nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: maudlin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/, /ˈmɑːd.lɪn/ 1. Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. Example: Why, man, you couldn't stand—you made everybody laugh in the Gardens, though you were crying yourself. You were maudlin, Jos. Don't you remember singing a song? Example: With the help of a sleepy waiter, Little Billee got the bacchanalian into his room and lit his candle for him, and, disengaging himself from his maudlin embraces, left him to wallow in solitude. 2. Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. Example: To cap it all I had written a letter to Mara saying that we had to find a way out soon or I would commit suicide. It must have been a maudlin letter because when she telephoned me she said it was imperative to see me immediately. Example: On the rebound one passes into tears and pathos. Maudlin tears. I almost prefer the moments of agony. These are at least clean and honest. But the bath of self-pity, the wallow, the loathsome sticky-sweet pleasure of indulging it — that disgusts me. 3. Tearful, lachrymose. Labels: obsolete
Word: jerkoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from jerk off (“to masturbate”). 1. Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar Example: Someone told me once that there's a right and wrong Punishment was sure for those who dare to cross the line But it must not be true For jerk-offs just like you and Maybe it's just bullshit I should play God And shoot you myself Example: All New Yorkers have this feeling that anyone who's not from New York is a jerk-off. And I couldn't believe that someone had the balls to shoot at me. 2. Someone who masturbates. Labels: Canada, US, idiomatic, literally, rare, vulgar Example: […]Slob or Slop for a dirty child, Beans for a child who breaks wind, Jerk-off for a child who masturbates.
Word: Akkadian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Akkad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Akkadian From Akkad + -ian. Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/, /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Akkadian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Akkad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Akkadian From Akkad + -ian. Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/, /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ 1. The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.
Word: Akkadian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Akkad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Akkadian From Akkad + -ian. Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/, /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ 1. A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.
Word: aloofness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aloof Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aloofness From aloof + -ness. 1. The state of being aloof. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist. Example: Where was he now? Nick was still in the alien high reach of the road, with the canal and the council estates, and longing for the other end, his own end, the safety and aloofness of white stucco and private gardens.
Word: altiplano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From American Spanish altiplano. 1. a high plateau
Word: paragoge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/, /ˌpæɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/, /ˌpɛɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ 1. The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: antisocial behaviour order Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antisocial + behaviour + order. 1. A civil order made against a person, as a result of persistent antisocial behaviour. Labels: UK
Word: apocope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”). Pronunciation: /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/, /əˈpɑ.kə.pi/ 1. The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: apodosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin apodosis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόδοσις (apódosis). Pronunciation: /əˈpɒdəsɪs/ 1. The consequential clause in a conditional sentence. Example: In "I will be coming if this weather holds up", "I will be coming" is the apodosis and "this weather holds up" is the protasis. Example: 1943 Dornford Yates An Eye for a Tooth "If, after that, there is anything more to be done. . ." "Yes?" "You’d ----well better do it," said Forecast. The meaning with which he invested this blunt apodosis was unmistakable. Even I, an eavesdropper, found it most sinister: and I was not surprised when, after a little silence, the other turned on his heel and led the way to the road.
Word: applicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis. Pronunciation: /əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/, [əˈplɪk.ə.bɫ̩], /ˈæp.lɪ kə.bəl/, [ˈæp.lɪ.kə.bɫ̩] 1. Suitable for application; relevant. Example: This rule is not applicable to the longer-standing members of the club.
Word: Arabization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arab + -ization. 1. The process of Arabizing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which has been Arabized. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: arbitration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin arbiter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin arbitror Latin arbitratio Old French arbitrationbor. Middle English arbitracion English arbitration From Middle English arbitracion, borrowed from Old French arbitration, from Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari (“to arbitrate, judge”); see arbitrate. Pronunciation: /ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑː.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩], /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑɹ.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩] 1. The act or process of arbitrating. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: archæology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archæo- + -logy. 1. Archaic spelling of archaeology. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: Asiatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic. Pronunciation: /eɪʒiˈætɪk/, /eɪʃiˈætɪk/, /eɪsiˈætɪk/, /eɪziˈætɪk/ 1. Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia. Labels: dated 2. Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time in the Far East. Labels: slang Example: A soldier might grab his rifle and batter his way to the heart of some Jap position. Back home they gave him all sorts of medals but his companions dismissed him as the poor bastard who finally went Asiatic. Example: “[…] This ship has been in the forward area since March ’42. It’s been through a lot of action. The men are all Asiatic. They probably think a fantail watch in Pearl Harbor is foolishness. […]”
Word: Asiatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic. Pronunciation: /eɪʒiˈætɪk/, /eɪʃiˈætɪk/, /eɪsiˈætɪk/, /eɪziˈætɪk/ 1. An Asian. Labels: dated, offensive, sometimes Example: […] the Aryan races will not wholesomely amalgamate with the Africans or the Asiatics […] the cross of those races, like the cross of the dog and the fox, is not successful; it cannot be, and never will be. 2. One of the people of ancient Canaan, Syria, or Mesopotamia; a Semite.
Word: as well Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /æzwɛl/, [æˑzˈwɛːɫ], /æzˈwɛl/, /əzˈwɛl/ 1. In addition; also. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella as well. 2. To the same effect. Labels: not-comparable Example: They might as well walk as drive in this traffic. Example: There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of the female liver. 3. Me too. Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable 4. An intensifier. Actually; really. Labels: UK, colloquial, not-comparable Example: ―Would you though? ―I would as well. Example: ―She looks so much like her mum, don't you think? ―Oh my god, she does as well!
Word: assess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess From Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, originally the frequentative of Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”). Cognate with Spanish asentar (“to settle”). Pronunciation: /əˈsɛs/, /əˈses/ 1. To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. Labels: transitive Example: He assessed the situation. Example: An insurance adjuster will assess the damage. 2. To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction. Labels: transitive Example: The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game. Example: A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts. 3. To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity. Labels: transitive Example: Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
Word: asseverational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English asseveration Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English asseverational From asseveration + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to asseveration.
Word: asseveration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin assevērātiō, from assevērō. Pronunciation: /əˌsɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /æsˌɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] no man is believ’d a jot the more for all the Aſſeverations, Damnings and Swearings he makes: […] Example: Custom-houſe oaths and political oaths are but little regarded even by ſome who pretend to principles of honeſty and religion: and a Quaker’s aſſeveration is with us juſtly put upon the ſame footing with the oath of any other perſon.
Word: assignee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign + -ee. 1. One to whom a thing is assigned. 2. One to whom a right or property is being transferred. 3. One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.
Word: astringent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ 1. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
Word: astringent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin adstringere (“to bind fast”), from ad (“toward”) + stringere (“bind, pull tight”). Compare stringent. Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ 1. Extremely sour, bitter. 2. Sharp, caustic, severe. Example: Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family. 3. Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits. 4. Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Word: extradition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French extradition, itself from Latin ex- + traditio. 1. A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hand over Part of Speech: verb 1. To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I handed over the controls to the copilot. Example: The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on." 2. To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.). Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: Arminianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Arminian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Arminianist From Arminian + -ist. 1. A member of the Protestant denomination founded by Jacobus Arminius. 2. One who subscribes to the beliefs of the Arminian Church.
Word: unaided Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aided English unaided From un- + aided. 1. Without the help, aid or assistance of someone or something. Labels: not-comparable Example: Fleas are difficult to see with the unaided eye. Example: So much for Norman blood unaided by Victorian lucre.
Word: artisanal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From artisan + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹtəzən(ə)l/, /ɑɹˈtɪzən(ə)l/, /ɑːˈtɪzən(ə)l/ 1. Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans. Labels: not-comparable Example: In short, the young artist was developing a special respect for an aesthetic as well as an artisanal tradition that would set him apart from his future Impressionist colleagues. Example: The fashion plate still retained its essentially artisanal character, and involved a process of several stages. 2. Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery. Labels: not-comparable Example: “In addition, the artisanal mode of production promotes a stable cartel organization of industry by limiting output.” Example: Five species of penaeid shrimp are of commercial importance to both the artisanal and industrial fisheries of the northeast South America continental shelf. 3. Made by an artisan (skilled worker). Labels: not-comparable Example: A sprinkle of aged artisanal soy sauce (my latest obsession) makes this simple dish seem like a feast. Example: I could not have imagined that there would be nationally distributed artisanal bread that rivaled or surpassed the quality of much of the locally produced bread or that this would be the main competition.
Word: unambiguous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous English unambiguous From un- + ambiguous. 1. Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity. Example: An LR(k) grammar is clearly unambiguous, since the definition implies every derivation tree must have the same handle, and by induction there is only one possible tree. It is interesting to point out furthermore that nearly every grammar which is known to be unambiguous is either an LR(k) grammar, or (dually) is a right-to-left translatable grammar, or is some grammar which is translated using "both ends toward the middle." Thus, the LR(k) condition may be regarded as the most powerful general test for nonambiguity that is now available. Example: At the height of the crisis, according to a retired SAC wing commander, SAC airborne alert bombers deliberately flew past their turnaround points toward Soviet airspace, an unambiguous threat which Soviet radar operators would certainly have recognized and reported. "I knew what my target was," the SAC general adds: "Leningrad." The bombers only turned around when the Soviet freighters carrying missiles to Cuba stopped dead in the Atlantic.
Word: unambitious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ambitious English unambitious From un- + ambitious. 1. Having little ambition for success or achievement Example: The society had apparently been formed the previous year, but as the Cheltenham Spa Railway Society, which sounded rather parochial and unambitious - particularly as (by all accounts) its founders had gathered in a garden shed in the town.
Word: at best Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In the most favorable of conditions, especially in a situation that is otherwise negative. Example: The signalman, as such, was unknown at first. At junctions, or for shunting, the pointsman was responsible both for setting the points and working the appropriate signals, the two being independent. As a result, accidents were comparatively frequent, and the pointsman's job was, at best, a hazardous one. Example: Steve Bruce's side have swung from highs to lows in what has been at best a wildly inconsistent start to the season. They experienced a microcosm of this within the opening 45 minutes at the Stadium of Light.
Word: attitudinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian attitudine + -al, from Latin aptitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌætɪˈt͡ʃuːdɪnəl/, /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/, /ˌætɪˈtudɪnəl/, [ˌæɾɪˈtudɪnəl] 1. Expressive of or pertaining to attitude. Labels: not-comparable Example: While Noice is generally positive about the police department he thinks that there are attitudinal problems among some of the rank and file.
Word: attitudinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian attitudine + -al, from Latin aptitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌætɪˈt͡ʃuːdɪnəl/, /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl/, /ˌætɪˈtudɪnəl/, [ˌæɾɪˈtudɪnəl] 1. A particle that conveys the emotion, tone, mood, or feeling of the speaker. Example: The simplest way to use attitudinals is to place them at the beginning of a text. In that case, they express the speaker's prevailing attitude.
Word: unanimous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin ūnanimusder. English unanimous From Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), from ūnus (“one”) + animus (“mind”). Displaced native Old English ānmōd (literally “one-minded”). Pronunciation: /juːˈnanɪməs/, /juˈnænəməs/, /juˈnænɪməs/, /əˈnænɪməs/ 1. Based on unanimity, assent or agreement. Labels: not-comparable Example: The debate went on for hours, but in the end the decision was unanimous. Example: That of their small force, some of the soldiers were superannuated, others invalid; therefore, since the course to be pursued was left discretional, their unanimous advice was, to remain where they were, and fortify themselves as strongly as possible. 2. Sharing the same views or opinions, and being in harmony or accord. Labels: not-comparable Example: We were unanimous: the President had to go.
Word: autochthonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Literally, “native to the soil”; from autochthon + -ous. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/, /ɔˈtɑkθənəs/, /ɑˈtɑkθənəs/ 1. Native to the place where found; indigenous. Labels: not-comparable Example: Two of the most celebrated of the evolutionists reject the autochthonous view, for Darwin's Descent of Man and Haeckel's Hist. of Creation consider the American man an emigrant from the old world, whatever way the race may have developed Example: "Forms or images of a collective nature which occur practically all over the earth as constituents of myths and at the same time as autochthonous, individual products of unconscious origin" (C. G. Jung, Psychology and Religion [Collected Works, vol. 11; New York and London, 1958], par. 88.) 2. Originating where found; found where it originates. Labels: not-comparable Example: When, in 1858, Joseph Lister amputated the right leg of a six-year-old girl suffering from gangrene, he noted that the autochthonous blood clot extended down the anterior tibial artery as far as the commencement of the gangrene. 3. Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Death and burial may be simultaneous, resulting in a preserved snapshot of an autochthonous assemblage that may be compared directly with present day ecosystems.
Word: Avestan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Avesta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Avestan From Avesta + -an. Pronunciation: /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ 1. An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. 2. An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
Word: Avestan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Avesta Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Avestan From Avesta + -an. Pronunciation: /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ 1. Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan. Labels: not-comparable Example: Avestan geography Example: We find, fortunately preserved in the extant Avestan texts, some material that gives us a vivid idea of the importance which the ancient Iranians attached to the fulfilment of contracts.
Word: avowal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From avow + -al. 1. An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Elizabeth's astonishment was beyond expression. She stared, coloured, doubted, and was silent. This he considered sufficient encouragement, and the avowal of all that he felt and had long felt for her, immediately followed. Example: It was only that afternoon that May Welland had let him guess that she “cared” (New York’s consecrated phrase of maiden avowal), and already his imagination, leaping ahead of the engagement ring, the betrothal kiss and the march from Lohengrin, pictured her at his side in some scene of old European witchery.
Word: choosy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English choose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English choosy From choose + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃuːzi/ 1. Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements. Example: Since sexual relationships are more costly for female primates – they bear the kids – females are the choosier sex. Example: Weiss told CNNMoney that Glossier is choosy when it launches a new product.
Word: corporal punishment Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ 1. A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: capital punishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to executions by beheading or decapitating. 1. The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: decapitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French décapiter, from Late Latin dēcapitāre, literally, “to de-head”. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/, /diˈkæp.ə.teɪt/, /diˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/, /dɪ-/, /də-/ 1. To remove the head of. Labels: transitive Example: One machine in which Mr. Taylor takes special pride is a salmon canner, which engulfs a whole salmon, decapitates and decaudates it, skins it, blows out its viscera, cuts it into pieces, deposits them in the can, sterilizes them […] Example: The hippie wasn't wearing any shoes. January in Boston and he's in sandals, standing there screaming, “Look what she did! Look what the crazy fucking bitch did!” --like it was my pleasure to risk decapitating myself by slamming through the hippiemobile. 2. To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The Russian goal at the start of the invasion had been to kill or capture Zelensky and decapitate his government. Example: The assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the culmination of decades of painstaking intelligence gathering by Israeli secret services, […] which culminated in a single concentrated burst of lethal violence to decapitate the Iranian regime, according to experts, veteran spies and officials in Israel and the US.
Word: mañana Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mañana. Pronunciation: /məˈnjɑː.nə/, /mɑːˈnjɑː.nə/, /məˈnjæ.nə/ 1. Tomorrow. Labels: US, not-comparable 2. At some unspecified time in the future. Labels: humorous, not-comparable Example: The plumber said he would come tomorrow. But I think he will probably be here mañana. Example: The answer was always a harassed smile and a promise that there should be machine-gun instruction mañana. Needless to say mañana never came.
Word: mañana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mañana. Pronunciation: /məˈnjɑː.nə/, /mɑːˈnjɑː.nə/, /məˈnjæ.nə/ 1. Some unspecified time in the future. Labels: humorous
Word: finned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fin + -ed. Pronunciation: /fɪnd/ 1. Having fins, or a particular type of fins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: finned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fin + -ed. Pronunciation: /fɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: curva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”). 1. The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit. Example: The mutual influences (or 'interference') between fans in the curva and political extremism has several dimensions. Example: Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.
Word: shemale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From she- + male. Pronunciation: /ˈʃi.meɪl/ 1. A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman. Labels: derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed 2. A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman. Labels: broadly, derogatory, especially, offensive, proscribed, uncommon 3. A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones. Labels: nonstandard Example: She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.
Word: male-to-female Part of Speech: adj 1. Transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female. Labels: not-comparable 2. That changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket). Labels: not-comparable 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male, to, female. Labels: not-comparable Example: The male-to-female ratio is 5-to-3.
Word: male-to-female Part of Speech: noun 1. A male-to-female transgender person; a trans woman.
Word: female-to-male Part of Speech: adj 1. Transmasculine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being female to being male. Labels: not-comparable 2. That changes a female end (usually a socket) of a connection into a male one (with pins, usually a plug). Labels: not-comparable 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see female, to, male. Labels: not-comparable Example: The female-to-male ratio is 5-to-3.
Word: female-to-male Part of Speech: noun 1. A female-to-male transgender person; a trans man. Example: The lack of a crossgender peer group is a gaping reality for most female-to-males. While all transvestites/transsexuals are a hidden minority, the female-to-males are an even more hidden minority within that minority.
Word: animatronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of animation + electronics, from the Disney trademark "Audio-Animatronics". Compare -tronics. Pronunciation: /ˌænɪməˈtɹɒnɪks/ 1. A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds. Labels: uncountable Example: Claim that Armitage was not a real rat but an animatronics one that she had made in Science class.
Word: animatronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of animate + electronic. 1. Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: animatronic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of animate + electronic. 1. A robot that works by animatronics.
Word: provision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ 1. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [H]e hath preſerued all points of Humanity, in taking Order, and making Proviſion for the Releefe of Strangers diſtreſſed; whereof you have taſted. Example: [Noah] Began to build a Veſſel of huge bulk, / Meaſur'd by Cubit, length, and breadth, and highth, / Smeared round with Pitch, and in the ſide a dore, / Contriv'd, and of proviſions laid in large / For Man and Beaſt: [...] 2. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision, To shield thee from disasters of the world, 3. Money set aside for a future event. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And as congressional Republicans were passing a very unpopular Trump agenda bill last month, Vice President JD Vance argued that its historic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and new immigration enforcement provisions were so important that “everything else” was “immaterial.” 4. A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We increased our provision for bad debts on credit sales going into the recession. 5. A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An arrest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Example: Almost half of MEPs wanted to remove the new provisions' to expand the use of megatrucks but an amendment to do that failed to pass by just six votes. 6. Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Labels: UK, countable, historical, uncountable Example: a papal provision
Word: provision Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin prōvīsiō (“preparation, foresight”), from prōvidēre (“provide”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ 1. To supply with provisions. Labels: transitive Example: to provision an army Example: We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the blockhouse. All three made the first journey, heavily laden, and tossed our stores over the palisade. 2. To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system; to install the necessary software on a bare-bones system so it can be used for a specific purpose. Labels: transitive Example: A solution is to provision new systems on a private network where they can receive updates, patches, and secure configurations from an internal repository before being placed into a production network.
Word: gaydar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gay English radiotelegraphyclip. English radio Latin dētēctiōder. Latin dētēctiōnembor. English detection Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Middle English -ynge English -ing English ranging English RADAR English radar blend English gaydar Blend of gay + radar, equivalent to gay + -dar. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪdɑː/, /ˈɡeɪˌdɑɹ/ 1. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This is not your Hallmark in Ames, Iowa. And there is “family” working there … no radar like gaydar, I always say. Example: When you first come out, you might have an overactive gaydar. When I realized I was gay, I wanted everyone to be gay too, which led to a lot of wishful thinking. "Helen Hunt is gay!" Dream on, girl!
Word: goodness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī (“goodness”), equivalent to good + -ness. Cognate with Scots guidness (“goodness”), West Frisian goedens (“goodness”), Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian годность (godnostʹ, “suitability, fitness”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʊdnəs/, /ˈɡʊ(d)nɪs/ 1. The state or characteristic of being good. Labels: uncountable Example: There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, / VVould men obſeruingly 'diſtill it out. Example: Rich, raisiny, smoky, coffee goodness: that is the flavor of urfa biber. 2. The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something. Labels: countable 3. God. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: Thank goodness that the war is over! 4. The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But the fruit of the ſpirit is loue, ioy, peace, long ſuffering, gentleneſſe, goodneſſe, faith, / Meekeneſſe, temperance: againſt ſuch there is no law.
Word: goodness Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī (“goodness”), equivalent to good + -ness. Cognate with Scots guidness (“goodness”), West Frisian goedens (“goodness”), Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian годность (godnostʹ, “suitability, fitness”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʊdnəs/, /ˈɡʊ(d)nɪs/ 1. Clipping of goodness me or various similar exclamations such as goodness gracious. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: vomitorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vomitōrium (“entrance to an amphitheatre”), substantive of vomitōrius (“emetic, provoking vomiting”), from vomō (“vomit”). Pronunciation: /vɒmɪˈtɔːɹɪəm/ 1. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds Example: 1822, John Taaffe, A Comment on the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, John Murray, page 161, […] the way that the greatest width of the interior of the Flavian amphitheatre would be ascertained, if a line were drawn from one of the vomitoria of the west side, in the uppermost story, to the eastern vomitorium, precisely facing it. Example: 1844, F. Buxton Whalley, "Excursions from Rome in June 1843", in Leonhard Schmitz (Ed.), The Classical Museum, page 330, In the tunnel to the right and left as one enters there is a passage which contains a flight of steps conducting to a "vomitorium," situated in the second "præcinctio;" […] 2. An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating. Example: 1944, Lewis Mumford, The Condition of Man, Harcourt, Brace & World (1944), p. 467, In the rich man's house the vomitorium became an essential chamber: the place where the guzzler of rich food emptied his stomach, so that he might come back to the feast for more. Example: 1994, LeeAnn Alexander-Mott and D. Barry Lumsden, Understanding Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Obesity, Taylor & Francis (1994), →ISBN, p. 23, The Romans frowned on obesity, and they were accredited for inventing the vomitorium, which allowed them to binge and relieve themselves of the feeling of fullness.
Word: day before yesterday Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: day before yesterday Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: day after tomorrow Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: day after tomorrow Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: business intelligence Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of techniques and tools for the acquisition and transformation of raw data into meaningful and useful information for business analysis purposes. Labels: uncountable 2. Information derived from such techniques and tools. Labels: uncountable 3. Competitive intelligence. Labels: sometimes, uncountable
Word: blemish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmī (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ 1. A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot. Example: Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. Example: Any foot shape deviating from this model is conceived as a blemish, and the animal is unclean. 2. A moral defect; a character flaw. Example: As piety is the peculiar ornament of old people, so the want of it is a peculiar blemish in their character. Example: The processes of categorization, stereotyping, discrimination, and self-fulfilling prophecy can also apply to stigmas based on blemishes of individual character.
Word: blemish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmī (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ 1. To spoil the appearance of. Labels: transitive Example: we see ordinarie examples by this licence which wonderfully blemisheth the authoritie and lustre of our law, never to stay upon one sentence, but to run from one to another judge, to decide one same case. Example: Generally, varieties in current use for processing are resilient, if not wholly resistant to blemishing diseases and disorders. 2. To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame. Labels: transitive Example: There had nothing passed betwixt us that might blemish reputation.
Word: clon Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of clone. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The entire development of a clon is dependent on runners which develop from the buds in leaf axils.
Word: meconophagist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mecon Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phagist English meconophagist From mecon + -o- + -phagist. 1. One who uses or consumes opiates including heroin. Labels: rare
Word: beanpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bean + pole. Pronunciation: /ˈbinˌpoʊl/ 1. A thin pole for supporting bean vines. 2. A tall, thin person. Labels: informal Example: Youth worker Rob, 25, is 5’ 3” tall but measures 6’ 6” around his girth – just an inch less than the height of England’s beanpole striker Peter Crouch.
Word: effervescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent. Pronunciation: /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/, /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/ 1. Giving off bubbles; fizzy. 2. Vivacious and enthusiastic. Labels: figuratively Example: "It is rarely in human life," rejoined Douglas, "we realize the inimitable paintings our imaginations form, and less so during the effervescent period of youth. The bright impression glows upon the fancy, ravishes the mental view, but ere long vanishes, and leaves the prospect desolate and forlorn." Example: The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.
Word: unappreciated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appreciated English unappreciated From un- + appreciated. 1. Not deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated. Example: Leaving on another Northern Class 195, I head for a trip along one of the UK's most unappreciated scenic lines - the Cumbrian coast. 2. Not having risen in value
Word: unapproachable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English approach Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable English unapproachable From un- + approachable. 1. Not accessible or able to be reached. 2. Aloof and unfriendly. 3. Without any serious competition; unbeatable. Example: Jack Governor, always a man of wonderful resources, was Chief Cook, and made some of the best dishes I ever ate, including unapproachable curries. Example: Often, I say, have I wavered in my faith as to the unapproachable beatitude of bachelorism, when dining out, for example, at a well-appointed marital menage.
Word: unarmed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armed English unarmed From un- + armed. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/ 1. Defenceless and lacking weapons. Labels: not-comparable 2. Defenceless and lacking weapons. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages. Labels: not-comparable Example: An unarmed jellyfish would never capture prey. 4. Unaided, as of the vision without a glass. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: […] in order to see such Objects as are very remote, purblind Persons must make Use of concave Glasses, whose Radii are equal to the Distances at which they see distinctly with their unarmed Eyes.
Word: unashamed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ashamed English unashamed From un- + ashamed. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/ 1. feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse Labels: not-comparable Example: And smiling as a Master smiles at one / That is not of his school, nor any school / But that where blind and naked Ignorance / Delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, / On all things all day long ; he answer’d her. Example: "How else shall we go back unashamed to our women?"
Word: unassuming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English assuming English unassuming From un- + assuming. Pronunciation: /ʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/, /ʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ/ 1. Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation. Example: Various bridges were required, including a lofty one at Brantham, but money was saved by providing unassuming structures at the three intermediate stations. Example: The crews themselves throughout were an interesting study. The drivers, as older men, bore that air of quite unassuming competence, as British drivers have always done and which in any field has come to be regarded as characteristic of men bearing heavy responsibility to which at the same time they are equal.