nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scandalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scandalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scandalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scandalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scandalizing Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to cause a scandal; scandalous.
Word: scandalizing Part of Speech: noun 1. scandalization Example: Hegel is averse to moralism, yes, that is true; that is, he is averse to sermons, to ingenuous scandalizings, to the charlatanry of professional morality.
Word: overbuy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English buy English overbuy From over- + buy. 1. To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford. 2. To buy at an inflated price.
Word: overcapacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + capacity. 1. A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1959, Ernest Marples became the new Minister of Transport. His business career had been as a road builder and he saw the future in a network of motorways, whereas he believed there was serious overcapacity in the railway network.
Word: overcloud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English cloud English overcloud From over- + cloud. 1. To cover, or become covered, with clouds. Labels: ambitransitive 2. To cast sorrow or gloom over. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: overconfidence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English confidence English overconfidence From over- + confidence. Pronunciation: /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/, /ovɚ-/, /-dɪnts/ 1. An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: My case is, as I have told you, almost complete; but we must not err on the side of over-confidence. Example: Yet United may have paid the price for overconfidence as they completely lost their concentration after 10 minutes to let Wolves back in.
Word: overdecorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English decorate English overdecorate From over- + decorate. 1. To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree
Word: overdevelop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + develop. 1. To develop to an excessive degree Example: After all, most neighborhoods in Chicago, outside of overdeveloped Lincoln Park, welcome any kind of retail developments their commercial strips can get. 2. To develop a photographic film for too long
Word: overestimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimation English overestimation From over- + estimation. 1. The act of overestimating. Labels: uncountable 2. An overestimate. Labels: countable
Word: friends with benefits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friend with benefits Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overexcite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English excite English overexcite From over- + excite. 1. To excite to an excessive degree. Labels: transitive
Word: overexercise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise English overexercise From over- + exercise. 1. To exercise to an excessive degree.
Word: overexercise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise English overexercise From over- + exercise. 1. Too much exercise. Labels: uncountable
Word: overexert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + exert. 1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree. Example: “But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it.
Word: fair uses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fair use Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overextend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + extend. 1. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach. 2. To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension. Labels: transitive 3. To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks. Labels: transitive
Word: overextended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overextend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overextended Part of Speech: adj 1. extended or expanded beyond a safe limit
Word: overflight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight English overflight From over- + flight. 1. The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory. Example: Nicaragua has been investigating the possibility that the 1985 outbreak of dengue fever along its Honduran border may have resulted from the release of infected mosquitos by U.S. reconnaissance overflights.
Word: strike through Part of Speech: verb 1. To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information. Example: It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.
Word: overgenerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English generous English overgenerous From over- + generous. 1. generous to an excessive degree
Word: overgrew Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of overgrow Labels: form-of, past
Word: overhand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English overhand From over- + hand. 1. Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders. Labels: not-comparable Example: an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards 2. Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together. Labels: not-comparable 3. With the working part on top of the standing part. Labels: not-comparable 4. Laid such that the surface of the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to lean over the wall to complete the work. Labels: not-comparable 5. Done from below upward. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overhand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English overhand From over- + hand. 1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. Example: He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.
Word: overhand Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English overhand From over- + hand. 1. In an overhand manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: overhand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English overhand From over- + hand. 1. Sew using an overhand stitch. Example: Now, those little ends of the bag above the running stitches, are to be overhanded together.
Word: overhanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + handed. 1. Overhand. Labels: not-comparable Example: That summer overhanded pitching was legalized, resulting in a slew of no-hitters, including the only ones ever pitched at Recreation Park. Example: As has been mentioned earlier, there are various ways to hold a bow, the most obvious difference being between the overhanded method and the underhanded method. 2. Overstaffed. Labels: not-comparable Example: If these proposed alterations were made, would not the best trades soon be overhanded?
Word: overhanded Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From over- + handed. 1. Overhand. Labels: not-comparable Example: As you get older though, you will definitely want to be able to serve overhanded. Example: The chimney was built entirely from the inside platforms, the masons working overhanded, and thus no staging was necessary on the outside.
Word: overhanded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English overhand English -ed English overhanded From overhand + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of overhand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overjoy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English joy English overjoy From over- + joy. 1. To give great joy, delight or pleasure to. Labels: transitive Example: The prospect of writing three exams in a row without a break does not overjoy me. Example: This salutation ouerioyes my heart. 2. To give too much joy to. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Ah, child, thou art but half thy darling mother’s; / Hers couldst thou wholly be, / My light in thee would outglow all in others; / She would relive to me. / But niggard Nature’s trick of birth / Bars, lest she overjoy, / Renewal of the loved on earth / Save with alloy. 3. To take too much pleasure (in something). Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: 1598, John Wilbye, The First Set of English Madrigals, London: Thomas Este, Madrigal , Your deeds my hart surchargd with ouerioying: Example: it is hard not to ouer-ioy in a sudden prosperitie, and, to vse happinesse is no lesse difficult, then to forbeare it
Word: overjoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English joy English overjoy From over- + joy. 1. Very great joy. Example: to salute my king / With ruder terms, such as my wit affords / And over-joy of heart doth minister Example: a. 1631, John Donne, Letter to Robert Karre in Letters to Severall Persons of Honour, London: Richard Marriot, 1651, p. 299, I beginne to bee past hope of dying: And I feele that a little ragge of Monte Magor, which I read last time I was in your Chamber, hath wrought prophetically upon mee, which is, that Death came so fast towards mee, that the over-joy of that recovered mee. 2. Excessive joy. Example: Restraint of the organs of sense, on which success in study and discipline depends, can be enforced by abandoning lust, anger, greed, vanity (māna), haughtiness (mada) and overjoy (harṣa). Example: The knowledge that some are deprived tempers overjoy or overdesire.
Word: overleaf Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From over + leaf. 1. On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso. Labels: not-comparable Example: The aim of this book is to answer the question WHAT DID GREEK PROSODY SOUND LIKE? The study of prosody stands at the intersection of a number of quite disparate disciplines, as illustrated in the diagram overleaf. Example: The more superficial beholder of the book's cover (a magnificent piece of artistry by the Venetian painter Gabriel Bella) will have failed to notice, on its continuation overleaf, the employee of an ancient jeu de paume who, having scaled the slanting roof of the gallery, is busily retrieving from the dusty recesses of the window-sill the stray tennis balls from below.
Word: overnice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English nice English overnice From over- + nice. 1. Excessively nice or fastidious.
Word: overoptimism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English optimism English overoptimism From over- + optimism. 1. Excessive optimism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overoptimistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic English overoptimistic From over- + optimistic. 1. Excessively optimistic.
Word: overparticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English particular English overparticular From over- + particular. 1. Excessively picky or fastidious.
Word: overpraise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English overpreisen, equivalent to over- + praise. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/ 1. To praise to an excessive degree. Example: Near-synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up Example: Those who are overpraised are the worst deceivers. 2. To praise to an excessive degree. Example: Near-synonyms: overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue Example: He was overpraising the restaurant so much that we began to distrust the motivations behind his review.
Word: overpraise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English overpreisen, equivalent to over- + praise. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/ 1. Excessive praise. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: flattery, glazing 2. Excessive praise. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: overselling, overvaluation
Word: overprecise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + precise. 1. Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed. Example: For the consideration of ease, the unreasonablest of all others, and most unbecoming the nature of a man, declares it selfe at full the weakenes of the condition, having a longer traine of discomodites then any of the rest ; and deerely shall yow pay for yowr ease, when yow shall obtayne it by the industry of a wyfe; for I never found in all my observations, since I could deserne of any thing, but when soever the woman did governe, or semed to doe soe, the man grew straight into contempt; and although I know it is a very godly thing, to hold ones selfe constant and loving to a wyfe, indeede, yett withall have I often perceaved, to hold it overprecise in outward shew gives somme danger of an attribute of uxoriousnesse; nether did I ever know any man that was long constant to a mistresse, but lost of his reputation of a gallant and worthy man. Example: Lady Lyttelton is again the chief authority for this expression in its Glynnese use : and her application of it is a constant source of sonorous laughter on the part of the reverend person so often alluded to in this work. The Author conceives it is nothing but an arbitrary substitution of the word 'martyr' for 'slave' in colloquial English: and signifies that overprecise and punctilious attention to anything which is so often called 'being a slave to it'.
Word: overprice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English price English overprice From over- + price. 1. to give a commodity an excessive price
Word: overproduce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English overproduce From over- + produce. 1. To produce more of something than one can use or sell. Example: Mycelium overproduces links. 2. To apply excess modifications to musical recordings, such as adding effects. Labels: derogatory
Word: hyperpolarize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polarize English hyperpolarize From hyper- + polarize. 1. To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane
Word: overproduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English overproduction From over- + production. 1. The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mrs. Carmichael had her fifth, looked at the job with repulsion, / Said to the midwife 'Take it away; I'm through with overproduction'.
Word: overprotect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English protect English overprotect From over- + protect. 1. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle
Word: overrefined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overrefine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overrefined Part of Speech: adj 1. Refined to an excessive degree
Word: overrefine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English refine English overrefine From over- + refine. 1. To refine to an excessive degree. Labels: transitive
Word: oversimple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der. Latin sem- Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin simplusbor. Old French simplebor. Middle English symple English simple English oversimple From over- + simple. 1. Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.
Word: oversize Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English oversize From over- + size. 1. Larger than normal. 2. Excessively large. Example: Volleyball jerseys are formfitting and cute—unlike the oversize basketball or football ones.
Word: oversize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English oversize From over- + size. 1. To exceed in size. Labels: transitive 2. To make larger, or too large. Labels: transitive 3. To cover with size or gluey matter. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: o'er-siz'd with coagulate gore
Word: oversize Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English size English oversize From over- + size. 1. The increased size of the bore of an engine when it is rebored. Example: However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize. Example: Have your local machine shop rebore the cylinders to the next nearest oversize and supply new pistons and rings to suit. Recommended rebore oversizes go up in increments of 0.25mm/0.010 inch. If the engine's already been rebored, you'll usually be able to find the oversize stamped in the piston crowns.
Word: overspecialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + specialization or overspecialize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, /ˌoʊvɚˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ 1. Extreme or excessive specialization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overspecialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English special Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English specialize English overspecialize From over- + specialize. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/, /ˌoʊvɚˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ 1. To specialize to an excessive degree. Example: The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches. Example: The greatest of benefits to be derived from a purposeful college education are an active and lasting intellectual curiosity—a pervading spirit of inquiry—and the ability to think. To attain these goals the student should direct his education in a broad field of study rather than overspecialize in a single subject.
Word: overstimulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate English overstimulate From over- + stimulate. 1. To stimulate to an excessive degree; to expose to excessive stimulation. Labels: transitive
Word: overstock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock. 1. To stock to an excessive degree. Labels: transitive
Word: overstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock. 1. An excessive stock; a surplus or glut. Example: Near-synonym: oversupply Example: This overstock of beauty, for which there are so few bidders, calls for an immediate supply of lovers and husbands […]
Word: overstrict Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English strict English overstrict From over- + strict. 1. Excessively strict or severe.
Word: overstrung Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English strung English overstrung From over- + strung. 1. Excessively tense or nervous 2. Strung too tightly
Word: oversubscribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English oversubscribe From over- + subscribe. 1. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability. Example: The operator says its apprenticeship scheme is always oversubscribed, with more and more roles offered every year. 2. To subscribe to an extent that is greater than the availability. Example: Société Générale said the approximately $8.4 billion it had raised in a rights offering of shares would allow it "to continue its development in business and regions with high potential." Investors had sought to buy €10.2 billion worth of new shares, oversubscribing the offering by 184 percent, the bank said. 3. To use the oversubscription technique in multithreading. 4. To use the oversubscription technique in a computer network.
Word: oversubtle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English subtle English oversubtle From over- + subtle. 1. Excessively subtle.
Word: oversupply Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English supply English oversupply From over- + supply. Pronunciation: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ 1. To supply more than is needed.
Word: oversupply Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English supply English oversupply From over- + supply. Pronunciation: /əʊvəsəˈplʌɪ/ 1. An excessive supply. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: overstock Example: He does not like twisting arms, LBJ's forte, preferring the force of reason, a commodity not in over-supply in the nation's capital.
Word: overtax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + tax. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtæks/ 1. To tax to an excessive degree. 2. To overburden. Example: The overtaxed shaft snapped. Example: Again, that lonely taper, how often is it the companion and sign of studies for which the day is too short—studies that steal the gloss from the sunny hair, and the light from the over-taxed eye!
Word: overvalue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English value English overvalue From over- + value. 1. To assign an excessive value to something.
Word: overvalue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English value English overvalue From over- + value. 1. A value assigned to something in excess of its real value.
Word: maun Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mau(e)n, mowen, from Old English magon, plural present indicative of magan (“to be able to, may”). More at mow, may. 1. To have to; must. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:maun.
Word: aires Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /eə(ɹ)z/, /eɹz/ 1. plural of aire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Danish flense (now spelled flænse). Pronunciation: /ˈflɛns/, [ˈfl̥ɛns], /ˈflɪns/, [ˈfl̥ɪ̟ns] 1. To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. Example: In this domain right sex is capital, it flenses the feelings of all the poisonous artifices brought in by the think-box in the guise of clever ideas. Example: His eyes sprang open. Umegat stared straight at him for the fraction of a second, and Cazaril felt flensed.
Word: bitch-slap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bitch slap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bitch-slap Part of Speech: verb 1. To slap someone powerfully in the face, meant to assert dominance or control over the receiver; to deliver a bitch slap to. Labels: slang, transitive, vulgar Example: 1993, John Shirley, "I Want to Get Married, Says the World’s Smallest Man", in New Noir, FC2, →ISBN, page 36, But he’d got the door open, yelling, “SHUT UP WOMAN I BITCH-SLAP YOU!” as he slammed it behind him with that soap opera timing. Example: 2001, Lisa Scottoline, Moment of Truth, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 171, “Nah. I’m just gonna bitch-slap my partner here. You wanna watch?”
Word: free-standing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of freestanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pornotopia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pornography + utopia; originally coined by American literary scholar and author Steven Marcus in his book The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) to describe the setting in Victorian pornography. Pronunciation: /ˌpɔː.nəˈtəʊ.pi.ə/, /ˌpɔɹ.nəˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ 1. A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Whether written or pictorial, pornotopia overwhelmingly depicts or evokes visual images of female bodies (or male bodies, in the case of male homosexual pornography), particularly the genitals. Example: Pornotopia emerges as the forces of self-gratification, mass consumerism, and advanced technology merge.
Word: Lacy Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old French, variant of Lacey 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lacey. 3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lacey. Example: Caught a glimpse of Lacy squatted like she was pissing […].
Word: equilibrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the participle stem of Late Latin *aequilībrō. Pronunciation: /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹeɪt/, /iːˈkwɪlɪbɹeɪt/ 1. To balance, or bring into equilibrium. Labels: transitive Example: [Walras] was well aware of the indirect influences of the changes in the other prices, but he assumed that these influences were some equilibrating and some disequilibrating, so that up to a certain point they cancelled each other out; hence the prevailing effect war the stabilizing one of the ‘own’ price. Example: The perfectly competitive new classical models that we analyzed in chapters 13 and 14 are examples of DSGE models in which wages and prices are perfectly flexible and equilibrate both the product and labor markets. 2. To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium. Labels: intransitive
Word: fighter bomber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fighter-bomber. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: DWV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of deformed wing virus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of drain-waste-vent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: sacrificati Part of Speech: noun 1. In the early Christian church, those who sacrificed to idols in persecution, but returned as penitents afterwards. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: manti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of mandu, manju, and mantou. 1. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine. Example: And they kept one of the national dishes, manti (pasta stuffed with ground beef served in garlic-yogurt sauce, $11.50), as well as lahmacun, sort of a Turkish pizza ($3), and arnavut cigeri (fried calf's liver and potatoes, $5.75), a hot appetizer. Example: Crowding the table were miniature, hand-formed lamb dumplings called manti; flaky pastries, called boreks, filled with wild greens; and an elaborate paste of chicken, wheat and pistachios called keskek.
Word: carabine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French carabine. Doublet of carbine. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəbɪn/ 1. To attach via carabiner. Labels: transitive
Word: carabine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French carabine. Doublet of carbine. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəbɪn/ 1. A carbine.
Word: isotrope Part of Speech: noun 1. The apparent surface separating two differing isotropic fluids.
Word: contempo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of contemporary. 1. Contemporary; modern. Labels: informal Example: You get “sex education" now in both high school and college classes: everyone determined not to be embarassed^([sic]), to be very up to date, very contempo. Example: It's all very contempo—as one might expect of the musical version of a film released just four years before.
Word: oral hygiene Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders. Labels: uncountable
Word: machine-readable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being read by a machine, especially a computer system. Example: This encoded every single piece of information about you, your body and your life into one all-purpose machine-readable card that you could then carry around in your wallet, and therefore represented technology’s greatest triumph to date over both itself and plain common sense. 2. Organised or formatted in a way that permits unambiguous interpretation by a program. Example: machine-readable dictionary Example: An ASCII text file may not be considered machine-readable if its contents do not follow a predictable, well-defined structure.
Word: self-advancement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English advancement English self-advancement From self- + advancement. 1. The promotion of one's own qualities or abilities Labels: uncountable
Word: self-assertion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English assertion English self-assertion From self- + assertion. 1. The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes. Labels: uncountable Example: If his sweet-tempered wife could have got up any self-assertion against anyone, I am satisfied it could only have been because she was the Beauty’s sister. Example: In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint; in place of thrusting aside, or treading down, all competitors, it requires that the individual shall not merely respect, but shall help his fellows; its influence is directed, not so much to the survival of the fittest, as to the fitting of as many as possible to survive.
Word: self-aware Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English aware English self-aware From self- + aware. 1. Aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world. Example: The robot didn't just resemble a human girl: she was self-aware and conscious as well. Example: The time has come. According to the Terminator clock, at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, Skynet will become self-aware. And humanity will be screwed. 2. Cognizant of one's appearances, shortcomings, etc. Example: The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.
Word: self-command Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Latin commendō ▲ Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comanderbor. Middle English comaunden English command English self-command From self- + command. 1. The conscious control of one's own behaviour. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: willpower Example: I would wish it to be done, for the sake of what is more important than my comfort, a habit of self-command in you, a consideration of what is your duty, an attention to propriety, an endeavour to avoid the suspicions of others, to save your health and credit, and restore your tranquillity.
Word: self-complacent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English complacent English self-complacent From self- + complacent. 1. Complacently self-satisfied
Word: self-contradiction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English contradiction English self-contradiction From self- + contradiction. 1. A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: self-criticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English criticism English self-criticism From self- + criticism. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪtəˌsɪzəm/, [ˌsɛlfˈkɹɪɾəˌsɪzəm] 1. Criticism of oneself. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A practice of confessing and criticizing one's real or imagined transgressions in public settings, especially in East Asia. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: to commit self-criticism Example: ... commit self - criticism and allow other people to criticize him . If we do all these things , then there is hope and there is a future for Marxism . The most important thing is consistency . If you make a promise you must keep it[…]
Word: tactility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tactile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English tactility From tactile + -ity. 1. The condition of being tactile (relating to or able to be perceived by the sense of touch). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Each time they lay down there together, as if she obeyed a voice that came out of the quilt telling her to put the light out, she would extinguish the candle flame between her finger-tips. All around them, the tactility of the dark. Example: 1993, Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy, London: Phoenix, 1994, Part 8, p. 554, Maan loved swimming, not for the exercise but for the luxury, the tactility of it. 2. The ability to feel pressure or pain through touch. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: take-no-prisoners Part of Speech: adj 1. ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising Labels: not-comparable
Word: talking-to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From talking + to. 1. A scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke. Labels: colloquial Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:talking-to.
Word: talky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From talk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.ki/ 1. Talkative or loquacious 2. Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general Example: This is not a talky film, and there are many scenes in which all the power emanates from visual images. Example: It was a pleasant enough presentation, if talkier than strictly necessary.
Word: tamarack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canadian French tamarac, believed to derive from an Algonquian word. In European languages there was contamination between tacamahac, from Nahuatl, and various Algonquian words containing the final Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deciduous tree”), including the sources of tamarack and hackmatack, as was already recognized by Chamberlain 1902. This makes the precise Algonquian words involved difficult to recover. 1. Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The women peeled tamarack bark for tea, dug through the deep snow in hopes of finding a few dried fiddleheads. Example: The motor court was set back from the highway and shaded not by tamaracks but by huge stately elms. 2. Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Wood from such a tree. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tanager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Tanagra, from Portuguese tangará, from Old Tupi tangará. Pronunciation: /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒə/, /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒəɹ/ 1. Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae. Example: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. Example: I’m remembering that time when there was a mourning warbler on that chip path 15 years ago and I remember the scarlet tanagers last week. That’s what I think about when I’m in the park.
Word: tanbark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tan + bark. Pronunciation: /tænˈbɑɹk/, /tæmˈbɑɹk/ 1. The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The spent bark used as a ground covering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Another circle of groats, crowning a temporary pathway of tanbark flung wide around the first two rings, provided dry footing for the rest of the guests. 3. Woodchips, especially when used as a ground covering on children's playgrounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: tangentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English tangential 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 tangentially From tangential + -ly. Pronunciation: /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli/, /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃəli/ 1. In a tangential manner or direction. Example: Rift sawn planks shrink about one half of those cut tangentially, due to the restraining action of medullary rays. Also, rift sawn timber gives a harder wearing surface than the other and hence these may be used in flooring and other locations subjected to abrasive actions. Example: And while cellphones are at least experientially related to the land line, and e-mail feels tangentially related to the fax, texting is simultaneously a throwback to the telegraph and a harbinger of a new age.
Word: tantra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo- /*tn̥-tlo-, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”) with the suffix *-tlom denoting instruments. Doublet of tar (“string instrument”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌntɹə/, /ˈtɑːntɹə/, /ˈtæntɹə/ 1. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
Word: organic law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law or system of laws which forms the foundation of a government, corporation or other organization's body of rules. A constitution is a particular form of organic law for a sovereign state.
Word: tap-dance Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a tap dance
Word: tap dance Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks. 2. Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic
Word: tap-dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who performs a tap dance.
Word: tapeline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tape + line. 1. A line of lightweight plastic put up around a crime scene to restrict access to the police. Labels: US 2. A tape measure. Labels: US, rare
Word: tape-record Part of Speech: verb 1. To record on magnetic tape. Example: They then asked for permission to tape-record responses to the questions.
Word: tapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tap + -er. 1. One who makes a tapping noise. Example: A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in[…] 2. A tap-dancer. 3. A wiretapper. 4. A weakly hit ground ball. Labels: slang 5. In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer. 6. The lesser spotted woodpecker. Labels: UK, dialectal 7. A tapster. Labels: US 8. An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around.
Word: tattooer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tattoo + -er. 1. tattooist
Word: tax-deductible Part of Speech: adj 1. That is exempt from payment of income tax. Labels: not-comparable
Word: taxonomical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to taxonomy. Labels: not-comparable