nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unencrypted 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 encrypted English unencrypted From un- + encrypted. 1. Of something that has been decrypted successfully, or of something that should have been encrypted, but was not. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hackers appeared to have used standard phishing and email attachments, some apparently directed at employees with high-level network access, to obtain unencrypted customer data that could complete a fullz.
Word: Hobson-Jobson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from adapting the call Hassan! Hussein! (حَسَن حُسَيْن (ḥasan ḥusayn), a lament for the grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad) to Hobson and Jobson, a pair of comic figures popular in the nineteenth century. Note that the conventional derivation from "Ya Hassan! Ya Hussein!" is incorrect. Coined in the linguistic sense by Yule and Burnell in their dictionary Hobson-Jobson. Pronunciation: /ˌhɒb.sənˈdʒɒb.sən/, /ˌhɑb.sənˈdʒɑb.sən/ 1. Any Indian religious observance, especially the Muharram. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: ‘You must be moped to death in this dull place; and next week is Hobson Jobson. Can’t you throw some dust any how, in the eyes of the cat, and meet me and Philip somewhere, and so get away to the Tamacha.’ Example: The dusky sons of Mohammed have been having a high old time down at the British India Company’s wharves during the past few days. [. . .] It was the great week of ‘Hobson-Jobson,’ as it is known out East, or the time of the Mohurram. 2. The assimilation of borrowed lexes, either partial or whole, to word forms of the borrowing language. Labels: uncountable Example: Falaun, s. […] gradually, by a process of Hobson-Jobson, this was turned into Forlorn. Example: Learned persons, especially those who know all about ‘Volksetymologie,’ whether under that imposing name, or more familiarly as ‘Hobson-Jobson,’ are advised to pass on to the next question. 3. A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses. Labels: countable Example: CARAFT, here is a delicious Hobson-Jobson from that veritable well of curious Anglo-Indianisms, the Madras Manual of Administration[.] Example: If the French for pun, calembour, derives (as Spitzer maintained) from "conundrum"; this points up well the at first puzzling effect of such devices. Caran d'Ache is in fact an intentional hobson-jobson.
Word: hobson-jobson Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Hobson-Jobson. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: law of Hobson-Jobson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Edward Ellis Morris; based on Hobson-Jobson. 1. The process by which words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language. Example: In many places in the Dictionary, I find I have used the expression ‘the law of Hobson-Jobson.’ The name is an adaptation from the expression used by Col. Yule and Mr. Burnell as a name for their interesting Dictionary of Anglo-Indian words. The law is well recognised, though it has lacked a name, such as I now venture to give it. Example: Its variations show a familiar effort to bring a new and strange word into harmony with the language—an effort arising from what philologists call the law of Hobson-Jobson.
Word: nannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanny Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of nannie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hootenannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hootenanny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: funny pages Part of Speech: noun 1. The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: WIBNI Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of wouldn't it be nice if. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Cardinal Nephew Part of Speech: noun 1. The position of the Secretarius Papae et superintendens status ecclesiasticæ in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holy See. Labels: singular, singular-only 2. Any officeholder of that position. Labels: countable
Word: hisself Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English his-self, his self, his-selfe, his-selven, his selfen; equivalent to his + -self. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪz.sɛlf/, /ˈiːz.sɛl/ 1. Himself. Labels: dialectal, informal Example: Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the 'Varsity with his guvnor." Example: Then when he had finally got through he sat down and luk'd as tho' he hisself would die of grief if they brought in a verdict of guilty.
Word: elon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name. 1. Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”). Labels: uncountable
Word: goodwife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife. 1. A female head of a household. Labels: obsolete Example: "O my lord the Sultan," said the other [the Wazir], "verily women be weakly of wits, and haply this goodwife cometh hither to complain before thee against her goodman or some of her people." 2. A title of respect for a woman. Labels: obsolete Example: Goodwife Hopkins
Word: arolla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French arolle 1. Swiss stone pine
Word: Goodwife Part of Speech: noun 1. A title of respect for a woman Labels: obsolete Example: Goodwife Hopkins
Word: information superhighway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From information + superhighway. The high-speed access to information is likened to fast travel on a superhighway. Early uses competed with information highway and Infobahn. 1. The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s. Labels: dated Example: Developed nations also are moving at high speed toward the information superhighway being spearheaded by telephone technology. Britain, France, Germany, and other European nations are experimenting with high-tech phonery. Example: Internet technologies and various software platforms make it much easier to communicate and find information about others' online communication. a For many – especially the younger generation – the “sacred precincts” of private life have extended onto the information superhighway.
Word: zaatar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic زَعْتَر (zaʕtar), صَعْتَر (ṣaʕtar, “wild thyme; condiment made from this herb”), probably from Classical Syriac ܨܬܪܐ (ṣāṯrā), related to Hebrew צַתְרָה (ṣátrā). Pronunciation: /ˈzɑːtɑː/, /ˈzɑtɑɹ/ 1. A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in Middle Eastern cuisine (Origanum syriacum). Labels: uncountable 2. A Middle Eastern seasoning, having this herb or a mixture of herbs as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds. Labels: uncountable
Word: Graham cracker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of graham cracker. Labels: alt-of
Word: work zone Part of Speech: noun 1. An area where work is being done. 2. An area where work is being done. Example: Get caught in a work zone and the fines double. Example: When he was stopped in Pennsylvania he was in a work zone, where the fines double,... .
Word: interactome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interact + -ome. 1. All the interactions between biological entities in cells and organisms considered as a whole.
Word: glycome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glyco- + -ome. 1. All the polysaccharides, glycosides and similar carbohydrate-related compounds in an organism considered as a whole.
Word: expressome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From express + -ome. 1. All the gene expressions in a cell or organism considered as a whole
Word: ligandome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ligand + -ome. 1. All the molecular ligands for proteins in cells and organisms considered as a whole
Word: metabonome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metabolism + -ome, as in genome. 1. The complete set of metabolically regulated elements in cells.
Word: functome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From function + -ome, as in genome. 1. The complete set of functional molecular units in biological cells.
Word: functional genomics Part of Speech: noun 1. A genomics branch that measures expression levels of RNAs and proteins to understand biological functions of a set of genes in cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: textome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From text + -ome (as in genome). 1. The complete set of biological literature that contain useful information when combined to generate new information through bioinformatics.
Word: bibliome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bibliography and -ome, as in genome. 1. The complete set of biological journal articles and associated information. Labels: uncountable
Word: hair dye Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various materials used to dye hair on the head. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: croze iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A cooper's tool, consisting of a tanged iron band with folded-back wings, which hold the tanged irregularly dented blade, secured by a wooden wedge pressed between the tangs. 2. Iron from a croze.
Word: kep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots kep, variant of cap. 1. A traditional Fair Isle fisherman's cap. Labels: Shetland
Word: floggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swaggered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of swagger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scourers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scourer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clunks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /klʌŋks/ 1. plural of clunk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clunks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klʌŋks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clunk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clunking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clunk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clunking Part of Speech: adj 1. clunky; awkward
Word: clunking Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that clunks.
Word: clunked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clunk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ordinaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ordinary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gene expression Part of Speech: noun 1. The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.
Word: bitbucket Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bit bucket. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bitbucket Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bit bucket. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I think the only good form of email address munging is a plussed email address as I have in this message. While I am not automatically bitbucketing email addressed in this way, it does keep it from hitting my inbox and demanding my immediate attention.
Word: thar Part of Speech: adv 1. Nonstandard form of there. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable Example: Thar's gold in them thar hills. Example: Ar’n’t we thar yet?
Word: thar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tahr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slim down Part of Speech: verb 1. To reduce weight; to make or become thinner. Labels: ambitransitive 2. To decrease in size or intensity. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The organization has slimmed down and cut back on its education programming, but the Jazz Market remains a critical gathering place in Central City, and the orchestra is more tightly bonded than before. Example: He does have the title, though, and the colorful ceremony — however slimmed-down it was purported to be — played to the emotional attachment to the country and history of his subjects, at least those who showed up and tuned in.
Word: gama Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gama grass.
Word: tréma Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trema. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Exod. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Exodus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pierrot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Pierrot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then came the very young, in the “Ballabile des Enfants” from “Harlequinade,” a colorful, confectionary swirl of polichinelles, pierrots and scaramouches, set to Riccardo Drigo. 2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings. 3. An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves. Labels: historical
Word: mahalla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla) Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla)bor. Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla)bor. Urdu مَحَلَّہ (mahalla)bor. ▲ Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla)bor. Hindi मुहल्ला (muhallā)bor. English mahalla Borrowed from Hindustani مَحَلَّہ (mahalla) / मुहल्ला (muhallā), from Classical Persian مَحَلَّه (mahalla), from Arabic مَحَلَّة (maḥalla). Pronunciation: /məˈhalə/ 1. A subdivision or neighborhood. Labels: South-Asia Example: The Gwalior of the Hindus seems to have perished, and the present town does not seem to go further back than the time of the first Mahomedans. Nearly all the mahallas bear Mahomedan names, […] 2. An armed formation of Arabs. Example: Three large mehalle, with an overall strength of over 1200 infantry and 400 cavalry, occupied the heart of the Gebel.
Word: universalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English universal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English universalize From universal + -ize. 1. To make universal, to make consistent or common across all cases. Labels: transitive 2. To consider or depict as universal. Labels: transitive Example: The first notable issue in Gay by the Bay is that images of white people far outnumber those of people of color. The issue this raises is not about balance, but instead concerns who represents generic "gayness" or "queerness"? Which images are universalized and why? How and why are certain issues represented by particular bodies?
Word: unsaddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English onsadelen, unsadelen, unsadlen, equivalent to un- + saddle. 1. To remove a saddle. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: […] sette him vppe, and tye him in his bridle to the bare Racke, and all to rubbe and chafe him, insomuch that if hee be eyther wette with sweate or any other thing, you leaue hym not till he be as dry as may be, then vnsaddle him, rub hys backe thorowly […] Example: She’s gone, by the Lord! fairly stole away, with that poaching, concy-catching rascal! However, I won’t follow her; no, damme; take my whip, and my cap, and my coat, and order the groom to unsaddle the horses; I won’t follow her the length of a spur-leather. 2. To throw (a rider) from the saddle. Labels: transitive
Word: unplumbed 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 plumbed English unplumbed From un- + plumbed. 1. Not measured for depth, with or as if with a plumb. Example: The unplumbed depths of the sea will remain a mystery to land-bound humans. 2. Not assayed or measured in any way. Labels: figuratively Example: There he was suddenly checked, facing the unplumbed complexity of child or woman in her.
Word: plumb bobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumb bob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: levered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lever Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: levered Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with a lever or levers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: levering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lever Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: level-headedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English level-headed 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 level-headedness From level-headed + -ness. 1. The property of being level-headed. Labels: uncountable
Word: harpin Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein produced by certain plant pathogens
Word: leucotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English leucotomy From leuco- + -tomy. 1. Synonym of lobotomy. Example: It was the invention of the frontal lobotomy (though it was then often called a leucotomy, particularly in Britain).
Word: leucotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leucotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mediums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hos. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Hosea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Decalogue Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ 1. The Ten Commandments.
Word: Decalogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/ 1. Any set of rules that have the weight of authority
Word: -nik Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From the Slavic suffix represented by Russian -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the Soviet launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. Its usage in English is heavily influenced by Yiddish usage of ־ניק (-nik) and similar borrowed words (nogoodnik, nudnik, kibbutznik). 1. Used to form nouns denoting a person who exemplifies, endorses, or is associated with a specified thing or quality, often a particular ideology or preference. Labels: derogatory, morpheme, sometimes
Word: antinomianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antinomian + -ism, coined by Martin Luther, notably used in his Against the Antinomians (1539). Pronunciation: /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/ 1. The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: solifidianism, sola fide Example: Always containing seeds of antinomianism, mysticism inevitably undermined that authority, but because the church's hegemony rested on mystery, mysticism could not altogether be prohibited. The common will to reach God was too strong, and the church was political before it was anything else. 2. Opposition to the Torah. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable
Word: lentor Part of Speech: noun 1. Viscosity, thickness (chiefly of blood). Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: I find there was no wrong Presentation, only a Lentor in the pains perhaps […]. Example: There is a lentor or smoothness in the blood of healthy strong people […] 2. Slowness, sluggishness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [S]he walked through dilating space with the lentor of one walking under water […].
Word: choruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chorus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choruses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chorus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: missend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English send English missend From mis- + send. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈsɛnd/ 1. To send incorrectly or to the wrong destination. Labels: transitive
Word: missent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of missend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: siphonophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae. Pronunciation: /saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/ 1. Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps. Example: Is an individual hydra polyp analogous to an entire siphonophore colony – or is it more like a member of that colony? Example: However, two beaches in Tarragona in southern Catalonia were closed in July after Portuguese man o’war (Physalia physalis) were spotted in the water. The sting of this siphonophore (it is not technically a jellyfish, but they are closely related) is especially painful.
Word: hydrozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Hydrozoa + English -an. 1. Any of many colonial coelenterates, of the class Hydrozoa, including the hydras, hydroids, hydrocorals, and siphonophores.
Word: pizzica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzica, from the verb pizzicare (“to pinch”). Compare pizzicato. 1. A popular traditional dance of Italy, originating on the Salento peninsula. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With strings, accordion, flute and lots of tambourine, it pays particular attention to the pizzica, a galloping six-beat dance related to the tarantella and long used as a faith-healing cure for spider bites.
Word: -ica Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -ica, neuter plural of -icus. Note that etymologically this is not -ic + -a (“(plural ending)”), as -ic is the English form, having dropped the -um, though adding an -a to an English word ending in -ic does produce a superficial etymologically. 1. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc. Labels: morpheme
Word: -ce Part of Speech: suffix 1. Times: used to form a multiplicative numeral from a cardinal numeral. Labels: morpheme Example: Her stomach being extremely delicate, he scarcely ordered any medicines for her all this time, except a cordial julep, with spir. volat. oleos. tinct. of rhubarb as a laxative, and a julep of aqu. rosar. acet. [illegible] alb. and syr. bals. of which last she took 2 table spoonfuls 2ce or 3ce a day in ¼ of a pint of lintseed tea. Example: Whenever a user tries to login […] , a second login box comes up and they have to log in twice, apparently once for Novell, and once for the NT domain.
Word: tiin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tiyn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grepped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grep Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: off one's rocket Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: A mishearing or reinventing of the expression off one's rocker. 1. Barmy; crazy; insane.
Word: what's good Part of Speech: phrase 1. What's up? a casual greeting Labels: slang 2. What is good, especially in reference to food. Labels: colloquial Example: What's good here? I'm way too indecisive to choose from a menu.
Word: due course Part of Speech: noun 1. Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Example: Let us be cleared / Of being tyrannous, since we so openly / Proceed in justice, which shall have due course, / Even to the guilt or the purgation. Example: This is all according to the due Course of Things: […]
Word: bailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bail + -er. 1. One who bails or lades. 2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. Example: […] he had them help him fashion a mast from the sweep and attach wire stays to it and tear the jib to the shape he desired and make a bailer from canvas and wire and bent wood. Example: Two bits was the top price that old Jenny knew. She asked two bits for everything she had to sell, were it canoe-bailer, eagle's wing, cedar-bark basket or woven mat. 3. Alternative form of bailor. Labels: alt-of, alternative 4. A delivery that heads towards the bails after pitching. Labels: dated 5. A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them. Labels: dated
Word: rules of the road Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rule of the road Labels: form-of, plural Example: A regional security framework with a relatively broad mandate could also establish badly needed "rules of the road" for regional states in a post-Saddam environment, which would be highly valued by the Saudis. 2. A set of such rules, viewed as a single thing. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: That clinical instructor will begin the course by giving you an “orientation day.” Pay attention! You need to know the rules of the road for each instructor and each clinical facility. Example: As it's evolved, the for-profit organizational form rewards short-term thinking and a profits-first, social-and-environmental-damage-be-damned attitude. While this is especially true at the global corporate level, the rules of the road for small businesses aren't much better.
Word: fuddle-duddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fuddle-duddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fuddle-duddling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fuddle-duddle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: on one's mark Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. The given time to open fire.
Word: skyhook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + hook. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌhʊk/ 1. A hook imagined to be suspended in midair. Example: Those who yearn for skyhooks call those who eagerly settle for cranes "reductionists", and they can often make reductionism seem philistine and heartless. Example: It wasn't a miraculous skyhook—no god was needed. 2. An overhead winch. Example: To each bolt attach a short length of chain and then run the individual chains to another large one that is run up to the skyhook, which is nothing more than a ratchet cable winch held by an overhead rafter. Example: Jeta stood with her knobbly fists on her hips watching the two of them Goo the cylinders to the skyhooks. Those were the invaluable little workhorses of the construction forces everywhere. A simple but powerful grav unit with a winch and a hook. 3. A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable. 4. A proposed momentum-exchange tether for launching payloads into low Earth orbit by hooking them to the end of a cable that reaches down from an orbiting station into the upper atmosphere. Example: It was during those battles that ORBITAL-class armor was deployed to secure and defend the skyhooks and tethers above Earth, Luna, and Mars. 5. A CB radio antenna. Labels: slang Example: […] despite the absence of the proverbial home-grown 75-foot high steel "sky hook." 6. A form of the overhead smash in which the eastern grip is used to hit the ball farther behind the body than usually possible. 7. A small hook for gripping small and slippery protrusions. 8. A device covering the rider's boot and sometimes screwed to the board, to facilitate jumping and enhance stability. Example: Tom bought the rights to a plastic board that had a skateboard deck and skyhooks.
Word: limu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian limu (“moss”). Doublet of rimu, from Maori rimu, which also comes from the same source. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.muː/, /ˈli.mu/, /ˈliː.mʉː/, /ˈli.mʉ/ 1. Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet. Labels: Hawaii, countable, uncountable Example: The menu included chicken, roast pig, raw fish, seaweed, which Hawaiians called limu, roasted kukui nuts, and baked dog […]
Word: puit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French puits (“well”). Pronunciation: /pjuːt/ 1. A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring. Labels: obsolete Example: Further on is a puit or pit, bored in the last century, in search of salt; and then smaller reservoirs, with the blasting holes. Example: And then a quarter of an hour later she would say, whilst explaining to a French party: “ There were 800 English and 200 French found at the bottom of the puit at the finish of that terrible day, mesdames et messieurs."
Word: puit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pjuːt/ 1. An insectivorous shore bird, the brown-headed gull. Example: But these pirates are always successful, as are the rats, who steal at dead of night upon the eggs, devouring them; for your rat is a deadly enemy to the puit, and many another bird besides.
Word: larmoyant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French larmoyant. 1. Teary, tearful. Labels: rare
Word: tire barrier Part of Speech: noun 1. A safety feature of auto racing venues, consisting of stacked tires secured together, that provides a cushion in the event of an impact. Example: The driver lost control and the car struck the tire barrier.
Word: snowploughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowplough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailpipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailpipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailpipes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tailpipe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outraging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outrage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outraging Part of Speech: noun 1. The committing of an outrage. Labels: archaic Example: Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.
Word: Josh. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Joshua. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Judg. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Judges. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Kgs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Kgs Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of kilograms plural of Kg (“kilogramme”) Nonstandard form of kg (“kilogram”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: summer boarder Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who spends the summer in a country boarding house. Labels: US
Word: summer cottage Part of Speech: noun 1. A cottage rented out in the summer to vacationers. Labels: Canada, US
Word: 1 Samuel Part of Speech: name 1. The ninth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: 2 Samuel Part of Speech: name 1. The tenth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: gagaku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 雅楽 (gagaku), from Middle Chinese 雅樂 (MC ngaeX ngaewk, “ancient ceremonial music”). Doublet of aak and yayue. 1. the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese origin Labels: uncountable
Word: summer fallow Part of Speech: noun 1. Land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.
Word: summer house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of summerhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One [old passenger coach], still used as a summer house, has been stripped of its wheels and repainted fairly recently in bright green, while the other, still in begrimed olive-green, has descended to the level of a chicken house.
Word: summer-house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of summerhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 1 Kings Part of Speech: name 1. The eleventh book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: summer-like Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English summer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English summer-like From summer + -like. 1. Alternative spelling of summerlike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: summerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English summer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English summerlike From summer + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of summer. Example: Summerlike heat in the dead of winter – even if much of the continent is still below freezing – is an alarming development for a place more capable than any other of generating catastrophic sea level rise as fossil fuel pollution continues to drive global temperatures upward.
Word: 2 Kings Part of Speech: name 1. The twelfth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: 3 Kings Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: summerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sumerlich, sumerlic, from Old English sumorlīc, sumerlīċ (“summerly”), equivalent to summer + -ly. Cognate with Dutch zomerlijk (“summerly”), German sommerlich (“summerly”), Danish sommerlig (“summerly”), Swedish sommarlik (“summerly”). 1. Characteristic of summer; summer-like; warm and sunny. Example: "A summerly day for you," said my host; "You ought to be here in winter. It is impossible then to get out of the doors for the snow and wind. Ugh! dreadful weather!"
Word: 4 Kings Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Word: summerish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English summer Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English summerish From summer + -ish. 1. summer-like
Word: 1 Kgs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 3 Kgs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 3 Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Kgs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 4 Kgs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 4 Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Sam. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Samuel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Sam. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Samuel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ho there Part of Speech: phrase 1. A call for attention.
Word: shinobue Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of transverse flute from Japan that makes a high-pitched sound.
Word: Summer of Love Part of Speech: name 1. The summer of 1967, noted for its love-ins and the flourishing of the hippie movement.
Word: Lament. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Lamentations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: summer pruning Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of pruning plants during the growing season. Labels: uncountable
Word: summer resort Part of Speech: noun 1. A resort visited for holidays/vacations during the summer. Example: Hangchow is built around large lakes and gardens. In the days when the emperors used it as a summer resort, it was known as the most beautiful city in China. I know that Mao enjoyed taking vacations there and staying in an exquisite old palace that had been turned into a government guesthouse.
Word: summer's day Part of Speech: noun 1. A day in summer.
Word: summer stock Part of Speech: noun 1. Plays put on at theaters during the summer, especially outdoors and during the summer vacation. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: summer-stirring Part of Speech: noun 1. summer fallow Labels: uncountable
Word: summer-time Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of summertime. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Sporades Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σποράδες (Sporádes), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered”). 1. An archipelago of the Aegean Sea.
Word: summer-work Part of Speech: noun 1. summer fallow Labels: uncountable
Word: summer-work Part of Speech: verb 1. to summer-fallow
Word: termbase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of term + database. 1. A database of terminology, usually in a multilingual format.
Word: counter-productive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Latin prōdūcō Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English counter-productive From counter- + productive. 1. Alternative spelling of counterproductive. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: in the reign of Queen Dick Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Since Dick is a man's name, it would never be borne by a queen. 1. when pigs fly; never Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: quail-pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman's tongue Labels: obsolete, slang 2. Alternative spelling of quail pipe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quail pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to imitate the sound of quails.
Word: Maccabees Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmækəbiːz/ 1. One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. 2. A Jewish liberation movement who fought for, and established, independence in the Land of Israel during the second and first centuries BCE. Labels: historical
Word: Maccabees Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmækəbiːz/ 1. plural of Maccabee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 1 Maccabees Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Word: 2 Maccabees Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Word: Macc. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Maccabees. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Macc. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Maccabees. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Macc. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Maccabees. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: metalliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -iferous English metalliferous From metal + -iferous. 1. Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially. Example: Cassiterite is a metalliferous ore containing tin.
Word: macedoine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Macédoine (“Macedonia”). Doublet of Macedonia. Pronunciation: /ˌmæsəˈdwɑːn/ 1. A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad. 2. A medley or mixture. Labels: figuratively Example: 1937, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and Others', Overlook, Woodstock: 2002, pp 112-113. It was as if a shell had burst in my immediate neighbourhood... A gaping chasm opened in the hillside. The air became full of a sort of macedoine of grass, dirt, flowers and beetles.
Word: machairodont Part of Speech: noun 1. Any sabre-toothed animal of the subfamily Machairodontinae
Word: sabre-toothed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having massive curved upper canine teeth. Labels: not-comparable Example: One such was Eusmilus, a sabre-toothed killer known as a nimravid.
Word: sabre-toothed tiger Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae, characterized by massive, but short, legs and two large canine teeth, each about seven inches long and shaped like a sabre. Labels: UK
Word: machinule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From machine + -ule. See also (Latin) machinula. 1. An instrument used by surveyors to find right angles. Labels: obsolete
Word: machinules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of machinule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mackle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the earlier form macle, from macule, which see for more. 1. Obsolete form of macule. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mackle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the earlier form macle, from macule, which see for more. 1. Obsolete form of macule. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mackle Part of Speech: verb 1. To assemble in a makeshift manner; to cobble together. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: It's dry and warm and if Jacob and I were to put our heads together I'm sure we could find something in the tack-room, some harness, or a nose band or two that could be mackled together to make a carrying contraption.
Word: mackle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from Macklemore interpreted as mackle + more, originally from a joke "I wish he would mackle less". The origin of Macklemore is unclear – it may be a corruption of McLemore or a childhood coinage by Macklemore. 1. To speak like or act like rapper Macklemore, particularly in a way perceived as naive or cringeworthy. Labels: Internet, humorous Example: For Macklemore’s birthday, we’re going to have a look at some memorable instances of him mackling—his greatest mackles, if you will—both to celebrate how far he’s come this year and to remember what horrors he remains capable of. Example: He copped what was rightfully Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy, felt genuinely bad and apologised privately, and then ruined it by making everyone aware that he had apologised – but he mackled on. He performed live dressed as a 19th century Jewish stereotype, tried to brush it off as a “random costume” – and continued to mackle.
Word: mackles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mackle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mackles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mackle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mackled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mackle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Maconochie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Maconochie company in Aberdeen that produced it. Pronunciation: /məˈkɒnəki/, /məˈkɒnəxi/ 1. A tinned stew of sliced turnips, carrots, and potatoes in a thin broth, a widely-used food ration for British soldiers in front-line trenches during World War I. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Dottrell said the toasted cheese wasn't too bad, and ‘There's worse things in the world than half-warmed Maconochie,’ he remarked. Example: The troops seemed to like the Maconochie best, but the Germans favored the British corned beef, seldom returning from a raid on the British lines without taking back as much as they could carry.
Word: macradenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macr- + adenous. 1. Having large glands. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrobian Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an exceptionally long life span.
Word: macrocephalus Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of having an abnormally large head. Example: Benedikt called attention to the frequency of leptocephalus and macrocephalus in hemiplegia and paraplegia spastica infantilis, and to the frequency of asymmetry in the first-mentioned disease. Example: He had collected thirty-three cases of craniotomy for idiocy and macrocephalus, and found that the results were always negative.
Word: macrophallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English phallus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phallic English macrophallic From macro- + phallic. Pronunciation: /makɹə(ʊ)ˈfalɪk/ 1. Having a large penis. Example: A cure was found only after those men begged Priapus to return, named him god of gardens and herds, and made macrophallic statues of him, which they placed in their yards.
Word: macropsy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmækɹɒpsi/ 1. macropsia Labels: uncountable
Word: macropsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macr- + -opsia. 1. A disorder in which objects appear much larger than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: madarosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαδάρωσις (madárōsis, “baldness, especially of the eyelids”). 1. The loss of the eyebrows or eyelashes. Labels: uncountable
Word: madarotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From madarosis, from Ancient Greek μαδάρωσις (madárōsis, “baldness, especially of the eyelids”). Pronunciation: /ˌmæd.əˈɹɒt.ɪk/, /ˌmæd.əˈɹɑt.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the loss of eyebrows or eyelashes. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: madefies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of madefy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: madefying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of madefy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: madefied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of madefy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: New Wave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French Nouvelle Vague. 1. Any of several movements in music and film which are or were considered cutting edge. Labels: uncountable
Word: spondees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spondee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: new-wave Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the New Wave Labels: not-comparable 2. Innovative and ground-breaking Labels: not-comparable
Word: subcapsular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English capsular English subcapsular From sub- + capsular. 1. Below the capsule (of a joint, kidney etc) Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to a subcapsule Labels: not-comparable
Word: first-passage time Part of Speech: noun 1. The time taken for a random walker to reach a specified target.
Word: random walker Part of Speech: noun 1. An object taking a random walk.
Word: random walk Part of Speech: noun 1. A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see random, walk: how a person ambulates when wandering aimlessly.
Word: tribosphenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Combining form from Ancient Greek τριβεo (tribeo, “rub, grind or pound”) and Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”). 1. Describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.
Word: oomycete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oo- Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English -mycete English oomycete From oo- + -mycete. 1. Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds. Example: Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.
Word: bollworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boll + worm. 1. The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton. Example: […] which means that sowing at the usual rate of about two and one half kelehs of seed per feddan, we may sow at the same time from 4,000 to 5,000 living pink bollworms in the infested seeds; […]
Word: preprint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English print English preprint From pre- + print. 1. A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published in a journal.
Word: preprint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English print English preprint From pre- + print. 1. To print in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: vacinity Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of vicinity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling