nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tactfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tactful 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 tactfulness From tactful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being tactful. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His tactfulness allowed him to be honest without making enemies.
Word: tactlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tactless 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 tactlessness From tactless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being tactless. Labels: uncountable Example: His tactlessness combined with his bluntness made him many enemies. 2. The result or product of being tactless. Labels: countable
Word: tailgater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tailgate + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɚ/ 1. One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead). 2. One who participates in a tailgate party. Example: Ms. Hundley’s favorite feature is the automatic reminder, which notifies tailgaters of their responsibilities 24 hours before game time.
Word: tailgate party Part of Speech: noun 1. A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks; usually held at sporting events.
Word: admeasure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin admēnsūrō. Compare Classical Latin admētior (“measure out to”). 1. To measure. Labels: stative, transitive 2. To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common. Labels: transitive 3. To delimit, to restrain. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: tailgate parties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailgate party Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailgaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailgater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admeasurement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English admeasure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English admeasurement From admeasure + -ment. 1. Apportionment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1781, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query I By admeasurements through nearly the whole of this last line, and supplying the unmeasured parts from good data, the Atlantic and Mississipi are found in this latitude to be 758 miles distant, equal to 13° 38′ of longitude, reckoning 55 miles and 3144 feet to the degree. 2. Measurement, the act of measuring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Though the figures are similar, their angles, on admeasurement by a nice instrument, differ very appreciably.
Word: tallier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tally + -er. 1. One who tallies, who makes a count.
Word: talliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tallier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From late Middle English talowy; equivalent to tallow + -y. 1. Resembling tallow. Example: The sweat gleamed on his large, tallowy breasts.
Word: tankful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tank + -ful. 1. The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank. Example: Each tankful of leaded gasoline causes an increasingly thick coating of lead to build up on the catalyst. Example: 1988 July, advertisement, Field & Stream, page 57, Regane^® Premiumᵀᴹ is a gas treatment so superior, it′ll work through eleven tankfuls-not just one.
Word: tankfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tankful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yatagan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yataghan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tamils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tamil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yataghan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان (modern Turkish yatağan), related to Old Turkic [script needed] (yat-, “to bend, incline; to lie”), whence also words like yatmak (“to lie”), yatak (“bed”), yatay (“horizontal”), etc. Pronunciation: /ˈjætəɡæn/ 1. A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries. Example: The angry-faced official communicated the intelligence to a large group of Anadolian, Caramanian, Bosniac, and Roumelian Turks,— sturdy, undersized, broad-shouldered, bare-legged, splay-footed, horny-fisted, dark-browed, honest-looking mountaineers, who were lounging about with long pistols and yataghans stuck in their broad sashes [...]. Example: A Montenegrin perceived it and ran immediately to him and drew his yataghan, saying, “You are very brave, and must wish that I should cut off your head rather than that you should fall into the hands of the enemy.”
Word: scrapyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrapyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceratoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerato- + -oid. 1. Having a horn-like shape or structure.
Word: bupkes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bupkis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pre-ejaculate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ē- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin iaculus Latin iaculum 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 iaculor Latin ēiaculor Latin ēiaculātusbor. English ejaculate English pre-ejaculate From pre- + ejaculate. 1. The clear, viscous fluid that is secreted from the penis before ejaculation. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cowper's fluid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the gland from which the fluid originates, the Cowper's or bulbourethral gland. 1. The clear, colorless, viscous fluid that is secreted from an aroused penis before ejaculation. Labels: uncountable
Word: croaking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of croak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: croaking Part of Speech: noun 1. The sound of something that croaks. Example: the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond Example: We heard the peculiar note of the woodcock, which resembles the repeated croaking of the frog[.]
Word: upstarting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upstart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outpour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pour English outpour From out- + pour. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯tpɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈaʊ̯tpɔɹ/ 1. The act of pouring out.
Word: outpour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pour English outpour From out- + pour. Pronunciation: /aʊ̯tˈpɔː(ɹ)/, /aʊ̯tˈpɔɹ/ 1. To pour out. Labels: transitive Example: But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only / That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Example: I unsealed the vial mystical, / I outpoured the liquid thing, / And while the smoke came wreathing out, / I stood unshuddering.
Word: dirges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dirge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of preen. Labels: Northern, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: prin Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of preen. Labels: Northern, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: brought about Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bring about Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quibbling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪblɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of quibble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quibbling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪblɪŋ/ 1. petty argument Example: Suddenly he perceived that he was sure of God. Not perhaps of the God of Nicaea, but what did these poor little quibblings and definitions of the theologians matter?
Word: chur Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Modified from cheers. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃʌr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ 1. A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!. Labels: New-Zealand, informal Example: "Chur," Sir Howard [Morrison] hooted. "Chur doy, chur", which, translated, means something along the lines of: "Well done, mate". Example: K[evin] L[ambert]: Got 2 mates; dum as fuk; do nethin 4 me; can drive truks; fly planes, got kidz 2. / T[uhoe] L[ambert]: Cher cuz. Da dumber da better. 2. A parting salutation: bye, see you later. Labels: New-Zealand, informal Example: Never a dull moment much love to you axe as well. Chur my cuz. [On hearing of the death of Norm Berryman.]
Word: chur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani چر / चर (car, “ford; island, shoal”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃʌr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ 1. An island or shoal in a river. Labels: India, New-Zealand, dated, informal Example: The plaintiff sues to get possession of a piece of chur land. In the plaint, the case which seems to be made is, that the land is a re-formation upon the site of a former chur which at one time belonged to those through whom the plaintiff claims, but which was subsequently washed away. […] The first issue fixed by the Moonsiff, as stated in his judgment, is, "whether the chur in dispute is the contiguous accretion to the re-formed lands of Chur Bandaparah and was held in possession by the plaintiff, and his co-sharers." Example: This was a suit brought to recover possession of 12,000 beegahs of land. The land in question is a chur in the river Megna, a large navigable and tidal river. The particular portion of the river where the chur is situate is called the Gogra. […] They [the defendants] do not now attempt to make out a title to the chur; but they assert that it has been ever since its formation in their possession.
Word: chur Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese chur (coe²). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃʌr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ 1. Overwhelming; demanding; intense. Labels: Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, informal
Word: chur Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese chur (coe²). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃʌr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃɜ˧˥/ 1. To do something overwhelming, demanding, or intense. Labels: Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, informal
Word: Bolly Part of Speech: name 1. Bollinger champagne Labels: slang Example: The DB5 makes a brief reappearance in GoldenEye, this time with a refrigerated glove box for a bottle of Bolly Example: ... popped the cork from a bottle of Bolly.
Word: vicinage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French visnage, respelled to more closer match its Latin source vīcīnus (“neighbor”). By surface analysis, vicine + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/ 1. A surrounding district; a neighbourhood. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: She is the only flower of fragrance that has blown in this vicinage for ten years past, or will for ten years to come […]. Example: but scarce had I drawn back mine arms, strained the outward flexure of my knee-joints, and was fixed in an apt disposure to take the corvetto primo and leap-valiant of the cour, when methought suddenly there came in and did appear before me mine ancient, most reverend and singular good friend, the rector of Saynt Andrew of S—, nearest in neighbourhood, but not of mine own cure, myself being of D— manor house in the same vicinage,—who astonished beyond measure at my so extasied gladness, demanded wherefore I did carry myself on this wise? 2. The people of a neighbourhood. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. The state of living near something; proximity, closeness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the few years that she had lived here, a stranger herself, in some sort—not accustomed, as was her husband, to a lifelong vicinage to the pygmy burial-ground—she had developed no receptivity to that uncanny idea of a race of dwarfs. 4. The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn. Labels: UK, US, countable, uncountable 5. A geographical division of the New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court Labels: New-Jersey, countable, uncountable 6. A geographical division of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, covering several counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the District Court Labels: New-Jersey, countable, uncountable
Word: fistfights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fistfight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fistfights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fistfight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fistfighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fistfight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fistfought Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fistfight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: juvie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/, /ˈd͡ʒyːvi/ 1. Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre). Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable 2. A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: floor plan lending Part of Speech: noun 1. Also known as wholesale lending, a form of retail goods inventory financing in which each loan advance is made against a specific piece of collateral. Labels: uncountable
Word: imbecilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English imbecile Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English imbecilic From imbecile + -ic. 1. like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
Word: net-raising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of net + fundraising. 1. Fundraising, soliciting and gathering resources through or with the use of the internet. Labels: uncountable 2. Conducting marketing, advocacy, community organization and other awareness or consensus-building campaigns, through the internet. Labels: uncountable
Word: tepees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tepee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jerusalemite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Jerusalem Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Jerusalemite From Jerusalem + -ite. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jerusalemite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Jerusalem Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Jerusalemite From Jerusalem + -ite. 1. A native or resident of Jerusalem. Example: I say this because, according to the old Jerusalemites, the building blocks of the world and its inhabitants were formed of the alphabet at the back of God's tongue when He pronounced the world […]. Example: Thousands of Jerusalemites gathered on the battl4ements to gawp at this show, admiring 'the beauty of their armour and admirable order of the men.' 2. A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.
Word: dissipating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dissipate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zigzagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of zigzag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zigzagging Part of Speech: adj 1. winding, twisting, turning or sinuous Example: I walked down the zigzagging path.
Word: zigzagging Part of Speech: noun 1. The movement or layout of something that zigzags. Example: the many zigzaggings of the staircase
Word: flatbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flatbeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flatbed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outruns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outrun Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outruns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outrun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outrunning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outrun Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hoofbeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hoof + beat. 1. The sound of a hoof striking the ground. Example: at the hoof-beats of fate
Word: hoofbeats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoofbeat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retching Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who retches. Example: Mrs. Green, aged 33 years, had been six weeks pregnant, and suffered exceedingly from retchings in consequence.
Word: retched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pastureland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pasture + land. 1. Land used for pasture, on which livestock can graze. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "[The steppe's] eastern borderlands had marched from the mid-eleventh century with the pasturelands of a people known to the Latins and Byzantines as the Cumans"
Word: pasturelands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pastureland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knee-highs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knee-high Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outdrink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English outdrinken (“to drink more than”), equivalent to out- + drink. 1. To drink more than (someone else). Labels: transitive
Word: ground-floor Part of Speech: adj 1. Situated on the ground floor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ground-floor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ground floor. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They were shewn into a back sitting-room on the ground-floor, where a certain air of elegant untidiness denoted the lady-like superiority of Mrs. Smallwood. Example: One day that he had been writing a letter in Mr. Smalls' rooms, which were on the ground-floor, Verdant congratulated himself that his own rooms were on the third floor, and were thus removed from the possibility of his friends, when he had sported his oak, being able to get through his window to "chaff" him; but he soon discovered that rooms upstairs had also objectionable points in their private character, and were not altogether such eligible apartments as he had at first anticipated.
Word: ground floor Part of Speech: noun 1. The floor of a building closest to ground level. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: The rite of the certification of death and placement in the coffin took place on Monday evening at 8:00 PM in the chapel on the ground floor of the late Pope's residence in the Casa Santa Marta. 2. The initial stage of a project. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: We are the exclusive marketing agents for three excellent condominium developments which can get you in on the ground floor of a truly fine winter/summer resort experience.
Word: first floor Part of Speech: noun 1. The floor of a building at the level of the street or surrounding ground; the ground floor. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US 2. The floor of a building one above the ground floor. Labels: UK
Word: zitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English zit Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English zitty From zit + -y. 1. Characterized by zits; pimply. Labels: informal
Word: iced-over Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered with a layer of ice.
Word: creek bed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From creek + bed. 1. The bed of a creek. 2. The dry channel that was formerly the path of a stream.
Word: inlining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of inline Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: inlining Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of in-line expansion.
Word: der-brain Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːbɹeɪn/ 1. A fool. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: Andre Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/, /ˈɑːndɹi/, /ˈɑːndɹə/, /ˈɒn-/ 1. A male given name from French, an anglicized form of André. Example: The family of 53-year-old Andre Mackneil, who was gunned down in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket after purchasing his 3-year-old son's birthday cake, may go after a major gun manufacturer.
Word: Brice Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪ̯s/, /ˈbɹɐɪ̯s/, /ˈbɹɜɪ̯s/, /ˈbɹʌɪ̯s/, /ˈbɹəɪ̯s/ 1. A male given name. 2. A male given name. 3. A male given name. 4. A female given name. 5. A surname. 6. A surname. 7. A placename 8. A placename
Word: Bryce Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: flodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Claud Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Claude. 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Claus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages. 1. A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek]. 2. Ellipsis of Santa Claus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: More exacting standards for Claus have been set up each year. It was to meet these standards that Mr. Howard—farmer, toy manufacturer, reviver of county fairs and connoisseur of Santa Clauses—set up his school. Example: Wouldn’t it be great if we taught our children about Christ instead of Claus: […] 3. Fictitious surname of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Example: […] bringing you a merry Christmas program right from the North Pole where the Claus family holds court […] Santa Claus in person, Mrs. Claus, and Little Claus. Example: As Cory and Suzy hurried down the steps to greet the Clauses, the elves were rolling up the legs of their pants and running down to the water’s edge. Santa and Mrs. Claus laughed when they saw them and were still chuckling as they started toward the house. 4. A surname from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek]. Example: The best fiction about World War II has come from the home front, from those who were children in 1939, not quite innocent bystanders, like Gunter Grass and Christa Wolf and now Hugo Claus, the leading writer of the Netherlands and Flemish-speaking Belgium. […] Mr. Claus's wonderful novel is a chronicle of war in a corner of one small country and a painstaking portrait of the artist as an obnoxious young man. Example: Life has grown easier for Santa Michael Claus, a 44-year-old technician with the Southwestern Bell Corporation in Dallas. In his youth, he shied away from his name, red suits, beards and children carrying wish lists. That has all changed. "I enjoy it -- it's fun to be a little bit of a name this time of year," said Mr. Claus, who explains to children that he is not the real Santa, just his namesake.
Word: Klaus Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus. Example: Similarly, Alcoa (AA)CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has also dropped plans to attend, but the company will participate, said spokeswoman Monica Orbe.
Word: Elsinore Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlsɪnɔː/, /ˌɛlsɪˈnɔː/, /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/ 1. A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. 2. A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 3. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 4. Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972). 5. A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.
Word: Collin Part of Speech: name Etymology: A spelling variant of Colin. 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By asking the community to let Collin continue to live there before he turns 19, the HOA would “ignore one of the community’s most fundamental restrictions,” according to the letter from the association’s attorney. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Corey Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.ɹi/, /ˈkɔ.ɹi/, /ˈkoː.ɹi/ 1. An English surname from Old Norse from the Old Norse given name Kóri, itself perhaps from Old Irish Cuire, from cuire (“troop, host, company”), from Proto-Celtic *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”). 2. A surname from Irish, a variant anglicization of Ó Comhraidhe (Curry). 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: Miss Carroll's popularity doesn't end with her on-screen performances in the show which co-stars young Marc Copage as her precocious six-year-old son, Corey Baker, whose father Capt. Baker was killed in Vietnam. Example: Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old volunteer fire chief, dove onto family members when the shots rang out. 4. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori. Labels: rare Example: "I'm Millicent Banning and —" she pushed Corey forward "— this is my daughter Catherine, but we all call her Corey."
Word: Sohc Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Single Over Head Camshaft, the system of opening and closing both inlet and exhaust valves on four stroke internal combustion engines. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Devin Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an Irish, English, and French surname, spelling variant of Devine. Also see Devon. * Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”). * As a Russian surname, from дева (deva, “maiden”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɛvɪn/ 1. A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”). 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, or a variant of Devon. 3. A female given name.
Word: Dillon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪlən/ 1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A placename 4. A placename 5. A placename 6. A placename
Word: Dominic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɒm.ɪˌnɪk/ 1. A male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.
Word: Duane Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of the Irish name Dubhán (from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ (dovagni)), from dubh (“black, dark”); or transferred from the surname, which is from Irish Ó Dubháin (literally “descendant of Dubhán”). 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: “The world is simply a better place because of the United Nations,” says Duane Kessler, a local contractor. Jeers and hisses fill the room.
Word: Dwayne Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Duane.
Word: Dwight Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius. Pronunciation: /ˈdwaɪt/ 1. A surname transferred from the given name. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: US Example: During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be. 3. A number of places in the United States. 4. A number of places in the United States. 5. A number of places in the United States. 6. A number of places in the United States. 7. A number of places in the United States. 8. A number of places in the United States. 9. A number of places in the United States. 10. A number of places in the United States.
Word: witchhunt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of witch-hunt. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Gerassi discussed the parallels between the witchhunt directed against gay men in Boise during the 1950s and the recent arrests of twelve men charged with sex offenses in Revere.
Word: witchhunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witchhunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realignment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English alignment English realignment From re- + alignment. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪnmənt/ 1. The act of realigning or something realigned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: London Transport announce that a contract worth nearly £1.2 million has been let for civil engineering work entailed in the realignment of the Circle and Metropolitan Lines and the Widened Lines between Moorgate and Aldersgate stations. Example: To enable high-speed running to be maximised on the Western specifically, some signals were re-spaced, while track realignments at seven sites between Acton, Box Tunnel and Bristol Parkway enabled line speeds to be raised.
Word: chemist's Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist. 1. Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: NHS doctors will only be giving the drug out to people with symptoms and don’t want individuals to try stockpiling the drug themselves. But Tamiflu is available at chemists’ if you can get a private prescription.
Word: horseflesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + flesh. 1. The flesh of a horse; horsemeat. Labels: uncountable Example: Do they take to the cooking of horseflesh in ragoûts, emincés, and cheval à la mode without a tinge of disgust? 2. Horses collectively, with reference to driving, riding, or racing. Labels: uncountable Example: He is a good judge of horseflesh. 3. Bahama mahogany, wood from species Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum. Labels: uncountable
Word: horseflesh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From horse + flesh. 1. Of the colour of horseflesh; of a peculiar reddish-brown hue.
Word: extern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French externe or its etymon Latin externus. Pronunciation: /ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. 2. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. 3. Outward form or part; exterior.
Word: extern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French externe or its etymon Latin externus. Pronunciation: /ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. External; outward; not inherent Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, / But seeming so, for my particular end, / For when my outward action doth demonstrate / The native act and figure of my heart / In complement extern, 'tis not long after / But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at. Example: For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe extern adjuments.
Word: extern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for external; used as a keyword in these programming languages. Pronunciation: /ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable. Example: Finally, get rid of the two function declarations and two externs that we added at the top of TEFIL.CPP so that we could support file_open(). Example: This is probably the big thing with C++, the more you can avoid global concepts and nasty externs the better, an object/class should be totally self-contained.
Word: 8-track Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of magnetic tape technology for audio storage, popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. 2. A cartridge for an 8-track player. Labels: countable
Word: cast away Part of Speech: verb 1. To discard. Labels: transitive Example: She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage. 2. To abandon or maroon. Labels: transitive Example: The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat. Example: Intelligence has been received at Hong Kong of the total loss of the ship Libelle while on a voyage to that port from San Francisco, having on board a valuable cargo and specie to the extent of £76,000 in dollars, and a number of passengers, among whom were Madame Anna Bishop, Miss Phelan, Mr. M. Schrutz, and Mr. Charles Lascelles, of the English Opera Company, who, with other artists, were on a musical tour. The ship was cast away on the night of the 4th of March, on an uninhabited and dangerous reef called Wake Island, in the China Seas. 3. To eliminate by means of a cast operation. Labels: transitive Example: If you want to change a class member inside a const member function, the traditional approach is to cast away constness by saying (X*)this.
Word: chase plane Part of Speech: noun 1. An aircraft that flies alongside another, to advise or photograph it while experimental flights are being carried out.
Word: 8-tracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 8-track Labels: form-of, plural
Word: true up Part of Speech: verb 1. To make something true, equal, or correct, as for example by turning and facing a part on a lathe. Example: He trued up his faceplate before doing the next setup. Example: He trued up the brake discs and installed new pads. 2. To make a wheel level, balanced or even by adjusting the spokes; to true a wheel; ideally, to make it perfectly circular in relation to the hub with no left or right bulges nor 'flat spots'.
Word: tweens Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /twiːnz/ 1. plural of tween Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tantalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Tantalus + -ise, see tantalize. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tantalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: shuns Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃʌnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shun Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: horse's ass Part of Speech: noun 1. A jerk; an unpleasant, unlikable person; an asshole. Labels: Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar Example: At the party he behaved like a real horse's ass. 2. A thing or person which is visually unappealing. Labels: Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar Example: That is one horse's ass of a paint job.
Word: unlikeable 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 like 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 likeable English unlikeable From un- + likeable. 1. Alternative spelling of unlikable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jubilarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jubilee + -arian. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒuː.bɪˈlɛə.ɹi.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒu.bəˈlɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. A person celebrating a jubilee or other special anniversary.
Word: Wiccans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wiccan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pisspot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pyssepotte. By surface analysis, piss + pot. 1. A portable container used for urination, especially in hospitals or in the absence of indoor plumbing; a chamber pot. Labels: dated, slang, vulgar Example: Beauty looks like a pisspot. I tell her so. A compliment because the golden urine of life is poured into her by her Father the Sun. Hence, the Sun is sitting on a pisspot. That pisspot is the Zodiac. Example: He was fumbling in his little night-table, where he keeps his pisspot. 2. A very unpleasant person, particularly a mean, nasty, or contemptible one. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: That ought to satisfy the pisspot sons of bitches, he thought as he transmitted his apology to the spacecraft orbiting above. Example: ‘I′m sorry about your place. It′s not my doing,’ I said. ‘Like hell it isn′t.’ Then a yellow tooth glinted behind his lip and he added, ‘You little pisspot.’ 3. An unpleasant or disgusting place or thing. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: He sailed it out the hatch into the harbor, then shrugged off the wrap and balanced it in his hand. “Do for wiping rags, I guess,” he muttered. “I won′t be sorry to look down on this pisspot world, though.” Example: It was only the pisspots of the world that made it. The most dangerous places. The unstable countries, the feudal states, the anarchic backwaters, places you wouldn′t dare walk out the door without a gun, where bodyguards were fashion accessories—those places did a lot better in the end. 4. A large quantity. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: “Damned successful. In fact, I have made a veritable pisspot of money.” Example: “A whole colony?” Lightnin′ Jim swallowed. “That′ll cost you a whole pisspot of loot, Princess.” 5. A consumer of large quantities of alcohol; a drunkard. Labels: Australia, derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: “Today my son said to me, ‘You're a pisspot, dad, a bloody pisspot.’ You know what that Australian word ‘pisspot’ means, Kapetan Nikola? A ‘metho’, a drunkard. He called me, his own father, a ‘metho’...” Example: I would get indignant at magazine articles that characterised Australia as a nation of pisspots. I remember one in particular because I was nearly inspired to write a letter to the editor. ‘Australians,’ claimed the journalist, ‘drank until they threw up on their shoes.’ And then I realised there was a good deal of truth in all this. Quite a few Australians do drink until they throw up on their shoes. I have done it myself. 6. A doctor. Labels: dated, slang, vulgar
Word: competencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of competency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant 1. That which acts; a source of action or activity. 2. Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.
Word: aevum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin aevum (“temporal mode of existence between time and eternity”). Doublet of aeviternity and aye. Pronunciation: /ˈiːvəm/, /ˈaɪ-/, /ˈivəm/ 1. The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging). Labels: uncountable
Word: big break Part of Speech: noun 1. A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry. Labels: idiomatic Example: The East London Line gained a connection to the Jubilee Line Extension when a new station was added at Canada Water in 1999, but its big break came in 2010, when it was incorporated into the London Overground, a network that rehabilitates some dowdy and obscure suburban lines (most particularly the old North London Railway) to create an orbital railway for the capital.
Word: bi-partisan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bipartisan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Eskimo roll Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of turning one's kayak from an upright position, laterally 360 degrees (going underwater and coming back up) while still moving forward. Example: Did you see that instructor do an Eskimo roll in this freezing water? 2. The act of rolling under one's surfboard to dive through a wave, when heading out from shore.
Word: head down, bum up Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From an assumed position of strenuous work. Compare nose to the grindstone. 1. Hard at work; preparing oneself to work hard. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: Hadn't heard a thing. Hard at work, head down, bum up.
Word: crumber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crumb + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix). 1. A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to the ground (because the opposing players leaping for it have spoiled each other's efforts). 2. A small, usually metal, tool designed to remove crumbs from a tablecloth.
Word: maître d' Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of maître d'hôtel, derived from French maître d'hôtel. Pronunciation: /ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdiː/, /ˌmeɪtɹə ˈdi/, /ˌmeɪtɚ ˈdi/ 1. A headwaiter. Labels: US, informal
Word: boundary umpire Part of Speech: noun 1. A match official who decides when the ball has over the boundary line (out of bounds), and whether it was on the full from a kick. (Under the rules as of 2007, a free kick results from on the full, or a throw-in otherwise.)
Word: goal umpire Part of Speech: noun 1. A match official who decides when the ball passes between the goal posts (or behind posts) and the score then to be awarded (goal or behind).
Word: induration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English induracioun, from Old French induracion (“hardness, obstinacy”) or directly from Medieval Latin induratiō. Pronunciation: /ɪndjʊˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. Hardness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The voice was harder than I had known, and not only in stony reaction to long floods of wholly just selfpity, also roughened with gin and smoke, perhaps also assimilated to New York induration, the hardness of culture as well as of pain. 2. An enduring presence; fixity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Even the putatively innocuous whimsical shapes and designs of cakes and pastry, notably in Central Europe, retain to this day the phallic concept, the cryptic induration of the aphrodisiac function. 3. The process of becoming hard. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Both erythema and induration appear to be adequate indices of tuberculin sensitivity. Example: The erythema had spread to 20 cm, and the central induration had spread to 9 cm. 6. The quality of nonfriability; the extent to which a rock does not crumble; rock strength. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Induration is a measure of rock "strength" and is defined as the ratio of the measured frame modulus to the maximum frame modulus allowed by the Gassmann-Biot model." Spratt, R. S.; Goins, N. R. and Fitch, T. J. (1993) "Pseudo-shear — The analysis of AVO." Castagna, John P. and Backus, Milo M. (eds.) Offset-Dependent Reflectivity — Theory and Practice of AVO Analysis. Series: Investigation in Geophysics volume 8. Tulsa : Society of Exploration Geophysicistspp. 37-56, page 37, isbn 978-1-56080-059-0. 7. The process of the strengthening of rocks by heating, compaction or cementation, or a combination thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Induration of carbonate rocks proceeds predominately in the early stages (prior to diagenesis) by compaction and expulsion of fluids." Whittaker, Alun (1985) Formation Evaluation: Geological Procedures Dordrecht : Springer Verlag page 104, isbn 978-94-010-8861-9. Example: "At a given degree of induration, massive rocks of sandstone, siltstone, and limestone are the strongest, while shaly rocks with more or less parallel, closely spaced separation surfaces created during sedimentation in thin layers are the weakest." Committee on Underground Coal Mine Safety (1982) Toward Safer Underground Coal Mines Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, page 32, isbn 978-0-309-03298-8.
Word: bordures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bordure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: der-brains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of der-brain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outdrinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outdrink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outdrinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outdrink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outdrank Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of outdrink Labels: form-of, past
Word: squidgier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of squidgy: more squidgy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: squidgiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of squidgy: most squidgy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: zittier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of zitty: more zitty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Memorial Day Part of Speech: name 1. A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May. Labels: US Example: Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips and auto races. But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin? 2. A provincial holiday held in July 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador commemorating the fallen members of the Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in World War I. Labels: Newfoundland 3. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday. Labels: uncommon
Word: jury-rigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jury-rig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jury-rigs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jury-rig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jury-rigging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jury-rig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: colatitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English latitude English colatitude From co- + latitude. 1. The complement, in spherical coordinates, of a latitude (the difference between a latitude and 90°).
Word: clitellum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin clitellum, from Latin clītella (singular noun), clītellae (“packsaddle”, plurale tantum). 1. A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
Word: baggage claim Part of Speech: noun 1. The designated location for receiving checked luggage, such as the baggage carousels at an airport. Labels: US
Word: ginsenoside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ginsen(g) + -oside. 1. Any of several triterpenoid saponins found in ginseng and related plants that may be responsible for the plants' reported effects