nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: neck and neck Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Figurative, from the image of competing horses abreast in a horse race who are so even (headed for a tie) that their necks are side-by-side. 1. Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest. Labels: idiomatic Example: The polls suggest that the candidates were neck and neck in the election. Example: It lay between me and Dick Riot madam; we were neck and neck for three miles, as hard as we could lay leg to ground, and running every inch, but at the first, I felt for him, found I had the foot […]
Word: varicella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin varicella, diminutive of variola (“pox”). Pronunciation: /ˌvær.ɪˈsɛl.ə/ 1. An acute, highly contagious pathogenic disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, primarily affecting children and characterized by a widespread eruptive skin rash of itchy blisters;chicken pox Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually
Word: pockmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pock + mark. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒk.mɑːk/, /ˈpɑkˌmɑɹk/ 1. A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock. Example: When we were quite well and tolerably free from pock-marks [from smallpox], my father took us to London with him, […] 2. A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid.
Word: wildcard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wild + card. 1. A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified. Example: 1968, Digital Equipment Corporation, VAX/VMS 319(5864), page 751, Section 2.1.2 Using Wildcard Characters A wildcard character is a symbol that you can use with many DCL commands to apply the command to several files at once, rather than specifying each file individually. Example: If the character * is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern a*m matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum. 2. An uncontrolled or unpredictable element. Example: There are several technical wildcards, such as how the larger battery packs--four times larger than those of the Prius--will withstand the rigors of city driving, […] 3. An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency. 4. Alternative form of wild card. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: German wildcard Sabine Lisicki conquered her nerves to defeat France's Marion Bartoli and take her amazing Wimbledon run into the semi-finals. 5. A letter or symbol that substitutes for a generic or poorly identified sound, for example capital C for any or some consonant, or capital V for any or some vowel.
Word: wildcard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wild + card. 1. To replace or supplement with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values. Example: The unfortunate consequence is that document elements cannot be wildcarded because a schema needs to provide a closed list of possible document elements.
Word: pock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”). Pronunciation: /pɒk/, /pɑk/ 1. A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. 2. Any pit, especially one formed as a scar
Word: pock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pok, from Old English poc, pocc (“pock; pustule; ulcer”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokk, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). Cognate with Dutch pok (“pock”), Low German Pocke (“pock”), German Pocke (“pock”). Pronunciation: /pɒk/, /pɑk/ 1. To scar or mark with pits Example: In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions. Example: Just next door, at Al Azhar University, a rocket mangled the protective metal bars as it crashed through the windows of the president’s office this month, destroying his desk and pocking his walls with shrapnel.
Word: brain fart Part of Speech: noun 1. Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar Example: This is love in the social media age. Candlelight dinner, fine wine, degustation, a lover's face scrunched over a phone screen live-tweeting brainfarts about the relationship to largely uninterested skim-readers. 2. An instance of absent-mindedness or forgetfulness. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar Example: Sorry for the brain fart, but what exactly did you say again? Example: Shadow turned off the heaters, packed some clothes into an overnight bag, then turned back to Wednesday and said, ‘Look, I feel kind of stupid. I know you just told me who we're going to see, but I dunno. I just had a brain-fart or something. It’s gone. Who is it again?’
Word: paper trail Part of Speech: noun 1. A written record, history, or collection of evidence. Labels: idiomatic Example: Keep a good paper trail in case anyone asks you why you arrived at that conclusion. Example: The only paper trail is the cashed money order, and unless it was cashed at a place where they actually know the payee (like the bank), the money order could have been stolen and cashed by someone else. 2. Records left by a person or organization in the course of activities. Labels: idiomatic Example: With a good paperwork system in place, including a working paper trail, it becomes much easier to manage the flow of relevant information regarding your plants and orders. Example: And unless that paper trail exonerated you from guilt—or,if not that, supported some alternative explanation that granted you plausible deniability—then sooner or later you'd find yourself on the ass end of a federal indictment. 3. Physical evidence of something that occurred in the past. Labels: broadly Example: Beginning in the late 20th century, researchers were able to analyze the mtDNA and Y chromosomes of multiple races around the world, revealing a DNA paper trail that led back to eastern Africa around 200,000 years ago. Example: Even if you delete posts or your digital paper trail, the data stills ^([sic]) exists and can be retrieved later in life.
Word: counterintuitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”. Pronunciation: /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/, [ˌkʰaʊɾ̃ɚɪnˈtʰuɪɾɪv], /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ 1. Contrary to intuition or common sense. Example: With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive.
Word: counter-intuitive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of counterintuitive. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: talebearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English taleberer; equivalent to tale + bearer. 1. An indiscreet person who spreads gossip or blame. Example: "To speak the truth when my lady commands me," answered the prudential major-domo, "is in some measure my duty, Mistress Lilias; always providing for and excepting those cases in which it cannot be spoken without breeding mischief and inconvenience to myself or my fellow-servants; for the tongue of a tale-bearer breaketh bones as well as Jeddart-staff." Example: There is always some thoughtless talebearer ready to gather up the arrows of gossip and thrust them into the quivering heart of the victim.
Word: take-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from take up. 1. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the take-up of benefits by the unemployed Example: As a first step, Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) funding should be expanded, to ensure a higher take-up of unused freight paths in today's timetable and to help shape a sustainable path for multi-modal UK logistics.
Word: talk shop Part of Speech: verb 1. To discuss one's work or (sometimes, by extension) hobby; especially, to do so in a way that only insiders would understand, is tedious or boring to the listener, or both. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: talk shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A talking shop.
Word: talkativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English talkative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English talkativeness From talkative + -ness. 1. The state of being talkative. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: chattiness; see also Thesaurus:talkativeness
Word: sportscast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sports + -cast, from broadcast. 1. The part of a news program reporting on sports and athletics.
Word: sportscaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sports + broadcaster. 1. One who reports sporting events on television or radio. Labels: Canada, US Example: At the beginning of the all-star game, the sportscaster always says that the players just want to have fun today; at halftime, or in the bottom of the fifth inning, the sportscaster always says that the players' competitive spirit has taken over and now they all really want to win. 2. A person who comments on, presents, and reports sport events.
Word: talker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːkə/, /ˈtɔkɚ/ 1. A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. Example: What this country needs is a smooth talker. Example: That guy's a real talker. 2. Any creature or machine that talks. Example: Some parrots are vociferous talkers. 3. A talk show Labels: informal 4. A talk-show host. Labels: informal 5. An all-talk radio station. Labels: informal 6. A popular topic of conversation. Labels: informal Example: The royal engagement is likely to be a top talker right through the wedding. 7. A talking point. Labels: informal 8. A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room. Labels: Internet 9. Mouth. Labels: informal Example: Although on Sundays when the men had finished feeding cattle, the rest of the afternoon was free […] still they weren't comfortable in the bunkhouse if George was abroad; he had a queer authority without even knowing it, an ability to upset you, maybe because he so seldom opened his talker and his silence made you look in upon yourself, on the guilt you always knew was there. 10. A table talker or shelf-talker. 11. An augmentative and alternative communication device.
Word: newscast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + -cast, from broadcast. 1. A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc. Example: Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization.
Word: newscast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From news + -cast, from broadcast. 1. To broadcast the news. Labels: transitive
Word: newscaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From newscast + -er. 1. One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader. Example: Take Linda, a thirty-nine-year-old newscaster who relished her career but began to hear the alarm ringing on her biological clock. Example: Yet, a few US newscasters will go on the air at 6 pm or later and say, "Moscow said tonight.["] ... A careful writer would make his script read, "Moscow said today. ..."
Word: ileus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin īleus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós, “intestinal obstruction”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪliəs/ 1. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis. 2. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause. Labels: archaic Example: 1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, Volume II: Classes of Diseases, IV: Diseases of Association, Ordo III: Retrograde Associate Motions, Genus II: Catenated with sensitive motions, The perpetual vomiting in ileus is caused in like manner by the defective excitement of the sensorial power of association by the bowel, which is torpid during the intervals of pain; and the stomach sympathizes with it. Example: When ileus comes on in a case of strangury, they prove fatal in seven days, unless, fever supervening, there be a copious discharge of urine.
Word: month of Sundays Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a reference to the passing of as many Sundays as there are days in a month, that is, between 28 and 31 weeks. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌndeɪz/, /-diz/, /ˌmʌnθ əv ˈsʌnˌdeɪz/, /-ˈsən-/ 1. A very long time; a period regarded as too long. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: It seems like it’s been a month of Sundays since we saw him last. Example: [T]he captain had ordered his back to be anointed with ſome pickle, by way of preſerving ſome mortification, which increaſed his agony ſo intolerably, that he exhibited the various contorſions and wreathings of a rattle ſnake with ſurprizing velocity, to the no ſmall edification of the commander, who ſwore he ſhould dance to the ſecond part of the ſame tune, for a month of Sundays; ſtill repeating the word citation, which he could neither underſtand, nor digeſt.
Word: talk over Part of Speech: verb 1. To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue. Labels: transitive Example: Come home early, we have a lot to talk over. Example: His reply was brief and to the point. "Come along to Doncaster," it read, "and we'll talk it over." 2. To persuade (someone); to talk around. Labels: transitive Example: I didn't like the idea at first, but they eventually talked me over. Example: She is an expert at talking others over to her views/side. 3. To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else. Labels: transitive Example: She rudely talked over her opponent in the debate.
Word: ileitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ile- + -itis. Pronunciation: /ˌɪliˈaɪtɪs/ 1. Inflammation of the ileum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: talk around Part of Speech: verb 1. To persuade someone by spoken arguments.
Word: qwertz Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of keyboard layout used in some European countries.
Word: Americo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Americ(a) + -o-. 1. America Labels: morpheme
Word: prostate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/, /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/ 1. The prostate gland. Example: Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.
Word: prostate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Ancient Greek προΐστημι (proḯstēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)bor. Medieval Latin prostatalbor. Middle French prostatebor. English prostate Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/, /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/ 1. Of or relating to the prostate gland. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prostate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prostate From pro- + state. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈsteɪt/ 1. Alternative spelling of pro-state. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prostate gland Part of Speech: noun 1. A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.
Word: retinitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English retinitis From retina + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the retina. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks.
Word: recapitulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Latin recapitulātus, past participle of recapitulāre (“to go over the main points of a thing again”), from re- (“again”) + capitulum (“head, main part, chapter”), from caput (“head”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); see capitulate. By surface analysis, re- + capitulate. Pronunciation: /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/ 1. To summarize or repeat in concise form. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars. Example: We still have five minutes left, so let's recapitulate the lecture. 2. To reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function). Labels: transitive Example: Being the Joshua/Atonement stanza of this cycle, the fact that the seven steps seem to recapitulate (or precapitulate?) the pattern of dominion is interesting. Situated at the very “gate” of Canaan, was this offer a temptation to be resisted like the plunder of Jericho (Joshua 6:18), or was it sin crouching at the door, the violence of Cain as “keeper” or shepherd over his brother (Genesis 4:7-8)? For Jacob, it was neither. He was waiting on God. For his sons, however, it was both. What Yahweh was offering freely they would take by force. 3. To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development. Labels: transitive Example: Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus for embryological studies and the idea that fetal development recapitulates the steps of phylogenetic development.
Word: cowper Part of Speech: noun 1. A cooper. Labels: obsolete
Word: Cooper Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkupɚ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation of cooper. Labels: countable Example: The young lady, who made her firſt appearance in Lady Bab Lardoon, at the Haymarket on Monday night laſt, is a Miſs Prideaux, and lineally deſcended from one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of the Right Hon. John Wilmot, the witty Earl of Rocheſter, and conſequently related to the Sandwiches, Pomfrets, Coopers, and many other noble families. Example: On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable 3. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: sinus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sinus (“a bent surface, curve, hollow”). Doublet of sine. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.nəs/ 1. A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). 2. An irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel. 3. An irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel. Labels: attributive 4. An abnormal cavity or passage such as a fistula, leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface. 5. A rounded notch or depression between two lobes or teeth in the margin of a leaf or petal. 6. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore. 7. Synonym of sine. Example: So, in the helicopteron, as the helix is at the same time a sustaining plane, it should be likened to a surface moving horizontally, and in which, consequenty, the resistance to motion will be to the lifting power as the sinus is to the cosinus of the angle formed by such plane with the horizon. Example: The variations are described in terms of cycles of sinuses and cosinuses.
Word: cooper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English coop 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 cooper From coop + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/, /ˈkʊpɚ/ 1. A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They were nearly all whalemen; chief mates, and second mates, and third mates, and sea carpenters, and sea coopers, and sea blacksmiths, and harpooneers, and ship keepers; a brown and brawny company, with bosky beards; an unshorn, shaggy set, all wearing monkey jackets for morning gowns. 2. A drink of half stout and half porter. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: cooper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English coop 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 cooper From coop + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/, /ˈkʊpɚ/ 1. To make and repair barrels etc. Labels: archaic 2. To forge or imitate (writing). Labels: obsolete, slang, transitive Example: […] though, owing to his forged signatures having been too often detected, he was declared to be "a duffer at coopering a monekur." 3. To intentionally injure (a racehorse) to spoil its chances of winning. Labels: obsolete, slang, transitive Example: Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.
Word: cooper Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/, /ˈkʊpɚ/ 1. Alternative form of coper (“floating grog shop”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cooper Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/, /ˈkʊpɚ/ 1. Alternative form of coper (“operate as floating grog shop”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wine cooper Part of Speech: noun 1. a person who samples, bottles and sells wine Labels: dated
Word: Cooper test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968. 1. A test of physical fitness in the US military, based on how far a person can run in a set period of time.
Word: Aldersgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: (religious experience): Short for Aldersgate Street, the site of a Moravian meeting at which John Wesley had a religious experience. 1. A ward in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281). 2. A religious experience undergone by John Wesley in May 1738. Labels: historical Example: Aldersgate is the expression Methodists use to refer to the powerful spiritual experience in which, in Wesley's own words, his "heart was strangely warmed." Example: Consequently, Aldersgate is perceived as one more spiritual experience along the way of salvation 3. A similar experience among his followers. Example: Must our Aldersgate experience help us meet the needs of common men ? Example: Now we know that only the road ahead can be our Aldersgate. And it can happen there, albeit, that road may lead through new battlefields of moral struggle for a Christian society before it emerges upon the heights of spiritual ecstasy.
Word: Trafalgar Square Part of Speech: name Etymology: In honour of the Battle of Trafalgar. Pronunciation: /tɹəˈfæl.ɡə(ɹ)ˈskwɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A square in the City of Westminster; the site of Nelson's Column, National Gallery and the scene of frequent demonstrations. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Trafalgar Square.
Word: deterred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“to frighten”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɜː/, /dɪˈtɝ/, /dɪˈtɛr/, /dɪˈtøː/, /dɪˈteː/ 1. To prevent something from happening. Labels: transitive 2. To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage. Labels: transitive Example: Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own. Example: Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems. 3. To distract someone from something. Labels: transitive Example: we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
Word: preambular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare preamble, and French préambulaire. 1. Having the characteristics of a preamble.
Word: folkloric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English folklore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English folkloric From folklore + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore. Example: a folkloric narrative
Word: resilience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Latin resiliō English -ence English resilience From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + English -ence. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/, /ɹɪˈzɪl.jəns/, /ɹɪˈzɪl.i.əns/ 1. The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Martin Seligman's impressive body of research showed that a pessimistic explanatory style carves a path to depression, while an optimistic explanatory style leads to resilience. 2. The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Network Rail previously said it is determined to build upon the "significant changes" it has made since the accident, which have "helped us to manage the risk of severe weather to the network". It has invested millions to improve the resilience of the railway. 4. The capacity to resist destruction or defeat, especially when under extreme pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: run aground Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌrʌn əˈɡraʊnd/ 1. To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float. Labels: intransitive Example: The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea. Example: The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend. 2. To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float. Labels: transitive Example: The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.
Word: discern Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to distinguish”); see certain. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɜːn/, /dəˈsøːn/, /dɪˈsɝn/, /dɪˈzɜːn/, /dɪˈzɝn/ 1. To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes. Labels: transitive Example: Meanwhile the brig had altered her tack, and was moving slowly to the east. Three hours later and the keenest eye could not have discerned her top-sails above the horizon. 2. To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry. Labels: transitive Example: If they discern any evidences of wrong-going in any direction that I have indicated, they will acknowledge that I had reason in what I wrote. If they discern no such thing, they will consider me altogether mistaken. Example: General reading readiness is assessed by tests and is also estimated by teachers who are often skillful at discerning just when a pupil is ready to learn to read. The important thing to remember is that jumping the gun is usually self-defeating. 3. To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate. Labels: transitive Example: He was too young to discern right from wrong. Example: The severity of judgement, they say, makes men censorious and unapt to pardon the errors and infirmities of other men: and on the other side, celerity of fancy makes the thoughts less steady than is necessary to discern exactly between right and wrong. 4. To perceive differences. Labels: intransitive
Word: lamping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamp + -ing. 1. A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable
Word: lamping Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lamp + -ing. 1. Bright, flashing, resplendent. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Most sacred fire, that burnest mightily / In liuing brests, ykindled first aboue, / Emongst th'eternall spheres and lamping sky […]!
Word: lamping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lamp + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of lamp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: landfill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From land + fill. Pronunciation: /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/ 1. To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site. Labels: transitive
Word: landfill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From land + fill. Pronunciation: /ˈlæn(d).fɪl/ 1. A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth. Labels: countable Example: A heart that's full up like a landfill / A job that slowly kills you Example: A staff uniform recycling scheme at Govia Thameslink Railway has prevented the emission of 2,400kg of greenhouse gases. Some 620 sackloads of GTR clothing has been recycled in the past year through an advanced process called material reclamation - giving textiles a second chance instead of going to landfill. 2. Such material that is disposed. Labels: uncountable Example: If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. That means about $165 billion was spent not on drumming up business, but on annoying people, creating landfill and cluttering spam filters.
Word: discernment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern + -ment. 1. The act of distinguishing between things. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The ability to distinguish between things. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The ability to perceive differences that exist. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The condition of understanding. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Perceptiveness. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Discretion in judging objectively. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Unmasking requires we stop relying on neurotypical people’s acceptance in order to guide how we should act—and that means sometimes doing the “right” thing even when we know it will rub others the wrong way. Most masked Autistics need a lot of practice developing a strong sense of discernment, which is essentially using our own beliefs and perceptions to guide our behavior, rather than deferring to everyone else’s fleeting reactions and impressions.
Word: league table Part of Speech: noun 1. A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc. 2. Such a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance. Labels: UK Example: Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]
Word: OT3 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of one true threesome coined by analogy with OTP (“one true pairing”). 1. One true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan. Labels: slang Example: And you don't have to limit your favorite ship to two characters — if there's a third involved, they can be your OT3. Example: For some, each member of the triangle cares deeply for the other two, like Elena/Damon/Stefan and Scott/Allison/Isaac—both the most popular OT3s in their respective fandoms.
Word: level playing field Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side. Example: Although the political commitment to maintaining a level playing field is generally strong, government commercial activities may damage the competition landscape either due to deliberate or unintentional departures from neutral practices. Example: Although the government has significantly reduced its UK growth targets to 75% by 2050 from the heady heights of trebling it in ten years at the beginning of privatisation, the rail freight industry is calling on all politicians to create a level playing field with road haulage.
Word: OTP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of one-time pad. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: He received a login OTP after typing his phone number for premium subscription to a streaming service. 2. Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Example: Other common OTPs are Frodo/Sam and Aragorn/Legolas. Example: The 'shippers in the study asserted that they may enjoy reading stories about other 'ships, or stories without a 'ship […] but the stories they most enjoy are those about their OTP. 4. Initialism of one-trick pony. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of offer to purchase. Labels: South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Open Telecom Platform. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Opposite Track Path. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of one-time programmable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTP Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of on the phone. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTP Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of outside the perimeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LIFFE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Yoism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by its inventor, Daniel Kriegman, from yo + -ism. 1. An "open-source religion"; a communal belief system based on rational inquiry, empiricism, and science, whose sense of authority emerges from the group via consensus.
Word: living will Part of Speech: noun 1. A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.
Word: kinesiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) English kinesi- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English kinesiology From kinesi- + -ology. Pronunciation: /kəˌni.ziˈɔ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/ 1. The study of body movement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The two are often one and the same, says Walt Thompson, professor of kinesiology at Georgia State University and lead author of the ACSM survey – although functional fitness can apply to the younger generation as well. 2. The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: circular arc Part of Speech: noun 1. A continuous section of the circumference of a circle.
Word: circle segment Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of circular segment.
Word: way out of a paper bag Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Most likely originating as, He couldn't punch his way out of a paper bag. 1. A minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: My boss is so clueless, he couldn't schedule his own way out of a paper bag. Example: Junior varsity couldn't play their way out of a paper bag in comparison.
Word: Stuart Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈst(j)uɚt/, /ˈstjuːət/, /ˈstʃuːət/, /ˈstʃʉːət/ 1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Alternative spelling of Stewart (“royal house regnant in Scotland from 1371 and in England from 1603, until 1714”) adopted in the mid-16th century by French-raised Mary, Queen of Scots, who had also been Queen of France. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, historical, uncountable 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. 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: loved-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Under the influence of ecstasy (the drug MDMA). Labels: UK, slang 2. Very much in love. Labels: UK, informal
Word: MDMA Part of Speech: noun 1. 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family. Labels: uncountable Example: Unlike many of its subsequent users, Shulgin did not find his MDMA experience transformative. For him the effect was like a particularly lucid alcohol buzz; he called it his "low-calorie martini." Example: A bit of folk wisdom from early cohorts of MDMA users advised against getting married within six weeks of one's first MDMA experience.
Word: luvvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a phonetic spelling of love + -y; in the second sense, because this (as a term for darling or sweetheart) is perceived as a common utterance of thespians. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌvi/ 1. An affectionate term of address. Labels: informal Example: Don't cry luvvy, everything will be OK. 2. An actor or actress, especially a narcissistic and pretentious one. Labels: UK, derogatory, humorous, sometimes Example: The other reason, of course, is that the council are New Labour; a bunch of up-themselves show-offs who'd rather hang about with luvvies than deal with the problems of real people. That's why Princess Toni has spent and is spending obscene billions of public money on the dome, while the railways grind to a standstill and hospitals leave war heroes to die on trolleys in corridors. There's no business like showbusiness - and how the government/council chooses to spend your money is certainly no business of yours! Example: […] a hat-trick that he [Jonathan Glazer] describes as “genuinely bewildering”. It's the kind of thing that garlanded luvvies say all the time, but it's easier to believe in this case.
Word: luvvie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlʌvi/ 1. Alternative spelling of luvvy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: who do you think you are, you pretentious show-off theatre luvvie?
Word: reconciliation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reconciliacioun (“act of reconciling; state of accord or harmony;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman reconciliaciun, reconsiliacion, reconsiliaciun, and Middle French reconciliation, reconsiliacion, reconsiliation (“act of reconciling; result of this act; act of bringing about agreement or harmony; reconsecration of a desecrated place”) (modern French réconciliation), and from their Latin etymon reconciliātiō (“reinstatement, renewal, restoration; reconciliation”), from reconciliāre + -tiō. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but painful memories made him feel unready to do so. 2. The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Religious senses. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Religious senses. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Religious senses. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Religious senses. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 7. A special parliamentary procedure of the United States Congress to expedite the passage of certain federal budget legislation in the Senate, overriding the Senate's filibuster rules. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 8. The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people. Labels: Australia, Canada, countable, uncountable Example: In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action. Example: The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly.
Word: tatty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of potato. Pronunciation: /ˈtæti/ 1. A potato. Labels: Geordie, Northern-England, Scotland Example: I'm buying fucking tatties.
Word: tatty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tatter + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtæti/ 1. Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn. Example: The tramp wore a tatty old overcoat. Example: I wish you would have smiled in the bakery Or sat on a tatty settee At a mutual friend's gathering
Word: tatty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi [Term?]. Pronunciation: /ˈtæti/ 1. A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. Labels: India Example: […] tatties are placed in front of the verandahs to keep out the rains during the monsoon; […]
Word: tatty Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæti/ 1. A kind of reggae dance move.
Word: tatty Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæti/ 1. Alternative form of tat (“tattoo”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: CBA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of collective bargaining agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of cost-benefit analysis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of currency board arrangement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of classroom-based assessment. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of centre bounce attendance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CBA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of County Bar Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Commonwealth Bank of Australia Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Consumer Brands Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The memo did not contain an explicit commitment to remove all artificial dyes by the end of 2026, as Kennedy called for on Tuesday, but the proposal said CBA members were committed to "supporting agency actions."
Word: CBA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of can't be arsed. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, vulgar Example: And I've seen many examples of abysmal wordwrapping... Me, I CBA changing it, and you really need initials to be used all the time to work properly, else stuff gets mis-attributed. Example: Each to their own eh Paul? Personally I like WS-FTP TEST version with just the two windows, and more importantly I CBA transferring over all the sites to anything new :o) 2. Initialism of can't be asked. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: TSB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Transportation Safety Board (“Canada”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Transport Safety Board (“Japan”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Trustee Savings Bank. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Well, it's all "according to a study by Lloyds Banking Group, whose Lloyds TSB is a London 2012 sponsor …
Word: TSB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of technical service bulletin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of traffic signal box. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of transportation safety board or transport safety board. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PDR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Physicians' Desk Reference. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PDR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of preliminary design review. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism