nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: evolutionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English evolutionism From evolution + -ism. 1. Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms. Labels: countable, usually 2. The belief in the universal presence of evolution. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kantar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary, centner, and quintal. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɑ/ 1. a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)
Word: bob-cherry Part of Speech: noun 1. A game where one tries to snap at a swinging cherry with one's mouth. Labels: uncountable Example: Playing at bob cherry Tom and Nell and Hugh: Cherry bob! cherry bob! There's a bob for you. Tom bobs a cherry For gaping snapping Hugh, While curly-pated Nelly Snaps at it too.
Word: keks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kek Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keks Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kecks. Labels: Northern-English, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, plural, plural-only
Word: gren Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of grin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And some of Tygres, that did seeme to gren And snar at all that ever passed by
Word: Sherwood Forest Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈʃɝwʊd ˈfɔɹɪst/, /ˈʃɜːwʊd ˈfɒɹɪst/ 1. A country park in Nottinghamshire, England. 2. The banks of Polaris missile tubes on a submarine. Labels: slang Example: Here crewmen are standing by in "Sherwood Forest" — as the missile compartment is named […] Example: Fifteen other launcher tubes — Polaris submarines have 16 in the midships "Sherwood Forest" compartment […]
Word: dragoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dragoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dragoons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dragoon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tron Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of trone (“weighing machine”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Provençal tian, from Old Occitan, from Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), variant of τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan”). 1. An oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence. 2. A Provençal dish of layered baked vegetables.
Word: gobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gobs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gob Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: biophonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biophony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -phony. 1. The cumulative nonhuman sounds produced by living organisms in a given biome.
Word: lollies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lolly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lollies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of lollipop pants, which was the standard form in Rhode Island at least through the mid 1980s. It is not known when the shortened form became the standard term. 1. A type of undergarment worn by cheerleaders under their skirts in place of panties. Labels: dialectal
Word: salver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English salver (attested only in the sense of "ointment box"), from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve + -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”). 1. One who salves or cures. 2. One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.
Word: salver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *selp-der. Proto-Indo-European *solp-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *salbō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *salbōną Proto-West Germanic *salbōn Old English sealfian Middle English salven English salve English -er English salver From salve (“to save”) + -er. 1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.
Word: salver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English salver (“serving platter”), from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save. 1. A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). Example: As athletes mount the podiums, volunteers dressed in Louis Vuitton-designed uniforms will bear the awards, presented on Louis Vuitton-made salvers featuring the house's signature brown check.
Word: calzones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calzone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandlot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + lot. 1. A vacant lot where children play. Example: Many great players started out playing sandlot baseball.
Word: sander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sander From sand + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsændɚ/ 1. A person employed to sand wood. 2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding. Example: The autophiles hang around a big, fluorescent-lighted garage with cars on cinder blocks, ostensibly in competition for a job, and they talk to the camera in between sessions at the sander or other machines. 3. A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction. Example: Grass growing on the track made the running far from easy, and only frequent use of the sanders enabled us to breast the 1 in 50 gradients between Letterkenny and Kilmacrenon [sic]. Example: Traditionally, sand was used to aid grip, being released onto the track in front of the wheels from a special 'sandbox'. However, the Slough accident led to two trials on the use of train-borne sanders to aid braking: [...] Now, all new stock is fitted with automatic sanders, as have most of the pre-1994 units still running. 4. A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink. Labels: historical
Word: sanatoria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sanatoria; by surface analysis, sanatori(um) + -a. Pronunciation: /ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌsan.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.ə/, /ˌsæn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌsɛn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.ə/ 1. plural of sanatorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sanatoriums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsæn.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əmz/, /ˌsan.əˈtɔːɹ.iː.əmz/, /ˌsæn.əˈtoɹ.i.əmz/, /ˌsæn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.əmz/, /ˌsɛn.əˈtoːɹ.iː.əmz/ 1. plural of sanatorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salutatorian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From salutatory + -an. Pronunciation: /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/, /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/ 1. The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony. Labels: US Example: At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School. […] Within days, and breaking with longstanding tradition, West Point High School decided to name two valedictorians and two salutatorians — with two white students, Emma Berry and Dominic Borgioli, joining the Black students who had already been named. Example: He was the salutatorian of his high school class (a sore subject, his sister said, since So thought he missed the top spot on a technicality), and entered Stanford intending to major in computer science.
Word: GPA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of grade point average. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: He said those recruiting for technical jobs like engineering might be more likely to restrict their search to candidates with high GPAs from specific schools. Example: He had a 0.13 GPA and was still in ninth grade. With a class rank of 62 out of 120, he was being promoted through the course levels, which led France to believe everything was fine when it wasn’t. 2. GMP payment age Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: grade point average Part of Speech: noun 1. The overall average grade of all courses taken at a particular time. Example: It’s a school where a student who passed three classes in four years, ranks near the top half of his class with a 0.13 grade point average.
Word: sailplane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sail + plane. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/ 1. A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.
Word: sailplane Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sail + plane. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/ 1. To fly in a sailplane.
Word: strunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of obscure origin. Cognate with Scots strunt (“spirits, whisky, toddy”). 1. Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink. Labels: Scotland, uncountable Example: Syne, wi' a social glass o' strunt, / They parted aff careerin / Fu' blythe that night. 2. A drink of spirits; a dram. Labels: Scotland, countable 3. A sulky fit; sullenness. Labels: UK, countable, dialectal Example: Wow, man, that's unco sad! --Is that ye'r jo Has ta'en the strunt!
Word: strunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Of obscure origin. Cognate with Scots strunt (“spirits, whisky, toddy”). 1. To walk boldly. Example: "Upo' the hill" the callan cries, "She cock'd her gaucy runt; An' to Strathfallan green Burn-brae, Fu' nimbly she did strunt. Example: High were their hopes for food and cash, And drink to keep them strunting, Which cures the yisk and waterbrash, And sets the pipe a lunting
Word: strunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Middle High German strunze (“stump”). 1. A tail or rump Labels: UK, dialectal Example: The Brain is acknowledged by all, to be the Fountain, from whence Sinews have their rise; particularly, there is derived thence one great Tendon, which passeth through the cavity of Neck and Back-bone, extending it self to the nethermost joint of the Strunt. Example: A tanner's dog invited another dog of his intimate acquaintance to an entertainment, but the latter dog not being satisfied with his feast, as he came away feloniously stole away the strunt of a tail , and the tanner's dog soon after hearing of the felony, quarrelled with his acquaintance, upon which he lost his life; 2. Anything short or contracted Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: maci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî). Pronunciation: /ˈma.t͡sɪ/ 1. A traditional Chinese rice cake snack made of glutinous rice, peanuts, and sugar. Labels: Cebu, Philippines, uncountable
Word: CEOP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Command). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: juneberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From June + berry, the berries typically ripening in June. 1. Any of several North American trees of the genus Amelanchier, having white flowers and edible, purplish fruit. Example: She was kneeling beneath a low-crowned blossoming Juneberry. 2. The fruit of such a tree.
Word: conciliant Part of Speech: adj 1. Conciliatory. Example: 19C, Howard H. Brinton, Quaker Religious Thought: The Quaker Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, volume 1, number 1, Quaker Theological Discussion Group It is a conciliant authority, a joint authority expressed formatively and normatively through Bible, community, and Spirit Example: Conciliant with the strategy of this section, I would stress the following:
Word: right as a trivet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Initially as steady as a trivet, implying stability. 1. In a perfect state; thoroughly sound. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm all right, governor; right as a trivet.
Word: itt Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of in this thread or in this topic. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: itt Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of it. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: 1657, October 3, William Clarke, Letters from Flanders; reprinted in: Example: Itt hath indeed bin intended by the French army to lay siege to […] and in order thereunto a conquest hath bin made of the sconce Mardyk, which did nott indure siege above 2 dayes before itt yielded uppon discretion,¹ but since the taking thereof the resolution of beseiging Dunkirk beginneth to slacken, and I suppose will bee quitte layd aside for this […]
Word: prosphora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek προσφορά (prosphorá, “offering”), from πρός (towards) + φέρω (bring). 1. a holy bread; a small loaf of leavened bread, used for communion in Orthodox Church. Usually consists of two layers, symbolizing the dual nature of Christ.
Word: convivium Part of Speech: noun 1. A symposium. Example: In Canada, there are more than 1,500 members and 39 convivia or local chapters. Example: I neglect the convivium (many people) in the hunger for the kind of fullness of being only possible in the dialogue (verbal mostly, sometimes physical) with one other person. 2. A geographically isolated population of a species that shows differentiation from other populations of the same species; becomes a subspecies or ecotype
Word: Fink truss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Patented by Albert Fink in 1854. 1. A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members. Labels: US
Word: etcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From etch + -er. 1. A person who etches
Word: eternalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eternal 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 eternalness From eternal + -ness. 1. eternity; endlessness Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: ethereally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ethereal Middle English -ly English -ly English ethereally From ethereal + -ly. 1. In an ethereal manner
Word: ethically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ethical Middle English -ly English -ly English ethically From ethical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɛθɪkəli/, /ˈɛθɪkli/, [ˈɛθ.ɪk.li], [ˈɛθ.ɪ.kli] 1. In an ethical manner. Example: In the final few weeks before the vote, a rash of ads appeared on radio and TV claiming that Hillary Clinton was too frail, too liberal and too ethically compromised to become president. Example: It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner. 2. Concerning ethics.
Word: ethnocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ethno- + -centric. 1. Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism. Example: The third ethnocentric approach [to halakhah] is extremely pragmatic. The greatest threat to the survival of the Jewish people today is assimilation and intermarriage. For thousands of years the mitzvot have protected the Jewish people from these threats and ensured Jewish continuity.
Word: ethnological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ethnology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ethnological From ethnology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to ethnology.
Word: ethological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to ethology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exurbia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exurb Latin -iader. English -ia English exurbia From exurb + -ia. 1. A residential area beyond the suburbs. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: exurb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of extra + urban. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡˌzɜːb/, /ˈɛkˌsɜːb/, /ˈɛɡˌzɝb/, /ˈɛkˌsɝb/ 1. A residential area beyond the suburbs. Example: I had my first taste of a collapsing exurb last night. Example: Lots of cities are exurbs of other cities for reasons of finance or infrastructure.
Word: exurban Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/, /ɛkˈsɜː.bən/, /ɛɡˈzɝ.bən/, /ɛkˈsɝ.bən/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb. Example: Mirella had a story about a duplex in a housing development of identical duplexes, exurban Cleveland, cornfields on one side and an expressway on the other.
Word: exurban Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛɡˈzɜː.bən/, /ɛkˈsɜː.bən/, /ɛɡˈzɝ.bən/, /ɛkˈsɝ.bən/ 1. A person who lives in an exurb.
Word: exurbanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exurban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English exurbanite From exurban + -ite. 1. A person who lives in an exurb.
Word: exurbanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- English urbanite English exurbanite From ex- + urbanite. 1. Alternative form of ex-urbanite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: erelong Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ere + long. Pronunciation: /ɛəˈlɒŋ/, /ɛːˈlɒŋ/ 1. before long, soon. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: At his music, a strong breeze sprang up and the boat surged forth into waves cold and green that threw salt spray onto the lips. Swift as elf craft were those of Mananaan, and erelong the grey land was not to be told from grey clouds on the world’s rim.
Word: ergonomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ergonomic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ergonomically From ergonomic + -ally. 1. In an ergonomic manner. 2. Using ergonomics.
Word: eruct Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin ēructō. 1. To burp or belch. Labels: formal Example: He ate voraciously, smacking his lips, breathing hard, now and then eructing with frank energy and satisfaction.
Word: harmonicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English harmonica Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English harmonicist From harmonica + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː(ɹ).mɒn.ɪ.sɪst/ 1. someone who plays a harmonica
Word: trickier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of tricky: more tricky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: TDIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total dissolved inorganic carbon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: hypopyon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hypo- and pyo-. 1. Collection of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye
Word: EPMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electron probe microanalysis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: normalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of normalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Panamax Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Panama + -max. 1. Of a freight ship: conforming to the regulations concerning maximum permitted beam, length, and draft, allowing it to transit the locks on the Panama Canal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: central excise Part of Speech: noun 1. The department concerned with tax on goods manufactured or produced. Labels: India, countable, uncountable
Word: Shahbag Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag, literally “royal garden”), from শাহ (śah, “king”) + বাগ (bag, “garden”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑːbɑːɡ/ 1. A neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Word: antiphonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English antiphon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antiphonic From antiphon + -ic. Pronunciation: /æn.tɪ.fɒ.nɪk/ 1. Having the presence of an antiphon between two choirs with a call and a response in song or in chant, usually in the form of a hymn or a psalm.
Word: as it were Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English as it were, as hyt were, als it were, als hit were, from Old English *ealswā hit wǣre, attested only as swā hit wǣre and swylċe hit wǣre (“as it were”, literally “as it would be”). Compare Dutch als het ware. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were. Labels: not-comparable 2. Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so. Labels: not-comparable Example: With so much construction and renovation going on all around him, he was more or less living in a new city now, as it were. [His city is not newly founded, and it has been neither renamed nor moved, but in some practical way it is true that he does not live in the same city that he used to live in.] Example: God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the ſtrength of an Vnicorne. 3. Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay. Labels: not-comparable Example: She gave all of the women seated at the restaurant food for thought, as it were. Example: Concerns that cloud seeding might “steal” water from an area a cloud is traveling toward—robbing Peter to water Paul, as it were—have been dispelled.
Word: biotag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English tag English biotag From bio- + tag. 1. A small radio or optical telemetry transmitter used in wildlife ecology
Word: biotag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English tag English biotag From bio- + tag. 1. To attach such a device to an animal
Word: bluewash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From blue + -wash. 1. To use a blue paint or glaze. Labels: transitive 2. To tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner. Labels: transitive Example: Corporations ...bluewash by suggesting ethical leadership and affiliating with the United Nations.
Word: bluewash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + -wash. 1. A wash of blue paint or glaze. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: beautified with bluewash
Word: brachialgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brachi- Ancient Greek *h₂leg-der.? Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -αλγία (-algía)lbor. New Latin -algialbor. English -algia English brachialgia From brachi- + -algia. 1. pain in the arm Labels: uncountable
Word: bromidrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “foul-smelling”) + ῑ̔δρώς (hīdrṓs, “sweat”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsĭs, “condition”), a Neo-Classical compound meaning the condition of foul-smelling sweating. 1. Fetid or foul-smelling perspiration. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus I had under treatment a patient who otherwise did not show the least traces of bromhidrosis, but whenever he began to perspire more freely, as after eating and drinking heartily or by active exercise, so offensive an exhalation spread around him that he was forced to shun all social intercourse.
Word: aisle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ele, from Anglo-Norman ele (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin āla (whence English ala). Further from Latin axis (whence English axis, atelier). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with English axle, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon). The modern pronunciation has been influenced by English isle, whence the obsolete form isle; the modern spelling reflects further modification of this form after modern French aile. Pronunciation: /aɪ̯l/ 1. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. Example: Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli. Example: In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew the dark velvet curtains behind him. 2. A clear path/passage through rows of seating. Example: But the design of the '730s' wasn't just about the seating formation. The Metro-style walkthrough interior was chosen because it is much more spacious than the '323s', where the interconnecting doors between carriages, narrow central aisle, and cramped areas by the passenger doors had been deemed particularly constraining. 3. A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. 4. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space. Example: It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day. 5. Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle. Example: Do you want to seat window or aisle? 6. An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle. Labels: US 7. The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage. Example: You ask her if she loves you, she answers, "I do" / Your heart starts glowing inside / And then you will know she is just for you / While each step, draws you closer to the aisle
Word: bullet-proof Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bulletproof (all senses) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The bullet-proof shutters, the stacks of hand-grenades, and the Gatling guns of the Sub-Treasury are tacit admissions of the fact and of the quality of the mercy expected.
Word: bullet-proof Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bulletproof. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cabriole leg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cabriole (“goat's leap”), from Italian capriola. Pronunciation: /ˈkæb.ɹi.oʊl/ 1. In furniture design, a curved leg with outcurved knee and incurved ankle. A signature design element of the Queen Anne style of furniture, the cabriole predates both 18th century England and Italy. The style originated in Italy and is a conventionalized representation of the rear leg of a leaping goat.
Word: cafetorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cafeteria + auditorium. First attested in the around 1950. 1. A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium. Example: There is another combination which is regarded favorably, particularly where economy of space is a necessity. This is the combined cafeteria-auditorium unit and is often called a cafetorium or an auditeria. Example: Then Mitchell reminded his mother that they both needed money to pay for their lunches, which meant a search for the exact change to pay for two lunches so they would not slow up the line in the cafetorium.
Word: carruca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin carrūca. 1. A heavy wheeled turnplough that was used during the Middle Ages. Labels: historical Example: Pliny mentions another carriage of imperial Rome — the carruca, which had four wheels and was used equally in the city and for long journeys.
Word: chewre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of char. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cognometrics Part of Speech: noun 1. A class of personal authentication techniques based on measuring innate cognitive abilities of the human brain (e.g. ability to recognize a familiar face). Labels: uncountable
Word: content filtering Part of Speech: noun 1. Web filtering, content-control software or spam-blocking solutions. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: corn house Part of Speech: noun 1. A small shed-like structure usually adjacent to a barn, typically used to store grain or feed, or for isolation of unruly or lame farm animals.
Word: crab mentality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the metaphor in which a pot of crabs, one crab attempts to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot. 1. A phenomenon in which a person or a group of people attempt to hinder the progress or success of others, even if such success does not directly affect their own well-being. Labels: idiomatic
Word: cycloptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from cyclops (one eye) 1. One-eyed. Labels: not-comparable Example: DR. EVIL: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? 2. Approaching or viewing a situation with a single perspective, lacking foresight; short-sighted. Labels: figuratively Example: Such insightful feeling by way of cycloptic vision may accompany an experience […]
Word: defective on arrival Part of Speech: adj 1. Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: den of iniquity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum. 1. A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type. Example: The young men made their preparations with alacrity, and, headed by this western patriarch, we proceeded at a rapid gait to surprize the tenants of this den of iniquity. Example: "Shet up!" I snarled. "I'm jest payin' yuh back for all the pain and humiliation I suffered in this den of iniquity—"
Word: depyrimidination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + pyrimidine + -ation. 1. A process in which the chemical bond linking a pyrimidine (cytosine or thymine) to a deoxyribose sugar breaks spontaneously. It occurs at a lower rate compared to depurination with only 500 cytosine and thymine bases lost per cell per day in a typical mammalian cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: digital commons Part of Speech: noun 1. Digital property, often but not necessarily in the public domain, especially intellectual property, when expressed and reproduced using digital formats. 2. A repository of digital materials and other intellectual property.
Word: disgruntlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disgruntled Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disgruntlement From disgruntled + -ment. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɡrʌntəlmənt/ 1. The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The third most common motive for Americans to commit espionage is disgruntlement, usually caused by the person's relationships or treatment in the workplace, and the associated desire to take revenge. Example: ...J. D. Salinger managed to forge, in Holden Caulfield, the epitome of American adolescent disgruntlement for decades of young readers...
Word: epiphragm Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪfɹæm/ 1. A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. 2. The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
Word: eristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός (eristikós, “eager for strife”). See also Eris. 1. Provoking strife, controversy or discord. Example: c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Waterland a specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic
Word: eristic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός (eristikós, “eager for strife”). See also Eris. 1. One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 2. A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. Example: Poets may be incurious of the subtleties of philological eristic, but they are wont to see into the heart of things.
Word: ethnophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethno- + -philia. 1. Unnatural obsession with ethnicity or race. Labels: uncountable Example: 1994, Yuri Slezkine, "The USSR as a Communal Apartment, or How a Socialist State Promoted Ethnic Particularism," Slavic Review, Vol. 53, No. 2., 414-415 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0037-6779%28199422%2953%3A2%3C414%3ATUAACA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V "Non-Russian nationalism of all kinds appeared so natural and the Russian version of marxist universalism appeared so natural or so universalist, that most of these scholars failed to notice the chronic ethnophilia of the Soviet regime…" Example: 2000, Alberto Spektorowski, "The French New Right: Differentialism and the Idea of Ethnophilian Exclusionism," Polity, Vol. 33, No. 2., 293 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3497%28200024%2933%3A2%3C283%3ATFNRDA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q "This shift from National-Socialism and "racist ethnophobia" to cultural ethnophilia does not transform the New Right into a non-racist movement."
Word: funding liquidity risk Part of Speech: noun 1. The risk of not having access to sufficient funds to make a payment on time.
Word: gauche caviar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gauche caviar. 1. A person or people claiming to be socialist but living a luxurious lifestyle that is inconsistent with such beliefs, implying hypocrisy or a lack of commitment. Labels: uncountable
Word: grosso modo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin grossō modō. 1. roughly, circa or approximately Example: 1980. Henry Mehlberg, Robert Sonné Cohen. Time, Causality, and the Quantum Theory: Studies in the Philosophy of Science. p. 211. The fact that event B takes place in the interval separating events A and C has an invariant significance, which may be expressed grosso modo by saying that events which are closer together have more effects in common. Example: 1985. Edward W. Said. Orientalism Reconsidered. Cultural Critique, 1, pp. 94-95. Still others criticize Orientalism for falsifying the nature of Islam: these are, grosso modo, the fundamentalists.
Word: gynecocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyneco- + -cracy. 1. Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gynaecocracy may not, however, be an idyllic affair.
Word: hackability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hack Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English hackability From hack + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being hackable. Labels: uncountable Example: Now it could be that all the hacks have moved to UNIX and off of our IBM systems, but there is a distinct change at U of T from 5 or so years ago when hacks abounded on all our systems. My personal opinion is that it is to our collective detriment that the environment no longer exists in which hacks can flourish. Their presence was on the whole benficial in that they always wanted to learn something new, and were always assisting those who didn't know (invariably to show off their hackability) and often ended up doing contract work or getting hired by the computer center, comp sci department, or some prof looking for someone who knew how to (mis)handle a computer. Example: I think the rewards far outweigh the drawbacks, and am pleased that Yet Another Hacker is turning to the Amiga for its hackability. I think it's the most hackable machine to come out since the old S-100 systems of the late 70's, and has the same kind of wonderful feel to it.
Word: half-hardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half- + hardy. 1. Of a plant: requiring protection against frost. Labels: not-comparable
Word: half-hardy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From half- + hardy. 1. A plant that requires protection against frost.
Word: haversack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare also Dutch haverzak. Pronunciation: /ˈhævəsæk/ 1. A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas. Example: And most significant, these hordes of nonmotorized tourists, hungry for a taste of the difficult, the original, the real, do not consist solely of people young and athletic but also of old folks, fat folks, pale-faced office clerks who don’t know a rucksack from a haversack, and even children. Example: When I went, I left from the station / With a haversack and some trepidation 2. An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse. Labels: archaic
Word: higgle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably an alteration of haggle. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪɡəl/ 1. To hawk or peddle provisions. Labels: archaic 2. To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); to haggle. Labels: archaic Example: The genius of a people vvhere nothing but the monarchy is ſalique, having ceded this department, vvith ſundry others, totally to the vvomen—by a continual higgling vvith cuſtomers of all ranks and ſizes from morning to night, like ſo many rough pebbles ſhook long together in a bag, by amicable colliſions, they have vvorn dovvn their aſperities and ſharp angles, and not only become round and ſmooth, but vvill receive, ſome of them, a poliſh like a brilliant— […] Example: to truck and higgle for a private good
Word: hoecake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hoe + cake, since it was often cooked on a hoe (a type of pan, not the gardening implement). 1. A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet. Labels: Southern-US, dated Example: In Jean Fritz's children's book George Washington's Breakfast, the protagonist finds out that George Washington may have eaten hoecakes for breakfast.
Word: horse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; probably originally criminals' cant based on the initial letter of heroin and horse. Pronunciation: /hɔːs/, /hoːs/, /hoɹs/, [ho̞ɹs], [ho̝ːs] 1. Heroin (drug). Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Riccio nodded toward a boy across the floor and said, “See that kid? He’s on dope.” The boy was standing against a wall, staring vacantly at the dancers, his face fixed in a gentle, faraway smile. Every few seconds, he would wipe his nose with the back of his hand. “Man, that Jo-Jo!” Benny said. “He’s stoned all the time.” “What’s he on—horse? Riccio asked, meaning heroin. “Who knows with that creep?” Benny said. I asked Benny if any special kind of boy went in for dope. “The creeps,” he said. “You know, the goofballs.” He searched for a word. “The weak kids. Like Jo-Jo. There ain’t nothing the guys can’t do to him. Last week, we took his pants off and made him run right in the middle of the street without them.” Example: Check that shirt. I got a couple of jolts of horse stashed under the collar
Word: humble pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The expression derives from umble pie, the original name of the offal meat pie, considered inferior food. In medieval times the pie was often served to lower-class people. Although "umbles" and the modern word "humble" are etymologically unrelated, each word has appeared both with and without the initial "h" after the Middle Ages until the 19th century. 1. A pie made from the offal of deer or hog. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 2. Humility, being humble. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Talking of piemen, humble-pie before proud-cake for me. This notion of being lone and lofty is a sad mistake.
Word: Italophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italo- + -phile. 1. An admirer of Italy or of its language, culture or people.
Word: kairine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right time”) + -ine. 1. A derivative of tetrahydro-quinoline (C₁₀H₁₃NO), formerly used as an antipyretic.
Word: larger than life Part of Speech: adj 1. Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case; of larger size than life-size. Labels: comparative-only Example: Miss Snevellicci's papa looked very big indeed—several sizes larger than life. Example: At uniform intervals round the base of the pedestal, four naked figures in chains, somewhat larger than life, are seated in various attitudes of humiliation and despair. 2. Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. Labels: comparative-only, figuratively, usually Example: I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light / He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon / And he's gotta be larger than life Example: This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life, perhaps.
Word: lignicolous Part of Speech: adj 1. That lives in dead wood, leaves, or sticks, or organic debris Labels: not-comparable
Word: mononym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- (“one”) + -onym (“word, name”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)nɪm/, /ˈmɑnəˌnɪm/ 1. A single name or term by which a person, thing, etc., is known. Example: The atlas and axis have special names, but most of the vertebra, like the ribs, are merely numbered ; among the arteries, the aorta only has a mononym ; Example: Briefly, the adoption of calcar is a logical corollary of the recommendation which is common to the reports of all four American committees, vi., "Other things being equal, it is recommended that mononyms be preferred to polynyms." Calcar avis is a polyonym ; calcar is a mononym. If it be said that unguis is also a mononym, the answer is that in this case "other things" would not be equal, because (1) no general preference has ever been shown for it or for any term of which it is a constituent; (2) there would be lost the advantage of the correlation now existing between the ental ridge and the fissure collacated therewith. 2. A single term for a thing or concept, allowing for no synonyms. Example: ISO 704 and ISO 1087 prescribe mononymy as highly desirable for standardized terminologies, but as experience shows, individuals in developing disciplines (having unsettled terminology) are rarely able to agree on mononyms. Example: After usage has created consensus on a mononym, it becomes possible to treat the accepted (preferred) forms in a terminographic glossary...
Word: name reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical reaction named after its discoverers.
Word: PHAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of PHP archive, a file format that contains an entire PHP application. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: phone monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A receptionist or secretary charged with receiving or vetting phone calls. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: plycount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of ply + count. 1. The total number of moves in a game, counting each player's move as 1. Example: Take note that if the side to move first wins, the plycount must be an odd number, since that side makes the last move.
Word: restrictive practices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restrictive practice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rule of thumb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1658. Of uncertain origin, but probably based on the use of the thumb as reference for various measurements. For instance, one theory notes that the inch originated as the distance between the base of the thumbnail and the first joint, another notes the practice of approximating the general direction of the wind by wetting the thumb then raising it in the air. A third theory notes that English royal banquet plate setters used the distance of their thumbs to equally space each plate from the table edge. The erroneous claim that the term referred to the maximum thickness of a stick with which it was permissible for a man to beat his wife has appeared in The Washington Post and Time; it may originate from Del Martin's 1976 book Battered Wives. 1. A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge. Labels: idiomatic Example: The usual rule of thumb says that to calculate when an investment will double, divide 70 by the interest rate. Example: Here's a good rule of thumb: Too clever is dumb. 2. Approximated, guesstimated. Labels: attributive Example: I made a quick, rule-of-thumb estimate of the manhours required for the job.
Word: scratch sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running. 2. A publication that lists participants in a competitive sporting event or in a political campaign. Labels: broadly Example: The scratch sheet – a listing of the competitors – said that the White, Red and Blue fleets totaled 196 boats, run in four classes of 49 boats each.
Word: sequential file Part of Speech: noun 1. A file which consists of the same record types that is stored on a secondary storage device. The physical sequence of records may be based upon sorting values of one or more data items or fields.
Word: serial file Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sequential file consisting of multiple data records with the same fields.
Word: short break Part of Speech: noun 1. A short vacation or holiday. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, break.