nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bouncing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/ 1. Healthy; vigorous. Example: a bouncing baby girl Example: By the side of many tall and bouncing young ladies in the establishment, Rebecca Sharp looked like a child. But she had the dismal precocity of poverty. 2. Excessively big; whopping. Labels: informal, obsolete Example: a bouncing reckoning
Word: bouncing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bounce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bouncing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/ 1. The act of something that bounces. Example: […] this book, with its multiple trajectories and frequently violent juxtapositions, is the record, in many senses, of those bouncings.
Word: buttons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt.ənz/, [ˈbʌt.n̩z], [ˈbʌʔ.n̩z] 1. plural of button Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buttons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt.ənz/, [ˈbʌt.n̩z], [ˈbʌʔ.n̩z] 1. The dung of sheep. 2. A remote control. Labels: colloquial 3. A boy servant, or page. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: A Custum' Us officer knows what to do with his Buttons, "said the Jack , repeating the obnoxious word with the greatest contempt , “when they comes betwixt him and his own light[…]" 4. A policeman. Labels: slang Example: ‘Go ahead, call the buttons. You'll get a big reaction from it.’ 5. Synonym of marbles (“sanity; mental faculties”). Labels: colloquial Example: And we've got that other boy now, Ganesh something, I met him once, and I didn't understand a word he was saying, but the child seems to have all his buttons. Example: That night in his room before he'd left for New Orleans, Lewis had behaved like he didn't have all his buttons. 6. A small South African plant of the genus Conophytum, with button-like succulent leaves covering its exterior.
Word: buttons Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt.ənz/, [ˈbʌt.n̩z], [ˈbʌʔ.n̩z] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of button Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cheering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹɪŋ/ 1. A cheer. Example: The ships' yards were all fully manned, and the loud cheerings of the crews, and of the countless company in the surrounding boats, emulated the roar of the cannon.
Word: cheering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cheer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cheered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪɹd/, /t͡ʃɪəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cheer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chapters Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæptɚz/, /ˈt͡ʃæptəz/ 1. plural of chapter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chapters Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæptɚz/, /ˈt͡ʃæptəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chapter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛnts/, /sɛn/ 1. plural of cent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jude Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːd/ 1. The second last book of the New Testament of the Bible. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. One of the Apostles, also called Thaddaeus. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A female given name. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: happy-go-lucky Part of Speech: adj 1. carefree or untroubled Example: Hill says the shows began to morph from happy-go-lucky, fun series to production-line star-makers, which subconsciously changed the tone of the series: "Reality talent shows made it easier and quicker for audiences to pay to vote for the winner and loser, and to comment positively and negatively on contestants in social media."
Word: happy-go-lucky Part of Speech: noun 1. One who is happy-go-lucky. Example: Now, both these kids are your friends, but one is mature and responsible, taking his time to understand what he is doing and why he is doing it, and the other friend is a happy-go-lucky, who just lets things happen to him. Example: Sara was presumably the “desperate” girl and Thomas the “happy-go-lucky” who would be vindicated once Sara's baby was born “too soon,” less than nine months after their encounter 2. A person who does odd jobs. Labels: obsolete Example: Then we have a new bunch growing up called "casuals". I looked that up in the dictionary and it means happy-go-luckies. The amount for these happy-go-luckies or casuals involves another 25 per cent of the total amount of the item, and we are asked to vote it without any details whatsoever.
Word: happy-go-lucky Part of Speech: adv 1. As luck will have it. Labels: obsolete Example: You have nothing to fear ; you have your twenty guineas in your pocket for helping me into my service, and if I get into Mrs. Martha's quarters, you have a hundred more ; if into the widow's, fifty : — happy go lucky !
Word: occupational name Part of Speech: noun 1. A name, especially a surname — such as Smith or Taylor — that is derived from an occupation, presumably that of a distant ancestor.
Word: Davies Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvɪs/, /ˈdeɪviːz/ 1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David. Example: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross.
Word: Davies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvɪs/, /ˈdeɪviːz/ 1. plural of Davy (kind of lamp) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Evans Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛvənz/ 1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh). Labels: countable Example: ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S. 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Evans Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛvənz/ 1. plural of Evan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prepositional article Part of Speech: noun 1. In some languages, such as French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, a contraction of a preposition and an article, e.g. au in French (a contraction of à and le).
Word: sexed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /sɛkst/ 1. Having a sex; being male or female. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having had its sex determined; having undergone sexing. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having a quantifiable libido or particular sex drive. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: highly-sexed
Word: sexed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɛkst/ 1. simple past and past participle of sex Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Beverly Hills Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, known for its many celebrity residents. Example: California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously enacted local bans, with West Hollywood becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to do so in 2003. 2. A census-designated place in Citrus County, Florida, United States. 3. A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area and the Georges River council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: holozoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From holo- + -zoic. 1. Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.
Word: implant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈplɑːnt/, /ɪmˈplænt/ 1. To fix firmly or set securely or deeply. Labels: transitive Example: That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields; and the lowest beings of the feminine gender wo swagger in the streets of London. 2. To insert (something) surgically into the body. Labels: transitive Example: If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles). 3. Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb. Labels: intransitive
Word: implant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmplɑːnt/, /ˈɪmˌplænt/ 1. Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants. Example: They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour. Example: Microbial samples and peri-implant crestal bone levels of all implant sites were obtained before, during and after the breakdown period. 2. A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
Word: Desmond Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzmənd/ 1. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster". 2. A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century. Example: I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. Example: The gamer, 29, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago.
Word: Mehmet Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish محمد (Mehmed, Mehmet), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad, Mahomet, and Baphomet. 1. A male given name from Turkish, variant of Muhammad.
Word: inaugurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Either: * borrowed from French inaugurer (“to inaugurate”), from Latin inaugurō (“to take omens from the flight of birds, to divine, practise augury; to approve, consecrate, or inaugurate on the basis of omens; to install”) with common assimilation of French -er with English -ate (verb-forming suffix) * or a Learned borrowing from Latin inaugurātus, perfect passive participle of inaugurō, see etymology at -ate; Further from in- (“against; into; on, upon; to, towards”) + augurō (“to act as an augur, interpret omens, augur; to foretell, predict; to conjecture, guess”), from augur (“soothsayer, augur”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix) (further etymology uncertain; see the entry). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/, /-ɡjə-/, /ɪˈnoːɡjə.ɹɛjt/, /ɪˈnɔ.ɡjəˌɹeɪt/, /-ɡə-/ 1. To induct (someone) into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony. Labels: transitive Example: […] Cn[aeus] Cornelius Dolabella vvas inaugurat or inſtalled king of the ſacrifices, in ſteed of Marcus Martius, vvho died tvvo yeares before. Example: More to theyr proper Elements inaugurated none, / Than ſhee to hers by-paſſed, he to his poſſeſſed Throne. 2. To dedicate (a building, monument, etc.) for public use by a formal ceremony. Labels: transitive Example: On February 22nd, at an event […], Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas. Example: The Holy Father presided over a ceremony to inaugurate the 100th fountain in the Vatican Gardens behind St. Peter's Basilica on Monday morning. 3. To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely), to begin or commence (something); to start. Labels: transitive Example: The sun!—he came up to be viewed; / And sky and sea made mighty room / To inaugurate the vision! Example: Had Mr. Sunley performed the same experiment on the mainland, where people would have flocked to him for the wages he now gives, he would certainly have inaugurated a new era on the East Coast of Africa. 4. To cause (something) to be auspicious or good-omened; also, to declare or make (something) holy; to consecrate, to sanctify. Labels: archaic, rare, transitive Example: About Nevvyeers-tide after his return from thence (for thoſe beginnings of years vvere very propitious unto him, as if Kings did chuſe remarkable dayes to inaugurate their favours, that they may appeare acts aſvvell of the Times, as of the VVill) he vvas Created Marqueſs of Buckingham, and made Lord Admirall of England, […] Example: The Osiris N inaugurateth the paths of Rā and prayeth that he may drive off the Lock which cometh out of the flame against thy Bark out of the great Stream.
Word: inaugurate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin inaugurātus (“having been taken as an omen, divined; having been approved, consecrated, or inaugurated on the basis of omens; installed, having been installed”) (the perfect passive participle of inaugurō (verb): see etymology 1). See -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹət/, /ɪˈnɔ.ɡjə.ɹet/, /ɪˈnɔ.ɡə.ɹet/, /ɪˈnɑ.ɡjə.ɹet/, /ɪˈnɑ.ɡə.ɹet/ 1. Inducted into a dignity or office with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; inaugurated. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, transitive Example: [T]he raising up of Jesus, signifies the new state, to which Christ was inaugurate at His resurrection, and contains under it all the severals of ascension, of sitting at the right hand of power, of the mission of the Holy Ghost, and His powerful intercession for us in heaven ever since, and to the end of the world; […]
Word: Enos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (enósh, “mortal man”). 1. A grandson of Adam. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. 3. A surname of uncertain origin. 4. A Book of Mormon prophet known for his prayer for redemption. Author of a book in the Book of Mormon and son of Book of Mormon prophet Jacob, making him a grandson to Lehi and father of Jarom. Labels: Mormonism
Word: bowdlerisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bowdler English -ise English bowdlerise 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 bowdlerisation From bowdlerise + -ation. 1. The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overwhelmed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/, /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ 1. Emotionally overpowered. Example: completely overwhelmed Example: emotionally overwhelmed 2. Emotionally overpowered. Labels: often Example: He felt overwhelmed by the workload.
Word: overwhelmed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/, /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of overwhelm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marrying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹi.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɹɪj.ɪŋ/, /ˈmɛɹi.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɾe.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɹi.ɪŋɡ/ 1. present participle and gerund of marry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marrying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹi.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɹɪj.ɪŋ/, /ˈmɛɹi.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɾe.ɪŋ/, /ˈmaɹi.ɪŋɡ/ 1. A marriage. Example: After that there were marryings and intermarryings, the way there are, and Kredindale gets related to half the earls of the North.
Word: loading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, load + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/, /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/, /ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/ 1. The process by which something is loaded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted. 2. A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied. Labels: countable Example: I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls. Example: The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening. 3. An increased rate of pay given to an employee in order to compensate for specified non-standard working conditions, or a lack of specific other benefits. For example, an employee paid a casual loading is paid more than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave. Labels: Australia, countable Example: The position advertised a $40 per hour rate, inclusive of the casual loading. Example: The salary package also included 30% shift loading to compensate for the long hours. 4. A weighting or bias. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We may note with some surprise that the hysteria scale has a positive loading on this factor, i.e. is situated towards the normal rather than the neurotic end.
Word: loading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, load + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/, /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/, /ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of load Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: expressing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspɹɛsɪŋ/, /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of express Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: expressing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛkˈspɹɛsɪŋ/, /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪŋ/ 1. That translates or transcribes nucleic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kidnapping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of kidnap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kidnapping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/ 1. The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Kiryat Malachi native, who had been working as a bartender in Tel Aviv before his kidnapping, was last seen trying to hide next to a car as a terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at him and a friend.
Word: excepting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/, /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of except Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: excepting Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/, /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ 1. with the exception of Example: Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself. Example: We've all done it, not excepting Borja.
Word: discus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪs.kəs/ 1. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport. Example: He Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held. Example: [Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own discuses—he usually travels with about five of them, […] 2. The athletics event of discus throw. Labels: uncountable Example: For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus. Example: And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest, […] 3. A discus fish (genus Symphysodon) Labels: plural Example: The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus. 4. A chakram. Labels: dated, rare Example: And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission. Example: If with a discus with an edge sharp as a razor he should make all the living creatures on the earth one heap, one mass, of flesh, […]
Word: destroying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of destroy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /deɪts/ 1. plural of date Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /deɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of date Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high school Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”), equivalent to high + school. Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.skul/, [ˈhɐɪsku̟ɫ], /ˈhʌɪskul/ 1. An institution which provides all or part of secondary education. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A secondary school. Labels: Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, countable, uncountable 3. A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12) Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable 4. A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school) Labels: Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: podfading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by podcaster Scott Fletcher in February 2005 when he gave up on two podcasts of his own 1. the phenomenon of podcasts disappearing after a relatively short time Labels: uncountable
Word: acuminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acuminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acuminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acuminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acuminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of acuminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: escheatment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English escheat Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English escheatment From escheat + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/, /ɛsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/ 1. The process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.
Word: acuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acuate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of acuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: acuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acuted Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a written word: exhibiting acute accent. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a pronounced word: exhibiting a language-specific type of pitch accent or tone characterized by an acute accent mark in the respective language transcription or orthography. Labels: not-comparable Example: I do not suppose the Greeks altered the letters in exactly the same way, but rather that their acuted οί inclined toward the modern sound, or that the Ο was attenuated or altogether lost in it. The diphthong in unaccented syllables probably resembled the acuted rather than the circumflex; for before an enclitic it can only assume the acute accent.
Word: acuting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of acute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: actuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of actuate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:actuated.
Word: actuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of actuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: actuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of actuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subdural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English dura English -al English dural English subdural From sub- + dural. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/, /ˌsʌbˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/, /ˈsʌbˌd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ 1. Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subdural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English dura English -al English dural English subdural From sub- + dural. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/, /ˌsʌbˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/, /ˈsʌbˌd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ 1. Ellipsis of subdural hematoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Word: sublate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin sublatum, past participle of suffero. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈleɪt/, /səˈbleɪt/ 1. To negate, deny or contradict. Labels: transitive 2. To take or carry away; to remove. Labels: transitive Example: The aucthores of ye mischiefe [were] sublated and plucked awaye.
Word: sublate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sublatum, past participle of suffero. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈleɪt/, /səˈbleɪt/ 1. Such that the ovary has a support, real or apparent. Example: Ovary 2-celled; style short, thick, sublate; stigma large, peltate.
Word: sublunary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *upó The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sublūnāris (“sublunar, sublunary”) + English -ary (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives). Sublūnāris is derived from Latin sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’) + lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (from lūna (“moon”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -āris (suffix forming adjectives denoting a pertaining to or relationship)). By surface analysis, sub- + lunary. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈluːnəɹi/, /sʌbˈluːnɹi/, /ˈsʌbl(j)uːnəɹɪ/, /sʌbˈlunəɹi/ 1. Situated beneath the moon; specifically, between the moon and the earth. Labels: historical, literary, not-comparable Example: Patritius [Franciscus Patricius?] doth not onely auerre this, but that the Sea is as a ſublunarie Planet, mouing it ſelfe, and moued by the ſuperiour bodies to effect the generation of things: […] Example: They [devils] are confined vntill the day of iudgement, to this ſublunary vvorld, and can vvorke no farther then the foure Elements, and as God permits them. VVherefore of theſe ſublunary Diuels, Pſellus [Michael Psellos] makes ſix kindes, fiery, aeriall, terreſtriall, vvatery, and ſubterranean Diuels, beſides thoſe Fairies, Satyres, Nymphs, &c. 2. In or of this world (as opposed to heaven, etc.); earthly, terrestrial. Labels: broadly, literary, not-comparable Example: Dull ſublunary lovers love / (VVhoſe ſoule is ſenſe) cannot admit / Abſence, becauſe it doth remove / Thoſe things vvhich elemented it. Example: Philoſophers that opinioned the vvorlds deſtruction by fire, did never dreame of annihilation, vvhich is beyond the povver of ſublunary cauſes; for the laſt and proper action of that element [fire] is but vitrification, or a reduction of a body into Glaſſe, and therefore ſome of our Chymicks factiouſly affirme; yea, and urge Scripture for it, that at the laſt fire all ſhall be cryſtallized and reverberated into Glaſſe, vvhich is the utmoſt action of that element. 3. Of or relating to the material world (as opposed to clerical, sacred, or spiritual); ephemeral, temporal, worldly. Labels: broadly, literary, not-comparable Example: Whither now, O whither do ye rove, O my thoughts? Can ye hope to find rest, in any of these sublunary contentments? Example: And chace vve ſtill the Phantom thro' the Fire, / O'er Bog, and Brake, and Precipice, till Death? / And toil vve ſtill for ſublunary Pay? 4. Inferior, subordinate. Labels: figuratively, literary, not-comparable Example: For Simonie doth vſually poyſon and corrupt tvvo VVell-heads, vvhence the ſtreames of good life doe generally flovv vnto all the people; that is, the Parſon, and the Patron. Theſe be, as the tvvo great Lights in the Firmament of the Church, from vvhom the ſublunary and ſubordinate people receiue the direction and conduct of their life.
Word: sublunary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *upó The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sublūnāris (“sublunar, sublunary”) + English -ary (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives). Sublūnāris is derived from Latin sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’) + lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (from lūna (“moon”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -āris (suffix forming adjectives denoting a pertaining to or relationship)). By surface analysis, sub- + lunary. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈluːnəɹi/, /sʌbˈluːnɹi/, /ˈsʌbl(j)uːnəɹɪ/, /sʌbˈlunəɹi/ 1. A person or thing which is of the (material) world. Labels: in-plural, literary Example: She vvas ſoaring upvvard to her native ſkies. She vvas got above earth, by means, too, of the Earth-born: And ſomething extraordinary vvas to be done to keep her vvith us Sublunaries. 2. A less important person; an inferior, a subordinate. Labels: in-plural, literary
Word: brock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos. Pronunciation: /bɹɒk/, /bɹɑk/ 1. A male badger. Labels: UK Example: Or with pretence of chasing thence the brock, Send in a cur to worry the whole flock. 2. A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. Labels: archaic, obsolete, possibly Example: By sportsmen the stag is called, the first year, a calf or hind-calf ; the second year, a knobber ; the third, a brock ; the fourth, a staggard ; the fifth, a stag ; the sixth, a hart. 3. A dirty, stinking fellow. Labels: obsolete
Word: brock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos. Pronunciation: /bɹɒk/, /bɹɑk/ 1. To taunt. Example: Then other boys noticed that he had a softness for me, and brocked us both, so that I, who had been as unconscious as ever of anything erotic, suddenly learnt what was going on &, by some profound power of suggestion, what my feelings actually were.
Word: entextualisation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛnˈtɛkst.jʊ.æl.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃʌn/ 1. A process of formal study of writings, removing texts from their context thus rendering them coherent, effective and memorable. Example: It is in the entextualisation of the perlocutionary aspect of his reaction to the woman's speeches that we will find the answer. Example: The key words here are entextualisation, transposition and recontextualisation.
Word: dingbatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dingbat (“silly person”) + -er. 1. An uplander who has come to eastern North Carolina.
Word: inshallah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/, /ˌɪn.ʃɑˈlɑ/ 1. Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will. Example: We will sign the contract tomorrow, inshallah. Example: Hell yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be – inshallah – it will be free! 2. Expressing a skeptical affirmative, to indicate the unlikeliness of events, as if they need a divine intervention to come about. Labels: colloquial, sarcastic Example: Donald Trump: And you'll get it to see it [i.e. his taxes].
Word: groups Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹuːps/ 1. plural of group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groups Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹuːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of group Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ 1. plural of bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ 1. An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only 2. An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only 3. Any event in gymnastics using the bars. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: bars Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bars Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ 1. Said in response to a statement found to be witty, profound, well-spoken, or impactful. Labels: slang Example: That's bars!
Word: sits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪts/ 1. plural of sit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: springs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /spɹɪŋz/ 1. plural of spring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: springs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /spɹɪŋz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spring Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cells Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛlz/ 1. plural of cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cells Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: effectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective 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 effectiveness From effective + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/, /əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/ 1. The property of being effective, of achieving results. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The effectiveness of the drug was well established. 2. The capacity or potential for achieving results. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The problem with these precedents is that the Security Council did not authorize intervention in Syria, and an intervention there will thus harm, not help, the Council’s credibility and effectiveness. 3. The degree to which something achieves results. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment. Example: United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.
Word: panther Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”). Pronunciation: /ˈpænθəɹ/, /ˈpænθə/, /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/, /ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/ 1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia. 2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera. 3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther. 4. A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men. Labels: slang 5. A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).
Word: chairs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛɹz/, /t͡ʃɛəz/ 1. plural of chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chairs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛɹz/, /t͡ʃɛəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chair Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transfreight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of transfrete, influenced by freight. 1. Alternative spelling of transfrete. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, rare Example: So thus disguised, my poor page and I / Fled fast to Smyrna; where in a dark cave / We meant t'await th'arrival of some ship / That might transfreight us safely unto Rhodes.
Word: transfrete Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], ultimately from Latin transfreto (“cross a strait or sea”), from trans (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”). 1. To cross a channel or narrow sea. Labels: dated Example: c. 1567, William Painter, "The Marchionisse of Monferrato", in The Palace of Pleasure, volume 2, page 181, Joseph Haselwood, editor, 1813 edition The marquesse then of Monferrato, a citye in Italy, beynge a gentleman of great prowesse and valiance, was appointed to transfrete the seas in a generall passage made by the Christians, wyth an huge armie and great furniture. Example: a. 1597, William Hunnis, "The Complaint of Old Age", in, 1859, James Hamilton, editor, Our Christian Classics: readings from the best divines, with notes biographical and critical, volume I, James Nisbet and Co., page 135, While foreign tongues they seek, Their knowledge to maintain, And fear not to transfrete the seas, And Alps to climb with pain
Word: transfretation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin trānsfretātiō, from Latin trāns (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”) + -ātiō. 1. a passage over a strait of narrow sea
Word: transfuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French transfuge. 1. A deserter. Labels: dated 2. A turncoat. Labels: dated
Word: transfugitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transfuge, influenced by fugitive. 1. A transfuge.
Word: transfund Part of Speech: verb 1. To pour liquid from one vessel into another. Labels: dated, transitive 2. To transfuse. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: transfusible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English transfuse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English transfusible From transfuse + -ible. 1. capable of being transfused
Word: transfusive Part of Speech: adj 1. able to transfuse
Word: transgressional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English transgression Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transgressional From transgression + -al. 1. of, relating to, or involving transgression
Word: transgressively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English transgressive Middle English -ly English -ly English transgressively From transgressive + -ly. 1. In a transgressive manner
Word: transhape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tran- + shape. 1. To transform into a different shape or form.
Word: transhape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tran- + shape. 1. A transformation.
Word: transshape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trans- + shape. 1. Alternative spelling of transhape. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: transhipment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of transshipment. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The coal is then transferred to broad-gauge wagons for transport to Dublin. The transhipment is a rather laborious business, the coal being shovelled by hand from one wagon to another. Example: As a general principle, refrain from requiring a certificate of nonmanipulation for products originating in an LDC but shipped across other countries unless there are concerns regarding transhipment, manipulation, or fraudulent documentation; […]
Word: transshipment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English shipment English transshipment From trans- + shipment. 1. The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Zero-emission zones and zero-fatality cities have eliminated the last-mile advantages of moving goods by road. The need for transshipment from trucks to vans or cargo bikes at the fringes of the urban core has meant that road has lost the advantage it held over rail for so much of the last 100 years. 2. The shipment of goods via an intermediate destination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Its main export crop is cashew nuts, but drug money has flowed to corrupt officials as smugglers pay bribes to use the country’s coastline and remote airstrips for cocaine transshipments. Example: Higher minimum rates might be necessary to limit heterogeneity in rates and reduce transshipment.
Word: transhumanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trans- + human + -ize. 1. to elevate beyond humanity; to make godlike. Labels: transitive
Word: transiliency Part of Speech: noun 1. transilience Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An unadvised transiliency.
Word: transire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin trānseō (“to pass, go across”). 1. A permit given to a coasting vessel by a customs house. Labels: dated
Word: transitorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English transitory Middle English -ly English -ly English transitorily From transitory + -ly. 1. In a transitory way. Example: With regard to similes of this kind, it will readily occur to the reader that when a resembling subject is once properly introduced in a simile, the mind is transitorily amused with the new object, and is not dissatisfied with the slight interruption. Example: All parts of the experienced world are experienced transitorily. They appear and disappear.
Word: transitoriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English transitory 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 transitoriness From transitory + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being transitory. Labels: uncountable Example: Nor certainly is Pindar blind to the more pathetic aspects of humanity—its transitoriness, its sorrows, its ignorance, its moral frailty[…] Example: The transitoriness perhaps makes viral content the most representative form of culture in the twenty-first century: […]
Word: translatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English translate 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 translatable From translate + -able. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈleɪtəbəl/ 1. Capable of being translated into another language. 2. Capable of being transferred from one context or environment to another. Example: Her political skills were easily translatable to the marketing sector.
Word: translatitious Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of tralatitious. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: translatorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English translator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English translatorship From translator + -ship. 1. The role or office of a translator. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The two offices were bestowed on me by Government, and with the Persian Translatorship gave me an income of ten guineas a day.
Word: psychophylaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English phylaxis English psychophylaxis From psycho- + phylaxis. 1. Mental hygiene; the development of healthy emotions, attitudes and behavior. Labels: uncountable
Word: translatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translate + -ory. 1. That translates or transfers.
Word: translatory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translate + -ory. Labels: no-gloss
Word: translucency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translucent + -ency. 1. the quality of being translucent Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: transship Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English transship From trans- + ship. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈʃɪp/ 1. To transfer something from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment. Labels: transitive 2. To be transferred from one vessel or conveyance to another for onward shipment. Labels: intransitive
Word: micronations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micronation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Faraday Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh. 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hypothetically, Srinivasan suggests network states for people who eat specific diets (kosher, keto), for people who don’t like FDA regulation, for people who don’t like cancel culture, for people who want to live like Benedictine monks, for people who might want to limit internet use by putting public buildings in Faraday cages. 2. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Fahrvergnügen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, from fahren (“to drive”) + Vergnügen (“pleasure”); popularized in the US by Volkswagen advertisements in the 1990s. 1. Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles. Labels: uncountable Example: During an intense pillow fight with one of the girls, one of the students shouts out: “Hit him for the bad Audi the Germans have sold me!” The rest of the group laughs and another student adds, “Hit him also for the VW Fahrvergnügen!”
Word: faraday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist. 1. The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.
Word: tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See teth. 1. Alternative form of teth (“Semitic letter”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of tetracycline. 1. Clipping of tetracycline. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: I was on oral tet for months after I was first dx backn in '88. All I got from it was a very, very nasty and upset GI track. I had to stop it.
Word: tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of tetralogy. 1. The tetralogy of Fallot. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. A patient with tetralogy of Fallot. Labels: countable, informal