian News & Media Limited] shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
Word: Choctaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Choctaw chahta. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.tɔː/, /ˈt͡ʃɑk.tɔ/, /ˈt͡ʃɒk.ʈɒ(ː)/ 1. An aboriginal peoples native to the area currently known as Mississippi, in the United States, with a sizable displaced population in Oklahoma 2. The language of the Choctaw tribe. 3. An unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi. 4. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi. 5. A city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; a suburb of Oklahoma City. 6. Ellipsis of Choctaw County. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Choctaw Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Choctaw chahta. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.tɔː/, /ˈt͡ʃɑk.tɔ/, /ˈt͡ʃɒk.ʈɒ(ː)/ 1. Relating to the Choctaw tribe or its language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Choctaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Choctaw chahta. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.tɔː/, /ˈt͡ʃɑk.tɔ/, /ˈt͡ʃɒk.ʈɒ(ː)/ 1. A person of Choctaw heritage. 2. A Choctaw turn.
Word: casuist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin casus (“case”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæʒuːɪst/, /ˈkæzjuːɪst/ 1. A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty. 2. Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behaviour. Example: Something, indeed, not unlike the doctrine of the caſuiſts, ſeems to have been attempted by ſeveral philoſophers. There is ſomething of this kind in the third book of Cicero's offices, where he endeavours like a caſuiſt to give rules for our conduct in many nice caſes, in which it is difficult to determine whereabouts the point of propriety may lie. 3. One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry. Example: The judgment of any casuist or learned divine concerning the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give him confidence. Example: Leave the two-party farce to those who enjoy it, supporting their efforts when — and only when — they treat others humanely and speak with modesty and responsibility, not as casuists, alarmists, and provocateurs of guilt.
Word: guessing game Part of Speech: noun 1. Any game the object of which is for a player or players to guess a word, etc, for which the other player or players provide clues. Example: Similar to The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice makes viewers and judges play a guessing game as to who are good and bad singers based only on sight, while Lotto Singer (or All Together Now, as the UK version is known) makes an almost bingo-like game with a judging panel of 100 people. 2. A situation in which there is insufficient information, requiring participants to rely on conjecture. Labels: broadly
Word: fool's cap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fool + -'s + cap. 1. A cap, usually brightly colored with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.
Word: posistor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of positive + thermistor. 1. A thermistor whose resistance increases with temperature.
Word: jester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/, /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ 1. One who jests, jokes or teases. Example: As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF. 2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court. 3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
Word: jester Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/, /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ 1. To act in a foolish or clownish way for the purpose of entertainment or attracting attention. Labels: intransitive
Word: supersession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin supersessiō, supersessiōnem, from supersedeō (“supersede”). Pronunciation: /suːpəˈsɛʃ(ə)n/, /supɚˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ 1. The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Two points became perfectly clear: one was that she was thinking of something very different from her present, her past, or her future relations with Hyacinth Robinson; the other was that he was superseded indeed. This was so completely the case that it did not even occur to her, it was evident, that the sense of supersession might be cruel to the young man. Example: Still excessively abundant, it was dressed in a manner of which the poor lady appeared not yet to have recognised the supersession, with a glossy braid, like a large diadem, on the top of the head […].
Word: Rolodex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex. 1. A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context. 2. One's contact list. Labels: broadly 3. A large list or category (of something specified). Labels: broadly
Word: Rolodex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex. 1. To index, or scan through, in the manner of a rotating file index. Example: I was already mentally Rolodexing through viable excuses.
Word: Silastic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of silicone + plastic. Originally a brand name. 1. A type of flexible, inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, artificial heart valves and breast implants.
Word: lancelet Part of Speech: noun 1. any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone 2. any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone 3. any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone
Word: ha'porth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ha'p'orth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knouting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knout + -ing. 1. A flogging with a knout. Example: The knouting of the peasants went on for days in revenge for their uprising.
Word: knouting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From knout + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of knout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: PETE Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of polyethylene terephthalate. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: ♳
Word: roofer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roof + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹufɚ/, /ˈɹʊfɚ/, /ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/ 1. A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs. 2. A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers. Example: Ivan, Kirill and Vasilisa are “roofers,” a loose-knit group of insanely non-acrophobic daredevils who scam and sneak their way to the tops of Russia’s highest buildings. Example: This year, as part of his annual “Troublemaker Award,” the startup mentor and entrepreneur decided to spotlight a Ukrainian stunt-climber -- or, "roofer" -- who struck a blow for his home nation by sticking it to neighboring Russia.
Word: nostomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “a return home”) + -mania. 1. an overwhelming desire to return to familiar surroundings, or to one's home Labels: uncountable
Word: mechanician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mechanic + -ian. 1. One skilled in the theory or construction of machines. Labels: dated Example: To build such a device will require an expert mechanician. Example: The Cotton-Gin is a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney. -- from the 1828 Webster's Dictionary. 2. One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools. Labels: dated Example: Shortly after being removed to the hospital Wright recovered consciousness and sent for Taylor, his mechanician. -- "Fatal fall of Wright airship", New York Times September 18th 1908 3. One skilled in mechanics. Labels: dated 4. A machinist. Labels: dated 5. A scientifically trained practitioner. Labels: dated 6. A mechanic. Labels: dated
Word: fallout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from fall out; fall + out. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlaʊt/, /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/ 1. The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was 5 February 2010 and Safdar had already dealt with the fallout of one explosion that day: an hour before, a motorbike laden with explosives had slammed into a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession. 2. The particles themselves. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area. 3. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism 4. A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 5. The person who declines such an offer. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 6. An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no-show or who has cancelled last minute. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silicon carbide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: head hunter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of headhunter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PCMCIA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, a plug and play peripheral device interface, typically for laptop computers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PCMCIA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of people can't memorize computer industry acronyms. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism
Word: meals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnesic Part of Speech: adj 1. That contains magnesium
Word: magnesite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its composition in 1807. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡnəzaɪt/ 1. A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin magneticus: compare French magnétique. See magnetic. 1. magnetic Labels: obsolete
Word: magnetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English magnetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English magnetically From magnetic + -ally. 1. Using magnetism. Labels: not-comparable 2. As if by a magnet. Labels: not-comparable Example: My eyes were magnetically drawn to the scene.
Word: magneticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English magnetical 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 magneticalness From magnetical + -ness. 1. Quality of being magnetic; magnetism. Labels: uncountable
Word: magnetician Part of Speech: noun 1. magnetist.
Word: magnetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English magnetics From magnet + -ics. 1. The science or study of magnets and magnetism. Labels: uncountable
Word: magnetiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magneti- + -ferous, from magnet or magnetite. 1. Producing or conducting magnetism Labels: dated Example: First, second and third base magnetiferous strips 70, 72 and 74 may be magnets. However, the inventor has found it more convenient to form these base magnetiferous strips of material that conducts magnetism and place between these strips two magnets 80, 82. 2. Containing magnetite Example: The ore is a richly magnetiferous Pochuck gneiss. Example: Observations by Ball and myself in Colorado show that in the case of magnetiferous granites, the magnetite was a mineral of the pegmatite stage.
Word: magnetist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English magnetist From magnet + -ist. 1. Someone versed in magnetism
Word: magnetizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English magnetize 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 magnetizable From magnetize + -able. 1. Able to be magnetized.
Word: magnetization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English magnetize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English magnetization From magnetize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡ.nɪ.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnetizee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magnetize + -ee. 1. A person influenced by animal magnetism. Labels: archaic
Word: magnetizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magnetize + -er. 1. A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist. Labels: historical Example: From these delusions to those still more fashionable deceptions, practised by the whole tribe of magnetisers, the transition is very natural. Example: Many times a whole audience will not only be crowded into a small room, but are noisy disbelievers, call it all a humbug, distract the mind of the magnetizer, and added to these, absolutely outwill the magnetizer, in their wish to bring odium upon the science, and carry their points and gain their ends. 2. Someone or something that imparts magnetism.