nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Hammond Part of Speech: name Etymology: A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river. Pronunciation: /ˈhæmənd/ 1. An English surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Glen was the prettiest place she knew, so pretty she thought she ought to name her first baby after it. With another "n" added "to make it look more like a name", she called him Glenn Hammond Curtiss. The middle name was taken from the town itself, or its first settler, Lazarus Hammond. 3. A town in Mount Remarkable council area and Orroroo Carrieton council area, South Australia; named for William Henry Hammond Jervois, son of South Australia Governor William Jervois. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A river in New Brunswick, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The funds were used to conduct Unifon projects in Indianapolis and Hammond, Indiana, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Washington, DC, and at several locations in the Chicago area. 9. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hammond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”). The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river. Pronunciation: /ˈhæmənd/ 1. A Hammond organ.
Word: Johnston Part of Speech: name Etymology: From John + -s- + -ton. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/, /ˈd͡ʒɑn.stən/ 1. A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town". Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An English surname, variant of Johnson. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way. 8. A town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Warner Part of Speech: name Etymology: * English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin (“descendant of Murnán”); see Murnane. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. Labels: countable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Reginald Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪnəld/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold. Example: Reginald Wilfer is a name with rather a grand sound, suggesting on first acquaintance brasses in country churches, scrolls in stained-glass windows, and generally the De Wilfers who came over with the Conqueror. For, it is a remarkable fact in genealogy that no De Any ones ever came over with Anybody else. - - - He was shy, and unwilling to own to the name of Reginald, as being too aspiring and self-assertive a name. In his signature he used only the initial R., and imparted what it really stood for, to none but chosen friends, under the seal of confidence.
Word: Hubert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert. Pronunciation: /ˈhjubɚt/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters. Example: An if an angel should have come to me And told me Hubert should put out mine eyes I would not have believed him; no tongue but Hubert's. 2. A surname.
Word: rehearses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rehearse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rehearsing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rehearse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rehearsing Part of Speech: noun 1. A rehearsal. Example: Monday was devoted entirely to final rehearsings, the soloists having arrived meantime, Albani, Brema, Edward Lloyd, and Plunket Green among them. Example: More importantly, the rehearsing of that information has been almost completely uncritical, indicating a lack of recourse to any further information about the term.
Word: rehearsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rehearse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rehearsed Part of Speech: adj 1. Contrived; dishonestly formulated so as to appear authentic. Example: I don't trust him. His story seems rehearsed.
Word: Cornelius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius. Pronunciation: /kɔɹˈniliəs/, /kɔːˈniːlɪəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Example: There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. Example: The intern will not call me 'Cornelius―(in fact, that dowdy old name isn't my actual name nor, at the present time, my nom de guerre)―but 'Dr. Hinton*―or 'sir'―will do.
Word: Tristram Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪstɹəm/ 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Tristan. Example: But of all names in the universe he had the most unconquerable aversion for Tristram;--he had the lowest and most contemptible opinion of it of any thing in the world,--thinking it could possibly produce nothing in rerum natura, but what was extremely mean and pitiful: - - - --In a word, to behold such a one, in his old age, ill-fitted for troubles, ten times in a day suffering sorrow;--ten times in a day calling the child of his prayers Tristram!-- Melancholy dissyllable of sound! which, to his ears, was unison to Nincompoop, and every name vituperative under heaven. 2. A surname.
Word: unobserved 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 observed English unobserved From un- + observed. 1. Not seen or observed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […] Example: The relation of the logit formula to the distribution of unobserved utility (as opposed to the characteristics of choice probabilities) was developed by Marley, as cited by Luce and Suppes (1965), who showed that the extreme value distribution leads to the logit formula.
Word: unobserved Part of Speech: adv 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 observed English unobserved From un- + observed. 1. Whilst not being seen or observed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The visitors we do not encourage are the many small boys who slip in unobserved and are a danger to themselves and the staff.
Word: unmoved 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 moved English unmoved From un- + moved. 1. Not physically moved. 2. Not affected emotionally, or not showing emotion. Example: About John Marin, there move sad, disgruntled beings, full of talk and lamentations. [...] They bewail the fact that in America, soil is poor and unconducive to growth, and men remain unmoved by growing green. But Marin persists, and what ebullience and good humour, in the rocky ungentle loam? 3. Not sympathetic; uncaring. Example: Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved. Example: Historic England was unmoved by the design changes, insisting that it would "strongly object" when the plans are formally submitted in April.
Word: defied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of defy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: circulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of circulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: circulated Part of Speech: adj 1. distributed about a circuit
Word: depleting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deplete Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: depleting Part of Speech: noun 1. Depletion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: renewable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English renew 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 renewable From renew + -able. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/, /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/ 1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal. Example: Under the pilot project, the private sector will supply, install, operate and maintain e-vehicle charging stations; monitor and verify the energy efficiency, performance and savings in using renewable energy; and optimize the use of clean energy. 2. Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply. Example: renewable resource Example: renewable energy
Word: renewable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English renew 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 renewable From renew + -able. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/, /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/ 1. A thing that is renewable Example: Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions. 2. A thing that is renewable Example: You'll find the link can be removed from a "Union" Renewable and replaced before most fuses can be taken apart. Example: It is a pretty safe bet that he can show you where you are using fuses of the wrong type (renewables for non-renewables and vice versa ) -or where fuses that ought to be good for twenty or more renewals are ready for the scrap
Word: windowless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wyndowles, equivalent to window + -less. 1. Having no windows, especially no external windows. Labels: not-comparable Example: Billionaire Charlie Munger’s controversial plans for a massive, windowless dorm at the University of California, Santa Barbara has left many wondering – how is this even possible? Example: "There are windowless seats / wheelchair spaces at each end of the coach where the (exterior) sliding door slides between the exterior skin and the interior trim. [...] "My photo is in coach G, the Standard buffet coach, where there's an even longer windowless section."
Word: window-shopper Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who window-shops.
Word: shopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shopper From shop + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒp.ə/, /ˈʃɔp.ə/, /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, /ˈʃɑː.pəɾ/ 1. A person who shops. Example: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Example: On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds. 2. A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons. 3. A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances. Example: Every conceivable type of cycle's represented; modern stripped down carbon fibre race bikes, state of the art touring machines and humble shoppers, tandems, tandem trikes, racing trikes and shopping trikes, mountain and BMX bikes. 4. A plastic shopping bag. Labels: Pakistan
Word: windproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wind + -proof. 1. Providing protection from the wind.
Word: windproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wind + -proof. 1. To make resistant to the wind. Labels: transitive
Word: vicinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vīcīnālis, from vīcus (“village”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsɪnəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule. Labels: not-comparable 3. Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. Labels: not-comparable
Word: windsock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + sock. 1. A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
Word: Winsock Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Windows + socket. 1. The Windows interface to TCP/IP.
Word: windstorm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + storm. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndstɔː(ɹ)m/ 1. A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.
Word: windsurf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf English windsurf From wind + surf. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail Labels: intransitive Example: Stella spent the morning windsurfing in the sea.
Word: windsurf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf English windsurf From wind + surf. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. An act of windsurfing.
Word: windsurfer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + surfer or windsurf + -er. 1. A person who windsurfs.
Word: wine-colored Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the rich, deep red color of red wine.
Word: wine-coloured Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of wine-colored. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: winemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wynmaker; equivalent to wine + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkɚ/, /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkə/ 1. A person who makes wine. 2. A company that makes wine. Example: Near-synonym: winery (place or company)
Word: winemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wine + making. 1. The process of making wine. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mouldy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mould Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mouldy From mould + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊldi/ 1. Covered with mould. 2. Showing signs of neglect; disused. Labels: figuratively 3. Worthless; lousy; rotten. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: 'Go cuddle up to your mouldy old papers,' she shouted at him. 'See how warm they'll keep you.' She slammed the door and made to walk off. 4. Gray-headed, whether from age or hair powder. Labels: derogatory, obsolete, slang Example: Let him be great, as e'er he will, / He's rotten at the heart's core still; / Yet counsel from his mouldy pate, / Supports the trembling chair of state, / And scatters with unsparing hand, / A thousand miseries o'er the land; […]
Word: mouldy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mould Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mouldy From mould + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊldi/ 1. A torpedo. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: I knew something of gunnery once, but now I'm on the shelf. I myself would risk the mouldies and fight at close quarters—we have the legs of Fritz and could choose our own range—but in-fighting means tremendous risks, and the dear stupid old public would howl for my head if the corresponding losses followed.
Word: get onto Part of Speech: verb 1. To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter. Example: You should get onto the manufacturers and complain. 2. To connect, especially to the Internet or a network. Example: With my new computer, I can get onto the Internet faster. 3. To scold someone; to pressure someone; to criticize someone. Labels: transitive Example: My father got onto me for taking the car without asking. 4. To introduce someone to something. Labels: ditransitive, informal Example: My mum got me onto this new diet and I've lost 5 kilos in the past two weeks. 5. To take a look at someone or something. Labels: informal Example: Hey, get onto the dog and cat playing together. Example: “Get onto the bloke with the face fringe.” 6. To believe or suspect something; to understand or come to understand something; to realize something. Labels: informal, slang, transitive 7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, onto. Example: The child will get onto the merry-go-round. Example: That cat's on the house again. How does it get onto the roof?
Word: pitch woo Part of Speech: verb 1. To court; to make romantic advances. Labels: dated Example: We don't make a party out of lovin' / We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo 2. To flatter.
Word: Zelda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from Griselda. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛldə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: Zelda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from Griselda. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛldə/ 1. Ellipsis of The Legend of Zelda. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: The Wind Waker is the best Zelda I’ve played since Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo. Example: The blurring of distinctions between theory and evidence, between agent and tool, and between individual and group knowledge are seen in fan discussions about Zelda like they are in the practices of science.
Word: trotting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒtɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑtɪŋ/ 1. Of an animal that trots. Labels: not-comparable Example: Not all horses are trotting horses.
Word: trotting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒtɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑtɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb trot. Example: Trotting along the avenue was relaxing. 2. The sport of harness racing.
Word: trotting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒtɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of trot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: belemnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English belemnite From Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon, “dart, arrow”) + English -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt/ 1. Any member of the extinct order †Belemnitida of Mesozoic marine cephalopods, very similar in many ways to the modern squid and closely related to the modern cuttlefish. Example: In the universal decay this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousands of centuries. It reminded me of a sepia painting I had once seen done from the ink of a fossil Belemnite that must have perished and become fossilized millions of years ago. Example: The guts of fossilized marine reptiles are packed with belemnites, and it's been theorized that some prehistoric sharks even died from the overconsumption of heavy belemnite shell guards.
Word: liverworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liverwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Edison Part of Speech: name Etymology: A name whose meaning is "son of Edward", equivalent to Ed or Eddy + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈɛd.ɪ.sən/, /ˈe.ɖɪ.sən/ 1. A surname Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: like it's going out of fashion Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Synonym of like it's going out of style.
Word: calm before the storm Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm. Labels: idiomatic Example: The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm. Example: Calm before the storm, Marines. Enjoy it.
Word: on the air Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Synonym of on air. Example: Are we starting? We're starting. Looks like it. Are we on the air? No one even told me we're on the air. We're not on the air. We're not on the air, you're sure? No. Can someone tell us- are we on the air? Someone know? Nobody knows. Nobody knows. Nobody knows if we're on the air. Anyway, this is Penn Jillette, in Las Vegas, not even knowing if we're on the air. They just snuck up on us like that. But it's after 11. It's 11 o'clock, we must be on the air. Which is 2 o'clock in New York and 1 o'clock in Chicago, and I guess we're on the air.
Word: coprolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coprolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outlasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outlast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inundated Part of Speech: adj 1. flooded
Word: inundated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of inundate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reconstituted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconstitute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reconstituted Part of Speech: adj 1. constructed anew
Word: disquieting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English disquiet Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English disquieting From disquiet + -ing. 1. Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy. Example: It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Example: The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report of a Ministry of Transport Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look at staff notice boards.
Word: disquieting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English disquiet Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English disquieting From disquiet + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of disquiet. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disquieting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English disquiet Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English disquieting From disquiet + -ing. 1. The act by which someone or something is disquieted. Example: Thus we see the intuition of divine truth in minds of defiled affections, worketh not that sweet effect which is natural unto it to produce; but doubtings, terrors, and disquietings of conscience […]
Word: intermarried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intermarry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overexploitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, over- + exploitation, or, by surface analysis, overexploit + -ation. 1. Excessive and damaging exploitation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: overuse, overutilization Example: The overexploitation of forests left the island nearly denuded of trees.
Word: interisland Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *awjō Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland Old English īeġland Middle English ilond English iland English island English interisland From inter- + island. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəɹˈaɪlənd/ 1. Between islands. Labels: not-comparable Example: interisland shipping Example: Travel in Vanuatu has always had a significant element of danger. Most inter-island transport before World War II was by boat. Many of those vessels were only able to be registered in countries which had very lax shipping rules. Woodburn writes of the dramatic sinking of the inter-island vessel, Makambo, at her moorings in Vila harbour while being re-coaled.
Word: revenue bill Part of Speech: noun 1. a bill that levies taxes Labels: US
Word: chleb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish chleb. Doublet of khleb and loaf. 1. Polish bread. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Upstairs at the Polish Club / Among plastic palms and gossip, / While Wujiu Jerzy / Sells kielbasy and chleb—[…] Example: […] dough for the chleb beaten down with imprints of her fists and knuckles […] the moist ferment staring at her in anticipation of being molded baked buttered into something fantastic succulent artistic slices of chleb […]
Word: turbidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity. 1. The state of being turbid; turbidness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The variables we considered include solar irradiance and turbidity, which are relevant to the symbiont photosynthesis and yearly minimum temperature, representing potential limiting factors for the holobiont. 2. The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Over a 5 days period beginning on November 21, 2011 and ending on November 26, 2011 we deployed an array of hydrodynamic and sediment dynamic sensors on a tripod frame, including two turbidity sensors, two pore water pressure sensors, one sea gauge wave tide recorder, one kinemometer, and one acoustic erosion measuring instrument (Fig. 21.2).
Word: Tristan da Cunha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha (1460–1540). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪstən də ˈkuːnjə/ 1. A remote archipelago and constituent part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Word: British overseas territory Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of about fourteen overseas territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty.
Word: bbiaf Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of (I'll) be back in a few (minutes). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: winery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnumbor. Proto-Germanic *wīną Proto-West Germanic *wīn Old English wīn Middle English wyn English wine Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English winery From wine + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪnəɹi/ 1. A place where wine is made. Example: Near-synonym: winehouse (precisely meronymous) Example: Their Napa Valley winery was built in 1958 on the site of a former vegetable farm. 2. A company that makes wine. Example: Near-synonym: winemaker (person or company) Example: Their Napa Valley winery now has several locations.
Word: bbiafm Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of be back in a few minutes. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: winglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English winglike From wing + -like. 1. Having the characteristics of a wing.
Word: wingspread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wing + spread. 1. The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.
Word: winnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English win 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 winnable From win + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnəbəl/ 1. Able to be won or achieved. Example: No winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament now since 1931.
Word: winningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English winning Middle English -ly English -ly English winningly From winning + -ly. 1. In a winning manner. Example: The preteen stars develop an organic and winningly uncool rapport, that shared language of misfit middle-school camaraderie. Example: Smiling winningly, Francis described himself as an outsider, someone “from the end of the world”, who wanted to “walk together and work together” with the crowds who greeted him, rather than tell them what to do.
Word: winsomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English winsome Middle English -ly English -ly English winsomely From winsome + -ly. 1. In a winsome manner. Example: “Yeah, wading down into the comments. "Winsomely compelling cop-aganda," says C-Rob-69. Oh, wait, that was me.” “Drivel for the unwashed. The Bard, how he weeps.”
Word: wishfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wishful Middle English -ly English -ly English wishfully From wishful + -ly. 1. In a wishful manner.
Word: witheringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English withering Middle English -ly English -ly English witheringly From withering + -ly. 1. In a withering manner.
Word: witlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English witless Middle English -ly English -ly English witlessly From witless + -ly. 1. in a witless manner
Word: wittily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wittily, wyttyly, wittiliche, equivalent to witty + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪli/ 1. in a witty manner; using wit Example: [Bug:] You can parry and thrust wittily at a press conference? Example: When the mismatch is too great, baby can't get his mouth around the nipple and deep enough into the aureola to adequately draw milk. Deanne Francis, B.S.N., IBCLC, wittily refers to this condition as "oroboobular disproportion."
Word: wittingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wetandly, wettanly, wetyngly, witandly, witingeliche, wittandly, wittingli, wittingly, wityngli, wityngly, witynly, wytindeliche, wytyngly, equivalent to witting + -ly. Cognate with German wissentlich. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪŋli/ 1. in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose. Example: It muſt be ſo offended, it cannot be els, for heere lyes the poynt, if I drowne my ſelfe wittingly, it argues an act, & an act hath three branches, it is to act, to doe, to performe, or all; ſhe drownd her ſelfe wittingly.
Word: Griselda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”. 1. The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale. 2. A female given name from the Germanic languages used in Middle Ages, but rather rare today.
Word: Griselda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”. 1. A woman of exemplary gentleness and patience. Example: Husbands, be not so hardy as to assail The patience of your wives in hope to find Griseldas, for you certainly will fail.
Word: remunerative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English remunerate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English remunerative From remunerate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmjuːn(ə)ɹətɪv/ 1. Offering compensation, usually financial; rewarding; lucrative. Example: Joan found the work not only pleasant, but remunerative, as well.
Word: miche Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of mitch. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bampots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bampot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of collop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fettles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fettle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fashin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of fash Labels: Geordie, form-of, participle, present
Word: fashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tectorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tēctōrium. 1. A covering. 2. The tectorial membrane that covers the cochlear duct.
Word: tectorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See tectorium. 1. serving to cover something Labels: not-comparable 2. of or pertaining to the tectorium Labels: not-comparable
Word: winsomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English winsomnesse, wynsumnesse, from Old English wynsumness (“pleasantness, agreeableness, delight”), equivalent to winsome + -ness. 1. The quality of being winsome. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She cocked her head to one side, attempting winsomeness.
Word: wintergreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English winter Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green English wintergreen From winter + green. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)ˌɡɹiːn/ 1. Any evergreen plant. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. One of various not closely related evergreen plants, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: profiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From profit + -er. 1. One who profits.
Word: lunar eclipse Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.
Word: émigré Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French émigré. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/ 1. A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution. Labels: historical Example: Any émigré who had returned to France without obtaining government consent was required to leave France forthwith […] 2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile. Example: Slava Tsukerman is a Soviet émigré who has lived in New York City since 1976, apparently long enough for him to get the lay of the land. Example: In retrospect, Sǒ's unqualified championship of the elective principle may seem somewhat naive. At the time, however, he believed his conviction was vindicated by the example of the self-governing Korean émigré settlements in Russian Manchuria (Siberia). After visiting them and observing their daily activities, British geographer Isabella B. Bishop had praised their contented lives and attributed this situation to the good leadership of their elected headmen.
Word: retirer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English retirer From retire + -er. 1. Someone who retires. Example: And the pension should be re-cast by providing more to the over-80s - those who retired in the Sixties and Seventies who are much worse off than later retirers Example: And so Favre, serial retirer, unretired for the second time in less than two years Tuesday, joining the Vikings for a contract that ESPN reported was worth $12 million this season and $13 million in 2010 — if he does not retire again.
Word: Des Moines Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the French name of the nearby Rivière des Moines, which superficially means "river of the monks" and has traditionally been interpreted as a reference to the Trappist monks who settled along it. "It is more likely, however, to be a name of Native American origin, recorded in a 1673 text as moinguena", a Miami designation of the Moingona. The precise interpretation is uncertain; see Moingona. Pronunciation: /dəˈmɔɪn/, /dəˈmɔɪnz/ 1. The capital city of Iowa, United States and the county seat of Polk County, named after the river. 2. Eight townships in Iowa, in eight different counties. 3. A township in Jackson County, Minnesota, named after the river. 4. A village in Union County, New Mexico. 5. A city in King County, Washington. 6. A river in Minnesota and Iowa, United States, that flows from southern Minnesota into the Mississippi.
Word: cheville Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cheville. Doublet of clavicle. Pronunciation: /ʃəˈviː/, /ʃəˈviːl/ 1. A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced. Example: The genius of prose rejects the cheville no less emphatically than the laws of verse; and the cheville, I should perhaps explain to some of my readers, is any meaningless or very watered phrase employed to strike a balance in the sound. Example: The practice of using chevilles was very common in old Irish poetry, and a bad practice it was; for many a good poem is quite spoiled by the constant and wearisome recurrence of these chevilles.
Word: tendu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tendu (“stretched”). 1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
Word: tendu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka). 1. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers. Example: […]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die. Example: More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection.
Word: arrière Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arriere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: calamities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calamity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uneasily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English uneasy Middle English -ly English -ly English uneasily From uneasy + -ly. 1. In an uneasy manner. Example: On once more we swung, bumping uneasily along in the antique narrow-gauge coach, with gloomy woods and gathering night outside, shouts and songs (and quacks) inside—this was not at all the sort of train ordained by the logical strategists in Paris—then grinding to a stop at a mysterious halt which was no more than a nameboard in the pinewoods, without even a footpath leading to it, but nevertheless with a solitary passenger stolidly waiting. Example: “Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!”
Word: damsels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdæmzəlz/ 1. plural of damsel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bracelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bracelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bracelets Part of Speech: noun 1. handcuffs Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: Of thirty bare yeares haue I twice twenty bin enraged, & of forty bin three tymes fifteene in durance soundlie caged, On yͤ lordlie loftes of Bedlam with stubble softe & dainty, braue braceletts Strong, sweet whips ding dong with wholesome hunger plenty Example: "Sergeant," said Inspector Gilder, eyeing the black hands with wrath, "aren't you putting the bracelets on this fellow; he looks pretty dangerous."
Word: bracelets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bracelet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: betrays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of betray Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cartridges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartridge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prosecuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prosecute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outrages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outrage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outrages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outrage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: listeners Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪs(ə)nəz/ 1. plural of listener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counsellors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counsellor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of excel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oil of wintergreen Part of Speech: noun 1. The aromatic oil obtained from the berries of the wintergreen plant; mostly methyl salicylate; used medicinally and in perfumes Labels: uncountable
Word: porters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of porter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wavered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of waver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sniffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sniff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mercies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mercy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methyl salicylate Part of Speech: noun 1. The methyl ester of salicylic acid and the principal constituent of oil of wintergreen. Labels: uncountable
Word: worshippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worshipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boulders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boulder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pursuers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pursuer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grievances Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiː.vən.sɪz/ 1. plural of grievance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moaned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈməʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of moan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: galleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: criticisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of criticism Labels: form-of, plural