nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: RFA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Royal Field Artillery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Radio Free Asia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A staff member of the Kuchar County Judiciary told RFA that he did not have the authority “to answer political questions of this magnitude,” when asked whether 150 people had died in No. 1 Camp, and whether the number included any government officials or other employees. “We have a county-wide directive—firstly, to never provide answers to pretend journalists, and secondly, to never take phone calls of unknown origin,” he said.
Word: RFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of restricted free agent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of request for application. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: voitures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voiture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paddle shifters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddle shifter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ginas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pottier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of potty: more potty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: pottiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of potty: most potty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: restricted functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restricted function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palæoanthropologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palæoanthropologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stand up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling). Labels: transitive Example: If anyone stood up to him, I bet he'd back down. Example: He stated flatly that he could not run his airline with the middle seats unoccupied, as it was simply uneconomic. Actually, he probably could, but he stood up to the Government and ministers wilted and simply acquiesced. We needed some strong figure in the [rail] industry to stand up to government, but there has been no one to knock on number 10's door and argue the case. 2. To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of. Labels: transitive Example: The paint looks good, but I don't know if it will stand up to years of weather. Example: […] it had obtained from its constituents rather antiquated and inefficient equipment, which scarcely stood up to overwork; […].
Word: stand up for Part of Speech: verb 1. To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like). Labels: transitive Example: She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it. Example: Those who don't stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.
Word: Swissess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swiss + -ess, perhaps with influence from French Suissesse. 1. A Swiss woman or girl. Labels: dated, no-plural, rare Example: She had been engaged as French governess to his four little daughters, who were also provided with an English teacher, and attended by half the masters in the metropolis. The young Swissess had been received on the most unexceptionable recommendation, as to character, connexions, and elegant acquirements; […]
Word: alephs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aleph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alderwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alderwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: JFGI Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of just fucking google it. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: block party Part of Speech: noun 1. A festive event held in the street of a city block. 2. A game during which a single player blocks the shots of many other players. Labels: slang
Word: block parties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of block party Labels: form-of, plural
Word: n- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Abbreviation of number. Borrowed from German n-. Pronunciation: /ˈɛn-/, /ˌɛn-/ 1. Indicating an arbitrary number of elements. Labels: morpheme
Word: n- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Abbreviation of normal. Pronunciation: /ˌɛn-/ 1. The normal-form of a functional group (or molecule), being the long-chain form (the unbranched chain). Labels: morpheme
Word: CLEP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of College Level Examination Program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of least developed country. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Desperate to avoid any substantive redistribution of power and resources, Kissinger sought to change the narrative about inequality altogether, hoping to convince the LDCs to abandon their demands for global political reform and settle for aid handouts instead. Example: “The key responsibility here falls on the UK,” Hopewell said. “In order to prevent a major drop in LDC (least developed country) exports, it urgently needs to replicate the terms of the EU GSP and the EBA treaty and ensure that these arrangements are in place before the UK leaves the EU on March 29.” 2. Initialism of less developed country. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IBD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of inflammatory bowel disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IBD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of identical by descent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: spamvertize Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of spamvertise. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: as per usual Part of Speech: adv 1. As usual. Example: 1864, William Martin, “Beavers and Beaver-Meadows in North America”, in Peter Parley’s Annual for 1864: A Christmas and New Year’s Present for Young People, William Kent & Co., page 30, As soon as the ice breaks up in the spring, they come to look for the sun, as if they had some doubts of his being as “per usual” in the sky. Example: 1867, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Birds of Prey Volume III, “Book the Seventh: Charlotte’s Engagement”, Chapter “VIII: Christmas Peace”, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, page 296, “Talking about the bonnets, as per usual,” said the stockbroker.
Word: as usual Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Ellipsis of as is usual. 1. As is usually the case. Labels: not-comparable Example: “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache. Example: […]and, the 3n by 3n matrix M is, as usual, diagonal with the masses occurring down the main diagonal in sets of three[…].
Word: Jesus fish Part of Speech: noun 1. The ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines, representing Christianity. Labels: colloquial Example: The Jesus fish has become a symbol of modern Christianity, depicted on bumper stickers and jewelry to show that the owner is a Christian. The symbol has spawned a variety of spin-offs, and some argument, including the Darwin Fish^([sic]), the gefilte fish, fish and chips, lutefisk, and Jesus fish eating Darwin fish.
Word: Brethren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Specific use of brethren as a semantic loan from German Brüder. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ 1. Members of any congregation in the Anabaptist tradition of the Schwarzenau Brethren, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, some of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Members of the Church of the Brethren. Labels: plural, plural-only, specifically
Word: Darfur Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دار فور (Dār Fūr, “land of the Fur”). Pronunciation: /dɑːɹˈfʊəɹ/ 1. A region in western Sudan where the Fur live. Example: Then, a targeted effort to resolve the Darfur conflict would be crucial, especially given that, of late, there are small signs of hope there. 2. The Sultanate of Darfur, existing from 1603-1874 and 1898-1916.
Word: spamvertizement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spamvertisement. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fingerprick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finger + prick. 1. The act of pricking one's finger for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood. 2. The wound created by such an act.
Word: water chestnut Part of Speech: noun 1. Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking. Labels: uncountable 2. A corm of a plant of this species. Labels: countable 3. A water caltrop (Trapa natans). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: postdoc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of postdoctoral. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊstˌdɒk/ 1. A postdoctoral academic research position. Labels: informal 2. Someone in such a position. Labels: informal Example: "We have to sing for our supper, and that's something the young people are coming to terms with," said Dr. Robin Erbacher, 33, a postdoc at Fermilab. Example: Many of the postdocs are almost 40 before they start their first permanent positions and begin saving for retirement.
Word: acetylsalicylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acetyl + salicylic. 1. Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated. Labels: not-comparable Example: You need to take acetaminophen / Or just a little aspirin / acetylsalicylic for the pain
Word: billets-doux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billet-doux Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blacklegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blackleg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blacklegs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blackleg Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: alchymie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of alchemy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: bevering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bever Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bevered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bever Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heaven forbid Part of Speech: intj 1. May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Now, by Our Lady's grace," cried the Butcher, "well do I know thy name, and many a time have I heard thy deeds both sung and spoken of. But Heaven forbid that thou shouldst take aught of me! An honest man am I, and have wronged neither man nor maid; so trouble me not, good master, as I have never troubled thee." "Nay, Heaven forbid, indeed," quoth Robin, "that I should take from such as thee, jolly fellow! Not so much as one farthing would I take from thee, for I love a fair Saxon face like thine right well—more especially when it cometh from Locksley Town, and most especially when the man that owneth it is to marry a bonny lass on Thursday next. But come, tell me for what price thou wilt sell me all of thy meat and thy horse and cart." Example: Could it be that the endorsement that he had been waiting for was not forthcoming? Could it be that he had been asked to amend his Budget? Heaven forbid!
Word: contrapposto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian contrapposto (“contrasting; opposing”, adjective), the past participle of contrapporre (“to set against, counter”), from Latin contrāpōnere, the present active infinitive of contrāpōnō (“to oppose; to place opposite”), from contrā (“against; contrary to”) + pōnō (“to place, put”). The plural form contrapposti is borrowed from Italian contrapposti, the masculine plural form of contrapposto. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəˈpɒstəʊ/, /ˌkɑntɹəˈpɑstoʊ/, /ˌkɒntɹəˈpɒsti/, /ˌkɑntɹəˈpɑsti/ 1. The position of a human figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: The Archaic kouros was always callipygian, the large buttocks more stressed and valued than the face. But the buttocks of the Kritios Boy have a feminine refinement, as erotic as breasts in Venetian painting. The contrapposto flexes one buttock and relaxes the other. The artist imagines them as apple and pear, glowing and compact. Example: The difference can be seen in the two competition reliefs for the doors of the Florence Baptistery by Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi[…]: Ghiberti (right) offers a relaxed demonstration of his skill, close to the dancing definition of contrapposto, whereas Brunelleschi (left) proffers several tautly knotted contrapposti.
Word: heaven forfend Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From heaven (“abode of God”) + forfend (“to avert; to forbid, prohibit”). Pronunciation: /ˌhɛvn̩ fɔːˈfɛnd/, /-fə-/, /ˌhɛv(ə)n fɔɹˈfɛnd/ 1. Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen Labels: dated, humorous Example: Advisor: The voters now see you as imperial and god-like. Burns: Hot dog! Advisor: But there's a down-side to it. The latest polls indicate you're in danger of losing touch with the common man. Burns: Oh, dear! Heaven forfend! Example: Now there's an opportunity to employ a man who, heaven forfend, actually thinks about tactics and team balance.
Word: contrapposti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian contrapposti, the masculine plural form of contrapposto. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəˈpɒsti/, /ˌkɑntɹəˈpɑsti/ 1. plural of contrapposto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forfends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forfend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: KCIE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Knight Commander of the Indian Empire. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: forfending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forfend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forfended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forfend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: North Pacific Part of Speech: name 1. The part of the Pacific Ocean that is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Word: solah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu سلا (solā). Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊlə/ 1. Alternative form of shola (“the plant Aeschynomene aspera”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: he descended in a new khaki suit—tight fitting—of a delicate olive-green; a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet.
Word: catawampus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”). Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/, /ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/ 1. Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew. Labels: US Example: "Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o' one o' them boards war sot sorter catawampus, ...". Example: "Remember when Justin missed the T in the software code and tanked the reports for the client. What a catawampus that was.".
Word: catawampus Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”). Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/, /ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/ 1. Diagonally. Labels: US 2. Utterly. Labels: US
Word: catawampus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/, /ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/ 1. A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman. Labels: US
Word: catawampus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/, /ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/ 1. Fierce, destructive. Labels: US Example: There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too, as graze upon a human pretty strong; but don't mind them, they're company.
Word: khitmatgar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani خدمتگار (xidmatgār) / ख़िदमतगार, from Classical Persian خدمتگار (xidmatgār). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/, /ˈkid-/ 1. A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table. Labels: British, India, South-Asia Example: I found her closely locked in the arms of a handsome lad, one of my kitmuddars, with the infant by her side, all three being in a deep sleep, from which I awakened the two elders. Example: He did not know then that his khitmatgar had stopped by the roadside to get drunk, and would come on the next day saying that he had sprained his ankle.
Word: ambusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ambush + -er. 1. One who ambushes.
Word: ambushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ambusher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ambler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amidship Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From amid + ship. 1. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern). Example: The damage from hitting the iceberg head on was at the bow rather than amidship.
Word: baggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of baggy: more baggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: baggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of baggy: most baggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: anodizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anodize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anodizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anodize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: balms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leader of the free world Part of Speech: noun 1. The president of the United States. Labels: US
Word: front vowel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”
Word: vowel harmony Part of Speech: noun 1. A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Vowel harmony is an important aspect of Mongolian.
Word: alien nucleic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.
Word: textonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of text + synonym 1. Any of a set of words that share the same numeric combination as another when typed using a mobile phone that uses predictive text Example: When I texted her, I accidentally asked her "Are you at good?" because good is a textonym of home.
Word: Eurocent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent English Eurocent From Euro- + cent. 1. One hundredth of a euro. 2. One hundredth of a Eurodollar.
Word: sirkar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sarkar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jadoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani जादू / جادو (jādū), from Classical Persian جَادُو (jādū). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑːˈduː/ 1. Magic, sorcery. Labels: India, North, Pakistan, uncountable Example: Then, to encourage him further, I said that, if there was any jadoo afoot, I had not the least objection to giving it my countenance and sanction
Word: thermantidote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē) + antidote. Pronunciation: /θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/ 1. An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window. Example: I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.
Word: bunnia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बनिया (baniyā), ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij). Doublet of banyan. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌnjə/ 1. A merchant or trader. Labels: India Example: I dare not tell, do anything, or get anything done, because I am in debt to Bhangwan Dass the bunnia for two gold rings and a heavy anklet. Example: Of what the Englishman's business would consist, the Raja made no enquiry: he was a zemindar after all, not a bania in a bazar, sitting cross-legged on a countertop.
Word: apophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French apophonie, from French apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), after Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Pronunciation: /əˈpɒfəni/, /əˈpɑfəni/ 1. Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cinglar has the merit of referring to a back and forth movement, which one might suppose is suggested by the apophony of zinguizangue […] Example: Apophony is also seen in talentum from τάλαντον [talanton] “talent, a unit of weight or currency.”
Word: filigrane Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪɡɹeɪn/ 1. filigree Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: With her head […] touches the crown of filigrane.
Word: baldest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bald: most bald Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: ballets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ballet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bevies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bevy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exemples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exemple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: annunciates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of annunciate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: annunciating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of annunciate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: annunciated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of annunciate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beachcombers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beachcomber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juice collector Part of Speech: noun 1. One who collects the money ("juice") owed to a bookmaker or a loan shark. Labels: slang
Word: nicor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English nicor. 1. A sea monster. Example: The beautiful Nix or Nixie who allures the young fisher or hunter to seek her embraces in the wave which brings his death, the Neck who seizes upon and drowns the maidens who sport upon his banks, the river-spirit who still yearly in some parts of Germany demands tribute of human life, are all forms of the ancient Nicor[.] Example: And the conquest of the ogres comes at the right moment: not in earliest youth, though the nicors are referred in Beowulf's geogoðfeore as a presage of the kind of hero we have to deal with[.]
Word: boorka Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of burqa. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: So he went, that very night at eleven, into Amir Nath's Gully, clad in a boorka, which cloaks a man as well as a woman.
Word: tellys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telly Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: tellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: internaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs)bor. English -naut English internaut From Internet + -naut. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəɹˌnɔt/ 1. A designer, operator, or technically capable professional user of the Internet. Labels: dated Example: Internauts are the travelers of the Internet. An Internaut explores and navigates the far corners of the Internet to bring back discoveries to be used for his / her benefit and for the benefit of others.
Word: kill file Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ 1. A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts. Labels: Internet
Word: kill file Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl ˌfaɪ̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfʌɪ̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfʌi̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfəi̯l/, /ˈkɪl ˌfɑe̯l/ 1. To add (a user) to a kill file (noun sense 1). Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: Latinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Latin 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 Latinism From Latin + -ism. 1. Any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin. Labels: rhetoric Example: [discussing numquam in the Old French portion of the Oaths of Strasbourg] a Latinizing spelling, maybe a pure Latinism, not surviving in modern French (but cf. Old French onques < umquam ‘ever’). Note the double negative, literally ‘will never make no pact’
Word: headdesk Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From head + desk. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛd.dɛsk/ 1. Used to express frustration or irritated disbelief, from the tendency of annoyed or irritated people to want to repeatedly bang their heads against their desk. Example: *thump* *thump* *thump* *thump*[1] ... [1] head/desk interface sounds Example: And as we leave, the shybies immediately complain that, although they would have liked to be in the musical, it was hardly fair that they were forced to perform with no script or rehearsal and without even a passed audition confirming they were fit for the part; in fact, it could have been done deliberately to oppress and humiliate them. Head, desk. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Word: headdesk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From head + desk. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛd.dɛsk/ 1. To bang one's head against the desk in frustration; (by extension) to express annoyance or exasperation. Labels: slang Example: Hopefully this will save someone else some head-desking; I'll see about writing up a patch for the docs describing this (unless I discover that I've been blind and this is, indeed, documented somewhere). :-D Example: In no time at all you'll be headdesking just like a dog trainer, wailing at people's misinterpretations of their dogs.
Word: semsemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِمْسِمِيَّة (simsimiyya). 1. A six- or seven-stringed Egyptian harp.
Word: opposition research Part of Speech: noun 1. Negative information retrieved about a candidate's opponent in an election for use in campaigning. Labels: uncountable
Word: how are you doing Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of how do you do (“greeting on being introduced”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal 2. A greeting to an existing acquaintance, asking after their welfare.
Word: to arms Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Used to order an attack, a summons to war or battle.
Word: going postal Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of go postal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crasser Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of crass: more crass Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: draw left Part of Speech: verb 1. A verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the left side parallel to the boat and pull it towards the boat. This is a maneuver to move the front of the boat to the left side. Example: When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw left to avoid the sweepers.
Word: draw right Part of Speech: verb 1. A verbal command given usually to the bowman of a canoe or raft. It means to place the paddle in the water on the right side parallel to the boat and pull it towards the boat. This is a maneuver to move the front of the boat to the right side. Example: When we get to the bottom of the rapids, draw right to avoid the sweepers.
Word: J stroke Part of Speech: noun 1. A paddling technique used by the sternman of a canoe that starts with a stroke perpendicular to the boat and ends with a hook behind the back of the boat. This forms a letter "J" when paddling on the right side of the boat. The technique is used to overcome the tendency of the boat to turn when paddling on one side and keep the boat going straight in the water.
Word: sternman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stern + -man. 1. A person who sits at the stern or rear of a boat.
Word: hostlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hostler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parembole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρεμβολή (parembolḗ, “throwing in”). 1. A kind of rhetorical parenthesis. The insertion of something relating to the subject in the middle of a period. Labels: rhetoric
Word: Ripuarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ripuarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piss ants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piss ant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piss-ants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piss-ant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: materialised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of materialise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grappling iron Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌaɪɚn/ 1. A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.
Word: isocandela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English candela English isocandela From iso- + candela. 1. A line joining points that have the same luminous intensity
Word: aminoacyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + acyl. 1. Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.
Word: aminoacylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acyl 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 acylation English aminoacylation From amino- + acylation. 1. The addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
Word: aminoacyl tRNA synthetase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the linkage of a tRNA molecule to an appropriate amino acid during protein synthesis.
Word: circumstellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English stellar English circumstellar From circum- + stellar. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜːkəmˈstɛlə/ 1. That surrounds, or revolves around a star Labels: not-comparable
Word: hygroscopicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hygroscopic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English hygroscopicity From hygroscopic + -ity. 1. The state of being hygroscopic. Labels: uncountable 2. The degree to which a substance is hygroscopic. Labels: countable
Word: hyperoxidized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English oxidized English hyperoxidized From hyper- + oxidized. 1. Oxidized to a greater than normal degree Labels: not-comparable 2. That has been treated with, or combined with hydrogen peroxide Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperoxidized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English oxidized English hyperoxidized From hyper- + oxidized. 1. simple past and past participle of hyperoxidize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: midplane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English plane English midplane From mid- + plane. 1. A plane that passes through the middle of something, especially through the middle of the body
Word: nanocluster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English cluster English nanocluster From nano- + cluster. 1. A cluster of nanoparticles
Word: peroxiredoxin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of antioxidant enzymes that mediate signal transduction in mammalian cells.
Word: thioredoxin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of antioxidant proteins that are found in all mammalian cells.
Word: sulphiredoxin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of antioxidant enzymes that work with peroxiredoxin
Word: spin ice Part of Speech: noun 1. Any crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.
Word: water ice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of water + ice. 1. Ice in everyday language, namely ice made of frozen water; water in a solid physical state, especially when distinguished from other frozen substances. Labels: retronym, uncountable 2. A dessert made from crushed ice that has been sweetened and flavored. Labels: Mid-Atlantic, US, countable
Word: killfilter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kill + filter. 1. kill file
Word: wall in Part of Speech: verb 1. To enclose by surrounding with walls. Example: They had walled in the garden. Example: Buses have back entrances for women leading to a walled-in female section.
Word: wall off Part of Speech: verb 1. To separate with a wall. Example: The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment. 2. To isolate completely. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Early protectionists tried to wall off the country from foreign trade. Example: Nationalist politics, walled off for decades by an artificial silence, have emerged practically unscathed from the ruins of Communism's enforced internationalism.
Word: wall up Part of Speech: verb 1. To seal with a wall. Labels: transitive Example: They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin.
Word: lay open Part of Speech: verb 1. To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration. Labels: Japan, South-Korea 2. To expose or reveal (something). Labels: transitive Example: to lay oneself open to criticism Example: The power of turning into an animal has this serious disadvantage that it lays you open to the chance of being wounded or even slain in your animal skin before you have the chance to put it off and scramble back into your human integument. 3. To open (something) through cutting or scissoring. Labels: transitive
Word: empathise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of empathize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: cupset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cup + upset. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌpsɛt/ 1. An upset in a cup competition. Labels: slang Example: Gary: It'll Be Cupset for Andy Example: […] a landmark point of the season, with fans and commentators alike eagerly awaiting a 'cupset'.
Word: laying open Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lay open Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Putin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Пу́тин (Pútin). Pronunciation: /ˈpuː.tɪn/, /ˈpu.tɪn/ 1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin). Example: But yesterday's remarks are the baldest affirmation yet that Putin has no real intention of resigning from politics. 2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin). 3. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin).
Word: Fourth Reich Part of Speech: name Etymology: From fourth + Reich. 1. A hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich). Example: Are you listening, sir? Or did your mind drift / to the next country in your axis, / to all the cool bomb drops you get to call: / delivery fresh from the Fourth Reich to y’all? Example: From their hideaways in South America, it would have been easy for the Nazis to slink away down to New Swabia and establish the Fourth Reich. 2. A hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich). Labels: figuratively 3. A nickname for Washington Heights, Manhattan, after the German immigrants who reside there. Labels: historical Example: "[…] This ‘Fourth Reich’ section of the City has no decrease in the number of Central European refugees."
Word: caucused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of caucus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: caucusing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of meeting as a caucus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caucusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of caucus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: milchig Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish מילכיק (milkhik) with the spelling influenced by German, or else borrowed directly from German milchig (“milky”). Doublet of milky. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlxɪk/, /ˈmɪlxɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlhɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlkɪɡ/ 1. Dairy, containing anything derived from milk. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable 2. Designated for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable
Word: milchig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish מילכיק (milkhik) with the spelling influenced by German, or else borrowed directly from German milchig (“milky”). Doublet of milky. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlxɪk/, /ˈmɪlxɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlhɪɡ/, /ˈmɪlkɪɡ/ 1. Food containing anything derived from milk. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable
Word: fleischig Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, “meaty”). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (“meaty”). Doublet of fleshy. Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪʃɪk/, /ˈflaɪʃɪɡ/ 1. Meaty, containing meat. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable 2. Designated for use with meat or having been contaminated by meat. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable 3. Having recently eaten meat and therefore unable to eat milchig food. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable
Word: fleischig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish פֿליישיק (fleyshik, “meaty”). Spelling influenced by German fleischig (“meaty”). Doublet of fleshy. Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪʃɪk/, /ˈflaɪʃɪɡ/ 1. Food containing meat. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable
Word: secularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From secular + -ity. Compare French sécularité, Latin saecularitas. 1. The state of being secular. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a secularity of character which makes Christianity and its principal doctrines distasteful or unintelligible Example: The Biblical Song of Songs, the secularity of which is so apparent, and which, inasmuch as it is a part of the Bible, could not be suppressed, was classified as "sacred" by ascribing to it an allegorical interpretation.
Word: morpho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite). 1. Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies. Example: Another area visited by butterfly tours for its prolific blue morphos and other brilliant butterflies is Tingo Maria Parque Nacional and vicinity.
Word: desecrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English desecrate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English desecrator From desecrate + -or. 1. A person who profanes or violates the sacredness or sanctity of something.
Word: spinets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nullo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From null + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌ.ləʊ/, /ˈnʌ.loʊ/ 1. A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any tricks. Example: If the adversaries of a nullo revoke, the declarer can give them three of his tricks, or take 100 in honours as penalty. If he revokes, they take 100 penalty as usual. SUGGESTIONS FOR BIDDING. The dealer should never bid a nullo originally ... Example: It takes a better nullo hand to raise nullos than to bid them. Dummy shows. A player who has once been called off from nullos by his partner should never return to them. 2. One who has their genitals (and sometimes nipples) surgically removed (nullification) as a form of body modification. Labels: neologism Example: This public presentation of the mutilation of the penis is not obviously very different from the forms of disassembly of the penis engaged in by male body modifiers – particularly nullos and transgenders – on the Body Modification Ezine website.
Word: occultate Part of Speech: verb 1. To make occult or hidden. Labels: transitive Example: […] to occultate the apparent, to manifest the hidden.
Word: charmed life Part of Speech: noun 1. A life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger. Labels: idiomatic Example: "You bear a charmed life," said Carrados suggestively, but Tulloch did not rise to the suggestion. "It was a bit of luck. […]" Example: Walcott thought he should have had a penalty when his cross appeared to strike the arm of Vincent Kompany and, either side of the break, Van Persie forced Hart to save one shot and fired another wide as City's goal continued to lead a charmed life.
Word: red-card Part of Speech: verb 1. To show (a player) a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area; to send off. Labels: transitive Example: He was red-carded for striking the other player.
Word: yellow-card Part of Speech: verb 1. To show someone a yellow card
Word: city halls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of city hall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green flashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green flash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first half Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half. Example: Raheem Sterling, in particular, was a constant menace in the first half and prominently involved in the opening goal, squaring the decisive pass for Jesus after Virgil van Dijk’s clearance had been cut out.
Word: second half Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half Example: Sunderland had the best of the second half but were unable to find a winner.
Word: stoppage time Part of Speech: noun 1. Additional time added to the end of a match, or period of a match, in order to compensate for time lost due to any stoppages of play. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But Sunderland fans fearing the worst finally had something to cheer when in the fourth of five minutes of stoppage time Gyan stood at the right place at the right time. Example: Brazilian substitute Andressa Alves had equalised in stoppage time to force the shootout after Ella Toone had given England a first-half lead.
Word: last-gasp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the figurative attributive usage of last gasp. 1. Happening at the very end of an event. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.
Word: rebinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rebind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: front man Part of Speech: noun 1. A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group. Example: Near-synonyms: frontperson, front 2. A striker. 3. The lead singer in a musical group. Example: Near-synonym: frontperson Example: Pete Doherty is the front man of the Libertines.
Word: taggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tagger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on the cards Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Originally referring to the predictions of fortune-tellers using cards. 1. Likely to occur, probable. Labels: idiomatic Example: "After all, there are two ends to every stick," he reminded her, "and it's quite on the cards for mine to be the one that next waggles. […]" Example: Wolves, sensing the comeback of all comebacks was on the cards, kept pressing and set up an exciting finish when Ronald Zubar's header was judged to have crossed the line, even though it appeared that Nigel de Jong had successfully cleared the effort.
Word: very much Part of Speech: adv 1. Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.) Labels: not-comparable Example: His two cousins are so very much alike. Example: I am very much aware you'd very much like to see me again. 2. Indeed. Labels: not-comparable Example: An apparent first-half spitting contest between Papiss Cissé and Jonny Evans provided unwanted controversy on a night when Ashley Young’s late winner kept Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League qualification very much alive.
Word: hit the net Part of Speech: verb 1. To score a goal.
Word: lady's mantle Part of Speech: noun 1. The herb Alchemilla vulgaris, or any plant in the genus Alchemilla.
Word: lavender cotton Part of Speech: noun 1. Ground cypress (Santolina chamaecyparissus). Labels: uncountable
Word: open goal Part of Speech: noun 1. An undefended goal. 2. An opportunity that is readily available. Labels: figuratively Example: Labour missed an “open goal” to beat Theresa May and should not pretend it achieved a famous victory, a former shadow chancellor has said. Example: Reeves, a former Bank of England economist, was presented with an open goal thanks to Kwasi Kwarteng’s badly received mini-budget and she was determined not miss it.
Word: back line Part of Speech: noun 1. Collectively, the defenders of a team. Example: Battling Bolton disputed the goal, claiming Drogba was offside, but the Ivorian appeared to have timed his angled run across the visitors back line to perfection to race onto a fine Michael Essien pass and ensure Chelsea moved back into fourth place in the Premier League. 2. The line running across the goal to the corners of the playing field. 3. The players known as the backs, whose primary responsibility is defense. Example: A running fullback radically improves the attacking prowess of any back line, particularly if she is able to read a play, knowing when it's time to hit the line at pace or to join the line to act as an extra attacker. 4. The imaginary tactical line across the field that passes through the backs, through their primary line of attack/defence (i.e. excluding any players in a more backward defensive position).
Word: off-the-ball Part of Speech: adj 1. Occurring away from active play. Labels: not-comparable Example: An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.
Word: desecrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desecrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retroaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action English retroaction From retro- + action. 1. Any action that has an influence due to a past event Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An opposing action; a reaction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amputator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amputate + -or. 1. The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
Word: amputators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amputator Labels: form-of, plural