nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: time limit Part of Speech: noun 1. A time by which something must be finished. 2. A duration beyond which something may not exceed.
Word: time loan Part of Speech: noun 1. A loan that must be repaid by a certain time.
Word: otorhinolaryngologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English otorhinolaryngology 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 otorhinolaryngologist From otorhinolaryngology + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌɑtoʊˌraɪnoʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒɪst/, /ˌɒtəʊˌraɪnəʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒɪst/, /ˌɒtə-/, /-raɪnə-/ 1. A doctor specializing in otorhinolaryngology, the study of the ear, nose, and throat.
Word: time lock Part of Speech: noun 1. A lock, typically on a door in a bank vault, that cannot be unlocked before a specified time.
Word: time note Part of Speech: noun 1. A promissory note that specifies a date (or dates) when repayment must be made.
Word: fandango Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin. Pronunciation: /ˌfænˈdæŋ.ɡəʊ̯/, /ˌfænˈdæŋ.ɡɵʊ̯/, /ˌfæ̝nˈdæ̝ŋ.ɡoʊ̯/, /ˌfæ̝nˈdæ̝ŋ.ɡɔʊ̯/, /ˌfeə̯nˈdeɪ̯ŋ.ɡoʊ̯/ 1. To dance the fandango. 2. To dance, particularly with a lot of energy. Labels: figuratively
Word: retrospect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/, [ˈɹɛt͡ʃəˌspɛkt], /ˈɹetɹəˌspekt/, [ˈɹet͡ʃəˌspekt] 1. Consideration of past times. Example: My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present... Example: Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.
Word: retrospect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/, [ˈɹɛt͡ʃəˌspɛkt], /ˈɹetɹəˌspekt/, [ˈɹet͡ʃəˌspekt] 1. To look or refer back to; to reflect on. Example: To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.
Word: in retrospect Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time. Example: Near-synonym: retrospectively Example: Trying to expand the business into the Middle East was doomed to failure. In retrospect, we shouldn't have bothered.
Word: send-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from send up. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛndˌʌp/ 1. A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre. Example: The tired storyline, centered on a lesbian couple's search for a sperm donor, is irritatingly spoofish and lacks the subtlety that makes for great send-ups. Example: Popstar doesn’t quite reach This Is Spinal Tap levels of satire (few things could), but as a send-up of the mores of today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, it largely succeeds.
Word: sendup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of send-up (“parody”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The tongue-in-cheek sendup wasn’t far from Silicon Valley’s reality.
Word: steeple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”). Pronunciation: /ˈsti(ː)pəl/, [ˈsti(ː)pɫ̩] 1. A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire. Example: Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borough of Vondervotteimittiss. Example: So, the woman and the child had gone by, and gone on, and five had sounded from the steeples. 2. A spire. 3. A high headdress of the 14th century. Labels: historical
Word: steeple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”). Pronunciation: /ˈsti(ː)pəl/, [ˈsti(ː)pɫ̩] 1. To form something into the shape of a steeple. Labels: transitive Example: He steepled his fingers as he considered the question. Example: Mr. Ziegler is now angled forward with his elbows on his knees and his fingers steepled just under his nose.
Word: shoulder check Part of Speech: verb 1. To look backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots. Labels: Canada, US, intransitive 2. To check (strongly bump into) with one's shoulder(s). Labels: transitive
Word: shoulder check Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of looking backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots. Labels: Canada, US 2. An instance of checking (strongly bumping into) with one's shoulder(s). Labels: transitive
Word: blind spot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blind + spot. 1. The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site. Example: We all have a blind spot in our vision, but our brains usually compensate for it, such that we usually don't consciously notice it. 2. Any portion of the visual field in which the vision is impaired (by ocular disease). Example: He has a few blind spots in his eyesight because of his diabetic retinopathy. 3. In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror or side-view mirror. Example: When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot. Example: ‘Blind Spot Information System (BSIS)’ means a system to inform the driver of a possible collision with a bicycle near side. 4. The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window. Example: When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot. 5. In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience. Example: Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage. 6. An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice. Labels: figuratively Example: He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults. Example: "It's possible he has a blind spot I am unaware of, but I would be astonished if your father's attitude came from a place of bigotry. Where I can easily see it coming from is ignorance, confusion... and being your father." 7. A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation. Labels: figuratively Example: Atticus placed his fork beside his knife and pushed his plate aside. “Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man,” he said, “he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.” Jem spoke. “Don’t call that a blind spot. He’da killed you last night when he first went there. Example: The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects. 8. A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations. 9. A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake. 10. The flaw of building that cannot be seen when collapsing because poor structure, built not according specified standards, or not earthquake-proof.
Word: rear-view mirror Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rear-view + mirror. 1. A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind. 2. The observer's perception of something that is past or has been surpassed. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Guilt is a powerful emotion in the moment, but it's easy to ignore once it's in the rear-view mirror.
Word: guyline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guy + line. 1. A rope or cable (a line) used to restrain the motion of something. As a cable used to prevent a mast from falling over.
Word: guy line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guyline. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: guylines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guyline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guy lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guy line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hosiery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hosier + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊʒəɹi/ 1. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A shop selling such undergarments. Labels: countable, usually
Word: silver age Part of Speech: noun 1. A historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden age, and not unfavorable as an iron age. Labels: historical
Word: ovulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate 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 -ion English ovulation From ovulate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The release of an ovum from an ovary. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: micturition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin micturio (“to urinate”). 1. Urination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For those unlucky enough to be on a service without lavatory provision, we can only speculate as to how passengers improvised if caught short. For men, it might be possible to urinate, albeit at the risk of offending fellow passengers - there were reports of passengers being hauled up before the courts for 'micturition' in coaches during the 19th century.
Word: biddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdi/ 1. A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. Labels: derogatory Example: 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure That Mich drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's biddy aunt. Example: After working a 65 hour week, men would spend their whole paycheck in saloons, drink the whole weekend, and ignore the needs of their families. The overwhelming participation of women in the [temperance] movement was prompted by motives of self preservation […] It is no accident that male historians have chosen to present these women as crazed biddies in an attempt to deny the real reason for their concern. 2. An attractive girl. Labels: uncommon 3. An Irish maidservant. Labels: archaic, colloquial 4. An Irishwoman. Labels: broadly, derogatory 5. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy". Example: Ay, biddy, come with me. Example: "Well, we'll see about it by and by," said Farmer Brown's boy. "There's the breakfast bell, and I haven't fed the biddies yet."
Word: biddy Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdi/ 1. Alternative spelling of bitty (“very small”). Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: “Was it in buckets or them little biddy cans?”
Word: biddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the phrase "tig biddies", derived from "big tiddies". Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdi/ 1. Breasts. Labels: Internet, in-plural Example: It ain't like you ain't never seen these tig ole biddies before.
Word: front crawl Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/ 1. A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes.
Word: back crawl Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌkɹɔl/, /ˈbækˌkɹɔːl/, /ˈbækˌkɹɑl/ 1. A style of swimming using the backstroke.
Word: fabulist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French fabuliste. By surface analysis, fable + -ist, or, by surface analysis, fabula + -ist. Compare fabular. Pronunciation: /ˈfæbjəlɪst/ 1. A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables. Example: That great fabulist and philosopher Aesop illustrated it by his fable of the bundle of sticks[…] Example: La Fontaine, the French fabulist, has a tale, La Mandargore, dealing with the erotic impact of the root. 2. A liar. Labels: figuratively Example: The Infowars fabulist has been funneling millions out of his empire while claiming bankruptcy, the Sandy Hook families suing him say.
Word: overbought Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bought English overbought From over- + bought. 1. Of a stock or commodity market condition: where there has been significant trading bidding up prices to higher levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oversold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sold English oversold From over- + sold. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsəʊld/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsoʊld/ 1. In a stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: technical analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. A stock or commodity market analysis technique which examines only market action such as prices, trading volume and open interest. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supervisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/, /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ 1. A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities. Example: Near-synonyms: superintendent, manager, boss, executive, overseer Example: Thus, today, even if the objective does seem "goalish," the supervisor assumes the problem inherent in trying to "accomplish" that goal will become clear to the librarian as the action plan evolves […] 2. A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them. Example: Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […] 3. In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors. Labels: US 4. A process responsible for managing other processes. Example: The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms.
Word: overseeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oversee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oversees Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈsiz/, /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oversee Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overseer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oversee Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English overseer From oversee + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/ 1. One who oversees or supervises. Labels: historical Example: It is often deemed advisable to knock a man slave down, in order to tie him, but it is considered cowardly and inexcusable, in an overseer, thus to deal with a woman. 2. One who oversees or supervises. Labels: historical 3. A critic. Labels: obsolete 4. A bishop. Labels: obsolete
Word: time-of-flight mass spectrometry Part of Speech: noun 1. a technique of separating ions of different masses by measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance through a magnetic field Labels: uncountable
Word: AMGN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Amgen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: strained Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /stɹeɪ̯nd/ 1. Forced through a strainer. Example: Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest. 2. Under tension; tense. Example: Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained. 3. Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort Example: A strained smile.
Word: strained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹeɪ̯nd/ 1. simple past and past participle of strain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: open interest Part of Speech: noun 1. The total number of contracts outstanding between market participants in a market for futures, options, or other derivatives. Labels: uncountable
Word: Virgin Mary Part of Speech: name Etymology: From virgin + Mary, from the belief that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Christ. 1. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus. Example: They no more supposed that there were as many Jupiters, as images of Jupiter, than the Papists imagine there to be as many Virgins Mary as they have statues and pictures of her. Example: Now, since there are many ‘sects’ amongst Protestants, and many ‘orders,’ often rival ones, amongst the Roman Catholics, and since there are almost as many Virgins Mary as there are towns who own her sway, so we may expect to find in Palestine many rival ‘orders,’ ‘systems,’ or ‘temples.’
Word: Virgin Mary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of virgin + Bloody Mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol. 1. A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.
Word: yada yada yada Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Probably influenced by (or perhaps an alteration of) yatter or yatata; perhaps onomatopoeic of blather; or perhaps derived from the Norwegian expression jada, jada which has a similar pronunciation and interpretation. Sometimes popularly attributed to Yiddish, but this is dismissed by etymologists. "Yatter, yatter" is British (specifically Scots) English for "continuous chatter, rambling and persistent talk, nagging". S. R. Crockett, The Men of the Moss-Hags (1895) xxix: "The woman's yatter, yatter easily vexed me." Yadder is a Cumberland word meaning "to talk incessantly; to chatter". Various variant forms appear in the US 1940s–60s; for example, the 1947 American musical Allegro by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers contains a song called “Yatata, Yatata, Yatata,” about cocktail party chatter; see talk page for additional citations. The phrase "yadda yadda" was first popularized by the comedian Lenny Bruce in his standup bit "Father Flotsky's Triumph," the closing track on his 1961 album "Lenny Bruce - American." It appeared on television in 1993 in the sitcom "Frasier" (Season 4 Episode 12) when Niles and Frasier are having a conversation seen from a dog's point of view. The phrase gained renewed popularity in the US in the late 1990s on the television show Seinfeld, where it appears as a catchphrase, initially in Season 8, Episode 19, entitled “The Yada Yada”, originally aired on April 24, 1997, which centers on the phrase (in the duplicative “yada yada” form). 1. And so on; and so forth. Labels: US Example: I’m talking country codes, asbestos firewalls, yada yada yada. 2. Blah blah blah. Labels: US, uncommon Example: We chewed it over forever ... yada yada yada, nothing important.
Word: yada yada yada Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably influenced by (or perhaps an alteration of) yatter or yatata; perhaps onomatopoeic of blather; or perhaps derived from the Norwegian expression jada, jada which has a similar pronunciation and interpretation. Sometimes popularly attributed to Yiddish, but this is dismissed by etymologists. "Yatter, yatter" is British (specifically Scots) English for "continuous chatter, rambling and persistent talk, nagging". S. R. Crockett, The Men of the Moss-Hags (1895) xxix: "The woman's yatter, yatter easily vexed me." Yadder is a Cumberland word meaning "to talk incessantly; to chatter". Various variant forms appear in the US 1940s–60s; for example, the 1947 American musical Allegro by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers contains a song called “Yatata, Yatata, Yatata,” about cocktail party chatter; see talk page for additional citations. The phrase "yadda yadda" was first popularized by the comedian Lenny Bruce in his standup bit "Father Flotsky's Triumph," the closing track on his 1961 album "Lenny Bruce - American." It appeared on television in 1993 in the sitcom "Frasier" (Season 4 Episode 12) when Niles and Frasier are having a conversation seen from a dog's point of view. The phrase gained renewed popularity in the US in the late 1990s on the television show Seinfeld, where it appears as a catchphrase, initially in Season 8, Episode 19, entitled “The Yada Yada”, originally aired on April 24, 1997, which centers on the phrase (in the duplicative “yada yada” form). 1. To give little attention or treatment to; to gloss over; to give short shrift to. Labels: US, transitive Example: He was certainly not a master criminal who meticulously planned the daring hijacking. […] Borrowing a phrase from the "Seinfeld" television series, Carr says, "He yada, yada, yada'd the jump." Example: What does it say that the most dramatic and potentially stirring part of Webb's story is yadda-yadda-yaddaed in a text card shown just before the closing credits?
Word: cayenne pepper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Tupi ky'ynha (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne. 1. Any of several very hot chilli peppers. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lecky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive form of electricity. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛki/ 1. Electricity. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable Example: The lecky’s gone off again. Example: He pressed a button on my door. ‘Look.’ The window slid down silently. / ‘Lecky windows, eh? Posh!’ 2. Electrician. Labels: Australia, slang, uncountable
Word: capsicum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin capsicum, from Ancient Greek καψικός (kapsikós, “like a box”), from Latin capsa (“box”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæpsɪkəm/, [ˈkʰæpsɪkʰəm] 1. Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. 2. Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. Labels: Australia, India, New-Zealand, Singapore Example: Celery is often combined with carrots and onions in gently fried aromatic base preparations for other dishes (French mirepoix, Italian soffritto, Spanish sofregit; in the Louisiana Cajun “trinity” of aromatics the carrots are replaced by green capsicums).
Word: habaneros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of habanero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blasphemous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin blasphēmus (“blaspheming”), from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “uttering ill-omened words”), equivalent to blaspheme + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/, /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ 1. Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy. Example: His taking the name of God in vain was considered blasphemous.
Word: blasphemously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English blasphemous Middle English -ly English -ly English blasphemously From blasphemous + -ly. 1. In blasphemous manner.
Word: cuss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“fellow, person”) is from the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate curse word like bitch in son of a bitch with the word cuss, after etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“curse word”). Pronunciation: /kʌs/, /kʊs/ 1. To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely. Labels: US, colloquial Example: I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.
Word: cuss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“fellow, person”) is from the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate curse word like bitch in son of a bitch with the word cuss, after etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“curse word”). Pronunciation: /kʌs/, /kʊs/ 1. A curse. Labels: US, colloquial 2. A curse word. Labels: US, colloquial 3. Fellow, person. Labels: US, colloquial Example: He's an abrupt-sounding cuss, but good-hearted too. Example: Biggest rascal [...] and the most likable cuss I've run up against in a year.
Word: cuss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of customer. Pronunciation: /kʌs/, /kʊs/ 1. A fellow, person. Labels: US, colloquial, dated Example: Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme. "The low-down, ornery cuss!" said Dobbs. "The nerve of him, crowdin' in on us, just as if there wasn't lots of other places for him to go!" Example: "Proud young cuss, aren't you?" "Apparently - I don't know." "Or is it you are just pig-headed?"
Word: profanely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English profane Middle English -ly English -ly English profanely From profane + -ly. 1. In a profane manner, irreverently, with marked disrespect for the sacred. Example: Barrow digging is something like bottom fishing. There is plenty of fun and excitement when you are fairly in for a good thing, when every moment something is turned up, and you bless the generous mourners who have left so much for you to rejoice over. But when work is hard and results small, you lie down and smoke your pipe and watch your comrades, and begin to think profanely of the memory of the Prehistoric niggards. And as bone-hunting is the uncertainest lottery that ever was, your state of mind is variable.
Word: profanes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of profane Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: profaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the past and past participle of the verb profane. 1. Treated with irreverence or without due respect.
Word: profaned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the past and past participle of the verb profane. 1. simple past and past participle of profane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: profaning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of profane Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: profaning Part of Speech: noun 1. profanation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unsanctified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sanctified. 1. Not having been sanctified; not made sacred; remaining mundane or worldly. Labels: not-comparable Example: They forced me into a convent, whence your father rescued me: and that evening I was married to him—ay, married. A daughter of my noble house could not have stooped to a love unsanctified by duty.
Word: sanctified Part of Speech: adj 1. Made holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
Word: sanctified Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of sanctify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sanctify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin. Pronunciation: /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ 1. To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use. Labels: transitive Example: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 2. To free from sin; to purify. Labels: transitive Example: And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Example: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. 3. To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice. Labels: transitive Example: For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 4. To endorse with religious sanction. Labels: transitive
Word: dark figure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Dunkelziffer. 1. The estimated number of unreported criminal cases. Example: In exploring the dark figure of crime, the primary question is not how much of it becomes revealed but rather what will be the selective properties of any particular innovation for its illumination. Example: The dark figure concerning these criminal offences, is very high and the attitude towards reporting such cases is not constant.
Word: profaner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From profane + -er. 1. One who profanes; a person who desecrates or defiles.
Word: profaner Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From profane + -er. 1. comparative form of profane: more profane Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: cursing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kursyng, from Old English cursiende, equivalent to curse + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɝsɪŋ/, /ˈkɜːsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of curse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cursing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cursing, cursyng, cursunge, from Old English cursung (“cursing”), equivalent to curse + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɝsɪŋ/, /ˈkɜːsɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who curses.
Word: AZN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of AstraZeneca. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: scumming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scum + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌmɪŋ/ 1. The accumulation of sticky ink on a plate. 2. That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum. Labels: in-plural
Word: scumming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from skimming, modified by the derogatory sense of scum. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌmɪŋ/ 1. The strategy of collecting easy rewards in unchallenging areas, e.g. when a high-level character visits levels suitable for low-level characters in roguelike games. Labels: derogatory, uncountable 2. The act of restoring a game's save file, or restarting the game, for the purpose of continuing play with a better outcome than was obtained the first time. Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: facilitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of facilitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rot-13 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ROT13. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Wisconsinite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French Ouisconsinite. By surface analysis, Wisconsin + -ite. 1. Of, or from, the state of Wisconsin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Wisconsinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Ouisconsinite. By surface analysis, Wisconsin + -ite. 1. A native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America. Example: My brother is a Wisconsinite; I'm Floridian. Example: For the two Wisconsinites, it was the type of victory that might be appreciated in these parts, an intense struggle that was defined by inelegant offense and whose most memorable moment came when players on both teams flopped to the floor after a loose ball like Packers linebackers diving on a fumble.
Word: corroborator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corroborate + -or. 1. One who corroborates, or verifies something; one who lends credence by upholding another's story.
Word: intentionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intentional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intentionality From intentional + -ity. 1. The quality of being intentional. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The naturalization of intentionality is an ongoing project in philosophy. Example: As a preliminary formulation we might say: Intentionality is that property of many mental states and events by which they are directed at or about or of objects and states of affairs in the world.
Word: assembling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assemble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: She worked all night assembling the bicycle, but she succeeded.
Word: assembling Part of Speech: noun 1. A gathering or assembly. Example: This may perhaps be carried back to a more remote period than that in which the Persians invaded Greece, and may be traced to the annual assemblings of the people to sacrifice, at the graves of their departed friends[…]
Word: toko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch toko (“Southeast Asian grocery store”), from Malay toko (“shop”), from Hokkien 土庫 /土库 (thó͘-khò͘, “private storehouse”). 1. A shop in the Netherlands selling mainly Asian food products, and generally Asian- or Indo-European-owned.
Word: toko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of toco (“corporal punishment”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: When a reglar Primroser gits toko, one wonders wot next there will come.
Word: corroborates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corroborate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: verifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of verify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: His Holiness Part of Speech: pron 1. An honorific or title used to refer to a high-ranking religious leader. Example: He had an audience with His Holiness the Pope. Example: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Word: pinafore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ 1. A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress. Example: “He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores. Example: She was a strangely thin girl in a dark pinafore, with a pink handkerchief tied over her hair.
Word: pinafore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Univerbation of pin + afore. The pinafore was originally pinned to the front of a dress, as it had no buttons. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ 1. To dress in a pinafore. Labels: transitive
Word: ERD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of entity-relationship diagram. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of effective rim diameter, the maximum distance that spokes need to bridge going from one end of the wheelrim to the other. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: ellipsograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English ellipsograph From ellipse + -o- + -graph. 1. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.
Word: ottava Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian ottava (“octave”) (also feminine form of ottavo (“eighth”), ordinal form of otto). 1. One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ottava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ottava (“octave”) (also feminine form of ottavo (“eighth”), ordinal form of otto). 1. Ottava rima.
Word: quindicessima Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian quindicessima, the feminine ordinal form of quindici (“fifteen”). 1. Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: season finale Part of Speech: noun 1. The final episode of a season of a television program, usually a situation comedy or drama.
Word: series finale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term came into use in American television in the early 1990s, as a variation of the term season finale. Prior to that, closing episodes were originally called the "final episode" or "last episode". 1. The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.
Word: television program Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/, /ˈtɛlɪ-/ 1. The content of an individual television broadcast. Example: Rosie likes the television program about fairies.
Word: mass spectrometry Part of Speech: noun 1. An analytical technique that measures the mass / charge ratio of the ions formed when a molecule or atom is ionized, vaporized and introduced into a vacuum. Mass spectrometry may also involve breaking molecules into fragments - thus enabling its structure to be determined. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: spectrometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectro- + -metry. 1. The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Réaumur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757). Pronunciation: /ɹeɪəʊˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. Réaumur scale, a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 80 degrees and its freezing point is 0 degrees. Labels: uncountable
Word: Réaumur Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Named after French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757). Pronunciation: /ɹeɪəʊˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. Measured on the Réaumur scale. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is very cold,—fifteen degrees of frost Réaumur, but perfectly delicious, still, bright weather, and one feels jolly and energetic and amiably disposed towards everybody. Example: I am able to state that the morning of Sebastian's birth was a fine windless one, with twelve degrees (Réaumur) below zero….
Word: coitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coitus. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/, /ˈkɔɪ.təs/, /ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/ 1. Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration. Labels: also, countable, formal, humorous, uncountable Example: Wolowitz: Hang on. There really is a lady here? Leonard: Uh-huh. Wolowitz: And you want us out because you’re anticipating coitus? Leonard: No, she’s just a friend. Wolowitz: So she’s available for coitus? Leonard: No, she’s – –
Word: shares Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɛəz/, /ʃɛɹz/ 1. plural of share Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shares Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃɛəz/, /ʃɛɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of share Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: succeeding Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. Following, next in order. Labels: not-comparable Example: At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
Word: succeeding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of succeed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: succeeding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. success Example: It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings.
Word: discriminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin discrīminātus, perfect passive participle of discrīminō (“to divide, separate, distinguish”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from discrīmen (“a space between, division, separation, distinction”), from discernō (“to divide, separate, distinguish, discern”). By surface analysis, dis- + criminate. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, /dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌneɪt/, /dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌnæɪt/ 1. To make distinctions. Labels: intransitive Example: Since he was color blind he was unable to discriminate between the blue and green bottles. 2. To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits. Example: Low self-esteem can affect both rich and poor people: it doesn't discriminate. 3. To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits. Labels: intransitive Example: The law prohibits discriminating against people based on their skin color. Example: “The more a young person is discriminated against, the more likely they will experience emotional difficulties including depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues and even suicidal ideation,” said Duffy, who specializes in work with teens, parents, couples and families, and wrote the book “Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety.” 4. To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits. Labels: intransitive, uncommon Example: The ordinance condones immorality and discriminates against my children's rights to grow up in a healthy, decent community. Example: There's also expected to be a ruling out of Washington over Texas' efforts to impose a restrictive new voter law that many minority groups allege discriminates against their right to vote. 5. To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish. Labels: transitive Example: To discriminate the goats from the sheep. Example: Still stranger much, that when at length mankind Had reach'd the sinewy firmness of their youth, And could discriminate and argue well On subjects more mysterious
Word: discriminate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin discrīminātus, perfect passive participle of discrīminō (“to divide, separate, distinguish”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from discrīmen (“a space between, division, separation, distinction”), from discernō (“to divide, separate, distinguish, discern”). By surface analysis, dis- + criminate. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.nət/ 1. Having its differences marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Example: Nevertheless it is certain, that oisters, and cockles, and mussels, which move not, have no discriminate sex
Word: colorblind Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/ 1. Alternative form of color blind. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Frank was colorblind and had sewn small labels into his clothes to help him pick matching combinations. Example: As a result of the lawsuit, the school adopted a colorblind admissions policy.
Word: tunic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic (compare Aramaic [script needed] (kittuna), Hebrew כותנת (kuttoneth, “coat”), English chiton); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as tunece; unknown if that term was lost and then reborrowed later. Doublet of tunica. Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːnɪk/, /ˈtuːnɪk/ 1. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. Example: As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 2. Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane. Example: Select individual bulbs that are firm and have no noticeable blemishes on them. Don't worry about the papery covering or tunic. That may or may not be in place, […] 3. Synonym of gymslip.
Word: towers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊɚz/, /ˈtaʊ.əz/ 1. plural of tower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: towers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊɚz/, /ˈtaʊ.əz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tower Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”), whence also German Tute (“horn, bugle”) and German Tüte (“bag, paper bag”). Compare also Scots tout (“drinking vessel”), Saterland Frisian Tüütje (“paper bag”), West Frisian tút (“spout, toot, kiss”), Dutch tuit (“horn, spout, nozzle”), Danish tud (“spout, nozzle”), Faroese strútur (“spout”), Icelandic stútur (“spout”), Norwegian and Swedish tut (“spout”), Old Norse tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, protrude”). Alternatively, from a Bantu language; compare Kongo tota (“to pick up”), Kimbundu tuta (“to carry, load”), Swahili tuta (“to pile, carry”). Pronunciation: /təʊt/, /toʊt/ 1. A tote bag. 2. A heavy burden. 3. A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods. Example: They can be used for palleted bags, totes, or bales and can also be used to transport large logs. 4. The principal handle of a handplane, for gripping the plane. Example: Coordinate term: knob
Word: tote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”), whence also German Tute (“horn, bugle”) and German Tüte (“bag, paper bag”). Compare also Scots tout (“drinking vessel”), Saterland Frisian Tüütje (“paper bag”), West Frisian tút (“spout, toot, kiss”), Dutch tuit (“horn, spout, nozzle”), Danish tud (“spout, nozzle”), Faroese strútur (“spout”), Icelandic stútur (“spout”), Norwegian and Swedish tut (“spout”), Old Norse tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, protrude”). Alternatively, from a Bantu language; compare Kongo tota (“to pick up”), Kimbundu tuta (“to carry, load”), Swahili tuta (“to pile, carry”). Pronunciation: /təʊt/, /toʊt/ 1. To carry or bear. Labels: Southern-US Example: "Well, old man!" said Aunt Chloe. "why don't you go, too? Will you wait to be toted down river, where they kill niggers with hard work and starving? Example: We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.
Word: tote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of total, with e to distinguish from tot in writing. Pronunciation: /təʊt/, /toʊt/ 1. To add up; to calculate a total.