nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: off base Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off-base living conditions for enlisted troops with families. 2. Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to being caught out. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hippo heard us, and, like a baseball player caught off base, tried to get back to the river. 3. Mistaken; misguided; somewhat wrong in opinion or judgment. Labels: comparable, figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: off-track, off target Example: But he's off-base in describing the city as having "record crime" until he took office. 4. Incorrect or inappropriate; not properly executed, envisioned, or understood. Labels: comparable, figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: off-track, off target, off-kilter Example: Verne had been dead for 64 years by the time of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and was thus spared the embarrassment of knowing . . . that part of the rocket would be named “Columbia,” not his own ludicrously off-base suggestion, “Columbiad.”
Word: anchovy toast Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of bruschetta topped with mashed anchovies and other ingredients. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: thiosulphate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulphate English thiosulphate From thio- + sulphate. Pronunciation: /θaɪə(ʊ)ˈsʌlfeɪt/ 1. A salt of thiosulphuric acid. Example: Gold sulphide is insoluble, but gold thiosulphate, compounded of gold, sulphur, and oxygen, dissolves readily enough.
Word: thiosulphuric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of thiosulfuric acid. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: water dumping Part of Speech: noun 1. ocean dumping Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: thiosulphuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulphuric English thiosulphuric From thio- + sulphuric. 1. Alternative spelling of thiosulfuric. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: thiosulfuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfuric English thiosulfuric From thio- + sulfuric. 1. Of or pertaining to thiosulfuric acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: telegraph pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A telegraph post Example: By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines.
Word: sulphurous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfurous acid. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sulphonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfonic acid. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sulphonate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfonate. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphonate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of sulfonate. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: stealthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stealthy 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 stealthiness From stealthy + -ness. 1. The property of being stealthy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: spotlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spotless Middle English -ly English -ly English spotlessly From spotless + -ly. 1. In a spotless manner. Example: And the kaleidescope ^([sic]) of distinctive colours sported by the spotlessly-maintained diesels of many different railways in the great Union stations of cities like Washington and St. Louis must have some thrills even for the most die-hard steam enthusiast.
Word: sulphite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfite. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative 2. A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation. Labels: obsolete Example: A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive. Example: Some years ago when the engraving business was just getting a foothold in Chicago and Jones was busily engaged in helping said business gain said foothold, he was known as Charles Engraving Jones. This is a fair sample of his methods. You need not expect anything bromidic from Jones; he is a sulphite.
Word: spotlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spotless 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 spotlessness From spotless + -ness. 1. The property of being spotless. Labels: uncountable
Word: spryly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spry Middle English -ly English -ly English spryly From spry + -ly. 1. In a spry manner. Example: But now an express had rolled up and the old man was disappearing quite spryly inside one of its doors.
Word: springlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spring Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English springlike From spring + -like. 1. Typical of spring (the season). Example: It was a warm, clear, springlike day, though it was still the middle of December. 2. Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object).
Word: sulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfide. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of clear marble with a small statuette or figure inside. Example: Rare marbles, especially overlays, sulphides, clambroths, and other unusual specimens, need gentle washing and drying.
Word: spookiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spooky 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 spookiness From spooky + -ness. 1. The property of being spooky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: spiry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spire Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spiry From spire + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪəɹi/ 1. Like or resembling a spire. Example: In theſe lone walls (their days eternal bound) / Theſe moſs-grown domes with ſpiry turrets crown'd, / Where awful arches make a noon-day night, / And the dim windows ſhed a ſolemn light; / Thy eyes diffus'd a reconciling ray, / And gleams of glory brighten'd all the day. 2. Abounding in spires. Example: But the calmest region is the upland, where human life is spread out beneath the bodily eye, where the mind roves from the peasant's nest to the spiry town, from the school-house to the churchyard, […] 3. Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. Example: Hid in the ſpiry volumes of the ſnake, / I lurk'd within the covert of a Brake; / Not yet deſcry'd.
Word: spitefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spiteful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being spiteful. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being spiteful. Labels: countable
Word: splintery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From splinter + -y. 1. Having many splinters. 2. Given to splintering.
Word: spiciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spicy 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 spiciness From spicy + -ness. 1. The property of being spicy. Example: A food that has both some sweet qualities and a hidden kick of spiciness may be described as swicy.
Word: spitefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spiteful Middle English -ly English -ly English spitefully From spiteful + -ly. 1. In a spiteful manner. Example: Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]
Word: spinsterish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spinster Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English spinsterish From spinster + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a spinster. Example: Alma Winemiller, the repressed minister's daughter in a small southern town, is a spinsterish and prudish woman, losing her youth, who becomes aware of her strongly sensual nature and in desperation has the courage to act on her sexual impulses.
Word: spiky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spike (“kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense “having the quality of”). Spike is derived from Middle English spik, spike (“ear of grain; clove of garlic; plant having spikes; plant of the genus Valeriana, especially Valeriana officinalis; plant of the genus Lavandula, lavender”), from Latin spīca (“ear, head, or spike of grain; plant spike”) (feminine) (also rarely spīcum (neuter) and spīcus (masculine)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“long; sharp; thin”). Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪki/ 1. Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”). Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: [T]he harvest maids began to look knowingly to their partners, who, taking the hint, sprang to their feet, hauled up their sweet abettors, were mated in a moment, and commenced a dance among the stubble, so brisk, that the tall harvest of spiky wheat, standing by, rustled and nodded to them on its golden rods. Example: [T]he irritation [hay fever] has generally been ascribed rather to the odour of sweet-vernal-grass and scented holcus than to the distinctive action of the pollen itself. The latter species is unknown in English meadows, but sweet-vernal-grass is familiar to most of us as the peculiar spiky plant to which new-mown hay owes with us the whole of its delicious fragrance. 2. Of a plant part: resembling a spike of a plant (see above). Labels: comparable, not-comparable, usually Example: Of this kinde, there is founde an other, the Spikes, eares, or torches wherof, are very dubble, ſo as in euery Spyky eare, in ſteede of the little knappes or heades, it bringeth forth a number of other ſmal torches, wherof eche one is lyke to the ſpike or torch of great Plantayne. […] The ſtalkes [of the third kind of plaintain] be creſted or ſtraked, and beare at the toppe fayre ſpiked knappes with white floures or bloſſoms, like the ſpykie knoppes of the middle Plantayne. Example: [D]iverſ hairy Stalks, about a hand breadth high, bearing every one a ſmall long ſpiky Head like to thoſe of the common Plantane, having ſuch like Bloomings and Seed after them.
Word: spiky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spike (“piece of pointed metal, etc.”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense “having the quality of”). Spike is derived from Middle English spik, spike (“large metal (usually iron) nail; thing shaped like such a nail”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Middle Dutch spiker (“large nail”), Middle Low German spiker (“large nail”), or Old Norse spík (“spike; sprig”), all possibly from Latin spīca (“ear, head, or spike of grain; plant spike”) (see further at etymology 1), or from Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“large nail, spike”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“long; sharp; thin”). Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪki/ 1. Having one or more spikes; spiny. Example: The ſpiky VVheels thro' Heaps of Carnage tore; / And thick the groaning Axles dropp'd vvith Gore. Example: Three ornithischian dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of North America may be growth stages of the same one species. Dracorex is smallest and spikiest. Stygimoloch is medium-sized and has the longest horns. Pachycephalosaurus is the biggest and also the least spikiest, but it has the largest, thickest dome. 2. Resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points; spikelike. Example: [I]f ten thousand of this spiky tree, the larch, are stuck in at once upon the side of a hill, they can grow up into nothing but deformity; […] Example: At first, he slept heavily, but, by degrees, began to roll and surge in bed, until he rose above the surface, with his spiky hair looking as if it must tear the sheets to ribbons. 3. Of a person or their nature: difficult to deal with; abrasive, hostile, unfriendly. Labels: figuratively Example: a spiky personality 4. Of a thing: not smooth; rough, sharp. Labels: figuratively Example: It started with Ron [Phillips] soloing on "He Wasn't Talking to Me," a quiet and wistful ballad that segued into the upbeat and spiky "Give Me a Man Who's Glad to Be Gay." This was a pride anthem about being gay with a few nudges at those carrying their closets with them to the bars (Straight looking marine seeks/straight looking cop to please/How straight can they look/when they're down on their knees?). 5. Excessively high church (“practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasizing continuity with Catholicism”). Labels: derogatory, figuratively, slang Example: I wondered if this meant he was a spiky Anglo-Catholic, which seemed a little unlikely, given that Norfolk's spiky hotspots are well-known. Example: That was when pink gin was still a favoured drink among Anglo-Catholics, and no self-respecting spiky curate could be without it.
Word: spinelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spineless Middle English -ly English -ly English spinelessly From spineless + -ly. 1. In a spineless manner.
Word: spick-and-span Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spick-and-span-new (literally “new as a recently made spike and chip of wood”) (1570s), from spick (“nail”, variant of spike) + Middle English span-new (“very new”) (from circa 1300 until 1800s), from Old Norse span-nyr, from spann (“chip”) (cognate to Old English spón, English spoon, due to spoons once being made of wood) + nyr (“new”) (cognate to Old English nīewe, English new). Imitation of Dutch spiksplinternieuw (literally “spike-splinter new”), for a freshly built ship. Observe that fresh woodchips are firm and light (if from light wood), but decay and darken rapidly, hence the origin of the term. 1. Clean, spotless. Labels: idiomatic Example: I mopped up the kitchen floor so it was spick-and-span. Example: Sir, this is a ſpell againſt 'hem, ſpicke and ſpan new, and 'tis made as 'twere in mine owne perſon, and I ſing it in mine owne defence.
Word: spokespeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spokesperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sportingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sporting Middle English -ly English -ly English sportingly From sporting + -ly. 1. In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.
Word: sponginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spongy 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 sponginess From spongy + -ness. 1. The property of being spongy. Labels: uncountable Example: Actually the job was almost the despair of those early pioneers, for the surface was a "quaking morass," the surrounding district was undrained, and no sooner than soil was deposited than it was swallowed up, with no apparent effect, for the sponginess of the land remained unaltered.
Word: sponger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sponge + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/ 1. One who uses a sponge. 2. A parasitic hanger-on. 3. A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea. 4. A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.
Word: spongers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sponger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spottiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spotty 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 spottiness From spotty + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being spotty. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being spotty. Labels: countable
Word: spryness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spry 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 spryness From spry + -ness. 1. The property of being spry. Labels: uncountable
Word: supranational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English national English supranational From supra- + national. 1. Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Global warming is a supranational problem. Example: The Systems Alliance is an independent supranational government representing the interests of humanity as a whole. The Alliance is responsible for the governance and defense of all extra-solar colonies and stations. […]
Word: supranational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English national English supranational From supra- + national. 1. Such a person or organization. Example: This segment of issuers is known as the supranationals, or supras. Together with regional and agency borrowers, the bonds issued by supranationals form a bond market segment known as SSA (supras, sub-sovereigns and agencies).
Word: actus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin āctus (“a cattle drive; a cattle path; units of length and area”). Doublet of act. Pronunciation: /ˈæktəs/ 1. A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m) Labels: historical 2. A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha) Labels: historical
Word: apoinducer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English inducer English apoinducer From apo- + inducer. 1. A protein that binds to DNA to activate transcription, particularly in positive gene control mechanisms.
Word: hermetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English hermetic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English hermetically From hermetic + -ally. Pronunciation: /hɚˈmɛt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [hɚˈmɛɾ.ɪk(.ə)li] 1. In a hermetic way. Example: a hermetically sealed jar Example: they hermetically seal the jars 2. In a hermetic way. Example: living hermetically Example: Too often, this interchange of knowledge is thwarted, one way or another: the entropic leanings of the workplace foster hermetically isolated patterns of behavior.
Word: pestilential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pestilentialis, from pestilentia. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃi.əl/, /ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃəl/ 1. Of or relating to pestilence or plague. Example: 1675, John Dryden, The Mistaken Husband, London: J. Magnes and R. Bentley, Act V, p. 63, What do you fear? Why do you shun me thus. […] I am not Pestilential, nor Leaprous. Example: […] the Winter keen Pour’d out his Waste of Snows, and Summer shot His pestilential Heats: 2. Of or relating to pestilence or plague. Example: A long sicknesse will weary friends at last; but a pestilentiall sicknes auerts them from the beginning. Example: […] the miseries of famine were succeeded and aggravated by the contagion of a pestilential disease. 3. Of or relating to pestilence or plague. Example: pestilential fever; pestilential sweating Example: The Scab, the Stench, and the Burning are terrible pestilential Symptoms, 4. Of or relating to pestilence or plague. Example: Now this pestilentiall Summer being well spent, upon the approach of the Winter, and decrease of the Sicknesse, the King […] drawes nearer to the City of London, Example: They must expect more Pestilential times, That lives in th’ Equinoctial of their Crimes; 5. Having a harmful moral effect (especially one that is believed to spread in the manner of pestilence). Labels: figuratively Example: But as the Poisons of the deadliest kind Are to their own unhappy Coasts confin’d, […] So Presby’try and Pestilential Zeal Can only flourish in a Common-weal. Example: By proclaiming individuals or entire societies to be damned, by treating their convictions as pestilential heresies, church and state had deliberately loosed fanaticism and savagery on often helpless men. 6. Causing irritation or annoyance. Labels: figuratively Example: There’s the pestilential nuisances who write for autographs […] They’d none of ’em be missed! Example: 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 165, March 1899, Chapter 2, p. 480, […] a species of wandering trader—a pestilential fellow, snapping ivory from the natives.
Word: reconfirm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English confirm English reconfirm From re- + confirm. 1. To confirm again; to establish more firmly 2. To advise an airline of your intention to use a reservation, or risk cancellation. Labels: dated
Word: damsel in distress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French demoiselle en détresse, from the classic theme in many dramatic forms. Pronunciation: /ˈdæm.zəl ɪn dɪˈstɹɛs/ 1. A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue. Example: 'Sort of damsel in distress,' said the romantic Strangways. 'Good show. According to the CIA she's a corker.' Example: I am not a pretty girl / That is not what I do / I ain't no damsel in distress / And I don't need to be rescued
Word: malingerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malinger + -er. Pronunciation: /məˈlɪŋɡəɹə/ 1. A person who malingers. Example: It is telling, in this context of rising rates of mental illness, that New Labour committed itself, early in its third term in government, to removing people from Incapacity Benefit, implying that many, if not most, claimants are malingerers.
Word: plainclothes Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plainclothes Part of Speech: noun 1. Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: allophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English allophone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ English allo- English -phonic English allophonic From allophone + -ic, or from allo- + -phonic. Pronunciation: /ˌal.əˈfɒn.ɪk/, /ˌæl.əˈfɑ.nɪk/, /ˌæl.əˈfɔn.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to an allophone.
Word: corrector magnet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several small bar magnets placed and adjusted within a ship's binnacle to correct for the effects of other magnetic influences in the ship.
Word: overtone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + tone, calque of German Oberton. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/, /ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/ 1. A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. 2. An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. Labels: figuratively, in-plural, often Example: A window opened above the shop, and a frowsty-looking man, yellow-pale, was quickly and nervously hauling in the national flag. There were shouts of derision and mockery—a great overtone of acrid derision—the flag and its owner ignominiously disappeared. Example: The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three [Marine Le Pen] had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's [Jean-Marie Le Pen's] convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane". 3. An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message. Example: It has already been established that the crew was competent and qualified for operation of AS66. With the exception of some overtones of irritation about the manner in which another aircraft, N799Y, affected the flight's progress into the Juneau area, the recorded cockpit conversation, in general, reflects a relaxed but businesslike atmosphere.
Word: overtone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + tone, calque of German Oberton. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/, /ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/ 1. To give an overtone to. Labels: transitive Example: The flesh tints appear to have been darkened by being overworked; the draperies are overtoned in the same way […] Example: The background is now rendered by using meadow green with a stick pastel around the lower area under the lynx in an irregular fashion, and overtoning the areas closer to the animal with an irregular application of leaf green color.
Word: Aşgabat Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ashgabat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A disproportionate number of influential positions in the central government tend to go to members of Niyazov and Berdimuhamedow’s own tribe, the Ahalteke, although this is in part owing to the fact that the capital of Aşgabat is located in the Ahal Region, where Ahaltekes predominate. Example: TSSR Narkompros was responsible for preparing 4,070 teachers by 15 July 1940, but as of August they had prepared only 2,946. The cities of Aşgabat and Krasnovodsk were singled out as being wholly unprepared.
Word: Bukarest Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 22nd/Oct. 5th, 1916, at Bukarest. "Mr. Andrews and I," states the Prefect of Police in his first procès-verbal of the same date, "accompanied one another at 11 a.m. to the premises of the German Legation at Bukarest, Example: In fact, it was only last October that the first aeroplane of the "Franco-Romane Aerial Transport Company" made its first flight from Paris to Bukarest. The line Bukarest-Paris-Constantinople is going to be operated regularly this year.
Word: abstract verb Part of Speech: noun 1. Of Slavic languages, a verb of motion whose motion is multidirectional (as opposed to unidirectional) or indirect, or whose action is repeated or in a series (iterative), instead of being a single completed action; always imperfective in aspect, even with prefixes that are normally associated with the perfective aspect (eg. Polish przybiegać). 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, verb.
Word: abstract verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstract verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: John Law Part of Speech: name 1. A personification of law enforcement; a police officer.
Word: statie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English -ie English statie From state + -ie. 1. A state trooper. Labels: New-England, slang Example: Alan supposed the Staties would arrest him if they ran across him while they pursued other lines of investigation, but otherwise, no. They had more important things to do.
Word: staties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renaissance man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance man. Labels: alt-of
Word: renaissance men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renaissance man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bukkake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 打(ぶ)っ掛(か)け (bukkake, “bukkake”, literally “act of splashing”), from the verb 打(ぶ)っ掛(か)ける (bukkakeru, “to splash (with a liquid) rudely”), from 打(ぶ)つ (butsu, “to hit”) + 掛(か)ける (kakeru, “to pour”). Pronunciation: /buˈkɑː.ki/, /buˈkæ.ki/, /buˈkɑː.keɪ/ 1. A method of pouring broth over cold noodles, commonly udon. Labels: uncountable 2. A sex act in which multiple people ejaculate on another person. Labels: uncountable Example: When the phone on his desk buzzed with a rude chirp, Brian Babylon picked up the receiver in one smooth movement as he continued browsing the Internet for fresh Bukkake web sites. Example: Tuesdays she drives to a warehouse across town to star in bukkake videos. Seventy-five men cum on her face and in her hair during a shoot.
Word: bukkake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 打(ぶ)っ掛(か)け (bukkake, “bukkake”, literally “act of splashing”), from the verb 打(ぶ)っ掛(か)ける (bukkakeru, “to splash (with a liquid) rudely”), from 打(ぶ)つ (butsu, “to hit”) + 掛(か)ける (kakeru, “to pour”). Pronunciation: /buˈkɑː.ki/, /buˈkæ.ki/, /buˈkɑː.keɪ/ 1. To ejaculate on (one person). Labels: transitive Example: Finally I would take her to an RIT Star Trek club meeting where I would let the masses of geeks bukkake her. She would then roll around in the mess they made as I videotaped it.
Word: sino- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Sinus. Labels: morpheme
Word: sino- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative letter-case form of Sino- (“China”). Labels: alt-of, morpheme
Word: Russo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Clipping of Russia + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːsoʊ/, /ˈɹʌsoʊ/ 1. Combining form of Russia and Russian. Labels: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme
Word: formant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns (“shaping; forming; fashioning”), present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). Doublet of formans. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/ 1. A band of frequencies in a sound spectrum that have greater intensity and determine the quality of a sound, especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants. Example: The resonances of the vocal tract are called formants. Trying to hear the separate formants in a vowel is difficult. We are so used to a vowel being a single meaningful entity that it is difficult to consider it as a sound with separable bits. But it is possible to say vowels so that some of their component parts are more obvious. 2. Synonym of formative (“a language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
Word: deep pile carpet Part of Speech: noun 1. A carpet having relatively long fibres; typically used in bedrooms or rooms that get light wear.
Word: Ozark Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French aux arcs (literally “at the arches”), in reference to natural bridge formations in the area, or aux Arcs, a clipping of aux Arcansas (“among the Arkansas”), i.e. the Quapaw people. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States. 2. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Franklin County. 3. A city, the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States.
Word: Ozark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French aux arcs (literally “at the arches”), in reference to natural bridge formations in the area, or aux Arcs, a clipping of aux Arcansas (“among the Arkansas”), i.e. the Quapaw people. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. A member of a people of Ozark with a distinct culture, architecture, and dialect.
Word: payola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a blend of pay + Victrola, equivalent to pay + -ola. Pronunciation: /peɪˈoʊlə/, /peɪˈəʊlə/ 1. A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record). Labels: Philippines, US, countable, uncountable
Word: c-note Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Roman numeral C (“100”) (which was printed on it) + note. Attested from the 1920s. 1. A one-hundred dollar ($100) banknote. Labels: US, informal Example: If he ran now, leaving Zygmunt to forfeit the hundred, he'd have to stay on the run. It would be the super's c-note Zygmunt had put up, he wouldn't be able to go back to work on Division Street till he'd squared that hundred.
Word: c-notes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of c-note Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Multilith Part of Speech: name Etymology: From multi- + -lith (originally a commercial product). 1. A small printing machine, rather like a letterpress, that uses a form of lithography
Word: seism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking; earthquake”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪzəm/, /ˈsaɪsəm/ 1. A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.
Word: red cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rafflesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rafflesia. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfliː.ʒə/, /ɹəˈfliː.ʒɪ.ə/, /ɹəˈfliː.zɪ.ə/, /ɹəˈfli.ʒə/, /ɹəˈfli.ʒi.ə/ 1. Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.
Word: green card Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The work permit from the historical greenish color (first used in 1946), the bank card from its green design, made to resemble US dollar bills. 1. A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card. Labels: US 2. A warning card, given to a player for an infraction of the rules. A further infraction may warrant a yellow card or red card. 3. A chargecard launched by American Express in 1969. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, card.
Word: green cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rafflesias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rafflesia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proteasome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prote(in) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English protease Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English proteasome From protease + -some. 1. A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Word: huswife Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of housewife. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Then hadſt thou had an excellent head of haire. […] Excellent, it hangs like flax on a diſtaffe: & I hope to ſee a huſwife take thee between her legs, & ſpin it off. Example: He cals her on a ſudden, all to naught; ſhe is a ſtrumpet, a light huswife, a bitch, an arrant whore.
Word: huswife Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of housewive. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: archeal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to organisms of the kingdom Archaea.
Word: diplodocus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + δοκός (dokós, “beam”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈplɒdəkəs/, /dɪˈplɒdəkəs/ 1. Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
Word: aneuploidy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈænjʊplɔɪ̯di/, /ˈæ̞njəplɔjdi/, /ˈæ̞njyplɔjdi/, /ˈænjəplɔjdi/ 1. The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cheese crisp Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack made by putting cheese on a tortilla and baking.
Word: aneuploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English euploid English aneuploid From an- + euploid. Pronunciation: /ˈænjʊplɔɪ̯d/, /ˈæ̞njəplɔjd/, /ˈæ̞njyplɔjd/, /ˈænjəplɔjd/ 1. Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aneuploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English euploid English aneuploid From an- + euploid. Pronunciation: /ˈænjʊplɔɪ̯d/, /ˈæ̞njəplɔjd/, /ˈæ̞njyplɔjd/, /ˈænjəplɔjd/ 1. A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
Word: ploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the ending of words such as haploidy, polyploidy etc. Pronunciation: /ˈplɔɪdi/ 1. The number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
Word: spread-eagle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spread eagle (noun). 1. Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. 2. Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic. Labels: US, dated Example: Our former townsman, Mr. G. F. Train, has recently made a tremendous spread-eagle speech in England, upon the occasion of the reopening of trade between Liverpool and New Zealand […] Example: But Mr. Lloyd is not a spread-eagle patriot, or much given to political partisanship.
Word: spread-eagle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From spread eagle (noun). 1. To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. Labels: transitive 2. To put one's body in a spread eagle. Labels: intransitive
Word: sportswriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sports + writer. 1. Alternative form of sports writer (journalist who specializes in sports). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sportswriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sportswriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sportiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sporty 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 sportiness From sporty + -ness. 1. The property of being sporty. Labels: uncountable Example: This, it seems to me, is the essential for marriage happiness, rather than the matching up of trait with trait, bookiness with bookiness, sportiness with sportiness, as Cinderella's Prince matched foot with slipper.
Word: spadeful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spade + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪdful/ 1. The amount held or moved by a spade at once. Example: Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)
Word: spadefuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spadeful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spareribs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sparerib. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparerib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spare-ribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The word was transposed, with the first element becoming confused with English spare due to folk-etymology. Compare also English ribspare (rare, modern uses dialectal). Pronunciation: /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/, /ˌspɛɚˈɹɪb/ 1. A cut of meat including the rib bones. Example: SPARERIBS AND SAUERKRAUT […] Place sauerkraut in greased baking dish and sprinkle with brown sugar. Brown spareribs under broiler heat, season and place on sauerkraut. Example: Winter Melon, Pearl Barley, and Sparerib Soup […] Place spareribs, chicken giblets, scallops along with their soaking liquid, pearl barley, orange peel, ginger, and winter melon in a large pot along with 4 quarts of cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Word: spottily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spotty Middle English -ly English -ly English spottily From spotty + -ly. 1. In a spotty manner.
Word: spinally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spinal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English spinally From spinal + -ly. 1. In a spinal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: integrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of integrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: integrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of integrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: integrating Part of Speech: adj 1. That integrates. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diplodocuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diplodocus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: booyah Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈbuːˌjɑː/, /ˌbuːˈjɑː/ 1. Expressing excitement and anticipation. Example: Let's go storm that hill. Booyah! Example: The party on Saturday night is going to be awesome. Booyah! 2. Expressing satisfaction or accomplishment. Labels: colloquial Example: Mission accomplished. Booyah!
Word: booyah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to bouillon. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːˌjɑː/, /ˌbuːˈjɑː/ 1. A thick stew of European origin made throughout the Upper Midwestern United States, based on a broth of meat bones to which vegetables are added. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: I'd say it's a mixture of veggies, the stewing chickens and the long cooking time that are essential to make real booyah.
Word: saltopus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A small carnivorous dinosaur, Saltopus elginensis, which lived during the upper Triassic era.
Word: saltopuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saltopus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concrete verb Part of Speech: noun 1. Of Slavic languages, a verbal aspect in a verb of motion that is unidirectional (as opposed to multidirectional), a definitely directed motion, or a single, completed action (instead of a repeated action or series of actions). Concrete verbs may be either imperfective or perfective. Example: (abstract) I went to the post office. (there and back, multidirectional) Example: (abstract) I went to the theater and had an accident. (the event occurred during the trip there and back)
Word: concrete verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concrete verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bahama Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Bahamas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bahama Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the islands that constitute the Bahamas. Example: Andros is the biggest Bahama.
Word: monoprint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English print English monoprint From mono- + print. 1. A form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied; monotype.
Word: monoprint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English print English monoprint From mono- + print. 1. To print using this technique.
Word: brachiosaurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs. 1. A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.
Word: brachiosauruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brachiosaurus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gob stopper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gobstopper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moreso Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard spelling of more so. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable Example: Food and other essential resources are limited, and are likely to become moreso. Example: We grow more like ourselves in our past, only moreso.
Word: moreso Part of Speech: adv 1. more than anything/anything else, rather Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Though it did add some cool new QoL features, last week's was moreso a balance update. Example: It's not quite he got angry and then left, it's moreso he got frustrated and then left.
Word: bailiwicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bailiwick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of formant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoprints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoprint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoprints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of monoprint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diploid + -y. 1. The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of being diploid. Labels: countable
Word: haploidy Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being haploid Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: heteroploidy Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being heteroploid. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mixoploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mixoploid + -y. 1. The state of being mixoploid. Labels: uncountable
Word: mixoploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mixo- + -ploid. 1. Having cells with different numbers of chromosomes. The genetically different cell populations usually arise from the same zygote (mosaicism) or, more rarely, they originate from different zygotes (chimerism).
Word: mixoploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mixo- + -ploid. 1. An organism with such cells.
Word: monoploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monoploid + -y. 1. The state of being monoploid, having one set of chromosomes. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of being monoploid. Labels: countable
Word: monoploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + -ploid. 1. Having a single set of chromosomes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monoploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -ploid. 1. A monoploid cell. 2. A monoploid organism.
Word: triploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid English -y English triploidy From triploid + -y. 1. The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of being triploid. Labels: countable
Word: Picasso Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Picasso. Pronunciation: /pɪˈkæsəʊ/, /pɪˈkɑːsoʊ/, /-ˈkæ-/ 1. A surname. Example: Pablo Picasso