nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: clemency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin. Pronunciation: /ˈklɛ.mən.si/, /ˈklɛ.mən(t).si/ 1. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For vs, and for our Tragedie, / Heere stooping to your Clemencie: / We begge your hearing Patientlie. Example: Notwithstanding, that I be not farther tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy clemencie a few words. 2. A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Judicial intervention might, for example, be warranted in the face of a scheme whereby a state official flipped a coin to determine whether to grant clemency, or in a case where the State arbitrarily denied a prisoner any access to its clemency process. 3. Mildness of weather. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Now of all theſe Things there is ſuch a conſtant Continuance, by reaſon of the Clemency of the Climate, that ſcarce the leaſt Famine, which frequenteth other Countries, hath been felt in England theſe 400 Years. Example: The variegated verdure of the fields and woods, the ſucceſſion of grateful odours, the voice of pleaſure pouring out its notes on every ſide, with the gladneſs apparently conceived by every animal, from the growth of his food, and the clemency of the weather, throw over the whole earth an air of gaiety, ſigniſicantly expreſſed by the ſmile of nature.
Word: degringolade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- Proto-Germanic *kringaną Proto-Germanic *kringazder. Old Dutch *kring Middle Dutch kring Middle Dutch crinkelenbor. Old French gringoller Middle French gringueler Middle French desgringueler French dégringoler Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French dégringoladebor. English degringolade Borrowed from French dégringolade. Pronunciation: /deɪˌɡɹæŋ.ɡoʊˈlɑːd/ 1. A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble. Example: The dégringolade of Kitty Bell is forever linked to the name of Marie Dorval, the actress (and Vigny's mistress) for whom the play was written.
Word: lezzo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened alteration of lesbian, + -o. 1. A lesbian. Labels: Australia, slang Example: 1984, Barry Dickins, The Crookes of Epping, Pascoe Publishing, →ISBN, page 26, She was also a lezzo. Example: 1986, Angelo Loukakis, Vernacular Dreams, University of Queensland, →ISBN, page 136, There is too many hippies and lezzos riding around on bikes these days already.
Word: sit tight Part of Speech: verb 1. To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll be back in a few minutes, so sit tight while I go find her.
Word: blot test Part of Speech: noun 1. The Rorschach test.
Word: involved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From involve + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɒlvd/, /ɪnˈvɔlvd/, /ɪnˈvoːvd/, /ɪnˈvɑlvd/ 1. Complicated. Example: He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895. Example: Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues. 2. Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.) Example: The people involved in the project for three years. Example: He got/was involved in a bar fight. 3. Having an affair with someone. Example: She has been happily involved with the same woman for almost three years. During that time, they have grown together, dealt well with their problems and have worked consistently for a loving and trusting relationship.
Word: involved Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From involve + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɒlvd/, /ɪnˈvɔlvd/, /ɪnˈvoːvd/, /ɪnˈvɑlvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of involve Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.
Word: supt. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of superintendent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: listen in Part of Speech: verb 1. To listen without participating. Example: Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow? Example: We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast. 2. To eavesdrop; to listen secretly. Example: You should close the door for conversations like that. You never know who might be listening in. 3. To listen to a radio broadcast. Labels: dated Example: Did you listen in to the concert last night?
Word: participating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of participate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rub someone the wrong way Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the negative reaction of a cat to being stroked contrary to the direction its fur lies. 1. To cause someone irritation, discomfort or annoyance, often unintentionally, because of one's behavior, manner, attitude or personality. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: “Look, I tell you what, Mac. Seeing how as you're my best friend” “Yeah!” “Maybe you can look into it for me. Go snoop around the shop.” “Can-can I stop you for a second? I'm sorry. I'm a little confused here. You-you just said that he was your best friend? How is he your best friend over me?” “Well, I mean... You banged the waitress. Do I even have to explain that to you? That kind of rubbed me the wrong way, dude.” “Okay. I mean, you know, I don't see how that should factor into whether we're best friends or not. Y'know, to be honest with you, man, I'm a little shocked. I'm-I'm kinda-- I'm thunderstruck.” “Oh, well, I'm sorry, man. But y'know I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't mean to thunderstrike you. But that's just-- I don't know what to tell you. What do you want to hear?” “I need for you to explain to me how it is that you consider Mac to be a better friend to you.” “Look, now this is just becoming awkward when I have a real problem! And all of a sudden it's about some weird feelings thing! And it's not about your feelings right now! It's about my feelings 'cause I have a problem, okay?. Now, Mac, please, do you think you can find this guy and kick his ass for me?”
Word: Rorschach test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), its creator. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːʃɑːk tɛst/, /ˈɹɔːʃæk tɛst/, /ˈɹɔɹˌʃæk tɛst/, /ˈɹɔɹʃək tɛst/ 1. A method of psychological evaluation that uses a person's interpretations of inkblots or similar images to discover information concerning his or her personality, emotional functioning, or unconscious mind. Example: Psychologists have dozens of projective methods to choose from beyond the Rorschach Test, the TAT and figure drawings. 2. Any test of an individual's perception of phenomena. Labels: broadly Example: She demurely took out a piece of paper with an ink blot on it, a Rorschach test . […] Poe said he had been saved by Desmond FitzGerald, the patron saint of knuckledraggers, who sent him away from headquarters to keep him from getting […] 3. Something which reveals the intent or belief of a person. Labels: figuratively Example: Because Irvine asserts that the earlier case law interpreting section 2280 was incorporated into Probate Code section 15401, but offers inconsistent interpretations of the law, it has become a Rorschach test for the parties. Example: And indeed, many of Mr. Trump’s supporters watch the same videos from Minneapolis and find in the sometimes murky images details that to them vindicate the shootings, actions by Ms. Good or Mr. Pretti that appear more threatening than what many others see. In effect, the videos have become a national Rorschach test for American polarization.
Word: viscid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin viscum Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Late Latin viscidus English viscid From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum (“birdlime”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsɪd/ 1. Having a high viscosity. 2. Sticky, slimy, or glutinous. Example: They trod noiselessly upon a stair carpet that its own loom would have forsworn. It seemed to have become vegetable; to have degenerated in that rank, sunless air to lush lichen or spreading moss that grew in patches to the staircase and was viscid under the foot like organic matter. Example: The pool’s bottoms and sides were lined with a blanket of viscid slime, and the three statues in the middle, the three Sirens of Titan, were under a mucilaginous hump. 3. Covered with a viscid layer.
Word: inviscid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Latin viscum Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Late Latin viscidus English viscid English inviscid From in- + viscid. 1. not viscid 2. having a gradient of zero
Word: Taoism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Tao Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Taoism From Tao + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊ̯.ɪzm̩/, /ˈdaʊ̯.ɪzm̩/ 1. A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and simplicity, long closely intertwined with Chinese folk religion and influenced by Buddhism, with which it shares five precepts. Example: The Chinese New Year holiday period, being disrupted this year by the outbreak of a viral illness, has evolved over more than 3,000 years to become the most important of China’s traditional festivals. As celebrated in China and in many other places where its known as the Lunar New Year, it is largely a secular holiday, yet it includes rituals and traditions that derive from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, as well as from ancient myths and folk religions. Example: The philosophical Taoism of the “Tao Te Ching” seeks to remain connected to this “mother of the world,” the formless Tao (meaning “Way” or “Course”), that is seemingly the opposite of all we value, but is actually the source of all we value, as manure is to flowers, as the emptiness of a womb is to the fullness of life. 2. Traditional Chinese folk religion. Labels: Singapore Example: Buddhism is the most followed religion in Singapore, with over 40 percent of the population declaring themselves believers, according to the latest census. Most of these practice a form of the religion that incorporates elements of Taoism and traditional Chinese faiths.
Word: blots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offence Part of Speech: noun 1. UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: donuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of donut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhausted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/ 1. Very tired; zonked (out). Example: The exhausted man fell asleep immediately. 2. Depleted of resources. Example: The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted. 3. Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum. Labels: obsolete Example: A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.
Word: exhausted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust English -ed English exhausted From exhaust + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/, /ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of exhaust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: necroposting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of necropost Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: depleted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈpliːtəd/ 1. Used up, expended; of which nothing is left. Labels: not-comparable Example: The depleted aerosol can spray no more since there was no propellant left.
Word: depleted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈpliːtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deplete Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eggs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛɡz/ 1. plural of egg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eggs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of egg Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eggs Benedict Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Disputed. Likely from the given name or family name Benedict, with several individuals suggested as a possible eponym. A less common surmise suggests borrowing from French oefs bénédictine (“Benedictine (nuns’) eggs”). Attested since 1898. 1. A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce. Labels: plural, plural-normally, singular Example: Actually, if we each had taken up the 1811's offer of two eggs Benedict apiece the next morning, we might not have needed any lunch. Example: But the problem is that at the beginning, eggs Benedict had a much higher value than cornflakes, and now she has arrived at a point where eggs Benedict is no longer a special meal—in fact, it is approximately equal to cornflakes.
Word: pectin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pectine, coined in the 1830s by Henri Braconnot, from acide pectique "pectic acid", from Ancient Greek πηκτικός (pēktikós, “curdling”), from πηκτός (pēktós, “curdled”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “stiffen”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛktɪn/ 1. A plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Apple is rich in pectin and so is often added to other fruits when making jam so it will set.
Word: cell wall Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛl wɔːl/, /sɛl wɑːl/ 1. A rigid, non-living structural layer located outside the cell membrane in certain cells, such as those of plants, fungi, bacteria, and some algae, providing support, shape, and protection. Example: The name of Chlamydomonas is applied to certain microscopic green bodies, each of which consists of a protoplasmic central substance invested by a structureless sac. The latter contains cellulose, as in ordinary plants; and the chlorophyll which gives the green colour enables the Chlamydomonas to decompose carbonic acid and fix carbon, as they do. Two long cilia protrude through the cell-wall, and effect the rapid locomotion of this "monad," which, in all respects except its mobility, is characteristically a plant. Example: The structural distinctiveness of the cell—in plants especially—is dues in large part to the presence of an outer layer, or coat, the cell wall, which in plants is usually firm, and often hard and thick; in animals, delicate or lacking.
Word: hemicrania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin hemicrania (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrāníă), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (from whence also cranium). Cognate to megrim and migraine, which also derive from the Latin. 1. A headache affecting one side of the head. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gods, gods, why do you punish me? Yes, no doubt it is upon me again, again this terrible, invincible affliction … this hemicrania which grips half the head with pain … without remedy, without escape … I must try not to move my head. …
Word: amphicrania Part of Speech: noun 1. A headache affecting both sides of the head. Labels: uncountable
Word: nosy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nose Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosy From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊziː/, /ˈnoʊzi/ 1. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle. Example: They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them. Example: Before even considering such a conversation, ask yourself why you want to know, Casares advises. “Are you asking because you feel jealous of that person?” she says. “Are you asking because you also want to go on a GLP-1, or are you asking because you’re nosy and need to know what’s going on in everybody else’s life?” 2. Having a large or elongated nose. Example: "Look at you, a handsome man of thirty, with thick brown hair and a nosy nose and enormous feet and hands that can drive a team of horses or a yoke of oxen or," she hesitated in a brief shyness, and then went on, "a loving wife." Example: She had the same sort of handsome, square-cut features as Timothy, with the difference that her nose was small and short — it was obvious that Timothy got his thick dark hair, his brown eyes and his nosy nose from his father, that vigorous impresario who had died suddenly of a heart-attack, his first, two years before the War began.
Word: nosy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nose Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosy From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊziː/, /ˈnoʊzi/ 1. A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity. Labels: UK, slang Example: I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building. 2. A nose. Labels: childish, rare Example: There was a little Rosy, / And she had a little nosy; / And she made a little posy, / All pink and white and green. / And she said, “Little nosy, / Will you smell my little posy? / For of all the flowers that growsy, / Such sweet ones ne’er were seen.” / So she took the little posy, / And she put it to her nosy, / On her little face so rosy, / The flowers for to smell; […] Example: It’s this time of year when you’re warm and cozy and white snowflakes fall on your little nosy.
Word: nosy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nose Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosy From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊziː/, /ˈnoʊzi/ 1. To pry into something. Labels: informal Example: My brother always nosies into my diary.
Word: Darrell Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from d'Airel, name of a Norman family that came from a place called Airelle in Calvados. Pronunciation: /ˈdæɹɪɫ/ 1. A surname from Old French. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname in the 19th century. Example: Maps for new House of Representatives districts would be created — splitting up red cities that support Republicans Ken Calvert of Corona and Darrell Issa of San Diego County, according to new maps drawn by Democrats.
Word: greenfeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + feed. 1. any crop, such as barley, used directly as fodder for animals Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: especial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species. Pronunciation: /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/ 1. Exceptional in importance or significance; special. Example: Pay especial attention to chapter five. Example: an especial hatred of cats 2. Particular. Example: acting with no especial goal Example: Only one modern picture was admitted, and that was a likeness of Constance, painted under her father's especial instructions.
Word: esculent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, delicious; nourishing; full of food”) + English -ent (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of causing, doing, or promoting a certain action). Ēsculentus is derived from ēsca (“food; dish prepared for the table; bait”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) + -ulentus (suffix meaning ‘abounding in, full of’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈɛskjʊlənt/, /ˈɛskjələnt/ 1. Suitable for eating; eatable, edible. Labels: formal Example: [T]he Lacedæmonians, […] had proclaimed that any man that would, ſhould carry in Meale, Wine, Cheeſe, and all other eſculents neceſſary for a Siege, into the Iland, appointing for the ſame a great reward of ſiluer: […] Example: Now may you Tranſplant moſt ſorts of Eſculent, or Phyſical plants, &c. 2. “Good enough to eat”; attractive. Labels: figuratively, formal Example: [H]ow could she have known that Harry had written in his notebook, shortly before he encountered her comely, esculent self, "Better that her neck should bear the traces of my loving teeth"? Better than what? One is afraid to ask. Example: My custodian was now the 'Old Bill', the magistrate was one of those soppy, earnest chaps who long to hear of broken homes and deprived childhoods and Johanna was looking esculent in a cinnamon sheath such as you could not buy with a lifetime's trading-stamps.
Word: esculent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ēsculentus (“fit for eating, eatable, edible; good to eat, delicious; nourishing; full of food”) + English -ent (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of causing, doing, or promoting a certain action). Ēsculentus is derived from ēsca (“food; dish prepared for the table; bait”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) + -ulentus (suffix meaning ‘abounding in, full of’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈɛskjʊlənt/, /ˈɛskjələnt/ 1. Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible. Labels: formal Example: Thou neuer hadſt in thy houſe to ſtay mens ſtomackes / A peece of Suffolke cheeſe, or Gammon of Bacon, / Or any eſculent, as the learned call it, / For their emolument, but ſheere drinke only. Example: [T]here is a double Vſe of this Cutting off the Leaues: For in Plants, where the Root is the Eſculent, as Radiſh, and Parſnips, it will make the Root the greater: And ſo it will doe to the Heads of Onions. And where the Fruit is the Eſculent, by Strengthening the Root, it will make the Fruit alſo the greater. 2. An edible mushroom. Labels: formal, specifically Example: In a raw state, a piece the size of a pea of either of the three fungi above-mentioned, if placed on the tongue, would cause intolerable agony. Possibly if well cooked some of the poisonous principles might vanish, but we question whether such species should be mentioned amongst esculents in a popular book, simply because a wild "Russian" could eat some of the plants mentioned, possibly to the accompaniment of a draught of rancid train-oil. Some of the so-called esculents are tough subjects, as Polysporus squamosus and P. fomentarius; we venture to say that if anyone should succeed in getting a slice of the first into his inside it would be a matter of surprise to his friends if he ever got a slice of anything else in. Example: [Morchella] esculentoides [is] similar to Morchella esculenta, a European esculent, whose name, appropriately, means "edible".
Word: succulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌkjələnt/ 1. Juicy or lush. Example: Escargots, smoked salmon, fresh seafood, and pasta are all presented in succulent style, and the price is right. Example: “Ah. Good evening, sir. Can I interest you in a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” 2. Luscious or delectable. Example: "Hotter Than That," written by his wife, Lil Hardin, who had dandy rhythm herself, is scat vocal a la king, as Armstrong trades succulent phrases with guitar whiz Lonnie Johnson before offering a brief but telling solo. Example: It could be a verse from God's word that darts straight to the need of your heart with its succulent comfort. 3. Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.
Word: succulent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French succulent, from Latin succulentus. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌkjələnt/ 1. A succulent plant.
Word: Paxil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name. 1. The antidepressant drug paroxetine.
Word: horse pucky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + pucky. 1. Horseshit, nonsense, horse hockey. Labels: euphemistic, slang, uncountable Example: ‘Mum says I'm too young for caffeinated drinks,’ I say. ‘Horse pucky,’ says Dad. Example: When the sky lightened in another of those diffuse spasms, I could see horsepucky pats, some of them fresh.
Word: flourine Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of fluorine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: penne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛneɪ/ 1. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. Labels: uncountable
Word: berylium Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of beryllium. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: gubernator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“to govern”) + -tor, thus a doublet of governor. * Alternatively a back-formation from gubernatorial, from same Latin source. 1. Leader. Example: The Egyptians, when they introduce God under the Symbolic Image of one that governes a Ship, thereby signifie his Domination and Empire as Gubernator of the Universe. For as a Gubernator of a Ship […] Example: Marcus Minutius Mude, a soldier of the sixth legion victorious, in performance of a vow, dedicated the altar to the African, Italian, Gallican (Goddesses, the) Mothers, to the Gubernator of the Sixth Legion. The writer confessed there was some inconsistency in the dedications to the Matres, &c., and to the Gubernator; […]
Word: gubernator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of governator, mocking Arnold Schwarzenegger's use of the term. 1. A US state governor. Labels: humorous Example: Stanford poll: Terminator in lead to become gubernator Example: So, why don't we send the gubernator back to Austria,[…]and sponsor a collective effort to repeal the Loud Pipes Law and that ludicrous Healthcare Abomination.
Word: Türk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Türk. 1. Alternative spelling of Turk. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The two emperors carried the warfare out into the Türk heartland with overwhelming success. A combination of intrigue and attack destroyed Hsieh-li in 630. First, the Chinese persuaded the enemies of the Türk, a confederation of peoples called the Tölös to attack Hsieh-li from the rear. Then a Türk pretender, T’u-li Qaghan was supported by the T’ang as the qaghan of the Türks. The T’ang themselves then encircled Hsieh-li in 630 north of Shansi. The result of this direct offensive destroyed Eastern Türk power for fifty years. Not until 683 was a Türk Qaghan once again able to rally his people against the Chinese. / With the Eastern Türk destroyed, the T’ang turned its offense against the Western Türk still powerful, in Dzungaria. Example: Evidence has already been cited to show that in the middle of the 5th century the Türks manufactured iron implements within Juan-juan boundaries. A century later, A-na-kui’s disdainful reference to such an occupation is said to have triggered the Türk revolt which, within a few years, led to the disintegration of the Juan-juan empire. There is no way of knowing whether the Türks were engaged in the mining or in the processing of iron ore, or possibly in both of these related activities. There are many references to caverns in which Türks had lived prior to their obtaining political power, and terms such as “ancestral” or “birth” caverns occur frequently. According to the Chou shu, the kaghan of the Türks “every year leads the nobles to the ancestral cavern to offer a sacrifice.”
Word: Türk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Türk. 1. Alternative spelling of Turk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mactard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Mac English retard English -tard English Mactard From Mac (“a Macintosh computer”) + -tard. 1. One who uses and uncritically advocates Macintosh computers. Labels: Internet, derogatory, offensive, vulgar Example: Lyle is also a Mactard who should have learned his lesson from the last book. Example: > Because any 'tard can manage to download stuff off of Kazaa. Except us Mactards.
Word: MTR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mountaintop removal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MTR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mass Transit Railway. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Mavalli Tiffin Room. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: superfluity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From superflu(ous) + -ity, Old French superfluite, from Medieval Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus. Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ 1. The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [S]he could not but contrast the splendour of the Polish retinues and their plumages and draperies, with the strait-buttoned Prussian dignitaries, all in mere soldier uniform, succinct 'blue coat, white linen gaiters,' and no superfluity even in the epaulettes and red facings. Example: Each stores has its own storekeeper, a clerk who specializes in organizing his department so that there is not a superfluity of one article and a scarcity of another. 2. Something superfluous, as a luxury. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As they had almost all the conveniencies of life within themselves, they seldom visited towns or cities in search of superfluity. Example: I really doubt whether there be such a thing as a heart in the world: perhaps, after all, it is only an elegant superfluity kept for the use of poets. Certainly we have no use for it here. 3. Collective noun for a group of nuns. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: These probably mark the dwelling of a colony, or to speak more precisely, according to Dame Juliana Berners, a superfluity of nuns from Godstow, which nunnery had a cell there, and was patron of the living. Example: Alice put Anna back on the shelf and turned up the volume on the TV, where a local news reporter was imparting a salutary tale of woe involving a superfluity of nuns who'd got into a scrape at a crab festival.
Word: distressed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɛst/ 1. Anxious or uneasy. Example: She is distressed because she can't find her keys. Example: Oh that thou wer't not, poore distreſſed ſoule. 2. Damaged. Labels: usually 3. Offered for sale after foreclosure. 4. Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique. Labels: usually Example: Distressed jeans bear all the signs of exertion, while the consumer never has to lift a finger. What could be more luxurious than that? Example: Lawyers for Hirst accepted that his works had on occasion “been made to look older or distressed”. 5. Experiencing financial or operational distress, default, or bankruptcy. Example: distressed debt Example: Funds that buy “distressed” debt, which typically yields ten percentage points or more over Treasuries, are becoming familiar villains.
Word: distressed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɛst/ 1. simple past and past participle of distress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: soldier on Part of Speech: verb 1. To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty. Labels: intransitive Example: He soldiered on through the night, working hard and not sleeping. Example: But what was Northern meant to do, bearing in mind that the Class 142s and '144s' had to soldier on in service beyond their planned withdrawal dates, due to the late delivery of cascaded trains and the late entry into traffic of the £500m, 101-strong order of CAF multiple units?
Word: quake in one's boots Part of Speech: verb 1. To be very frightened, scared, or nervous. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.
Word: hand it to someone Part of Speech: verb 1. To give somebody credit or praise. Labels: idiomatic Example: You have to hand it to him for finishing such a big project so quickly.
Word: be on to Part of Speech: verb 1. To figure out; to realize the truth. Labels: idiomatic Example: I was planning it as a surprise, but I think he is on to me.
Word: in the hot seat Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Under pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention. Labels: idiomatic Example: They really put me in the hot seat during that last job interview. They asked lots of tough questions. Example: Mr. Tenev, 33, is now in the hot seat again after Robinhood abruptly curtailed its customers’ trading last week amid a frenzy in stocks such as GameStop, which were driven sky high by an army of online investors.
Word: all over the map Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Widely scattered or distributed; numerous and differing greatly. Labels: idiomatic Example: The Kip Hanrahan Band, which opened the concert, is after its own ambitious American-Latin fusion, with internationalist rhythms, introspective lyrics and musicians from all over the map. Example: The reactions were swift, impassioned and all over the map. 2. In widely scattered directions; in a widely varying manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: “I hit it all over the map,” Anderson joked.
Word: balls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɔːlz/, /baːlz/, /bɑlz/ 1. plural of ball Labels: form-of, plural Example: Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once? Example: W. S. Gilbert, HMS Pinafore When the balls whistle free o'er the bright blue sea / We stand to our guns all day. 2. The testicles. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: After that shot, his balls were really hurting!
Word: balls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɔːlz/, /baːlz/, /bɑlz/ 1. Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only, uncountable, vulgar Example: Douglas: You've got spunk. And balls. And I like that in a woman. Example: He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way. 2. Synonym of bollocks, nonsense. Labels: Commonwealth, Hawaii, Ireland, UK, colloquial, plural, plural-only, uncountable, vulgar Example: That's a load of balls. 3. A balls-up; a botched job. Labels: Commonwealth, Hawaii, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-only, vulgar Example: Don't make a balls of it!
Word: balls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɔːlz/, /baːlz/, /bɑlz/ 1. Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something) Labels: transitive, vulgar Example: You're going up to the front door of that mansion and ballsing your way inside. Example: The poor fuck is broken-hearted, and he thinks he is ballsing it out really well, but he isn't. 2. To engage in sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: balls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɔːlz/, /baːlz/, /bɑlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: balls Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /bɔːlz/, /baːlz/, /bɑlz/ 1. Very. Intensifier. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: It is balls cold out there.
Word: clink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clinken, from Old English *clincan (compare clynnan, clynian (“to sound; resound”)), from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”). Cognates include Middle Dutch klinken and German klingen. Related to cling (sound) and clang. May be further related to call. Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, as metal against metal. Pronunciation: /klɪŋk/ 1. The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room. Example: 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter V When Frere had come down, an hour before, the prisoners were all snugly between their blankets. They were not so now; though, at the first clink of the bolts, they would be back again in their old positions, to all appearances sound asleep. 2. Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
Word: clink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English clinken, from Old English *clincan (compare clynnan, clynian (“to sound; resound”)), from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”). Cognates include Middle Dutch klinken and German klingen. Related to cling (sound) and clang. May be further related to call. Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, as metal against metal. Pronunciation: /klɪŋk/ 1. To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The hammers clinked on the stone all night. Example: The broken sheds look'd sad and strange, / Unlifted was the clinking latch, / Weeded and worn the ancient thatch / upon the lonely moated grange. 2. To rhyme. Labels: dated, humorous
Word: clink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Clink prison in Southwark, London, itself presumably named after sound of doors being bolted or chains rattling. Pronunciation: /klɪŋk/ 1. A prison. Labels: dated, slang Example: If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.
Word: clink Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klɪŋk/ 1. To clinch; to rivet. Labels: Scotland, transitive
Word: square meter Part of Speech: noun 1. US spelling of square metre. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: tragus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin tragus, from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat; part of the ear”); with reference to a tuft of hair, likened to a goat’s beard, that may grow on the tragus, especially in older men. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəs/ 1. The small piece of thick cartilage on the inner side of the external ear that is immediately in front of and partly closing the ear canal.
Word: ear canal Part of Speech: noun 1. The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.
Word: incontinent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/ 1. Unable to contain or retain. Labels: often 2. Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces. Example: About 90% of all koalas have chlamydia... which makes them incontinent, so they spend all day pissing themselves. Example: The male body, opened and bleeding, can assume the shameful attributes of the incontinent female body as both cause of and justification for its evident vulnerability and defeat. 3. Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire. 4. Unrestrained or unceasing. Example: an incontinent river of pure water Example: [Jesus] was borne in Bethlem a City of Juda: where incontinent by the glorification of the Angels, the agnition of the Shepeherds, the veneration of the wiſe men, the prophecy of holy Simeon, and the admiration of the Doctours, he was had in honour. 5. Immediate; without delay. Labels: colloquial
Word: incontinent Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/ 1. Immediately, forthwith. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: "As how, my lambkin," blushing, she replide, / "Because I in this dancing schoole abide? / If that it be, that breede's this discontent, / We will remoue the camp incontinent: / For shelter onelie, sweete heart, came I hither, / And to auoide the troblous stormie weather; / But now the coaste is cleare, we will be gonne, / Since, but thy self, true louer I haue none." Example: He says he will return incontinent:
Word: incontinent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/ 1. One who is unchaste. Labels: obsolete Example: O, old Incontinent, dost not thou shame
Word: Australian rhyming slang Part of Speech: noun 1. The set of slang expressions used by Australians in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. Examples include bag of fruit, Joe Blake, and Noah's ark. Much Australian rhyming slang overlaps with the rhyming slang of New Zealand, the UK, and the US. Labels: uncountable
Word: bag of fruit Part of Speech: noun 1. A suit (clothing). Labels: Australia, slang Example: Very few of the males wore the bag of fruit. ‘Suits’ were becoming the contemptuous synechdoche now used in reference to members of the executive/managerial elite. Example: One had spent much time in Queensland. Ah! he said, fingering my jacket. Australian bag of fruit.
Word: outer ear Part of Speech: noun 1. The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.
Word: middle ear Part of Speech: noun 1. The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.
Word: inner ear Part of Speech: noun 1. The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance. 2. The mind's ear. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Greek number Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Greek numeral.
Word: Greek numeral Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Greek numerals. A symbol formed from one or more of the letters of the Greek alphabet which has been modified by the addition of a mark, thus: Δ' θ'. These are used to numerate monarchs, chapters, etc as Roman numerals are used in English.
Word: eardrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ear + drum. Pronunciation: /ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/, /ˈiɚˌdɹʌm/ 1. A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus. Example: Those exposed to the weapon experience sharp ear pain, disorientation and panic, security experts say. Prolonged exposure can cause eardrum ruptures and irreversible hearing damage.
Word: external ear Part of Speech: noun 1. The outer ear.
Word: earache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ear + ache. Pronunciation: /ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/, /ˈiɹeɪk/ 1. A pain in the middle or inner ear. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Annoyance or aggravation caused by noise, especially the sound of someone nagging, complaining, issuing orders, etc. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: I can't stay too late at the pub, otherwise I'll get a load of earache from the missus.
Word: otalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōtalgia, from Ancient Greek ὠταλγία (ōtalgía). 1. earache Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: otitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ot- + -itis. Pronunciation: /oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/ 1. Inflammation of the ear. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cystitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English cystitis From cyst + -itis. Pronunciation: /sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/ 1. Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Partying involves taking the tube home two days late, in a damp silk dress, ravenous, reeking of Moët, sweat and stale Shalimar, a bunch of plastic cocktail twizzlers in your clutch bag, with glitter on your face and extreme dehydration, followed by a 20-hour sleep and three days of cystitis.
Word: vaginismus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīnalbor. English vagina English -ismus English vaginismus From vagina + -ismus. Pronunciation: /væd͡ʒɪˈnɪzməs/ 1. A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: vaginitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vagin- + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the vagina. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bovarysm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the character of Emma Bovary in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary + -ism. 1. An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself. Labels: uncountable 2. An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality. Labels: uncountable
Word: boyology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English -ology English boyology From boy + -ology. 1. The examination or study of male adolescence. Labels: uncountable Example: For such understanding of boys' problems, he recommends a “boyology” class for business men and fathers so that they can learn to understand more fully their own boys and the boys of other people.
Word: adolescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscēns (“young”); see adolescent. Pronunciation: /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/, /ˌædəˈlesəns/, /ˌɛdəˈlesəns/ 1. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: teenagehood, teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom Example: During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.
Word: braced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /bɹeɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of brace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: braced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brace (noun). Pronunciation: /bɹeɪst/ 1. Having braces or similar supports. Labels: not-comparable 2. Interlaced. Labels: not-comparable Example: three chevronels braced in base