nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pocho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pocho (literally “discolored, faded”). 1. A Mexican-American, especially one regarded by Mexicans as being assimilated into mainstream American culture, often implying limited to no fluency in Spanish and disconnection from Mexican culture. Labels: countable, derogatory, informal, often, uncountable Example: Both often cater to wealthy Mexicans who come to shop, although many of these Mexicans look down their noses at the pochos (assimilated Mexican Americans). Example: But the pochos needed a gesture, anything, some kind of cultural safe house in which they could rest for a while from the endless war on two fronts. 2. Spanglish Labels: informal, uncountable Example: But some among their countrymen speak pocho; the descriptive term can be translated literally as “discolored” or “faded.” When used with respect to language, pocho means a slangy mixture of Spanish and English […] Example: I especially appreciated how Villarreal changed the word pocho from a negative to a positive. The young protagonist, Richard Rubio, says, “I'm a pocho, I speak pocho, and I'm proud of it.”
Word: towards Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Old English tōweardes Middle English towardes English towards From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz], /ˈtɔːdz/, /tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/ 1. Alternative form of toward. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction. Example: To the left towers the Jungfrau, with the train heading directly towards it.
Word: towards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Old English tōweardes Middle English towardes English towards From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz], /ˈtɔːdz/, /tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/ 1. In the direction of something (indicated by context). Labels: not-comparable Example: Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]
Word: towards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old English tōweardes Middle English towardes English towards From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz], /ˈtɔːdz/, /tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/ 1. Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward. Labels: not-comparable Example: We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
Word: polythene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of polyethylene. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑlɪθin/, /ˈpɑləθin/, /ˈpɑliθin/ 1. Synonym of polyethylene. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Well, you should see Polythene Pam, / She's so good looking but she looks like a man. / Well, you should see her in drag, / Dressed in her polythene bag. / Yes, you should see Polythene Pam. Example: All that was needed [to make a hula hoop] was a bag of high-density polythene dust, a handful of two-inch wooden plugs, half a pound of wire staples, and the help of a man with an extrusion machine, which simply meant anyone who could make a length of plastic hose.
Word: holy war Part of Speech: noun 1. A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs. Example: The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias. 2. A long-running and acrimonious debate or flame war over personal preferences in technical matters, such as the choice between little-endian and big-endian representation. Labels: Internet 3. The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Word: reedy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.di/ 1. Full of, or edged with, reeds. 2. High and thin in tone. Example: "I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody. 3. Thin, slender Example: The 47-year-old former stockbroker admitted to his role in a case that ranks as one of America's largest insurance frauds - one that began in Toledo in 1991 and ended with his arrest in a German hotel eight years later. Appearing pale and gaunt as he stood before Judge Ellen Burns, the reedy man in glasses admitted to 24 charges of fraud, conspiracy, and racketeering. Example: Beth is a reedy woman with thick auburn hair and damp hazel eyes, snobbish about alma maters. 4. Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods. Example: reedy iron
Word: Athan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps from Nathan, via rebracketing of "my Nathan" as "mine Athan"; compare Ned, derived from Ed via rebracketing in the opposite direction. 1. A male given name, rather uncommon.
Word: kaoliang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng). 1. A sorghum-based variety of baijiu. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: katipo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori katipo. 1. A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand. Example: The little katipo strolls unhurriedly across her palm. “I'm not squashing it. It's not bothered.”
Word: kame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots, from Middle English cambe (“comb”). 1. A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.
Word: knight in shining armor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/ 1. A person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero. Labels: US Example: We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come. Example: How could she have ever considered leaving him? Her rock, her anchor, her knight in shining armor.
Word: knight in shining armour Part of Speech: noun 1. British standard spelling of knight in shining armor.
Word: Kabballah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kabala Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kabbala Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: electrocute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of electro- + execute, after electrocution. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/, /əˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ 1. To kill by electric shock. Labels: transitive Example: Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted. 2. To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair. Labels: transitive Example: The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes. 3. To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon. Labels: informal, proscribed, transitive
Word: versor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vertere, versus (“to turn”). See version. 1. A quaternion of norm one. 2. A multivector representing a proper or improper rotation.
Word: salvar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shalwar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: apico- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apex New Latinder. English apico- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from apex. 1. Having a shape that has a tip, point, or apex; apical, pointy. Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. apicoplast, apicophilicity, Homophoberia apicosa 2. The side of a body part (or organism) that is further away from the substrate it is attached to. Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. apicocardiac, apicolateral, apicomedial Example: usage note: For organisms that are attached to a substrate (e.g. sponges, protists), the side attached to the substrate is referred to as the basal end, and the end furthest from attachment is referred to as apical 3. Articulated with the tip of the tongue. Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. apicoalveolar, apicodental, apicopalatal Example: We present two studies of native and non-native (English) perception of the acoustically and articulatorily similar four-way coronal stop contrast /t ʈ ȶ/ (apico-alveolar, apico-retroflex, lamino-dental, lamino-alveopalatal) of Wubuy, an indigenous language of Australia. 4. Related to the root of a tooth. Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. apicocoronal, apicoectomy
Word: cabala Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kabbalah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal. Pronunciation: /kəˈbɑːlə/, /ˈkɑːbələ/, /ˈkɑːbəlɑː/, /ˌkɑːbɑːˈlɑː/, /ˌkɑːbəˈlɑː/ 1. A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. Labels: Judaism Example: Hasidism is closely allied with the fundamental teachings of the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish esoteric thought and mysticism. Example: In addition to vitriolic criticism of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, Owens’s controversial claims that, for example, the Jewish mystical practice Kabbalah is a “pedophile-centric religion” have drawn condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups.
Word: kabbalism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cabalism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: kabbalist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who studies Kabbalah. Example: The Kabbalists in general were possessed of the power to cite Elijah, to conjure him up by means of certain formulas. Example: You know how the Kabbalists say that people's souls have a gender?
Word: kabbalistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cabalistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kalamazoo Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo Pronunciation: /ˌkæləməˈzuː/ 1. A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. 2. A township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.
Word: Kalamazoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company. Pronunciation: /ˌkæləməˈzuː/ 1. A pump trolley. Labels: Australia
Word: keen on Part of Speech: adj 1. fond of; appreciative of Labels: UK Example: I'm not keen on fish with lots of bones. Example: Things don't happen just because Prime Ministers are very keen on them. Neville Chamberlain was very keen on peace! (laugh track)
Word: keep around Part of Speech: verb 1. to keep something near one. Labels: transitive Example: It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.
Word: keep going Part of Speech: verb 1. To continue functioning; to maintain. Labels: intransitive Example: The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding. 2. To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively. Labels: transitive Example: The Gunners have never gone out of the FA Cup in the third round under Arsene Wenger and never lost to a lower division side, two impressive runs they kept going at Elland Road on an evening that was fraught with potential dangers. 3. To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on. Labels: transitive Example: I didn't think I could run any longer, but fear kept me going. Example: I'll put all this meat in my freezer, and it'll keep me going for many months.
Word: kefir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more. Pronunciation: /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/ 1. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Water kefir grains differ from milk kefir grains and are generally used to make kefirs based on fruit juices or sugared waters. Example: Mason jars are great for making kefirs.
Word: kefir Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kafir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. In the 20th century a clutch of criminal slang meanings are mentioned, including "safe, strongbox". "Tripe and keister" had been the phrase for a conman's or a pitchman's display case on a tripod. A likely origin is the word Kiste, which means a box or case, in both German and Yiddish. 1. The anus or buttocks. Labels: slang 2. A safe, a strongbox. Labels: dated, slang Example: ― " […] The four hundred's yours to take a keister for me. Any cash you find in the box is yours." ― "Four hundred, huh? Don't seem like much. Think there'd be anything in the keister?" 3. A suitcase or satchel. Labels: slang Example: Tripods, keister and loud talk don't make a pitchman any more than do fine feathers make fine birds. Example: Sometimes Mama was too busy to make the daily rounds of the draws and pockets, in which case she gave us the keister — an old leather satchel used, in its better days to carry the baby's "didies" in — and sent us to bring in the eggs.
Word: keister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. In the 20th century a clutch of criminal slang meanings are mentioned, including "safe, strongbox". "Tripe and keister" had been the phrase for a conman's or a pitchman's display case on a tripod. A likely origin is the word Kiste, which means a box or case, in both German and Yiddish. 1. To conceal something in one's rectum. Labels: slang Example: Quick, keister this pot before the cops get here.
Word: buttocks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌ.təks/, /ˈbʌ.tɔks/ 1. plural of buttock. Labels: form-of, plural Example: At leaſt five Hundred of theſe reforming Vultures are daily plundering our Pockets, and ranſacking our Houſes, leaving me ſometimes not one pair of Tractable Buttocks in my Vaulting-School to provide for my Family, or earn me ſo much as a Pudding for my next Sundays Dinner : [...] Example: ‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’
Word: keratinisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English keratin English -ise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -isation English keratinisation From keratin + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of keratinization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keratinization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English keratin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English keratinization From keratin + -ization. Pronunciation: /kəˌɹætɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The process by which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: keyboarding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keyboard + -ing. 1. The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The real savings of OCR come from the elimination of redundant keyboardings of the same data; from eliminating multiple verification steps; from reducing the number of documents needed to complete a transaction; […]
Word: keyboarding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From keyboard + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of keyboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: key in Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter data by keyboarding. Labels: transitive 2. To make informed or aware, especially of something that others are not privy to. Labels: transitive
Word: hermit crab Part of Speech: noun 1. A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen. Example: In the U.S., Akers would like to see all hermit crabs legally reclassified as exotic pets, like an alligator or an ocelot, so their sale and ownership could be regulated. To her, every crab’s life is precious.
Word: Keynes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Alteration of Anglo-Norman Kahaignae, Chaiines (“Cahagnes, now a commune in Normandy”). Pronunciation: /keɪnz/, /kiːnz/ 1. An English surname from Old French. 2. John Maynard Keynes, English economist
Word: keysmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + smith. 1. A person who cuts keys.
Word: khanate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English khan Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English khanate From khan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːneɪt/ 1. The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory. Example: By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms. Example: Sviatoslav had his own imperial ambitions, which led him to take an aggressive interest in the Christian khanate of Bulgaria.
Word: kibble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/ 1. To grind coarsely. Example: kibbled oats
Word: kibble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/ 1. Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. When asked whether some in society valued pets more than children, he said that it was a reality that reflected a “sign of cultural degeneration.” 2. Any artificial animal feed in pellet form. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Food that is high in nutritional value yet tasteless. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: kibble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Kübel (“pail”), from Middle High German kübel, kubel (“bucket, bushel, measure of grain”), from Old High German kubil (“tub, bucket”), from Proto-West Germanic *kubil, from Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/ 1. An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
Word: kibble Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/ 1. A mallet used in the game of trap ball. Labels: historical
Word: kibble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from kibble (“animal feed”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbəl/ 1. In the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: kid around Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in playful fun. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I think he was just kidding around when he said that, so don't take it personally.
Word: kill-joy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of killjoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, derogatory
Word: kindred spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself. Labels: idiomatic Example: She found in her neighbor a good friend, gardening companion and kindred spirit. Example: I have sought but a kindred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee. 2. Someone or something with which one feels connected.
Word: kinesthesiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English kinesthesiology 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 kinesthesiologist From kinesthesiology + -ist. 1. someone who practices kinesthesiology
Word: kinesthesiology Part of Speech: noun 1. the medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints Labels: uncountable
Word: kinsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitten heels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kitten heel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitten heel Part of Speech: noun 1. A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal. Example: Her new shoes, with their little perched heels, lent a swing to her hips. She smiled, pleased by the image. Lily in her kitten heels. Example: Escorted by an entourage of large flies, we made our way through a grid of muddy corrals. I was in kitten heels and a skirt, a fact from which DePeters, in filth-encrusted rubber boots and worn T-shirt, derived lasting merriment.
Word: kneel down Part of Speech: verb 1. To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.
Word: kneel before Part of Speech: verb 1. to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate Labels: transitive
Word: knightly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/ 1. Of or pertaining to a knight or knights. Example: Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize. 2. Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly. Example: knightly combat
Word: knightly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English knyghtly; equivalent to knight + -ly (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/ 1. In the manner of a knight; chivalrously. Example: Mar. In Gods name, and the Kings, say who yͧ [thou] art. And why thou com'st thus knightly clad in Armes? Example: Who backs a horse, or bears a hawk, or wears A sword like him! Whose plume nods knightlier?
Word: knowledge worker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Peter Drucker in 1966. 1. Someone who works with information or data.
Word: Kobe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 神(こう)戸(べ) (Kōbe). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊˌbiː/, /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/, /ˈkoʊˌbi/, /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/ 1. The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 2. A male given name. Example: One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom. Example: Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon.
Word: Kobe Part of Speech: intj Etymology: After NBA player Kobe Bryant, emulating an earlier use of the name of Michael Jordan. Popularized by Dave Chappelle in a 2004 sketch. Kobe Bryant's parent named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. 1. Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy. Labels: US, slang Example: (throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE! […] Derrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!” Example: Miguel: When you write a bad draft of your Signal article, there’s only one thing to do to it — smash it up into a ball, throw it to the nearest recycle bin and scream “KOBE!”
Word: komboucha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kombucha. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: kombucha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin disputed. Possibly from Japanese 昆布茶 (konbucha, literally “kelp (konbu) tea”), a different type of beverage, and not related to fermentation. Alternatively, derived from Kombu, reportedly a Korean physician who brought the fermented tea to Japan as a curative for Emperor Inkyo in 414 CE + cha (“tea”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑmˈbu.t͡ʃə/, /ˌkɑmˈbu.ʃə/ 1. A fermented, effervescent, and sweetened black tea of Mongolian origin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kombucha is the primary focus of this book and arguably the most popular home ferment and aforementioned store-bought probiotic drink.
Word: iodized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of iodize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: iodized Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated with iodine or an iodide. Labels: not-comparable Example: iodized salt Example: iodized proteins
Word: icosidodecadodecahedron Part of Speech: noun 1. a polyhedron having 44 faces, 60 vertices, 120 edges, 12 self intersected faces and 12 nonconvex faces
Word: icosihemidodecahedron Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two polyhedra, the small icosihemidodecahedron and the great icosihemidodecahedron.
Word: small icosihemidodecahedron Part of Speech: noun 1. a polyhedron having 26 faces, 30 vertices and 60 edges
Word: great icosihemidodecahedron Part of Speech: noun 1. A polyhedron having 26 faces, 30 vertices, 60 edges, six self-intersected faces, and six nonconvex faces.
Word: ionisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English -ise English ionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionisation From ionise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of ionization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ionization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ionize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ionization From ionize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌaɪənɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Moonie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moon + -ie. (Unification Church member): Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon. 1. A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon. Labels: informal Example: The Unification Church, or the "Moonies" as they are commonly known, have a thriving work in South Africa, with their headquarters in Hillbrow and a Moonie farm near Muldersdrift. Example: I am a proud Korean – a proud Moonie – and a dedicated anti-Communist and I intend to remain so the rest of my life -Bo Hi Pak 2. A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot. Labels: informal Example: CAA agents were sometimes called the "Moonies" of the business, famous for walking in lock-step. Example: From boardroom to terrace via the dug-out, such an evangelical zeal suffuses Manchester City's new mission that they should really be renamed the Blue Moonies. 3. A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around. Labels: informal Example: How did Moonie get his nickname? He told us it had something to do with him being born during a full moon. Example: Michael "Moonie" Miller was feeling pretty good about things. The day was beautiful. A little breeze, nice and warm, was blowing in from the desert as if often does this time of year in the Los Angeles basin. Two days before Halloween and it's 81 degrees, mid-afternoon. It can't get much better than this, he thought. "Moonie" acquired his nickname years ago but it was hardly relevant anymore. 4. A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon. Labels: slang Example: The Moonies and the Dragonballers aren't minorities; they're as large or larger than any other group of animeniacs you're going to find. Example: Nope, you're not the only Moonie here. Unfortunately, the US Bandai figures are kinda ugly.
Word: agon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-der. Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō) Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn)bor. Latin agōnbor. English agon From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/, /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/ 1. A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work. Labels: countable Example: It was not ecological pressure or shortages of protein, as anthropologist Marvin Harris has claimed; institutionalized violence, as opposed to the stylized agons of hunters over grievances, was the shadow side of the Neolithic Revolution. Example: One way of reading Beowulf is to think of it as three agons in the hero's life[.] 2. An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas. Labels: countable Example: Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology. Example: The point, though, is that to fully and uncritically surrender to such agon against individuals is to invite one's own ethical degeneration; […] 3. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded. Labels: countable 4. A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times. Labels: uncountable
Word: bomba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusbor. Spanish bombabor. English bomba Borrowed from Spanish bomba. 1. A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.
Word: chron- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of chrono-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: milagro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish milagro (“miracle”), from Latin mīrāculum. Doublet of miracle and miraculum. 1. A traditional religious folk charm of Latin America and nearby regions, coming in a variety of forms.
Word: examen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/ 1. examination; inquiry Labels: obsolete Example: July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]
Word: chica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”). 1. A Latin-American girl; a Latina. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: "But, I thought you wanted to come with us. There are some hot chicas just waiting for the Black Wolf boys."
Word: chica Part of Speech: noun 1. An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia. Labels: uncountable
Word: chico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Yucatec Maya chiʼikbor. Spanish chicobor. English chico Borrowed from Spanish chico. 1. A Latin-American boy; a Latino. Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: chico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote (through a regional abbreviation), from Nahuatl xicotzapotl. Cognate of chicle. 1. The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
Word: chico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Spanish choclo, influenced by chico. 1. Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob. Labels: in-plural
Word: sparse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sparsus. Pronunciation: /spɑːs/, /spɑːɹs/ 1. Having widely spaced intervals. Example: a sparse array, index, or matrix Example: The Leicester to Grimsby service will become hourly throughout (with some extensions to Cleethorpes as at present), while a new hourly Peterborough to Doncaster service via Spalding, Sleaford and Lincoln will join up two routes with a sparse service at present. 2. Not dense; meager; scanty 3. Having few nonzero elements
Word: sparse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sparsus. Pronunciation: /spɑːs/, /spɑːɹs/ 1. To disperse, to scatter. Labels: obsolete Example: They began properly to ſparſe pretye rumours in the North, that no man ſhulde eate whyte breade, no man eate pygge, gooſe, or capon, without he agreed before with the kynge.
Word: muchacha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish muchacha. 1. A Latino woman or girl. Labels: US
Word: muchacho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish mozo Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Spanish -acho Spanish mochacho Spanish muchachobor. English muchacho Borrowed from Spanish muchacho. Pronunciation: /muːˈtʃɑː.tʃəʊ/, /muˈtʃɑː.tʃoʊ/ 1. An informal term of address, especially to a young man; similar to man, chap, dude, etc. Labels: slang Example: Hey there, my muchacho. How's it going?
Word: señor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish señor. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, senyor, signore, sir, and sire. Pronunciation: /seɪnˈjɔɹ/, /seɪnˈjoʊɹ/, /sinˈjɔɹ/, /sɛnˈjɔɹ/ 1. A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.
Word: señora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish señor Spanish -a Spanish señorabor. English señora Borrowed from Spanish señora. Pronunciation: /seɪˈnjɔːɹə/, /seɪˈnjoʊɹə/, /siːˈnjɔːɹə/, /sɪˈnjɔːɹə/, /sɛˈnjɔːɹə/ 1. A Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married, divorced or widowed woman
Word: señorita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish señorita. Doublet of senhorita. Pronunciation: /sɛn.jəˈɹiː.tə/ 1. A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community. Example: I love it when you call me señorita. 2. A small species of wrasse, Oxyjulis californica. Example: The golden, cigar-shaped señoritas occur in schools that number from just a few fish to many hundreds.
Word: cabeza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cabeza (“head”). 1. Beef cheek or similar meat, especially in Mexican cooking Labels: uncountable
Word: lengua Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish lengua (“tongue”). Doublet of langue, lingua, and tongue. 1. A Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos. Labels: uncountable
Word: codo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish codo (“elbow, Spanish cubit”), from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”). Doublet of cubit and covado. Compare codo. 1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm. Labels: historical
Word: palma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese and Spanish palma. Doublet of palm, palmo, and pam. 1. Alternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: vena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vēna. Doublet of vein. 1. Synonym of vein.
Word: descriptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪp.tə/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.təɹ/, /dəˈskɹəp.tə/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.təɾ/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.tʌɾ/ 1. That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description. 2. That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
Word: praemium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praemium (“prize”). 1. Obsolete spelling of premium. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: praemium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praemium (“prize”). 1. Obsolete spelling of premium. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: flusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flusshere. By surface analysis, flush + -er. First attested in the late 13th c. 1. Agent noun of flush: one who flushes. Labels: agent, form-of Example: Be prepared for an increase in your water bill from the frequent flusher who likes the sound-and-water show at the pull of the handle. 2. Agent noun of flush: one who flushes. 3. Agent noun of flush: one who flushes. 4. Agent noun of flush: one who flushes. Labels: US Example: Each flusher is typically paid $20 to $50. Fleets of cars, buses, and other vehicles are also at the ready to ferry voters to and from the polls.
Word: wonton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴). Pronunciation: /ˈwɑntɑn/, /ˈwɒntɒn/ 1. A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. Example: The wonton will be done when the crab filling is cooked through and the wonton are very soft. Example: When the water boils again, the wonton are ready to be inhaled with a little chicken broth.
Word: palpitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio. Pronunciation: /ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/ 1. An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness.
Word: recyclable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English recycle 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 recyclable From recycle + -able. 1. Able to be recycled. Labels: not-comparable Example: Soda cans are recyclable. Example: People are reminded again, as before, please do not leave plastic bottles, milk containers or otherwise at the Bring Centre – there are no plastic containers there any longer for such recyclable materials.
Word: recyclable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English recycle 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 recyclable From recycle + -able. 1. An object that can be recycled, such as a soda can. Example: The garbage and recyclables need to be taken out to the street tomorrow. Example: A pull-out trash drawer gives you a place to hide kitchen waste and recyclables.
Word: arm in arm Part of Speech: adv 1. With arms linked together; with arms around each other's shoulder or waist. (of two or more people) Labels: not-comparable Example: The two friends walked along arm in arm. Example: Buckingham, doth York intend no harm to us, That thus he marcheth with thee arm in arm? 2. In collusion, in concert (with someone). Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: ‘Frenchmen. Really, I mean to say, Stevens, Frenchmen. […] And to think we have to be seen by the world to be arm in arm with them. One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder.’
Word: neocons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neocon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪnlət/ 1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. Example: We hit a bad chop at the inlet. 2. A passage that leads into a cavity. Example: 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
Word: inlet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlɛt/ 1. To let in; admit. Labels: transitive 2. To insert; inlay. Labels: transitive Example: The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.” 3. To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
Word: Macassar Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Makassar. A city in Indonesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A town in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. 3. A suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Word: yong Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of young. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I ſpeake not like a dotard, nor a foole, As vnder priuiledge of age to bragge, What I haue done being yong, or what would doe, Were I not old, […] Example: caused the yong king […]
Word: boak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bolken (“to belch, vomit”), from Old English bealcian (“to belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out, give forth, emit, come forth”), from Proto-Germanic *belkaną (“to belch”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Dutch balken & bulken (“to bellow”), German bölken (“to roar”). See also belch. Pronunciation: /bəʊk/ 1. To burp. Labels: obsolete 2. To retch or vomit. Labels: Scotland Example: — God sake... god sake... Mr Houston repeated as Mrs Houston boaked and I made a pathetic effort to mop some of the mess back into the sheets. Example: I was going to boak: I made the window and opened it but most of the sickness hit the window-sill in a heap.
Word: blootered Part of Speech: adj 1. drunk Labels: slang Example: I found my drinking eased up when the all day drinking came in Scotland because although we all went mad on it at first, we were blootered every day, but after about 6 months you began to realise you could have a drink any time. Example: And then a bunch of guys jumped up the front step and into the corridor; they had their arms around each others’ shoulders and appeared to be completely blootered, although the reception had only been going an hour or so: these guys must’ve been chucking the bevvy back all through the meal, full steam ahead from the start.
Word: duh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative, indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person. Pronunciation: /dɜː/, /dʌ/, [də̰ː˥˩], [də̰ː˥˨] 1. A disdainful indication that something is obvious. Example: It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh! 2. An indication of mock stupidity. Example: Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right! 3. A nonsensical utterance by an individual about to go unconscious, especially if they're dizzy. Example: Duuhh... I don't feel so good now...
Word: usurpation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English usurpacioun, from Old French usurpacion, from Latin ūsurpātiō; equivalent to usurp + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌjuː.sə(ɹ)ˈpeɪ.ʃən/, /-zə(ɹ)ˈ-/ 1. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The third part of practice hath divers branches, but one principal root in these our times, which is the vast and overspreading ambition and usurpation of the see of Rome; […] Example: Sent from the God's to ſet us free / From Bondage and from Uſurpation! 2. Trespass onto another's property without permission. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A taking or use without right. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: closed-source Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From closed + source, in reference to source code. 1. Whose constituent makeup, or source code, is not made publicly available. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sucks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sʌks/, /sʊks/ 1. plural of suck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sucks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sʌks/, /sʊks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of suck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: friendlily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English friendly Middle English -ly English -ly English friendlily From friendly + -ly. 1. In a friendly manner; like a friend; warmly; kindly. Labels: rare Example: Her still small smile teased him and her grey eyes looked at him friendlily from under the slight droop of her lids. Example: Friendlily, because he felt well-disposed toward the world —his setting had been at D –he patted her bare, pale shoulder.
Word: neocon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of neoconservative. 1. A neoconservative. Labels: US, derogatory, possibly Example: I realized today that the politics of divisiveness embraced by the neocons has worked, and it has worked on me. Example: [The film's] message is that Iraq's fabled "weapons of mass destruction" did not exist, and that neocons within the administration fabricated them, lied about them, and were ready to kill to cover up their deception.
Word: neocon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of neoconservative. 1. Neoconservative. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: Even Paul Wolfowitz, the former George W. Bush administration official credited as one of the architects behind the Iraq War and an anchor of the neocon movement, said he may vote for Clinton.
Word: Mexican Plateau Part of Speech: name 1. A plateau in Mexico, lying between two mountain ranges: the Sierra Madre Oriental on its east, and the Sierra Madre Occidental on its west.
Word: macassar oil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Macassar (“a port city in Indonesia”), where the ingredients came from. 1. An oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata). Labels: uncountable 2. A mixture, once used to smooth the hair, consisting of oil of the ylang ylang tree and other oils. Labels: uncountable
Word: gebur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell, wax, grow”). More at bower, boor. 1. In Anglo-Saxon law, the owner of an allotment or yard-land, usually consisting of 30 acres; a villein. Labels: historical
Word: answers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːn.səz/, /ˈæn.sɚz/, [ˈeən.sɚz], [ˈeən.səz] 1. plural of answer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: answers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɑːn.səz/, /ˈæn.sɚz/, [ˈeən.sɚz], [ˈeən.səz] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of answer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: comments Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmɛnts/, /ˈkɒmɛnts/ 1. plural of comment Labels: form-of, plural