nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cappelletti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive plural of Italian cappello (“hat”). 1. A circular form of ravioli. Labels: uncountable
Word: piggy in the middle Part of Speech: noun 1. A game where one group has to keep an object, normally a ball, within their group and away from another group or individual. Labels: uncountable 2. The player in that game from whom the object is kept away. Labels: countable 3. Keeping something between one's own group, away from others. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 4. A person caught in an awkward situation between two other people. Labels: countable Example: Millions of us who work in companies of all sizes are piggies in the middle. We are trussed up, torn between the old and the new, and just trying to make things work.
Word: capelli d'angelo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian capelli d'angelo (literally “angel hair”). Pronunciation: /kəˌpɛli ˈdænd͡ʒələʊ/, /kəˌpɛli ˈdɑːnd͡ʒələʊ/ 1. Synonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”). Labels: uncountable
Word: knuckle duster Part of Speech: noun 1. A weapon made of metal worn around the knuckles that strengthens the impact of a punch. Labels: Australia, UK Example: “People like you will always be inferior to people like me ... Get fucking used to it,” the American soldier of fortune tells Leng during one of the film’s final blood-soaked battle scenes, as he prepares to puncture the Chinese hero’s throat with a razor-sharp knuckleduster.
Word: knuckleduster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of knuckle duster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: conchiglie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian conchiglie, plural of conchiglia (“animal shell; pasta shell”). Pronunciation: /kɑnˈkiːljeɪ/ 1. pasta shells
Word: appeasing Part of Speech: adj 1. appeasive
Word: appeasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of appease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crespelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian crespelle, plural of crespella. 1. Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury (or sweet) filling, sometimes served with a sauce. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Schnorchel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schnorchel. 1. submarine snorkel, snort
Word: Scholle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch and North German Scholle. 1. A surname.
Word: Schopf Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a south German surname, from the noun Schopf (“tuft of hair”). * As a German/Bavarian surname Schöpf, from Middle High German schepfe (“juryman”), for which see modern Schöffe. Compare Schoepf, Sheff, Shepp. * As a Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun Schopf (“shed”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: ditalini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ditalini, a diminutive of ditale (“thimble”). Pronunciation: /ˌdiːtəˈliːni/ 1. short pasta tubes with ribbed sides Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Schuster Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Schuster. 1. A surname.
Word: eliche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian eliche (“spirals”). 1. pasta spirals
Word: Schwall Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwall. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Schwan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwan. 1. A surname from German.
Word: NWIP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NWIP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of new work in progress (usage from ISO). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: farfalle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian farfalle (“butterflies; bow ties; farfalle pasta”). Pronunciation: /fɑːˈfæleɪ/, /fɑːˈfæli/, /fɑɹˈfɑleɪ/, /fɑɹˈfɑli/ 1. pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties
Word: rando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s. Pronunciation: /ˈɹændoʊ/, /ˈɹændəʊ/ 1. Random; arbitrary. Labels: colloquial
Word: rando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s. Pronunciation: /ˈɹændoʊ/, /ˈɹændəʊ/ 1. An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, mildly Example: I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel. Example: The very idea that a bunch of randos on the internet could create a better encyclopedia than a team of professionals was mildly ludicrous, and yet the project went on, […]. 2. An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, mildly Example: “We gathered all the people that love you into this one room. And then when we saw all the empty chairs, we decided to drag some randos in off the street to fill them!” [drum plays rim shot] [laughter] “So many illustrious guests here on the dais tonight. And also Colin Robinson.” [rim shot] [laughter] “He got me, I got got.” 3. Anything selected at random. Labels: colloquial
Word: rando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of randonnée, from French randonnée (“hiking”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹændoʊ/, /ˈɹændəʊ/ 1. Pertaining to randonnée or uphill skiing.
Word: DTS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Draft Technical Specification (usage from ISO) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DTR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of draft technical report (used by ISO). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of digital terrestrial receiver. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DTR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Data Terminal Ready (often a dedicated pin on older communication ports). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DTR Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of define the relationship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism Example: Of all the zodiac signs, Sagittarius is the least likely to rush into a commitment. They think romance should always be an adventure, and it takes a lot for them to DTR. Example: […] Nick noticed when he got to the DTR moment, instead of “We should break up,” or “Okay, just us for as long as we can, hopefully forever,” he could say, “I want to commit to you, but I want to keep dating other people, too.”
Word: DTR Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of direct-to-retail. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: TR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Theodore/Teddy Roosevelt, 26th US president. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of Tripura: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: TR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of technical report; a draft technical report (usage from ISO). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of track record. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of thioredoxin reductase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of tons of refrigeration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: farfalloni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian farfalloni. 1. a larger form of farfalle pasta Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: fettucce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fettucce. 1. A wide form of fettuccine pasta. Labels: uncountable
Word: lumache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian 1. a type of pasta shaped like snail shells Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: pequi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i. 1. Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari. Example: C. Brasiliénse[…] Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas Geraes, where it is called by inhabitants Pequi. A small tree with a twisted stem. Example: The Kuikuru of the upper Xingu plants 15 morphotypes of pequi (Caryocar sp.) and recognizes two others: one being the forest “grand father” of all pequis and the other whose seeds are dispersed by animals 2. The fruit of such trees, pequi nut. Example: When Seu Mariano was occupied, I could count on my next-door neighbor, Manuel Roberto, to tell me about the days when he traveled through the surrounding hills selling the pungent oil of the pequi nut (prized for the distinctive flavor it gives to an otherwise dry and largely tasteless mixture of rice and beans).
Word: manicotti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian manicotti (“muffs”), plural of manicotto (“muff”), from manica (“sleeve”) + -etto (“meliorative suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˌmænɪˈkɑti/, /ˌmænəˈkɑti/, [ˌmeə.nəˈkʰɑ.ɾi], [ˌmæ.nəˈkɑt̚], [ˌmæ.nəˈɡɑt̚] 1. Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Schwung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwung. 1. Drive, energy, or verve. Labels: idiomatic, uncommon Example: Now in regard to the points here raised by Mr. Brown it might perhaps be replied that the schwung alluded to belonged to the man, not the dialect, and that Tennyson could never have restricted himself to the Lincolnshire dialect, his outlook on the world and his knowledge of life necessarily overstepping such boundaries as these. Example: Crisp turn-out, a waft of scent and face-powder, a laugh, a glance, a dash of chic, of schwung and pep, the twinkling of nimble legs on and off the train step.
Word: paring knife Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin-bladed knife intended for coring and paring (peeling) fruit such as apples as well as slicing small ingredients, especially used for precise and controlled cutting.
Word: prayerfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prayerful 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 prayerfulness From prayerful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being prayerful. Labels: uncountable
Word: peppermill Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pepper mill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pepper mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen. 2. The Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s. Labels: historical, slang
Word: leg-warmer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leg warmer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: S&A Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sales and administration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, initialism, often, uncountable Example: S&A costs
Word: Potawatomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ojibwe boodawaadamii or Potawatomi Bodéwademi (“those who tend the fire”) (unsyncoped form of Bodéwadmi), from boodawaadam/bodewadm (“hearth”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɔtəˈwɑtəmi/ 1. A member of a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region. Example: The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. […] We also use data from additional tables published in that same 1937 census volume to identify all counties in the U.S. that had ten or more Odawas, ten or more Chippewas, and/or ten or more Potawatomis recorded in the 1930 census—and for each of these counties we identify the number of Odawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi people recorded in the county. In this way we document the states and counties of residence of the Anishinaabe population.
Word: Potawatomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ojibwe boodawaadamii or Potawatomi Bodéwademi (“those who tend the fire”) (unsyncoped form of Bodéwadmi), from boodawaadam/bodewadm (“hearth”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɔtəˈwɑtəmi/ 1. The Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people.
Word: G&A Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of general and administrative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: G&A costs
Word: curtesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of courtesy with a specialised sense. 1. The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it. Labels: uncountable
Word: subordination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio. Pronunciation: /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/, /səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/, /səˌboːdɪˈnæɪʃn̩/, /səˌboːdəˈnæɪʃn̩/ 1. The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […] 2. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subdivided Part of Speech: adj 1. Having divisions that are themselves divided into smaller divisions 2. Divided into many small divisions
Word: subdivided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subdivide Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: case-insensitive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of case insensitive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: case-sensitive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of case sensitive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: chucklehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chuckle + -head, from chuckle (“clumsy”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌkl̩ˌhɛd/ 1. A stupid or clumsy person. Labels: informal 2. A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
Word: Europop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + pop. 1. A style of continental European pop music from the 1970s and 1980s characterized by catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. Labels: uncountable Example: And why do you have the Aqua album? It hasn't really stood the test of time, has it? Wasn't quite the ‘post-ironic Europop masterpiece’ you declared it to be back in 1997 […]
Word: gamepad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from game + pad Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪm.pæd/ 1. A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.
Word: J-pop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese J-POP (jeipoppu), from J- + pop, an abbreviation of English Japanese pop, coined by Tokyo radio station J‑WAVE in 1988. 1. Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres. Labels: uncountable Example: The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces. Example: She may be declining in popularity, relevance and quality, but Ayumi Hamasaki is still the undisputed Queen of J-Pop, and it will be a long while before anyone can surpass her.
Word: ning-nong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From British dialect (northern) ning-nang (“a fool”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɪŋˌnɔŋ/ 1. A stupid person; an idiot. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, slang Example: That “ning-nong of an MP” as Billy Lane calls him, Fred Brentnall, in his squeaky lorikeet voice reads to the House Lawson′s last two stanzas, just to highlight the danger besetting the colony of Queensland, indeed, the whole country:[…] Example: 2007, Ethel Chop (Andrea Powell), Strain Your Gherkins, unnumbered page, And you might not know this, but potatoes are in fact a symbol of communism. Well what′s vodka made from? It isn′t fairy floss! It's potatoes, ning-nong!
Word: patootie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a variant of potato; compare uses like hot patootie (similar to hot potato) and sweet patootie (sweet potato). However, the adjectives hot and sweet are often collocated with words for the buttocks (regardless of which such noun), which limits the strength of that comparison; meanwhile, it is also possible that the similarity to the words toot and tooter may not be coincidental. Pronunciation: /pəˈtuːti/, /pəˈtuti/, [-ɾi] 1. The buttocks. Labels: US, slang Example: I've seen an adorable unsigned punk band perform here, taken in some wickedawesome (all one word, of course) spoken word, and danced my patootie off to electro and synthcore djs. Yay. 2. An attractive woman; also, a girlfriend. Labels: US, dated, slang Example: … He got on Forty-second Street, and he was kinda fresh from the start. At Sixty-sixth he came sasshaying^([sic]) right down the car and said ‘Hello, patootie!’ Well, I drew myself up …
Word: sing-jay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of singjay. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: singjay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sing + deejay. 1. A Jamaican style of reggae combining toasting and singing in an elastic scat format. Labels: uncountable
Word: MUGA Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of multiple gated acquisition scan, a medical test used for assessing ventricular function of the heart. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of multiuse games area. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: anthracycline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anthra- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English anthracycline From anthra- + cycle + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θɹəˈsaɪ.klin/ 1. any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer
Word: adjuvant therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neoadjuvant therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. any initial treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) that shrinks a tumor prior to surgery Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: IVRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Interactive Voice Response System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ECOG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HER-2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It has similar structure to human epidermal growth factor receptor, or HER. Initialism of Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2. 1. Receptor which is the target for the drug trastuzumab in chemotherapy. Labels: uncountable
Word: Oscan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒskən/, /ˈɑːskən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Oscan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒskən/, /ˈɑːskən/ 1. A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).
Word: Oscan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Osci, Opsci ("worshippers of Ops"), an Italic harvest goddess, related to Latin ops, opis (“riches, wealth, plenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-os- (“work”), from the verbal root *h₃ep- (“to work”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒskən/, /ˈɑːskən/ 1. The extinct language of the Oscan people.
Word: ball-peen hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. A hammer having, besides the normal flat head, an opposite, rounded or peening head. Example: He stumbles forward helplessly as something terrible happens to his back. It feels like being massaged with a hundred ballpeen hammers.
Word: ball-pein hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ball-peen hammer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.
Word: rimy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rime + -y. 1. Coated in rime. Example: It was a rimy morning, and very damp.
Word: Osci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Osci, worshippers of Ops (“earth goddess, fertility deity”), from ops (“plenty”). Known by the Greeks as Ὀπικοί (Opikoí), Ὀσκοί (Oskoí). 1. An ancient Italic people from Campania in Italy. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: sodden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt, German gesotten, Swedish sjuden, Icelandic soðinn. More at seethe. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒ.dən/, /ˈsɑ.dən/ 1. Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated. Example: It is found, indeed, that meat, roaſted by a fire of peat or turf, is more ſodden than when coal is employed for that purpoſe. Example: The outfalls are choked, the dams are perforated by crabs or broken down by floods, and soon the ground becomes more and more sodden. 2. Boiled. Labels: archaic Example: The thirde [drynke] is of that kinde of hony named Pechmes, whiche is made of newe wine sodden, vntill the third parte be boyled awaye […] Example: […] howe Almidor the blacke King of Moroco was sodden to death in a cauldrone of boyling leade and brimstone. 3. Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness. Labels: figuratively Example: 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, line 560, You whoreson sodden headed sheepes-face […] Example: […] thou sodden-witted lord! thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows […] 4. Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance). Labels: figuratively Example: Remoue and march, soft and faire Gentlemen, soft and faire: double your files, as you were, faces about. Now you with the sodden face, keepe in there […] Example: 1795, Samuel Jackson Pratt, Gleanings through Wales, Holland and Westphalia, London: T.N. Longman and L.B. Seeley, Letter 49, pp. 444-445, Of the music-girls, many are pretty featured, but carry in every lineament, the signs of their lamentable vocation: sodden complexions, feebly glossed over by artificial daubings of the worst colour […]
Word: sodden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt, German gesotten, Swedish sjuden, Icelandic soðinn. More at seethe. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒ.dən/, /ˈsɑ.dən/ 1. To drench, soak or saturate. Labels: transitive Example: She had cooked for him a mutton-chop, which was soddening itself between two plates upon the little table near the fire. Example: But as I lay asleep the top had been pressed off the box, and the tinder got loose in my pocket; and though I picked the tinder out easily enough, and got it in the box again, yet the salt damps of the place had soddened it in the night, and spark by spark fell idle from the flint. 2. To become soaked. Labels: intransitive
Word: perched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of perch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perched Part of Speech: adj 1. Situated as if balancing above something. Labels: not-comparable 2. Occurring above the regional water table. Labels: not-comparable Example: a perched aquifer
Word: killdeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative of the bird's call. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪldɪɹ/, /ˈkɪldɪə/ 1. A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest. Example: A kill-deer, flying so low as to dip its wings, ever and anon alighted on the margin, its stilt-like legs half submerged as it ran hither and thither, now and then bending to dig in the sand with its long slender bill.
Word: fol-de-rol Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/ 1. Nonsense word traditional to English ballads and madrigals. Example: Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee and fiddley faddley foddle. All the wishes in the world are poppycock and twaddle.
Word: fol-de-rol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.də.ɹɒl/ 1. Alternative form of folderol. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A gaudy thing of little value; a trinket. 3. Nonsense. 4. Excessive efforts expended on a something trivial; much ado about nothing.
Word: conative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/, /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/ 1. Of or pertaining to a striving action. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin conatio (“an act of attempting”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/, /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/ 1. An utterance that implies striving. Example: The conative, as opposed to the cognitive or affective, relates to purposeful, but not necessarily ultimately rational, action.
Word: powder room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to lavatories, an indirection developed under the influence of powder one's nose, a euphemism for using a toilet. Compare boudoir. 1. Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women. Labels: euphemistic Example: If you'll excuse me, I need to visit the powder room to see a man about a dog. Example: They are the authors of the small powder room in the Hofbrau House at Broadway and Fifty-third Street, New York, a very modern creation. 2. Synonym of half bath: a small room with a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower. Labels: euphemistic Example: The house — four stories high and 22 feet wide — has five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a powder room, along with three fireplaces and a finished basement with a gym and laundry. 3. A room used to store gunpowder, particularly (historical) on a ship equipped with cannon. Example: Are you insane? Don't take a candle into the powder room! Example: Mutiny is a thing of the fatallest nature in all enterprises whatsoever; a thing so incalculable, swift-frightful; not to be dealt with in fright. But mutiny in a Robespierre Convention, above all,—it is like fire seen sputtering in the ship’s powder-room! 4. A room used to powder hair and wigs. Labels: historical
Word: kajigger Part of Speech: noun 1. An unspecified object; thingamajig Labels: informal Example: Relax, sonny. This kajigger’ll find the source of the interference.
Word: spruiker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”). Pronunciation: [ˈspɹʉːkə] 1. One who spruiks business, a tout. Labels: Australia Example: 1993, Mark St Leon, The Wizard of the Wire: The Story of Con Colleano, Aboriginal Studies Press, Australia, page 9, The spruiker then asked, “Now we want to know, will anyone have a go at the heavyweight? If anyone can stand four rounds we will give them a five-pound note and the best bottle of wine in the town”. Example: Our days were filled with new sensations – the bite of every dragon fruit, the smell of roasting meat emanating from the dog restaurants near the Red River, the endless chatter of spruikers and peddlers. 2. One who toots their own horn. Labels: Australia
Word: normal time Part of Speech: noun 1. The standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout. Labels: uncountable Example: Aaron Ramsey, a hero last season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end of normal time that would have made the game safe and must have been relieved that his shot against a post from four yards out did not cost his side more dearly. Example: Italy's eventual win was worthy of an audience filling Wembley twice over, the joy of Mancini and his players a brutal contrast to the despair of much-derided Spain striker Alvaro Morata, who had actually rescued them with an equaliser in normal time after Federico Chiesa's superb opener for Italy.
Word: jostled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jostle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: not on Part of Speech: phrase 1. Unacceptable or impossible. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, informal Example: It's just not on. We can't go breaking into another lawyer's office. I mean . . . it's just not something you can do. Example: A feature of a situation may be influencing us although we do not realize it. From the agent's point of view the motivational power and direction of a consideration may not even be recognized. We often do not know why certain choices are just not on, and others so strangely attractive.
Word: veronal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona. 1. A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep. Labels: uncountable Example: He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness. I gave him a sufficient dose of veronal to insure his unconsciousness for several hours. I thought that was the best service I could render him. Example: She died of an overdose of veronal. She's been taking it lately for sleeplessness. Must have taken too much.
Word: Bungu Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Tanzania. 2. An African language of the Niger-Congo language family.
Word: Mestee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Usually from Middle French mestis (“a person of mixed race”), from Latin mixtus (Modern French métis); cognate with Spanish mestizo. Doublet of Metis, metis, mestizo, and mustee. Sometimes from Colonial Louisiana French mestif "child of an Octoroon and a white person" (15/16 white, 1/16 black), from Old French mestif (“mongrel”) 1. A mixed race person, especially if mostly white in ancestry, appearance and culture. 2. A member of an old mixed race group, particularly those groups which identify more with their white ancestry than with their black or Native American ancestry, like the Melungeons and a person referred to as a brass ankle. 3. A person who is mostly white and less than one eighth black. 4. In the West Indies, a person who is one eighth black (an octoroon).
Word: Mestee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Usually from Middle French mestis (“a person of mixed race”), from Latin mixtus (Modern French métis); cognate with Spanish mestizo. Doublet of Metis, metis, mestizo, and mustee. Sometimes from Colonial Louisiana French mestif "child of an Octoroon and a white person" (15/16 white, 1/16 black), from Old French mestif (“mongrel”) 1. Of mixed race people, especially if mostly white in ancestry, appearance and culture. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of an old mixed race group, particularly those groups which identify more with their white ancestry than with their black or Native American ancestry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: altars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of altar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyrants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tyrant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keratosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kerat- + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌkɛɹəˈtəʊsɪs/, /ˌkɛɹəˈtoʊsɪs/ 1. The condition of having keratin growing on the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: actinic keratosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A potentially precancerous skin lesion, typically on the upper portion of the head, characterized by discolored, thickened or scaly growths of keratin and caused by repeated exposure to ultraviolet light, such as from sunlight or tanning beds. Example: Approximately 1:1000 actinic keratoses per year will develop into a squamous cell carcinoma (28). Risk factors for the development of actinic keratosis include ease of sunburning and cumulative sun exposure (30). Example: The term actinic keratosis has traditionally been used in both human and veterinary literature; however solar keratosis is a more accurate term because these lesions are associated with chronic exposure to solar radiation.[…]American Staffordshire terriers, beagles, basset hounds, bull terriers and dalmatians are reported to be at increased risk of developing actinic keratoses.
Word: infralapsarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English infralapsarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English infralapsarianism From infralapsarian + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnfɹəˌlæpˈsɛ(ə)ɹi.ənɪzəm/ 1. A doctrine held by certain Calvinists holding that, while the fall of man was inevitable, the identities of the elect and the reprobate were not known until after the fall. Labels: uncountable
Word: supralapsarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English supralapsarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English supralapsarianism From supralapsarian + -ism. 1. A doctrine held by certain Calvinists that God predestined the fall of man. Labels: uncountable
Word: reprobation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French réprobation, or Latin reprobatio. By surface analysis, reprobate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɹəˈbeɪʃən/ 1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin. Example: the profligate pretences upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation. 2. The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Disqualification to hold office. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: spiral pass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from the helical spiral that a point at the circumference of the spinning ball traces as it moves forward 1. A long pass in American football or rugby in which the ball is given a brisk spin (about its longitudinal axis) as it is thrown so that it travels in a smooth arc without tumbling or wobbling.
Word: get wind of Part of Speech: verb 1. To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: [T]he secret was still a secret, except that you had got wind of it. Example: "It's no easy matter," said Inspector Weymouth, "to patrol the vicinity of John Ki's Joy-Shop without their getting wind of it."
Word: pinup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pin up. 1. Alternative form of pin-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: husks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʌsks/ 1. plural of husk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: husks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʌsks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of husk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wardens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coördinates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coördinate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laundry chute Part of Speech: noun 1. A vertical shaft in a building down which dirty clothes and linens can be dropped, to land in a laundry area on a lower floor.
Word: co-ordinate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of coordinate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: To assist in this mind-bogglingly complex endeavour, Switzerland has developed sophisticated software tools that allow infrastructure managers (IMs), operators and local/national authorities to co-ordinate civil engineering projects with planned service enhancements, demand forecasts, pathing requirements, nationwide timetables, and asset utilisation up to 15 years ahead.
Word: co-ordinate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coordinate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-ordinate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of coordinate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coördinately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English coördinate Middle English -ly English -ly English coördinately From coördinate + -ly. 1. Dated spelling of coordinately.
Word: harmoniously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English harmonious Middle English -ly English -ly English harmoniously From harmonious + -ly. 1. In a harmonious manner; coordinately. Example: Close beside a tranquil pool, for the moonbeams melted harmoniously into its quiet depths, was an old tree. Example: They, therefore, began to work more harmoniously, and finally were amalgamated on August 13, 1859, […].
Word: coördinateness Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of coordinateness.
Word: coördination Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of coordination. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There has been a satisfactory coördination of the events occurring in widely separated sections, and there has been a competent delineation of differing characters and a vivid presentation of conflicting interests. Example: His was a better, far better, nervous, mental, and muscular coördination.
Word: Riesling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Riesling. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːzlɪŋ/, /ˈɹiːslɪŋ/ 1. A variety of grape grown especially in Germany and other relatively cool areas. 2. A white wine made from this grape (often slightly sweet).
Word: coördinative Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of coordinative.
Word: coordinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coordinate + -or. 1. One who, or that which, coordinates. 2. One who, or that which, coordinates. Example: Near-synonym: coordinating conjunction
Word: semolino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian semolino. 1. Archaic form of semolina. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: coordinately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English coordinate Middle English -ly English -ly English coordinately From coordinate + -ly. 1. In a coordinate or coordinated fashion Example: These genes are coordinately controlled.
Word: co-ordinately Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of coordinately. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-ordinateness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coordinateness. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-ordination Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coordination. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: coordinative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coordinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English coordinative From coordinate + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to coordination
Word: co-ordinative Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of coordinative. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-ordinator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coordinator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sieg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Sieg. 1. A surname from German. 2. A river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; a tributary of the Rhine.
Word: Speer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States:
Word: Speicher Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A town in Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 3. A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
Word: Sperling Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Stapel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch and North German Stapel. 1. A surname.
Word: Staub Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Staub. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Anglophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo- + -philia, probably after Anglophile. Compare earlier Anglophilism and French anglophilie. Pronunciation: /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ 1. The love of the country, culture or people of England. Labels: uncountable Example: Perhaps Anglophilia continues to play its part, but if I were one of the few surviving teachers of Anglo-Saxon I would rejoice at the way in which such terms as muggle and Wizengamot, and such names as Godric, Wulfric and Dumbledore, had become common currency. Example: But now, as a company with the word "British" in its name pisses apocalyptic quantities of oil into the ocean, and CEO Tony Hayward pops up on the news to make tactless statements in a British accent, anglophilia is shrivelling.
Word: Stelle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-West Germanic *stalljan Old High German stellen Middle High German stellen German stellen German Stellebor. English Stelle Borrowed from German Stelle. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Anglophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo- + -philic or Anglophilia + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæŋ.ɡləˈfɪ.lɪk/ 1. Exhibiting Anglophilia; fond of what is English.
Word: Stempel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stempel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Stengel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stengel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Stich Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stich. 1. A surname from German. Example: In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!
Word: Strang Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A settlement in Braddan parish, near Douglas, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3678). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zogo Part of Speech: noun 1. An oracle or priest among the Torres Strait Islanders.
Word: Stumpf Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tabak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish טאַבאַק (tabak). 1. A surname from Yiddish.
Word: strudel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Strudel (“whirlpool, strudel”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹuːdəl/ 1. A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Steffan grinned at him and pointed to the oven. “She’s got something good in there,” he said, and added sadly, “only we don’t get any till lunch.” / “Strudel,” Ruth said. “Whoever heard of eating strudel for breakfast?” / “You know, Son,” Paul said soberly, “there are certain items that come under female jurisdiction. Just why strudel is appropriate for lunch and not for breakfast is beyond mere masculine comprehension. But one must learn to accept the inevitable. Life is hard.” 2. Synonym of at sign (@). Labels: countable, slang 3. A vertical hole in sea ice through which downward jet-like, buoyancy-driven drainage of flood water is thought to occur. Labels: countable
Word: podcasting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English pod English iPod Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast blend English podcast English -ing English podcasting From podcast + -ing. 1. The distribution of multimedia files over the Internet for playback on a mobile device, often in MP3 format. Labels: uncountable Example: With the benefit of hindsight, it all seems quite obvious. MP3 players, like Apple's iPod, in many pockets, audio production software cheap or free, and weblogging an established part of the internet; all the ingredients are there for a new boom in amateur radio. But what to call it? Audioblogging? Podcasting? GuerillaMedia?
Word: podcasting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English pod English iPod Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast blend English podcast English -ing English podcasting From podcast + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of podcast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: orecchiette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian orecchiette (literally “little ears”). 1. A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: gomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Shona gomo. 1. kopje, small hill Labels: Rhodesia
Word: herro Part of Speech: intj 1. Pronunciation spelling of hello. Labels: alt-of, offensive, often, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Lenz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: paglia e fieno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian paglia e fieno (literally “straw and hay”). 1. a mixture of yellow and green tagliatelle cooked together and served with a sauce; normally sold dry as little "nests" Labels: uncountable
Word: panzarotti Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpanzəˈɹɒtɪ/, /ˌpantsəˈɹɒtɪ/ 1. Alternative form of panzerotto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: panzarotti Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpanzəˈɹɒtɪ/, /ˌpantsəˈɹɒtɪ/ 1. plural of panzarotto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panzarotto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of panzerotto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pappardelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pappardelle, plural of pappardella, from pappare (“to gobble up, tuck into (food)”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæpɑːˈdɛleɪ/, /ˌpæpɑɹˈdɛleɪ/, /pæpəɹˈdɛl/ 1. A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare). Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Place the pappardelle (the strips of paste) on a hot dish, grate a little Parmesan cheese over them, add the hare condiment, and serve hot. Example: In season one can enjoy spitted and skewered versions of such appetizing game as Larks (Allodoline), Thrushes (Tordi), Pheasant (Fagiano), and Partridges (Pernice), or the popular wide noodles with game or hare sauce known as Pappardelle.
Word: neurotensin Part of Speech: noun 1. A 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the periphery
Word: penne rigate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian penne rigate. 1. A form of penne with a ribbed surface (to hold the sauce better). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: rodents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rodent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈtɛleɪ/ 1. pasta in the shape of little wheels Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: rotella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rowel. 1. A disc. 2. A round shield.
Word: rigatoni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian rigatoni, literally an augmented form of rigato (“striped”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪɡəˈtoʊni/ 1. A ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved. Labels: plural-normally, uncountable, usually Example: I think some of my rigatoni are still alive. I don’t like to eat them till they’re dead. Example: We had spoken briefly before dinner, just as Willy’s Christmas rigatoni were seeping up the stew sauce.
Word: rigatone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rigatone. 1. A piece of rigatoni. Labels: rare Example: Richard stole a rigatone from Kesho’s plate. Example: He looked straight in my eyes and nuzzled the cuff of my jeans so I flipped him a rigatone. He nuzzled again so I flipped a few more; the third one landed right on his back, scattering red sauce across the shiny puppy fur.
Word: spaghettini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian 1. a form of thin spaghetti Labels: uncountable