nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fimbriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fimbriātus (“fibrous, fringed”), participial adjective formed on fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix). See -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/ 1. To fringe; to hem. Labels: transitive 2. To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture. Labels: transitive Example: Beſides the divers tricking or dreſſing, as piercing, voiding, fimbriating, ingrailing, couping: And in fanſie and devices there is ſtill a plus ultrá; inſomuch that Croſſes alone as they are variouſly diſguiſed, are enough to diſtinguiſh all the ſeverall families of Gentlemen in England.
Word: fimbriate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fimbriātus (“fibrous, fringed”), participial adjective formed on fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix). See -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪm.bɹiət/, /ˈfɪm.bɹi.ɪt/ 1. Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions. Labels: not-comparable Example: the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube
Word: tzedakah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew צְדָקָה (ts'daká, “charity”). Pronunciation: /t͡səˈdakə/ 1. The Jewish tradition of charity. Labels: Judaism Example: Wherever Jews have lived in relative freedom and free markets—the United States, Britain and its commonwealth, the Ottoman Near East, post-Enlightenment Western Europe—we've done pretty well. We've built great communities. We've devoted ourselves to Torah. We've pursued tzedakah, charity, with abandon. Example: I began to fill this little wooden tzedakah box with tiny slips of paper, each containing a single word or phrase as a “prompt” for remembering some gifted moment or intense experience of my life.
Word: tzimmes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish צימעס (tsimes). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sɪmɪs/ 1. A stew of fruit or vegetables traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Fuss; confusion. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: community owned Part of Speech: adj 1. of assets or organisations: owned and controlled through some representative mechanism that allows a community to influence their operation or use and to enjoy the benefits arising. Labels: not-comparable Example: For over seventy years, community owned rural telephony networks have flourished in the USA and about 1,000 exist today.
Word: tzolkin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A neoterm coined by Western scholars from the Yucatec Maya words tzol (“count”) and k'in (“day”); it is unknown what the classical-era Maya natively called their calendar. 1. The Mayan calendar consisting of 260 days.
Word: bomb site Part of Speech: noun 1. An area that an active bomb is contained in, normally sealed off by the authorities. 2. A building or other site destroyed by enemy aerial bombardment.
Word: sweepback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweep + back. Pronunciation: /ˈswiːpbæk/ 1. The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.
Word: episodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique. Pronunciation: /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/, /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/, [ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.ɾɪk], /ˌep.ɪˈsɔd.ɪk/, [ˌep.ɪˈsɔɾ.ɪk] 1. Relating to an episode. Example: When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach. 2. Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly. Example: Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá. 3. Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes. Example: I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?
Word: rearward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəwɜːd/, /ˈɹiɹwɝd/ 1. The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up. Example: Do not liue Hero, do not ope thine eies: / For did I thinke thou vvouldſt not quickly die / Thought I thy ſpirites vvere ſtronger than thy ſhames / My ſelfe would on the rerevvard of reproches / Strike at thy life. Example: For, though it were a knowen corruption, and therefore ſhould haue beene auoyded; yet [Robert] Bellarmine in muſtering vp the Fathers authorities, for proofe of the reading, ipſa (the beſt ground of their Mariolatrie) brings in [John] Chryſoſtom in the rereward. 2. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Example: Come in the rearward of a conquered woe
Word: rearward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəwɜːd/, /ˈɹiɹwɝd/ 1. Toward the back or rear of something. Example: The rearward seats of the bus were unpleasantly close to the toilet facilities. Example: Unlike the earlier standard designs, in which the whole of the footplate was on the engine, fall plates are re-introduced and these are hinged from the front of the tender to rest on the rearward extension of the cab floor.
Word: rearward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rear Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English rearward From rear + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəwɜːd/, /ˈɹiɹwɝd/ 1. Toward the back or rear of something. Example: The ensuing struggle was bitter but brief, as for a third time the Alabamians stumbled rearward through the cedars. If Manigault were to take the guns, he would need help.
Word: formulaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English formula Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English formulaic From formula + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/ 1. Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as: Example: a formulaic greeting Example: Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought. 2. Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as: Example: That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons. Example: Neoimpressionism quickly divided viewers: did it herald an abstract future or was it a dry, formulaic dead end?
Word: authorised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of authorized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: authorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of authorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: connecting tubule Part of Speech: noun 1. A tubule in the nephron in the kidney that goes to the pelvis. Its primary function is to bring urine to the pelvis of the kidney.
Word: copywritten Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of copywrite Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. Misconstruction of copyrighted. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction, nonstandard Example: First and foremost in many photographers' minds is the possibility of digital theft of copywritten images.
Word: spuckie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spuccadella, the bread roll used. 1. Synonym of submarine sandwich. Labels: Boston, US, especially
Word: pleating to the stripe Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and the pleats are arranged so that this chosen stripe runs down the center of each pleat. Labels: uncountable
Word: threequel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of three + sequel. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹiːkwəl/ 1. The chronologically third part of any series of works, especially a movie trilogy. Example: When last seen, the “Poseidon” had been blown into small pieces. With any luck, this means Mr. Allen can’t possibly make a threequel. Example: On the contrary, last summer saw two jocular parodies of 1970’s blaxploitation films: the minor hit Undercover Brother and Beyonce Knowles’s portrayal of Foxxy Cleopatra, a character in the Austin Powers “threequel.”
Word: talking point Part of Speech: noun 1. A specific topic raised in a conversation or argument which is intended as a basis for further discussion, especially one which represents a point of view. Example: Such an expression ["natural rights"] is, of course, an excellent talking point as a basis for argument to convince people, and perhaps through them to change the opinion of the government. Example: “Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. You have the satisfaction of having sacrificed yourself in the interests of [your uncle].” He had found a talking point. He had reminded me of those postal orders, sometimes for as much as ten bob, which Uncle Tom had sent me in the Malvern House days. I softened. Whether or not a tear rose to my eye, I cannot say, but it may be taken as official that I softened. “How right you are, Jeeves!” I said.
Word: make one's bed and lie in it Part of Speech: verb 1. To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure. Labels: idiomatic Example: It was true that he had made his own bed, and he understood the justice which required him to lie upon it. Example: [...] one of the falsest of proverbs is that you must lie on the bed that you have made. The experience of life shows that people are constantly doing things which must lead to disaster, and yet by some chance manage to evade the result of their folly.
Word: trickery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trick + -ery, first recorded in 1719. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ 1. Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [H]e did not wrap his rugged subject in silks and ermines, and other sickly trickeries of phrase. Example: In trickery, evasion, procrastination, spoliation, botheration, under false pretences of all sorts, there are influences that can never come to good. 2. The art of dressing up; imposture, pretense. Labels: uncountable 3. Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems. Labels: uncountable Example: French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.
Word: enamor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English enamouren, a late back-formation from enamoured, itself a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer, equivalent to prefix en- + amor + -er. See amour, and compare inamorato. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnamə/, /ɪˈnæmɚ/ 1. To cause to be in love. Labels: US Example: Me-thought I was enamoured of an Asse. Example: By Phœbus, here's a moſt neate fine ſtreete; is't not? I proteſt to thee, I am enamord of this ſtreete now, more then of halfe the ſtreetes of Rome, againe; tis ſo polite, and terſe; [...] 2. To captivate. Labels: US Example: Passionately enamoured of this shadow of a dream.
Word: Gertrude Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”) + *þrūþiz (“strength”) or *trut- (“maiden, dear”) ; name of a Belgian seventh century saint. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɝtɹud/, /ˈɡɜːtɹuːd/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: O Gertrude, Gertrude! / When sorrows come, they come not single spies, / But in battalions. Example: "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.
Word: salvage grocery Part of Speech: noun 1. A store that sells food that has passed its coded sell-by date, has damaged packaging, or is otherwise unfit for the general retail market.
Word: Sabianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic الصَّابِئَة (aṣ-ṣābiʔa)bor. English Sabian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Sabianism From Sabian + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ̯biənˌɪzəm/, /ˈsɑbiənˌɪzəm/ 1. An unknown religion mentioned in the Qur'an. Usually identified with the Mandaeans or Elcesaites. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sabianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sabian + -ism Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ̯biənˌɪzəm/, /ˈsɑbiənˌɪzəm/ 1. the worship of the sun, moon and stars Labels: uncountable
Word: saddle grafting Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of grafting in which a scion with a deep cleft is grafted to a wedge-shaped stock. Labels: uncountable
Word: saddler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sadeler, sadelere, equivalent to saddle + -er. Cognate with Old Norse sǫðlari (“saddler”). Pronunciation: /ˈsadlə/, /ˈsædlɚ/ 1. Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles, harnesses etc. Example: In making saddles to run and try in, the trees of them are occasionally leaded by the tree-maker or saddler, agreeably to the directions either may receive from his employer; and a four-pound saddle in this way is made to weigh seven pounds. Example: saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by hundreds. 2. The harp seal.
Word: carbs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɑːbz/, /kɑɹbz/ 1. plural of carb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infommercial Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of infomercial. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Hilbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Middle English given name of Proto-Germanic origin, from Old English hild (“battle”) + beorht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz). 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: rare Example: 'An old family name,' he told his wife, though this was not true at all, his uncle's being thus christened having been an isolated instance of the use of Hilbert. There had been a fashion in the late nineteenth century for Germanic names and his uncle, born in 1902, had caught the tail end of it. 'I don't like that at all,' his wife had said. 'People will think it's really Gilbert or Albert. I don't want him teased, poor baby.' 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: histocompatibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- English compatibility English histocompatibility From histo- + compatibility. 1. The condition of being histocompatible. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The toleration of grafts between genetically similar individuals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carbohydrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbohydrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histocompatibility gene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the genes, responsible for histocompatibility, that encode polymorphic cell-surface proteins.
Word: histocompatibility antigen Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) which are the determinants of histocompatibility.
Word: historadiography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English radiography English historadiography From histo- + radiography. 1. the radiography of soft tissue using long wavelength X-rays of low penetrating power Labels: uncountable
Word: soft tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. All the tissues of the body except the calcified ones such as bones and teeth. (Cartilage of joints is often excluded from the definition as well).
Word: Hodgkin's disease Part of Speech: noun 1. Former name of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hodgkin's lymphoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thomas Hodgkin, English physician. 1. A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hodgkin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hodge, a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger + -kin. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒd͡ʒ.kɪn/, /ˈhɑd͡ʒ.kɪn/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Hodge Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French. Pronunciation: /hɒd͡ʒ/, /hɑd͡ʒ/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Used generically as a name for a male farmer, irrespective of their actual name. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: A farmer in Hampshire was sorely distressed by the unsettling of his barn. [...] Resolved to find out who played him these mischievous pranks, Hodge couched himself one night deeply among the sheaves, and watched for the enemy. 3. A place name in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Reed-Sternberg cell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Dorothy Reed Mendenhall and Carl Sternberg, who provided the first definitive microscopic descriptions of Hodgkin's disease. 1. A giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Word: ketogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keto- + -genesis. Pronunciation: /ˌkiːtəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ 1. The metabolic breakdown of fatty acids to produce ketone bodies. Labels: uncountable
Word: car-jack Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of carjack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ketogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- 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 ketogenic From keto- + -genic. Pronunciation: /ˌkiːtəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Relating to ketogenesis.
Word: embolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From embol- + -ic. 1. Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
Word: carjack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * Blend of car + hijack Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ).dʒæk/, /ˈkɑɹ.d͡ʒæk/ 1. To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). Labels: transitive Example: Someone should carjack that pompous jerk and teach him a lesson! 2. To forcibly steal (a vehicle). Labels: transitive Example: These twerps have carjacked their last Mercedes.
Word: car-jacking Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of carjacking. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: car-jacking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carjacking. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eutonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English eutonic From eu- + tonic. Pronunciation: /juːˈtɒnɪk/, /juˈtɑnɪk/ 1. Pertaining to normal muscle tone.
Word: hijacking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hijack + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of hijack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hijacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hijack + -ing. 1. The act of one who hijacks (in any sense). 2. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle. Example: The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.
Word: hole state Part of Speech: noun 1. a vacant electron energy state near the top of the energy band of a solid; the movement of electrons between such states is the basis of electrical conduction
Word: Huntington's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American physician George Huntington. 1. A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination. Labels: uncountable
Word: Huntington's chorea Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Huntington's disease. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: chorea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía). Pronunciation: /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/, /kʰɵˈrɪjɑ/, /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə], /kəˈɹiːə/ 1. An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Huntington Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.tɪŋ.tən/ 1. An English habitational surname for someone who lived at any of several places whose name is derived from Old English hunta, hunter, especially from Huntingdon. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable 29. The name of many places around the world: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: talking points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of talking point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anomoly Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of anomaly. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Bryn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name. Pronunciation: /bɹɪn/ 1. A male given name from Welsh. 2. A female given name from Welsh in occasional modern use. 3. Part of several place names in Wales and elsewhere. 4. A suburb of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5700). 5. A village and community in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8192).
Word: hydrometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English hydrometer From hydro- + -meter. Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹɑːmɪtɚ/ 1. An instrument that floats in a liquid and measures its specific gravity on a scale. Example: [E]ach degree of the hydrometer, when at or near proof, is about a quart in a hundred gallons stronger or weaker, as the hydrometer vibrates under or over the silver speck or sight on the index or upper stem; at the intermediate or strong overproofs, is about a pint in ditto; and at the low underproofs is about three pints in ditto. Example: On the wall were hanging thermometers, barometers, and hydrometers, and every other sort of ometer, numberless, dusty, and mysterious; […]
Word: thermohydrometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English hydrometer English thermohydrometer From thermo- + hydrometer. 1. A hydrometer that has a thermometer enclosed in its float section.
Word: chromatophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”). Pronunciation: /krəˈmætəˌfɔr/ 1. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals Example: Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour.
Word: walk the beat Part of Speech: verb 1. To patrol on the job, especially as a police officer or guard. Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: pleating to the sett Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of pleating a kilt in which one full sett of the tartan pattern is taken up in each pleat, resulting in a reproduction of the pattern across the back of the kilt. Labels: uncountable
Word: Highland games Part of Speech: noun 1. Festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world, involving competitive events, whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage of Scotland and especially the Scottish Highlands. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: decima Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of decim, decime, and dime. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪmə/ 1. A tenth, particularly Example: He brandished his title as apostolic commissioner in court, and as supervisor of the papal decima in Tuscany. 2. A tenth, particularly Labels: obsolete 3. A tenth, particularly
Word: decima Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish décima, from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of decim, decime, and dime. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪmə/ 1. A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions. Example: His album... dealt with the song form of Puerto Rican back-country troubadours, and it had a preoccupation with... the décima, a 10-line stanza with specific rhyme schemes.
Word: PBUH Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of peace be upon him or peace be upon her; an honorific phrase used by some Muslims after any mention in speech or print of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or any other prophets or chosen figures believed by the majority of Muslims to be sent by God (Allah). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, proscribed, sometimes
Word: vesta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛstə/ 1. A short match, made of wood or wax.
Word: johnny house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the use of john in American slang as a synonym for toilet. 1. An outhouse or portable toilet. Labels: US
Word: rez Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɛz/ 1. Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory). Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: 2016, Kalina Newmark, Nacole Walker, James Stanford, ‘The rez accent knows no borders’: Native American ethnic identity expressed through English prosody, Cambridge University Press, Published online. 2. Clipping of residence; dormitory. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang 3. Clipping of resonance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 4. Clipping of resurrection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 5. Clipping of resolution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: rez Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɛz/ 1. Clipping of resurrect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: When you die during the first 3 levels, you rez with food and water. 2. To spawn or load into the game. Example: Don't rez some enormous prop: it'll lag the server!
Word: sacred kingfisher Part of Speech: noun 1. a tree kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus, that inhabits Australian forests.
Word: tree kingfisher Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the most numerous family, Halcyonidae, of kingfishers; they are widely distributed in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Word: invisibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French invisibilité, from Latin invisibilitas. 1. The state of being invisible. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which is invisible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vice-skip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vice- + skip. 1. The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team
Word: Aboyne dress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the Aboyne Highland Gathering, whose organizing committee designed it. 1. The dance costume prescribed for females performing the Scottish National dances in competitions at Highland games gatherings. It consists of a dark bodice or elaborate waistcoat, decorative blouse, full tartan skirt and sometimes a petticoat and apron, or a tartan sash. Labels: uncountable
Word: top of mind awareness Part of Speech: noun 1. The awareness of a brand in a consumer who, without prompting, names that brand first when asked to list all the advertisements they recall seeing in a general product category over the past 30 days. Labels: uncountable Example: Companies that are well known advertise heavily and have attention-getting ads that tend to receive the highest top of mind awareness scores in ad tracking studies.
Word: unaided awareness Part of Speech: noun 1. In advertising research, recognition of a specific brand or product without being prompted with possible names. Labels: uncountable Example: Since the company was new and had only started advertising two weeks before the research began, it was not surprising to see low unaided awareness of the brand.
Word: birth-certificate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of birth certificate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: USOC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Olympic Committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Universal Service Order Code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: aided awareness Part of Speech: noun 1. In advertising research, recognition of a specific brand or product from a list of possible names offered as a prompt. Labels: uncountable Example: Since respondents were asked specifically if they saw any of the company's ads in the aided awareness question, that score is higher than the one for unaided awareness.
Word: rebels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛbl̩z/ 1. plural of rebel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebels Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹəˈbɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rebel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rags Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæɡz/ 1. plural of rag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rags Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹæɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recombinant Part of Speech: adj 1. Formed by a new combination of existing elements. Labels: not-comparable 2. Formed by genetic recombination. Labels: not-comparable Example: The new HIV test is the first test designed for widespread application that uses recombinant technology to test for highly specific HIV antibodies.
Word: recombinant Part of Speech: noun 1. An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.
Word: Rotarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rotary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rotarian From rotary + -an. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/, /ɹoʊˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ 1. A member of a Rotary Club.
Word: rotary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/, /ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/ 1. Capable of rotation. Labels: not-comparable Example: A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth. Example: Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
Word: rotary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/, /ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/ 1. A roundabout, traffic circle. Labels: Atlantic-Canada, New-England 2. Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.
Word: Turnhout Part of Speech: name 1. A city and municipality in Antwerp province, Belgium.
Word: Campine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Campania 1. A region of Antwerp, Limburg and North Brabant, Belgium and the Netherlands, Europe. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Campine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin Campania 1. A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region.
Word: hor Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /høː/, /hɔː/ 1. her Labels: Geordie, personal, pronoun
Word: hor Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Hokkien 乎 (--hohⁿ / --hôⁿ, mood particle) and Cantonese 嗬 (ho², interrogative particle). Pronunciation: /hɔː˨˩/, /hɔː˨/, [hɔˑ˨], /hɔː˨˦/ 1. Used with directives and statements to assert that something should be kept in mind or taken note of. Example: Pitch contour: low-mid [hɔˑ˨] or low-dipping [hɔˑ˨˩] Example: Don’t anyhow say sia, this one not my fault hor. 2. Used with directives and statements to assert that something should be kept in mind or taken note of. Example: Pitch contour: low-mid [hɔˑ˨] or low-dipping [hɔˑ˨˩] Example: I’ll eat all the sweets hor. 3. An invariant question tag used to invite agreement or confirmation. Labels: interrogative Example: Pitch contour: rising [hɔˑ˨˦] Example: Quite boring, hor? 4. A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener. Example: Pitch contour: rising [hɔˑ˨˦] Example: ....then hor...
Word: pharaoh ant Part of Speech: noun 1. A small yellow-brown ant, Monomorium pharaonis, introduced to virtually every area of the world, considered to be a major indoor pest. Example: It probably received the scientific name of "Pharaoh's ant" on account of a defective knowledge of Scripture on the part of its describer, who doubtless imagined that ants formed one of the plagues of Egypt in the time of Pharaoh, whereas the only entomological plagues mentioned were lice, flies and locusts. Example: The pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis, is one of the most persistent and pestiferous ants to invade the sanctity of hearth and home.
Word: left, right and center Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of left and right. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: oncogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From onco- (“tumor”) + -genic (“producing”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Causing the formation of tumors. Labels: not-comparable Example: oncogenic viruses Example: From the late 1960s research into oncogenic viruses was particularly advanced by David Baltimore (b. 1938) and Howard Tenin (1934–94), who simultaneously published a report of the discovery of an enzyme reverse transcriptase. 2. Arising from or caused by a tumor: tumor-induced. Labels: not-comparable Example: oncogenic osteomalacia
Word: bosey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet who toured Australia for the 1903/4 summer; + -y. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 4, page 248.) 1. A googly. Labels: obsolete
Word: USCF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Cycling Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United States Chess Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: After the Elo rating system, the second most popular chess ranking system is the USCF chess rating system. 3. Initialism of United States Cricket Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: marital embrace Part of Speech: noun 1. sexual intercourse Labels: euphemistic
Word: Eph. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ephesians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Eph. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of euphonium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: lannet Part of Speech: noun 1. A bat with a slot to conceal a third coin which is used for cheating (that coin being either a jack or a gray).
Word: never in a month of Sundays Part of Speech: adv Etymology: See month of Sundays. 1. At no time whatsoever. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!
Word: hard head Part of Speech: noun 1. A crooked organiser of a two-up game, who would cheat players out of their money.
Word: Titus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants". Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪtəs/ 1. The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus. 2. An early Christian, the addressee of the aforementioned epistle. Example: I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps? 3. Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian. 4. A male given name from Latin. 5. A surname 6. A short hairstyle, popular in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Labels: dated
Word: Turk's head Part of Speech: noun 1. A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knot, resulting in a ball of rope. 2. The melon cactus. Labels: Caribbean 3. Any of several species of Echinocactus. Labels: California 4. A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings, etc. Labels: colloquial, dialectal 5. A kind of cooking-pan, having a tin core in the centre.
Word: Philemon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”). Pronunciation: /fɪˈliːmən/, /fɪˈliːmɒn/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmən/, /ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/, /ˈfɪləmən/ 1. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer. 3. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bomboora Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of bombora. Labels: Australia, alt-of, obsolete
Word: dazed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (“weary”), dasask (“to become weary”), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”). Pronunciation: /deɪzd/ 1. In a state of shock or confusion. Example: The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital. 2. Stunned or entranced.
Word: dazed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, from Old Norse dasaðr (“weary”), dasask (“to become weary”), from Proto-Germanic *dasōjan-, from the adjective *daza-, possibly from a variant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold, support”), related to Armenian դադարել (dadarel, “to settle, stop, end”). Pronunciation: /deɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of daze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: choco Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒkəʊ/ 1. Clipping of chocolate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Example: CHOCO MAYO CAKE In this chocolate cake, mayonnaise is substituted for the butter. Good. Example: Vision is a 2.7% sodium-fluoride containing prophylaxis paste available in 12 oz. jars or boxes of 225 individual cups. Three flavors (fruit punch, cool mint, or choco-mint) are available. 2. A militiaman or conscript; chocolate soldier. Labels: Australia, countable, obsolete Example: I've a letter here to hand, Saying Chockos, Yanks and Refugees Have overrun the land. Example: In the second war, militiamen and conscripts generally were called chocos, […] in a tribute to them the Sydney “Sun” headed a leader on 2 September 1942: “Chocos with Hard Centres”. 3. An army reservist. Labels: Australia, countable, slang 4. A person with dark skin tone. Labels: Australia, countable, slang Example: Our ethnic minorities whether they be oil slicks, chockos or slopies have certainly given a new dimension to the Australian businessman’s lunch. Example: And it’s better than ending up with the latest dag her Mum’s lined up. This one's called Petro. He’s a big choc, you know really woggy
Word: stunned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stun + -ed. Pronunciation: /stʌnd/ 1. Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. Example: completely stunned Example: visibly stunned
Word: stunned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stun + -ed. Pronunciation: /stʌnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stun Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Gretchen Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/ 1. A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret. Example: On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. 2. Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.
Word: buzzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English buzz Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English buzzer From buzz + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzə/, /ˈbʌzɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes. Example: And wants not buzzers to infect his ear / With pestilent speeches of his father's death. Example: ... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game. 2. A device that makes a buzzing sound. Example: If you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can. Example: If a train enters the forward section before its description has been transmitted, a "not described" lamp is illuminated on the transmitter, an alarm buzzer is sounded, and the lamp remains alight until a description has been transmitted. 3. A police badge. Labels: US, slang Example: I flipped my wallet open on her desk and let her look at the buzzer pinned to the flap. 4. A run scored from an overthrow. Labels: slang 5. A pickpocket. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: The pickpocket was a Buzzer. The man who booked a room at a hotel, and went round the rooms of other guests, was a Snoozer. Example: […] a 'buzzer', for whom picking pockets was an art […] 6. A gossip. Labels: obsolete Example: Her brother is in secret come from France, Feeds on this wonder, keeps himself in clouds And wants not buzzers to infect his ear With pestilent speeches of his father's death.
Word: boardwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From board + walk. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːd.wɔːk/, /ˈbɔɹdˌwɔk/, /ˈbɔɹdˌwɑk/, /ˈboːd.woːk/ 1. A slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach. Example: A man, whom we had noticed walking rather uncertainly, as if not sure whether he was going up or down hill, at this crisis came to a pause, staggered off the boardwalk, and leaned against the fence. Example: [A]bout the beginning of the war the greatest concern of [Ulysses Simpson] Grant was to get a good boardwalk laid from his house to the store. […] It is related, that after one of his great victories, some gentlemen of Galena had the walk laid, and telegraphed the General: "Rest easy, the walk is down."
Word: boardwalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From board + walk. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːd.wɔːk/, /ˈbɔɹdˌwɔk/, /ˈbɔɹdˌwɑk/, /ˈboːd.woːk/ 1. To install a boardwalk over. Example: A footpath would be boardwalked across the east meadow and would minimize compaction. Example: The state Forestry Division is boardwalking the Alaka‘i Swamp Trail to prevent damage to its fragile ecosystem, and, as of this writing, they had completed all but a mile.
Word: schnapps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schnaps. Pronunciation: /ʃnɑps/, /ʃnæps/ 1. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: apple schnapps; peach schnapps 2. A serving of this beverage. Labels: countable, usually Example: “What happened?” “You drank about a bottle of vodka and ten peppermint schnapps is what happened. Come on, up.”
Word: put up one's dukes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly by analogy to a king or other ruler summoning his dukes, and by extension the duke's knights or other soldiers, to battle an enemy. Another possibility is Cockney rhyming slang as explained at duke. It could also be a convoluted--though erroneous--reference to the 9th Marquess of Queensberry (after whom the rules for modern boxing were initially named). 1. To raise one's clenched fists in front of one's body and stand in a threatening or defiant manner, in preparation for a fistfight. Labels: idiomatic Example: The proceedings of the State Democratic Convention, held at Turner Hall, yesterday, were disgraceful enough to bring a blush even to the cheek of a Democrat. "Liar," "snide," "put up your dukes, if you want to fight," catcalls, hooting, and yelling filled up a greater part of the deliberations of the august body. 2. To take firm action or to show oneself to be committed to such action, as when competing in a sporting event or other contest. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me That's okay, let's see how you do it Put up your dukes and let's get down to it Example: The NBC reporter who came to the match on Wednesday told Lafferty "Come on, put up your dukes, we want to see some blood."
Word: control panel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl ˈpæn.l̩/ 1. A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted. Example: The new signalling controls 40 track miles; 31 multiple-aspect signals are operated by the new control panels and a further 31 signals are automatic. Example: It also installed new control panels at Kingmoor Signal Box and a new operating system in the relay room. 2. A computer display offering a number of controls or options. Labels: broadly
Word: regroup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French regrouper. By surface analysis, re- + group. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːɡɹuːp/ 1. An act of regrouping.