nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: PSB Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of please see below. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HSBC Part of Speech: name 1. A British multinational universal bank and financial services company. Example: Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator, chaired a symposium with representatives from foreign companies, including JP Morgan, Tesla (TSLA), HSBC (HSBC), Deutsche Bank (DB), BNP Paribas, Japan’s MUFG Bank, German chemical producer BASF, commodities trader Trafigura and Schneider Electric, according to a statement posted on the websites of the PBOC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). 2. Initialism of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of HSBC. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LWT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of London Weekend Television. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LWT Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of lightweight torpedo. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LWT Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of lightweight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: de Broglie wavelength Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de Broglie + wavelength. Named for Louis de Broglie. 1. the wavelength, λ=h/p, associated with a beam of particles of momentum p. (h being Planck's constant.) The same formula gives the momentum of a photon or wavelength λ.
Word: HKMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ICAC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Independent Commission Against Corruption. Labels: Australia, Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: kamila Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kamala (“dyestuff”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trabeculae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trabecula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eoten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English eoten. Doublet of ettin. 1. A giant from Old English literature and mythology. Example: The chief exploit of the hero, Beowulf the Great, is the destruction of the two monsters Grendel and his mother; both like most of the evil beings in the old times, dwellers in the fens and the waters; and both, moreover, as some Christian bard has taken care to inform us, of "Cain's kin," as were also the eotens, and the elves, and the orcs (eótenas, and ylfe, and orcneas). Example: In these manuscripts we are again in an atmosphere of eotens and trolls, there are traces of even older terrors, when the first Teuton settlers in Europe struggled with the aborigines who lived in caves[.]
Word: CSD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Correctional Services Department (Hong Kong). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of conventional suburban development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of circuit switched data. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of communication sciences and disorder Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of criteria for speedy deletion Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: LegCo Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.kəʊ/ 1. Acronym of Legislative Council, the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Labels: Hong-Kong, UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: auberge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French auberge. The term is attested in the fifteenth century as auberge, a loan from a term attested in eleventh century Old Occitan alberga (“camp, hut”), derived from albergar (“to host”). The term originated in Frankish *harjabergu, composed of the elements *harjaz (“army”) (compare German Heer) and *berganą (“to shelter, to protect”), whence German bergen. Doublet of albergo and harbor. Pronunciation: /oʊˈbɛɹʒ/ 1. An inn or hostel.
Word: contretemps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French contretemps. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɹə.tɑ̃ŋ/, /ˈkɑːn.tɹə.tɑ̃/ 1. An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event. Example: ...and said "she had been the most efficient friend of the charity;" and whether a whisper that had gone forth respecting her contretemps with the strange man was spread, or it had fortunately been so well managed by the Count as to have escaped observation... Example: "I see that you are a born American citizen--and an earlier knowledge of that fact would have prevented this little contretemps. You are aware, Mr. Hoffman, that your name is German?" 2. An ill-timed pass.
Word: EEA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Economic Area, the area consisting of the European Union plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The government has said in a paper on the UK’s post-Brexit border operating model that it will “ensure that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens may also continue to use our e-passport gates and the existing queueing arrangements”. 2. Initialism of European Environment Agency, EU agency which provides independent information on the environment in biodiversity conservation, climate policy etc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EEA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of equal environment assumption. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: GBC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GBC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Game Boy Color. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SFC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of shop floor control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Sergeant First Class. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: SFC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Scottish Funding Council. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of System File Checker. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Securities and Futures Commission. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Super Famicom. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Southampton Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Sunderland Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Sydney Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of Senate Finance Committee. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: While the SFC Bill had proposed significant phase-outs of the clean electricity tax credits (IRC §§ 45Y and 48E) for wind and solar projects that start construction in 2026 and later years, the Senate Bill instead eliminates the ability to claim such credits for wind and solar projects that start construction after the date of enactment of the BBB and that are placed in service after December 31, 2027.
Word: plonk Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. The sound made by something solid landing. 2. The supposed sound of adding a user to one's kill file. Labels: Internet
Word: plonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. The sound of something solid landing. Labels: countable Example: I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?
Word: plonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. To set or toss (something) down carelessly. Labels: transitive Example: When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink. Example: We sat alfresco on the edge of a “square,” in reality a pond of cobbly mud with a plinth plonked in its navel […] 2. To sit down heavily and without ceremony. Labels: reflexive Example: Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up. Example: Changing trains at Hereford, I catch the West Midlands Class 170 that is waiting for me at Platform 1. Plonking myself in a table bay, I settle in to enjoy the trip on what is another quiet train - well, until Ledbury, where a couple of dozen people are waiting. 3. To automatically ignore a particular poster. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him.
Word: plonk Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. Precisely and forcefully. Labels: not-comparable Example: He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table.
Word: plonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From WWI military slang, derived by alteration of French vin blanc (“white wine”) by the law of Hobson-Jobson. Recorded earliest in the playful rhyming slang form plinketty-plonk. Possibly influenced by the sound of wine being poured into a glass. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. Cheap or inferior everyday wine. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, uncountable Example: The third category of wines is highly unattractive as these may only be sold as generic wines (white, red or rosé), without reference to any geographical location. Only surplus plonk and cooking wine would aspire to fall in this segment, which can be blended with any other wine - to any extent. Example: Diesel took a large swallow out of the glass of red wine. He spluttered, choked, and spilled wine down one leg of his fawn colored pants. “My God,” he gasped, when he could speak. “What is that crap?” “Why cheap red wine,” Ford displayed the label. “You know. Plonk.” 2. AC Plonk Labels: historical, slang, uncountable
Word: plonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a shortening of plonker. Pronunciation: /plɒŋk/, /plɑŋk/ 1. A female police constable. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang Example: Chris and that plonk had better be flushing the scum out.
Word: China cap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its resemblance to the conical hats of Chinese peasants. 1. A conical metal strainer.
Word: star anise Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its starshaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The starshaped seed used as a spice. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kyoto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 京(きょう)都(と) (Kyōto, literally “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”). Pronunciation: /ˈkjoʊtoʊ/, /kiˈjoʊtoʊ/ 1. A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan. 2. The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; and the country's former capital. Example: The aversion to public displays of eating persists today not only in Kyoto but also throughout the higher levels of Japanese society. 3. The Kyoto Protocol. Example: The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001).
Word: Lisboa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor.? Tartessianbor.? Phoeniciander.? Latin Olisīpō Vulgar Latin Olisiponabor. Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese Lixbõa Portuguese Lisboader. English Lisboa Derived from Portuguese Lisboa. 1. Dated form of Lisbon. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Honshu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwón, “main”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɑnʃu/ 1. The main island of the archipelago of Japan. Example: A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu. Example: In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]
Word: spammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spam + -er. 1. Someone who sends spam. Labels: Internet
Word: spammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of space + hammer. 1. A spring-loaded mechanical hammer specially adapted to be used in microgravity.
Word: Tamiflu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From oseltamivir and flu (“influenza”). 1. A trade name for oseltamivir, an antiviral drug used to treat influenza.
Word: Dili Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdiːli/ 1. The capital city of East Timor.
Word: oseltamivir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oselt- (of unknown origin) + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”). Pronunciation: /ˌoʊ.sɛlˈtæm.ɪˌvɪɹ/ 1. An antiviral drug that is taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄·H₃PO₄ and is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prevention of influenza. It is a derivative of shikimic acid, and is marketed as Tamiflu. Labels: uncountable
Word: shikimic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. Labels: uncountable
Word: chintzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chintz + -y, from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪntsi/ 1. Of or decorated with chintz. Example: This time she showed him into her living room instead of the kitchen. It was a little chintzier than it would have been if she'd actually owned the place, but he seemed to like it and sank comfortably into a loose-covered, old-fashioned, square-cornered sofa. Example: Wanting to get out of the house, he descended toward the large living room with its chintzy curtains and stuffy lamps and pictures. His least favorite room. 2. Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky. Labels: figuratively Example: "Tea!" she said in a tiny voice. / "Wake up! It's nearly five." / Oh! Chintzy, chintzy cheeriness, / Half dead and half alive. Example: Now even [Fred] Silverman was grim. "It looks chintzy," he said, "even with all the money we're spending."
Word: chintzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier chinchy, from Middle English chynchy (“miserly, stingy”), from Middle English chinche (“stingy, miserly; miser”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪntsi/ 1. Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy. Labels: figuratively Example: Is there a place for being prudent, frugal, and thrifty with the one we love in marriage? Sure. But only when careful ways are outweighed by generosity to overflowing. […] Think of a time when you were being a bit more chintzy with your partner than you needed to be. What was the result and was it worth it? Example: They were sitting at the kitchen table. There was a fizzy pop as her father opened a can of ginger ale for Mr. Cooper. Store brand, of course. Lately everything was generic. Not that it mattered to any of them, only Ruth, who said it was just the chintziest way to live.
Word: giblet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See giblets. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪblət/, /ˈɡɪblət/ 1. The edible viscera of a bird. Labels: plural-normally Example: To make a Giblet Pie. Take two pair of giblets nicely cleaned, put all but the livers into a sauce-pan […]
Word: rotund Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊ̯ˈtʌnd/, /ɹoʊ̯ˈtʌnd/ 1. Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular. Example: He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat. Example: Convex preferences may have indifference curves that exhibit “flat spots,” while strictly convex preferences have indifference curves that are strictly rotund. 2. Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese. 3. Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
Word: Rapunzel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ 1. A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb. 2. The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale. Example: […] as they loll in pairs or trios, looking down from the windows like Rapunzels and carpet-knights, while they eat bruised apricots, tomorrow is always on their lips as honey to come. Example: I spot Sleeping Beauty in a thorn forest. Two of them, only they are more like Rapunzels who’ve fallen from their tower.
Word: restauranteur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of restaurateur + restaurant. 1. Alternative form of restaurateur. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes
Word: Gilbertese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia. 1. An Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
Word: Gilbertese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia. 1. A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati. Labels: in-plural Example: If each Gilbertese passes on land to his or her children, not very many generations will pass before the land plots become relatively fragmented. This was and is the case. Many land plots are small,[…]
Word: restaurateur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂u-ro-der. Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātōremlbor. French -ateur French restaurateurbor. English restaurateur Borrowed from French restaurateur. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/ 1. The owner of a restaurant.
Word: outro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of out + intro, an analogy using out as the opposite of in. First attested in the title of the song The Intro and the Outro (1967), by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and written by Vivian Stanshall. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/, /ˈaʊ.tɹəʊ/ 1. A portion of music at the end of a song. Labels: informal Example: […] talking over the intro of a record and off the outro, weaving back and forth between two records spinning […] Example: Find the spot in the script where you want the outro to start fading up. 2. The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc. Labels: informal Example: Having gone through the intro and stopped, the next click plays the outro of the current section and then hits the following script at the end of the outro animation:
Word: outliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From outline + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtlaɪnə/ 1. One who or that which draws an outline. 2. A software system for organizing text into a hierarchy.
Word: biofact Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bio- + artifact. 1. a biological artefact, not altered by human hands; e.g. a seed, or an uncarved wooden roof beam. 2. A hybrid of an artefact and a living entity, or between concepts of nature and technology.
Word: nymphette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nymphette. By surface analysis, nymph + -ette. Pronunciation: /nɪmˈfɛt/ 1. Alternative form of nymphet. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: William Douglas was a Scotsman, as canny in his seduction of teenage girls, nymphettes who did not have to be necessarily virgin provided they were kittenish, as he was in his betting on near certain odds.
Word: Borneo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Borneo, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”), therefore a doublet of Brunei. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/, /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/, /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/, /ˈboənioʊ/ 1. A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.
Word: reactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English react Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English reactive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English reactivity From reactive + -ity. Pronunciation: /rɪˈakˈtɪvɪti/ 1. responsiveness to stimulation Labels: countable, uncountable 2. relative susceptibility to chemical reaction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: licorice root Part of Speech: noun 1. The root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Any of several other species of plants whose roots have a similar aroma and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: licorice extract Part of Speech: noun 1. A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: nymphet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita. Pronunciation: /nɪmˈfɛt/ 1. A small nymph. Labels: obsolete Example: Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere. 2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman. Example: […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]
Word: tisane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman tysanne, Middle French ptisane, tisane (“barley water, medicinal drink”), and their source, Latin tisana, variant of ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), from πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”). Pronunciation: /tɪˈzæn/, /tɪˈzɑn/ 1. A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water. Example: Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients. Example: Towards the end of the week the girls complained of violent headaches and restless nights; and before Monday it was very obvious that they were all in a high fever. Tuesday Isabella was delirious, and Mademoiselle Virginie sent the maid to Covent Garden to buy some herbs, which, she said, would form a sovereign tisane. 2. Any beverage of herbs steeped in hot water, similar to tea but not including true tea leaves; herbal tea. Example: As soon as he had opened the door he worked his way back to his high-backed Queen Anne armchair, where he picked up his bone-china cup and took a sip of a rarefied tisane.
Word: continuum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”). Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪnjuəm/, /-(j)ɪu̯əm/ 1. A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. Example: Near-synonym: spectrum Example: So, the white line implies Blacklessness and the black background implies Whitelessness – that is, once the white line, a continuum, has emerged from blackness, also a continuum, and the two continua engage in an “inter-penetrative” (Buddhist term) process. 2. A continuous extent. Example: A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. 3. The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space. 4. A touch-sensitive strip, similar to an electronic standard musical keyboard, except that the note steps are ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.
Word: customization Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of customizing something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: customisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of customization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: electorate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elector (“person eligible to vote in an election; German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”) + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktəɹət/, /ɪˈlɛktɹət/ 1. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote. Example: The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken. Example: Incoming governments normally announce that they will seek to serve the whole electorate. Now, playing out in triplicate across the UK is a "divide and rule" approach to leadership, straight from Donald Trump's playbook: each faction consolidating its base, choosing an enemy and accusing opponents of treason in the hope that in a multiparty system they can win with a minority of votes. 2. The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector (“a German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire”); an electorship. Labels: historical Example: [I]n case Hanover should be attacked on the ground of a German quarrel, unconnected with English politics, we were not bound to defend her; yet, if a power at war with England should think fit to consider that electorate as part of the king's dominions, which perhaps according to the law of nations might be done, our honour must require that it should be defended against such an attack. Example: The line of demarcation [between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism] ran, as it still runs, through the midst of the Netherlands, of Germany, and of Switzerland, dividing province from province, electorate from electorate, and canton from canton. 3. A geographical area represented by one or more elected officials; a constituency, an electoral district. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: The electorate of Finchley borders on the electorate of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, splitting the new housing estate of Royal Cupolas.
Word: emulsification Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which an emulsion is formed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mayonnaise is made by the emulsification of oil and vinegar. Example: The oil bath, which is a feature of the original locomotives, has led to an excessive use of oil and also corrosion of the steel motion details because of the entry of water, causing emulsification. The oil bath has thus been dispensed with, and the motion and valve gear of the inside cylinder are no longer completely enclosed, enabling the various working parts to be readily examined.
Word: oenology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oeno- + -logy. Pronunciation: /iˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /iˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The scientific study of wines and winemaking. Labels: uncountable
Word: enology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eno- + -logy. 1. Alternative form of oenology. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: enophile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of oenophile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: viticulture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis Proto-Italic *wītis Latin vītisder. English viti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English viticulture From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/, /ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/ 1. The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.
Word: autoethnographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English ethnography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ethnographic English autoethnographic From auto- + ethnographic. Pronunciation: /ɔːtəʊˌɛθnəʊˈɡɹæf.ɪk/, /ɔtoʊˌɛθnəˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ 1. Using ethnographic techniques to describe one's own life, or events in which one is a participant. Example: If ethnographic texts are a means by which Europeans represent to themselves their (usually subjugated) others, autoethnographic texts are those the others construct in response to or in dialogue with those metropolitan representations. Example: At the same time it often resorts to free indirect speech rather than dialogue, frequently using an autoethnographic point of view, suggesting a more personalized mode of shared ethnographic documentation.
Word: autoethnography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + ethnography. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtəʊ.ɛθˈnɒɡɹəfi/, /ˌɔtoʊ.ɛθˈnɑɡɹəfi/ 1. An ethnographic study drawing on one's own anecdotal or personal experience, or an approach to conducting research in which anecdotal or personal experience is foregrounded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The aborigine's autobiography was also an autoethnography. It told much about the culture he grew up in.
Word: ins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnz/ 1. plural of in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ins Part of Speech: verb 1. insert
Word: endian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From end + -ian (suffix meaning ‘one from, belonging to, like, or relating to’ forming nouns, and meaning ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives), originally in the noun Big-Endian coined by the Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) in his novel Gulliver’s Travels (1726). Swift wrote of an emperor of Lilliput who, after his son cuts his finger when opening an egg at the large end, commands his subjects to open them at the small end; those who rebel by opening their eggs at the large end are called “Big-Endians”. The term was applied in the computing context by the Israeli-American computer scientist Danny Cohen (1937–2019) in 1980. Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.dɪ.ən/, /ˈɛn.di.ən/, /ˈɪn.di.ən/ 1. Preceded by a qualifying word: of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address; for example, at the smallest address (big-endian) or the largest address (little-endian). Labels: not-comparable Example: endian-neutral code Example: In Ken Turkowski's article on the big and little endian addressing used on the 68020 he commented that Motorola's approach "proved" that a machine with consistant^([sic]) bit addressing (e.g., all little or big endian) was impossible. I assume that he was joking.
Word: multibyte Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English byte English multibyte From multi- + byte. 1. Contained in more than one byte. Example: The computer stored the number in a multibyte location: it took 32 bits or four entire bytes to store so large a value.
Word: eye up Part of Speech: verb 1. To examine closely something coveted. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: That creep in the corner was eyeing me up. Example: The dog was eyeing up my steak. 2. To examine casually by eye, with little or no measuring or testing. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Hey, while you're there, take a look at their furnace. You don't have to inspect it — just eye it up and tell me whether it's decrepit or not.
Word: ethnogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethno- + -genesis. While attested incidentally before the twentieth century, it gained currency particularly in the postwar era as a scholarly concept. 1. The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recoup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French recouper (“cut short”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkuːp/, /ɹɪˈkup/, /ɹɪˈkʉːp/ 1. To make back (an investment or similar). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested. Example: to recoup losses made at the gaming table 2. To recover from an error. Labels: intransitive 3. To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct. Labels: transitive Example: A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction. 4. To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice. Labels: transitive Example: Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. Example: Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by extensive custom.
Word: tell me about it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to express agreement and sympathy with the previous speaker’s statement. Labels: informal Example: "I guess it's a lot of work for a cop to juggle personal relationships." / "Tell me about it." Example: "Go sit with him. I think he's a little depressed. It's not easy to grow old." / "Tell me about it."
Word: big-endian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology for endian. 1. Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a lower address than the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first. Labels: not-comparable Example: Most big Unix machines are big-endian, but Intel x86 machines and older Digital machines are little-endian. 2. Transmitting the most significant byte of a multibyte number before transmitting the least significant byte; that is, "big end" first. Labels: not-comparable Example: The network octet order for all protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite is big-endian. A big-endian computer system need not perform any conversion in building TCP/IP protocol headers from integers stored in its memory.
Word: little-endian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology for endian. 1. Storing the most significant byte of a multibyte number at a higher address than the least significant byte; that is, "little end" first. Labels: not-comparable Example: Most big Unix machines are big-endian, but Intel x86 machines and older Digital machines are little-endian.
Word: asexuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- (“lacking, without”) + sexuality, equivalent to asexual + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/, /ˌeɪ.sɛk.sjuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/, /ˌeɪ.sɛk.ʃuˈæ.lə.ti/ 1. The state or quality of being asexual: Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state or quality of being asexual: Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The same holds for Vincentius Victor in his discussion of the asexuality of the corporeal form of the soul. In Lactantius, who emphasizes the uncertainty concerning the sex of the phoenix, and in Zeno of Verona, who says that the phoenix is for itself both sexes, the background is again formed by the inferred asexuality of the phoenix. 3. The state or quality of being asexual: Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The asexuality of insects is, in almost all cases, known to be a derived condition. That is, their evolution was contingent on the sexuality of their ancestral forms. Example: While interpreted as supporting the asexuality of bdelloids, …
Word: laryngeal prominence Part of Speech: noun 1. The Adam's apple.
Word: beached Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English -ed English beached From beach (“sandy shore”) + -ed. Pronunciation: /biːt͡ʃt/ 1. Having a beach. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Come not to me again: but say to Athens, Timon hath made his everlasting mansion Upon the beached verge of the salt flood; Example: 1958, Ovid, The Metamorphoses, translated by Horace Gregory, Viking, 1958, Book III, "Cadmus," p. 63, Even now Jove shed the image of a bull, Confessed himself a god, and stepped ashore On the beached mountainside of Crete,
Word: beached Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See beach (verb) Pronunciation: /biːt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of beach Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beached Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See beach (verb) Pronunciation: /biːt͡ʃt/ 1. Run or brought ashore Example: […] Yet she glanced no thought At her own mermaid nakedness but gathering The long black serpents of beached seaweed wove Wreaths for old Jinny and crowned and wound her. […] Example: It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices. 2. Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach Example: a beached whale Example: There were some trampled-looking patches of cassava and taro and a beached, derelict car or two.
Word: equine rhabdomyelosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand and producing discoloured urine. Labels: uncountable
Word: broodmare Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brood mare. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dapple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is already attested in dapple-grey as early as 1386, in Middle English, and later as dappled circa 1400; the OED suggests either: * a back-formation from dapple-grey, itself a variant of apple-grey, compare possible cognates all said of horses: Old Norse apalgrár (whence Norwegian abildgrå and Swedish apel-grå), German apfelgrau. Compare also French pommelé (“dappled”), from pomme (“an apple”); or, * a relation with Icelandic depill (“a dot, spot”). The noun and verb are both later attested likely as back-formations. Pronunciation: [ˈdæpəɫ] 1. A mottled marking, usually in clusters. 2. An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat. Example: “My brother,” said he, “do not ride to–day / The dapple, as you’re wont; but mount the horse / Which I have chosen for thee. Example: A Sarronnese officer whom he did not know was leading a riderless horse, a dapple.
Word: dapple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is already attested in dapple-grey as early as 1386, in Middle English, and later as dappled circa 1400; the OED suggests either: * a back-formation from dapple-grey, itself a variant of apple-grey, compare possible cognates all said of horses: Old Norse apalgrár (whence Norwegian abildgrå and Swedish apel-grå), German apfelgrau. Compare also French pommelé (“dappled”), from pomme (“an apple”); or, * a relation with Icelandic depill (“a dot, spot”). The noun and verb are both later attested likely as back-formations. Pronunciation: [ˈdæpəɫ] 1. Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled. Example: Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. Example: I was on a running Morgan that could leave anything in six counties behind, and all she had was that short-hocked dapple pony.
Word: dapple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is already attested in dapple-grey as early as 1386, in Middle English, and later as dappled circa 1400; the OED suggests either: * a back-formation from dapple-grey, itself a variant of apple-grey, compare possible cognates all said of horses: Old Norse apalgrár (whence Norwegian abildgrå and Swedish apel-grå), German apfelgrau. Compare also French pommelé (“dappled”), from pomme (“an apple”); or, * a relation with Icelandic depill (“a dot, spot”). The noun and verb are both later attested likely as back-formations. Pronunciation: [ˈdæpəɫ] 1. To mark or become marked with mottling or spots. Example: Jt ſeemes it is in faſhion vvith you to ſugar your papers vvith Carnation phraſes, and dapple your ſpeeches vvith nevv quodled vvords. Example: dappling black on white with uneven strokes
Word: recollections Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃənz/ 1. plural of recollection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ferrier, from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”). Pronunciation: /ˈfæɹi.ə/, /ˈfɛɹi.ɚ/, /ˈfæɹi.ɚ/ 1. A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoofs and fitting of horseshoes.
Word: farrier Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ferrier, from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”). Pronunciation: /ˈfæɹi.ə/, /ˈfɛɹi.ɚ/, /ˈfæɹi.ɚ/ 1. To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. Labels: intransitive Example: though there are many Pretenders to the Art of Farriering and Cow-leeching , yet many of them are very ignorant , especially in the Countrie
Word: gallop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English galopen (“to gallop”), from Old French galoper (compare modern French galoper), from Frankish *wala hlaupan (“to run well”), from *wala (“well”) + *hlaupan (“to run”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *klaup-, *klaub- (“to spring, stumble”). Possibly also derived from a deverbal of Frankish *walhlaup (“battle run”) from *wal (“battlefield”) from a Proto-Germanic word meaning "dead, victim, slain" from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“death in battle, killed in battle”) + *hlaup (“course, track”) from *hlaupan (“to run”). More at well, leap, valkyrie. See also the doublet wallop, coming from the same source through an Old Northern French variant. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæləp/ 1. The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 2. An act or instance of going or running rapidly. Example: Charlie and Marnie fought at brunch and then confessed their undying love for each other; Ray got promoted by his coffee-shop boss and then dumped by his croissant-purse-toting girlfriend; and Hannah, with a deadline looming, her OCD blaring, and all her friends elsewhere, desperately FaceTimed Adam—who took a shirtless, rom-commy gallop across Brooklyn to meet her. 3. An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 4. A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop. Example: A gallop rhythm: \drums{\repeat unfold4{wbl8wbh16 16
Word: gallop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English galopen (“to gallop”), from Old French galoper (compare modern French galoper), from Frankish *wala hlaupan (“to run well”), from *wala (“well”) + *hlaupan (“to run”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run, leap, spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *klaup-, *klaub- (“to spring, stumble”). Possibly also derived from a deverbal of Frankish *walhlaup (“battle run”) from *wal (“battlefield”) from a Proto-Germanic word meaning "dead, victim, slain" from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“death in battle, killed in battle”) + *hlaup (“course, track”) from *hlaupan (“to run”). More at well, leap, valkyrie. See also the doublet wallop, coming from the same source through an Old Northern French variant. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæləp/ 1. To run at a gallop. Labels: intransitive Example: The horse galloped past the finishing line. 2. To ride at a galloping pace. Labels: intransitive Example: Gallop lively down the western hill. 3. To cause to gallop. Labels: transitive Example: to gallop a horse 4. To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. Labels: ambitransitive 5. To run very fast. Labels: intransitive Example: In the 11th minute the German won possession in midfield and teed up the galloping Kieran Gibbs, whose angled shot was pushed by Kelvin Davies straight into the retreating Jos Hooiveld. 6. To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it. Example: Soon after breakfast Miss Matilda, having galloped and blundered through a few unprofitable lessons, and vengeably thumped the piano for an hour, in a terrible humour with both me and it, because her mama would not give her a holiday, […] 7. To progress rapidly through the body. Labels: intransitive
Word: gymkhana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani گیند خانہ (gendxānā) / गेंदख़ाना (gendxānā, “racquet court”), from گیند / गेंद (gend, “ball”) + خانہ / ख़ाना (xānā, “court”). Influenced by gymnastics and gymnasium. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmˈkɑnə/ 1. A competition where riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes. Example: In the afternoon the British held athletic sports, an impromptu military tournament, and a gymkhana, all of which caused much merriment and diversion, and the Boers profited by the cessation of the shell fire to shovel away at their trenches. 2. A place of public resort for athletic games, etc. Labels: India, Myanmar, dated Example: These privileged gentlemen have a fine club on the Fateh Maidan, a suburb of Hyderabad city, and they enjoy sports and races at the local gymkhana, in fact, they have a very good time, if one may judge by their appearance. 3. A meeting for such sports. Labels: India, Myanmar, dated 4. Synonym of motorkhana. 5. Any event, situation, etc., with a broad array of elements. Labels: figuratively Example: There was argument, public, private, and bar-parlor, with heated championship of one term or another on near-scientific, quasi-etymological, and a number of other grounds, but gradually one term began to dominate this philological gymkhana.
Word: chasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chassé. Pronunciation: /ʃɑˈseɪ/, /ʃəˈseɪ/, /ʃæˈseɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of chassé. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chasse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French chassé. Pronunciation: /ʃɑˈseɪ/, /ʃəˈseɪ/, /ʃæˈseɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of chassé. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chasse Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃæs/, /ʃɑːs/ 1. Ellipsis of chasse-café. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: chasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chasse, variant of case, from Old French chasse. Doublet of case, cash, and chase. Pronunciation: /ʃæs/ 1. A reliquary casket.
Word: sobbing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbɪŋ/, /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sob Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sobbing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbɪŋ/, /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ 1. Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sobbing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbɪŋ/, /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ 1. That or who sobs. Labels: not-comparable Example: a sobbing child Example: Moſs is to be rubb'd and ſcrap'd off with ſome fit inſtrument of Wood, which may not excorticate the Tree, or with a piece of Hair-cloth after a ſobbing Rain: [...]