nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rabble-rousing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rabble + rousing. 1. Alternative spelling of rabblerousing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”
Word: rabblerousing Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser 2. Tending to stir up the passions of the audience
Word: rabblerousing Part of Speech: noun 1. The activity of inciting mobs, of causing a stir Labels: uncountable
Word: radicalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English radical 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 radicalism From radical + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈradɪkəlɪz(ə)m/ 1. Any of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kuopio Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Kuopio. 1. A city and municipality of the Northern Savonia region, in eastern Finland.
Word: Lappeenranta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Lappeenranta. 1. A city and municipality of South Karelia, in southeastern Finland.
Word: Jyväskylä Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Jyväskylä. 1. A municipality, the capital city of the Central Finland region, Finland.
Word: Joensuu Part of Speech: name 1. A city and municipality, the capital of the North Karelia region, in eastern Finland.
Word: Hämeenlinna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Hämeenlinna. 1. A city and municipality of Tavastia Proper, in southern Finland.
Word: jesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jesters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jester Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transexual Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of transsexual. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: transexual Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of transsexual. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: As an afterthought, I think I might be entitled to point out that I (and others in the same position) who have had electrolysis, taken hormones and live as a woman full time am not a transexual, are wrong. While all of these things are done by those who ARE transexuals, it does not follow that all who do them are transexuals. This is the same false logic that society follows when it in effect says (wrongly in both cases) that homosexuals wear dresses and make up, therefore all males who wear dresses and make up are homosexuals. I’m sure most of you have been resenting that implication for as long as you’ve been TVs. Naturally I resent the assumption that I am a TS for the same reason—the logic is false. I, at least, know the difference between sex and gender and have simply elected to change the latter and not the former. If a word is necessary, I should be termed a “transgenderal.”
Word: chewier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of chewy: more chewy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: chewiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of chewy: most chewy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mendicant order Part of Speech: noun 1. Any religious order whose members depend on begging or charity.
Word: lóng Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of loong. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The greater lóngs are servants to the gods, and some are even minor deities themselves, ruling over bodies of water and storms. Example: […] Chinese lóng are hatched from rocks found in the darkest depths of the ocean.
Word: black friars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black friar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black friar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named from the black mantles that they wore over white woollen habits. 1. A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.
Word: Dominicans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dominican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blackfriar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of black friar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twist of fate Part of Speech: noun 1. An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events. Labels: idiomatic
Word: memory card Part of Speech: noun 1. A solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones. 2. A personal computer's expansion memory module that fits in a standard interface such as a PCI or ISA slot.
Word: muggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mugger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tumblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tumbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ankle lock Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈaŋk(ə)l ˌlɒk/ 1. The technique of twisting the ankle of someone already down, in order to keep them down, under the painful threat of an injury to their ankle that will mar them for life.
Word: blood bath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bloodbath. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chicken nugget Part of Speech: noun 1. A small portion of cooked boneless chicken meat in batter prepared by deep-frying. Example: Chicken nuggets, 6 for $ 1.49 are another popular snack item. Example: The best you’d get is one of those animal-shaped chicken nuggets they give to kids. 2. Female genitalia. Labels: slang, uncommon
Word: cracker jacks Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cracker Jacks; popcorn coated in molasses. Labels: English, alt-of, plural, plural-only
Word: capers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of caper Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Pulik Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Puli Labels: form-of, plural
Word: putamina Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of putamen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geographic North Pole Part of Speech: noun 1. The point located at 90 degrees latitude north. The magnetic North Pole (where compasses point) may vary from where the Geographic north pole is.
Word: kolkhozy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəlˈkɒzɪ/, /kɒl-/, /kɔːl-/, /kol-/, /-kɔzɪ/ 1. plural of kolkhoz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agendae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agenda Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural, proscribed, rare Example: We participate in the Consortium Council, a body that recommends programs and policies for the collective member schools ; and we participate on an ad hoc basis in the agendae of other consortium entities. Example: In the last chapter we found the agendae of providers important, because they indicate the objective functions providers optimize, subject to constraints.
Word: emalangeni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lilangeni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mujtahidūn Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mujtahid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: still-life Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of still life. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kellie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kelly.
Word: sniper rifle Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-range rifle, usually equipped with a telescopic sight and often a night vision device.
Word: Siberian Husky Part of Speech: noun 1. A medium-sized spitz breed of dog originally used for herding reindeer and pulling sleighs.
Word: cockfighting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting. 1. A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cockfighting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting. 1. present participle and gerund of cockfight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Mack truck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Mack brothers who founded the company in 1900. 1. A motor vehicle produced by Mack Trucks, especially a semi-trailer. Example: their hearts were too small to pump blood to their huge bodies. It was like trying to run a Mack truck on a Volkswagen engine, and their hearts gave out. 2. A semi-trailer of any brand. Example: Abuses committed by overly aggressive states have resulted in federal rules and paperwork motivated by the fear that without rules and record-keeping requirements, states would show up at the Treasury with a Mack truck to take away all the cash they could. 3. Any unstoppable or enormous thing coming through. Labels: figuratively Example: I sprung out of bed and was shoved back by a Mack truck of a headache. I powered through and felt my way to the door, focusing on a sliver of grayish light glowing through the curtains. Example: “I used to be a once bitten, twice shy kind of guy. Now I get hit by a Mack truck of a girl and realize my life is flashing in front of my eyes. Everything's going too fast anyway, seems easier to go jump in and go with the flow.”
Word: knuckle sandwich Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnʌkəl ˈsæn(d)wɪdʒ/, /-wɪtʃ/, /ˈnʌkəl ˈsænˌ(d)wɪtʃ/ 1. A punch to the face, especially to the mouth. Labels: slang Example: OKKIE. (Raises his fist, kissing the knuckles menacingly—follows her to bottom of steps.) How would you like a knuckle sandwich? Example: Rather than an embrace, the Babe [Babe Ruth] would most assuredly like to have given a knuckle sandwich to the executives of that candy corps. Or hit them over the head with his 42-ounce bat.
Word: Kiera Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Keira. 2. A female given name from Persian, variant of Kira.
Word: brideprice Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bride price. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bridewealth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bride + wealth. 1. Synonym of bride price. Example: Textiles on Sumba are both clothing and the currency of traditional ceremonial exchange: Many fine folded cloths must be presented at each marriage as part of a counterpayment for a bridewealth paid in horses, buffalo, and gold, and at each funeral as a sign of mourning and later also a counterpayment for animals contributed to the slaughter.
Word: ZIP Codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ZIP Code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boneless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bonles, banles, from Old English bānlēas (“boneless”), from Proto-Germanic *bainalausaz, equivalent to bone + -less. Cognate with Scots baneless (“boneless”), Dutch beenloos (“boneless; legless”), German beinlos (“legless”), Swedish benlös (“boneless”), Icelandic beinlaus (“boneless”). 1. Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating. Example: Near-synonyms: boned, deboned Example: boneless chicken 2. Without pizza crust; without pizza bones. Labels: US, humorous 3. Lacking strength, courage, or resolve. Labels: UK, figuratively Example: I'm scared, I'm just boneless with fright. Example: I remember, when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities, but the exhibit … which I most desired to see was the one described as "The Boneless Wonder." My parents judged that the spectacle would be too revolting and demoralizing for my youthful eyes, and I have waited fifty years to see the boneless wonder sitting on the Treasury Bench. 4. Of a couch, cushionlike due to lacking a hard internal frame. Labels: informal
Word: to write home about Part of Speech: adj 1. Of significance; worth noticing or remarking upon. Example: The food wasn't much to write home about: it was filthy slop. Example: ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
Word: blood baths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood bath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beer bong Part of Speech: noun 1. A funnel used to rapidly drink large quantities of an alcoholic beverage.
Word: compositing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of composite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: compositing Part of Speech: noun 1. construction of a composite image by combining multiple images and/or other elements. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Compositing is used extensively in modern film and television
Word: embourgeoisement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French embourgeoisement. Pronunciation: /ɒmbɔːˈʒwazmɑ̃/ 1. The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent. Labels: uncountable 2. The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism. Labels: uncountable Example: Although these reforms were, in some cases, ineffective even when implemented, and, in other instances, impossible to implement because they met with strong resistance from powerful interests unwilling to relinquish the authority they held, the reforms nonetheless focussed attention on and began the process of dealing with the problem of miswielded authority as a cause of embourgeoisement. 3. A shift to bourgeois values and practices. Labels: uncountable Example: Yet, in a fashion similar to the “Affluent Worker”, MacKenzie constructs a theory of embourgeoisement that is far too narrow historically and consequently, sociologically unsatisfactory. Example: Goldthorpe’s arguments and the ‘embourgeoisement thesis’ have spawned many research studies. Russell Lansbury investigated differences blue- and white-collar workers in social outlook.
Word: backfield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + field. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌfild/, /ˈbakfiːld/ 1. The rear part of the field of play, particularly Labels: rare 2. The rear part of the field of play, particularly 3. The rear part of the field of play, particularly Labels: US Example: Moving the ball directly out of the backfield is the greatest form of attack there is. Example: Cheryl Salisbury[…]moved back to defense, and became a veteran force on the backfield. By 2003 she was captain of the Matildas, but still found enough time to hone her skills for the WUSA[…] 4. The players occupying this area. Example: Maryland's football team practiced for the third straight day yesterday without its starting backfield.
Word: neaten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From neat + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈniːtən/ 1. To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. Labels: transitive Example: She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair. Example: He is doubtful that images made by artificial intelligence will replace the art exhibited in galleries, he worries that commercial projects previously requiring a team of artists may in the future need only one to work with AI and neaten up the final product. 2. To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way. Labels: intransitive Example: Don't mind me if I neaten while you talk.
Word: fingerboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finger + board. 1. A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches. 2. A miniature skateboard or snowboard that is propelled by the fingers. 3. Synonym of hangboard (“device for building finger strength”).
Word: raglan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), a British commander in the Crimean War. 1. Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. Labels: not-comparable
Word: raglan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), a British commander in the Crimean War. 1. A sleeve of this type. 2. An overcoat with sleeves of this type.
Word: yellow cake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yellowcake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any yellow-colored cake. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 112 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Selected by the European Union as the 3-digit number fastest to dial on cellular and rotary phones without the likelihood of accidental dialing caused by hanging up a landline telephone, sometimes interpreted by phone networks as a 1. 1. The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and Saint Vincent. Example: When you call 112 in the United Kingdom, the call is automatically rerouted to 999 operators. 2. The telephone number for ambulance services in Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, and Burkina Faso. 3. The telephone number for law enforcement in South Korea, Norway, Colombia, Serbia, Lebanon, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, and Mauritius. 4. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Equatorial Guinea and Nauru.
Word: 000 Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in Australia because of the need to dial an initial 0 from remote exchanges to connect to the main trunk lines. Pronunciation: /trɪpəl.əʊ/, /trɪpəl.zɪə.ɹəʊ/, /trɪpəl.zɛd/ 1. The telephone number for emergency services in Australia. Example: When you call 000, the Telstra operator usually answers the phone with "Emergency. Police, fire, or ambulance?"
Word: tatty bye Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Fanciful formation: compare ta-ta and goodbye. Phrase made popular by comedian Ken Dodd in the 1970s, but persisting in the language. 1. Goodbye. Labels: UK, dated, slang
Word: zhe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian же (že). Pronunciation: /ʒiː/ 1. The letter Ж, ж.
Word: informal logic Part of Speech: noun 1. That branch of logic whose task is to develop non-formal standards, criteria, procedures for the analysis, interpretation, evaluation, criticism and construction of argumentation in everyday discourse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bicolor Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bicolour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bicolor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bicolour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: brazil nut Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪl nʌt/ 1. Bertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America. 2. The nut produced by this tree.
Word: macrocarpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin macrocarpa (“large-fruited”). 1. The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa. Example: From Ulverstone, the road dipped and rose through potato fields and lines of towering macrocarpa […] .
Word: Cook's tour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thomas Cook, considered to be the world's first travel agent, running guided tours of Europe and the Middle East in the mid-1800s. 1. A long or complicated journey, an indirect route. Labels: informal Example: The detour meant that we had to go on a twenty-mile Cook's tour to get home.
Word: orchidea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Singular of New Latin Orchideae. 1. Synonym of orchid. Example: The old trees were decorated with beautiful orchideas*, yellow bannisterias, blue-flowered bignonias, peperomias, arums, and pothoses.[…]* Cymbidium violaceum, habenaria angustifolia, &c. Example: Lœlia Albida. A very interesting addition to our stove orchidea, and sent from Oaxaca to Mr. Bateman of Kynpersly.[…]Angræcum bilobum.—An orchidea from Cape Coast Castle.[…]Balbophyllum limbatum.—This orchidea Messrs. Loddiges received from Singapore.[…]Cirrhopetalum vaginatum.—The flowers of this orchidea are of a pale straw colour.[…]Cælogyne Cumingii.—This orchidea was brought to this country by Mr^. Cuming.[…]Mycaranthus obliqua.—Another orchidea from Sincapore to Messrs. Loddiges.[…]Liparis spathulata.—An orchidea.
Word: minimi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minimus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nandu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Paraguayan Guarani ñandu guasu. 1. rhea (large, flightless birds)
Word: margherita Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Margherita. Labels: alt-of Example: Their nearest approach to a classic pie is their margherita, with a sauce that incorporates sweet, juicy garlic and some fermented tomatoes.
Word: rupi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rupee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semblable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmbləbəl/ 1. similar Labels: obsolete 2. apparent Labels: obsolete 3. conformable Labels: obsolete
Word: semblable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmbləbəl/ 1. something similar; likeness; representation Labels: obsolete Example: […] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more.
Word: filmi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi फ़िल्मी (filmī), ultimately from English film. 1. Music written especially for Bollywood films. Labels: India, uncountable
Word: sweetish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English sweetish From sweet + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtɪʃ/ 1. somewhat sweet (all senses) Example: At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them. Example: Up half the night, nearly 'til dawn, I can almost see the light in a love that can't go wrong, It's just another sweetish love song.
Word: superstitiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English superstitious Middle English -ly English -ly English superstitiously From superstitious + -ly. 1. In a superstitious manner.
Word: superfine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English fine English superfine From super- + fine. 1. Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions. Example: The bulk of Mankind have not leisure for Learning and Logick, and superfine distinctions of the Schools. 2. Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant. Example: But this I knovv, ſhould Jupiter agen / Deſcend from heaven, to re-converſe vvith men; / The Romane Language full and ſuperfine, / If Iove vvo'd ſpeake, he vvo'd accept of thine. Example: This place, with regard to superfine visitors, fills slowly and the season is expected not only to be late, but thin, of company, from the many families that are rambling abroad. 3. Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads. Example: Some recipes call for superfine sugar because it dissolves easier. Example: Twelve years ago they made only course ^([sic]) Cloth, but now they weave superfine, and fine Cloth. 4. Of a very high or pure grade or quality. Example: With respect to the matter of the medals, we must observe that, for the generality, they are made of pure gold or silver, without the allay of any other metal. Some indeed are struck on superfine copper. Example: This set contains 97 pieces of superfine china and 24 pieces of etched Belgian glassware 5. Very good, excellent.
Word: superstore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store English superstore From super- + store. 1. An extremely large store; a hypermarket. 2. A big box.
Word: ĕ Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the DRESS vowel
Word: ō Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the GOAT vowel
Word: GIYF Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of Google is your friend. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: goose up Part of Speech: verb 1. To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling. 2. To boost or increase something's power (especially an engine).
Word: malted milk Part of Speech: noun 1. A powder made by mixing malted barley, flour and milk, the mixture then being dried by evaporation; initially developed as a nutritional supplement, later used as a flavouring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The diet was also changed to malted milk — from one-half to one ounce given at a feeding. The careful diet, stomach-washing with doses of one grain of cerium oxalate in one-half drachm of chalk mixture, given hourly, were ineffectual. Example: Malted milk powder is essentially a nutritional supplement, but it has a sweet, toasty milk flavor (think malt balls and malted milkshakes) that makes it a popular partner for chocolate. 2. A hot beverage made from a mixture of malted barley, flour, and milk. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 3. A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavour. Labels: Australia, US, countable, uncountable Example: More dispensers fail with malted milk than with any one drink that I know about. There seems to be less knowledge of what a good malted milk should taste like than there is concerning any other drink. Example: One of the committee′s many marketing environment studies concerned malted milk consumption. The study revealed that while malted milk was a popular drink among young persons, virtually all of the consumption of the product took place outside the home.
Word: nine ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nine-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: brickfielder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the location name Brickfield Hill, after the hill in Surry Hills (now in inner Sydney) from the direction of which a hot wind blew into Sydney in its early days. The term spread to Melbourne by circa 1850, and to central Australia by circa 1900, then to Western Australia. 1. A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia. Labels: Australia Example: Returning home, he discovers that the house is full of sand ; that the brickfielder has even insinuated itself between the leaves of his books ; that at dinner he will probably find that his favourite dish has been spoiled by the brickfielder. Example: A southerly buster would blow — a Sydney brickfielder;[…].
Word: con-man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of conman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Darwin stubby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Darwin, the Australian city where such bottles have been sold since 1958, + stubby (“small bottle of beer”), intended ironically. 1. A 2.25 litre bottle of beer, today made principally as a tourist novelty. Labels: Australia, informal Example: 2003, Our Own Little Kakadu, Janette Turner Hospital, North of Nowhere, South of Loss, page 102, It was a steamy Sunday night, and Jug, guzzling from a large Darwin stubby of tarblack bitter, was weaving by the chapel′s open door on the esplanade when the Lord shouted at the top of His Almighty lungs: “Jug Wilkins, it is required of you this night to be a juggernaut for God.” Example: The stake now meant the winner got two hundred pounds, and the money was handed over the bar. I told him, “Wait here while I get the stubbies” I went out and got a Darwin Stubby out of the truck. When I went back inside I was holding it behind my back, but the ones who saw what I had were having trouble hiding their laughter.
Word: Balearic Islands Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bæliˈæɹɪk ˈaɪləndz/ 1. An archipelago, autonomous community, and province off the east coast of Spain, formed by the four major islands Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and several smaller islands.
Word: Elbasan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ايلبصان. 1. The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality. 2. A county of Albania. 3. A municipality of Albania. 4. A mid 18th-century alphabet created for the Albanian language Elbasan Gospel Manuscript.
Word: Gjirokastër Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Gjirokastër, from Greek Αργυρόκαστρον (Argyrókastron, literally “silver castle”), from άργυρος (árgyros, “silver”) and κάστρον (kástron, “castle”) (from Latin castrum (“fort”)). 1. A city in southern Albania, located in the Drino valley east of the mountain of Gjerë; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality. 2. A county of Albania. 3. A municipality of Albania.
Word: earth closet Part of Speech: noun 1. An outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.
Word: Himarë Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the indefinite form of Albanian Himarë. Pronunciation: /hiˈmaɹə/ 1. Alternative form of Himara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sarandë Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Sarandë, from Greek Άγιοι Σαράντα (Ágioi Saránta, “forty saints”), which refers to the ruined Forty Saints Monastery (named after the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) which overlooked the town. Pronunciation: /səˈɹændə/, /səˈɹɑːndə/ 1. A coastal town in extreme southern Albania that is an important tourist attraction due to its coastal access and Mediterranean climate, located at the southern end of the Albanian Riviera on a slope by a gulf of the Ionian Sea 14 km east of the island of Corfu's northern end; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and municipal unit. 2. A municipality in the county of Vlorë, Albania. 3. A municipal unit of the municipality of Sarandë in the county of Vlorë, Albania.
Word: Tepelenë Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Tepelenë, which is probably ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن (Tepedelen), the name of the city during Ottoman era. Alternatively from Albanian Tepe e Lenës or Illyrian *Antibylyne. 1. A city in southern Albania, located on a plateau on the left bank of the river Vjosa about three kilometres downstream from its confluence with the river Drino; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and the former seat of its now defunct eponymous district. 2. A municipality of the county of Gjirokastër, Albania. 3. An administrative unit of the municipality of Tepelenë in the county of Gjirokastër, Albania. 4. A now defunct district of Albania.
Word: diverticulum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”). Pronunciation: /ˌdɑɪ.vɜːˈtɪ.kjə.ləm/ 1. A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder. Example: Diverticula are small, light-bulb-shaped pouches in the bowel wall, resulting from the tissue in the gut bulging outwards under pressure.
Word: pie floater Part of Speech: noun 1. A meat pie served floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup. Labels: Australia
Word: party pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A small meat pie intended as a party snack. Labels: Australia
Word: mommy track Part of Speech: noun 1. A career path involving working arrangements provided for mothers and prospective mothers, generally more flexible and allowing shorter hours. Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: cymene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), the root of cumin. 1. Any of several isomeric naturally occurring terpenoid hydrocarbons; a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: genophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geno- + -phore. In the bacterial sense, coined by Hans Ris. 1. The DNA of a prokaryote. Example: This switch from actin-based genophore partition to a tubulin-based mechanism generated a transition period during which both types of cytoskeleton contributed to fidelity of chromosome segregation. 2. The genetic behavior and correlated DNA fibrils of bacteria.
Word: vesperal Part of Speech: adj 1. vesper; evening Labels: not-comparable
Word: vesperal Part of Speech: noun 1. A book containing details of the chants and rituals associated with vespers.
Word: autotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + -trophic. 1. Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Korean War Part of Speech: name 1. A war fought in the Korean Peninsula from 1950–1953 between the Soviet Union-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United Nations-backed Republic of Korea. Labels: historical 2. A situation of formal war that is de jure in progress since the 1950s on the Korean Peninsula, that has not had a formal resolution and peace treaty, but only has a longstanding armistice in place.
Word: mesentery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin mesenterium, from Ancient Greek μεσεντέρῐον (mesentérĭon), from μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/, /ˈmɛs.ən.tɹi/, /ˈmɛz.ənˌtɛɹ.i/, /ˈmɛs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ 1. The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
Word: slicing Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of the verb to slice. Example: Working on a monumental scale the artist Gordon Matta-Clark, from whose work the gallery takes its name, similarly redefined architecture in the 1970s, using massive slicings and excisions to suggest, among other things, the instability of the concept of property and the ephemerality of what we call real estate.
Word: slicing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue. Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ 1. To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever). Labels: dialectal
Word: gry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue. Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ 1. A fit of ague.
Word: gry Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ 1. A small amount. Labels: archaic 2. One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke Labels: archaic
Word: gry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of gray. Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ 1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (color). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation of gray. Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ 1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (color). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: ship's bells Part of Speech: noun 1. The strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time. In each of the day's six watches of four hours, one bell marks the end of the first half hour, eight bells marks the end of the watch. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Unitarian Universalism Part of Speech: name 1. A religion which encourages theological liberalism and an individual search for truth and the adherents of which draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.
Word: climacteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin clīmactēricus, from Koine Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikós), from κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr, “scale, progression, gradation”). Pronunciation: /klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪk/, /klʌɪˈmaktəɹɪk/ 1. Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life. Example: Closely parallel to the belief in unlucky days was the notion of climacteric years, those periodic dates in a man's life which were potential turning-points in his health and fortune. Example: Asari pass through three climacteric life stages, marked by biochemical and physiological changes. The Maiden stage begins at birth and is marked by the drive to explore and experience. Most young asari are curious and restless. The Matron stage of life begins around the age of 350, though it can be triggered earlier if the individual melds frequently. This period is marked by a desire to settle in one area and raise children. The Matriarch stage begins around 700, or earlier if the individual melds rarely. Matriarchs become active in their community as sages and councilors, dispensing wisdom from centuries of experience. 2. Critical or crucial; decisive. Example: The seeds of a climateric insurrection against the hypocrisy of cultural norms. 3. Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal. 4. Climactic. 5. (of fruit) That continues to ripen after being harvested.
Word: climacteric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin clīmactēricus, from Koine Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikós), from κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr, “scale, progression, gradation”). Pronunciation: /klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪk/, /klʌɪˈmaktəɹɪk/ 1. A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point. Example: It is your lot, as it was mine, to live during one of the grand climacterics of the world. Example: Sketch of Connecticut, Forty Years Since, p. 66-67. [H]e was in his grand climacterick, with a florid brow, and a step like youthful agility. Sigourney, Lydia. 2. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year). 3. The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause. Example: Once women have traversed the turmoil of the climacteric years and reached the hormonal steady-state of the post-menopause, there is almost certainly no increase in the incidence of depression.
Word: companionate marriage Part of Speech: noun 1. A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent. 2. A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are considered important, rather than purely material questions of inheritance etc.
Word: companionate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English companion Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English companionate From companion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another. Labels: historical 2. Friendly, companionable. 3. Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect. Example: Gradually it evolved from an economic enterprise to a companionate one—a free-choice engagement between two individuals, based not on duty and obligation but on love and affection.
Word: stultifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stultify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stultifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to stultify. Example: Was it just me or did you find everyone in high school stultifying? Example: Indeed, the government’s stultifying response betrays an attitude reminiscent of the old mission vicar: only we know what’s really good for them (see Scullion above).
Word: Markov jump process Part of Speech: noun 1. A time-dependent variable that starts in an initial state and stays in that state for a random time, when it makes a transition to another random state, and so on.
Word: undulant Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊlənt/ 1. Having the characteristics of a wave; wavelike
Word: undulant fever Part of Speech: noun 1. brucellosis Labels: uncountable
Word: insinuations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insinuation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chilblains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilblain Labels: form-of, plural 2. The condition of having chilblains. Labels: usually, with-definite-article Example: Though I had desired so much to see London, when I arrived in it I was unfortunately unable to gratify my curiosity; for I had at this time the chilblains to such a degree that I could not stand for several months, and I was obliged to be sent to St. George's Hospital.
Word: tohutō Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori tohutō. 1. A macron in Maori. Example: The class also wanted to get local businesses on board to change their signage to reflect the tohutō. Example: NZ Post chief customer officer Bryan Dobson said that they understand that tohutō in te reo Māori are an essential element of the Māori alphabet and were trying to make their system compatible.
Word: multivalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English -valent English multivalent From multi- + -valent. 1. Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent. 2. Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis. 3. Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen. 4. Able to bind to different parts of speech. Example: This procedure can be justified by considering the difficult word or compound as a separate part of a sentence of which the (verbal) adjective is the multivalent predicate, i.e. able to bind more than one part of speech. Example: In general terms, each of the causative suffixes derives a multivalent verb having the meaning 'to cause/make to V', where V is a variable standing for the verbal action of the base. 5. Having many kinds of value. 6. Having many meanings.
Word: multivalent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English -valent English multivalent From multi- + -valent. 1. Any multivalent chromosome.
Word: made man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man whose fortune has been made. Example: I had no money, but if I could only find workable country, I might stock it with borrowed capital, and consider myself a made man. Example: What with the shock of him going in this awful rash way, and thinking myself a made man by that chance, I was nearly off my chump for a week. 2. A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or similar organisation. Labels: slang
Word: missalette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From missal + -ette. 1. A small missal, especially one published periodically.
Word: missal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsəl/ 1. A prayer book; a church service (book). 2. A prayer book; a church service (book).
Word: overling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over + -ling on analogy with underling, or as a revived or dialectal term from Middle English overling (“a superior”). By surface analysis, over + -ling. 1. A superior. Labels: rare Example: But the idle-minded overlings who quibbled while they died, … Example: Reflex laughs from the underlings present, though only grim smiles from the overlings. 2. A ruler; master. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: hustle alarm Part of Speech: noun 1. An audible warning, on some trains, that the automatic doors are about to close.
Word: blanket stitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong stitch, similar to a buttonhole stitch, used to finish and reinforce the edges of blankets etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A similar, more decorative stitch. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: running stitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple embroidery stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of even stitches in a straight row.
Word: CAG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of commander of the air group. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of compound annual growth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Comptroller and Auditor General. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of coronary artery graft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. The nucleobase coding triplet cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G). Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of context-augmented generation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CAG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Church of Almighty God, a neo-Christian movement in China. Labels: China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: binitarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English binitarian 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 binitarianism From binitarian + -ism. 1. The belief, particularly among some Christian churches (also called cults, denominations, or sects) that God is two personae (persons), two individuals, or two aspects in one Godhead (or God), these being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ). Labels: uncountable
Word: trinitarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trinitarian 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 trinitarianism From trinitarian + -ism. 1. The monotheistic Christian doctrine that defines God as three divine persons or hypostases: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unitarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English unitary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English unitarian 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 unitarianism From unitarian + -ism. 1. The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some New England congregations embraced Unitarianism (the belief in a unitary God as opposed to a holy trinity), and some of those moved on to Unitarian Universalism[.]
Word: kinhin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 經行; Japanese: kinhin or kyōgyō, Chinese: jingxing Pronunciation: /kinˈhin/ 1. In Zen practice, the walking meditation practiced between zazen sessions. Labels: uncountable
Word: blanket-stitch Part of Speech: verb 1. To sew (something) using a blanket stitch