nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: defalcate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the 1530s, in the sense “to lop off”; borrowed from Medieval Latin dēfalcātus, perfect passive participle of dēfalcō (“to cut or lop off”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dē (“off”) + falx (“sickle, scythe, pruning hook”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: [ˈdɛfəɫkeɪt] 1. To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. Labels: intransitive 2. To cut off (a part of something). Labels: obsolete, transitive 3. To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: One would have thought the natural method in a plan of reformation vvould be, to take the preſent exiſting eſtimates as they ſtand; and then to ſhevv vvhat may be practicably and ſafely defalcated from them.
Word: deferential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deference (or its Latin type *dēferentia) + -al; compare essence, essential; prudence, prudential, etc. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott. Pronunciation: [ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ] 1. Respectful and considerate; showing deference. Example: In A v. UK, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Part 4 of the 2001 Act was not a strictly necessary response to the acknowledged emergency evidenced by the attacks in the USA and that the detention of the applicants was in breach of Article 5. This conclusion is noteworthy given that the European Court has in the past adopted a deferential if not supine approach when assessing the legality of derogations under Article 15. Example: The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported them as they were never asked, and it wasn't their job. These were deferential times, and few wanted to talk out of turn. 2. Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Word: deferential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French déférentiel, from déférent + -iel. Pronunciation: [ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ] 1. Of or relating to the vas deferens. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dereliction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dērelictiō (“neglect, abandonment”), from dērelinquō (“to neglect, abandon”), from dē- + re- + linquō (“to leave”). Pronunciation: /dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ 1. Willful neglect of one's duty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience. Example: What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty. 2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To this we must contend with prayer , with actual dereliction and seposition of all our other affairs Example: There is much sad evidence, too, of the spoliation and dereliction of vanished industry: tips, slag-heaps and derelict colliery-screens among which the ubiquitous, nomad mountain sheep graze unconcernedly. 3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: despondency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēspondentia, from dēspondēns + -ia. Equivalent to despondent + -ency. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɒndənsi/ 1. The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Not everyone succumbed to such nostalgia and despondency. Some saw the existential threat to Scots as a call to document what remained. 2. A feeling of depression or disheartenment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He kissed her brow, and left her. She watched him unconsciously, till the winding walk hid him from her sight, and then sank back on her seat, every nerve relaxing from its high-strained excitement into utter and still despondency.
Word: rongeur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rongeur, from ronger (“to gnaw”). 1. An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.
Word: devolve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve Borrowed from Latin dēvolvō (“roll or tumble off or down”), from dē- + volvō (“roll”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɒɫv/, /dɪˈvɑlv/, /diˈ-/, /-ˈvɔlv/ 1. To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder. Labels: intransitive Example: an accident […] rendered him permanently lame, and therefore unfitted him, in the opinion of his parents, to inherit his father's many titles, which, it was then arranged, should devolve upon his younger brother. 2. To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: pass down, pass on, hand down 3. To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone. Labels: especially, transitive, usually Example: Despite being a unitary state, the Government of the United Kingdom devolved many matters to the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Example: They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. 4. To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone. Labels: intransitive Example: For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly yawned. 5. To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone. Labels: especially, intransitive Example: Many legislative powers devolved to the new Scottish parliament in 1999. 6. To degenerate; to break down. Labels: intransitive Example: A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match. 7. To roll (something) down; to unroll. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Near-synonyms: unwind, unfurl Example: every headlong stream / Devolves its winding waters to the main.
Word: raté Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French raté, past participle form of rater (“to miss; to fail”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ.teɪ/ 1. an unsuccessful person; a failure Example: We seem to assist at the terrible soirées where the ratés exhibit their talents (M. Moronval is of course a raté) [...] Example: Certainly he was a raté, as I’ve heard many declare since his death, but he was a lucid and conscious raté, one who had deliberately chosen this condition.
Word: raté Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French raté, past participle form of rater (“to miss; to fail”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ.teɪ/ 1. (of a person or thing) failed; disappointing Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: This was nostalgia on the part of an artist raté; in fact, Die Weltbühne was as full of politics and economics in 1926 as it was six years later. Example: We were already notorious — the British honeymoon couple whose marriage was raté before it had begun, the husband who went raving on the beach at night to expiate some terrible shame.
Word: diffidence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin diffīdentiam (“distrust”), from diffīdere (“to mistrust”), from dis- and fīdere (“to trust”). Attested since ∼1400. The original sense was antonymous with confidence, and the modern sense of ‘distrusting oneself’ dates from the 1650s. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪfɪdəns/ 1. The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Without scruple—without apology—without much apparent diffidence, Mr. Elton, the lover of Harriet, was professing himself her lover. Example: My father was in the meantime overjoyed and in the bustle of preparation only recognized in the melancholy of his niece the diffidence of a bride. 2. Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: [Charles, King of France]: We have been guided by thee hitherto, And of thy cunning had no diffidence: One sudden foil shall never breed distrust. Example: [...] [H]ee had brought the Parliment into ſo juſt a diffidence of him, as that they durſt not leave the Public Armes to his diſpoſal [...]
Word: disparity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French disparité, from Latin disparitātem, accusative of disparitās, from dispār + -tās, from dis- + pār. By surface analysis, dis- + parity. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspæɹɪti/, /dɪˈspæɹəti/, [dɪˈspæɹti], /dɪˈspɛɹɪti/, [dɪˈspɛɹɪɾi] 1. The state of being unequal; difference. Labels: uncountable Example: With no great disparity between them in point of years, they were, in every other respect, as unlike and far removed from each other as two men could well be. The one was soft-spoken, delicately made, precise, and elegant; the other, a burly square-built man, negligently dressed, rough and abrupt in manner, stern, and, in his present mood, forbidding both in look and speech. Example: There was a disparity of view over the use of diesel or electric motive power for the route south of Crewe, and the Prime Minister even felt a modern design of steam locomotives would be the best solution. 2. Incongruity. Labels: countable
Word: stock cube Part of Speech: noun 1. A small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Word: disallowed Part of Speech: adj 1. forbidden 2. invalid
Word: disallowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disallow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: faker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fake 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 faker From fake + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪkɚ/ 1. One who fakes something. 2. An impostor or impersonator. Example: The ordinary Christian will read the claims of the New Thought fakers with contempt; but have I not shown the Catholic Church publishing long lists of money-miracles? Example: Sonic: I found you, faker! 3. A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise. Labels: broadly Example: faker: A friendly track acting as a hostile for exercise purposes. (STANAG 1241) 4. A thief. Labels: obsolete 5. A peddler of petty things. Labels: obsolete Example: He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker [umbrella seller], has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […] 6. A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells. Example: Yet the faker is not an unpopular visitor to the country fair. On the contrary, a country fair at which was not heard the stentorian shouts of the faker to "come on, boys; here's the chance to make your fortune," would be considered a dismal failure. Example: All the doctor has to do nowadays is to read the labels on the bottles and boxes of samples the faker brings him.
Word: faker Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fake 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 faker From fake + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪkɚ/ 1. comparative form of fake: more fake. Labels: comparative, form-of Example: The name sounds faker than fake. Example: He returns my smile, although his is probably faker than mine.
Word: impostor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French imposteur, respelled in the Latin manner; ultimately from Latin impositor, agent form of Latin imponere (“to impose”). Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɒstə/, /ɪmˈpɑstɚ/ 1. Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity. Example: "It were dishonour in me to yield. I will not play the part of an impostor, whom my uncle must despise even while he screens. No; these estates are his right: let him take them; I will not buy them with his daughter's hand." Example: Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu railway staff usually are afraid to interfere with them. 2. A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene to look like part of the 3D world. 3. A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person. Example: Interestingly, Wang shows that Chinese allows the appearance of an indexical pronoun alongside the imposter, as in (31). Example: One possibility is that mothers of HR [higher-risk] infants frequently use non-pronoun forms in place of pronouns, as in the impostor uses noted above.
Word: rumble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹɐmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹʊmb(ə)l/, /ˈɾʌmb(ə)l/ 1. A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. Example: The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night. 2. A street fight or brawl. Labels: slang 3. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. 4. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. Labels: dated Example: Kit, well wrapped, […] was in the rumble behind. Example: "I never was so sorry for any thing as for Mr. Glentworth's death," said Isabella Granard, endeavouring to screen her face from a small, sharp rain, to which her place in the rumble of a travelling carriage left her quite exposed.
Word: rumble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹɐmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹʊmb(ə)l/, /ˈɾʌmb(ə)l/ 1. To make a low, heavy, continuous sound. Labels: intransitive Example: If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble. Example: I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance. 2. To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour. Labels: transitive Example: The police is going to rumble your hideout. 3. To move while making a rumbling noise. Labels: intransitive Example: The truck rumbled over the rough road. Example: As the train rumbled slowly over the Forth Bridge, the western sky was aflame with a particularly gorgeous sunset, and lights were twinkling from the small craft riding at anchor on the calm waters of the firth. 4. To fight; to brawl. Labels: intransitive, slang 5. To provide haptic feedback by vibrating. Labels: intransitive 6. To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine. Labels: transitive 7. To murmur; to ripple. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: The trembling streams which wont in channels clear To rumble gently down with murmur soft,[…]
Word: rumble Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹɐmb(ə)l/, /ˈɹʊmb(ə)l/, /ˈɾʌmb(ə)l/ 1. An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
Word: morale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālislbor. French moralebor. English morale Borrowed from French morale. Pronunciation: /məˈɹɑːl/, /məˈɹæl/ 1. The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the layoffs, morale was at an all time low; the staff were so dispirited nothing was getting done. Example: Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.
Word: dispirited Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dispirit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dispirited Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/ 1. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened. Example: So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns. Example: The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.
Word: disheartened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the verb hearten. 1. Discouraged, despairing. Example: He refused to get disheartened, even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.
Word: disheartened Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the verb hearten. 1. simple past and past participle of dishearten Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hearten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English -en English hearten From heart + -en. Compare lose heart. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtn̩/, /ˈhɑɹtn̩/ 1. To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to. Labels: transitive Example: hearten the crowd Example: News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.
Word: eviscerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eviscerate + -or. 1. Someone who eviscerates, whether physically or metaphorically. Example: The eviscerators stand between three and five feet apart; quality control people sit further apart, between about every fourth or fifth eviscerator. 2. A device for eviscerating something. Example: Module eviscerators have devices which remove the crop, the viscera package, and lungs in one step.
Word: stubbornness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stubborn Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stubbornness From stubborn + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈstʌbən(n)əs/, /ˈstʌbɚn(n)əs/ 1. The state of being stubborn. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [H]appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile. Example: Brant Rios and Eos Parish have been dating five years and experienced their state’s stubbornness firsthand Friday when they were the first couple to arrive at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to be wed – and were the first to be turned away.
Word: doggedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dogged Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English doggedness From dogged + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/ 1. The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through. 2. sullenness; moroseness Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: synecological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English ecology English synecology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English synecological From synecology + -ical. 1. Relating to synecology Labels: not-comparable
Word: synecologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English synecological Middle English -ly English -ly English synecologically From synecological + -ly. 1. Regarding synecology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: synecologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English synecology 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 synecologist From synecology + -ist. 1. Someone who practises or supports synecology.
Word: phosphorescently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphorescent Middle English -ly English -ly English phosphorescently From phosphorescent + -ly. 1. In a phosphorescent manner.
Word: phosphorescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phosphorescent. Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence. Pronunciation: /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/, /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/ 1. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Nott proceeded to say that "since the discovery of Photography, there is, perhaps, no branch of electrical physics more interest­ing than that which comprehends the pheno­mena of phosphorescence." Example: We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.
Word: -escent Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -ēscēns, present participle of -ēscō (“I become”). By surface analysis, -esce + -ent. 1. beginning to be; becoming Labels: morpheme 2. resembling Labels: morpheme
Word: glove box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glove + box. 1. A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items. Example: There's a map in the glovebox. Example: So I went for the shotgun in the Hilux, but could only find one rat-shot shell in the glove box. 2. A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.
Word: pathologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologist From pathology + -ist. 1. An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.
Word: pathologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā) Ancient Greek παθολογίᾱ (pathologíā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek πᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós)der. English pathologic From Ancient Greek παθολογικός (pathologikós), corresponding to pathology + -ic. 1. Caused by or related to disease, pathology. Labels: dated
Word: glove compartment Part of Speech: noun 1. A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc. Example: Such was my enthusiasm to get there, I probably went faster than was prudent over such a dodgy road, but by the time I arrived the only damage was that the glove compartment had rattled loose.
Word: pathobiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English pathobiology From patho- + biology. 1. The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pathophysiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology English pathophysiology From patho- + physiology. 1. The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: periodate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.deɪt/ 1. Either of two oxyanions of iodine; any salt containing these anions.
Word: periodicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French périodicité. By surface analysis, periodic + -ity. 1. Recurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The quality of being periodic; tendency to recur at regular intervals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The implications of this association of women and the moon would suggest that women were the first observers of the basic periodicity of nature, the periodicity upon which all later scientific observations were made. Example: A recent wavelet analysis of the turbidity data showed clear periodicities of turbidity in the three Pilbara datasets during both the baseline and dredge phases of the studies (Stark, unublished data) peaking semidiurnally associated with tides, diurnally associated with daily sea breezes and sometimes fortnightly associated with spring-neap cycles. 3. The quality of a function with a repeated set of values at regular intervals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: disordered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɔɹdɚd/, /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disorder Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disordered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɔɹdɚd/, /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ 1. Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder. 2. in an incorrect or unexpected order. 3. Deranged. Example: The frenzy which had unsettled the mind of the hermit was by him communicated to his hearers who, sinking into a trance, fell easy victims to the fearful visions of a disordered mind. 4. Having a medical disorder. Example: a disordered gambler
Word: pathophysiologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- English physiologic English pathophysiologic From patho- + physiologic. 1. Pertaining to pathophysiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pathophysiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological English pathophysiological From patho- + physiological. 1. Pertaining to pathophysiology. Labels: not-comparable Example: What, beyond abnormal, dysregulated cell division, was the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying cancer? Example: Selye […] revealed that measurable biomolecular changes took place in the body provoked by environmental conditions such as cold temperatures or excessive and prolonged exercise. These changes reduced an individual’s tolerance to other injuries and pathogens and, when prolonged, eventually led to death. He labeled this pathophysiological response the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
Word: Mackem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From regional form of make + 'em, generally linked to the history of shipbuilding in Sunderland. In relation to the nearby port of Newcastle, Sunderlanders would supposedly say "we mack 'em and they tack 'em", with tack being either a regional form of "take" or referring to any of the nautical senses of tack. Pronunciation: /ˈmakəm/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Sunderland, England. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: Your article on England's regional accents confirmed that Geordie has already completely replaced the mackem-speak of Sunderland and other variants in the north-east. 2. A Sunderland A.F.C. supporter.
Word: Mackem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From regional form of make + 'em, generally linked to the history of shipbuilding in Sunderland. In relation to the nearby port of Newcastle, Sunderlanders would supposedly say "we mack 'em and they tack 'em", with tack being either a regional form of "take" or referring to any of the nautical senses of tack. Pronunciation: /ˈmakəm/ 1. The dialect spoken in these areas.
Word: pathophysiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological English pathophysiological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pathophysiologically From pathophysiological + -ly. By surface analysis, patho- + physiologically. 1. In a pathophysiologic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recurrence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, recurring”), form of recurrō (“to return, to recur”) (English recur). Pronunciation: /rəˈkɝ.əns/ 1. Return or reversion to a certain state. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. 3. A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: relapse 4. Recourse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chaotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chaotic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English chaotically From chaotic + -ally. 1. In a chaotic manner. Example: […]some tachycardia, particularly ventricular tachycardia, can trigger ventricular fibrillation wherein the heart beats chaotically resulting in little or no net flow of blood from the heart to the brain and organs. Example: Treatment then may be needed to disinflame the scar, or to get rid of the chaotically formed scar, by deep cross-fiber massage or manipulative rupture ( Ombregt et al ibid) .
Word: thew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English theu, thew (“way of behaving towards others, bearing, manners; habit, practice; good manners, courtesy; characteristic act; characteristic, trait; custom, tradition; established rule, ordinance; injunction; moral character; (in the plural) set of moral principles, morals; moral quality, virtue or vice; might, power, strength”) [and other forms] (often in the plural form theus, thewes), from Old English þēaw (“general practice of a community, custom, usage; mode of conduct, behaviour, manner; (in the plural) customs, virtue”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *þauw, from Proto-Germanic *þawwaz (“custom; habit”); further etymology uncertain, tentatively identified by the Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (Etymological Dictionary of Old High German) as a reflex of an s-less variant of Proto-Indo-European *(s)tāu-, *(s)te- (“to stand; to place”), from *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). Cognates * Old Frisian thāw * Old High German dau, thau (“coercion; discipline; tuition”) * Old Saxon thau (“custom, usage; habit”) Pronunciation: /θjuː/, /θ(j)u/ 1. An attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour. Labels: also, archaic, figuratively, in-plural Example: I felt the thews of Anakim, / The pulses of a Titan's heart. 2. An aspect of the body which indicates physical strength; hence, muscle and/or sinew; muscular development. Labels: also, archaic, figuratively, in-plural Example: [C]are I for the limbe, the thevves, the ſtature, bulke and big aſſemblance of a man: giue me the ſpirit […] Example: […] Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh. 3. A way of behaving; hence, a characteristic, a trait. Labels: in-plural, obsolete Example: He with good thevves and ſpeaches vvell applyde, / Did mollifie, and calme her raging heat. Example: A man of proof / Was Urien in his day; thought worthiest, / In martial thewes and manly discipline, / To train the sons of Owen. 4. A good characteristic or habit; a virtue. Labels: in-plural, obsolete, specifically Example: This poeticall licence is a ſhrewde fellow, and couereth many faults in a verſe, […] and to conclude it turkeneth all things at pleaſure, for example, ydone for done, adowne for downe, orecome for ouercome, tane for taken, power for powre, heauen for heavn, thewes for good partes or good qualities, and a numbre of whiche were but tedious and needleſſe to rehearſe, ſince your owne iudgement and readyng will ſoone make you eſpie ſuch aduantages.
Word: thew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English theuen, thewe (“to instruct in morals or values; to teach, train”) [and other forms], from theu, thew (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs). Pronunciation: /θjuː/, /θ(j)u/ 1. To instruct (someone) in morals or values; also (more generally) to chastise or discipline (someone); to teach or train (someone). Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: thewless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English thewless, theweles, from Old English þēawlēas, equivalent to thew (“strength; virtue; vigour”) + -less. Cognate with Scots thowless. 1. Lacking morals or virtue. Labels: obsolete 2. Lacking vigour or energy; listless; weak; nerveless.
Word: thewness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thew Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English thewness From thew + -ness. 1. Vigour; robustness. Labels: uncountable
Word: thewy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thew Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English thewy From thew + -y. 1. Muscular; brawny. Example: The rest of the crew, myself included, merely stood up to our spikes in heaving, whereas, unwontedly exhilarated, at every turn of the ponderous windlass, my belted comrade leaped atop of it, with might and main giving a downward, thewy, perpindicular heave, his raised eye bent in cheery animation upon the slowly receding shore. 2. Sinewy.
Word: thewed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English thewed (“well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained”), from Old English ġeþēawod, past participle of Old English þēawian, ġeþēawian (“to make mannered, form the habits or character of a person, educate”), equivalent to thew + -ed. Pronunciation: /θjuːd/, /θuːd/ 1. Having thews or muscles. 2. Accustomed or educated. Example: The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […] Example: They bene so well thewed, and so wise
Word: thewed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From thew + -ed. Pronunciation: /θjuːd/, /θuːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of thew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: belabor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“on, upon, about, over”) + labor. Pronunciation: /bɪˈleɪ.bə/ 1. US spelling of belabour. Labels: US, alt-of Example: He makes a valuable beginning […]; but whether out of an uncertain sense of audience or because of his own relation to the subject, rather too much space is devoted to belaboring the obvious, especially in regard to basic matters of how literary narrative work. Example: In terms of the overall story of the finale, it’s smart how much emphasis the episode puts on the juice in the portal gun, as that’s going to be a major factor in “Rickmurai Jack;” the portal gun is low key the most important invention in Rick’s arsenal, and the episode does a good job of underlining that without belaboring the point.
Word: Australia Felix Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Australia + Latin felix (“fortunate, happy”). Proposed as a name for parts of Victoria (Australia) explored by Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855). 1. A name for the comparatively lush areas of western Victoria, Australia. Labels: historical, literary Example: 1839, Thomas Mitchell, Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2, Gutenberg eBook #13033, I named this region Australia Felix, the better to distinguish it from the parched deserts of the interior country where we had wandered so unprofitably and so long. Example: Victoria, known as Australia Felix, is bounded on the north and north-east by a straight line drawn from Cape How to the nearest source of the Murray River ; on the west by the eastern boundary of South Australia, or the 141° of east longitude, from the River Murray to the sea coast, and along the coast, including the adjacent islands, to Cape How.
Word: rivers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvɚz/, /ˈɹɪvəz/ 1. plural of river Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rivers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvɚz/, /ˈɹɪvəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of river Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”). Pronunciation: /mɑː/, /mɑːɹ/ 1. A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
Word: performing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From perform + -ing. Pronunciation: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/, /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of perform Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The greatest recovery was recorded by London Overground, where the level of journeys was at 55.9% of that recorded two years previously. ScotRail (32.2%) was the lowest-performing operator.
Word: performing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perform + -ing. Pronunciation: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/, /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/ 1. A performance. Example: Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era.
Word: preparing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/, /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of prepare Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preparing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/, /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/ 1. preparation Example: It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured[…] Example: For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way.
Word: quantities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/, /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ 1. plural of quantity Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of quantitie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Major Mitchell's cockatoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Australian explorer Major Thomas Mitchell. 1. A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.
Word: checkered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English check 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 checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed. 1. Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches. Example: That is a checkered tablecloth. 2. Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures. Labels: figuratively Example: “What a checkered career!” said Newman.
Word: checkered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English check 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 checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of checker Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: MPs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MP Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heimlich maneuver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American physician Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), who described the procedure in 1974. 1. A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe. Example: There's a story I've been told several times of a dinner at London's Balthazar several years ago, at which assembled guests fell silent as Larry Gagosian[…]visibly choked on his food. Within seconds, another diner had pulled Gagosian to his feet and was performing the Heimlich manoeuvre.
Word: gett Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots gaet. 1. A nasty person. Labels: Geordie, Northern-England, derogatory 2. A child, especially a mischievous one. Labels: Northumbria
Word: gett Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew גֵּט (gēṭ). 1. Alternative form of get (“Jewish writ of divorce”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: code-switching Part of Speech: noun 1. The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As with many bilingual families, it was normal to observe frequent code-switching at our dinner table. Example: Within the English language, a good example of code-switching in daily life is weaving back and forth between African American Vernacular English and General American English.
Word: code-switching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of code-switch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Coolgardie safe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the West Australian town of Coolgardie. 1. A food storage cabinet keeping its contents cool by evaporation of water from sides made of hessian.
Word: walloper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wallop + -er. 1. One who wallops. 2. A cudgel, a shillelagh. Labels: Ireland 3. The penis. Labels: Scotland, derogatory, slang, vulgar 4. An idiot; a stupid person. Labels: Scotland, broadly, derogatory, slang, vulgar 5. A police officer. Labels: Australia Example: Police! Everyone out! The bloody wallopers are on their way! Example: Two days later we were picked up by the wallopers on Clucas' information. 6. Something big; a whopper. Labels: slang Example: I'd had some wonderful fishing, but I hadn't landed a real walloper.