nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: semi-automatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic English semi-automatic From semi- + automatic. 1. A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol. Example: The Los Angeles ordinance covers semi-automatics with a detachable magazine of 20 rounds or more. As examples, it cited such weapons as the AR 15 assault rifles, Uzi assault rifles and carbines, Ingram Mac-10 and Mac-11 assault carbines, AK-47 assault rifles, Thompson carbines and all Avtomat Kalashnikov weapons. 2. A semi-automatic transmission.
Word: lances Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlænsɪz/, /ˈlɑːnsɪz/ 1. plural of lance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lances Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlænsɪz/, /ˈlɑːnsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lances Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlænsiːz/ 1. plural of lanx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hose barb Part of Speech: noun 1. A short protrusion marked by ridges or dull barbs useful for securing a rubber hose or tube.
Word: alliteration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin allīterātiō, from allīterātus, from allīterō, from Latin ad (“to, towards, near”) and lītera (“a letter”). Pronunciation: /əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/, [əˌlɪɾəˈɹeɪʃən] 1. The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So fish fury all round, as there has been in the past. And as an aside, that alliteration was, sadly, not mine that of a former political correspondent of the Daily Record, John Deans, and applied to the 'cod wars' with Iceland. 2. The recurrence of the same letters or sounds in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sebum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːbəm/, /ˈsiːbm̩/ 1. A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘I mean, it is not simply adolescent acne caused by the over-excretion of sebum.’
Word: homothetic Part of Speech: adj 1. for a geometric figure that is the image of another figure under an homothety. Labels: not-comparable 2. of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value Labels: not-comparable 3. in which the ratio of goods demanded depends only on the ratio of their prices Labels: not-comparable 4. the relationship of a microcosm to a macrocosm Labels: not-comparable
Word: sebaceous gland Part of Speech: noun 1. A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.
Word: mammon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (“wealth, material avarice”). Labels: alt-of
Word: fletching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fletch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fletching Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The fins or feathers so attached. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But the fletching on this arrow is not well aligned and so the hunter’s second shot strikes short.
Word: mistletoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mistelto, mistilto (“European mistletoe”), from Old English misteltān (“mistletoe”), from mistel (“mistletoe; basil; birdlime”) + tān (“sprig, shoot, twig”), possibly as a calque of Old Norse mistilteinn; equivalent to mistle + tan (“twig”). This was mistaken for the plural of tā (“toe”). Cognate with Danish mistelten (“mistletoe”), Norwegian misteltein (“mistletoe”), Icelandic mistilteinn (“mistletoe”). Compare also the simplex form West Frisian mistel (“mistletoe”), Dutch mistel (“mistletoe”), German Mistel (“mistletoe”), Swedish mistel (“mistletoe”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ/, /ˈmɪz(ə)ltəʊ/, /ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/, /ˈmɪzəlˌtoʊ/ 1. Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: (all obsolete or archaic) Example: Miſtletoe, by phyſicians, &c. called viſcus, grows to the height of about two feet. […] Pliny and moſt naturaliſts relate, that thruſhes being exceedingly fond of the berries of the miſtletoe; they ſwallow them, and caſt them out again on the branches of trees, where they uſe to perch; and by this means give occaſion to a new production of miſtletoe. 2. A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it. Labels: uncountable Example: Miſtletoe! why I know what that is, as we garniſh our Houſe with it every Year, at Chriſtmas. Example: There were ruddy, brown-faced, broad-girthed Spanish Onions, shining in the fatness of their growth like Spanish Friars; and winking from their shelves in wanton slyness at the girls as they went by, and glanced demurely at the hung-up mistletoe.
Word: uvea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin ūvea (“grape-like”), from Latin ūva (“grape”) + -ea, partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”). Pronunciation: /ˈjuːvɪə/, /ˈjuvɪə/ 1. The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
Word: shadowbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shadow + box (“cuboid container”). 1. A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front. Example: Simply constructed of wood, a shadowbox sign frame 6 inches deep, 11 inches wide and 70 inches long is suspended over the stairway of the Scott Sotre, 124 Fifth Avenue, Jamestown, N.D. Example: To build a shadowbox into the normal sort of hollow-core wall, we first have to make darned sure where we want the thing, for once you start making a shadowbox, there's no going back unless you panel over the whole area with a new surface. 2. A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow. Example: This book will show you how to make fabulous origami shadowbox frames to display your art in a beautiful and original way! Example: Display the movie with a shadowbox effect by clicking the Aspect Ratio button.of mine Luisa Ramirez. 3. A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images. Example: Q. All right. Would they be of any significance in showing the jury through a shadowbox? A. I think they helped confirm the diagnosis. Example: Q. Doctor, insofar as the condition of her back is concerned, would you be good enough to put the shadowbox up again, please? 4. A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments. Example: In cases where it is difficult or impossible to reduce room illumination to this value, viewing of the projected image may be improved by providing the screen with a light shield, commonly known as a shadowbox . Example: A shadowbox extending 270 ° around the diode showed that the beam was reasonably uniform.
Word: shadowbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shadow + box (“cuboid container”). 1. To display in a shadowbox. Example: This is also the time to decide which photos will be shadowboxed, which ones will be popped up, and which will lie flat on the paper. Example: The trailer walls were covered with collectable plates, framed fan art, and shadowboxed phasers and tricorders.
Word: shadowbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shadow + box (“to fight in a boxing match”). 1. To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror. Example: He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight. Example: The fighter starts to shadowbox in front of them. 2. To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly. Example: He wrapped himself forever in the garden of his mind showered with golden cataclysms, sun-explosive and shadowboxed all patentcy of death. Example: But, he knew, like all the other firms they had to shadowbox around the issue until things got awkward and it was apparent they had discussed everything in the world but money. 3. To argue with an imaginary enemy. Labels: figuratively Example: Without being shadowboxed into psychedelic fears about losing Japan as a trader or as a friend — let us remind our Government today that Japan wants what we have and we want them to get what we have but not at the expense of our economy or at an unfair price. Example: No one here is calling for Joe Peacock to be ostracized. We’re calling him on his bullshit. Brave of you to shadowbox all those non-existent censors though.
Word: shadowgraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph. 1. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram. Example: `There you have its exemplification, a shadowgraph of vapour, penetrated by a single concrete element - my Mind. 2. An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
Word: shadowgraph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph. 1. To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen. Labels: transitive 2. To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
Word: vascular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin vasculāris, from Latin vasculum, diminutive of vas (“vessel”). Pronunciation: /ˈvæskjələ/, /ˈvæskjəlɚ/ 1. Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids Labels: not-comparable Example: Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
Word: stanchion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French estanson, estanchon, (Modern French étançon), from estance (“a stay, a prop”), from Latin stāns (“standing”), present participle of stō. Pronunciation: /ˈstanʃən/, /ˈstɑːnʃən/, /ˈstænʃən/ 1. A vertical pole, post, or support. Example: The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion. Example: You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier. 2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.
Word: stanchion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French estanson, estanchon, (Modern French étançon), from estance (“a stay, a prop”), from Latin stāns (“standing”), present participle of stō. Pronunciation: /ˈstanʃən/, /ˈstɑːnʃən/, /ˈstænʃən/ 1. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions. 2. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.
Word: tonsil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century, Pronunciation: /ˈtɒn.sɪl/, /ˈtɒn.səl/, /ˈtɔn.sɪl/, /ˈtɔn.səl/, /ˈtɑn.səl/ 1. Ellipsis of palatine tonsil. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
Word: brit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English brytten, brutten, from Old English brittian, bryttian (“to divide, dispense, distribute, rule over, possess, enjoy the use of”), from Proto-Germanic *brutjaną (“to break, divide”), from Proto-Germanic *breutaną (“to destroy, crush, break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to break”). Cognate with Icelandic brytja (“to chop up, break in pieces, slaughter”), Swedish bryta (“to break, fracture, cut off”), Danish bryde (“to break”), and outside the Germanic family with Albanian brydh (“to make crumbly, friable, soft”). Related to Old English brytta (“dispenser, giver, author, governor, prince”), Old English brēotan (“to break in pieces, hew down, demolish, destroy, kill”). Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. To break in pieces; divide. Labels: transitive 2. To bruise; indent. Labels: transitive 3. To fall out or shatter (as overripe hops or grain). Labels: intransitive 4. To fade away; alter. Labels: dialectal, intransitive
Word: brit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle English bret or birt, applied to a different kind of fish. See bret. Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. One of the young of herrings, sprats, etc. 2. One of the tiny crustaceans, of the genus Calanus, that are part of the diet of right whales. Example: The edges of these bones are fringed with hairy fibres, through which the Right Whale strains the water, and in whose intricacies he retains the small fish, when openmouthed he goes through the seas of brit in feeding time.
Word: brit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew בְּרִית. Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. brit milah 2. A covenant, specifically that between God and the Jewish people. Example: The second theocentric approach to observance stresses the partnership of God and man. The Torah and the mitzvot express the eternal brit or covenant made between God and the Jewish people. Example: There is a special brit between God and the Families-of-Israel. The Torah is the story of that brit
Word: dominoes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/, /ˈdɑmɪnoʊz/ 1. plural of domino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dominoes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/, /ˈdɑmɪnoʊz/ 1. Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface. Labels: uncountable
Word: domino effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An allusion to a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling pieces. 1. The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events. Example: While the move has, for now, calmed fears of a repeat of a 2008-style domino effect, the merger has left Switzerland with a new megabank on Paradeplatz square. 2. The theory that, if South Vietnam became communist, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, and additional countries in Southeast Asia and beyond. Labels: historical
Word: European mistletoe Part of Speech: noun 1. a parasitic evergreen plant (Viscum album) with white berries which grows on oaks, apple and other trees.
Word: voice-over Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From voice + over. Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/, /ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/ 1. A production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter. 2. A voice-overed release, especially of foreign content. 3. The voice audio track of such a broadcast. Example: Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones). […] With Reality [Winner]’s voice-overs doing the bulk of the dramatic work, the movie depends heavily on editing to keep the action moving visually, and “Winner” may well prove to be one of the best-edited movies this year.
Word: voice-over Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From voice + over. Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/, /ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/ 1. To supply the voice audio track for (a broadcast). Labels: ambitransitive
Word: voiceover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of voice-over. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Within a few weeks I was in the studio recording voiceovers. They're harder than they look, and the way that editors and producers create narratives from hundreds of hours of footage still amazes me.
Word: voiceover Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of voice-over. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: actuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actual + -ity. * (television): Influenced by French actualité. Pronunciation: /ˌækt͡ʃuˈælɪti/ 1. The state of existing; existence. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "It seems as though I have lived this life always. The world of books and bookish folk is very vague, more like a dream memory than an actuality. I surely have hunted and forayed and fought all the days of my life. And you, too, seem a part of it. You are -- " I was on the verge of saying, "my woman, my mate," but glibly changed it to -- "standing the hardship well." 3. Live reporting on current affairs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all. Correspondents all have portable tape recorders. Example: This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap. 4. A short early motion picture. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: By 1903, the actuality film had reached its peak; in 1903, the Edison and Biograph companies, combined, registered three hundred fifty one actuality films for copyright protection. By 1908 that number had dropped to two.
Word: adaptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adaptive From adapt + -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈdæp.tɪv/ 1. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable. Example: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it issued a final rule allowing what’s called “adaptive driving beam headlights” on new vehicles. It will go into effect when published in the Federal Register in the next few days. Example: The real affinities of all organic beings, in contradistinction to their adaptive resemblances, are due to inheritance or community of descent. 2. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change. 3. Of a trait: that helps an organism to function well in its environment. 4. Of a trait: that helps a person to function well in society.
Word: seaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seewey, from Old English sǣweġ (“a seaway, a path through the sea”), equivalent to sea + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Seegong (“seaway, swell”), German Seegang (“seaway, swell”). 1. A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route. 2. An inland waterway used by seagoing shipping. Example: The coracle […] was a very safe boat for a person of my height and weight, both buoyant and clever in a seaway; but she was the most cross-grained, lop-sided craft to manage. 3. The headway of a vessel.
Word: agelong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age English -long English agelong From age + -long. 1. Lasting throughout all time; eternal. Example: Latter day witches, continuing the age-long cult, frequently made use of these old circles as meeting places, holding esbats, sabbats, and performing their ritual "ring" dances within the circumference of the tall granite stones.
Word: aggrade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- English grade English aggrade From ad- + grade. 1. to raise the level of a river bed by the deposition of sediment Labels: transitive
Word: antipapal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + papal. 1. Characterized by opposition to the pope 2. Of or relating to an antipope
Word: antivivisectionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + vivisectionist. 1. A person opposed to the practice of vivisection.
Word: antivivisectionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + vivisectionist. 1. Of or relating to such a person; characterized by opposition to vivisection. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ATP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Association of Tennis Professionals: the governing body of men's professional tennis, formed in 1972. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The ATP rulebook defines unsportsmanlike conduct as “any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the sport” and carries a fine of up to $20,000. 2. The Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP).
Word: ATP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of adenosine triphosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of authorization to proceed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Mr Sumption said: "The object would be to enable the Secretary of State to reconsider the decision, not simply so as to consider the reduction in the scope of the extradition proceedings which arises from the decision of the House of Lords, but to consider whether, in the light of that reduction, it would be right to issue an ATP (authorisation to proceed) at all." 3. Initialism of average transaction price. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Industry planners and analysts are closely parsing July’s numbers to try to divine what’s ahead for the industry. One worrisome sign was the decline in the average transaction price, or ATP, paid by the typical buyer in July. 4. Initialism of automatic train protection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of airline transport pilot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: ATP Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of at this point. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: semiautomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic English semiautomatic From semi- + automatic. 1. Alternative spelling of semi-automatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires.
Word: semiautomatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic English semiautomatic From semi- + automatic. 1. Alternative spelling of semi-automatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Experts say that there is no clear link between semiautomatics and the number of shootings by the police, and that officers are likely to get higher-powered weapons rather than go back to traditional handguns.
Word: artifice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ 1. A crafty but underhanded deception. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The notion that consequence can be as easily managed as PR is the ultimate artifice and the ultimate delusion. 2. A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format. 3. A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A tactical move to gain advantage. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Something made with technical skill; a contrivance. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: artifice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ 1. To construct by means of skill or specialised art Example: The Creator has so cunningly endowed our bodies that there is no labor to be done, no skill in artificing or fashioning the metals, that is beyond our reach. Example: Some of the greatest artists of their day either furnished designs or with their own hands artificed ornaments for domestic use,
Word: antenatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ante (“before”) + nātālis (“natal”), from nāscor (“to be born”), equivalent to ante- + natal. Pronunciation: /ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/, /ˌæntiˈnɛɪːtəl/, [ˌɛəntʰiˈnɛɪːɾl̩] 1. Occurring or existing before birth. Example: antenatal care Example: antenatal therapy
Word: CEEB Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of College Entrance Examination Board. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: cryptorchid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypt- + orchid, from Latin orchis (“testicle”). Pronunciation: /kɹɪpˈtɔː(ɹ)kɪd/ 1. A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.
Word: cytologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cytology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cytologist From cytology + -ist. Pronunciation: /saɪˈtɒlədʒɪst/, /saɪˈtɑːləd͡ʒɪst/ 1. A scientist who studies the physical characteristics of chromosomes. 2. A biologist who studies cells.
Word: Mandelbrot set Part of Speech: noun 1. the set of complex numbers c for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zₙ₊₁ = zₙ² + c remains bounded. The boundary of this set is a fractal.
Word: marketeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English market Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English marketeer From market + -eer. 1. A specialist in marketing (promoting and selling products and services). Labels: US 2. One who promotes and sells products or services; called a marketer in US English. Labels: UK 3. Someone who works in or supports a certain kind of system of selling and buying, for example free marketeer, black marketeer.
Word: marzipan layer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake. 1. The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm. Labels: UK, slang 2. All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere. Labels: broadly
Word: hammered Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object. 2. very drunk; inebriated. Labels: Canada, UK, slang Example: ‘Yeah, sorry about that, I was hammered.’
Word: hammered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hammer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marzipan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Martaban, now called in Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.). Pronunciation: /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/, /ˈmɑːzɪpæn/, /ˈmɑɹzəpæn/, /ˈmɑɹtsəpɑn/, /ˈmɑɹtsəpæn/ 1. A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and grill […] then grind finely […] then add the caster sugar and ground hazelnuts [to egg whites] and mix to a stiff marzipan paste. Sandwich the pecan nuts together in pairs with a little of the hazelnut marzipan. Example: Hazelnut marzipan. Hazelnuts are used as an alternative to almonds, ground together in a proportion from 11⁄2 to 2 parts nuts to sugar. Almonds may be mixed in according to taste. 3. A piece of such a confection. Labels: countable, usually Example: One afternoon not long afterwards you waited byher bedside as she swam through anesthetic. A box of cherry chocolates and a dozen roses in your lap. Cherry chocolates and chocolate-covered marzipans. Then you drove her home. Chocolate-covered marzipans being her favorite. Example: In one hand she held a handkerchief, and in the other she held two cherry-shaped marzipans. Rosalia smiled when she saw the marzipans and took them and the handkerchief from Madre Carmela.
Word: marzipan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Martaban, now called in Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.). Pronunciation: /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/, /ˈmɑːzɪpæn/, /ˈmɑɹzəpæn/, /ˈmɑɹtsəpɑn/, /ˈmɑɹtsəpæn/ 1. To cover with marzipan. Labels: transitive Example: a marzipanned cake
Word: massively parallel Part of Speech: adj 1. having many individual or distributed processing units and thus able to carry out many simultaneous calculations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: MPP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of massively parallel processing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of massively parallel processor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of Member of Provincial Parliament. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Got my name in registry so they stay on me, won’t let me free / Might call up my MPP / Nevermind, they won’t listen to me, don’t listen to me 4. Initialism of mucus penetrating particle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 5. Initialism of meters per pixel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 6. Initialism of Master of Public Policy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: sprote Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Of German origin, meaning "to be fashionable"; made popular during the reign of King George III of England in the 1780s. 1. Of dapper attire. Labels: Scotland, regional
Word: Old Bailey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally "The Bailey", a street running outside the western wall of medieval London; from the word bailey, a Middle English term for the outermost wall or court of a fortification. The courthouse built nearby in the 16th century, alongside old Newgate Prison, took its name from the street. 1. A street in the City between Holborn Circus and St Paul's Cathedral. 2. The Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in the City of London. 3. The English legal system. Labels: broadly
Word: Whitehall Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”). Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪthɔːl/, /ˈʍaɪthɔːl/ 1. A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The British government or civil service Labels: UK, broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable Example: […] both Whitehall and Downing Street are in a blue funk lest they should do the wrong thing, either let the man slip away with the papers or arrest him without them. Example: Britain's securocracy — Whitehall spymasters, backed up by government lawyers, engaged in the increasingly thankless task of preserving state secrets — are faced with an intriguing conundrum. What do they do when the bulwark they have been relying on for so long to protect their secrets crumbles before their eyes? 3. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of other places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A village on the isle of Stronsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY6528). Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1638). Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. A surname from Middle English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tonsillitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tonsil Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tonsillitis From tonsil + -itis. Pronunciation: /tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/ 1. Inflammation of the tonsils. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Duchesne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French du + chesne (“oak (tree)”); French du chêne (“oak (tree)”). Pronunciation: /duːˈʃeɪn/ 1. A surname from Old French. 2. A small city, the county seat of Duchesne County, Utah, United States. 3. The Duchesne River in Utah.
Word: pox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse. Pronunciation: /pɑks/ 1. A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A curse. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: a pox on all their houses Example: A pox on him, he's a cat still.
Word: pox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the plural of Middle English pocke. See also pock. The curse sense involves metonymy: wishing a literal pox upon someone is the original form of pox-relevant curse, and the word pox itself also came to mean curse. Pronunciation: /pɑks/ 1. To infect with the pox, or syphilis. Labels: dated, transitive Example: Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, †Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona. […]”
Word: quinsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quinesye, from Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnzi/ 1. A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weal throat, and a hesitating, whispering fashion of speech. Example: b False. Quinsies are found at the back of the throat on either side of the uvula along the tonsils. c True. A quinsy grows as it swells with pus. This space-occupying effect can push the uvula away from it towards the opposite side.
Word: drainage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English drainage From drain + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/ 1. A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It should move NR away from previous examples of repairs that have treated the symptoms (fixing the landslip) but not fixed the underlying cause (poor drainage), with the result that a second slip followed. 2. A system of drains. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A downward wind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the forward part of the cyclone, drainage katabasis is checked; but its highest intensity is observed in the rear part of the cyclone.
Word: puss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle Low German pūse, pūskatte or Dutch poes (“puss, cat”, also slang for “vulva”), ultimately from a common Germanic word for cat, perhaps ultimately imitative of a sound made to get its attention (compare Arabic بسة (bissa)). Akin to West Frisian poes, Low German Puus, Puuskatte, Danish pus, dialectal Swedish kattepus, Norwegian pus. Found also in several other European, North African and Asian languages; compare Romanian pisică, Persian پیشی (piši), Tamil பூசை (pūcai), Tagalog pusa and Sardinian pisittu. Pronunciation: /pʊs/, /pʉs/ 1. A cat. Labels: countable, informal, often, term-of-address, uncountable Example: Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots. Example: Come here, puss! I've got some milk for you. 2. A girl or young woman, or any child. Labels: countable, dated, endearing, uncountable 3. A hare. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: He then began to beat about, in the ſame Language, and in the ſame Manner, as if he had been beating for a Hare, and at laſt cried out, 'Soho! Puſs is not far off. Here's her Form, upon my Soul; I believe I may cry ſtole away.' Example: '[…] It won't kill Puss any better for that.' / "'But, goodness gracious, what can that hare be made of?' I asked. 4. The vulva (female genitalia). Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar 5. Sex with a woman. Labels: metonymically, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: So don't know! So, what are you gonna do? Sell your birthright for a little bit of puss? 6. A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves. Labels: Canada, US, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: puss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of Celtic origin, from or akin to Irish pus (“mouth, lip”), from Middle Irish bus. Compare also Middle Low German pussen (“to kiss”), Middle High German bussen (“to kiss”). Pronunciation: /pʊs/, /pʉs/ 1. The mouth. Labels: slang Example: Shut your puss before I shut it for you. Example: Hubbert has a rasping voice and a razory laugh, and he's busy and theatrical in the worst way — a noisy performing pro with whirlwind arms and a saturnine puss. 2. The face. Labels: slang Example: She gave him a slap in the puss.
Word: puss Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pʊs/, /pʉs/ 1. Alternative spelling of pus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: It didn't move as much, and the same teary puss leaked from its eyes. Example: People called him Puss Head because if you crossed him, he went to great lengths to make sure that before you died, puss leaked from your head.
Word: presunto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese presunto. 1. A dry-cured Portuguese ham.
Word: TID Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ter in diē. 1. thrice per day, consumed three times per day Example: It has been repeatedly documented that moving patients from a TID dosing regimen to BID or OD vastly improves compliance, and thus the medicine's effectiveness.
Word: TID Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time-interval digitizer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QD Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin quāquē diē. 1. once per day Labels: not-comparable
Word: QD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quantum dot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ALF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Animal Liberation Front (name used by animal rights activists engaging in direct action). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of automatic letter facing: mechanical postal system introduced in the UK in 1957 to align the stamps to the correct position for the franking machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of assisted living facility. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IAEA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Atomic Energy Agency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “We have achieved something very important today and the important thing is the IAEA is staying here – let the world know that the IAEA is staying at Zaporizhzhia,” Grossi said in a video from Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.
Word: PRI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Public Radio International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PRI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of primary rate interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Population Reference Intake. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: RSS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Rich Site Summary / Really Simple Syndication (“mechanism to follow updates on other websites such as news, music, blogs, etc.”). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The awesome power of RSS delivered to me this morning a link to a new blog post by Robert X Cringeley. The post, The second coming of Java got me thinking. Example: Another theory is that RSS was always too geeky for regular people. Even the New York Times, which seems to have been eager to adopt RSS and promote it to its audience, complained in 2006 that RSS is a “not particularly user friendly” acronym coined by “computer geeks.” 2. Initialism of RDF Site Summary. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, proscribed 3. Initialism of Republic of Singapore Ship (“prefix of Navy ships belonging to the Republic of Singapore Navy”). Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (“Indian nationalist volunteer organization”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RSS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of reusable spaceship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of rapid response system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of range safety system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of residual sum of squares. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of red skin syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CMS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Chicago Manual of Style. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Church Mission Society (formerly Church Missionary Society). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “If the FDA grants traditional approval CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a statement. Example: The notices sent to staffers in the office suggested that they contact the former director of the office if they had a complaint — but that director died late last year, Karen Shields, a former CMS executive, posted on LinkedIn on Tuesday morning. 5. Initialism of Charles Martel Society. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Other groups have different messages: the National Policy Institute, fronted by Richard Spencer and designed to “elevate the consciousness of whites”; the Occidental Quarterly, run by CMS member Kevin MacDonald and presenting itself as a scholarly journal; American Third Position, later rebranded as the American Freedom Party, led by Johnson with “a platform that is predicated on the preservation of our traditional European roots.”
Word: CMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of content management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of call management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of career management skills. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of color management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Conversational Monitor System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of construction and management simulation, a style of game that involves planning and managing a population of citizens in a town or similar, without direct control of characters. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of compact muon solenoid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of carbon microsphere. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of congenital myasthenic syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PLO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Palestine Liberation Organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism