nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: magneto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- From magnet- + -o-. 1. Alternative form of magnet-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: magnetograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magneto- + -graph. 1. An instrument for measuring changes in the direction and intensity of magnetic fields.
Word: magnetometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magneto- + -meter. Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡnɪˈtɒmɪtə/, /ˌmæɡnɪˈtɑmɪtɚ/ 1. An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
Word: magnetometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magneto- + -metric. 1. Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces Labels: not-comparable Example: magnetometric instruments 2. Obtained by means of a magnetometer Labels: not-comparable Example: magnetometric measurements
Word: magnetomotor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English magnetomotor From magneto- + motor. 1. A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electromagnetic phenomena.
Word: magnetotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English magnetotherapy From magneto- + therapy. 1. The medical treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English magnify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English magnifiable From magnify + -able. 1. That can be magnified, or extolled. Labels: not-comparable 2. Capable of being magnified, or made to appear larger. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bacteria are magnifiable with the aid of a microscope.
Word: magnific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French magnifique, and its source, Latin magnificus. Doublet of magnifico. 1. Magnificent, splendid; illustrious. Labels: obsolete Example: Dread Soverayne Goddesse, that doest highest sit / In seate of judgement in th'Almighties stead, / And with magnificke might and wondrous wit / Does to thy people righteous doome aread […]. Example: Then too the pillar'd Dome, magnific, heav'd / Its ample Roof […].
Word: magnificate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin magnificātus, perfect passive participle of magnificō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To magnify or extol. Example: [T]each thy Incubus to Poëtize, / And throvve abroad thy ſpurious Snotteries, / Vpon that puft-up Lumpe of Barmy froth, / […] / Or Clumſy Chil-blain'd Iudgement; that, vvith Oath, / Magnificates his Merit; and beſpaules / The conſcious Time, vvith humorous Fome; & bravvles, / As if his Organons of Senſe vvould crack / The ſinevves of my Patience.
Word: magnification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin magnificāre Middle French magnifierbor. Middle English magnifien English magnify English -ification English magnification From magnify + -ification. Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His story included a magnification of the events. 2. The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Amplification. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: magnification of sound
Word: magnificently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English magnyficently; equivalent to magnificent + -ly. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəntli/ 1. In a magnificent manner. Example: I never saw a more splendid scene: the ladies were magnificently dressed; most of them—at least most of the younger ones—looked handsome; but Miss Ingram was certainly the queen. Example: He was remarkably good-looking from the very onset of his manhood and without being in any way a showy spendthrift, was quite magnificently extravagant.
Word: magniloquence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin magniloquentia. 1. The quality of being magniloquent Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Pompous discourse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magniloquent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post-Classical Latin magniloquens (“talkative, verbose”). 1. Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words. Example: There is no doubt that the ordinary reader would enjoy, and he certainly would profit much by, a revival of the classic work—if only he did not fall asleep over its magniloquent but perissological otiosity. Example: The sermonizer, said Dwight [Macdonald], was guilty of "puerile, stupid twaddle" and seemed to have "a remarkable power of hypnotizing himself with magniloquent platitudes."
Word: -onomy Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -nomy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: irrupt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin irruptus, past participle of irrumpō. 1. To break into. Labels: transitive 2. To enter forcibly or uninvited. Labels: intransitive Example: Above all, though, I look back into a modernity where the animation of the object world, the voice of things, or the indistinction of object and subject does not constitute a general (or generalizable, theorizable) condition but irrupts as a discrete event, the aesthetic effects of which range from the uncanny to the sublime. 3. To rapidly increase or intensify. Labels: intransitive
Word: irrupt Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of erupt. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, rare
Word: jasmine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Persian yʾsmn' Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor. Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor. French jasminbor. English jasmine Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒæzmən/ 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The perfume obtained from these plants. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A yellow colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lovebirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lovebird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: irruptive Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the quality of irrupting or making irruptions.
Word: irruptive Part of Speech: noun 1. An organism that is suddenly more prevalent in a region, due to irruption. Example: Connor advises birders to wait until late in the winter to look for irruptives.
Word: irruption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French irruption, from Latin irruptiō(n). 1. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Trojan irruption into the Greek camp is related in Book XV of the Iliad. Example: [I]t was not till arts and ſciences began to revive after the irruption of the Barbarians into Europe, that any thing of this kind appeared. 2. An abrupt increase of an animal population. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Extreme rainfall events predict irruptions of rat plagues in central Australia. 3. An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: How can we explain this irruption of young people self-identifying as socialists?
Word: wars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɔɹz/, /wɔːz/ 1. plural of war Labels: form-of, plural Example: He's tough. He's been through all the wars.
Word: wars Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔɹz/, /wɔːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of war Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disinherit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English disenheriten, equivalent to dis- + inherit. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ 1. To exclude from inheritance; to disown. Labels: transitive Example: Excuses for disinheriting people, that we swear we're not making up Example: Obviously, the process of coming out is not easy, regardless of social status: homophobia cuts across all classes. While the wealthy person has less to risk because of his or her material security (I haven't yet heard of anyone being disinherited), there are often obstacles unique to those with money.
Word: sycophancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sȳcophantia, from Ancient Greek σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophăntĭ́ā), equivalent to sycophant + -cy. 1. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have always been taken aback at the high number of people in whom an astonishingly high income led to additional sycophancy as they became more dependent on their clients and employers and more addicted to making even more money. Example: “I don’t want to get myself into trouble,” he added, “but she’s very, she’s a great woman.” Victoria [Starmer] looked a little creeped out. Her husband might be a master Trump-wrangler, an expert at sycophancy and genuflection, but she wasn’t. 2. The tendency of a language model to produce answers that flatter or agree with a user’s beliefs or biases rather than giving accurate or truthful information, or to give strategically false answers when it infers that it is being evaluated in terms of alignment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: references Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹən.sɪz/, [ˈɹɛf.ɹn̩.sɪz], /ˈɹef.(ə.)ɹən.sɪz/, /ˈɹef.(ə.)ɹən.səz/ 1. plural of reference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: references Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛf.(ə.)ɹən.sɪz/, [ˈɹɛf.ɹn̩.sɪz], /ˈɹef.(ə.)ɹən.sɪz/, /ˈɹef.(ə.)ɹən.səz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reference Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dowdify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dowdy + -fy. 1. To make dowdy; to make unfashionable. Labels: transitive
Word: disapprove Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve English disapprove From dis- + approve. Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ 1. To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of. Labels: intransitive Example: She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics. Example: The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. 2. To have or express an unfavorable opinion. Example: Green washing schemes of corporations are disapproved by Greenpeace activists. 3. To refuse to approve; reject. Labels: transitive
Word: brutish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brute Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English brutish From brute + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ 1. Of, or in the manner of a brute. 2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility. Example: And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers. Example: In working out Aristotle’s view, it may help to keep in mind some of its rivals. We have a rich cultural gallery of competing candidates for the titles bad, vicious, evil, worst. There is the pursuer of disvalue as such, like Hannibal Lecter or Milton’s Satan; the wanton or brutish slave to low desires; the Dostoevskeian outlaw, committer of some unforgiveable crime; and the amoral egoist or sociopath who greets all moral considerations with a shrug.
Word: resting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ 1. The action of rest Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hence, if the universal Father had […] personally controlled the movements of the Israelites, and directed the course, the motions, and the restings, of that cloud […] 2. A place where one can rest; a resting place. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A pause; a break; an interlude. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: resting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ 1. That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth. Labels: not-comparable 2. Unemployed; out of work. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable 3. Remaining; stationary. Labels: not-comparable Example: For most adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute
Word: resting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sting English resting From re- + sting. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈstɪŋ/ 1. To sting again.
Word: refreshing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ 1. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy. Example: The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash. Example: Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong. 2. Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application. Example: The polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system.
Word: refreshing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ 1. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received. Example: Notwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold […] 2. That which gives refreshment.
Word: refreshing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of refresh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resting-place Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English restyng place, restingplace, rystynge-place, restynge place, equivalent to resting + place. 1. Alternative form of resting place. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: refreshment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.) Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/ 1. The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink. Labels: countable, plural-normally, usually Example: All refreshments will be provided by the hosts. Example: He was very friendly and polite to John, and after giving us a slight look, he called a groom to take us to our boxes, and invited John to take some refreshment. 3. The result of being refreshed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: refreshingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English refreshing Middle English -ly English -ly English refreshingly From refreshing + -ly. 1. In a refreshing manner. Example: a refreshingly original film in which the villain defeated the hero Example: The trade wind blows refreshingly cool across the Point, clearing it of mosquitoes and singing an eternal psalm in the fronds of the coconut palms.
Word: refreshingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English refreshing 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 refreshingness From refreshing + -ness. 1. The state of being refreshing. Labels: uncountable
Word: rampart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from Old Occitan amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō (“to prepare”), from ante- + parō (“to prepare”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/ 1. A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose. Example: Between the southern end of the village, called Bridge End, and the River Thames runs a double row of ramparts and a ditch known as Dyke Hills. 2. A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark. 3. That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection. 4. A steep bank of a river or gorge. Labels: plural-normally
Word: rampart Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French rempart (“rampart of a fort”), from Old French remparer (“to defend, fortify, inclose with a rampart”), from re- (“again”) + emparer (“defend, fortify, surround, seize, take possession of”), from Old Occitan amparer, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō (“to prepare”), from ante- + parō (“to prepare”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/ 1. To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart. Example: Those grassy Hills, those glitt’ring Dells Proudly ramparted with rocks
Word: reliance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English reliance From rely + -ance. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/ 1. The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced. Example: […] his days and times are past And my reliances on his fracted [i.e. broken] dates Have smit my credit: 2. The condition of being reliant or dependent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels. Example: […] he contended that habitual reliance on engine power causes a pilot to lose his ability to make a forced landing “deadstick” if necessary. 3. Anything on which to rely; ground of trust. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: The boat was a poor reliance. Example: Thou wert once the chiefe pillar of my posterity, and the whole reliance of my name: 4. A person or thing which relies on another. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ramparted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rampart + -ed. 1. Provided with a rampart. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reliant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English reliant From rely + -ant. 1. Having reliance on somebody or something. Example: The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use. Example: Brown heavily sympathises with the challenges now being faced by his successor Andy Byford and Mayor Sadiq Khan, to secure a more sustainable funding formula for TfL that is less reliant on farebox income.
Word: revanchist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/, /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪst/ 1. A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance. Example: The next day, newspapers across the political spectrum will express varying degrees of outrage at the president's discourtesy, ignorance, and lack of style; one will accuse him of being a revanchist. Example: Mr. Murphy tracks shifts in Justice Scalia's approach and what differentiates it from those of other textual revanchists, whether Justice Clarence Thomas or the legal scholar Robert Bork.
Word: revanchist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French revanchiste, from revanche (“revenge”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/, /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪst/ 1. Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War. Labels: not-comparable Example: No longer did young German tourists in France or Holland have to pretend that they were Swedes, and no longer did the governments of Eastern Europe blame all their problems on the “revanchist West Germans”. Example: What remains is an elegant brief history of the modern conservative movement, as unsparing in its critique of liberal hubris as of revanchist resentment.
Word: revanche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French revanche. Doublet of revenge. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/, /ɹəˈvænt͡ʃ/, /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/ 1. Revenge or retaliation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The political policy of regaining lost territory. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shitton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + ton. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtˌtʌn/ 1. An enormous amount. Labels: humorous, often, slang, vulgar Example: Most megahits cost a shitton to produce, but Pulp Fiction was only 12 million dollars, according to Rolling Stone. Example: How do they expect that by preventing a shitton of rich honkies from going home will gain support for their cause?
Word: Jasmine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Classical Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), from earlier یاسمن (yāsaman), from Middle Persian yʾsmn' (yāsaman). 1. A female given name from Persian. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas spoke out against the order on Thursday, saying in an X post, “First Trump removes any reference of diversity from the present — now he’s trying to remove it from our history. Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.” 2. A surname from Persian. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Agent noun formed from shit + -er. The sense referring to a toilet formed from shit + -er (patient suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪt.ə/, /ˈʃɪt.ɚ/, [ˈʃɪɾ.ɚ] 1. One who defecates. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: Either I'm a fast killer, he thought, or that boy's a slow shitter. 2. A toilet or lavatory; an outhouse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Hold on, I gotta use the shitter. Example: But if she had murdered two children, I'd gladly see her spend her final years on earth in a cell with an iron-hard bed and an overflowing shitter in the corner. 3. The anus. Labels: UK, slang, vulgar Example: Dave commented on the statue that had grabbed the pair's attention when they'd arrived, saying how quaint it looked, then capped off his comment with, “D'you reckon that receptionist takes it up the shitter?” 4. A contemptible person or thing. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Blood, guts, and hair were soon spread on the floor, and the dog was cut to pieces. Nat was muttering, “There, that'll teach you, you shitter,” as he sat down and looked at the bloodied remains of the animal. Example: "I got diagnosed with cancer at the start of the year which was a massive s—ter. It made me massively reflect on our mortality," she [Cherry Seaborn] confessed before adding, "it made me think, 'Oh if I died, what's people's perception of me? What do you leave behind?'" 5. Someone lacking skill, especially in a video game. Labels: especially, slang
Word: shitter Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪt.ə/, /ˈʃɪt.ɚ/, [ˈʃɪɾ.ɚ] 1. comparative form of shit: more shit; shittier Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Text sex is even shitter. Example: Even shitter!
Word: Cassandra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra). Pronunciation: /kəˈsæn.dɹə/, /kəˈsɑːn.dɹə/, /kəˈsɛən.dɹə/ 1. A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed. Labels: Greek Example: And so when Cassandra foretold the evils that were to come upon Troy, even her own people would not credit her words. 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism. Example: Warren J. Tyler, son of Joel, was born in Byron, July 28, 1828. He married Cassandra Tyler, of Stafford, and has four children living. 3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States. 4. A small borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: Cassandra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra). Pronunciation: /kəˈsæn.dɹə/, /kəˈsɑːn.dɹə/, /kəˈsɛən.dɹə/ 1. A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true. Example: "Well, take my word for it, those girls will never marry; marriage is like money—seem to want it, and you never get it." The Cassandra was scarcely departed, when the objects of her oracle appeared—Mrs. Fergusson and her two daughters. Example: 1876–1877, "The New Republic", book III, chapter IV, page 46 in Belgravia: An Illustrated London Magazine, volume XXXI 'By the way,' said Mr. Saunders […] , 'I suppose I may speak the truth freely, as I know well enough that all to whom my vaticinations would be unwelcome are sure to mistake me for a Cassandra.'
Word: give a fuck Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪvəˌfʌk/ 1. To care; to give a shit. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: The committee doesn't give a fuck about this issue, but you know what, I give a fuck! Example: I don't give a fuck/They done pushed me to my limit, I'm all in/I might blow up any minute, did it again
Word: TVR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Automobile manufacturer: derived from the first name of founder Trevor Wilkinson. 1. A UK-based automobile manufacturer. 2. Televiziunea Română: the state-owned television broadcaster of Romania.
Word: tailgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + gate. Compare liftgate. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ 1. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. Example: Drop the tailgate, please, and I'll load these pallets. Example: When they first attached tailgates to cars, we were hooked. By the 1970s, wagons with names like Vista Cruiser and Town & Country sported tailgates as big as dining tables. 2. The hinged rear door of a hatchback. Labels: UK, especially Example: Open up the tailgate, please, and retrieve her suitcases. 3. The downstream gate in the lock on a canal or river, or in an irrigation system. Example: The locktender closed the tailgate and the chamber started to fill. 4. Ellipsis of tailgate party. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Are you coming to the tailgate? We'll be grilling brisket. Example: “You don’t want to be at a tailgate having fish and chips,” said Elanja O’Toole, who wore a San Diego Chargers jersey while her husband, Llian O’Toole, wore a St. Louis Rams jersey and face paint. 5. A tunnel for drawing spent air away from the working face of a mine.
Word: tailgate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tail + gate. Compare liftgate. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ 1. To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes. Example: She also tailgated them at high speed in her convertible yellow Mercedes. 2. To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader. Example: An email circulated to ABC employees says Gallagher is believed to have tailgated staff walking through the building’s high-security doors. 3. To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client. 4. To have a tailgate party. Labels: US, intransitive Example: “Hey, what are you guys doing?” “Dude, we're gonna tailgate the tryouts.” “Oh, shit. That's a good idea. Oh, you gonna bust out Green Man, bro?” “No. No Green Man.” “What's Green Man?” “Well, in high school, Charlie was like our school mascot.” “A mascot nobody wanted. He'd get wasted and dress in this green spandex bodysuit.” “Spandex?” “It was really sad.” “That's it.” “You gotta bring the Green Man suit.” “Yeah, no. Done with it.” “The spandex.” “Green Man was good. It got me through some hard times. But I'm done with it. Tell you what. You can wear it if you want, but I'm just gonna be relaxing, okay? This is gonna be about chilling out for me.” “No. This is gonna be exactly like Woodstock.” Example: The point, Goldstein discovered through a lot of long days hanging out in parking lots, is that tailgating — the gustatory madness, the multigenerational camaraderie, the decked-out vans — is as essential a part of football as the game itself.
Word: glassy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑːsi/, /ˈɡlæsi/ 1. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective. Example: a resin tabletop with a glassy polish 2. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective. Labels: not-comparable Example: a fair day on a glassy sea Example: It was blowing about 15 knots, which is considered fairly glassy for the west Coast. 3. Including a lot of glass. 4. Including a lot of glass. Example: architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier Example: Every time there's a major technological outage, […] speculation quickly erupts blaming a possible cyberattack. […] mostly, the sentiment of cyber observers is that it's a bad idea to jump to conclusions, especially publicly. ¶ "If we keep crying wolf, then we lose the ability to educate and solve real problems," Bryson Bort, founder of the cybersecurity company Scythe, told me. "We live in the glassiest house in the world with our reliance on information systems." 5. Dull; expressionless; lifeless. Example: the glassy eyes of a person in a trance
Word: glassy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑːsi/, /ˈɡlæsi/ 1. A glass marble. Example: Then suddenly she ceased to hear, having caught sight of a glassie rolled into a corner.
Word: GPU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “People who are investing in Nvidia infrastructure are getting returns on it right away,” Huang said last week, noting that the company’s new graphics processing units, the GPU chips that power AI, process data so efficiently that they end up saving clients money quickly. […] “Nvidia has changed the tech and global landscape as its GPUs have become the new oil and gold in the IT landscape,” Ives said Tuesday in a note to investors. 2. Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GPU Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Государственное Политическое Управление (Gosudarstvennoje Političeskoje Upravlenije). 1. Initialism of State Political Directorate (“the Russian secret police until 1934”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: backstitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + stitch. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
Word: backstitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + stitch. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/ 1. To sew with a backstitch.
Word: adhesion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōnemlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare. Pronunciation: /ˌædˈhiː.ʒən/ 1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Persistent attachment or loyalty. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [N]o waver in Judgment, have I, though Gods mercy, ever been; but a conſtant aſſertor of, and ſufferer for my ſatisfiedneſs in, and adheſion to, the piety and probity of my breeding and belief, vvhich vvas ever, yet is, and I hope, through Gods grace, to death ſhall be, in point of Religion according to the Doctrine and Diſcipline of the Church of England. Example: Who doubts that the fineing, whipping, torturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and children, guilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faith, had assisted the Pope and Philip, and their band of English, Scotch, and Irish conspirators, to shake Elizabeth's throne and endanger her life? 3. An agreement to adhere. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mistress Affery, heartily glad to effect the proposed compromise, gave in her willing adhesion to it. 4. An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Several types of diesel locomotive have been tested on this working and as a result the probable choice will be Type 2 diesels in pairs, without bankers. The crucial factor in the selection of this method is the higher degree of adhesion obtained than with a single Type 4; on trial one of the latter showed that in very adverse conditions it might slip to a standstill at one of the two tricky spots on the steep climb from Tyne Dock to Consett.
Word: objecthood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English object Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English objecthood From object + -hood. Pronunciation: /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt.hʊd/, /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt.hʊd/ 1. The condition of being an object. Labels: uncountable
Word: gunga Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ganja. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: 12mo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 12 + -mo, for a twelfth of a sheet. 1. Abbreviation of duodecimo, a page size (5"-5.5" x 7.125"-7.5") Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually 2. A book size using duodecimo-sized pages. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: 4to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quārtō, ablative case singular of quārtus (“fourth”). 1. Abbreviation of quarto, a paper size. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of quarto, a corresponding book size. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: 8vo Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of octavo, a page size (5"-6.25" x 7.5"-10"). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. A book size, corresponding to the page size.
Word: Turkism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turk + -ism. Compare earlier Turcism. 1. Turkish culture, religion and tradition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Joseph's enthusiasm for promoting new German opera resulted in Mozart's The Escape from the Seraglio, the opera's jokey Turkism itself an indicator of the Ottomans' declining threat status. 2. A Turkish word, or a Turkish-derived word, used in a language not related to Turkish. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: hatchback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hatch + back. Pronunciation: /ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/ 1. A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards. Example: The accident happened in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, when the 26-year-old male victim was struck by a small dark hatchback. Example: As I tentatively reverse, I have a sense of foreboding, unsure I’ll be able to control this overgrown mechanical beast. I am posing to the salesman as someone who is seeking maximum protection on the city roads, yet I suspect that I look very much like a man who usually drives a tiny hatchback. 2. The door itself.
Word: triennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/ 1. Happening every three years. Labels: not-comparable Example: triennial elections Example: They were constantly summoned to a triennial festival : and the most approved songs delivered at this assembly were ordered to be preserved in the custody of the king's historian or antiquary 2. Lasting for three years. Labels: not-comparable Example: triennial parliaments; a triennial reign Example: September 13 1621, James Howell. letter to Sir William Saint John Triennial Subsidies
Word: triennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/ 1. A third anniversary. 2. A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.
Word: lancet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/, /ˈlæn.sɪt/ 1. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc. Example: With a lancet, Håkan drained the slow blue blood from his leg, always fearing to find pus. 2. A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer. 3. An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. 4. A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture. Example: He looked away, into the cavernous space emptying of people. Up in the galleries and behind the choir, the wide window lancets were sheets of black.
Word: lancet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/, /ˈlæn.sɪt/ 1. To pierce with a lancet.
Word: lancetfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lancet + fish. 1. A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
Word: objecting Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: objecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of object Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adduced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adduce Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:adduced.
Word: obstruent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis. Pronunciation: /ˈɒbstɹuːənt/ 1. Causing obstruction; blocking up. Example: an obstruent medicine
Word: obstruent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis. Pronunciation: /ˈɒbstɹuːənt/ 1. A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate. Example: Lehmann (1998:77) and Steever (1998: 14, 16) considered āytam an allophone of Tamil /y/ before obstruents, but there is no real evidence for this assumption. 2. Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.
Word: psychokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + -kinesis. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈnisɪs/, /ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 1. The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: levitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate. Pronunciation: /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ 1. The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was erected by the application of those universal laws and forces of nature which cause iron to float. By the same laws, gravity may be overcome or neutralized, and stone made to float in air. The Pyramid was thus built by levitation, abetted by song and chanting, much in the same manner in which the Druids of England set up their huge stones at a later period. Example: We then had to endure a four-hour-long change of bogies at Brest - from the Soviet 1520mm-wide gauge to the 1435mm Polish and West European - when our carriage, with passengers inside, was lifted off the track by giant railway jacks, giving us a brief and not entirely unpleasant feeling of levitation.
Word: solubilize Part of Speech: verb 1. To make (something) soluble or dispersible, especially by adding a detergent. Labels: transitive
Word: Ottoman Empire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ottoman (adjective) [from Ottoman (“Osman”), from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), from Italian Ottomano (“Osman”), from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osman), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān, male given name)] + Empire. Over the centuries the Ottoman Empire existed, it was commonly referred to as Turkey. Pronunciation: /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/, /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/ 1. A large former Turkish empire which began as a sultanate centered in modern Turkey and at its height ruled over much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia and North Africa; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the 1920s. Labels: historical Example: Under their fluctuating rule an Ottoman Empire was indeed to survive, with varying fortunes, for a further three and a half centuries. But it was an empire in the continual throes of a decline which, despite periods of respite and glimpses of momentary recovery, was to prove irreversible. Example: It does not seem very convincing to view a major world empire, with the most modern arms at its disposal, as merely the helpless victim of circumstances beyond its control. Even less attractive are "stage theories," which assume that at a given point in time the Ottoman Empire, its economy included, passed from the stage of "florescence" into that of "decay."
Word: power point Part of Speech: noun 1. A wall socket by which electricity is provided to electrical devices. Labels: South-Africa Example: Near-synonyms: power outlet, electrical outlet, power socket, outlet, socket Example: Many of his sources confined themselves to text messages, or calls to his many mobiles. He owned over a dozen, their chargers overwhelming every power point in his Lavington home.
Word: sonorant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sonorous + -ant, 1930s. Pronunciation: /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/, /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/ 1. A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
Word: bellows Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English belwes, plural of belu, belwe, a northern form of beli, from Old English bæliġ, northern form of bielġ, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz. Compare German Balg. See also belly. For the pronunciation /ˈbɛl.əs/, compare bodice, gallows. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛl.oʊz/, /ˈbɛl.əʊz/, /ˈbɛl.əs/ 1. A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. Example: When wood fires were common, so were bellows for helping start them. Example: That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls. 2. Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint. Example: The three motors on each bogie are force ventilated from a blower mounted in the adjacent nose-end compartment of the superstructure, the air being led by ducts and flexible bellows connections to the air inlet at the commutator end of the motor. 3. The lungs. Labels: archaic, informal Example: “Why, who should J. B. mean by Joe, but old Joe Bagstock—Joseph—your slave—Joe, Ma’am? Here! Here’s the man! Here are the Bagstock bellows, Ma’am!” cried the Major, striking himself a sounding blow on the chest. 4. Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back. 5. That which fans the fire of hatred, jealousy, etc. Labels: figuratively