nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: thousandfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English thousendfold, from Old English þūsendfeald, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundīfalþaz, corresponding to thousand + -fold. Cognate with Dutch duizendvoud, duizendvoudig, German tausendfältig, Danish tusindfold, Swedish tusendfalt, tusendfaltig, Icelandic þúsundfalt. Pronunciation: /ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/, /ˈθaʊzəndfoʊld/ 1. By a factor of a thousand. Labels: not-comparable
Word: barber shop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barbershop (“place of business of a barber”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throwaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from throw away. 1. Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded. Labels: not-comparable Example: Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the more ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain. Example: More people means that more synthetic compounds and dangerous throwaway plastics are manufactured, many of which add to the growing toxification of the Earth. 2. Extemporaneous; off the cuff. Labels: not-comparable Example: The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news. 3. Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously, with apparent disregard for effect. Labels: not-comparable Example: As the film opens, a martial-drum-dominated version of the "Star Wars" theme and the inevitable bottom-to-top print crawl inform us that the Clone Wars, a conflict that originated as a throwaway line in the original 1977 film... https://web.archive.org/web/20150911134648/http://www.nysun.com/arts/star-wars-clone-wars-painted-in-the-stars/83922/ Example: I was intrigued by the exchange in one of the opening scenes where the Warden says to Snake: "You flew the wing-five over Leningrad, didn't you?" It turns out to be just a throwaway line, but for a moment it worked like the best SF, where a casual reference can imply a lot. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125090151/http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/gibson_interview.html
Word: throwaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from throw away. 1. Something temporary and disposable, as: Example: Some [of the essays] appeared originally in writer's^([sic]) forums and bookstore throwaways, others in more academic contexts […] 2. Something temporary and disposable, as: Labels: Internet 3. Ellipsis of throwaway panel Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Cartoonists include panels that can be eliminated without losing any of the story or humor, but Schulz would often draw creative title panels and throwaways as a nod to those newspapers that kept his strip as he envisioned.
Word: toxemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toxemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tracheal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal From trachea + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the trachea. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: When an allergic reaction caused Jack's throat to swell, the paramedics inserted a tracheal tube so that he could breathe.
Word: treatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tretable, from treten (“treat”) and Old French traitable, Anglo-Norman tretable; equivalent to treat + -able. 1. Able to be treated; not incurable. Example: In the 1980s, AIDS was not a treatable disease, and as a consequence the mortality rate at that time was very high. 2. Not intractable; moderate. Labels: dated
Word: kundru Part of Speech: noun 1. A gherkin-like vegetable, an ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis), from Southern India and Indo-China.
Word: traitorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English traitorous 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 traitorously From traitorous + -ly. 1. In a traitorous manner; treacherously. Example: The vizier traitorously revealed the location of the hiding princess in order to save himself.
Word: Erin go bragh Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Irish Éire go brách or Éirinn go brách. 1. Ireland forever.
Word: infrastructural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infrastructure + -al. 1. Of, relating to or originating in infrastructure.
Word: eulogise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From eulogy + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.lə.dʒaɪz/ 1. To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy. Labels: UK Example: Suddenly the calm current of their ordinary existence is disturbed by a visit from the reigning monarch; all the little, mean, and malevolent passions—vices, we should rather say—engendered of vanity and vexation of spirit, rise at once to the surface of the troubled waters—troubled by the demon of ambition; and the poor princess is left in mute dismay, to wonder what has become of the humility, the independence, and the content which she had so rashly eulogised. Example: Bradshaw eulogises again about "considerable manufactures of woollen cloth", plus the "excellent grammar school, founded by Edward VI".
Word: skittled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skittle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: entrenching tool Part of Speech: noun 1. A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat. Example: In between rounds, he dug a scrape for himself with his entrenching tool.
Word: zaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of zap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: N.V. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of NV. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tattler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tattle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtætl̩ɚ/, /ˈtætlɚ/, /ˈtætl̩ə/, /ˈtætlə/ 1. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale. Example: My sister is a big tattler; she always tells Mommy when I hit her! 2. Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies). 3. A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc. Example: A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day. Example: Electronic monitors (black box, tattlers) help to define the actions of the driver during normal and emergent operation of the EMS unit.
Word: chancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chancing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that happens by chance. Example: Although some of the subjects treated of are deciduous, all of them last for seasons; and such is the intention of the book, whatever may be its chance in a world of chancings. Example: I did not know what better or worse / Chancings might bless or curse […] 2. sexual advance with suggestive body contact Labels: Philippines
Word: tattlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tattler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reclusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reclusive 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 reclusiveness From reclusive + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being reclusive. Labels: uncountable Example: But of Lee you hear hardly anything at all; she is nearly as famous for her reclusiveness (now there’s an oxymoron) as J. D. Salinger.
Word: wallies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wally Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of dish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dished Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪʃt/ 1. Shaped like a dish; concave. Example: Bicycle and cart wheels are often dished. 2. Defeated, exhausted. Labels: archaic, colloquial Example: Getting tired, however, of this idol-worship, Lord Arthur gives out that he is ‘dished;’ and his worshippers depart from him as fast as they came. Example: I fear I am clean dished. The Heads of Houses are at this very moment concocting a manifesto against me.
Word: habit-forming Part of Speech: adj 1. Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use. Labels: euphemistic, formal Example: Many governments prohibit the advertising of habit-forming substances to minors.
Word: infiltrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English infiltrate Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English infiltrator From infiltrate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪtə/, /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪtɔː/ 1. One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent. Example: Sometimes Israelis were attacked by Arab infiltrators, and hardly a month went by without a West Jerusalemite either being killed or wounded. Example: Suddenly, one of the cadre appeared from out of the darkness. "Hello, soldier", he said. "Do you have a light?” “Sure,” Jack replied, digging into his pocket for a book of matches. “Soldier! You are dead!” exclaimed the cadre. Jack had failed to challenge the infiltrator. The password was “Bronx”, the counter password was “Bombers”.
Word: infiltrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infiltrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”). 1. horsehair fabric Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: informational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information English -al English informational From information + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/, /ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃənəl/, /ˌɪnfəˈmæɪʃənəl/ 1. Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information. Example: The subway map was quite informational, allowing us to determine the most efficient route to our destination. Example: This exercise gave students an insight into [...] how lexicographers work with unfamiliar lexis, and the informational sources that lexicographers use to construct dictionaries.
Word: innersole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inner + sole. 1. An insole; a cushioning layer lining the inside bottom of a shoe or boot. Example: After his toe was severed in an accident, he had to buy orthopedic innersoles for his shoes. Example: The slipsole is examined to determine whether it must be replaced or whether a patch is sufficient. Shoes which are worn through the bottom filler and/or innersole cannot be economically repaired.
Word: innersoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of innersole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: innumeracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + numeracy; coined by Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences. 1. Lack of numeracy; low numeracy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: John Allen Paulos and others have asked our society to consider numeracy and innumeracy in a way closer to how we view literacy and illiteracy. Example: The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.
Word: unfamiliarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + familiarity. 1. Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Due to my unfamiliarity with the library's catalog system, it took several hours to find the book. Example: He let Sandy stand for a minute and then took the saddle off. Several more of these saddlings and unsaddlings followed. Then finally the saddle was cinched. Again Sandy repeated his pattern of calming down after the first unfamiliarity of a new experience had worn off. […] Before long Sandy accepted the saddle as if he’d been born with one on his back.
Word: imbed Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of embed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The curse of the steam-boat is upon the lovely river; but some of the villas, imbedded in their own old trees—surrounded by turf the fairy queen might tread—girdled with every variety of flowery shrub—I do not quite say I could spend the whole day there, but I could have a luxurious breakfast—one ought to indulge in natural tastes of a morning. Example: To the man himself [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] Nature had given, in high measure, the seeds of a noble endowment; […] but imbedded in such weak laxity of character, in such indolences and esuriences as had made strange work with it.
Word: ill-fated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ill + fated. 1. unlucky; doomed. Example: My grandfather was originally scheduled to travel on the ill-fated last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, but thankfully had to change his plans at the last minute. Example: The engine of the ill-fated mail was Stephenson, one of Whale's 4-6-0 "Experiment" class, which fact led to sensational outcryings in the daily papers about the scandal of "experimental machines" being used on fast trains!
Word: Davey Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name David. Example: Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David. 3. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
Word: tropological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story. Example: tropological , allegorical expositions Example: Even the widely revered description of alchemy as terrestrial astronomy was a tropological association, comparing one discipline to the other rather than using the tools of the former in the operation of the latter. 2. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.
Word: raise hell Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause a considerable disturbance. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: (disturb loudly) raise the dead, wake the dead Example: Don't want to sleep yet, buddy it's a good bet I'll raise more hell than you. 2. To complain vociferously (about a certain matter). Example: Local authorities, media and all other regional stakeholders need to wake up, step up, and (frankly) raise hell... before it's too late.
Word: crêpy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English crêpe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English crêpy From crêpe + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛpi/, /ˈkɹeɪpi/ 1. Resembling or similar to crêpe. Example: Several years ago he began to point out that my throat was becoming crepy, my color was poor, and I was easily winded. Example: My shirt was too big and its collar sat loosely around my crêpey neck.
Word: crepy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of crêpy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For more mature skin, you can use a cream blush for a smoother finish, which is important for crepier skin.
Word: Française Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Française. 1. A Frenchwoman. Labels: rare Example: So many of the Françaises marry you Americans that in twenty years—pouf!—their children will overrun France and it will be France no longer. Example: As Craig said, having looked over the françaises^([sic]) he could understand why the frogs didn’t want the Germans to get Paris.
Word: Portugees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Portugee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tili Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the first syllables of tiger and liger. 1. A hybrid animal resulting from backcrossing a liger with a tiger.
Word: monkey in the middle Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player. Labels: uncountable 2. The third player in that game. Labels: countable 3. A middleman, particularly in a difficult spot or situation. Labels: broadly, countable, figuratively
Word: Iwo Jima Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the early modern Japanese misreading Iwōjima for 硫黄島 (Iwōtō, “Sulfur Island”), a calque of English Sulphur Island in accounts of James Cook's voyages, possibly originally from Early Modern Spanish Isla Sufre although the island was left unnamed by its first known discoverer Bernardo de la Torre. Pronunciation: /ˌi.woʊ ˈdʒi.mə/ 1. A volcanic island in the Volcano Islands in the North Pacific, now administered as part of Tokyo's Ogasawara Subprefecture and most famous for a major battle in World War II. Example: Not many weeks before, during the battle for Iwo Jima, Joe Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, had taken his inspired photograph of the American flag being raised on Mount Suribachi. Example: At Iwo Jima, code talkers passed over 800 error-free messages in a 48-hour period, according to the Congressional law honoring the program. 2. A volcanic island in the Satsunan Islands in the Philippine Sea, administered as part of Kagoshima.
Word: bridal salon Part of Speech: noun 1. A retail store or boutique that specializes in selling wedding dresses to brides.
Word: moc toe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moc + toe, from Powhatan makasin; see there for more. 1. A type of shoe design where there is a seam running around the top of the shoe. Labels: uncountable
Word: anti-civil Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + civil. 1. Uncivil(ised) and in opposition to civil society; opposed to or lacking the features of civil society (for example, opposing or simply lacking civil liberties). Labels: rare Example: 1905-1909, Matthew Arnold, Essays … to see the Antonines as they really were;—one may concede that the point of view from which Christianity appeared something anti-civil and anti-social, … Example: [...] then the latter, by definition, can't be civil. They might even be anti-civil or a-civil. They must be incompatible with civilization. But this is simply not the case. As was shown, [...]
Word: a cat may look at a king Part of Speech: proverb 1. A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.
Word: take by storm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare English blitzkrieg. Pronunciation: /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːm/, /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːɹm/ 1. To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack. Labels: transitive Example: The soldiers took the castle by storm. Example: "Sir William took the castle by storm,," said Ravenswood, "and, like many a victor, had little reason to congratulate himself on his conquest." 2. To seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: [A] startling interruption occurred at that moment, which took their whole attention by storm. Example: How I looked while these ideas were taking my spirit by storm, I cannot tell. 3. To rapidly gain great popularity in (a place). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: This obscure reference ["Blind Tom"] applies to a blind negro musician who took the world by storm in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Example: Beatlemania took England and Europe by storm and proceeded to inundate American teenagers.
Word: entrenching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of entrench Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Holmesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Holmes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Holmesian From Holmes + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. Example: Holmesian powers of observation
Word: Holmesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Holmes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Holmesian From Holmes + -ian. 1. A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Example: So great a protest arose from 20,000 Holmesians, including Queen Victoria and her family, that Doyle revived the character in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), “The Adventure of the Empty House” (1903), and “The Adventure of the Second Stain” (1904). Example: After the decision was made, a group of local Holmesians in charge of planning the exhibition decided to re-create the sitting room at 221b Baker Street.
Word: FICE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of field inversion capillary electrophoresis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Cymric Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪmɹɪk/, /ˈkʌmɹɪk/, /ˈsɪmɹɪk/ 1. Synonym of Welsh, the language of the Welsh people. Labels: rare
Word: Cymric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪmɹɪk/, /ˈkʌmɹɪk/, /ˈsɪmɹɪk/ 1. A breed of domestic cat, developed in Canada, principally characterized by suppression of the tail and by a semi-long-haired coat, with a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body; it is the longhair version of the Manx cat. 2. A cat of this breed. 3. Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman. Labels: rare
Word: Cymric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪmɹɪk/, /ˈkʌmɹɪk/, /ˈsɪmɹɪk/ 1. Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or related to Cymric cats. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kymric Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Cymric. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Kymric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Cymric. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antibiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English -biosis English antibiosis From anti- + -biosis. 1. An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cast a pall Part of Speech: verb 1. To spoil (something); to cast a feeling of gloom (over something). Example: There are some wonderful verbal volleys, but at times the piety is so thick it casts a pall on the humor — like walking out of a funeral and straight into a backyard bounce house.
Word: playlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + list. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/, /ˈpɫæɪ̯ˌɫɪst/ 1. A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station. 2. A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service. Example: When you collect a group of MIDIs into an album, you can play them much like a CD, with repeat mode, random mode, and a programmed playlist. Example: Strangers constructed playlists that pulled from artists and albums you’d never heard of, but without the performative high/low-ness that afflicts so much online music talk. 3. A list of songs, prepared for a band or musical artist, to be performed during a concert; a setlist.
Word: playlist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From play + list. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/, /ˈpɫæɪ̯ˌɫɪst/ 1. To include (a track) on a playlist. Labels: transitive Example: She achieved success when her first single was playlisted on national radio. Example: Suddenly they got a single playlisted at Radio 1 and the album went gold.
Word: lough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe. Pronunciation: /lɑx/, /lɔː/, /lɒk/, /lɒx/, /lɑk/ 1. A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. Labels: Ireland Example: Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough […]. Example: A study showing that the temperature of the lough’s water has risen 1C since 1995, however, suggests that climate change and clearer waters as a result of an invasive zebra mussel species may also be contributing factors.
Word: lough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lough, logh, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *lux, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”). Pronunciation: /lɒf/ 1. lake, pool Labels: Cumbria, Northumbria
Word: gustoso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. 1. in a tasteful, agreeable manner
Word: belly-flop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of belly flop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: strobila Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στροβίλη (strobílē). Pronunciation: /stɹəʊˈbaɪlə/ 1. A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum.
Word: non-spacing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + spacing. 1. Of a character: combined with another and so not consuming additional horizontal space. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonspacing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of non-spacing. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Landammann Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Alemannic German Landammann (“a land official”). Pronunciation: /ˈlændəmæn/ 1. A chief magistrate in certain cantons or other administrative districts in Switzerland. Example: 1889, Francis Ottiwell Adams and C. D. Cunningham, The Swiss Confederation, Macmillan and Co., page 117, There, on the first Sunday in May, the people assemble in a meadow at Bözlingen an der Gand, not far from Altdorf. The Landammann, after having duly attended mass in the village church, proceeds in procession to the place of meeting. Example: 1891, Lina Hug and Richard Stead, Switzerland, Second Edition, T. Fisher Unwin (London) and G. P. Putnam's sons (New York), page 178, On the first Thursday in April, in solemn procession, they revisit the battlefield, and on the spot the Landammann tells the fine old story of their deliverance from foreign rule, whilst priest and minister offer thanksgiving.
Word: isogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + -gram. The "contour line" sense was proposed in 1889 by Francis Galton. 1. A word in which no letter of the alphabet occurs more than once. Example: For convenience, we can refer to an isogram of order n as an n-isogram. The examples in (2a) are 1-isograms, (2b) 2-isograms, and (2c) 3-isograms. Second- and third-order isograms are also sometimes referred to as pair and trio isograms respectively, but I will not use these terms here. 2. A line on a map or chart, such as a contour line, joining points that have the same value for some quantity.
Word: heterogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- + -gram. 1. A word or phrase in which no letter occurs more than once. 2. The spelling of a foreign language used as a logogram/ideogram.
Word: unlesss Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Attributed to John Horton Conway. From unless, by analogy with the formation of iff from if. 1. Precisely unless. Example: 1990, James Glimm, The Legacy of John Von Neumann, American Mathematical Society, →ISBN, page 279, Partial Order: G ≥ H unlesss (unless and only unless) H ≥ some Gᴿ or some Hᴸ ≥ G. Example: A subset S is called absorbing if to each x#92;inX there is a real number #92;epsilon#61;#92;epsilon#95;xgt;0 such that #92;lambdax#92;inS for all #92;lambda with 0lt;#92;left#124;#92;lambda#92;right#124;#92;le#92;epsilon. Trivially the set X is absorbing; on the other hand #92;#123;0#92;#125; can never be absorbing (unlesss X#61;#92;#123;0#92;#125;).
Word: precisely unless Part of Speech: conj 1. implies a negative and is implied by a negative; i.e. B implies not-A and not-B implies A
Word: décolletée Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French décolletée. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ 1. Alternative form of décolleté. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: THE dress is of pink silk; the corsage décolletée, pointed, and demi-busque, with a berthe of silk tulle, made in small puffs, sewed upon Lyons tulle, with sleeves the same, followed by a lace four inches wide.
Word: décolletée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French décolletée. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ 1. Alternative form of décolleté. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nanocomposite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English composite English nanocomposite From nano- + composite. 1. Any composite material one or more of whose components is some form of nanoparticle; more often consists of carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix. Example: Consequently the nanocomposite material is reinforced in every direction and the material exhibits very little distortion even when heated to temperatures above 150 degrees Celsius. Example: A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe₃O₄ and a body of mesoporous SiO₂ containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efﬁcient treatment for liver cancer.
Word: synthetic biology Part of Speech: noun 1. The application of genetic engineering to generate modified or even completely new forms of life. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: artificial life
Word: Keplerate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Johannes Kepler, German mathematician. 1. Any structure containing both Platonic and Archimedean solids, one inside the other. 2. Any complex of compounds having such a structure.
Word: Archimedean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Archimedes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Archimedean From Archimedes + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/, /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Archimedes. Example: 1629, William Bastian, “To the Authour” in Francis Malthus (translator), A Treatise of Artificial Fire-Works, London: Richard Hawkins, Thy Archimedean hand hath learnt to frame Celestiall Meteors out of Nitrous flame: Example: […] sporting Nature, to amuse us, Did startling Novelties produce us; Mocking our Archimedean Sons Of Art with strange Phænomenons, 2. Having no infinitely large or infinitely small elements.
Word: Archimedean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Archimedes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Archimedean From Archimedes + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/, /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ 1. A member of The Archimedeans, the mathematical society of the University of Cambridge.
Word: potassium niobate Part of Speech: noun 1. The salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been used to produce tunable coherent light.
Word: coherent light Part of Speech: noun 1. Light of a uniform wavelength and phase; as used in lasers Labels: uncountable
Word: nanowire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English wire English nanowire From nano- + wire. 1. A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers. Example: Nanoparticles will also be the building blocks for complex structures like nanowires and molecule electronic devices.
Word: habenula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena. 1. A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
Word: circumscript Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere (“to circumscribe”). 1. Limited, circumscribed.
Word: biodefense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English defense English biodefense From bio- + defense. 1. Any defensive measure taken against an attack using bacteria, viruses or toxins
Word: biodefence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English defence English biodefence From bio- + defence. 1. Alternative spelling of biodefense. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: parking garage Part of Speech: noun 1. A building for vehicles to park in, typically with several floors and sometimes underground. Labels: US Example: Meronyms: parking space, parking spot, parking place
Word: filemot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An anglicized form of feuillemorte / French feuille-morte. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləmɒt/ 1. Synonym of feuillemorte. Labels: not-comparable Example: The walls were panelled; each panel was comparted like a modern office desk, and each compartment crowded with labelled folios all filemot with age and use.
Word: filemot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicized form of feuillemorte / French feuille-morte. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləmɒt/ 1. Synonym of feuillemorte: the color of a dead or faded leaf: dull brown or yellowish brown. Labels: uncountable
Word: intermise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French entremise. See intermission. 1. interference, intervention or intermediation Labels: obsolete Example: through their own divisions , without the intermise of strangers
Word: cotchel Part of Speech: noun 1. A small portion of something left behind, or unused Labels: dated
Word: canister shot Part of Speech: noun 1. Antipersonnel ammunition consisting of a cylindrical canister filled with round lead or iron balls. Labels: uncountable 2. The balls in this canister. Labels: uncountable
Word: sand art Part of Speech: noun 1. Any artwork consisting mainly or wholly of sand. Labels: uncountable
Word: training wheels Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From training wheel + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ wiːlz/, /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wilz/ 1. Anything designed to make something easier for a novice. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only Example: Kick off the training wheels, Corporal. He's good to go. Example: Yet as with Booksmart, the summer's earlier riff on that Apatovian classic, there are times when Good Boys feels a little too nice to actually be uproarious. In more ways than one, it's the training wheels for a better comedy—a slightly edgier and funnier one.
Word: training wheels Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From training wheel + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ wiːlz/, /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wilz/ 1. plural of training wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septuple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin septupluslbor. English septuple Learned borrowing from Latin septuplus. 1. Seven times as much; sevenfold. Labels: not-comparable Example: [Japan] will not remember our American and English missionaries as she remembers even now those great Chinese priests who once educated her youth. And she will not preserve relics of our sojourn, carefully wrapped in septuple coverings of silk, and packed way in dainty whitewood boxes, because we had no new lesson of beauty to teach her,—nothing by which to appeal to her emotions. Example: He is woozy with cold and a septuple whisky […]
Word: septuple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin septupluslbor. English septuple Learned borrowing from Latin septuplus. 1. To multiply by seven. Labels: transitive Example: […] hee is rid of the Deuill. Now he that is quit of so bad a Guest, shall septuple his owne woes by his re-entertainment. Example: The intensity of solar radiation is nearly seven times greater on Mercury than on the earth, and on Uranus 330 times less; the proportion between the two extremes being that of upwards of 2000 to one. Let any one figure to himself the condition of our globe, were the sun to be septupled, to say nothing of the greater ratio! 2. To increase by a factor of seven. Labels: intransitive Example: […] Levi Strauss had caught a wave. Between 1962 and 1970, its sales and net profits grew fivefold and between 1970 and 1977 its sales again quintupled while profits almost septupled.
Word: septuple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin septupluslbor. English septuple Learned borrowing from Latin septuplus. 1. A set of seven. Example: If we suppose the limited region of Central Asia, where man existed, to have been deluged, and pairs and septuples of the most common animals in that region only to have been kept alive in the ark, the entire account will harmonize with natural history. 2. A sevenfold measure. Example: Frozen, the vodka poured like heavy glass. A septuple? Why not.
Word: verbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of verb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: verbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of verb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abarticulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abarticulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abashments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abashment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abodings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aboding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abortionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abortionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absentees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absentee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolutists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolutist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthopterygians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acanthopterygian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acceptances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acceptance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of het Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Trekkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Trekkie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paroles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paroles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parole Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encrypts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encrypt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encrypting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of encrypt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pseudos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of are Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metrics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ 1. plural of metric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metrics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ 1. The study of metrical verse. Labels: uncountable 2. The statistical analysis of data sets or big data. Labels: uncountable 3. The theory of measurement. Labels: uncountable
Word: metrics Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of metric Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tightens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tighten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: epizootics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epizootic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fruiting Part of Speech: noun 1. A fruiting body. Labels: countable Example: Fruitings can consist of several thousand individual sporocarps. 2. The act of producing fruit, seeds, or spores; fructification. Labels: uncountable Example: From these figures it will be seen that the fruiting period of cotton in the blacklands of Texas is relatively short, and a majority of the bolls are set early in the season. Example: These factors differ from mushroom to mushroom. Most of the changes that stimulate fruiting have a negative effect on the vegetative growth of the mycelium. 3. The occurrence of FRUIT (false replies unsynchronized/uncorrelated in time). Labels: uncountable Example: How many breakdowns or serious impairments of function (quality of return, fruiting, degradation, etc.) did your radar and communications equipment have today? Example: In this way, the problems of fruiting, garbling and over-interrogation are overcome.
Word: fruiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fruit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Asians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollutants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollutant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorptions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩z/, /əbˈsɔːp.ʃn̩z/, /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩z/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩z/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩z/ 1. plural of absorption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abysms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abysm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lapidations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lapidation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magentas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magenta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worsts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worsts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of worst Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: worsting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of worst Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: routers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of router Labels: form-of, plural
Word: routers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of router Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: noons Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From noon + -s. See -s (Etymology 3). 1. At noontimes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Noons—we would have the Jerusalem artichoke at least three times a week; then salsify soups or parsnips, lentils and the green beans or leafy vegetables—these all in their combinations. Evenings—preferably broths […]
Word: noons Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of noon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noons Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of noon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cubes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kjuːbz/, /kjʉwbz/, /kjubz/, /kjʉːbz/, /kjʉbz/ 1. plural of cube Labels: form-of, plural 2. Testicles. Labels: euphemistic Example: Actually, I should have just kicked him in the cubes and gotten my face out of there.
Word: cubes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kjuːbz/, /kjʉwbz/, /kjubz/, /kjʉːbz/, /kjʉbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cube Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thirteenths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thirteenth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polygons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polygon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of at Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of at Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjuncts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjunct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjuncts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adjunct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affirmatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affirmative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of action Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: actioning Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of taking action. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now, wisdom to the other can materialize, for example, in terms of the interrogatings, actionings, and understandings that will take place beyond 'a set of self-serving narratives' facilitating the deployment of epistemic power […]
Word: actioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of action Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: actioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a specified kind of action. Labels: not-comparable Example: double-actioned revolvers 2. Having been subject to intent progress. Labels: not-comparable Example: The actioned items are on the list of things to go over during the meeting.
Word: nominatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nominative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: almosts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of almost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attributives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attributive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sistering Part of Speech: adj 1. Contiguous. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: A plaintfull ſtory from a ſiſtring vale
Word: sistering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sister Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sistered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sister Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: granddaughters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granddaughter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sextuplets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sextuplet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bold Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chainsaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chainsaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chainsaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chainsaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mustards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mustard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adelaideans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Adelaidean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OKs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of OK Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OKs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of OK Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: twits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cadres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cadre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graftings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grafting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nudniks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nudnik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sidewalks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidewalk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surfeits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of surfeit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: surfeits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surfeit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surfeiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of surfeit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present