nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: acknowledging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing. 1. The act of acknowledging something. Labels: archaic
Word: acknowledging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing. 1. That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something. 2. Expressing esteem or gratitude. Labels: obsolete, specifically Example: Miss Buddulph's answer […] is not a bad one, although you perhaps may think it too acknowledging for the female character.
Word: accusations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accusation Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusations.
Word: twigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twigs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: attitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reside Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queens Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of queens. Labels: slang
Word: queens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of queen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: libraries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of library Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of intend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: towering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tower Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: towering Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/ 1. Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it. Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. Example: She is a towering girl with a husky baritone voice and a friendly and flamboyant style.
Word: towering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ/ 1. The act or condition of being high above others. Example: Gaiety seldom fails to give some pain; the hearers either strain their faculties to accompany its towerings, or are left behind in envy or despair. Example: But I am an old hawk at the sport; and wrote her such a cool, deliberate, prudent reply, as brought my bird from the aerial towerings, pop down at my foot like Corporal Trim's hat.
Word: singsong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sing + song. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/ 1. A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong. 3. Low-quality singing or poetry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […] 4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a poorly executed song. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: singsong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sing + song. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/ 1. Of or relating to a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch.
Word: singsong Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sing + song. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/, /ˈsɪŋsɑŋ/ 1. To utter in a singsong voice. Labels: intransitive Example: The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo. 2. To compose poor poetry. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: [Y]ou sit / Sing-songing here; but, if I'm any judge, / By God, you are as poor a poet, Wyatt, / As a good soldier.
Word: gleamed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡliːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gleam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: towering inferno Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall fire, as of a building. Labels: poetic Example: We fed the campfire until it became a towering inferno before us. Example: [T]he most compelling argument for avoiding Chungking Mansion is one of safety — it could be a towering inferno waiting to happen. 2. A powerful, untamed force. Example: [A]nyone saying now that humans are a towering inferno of irrationality ought to be challenged, and aggressively so.
Word: towering infernos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of towering inferno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infernos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inferno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analyses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See analysis. Pronunciation: /əˈnæl.ɪ.siːz/, /əˈnæl.ə.siːz/ 1. plural of analysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analyses Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See analyse. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ə.laɪ.zɪz/, /ˈæn.ə.laɪ.zəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of analyse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Geneva wheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Geneva mechanism. 1. A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion.
Word: inconstant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English inconstant, inconstante, inconstaunte, from Middle French inconstant and its etymon, Latin incōnstāns. 1. Not constant; wavering. 2. Unfaithful to a lover.
Word: waivering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of waiver Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waiver Labels: form-of, plural 2. the state of being on the waiver wire Labels: Canada, US Example: He cleared waivers at 1 p.m. ET, with no team willing to assume the approximately $3 million remaining on his contract even before his poor outing. Example: If Alex Petrovic beats him out for the No. 7 job, Kolyachonok could end up on waivers.
Word: waivers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of waiver Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: waivered Part of Speech: adj 1. Allowed by waiver; permitted by exception granted from otherwise applicable rules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: waivered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of waiver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: needles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of needle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: needles Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of needle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: needles Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See needless. 1. Obsolete spelling of needless. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: home in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The phrase originates in military use in the early 20th century, apparently by analogy with the older term homing pigeon. From the 1960s it is also found in the mistaken variant hone in. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone+in 1. To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target. Labels: often 2. To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process. Labels: often Example: He used the clues to home in on the source of the flames. Example: We are homing in on a solution.
Word: have the floor Part of Speech: verb 1. To have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: The representative from New Hampshire has the floor.
Word: panpipes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipes. 1. An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: bone up Part of Speech: verb 1. To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Information acquired in that way, makes an impression ; this "boning" up for an examination is all right as a finishing touch, but it will not last. Example: Here's your chance to bone up on the segregating, or crediting, or whatever you call it.
Word: diacritics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diacritic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parameters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parameter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piss-warm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from the fact the urine (colloquially referred to as "piss") is generally warm from carrying human body heat. 1. lukewarm Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: cunt juice Part of Speech: noun 1. The naturally-occurring lubricating secretions of the vagina. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: My cock slides in almost too easily — her cunt is too wet, drenched with her own cunt juice and Christie's saliva, and there's no friction — so I take the scarf from around Christie's neck and pull my cock out of Sabrina's cunt and, spreading her open, wipe her cunt and my cock off and then try to resume fucking her while I continue to eat out Christie, who I bring to yet another climax within a matter of minutes.
Word: groundbreaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹæɔndˌbɹæɪkɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹæʊndˌbɹæɪkəŋ/ 1. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before. Example: The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.
Word: groundbreaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹæɔndˌbɹæɪkɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹæʊndˌbɹæɪkəŋ/ 1. The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wrangling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/, /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/, [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ 1. contention; gainstriving Labels: countable, uncountable 2. dispute; disputation; quarreling Labels: countable, uncountable 3. a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wrangling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wrangle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/, /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/, [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wrangle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lubricating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lubricate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lubricating Part of Speech: adj 1. That lubricates. Labels: not-comparable Example: The engineer bought some lubricating oil for his gears.
Word: freeze frame Part of Speech: noun 1. A single still frame or picture taken from a film (movie), or from a video stream.
Word: freeze frame Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of freeze-frame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kiefer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Roger Federer extended his grasscourt streak to 57 matches with a victory over Marcos Baghdatis and will play Nicolas Kiefer in the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. 2. A town in Oklahoma.
Word: Oklahoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Oklahoma + -an. 1. A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.
Word: Oklahoman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Oklahoma + -an. 1. Of or relating to Oklahoma.
Word: hike up Part of Speech: verb 1. To lift; to tug or pull upwards. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He hiked up his sagging trousers. 2. To raise or increase sharply; to hike. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: They tried to make more money by putting lots of salt in the popcorn and hiking up the price of drinks. 3. To move upwards; to ride up. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: He was wearing a maroon cashmere muffler which had hiked up on his neck, giving him next to no protection against the cold.
Word: debel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare French débeller. Doublet of debellate. Pronunciation: /dəˈbɛl/ 1. To conquer. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Him long of old Thou didst debel, and down from heaven cast With all his army.
Word: get straight Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of clarify: to make clear, to reach an understanding. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: let me get this straight
Word: governorate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English governor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English governorate From governor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)nəɹət/ 1. The territory governed by a governor; a province.
Word: avocational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From avocation + -al. 1. Of, relating to, or being an avocation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aspergerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Asperger Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aspergerian From Asperger + -ian. 1. Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome. Labels: not-comparable Example: And for the serious and superintelligent and potentially Aspergerian child brainiacs, a row of umbrella-shaped computers where they could do obsessive-compulsive things online […] and challenge each other to combat without making eye contact.
Word: Aspergerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Asperger Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aspergerian From Asperger + -ian. 1. Someone with Asperger's syndrome
Word: answer back Part of Speech: verb 1. To reply impertinently to (someone); to talk back. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I'll thank you not to answer back like that! Where are your manners? Example: She answered him back rudely. 2. To reply to a question from (someone) at a later time. Example: Please answer me back before the end of the week. 3. To match an opponent’s recent scoring effort. 4. To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
Word: anti-glare Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + glare. 1. designed to reduce glare from secondary light sources
Word: megapolis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- (“great”) + -polis (“city”), from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Pronunciation: /məˈɡæp.ə.lɪs/ 1. A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.
Word: ecumenopolis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecumene (“inhabited world”) + -polis (“city”). From use as a common noun of Ecumenopolis, applying the concept to diverse scenarios. Ultimately from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ˌɛkjuːmɛˈnɒpəlɪs/ 1. The largest theoretical human settlement, a planetwide conurbation. 2. A city spanning an entire planet or large moon.
Word: hebephrenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youthful beauty”) (also Ἥβη (Hḗbē, “the goddess Hebe”)) + φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Pronunciation: /hiːbɪˈfɹiːnɪə/ 1. A form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sir: drinking is a problem without doubt: / Whether or not we like it, whether or not / The goddamn thing will put you on the spot / With heebiejeebies hebephrene or gout: / Or lumbago will set you tapping out / On brass ferrule to stool, to rest, to rot. 2. A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty characterized by silly behavior and inappropriate laughter. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: spondylosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spondyl- + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/ 1. A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused.
Word: exaggerating Part of Speech: adj 1. Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown. Example: Bombastic Style is an affectation in the composition, either in presenting simple or common ideas under sonorous and pompous expressions, or in speaking of things which have but a vain appearance of grandeur in the most exaggerating manner. Example: Then there are many men in the world, who, from a sincere desire of doing good, are, to say the least, very exaggerating in their phraseology, exalting mere indications of good into realities; and leaving altogether out of sight the reasoning of St. Paul on the subject, in the Epistle to the Romans, the 3rd chapter and 7th verse.
Word: exaggerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exaggerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Pimentón de La Vera Part of Speech: noun 1. a paprika from Spain's western region of Extremadura, from dried, smoked, and smoothly ground mature red peppers Labels: uncountable
Word: butt monkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shitgibbon compound of butt + monkey. 1. An annoying and irksome person. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, often, slang Example: 1993 May 18, Martin J Hannigan, "I LIKE YOUR NEW ORGANIZATION BUNG BOY", talk.bizarre, Usenet I still prefer Butt Monkey User Group myself. Example: 1993 July 8-9, "Insecure faggots.": "Butt monkeys", alt.sex, Usenet "ad980": the autopsy has concluded that indeed, the monkey did have a banana shoved up his butt Kevin Walsh: All this talk about butt monkeys makes me wonder if you see yourself as the organ grinder. "ad980": Oddly enough, the butt monkey in question is you. 2. An object of abuse and ridicule; sometimes, especially, a prison bitch. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, often, slang Example: 2000 September 26, Marti Noxon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 5, Episode 79: “Buffy vs. Dracula” Xander: I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey! Example: they can while away their time being Bubba's butt monkey for the next 50 years.
Word: concrescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin concrescentia. 1. The growing together and merging of similar or dissimilar parts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A growing together of cells or other organisms. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The juxtaposing of dissimilar forms or devices that are harmonized at their point of intersection into hybrid transitional shapes or designs. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Increment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neon lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A small gas discharge lamp containing neon gas, sometimes with other noble gases to add colour.
Word: permeance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stem of Latin permeare (“to penetrate”) + -ance. 1. A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: permittivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English permittive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English permittivity From permittive + -ity. 1. A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perovskite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Perovski + -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839. Pronunciation: /pəˈrɒvskaɪt/ 1. A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.
Word: accessory mineral Part of Speech: noun 1. any mineral that is present in small amounts in a rock, but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock
Word: peroxisome Part of Speech: noun 1. An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.
Word: peroxynitrite Part of Speech: noun 1. The unstable oxyanion O=N-O-O⁻, a structural isomer of the nitrate anion; it exhibits cis-trans isomerism
Word: clepsydra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from κλέπτειν (kléptein, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Pronunciation: /ˈklɛpsɪdɹə/ 1. Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms. Example: "The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra". Example: They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence.
Word: breathlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English breathless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English breathlessness From breathless + -ness. 1. The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Climbing eight flights of stairs while the elevator is out of service can easily produce some breathlessness in people whose physical fitness is otherwise not noticeably impaired. Example: Dickinson's longer lines and use of ampersands ^([Bronski means dashes]) creates a breathlessness that evokes sexual excitement, an urgency that precludes, or at least, overshadows thought. 2. Difficult or labored breathing, as a symptom or sign of a medical condition. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly.
Word: hottish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hot Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hottish From hot + -ish. 1. Somewhat hot. Example: "There certainly is a sort of hottish smell somewhere, sir," he admitted. "It isn't any woodwork about the fireplace scorching? We blind are so helpless."
Word: hotspur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hot + spur. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒtspɜː(ɹ)/ 1. somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive Labels: archaic
Word: magicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of magic Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maravedi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish maravedí, from Arabic مُرَابِطِين (murābiṭīn), an inflected plural of مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “holy man”), the name of the Almoravid rulers of Muslim Spain during the 12th century. Compare marabout. Pronunciation: /mæɹəˈveɪdi/ 1. A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848. Labels: historical Example: an thou dost go on to put thy filthy lucre in the balance with thy daughter’s life and honour, by Heaven, I will strip thee of every maravedi thou hast in the world, before three days are out! 2. A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount. Labels: figuratively Example: I think I know myself; I am not prone to suspicion; but for those strange words, I should not have cared a maravedi for her painting that cursed flower.
Word: musings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musing (thoughts; ideas) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of muse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: musing Part of Speech: adj 1. Absorbed in thought; contemplative
Word: musing Part of Speech: noun 1. thought, meditation, contemplation Example: daydreaming or imaginative musings
Word: drog Part of Speech: verb 1. To carry in a drogher. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: aseptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + septic. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛptɪk/ 1. Free of disease-causing microbes. Labels: not-comparable Example: The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths. 2. Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques. 3. pasteurised. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aseptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + septic. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛptɪk/ 1. An antiseptic.
Word: switchback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from switch (“to turn (a train) from one railway track to another using a switch”, verb) + back (“so as to reverse direction and return”, adverb). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/, /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbæk/ 1. A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. Labels: attributive, figuratively, often Example: "Of course," said Harry, "there will have to be a branch track built, and a ‘switch-back’ up the hill." Example: Marriage was the switchback, the giant racer, the lobster teas, the guarantee that one would never be alone. 2. A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (UK, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster. Labels: attributive, figuratively, often Example: The WR faction claims that the Westbury route is better adapted to high speed, to which advocates of the SR route are apt to retort that the effect of modern diesel traction on schedules over the Salisbury–Exeter switchback has yet to be measured (the speed potential between Waterloo and Salisbury is scarcely disputable) […] 3. A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt. Labels: attributive, broadly, figuratively, often 4. A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents. Labels: UK, attributive, broadly, figuratively, often Example: The switchback road to Diabaig - pronounced 'Jer-vague' - passes through some of the most exhilarating scenery in Scotland. […] With a final swoop, the road plummets down into Diabaig, where cottages are dotted across the slopes of a rocky semi-circle. 5. A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends. Labels: Canada, US, attributive, broadly, figuratively, often Example: Already, we enter some airport bathrooms through a brief switchback of walls, so that we don’t ever grasp a door handle.
Word: switchback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from switch (“to turn (a train) from one railway track to another using a switch”, verb) + back (“so as to reverse direction and return”, adverb). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/, /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbæk/ 1. To take a zigzag course or path. Labels: attributive, figuratively, intransitive, often Example: I climbed 6,683-foot Velka Svistovka, not the highest mountain in the Tatras but arguably the one with the best view. I started from Zelene pleso chata (pleso means "lake" and chata means "hut" in Slovak), and right after turning the first corner I started switchbacking.
Word: syntagma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma, “orderly arrangement”), from συντάσσω (suntássō, “arrange together”, “to order”). Pronunciation: /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ 1. A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit. Example: The syntagma “the God of peace” (in Greek ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης) occurs in all undisputed Pauline letters. 2. An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning. Example: To combine a sequence of shots into a larger syntagma, there has to be a connection between the successive shots. Example: The Gospel is not a system of Theology, nor a Syntagma of theoretical propositions and conclusions for the enlargement of speculative knowledge, ethical or metaphysical. 3. A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae). Example: The men forming the syntagma were arranged in a square of sixteen files of sixteen. 4. An organized structural, functional unit of anatomical or chemical subunits. Labels: dated 5. A treatise or compendium. Example: Though he informs us in the preface that his object was to trace the outlines of the great "latifundium regni philosophici" in a single syntagma, yet he really does no more than arrange a number of separate treatises or manuals, and even dictionaries, within the limits of a couple of folios.
Word: tölt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic tölt. 1. A four-beat lateral ambling gait mainly found in Icelandic horses. Labels: uncountable
Word: tölt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic tölt. 1. to perform the tölt Labels: intransitive
Word: genny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of gentrifier + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area. Labels: slang
Word: genny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of generator + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. A generator (“device that converts mechanical to electrical energy”). Labels: slang
Word: Knopf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Knopf. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Bernstein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bernstein and Yiddish בערנשטיין (bernshteyn). Pronunciation: /ˈbɝnstaɪn/, /ˈbɝnstiːn/ 1. A surname from German or Yiddish. 2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Бернштейн (Bernštejn).
Word: juhar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of johar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: congresswoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English congress Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English congresswoman From congress + -woman. 1. A female member of congress. 2. A female member of the House of Representatives. Labels: US Example: When they got to talking, these five would-be congresswomen realized that they had a lot in common, despite being from different parts of the country: they all had careers in national security they were trying to parlay into elected office. Example: Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense[…]
Word: congresswomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congresswoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SRES Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Special report on emissions scenarios. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In Part 3 we take a look at the scenarios in detail, consider the technical aspects, the differences between the four RCPs, and how they compare to earlier SRES scenarios.
Word: SRES Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of signed response (to an authentication challenge on GSM mobile networks). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: The network sends a challenge to the mobile at each connection, and the mobile must send an SRES back to the network before it will allow access.
Word: Kelch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Kelch. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Brahui Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian براهویی / браҳуӣ, from Baluchi براهوئی, ultimately from Saraiki براہوئی (brāho'ī). 1. A pastoral people of Eastern Balochistan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Brahui Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian براهویی / браҳуӣ, from Baluchi براهوئی, ultimately from Saraiki براہوئی (brāho'ī). 1. The Dravidian language of this people.
Word: Bena Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Bantu people who live north of Lake Nyasa.
Word: Bena Part of Speech: name 1. The Bantu language of this people.
Word: Bena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Benà, a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato. * Borrowed from Hungarian Béna, a nickname from béna (“lame”). * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Béňa, a diminutive of Benedikt. 1. A surname.
Word: Bena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various place names, etymology shown individually if known. 1. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. 2. A minor city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. 3. A village in Kebbi state, north-west Nigeria. 4. A small town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; from an Aboriginal name for the lyrebird.
Word: Bena Part of Speech: name 1. An Adamawa language of Nigeria.
Word: carbon dating Part of Speech: noun 1. radiocarbon dating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carbon debt Part of Speech: noun 1. the overuse, by an individual or state, of the carbon dioxide absorption capacity of the world's oceans, vegetation and soil
Word: carbon emissions trading Part of Speech: noun 1. The trading of emission allowances for carbon dioxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbon fixation Part of Speech: noun 1. any process, such as photosynthesis, whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: carbon group Part of Speech: noun 1. The vertical group of the periodic table containing carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead; the elements have a valence of 4, and show the typical gradation from nonmetal to metal.
Word: carbonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English -ise English carbonise From carbon + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of carbonize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: carbons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English carbonite From carbon + -ite. 1. An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He was pleased with bellite, he found that carbonite made more fumes than bellite, but the explosive he liked best was ammonite. Example: Although this proved safe in the usual pit gas mixtures, yet it was found impossible to manipulate it, so another explosive, carbonite, made by the same firm, was tried. This was safe in small charges only ; improvements were made, and in September 1887 a carbonite consisting of saltpetre, cellulose, nitro-glycerine, and sulphuretted oil was found to be absolutely safe. 2. An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpetre, sulfur, and kieselguhr. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A naturally occurring carbonaceous material formed from coal, natural coke. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In some Scottish localities, in the neighbourhood of trap dykes, coal is found to have been changed to coke ("carbonite"). Similar effects have been noticed (1882) in Midlothian, Chesterfield Co., Va., where the carbonite seam is 15 feet thick.
Word: lujvo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban lujvo. Pronunciation: /ˈluʒvoʊ/ 1. A Lojban compound word, made up of several gismu (“root words”) in their rafsi (“abbreviated”) form, joined together. Labels: Lojban
Word: carbon microphone Part of Speech: noun 1. A microphone containing carbon granules, whose electrical resistance varies with pressure.
Word: tanru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lojban tanru. Pronunciation: /ˈtænɹuː/ 1. A compound brivla (“content word”): that is, a sequence of two or more brivla with possible intervention/incrustation of cmavo to modify the way in which the brivla associate. (Left on their own, the brivla behave in a left-associative manner, where each brivla is modified by the brivla or sub-tanru to its left, before going on to modify the brivla to its right.) The component brivla maintain their separateness (i.e., they are separated by spaces), making tanru different from lujvo. Labels: Lojban
Word: carbon nanofiber Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nanostructure of graphene layers arranged as stacked cones, cups or plates.
Word: carbon nanotube Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.
Word: buckytube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of buckyball + tube. 1. a carbon nanotube
Word: djembe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French djembé, from Mandinka jembe which derives from the Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace." As a result, "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/ 1. A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music. Example: There are three principal types of traditional drums in Guinean Sousou culture: the djembe, the dundun, and the tama. The djembe is a single-headed goblet-shaped drum with a relatively high-pitched tone. Example: The djembe is one of the best-known and popular African drums, particular with those in the West who are interested in learning a drumming tradition.
Word: carbon nanofoam Part of Speech: noun 1. An allotropic form of carbon consisting of a low-density, three-dimensional web of graphene plates, distorted by the inclusion of some seven-member rings
Word: carbon-neutral Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of carbon neutral. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, announced plans in 2017 to operate a carbon-neutral mine and pointed out that the FTC has warned lab-grown diamond sellers over the veracity of their environmental claims. Example: What should not happen is an order for new diesel multiple units, as it is a universal view that a programme of electrification must start quickly to meet future carbon-neutral objectives for rail operations.
Word: guembri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كَمْبْرِي (kambrī). 1. A kind of lute used by Berber musicians. Example: A mu'alim (master musician) directs his musicians even as he also actively participates by playing an instrument known as the guembri to help draw the attention of the spirit world. The guembri, a three-stringed lute plucked with the fingers to […]
Word: carbon offset Part of Speech: noun 1. A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading. Example: Today, if you want to counter the carbon impacts you create from flying, you too can buy carbon offsets. Example: Carbon offsets do seem to offer the most direct way to assuage traveler’s guilt. In theory, they magically expiate your sins.
Word: carbonometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English carbonometer From carbon + -o- + -meter. 1. An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness. Labels: obsolete, physical
Word: limewater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lime + water. 1. A solution of calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) in water (that is, a saturated calcium hydroxide solution), used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: limewash, pickling lime
Word: lime water Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of limewater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cloudiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cloudy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cloudiness From cloudy + -ness. 1. Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Example: [W]hy vvhat's the matter? / That you haue ſuch a Februarie face, / So full of froſt, of ſtorme, and clovvdineſſe. 2. Of a liquid: the property of being murky. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cloudiness in the water is most often caused in new aquariums by white bacteria. Example: The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made. 3. Of information, a writing style, etc.: the property of being obscure. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Avoid cloudiness in your essay-writing.
Word: Americans Part of Speech: name 1. plural of American Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English carbonous From carbon + -ous. 1. Of, relating to, or containing carbon.
Word: carbon oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. carbon monoxide 2. carbon dioxide 3. carbon suboxide
Word: foist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one’s hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); akin to Old English fyst (“fist”). Pronunciation: /fɔɪst/ 1. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. Labels: transitive Example: But apart from this, it is difficult for a man like Watt to tell a long story like Watt's without leaving out some things, and foisting in others. Example: the Tale of Zayn al-Asnám is one of two which Galland repudiated, as having been foisted into his 8th volume without his knowledge 2. To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick. Labels: transitive Example: I am, of course, perfectly aware of how old men try to foist on the public the decay of their intellects and all the rest of their senile shortcomings as valuable qualities, the possession of which gives them special authority. Example: It is only a decade or so since the air was thick with muttering that L.M.S. influence was far too strong on the newly-born Railway Executive and that too many L.M.S. practices were being foisted on the rest of the system. 3. To pass off as genuine or worthy. Labels: transitive Example: foist costly and valueless products on the public
Word: foist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one’s hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); akin to Old English fyst (“fist”). Pronunciation: /fɔɪst/ 1. A thief or pickpocket. Labels: historical, slang Example: The foist had lately arrived form the country and was known to be doing a thriving trade in and around Westminster Hall where many country folk and others came to see lawyers.
Word: foist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French fuste (“stick, boat”), from Latin fustis (“cudgel”). 1. A type of light and fast-sailing ship. Labels: obsolete Example: These are mad boys, I tell you; these are things That will not strike their top-sails to a foist, / And let a man of war, an argosy, Hull and cry cockles.
Word: foist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French fust (whence also French fût), from Latin fustis. 1. A cask for wine. Labels: obsolete 2. Fustiness; mustiness.
Word: foist Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of first. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: Cause if yer did the foist thing yer know along would come a blizzard an’ make yer out a liar. Example: Guess that brandy the doc give me was the foist thing set me straight.
Word: reforming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reform Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reforming Part of Speech: noun 1. reformation 2. A catalytic process, whereby short-chain molecules are combined to make larger ones; used in the petrochemical industry. Example: In the course of the present Five Year Plan period (1966-1970) it is planned to complete nine big units for primary processing and 15 catalytic reformings.
Word: out of bounds Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Where one is prohibited to enter. Labels: idiomatic Example: You can play wherever you want, but remember that the cemetery is out of bounds. 2. Beyond the bounds of civility, morality, or normality. Labels: idiomatic Example: You were out of bounds to call him a criminal. Example: Intellectually, the four-year-old is in a growthsome age. He learns best from firsthand experience. He is having fun with language and is liable to run out of bounds verbally. 3. Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court. Example: The ball went out of bounds.
Word: out of bounds Part of Speech: noun 1. A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court. 2. An instance of a player or the ball going out of bounds. Example: Although Oklahoma outyarded the Jays 339 to 155, Kansas fought magnificently and earned its 13-13 tie. Royal's punting had begun to jell. He kicked four out-of-bounds against the Crimson and Blue. 3. Ground that one is not permitted to enter, or that is outside the permitted playing area. Example: Out of bounds starts at the white stake.
Word: bit on the side Part of Speech: noun 1. A secondary lover, a mistress. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang Example: I'm married to Paula, but Jackie, my bit on the side, is far more fun.
Word: kvas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kvass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The station-master coming up asked her whether she was going by train. A boy selling kvas never took his eyes off her.
Word: fight fire with fire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Either from the practice of starting back fires to prevent the uncontrolled spread of wildfires, or from gunfire which is fought by firing back at the enemy. 1. To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire). Labels: idiomatic Example: Close enough but not too far / Maybe you know where you are / Fightin' fire with fire Example: Fight fire with fire
Word: take one's hat off to Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to. 2. To praise or thank; to congratulate. Labels: idiomatic Example: 'You will excuse me,' he said, 'but no one would believe it to look at you. I take my hat off to you. I do, indeed.
Word: put one's hands together Part of Speech: verb 1. To clap; to applaud. Labels: imperative Example: Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together for Sir Elton John!
Word: Big Easy Part of Speech: name 1. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Labels: informal Example: The Big Easy doesn't want fewer bachelor parties. It just wants more bachelor's degrees.