nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fragrant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin frāgrāns, present active participle of frāgrō (“to smell”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/, /ˈfɹæ.ɡɹənt/ 1. Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance. Example: fragrant flower Example: fragrant smell 2. Attractive. Labels: UK Example: party-political interventions made by the fragrant Ms Stella Rimington. Example: the fragrant Ms Lawson should rename her show 'Nigella Swallows'
Word: pyrogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyro- + -genic. 1. Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever. 2. Of a mineral: formed from magma at high temperature.
Word: pyrogenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyro- + -genous. 1. Synonym of pyrogenic. 2. Synonym of pyrogenetic.
Word: pyrolyse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -lyse English pyrolyse From pyro- + -lyse. 1. To undergo pyrolysis. Labels: intransitive 2. To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat. Labels: transitive
Word: pyrolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English lytic English pyrolytic From pyro- + lytic. 1. Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyromania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -mania. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ 1. A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pyromaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -maniac. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/, /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/ 1. A person experiencing pyromania.
Word: pyrometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English pyrometer From pyro- + -meter. Pronunciation: /paɪˈɹɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ 1. A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures. Example: I was working with full regulator and about 40 per cent cut-off and we were going quite hard when André called my attention to the pyrometer. This was showing a comparatively low temperature (about 250 deg C.) which meant that unless I eased up, the boiler might start to prime. So we eased her a shade, let the water come down to a third of a glass and then we were away again in perfect order with the pyrometer showing about 375 deg C. 2. An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids.
Word: pyrometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyro- + -metric. 1. Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyrometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -metry. 1. The measurement of high temperatures; the body of science and technology that facilitates it. Labels: uncountable
Word: randomise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random English -ise English randomise From random + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/ 1. To arrange randomly; to make random Example: He randomised the marbles by spilling them onto the floor.
Word: pyrophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the taxonomic name, which is itself from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “bear,carry”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phore. 1. pyrophorus 2. a firefly of the genus Pyrophorus
Word: pyrophoric alloy Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy, especially one of iron or cerium, that emits sparks when scratched or struck.
Word: pyrophorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”). Analyzable as pyro- + -phorus 1. a substance capable of catching fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state Labels: uncountable
Word: fireflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firefly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyrotechny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English tech English -y English pyrotechny From pyro- + tech + -y. 1. The manufacture and use of fireworks. Labels: uncountable Example: [Shakespeare] was master of the revels to mankind. Is it not as if one should have, through majestic powers of science, the comets given into his hand, or the planets and their moons, and should draw them from their orbits to glare with the municipal fireworks on a holiday night, and advertise in all towns, “very superior pyrotechny this evening!” Example: ‘[…] I came to the conclusion that this demonstration of our skill in the art of pyrotechny was valuable, if only because it impressed upon them ... the superiority of the British.... […]’ 2. Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: But if all rhetoric is a mode of pyrotechny, and all pyrotechnics are by necessity fugacious, yet even in these frail pomps there are many degrees of frailty. Example: It was Le Gascon who, not finding room enough for his exquisite pyrotechny on the outside of the volumes that he had to bind, conceived the idea of lining the side-covers with morocco and continuing his brilliant fiorituri on the inside too. 3. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy. Labels: uncountable Example: 1670, Uncredited translator, The Golden Calf by John Frederick Helvetius (1667), London: John Starkey, Chapter 4, Indeed all men well skilled in the Chymical Science, have a necessity of assenting to me in this, viz. that Pyrotechny is the Mother, and Nurse of various noble Sciences and Arts. Example: Nor have the Physicians only neglected, but been ignorant of the Pharmaceutick Part. Neither can the Apothecaries any more than the Physicians pretend themselves compleat herein, being generally alike ignorant of the chief and most artful Part, Pyrotechny, leaving its most effectual Preparations to the Care of those, whose Care is only how they may make them, not most adapted to the Cure of Diseases, but to their best Advantage […] 4. The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Gunpowder and the compositions of pyrotechny are the means used, in modern warfare, to propel projectiles, explode mines, destroy ships and buildings, and furnish light and signals for the operations of an army at night.
Word: pyroclastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyro- + clastic, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), and κλαστός (klastós, “broken”). 1. Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. Labels: not-comparable Example: The word "ash" is not a very good one to include all the mechanical accompaniments of a subaerial or subaqueous eruption, since ash seems to be restricted to a fine powder, the residuum of combustion. A word is wanting to express all such accompaniments, no matter what their size or condition may be, when they are accumulated in such mass as to form beds of "rock." We might call them perhaps "pyroclastic materials," ... Example: Within sixty seconds, the entire area was razed by pyroclastic material with a temperature of nearly two thousand degrees Fahrenheit.
Word: pyroclastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + clastic, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), and κλαστός (klastós, “broken”). 1. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin. Example: The basic volcanics are altered andesites, porphyritic diabases and andesites, and various pyroclastics.
Word: pyroclastic surge Part of Speech: noun 1. A fluidized mass of turbulent gas and rock fragments which is ejected during some volcanic eruptions.
Word: comment out Part of Speech: verb 1. To disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment. Labels: transitive Example: If you do not want to run this line of code, just comment it out!
Word: leggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English leg Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leggy From leg + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡi/ 1. Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. Labels: UK, US Example: Fred preferred leggy blondes. 2. Exposing the bare or pantyhose-clad legs, especially the thighs. Labels: slang Example: Pam looked leggy today because she was wearing a miniskirt. 3. Having numerous legs. Example: the leggiest centipede ever found 4. Taller or longer than usual. Example: Plants grow leggy if deprived of light.
Word: leggy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English leg Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leggy From leg + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡi/ 1. Alternative form of leggie (“a leg”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, childish
Word: alg Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of all good. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Siamese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese. Pronunciation: /saɪ.əˈmiːz/ 1. Of or relating to Siam; Thai. Example: I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards! Example: (Malaysia) Of or related to Malaysian Siamese, a community of Thai people who live in Malaysia. 2. Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Siamese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese. Pronunciation: /saɪ.əˈmiːz/ 1. The Thai language.
Word: Siamese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese. Pronunciation: /saɪ.əˈmiːz/ 1. A Siamese cat. Example: The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese. 2. An inhabitant of Siam. Labels: historical Example: (Malaysia, specifically) a member of the Malaysian Siamese community, an ethnic group descended from Thais. 3. A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
Word: Yumpla Tok Part of Speech: name Etymology: From yumpla a plural personal pronoun in the creole, and tok meaning talk or speech. 1. a creole of the Torres Strait in Australia.
Word: roundtrip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of round trip. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Left with only her Sun-Times subscribers, she faced a 35-mile roundtrip to deliver to four of them.
Word: roundtrip Part of Speech: verb 1. To export (a file, data, etc.) and eventually import it again without loss of fidelity. Labels: transitive Example: In the colorimetric intents only the values within the gamut of the data encoding can be roundtripped accurately[…] Example: In some cases, roundtripping can involve repeated conversions of the file from one format to another and back. Frequent roundtripping may be a concern because each conversion has the potential to introduce unwanted changes to the file. 2. To engage in the form of barter called a round trip.
Word: round trip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From round (“complete, entire"; "forming a circle or cycle”) + trip (“journey”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊn(d).tɹɪp/ 1. A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location. Labels: figuratively, often Example: Margaret purchased a single round trip ticket to and from Chicago, as it was cheaper than buying two one-way tickets. Example: The fare for this sightseeing tour of London is about 1s., but it is necessary to rebook at least once, as through tickets are not issued for the round trip. 2. In an oil-drilling operation, the raising, disassembly and replacement of the drilling equipment. Example: 2014, Exploring Tech Careers: Fourth Edition (page 632), Ferguson Publishing As drilling progresses, the bit gets more and more worn, till eventually it has to be replaced. In order for the bit to be replaced, the whole string has to be lugged up to the surface and taken apart section by section. Once done, the string can be put back together and the bit lowered to the well once again. This operation, called a round trip, takes most drilling crews 12 hours to complete. 3. A form of barter that involves the sale of an unused asset and the purchase of the same asset back again, or a similar one, typically used in accounting fraud. 4. The investment of a borrowed overdraft in order to make a profit in the same market. 5. The export and eventual reimport of a file, data, etc. without loss of fidelity.
Word: germicidal Part of Speech: adj 1. that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant
Word: mechatronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusbor. English mecha(nics) English -tronics English mechatronics From mecha(nics) + -tronics. 1. The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems. Labels: uncountable Example: Advanced technology to create energy-saving, resource-saving and highly intelligent systems by integrating mechanics, electronics and software is called mechatronics. Example: So what's this new hybrid called a Mechatronics Engineer? Simply stated, these pros apply mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering theory and techniques to create automated, intelligent products, smart devices, and industrial control systems--systems that can then be "taught" to improve their performance. This is where many future engineering jobs are headed.
Word: heedful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heed + -ful. 1. Taking heed. 2. Paying close attention; mindful. Example: Hamlet: […]It is a damned ghost that we have seen, And my imaginations are as foul As Vulcan's stithy. Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join In censure of his seeming. Example: As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents.
Word: thankee Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋki/ 1. Alternative form of thank you. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: "Thankee," said the knight politely, as he took a pinch and sneezed seven times so violently that his head fell off. Example: "Thankee, Sir."
Word: thankee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋki/ 1. A thank-you. Labels: dated, dialectal
Word: recognise Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkənaɪz/, /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪz/, /ˈɹekənɑɪz/, /ˈɹekəɡnɑɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: “[…] That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh. Her own father recognised it when he bereft her of all power in the great business he founded. […]” Example: Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.
Word: self-conscious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English conscious English self-conscious From self- + conscious. 1. Aware of oneself as an individual being. 2. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour. Example: “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]” 3. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.
Word: digitigrade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French digitigrade, from Latin digitus (“finger, toe, digit”) + -grade (“gait”); compare New Latin digitigradus. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/, /ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/, /-ɾə/ 1. Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal. Labels: not-comparable 3. Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, specifically
Word: digitigrade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French digitigrade, from Latin digitus (“finger, toe, digit”) + -grade (“gait”); compare New Latin digitigradus. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/, /ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/, /-ɾə/ 1. A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog. Labels: in-plural
Word: plantigrade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + -grade, from Latin gradus (“pace, step”). Pronunciation: /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/, /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/, [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d] 1. Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plantigrade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French plantigrade, from Latin planta (“sole of the foot”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from *pleh₂- (“flat”)) + -grade, from Latin gradus (“pace, step”). Pronunciation: /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/, /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/, [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d] 1. A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
Word: refactor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English factor English refactor From re- + factor. 1. To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour. Example: The code works, but I must refactor it before it is production quality. 2. To rewrite existing text in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without intentionally affecting its meaning. Similar to, but sometimes involving more extensive restructuring than, copy editing. Example: Two significant activities which to contribute to community projects, such as Wikipedia, are to refactor complicated articles into simpler ones, and to refactor duplicated content into reusable templates.
Word: refactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English factor English refactor From re- + factor. 1. The process by which source code is refactored. Example: We don't have time for a major refactor; we're shipping in two weeks.
Word: ande Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of onde. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: noncommittal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + committal. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/, /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ 1. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion. Example: The Major's face was noncommittal. Example: The noncommittal Indians would give no counsel as to fording.
Word: noncommittal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + committal. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/, /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ 1. Failure to commit to a decision or course of action. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As a result of cowardly noncommittals during the immediate postelection period, there was so much strain on several black-white Democratic relationships that they approached open ruptures. 2. A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Where they occur, in the Liberal increases in Quebec and Ontario for instance, they are offset by declines in the number of undecideds or noncommittals.
Word: alfa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: alt-of 2. Alternative spelling of alpha used in the ruleset of the international nonproprietary name system, where various digraphs are usually deprecated (except for grandfathered exceptions) because their replacement is translingually preferable (thus, for example, f, not ph; t, not th; and e, not ae). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alfa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà. 1. A West African cleric or religious teacher.
Word: steam bath Part of Speech: noun 1. A room or building filled with steam, in which people sit and sweat. 2. The act of bathing by exposure to steam.
Word: Turkish bath Part of Speech: noun 1. An Islamic steam bath followed by a massage and, if running water is available, a dip in cool water. Example: [Mrs. Haggerty:] Do you have a dining hall this time? [Railway clerk:] Yes madam, everything but a Turkish bath! 2. An establishment where these facilities are available.
Word: come to think of it Part of Speech: adv 1. By the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind. Labels: idiomatic Example: Come to think of it, it's curious that nobody was there.
Word: qi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 氣 /气. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃiː/ 1. Alternative form of chi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: And so he trained his qi, his breath, and his sense of timing, so that strength and size became irrelevant to his understanding of Aikido. Example: At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.
Word: pictogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pictus + -o- + -gram. 1. A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Word: euhemerize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From euhemerism + -ize, ultimately from Latin Euhēmerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling. Pronunciation: /juˈhiməˌɹaɪz/, /juːˈhiːməˌɹaɪz/ 1. To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to rationalize mythology and legends. Labels: ambitransitive, derogatory Example: Near-synonyms: demythologize (sometimes synonymous), undeify (synonymous when personages are the direct objects) Example: Confucian scholars frequently euhemerized the myths used to explain religious rituals to the public. 2. To create mythology and legends from ancient historical figures and events. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Near-synonym: deify (synonymous when personages are the direct objects) Example: The Yellow Emperor was perhaps euhemerized from a prehistoric tribal leader.
Word: Euhemeros Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros). 1. Alternative form of Euhemerus. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Are we, with the Greek Euhemeros, to find it in certain human beings of bygone days who were wiser and stronger than their contemporaries, and on this account, and in consequence of the benefits which they conferred upon the race, were exalted into the position of gods, and woshipped as such by succeeding generations? Example: Whereas Euhemeros was content to claim that the gods had once been great men, it now seems to be generally held that such a thing as a purely mythical character has never existed.
Word: mythologist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, /mɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ 1. A person who studies mythology
Word: legislature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪt͡ʃɚ/ 1. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. Example: state legislature Example: bicameral legislature 2. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. Labels: Canada 3. A legislative building. Labels: Canada
Word: surgation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin surgo (“to rise”). 1. An erect penis; an erection. Labels: archaic
Word: tentigo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tentīgō (“lust”), from tendō (“stretch”). 1. Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism). Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: The emission of semen is excited by its abundance in the vesicles and by sexual instinct: it is effected by the violent tentigo which prevents the course of the urine, and, as it were, throws the way open for the semen; by a kind of spasmodic contraction of the vesiculæ seminales, […] Example: Sometimes an obstinate and painful erection takes place, either without appetite, or with great and insatiable desire. To this rare kind of disorder are given the several names, tentigo, priapism, satyriasis. […] that slighter tentigo that is often felt on awakening, by persons otherwise in the best health […]
Word: midwife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪd.waɪf/, /ˈmɪd.(w)ɪf/ 1. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician. Example: A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of. Example: Modernly, a hospital midwife is usually a registered nurse. 2. Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project. Labels: figuratively, rare Example: He had not read it, but he said that every detail in it was true. This struck me as a rather cavalier attitude to truth, but hatred is not the midwife of caution or accuracy.
Word: midwife Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪd.waɪf/, /ˈmɪd.(w)ɪf/ 1. To act as a midwife. Labels: transitive 2. To facilitate the emergence of. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future. Example: In the mid-1960s, Reichism was midwifed into reexistence by such stalwarts as William Schutz, Bernard Gunther, Charlotte Selver, Alexander Lowen, Ida Rolf, and many other exponents of human knead needs.
Word: mortgagor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mortgage + -or. 1. Alternative spelling of mortgager. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arch- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- From Middle English arch-, arche-, from Old English arċe-, ærċe-, erċe- (“arch-”), borrowed from Latin archi-, this stemming from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/, /ɑ(ɹ)k/ 1. A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word. Labels: morpheme Example: archeparch Example: archmarshal 2. Leading, foremost, primary, or principal. Labels: morpheme Example: archantagonist Example: archmodernist 3. Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally. Labels: augmentative, morpheme Example: archfool Example: archracist 4. Powerful, potent. Labels: morpheme Example: archmage Example: archvillain 5. First; original. Labels: morpheme Example: archangel Example: archdevil
Word: impede Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpiːd/ 1. To get in the way of; to hinder. Labels: transitive Example: impede someone's progress Example: That I may powre my Spirits in thine Eare, / And chastise with the valour of my Tongue / All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, / Which Fate and Metaphysicall ayde doth seeme / To haue thee crown'd withall.
Word: advisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English advisor From advise + -or. Pronunciation: /ædˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/, /ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/, /ædˈvɑɪ.zə(ɹ)/ 1. One who offers advice. 2. A xiangqi piece that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.
Word: lucid dreaming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by psychiatrist Frederik Willem van Eeden in his paper A Study of Dreams (1913). It is possible that he coined this as a calque of "rêve lucide", which appears in Les Rêves et les Moyens de les Diriger; Observations Pratiques (1867) by Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys. 1. A form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream. Labels: uncountable
Word: lucid dreaming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined by psychiatrist Frederik Willem van Eeden in his paper A Study of Dreams (1913). It is possible that he coined this as a calque of "rêve lucide", which appears in Les Rêves et les Moyens de les Diriger; Observations Pratiques (1867) by Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lucid dream Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: denialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English denial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English denialist From denial + -ist. Pronunciation: /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əlɪst/ 1. One who denies an assertion in a controversial debate. Labels: derogatory Example: The whole point of the TAC and other Aids activists is that the country can never deal with its Aids problem while the president is an Aids denialist, and while the government keeps putting back the timetable for providing ARVs. Example: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found in favour of the Treatment Action Campaign, which complained to it about an advertisement that was placed by a controversial German Aids denialist and which said, among other things, that anti-retrovirals were poisonous.
Word: denialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English denial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English denialist From denial + -ist. Pronunciation: /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əlɪst/ 1. Relating to denial in a controversial debate.
Word: nose to the grindstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the literal action of intensely working a grindstone, whether powered by a treadle or waterwheel. The expression initially implied punishment or abusive management, forcing the worker into intense work, and was used in the anonymous translation (1557) of Erasmus's Merry Dialogue as a hyperbolic punishment threatened for an abusive husband. It was later adapted to forcing oneself into similarly intense effort. 1. Used to form idioms meaning "to force someone to work hard or to focus intensely upon their work". Labels: idiomatic, obsolete Example: This Text holdeth their noses so hard to the grynde stone that it clean disfigureth their faces. Example: I shall to reuenge former hurts, Hold their noses to grinstone. 2. Used to form idioms meaning "to force oneself to work hard or to focus intensely upon one's work". Labels: idiomatic Example: People whose heads are a little up in the world, have no occasion to keep their nose to the grindstone. Example: I travelled energetically; I went everywhere and saw everything; took as many letters as possible, and made as many acquaintances. In short, I held my nose to the grindstone.
Word: nose to the grindstone Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the literal action of intensely working a grindstone, whether powered by a treadle or waterwheel. The expression initially implied punishment or abusive management, forcing the worker into intense work, and was used in the anonymous translation (1557) of Erasmus's Merry Dialogue as a hyperbolic punishment threatened for an abusive husband. It was later adapted to forcing oneself into similarly intense effort. 1. Hard at work. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Nose to the grindstone, he was up all night.
Word: biased Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bias + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪəst/ 1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced. Example: The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident. Example: Obviously I'm biased, but… 2. Having outcomes with unequal probabilities; weighted. Example: a biased coin 3. Angled at a slant. Example: The table had a biased edge. 4. On which an electrical bias is applied. 5. Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.
Word: biased Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bias + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪəst/ 1. simple past and past participle of bias Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: She biased them against him for no apparent reason.
Word: peeve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from peevish. Pronunciation: /piːv/ 1. An annoyance or grievance. Labels: colloquial Example: stylistic peeve
Word: peeve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from peevish. Pronunciation: /piːv/ 1. To annoy; vex. Labels: colloquial Example: He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.
Word: privilege Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.ɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.ə.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.lɪd͡ʒ/ 1. An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. Labels: countable Example: All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege? Example: Special privileges should be reserved for family and village life, while steps should be taken to prevent families and family ownings from being broken up by inheritance. 3. An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had the privilege to sit near him in the House for a small part of his Commons service and there was an additional device provided to aid his participation in debates. 4. The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society. Labels: uncountable Example: People who at any other time would cling like glue to their miserable scraps of privilege, will surrender them fast enough when their country is in danger. Example: There is no complexity expressed in the feverish discussions of white privilege that periodically grips South Africa's chattering class. 5. A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dr Grigori Loutchansky is – according to a congressman speaking under congressional privilege – a "purported Russian mob figure". 6. A stock market option. Labels: US, archaic, countable 7. A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your honor, my client is not required to answer that; her response is protected by attorney-client privilege. 8. An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: privilege Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.ɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.ə.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɹɪv.lɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize Labels: archaic, transitive Example: to privilege representatives from arrest 2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver. Labels: archaic 3. To prioritize. Labels: transitive Example: “Rolling Stone” is spacious and ethereal but not directionless — it is R&B that privileges mood over structure, soft daubs of feeling over authoritative belting.
Word: Bernard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Bernard, from Old French Bernard, Bernart, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, probably from Frankish *Bernhard (cognate with Old High German Bernhart, Old English Beornheard), from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, equivalent to bear + -ard. Popularized by medieval European saints. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːnəd/, /bəɹˈnɑɹd/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Example: A similar arrangement was made for her son Bernard, named in honor of the great Carthusian mystic (at least, that is what Jim Gaffney would softly tell Mrs. Kozinski) and of Bernie Astor, the publicist. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: grievance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance, equivalent to grieve + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiː.vəns/ 1. Something which causes grief. Labels: countable 2. A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint. Labels: countable Example: [T]he King is vveary / Of daintie and ſuch picking greeuances, / For he hath found, to end one doubt by death, / Reuiues tvvo greater in the heires of life: […] Example: November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Wayne Rooney spent much of the game remonstrating with Oliver about his own grievances and, in the interest of balance, there were certainly occasions when United had legitimate complaints. 3. Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger. Labels: uncountable Example: The issues of harassment and/or bullying was the top common source of grievance, followed by discipline, and then new working practices. Example: Given the non-significance of grievance in the estimated results, I proceeded to check whether the data provide a systematic and rational explanation of personal grievance among the population. 4. A complaint or annoyance. Labels: countable 5. A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace. Labels: countable Example: If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city. 6. Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior. Labels: uncountable Example: Indeed I do confess, that many times I have showed myself both less provident and less paiful for the benefit of the commonwealth, tha I should, or might, or intended to do hereafter; and have in many actions more respected the satisfying of my own particular humour, than either justice to some private persons, or the common good of all ; yet I did not at any time either omit duty or commit grievance, upon natural dulness or set malice; but partly by abuse of corrupt counsellors, partly by error of my youthful judgement. Example: The like, 'de mot en wot,' to the barons, bailiffs, men and entire community of the port of Sanwich and its members with 'conclusion' ordering them, on their faith and loyalty, to cause the truce to be firmly observed in all its points, and forbidding them and each of them, under pain of forfeiture of life and limb and of all that they can forfeit, to commit grievance, damage, wrong or molestation by land or by sea, openly or secretly, upon any merchant or other of whatsoever estate or condition he may be of the realm of France or of the other lands of the king of France.
Word: carbone Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bən/ 1. Obsolete form of carbon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The colour we now know to be owing to the influence of the oxygenous gas, and the darker colour of venal blood to carbone.
Word: carbone Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bən/ 1. To broil. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: We had a calf's head carboned.
Word: budget Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/, /ˈbɐd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbad͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbəd͡ʒ.ɛt/ 1. The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe. Example: limited budget Example: unlimited budget 2. A relatively small amount of available money. Example: We're on a budget, so we can't afford to eat at that restaurant. 3. An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue. 4. A wallet, purse or bag. Labels: obsolete Example: With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt […] Example: The Bread of my Companions vvas halfe baked Dough, of round forme, vvhich they bake vvith putting a hot ſtone into the Dough, and rolling it, caſt it into the fire, ſo that the out-ſide is ſcorched, the in-ſide unbaked. This they carried in their Budgets, but my ſtomacke could not beare it. 5. A compact collection of things. Labels: obsolete Example: I set off, therefore, in high spirits, for I felt that I had done good work and was bringing back a fine budget of news for my companions. 6. A socket in which the end of a cavalry carbine rests. Labels: obsolete
Word: budget Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/, /ˈbɐd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbad͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbəd͡ʒ.ɛt/ 1. Appropriate to a restricted budget. Labels: not-comparable Example: We flew on a budget airline. Example: A classic budget game, there isn't really anything outstanding about Rescue at all.
Word: budget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-o-s Proto-Celtic *bolgos Gaulish bolgābor. Latin bulgabor. Old French bouge Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Old French bougettebor. Middle English bogett English budget Recorded since 1432 as Middle English bogett, bouget, bowgette (“leather pouch”), borrowed from Old French bougette, the diminutive of bouge (“leather bag, wallet”) (also the root of bulge), itself from Late Latin bulga (“leather bag, bellow”), which derives from Gaulish *bolgā (compare Old Irish bolg (“bag”), Breton bolc’h (“flax pod”)), a common root with the Germanic family (compare Dutch balg (“bellows”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. More at belly. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/, /ˈbɐd͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbad͡ʒ.ɪt/, /ˈbəd͡ʒ.ɛt/ 1. To construct or draw up a budget. Labels: intransitive Example: Budgeting is even harder in times of recession 2. To provide funds, allow for in a budget. Labels: transitive Example: The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously 3. To plan for the use of in a budget. Labels: transitive Example: The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from wharf facilities to the protocolary opening.
Word: abdominally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abdominal Middle English -ly English -ly English abdominally From abdominal + -ly. Pronunciation: /æbˈdɑm.ɪ.nə.li/ 1. In the area of the abdomen. Labels: not-comparable Example: I have never in my life seen someone so abdominally strong.
Word: abominating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abominate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present