nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French fichet (“polecat pelt”), probably from Dutch visse (“nasty”); modified by folk etymology to resemble Etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃə/, /ˈfɪʃɚ/ 1. A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur. Example: In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners. Example: In the southeastern United States, Krohn et al. (1994) hypothesize that the inverse relationship between captures of fishers and martens by commercial trappers may result from an interaction between competitive displacement of marten by fisher and the avoidance of areas with deep and frequent snowfalls by fishers but not martens. 2. Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.
Word: Spartans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Spartan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perxenate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perxenic + -ate (“derivative”). 1. The anion XeO₆⁴⁻ formally derived from perxenic acid; any salt containing this anion.
Word: HDVI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high-definition vector imaging. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: northwesterner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From northwestern + -er. 1. a person from the northwest part of a geographic region
Word: happy slap Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of happy slapping. Labels: informal
Word: knee slapper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of knee-slapper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Belarusians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Belarusian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: templates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of template Labels: form-of, plural
Word: templates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of template Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fistnote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist + note. 1. A printed note (as in a book) preceded by the fist symbol, depicting a fist with pointed index finger.
Word: icepick Part of Speech: noun 1. A pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice. 2. A type of narrow and deep atrophic (indented) acne scar that resembles a puncture in the skin. Labels: attributive
Word: icepick Part of Speech: verb 1. To break or stab with an icepick. Labels: transitive
Word: fistnotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fistnote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of euro Labels: US, form-of, plural
Word: depot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛpəʊ/, /ˈdiːpoʊ/, /ˈdepɐʉ/ 1. A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. Example: Near-synonyms: depository, repository Example: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads. 2. A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service. 3. A bus station or railway station. Labels: US 4. A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units. 5. A place for the storage, servicing, or upgrade of military hardware. 6. The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service. 7. A bolus of medication that remains sequestered in some particular site within the body, often intradermally, from which it is gradually absorbed. Example: depot injection 8. The tableau: the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.
Word: negligée Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ 1. Alternative form of négligée. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: '[H]er luggage contained only a chiffon negligée so elaborate as to be more a tea gown than a dressing-gown.'
Word: ales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /eɪlz/ 1. plural of ale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of leer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rognon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from an extended sense of the French word. 1. A nunatak rounded by glacial erosion.
Word: rognons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rognon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kenyans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kenyan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ikura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese イクラ (ikura). Doublet of ikra. 1. Synonym of red caviar. Labels: Japanese, uncountable Example: About 20 years ago, a few people, mostly children, got food poisoning after eating ikura, and markets all over Japan pulled ikura from the shelves. Example: This focus on fresh roe has had a mixed effect on the ikura makers, with the greatest benefit seen in the reduced supply of roe available for the production of ikura. Even with the possibility of an overall reduction in the supply of marinated ikura, the biggest problem for the makers is the retailer marketing strategy.
Word: protractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From protract + -or. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/ 1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. 2. A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles. Example: Use a protractor to measure the angle accurately. Example: The student forgot to bring her protractor to geometry class. 3. An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. 4. A muscle that extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor. 5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors.
Word: ministers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnəstɚz/, /ˈmɪnɪstɚz/ 1. plural of minister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ministers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnəstɚz/, /ˈmɪnɪstɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of minister Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cricketers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cricketer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varieties Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.tiz/ 1. plural of variety. Labels: form-of, plural Example: In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.
Word: transmitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transmit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transmitting Part of Speech: noun 1. A process of transmission.
Word: separating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of separate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: separating Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. An instance of separating.
Word: separating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stocks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɒks/, /stɑks/ 1. plural of stock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stocks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɒks/, /stɑks/ 1. A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Opposite the almshouses is the bow-fronted post office and shop, while near by, beneath the trees on the green, is the old whipping post and stocks, the latter pierced by five holes. 2. The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: stocks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɒks/, /stɑks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: results Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌlts/ 1. plural of result Labels: form-of, plural
Word: results Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌlts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of result Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Decomposition of 4 in the presence of cis-piperylene at room temperature results in the stereocontrolled formation of trans-cycloheptadiene 27 in 90% ee (96% ee at −78 °C).
Word: renounce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō. Doublet of renunciate. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnaʊns/ 1. An act of renouncing.
Word: renounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō. Doublet of renunciate. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnaʊns/ 1. To give up, resign, surrender. Labels: transitive Example: to renounce a title to land or to a throne Example: It is terrible to think of the power of the world even in a redeemed soul. Here was a maid who had drunk of the well of grace and tasted of God's mercies, and yet there were moments when she was ready to renounce her hope. 2. To cast off, repudiate. Labels: transitive Example: This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my great affliction off. 3. To decline further association with someone or something, disown. Labels: transitive 4. To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration. Labels: transitive Example: […] some families renounced the use of a certain praenomen which had been disgraced by one of their name […] Example: His son Sidhartha had renounced material life and gone forth in search of enlightment. He received enlightment under a Bodhi tree at Gaya and became Buddha. Ashoka visited Gaya along with Upagupta and had darshan of Sambodhi. 5. To make a renunciation of something. Labels: intransitive Example: He of my sons who fails to make it good, / By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. 6. To surrender formally some right or trust. Labels: intransitive Example: Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10. 7. To fail to follow suit; playing a card of a different suit when having no card of the suit led. Labels: intransitive
Word: reducing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd(j)u.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈdjʉː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒʉː.sɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reduce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reducing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd(j)u.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈdjʉː.sɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒʉː.sɪŋ/ 1. That causes reduction.
Word: records Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkɚdz/, /ˈɹɛkɔːdz/ 1. plural of record Labels: form-of, plural
Word: records Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹəˈkɔɹdz/, /ɹəˈkɔːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of record Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reasons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.zənz/ 1. plural of reason Labels: form-of, plural 2. A written judgment or ruling by a judge or similar decision maker. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The appellants sought at the hearing of the appeal, for the first time, to file the reasons of the Federal High Court of Nigeria for dismissing the respondent's motion to strike. Although the reasons were released February 2, 2015 and the motion before Perell J. was heard March 2, 2015, the reasons were not before the motion judge.
Word: reasons Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.zənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reason Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: owned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əʊnd/, /oʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of own Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: owned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əʊnd/, /oʊnd/ 1. Having an owner who is part of a specified group. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: black-owned; veteran-owned; woman-owned Example: Since PG&E is an investor-owned utility, this is good news for its shareholders. But not so much for its customers whose costs keep rising and whose electricity is shut off when there are high winds or extreme heat.
Word: overwhelming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/, /-ˈʍɛl-/, /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋ/, [ˌoːʋaˈwɛlmɪŋ], [ˌoʋəˈʋʱɛlmɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of overwhelm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overwhelming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/, /-ˈʍɛl-/, /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋ/, [ˌoːʋaˈwɛlmɪŋ], [ˌoʋəˈʋʱɛlmɪŋ] 1. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong. Example: The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. Example: It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe. 2. Very great or intense. 3. Extreme.
Word: overwhelming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/, /-ˈʍɛl-/, /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋ/, [ˌoːʋaˈwɛlmɪŋ], [ˌoʋəˈʋʱɛlmɪŋ] 1. A situation of being overwhelmed. Example: They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]
Word: methods Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθədz/ 1. plural of method Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methods Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθədz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of method Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: limits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪmɪts/ 1. plural of limit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlɪmɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of limit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: leaders Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈliː.dəz/, /ˈli.dɚz/ 1. plural of leader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity. Pronunciation: /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/, /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ 1. The fact or quality of having a position in space. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality. 2. The features or surroundings of a particular place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a rural locality 3. The condition of being local. Labels: uncountable Example: This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference. 4. The situation or position of an object. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Limitation to a county, district, or place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: locality of trial Example: The locality of trial required by the common law seems a consequence of the antient locality of jurisdiction. All over the world, actions transitory follow the person of the defendant, territorial suits must be discussed in the territorial tribunal. I may sue a Frenchman here for a debt contracted abroad; but lands lying in France must be sued for there, and English lands must be sued for in the kingdom of England. 7. A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: imagined Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnd/ 1. Conceived or envisioned in the mind. Labels: not-comparable Example: Never return evil for evil that's either real or imagined. 2. Only conceivable in one's mind. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Bring them, I pray thee, with imagin'd ſpeed […] 3. Imaginational. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Thus with imagin'd wing our ſwift Scene flyes, […]
Word: imagined Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of imagin Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of imagine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹəʊz/, [ɡɹəʊ̯z], /ɡɹoʊz/, [ɡɹoʊ̯z] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: editions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɪʃənz/, /əˈdɪʃənz/ 1. plural of edition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earliest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/, /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of early: most early Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The earliest I can get there is Monday, at around midday at the earliest. Example: One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.
Word: earliest Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/, /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of early: most early Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: dissolved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɑlvd/, /dɪˈzɒlvd/ 1. that has been disintegrated in a solvent
Word: dissolved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɑlvd/, /dɪˈzɒlvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dissolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forgiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną ▲ Late Latin perdōnōcalq. Proto-Germanic *fragebaną Old English forġiefan 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 Old English forġiefnes Middle English forgiveness English forgiveness From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes. By surface analysis, forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis. Pronunciation: /fəˈɡɪvnəs/, /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ 1. The action of forgiving. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop. Example: At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness. 2. A readiness to forgive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: If thou, Lord, shouldest marke iniquities: O Lord, who shal stand? But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared. Example: The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Word: funds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fʌndz/, [fəndz] 1. plural of fund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: funds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fʌndz/, [fəndz] 1. Financial resources. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I don’t know if I have the funds for this. Example: I'm a little short of funds at the moment. 2. Permanent debts due by a government and paying interest. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: funds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fʌndz/, [fəndz] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fund Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: displayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of display Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: displayed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪd/ 1. Spread out; unfurled. Example: They threw him round the displayed roots of the beeches, leapt when a puddle of water lay across the trail. 2. Spread open to view; shown off. 3. With wings unfurled. 4. Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.
Word: depths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛpθs/ 1. plural of depth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: depths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛpθs/ 1. The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.) Labels: literary, plural, plural-only Example: The burning ship finally sank into the depths. 2. A very remote part. Labels: literary, plural, plural-only Example: Into the depths of the jungle... Example: In the depths of the night, 3. The lowest point, all-time low, nadir. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: to plumb the depths of despair Example: to stir someone to his depths 4. The most severe or involved period. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: in the depths of the crisis Example: in the depths of winter
Word: denied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈnaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deny Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: defeated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From defeat + -ed. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfiːtəd/ 1. Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
Word: defeated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From defeat + -ed. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfiːtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of defeat Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The soldiers were defeated then captured
Word: contains Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈteɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: connecting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛktɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of connect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: concluded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈkluː.dɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of conclude Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: compared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɛɹd/, /kəmˈpɛəd/, /kəmˈpeːd/, /kəmˈpeəd/, /kəmˈpiəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of compare Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: portly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an archaic sense of port (“manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage”) + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtli/, /ˈpɔɹtli/, /ˈpoʊɹtli/, /ˈpoːtliː/ 1. Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. Example: Indeed, the poor man has grown ten times as nervous as ever, since he has discovered, on such good authority, who the stout gentleman was. . . . He has anxiously endeavored to call up a recollection of what he saw of that portly personage; and has ever since kept a curious eye on all gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions. Example: In the length he attains, and in his baleen, the Fin-back resembles the right whale, but is of a less portly girth, and a lighter colour, approaching to olive. 2. Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing. Labels: archaic Example: He ſends this Souldans daughter rich and braue, To be my Queene and portly Empereſſe, […] Example: Portly his person was, and much increast Through his Heroicke grace and honourable gest.
Word: correspondent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt/ 1. Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous. Example: Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. Example: [VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs. 2. Conforming; obedient. Example: ARIEL: Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.
Word: correspondent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/, /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt/ 1. Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart. Example: Both kála and kalánka have widespread correspondents in the western Mediterranean Romance languages. 2. Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing. 3. A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
Word: companionship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English companion Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English companionship From companion + -ship. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/ 1. The state of having or being a companion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: seek companionship Example: mutual companionship 2. An association, a fellowship. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: a companionship of printers 3. The state of being a journeyman. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An organized group of people. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: piss pot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pisspot (“chamber pot”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: piss-poor Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌpɪspoɹ/, /ˌpɪsˈpoɹ/, /ˈpɪs(ˌ)poɹ/ 1. Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar Example: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance Example: The tennis squad will taking a seven-match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth-seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two words, "They stink!" He described them further: "As a matter of fact, they have been piss-poor for several years now."
Word: grand larceny Part of Speech: noun 1. The larceny of property whose value is greater than an amount set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: sandshoe crusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. Sandshoe is not literal though: batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting. 1. A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet. Example: Tony Greig was Australia's main stumbling block to victory. 'Thommo' worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous 'sandshoe crusher'!
Word: pickaninny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from a Portuguese pidgin, from Portuguese pequenino (“boy, child”), noun use of pequenino (“tiny”), from pequeno (“small”). In South African uses probably partly after Afrikaans pikenien. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkənɪni/ 1. A black child. Labels: colloquial, ethnic, offensive, slur Example: Governor,— that will make a good settler,— that's my Pickaninny! Example: Piccaninnies squatted around absorbing the lesson.
Word: pickaninny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from a Portuguese pidgin, from Portuguese pequenino (“boy, child”), noun use of pequenino (“tiny”), from pequeno (“small”). In South African uses probably partly after Afrikaans pikenien. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkənɪni/ 1. Little, small. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:pickaninny.
Word: tombstone engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of letting accidents or failures (perhaps occasioning death, but not necessarily) identify engineering problems. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: “As pilots in the USAF, we used the term ‘Tombstone Engineering’ to describe a known potential catastrophic flight event that could have been avoided through additional design and funding, but ended in the death of pilots and/or aircrews, thus forcing that design change/aircraft modification. Emergency procedures, especially the warnings, in our flight manuals are literally written in blood…,” Coffindaffer said.
Word: tombstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tomb + stone. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːmstəʊn/, /ˈtuːmstoʊn/ 1. A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave. Example: True, there's no harm in crying for one's husband, and the tombstone, though plain, was a solid piece of work, and on summer's days when the widow brought her boys to stand there one felt kindly towards her. 2. The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof. 3. A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc. Example: If you attempt to restore a backup that is older than the tombstone lifetime, it may introduce objects that were deleted […] 4. A crashdump. Example: This actually results in a crash dump, which is written to the log and to a tombstone file. 5. An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation. 6. A printed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, typically having unadorned centered text in black and white, enclosed in a simple box. 7. A museum plaque or caption displaying information about a work of art or exhibited object. Example: The last bit of information on each tombstone is an accession number—an alphanumeric block that is assigned when an object is added (accessioned) to the museums’ collections. 8. A pawnbroker's ticket. Labels: archaic, slang Example: "[…] Pity we're not both same size, or I'd steal one of your shirts, for I buried the last of mine yesterday, and here's the tombstone," producing a pawnbroker's duplicate.
Word: tombstone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tomb + stone. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːmstəʊn/, /ˈtuːmstoʊn/ 1. To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight. Labels: UK, intransitive 2. For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface. Example: Before the contest even started, Slater went down hard in a warmup session. He took a two-wave hold-down in the semifinals, his board tombstoning eerily for all to see, […] 3. To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker. Labels: transitive Example: One of the many improvements in Windows 2000 WINS (and NT4 SP4) is the capability to selectively delete or tombstone records.
Word: halmos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hungarian-born US mathematician Paul Halmos (1916-2006) who first used it in mathematics, after seeing it marking the end of articles in magazines. 1. The symbol “∎” marking the end of a proof.
Word: half-tracker Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, i.e. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.) Example: We'd got ourselves into a great position, and if I'd hit that half-tracker for six, we would've won the game.
Word: reef rash Part of Speech: noun 1. A scraping injury caused by falling on or being dragged over a reef. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Even mild cases of reef rash can be worrisome, as any break in the skin while in the tropics can lead to a staph infection.
Word: origins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of origin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: individuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English individuality From individual + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/ 1. The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity. Labels: uncountable Example: It is affirmed, that individuality pervades universal nature; that it is positively the most fundamental and universal principle which the finite mind seems capable of discovering, and the best image of the infinite. There are no two objects in the universe which are precisely alike. Example: Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white. 2. A person. Labels: countable Example: As persons, therefore—gigantic individualities—they wheeled into the feudal ranks and assumed feudal powers and responsibilities.
Word: zoomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zoo- + -morphic. Pronunciation: /zoʊəˈmɔɹfɪk/ 1. Having the shape, form, or likeness of an animal. Example: The zoomorphic Hindu god Ganesha has the head of an elephant.
Word: woodie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English woodie From wood + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊ.di/ 1. An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture. Example: There'll be no surfin' there and no one even cares. My woodie's outside. Covered with snow. Example: Well, for one thing a Woodie is the last remnant of the true coach-builders' art, dating from a time when wood […]. But a Woodie is also an icon, emblematic of beaches and surfing and Pacific Coast Highway […] 2. A wooden rollercoaster; an amusement ride whose rails are overlaid upon a wooden track. 3. An erection of the penis. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: She raised her brows. “You got a woodie; I got a wettie. Doesn't mean mine was for yours.” 4. An Australian wood cockroach, especially one that is a feeder insect for pets like reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, etc. Labels: informal 5. A wood pigeon. Labels: informal 6. A wood duck. Labels: informal
Word: pleroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleroma (“(Gnosticism) spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God”), from Koine Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “(biblical) perfect fullness”), Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full, fill; to complete, finish”) (from πλήρης (plḗrēs, “complete, full”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming verbs with the sense of making someone be or do something)) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming nouns denoting the result or effect of an action). Noun sense 1.1 (“plant”) is borrowed from New Latin Pleroma, a genus name coined by the Scottish botanist David Don (1799–1841) in 1822, from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă) (see above) to describe the way the seeds of the plant filled the capsule. Noun sense 2 (“state of perfect fullness”) is chiefly used in reference to Colossians 2:9 of the Bible: “Ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶῳ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς [For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form]”. Pronunciation: /plɪˈɹəʊmə/, /pləˈɹoʊmə/ 1. A plant of the genus Pleroma. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele”). Labels: archaic, countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: In his [Jakob Eriksson's] investigations of the meristem (the tissue from which the permanent tissues are formed) by dicotyledonous roots he found four types of growth, […] In the second type only two separate meristem tissues are present in the tips of the roots; a pleroma and a common tissue, from which the primary bark and epidermis and root-cap proceed. Example: [I]n the pleroma of the primary meristem of roots there is not only cambium (persistent parenchyma) and procambium (forerunner of fibres and vessels), but pericambium—i.e., a special outer layer of the plerome that remains for a long time as meristem. 3. A state of perfect fullness, especially of God's being as incarnated in Jesus Christ. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And is all this Cabala too, and only to be uſed when People are to be gulled with noiſy Nothings? i.e. with empty Pleroma's, and ſilent Thunderclaps.
Word: pleroma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleroma (“(Gnosticism) spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God”), from Koine Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “(biblical) perfect fullness”), Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full, fill; to complete, finish”) (from πλήρης (plḗrēs, “complete, full”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming verbs with the sense of making someone be or do something)) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming nouns denoting the result or effect of an action). Noun sense 1.1 (“plant”) is borrowed from New Latin Pleroma, a genus name coined by the Scottish botanist David Don (1799–1841) in 1822, from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă) (see above) to describe the way the seeds of the plant filled the capsule. Noun sense 2 (“state of perfect fullness”) is chiefly used in reference to Colossians 2:9 of the Bible: “Ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶῳ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς [For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form]”. Pronunciation: /plɪˈɹəʊmə/, /pləˈɹoʊmə/ 1. Often preceded by the: the spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God. Labels: historical Example: There is a way to comprehend the gnostic's giant onion of a world, the concentric circles, with the Pleroma beckoning there, the white heart of light, the source of that primal vision which for a second or two can recapture paradise.
Word: butterfly clam Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States
Word: Gascon Occitan Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the Occitan language spoken in parts of southern France and northern Spain.
Word: salvage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French salver (see also save, from a variant form), from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”) with the English suffix -age. Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The ship, crew or cargo so rescued. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The compensation paid to the rescuers. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The money from the sale of rescued goods. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [...] the debris was hurled down the hillside on to the line and swept the engine off the track and into the sea; the engine in question, ex-Cambrian 0-6-0 No. 874, was not considered to be worth salvage, and was abandoned. 6. The process of acquiring, dismantling, and stocking the pieces of old property such as ships, houses, and vehicles, so that they can be sold on to be reused or recycled. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods. Labels: attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable Example: salvage cars auction
Word: salvage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French salver (see also save, from a variant form), from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”) with the English suffix -age. Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To rescue. Labels: transitive Example: Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball. But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw. 2. To modify (a false proposition) to create a true proposition. Labels: transitive Example: Prove or disprove, and salvage if possible. 3. To put to use. Labels: transitive Example: During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort. 4. To make new or restore for the use of being saved. Labels: transitive
Word: salvage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Obsolete spelling of savage. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Cornels, and ſalvage Berries of the Wood, / And Roots and Herbs have been my meagre Food.
Word: salvage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish salvaje, from Catalan salvatge, from Late Latin *salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”). Confused false friends; English salvage and Tagalog salbahe (“mischievous, naughty”). Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Summary execution, extrajudicial killing. Labels: Philippines
Word: salvage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish salvaje, from Catalan salvatge, from Late Latin *salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild”, literally “of the woods”). Confused false friends; English salvage and Tagalog salbahe (“mischievous, naughty”). Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To perform summary execution. Labels: Philippines 2. To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial. Labels: Philippines
Word: McQuarrie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Guaire. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: peppercorn rent Part of Speech: noun 1. A nominal rent, originally of a single peppercorn. Example: Where public libraries are scheduled for closure, their premises and stock should be offered at a peppercorn rent and on a long lease to any subscription library wishing to take them over. Example: Both groups rent space from SWR on a peppercorn rent basis.
Word: folk song Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folk + song. 1. A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition. 2. folk music Labels: uncountable Example: Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art. 3. A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
Word: monopolistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English monopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English monopolistic From monopoly + -istic. Pronunciation: /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ 1. Acting in the manner of a monopoly. Example: The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior. Example: There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
Word: statements Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪt.mənts/ 1. plural of statement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statements Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪt.mənts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of statement Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: networked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English networked From network + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of network Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: networked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English networked From network + -ed. 1. Joined by a network, or to form a network. Example: “The AN-TPY/2 radar is essentially the heart of the THAAD battery, enabling the launch of interceptor missiles and contributing to a networked air defense picture,” he said. “It also happens to be an incredibly expensive piece of kit. The loss of even a single radar of this type would be an operationally significant event. It is probable that a replacement unit would have to be redeployed from elsewhere, which will take time and effort.”
Word: cossack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cossack. Labels: alt-of
Word: citizens Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zənz/ 1. plural of citizen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brings Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪŋz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bring Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...
Word: busy beaver Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvə/, /ˈbɪzi ˈbiːvɚ/ 1. Someone who is very busy or hard-working. Labels: informal Example: Wow! Laundry, dishes, and errands, all in one day? You've been a busy beaver. 2. A Turing machine that attains the maximum number of steps performed, or number of non-blank symbols finally on the tape, among all Turing machines in a certain class.
Word: switch hitter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of switch-hitter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: UTMS Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of UMTS. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: It is inevitable that the introduction of GPRS and UMTS will have a tremendous impact on Bluetooth. [...] Figure 10-11 illustrates the projected timeline for the rollout of Bluetooth, GPRS, and UTMS. Example: In the following we cover the radio-access domain, which in part will cover UTMS Mobility Management (UMM) and UMTS call control to complete the context of inter-operability between 2G and 3G systems, i.e. GSM and UMTS.
Word: lyricist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lyricist From lyric + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/ 1. A person who writes the lyrics of a song.