nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: theological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English theology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English theological From theology + -ical. Pronunciation: /θi.əˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl/, /θɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl/ 1. Of or relating to theology. Labels: not-comparable Example: Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever.
Word: stripper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strip + -er. Pronunciation: /stɹɪpɚ/, /stɹɪpə/, /ʃkɹɪpə/ 1. Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment. 2. A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something. 3. A tool used to strip tubing: to empty it by applying pressure to the outside of the tubing and moving that pressure along the tubing. 4. A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. 5. A playing card that has been trimmed so that a cheat can recognise it from the back. 6. A stripper clip. 7. A base or entry-level trim level of a car model, lacking amenities or features found in higher trim levels. Labels: informal 8. Ellipsis of stripper plate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: revolve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɒlv/, /ɹɪˈvɑlv/, /ɹɪˈvɔlv/ 1. To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. Labels: archaic, transitive 2. To cause (something) to turn around a central point. Labels: transitive 3. To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). Labels: intransitive Example: The Earth revolves around the sun. 4. To rotate around an axis. Labels: intransitive Example: The Earth revolves once every twenty-four hours. Example: It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. 5. To move in order or sequence. Labels: intransitive Example: The program revolves through all the queues before returning to the start. 6. To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: These are the difficulties which arise to me on revolving this scheme […]. Example: He sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine. 7. To read through, to study (a book, author etc.). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: This having heard, strait I again revolv’d / The Law and Prophets.
Word: revolve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volve. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɒlv/, /ɹɪˈvɑlv/, /ɹɪˈvɔlv/ 1. The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production. 2. The rotating section itself. Example: […] a revolving stage, two-level platforms stage left and stage right, and a large bridge that connected the platforms midstage, twelve feet up off the revolve. 3. A radical change; revolution. Labels: obsolete
Word: liber amicorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, liber (“book”) + amīcōrum (“of friends”), genitive plural of amīcus (“friend”). 1. An early form of autograph book that originated in Germany. 2. A festschrift.
Word: Godspeed Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare God bless, God damn. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/, /ˌɡɑdˈspid/ 1. Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour. Labels: literary Example: 3 [Citizen]. Neighbours, God ſpeed. / 1 [Citizen]. Giue you good morrovv ſir. Example: Duke. God ſpeed father. / 1. Mad[man]. God ſpeed the Plough, thou ſhalt not ſpeed me.
Word: Godspeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Univerbation of God speed, elliptical for God speed you, where speed carries the archaic sense “help, further, cause to prosper”. Compare God bless, God damn. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/, /ˌɡɑdˈspid/ 1. The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this. Labels: literary, uncountable Example: Yff there come eny vnto you and brynge not this learnynge⸝ hym receave not to houſſe: nether bid hym god ſpede. For he that biddeth hym God ſpede⸝ is part taker off his evyll dedes. Example: Then Chriſtian took his leave of his Friend, and he again bid him God ſpeed. 2. Chiefly in in the Godspeed of: the most important part of something, or point at which something happens; also, the last minute or last moment. Labels: archaic, countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable Example: But a Devil came in juſt in the God-ſpeed, and told them; Gentlemen Philoſophers, (ſays he) if you vvould knovv the VVretched'ſt, and moſt contemptible thing in the VVorld; It is an Alchymiſt: […] Example: But juſt in the Godſpeed, the Plot vvas Diſcover'd. 3. In back of Godspeed: a distant, remote, or unknown place. Labels: countable, figuratively, literary, uncountable Example: If I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare and the horse too. Example: mrs george. I have earned the right to speak. I have dared: I have gone through: I have not fallen withered into the fire: I have come at last out beyond, to the back of Godspeed. / the bishop. And what do you see there, at the back of Godspeed?
Word: autograph book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book in which one collects and displays autographs.
Word: tattooing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of beating out a rhythm on a drum Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of marking a body part, usually the skin with a tattoo Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tattooing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tattoo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tax assessment Part of Speech: noun 1. The value set on taxable property.
Word: croeso Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Welsh croeso (“welcome”), of unknown origin; possibly derived from Welsh croes (“cross”). 1. An expression of welcome.
Word: taxable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tax + -able Pronunciation: /ˈtæksəbəl/ 1. That can be taxed. Labels: not-comparable 2. Subject to taxation. Labels: not-comparable Example: (Normally forgiven debt is taxable and only business expenses paid for with company income are deductible.)
Word: taxable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tax + -able Pronunciation: /ˈtæksəbəl/ 1. Something on which tax must be paid.
Word: tax avoidance Part of Speech: noun 1. The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments. Labels: uncountable Example: Tax avoidance is a costly business to the US economy. Some of the country's best minds in the legal and accounting professions work around the clock searching for loopholes in the tax regulations. Example: Many mistakes are common in creating and administering a Family Limited Partnership, and these errors can reduce or eliminate its value as a tax avoidance tool.
Word: tax evasion Part of Speech: noun 1. The illegal reduction of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: cannibalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal 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 cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic. Pronunciation: /kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/, /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ 1. Tending toward cannibalism.
Word: polyhedral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -hedral. 1. Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron. 2. Having multiple planar faces or facets. 3. Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.
Word: spritzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Spritzer (“splash, spatter”). By surface analysis, spritz + -er; more at spritz. 1. A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water. Example: Near-synonym: wine cooler (broadly synonymous) 2. Synonym of spray bottle. 3. Synonym of seltzer bottle. 4. Synonym of windscreen washer.
Word: shroff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). Pronunciation: /ʃɹɒf/, /ʃɹɔf/, /ʃɹɑf/ 1. A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin. Labels: India Example: The sheraffs are poore and begerly. Example: Amongſt whom were Shroffs, or Money-changers. 2. A cashier, especially for a car park. Labels: Hong-Kong Example: An assistant shroff of the Queen Mary Hospital faced Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday charged with the larceny of $10. Example: It is a source of endless fascination to newcomers to Hong Kong to observe types of employment in the city rarely seen in other parts of the world. Where, away from here, would you come across a shroff, for example? 3. The office of such a cashier at a car park etc. Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: shroff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An British Indian variant of saraf, borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi सर्राफ़ (sarrāf) / Urdu صَرَّاف (sarrāf) and Classical Persian صَرَّاف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). Pronunciation: /ʃɹɒf/, /ʃɹɔf/, /ʃɹɑf/ 1. To act as a shroff, especially (historical) to inspect coins to detect debasement, counterfeits, clipping, etc. for a commission. Labels: India, transitive Example: I represented... that the money could not be divided till it was shroffed. Example: The potential revenues of China are immense, but they are ‘shroffed’... by every hand through which they pass.
Word: co-locate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From co- + locate. Doublet of collocate. 1. To locate or be located at the same site, for two things or groups, military units, etc. 2. To place hardware within another company’s facilities. 3. To be in two places at once.
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. Originally US. Attested since the 1930s. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. A soft drop shot. Example: But what I saw is she still has that sense of, ‘Okay, I need to hit a dink shot, I need to come with power now, I need to change up my serve not for a flat one, but a big kick.’ 2. A soft drop shot played at or near the non-volley zone. 3. A light chip; a chipped pass or shot Example: The forward passed to Fernandes and, as Pau López advanced, the Portuguese fashioned a sand‑wedge dink over the goalkeeper.
Word: dink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Originally US. Attested since the 1930s. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. To play a soft drop shot. 2. To play a soft drop shot at or near the non-volley zone. 3. To strike the ball gently. 4. To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot. Example: The forward dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to score his first goal of the season. Example: But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson. 5. To land a non-lethal headshot on. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Attested since the 1930s. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. A ride on the crossbar or handlebars of a bicycle. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: I gave him a dink on my bike.
Word: dink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin unknown. Attested since the 1930s. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. To carry someone on a pushbike: behind, on the crossbar or on the handlebar. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: I didn't like them at all ; only the lame one who used to let me dink him home on his bicycle.
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Either: * A rhythmatic reduplicative of Chink, a derogatory term for a Chinese person. Attested from Australia since the 1960s (consult the American Heritage Dictionary). * or, clipping of dinky dau/dow, a corrupted borrowing from Vietnamese điên cái đầu (“[you make my] head goes crazy”). Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. A Vietnamese person. Labels: US, dated, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Example: Our job was to go out on night patrols and stay behind to zap any dinks we caught sneaking back to their holes at dawn. Example: ABRAMS: [...] The term 'dink' or 'slope' or that sort of thing starts out calling the enemy that, and he's Vietnamese, the same as these, so then the next thing is all Vietnamese, call them that. It's just a bad thing. And I'm sure a great many who use it don't use it intentionally to offend, but there's no question but what it does. [...]
Word: dink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *drinkaną Proto-West Germanic *drinkan Old English drincan Middle English drinken English drink English dink Syncopic form of drink. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Deliberate misspelling of drink (“to consume a liquid through the mouth”) Labels: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling Example: dink my oiter Example: Okay? He’s just dinking his oiter
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of DINK (“double income, no kids”). Labels: Australia, US, alt-of
Word: dink Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See dinkum. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Honest, fair, true. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand 2. Genuine, proper, fair dinkum. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand
Word: dink Part of Speech: adv Etymology: See dinkum. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Honestly, truly. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, not-comparable Example: Are you The Banjo? Fair dink no bull? Oh, sorry, lady, I mean ... dinki-di?
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dinkum. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Hard work, especially one's share of a task. Labels: Australia, Northern-England, uncountable 2. A soldier from Australia or New Zealand, a member of the ANZAC forces during the First World War. Labels: dated, historical, uncountable
Word: dink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Attested since the late nineteenth century. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. The penis. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, slang Example: The hair on my legs is softer than the hair around my dink, but it still grosses me out. 2. A foolish or contemptible person. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, slang Example: […]he was a dink, and all the money, fame, and power in the world wouldn't change that one simple fact.
Word: dink Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Origin unknown. Attested in English and in Scots since the sixteenth century. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Finely dressed, elegant; neat. Labels: archaic, dialectal, not-comparable Example: All these floated along with the immense tide of population, whom mere curiosity had drawn together; and where the mechanic in his leathern apron, elbowed the dink and dainty dame, his city mistress[…]
Word: dink Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See dinq. Pronunciation: /dɪŋk/ 1. Alternative spelling of dinq. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: antineutrino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English neutrino English antineutrino From anti- + neutrino. 1. The antiparticle of the neutrino. Labels: particle
Word: antineutron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + neutron. 1. The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
Word: antiproton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton English antiproton From anti- + proton. 1. The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge. Example: There were also particles no one had predicted that just appeared. Five of them […, i]n order of increasing modernity, […] are the neutrino, the pi meson, the antiproton, the quark and the Higgs boson.
Word: anti-racist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + racist. 1. Alternative form of antiracist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The independent groups that make up the national network firmly believe that the next phase of Jewish life on campus must be anti-racist and anti-occupation.
Word: anti-racist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + racist. 1. Alternative form of antiracist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palliative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”). Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪətɪv/, /ˈpælieɪtɪv/, /ˈpæliətɪv/ 1. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. 2. Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
Word: palliative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”). Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪətɪv/, /ˈpælieɪtɪv/, /ˈpæliətɪv/ 1. Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine. Example: The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives. Example: Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love another...
Word: Premium Bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of financial investment available to British citizens where, instead of interest payments, investors have the chance to win tax-free prizes, or get their money back. Labels: UK
Word: anti-federalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist English anti-federalist From anti- + federalist. 1. One who opposes federalism.
Word: anti-federalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist English anti-federalist From anti- + federalist. 1. Opposing federalism.
Word: antivivisectionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- English vivisection 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 antivivisectionism From anti- + vivisection + -ism. 1. Opposition to vivisection. Labels: uncountable
Word: tsarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tsar + -ist. Piecewise doublet of Caesarist. Pronunciation: /ˈ(t)sɑːɹɪst/, /ˈzɑːɹɪst/ 1. One who supports a tsar.
Word: tsarist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tsar + -ist. Piecewise doublet of Caesarist. Pronunciation: /ˈ(t)sɑːɹɪst/, /ˈzɑːɹɪst/ 1. expressing support for a tsar Labels: not-comparable 2. from the time of the tsar in Russia Labels: not-comparable 3. autocratic Labels: not-comparable
Word: czarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. English czar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English czarist From czar + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of tsarist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Had China been partitioned in the years immediately following 1895,* Czarist Russia would have obtained an area north of the Yellow River which constitutes nearly 40 per cent of the entire Chinese territory. But from 1900,** the United States stood opposed to the partition of China by advocating the Open Door Policy.
Word: unpopular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular English unpopular From un- + popular. 1. Lacking popularity. Example: an unpopular opinion 2. Not liked or popular; disliked or ignored by the public. Example: And as congressional Republicans were passing a very unpopular Trump agenda bill last month, Vice President JD Vance argued that its historic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and new immigration enforcement provisions were so important that “everything else” was “immaterial.”
Word: astrologer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English astrologer, astrologier, astrologere, formed from Middle English astrologie or Latin astrologus + Middle English -ere, equivalent to astrology + -er. Ousted imported Middle English astrologien (“astrologer”), borrowed from Old French astrologien. Displaced Old English tungolwītga (literally “star prophet”). Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/ 1. One who studies or practices astrology. Example: Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler both made a living as astrologers. Example: When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution […]
Word: pirogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pirogue, in turn from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua. Doublet of periagua. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹəʊɡ/, /pɪˈɹəʊɡ/ 1. A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log. 2. A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft. 3. A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood. Example: There are even more elaborately prepared Cajun specialties, such as Bayou Bouillabaisse and pirogue of pasta and seafood. Example: The eggplant pirogue, a regional specialty, is especially good here.
Word: quantifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quantifiable From quantify + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩], /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯.ə.bɫ̩] 1. Capable of being quantified. Example: If the human factor in production is reduced through automation, the process becomes more quantifiable.
Word: quantifiable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quantifiable From quantify + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩], /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe.ə.bəl/, [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯.ə.bɫ̩] 1. Something that can be quantified; a measurable.
Word: literacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liter(ate) + -acy. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, /ˈlɪtɹəsi/, [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-], /ˈlətəɹəsi/, [ˈləɾəɹəsi] 1. The ability to read and write. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday (September 8, 2025) declared Himachal as a “fully literate State” on the occasion of International Literary Day. […] Journey from 7% to 99.30%: The Chief Minister said Himachal Pradesh had reached this goal well before the scheduled timeframe, adding that the journey from minimal literacy rate of around 7% to full literacy had been full of challenges, yet the State had consistently moved forward with the aim of providing quality education. […] Mr. Sukhu said the literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh had reached 99.30%, which is higher than the national benchmark of 95% […] Union Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, in a video message, congratulated Himachal Pradesh on this achievement and emphasised the importance of providing skill-based education to the newly literate. 2. The ability to understand and evaluate something. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: computer literacy Example: media literacy
Word: literate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus. Displaced native Old English stæfwīs. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtəɹət/ 1. Able to read and write; having literacy. Example: Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate. Example: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday (September 8, 2025) declared Himachal as a “fully literate State” on the occasion of International Literary Day. […] Journey from 7% to 99.30%: The Chief Minister said Himachal Pradesh had reached this goal well before the scheduled timeframe, adding that the journey from minimal literacy rate of around 7% to full literacy had been full of challenges, yet the State had consistently moved forward with the aim of providing quality education. […] Mr. Sukhu said the literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh had reached 99.30%, which is higher than the national benchmark of 95% […] Union Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, in a video message, congratulated Himachal Pradesh on this achievement and emphasised the importance of providing skill-based education to the newly literate. 2. Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read. Example: The reason literature plays a unique role in any literate culture is its longevity. 3. Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect). Example: The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan even commissioned an alphabetic script for his empire, to be used officially for all its literate languages, Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic and Persian. 4. Able to understand and evaluate something. Labels: broadly Example: I don’t have a college degree. I was never a standout student. And yet, I became financially literate—not just in my personal life, but in running a small company.
Word: literate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus. Displaced native Old English stæfwīs. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtəɹət/ 1. A person who is able to read and write. 2. A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders. Labels: historical
Word: litterbug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/ 1. A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up. Labels: informal Example: […] I mean I'm sittin' here, on the Group W bench, 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages, after being a litterbug Example: Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.
Word: monocultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English monocultural From mono- + culture + -al. 1. Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture (of microorganisms, people, or otherwise). Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: monocultured; axenic Example: A false idea has taken hold in MAGAdom about the movement’s supposed monocultural superiority.
Word: memorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English memorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English memorization From memorize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/ 1. The act of committing something to memory or memorizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Melbournite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Melbourne Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Melbournite From Melbourne + -ite. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Labels: Australia, derogatory, humorous, mildly, often, slang, sometimes
Word: merciful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English merciful, mercyful, equivalent to mercy + -ful. Displaced native Old English mildheort. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜː.sɪ.fl̩/, /ˈmɝ.sɪ.fl̩/ 1. Showing mercy. Example: `Listen, Holly. Thou art a good and honest man, and I fain would spare thee; but, oh! it is so hard for woman to be merciful.' Example: The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.
Word: Merv Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkmen [Term?], from Persian مرو (Marv). 1. Synonym of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan noted for its former role on the Silk Road and similar trade routes. Labels: historical
Word: Merv Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Mervyn. Pronunciation: /mɜːv/, /mɝv/ 1. A male given name, clipping of Mervyn.
Word: mesmeric Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /mɛzˈmɛɹɪk/ 1. Of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization. Example: Even were he to write a lie, he could not meet her and maintain it, with her eyes upon his face: they had uttermost power over him—power as of life and death,—those fine grey sweet mesmeric eyes ! Example: Podson's globular stare assured any woman that the bargain was sacred. It was solemn, intent, opaque; it was also slightly mesmeric, which is to say that it gave out everything and took in nothing.
Word: mesmerist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who mesmerizes.
Word: œnomancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of oenomancy. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: opprobrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English opprobrious, from Middle French opprobrieux and its etymon Late Latin opprobriōsus. Pronunciation: /əˈpɹəʊbɹiəs/ 1. Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful. Example: "Don’t speak of my painting before Naumann," said Will. "He will tell you, it is all pfuscherei, which is his most opprobrious word!" Example: KLAUS: You're so much nicer than the other one. He was a complete asshole! REGINALD: Such opprobrious language for your father! KLAUS: Yeah, I… I don't know what that means.
Word: objectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English objective Middle English -ly English -ly English objectively From objective + -ly. Pronunciation: /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪvli/ 1. In an impartial, objective manner. 2. Without question, without a doubt, definitely, indisputably, not meriting discussion or argument. Labels: informal Example: Struggling with objectively awful English accents, the two actors spend their time on screen dragging out terrible jokes, as though trapped in the improv-exercise equivalent of eternal damnation.
Word: oppressed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈpɹɛst/ 1. Subject to oppression. Example: The novel tells the story of an oppressed community. Example: She felt oppressed by the rigid atmosphere of the office.
Word: oppressed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈpɹɛst/ 1. simple past and past participle of oppress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plausibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English plausible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English plausibly From plausible + -ly. 1. In a plausible manner. Example: She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway. 2. Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge. Labels: modal Example: Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.
Word: rationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rational Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English rationally From rational + -ly. 1. In a rational manner Example: Concerning the lenity of God, upon which you have most rationally dilated, the 10th chapt. of the 1 booke of Proclus would extreamely delight you. Example: […] inasmuch as nothing was really and rationally to be hoped for but a long continuance of the siege and wearying out of the English, they were naturally a little afraid of Joan's impetuous notions. He said— “You see, we are sure that the waiting game is the best, whereas you would carry everything by storm.”
Word: randomly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From random + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɹændm̩li/ 1. In a random manner. Example: I just randomly remembered this dream from 2 years ago. Example: It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner. 2. By random access; at any point at a given time; not sequentially. Example: When a file is accessed randomly, the programmer must specify the relative record number.
Word: rapidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rapid + -ity, from French rapidité, from Latin rapiditas. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/ 1. speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although appreciating the rapidity and frequency of the Southern electric services I was now to use on short journeys, I became more than ever convinced that electric traction offers very little of interest to the dyed-in-the-wool railwayist. Example: In clinical practice, the generation of diagnostic hypotheses occurs especially readily and rapidly in subdisciplines such as dermatology, where gross appearance of lesions is of particular importance diagnostically[…]. The primacy of macroscopy in paleopathology means that the activation of skeletal disease scripts occurs with similar facility and rapidity when skeletal remains are examined. 2. A measure of velocity relative to the speed of light; defined as artanh(v), where artanh is the hyperbolic arctangent, and v = speed (with c = speed of light = 1). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A measure of the velocity of a particle in a beam relative to the beam's axis Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sacrilegious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare sacrilege, Latin sacrilegus. From Latin sacer + legō (“steal something sacred”). Pronunciation: /sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/, /sæk.ɹəˈlid͡ʒəs/ 1. Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred. Example: At one end of the room was spread a square carpet, and on it stood a table, on which were placed two most sacrilegious-looking wax-tapers: it is to be feared some poor sinner stayed longer in purgatory from the abduction of his offering.
Word: restorer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From restore + -er. 1. Something or someone that restores. Example: Slightly mesmerized by this accomplishment, Rita asked, "Are you a chair mender?" "I'm the best carver, joiner, and expert furniture restorer in this country. So what about it?" "If you really are a good restorer - you'll have to wait a minute, though. I'm only looking after the place for the owner at present. I'll have to consult her." Example: 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Inside its exhibit hall, behind panes of glass, in a white-lit lab, a team of restorers works on an ancient Byzantine floor: 44 square yards of stone shards rescued from Lot’s Cave Monastery.
Word: reproductive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From re- + productive. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/, /ˌɹipɹəˈdʌktɪv/, /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdɐktəv/ 1. Of or relating to reproduction. Example: In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction. Example: According to her projections, about 42 percent of U.S. women of reproductive age will experience a change in distance to the closest abortion clinic. 2. That reproduces.
Word: reproductive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + productive. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/, /ˌɹipɹəˈdʌktɪv/, /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdɐktəv/ 1. A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).
Word: rudely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English rudely, rudeliche, equivalent to rude + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːdli/ 1. In a rude manner. Example: Accompanying the article was a drawing: a chambermaid gripped the long wooden handle of a warming pan that projected rudely from between a tailcoated gentleman’s legs.
Word: rudimentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/, /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/ 1. Of or relating to one or more rudiments. Example: I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry. 2. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary. Example: His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping. Example: His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.
Word: rudimentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/, /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/ 1. One of the rudimentary mammae of boars. Labels: plural-normally
Word: scientifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English scientifically From scientific + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/, /ˌsɑe.ənˈtɪfɪkli/, /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtəfəkli/, [ˌsɑe̯.ənˈtəfəkli] 1. Using science or methods of science. 2. Using the scientific method. 3. Methodically. Example: He tried to approach his bad habits scientifically. 4. With regard to science. Example: Redding’s study asked four psychologists with expertise in anxiety and depressive disorders to rate each self-help book on five criteria: how scientifically grounded the book is; whether there are guidelines for self-diagnosis, […] 5. From a scientific perspective. Example: Scientifically, there's nothing special about the year 2012. Example: I remembered the old doctor, - ‘It would be interesting for science to watch the mental changes of individuals, on the spot.’ I felt I was becoming scientifically interesting.
Word: stabilize Part of Speech: verb 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 From stable + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/, /ˈstæɪ.bəˌlɑez/, [ˈstæɪ̯.bəˌlɑe̯z], /ˈst̪abɪlaɪz/, /ˈst̪æbɪlaɪz/ 1. To make stable. Labels: transitive Example: Jody stabilized the table by putting a book under the short leg. 2. To become stable. Labels: intransitive Example: The country will stabilize after the next election ends.
Word: skanky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skank + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskæŋ.ki/, [ˈskæŋ.kɪi̯], /ˈskeɪ̯ŋ.ki/, [ˈskeɪ̯ŋ.kɪi̯], /ˈskɛ̃ŋ.ki/ 1. dirty; smutty or scabby 2. Resembling or characteristic of a skank (disreputable woman). Labels: slang 3. Resembling or characteristic of the skank dance. Labels: slang Example: Heavy Metal, Music from the Motion Picture (1981, Elektra): This movie is pretty lousy if you're sober and/or an adult, and the soundtrack should be either glammier or skankier, or maybe both.
Word: unsympathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sympathetic English unsympathetic From un- + sympathetic. 1. Not sympathetic; ill-disposed Example: His tall, gaunt, stringy figure is insensible to fatigue, and his dry, half-sarcastic, and often wholly unsympathetic manner is uninfluenced by any change in his surroundings. Example: After years of unsympathetic commercial use and dereliction, nothing of note remained inside, which accordingly has been reconfigured with modern amenities such as underfloor heating.
Word: sympathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from Latin sympathēticus. By surface analysis, sympathy + -etic (“pertaining to”); compare pathetic. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwiende. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ 1. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. Example: John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look. Example: Vaublanc, in San Domingo so sympathetic to the sorrows of labour in France, had to fly from Paris in August, 1792, to escape the wrath of the French workers. 2. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. 3. Attracting the liking of others. (of a person) 4. Attracting the liking of others. (of a person) 5. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. Labels: relational Example: Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence. Example: sympathetic ink 6. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. Labels: relational Example: One of his great enthusiasms was for a "sympathetic" weapon salve, an idea originating in Paracelsus. 7. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. Labels: relational 8. Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves. Labels: relational Example: Sympathetic innervation involves epinephrine. Example: It was suggested that adrenaline might act at the junction of sympathetic nerves and the effector organs, and that adrenaline might be released at sympathetic nerve endings.
Word: sympathetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from Latin sympathēticus. By surface analysis, sympathy + -etic (“pertaining to”); compare pathetic. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwiende. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ 1. A sympathetic nerve.
Word: utilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation. 1. US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Skilled foreign farm workers are the backbone of US agriculture and are traditionally in the US on H-2A seasonal visas, which saw its highest ever utilization rate this year, according to the Farm Bureau.