nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: contestability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English contestability From contest + -ability. 1. The property of being contestable or debatable. Labels: uncountable Example: Because of the popularity of the sitting candidate, the contestability of the seat was poor.
Word: what do I know Part of Speech: phrase 1. Implies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence. Labels: rhetoric Example: Maybe girl grasshoppers find long legs attractive in boy grasshoppers, but what do I know?
Word: high tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders. Example: The game was never going to be won by how good a team attacks, though, but with defence. When captain Kolisi was sin-binned for a high tackle, the Boks could've easily capitulated.
Word: high tackles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high tackle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dump tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. A legal form of tackling when the player wraps their arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts them a short distance in the air before forcibly driving them to the ground.
Word: dump tackles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dump tackle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: akoasm Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈækəʊˌæzəm/ 1. An auditory hallucination
Word: akoasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of akoasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spear tackles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spear tackle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agomphious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀγόμφιος (agómphios, “without molars”) (from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + γομφίος (gomphíos, “molar”), from γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”)) + -ious. 1. toothless Labels: not-comparable
Word: affabulation Part of Speech: noun 1. The moral of a fable. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: A crucial fact is that, my work advancing, what I'll find rising in priority isn't its initial point of application but its ongoing articulation for, if you think of it, communication (I might almost say 'communion') is ubiquitous, a signal coursing from this individual to that, from so-and-so to such-and-such, a two-way traffic in an idiom of transitivity or narrativity, fiction or imagination, affabulation or approbation, saga or song.
Word: affabulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affabulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agerasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀγηρασία (agērasía, “eternal youth”). Compare gero-, athanasy. Pronunciation: /ˌæɡ.əˈɹeɪ.ʒə/ 1. An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age. Labels: uncountable
Word: aerugo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aerūgō, from aes (“copper, bronze, brass”). Pronunciation: /iːˈɹuːɡoʊ/, /ɪˈɹuːɡoʊ/, /aɪˈɹuːɡoʊ/ 1. Metallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris; patina. Labels: uncountable
Word: blood bin Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary substitution for a visibly-bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first aid treatment.
Word: blood bins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood bin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blood replacements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood replacement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ablepsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, “blindness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βλέπω (blépō, “see”). Pronunciation: /əˈblɛp.si.ə/ 1. Lack of sight; blindness. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: acyanoblepsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)der. English cyano- English ablepsia English acyanoblepsia From a- (“not”) + cyano- (“blue”) + ablepsia (“blindness”). 1. Inability to see the colour blue. Labels: uncountable
Word: aduncity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aduncitās (“hookedness”), from aduncus + -itās. By surface analysis, adunc + -ity. 1. Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness. Labels: uncountable
Word: advenient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the present participle of Latin advenīre. 1. Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional. Labels: archaic Example: Lastly, being thus divided from truth in themselves, they are yet farther removed by advenient deception.
Word: awm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: awms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of awm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nippitatum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps compare nipperkin. Pronunciation: /nɪpɪˈtɑːtəm/ 1. Strong beer or ale (or occasionally some other alcoholic drink). Labels: archaic Example: Suddenly she wheels around on Boyles. ‘You, flattop – 'ow 'bout a snootful o' nippitatum, eh? Eh?’
Word: zumology Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of zymology Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: lamprophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λαμπρόφωνος (lampróphōnos, “clear-voiced”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “clear, distinct”) + -phony. Pronunciation: /læmˈpɹɑf.ə.ni/, /læmˈpɹɒf.ə.ni/ 1. loudness and clarity of enunciation Labels: uncountable
Word: inaniloquent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inānis (“empty, hollow, void; vain; worthless; foolish, inane”) + loquī (from loquor (“to say, speak, tell, talk”)); compare ināniloquium (“nonsense; vain talking”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈneɪnɪˌləʊkwənt/, /ɪˈneɪnɪˌloʊkwənt/ 1. Tending to speak inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
Word: anonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English saline Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English salinize From saline + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈsælɪnaɪz/ 1. to become or render salty Labels: ambitransitive Example: Salinized drinking water probably is the best insurance that the men will take the salt during the working hours of the day. A study from the Inland Steel Company⁵⁶, in which a section of steel workers, 3,000 men, were given salinized drinking water, 0·1 per cent., showed good results as compared with the control group. Example: 2. Place the pipets in a drying oven at 180°C. Inject 100 μL of tributylchlorosilane (TBCS) through a port in the top of the oven, and leave to salinize for 30 min. Allow the fumes to disperse, before removing the pipets. Caution: TBCS is harmful, and this procedure should be carried out in a fume hood. Take other precautions as local safety rules require.
Word: salinizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salinize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: salinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of salinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: splain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apheretic form of explain. 1. Apheretic form of explain. Labels: dialectal, informal Example: "Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness." Example: "Why, Lor' bless you, I never knew nothing about the rights of them things till you splained them to me yesterday, boss."
Word: splain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from the preceding sense, partly from -splain (after mansplaining). 1. To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc. Labels: slang Example: Those who splain may have the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel condescending or insulting.
Word: salinized Part of Speech: adj 1. Made salty
Word: salinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of salinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: welp Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Representing well pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Compare yep, yup, nope, and ope. Pronunciation: /wɛlp/, [wɛlp̚] 1. Well. Typically used to express exasperation, a matter-of-fact or unenthusiastic attitude, or helpless acceptance of something surprising. Labels: colloquial Example: “Nuclear power is a dual-use technology. It can be weaponized.” Welp. “It is sort of what we anticipated, that there would be a Three Mile Island moment around data sharing that would rock the research community,” Lazer says. Example: Ah, jeez. Oh boy. Yikes. It seems the human culmination of American liberalism lost to a senile (alleged!) rapist game show host. Welp. Pobody’s nerfect, as the old saying goes.
Word: salinise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of salinize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: omens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of omen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of omen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: simplifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of simplify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: simplifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of simplify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nonhazardous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hazardous. 1. Not hazardous; safe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nongovernmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + governmental. 1. Not governmental; not derived from a government; civilian. Labels: not-comparable Example: When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring two. Example: To the contrary, compared to the Pew Research Center respondents who either worked for government or lived in a household with someone who did, those who worked for nongovernmental employers under contracts and grants were usually the most distrusting of all.
Word: nonskid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + skid. 1. Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce skidding; not able to skid or be skidded upon. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonskid tires
Word: nonslip Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English nonslip From non- + slip. 1. Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: doop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dop (“cup in which diamond is cut”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bifid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin bifidus English bifid From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”). 1. Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked Example: bifid tongue
Word: blood group Part of Speech: noun 1. A blood type.
Word: straw mushroom Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, edible mushroom used primarily in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, Volvariella volvacea.
Word: echogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der. English echo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English echogenic From echo- + -genic. 1. Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.
Word: five-spice powder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 五香粉 (wǔxiāngfěn). 1. A ground mixture of five varieties of spice used in Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine. One common mixture contains star anise, cloves, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, and fennel seeds. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Bevan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Welsh ab Ifan. 1. A surname from Welsh. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States.
Word: NPK Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the chemical symbols for each element, hence K being used for potassium (formerly known as kalium). 1. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (or Potash) Labels: uncountable
Word: combatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of combat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flat-bottomed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a flat bottom. Example: a flat-bottomed bowl
Word: protyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “timber, material”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊtaɪl/ 1. A hypothetical base substance from which all chemical elements were believed to have been made; subatomic particles. Labels: countable, historical, physical, uncountable Example: Two principles are postulated, according to which the elements have probably been evolved: (1) the ontogenic principle, involving the formation of the primary members of the different groups by direct condensation of protyl; (2) the phytogenetic principle, by which the higher members of the groups are developed from the lower by a process of integration. Example: Dumas wondered whether the fundamental building blocks of atoms might be some smaller division of the hydrogen atom: a half, say, or a quarter. This basic substance became known as ‘protyle’.
Word: subatomic particles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subatomic particle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corner shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Such shops were traditionally built on street corners at the end of rows of terraced houses. 1. A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of everyday items and is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers. Labels: UK Example: After six such encounters in tiny corner shops which normally complained that they were out of sugar, that the cornflakes were late in again and that they couldn't get tomato sauce for love nor money, the Captain, his head reeling, had staggered into the High Street off-licence.
Word: Rhesus factor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys. 1. An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.
Word: mid-twentieth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English twentieth English mid-twentieth From mid- + twentieth. 1. Usually used before century to indicate the middle part of the 20th century. The term is often used to refer to the events that occurred in the second third of the twentieth century (1934–1967). However, in architecture, preservation, and real estate, it is commonly used to refer to the period from after World War II to the mid-1970s. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the mid-twentieth century, the exchange of Orders has become less personal and more formal and diplomatic. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4872.asp
Word: bhunder Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhesus macaque.
Word: U-shaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaped like the letter U: bent such that two ends are parallel, or having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U. Example: a U-shaped valley Example: http://www.nps.gov/archive/olym/uv.htm, After the ice melts away, the valley appears U-shaped. 2. Characterized by traits whose graphing produces curves with that shape. Labels: metonymically
Word: two-wheeled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having two wheels; birotate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aphorise Part of Speech: verb 1. To create an aphorism from. Labels: transitive Example: At the drop of a hat, he would aphorise an experience into a few memorable words. 2. To use aphorisms. Labels: intransitive
Word: assonate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin assonō, from ad (“to, towards”) + sonō (“to sound, resound”). 1. To correspond or exhibit agreement in (particularly vowel) sounds. Labels: rare Example: Part of the magic of her poetry was her ability to have her words assonate in the most propitious places.
Word: aphorize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of aphorise. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antigene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + gene. 1. An oligonucleotide that attaches to a specific gene and suppresses its action.
Word: tent embassy Part of Speech: noun 1. A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people. Labels: Australia Example: 1985, Jens Brøsted, Jens Dahl (editors), Native Power: The Quest for Autonomy and Nationhood of Indigenous Peoples, Scandinavian University Press, page 55, Outstanding examples of this genre of moral opposition are the tent embassies erected at different times in Washington, Canberra, Ottawa, Oslo and other capital cities. Example: Māori started to demand that the Treaty be honoured. The rise of Nga TamaToa (the young warriors), tent embassies in Parliament grounds, and other forms of protest pushed the agenda.
Word: bespeckle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English speckle English bespeckle From be- + speckle. 1. To add speckles. Example: Seen from the air at night, tiny villages bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows.
Word: give it up Part of Speech: verb 1. To welcome onto a stage by cheering or applauding. Labels: usually Example: “Ladies and gentleman, give it up for the next First Lady of New York City!” 2. To agree to sexual intercourse, especially if reluctantly. Labels: euphemistic Example: My husband thinks it's 'cause they're all raised Catholic and their girls don't give it up easily, except for the prostitutes. 3. To hand over or relinquish; to explain something or tell a secret. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: arborise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰōs Proto-Italic *arðōs Old Latin arbōs Latin arbor English -ise English arborise From Latin arbor (“tree”) + English -ise. 1. To develop a tree-like appearance. Labels: intransitive Example: The nerve fibre arborises into multiple branches. Example: Either in the spinal medulla or in the brain stem the axons end by arborising round nerve-cells and the impulses which they convey are transferred to these upper neurones. 2. To cause (something) to develop a tree-like appearance. Labels: transitive Example: Tall, wide shrubs take up a huge amount of space in a small garden, so remove the lower limbs to provide more space underneath. […] When you “arborize” the shrub by limbing it up, you’ll discover an elegant, multi-trunked structure […] Example: His seven-year-old brain fires and rewires, building arborized axons, dendrites, those tiny spreading trees. 3. To penetrate or fill (an area) with a tree-like structure. Labels: transitive Example: The imitation neurones I am composed of agitate their dendrites like mad ganglia that arborize the system as the cell bodies dance along the axis cylinder within the fibres of the foot that isn’t there […] Example: The vessels penetrate the clavipectoral fascia […]. They then arborize the underside of the pectoralis major.
Word: arborize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰōs Proto-Italic *arðōs Old Latin arbōs Latin arbor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English arborize From Latin arbor (“tree”) + English -ize. 1. Alternative spelling of arborise. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A hierarchy […] is not like a row of organ pipes; it is like a tree, arborizing downward. Example: The imitation neurones I am composed of agitate their dendrites like mad ganglia that arborize the system as the cell bodies dance along the axis cylinder within the fibres of the foot that isn’t there […]
Word: school night Part of Speech: noun 1. An evening before a typical school day; normally a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night. Example: Jamie has to go to bed at 9:00 on school nights, but on Friday and Saturday he gets to stay up as late as he wants. Example: I can't believe I'm doing this. I can't believe I'm in a graveyard with a strange man hunting for vampires on a school night.
Word: bedaze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *bedasen (found in past participle bedased, bedasyd (“dazed, dizzy”)), equivalent to be- + daze. 1. To cause to become dazed. Labels: transitive Example: On his first trip to the circus, he was bedazed by the myriad colours, sounds and smells.
Word: school run Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of increased traffic where parents or carers take or collect children to and from school by car; a journey for this purpose during this period. Labels: UK Example: The roads are crammed with parents on the school run. Example: Would you mind doing the school run for James this morning?
Word: bed-hop Part of Speech: verb 1. To be promiscuous; to have multiple sexual partners. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: During his university days he would bed-hop whenever he got the chance.
Word: panada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish panada, Italian panata (“panada”). 1. A dish made by boiling bread in water and combining the pulp with milk, stock, butter or sometimes egg yolks. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something blandly nourishing; pap. Labels: countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable Example: He paid his Debts, call'd in some single Acquaintance, told him he was dying & drove away that Panada Conversation which Friends think proper to administer at Sick Bed-Sides, with becoming Steadiness. Example: [They] swallow, without flinching, all the theological panada with which she may think fit to cram them. 3. A thick paste or sauce made from boiling flour or breadcrumbs. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: despised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of despise Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.
Word: despised Part of Speech: adj 1. Hated; viewed with scorn. Example: The dictator's cruelty made him the most despised person in the region.
Word: account for Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈkaʊnt foɹ/ 1. To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed. Labels: transitive Example: I don't have to account for anything to you. Example: The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed. 2. To be the primary cause of Labels: transitive Example: The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land. 3. To constitute in amount or portion. Labels: transitive Example: German speakers accounted for 37% of the population. Example: ... and car strikes account for more than 50000, it's obvious the wolves' effect on the state's deer herd is so small as to be meaningless. 4. To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things. Labels: transitive Example: His mind accounted for one useless article after another in a vain search for any kind of makeshift tool. Not a scrap of metal, not even a serviceable edge of broken stone or brick, had been left to suggest escape. Example: When you deduct the direct and indirect costs, the picture looks a little different. Only mail and coal traffic generated a net revenue when accounting for all costs, not just direct operating costs. 5. To be answerable for. Labels: transitive 6. To destroy or put out of action. Labels: transitive Example: Coyotes account for more rabbits than hunters do. Example: Allied Air Forces Account for 34 Axis Aircraft 7. To kill, as in hunting. Labels: dated, transitive Example: He accounted for two deer today.
Word: arche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)ki/ 1. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In more modern times both the moving and the matter moved appear more complex and malleable, and less drawn from the realm of everyday experience. The substance may be dark matter and quarks rather than water or air, and the arche may be gravity or string harmonics.
Word: achromatise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: act on Part of Speech: verb 1. To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced. Example: The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant. 2. To act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse. Example: He keeps telling me about wanting to make a move, but he hasn't worked up to acting on it yet. 3. To take action against something. Example: World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change. 4. To affect something. Example: Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways. 5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, on.
Word: act upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To take action on the basis of information received or deduced. Example: The policeman decided to act upon the informant's phone call. Example: NR had carried out risk assessments in 2002, identifying potential dangers with the crossing and recommending the installation of automatic locking gates. But this was not acted upon. In 2007, following the tragic deaths of Charlotte and Olivia, NR erected a footbridge and installed locking gates at the foot crossing.
Word: add on Part of Speech: verb 1. To incorporate (something extra, often an amount of money) into something else (often a bill). Labels: transitive 2. To put an expansion (addition) onto a building, usually a home. Labels: intransitive
Word: add on Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of add-on. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The manufacturer sold many add ons for the basic camera. Example: The secretary offered a typing and copying service for theses, with the option of binding as an add on.
Word: adolesce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from adolescence. First attested in 1859. Pronunciation: /ˌædəˈlɛs/ 1. to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence. Labels: intransitive Example: The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12. Example: It is a young nation, still adolescing.
Word: consequentialities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consequentiality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English aer- Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English aerify From aer- + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈɛːɹɪfaɪ/ 1. To mix with air. Labels: transitive 2. To vaporize. Labels: transitive
Word: aerosolize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol English aerosol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English aerosolize From aerosol + -ize. 1. Alternative form of aerosolise. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: front name Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's given name. Labels: archaic Example: “Well, the front name I goes by nowadays is Dick,” said he, “and as I ain’t got no partic’ler use for no more name, jes’ call me Dick. […] ” Example: Because, yesterday everybody said ‘Dr. Lavendar.’ I didn’t think Doctor could be your front name. All the other people had front names.
Word: affranchise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late Middle English affranchysen, from Old French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchir (modern French affranchir), from a- + franchir (“to free”). By surface analysis, af- + franchise. Pronunciation: /əˈfɹænˌt͡ʃaɪz/ 1. To free from obligation, servitude or service. Labels: transitive Example: Eventually, the intention was that they should affranchise all the slaves.
Word: affranchize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of affranchise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, possibly
Word: Irish cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A pale-colored liqueur made from whiskey, cream and coffee. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Irish joke Part of Speech: noun 1. A joke with a punchline implying that the Irish people are stupid. 2. Something illogical or silly that happened in Ireland. Labels: Ireland
Word: hot whiskey Part of Speech: noun 1. A drink consisting of a shot of whiskey, boiling water, brown sugar, and a slice of lemon with cloves.
Word: knuckle dragger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An allusion to the practice of some large primates of walking on all fours with their knuckles close to the ground. 1. A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, often Example: Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet. Example: The scientists were frustrated by the constant need to have knuckle draggers following them like mother hens.
Word: air-drop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of airdrop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air-drop Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of airdrop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air ship Part of Speech: verb 1. To transport (goods) by air. Labels: transitive Example: To expedite their arrival they will air ship the parts.
Word: alchemise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmīabor. Old French alkimieder. English alchemy English -ise English alchemise From alchemy + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈælkəmaɪz/ 1. To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic. Labels: transitive Example: Their dearest wish was to alchemise iron into gold. Example: Something about this gutsy, heartfelt drama from screenwriter Robert D Siegel and director Darren Aronofsky alchemises Rourke’s conceit into a terrifically engaging, likable and even vulnerable performance.
Word: italicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of italicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sprayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /spɹeɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of spray Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sprayed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /spɹeɪd/ 1. chapped with cold Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: alchemize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of alchemise. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sheltered workshop Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where persons with limited mental ability can work in a safe environment.
Word: hymenopterous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Hymenoptera + -ous. From hymeno- + -pterous. 1. Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sion Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.ən/ 1. Alternative spelling of Zion. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But ye are come vnto mount Sion, and vnto the citie of the liuing God the heauenly Ieruſalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels: 2. A neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Word: Sion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.ən/ 1. A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.
Word: Sion Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Galician Sión, a habitational surname from a place in Pontevedra province. * Borrowed from French Sion, a reduced form of the personal name Michon. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.ən/ 1. A surname.
Word: mucuna prurita Part of Speech: noun 1. an illegitimate taxon according to the Vienna International Code of Botanical Nomenclature under Article 52. Labels: uncountable
Word: Finglish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Finnish + English. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /ˈfiŋɡlɪʃ/ 1. A variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear. Labels: US, dated, uncountable 2. A way of speaking Finnish using English-language terminology excessively. It is particularly common among those professions which are in close contact with the English-speaking world such as IT-professionals, marketing people and managers of global firms. Labels: derogatory, uncountable 3. English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English. Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: amberjack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ 1. Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was an amberjack, and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled. Example: Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
Word: mebbe Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of maybe. Labels: alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: Mebbe he tried to imitate Dick's tone of voice and told us it was raining. Example: Mebbe the Don wants to pay a sociable call on our ladies. Mebbe his gang is some hungry, as usual.
Word: kummi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil கும்மி (kummi). 1. A kind of Indian folk dance.
Word: ocean-going Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of oceangoing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: stadiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stadium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enactor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈnæktɚ/, /ɪˈnæktə/ 1. One who enacts.
Word: quorums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔː.ɹəmz/, /ˈkwɔːɹ.əmz/ 1. plural of quorum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RAND Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: RAND Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: circular letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters.
Word: paper chromatography Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple form of analytical chromatography in which the stationary phase is a sheet of paper. Labels: uncountable
Word: stationary phase Part of Speech: noun 1. The solid or liquid phase of a chromatography system on which the materials are to be separated or selectively absorbed. 2. A phase of bacterial growth in which there is net zero new bacteria.
Word: mobile phase Part of Speech: noun 1. The fluid (liquid or gas) that flows through a chromatography system, moving the materials to be separated at different rates over the stationary phase
Word: solubilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solubility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Emmy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmi/ 1. A diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name. Example: There was a buxom Irish servant-girl, who […] had […] striven to give Amelia aid or consolation. Emmy was much too sad to answer, or even to be aware of the attempts the other was making in her favour.
Word: Emmy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmi/ 1. An award given for artistic excellence in television productions.
Word: Emmie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma.
Word: carambola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), via Portuguese. Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹəmˈbəʊlə/ 1. A tree species native to southern Asia, Averrhoa carambola. Example: The carambola tree bears a sour fruit which makes a good tart, and there is a variety which bears a sweet fruit. The tree, though originally, it is said, from the Moluccas, flourishes well on this Coast, and is quite naturalized. 2. The fruit of this tree, commonly known as star fruit. Example: She leans out of sight before coming back with a bowl of something—looks like sliced fresh carambola with salt and chili. 3. A yellow colour, like that of a carambola.
Word: alloantigen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English antigen English alloantigen From allo- + antigen. 1. Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
Word: metallodrug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English drug English metallodrug From metallo- + drug. 1. Any of several pharmaceuticals that contain metals such as silver or platinum; especially such anticancer drugs
Word: proteolytically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English proteo- English -lytic English proteolytic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English proteolytically From proteolytic + -ally. 1. By means of proteolysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Emile Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Latin of Latin origin, an anglicized spelling of French Émile.
Word: basophil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baso- + -phil. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪsəfɪl/ 1. Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains. 2. Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains.
Word: inflammasome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inflammatory + -some. 1. A multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.
Word: caspase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for cysteine-aspartic acid protease. 1. Any of several intracellular proteolytic enzymes that mediate apoptosis and pyroptosis.
Word: eukaryophilic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a bacterium that interacts with eukaryotes, either as a pathogen or as a symbiont Labels: not-comparable
Word: alameda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish álamo Spanish -eda Spanish alamedabor. English alameda Borrowed from Spanish alameda. Pronunciation: /ˌæləˈmeɪdə/, /ˌæləˈmiːdə/ 1. A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.
Word: pathoadaptation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor. French adaptationbor. English adaptation English pathoadaptation From patho- + adaptation. 1. Any of the changes that occur when a bacterium adapts to a new pathogenetic niche
Word: pathogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- English genetic English pathogenetic From patho- + genetic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesis Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to pathogenetics Labels: not-comparable
Word: nanoelectronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English electronic English nanoelectronic From nano- + electronic. 1. Describing any electronic device constructed on the nano scale Labels: not-comparable
Word: chalupa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chalupa. Doublet of shallop and sloop. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəˈluːpə/ 1. A shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco. 2. A specialty food of south-central Mexico, consisting of a bowl-shaped fried tortilla stuffed with chopped meat, lettuce, cheese, etc. Example: The Tex-Mex–style chalupas I'm most familiar with are built on flat, crisp-fried corn tortillas. Example: (see title)
Word: nanoelectronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English electronics English nanoelectronics From nano- + electronics. 1. The use of nanotechnology to create electronic components; the study and use of nanoscale electronic components Labels: uncountable
Word: criminalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English criminal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English criminalist From criminal + -ist. 1. A person who specializes in criminal law. 2. A person who specializes in the collection and examination of forensic evidence at a crime scene. Labels: US
Word: lote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Pronunciation: /ləʊt/ 1. To lurk; lie hidden Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: lote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus. Pronunciation: /ləʊt/ 1. A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit. Example: Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns
Word: crime scene Part of Speech: noun 1. The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner. Example: The Police may declare a crime scene so nobody is allowed near, and the idea of allowing trains to pass on an adjacent line would horrify the increasing crowd of bystanders.
Word: cancha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cancha, borrowed from Quechua kamcha. 1. A toasted grain or grains of corn, a traditional snack in Peru. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Partially open the lid away from you, like a shield, so the cancha doesn't pop into your face. Be very careful, as the oil is very hot and the kernels can pop out of the pan. Most of the kernels should be dark golden brown.
Word: moho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori moho. 1. The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
Word: moho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”). 1. Synonym of oo.
Word: moho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping. 1. A motor home. Labels: informal, rare
Word: augurate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin augurātus (“augurate”). By surface analysis, augur + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). 1. The position or office of an augur. Example: ...we cannot wonder that the emperor allowed him to enjoy no higher distinction than the formal dignity of the Augurate, in which he carefully makred the degrees of his esteem...
Word: augurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin augurātus, perfect passive participle of augurō (“to predict, foretell”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, augur + -ate. 1. To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. Example: 1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued There are habits of misapprehension and prejudice common to every class of men; fretfulness, industrious to seek, or even feign, and brood upon matter that may nourish it; […] melancholy, augurating always for the worst; besides many more, some of which every man may find lurking in his own breast, if he will but look narrowly into it.
Word: Gerda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinate variant of Scandinavian Gerd, from Old Norse Gerðr, garðr (“protection”). The name occurs in nineteenth century Swedish poetry and in Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen (1844). 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English, mostly around 1900.