nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: caravan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r, “people, subjects”). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəvæn/, /ˈkɛɹəvæn/, /ˈkaɾəvan/, /kaɾəˈvan/ 1. A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert. Example: To the left the caravan animals, securely picketed, at regular distances of some fifteen yards apart, occupied an area of several acres. Example: “Would they could have foretold that my caravan would have been cut up by the Shinwaris almost within shadow of the Pass!” grunted the Eusufzai agent of a Rajputana trading-house whose goods had been feloniously diverted into the hands of other robbers just across the Border, and whose misfortunes were the laughing-stock of the bazar. “Ohé, priest, whence come you and whither do you go?” 2. A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK Example: An Italian woman, twenty years of age, […] was travelling in a caravan with the baggage of the Duke of Wellington's army, in the middle of the night, in a violent storm, while she was fast asleep, a small monkey with a long chain upon the roof of the caravan took refuge in it […] Example: The caravans were the demarcation between the non-radioactive areas and the radioactive areas. There were two main caravans, one for people going into the forward area, and the other caravan was for people returning. 3. A group of camels. Labels: collective
Word: caravan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r, “people, subjects”). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəvæn/, /ˈkɛɹəvæn/, /ˈkaɾəvan/, /kaɾəˈvan/ 1. To travel in a caravan (procession). Example: The wedding party got in their cars and caravaned from the chapel to the reception hall. Example: The provisions of the Vehicle Code covering caravaning of vehicles have been clarified to expedite this type of operation and still result in the proper observance of the objectives of that law. 2. To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle). Labels: Australia, UK Example: When my parents retired they really got back into caravanning. Example: 1932, Walter Meade, Caravanning, Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, The Cecil Aldin Book, page 55, It has to be remembered that, however enchanting the idea of caravanning may be, it is unlikely that it will consist entirely of watching sunsets and other people working — two of the most fascinating sights I know — but there are, regrettably enough, other and less romantic elements.
Word: cattle car Part of Speech: noun 1. A car, often a train car or semi-trailer, used to transport cattle. 2. A paddy wagon: a van for transporting people who have been arrested. Labels: slang
Word: cephalocaudal trend Part of Speech: noun 1. An aspect of motor development in children in which they develop their ability of moving the upper parts of the body before the lower parts.
Word: chambering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chamber Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Sexual immorality. Labels: obsolete Example: Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Word: chambering Part of Speech: noun 1. The chamber of a gun or other firearm.
Word: ums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of um Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ums Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of um Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: change order Part of Speech: noun 1. A description of changes to be made to a work order that describes the new work to be done (and any modifications) and the price to be paid for this new work. Example: We'd lose money on most of our jobs if it wasn't for change orders.
Word: charmeuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French charmeuse. 1. A fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her exquisite figure was enhanced by a wonderful gown of indigo charmeuse. Example: One evening Edith outshone herself, wearing a smartly tailored black charmeuse dress designed especially for her by Worth, the leading Paris designer, and a pair of gold slippers […]
Word: chilihead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chili + -head. 1. Someone who enjoys eating spicy foods and/or chili peppers. Labels: slang
Word: Chirag Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian چراغ (čirāġ, čarāġ, “lamp, lightsource”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈɾɑːɣ/, /t͡ʃɪˈɾɑːɡ/, /t͡ʃɪˈɹɑːɣ/, /t͡ʃɪˈɹɑːɡ/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Persia often used in India.
Word: Chirag Part of Speech: name 1. A language in the Northeast Caucasian family spoken in Dagestan, Russia.
Word: mix apples and oranges Part of Speech: verb 1. To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas. Labels: idiomatic
Word: computeristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English computeristic From computer + -istic. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a computer; mechanistic. 2. As if created by a computer. Labels: rare Example: This movie looks computeristic.
Word: co-agonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English agonist English co-agonist From co- + agonist. 1. A drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.
Word: code of honour Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among a social group, and which are founded on a regard for reputation.
Word: Lalaland Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of La-La Land. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: congenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- English genetic English congenetic From con- + genetic. 1. Having the same origin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conserved sequence Part of Speech: noun 1. A DNA or protein sequence with a high degree of sequence identity to other sequences in that species, or in others.
Word: common man Part of Speech: noun 1. An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite. Example: While the common man is holding the brunt of the taxes, there are groups, special-interest groups, that are getting off with paying none.
Word: consolidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō. Pronunciation: /kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/, /kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/ 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The combination of several actions into one. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line. Example: These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia [14 ].
Word: alveoli Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌal.viˈəʊ.laɪ/, /alˈviː.əl.aɪ/, /ælˈvi.əl.aɪ/ 1. plural of alveolus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conserved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conserve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conserved Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to something to which conservation has been applied; saved from being wasted Example: This hybrid automobile saves a lot of money from conserved gasoline.
Word: poly theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of polytheism. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: poly-theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polytheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: perc Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable 2. Clipping of percolation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Example: a perc test of the soil 3. Alternative form of perk (perquisite) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: As members of the middle class try to hang on to the percs and privileges of their fading good life, they rush, as always before, to "cast their cares upon God."
Word: perc Part of Speech: adj 1. Percutaneous. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: perc trach
Word: perc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Perc (“Percocet”) Labels: alt-of
Word: hyphy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪfiː/ 1. Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior. Labels: slang Example: She was so hyphy outside the club Saturday night, she nearly punched a cop! 2. Of or relating to the hyphy music subgenre or culture. Example: Oakland is the place to look for 'hyphy' (hyperactive) New Bay hip-hop, while SoCal is still riding the 'crunk' (crazy-drunk) drum and bass beats with […]
Word: hyphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably an alteration of hype or hyper. American rapper Keak da Sneak is sometimes credited as coining the word in the 1990s, but no evidence exists to support this and the term is first attested in 2002. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪfiː/ 1. A subgenre of hip-hop music and dancing associated with the San Francisco Bay Area. Labels: uncountable Example: It was Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak who claims to have invented the term: upon being told by his mother that he was “hyperactive”, Keak repeated the term as “hyphy”. Since then, hyphy has come to refer to a complex group of cultural activities synonymous with Oakland: it is at once a sound, a behavior, a choice in recreational drugs.
Word: coup de main Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coup de main. Pronunciation: /ku də meɪn/, /ku də mæn/ 1. A sudden development or action carried out to surprise an enemy. Example: That which of all things he most dreaded was that he should be out-generalled by Mr. Slope; and just at present it appeared probable that Mr. Slope would turn his flank, steal a march on him, cut off his provisions, carry his strong town by a coup de main, and at last beat him thoroughly in a regular pitched battle.
Word: driving under the influence Part of Speech: noun 1. Operating a motor vehicle while impaired due to the consumption of drugs or alcohol. Labels: uncountable
Word: hood rat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hood (“neighborhood”) + rat. First use appears c. 1993 in the Philadelphia Tribune. 1. A person, especially a man or a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner city life, especially in both behavior and appearance. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Let's get a couple of hood rats over for the party tonight. Example: It is true. Carmen is an official gold digger. In fact, she is an instructor at the school of gold digging. Hood rats have been clocking her style for years. Wanting to pull the players she pulled, and wishing they had the looks she had.
Word: thizzin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of thizz Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, present
Word: mara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse mara, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ, cognate with Old English mare or mære. Doublet of mare. See nightmare. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. Labels: European Example: The corpus of related texts tells us that within rural society it was not improbable for your neighbour's envy of your fine cattle to take the form of a mara.
Word: mara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मार (māra). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success. Example: Mara means demon, or demonic influence, that hinders the practice of virtue. It may be an external spirit or an aspect of our own imperfect condition. All hindrances on the path to liberation are subsumed under the four maras. The first mara is the mara of the aggregates.[…]The second of the maras is the mara of the afflictions, which are the same as the afflictive obstructions. They are identified as a mara because they precipitate all harmful actions, from malicious gossip to murder.[…]The third mara is Devaputra, literally "son of a god," an external troublemaker who specializes in interfering with beings who are endeavoring to achieve something positive.[…]The last mara is the mara of death. 2. Any malicious or evil spirit. Example: The mara is the spirit that causes illness, accidents, and mishaps. The only protection against it is another mara who befriends a person or a group. A mara who becomes friendly is called a gunik. This transformation occurs when a mara comes to a person in a dream and states a desire to be friendly. But there are deceitful maras who pretend to be friendly, yet will betray the person who trusts them.
Word: mara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New World Spanish mara. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina. Example: Maras have a white patch of fur on the rump that they flash when running, an adaptation they share with several species of deer and antelopes. Example: Although only Dolichotis, the Patagonian mara, is strongly cursorial, all caviids have certain features typical of cursorial mammals[…].
Word: mara Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A Latin American criminal gang. Labels: US
Word: xenon difluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. a crystalline substance, XeF₂, used as a fluorinating agent and oxidizing agent in various surface modification processes, and as an etching agent in semiconductor production
Word: ponto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese ponto (“point”), Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto. 1. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm. Labels: historical
Word: sused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: testo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of testosterone. 1. testosterone, especially pharmaceutical testosterone Labels: uncountable
Word: greengage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, green + gage. See alternative etymology below, as this is incorrect: the etymology for gage is a back-formation from greengage. alternative etymology The legend goes that Sir William Gage, 2nd Baronet of Hengrave, (c. 1656–1727), had a shipment of plums from France, in which the labels of the reine-claude got lost, by which reason his gardener called it after his master. Horticulturist Peter Collinson reports in his notes edited by L. W. Dillwyn in 1843, page 60: I was on a visit to Sir William Gage, at Hengrave, near Bury; he was then near 70; he told me that he first brought over, from France, the Grosse reine Claude, and introduced it into England, and in compliment to him the Plum was called the Green Gage; this was about the year 1725. Contrary to the common story however here the French name is known to the baronet, and it could consequentially completely be a running joke, in that he exploited a coincidental likeness of his name to a plant name to become part of history. An older term denoting the very same plum cultivar, which ultimately derives from the Near East, via the Sublime Porte under Kanuni Süleyman, is found in Persian گوجه سبز (gowje sabz) Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnɡeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana. Example: The apricot rarely produces any fruit, except in a few places, and then very scantily. The greengage plum is nearly equally unproductive. Example: Just where the horse trams trundled across the market was a row of fruit stalls, with fruit blazing in the sun—apples and piles of reddish oranges, small greengage plums and bananas.
Word: floruit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flourish”), from flōs (“flower”). Pronunciation: /ˈflɔɹ(j)uɪt/, /ˈflɔːɹʊɪt/, /ˈflɒɹʊɪt/ 1. Lived, flourished; used in biographies to indicate a time period during which a person is known to have been alive or known to have been notably active, when dates of birth and/or death are not known. Labels: defective Example: Marius Mercator must have shared the vigour of Alcimus, for he floruit in 218 according to Mr. Miller , while he at any rate existed in 418. Example: J. Joyce (floruit 1850) In 1926 Svevo wrote a letter to James Joyce in Paris inquiring if he were related to the J. Joyce who in 1850 had had printed and published by Lloyd Austriaco in Trieste a book[...]
Word: floruit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flourish”), from flōs (“flower”). Pronunciation: /ˈflɔɹ(j)uɪt/, /ˈflɔːɹʊɪt/, /ˈflɒɹʊɪt/ 1. The time period during which a person, group, culture, etc. is at its peak. Example: Though Aristotle claimed that a human being reaches his intellectual peak at age forty-nine (Rhetoric 1390b9), chronologists reckon a person's flowering—his floruit—at about age forty. The mists of time have made the precise reckoning of chronology quite difficult. Sometimes, when a birth is not known, a floruit can be estimated on the basis of what is known about an individual's career.
Word: Lord's Supper Part of Speech: name 1. A Eucharist. 2. The Last Supper at the Passover of Jesus with his disciples.
Word: morisco Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Morisco. Labels: alt-of
Word: shitepoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shite (“feces”) + poke (“bag”), with reference to the birds' habit of defecating when disturbed. Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪtpəʊk/ 1. The green heron, Butorides virescens. 2. The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. 3. The American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.
Word: gost Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ghost. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ... may non evylle gost entre ne come unto the place that it is inne.
Word: mummer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mummer, mommer, equivalent to mum + -er, perhaps conflating with Old French momeor (“jester, entertainer”), from mommer (“to wear a mask”), from momon (“mask”). Compare German Mumme (“mask”), 16th Century German mummen (“to disguise oneself”), Middle Dutch mommen, mummen (“to go about in a mask, to disguise”), Middle Low Saxon mommen (“to wear a mask, to disguise”), Dutch mom (“mask”) and mimmen (“to mask”) as well as Spanish momo (“grimace”). Perhaps both of the conflated terms are from the same ultimate root, as note Middle Low Saxon mummen (“to speak indistinctly, to disguise oneself”), Dutch mommen (“to speak indistinctly”), German mummen (“to speak indistinctly”), English mump (“to grimace, mumble”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌm.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌm.ɚ/ 1. A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival. 2. An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression. Example: [To] perform as mummers, who act in relays of eight, at the worship of ancestors.
Word: mummer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mummer, mommer, equivalent to mum + -er, perhaps conflating with Old French momeor (“jester, entertainer”), from mommer (“to wear a mask”), from momon (“mask”). Compare German Mumme (“mask”), 16th Century German mummen (“to disguise oneself”), Middle Dutch mommen, mummen (“to go about in a mask, to disguise”), Middle Low Saxon mommen (“to wear a mask, to disguise”), Dutch mom (“mask”) and mimmen (“to mask”) as well as Spanish momo (“grimace”). Perhaps both of the conflated terms are from the same ultimate root, as note Middle Low Saxon mummen (“to speak indistinctly, to disguise oneself”), Dutch mommen (“to speak indistinctly”), German mummen (“to speak indistinctly”), English mump (“to grimace, mumble”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌm.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌm.ɚ/ 1. Synonym of mum (“to act in pantomime or dumb show”). Example: There is a general agreement that niggering [blackface performance] took over from mummering to keep up the old custom. Example: We mummered taverns and restaurants and the airport (the dead man went round and round on the luggage carousel). We mummered Portuguese fishing trawlers in the harbour, where the show worked despite the language barrier, […]
Word: rov Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rav. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: My Rov tells me (in Yiddish) "today? there are no Chassidim and no Misnagdim. I wish there were!"
Word: combi deck Part of Speech: noun 1. A media appliance that combines different technologies in one unit, particularly a cassette and CD player, or a DVD player and VCR.
Word: ballyhooed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ballyhoo Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English ballyhooed From ballyhoo + -ed. 1. Sensationalized; presented with grand claims. Example: Waitress: There's a man over there who says he's waiting for you. Niles: Ah. No doubt the much ballyhooed Bob. Example: "...viewers didn't hate them. They were just shocked by them. And all of the ballyhooed techniques used by the armies of market researchers at CBS utterly failed to distinguish between these two very different emotions."
Word: ballyhooed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ballyhoo Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English ballyhooed From ballyhoo + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of ballyhoo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kenning, kening (“instruction, teaching; experience, knowledge; sight, view”), from kennen (“to make known, point out, reveal; to direct, instruct, teach; to know, perceive”) + -ing. Kennen is derived from Old English cennan (“to make known, declare”), from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), the causative form of *kunnaną (“to know, be familiar with, recognize; to be able to, know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare Danish kending (“acquaintance”), and see further at ken. By surface analysis, ken + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ 1. Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea. Labels: obsolete Example: Touching the moſt remarkeable things of the Country and our proceeding from the 17 of Auguſt 1585. till the 18. of Iune 1586. we made Roanoack our habitation. The vtmoſt of our diſcouery Southward was Secotan as we eſteemed 80. leagues from Roanoacke. The paſſage from thence was thought a broad ſound within the maine, being without kenning of land, yet full of flats and ſhoulds that our Pinnaſſe could not paſſe, […] Example: And becauſe in the beginning of my Trouble, when in the midſt of the Tempeſt, I had a kenning of the Harbour, which I hope now by your Majeſty's Favour I am entring into; I made a tender to your Majeſty of two Works, a Hiſtory of England, and a Digeſt of your Laws: as I have performed a Part of the one; ſo I have herewith ſent your Majeſty, by way of an Epiſtle, a New Offer of the other. 2. The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles. Labels: obsolete Example: Scylley is a Kenning, that is to ſay about an xx. Miles from the very Weſteſte Point of Cornewaulle. Example: The obſcure text, of which the light is only to be ſeen by groping our way through "antres vaſt," and at times through "deſarts idle" of earth beneath, is frequently ſo highly elevated in the page, that it is barely entitled to [John] Milton's appellation of darkneſs viſible; and now and then it ſoars even above this, mounting (to uſe an old phraſe,) beyond a kenning. 3. As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little. Example: put in a kenning of salt Example: His father was none so ill a man, though a kenning on the wrong side of the law, and no friend to my family, that I should waste my breath to be defending him!
Word: kenning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kenning, kening (“instruction, teaching; experience, knowledge; sight, view”), from kennen (“to make known, point out, reveal; to direct, instruct, teach; to know, perceive”) + -ing. Kennen is derived from Old English cennan (“to make known, declare”), from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), the causative form of *kunnaną (“to know, be familiar with, recognize; to be able to, know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare Danish kending (“acquaintance”), and see further at ken. By surface analysis, ken + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of ken. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ken (“to beget, bring forth”), from Middle English kennen (“to beget, conceive (offspring); to give birth to”), from Old English cennan, gecennan (“to beget (offspring); to give birth to; to bring forth, produce”); see further at etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ 1. A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The ſtreine or kenning of the egge.
Word: kenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A learned borrowing from Old Norse kenning, from kenna (“to know; to perceive”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”); see further at etymology 1. Compare can, keen, ken. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ 1. A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way. Example: [A]s we are all aware, the Skalds used all sorts of kennings from Jewels, Gold, Silver, &c., to betoken Women, &c. Gold is called "The Sea's Blink (Blik)", and so on, and a female is "Gold's Mistress", "The Goddess of the Golden Jewel", and so forth. Example: I venture to say that a close study of the style of Piers Plowman would thoroughly dispose of alliteration as chief factor in the kenning-process.
Word: kenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ 1. A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity. Labels: Northern-England Example: In the hall. One large table, with frame. 10s. ij cobbordes 8s. j fourme, j chaire, and j kenninge measure, 12d. Example: He called one day at Mr. Hepple's, of Needless Hall, in a forlorn condition, seeking his seed (a present of corn given at seed-time). […] After this conversation, Mr. Hepple served him with a kenning of oats, which was a much greater quantity than he usually gave on such occasions.
Word: empty product Part of Speech: noun 1. The result of multiplying no numbers, conventionally defined to equal one.
Word: empty sum Part of Speech: noun 1. The result of adding no numbers, conventionally defined to equal zero.
Word: nullary sum Part of Speech: noun 1. An empty sum. Example: These concepts are expressed by sum types, specifically the binary sum, which offers a choice of two things, and the nullary sum, which offers a choice of no things.
Word: school bus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of school + bus. Pronunciation: /ˈskuːl.bʌs/ 1. A bus which carries children to or from school. 2. An informal approximate unit of measure, from the length of a typical public school bus, approximately 30 feet or 9 metres. Labels: informal
Word: Organon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὄργανον (Órganon, “instrument, tool, organ”). 1. The standard collection of the works of Aristotelian logic.
Word: Newtonian fluid Part of Speech: noun 1. a fluid whose stress at each point is linearly proportional to the strain rate at that point
Word: non-Newtonian fluid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non-Newtonian + fluid. 1. a fluid whose stress at each point is not linearly proportional to the strain rate at that point; i.e. its viscosity depends on the applied shear force
Word: nickeline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nickel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English nickeline From nickel + -ine. 1. A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: niccolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin niccolum (“nickel”) + -ite. 1. Synonym of nickeline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lascar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani لشکر / लश्कर (laśkar), from Persian لشکر (laškar). Doublet of askari. Pronunciation: /ˈlæskɚ/, /ˈlaskə/ 1. A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship. Labels: historical Example: A motley crowd saunters along the streets — Lascars off a P. and O., blond Northmen from a Swedish barque, Japanese from a man-of-war, English sailors, Spaniards, pleasant-looking fellows from a French cruiser, negroes off an American tramp. Example: ...and what foreigner is it, exactly, that Pirate has in mind if it isn't that stateless lascar across his own mirror-glass, that poorest of exiles... 2. A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman. 3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.
Word: NAD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Numerous studies have shown restoring NAD+ levels safely improves overall health and increases life span in yeast, mice and dogs.
Word: NAD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of nothing abnormal (or no abnormality) discovered (or detected). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NAD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Association for the Deaf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Several NAD members I interviewed have been working with the FMCSA and cited a history of FMCSA’s negative language regarding the pilot program and ableist comments by those involved in the industry posted in response to the petition among other factors as reasons for concern.
Word: NADP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions. Labels: uncountable Example: The treatment in mice involved boosting their levels of Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) – a natural protein that already controls DNA repair in our body. Example: Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
Word: nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic coenzyme involved in biological oxidation and reduction reactions. Labels: uncountable
Word: TPN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of triphosphopyridine nucleotide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of total parenteral nutrition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of diphosphopyridine nucleotide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of double-pointed needle(s). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Begin with a multiple of 4 stitches on two dpn.
Word: berdache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bardache, from Italian bardassa, perhaps from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”). Doublet of bardash. Pronunciation: /bəˈdæʃ/, /bɚˈdæʃ/ 1. Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person. Labels: dated, ethnic, offensive, slur Example: These culturally bound assumptions have bedevilled the entire anthropological literature on the berdache in Native American cultures, and it is because of this that I have followed the lead of Angelino and Shedd when referring to the phenomenon of the berdache-transgenderal, for as Fitzgerald (1977) points out: "A berdache . . . may be a transvestite, but a transvestite need not be a berdache; and neither need be homosexual." Example: Gender is the sociocultural designation of biobehavioral and psychosocial qualities of the sexes; for example, woman (female), man (male), other(s) (e.g., berdaches²). Notions of gender are culturally specific and depend on the ways in which cultures define and differentiate human (and other) potentials and possibilities. While many people in Western society may think first of heterosexual women and men when the word "gender" is mentioned, there are more gender possibilities than just those two.
Word: cretonne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cretonne. 1. A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mrs. Strickland had moved with the times. Gone were the Morris papers and gone the severe cretonnes, gone were the Arundel prints that had adorned the walls of her drawing-room in Ashley Gardens; […] Example: She noted with tenderness all the makeshifts: the darned chair-arms, the patent rocker covered with sleazy cretonne, the pasted strips of paper mending the birch-bark napkin-rings labeled "Papa" and "Mama."
Word: tetraploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetraploid + -y. 1. The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of being tetraploid. Labels: countable
Word: inappropriately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inappropriate Middle English -ly English -ly English inappropriately From inappropriate + -ly. 1. In an inappropriate manner. Example: behave inappropriately Example: inappropriately dressed
Word: shyer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of shy: more shy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: shyer Part of Speech: noun 1. A horse that shies.
Word: mint jelly Part of Speech: noun 1. A sauce made from mint leaves, sugar, lemon juice and pectin; sometimes served to accompany roast lamb. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kapu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian kapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of taboo. 1. Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts. Example: The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.
Word: earnt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earn + -t. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːnt/, /ˈɝnt/ 1. simple past and past participle of earn Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past Example: An exceptionally popular commercial writer can even become rich from royalties: immediately prior to the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling was reported by The Times to have earnt some £280 million from the sale of an estimated 200 million copies of her books worldwide combined with royalties from the films based on them [...]. Example: In 2006 women in the mining sector earnt an average weekly wage of $1335.40, compared to women working in the retail trade sector, who earnt an average $726.10 per week.
Word: end of Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌɛnd ˈɒv/ 1. Ellipsis of end of story. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, idiomatic Example: End of, stop sulking / Get out, you're walkin' / Too bad, I've spoken / But when I look at you you're forgiven Example: ‘I came round here to try and help you.’ ‘But no one in here is looking for your help, Keisha! This is it! I ain't looking for you, end of.’
Word: diphosphopyridine nucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Word: coenzyme I Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Labels: uncountable
Word: codehydrogenase I Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Labels: uncountable
Word: triphosphopyridine nucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide
Word: brak Part of Speech: adj 1. Brackish. Labels: South-Africa Example: Brak soils, which continue to be a subject of research, are unlikely to provide a major stumbling block […] However, brak conditions and their effects underline many of the principles of good soil management[…]
Word: brak Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel. Labels: South-Africa
Word: coenzyme II Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide Labels: uncountable
Word: codehydrogenase II Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide Labels: uncountable
Word: numerals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of numeral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nicotine alkaloid Part of Speech: noun 1. any of a range of related alkaloids found in various species of the genus Nicotiana, especially Nicotiana tabacum which is cultivated for the manufacture of cigarettes
Word: estimable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English estimable, estymable, from Old French estimable, from Latin aestimābilis. Equivalent to esteem + -able and estimate + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɛstɪməbəl/ 1. Worthy of esteem; admirable. Example: Near-synonyms: esteemed, revered Example: [Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties. 2. Valuable. Labels: archaic Example: A pound of man's flesh taken from a man Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. 3. Capable of being estimated; estimatable. Example: After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts. Example: In this section we review the recent theory that generates an estimable Phillips curve relation.
Word: crep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole crep. Pronunciation: /kɹɛp/ 1. trainer (sports shoe) Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: He skulked, like his creps was made out of lead. His skin, normally like polished bronze, was drained flat, as if he'd been bleached. When I smiled and said hello to him, Husayn looked at me from fifty miles away. Example: The others hollered. “He's sicked up all over his creps!” Chips exclaimed.
Word: Althing Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic Alþingi, from Old Norse alþingi, from allr (“all”) + þing (“Thing”). Compare Thing, thing. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/ 1. The national parliament of Iceland. 2. An autonomous assembly, for example, as advocated in the Shetland Movement. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: thickener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thicken + -er. 1. That which thickens. Example: This is a new twist, a plot thickener. 2. Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
Word: stabiliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stable English -ise English stabilise English -er English stabiliser From stabilise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of stabilizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage. Example: The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.
Word: stabilizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stable 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 stabilize English -er English stabilizer From stabilize + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzɚ/ 1. Any person or thing that brings stability. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 2. Any person or thing that brings stability. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 3. Any person or thing that brings stability. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 4. Any person or thing that brings stability. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 5. Any person or thing that brings stability. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 6. For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US
Word: gelling agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance added to a food product to provide the texture of a gel.
Word: improper fraction Part of Speech: noun 1. A vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.
Word: proper fraction Part of Speech: noun 1. A vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.
Word: vulgar fraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris, from Latin vulgāris (“common”), originally in contrast to specialised forms such as “astronomical” (sexagesimal) fractions. 1. A fraction written in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer, e.g. ½.
Word: arsanylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. the arsenic analogue of a carbene R-As
Word: arsinediyl Part of Speech: noun 1. an arsanylidene
Word: arsinidene Part of Speech: noun 1. An arsanylidene.
Word: common fraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction. 1. A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
Word: arsanylium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. the cation H₂As⁺ derived from arsine 2. any organic derivative of this cation
Word: greda Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of paha (“type of landform”).
Word: grob Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English grobben, variant of grubben. More at grub. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɒb/, /ɡɹɑb/ 1. Alternative form of grub. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: grob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clippings. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɒb/, /ɡɹɑb/ 1. Clipping of grid object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 2. Clipping of graphical object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: kakas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form. Pronunciation: /kɒb/ 1. An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
Word: kob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans kob, from Dutch kobbe (“fish, goby, lumpfish”). Pronunciation: /kɒb/ 1. Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.
Word: Canarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Canary + -an. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/, /kəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the Canary Islands, Spain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Canarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canary + -an. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/, /kəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the Canary Islands, Spain.
Word: cochleariform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cochlear + -iform. Pronunciation: /kɒklɪˈɛːɹɪfɔːm/ 1. spoon-shaped Example: The floor of this canal bulges laterally to form a spoon-shaped hook, the cochleariform process.
Word: on the double Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Rapidly or immediately. Labels: idiomatic Example: Fortunately, help arrived on the double, and the victim's injuries were soon treated. Example: My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble. / You see him comin'; better cut out on the double.
Word: dig in Part of Speech: verb 1. To begin eating. Labels: colloquial Example: I wanted to say grace before dinner, but the kids were already digging in. 2. To engage in a burst of hard work. Labels: colloquial Example: I've got to dig in for a couple of weeks to secure my promotion. Example: Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table. 3. To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack. Labels: also, figuratively Example: If Russia choses to dig in, then the military balance – which typically favours the defender on a 3-1 ratio – is reversed. 4. To adopt a resolute state of mind. Labels: idiomatic Example: to dig in one's feet, heels, etc. 5. To cover over by digging.
Word: liquified Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted into a liquid state.
Word: liquified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of liquify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: liquify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from liquid + -fy, or more probably a variant spelling of liquefy to match other words in -ify. 1. Alternative form of liquefy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: at the double Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In double time. 2. Scoring a brace. Example: Arsenal 0 Barcelona 2: Messi at the double to down brave Gunners
Word: double time Part of Speech: noun 1. A fast marching pace of 180 steps per minute, 36 inches in length for the Marine Corps and Navy, 30 inches in length for the Army. It is not really double the speed of quick time as quick time is 112-120 steps per minute. Labels: uncountable 2. A musical rhythm twice as fast as the overall beat, with this pattern of note lengths: 3/16 3/16 1/4 3/16 3/16. Labels: uncountable 3. A dance step pattern with six steps. Labels: uncountable 4. A rate of pay that is twice the normal rate (for reasons such as working on a holiday or working hazardous duty). Labels: uncountable
Word: kut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Korean 굿 (gut), romanized as kut under the McCune-Reischauer romanization system. 1. A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.
Word: thugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsine oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The derivative of arsine H₃As=O, or its organic derivatives. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ben Wa ball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the earlier ben-wa which was borrowed from Japanese. Compare the synonym rin-no-tama, also from Japanese. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛn ˈwɑː ˌbɔːl/ 1. Either of a pair of marble-sized metal or plastic balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around, used for vaginal or anal sexual stimulation. Labels: in-plural
Word: French tickler Part of Speech: noun 1. A latex condom that is designed with additional protrusions to enhance the sexual pleasure of the receiver.
Word: arsinous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The acid H₂AsOH derived from arsine. 2. Any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.