nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of turnpike (“a toll road, especially a toll expressway; a spiked barrier across a road, originally used to block access to the road until toll had been paid”). Noun sense 2 (“gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller”) and verb sense 2 (“to depart, travel, especially to flee, run away”) may refer to someone frequently using turnpikes, or may be derived from Middle English pī̆ken (“to go, remove oneself”). Pronunciation: /paɪk/ 1. Clipping of turnpike. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: They tried out every idea that came down the pike. Example: There is heavy traffic on the Mass Pike. 2. A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Example: The true "Pike," however, in the Californian sense of the word, is the wandering gypsy-like Southern poor white. […] "I found a Pike the other day killing and salting hogs, and actually hauling the salt pork off to sell it," said a gentleman in whose company we were discussing these people. / "Certainly that was an industrious Pike," said I. / "Yes, but confound it, they were my hogs," he replied, with natural wrath.
Word: pike Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of turnpike (“a toll road, especially a toll expressway; a spiked barrier across a road, originally used to block access to the road until toll had been paid”). Noun sense 2 (“gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller”) and verb sense 2 (“to depart, travel, especially to flee, run away”) may refer to someone frequently using turnpikes, or may be derived from Middle English pī̆ken (“to go, remove oneself”). Pronunciation: /paɪk/ 1. To equip with a turnpike. Labels: intransitive Example: Now suppose we commence and pike one mile of road in every township in this county each year,[…]. The saving on what was piked the years before would be such that you would be able to pay into the treasury only the amount that you did the first year. Example: On motion Duke street from King street to Princess street was ordered to be piked. 2. To depart or travel (as if by a turnpike), especially to flee, to run away. Labels: UK, intransitive, obsolete Example: Joe sold his sand, and cly'd his cole, sir [marginal note: pocketed his money] / While Bess got a basket of rags, / Then up to St. Giles's they roll'd, sir, / To every bunter Bess brags: / Into a booze-ken they pike it, [marginal note: go] / Where Bess was admitted we hear; / For none of the coves dare but like it, / As Joey, here kiddy, was there. Example: Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degan, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged. [footnote: Kill the fellow, down with him before he opens the door. Stab him, through and through; if he gets off we shall all be hanged.]
Word: donkey bid Part of Speech: noun 1. A fake bid at an auction, used by the auctioneer to raise the price and thus raise the commission.
Word: graphic novel Part of Speech: noun 1. A comic book containing a single and full nonepisodic story.
Word: Far East Part of Speech: name 1. A geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole. Labels: dated 2. Clipping of Russian Far East, a region in Russia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: hot swap Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove or replace a component while the computer is still running.
Word: graphic novelist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: graphic novel + -ist or graphic + novelist 1. A person who creates fiction using a succession of pictures interspersed with text (i.e. a comic book).
Word: where the sun don't shine Part of Speech: phrase 1. Up or in the anus (usually figuratively). Labels: euphemistic Example: You can take your unsolicited advice and stick it where the sun don't shine.
Word: key logger Part of Speech: noun 1. Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, often for the purpose of stealing passwords or other sensitive data.
Word: strip cartoon Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of illustrations depicting a humorous narrative. Example: For Vesper to fall for an old trick like that and get herself snatched and probably held to ransom like some bloody heroine in a strip cartoon. The silly bitch.
Word: cocorico Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cocrico. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cock-a-doodle-do Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of cock-a-doodle-doo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cock-a-doodle-do Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cock-a-doodle-doo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cartoonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cartoon 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 cartoonist From cartoon + -ist. Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈtunɪst/ 1. One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon. 2. One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
Word: cluck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clokken, clocken, from Old English cloccian (“to cluck, make a noise”), from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną (“to make a sound, cluck”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots clok, clock (“to cluck”), Dutch klokken (“to cluck”), Low German klucken (“to cluck”), German glucken (“to cluck”), Danish klukke (“to cluck”), Swedish klucka (“to cluck”), Icelandic klökkva (“to sob, whine, cluck”). Pronunciation: /klʌk/, /klʊk/, /klɐk/ 1. The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. 2. Any sound similar to this. 3. A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse. 4. A setting hen. Labels: Texas
Word: cluck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English clokken, clocken, from Old English cloccian (“to cluck, make a noise”), from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną (“to make a sound, cluck”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots clok, clock (“to cluck”), Dutch klokken (“to cluck”), Low German klucken (“to cluck”), German glucken (“to cluck”), Danish klukke (“to cluck”), Swedish klucka (“to cluck”), Icelandic klökkva (“to sob, whine, cluck”). Pronunciation: /klʌk/, /klʊk/, /klɐk/ 1. To make low clicking sounds (refers to hens). Labels: intransitive Example: "I came across him once," he continued, "when he was playing down on the main road to Skaug; there he sat in the middle of the road with a lot of hens around him, I counted seven, and there were more round about in the wood, for I heard them clucking and calling behind every bush." 2. To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound. Labels: transitive Example: My mother clucked her tongue in disapproval. 3. To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens. Example: When she, poor hen, fond of no second brood, Has clucked thee to the wars and safely home. 4. To suffer withdrawal from heroin. Labels: UK
Word: coo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic; compare Dutch koeren. Pronunciation: /kuː/, /ku/ 1. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon. Example: The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…]. 2. An expression of pleasure made by a person. Labels: broadly Example: An infant has only cries and coos with which to communicate distress and well-being. Adults have many more ways of expressing themselves. However, their expressions of disease and ease can be boiled down to sophisticated cries and coos. A call for help in whatever form is a cry. A sense of well-being however expressed is a coo. Healing in the context of cries and coos can be viewed as the process of resolving the cries and fostering the coos.
Word: coo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic; compare Dutch koeren. Pronunciation: /kuː/, /ku/ 1. To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon. Labels: ambitransitive Example: No birds, except as birds of paſſage, flew, / No bee was known to hum, no dove to coo. Example: DUET—MAYOR and MAUD. […] Like a Dove I'll coo and bill, pretty Maud, / I will not coo and bill, Mr. Mayor. 2. To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about. Labels: intransitive Example: They were too busy cooing over the baby and his parents were too busy cooing over each other.
Word: coo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of cool; compare foo. Pronunciation: /kuː/, /ku/ 1. Cool. Labels: slang
Word: coo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /kuː/, /ku/ 1. An expression of approval, surprise, etc. Example: I stood outside the door for a space, letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would", as Jeeves tells me cats do in adages, then turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. "Coo!" she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. "You gave me a start, sir!" […] "If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now." "Coo! So he is." Example: The last track on each of the three sections is a professional course, where you can customise your bike by changing the tyres and the size of chainwheel. Coo!
Word: perambulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate. Pronunciation: /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/, /pəɹˈæmbjəˌleɪt/ 1. To walk around, roam, or stroll. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonym: ambulate (sometimes synonymous) Example: Take, for instance, one of the most wretched classes of the community, the poor fellows who perambulate the streets as Sandwich Men. These are farmed out by certain firms. 2. To inspect (an area) on foot. Labels: transitive Example: The officials, in their gowns of grey, with a white St. Andrew’s cross on back and breast, and a white cloth carried before them on a staff, perambulated the city, adding the terror of man’s justice to the fear of God’s visitation.
Word: protoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English protoscience From proto- + science. 1. An unscientific or pseudoscientific field of study which later becomes or spawns a science (e.g., astrology led to astronomy, alchemy led to chemistry, and, most generally, natural philosophy led to science). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A field of study at the initial phase of the scientific method, involving information gathering and hypothesis formulation, but is not yet falsifiable, or if it is, its predictions have not yet been observed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, observation alone is not "modern" science; simple observation leads to "proto-science." Proto-science accepts observations without question or verification.
Word: thirty-eight Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following thirty-seven and preceding thirty-nine.
Word: thirty-eight Part of Speech: noun 1. .38-caliber revolver. Example: He was shooting cans with his thirty-eight Example: Blue takes a small grey satchel down from the shelf and packs it with his thirty-eight, a pair of binoculars, a notebook and other tools of the trade.
Word: engrossing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ 1. Utterly consuming one's time and attention. Example: an engrossing documentary Example: The good news about “The Silence” is that it’s engrossing and that, at 83, DeLillo’s syntax is as prickly as ever.
Word: engrossing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of engross Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: engrossing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/, /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/, /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.
Word: strappy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From strap + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹapi/ 1. Of or characterized by straps. Example: Looking luminous in a yellow, strappy Cavalli dress with her sun-kissed hair cascading down her back, the pop star-turned-actress demands that the reporter shake her groove thing like Beyonce does in her hit video "Crazy in Love." Example: The click-click-click of strappy stilettos has given way to the clomp-clomp-clomp of platforms and wedges on the Milan catwalk.
Word: sixty-eight Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following sixty-seven and preceding sixty-nine.
Word: sixty-seven Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈsɪk.sti ˈsɛv.n̩/ 1. The cardinal number immediately following sixty-six and preceding sixty-eight.
Word: retrain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English train English retrain From re- + train. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/ 1. To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job Labels: ambitransitive Example: New York City's largest hospital has agreed to retrain some unionized employees whose jobs were to be eliminated under an austerity drive, the hospital and its largest labor union said yesterday. Example: In 1995, Sharon Brown and her husband, Daryck, founded Environmental and Occupational Safety Services at their kitchen table. The company, which retrains workers in the fields of environmental engineering and cleanup, started to grow by winning contracts from the state of New Jersey and later branched out to do work for the federal government as well.
Word: retrain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English train English retrain From re- + train. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ 1. An instance of training again. Example: This adds a bit of complexity as it means that our solution should not retrain for every request coming in but be able to determine whether a retrain is worth it for a given request or whether the model is already up to date.
Word: detrain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + train. Pronunciation: /ˈdi.tɹeɪn/ 1. To exit from a train; to disembark. Labels: intransitive Example: If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings. Example: As the train came to a halt at the depot, Anne detrained swiftly and ran toward the river. 2. To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train. Labels: transitive Example: Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab. Example: The trouble occurred on the 10.5 a.m. Paddington-Bristol trip, when gangers' tools left on the track near Swindon punctured one of the unit's fuel tanks and the passengers had to be detrained to wait for the down "Merchant Venturer". 3. To reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining. 4. To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.
Word: sixty-six Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following sixty-five and preceding sixty-seven.
Word: renowned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ 1. Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. Example: The movie Three Stars is about world-renowned chefs.
Word: renowned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of renown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sixty-five Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following sixty-four and preceding sixty-six.
Word: KIT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of keep in touch. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: haboob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: [Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”). Pronunciation: /hæˈbuːb/, /hə-/, /hæˈbub/ 1. A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. Example: Near-synonym: duster Example: Sandstorms were very prevalent during the first three months; they are called "Haboob." A fall in temperature of a few degrees in the hot months was always accompanied by these storms.
Word: zorb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally the trademarked name of a particular brand of sphere; perhaps from orb. Pronunciation: /zɔː(ɹ)b/ 1. A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill. Example: Uneven plains that are interspersed with pebbles and rocks are likely to cause punctures in the zorbs. Example: There's even a kids' zorb for the under six.
Word: zorb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally the trademarked name of a particular brand of sphere; perhaps from orb. Pronunciation: /zɔː(ɹ)b/ 1. To roll downhill or engage in sports in a zorb ball. Example: People who've zorbed in New Zealand, say Swiss mountains are too steep to allow the leisurely roll-out that's the real thrill. Example: We hadn't even zorbed. Not all bad news then.
Word: zorbonaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English zorb Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -naut English zorbonaut From zorb + -o- + -naut. 1. One who zorbs.
Word: untar 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- Arabic طار (ṭār)bor. English tar English untar From un- + tar. 1. To extract from a tar archive. Labels: transitive Example: I untarred (and ungzipped) that file using the following command: […] Example: This should completely reset everything to exactly the way it was after you untared/ungzipped PHP […]
Word: functionally complete Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of computing any recursive function. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Turing complete Part of Speech: adj 1. Equivalent in power to a universal Turing machine; equivalently, functionally complete. Labels: not-comparable Example: All languages that are equivalent to Turing's specification are said to be Turing complete. Turing completeness is a surprisingly low bar. Many hand calculators can understand a Turing complete language. PDF (Portable Document Format), in which many documents on the Internet are available, is itself a Turing complete language.
Word: action plan Part of Speech: noun 1. A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.
Word: urbano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish urbano, from Spanish música urbana. 1. An umbrella term for various popular Latin American music genres. Labels: uncountable Example: With so many flavors, the album may be a sign that KAROL G is transitioning from the world of urbano to the broader category of Latin pop.
Word: universal Turing machine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Alan Turing, English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer. 1. A Turing machine capable of simulating the behavior of any Turing machine.
Word: buy straw hats in winter Part of Speech: verb 1. Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high. Labels: idiomatic
Word: computability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English computability From compute + -ability. 1. The property of being computable by purely mechanical means. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: computable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English computable From compute + -able. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/, /ˈkɒmpjʊtəbəl/ 1. Capable of being computed, or enumerated. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable. Labels: not-comparable 3. of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function Labels: not-comparable 4. Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function. Labels: not-comparable
Word: punnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. First appears in the 1820s. Perhaps a diminutive of pun, a dialect variant of pound, the weight + -et. The suggestion that it is an eponym of Reginald Crundall Punnett (1875–1967), geneticist and grower of strawberries, is not chronologically possible. The suggestion it was an ancestor of his lacks evidence. Very likely to have originated from the french word bannette, wicker basket for bread proofing. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪt/, /ˈpʌnət/ 1. A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Thus, according to the same Year-Book, a sea-kale punnet measures 8 in. in diameter at the top and 7½ in. at the bottom, being 2 in. deep, while a radish punnet is 8 in. in diameter and 1 in. deep, if to hold six “hands,” or 9 in. by 1 in. for twelve “hands.” A mushroom punnet is 7 in. by 1 in., while a salading punnet is 5 in. by 2 in. Example: Another type of splint basket, called a punnet, was used in the strawberry trade of New York City between 1815 and 1850.[…]Punnets and pottles found little favor except in the vicinity of Boston and New York and were soon discarded for more convenient and less expensive packages.
Word: firewood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/, /ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/, /ˈfaː(ɹ).wʊd/, /ˈfɑ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/, /ˈfɑ.əː(ɹ).wʊd/ 1. Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After many days of hard work, we finally had enough firewood for the winter.
Word: Truth or Dare Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of truth or dare. Labels: alt-of
Word: read between the lines Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from glosses and commentaries which were written between the lines and provided the reader with additional information not explicitly stated in the text. 1. To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives. Example: The next day he made incantation, and distorted the miracle of the loaves and fishes till it became prophecy, and I, reading between the lines, saw that it was aimed at the wealth of meat stored in my caches.
Word: feather duster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feather + duster. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstə/, /ˈfɛð.ɚ ˈdʌstɚ/ 1. An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.
Word: urna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā, “wool, thread”). 1. A spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark. Example: The urna is not worn by all, nor the monastic dress of the magnificent image of the Buddhistic prince on the right side of the great Buddha in the chanḍi Mĕndut. Example: The ûrna or mark upon the forehead and the long pierced ear lobes so generally characteristic of Buddhist images are not present in this instance.
Word: urna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin urna. Doublet of urn. 1. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 40 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 13 L although differing slightly over time. Labels: historical Example: A wine vessel, probably the Roman urna, which contained half the quantity of the amphora. Example: The congius was the 8th part of the amphora, and the 4th of the urna: it contained 6 sextarii.
Word: urticaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria. Pronunciation: /ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/, /ˌɜːtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/ 1. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain." Example: So when I was diagnosed with a fairly difficult-to-treat disease called idiopathic angioedema and chronic urticaria (a fancy way of saying we don’t know why you swell and hey, enjoy the 24/7 hives) six months ago, I wasn't quite sure how to cope.
Word: free-for-all Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːfəɹɔːl/, /ˈfɹiːfɚɔːl/ 1. Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control. Labels: idiomatic Example: When the fire alarm went off, it was a free-for-all. Example: Competition was the order of the day: the industrial warfare of the sixties was a free-for-all. 2. A deathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player is pitted against all the others.
Word: free-for-all Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːfəɹɔːl/, /ˈfɹiːfɚɔːl/ 1. Of a fight, competition, etc., characterized by the absence or scarcity of formal rules or limitations. Labels: not-comparable Example: Men, as well as women, were springing in to the rope and pulling. No longer was it team against team, but all Oakland against all San Francisco, festooned with a free-for-all fight. Example: Then Lucy told him about the great passion of her father—about the long, time-honored custom of free-for-all races, and the great races that had been run in the past; […]
Word: POTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of publicly offered telephone service/system: the public telephone network Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable 2. Acronym of plain old telephone service/system: the old analog landline circuit-switched telephone network Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable 3. Initialism of post/postal office telephone service/system Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Aegis class cruiser Part of Speech: noun 1. A cruiser equipped with sophisticated defenses against missile and air attack.
Word: chaplain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/ 1. A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. Example: The Railway Mission's regionally based chaplains perform the role of impartial 'friend' to anyone working on the railway, regardless of their faith. 2. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
Word: inane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ɪˈneɪn/, /ɪˈnæɪn/ 1. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance. Example: This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never. Example: Francesca followed, reluctant enough in her secret; for though she would not have admitted it even to herself, she did shrink from the infliction of the inane solemnities with which her father garnished his discourse—to say nothing of the ungracious reflections which so often glanced at herself. 2. Purposeless; pointless. Example: Vague and inane instincts.
Word: inane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ɪˈneɪn/, /ɪˈnæɪn/ 1. That which is void or empty. Example: The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Example: […] whom we watch as we watch the clouds careering in the windy, bottomless inane, or read about like characters in ancient and rather fabulous annals.
Word: give up the ghost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Literally, to release one's spirit or soul from the body at death. From Middle English "gaf up þe gost", "ȝave up þe gost", from Old English phrases as "hēo āġeaf hire gāst" (literally, "she gave up her ghost [spirit]"), "þæt iċ gāst mīnne āġifan mōte" (literally, "that I must give up my ghost [spirit]"). Compare German den Geist aufgeben, Dutch de geest geven, French rendre l'âme. Perhaps most notable and survived in modern English for being used in traditional translation during the death of Jesus during His crucifixion 1. To cease clinging to life; to die. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: And Ieſus cryed with a loude voice, and gaue vp the ghoſt. 2. To quit; to cease functioning. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive Example: My old computer finally gave up the ghost the other day. Example: On the long 1 in 100 ascent from Staveley to Heath she nearly stalled, and having taken 67¼ min. to cover the 38.2 miles to Nottingham instead of the 51 min. scheduled she gave up the ghost, and came off the train. 3. To cede a commitment to or identification with. Labels: intransitive Example: But McCartney, 50, is hardly ready to give up the ghost of his creative past. Example: Burnett holds the door while Lowrey holds Francine. She's broken, crying, and giving up the ghost of her past.
Word: broccoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/, /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/, /ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː/, /ˈbɹɔk.ə.lɑe/ 1. A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty. Example: Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory. 2. Marijuana. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies Example: All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli
Word: broccoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/, /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/, /ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː/, /ˈbɹɔk.ə.lɑe/ 1. plural of broccolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ukelele Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ukulele. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unbutton Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbʌtən/ 1. To open (something) by undoing its buttons. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach Example: "Mr Baxter, I think?" said the latter. He had laid aside his dripping umbrella and was unbuttoning overcoat and coat to reach an inner pocket. 2. To come open by having its buttons unfastened. Labels: ergative, intransitive Example: He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily.
Word: uncalled-for Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + called for. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkɔld.foɹ/ 1. Unwanted; not requested or required. 2. Unwarranted, disproportionate, or inappropriate; not deserved or justified, especially when rude or offensive. Example: That nasty remark was uncalled-for.
Word: uncalled for Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of uncalled-for. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unceasing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ceasing. 1. continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping Example: The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health. Example: To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks.
Word: uncertain Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English uncerteyn. By surface analysis, un- + certain. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɜːtən/, /ʌnˈsɜɹ.tən/ 1. Not certain; unsure. Example: Conſider man without the protection and conduct of a ſuperior Being, and he is ſecure of nothing that he enjoys in this world, and uncertain of every thing that he hopes for. 2. Not known for certain; questionable. Example: Tomorrow's weather is uncertain. 3. Not yet determined; undecided. 4. Variable and subject to change. 5. Fitful or unsteady. Example: Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear. 6. Unpredictable or capricious. Example: O, woman! in our hours of ease, / Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, / And variable as the shade / By the light quivering aspen made; […]
Word: uncertain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English uncerteyn. By surface analysis, un- + certain. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɜːtən/, /ʌnˈsɜɹ.tən/ 1. Something uncertain. Labels: plural, plural-only, with-definite-article Example: Thinking about the uncertain refines our perception of the certain, and generally this takes place in a framework in which the uncertain is the future and the certain is the present.
Word: dashboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later. Pronunciation: /ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/, [ˈdæʃˌbɔːd], /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/, [ˈdæʃˌboɹd], /ˈdæʃˌbɔɹd/ 1. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves. Labels: historical 2. A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights. Example: Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night / I can see paradise by the dashboard light 3. The float of a paddle wheel. 4. A graphical user interface for changing settings. Example: Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings. 5. A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance. 6. The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed. Labels: Internet Example: It's so addictive, I all too often find myself just scrolling down my dashboard on Tumblr, finding things that other people have reblogged that appeal to me, reblogging, then continuing to scroll. Example: I began following other fat-positive Tumblrs, and soon my dashboard was filled with positive representations of fatness: pictures, stories, quotes, and links to articles and blogs.
Word: dashboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later. Pronunciation: /ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/, [ˈdæʃˌbɔːd], /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/, [ˈdæʃˌboɹd], /ˈdæʃˌbɔɹd/ 1. To organize in a dashboard format. Example: Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.
Word: unchallenged 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 challenged English unchallenged From un- + challenged. 1. Not having any challengers. Example: Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes. 2. Lacking experience due to lack of challenges; untested. 3. Undisputed, not called into question. Example: Many of his crazy ideas remained unchallenged. Example: The intruders went unchallenged.
Word: unchallengeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + challengeable. 1. Not open to challenge; indisputable Example: A century ago, a very distinguished Swiss military writer, who saw much service throughout the Napoleonic period, who studied minutely many of the principal campaigns, and who reflected profoundly upon international relations as affecting war, and as affected by it, stated as a fundamental necessity of the European Balance of Power that no one State should be permitted to acquire an unchallengeable naval superiority. Example: With a solemn imprecation on the formality and absurdity of the writer, Lord Etherington let the letter of advice drop from his hand into the fire, and throwing himself into a chair, passed his hand across his eyes, as if their very power of sight bad been blighted by what he had read. His title, and his paternal fortune, which he thought but an instant before might be rendered unchallengeable by a single movement of his hand, seemed now on the verge of being lost for ever.
Word: feddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eye dialect spelling descended from Middle English ffedle, fedele, fethil, fethele, variants of Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele (“fiddle, viol, violin”). More at English fiddle. 1. Fiddle (musical instrument). Labels: obsolete Example: Is there ony soond mair meeserable an' peetifu' than the scrape o' a feddle, when it does na touch ony chord i' the human sensorium? Example: I'll go immadiately an' buy Dermot's ould feddle. 2. Misspelling of fettle. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Well, whoever that OTHER person was, it appears that the REAL Xona is back and in fine feddle. Example: I'd rather see him once or twice a month while he gets his strength back, then he'll be more able to come back in fine feddle and kick some butt in style.
Word: feddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Eye dialect spelling descended from Middle English ffedle, fedele, fethil, fethele, variants of Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele (“fiddle, viol, violin”). More at English fiddle. 1. To fiddle (play the fiddle). Labels: obsolete Example: And my good companions and fellowe souldiours, if you will followe myne advise, laie aside your weapons, hang up your armours by the walles, and learne an other while (for your better advauncements) to pipe, to feddle, to synge, to daunce, to lye, to forge, to flatter, to cary tales, to set ruffe, or do any thyng that your appetites beste serve unto, and that is better fittyng for the tyme. Example: In a Presbyterian Church where a bass viol had been smuggled or foisted into the choir, the old dominie startled the worshipers by calling upon them to "feddle and sing" the psalm.
Word: feddle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Eye dialect spelling descended from Middle English ffedle, fedele, fethil, fethele, variants of Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele (“fiddle, viol, violin”). More at English fiddle. 1. Federal. Labels: not-comparable, regional, slang Example: Uhmm, I don't know. Uhmm'but it looks like the feddle gummunt running ever'thing. Example: If you're not working for the feddle gummint either directly (Assistant to Administrative Assistant Grade 3(a) in the U.S. Department of Administrative Assistance) or indirectly (lobbying, lawyering, feeding the beast, or living on bailout subsidies) you are a loser chump.
Word: feddle Part of Speech: noun 1. A wanton; A spoiled person. Labels: obsolete Example: Sherwood defines CockNEY, by this word, niais, and mignot, cailnette, the former being, in Cotgrave, “a wanton, feddle, favourite, a dolling, dandling, darling,” and the latter, “foole, ninny, noddy, natural.” Example: Chartier condemns the recreant scarceness of the laggard feddles who lowered their lineage, flung away their honour and like a quaking flock of sheep fled when they should have struck ;
Word: feddle Part of Speech: verb 1. To fuss over. Example: Now here it was 12.20 and he had another 15,000 envelopes to feddle before he knocked off. If he feddled well, conscientiously, Gremm would apply a heavy, gluey mixture to the flap of each envelope, then allow it to dry. Example: As Mellors writes to Connie at the end of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a man has to fend and feddle for the best, and then trust in something beyond himself. 2. To fiddle or fidget. Labels: regional Example: For example, a pipe smoker who spends all the time lighting matches and feddling with his pipe, is very distracting in an interview situation.
Word: fœtus Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of foetus. Example: The progress of the fœtus appears to be much quicker in the early than latter months: but the proportional increase is attended with difficulty in the calculation; for this, among other reasons, that we have not an opportunity of knowing the magnitude or weight of the same fœtus in different months. Example: The umbilical vein arises from the collected branches of the placenta, and enters the fœtus at the navel, it runs inclosed within a thick sheath, which afterwards forms the lower part of the suspensory ligament, to the horizontal fissure, where it gives off some branches on either side of the substance of the liver;
Word: adherence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin adhaerentiader. Middle French adhérenceder. English adherence From Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhærentia. Pronunciation: /ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/, /ədˈhɪɹ.əns/ 1. A close physical union of two objects. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Faithful support for some cause. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Strict adherence to the rules is required. Example: The project failed because of poor adherence to deadlines. 3. An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reticulocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reticulo- + -cyte. 1. An immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA
Word: intransigent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/, /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/ 1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn. Example: Near-synonyms: intractable; see also Thesaurus:obstinate Example: Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.
Word: intransigent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/, /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/ 1. A person who is intransigent.
Word: intransigency Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of intransigence. Labels: uncountable
Word: uses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.sɪz/, /ˈju.sɪz/, /jʉː.sɪz/, /jʉː.səz/, /ˈju.zɪz/ 1. plural of use Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.sɪz/, /ˈju.sɪz/, /jʉː.sɪz/, /jʉː.səz/, /ˈju.zɪz/ 1. A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: uses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈju.sɪz/, /jʉː.sɪz/, /jʉː.səz/, /ˈjuː.zɪz/, /ˈju.zɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of use Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: œconomy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪːˈkɒ.nɒ.mi/ 1. Archaic spelling of economy. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: At the age of seventeen or eighteen, they should be indulged, even FOR A MORAL PURPOSE, in fishing, shooting, hunting*, tennis, cricket, and all other diversions consistent with safety, good company, health^†, and œconomy. Example: Its strong taste, its tendency to deliquiate, and indeed all its properties, lead us to think, that it would act powerfully on the animal œconomy […]
Word: stadtholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of Dutch stadthouder (superseded), stadhouder (literally “placeholder”), from Middle Dutch stathouder, itself a calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Doublet of locum tenens and lieutenant. Pronunciation: /ˈstædˌhəʊldə/, /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/ 1. The chief provincial magistrate, military commander, and, as a member of the House of Orange, highest-ranking noble in the Dutch Republic, who often served as a de facto head of state alongside the States General; the position became hereditary in 1747 Labels: historical Example: In keeping with the decentralization principe, each province had, in any case, to appoint its own Stadholder, who might not necessarily be the same prince of Orange, or stem from the dynastic trunk. (…) Sovereignty, it was affirmed, lay with the States General, whose bidding the Stadholder was to do as once he had done the king’s. Example: For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed. 2. An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general. Labels: historical