nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: peduncle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-). Pronunciation: /pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/ 1. The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit. 2. A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant. Example: On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae. 3. A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain. 4. In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles. 5. In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes. 6. A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body. 7. A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
Word: conscientiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English conscientious Middle English -ly English -ly English conscientiously From conscientious + -ly. 1. In a conscientious manner; attentively. Example: STORES and tobacco were running out; it was time for a trip to the township. Also for a conscientiously taken holiday. Example: Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.
Word: manifestly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English manifest Middle English -ly English -ly English manifestly From manifest + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst.li/ 1. In a manifest manner; obviously. Example: Folk lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. Example: He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
Word: unmistakably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unmistakable Middle English -ly English -ly English unmistakably From unmistakable + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəbli/ 1. In an unmistakable manner; unquestionably. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.
Word: punctually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English punctual Middle English -ly English -ly English punctually From punctual + -ly. 1. In a punctual manner; on time. 2. Precisely; exactly; minutely. Labels: archaic Example: To understand that he is not punctually right, nor those from whom he differs absolutely wrong.
Word: divinely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English divine Middle English -ly English -ly English divinely From divine + -ly. 1. In a divine manner. Example: And od'rous trees in prodigal array, With all the elements divinely calm Example: 1893, John Davidson, “St Valentine’s Eve” in Fleet Street Eclogues, London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, p. 20, And brooding thus on my ephemeral flowers That smoulder in the wilderness, I thought, By envy sore distraught, Of amaranths that burn in lordly bowers, Of men divinely blessed with leisured hours,
Word: intelligently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intelligent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intelligently From intelligent + -ly. 1. In an intelligent manner. Example: Near-synonyms: smartly, cleverly Example: […] into the fracas with nonsensical gibberish, pretending to be speaking intelligently in Tigrinya. We had a lot of fun like that. The class also enjoyed learning American phrases. One of their favorites was "Diddly Jack Squat".
Word: vibrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vibration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conspicuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English conspicuous Middle English -ly English -ly English conspicuously From conspicuous + -ly. 1. In a conspicuous manner; noticeably. Example: […] and so conspicuously did the excellence of this man appear, in preacing the gospel with courage and resolution, and in confirming his doctrine by the miracles which he wrought, that […] Example: The bloatings, the bowel distentions, the torments from gas retention, the inability to expel flatus, are all conspicuously absent and if present are so in a mild degree.
Word: mumbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mumble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mumbling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act in which someone mumbles something Example: The second is the contrast with the inarticulate stumblings, mumblings, evasions and half-truths of our current president.
Word: merited Part of Speech: adj 1. deserved Example: It was a merited reward. Example: Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome.
Word: merited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of merit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: justifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of justify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hummed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʌmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of hum Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʌmz/ 1. plural of hum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hums Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʌmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: commissary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissar. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.ɪ.s(ə)ɹi/, /ˈkɑ.mɪˌsɛɹ.i/, /ˈkɑ.məˌsɛɹ.i/, /ˈkɔm.ə.sə.ɹi/ 1. A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often soldiers or prisoners. Example: The base [Fort Meade] has its own post offices, schools, police, and fire departments. Area children, military brats and civilians alike, would flock to the base daily to take golf, tennis, and swimming lessons. Though we lived off base, my mother still used its commissary as our grocery store, to stock up on items in bulk. 2. An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account. Example: “We tried to provide for you while you were in there. We may not have put as much on your commissary as your in-laws, but what we gave was more to us.” 3. A cafeteria at a television or movie studio. 4. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner. Example: Great Deſtiny the Commiſſary of God; 5. An officer of the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. Example: It has been already hinted , that a Commissary, in Latin stiled Commisarius, is a Title of Ecclefiaftical Jurisdiction 6. An officer who supplies provisions to an army. 7. The judge in a commissary court. 8. A higher-ranking police officer.
Word: commissaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commissary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circulating Part of Speech: adj 1. Moving about freely. Example: He glanced at the slowly circulating guests. 2. An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership. Example: circulating library
Word: circulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of circulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: consular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris. By surface analysis, consul + -ar. 1. Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof. Labels: not-comparable Example: If this is a consular ship, where is the ambassador?
Word: consular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris. By surface analysis, consul + -ar. 1. A Roman consul. Example: And reordring the gouernment therof, for a future security, deuides it into. 5. Prouinces, to be ruled by one vice-gerent; 5. Rectors, 2. Consulars, and 3. Presidents. Example: CICERO being now reduced to the condition of a private Senator, was to take his place on that venerable bench of Conſulars, who were juſtly reckoned the firſt Citizens of the Republic.
Word: dawdling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dawdle Middle English -ynge English -ing English dawdling From dawdle + -ing. 1. gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays. Example: ‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.
Word: dawdling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dawdle Middle English -ynge English -ing English dawdling From dawdle + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of dawdle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: silkworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silkworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lapsed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /læpst/ 1. simple past and past participle of lapse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lapsed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /læpst/ 1. Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: The royal charities on Maunday Thursday, are really a portion of an otherwise lapsed custom, which recalled the action of our Lord on the day before His Crucifixion. 2. Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: ...satisfy the Doubtful, confirm the Wavering, recover the Lapsed, and be useful to all according to their several Circumstances and Conditions. Example: One of them is a lapsed Catholic; the other is in no doubt of what to do, as he has suffered much on account of his adherence to Christianity. 3. By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence. Labels: humorous, not-comparable, usually Example: My mother knew that I was a lapsed Republican, but did not dream of the depth to which I had fallen. 4. Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, usually Example: The only legitimate claimants must be, Albert of Austria, son of the sister of the last duke John; and the emperor Sigsmund, who might consider this part of Bavaria as a lapsed fief: that in this quality he had given the investiture of it to his son-in-law
Word: chuckling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chuckle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chuckling Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance in which someone chuckles Labels: gerund Example: The shocked silence of the grown-ups is disturbed by the chucklings of the one hipster among them[…].
Word: boldest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bold: most bold Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: squeezing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of squeeze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: squeezing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of pressing; compression. Example: Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups. 2. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs. Labels: in-plural Example: An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]
Word: overcoming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overcome Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overcoming Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted. Example: Ther with all cam kyng Arthur but with a fewe peple and slewe on the lyfte hand and on the ryght hand that wel nyhe ther escaped no man / but alle were slayne to the nombre of xxx M / And whan the bataille was all ended the kynge kneled doune and thanked god mekely / and thenne he sente for the quene and soone she was come / and she maade grete Ioye of the ouercomynge of that bataille Example: In the eyes of their witnesses, exemplary figures redeem their own suffering, which in turn emboldens these witnesses to attempt painful self-overcomings of their own.
Word: defying Part of Speech: adj 1. defiant
Word: defying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of defy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of defy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: indexer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin indexder. English index English -er English indexer From index + -er. 1. A person or program which creates indexes. Example: Our "title index" (list of story titles) is falling behind. If you'd like to come by and help update it, call Mike at GCN. 2. A special property of a class allowing objects of the class to be accessed by index as though they were arrays or hash tables.
Word: indexers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indexer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cwms Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kuːmz/ 1. plural of cwm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fractals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fractal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fractionation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, fraction + -ation, or, by surface analysis, fractionate + -ion. 1. A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient; an instance of this process. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant. Example: After several fractionations, we had a usable product. 2. The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: discolor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English discoloren, discoloren, from Old French descolorer, discolorer, equivalent to dis- + color. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʰʌlə(ɹ)/ 1. To change or lose color. Labels: US, transitive Example: Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolor. Example: A bad enough bruise can discolor the skin.
Word: discolors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discolor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: discoloring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of discolor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: discoloring Part of Speech: noun 1. discoloration
Word: discolored Part of Speech: adj 1. Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained. Example: Once again you see an in / Discolored skin gives you away 2. Multicolored. Labels: obsolete Example: More sundry colours, then the proud Pauone / Beares in his boasted fan, or Iris bright, / When her discolourd bow she spreds through heauens hight.
Word: discolored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of discolor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plainer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of plain: more plain Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Of the two, she was certainly the plainer.
Word: plainer Part of Speech: noun 1. A policeman who wears plainclothes. Example: Three pandas were parked round the edge of the wee swing park, lights spinning, flashing blue on a huddle of plainers over by the iron roundabout. Example: The plainer, he was from the Marine police station on Anderson Street and Davin or Devine or something was his name — said nothing.
Word: reserving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reserve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: denoted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of denote Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: emulsioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of emulsion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: emulsioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Painted with emulsion paint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: emulsion paint Part of Speech: noun 1. Any paint consisting of an emulsion of oil etc in water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pleco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from plecostomus, from translingual Plecostomus. 1. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae, popular in aquaria for their ability to clean tanks by eating algae growth.
Word: tailpipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + pipe. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ 1. An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle. Example: Holonym: exhaust system Example: This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead. 2. An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration). Labels: US, especially Example: Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did.
Word: tailpipe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tail + pipe. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ 1. To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank. Labels: transitive
Word: tam-o'-shanter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tam o'shanter (“traditional Scottish wool hat”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tsuris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”). Pronunciation: /tsʊɹɪs/, /tsuːɹɪs/ 1. Problems or troubles. Labels: English, Jewish, US, colloquial, uncountable Example: You think you got troubles? You should go down there and talk to some of those schnorrers. Still, what chutzbah^([sic]). It's like the Jewish moral sense, emerging from all that tsuris. Example: “Sounds to me, my friend, like you got some tsuris. Not full grown yet, not gehoketh tsuris, but tsuris.”
Word: confessionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin confessionarium. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛə̯ɹ.iː/, /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛɹ.iː/ 1. A manual or guide to making confession. 2. A confessional. Example: la Cadiere told her that almost every Night before me went into the Confessionary, F. Girard embraced and kiss'd her
Word: confessionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin confessionarium. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛə̯ɹ.iː/, /kənˈfɛ.ʃən.ɛɹ.iː/ 1. Of or relating to confession. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prolation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prolationem, from the past participle stem of proferre (“bring forward, produce”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈleɪʃən/ 1. Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The relative time value of a minim to a semibreve in medieval music. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Production, bringing forth. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. The production or emission of the logos or divine word. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: cineplex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cinema + complex or from cine- + -plex Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnəplɛks/ 1. A cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms). Labels: US Example: Maybe twice a month they go to a movie at a cineplex in a giant mall over on Palmetto Palm Boulevard two miles away
Word: rooming house Part of Speech: noun 1. A house which rents out furnished apartments. Example: From there, the scene shifted to the old Victorian rooming house at 710 Ashbury Street 2. A building with small, basic, inexpensive apartments for rent, often without en suite bathrooms. 3. A house which rents out rooms and may also supply board for an added price: synonym of boarding house.
Word: neurosciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuroscience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shakspeare Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Shakespeare. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: shoo-fly pie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shoofly pie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hypocrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypocrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: himselfe Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of himself. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chow mein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Taishanese 炒麵／炒面 (cau² men⁵, “stir-fry noodles”). Pronunciation: /ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/, /tʃaʊ min/ 1. A westernized Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein. Example: Our tasty grooves are better than a chicken chow mein! 2. A person from Northeast India. Labels: India, countable, offensive, slang Example: Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.
Word: klieg light Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John H. Kliegl and Anton T. Kliegl, its inventors. 1. An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography Example: And with the klieg lights suddenly on her every move, Ms. Harris has an opportunity to reintroduce herself to the American public after a rough start as vice president.
Word: klieg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John H. Kliegl and Anton T. Kliegl, the original inventors. 1. Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
Word: simulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English simulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English simulator From simulate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɚ/ 1. One who simulates or feigns. Example: Even confessing to a crime, the man may be mad, or a knavish simulator. 2. A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes. Example: The dummy rocket is being developed to permit the ground testing of missile controls. By the use of this “flight simulator” the control devices of missiles can be subjected to operational tests on the ground, thus reducing the need for expensive flight tests. Example: A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean. 3. A game that attempts to reproduce an experience realistically. Example: a pinball simulator Example: While writing for Mastertronic, David had seen that sales figures were much better for 'simulators' compared to less realistic games […]
Word: sleepwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sleep Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English sleepwear From sleep + -wear. 1. garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes Labels: uncountable Example: The regulations cover chil dren's pajamas, robes, night gowns and other sleepwear up to and including size 6X—the size range for most children up to six years of age. Example: Maya: Uh huh... I guess you could say that they're professional sleepwear.
Word: slipway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English way English slipway From slip + way. 1. A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched. 2. A slip road. Example: Immediately beyond the 'No entrance' sign onto the motorway slipway, turn right down the bank. Example: Cross a motorway slipway – there are no traffic lights. Then cross a major junction. Keep the motorway on your left.
Word: smallish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English smalish, equivalent to small + -ish. 1. Somewhat small. Example: I may say that I'm a married man, living with my wife at that address—a smallish flat which suits us very well as we have no children. Example: Quite a few minutes would be spun out, for instance, at the smallish town of Chirk, but to me the dalliance was generally worthwhile, except in wet weather, because of the increasing beauty of the wooded hill scenery thereabouts.
Word: scrapple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to scrape. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæpəl/ 1. A tool for scraping.
Word: scrapple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Related to scrape. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæpəl/ 1. To scrape or grub around.
Word: scrapple Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæpəl/ 1. A mush of pork scraps, particularly head parts, and cornmeal or flour, which is boiled and poured into a mold, where the rendered gelatinous broth from cooking jells the mixture into a loaf. Labels: Appalachia, Pennsylvania, US, uncountable
Word: scrapple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæpəl/ 1. Alternative form of scapple. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lunky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lunk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌŋki/ 1. Stupid; slow-witted; unintelligent. Example: As her mother tucks her brother in, Judy settles before the television and flicks from The Wonder Years to Night Court to a French movie, starring that lunky Depardieu who is in all of them, this time about a man who comes into a village and usurps another man’s identity, including his wife.
Word: Götterdämmerung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”), which see. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɒtəˈdæməɹʊŋ/, /ˌɡɑtɚˈdæmɚ.ʊŋ/, [ˌɡɑɾɚˈdɛə̯mɚ.ʊŋ] 1. The myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök. Labels: Norse 2. Any cataclysmic downfall or momentous, apocalyptic event, especially of a regime or an institution. Labels: broadly Example: To me a nasturtium by the river brink is more than a simple flower. It is a broader, grander, more magnificent, more stupendous symbol. It may mean anything, everything—such as sunsets and conflagrations and Götterdämmerungs! Example: After so much music, love, and flowers, she felt benumbed, thunder-struck by this psychedelic Götterdämmerung.
Word: abietic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abiet, abies (“silver fir”) + English -ic (“having the character of”), + acid. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.iˈɛd.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ 1. A yellowish resin acid isolated from rosin and used in varnishes and esters for plasticizers; C₁₉H₂₉COOH. Labels: uncountable
Word: resin acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many terpenoid acids produced by the resin ducts of conifers.
Word: superconducting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English conducting English superconducting From super- + conducting. 1. Exhibiting superconductivity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: limner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From limn + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪmnɚ/ 1. Someone who limns or portrays. Example: Whether the skies be bright or cloudy,—whether the earth be clothed with flowers, or deformed with tempests,—the art of the limner has surrounded you with ‘a new heaven and a new earth;’ and you may bask in suns that never set, while the heavens are dark to other eyes,—and luxuriate amid landscapes and flowers, while half your fellow-creatures are perishing amid snows and tempests! Example: In Sir Henry Meredith's appearance there was nothing that won upon the sight, though the limner had done his best for him. The countenance had no character. But his consort was indeed lovely, like, and yet not like, the daughter who now watched her.
Word: pit bull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of pit bull terrier. 1. A pit bull terrier. 2. A person with a reputation for pugnacity. Labels: derogatory, figuratively, often Example: You don't have to be such a pit bull about it. I was only joking. Example: My lawyer is a pit bull — he latches on and doesn't stop until he wins!
Word: pit bull terrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pit (“fighting arena”) + bull terrier. 1. A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.
Word: Judeo-Christian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: After a German term coined by Ferdinand Christian Baur in an issue of the Tübinger Zeitschrift für Theologie in 1831. Also Judeo- + Christian. 1. Of or pertaining to Judaism and Christianity. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable Example: From all I can see there is but one way to bring about the object of the Society, that is by erecting a Judæo Christian community, a city of refuge, where all who wish to be baptized could be supplied with the means of earning their bread. Example: He said, that in converting the Jews one should not compel them to change their ancient customs, as circumcision, and keeping the seventh day, for the Abysinians circumcise, and keep the seventh day ; in short, one ought to establish a Judeo-christian church.
Word: Judeo-Christian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After a German term coined by Ferdinand Christian Baur in an issue of the Tübinger Zeitschrift für Theologie in 1831. Also Judeo- + Christian. 1. Somebody who follows both Judaism and Christianity. Labels: Judaism Example: Even the great devotion of the Judeo-Christians to Jesus did not separate them from Judaism. 2. Somebody who is either Judaist or Christian. Labels: Judaism Example: I myself have found what is variously called Neo-Paganism, Wicca, the Old Religion, etc. a source of joy, strength, and purpose. My life is not perfect, but it is far better than being hung up on sin, guilt, and other such bullshit, and going through bizarre intellectual gymnastics trying to reconcile being gay with being a Judeo-Christian. Example: No matter what religion people belong to, if they do not accept any formal religion, or even if they are Agnostics, Atheists, or Anti-theists, most Americans and Europeans use the word “God” with the Judeo-Christian definition. This does not mean that everyone who uses this word believes in that particular God or that there is any God. This volume discusses God in terms used by Judeo-Christians, as understood by them.
Word: fragging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Present participle of frag, from a clipping of fragmentation grenade, because those who committed fragging during the Vietnam War threw fragmentation grenades at their superior officers. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæɡɪŋ/ 1. The premeditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit Labels: US, slang Example: Fraggings—the intentional killings of officers by their own troops—were already occurring.
Word: fragging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Present participle of frag, from a clipping of fragmentation grenade, because those who committed fragging during the Vietnam War threw fragmentation grenades at their superior officers. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of frag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: panino Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. Example: There’s a communal slate table where patrons can sit and drink shade-grown coffee or eat a panino stuffed with Julia Hermosa’s locally grown arugula and Sprout Creek Farm cheese.
Word: panini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian panini, plural of panino (literally “small bread”). 1. plural of panino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian panini, plural of panino (literally “small bread”). 1. A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: (two characters talking at a table in a cafeteria) -- "What is that? What's a panini?" -- "It's a bread roll, toasted, flattened. It's nice."
Word: sunflower oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A vegetable oil, pressed from sunflower seeds, and used in cooking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: greaseproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof. 1. Resistant to grease.
Word: greaseproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin crassus~grassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English proof English -proof English greaseproof From grease + -proof. 1. To make resistant to grease. Labels: transitive
Word: hum and haw Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌhʌm ənd ˈhɔː/ 1. To procrastinate; to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: We hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.
Word: vitex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Vitex, from Latin vītex. 1. Any of several species of the genus Vitex. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Especially, Vitex rotundifolia, native to Pacific seashores in Asia and Oceania, widely introduced in similar environments. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hassium-270 Part of Speech: noun 1. A doubly magic isotope of hassium - 270108Hs; it is the longest-lived one known, having a half-life of several seconds. Labels: uncountable
Word: doubly magic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having filled shells of both protons and neutrons and therefore having extra stability and a longer half-life than normal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: generalizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English generalizable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English generalizability From generalizable + -ity. 1. The quality of being generalizable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As we all are probably now familiar, these [large language] models can generate novel perfectly formed English text, using any construction that you can think of, generalizing in seemingly just the way that humans do[…]. Piantadosi (2024) provides some nice examples of the generalizability of such models, asking one to provide a story of how an ant might sink a battleship.
Word: generalizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English generalizable From generalize + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəˌlaɪ.zə.bəl/, /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe.zə.bəl/, /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/, [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯.zə.bəl] 1. Capable of being generalized.
Word: constructive memory Part of Speech: noun 1. An apparent memory of an event that did not actually happen, that is unconsciously constructed in order to fill a gap.
Word: glycosylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycosyl 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 glycosylation From glycosyl + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1. The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glycoform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English form English glycoform From glyco- + form. 1. Any of several different forms of a glycoprotein (or other biological glycoside) having different saccharides attached, or having a different structure.
Word: isoform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English form English isoform From iso- + form. 1. Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post-translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.) Example: Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin. Example: This can be demonstrated in NOD mice in which a point mutation in the autoimmune regulator (Aire) gene results in the reduced expression of P0 in the thymus and a concomitant increase of P0 specific T cells in the periphery. 107 Similarly, autoimmunity is shifted towards the peripheral nerve in another NOD model deficient for isoforms of ICAM-1. 108 Altered expression of ICAM-1 on thymic epithelial cells transforms selection of T cells from a diabetogenic into a neuritogenic repertoire. 108 Studies such as these highlight the critical role of regulatory mechanisms in maintaining immune homeostasis and the impact that changes to regulation can have on the development of disease.
Word: snowball fights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowball fight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: currency risk Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of risk resulting from changes of currency exchange rates. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pickpockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pickpocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portmanteau words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portmanteau word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azimuths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azimuth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: papyruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papyrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pancake syrup Part of Speech: noun 1. Syrup flavored with artificial maple flavoring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cailleach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic cailleach. 1. An old woman. Labels: Scotland
Word: buggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bugger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buggers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bugger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: swivel-hipped Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an exaggerated swinging motion of the hips when walking
Word: Mount Kilimanjaro Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain in northeastern Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa.
Word: therblig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By partial reversal of the name of its inventor, F. B. Gilbreth, American engineer. 1. Any of a set of fundamental motions required for a worker to perform a manual operation. Example: Minimize your therblig until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime—and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.
Word: polyword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English word English polyword From poly- + word. 1. A phrase that acts like a single word.
Word: complete graph Part of Speech: noun 1. A graph where every pair of vertices is connected by an edge.
Word: advertese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English advert 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 advertese From advert + -ese. 1. The specialized vocabulary of the advertising industry. Labels: uncountable
Word: bullocks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: see bullock 1. plural of bullock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullocks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of bollocks 1. Testicles. Labels: euphemistic, plural, plural-only, slang Example: Traffic is very light and there I am, sweating my bullocks off and it seem, bike starting to seriously overheat, and rider bike combo isn't bloody heavy enough to set off the bloody trip wires. Example: Robbie Keane should come up with something more suitable to his person, like scratching his bullocks after every goal.
Word: bullocks Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Alteration of bollocks 1. Expression of frustration. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: “Oh, bullocks!” she exclaimed. “Well, no real harm done. I remember the numbers.” Example: It looks as thoguh you’re in store for a live threed Chairman Olin, I should wan you that the following presentation has been deemed doublepluscrimethink by our Supreme Revolutionary Oceanic Ministry of Truth, and possession of this material in any form is...oh, bullocks, I gave myself away...
Word: piteously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English piteuously, pitously; equivalent to piteous + -ly. 1. In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively. Example: He had been quite familiar with one old ghost, in a white waistcoat, with a monstrous iron safe attached to its ankle, who cried piteously at being unable to assist a wretched woman with an infant, whom it saw below, upon a door-step. Example: Across her mind, and bowing over him, Low to her own heart piteously she said:
Word: pathetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pathetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English pathetically From pathetic + -ally. Pronunciation: /pəˈθɛtɪkli/ 1. In a pathetic manner; piteously. Example: Young, pretty, an orphan — and under such circumstances, she told her weeping tale so pathetically, so mildly, and so unhatingly towards the prisoners at the bar, that all admired, praised, loved her. Example: The sails were split, the mainyard shivered, the wind blowing fresh, the night setting in; and all our chance was to make for Corfu--or, as F. pathetically called it, 'a watery grave.'
Word: heart of hearts Part of Speech: noun 1. One's innermost private feelings. Labels: idiomatic Example: Yet the darling sin is there in our heart of hearts; we hug it close—we hide it from every human eye. But in the still night-watches it comes forth like a serpent out of his hole, and rears its venomous crest, and stings us with the horror of our guilt. Example: With the "Constance," which in his heart of hearts he loathed, departed the last remnant of Cheyne's millionairedom, and he gave himself up to an energetic idleness.
Word: no idea Part of Speech: intj 1. I don't know. Labels: emphatic 2. Indicates that the speaker is completely ambivalent about something.
Word: oekaki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese お絵かき (o-ekaki), a diminutive word for "drawing." 1. A drawing-based message board system, sometimes allowing users to replay a stroke-by-stroke animation of the picture being drawn. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: ganguro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/ 1. A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin. Labels: uncountable
Word: rapacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rapac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French rapacité (whence -acity, from Latin rapācitās, from rapāx, from rapiō (“snatch, grab, carry off”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpæ.sɪ.ti/ 1. The quality of being rapacious; voracity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Animals of the hare kind, like all others that feed entirely upon vegetables, are inoffenſive and timorous. As Nature furniſhes them vvith a moſt abundant ſupply, they have not that rapacity after food remarkable in ſuch as are often ſtinted in their proviſion. Example: A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse.
Word: argy-bargy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots, variant of argle-bargle, documented since 1822, presumably due to replacement of -le (“frequentative”) with -y (“diminutive”), documented since 1857, but without effect on the meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/, /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/, /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/ 1. A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: There was a wee bit of an argy-bargy outside the pub. Example: At least if you adopt a zero tolerance approach, when you next see a banner advertising “CD’s, DVD’s, Video’s, and Book’s”, you won’t just stay indoors getting depressed about it. Instead you will engage in some direct-action argy-bargy!
Word: argy-bargy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots, variant of argle-bargle, documented since 1822, presumably due to replacement of -le (“frequentative”) with -y (“diminutive”), documented since 1857, but without effect on the meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹdʒiˌbɑɹdʒi/, /ˈɑɹɡiˌbɑɹɡi/, /ˈɑːdʒiˌbɑːdʒi/ 1. To argue. Labels: UK Example: Ten minutes at the least did she stand at the door argy-bargying with that man.
Word: bardiche Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)diːʃ/, /bɑː(ɹ)ˈdiːʃ/ 1. A poleaxe with a long blade that extends beyond the shaft.
Word: reload Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English load English reload From re- + load. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈləʊd/ 1. To load (something) again. Example: If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool. Example: The train has only a short distance left to its destination at Swinden Quarry, where the wagons will be reloaded. 2. To load (something) again. 3. To load (something) again. Example: Naturally after firing solidly for five minutes without reloading Arnie has wiped out all the bad dudes and thumbs a lift to the nearest town. 4. To load (something) again. Example: We're gonna make the stars come out tonight. So why don't you reload,reload, re reload the music? Example: [Verse 2:Kano]:[…]Mad, reload ting. Pop, pop, pop that's a reload ting. And when I say "It's Kano in the house", everybody knows that's a reload ting.