nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: blacktop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + top. Pronunciation: /ˈblæktɒp/ 1. Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac). Labels: US, uncountable Example: Then I was around the hill on the blacktop and in another country. 2. A road so paved. Labels: US, countable 3. A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot. Labels: US, countable Example: At one time, students were able to play basketball on the blacktop behind the school building, and teachers were also able to park on campus. Now, teachers park on the streets, and there is no place for students to let off steam with casual, non-organized sports before or after school. Example: From the dismissive receptionist in the main office to the lines on the school blacktop for dropping off and picking up children, schools often make parents feel that they must justify their presence.
Word: blacktop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From black + top. Pronunciation: /ˈblæktɒp/ 1. To pave with blacktop. Labels: US Example: The county first blacktopped that road decades ago
Word: Linnaeus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Linnæus, from New Latin Linnaeus, from Swedish lind (“linden tree, lime tree”), in reference to a giant linden tree that grew on the family homestead of Carl Linnaeus. Pronunciation: /lɪˈniː.əs/, /lɪˈneɪ.əs/ 1. Carl (or the latinized Carolus) Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy."
Word: take to one's heels Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave, especially to flee or run away. Labels: idiomatic Example: [T]hen, confused and frightened, he took to his heels; and, not knowing what he did, made off as fast as he could lay his feet to the ground. Example: Of a sudden, however, a man broke from their company, took to his heels, and fled into the church.
Word: custodian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian. Pronunciation: /kəˈstoʊdiən/ 1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper. Example: After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian. Example: The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great! 2. An administrator. 3. A gaolkeeper. 4. A protector or guard. 5. A janitor; a cleaner. Labels: Canada, US
Word: unsettled Part of Speech: adj 1. Disturbed, upset. Example: I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused. Example: Universal Directory of Railway Officials and Railway Year Book, 1946-47. […] Although the preparation of the fifty-second edition of this well-known work proved a far from easy task, owing to the continuance of unsettled conditions in many parts of the world, the response to the endeavours of the publishers to obtain accurate and complete information has exceeded anything that would have been possible twelve months earlier. 2. Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change. 3. Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants. 4. Unpaid. Example: We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.
Word: unsettled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unsettle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nondenominational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English denomination English -al English denominational English nondenominational From non- + denominational. 1. Having no denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect. Labels: not-comparable Example: There will be a nondenominational service, open to all, on Saturday beneath the redwoods.
Word: nondenominational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English denomination English -al English denominational English nondenominational From non- + denominational. 1. One who does not belong to a specific denomination.
Word: pummeled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pummel Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: His opponent was smaller but faster, and he got pummeled.
Word: wetware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wet Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English wetware From wet + -ware (suffix denoting a type of software). 1. The human brain or mind, likened to a computer part. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: What is not understood is the power hunger that resides in what the psychiatrist Kenneth Colby calls the "wetware"— the human brain about which we know very little except that it is composed of about 75 percent water. Example: … cyberpunk dream to leave behind the fallible "meat" or "wetware" of the body by entering the datasphere ... 2. The human brain or mind, likened to a computer part. Labels: slang, uncommon, uncountable 3. The underlying generative code for an organism, as found in the genetic material, in the biochemistry of the cells, or in the architecture of the body’s tissues. Labels: uncountable
Word: wheedler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheedle + -er. 1. One who wheedles; a sweet talker. Example: Then the landlady began telling him this story, that she had heard from Theodore, Monsieur Guillaumin's servant, and although she destested Tellier, she blamed Lheureux. He was “a wheedler, a sneak.”
Word: overlarge Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overlarge, equivalent to over- + large. Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/ 1. Excessively large; too big; oversize. Example: After a couple of years without pruning, the shrub had grown overlarge and completely obscured the window. Example: The house felt overlarge and oversilent with just the two of us, but I was relishing the peace of the kitchen.
Word: overlarge Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English overlarge, equivalent to over- + large. Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/ 1. Too extravagantly, overconfidently. Labels: obsolete Example: I will doo with her what me lyst said Palomydes / wete yow wel sayd that knyghte thou spekest ouer large / though thou semest me to haue at auauntage / by cause thow sawest me doo bataille but late
Word: woundwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wound + wort. 1. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: poultice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊltɪs/ 1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it. Example: The poultice relaxeth the pores. Example: Sties in the eye are irritating and disfiguring. Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread-and-milk poultice. 2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.
Word: poultice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls. The phonological development from Middle English is regular; compare poultry. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊltɪs/ 1. To treat with a poultice. Labels: transitive
Word: well-born Part of Speech: adj 1. Noble; born into the upper classes. Example: Near-synonyms: born to the purple, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, to the manor born
Word: VMI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Virginia Military Institute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: VMI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of vendor-managed inventory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: stainless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stain Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English stainless From stain + -less. 1. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration. Labels: not-comparable Example: Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International. 2. Unmarked, spotless. Labels: not-comparable 3. Free from sin; morally pure. Labels: not-comparable Example: After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.
Word: stainless Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stain Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English stainless From stain + -less. 1. Ellipsis of stainless steel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually Example: The conveyors are made entirely of stainless and the whole facility is designed for regular washdowns.
Word: exchequer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Latin scaccus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium Medieval Latin scaccarium Anglo-Norman eschekerbor. Middle English escheker English exchequer From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard. Pronunciation: /ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/, /ɪksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/ 1. An office of revenue taxation; a treasury. 2. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose. Example: "A couple, eh, my girl?" he replied, fishing deeply into both his trouser pockets. "You don't mean tanners by any chance? Well, that's the state of the exchequer." Two sixpences and a few coppers were the result of his investigation.
Word: exchequer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Latin scaccus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium Medieval Latin scaccarium Anglo-Norman eschekerbor. Middle English escheker English exchequer From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard. Pronunciation: /ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/, /ɪksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/ 1. To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer. Labels: transitive
Word: Exchequer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proprialization of exchequer. 1. The government department that collects and manages revenue. Labels: UK
Word: conceding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of concede Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: betting parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. A business establishment for the placing of wagers on athletic competitions and horse or dog races. Labels: US
Word: cuisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa. Pronunciation: /kwɪs/, /kwiːs/ 1. Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.
Word: trippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trip + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪ.pi/ 1. Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen. Labels: informal Example: Someone says there's something more to pay for sins that you committed yesterday; it's really rather drippy but something oh so trippy. Something happened to me yesterday. Example: Arguably, without Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74) would not have revolutionised British TV comedy. He was key in developing the show’s distinctively trippy, stream-of-consciousness format, where each surreal set-up (the Lumberjack Song, the upper-class twit of the year show, the dead parrot, or the fish-slapping dance) flowed into the next, unpunctuated by punchlines.
Word: a rolling stone gathers no moss Part of Speech: proverb Pronunciation: /ə ˈɹol.ɪŋ stoʊn ˈɡæð.əɹz noʊ mɔs/ 1. A person who never settles in one place will never be successful. 2. A person must keep active in order to avoid stagnating.
Word: catwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + walk. 1. An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel. 2. Any similar elevated walkway. Example: The lengthening [of the District Line platforms] is being done so that passengers will no longer have to use the narrow catwalks to enter and leave the front and rear portions of eight-car trains. 3. A narrow elevated stage on which models parade. 4. The business of making clothes for fashion shows. Labels: broadly
Word: pulverise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌlvəɹaɪz/, /ˈpʌlvəɹɑjz/, /ˈpʊlvəɹaɪz/, /ˈpʌlvəɾaɪz/ 1. To render into dust or powder. Labels: transitive 2. To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder. Labels: transitive 3. To defeat soundly, thrash. Labels: figuratively, transitive 4. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust. Labels: intransitive Example: the stone pulverises easily
Word: en prise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French. 1. Undefended, able to be captured. Labels: not-comparable
Word: untranslatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English translatable English untranslatable From un- + translatable. Pronunciation: /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/ 1. Not able to be translated. Example: They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed. Example: This glyph's data contains references to energy conversion or respiration; however, it may also be describing a transformation via some untranslatable process. It pays close attention to mass-energy equivalence, though the ratios are strange.
Word: untranslatable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English translatable English untranslatable From un- + translatable. Pronunciation: /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/ 1. A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.
Word: Orlando Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The city in Florida has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honor of the soldier Orlando Reeves, whom the Seminoles killed there in 1835. Previously, it had been settled in 1844 as Jernigan. Doublet of Roland. Pronunciation: /ɔɹˈlæn.doʊ/, /ɔːˈlæn.dəʊ/ 1. A male given name from Italian. Example: St. Oswald's boys were not called Ben. St Oswald's boys were called Leon, or Jasper, or Rufus or Sebastian. A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint. 2. A surname from Italian derived from the given name. 3. A city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States; see Orlando, Florida. Example: “This pertains to employees in DC, NY, Las Vegas and Orlando. TFG continues to pay chefs and restaurants managers responsible for operating the community kitchens,” the company said.
Word: pied noir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pied noir. See Pied-Noir § Etymology on Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˌpjɛdˈnwɑː/, /ˌpjeɪˈnwɑː/ 1. Someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence. Example: Oran, the second city of Algeria, was even more European than Algiers; in fact, with 300,000 pied noir inhabitants to 150,000 Muslims, it was the only centre where they predominated. Example: His parents were pieds-noirs from Algeria who moved to Morocco, so he spent early childhood in Tangier, leaving him with a love for the Mediterranean, a penchant for cultural mixing and an abiding affection for donkeys.
Word: shit one's pants Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of crap one's pants. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar 2. To fart profusely enough as to leave stains in one's underpants. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar
Word: invaginate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from in- + vāgīna (“sheath”). 1. sheathed Labels: not-comparable 2. Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: invaginate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from in- + vāgīna (“sheath”). 1. To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure. 2. To turn or fold inwardly. 3. To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
Word: safflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French safleur; originally from Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) but influenced by safran (“saffron”) and fleur (“flower”). Pronunciation: /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/ 1. A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Safflower is unusual: if you add alkalis to the dye broth it is yellow; with acids it goes a beautiful crimson pink which is the colour of the original ‘red’ tape once tied around legal documents in England […].
Word: saguaro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish saguaro, from a Taracahitic Uto-Aztecan language, probably Yaqui, Mayo or Opata. Pronunciation: /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹoʊ/, /səˈ(ɡ)wɑɹə/ 1. Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms". Example: The Suwarrow or Saguaro of the natives. Example: The Pitella (pronounced Pitayo) and the Saguaro are the most prized.
Word: sainted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of saint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sainted Part of Speech: adj 1. Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced. Example: Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification. 2. Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased. Example: My sainted mother never had an evening dress. 3. Pious, saintly. 4. Much admired.
Word: salaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English salacious Middle English -ly English -ly English salaciously From salacious + -ly. 1. In a salacious manner.
Word: satinwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From satin + wood. 1. Woody trees in family Rutaceae Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Woody trees in family Rutaceae Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Woody trees in family Rutaceae Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Woody trees in family Rutaceae Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Woody trees in family Rutaceae Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Wood used for crafting fine furniture, particularly for inlay and marquetry, from either Chloroxylon swietenia or Zanthoxylum flavum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion
Word: satyric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek σατυρικός (saturikós), from σάτυρος (sáturos). 1. Of or pertaining to a satyr.
Word: sauterne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A deliberate misspelling by American vintners of the name of the famed French wine region Sauternes and the wines they produce. 1. A wine imitating those of Sauternes. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: Sauternes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French. Pronunciation: /soʊˈtəɹn/ 1. A region of France known for producing dessert wines.
Word: Sauternes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. Pronunciation: /soʊˈtəɹn/ 1. A wine produced in Sauternes, such as the prestigious Château d'Yquem.
Word: secessionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English secession 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 secessionist From secession + -ist. 1. A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation. Example: Near-synonym: separatist Example: Gustav Klimt was of the Viennese secessionist school.
Word: secessionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English secession 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 secessionist From secession + -ist. 1. Seceding or supporting secession. Example: The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.
Word: self-abuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + abuse. Compare self-abusing (adj.). Pronunciation: /sɛlfəˈbjuːs/ 1. Self-deception. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Come, wee’l to ſleepe: My ſtrange & ſelf-abuſe Is the initiate feare, that wants hard vse: We are yet but yong indeed. 2. Physical or verbal maltreatment of oneself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No man hath any warrant for self-abuse: We are not nostri, sed alieni juris; and God will see we shall not destroy his work besides his will. 3. Physical or verbal maltreatment of oneself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If such conversion surgery is not readily available, which is normally the case, owing to the many legal dangers attendant to the operation(s), the transsexual may well attempt self-castration, other mutilations and even suicide, or fall into a reactive psychosis. Such self-abuse is apparently not at all rare. Example: Well I lost control and hurt myself I knew deep down that I needed some help This self-abuse, it would not stop, No matter how hard I tried 4. Masturbation, regarded as sinful or harmful. Labels: countable, dated, euphemistic, uncountable Example: For which reaſon it is that a Gleet is always more or leſs difficult to Cure, as it is of greater or leſs Continuance, or is occaſioned by more or leſs Frequent ſelf Abuſes, or a more or leſs virulent Humor which gave the preceeding Infection; by every one of which cauſes the Glands are always more or leſs ſtretched, weakned and debilitated Example: The vice consists in any excitement of the genital organs produced otherwise than in the natural way. It is known by the terms, self-pollution, self-abuse, masturbation, onanism, manustupration, voluntary pollution, solitary or secret vice, and other names sufficiently explanatory.
Word: self-abuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From self- + abuse. Compare self-abusing (adj.). Pronunciation: /sɛlfəˈbjuːs/ 1. To harm oneself. 2. To masturbate. Labels: dated, euphemistic
Word: jinkies Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪŋk.iz/ 1. Expressing surprise or amazement. Example: "Jinkies, that's the man from the dart game!" Velma exclaimed. Example: Jinkies! Tweety's Back!
Word: shortsightedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shortsighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shortsightedness From shortsighted + -ness. 1. Alternative form of short-sightedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: showgirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + girl. 1. A female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment roles, usually including dancing and singing, often exotically or provocatively costumed. Example: Near-synonyms: chorine, chorus girl Example: She was a Las Vegas showgirl when she was younger.
Word: papaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, from Latin papāver. Doublet of poppy. Pronunciation: /pəˈpeɪvə(ɹ)/ 1. Any plant of the genus Papaver, poppies.
Word: Boaz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bṓʿaz). Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ.əz/, /ˈboʊ.əz/ 1. The second husband of Ruth, the father of Obed, the son of Salmon Example: Then said Boaz vnto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Goe not to gleane in another field, neither goe from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. 3. A surname.
Word: coronet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹənɪt/, /kɒɹəˈnɛt/, /ˈkɔɹənɪt/, /kɔɹəˈnɛt/ 1. A small crown, such as is worn by a noble. Example: [T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully. Example: Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood. 2. The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg. 3. The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry. 4. Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua. 5. Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
Word: chamberlain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). Compare also Late Latin camerārius and comrade. More at chamber, -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəlɪn/, [ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbəlɪn], /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/, [ˈt͡ʃʰeɪ̯mbɚlɪn] 1. A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark. 2. A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title. 3. An upper servant of an inn. Labels: obsolete
Word: honeymoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honeymoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honeymoons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of honeymoon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: catenaccio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian catenaccio, literally "bolt (for a door)". 1. A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities, typically using a libero. Labels: uncountable
Word: metalithium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English lithium English metalithium From meta- + lithium. 1. A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bel Paese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Bel Paese, from bel paese (literary for “Italy”, literally “fair, beautiful country”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzeɪ/, /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzɪ/, /ˌbɛl pɑˈeɪzi/ 1. A soft, mild, creamy Italian cheese shaped in small disks and produced from cow's milk, originally from Lombardy. Labels: uncountable
Word: caciocavallo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caciocavallo, from cacio (“cheese”) + a cavallo (“on horseback”), from Sicilian casucavaḍḍu, from the custom of draping two cheeses over a pole to dry. Doublet of kashkaval. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/ 1. An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: nidificate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1814; borrowed from Latin nīdificātus, perfect passive participle of nīdificō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nīdus (“a nest, dwelling of animals”) + -ficō (“to make, build”). Doublet of nidify and cognate with French nidifier. Pronunciation: /nɪˈdɪfɪˌkeɪt/ 1. To make or build a nest. Labels: intransitive
Word: idolatrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English idolatry Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English idolatrous From idolatry + -ous. Pronunciation: /aɪˈdɒlətrəs/ 1. Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods. Example: the priests of an idolatrous religion Example: Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced. 2. Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted. Example: An idolatrous veneration for antiquity. 3. Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship. Example: An idolatrous image or temple. 4. Of or pertaining to idolatry. Example: Next morning, I sent two of my companions to make enquiry about our prospects, but they returned in the afternoon to report that things were not at all promising, as a number of shopkeepers who traded in articles used for idolatrous worship had already engaged the Towncrier to go round and announce that anyone who rented, leased, or sold premises to the "Jesus-Church" would be seized and buried alive!
Word: autotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/, /ˈɔtəˌtɹoʊf/ 1. Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. Example: It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.
Word: idolatrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idolatrous Middle English -ly English -ly English idolatrously From idolatrous + -ly. 1. In an idolatrous manner. Example: […] yet didst thou find it better, to make up the breaches of that altar, which was misconsecrated to the service of thy God, than to make use of that pile, which was idolatrously devoted to a false god.
Word: eben Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: eben Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Dougherty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Doherty. 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: umbi Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of umbilicus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Word: umbi Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of umbilical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, not-comparable
Word: bede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bēde (“prayer, request, supplication, order, command, rosary, bead”), from Old English ġebed (“prayer, petition, supplication, religious service, an ordinance”), from Proto-West Germanic *bed, from Proto-Germanic *bedą (“prayer, entreaty”). Cognate with Dutch gebed and bede, German Gebet. Pronunciation: /biːd/ 1. Prayer, request, supplication Example: Thus originated the alms-(or bede-) houses so frequently met with in the retired villages of England. Example: By Allah thy bede is good indeed and right is thy rede! 2. Rosary. Example: In Pilgrimage from towne to towne: With offring and with Drilon: To them they bable on their bedes: That they may helpe them in their nedes. Example: Or doe they use their Bedes alone to finde That tale of Paters which they seldome minde?
Word: bede Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bēden (“to offer”), from Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic *beudan, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian biada, Old Saxon biodan (Low German bieden, beden), Dutch bieden, Old High German biotan (German bieten), Old Norse bjóða (Swedish bjuda (“command, show”)), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (anabiudan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πεύθομαι (peúthomai, “ask for”), Sanskrit बोधयति (bodhayati, “wake”), Old Church Slavonic бъдѣти (bŭděti) (Russian будить (buditʹ, “wake”)), Lithuanian budeti (“awake”). See also bid. Pronunciation: /biːd/ 1. pray, offer, proffer Example: Sir, a bargan bede I you, / by it if ye will 2. request, demand, order, command, forbid 3. proclaim, declare Example: A turnement were best to bede. 4. present, counsel, advise, rede, exhort Example: They of londone […] boden hem to ben lyht of herte.
Word: derp Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Probably from dur, a British informal exclamation for “stupid” or from duh, an exclamation indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis. Popularized by BASEketball (1998) and "Succubus", a 1999 episode of South Park. See also twerp possibly related to Welsh twp meaning fool. Derp was used in the movie College Rhythm (1934) to refer to a nerdy or awkward type of person. Pronunciation: /dɝp/, /dɜːp/ 1. Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity. Labels: slang Example: I put chips in my soup instead of crackers. Derp. Example: Now that I think of it, i'm surprised that you didn't make fun of his first name as well- 'How could you believe in a guy who has a girly first name?' derp- you are a fool. 2. A placeholder for unimportant details, blah blah blah. Labels: slang Example: Rob Schneider derp dee derp. Derp dee derpity derpy derp. Until one day, a derp a derp a derp a derp. Example: Me: Hi, remember me from SSG? Can I ask you about herping the derp? R1: Oh, hai Tom. Sure, that would be the derp that was herping blah blah blah...
Word: derp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from dur, a British informal exclamation for “stupid” or from duh, an exclamation indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis. Popularized by BASEketball (1998) and "Succubus", a 1999 episode of South Park. See also twerp possibly related to Welsh twp meaning fool. Derp was used in the movie College Rhythm (1934) to refer to a nerdy or awkward type of person. Pronunciation: /dɝp/, /dɜːp/ 1. To act stupidly or foolishly. Labels: slang 2. To make a stupid mistake. Labels: slang Example: Wait, so we're allowed to have magic items from the start? I must of derped pretty hard. 3. To have one's eyes pointing in different directions; to exhibit strabismus. Labels: slang Example: Also, there was a Derpy cameo in this one, but she didn't have derped eyes. Example: The eyes are wired to the same I2C address to prevent derping, but the three red mouth LED matrices are capable of displaying anything that fits on an 8×24 LED matrix.
Word: derp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from dur, a British informal exclamation for “stupid” or from duh, an exclamation indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis. Popularized by BASEketball (1998) and "Succubus", a 1999 episode of South Park. See also twerp possibly related to Welsh twp meaning fool. Derp was used in the movie College Rhythm (1934) to refer to a nerdy or awkward type of person. Pronunciation: /dɝp/, /dɜːp/ 1. A person who acts stupidly or foolishly; a person who derps. Labels: slang 2. A stupid mistake, stupidity. Labels: slang 3. The constant repeating of an opinion after facts have proved it incorrect, especially as a rhetorical tactic. Labels: uncountable Example: English has no word for "the constant, repetitive reiteration of strong priors". Yet it is a well-known phenomenon in the world of punditry, debate, and public affairs. On Twitter, we call it "derp".
Word: advisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English advisable From advise + -able. 1. Worthy of being recommended; desirable. Example: Perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying. Example: Owing to the war, it was not thought advisable to carry out repairs to this pier, as this would have involved the temporary narrowing of the channel, and it was not until 1919 that it was decided to proceed with the construction of a steel-pile coffer dam round the south pier. 2. Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
Word: huckles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huckle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huckles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of huckle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dolcelatte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A trademark, from the Italian dolce latte (“sweet milk”). Compare dulce de leche. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒltʃəˈlɑːteɪ/, /ˌdɒltʃəˈlɑːtɪ/, /ˌdɒltʃəˈlatɪ/ 1. A mild, slightly sweet form of gorgonzola cheese. Labels: uncountable
Word: gorgonzola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Gorgonzola, a town in northern Italy where the cheese originated. 1. A blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gorgonzola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Gorgonzola. 1. A city in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Word: Gorgonzola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Gorgonzola. 1. Alternative form of gorgonzola (“cheese”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: mascarpone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mascarpone, from Lombard. Pronunciation: /ˌmæskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊni/, /ˌmɑːskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊni/, /ˌmɑːskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊneɪ/, /ˌmæskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊn/, /ˌmɑː(ɹ)skə(ɹ)ˈpəʊn/ 1. A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed or aged; often used in desserts. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pecorino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pecorino, from pecora (“sheep”). 1. Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Later that evening the two of them sat together in the tiny pantry just off the kitchen, the residue of pecorino cheese and cuts of hanging smoked pork strong and delicious around them.
Word: nogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nogging Part of Speech: noun 1. A horizontal beam used in the construction of a building, especially to strengthen upright posts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Rough brick masonry used to fill open spaces. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dwang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc. Pronunciation: /dwæŋ/ 1. A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building. Labels: New-Zealand, Scotland 2. A large metal crowbar.
Word: ricotta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ricotta (literally “cooked again”), from Latin recocta. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɒtə/, /ɹɪˈkɑtə/, /ɹəˈkɑtə/ 1. A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: U-value Part of Speech: noun 1. thermal transmittance or thermal conductance
Word: netty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From net (“elegant, neat”) + -y (“forming adjs. of slightly lesser degree”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛti/ 1. Neat, well-groomed, natty. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: How prettie, how fine and how nettie, Good huswife should yettie.
Word: netty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From net (“openwork fabric mesh”) + -y (“forming adjectives”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛti/ 1. Netted: made of or employing a net. Example: Ye ought for to keepe them close, till the day haue taken the gellie or netty rime, from the earth. 2. Netlike.
Word: netty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Proposed derivations include a corruption of necessary, a euphemism for outhouse; French nettoyer (“to cleanse”); and Italian gabinetto (“toilet”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛti/ 1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Labels: Geordie Example: Neddy, Netty, a certain place that will not bear a written explanation, but which is depicted to the very life in a tail-piece in the first edition of Bewick's ‘Land Birds’ (1797), p. 285. Example: A line of pit cottages... tiny back gardens with outside lavatories, ‘netties’, some of them emptied twice a week by the council. 2. Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet. Labels: Geordie Example: Netty, a privy or water-closet... A common name, amongst the working classes... In common use. In my recollection it was looked upon as a euphemism.
Word: netty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From netball + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛti/ 1. Netball. Labels: Australia, informal, uncountable Example: "The last couple of years I was playing netty in Sydney and wanted to give rugby a go and my trainer finally gave in and we decided to make a video and give it a crack and it took it off from there," Staples said.
Word: Newcastle upon Tyne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Use of the city's major river to distinguish it from other British places known as Newcastle; most notably Newcastle-under-Lyme. 1. A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England. Example: Similar statements were made in Britain, where the growing white lead industry in Newcastle-upon-Tyne caused waves of illness and even death among women workers: Dr Charles T. Thackrah had early on denounced the serious intoxications linked to the use of lead in industry and described the main symptoms allowing the disease to be diagnosed and patients to be distanced from the source of poisoning (1831), as had Henry Burton, who stated that a greyish coloration of the gums was an unmistakable symptom of lead poisoning, then known as the "Burtonian line" (1840).
Word: taleggio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian taleggio, from a place name. Pronunciation: /təˈlɛdʒiəʊ/ 1. A soft Italian cheese from Lombardy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: toma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian toma. Cognate with Sicilian tuma. 1. A semi-hard Italian cheese from Piedmont Labels: uncountable
Word: Assembly of God Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of Assemblies of God Labels: form-of, singular Example: Welcome to the webpage of the Urbana Assembly of God.
Word: Assemblies of God Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek, with Ancient Greek ἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā) translated as "assembly" (in the sense of "congregation") instead of "church". 1. A Christian Pentecostal denomination made up of a number of autonomous groupings of churches in various countries.
Word: assemblyman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assembly + -man. 1. A male member of an assembly. 2. A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures. Example: "There is clearly a systemic problem," said Richard L. Brodsky, a Westchester assemblyman, who is sponsoring a bill to require that mercury gauges be replaced with nonmercury alternatives. Example: Thomas P. DiNapoli, a Nassau County assemblyman also interested in the job, said he would voluntarily limit those contributions to $10,000, but said that eliminating them altogether would make it unduly hard for the nonwealthy to run for the office.
Word: caffè americano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caffè americano. 1. A drink made of espresso and hot water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: assemblywoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assembly Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English assemblywoman From assembly + -woman. 1. A female member of an assembly. 2. A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures. Example: The women were also subjected to “stories of his escapades with prostitutes, strip clubs, affairs with assemblywomen and massages with ‘happy endings,’ ” according to a letter that the lawyer, Johnny G. Destino, sent to Mr. Silver on Thursday. Example: A state assemblywoman from suburban Buffalo was punished on Wednesday after an ethics investigation found that she had had a sexual relationship with a staff member in her office, then retaliated against him when he complained about her behavior.
Word: corretto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian corretto. 1. An espresso coffee with a dash of grappa or other liqueur. Example: No more pizza, no more correttos, just another place renting VHS tapes.
Word: caffè latte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caffellatte. 1. Espresso coffee with steamed milk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pull station Part of Speech: noun 1. A button, lever, or other device in a building used to set off the fire alarm when manually pulled, pushed or otherwise activated.
Word: howay Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /haˈweː/, /həˈweː/, /haˈwɛ/, /həˈwɛ/ 1. A general cry of encouragement. Labels: Geordie Example: Howay the lads Example: Howay man ye slowin' wa doon like!