nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scratching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The act or sound of something being scratched. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in. Example: It was early on the fifteenth day that I heard a curious familiar sequence of sounds in the kitchen, and, listening, identified it as the snuffing and scratching of a dog. 2. A pork scratching. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 'Ugggghhhhh!' she made a face at the packet. 'Oink, oink!' Cosmo laughed, waving a scratching near her face. 3. Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips. Labels: UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: We all had a portion of chips and one fish was shared between all of us. Sometimes the lady serving would give us a free bag of scratchings (the bits of batter). Example: The crispy bits of batter and small crispy chips that were left at the end of the night were given away to whoever needed them. If he could, Cesidio would throw in a free 'haddie' or a haggis with the scratchings, offering a helping hand discreetly, with no thanks asked for.
Word: parai Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of percussion instrument used in the parai attam dance associated with Tamil culture.
Word: surfari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of surf + safari. Pronunciation: /sɜː(ɹ)ˈfɑːɹi/ 1. A hunt for good surfing conditions. Example: We'll all be gone for the summer. We're on surfari to stay. Tell the teacher we're surfin', surfin' U.S.A. 2. The surfers on such a hunt.
Word: pilu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peeloo (“kind of tree”). Labels: India, Pakistan, alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: maternal aunt Part of Speech: noun 1. An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both 2. An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both 3. A similar great aunt, etc.
Word: topi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili topi. From Mende ndope (“antelope”). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpi/ 1. An antelope of the species Damaliscus korrigum syn. Damaliscus lunatus.
Word: topi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi टोपी (ṭopī). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpi/ 1. A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.) Labels: India
Word: ad idem Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad idem (“to the same thing”). Pronunciation: /æd ˈɪdɛm/ 1. in agreement Example: The parties were ad idem on this important point.
Word: paternal aunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A sister of someone’s father. 2. The wife of a sibling of someone’s father.
Word: storm-petrel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of storm petrel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pyn Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pin (“mood”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus
Word: iod- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of iodo-; used mainly before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: sien Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of scion. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: taphophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), + -phobia. Pronunciation: /tæfəˈfəʊbɪə/ 1. a fear of being buried alive Labels: uncountable
Word: mundanely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mundane Middle English -ly English -ly English mundanely From mundane + -ly. 1. in a mundane manner 2. in a worldly manner
Word: Perry Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹi/, /ˈpeɹi/, /ˈpɛɾe/, /ˈpɛɾi/ 1. A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them. 2. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 29. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: harpoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harpoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harpoons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of harpoon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋk/, [ˈhæŋk], /ˈheɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈheɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈhɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈhɛ̃ŋk] 1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. Example: 1681, E.R., The Experienced Farrier, London, p. 307, […] the best thing of all to stop bleeding at the Nose, is to take a Hank of Coventry-blew thread, and hang it cross a stick, and set one end of it on fire […] and let him receive the smoak up his Nostrils […] Example: Cotton twist is spun here of 130 hanks to the pound. Each hank is 840 yards long […] 2. A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. 3. Doubt, difficulty. Labels: Ulster 4. Mess, tangle. Labels: Ulster 5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. 6. Hold; influence. Labels: obsolete Example: Seldom doth a man fall into a Preſumptuous Sin, but vvhere the Devil hath got ſuch a hanke over him, […] 7. A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
Word: hank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋk/, [ˈhæŋk], /ˈheɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈheɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈhɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈhɛ̃ŋk] 1. To form into hanks. Labels: transitive 2. To fasten with a rope, as a gate. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: where stood a fyne howse newly built and vaulted, over wheron her armes was sett and hanked with tapestrye
Word: halcyon days Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halcyon, from Latin Alcyone, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē), daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. When her husband died in a shipwreck, Alcyone threw herself into the sea whereupon the gods transformed them both into halcyon birds (kingfishers). When Alcyone made her nest on the beach, waves threatened to destroy it. Aeolus restrained his winds and kept them calm during seven days in each year, so she could lay her eggs. These became known as the "halcyon days," when storms do not occur. Today, the term is used to denote a past period that is being remembered for being happy or successful. Pronunciation: /ˈhælsiːən deɪz/ 1. A period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur. Labels: plural, plural-normally 2. A period of calm, usually in the past and often nostalgic. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Example: halcyon days of yore Example: halcyon days of youth
Word: pub crawl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the participants are supposed to be unable to stand up straight by the end of the event. 1. The visiting of a number of public houses in a single session. Labels: slang Example: They went out for a night on the town, but it turned into a pub crawl.
Word: plan B Part of Speech: noun 1. An alternative approach adopted when one's original plan does not succeed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: to (not) have a plan B Example: After failing to find a wife by 40, he had to rely on plan B, a mail-order bride.
Word: pull a face Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an abnormal facial expression, either intentionally or because of an emotion. Labels: idiomatic Example: At the back of the cafe, McCormack pulled a face. The former leader of the English Defence League was not for her.
Word: harang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See harangue. Pronunciation: /həˈɹæŋ/, /həˈɹeɪ̯ŋ/, /həˈɹɛ̃ŋ/ 1. Alternative spelling of harangue. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He concluded his Harang in a lively and perſwaſive manner, […] Example: […], whom he had posed within hearing of his harang.
Word: harang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See harangue. Pronunciation: /həˈɹæŋ/, /həˈɹeɪ̯ŋ/, /həˈɹɛ̃ŋ/ 1. Alternative spelling of harangue To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Have you been listening to Reynolds haranging on his soap box?" Example: Instead of haranging their hosts with evidence of failed promises, …
Word: day one Part of Speech: noun 1. The very beginning. Example: I've been with the project since day one. 2. A close, longtime friend, one who has been around since the beginning. Labels: US, slang Example: Raise a cup up for all my day ones; two middle fingers for the haters […] Example: RONALD:”I look at you like a day one. Real talk.”
Word: day one Part of Speech: adv 1. At the very beginning; when something is entirely new. Example: to buy something day one
Word: drink up Part of Speech: verb 1. To drink completely; to finish (one's drink). Labels: ambitransitive Example: The bar's closing now, so drink up! Example: A Loafe of bread was brought out, and delivered to the Sinne-eater over the corps, as also a Mazar-bowle of maple (Gossips bowle) full of beer, wᶜʰ he was to drinke up.
Word: drink under the table Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with talk someone under the table. 1. To drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober. Labels: transitive Example: She had class, but she could drink most of the guys under the table.
Word: easy as pie Part of Speech: adj 1. Very easy. Labels: colloquial Example: "Easy as pie," replied he, eagerly. […] What Dick called easy as pie was the hardest work I ever did. I lay flat on my back, bound hand and foot, and it was necessary to jerk my body along the log till my hands should be under the knife. Example: Come make my dreams, honey hard as it seems, loving me is as easy as pie.
Word: fat lip Part of Speech: noun 1. A swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow. Labels: idiomatic Example: He has a very ugly temper, and I have to be careful what I say to him or I'll end up with a fat lip.
Word: calendar call Part of Speech: noun 1. A hearing at which a judge will require all attorneys with cases pending before the court to appear so that the court may schedule hearings and trials.
Word: to- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English to-, from Old English tō-, te- (“apart, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *tō-, *tuʀ-, *twiʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“two-ways, in twain”). 1. apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: tocrack Example: togrind 2. apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: tobeat Example: topinch 3. apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: tobruise Example: toreave 4. apart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: tolug Example: towind
Word: to- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From to. 1. Used in various ways to indicate temporality: Labels: morpheme Example: today Example: tonight 2. Used in various ways to indicate temporality: Labels: morpheme Example: today Example: tomorrow 3. Used in various ways to indicate temporality: Labels: morpheme Example: today Example: tonight 4. Used in various ways to indicate temporality: Labels: morpheme Example: today Example: together 5. Used in various ways to indicate temporality: Labels: morpheme Example: tomorrow Example: tofall 6. Adding, additional in quantity. Labels: morpheme Example: to-bread Example: to-name 7. Toward in direction or location. Labels: morpheme Example: to-draw Example: tofall
Word: blind date Part of Speech: noun 1. A date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before. Labels: idiomatic Example: A blind date is a blinkered meeting / A rendez-vous with some person unknown / A secret tryst, a shady dealing / A gambler's chance when love's dice are thrown Example: Blind date—When parties do not Know each other.
Word: tide over Part of Speech: verb 1. To support or sustain (someone), especially financially, for a limited period. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Could you lend me ten pounds to tide me over till payday? Example: Would a small snack tide you over until dinner? 2. To endure; weather. Labels: transitive Example: I had a certain grim pleasure in reading letters from two or three literary men, asking for work ‘as secretary or companion,’ or failing that, for the loan of a little cash to ‘tide over present difficulties.’ Example: In responding, J. P. Knight, the Traffic Manager, emphasised the company's desire to meet the wants of Brighton in every way and to develop traffic, while the question of a reduction in fares would be considered as soon as they had tided over their most pressing difficulties.
Word: slite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sliten, from Old English slītan (“to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to pieces, cleave, divide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *skleyd-, *(s)kelH- (“to cut, trim”). Cognate with North Frisian slitten (“to clear, make void”), Dutch slijten (“to wear, waste, ravel out”), German schleißen (“to trim”), Swedish slita (“to rip, tear”). Doublet of slit. More at slice. Pronunciation: /slaɪt/ 1. To slit; tear or rip up. Labels: dialectal, transitive 2. To wear away (clothes). Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: slite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sliten, from Old English slītan (“to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to pieces, cleave, divide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *skleyd-, *(s)kelH- (“to cut, trim”). Cognate with North Frisian slitten (“to clear, make void”), Dutch slijten (“to wear, waste, ravel out”), German schleißen (“to trim”), Swedish slita (“to rip, tear”). Doublet of slit. More at slice. Pronunciation: /slaɪt/ 1. The act or process of ripping up; rending; wear and tear. Labels: dialectal, uncountable
Word: double jeopardy Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial. Labels: uncountable Example: In the intervening years, the Costa Rican justice system (which has no double jeopardy law) has tried Ann Bender for murder on three separate occasions; of these, she was convicted once and acquitted twice.
Word: colour retention agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking.
Word: siens Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of scion. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: nicotinamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nicotine + amide, equivalent to nicotine + -amide. 1. The amide of nicotinic acid (or niacin). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
Word: haughtiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hauteynesse, hautenesse, from Middle English hautein (“proud, haughty”), from Old French hautain + Middle English -nesse. Reanalysed in Modern English as haughty + -ness. 1. The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tobias night Part of Speech: noun Etymology: With reference to Tobit 8:1-3, in which Tobias banishes a demon on his wedding-night. Pronunciation: /təʊˈbaɪəs naɪt/ 1. A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed. Labels: in-plural Example: 1922, In various parts of Germany and Switzerland continence is observed for three nights after marriage, which are frequently known as the “Tobias nights”; it is believed that otherwise the wedded life of the couple would be unlucky, whereas if they abstain from intercourse the devil will not be able to do any harm. — Edward Westermarck, History of Human Marriage (Kessinger 2003, p.558)
Word: frighteningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English frightening Middle English -ly English -ly English frighteningly From frightening + -ly. 1. In a frightening or terrifying manner. 2. Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern. Example: The pitcher that was set before me was frighteningly large. Example: Risk is everywhere.[…]For each [kind] there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.
Word: lowlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lowland + -er. 1. A person who inhabits the Scottish Lowlands. Labels: Scotland 2. Anyone who lives in a lowland region. 3. anyone who is not living on the Cordillera Mountain Range. Labels: Philippines, derogatory
Word: low-fat Part of Speech: adj 1. Not having a high number of calories from fat or great amount of fats, especially an alternate variety of food designed to have lower calories, dietetic. Example: a low-fat diet
Word: lowbrow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A bahuvrihi compound of low + brow. An Americanism whose first use appears c. 1902. Refers to the (by that time discredited) pseudoscience of phrenology, which suggested that a person of low intelligence and sophistication would possess a lower brow-line than someone of greater intelligence and sophistication. Pronunciation: /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/, /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ 1. Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture. Example: The Three Stooges are known for their lowbrow slapstick humor consisting of foolish action for the masses.
Word: lowbrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A bahuvrihi compound of low + brow. An Americanism whose first use appears c. 1902. Refers to the (by that time discredited) pseudoscience of phrenology, which suggested that a person of low intelligence and sophistication would possess a lower brow-line than someone of greater intelligence and sophistication. Pronunciation: /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/, /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ 1. Someone or something of low education or culture. Labels: countable 2. An underground populist visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s, inspired by comics, punk music, graffiti, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: alcoholysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English alcoholysis From alcohol + -lysis. 1. Solvolysis using an alcohol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solvolysis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute are broken; specifically a substitution, elimination or fragmentation reaction in which the solvent is the nucleophile. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: aldazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of aldehyde + azine. 1. An azine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NN=CHR
Word: great northern diver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the species is a diver, the largest or greatest of those regularly found off the British Isles, which has a very northerly range (no further south than the British Isles). 1. A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: common loon Part of Speech: noun 1. The great northern diver (Gavia immer) Labels: Canada, US
Word: ketazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English az(ote) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English azine English ketazine From keto- + azine. 1. An azine derived from a ketone; general formula R₂C=NN=CR₂
Word: aldimine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of aldehyde + imine. 1. An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
Word: ketimine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English imine English ketimine From keto- + imine. 1. An imine derived from a ketone, of general formula R₂C=NR.
Word: lime-green Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of lime green. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alditol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ald(ose) + -itol 1. Any of a class of acyclic polyols formally derived from an aldose by reduction of the carbonyl functional group.
Word: polyol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlɪɒl/ 1. Any organic compound having multiple hydroxyl functional groups, such as polyhydric alcohols. Example: a team at the Ames Research Center in California announced that the Murchison rock also contained complex strings of sugars called polyols, which had not been found off the Earth before.
Word: Schiff base Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hugo Schiff, German chemist. 1. An imine.
Word: white-billed diver Part of Speech: noun 1. Gavia adamsii, the largest member of the loon or diver family, having a black head, white underparts and checkered black-and-white mantle.
Word: yellow-billed loon Part of Speech: noun 1. A duck, Gavia adamsii, found in the arctic and subarctic.
Word: aldoketose Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ketoaldose.
Word: ketoaldose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- English aldose English ketoaldose From keto- + aldose. 1. Any monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.
Word: hemiacetal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English acetal English hemiacetal From hemi- + acetal. 1. Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).
Word: Pacific loon Part of Speech: noun 1. The Pacific diver. Labels: Canada, US
Word: boof Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. The sound of a blow or collision; wham. Labels: colloquial Example: The barman vaulted over the bar and hauled him off and went boof! – right in the Boer's chest, and down he went. As he settled on the floor we ran upstairs. 2. A dog's low, deep bark. Example: "You scared me." "Boof, boof," the dog answered.
Word: boof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.
Word: boof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Kayaking sense from the onomatopoeic sound a kayak makes when it lands on the water after “ski jumping” the waterfall forming the backwash; generally attributed to whitewater kayaking aficionados in the eastern United States in the mid- to late 1970s. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. To make this sound. Labels: intransitive 2. To make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc. Labels: intransitive 3. To surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound. Labels: intransitive
Word: boof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Related to boff. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. To have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner (possibly with negative connotations). Labels: slang, transitive Example: not at a party but i'd just like to once say i boofed your mother Example: is american prison any better than a turkish prison? is being boofed by bubba everyday better than being knocked hither and thither by fatbody turks? 2. To conceal (a prohibited item) in one's rectum. Labels: slang, transitive Example: He was attempting to commit an act called boofing. Boofing is when an inmate secretes a hidden item inside his rectum. "No, Gee, seriously though, my man saw him boofing this on the visit." He raises his hand, showing me a ball of something wrapped in plastic with a little shit on it. 3. To consume (drugs) rectally. Labels: slang, transitive Example: DB: What do you mean, like, having a brewsky? Or boofing? Example: Don’t boof your buds to get high, dude. Don’t boof anything, for that matter. 4. To consume (drugs) rectally. Labels: broadly, slang, transitive
Word: boof Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. To get something wrong or make a mistake. Example: Did they attempt to put DOA2 on the recently released list and boofed? Example: Grey Wolf, I apologize... I majorly boofed who said what, and tried -- really tried -- to cancel this article right after I wrote it.
Word: boof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Spelling variant of bouffe. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. To puff out in a voluminous way. Example: When I took the band off, her hair boofed out and just looks stunning! Example: In fact, I just saw the movie Shirley Valentine (for the umpteenth time!), and couldn't even look at the adult Marjorie Majors without seeing Patsy and her boofed up hair and red lipstick and long cigarette holder.
Word: boof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling variant of bouffe. Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. Extra volume of the hair, not necessarily desired; the quality of being bouffant. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I was only 400 metres from my hotel so I thought I'd have no trouble sneaking back before anyone saw me to wash the boof out.
Word: boof Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /buːf/, [bʉːf] 1. A kind of strong cannabis. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Just got a pound of the boof, ayy / Brought that shit straight to the booth, ayy Example: I'm 'bout to hit the boof / Smokin' somethin' new
Word: Pacific diver Part of Speech: noun 1. Gavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.
Word: Scandiknavery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Scandinavian + knavery. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1939 novel Finnegans Wake (see quotation below). 1. Duplicity by or involving Scandinavians. Labels: nonce-word, uncountable Example: For to sod the brave son of Scandiknavery. Example: Mrs. Christiani twice […] guesses that Kierkegaard may be behind this bit of Scandiknavery.
Word: churchgoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From church + goer. 1. One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian. Example: Near-synonym: chapelgoer Example: Well, one Christmas Eve, just like to-night, she thought she would go to the morning service on the Christmas Day, for she was a great church-goer, and so she left out some coffee with the girl before she went to bed, that she might get a cup next morning she was sure a cup of warm coffee would do her a great deal of good at that early hour!
Word: poulter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er. 1. Synonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry. Labels: obsolete
Word: poulterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier poulter (with the addition of -er), from Middle English pulter, from Old French pouletier, from poulet (“fowl”). By surface analysis, poult + -er + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/, /ˈpəʊltəɹə/ 1. A dealer in poultry.
Word: poulter's measure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by George Gascoigne in 1576, because it was said that poulters gave 12 eggs for the first dozen and 14 if you bought a second dozen. 1. A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables. Example: Good ladies, ye that have your pleasure in exile Step in your foot, come take a place and mourn with me awhile. And such as by their lords do set but little price, Let them sit still, it skills them not what chance come on the dice.
Word: poult Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet. Pronunciation: /pɒlt/, /pəʊlt/, /poʊlt/ 1. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). Example: ‘I even questioned,’ said he, ‘whether there will not be, in about a week's time, some nice turkey powts.’ Example: And, besides, she [the old grouse's wife] was the mother of a family, and had seven little poults to wash and feed every day; […]
Word: gatecrash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gate + crash. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪtkɹaʃ/ 1. To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid. Example: “[…] I mean, she doesn’t belong to the Society—“ ”What Society?” ”The Society that was meeting. I think she pushed in for a joke.” ”Gate-crashed you? […]” Example: After Walsh was seen being escorted out as he attempted to gatecrash the interview, liberal viewers shared their outrage at Walsh's mocking of their convention.
Word: gatecrash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gate + crash. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪtkɹaʃ/ 1. An instance of gatecrashing a party, event, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Part of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in which the groom and his groomsmen complete several difficult or embarrassing tasks prepared by the bridesmaids to prove his love for the bride. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We’ve heard of stories of grooms getting nervous before their big day – not because they’re afraid of botching their vows, or welling up in unmanly but happy tears – but because of the tasks that await them during the gatecrashing ceremony. Example: For their wedding day, Mr Koh, who's 33 and works in marketing, arrived at his bride's house for the gatecrashing ceremony wearing a Darth Vader mask, while his groomsmen were decked out in Jedi robes.
Word: mischievious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mischievous, under the influence of adjectives ending in -ious. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/ 1. Alternative form of mischievous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Example: 'a want of food must and will keep the popular mind in such a state of irritability as to be easily worked upon by mischievious men' Example: Jenny and Lenny, the mischievious twins, With muddied knees and gap-toothed grins, And rumbling tummies - they lick their lips, It's time for fish fingers, beans and chips.
Word: femme fatale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”). Pronunciation: /fɛm fəˈtæl/, /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/ 1. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman. Example: Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) / The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale) Example: Aren't you ever gonna stop deluding yourself, hmm? Handling Max? Behaving like some ludicrous little underage femme fatale? You're… you're about as fatale as an after dinner mint!
Word: social climber Part of Speech: noun 1. One who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour. Labels: derogatory Example: “Are you accusing me of social climbing!” she fumed, getting right in his face. “You are a social climber, my darling.” “They only call you a social climber if you're not good at it,” Lucy said, starting for the front door, checking her phone for what would be the last time as she exited.
Word: black-throated diver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the species is a diver with a black throat. 1. Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.
Word: Arctic loon Part of Speech: noun 1. The black-throated diver bird. Labels: Canada, US
Word: red-throated diver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the species is a diver with a red throat. 1. Any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.
Word: red-throated loon Part of Speech: noun 1. The red-throated diver. Labels: Canada, US
Word: unquestionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + question + -able, compare questionable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkwɛs.t͡ʃən.ə.bl̩/ 1. Undeniable, obvious. Example: See the frowardneſſe of this Man, he would perſwade us that the Succeſſion and divine Right of Biſhopdom hath bin unqueſtionable through all Ages; Example: Too bad Locke's idea didn't catch on; the thought of measuring things in philosophical feet has an unquestionable poignance.
Word: unsafe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (not) + safe. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈseɪf/ 1. Not safe (various senses); dangerous. Example: For much the same reasons that safe languages are preferred over unsafe languages, these powerful---but unsafe---capabilities in Java should be restricted. Example: "RMT has made it clear that our members have a right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions, and the union will be closely monitoring the situation. [...]"
Word: unsafe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (reversive prefix) + safe. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈseɪf/ 1. To remove the safety from (a weapon). Labels: transitive
Word: blue heeler Part of Speech: noun 1. A blue-coated variety of the Australian Cattle Dog breed. Labels: Australia Example: Shorty the Sixth, as he was sometimes called, had been a very winning puppy, and they had kept him at home until he began to exhibit the same tendencies that Duane's blue heelers always exhibited, that is, a tendency to herd children in the same way they would have herded cattle or sheep: they nipped their heels. Example: He always has his blue heeler dog in his office tucked away under his feet or near the door. 2. A police officer. Labels: Australia, slang Example: “Take a gander son, but be quick about it,” he said lighting a cigarette. “The blue heelers come by here and start snoopin about.”
Word: shonky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”). 1. Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Example: 1986, Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand, ANZJS: The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Sociology, Volume 22, page 475, The argument gets even shonkier when they claim that the boundary between clerical and administrative work is difficult to define anyway, and that routinisation and fragmentation have affected lower and middle management too (pp. 95–6). Example: The committee heard much evidence that this is a farce, yet this government have continued to try to pretend that their forecast, based on the shonkiest of assumptions—their model, with the shonkiest of assumptions—is really what is going to happen.
Word: shonky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 1970s; possibly from dialectal English shonk (“smart”). 1. A dishonest person. Labels: Australia, informal Example: It is clear from Mr Boyd's evidence that the Union is hoping as a result of its application to obtain an award provision which would control the practices of the "crooks and shonkies in the industry". Example: Mr BILLSON—and they are being called shonkies and all sorts of things by the Labor Party[…].
Word: dead marine Part of Speech: noun 1. An empty beer bottle. Labels: colloquial
Word: inceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ 1. Beginning; of or relating to inception. 2. Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning. Example: The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".
Word: inceptive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ 1. An inceptive construction.
Word: horned screamer Part of Speech: noun 1. Anhima cornuta, a South American bird, member of the family Anhimidae, with black upper parts, head and breast and white speckles on the crown, throat and wing coverts.
Word: lunar year Part of Speech: noun 1. a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun
Word: crested screamer Part of Speech: noun 1. Chauna torquata, a species of birds of the small family Anhimidae, found in South America.
Word: southern screamer Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of crested screamer.
Word: black-necked screamer Part of Speech: noun 1. Chauna chavaria, a species of the small family of birds Anhimidae, found in the northern regions of Colombia and Venezuela.
Word: northern screamer Part of Speech: noun 1. The black-necked screamer, Chauna chavaria.
Word: magpie-goose Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of species Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.
Word: enforcement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/, /ɛn-/, /ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/ 1. The act of enforcing; compulsion. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [M]en lyued ſimplye and innocentlye without inforcement of lawes, without quarellinge Judges and libelles, contente onely to ſatiſfie nature, without further vexation for knowledge of thinges to come. Example: And as congressional Republicans were passing a very unpopular Trump agenda bill last month, Vice President JD Vance argued that its historic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and new immigration enforcement provisions were so important that “everything else” was “immaterial.” 2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: inclusionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inclusion 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 inclusionist From inclusion + -ist. 1. Advocating for inclusion. Example: Both schools of thought on the subject of interest have the courage of their convictions. The inclusionist group thinks the inclusion of interest will accomplish certain objects. Their motives, therefore, for including interest help to explain their contentions. Example: More recently, Carr (Carr and Vitaliano 1982) has modified his earlier analysis, maintaining a position defined below as inclusionist; he refers, for example, to biological, cultural, and environmental influences and mechanisms in learning itself. 2. Favoring the inclusion of articles rather than their deletion. Example: Regardless, the inclusionist view that all processes are supposed to operate case by case rather than determining whether broad topic areas should be included continues to prevail, though this view is subject to great debate, especially in areas of popular culture. Example: Recent controversies between the so-called “deletionist” and “inclusionist” Wikipedians, as well as the brief brouhaha around the introduction of flagged and patrolled edits, commplicate Anderson's model a bit, of course, but the focus remains on the evaluation of content rather than contributors.
Word: inclusionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inclusion 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 inclusionist From inclusion + -ist. 1. One who advocates for inclusion. Example: But whether this doctrine is, or is not, taught in this verse is a contested question. Ambrose is the choragus of the Inclusionists, Œcumenius of the Exclusionists. Example: Some experts also distinguish between inclusionists and full inclusionists. Inclusionists believe that it is the classroom teacher's responsibility to educate most students with special needs, but such inclusionists also recognize the importance of providing a continuum of services (i.e., making sure that a variety of separate and more restrictive settings are available for those students who may need them). 2. A wiki user who favors the inclusion of articles rather than their deletion. Example: But the proliferation of rules, and the fact that select Wikipedians have learnt how to handle them to win arguments, now represents a danger, says Andrew Lih, a former deletionist who is now an inclusionist, and who is writing a book about Wikipedia. Example: In September 2007, Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia's panjandrum — himself an inclusionist who believes that if people want an article about every Pokemon character, then hey, let it happen — posted a one-sentence stub about Mzoli's […]
Word: Gamilaraay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/ 1. An Indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Gamilaraay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/ 1. The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Wiradjuric group, formerly spoken by these people.
Word: low-doc loan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From low + doc + loan. 1. A loan or mortgage where the borrower provides only limited proof of their income. Labels: Australia, US Example: 2006, The Bulletin, Issues 6536-6544, page 61, “You can see it here in mortgages. Low-doc loans used to carry at least 1% or more of risk premium. As everybody [piled] in, that has been driven down to half a percent. These people do not have a verifiable income, and yet you can only expect them to be charged half a percent more on the interest rate.” Example: In a no-doc or low-doc loan, the lender doesn′t require you to bring proof of your income, but you will usually have to pay a higher interest rate or extra fees to get the loan. Lenders generally charge more for no-doc/low-doc loans.
Word: kingdoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kingdom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apples Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæp.(ə)lz/ 1. plural of apple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apples Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæp.(ə)lz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of apple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: apples Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice. 1. Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”). Labels: Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, plural, plural-only, slang 2. Testicles. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: apples Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice. 1. Nice, fine. Labels: Australia, Australian, not-comparable, slang Example: Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today.
Word: lions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɔɪnz/ 1. plural of coin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coins Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɔɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: believes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈliːvz/, /bɪˈlivz/, /bi-/, /bə-/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of believe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arises Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪzɪz/ 1. plural of arise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aris Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: teaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person