nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: inosilicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ino- + silicate, from Ancient Greek ἴς, ἰνός (ís, inós, “fibre”). 1. any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra
Word: hot water Part of Speech: noun 1. A dangerous situation; trouble. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Both students are in hot water from fighting. 2. Fierce criticism. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable Example: The government's new proposal has landed them in hot water. Example: Zuckerberg got into hot water on Wednesday when he stated that Facebook wouldn’t necessarily remove Holocaust deniers from its platform because people “get things wrong” and because it’s not always possible to understand the deniers’ intent. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, water. Labels: uncountable
Word: gamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gamine. Pronunciation: /ɡæˈmiːn/, /ˈɡæmiːn/ 1. A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. 2. A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.
Word: gamine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French gamine. Pronunciation: /ɡæˈmiːn/, /ˈɡæmiːn/ 1. Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair. Example: In her navy linen trousers and her, perhaps too tight, white jersey, Jennifer was determinedly gamine. Example: It’s a wildly dated-looking and derivative film, a quaint adventure in fantasised naughtiness, like Ozon’s teen prostitute fantasy Jeune et Jolie in 2013, which starred his lead actress here, Marine Vacth, in a similarly gamine role.
Word: dirigisme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dirigisme, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“direct, steer”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/, /ˈdiɚɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/ 1. A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These agents, for the same distributional and paternalistic reasons that motivated many of the socialist experiments in economic dirigisme, may seek to use political authority to modify, at least in part, the results of the market system. Example: In the name of development, the reformed states adopted the dirigisme of colonial administration – forced labour re-emerged in them as well.
Word: Helena Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlənə/, /hɛˈliːnə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Stay gentle Helena, heare my excuſe: / My loue, my life, my ſoule, faire Helena. Example: The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself. 2. A transliteration of the Pannonian Rusyn female given name Гелена (Helena), equivalent to Helen. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A village in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.
Word: clapometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clap Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English clapometer From clap + -o- + -meter. 1. An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.
Word: Evelyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English forms of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root *avi-, of uncertain meaning, possibly “desired, wished for“ (compare Latin avēre, "to wish for") or aval “strength”. By folk etymology also misunderstood as a diminutive of the feminine given name Eve, q.v. Doublet of Eileen. Also compare Ava. Pronunciation: /ˈɛvəlɪn/, /ˈiːvlɪn/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Beautiful Evelyn Hope is dead! / Sit and watch by her side an hour. Example: "I don't wear flowers," Evelyn Lilith said, and tossed the unwanted chain into the air, spearing it before it fell with a pellet from her unerring Daisy air-pistol. Destroying flowers with a Daisy, she served notice that she was not to be manacled, not even by a necklace: she was our capricious, whirligig Lill-of-the-Hill. And also Eve. The Adam's-apple of my eye. 2. A surname originating as a matronymic. 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: Evelyn Waugh 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name:
Word: Charley Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/ 1. A unisex given name. Alternative form of Charlie. 2. A unisex given name. Alternative form of Charlie.
Word: Charley Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/ 1. Alternative form of Charlie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weightlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weight Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English weightless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 weightlessness From weightless + -ness. 1. The state of being free from the effects of gravity (the force). Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An experience or instance of being weightless. Labels: countable, usually
Word: Wagnerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Wagner Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Wagnerian From Wagner + -ian. 1. Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions. Example: Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale. Example: It is a glossy film with gross, opulent opticals and little comic, or any, relief; it has the jaundiced complexion of an early 60s underground film, which it is; it is ponderous, Wagnerian, and feels about five hours long (its running time is about an hour).
Word: Wagnerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Wagner Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Wagnerian From Wagner + -ian. 1. An admirer of Richard Wagner. 2. A musician who plays Wagnerian music. 3. An opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles.
Word: tricadecaphobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of triskaidekaphobia. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: triatomine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many bloodsucking insects (kissing bugs etc) of the subfamily Triatominae
Word: sound stage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sound + stage. 1. A soundproof room or building used for the production of movies or of television programmes. Example: Filmed entirely on a sound stage, with the exception of a single cutaway exterior shot (reproduced exactly in the Swedish version) , the film has all the earmarks of the "canned theatre" style: minimal camera movement[…]
Word: submontane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English montane English submontane From sub- + montane. 1. Located at the base of a mountain, or in the foothills of a mountain chain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: binders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foothills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʊt.hɪlz/ 1. plural of foothill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: real property Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of real estate, land, buildings, etc. as property. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: real properties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of real property Labels: form-of, plural
Word: down payment Part of Speech: noun 1. A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase. 2. Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured. Labels: broadly Example: Her parents considered her school tuition a down payment on her future. Example: After decades of empty rhetoric, that's the down payment that we need on energy independence.
Word: downpayment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of down payment. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: down payments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of down payment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downpayments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downpayment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operating cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. The business cycle from startup of operations to the profit; from obtaining the raw material, through designing and production, to the distribution and profits. 2. The average time between purchasing or acquiring inventory and receiving cash proceeds from its sale.
Word: operating expense Part of Speech: noun 1. An ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system.
Word: ophidiophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -phobia, equivalent to ophidio- + -phobia. 1. Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes. Labels: uncountable Example: His father had a severe case of ophidiophobia, but to his credit he allowed his non-ophidiophobic 12-year-old son to keep a small colony of the Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a large box pen in a far corner of their Wisconsin backyard. Example: The second-most-common phobia is ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. Ophidiophobia is one of the most debilitating fears in humans; even the picture of a snake in a magazine or image of one on TV can invoke intense fear in some people.
Word: slaying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of slay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slaying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. Killing, especially the murder of a human. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest. Example: وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا
Word: sighs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saɪz/ 1. plural of sigh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sighs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sigh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: starved Part of Speech: adj 1. Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished. 2. Deprived of nourishment or of something vital. Labels: broadly Example: Alas poore hart, that kiſſe is comfortleſſe, / As frozen vvater to a ſtarued ſnake. 3. Extremely hungry. Labels: colloquial, emphatic, excessive Example: I’m starved! I haven’t eaten since breakfast. Example: She said: "I'm starved. I could eat a horse." I told her she was lying, because I had once eaten horse.
Word: starved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of starve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perfumed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perfume (noun and verb) + -ed. 1. Scented, having been given a pleasant smell. Example: The perfumed pages of the letter contrasted with its doleful writing.
Word: perfumed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From perfume (noun and verb) + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of perfume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scented Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a pleasant aroma. 2. Having a smell of any kind. Labels: in-compounds Example: a plant with skunk-scented leaves Example: I use pine-scented air fresheners in my cars. 3. Having perfume added. Example: a scented soap
Word: scented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scent Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: strolled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹoʊld/, /stɹəʊld/ 1. simple past and past participle of stroll Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kvass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: gentlewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/ 1. A woman of the nobility. Labels: historical Example: Gentlewoman: Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon[…] 2. A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives. Labels: US Example: 'The gentlewoman from California.' Or 'the gentlewoman from Texas.' Gentlewoman?
Word: knowingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly. By surface analysis, knowing + -ly. 1. In the manner of one who knows. Example: She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret. Example: He pursed his lips knowingly and winked exaggeratedly. 2. With knowledge of all relevant facts. Example: She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain. Example: We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.
Word: peon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”). Doublet of pawn. Pronunciation: /ˈpiː.ən/, /ˈpeɪ.ɒn/, /ˈpi.ɑn/, /ˈpeɪ.ɑn/, /pɪˈuːn/ 1. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. 2. A person of low rank or importance. Labels: figuratively Example: He is well dressed in cheap clothing. Like an office peon whose wife works in a laundry. 3. A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman. Labels: India, historical
Word: each to his own Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of to each his own. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Certainly I don't mind other people eating turkey — each to his own, after all, is the American Way […]
Word: family jewels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfæ.m(ɪ.)li ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lz/ 1. The testicles. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: The whole crowd cringed as he got hit right in the family jewels. Example: But what do three testicles mean? A mystical trinity illuminating some absurd need to procreate? A symbol suggesting a metaphysic of pawnbroking? Likely as not, it is simply an animation of the familiar euphemism, "the family jewels." 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, jewels. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: opus operatum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin opus operātum (literally “work done”). 1. The spiritual effect in the performance of a religious rite which accrues from the virtue inherent in it, or by grace imparted to it, irrespective of the performer. Labels: uncountable
Word: organigramme Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization chart. Labels: UK
Word: do time Part of Speech: verb 1. To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember). Labels: colloquial Example: My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud. Example: Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time In a Federal prison for his infamous crime
Word: orthostasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English stasis English orthostasis From ortho- + stasis. 1. The act or status of standing upright. Labels: uncountable Example: lightheadedness during orthostasis 2. Ellipsis of orthostatic hypotension. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, especially, informal, uncountable Example: A history of orthostasis prompts some caution in prescribing of antihypertensives.
Word: down under Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Refers to the fact that the Australian continent lies south of, colloquially thought of as 'below' or 'under', the equator. 1. In Australia. Labels: idiomatic Example: Surfing is a popular sport down under. 2. Into Australia; to Australia. Labels: idiomatic Example: We traveled down under for our holiday. Example: Thank you Boris and I want to thank that fella down under. Thank you very much, pal; appreciate it Mr. Prime Minister. 3. By extension, anywhere, or to anywhere, south of the Equator 4. Hell; in Hell. Labels: euphemistic, rare
Word: down under Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Refers to the fact that the Australian continent lies south of, colloquially thought of as 'below' or 'under', the equator. 1. The genitalia; the groin area. Labels: euphemistic, slang, uncountable
Word: OTIF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of on time in full (delivery), referring to project deliverables being delivered according to plan and complete. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: outlying field Part of Speech: noun 1. An airfield outside of the homebase. Labels: US
Word: lowliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lowly 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 lowliness From lowly + -ness. 1. The property of being lowly. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: drop someone a line Part of Speech: verb 1. To write and send (someone) a note or telegram. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you get a chance, drop me a line when you arrive in Cairo.
Word: low-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor. Example: To low-minded, wanton, and passionate persons it appears most cruel that there should be an obstacle in their way to satisfy their carnal appetite, or that a punishment should be inflicted for their doings. 2. Dishonorable. Example: Should you go out with a boy just in order to leave the house and be seen in other places? This seemed mean and low-minded. Example: 'Now, upon my soul, you know,' said Mr Chuckster, shaking his head gravely, as men are wont to do when they consider things are going a little too far, 'this is altogether such a low-minded affair, that if I didn't feel for the governor, and know that he could never get on without me, I should be obliged to cut the connection.'
Word: high-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Given to idealism. Example: Walter was the ideal—generous, high-minded, clear in perception; but sensitive, even weak, in action; or, rather, too apt to imagine a world full of lofty aims and noble impulses, and then fancying that was the world in which he had to live. 2. Refined, cultured, particularly civilized. Example: After the pause for much more self-deprecating laughter and with everyone listening, Salmond rounded off his story on a high-minded note. The hospital near that village is also powered by the same hydro project, he told them. 3. Proud or arrogant. 4. Magnanimous.
Word: owner-operator Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who both owns and operates a piece of equipment, especially a semi-trailer truck (articulated lorry). They are a contractor; they may be a commercial carrier, but most often they provide capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers as a subcontractor.
Word: people's republic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Russian народная республика (narodnaja respublika) (from народный (narodnyj) + республика (respublika) “people's republic, popular republic, national republic”), coined in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Attested in English from 1918. 1. Self-designation of A state with a Marxist-Leninist government. Example: The Ukrainian People’s Republic brings the following to the knowledge of all belligerents: The Central Rada, on Nov. 20, proclaimed a People’s Republic Example: Some China experts argue that the internal difficulties of the People’s Republic in the foreseeable future would prevent it from taking military attack against Taiwan. 2. A particular area with strong, left-leaning tendencies, especially one with a certain level of autonomy. Labels: capitalized, humorous, usually Example: Remember, this study was conducted in Massachusetts, in the politically liberal climate of the “People's Republic of Cambridge,” where parents strive almost as hard to create racially nonbiased behavior in their children as they do to get them into the proper school. Example: Boulder is one of the few places in the country where you don’t pull weeds out of your garden — you mix them into your brownies. You gotta love a city that everyone refers to as, “The People’s Republic of Boulder.” 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see people, 's, republic.
Word: cultured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/, /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/ 1. Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined. Example: cultured students Example: cultured men 2. Artificially developed. Example: cultured voice Example: cultured plant
Word: cultured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/, /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of culture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of culture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cultures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of culture Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English subculture From sub- + culture. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/ 1. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture. Example: The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style. Example: Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary. 2. A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium
Word: subculture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English subculture From sub- + culture. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/ 1. To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture Example: Cultures were subcultured by 20-fold dilution into fresh MS2D medium approximately every 7 d.
Word: fat chance Part of Speech: noun 1. Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, sarcastic, uncountable Example: Fat chance that I’ll ever go back to Swansea. Example: As soon as the word comes out of your mouth […] your own servant is going to size you up as one of those limousine liberals, or whatever epithet they use, who are busy pouring white soul all over the black movement, and would you do as much for the white lower class, for the domestics of the East Side, for example, fat chance, sahib.
Word: luxuriation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English luxury Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English luxuriation From luxury + -ation. 1. The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oliver. I’m sure he does. The wavy he suns himself here—like a cat purring in his luxuriation.
Word: lyricism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English lyricism From lyric + -ism. 1. Great enthusiasm. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The emotional style of lyric poetry. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Suitability to be sung or used as lyrics. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This is an album whose most memorable songs are definitely its strangest. Most ambitious of all perhaps is Dark Ballet, a long concept-song about Joan of Arc in which the lyricism of the piano lines startles. Madonna herself is heavily Auto-tuned, mumbling stuff about being a witch; she seems to blow on the flames of a pyre.
Word: Oytaben Part of Speech: name 1. A surname, originating in Mid- to Northern Europe, with members in the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and in parts of America and Europe. Labels: rare
Word: lop-eared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lop + eared. 1. Having ears that lop, having ears that hang down pendulously. Example: He's always taking in some lop-eared stray dog.
Word: give 110% Part of Speech: verb 1. To apply oneself completely and accomplish more than one thought possible. Labels: colloquial, excessive Example: Near-synonym: give it one's best shot Example: This is a very important game, ladies, and the only way we'll win is if every one of you gets out there and gives me 110%.
Word: longtime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English long Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English longtime From long + time. 1. Having endured for a long period of time. Example: My longtime friend, since birth actually, called and gently broke the bad news to me. Example: longtime favorite
Word: longtime Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English long Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English longtime From long + time. 1. Having been for a long time Example: longtime married
Word: people's army Part of Speech: noun 1. A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state. Example: The document said the civil strife would coincide with the with­drawal of Soviet troops from north Korea. It added that the north Korea people's army would come to south Korea and unite with the south Korea labor party.
Word: personas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of persona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mapudungun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mapudungun mapu(n) (“earth, land”) + dungun (“speak, speech”). 1. A language isolate spoken in Chile and Argentina by the Mapuche people.
Word: erred Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɜːd/, /ɜɹd/, /ɛɹd/, /øːd/, /eːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of err Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: erred Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɜːd/, /ɜɹd/, /ɛɹd/, /øːd/, /eːd/ 1. mistaken; erroneous
Word: erred Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɜːd/, /ɜɹd/, /ɛɹd/, /øːd/, /eːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of er Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Leicester Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛstə/, /ˈlɛstɚ/ 1. A city, unitary authority, and borough in and the county town of Leicestershire, England. 2. A locality in Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada. 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone. 9. An islet of the Cook Islands. 10. An English earldom. 11. A surname.
Word: Leicester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛstə/, /ˈlɛstɚ/ 1. A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece. Example: The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.
Word: Powys Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”). Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.ɪs/, /ˈpaʊ.ɪs/ 1. A county and preserved county of Wales. Headquarters: Llandrindod Wells. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Welsh. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the middle of the country. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pomiculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pomum + culture. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊmɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə/, /-t͡ʃʊə/, /ˈpoʊməˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ 1. the cultivation of fruit; fruit-growing Labels: uncountable
Word: sulfamic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. the compound H₂NS(=O)₂OH Labels: uncountable 2. Any N-hydrocarbyl derivative of this substance Labels: uncountable
Word: sulfamidic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. sulfamic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: sulphamidic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfamidic acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sulfatide Part of Speech: noun 1. sulfates of glycosphingolipids
Word: sulphatide Part of Speech: noun 1. alternative spelling of sulfatide Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: glycosphingolipid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English sphingolipid English glycosphingolipid From glyco- + sphingolipid. 1. a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide
Word: sphingoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Derived from, or similar in structure to, sphingosine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sphingoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of long-chain aliphatic amino alcohols related to sphingosine.
Word: some people Part of Speech: intj 1. Expresses disapproval at the actions of a person; a disapproving response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered. Labels: idiomatic Example: Person A: You do realise that she has just jumped on the table and started shouting at the rest of the people in the room, don’t you? Example: Person B: Oh, some people!
Word: yellowbelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/ 1. A coward. Labels: informal 2. Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely. Labels: UK, slang 3. Someone from Wexford. Labels: Ireland, slang 4. A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua). Labels: Australia Example: The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel. 5. A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). Labels: informal
Word: ceramide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cerebroside + amide, or from Latin cēra (“wax”) + amide. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/, /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/ 1. Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue
Word: admissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admission Labels: form-of, plural Example: the admissions tutor Example: a drop in admissions 2. The department, section, administrative team, etc., that process admissions for an institution, hospital, etc.; the place where such a department is located.
Word: drinking fountain Part of Speech: noun 1. A device in a public place that provides water to drink. Labels: Philippines, UK, US, Western
Word: inclusivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inclusivity From inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s, but in more common usage only since the late 1980s. Pronunciation: /ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/ 1. The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Corporate citizenship is about employee and stakeholder inclusivity. Stakeholder inclusion requires a long-term, and continuous, relationship to be […] Example: Modern states have ordered and arranged their racial inclusivities on the necessity of racist exclusivities.
Word: rice burner Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinary automobile, especially a Japanese one, made to look fast or special by adding aftermarket parts. Labels: ethnic, humorous, slang, slur 2. A person who drives such an automobile. Labels: ethnic, humorous, slang, slur
Word: rice rocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because rice is a staple food in Japan, and rockets are known for their high speed. 1. A Japanese high-performance sport motorcycle or street-racing car. Labels: ethnic, humorous, slang, slur
Word: video journalist Part of Speech: noun 1. A journalist who handles all aspects of production on their own, acting as a reporter, cameraman and editor. Example: BBC Video Journalist (VJ) Trainer Warwick Wise says: With video journalism, you are working harder, there's no getting away from that, but you're also seeing genuine benefits. Example: The video journalist Mohamed Abdelfattah has posted some distressing tweets – using the Twitter for Blackberry^([sic]) app – from the scene of the protests, where he says he has been arrested.
Word: crotch rocket Part of Speech: noun 1. A high-performance motorcycle, especially sport bikes. Labels: humorous, slang 2. Any high performance powered vehicle which is ridden astride, such as a snowmobile, or, jetski. Labels: broadly
Word: OOV Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /uːv/ 1. An item in a television (especially news) broadcast consisting of pictures alone, to be played on screen while the presenter continues to talk out of vision and provide commentary.
Word: OOV Part of Speech: prep_phrase Pronunciation: /uːv/ 1. Initialism of out of vocabulary: describing a term encountered in the input which is not present in a system's dictionary or database of known terms. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Rather, the n-grams are calculated as usual only for the most common k words, and all other words are regarded as Out-Of-Vocabulary (OOV) items and mapped to a single token such as .
Word: breakables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breakable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limitations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/ 1. plural of limitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kidneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kidney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legitim Part of Speech: noun 1. Common in Continental Law jurisdictions, a portion of property fixed by law, which a testator with issue is bound to bequeath to his children.
Word: blondie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blond + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈblɑndi/, /ˈblɒndi/ 1. A nickname for a person with blond hair, particularly an attractive woman. Labels: endearing, informal Example: “I'll give you five,” said the drunken man. “Come along.” He grabbed her arm, waved his other hand at Etta. “So long, blondie. 'Nother time. Good luck.” 2. A sweet, chewy, generally vanilla-flavoured and chocolate-free baked good: a blond-colored brownie.
Word: treatments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treatment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kickstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + stand (the bar is typically kicked into place with the foot, and enables the vehicle to stand). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkˌstænd/ 1. A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden. 2. A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.
Word: kickstands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kickstand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: space group Part of Speech: noun 1. The set of all symmetry operations that can be applied to a given crystal without changing it. Example: Dorothy also learned to identify the space group of a molecule, an essential prerequisite for finding the structure, by looking for spots that were missing from the regular array in an X-ray photograph.
Word: tripping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of trip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tripping Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/ 1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly. 2. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant. Labels: not-comparable Example: a buck tripping Example: Robinson, [...] vert, on a chev. betw. three bucks, tripping, or, as many cinquefoils gu.—Crest, a buck, tripping, or. 3. Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip. Labels: slang 4. Saying crazy things or acting foolishly. Labels: slang
Word: tripping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who trips. Example: At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments[…]
Word: longings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teeming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of teem Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teeming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ 1. Abundantly filled with especially living things. 2. Referring to large quantities of rain.
Word: unstomachable 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 stomachable English unstomachable From un- + stomachable. 1. Not stomachable; distasteful to the point that it cannot be accepted. Example: I'm starving, but that rotting meat is unstomachable. Example: The rebels found the suggested terms of surrender unstomachable, and went straight back to fighting.
Word: stomachs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomachs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stomach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stomachable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stomach Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English stomachable From stomach + -able. 1. tolerable; capable of being stomached; not so distasteful as to be unacceptable. Example: The grog was strong, but stomachable nonetheless.
Word: stomached Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stomach Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stomached Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a specified number or kind of stomach. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: a. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of abbreviation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of acceleration (in feet per second). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of accommodation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of account. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of acre; acres; acreage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Abbreviation of acronym. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 7. Abbreviation of act; acting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 8. Abbreviation of activity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 9. Abbreviation of adjective. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 10. Abbreviation of adjutant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 11. Abbreviation of adult. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 12. Abbreviation of afternoon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 13. Abbreviation of age. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 14. Abbreviation of altitude; altitude intercept. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 15. Abbreviation of alto. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 16. Abbreviation of amateur. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 17. Abbreviation of ampere. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 18. Abbreviation of annealing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 19. Abbreviation of anode. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 20. Abbreviation of answer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 21. Abbreviation of anthracite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 22. Abbreviation of apprentice. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 23. Abbreviation of arc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 24. Abbreviation of are or ares. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 25. Abbreviation of area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 26. Abbreviation of argent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 27. Abbreviation of assist; assists. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 28. Abbreviation of atmosphere. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 29. Abbreviation of attendance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 30. Abbreviation of audit; auditor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 31. Abbreviation of aunt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 32. Abbreviation of aviation; aviator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 33. Abbreviation of axis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of absent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of absolute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of abundant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of accepted. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of accidental. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Abbreviation of acting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 7. Abbreviation of active. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 8. Abbreviation of active. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly 9. Abbreviation of aerial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 10. Abbreviation of alto. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 11. Abbreviation of amateur. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 12. Abbreviation of annus (“a year”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 13. Abbreviation of anonymous. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 14. Abbreviation of ante (“before”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 15. Abbreviation of anterior. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 16. Abbreviation of aqua. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 17. Abbreviation of argent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 18. Abbreviation of artery; arterial blood. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 19. Abbreviation of automatic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 20. Abbreviation of available. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of anno (“in the year”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of annually. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a. Part of Speech: prep 1. Abbreviation of about. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of at. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of ante (“before”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a. Part of Speech: conj 1. Abbreviation of also. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: capitalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of capitalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: two-price advertising Part of Speech: noun 1. A sales and marketing practice whereby the seller shows two prices, a normal price and a lower special discounted price, in order to attract customers by the apparent saving, but where the "normal" price is in fact a fiction, the goods having never actually been sold and/or offered at that price. Labels: uncountable Example: Comparison, or two-price, advertising is used when advertisers compare their current prices to previous or future prices.
Word: DIS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /diː aɪ ɛs/ 1. Initialism of Distributed Interactive Simulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Defense Investigative Service, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Walt Disney Company. 4. Initialism of Draft International Standard (usage from ISO) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: lamenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lament Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lamenting Part of Speech: noun 1. Lamentation. Example: I hope my piteous pearcyng plaintes, Example: The night has been unruly: where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say, Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death[…]
Word: fitful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/, /ˈfɪtf(ə)l/ 1. Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). Labels: obsolete Example: Duncane is in his Graue: After Lifes fitfull Feuer, he ſleepes well, Treaſon ha's done his worſt: not Steele, not Poyſon, Mallice domeſtique, forraine Leuie, nothing, Can touch him further. 2. Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady. Labels: broadly Example: His breathing was fitful. Example: Troubled by her unfinished work, she fell into a fitful sleep.
Word: pepsin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Pepsin, corresponding to Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛpsɪn/ 1. A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: son of privilege Part of Speech: noun 1. a boy born into a wealthy or powerful family, to be raised without the hardships experienced by the poor or the working class
Word: sons of privilege Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of son of privilege Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MRA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of men's rights activist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: And while Esmay cites several instances of feminist “bullying” and “censorship,” the talk and user pages — which record disciplinary action against Wikipedians — suggest that most MRAs were banned for edit-warring (i.e., redoing the same changes over and over), for editing a topic with a conflict of interest, or for making personal attacks against other editors — all of which are violations of Wikipedia’s terms. 2. Initialism of mail retrieval agent. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of mutual recognition agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Abbreviation of magnetic resonance angiography Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Finerenone, a nonsteroidal MRA, was among the drugs in the trials.
Word: Mandip Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from India, of Indian usage, meaning "Light of the mind".
Word: manu militari Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin manū mīlitārī. 1. With military aid. Labels: not-comparable Example: As they did not present themselves their addresses were obtained, and one fine morning soldiers called at their houses and manu militari led them to the shops.