nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tagliatelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian tagliatelle, from tagliare (“to cut”). * In Italian, -gli(a)- is pronounced /ʎ-/, which can be approximated in English by /lj-/; the pronunciation with /ɡ/ is a spelling pronunciation. * In English, the final vowel is most often /i/, and only rarely /eɪ/ (the expected approximation of Italian /e/, as in e.g. bersagliere), probably due to the prevalence of Italian terms ending in /i/ (cavatelli, ravioli, etc). Pronunciation: /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/, /ˌtæljəˈtɛli/, /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/, /ˌtæɡli.əˈtɛli/ 1. Long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet. Labels: plural-normally, uncountable, usually Example: When the tagliatelle are al dente, drain thoroughly and transfer to a warm bowl. Example: And the tagliatelle are topped with shrimp and accompanied by a plate of good hot French bread made before your eyes in the restaurant’s small glass-walled bakery.
Word: revelry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English revelrye; equivalent to revel + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/, [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi] 1. Joyful or riotous merry-making. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [During a wedding] As evening drew in and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained. Example: 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text The women pale and staring under the sun. In plain skirts, drab shoes. In hair scarves. Their drunken revelry jars.
Word: fettuccine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta + -uccia. Pronunciation: /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/ 1. Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: brain trust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1. Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally. Labels: US 2. Any group of experts assembled to give advice.
Word: brains trust Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of experts who discuss events in public, especially on television or radio. Labels: UK 2. Any group of advisors, whether experts or just friends or acquaintances, who are willing to offer their knowledge or ideas on a topic or issue. Labels: broadly
Word: godsent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From God + sent. 1. Sent by God or as if by God; unexpectedly beneficial; heaven-sent. Labels: not-comparable Example: a godsent gift Example: a godsent rain
Word: godsend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of God’s send, from God + -’s + send (“(obsolete) act of sending”), in the sense of someone or something sent by God. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/, /ˈɡɑdˌsɛnd/ 1. An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall. Example: "You do, indeed, seem to take it to heart!" exclaimed the actress, an expression of jealous anger crossing her features; "why, it is quite a God-send for you! many a heart is caught in the rebound.[…]" Example: [O]nce again, as in 1803, we were on the brink of being sacrificed to the very lunacies of retrenchment. By a mere god-send, more troops happened to arrive from the Indian continent. 2. An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall. Labels: UK, archaic, regional, specifically Example: Its seldom sic [such] rich Godsends come on our coast—no since the Jenny and James came ashore in King Charlie's time. 3. A person who provides greatly needed assistance.
Word: supply teacher Part of Speech: noun 1. A teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis; often supplied by an agency. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: garret window Part of Speech: noun 1. A skylight that lies along the slope of the roof.
Word: garrisons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garrison Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garrisoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of garrison Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: garrisoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of garrison Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: harken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hearken Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/, /ˈhɑɹkən/ 1. Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, ambitransitive Example: Ev'n from the depths of Hell the Damn'd advance, / Th' Infernal Manſions nodding ſeem to dance; / The gaping three-mouth'd Dog forgets to ſnarl, / The Furies harken, and their Snakes uncurl. Example: How, then, am I mad? Harken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story. 2. To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era). Labels: US, figuratively, intransitive Example: Bell argued that the manual approach was "backwards," and harkened to a primitive age where humans used gesture and pantomime.
Word: quinone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnəʊn/, /ˈkwɪnoʊn/, /ˈkwɪnəʉn/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Word: hearken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English herkenen (“to listen (attentively); to pay attention, take heed”) [and other forms], from Old English hercnian, heorcnian, hyrcnian, from *heorcian (“to hark”) infixed with -n-, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared, hear well”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ṓws (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix), thus equivalent to hark + -en. The spelling of the English word was probably influenced by hear; a similarly analogical pronunciation existed in Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/, /ˈhɑɹkən/, /ˈhærkən/, /ˈhɛːrkən/ 1. To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something). Labels: transitive Example: Thenceforth ſhe paſt into his dreadfull den, / VVhere nought but darkeſome drerineſſe ſhe found, / Ne creature ſaw, but hearkned now and then / Some little whiſpering, and ſoft groaning ſound. Example: This King of Naples being an Enemy / To me inueterate, hearkens my Brothers ſuit, / Which was, That he in lieu o' th' premiſes, / Of homage, and I know not how much Tribute, / Should preſently extirpate me and mine / Out of the Dukedome, and confer faire Milane / With all the Honors, on my brother: […] 2. To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience. Labels: intransitive Example: Who ſo hearkeneth vnto me, ſhal not come to confuſion, & they that worke by me, ſhal not offende; [they that make me to be knowen, ſhal haue euerlaſting life.] Example: She hearkens for his hounds and for his horn: / Anon she hears them chant it lustily, / And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. 3. To enquire; to seek information. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Claudio. Hearken after their offence my Lord. / Prince. Officers, what offence haue theſe men done?
Word: benzoquinone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone English benzoquinone From benzo- + quinone. 1. Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pleiotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pleiotropy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pleiotropic From pleiotropy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to pleiotropy.
Word: brougham Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British statesman Lord Brougham (1778–1868), who either invented or popularized the vehicle. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːəm/ 1. A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an open seat for the driver in front of a closed cabin for two or four passengers, designed in 1839. Labels: historical Example: “Yes,” he continued, glancing out of the window. “A nice little brougham and a pair of beauties.” Example: It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side. 2. An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
Word: trebly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English treble Middle English -ly English -ly English trebly From treble + -ly. 1. Having treble, or high-pitched, qualities. Example: With the room so bare, Ivret’s voice sounded different, trebly echoes ringing off her sibilants.
Word: trebly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English treble Middle English -ly English -ly English trebly From treble + -ly. 1. Three times, thrice Labels: archaic, not-comparable 2. To three times the extent or degree; triply. Labels: not-comparable Example: For my part, I must do my best to save this fellow's trebly worthless life; Jim, you get me a basin. Example: The task was made trebly difficult, however, by the badly run-down condition in which the railways of Britain had been unavoidably left at the end of the war in 1945, […].
Word: Yahoo! Part of Speech: name Etymology: According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the name itself is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”, incorporated in 1995. However, other sources claim the main inspiration by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo originates from Yahoo, the race of barbaric beings from the Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver's Travels (perhaps with a semantic notion of strongly exploring the then-"wild" late 90s Internet), thence the acronym apparently being a backronym. Also compare Etymology 2 of yahoo; the exclamation point was supposedly added to "strengthen" the trademark. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːhuː/, /jɑːˈhuː/ 1. A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com. Labels: Internet
Word: muso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From musician + -o (“diminutive suffix”). 1. Diminutive of musician. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, diminutive, form-of, informal Example: I don't expect you to understand the hours involved in becoming a talented muso, rehearsing for months, writing a hit, recording the song, marketing the band, pressing the CDs and trying to get airplay / make some record sales... but you should be able to find a similar problem in your work... Example: Yeah...I probably wouldn't change have changed plans anyway. I'm sure my wife and children will get more out of a family day than if we headed into the big concrete jungle (aka city) to watch a few musos. 2. A pretentious music fan. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Example: 'This is how we do it in Lisbon,' he warns with gruff Portuguese annunciation. Immediately the intimate and packed crowd of party-loving young musos submit to the almighty bass quake, squawking synthesisers and furious thrusting rhythms of kuduro, the latest imported urban dance flavour. Example: It is a badge of pride for musos to say that Spotify’s machine-learning algorithms – when you listen to a track and it recommends things you might also like – don’t cover their cosmopolitan taste.
Word: warmup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of warm-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lipread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lip + read. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪpɹiːd/, /ˈlɪpɹɛd/ 1. To determine a person's speech by watching the movement of their lips. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: lithographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lithography Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lithographer From lithography + -er. 1. A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.
Word: lithograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from lithography, litho- (“stone”) + -graph (“that writes”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/, /ˈlɪθəɡɹɑːf/ 1. A printed image produced by lithography. Example: To one side, by a tall window, a tiny Renoir lithograph of a bather.
Word: lithograph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from lithography, litho- (“stone”) + -graph (“that writes”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/, /ˈlɪθəɡɹɑːf/ 1. To create a copy of an image through lithography.
Word: lithographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lithograph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lithographic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English lithographically From lithographic + -ally. 1. In the manner of, or by means of, lithography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lithographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lithograph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lithographic From lithograph + -ic. 1. Related to the method of lithography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: whitewater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of white water. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: littleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English litelnes, litelnesse, from Old English lytelnysse, lȳtelnes, equivalent to little + -ness. 1. The property of being little, smallness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For although the Queen had ordered a little Equipage of all things neceſſary while I was in her Service, yet my Ideas were wholly taken up with what I ſaw on every ſide of me, and winked at my own Littleneſs as People do at their own Faults. Example: His littleness didn't bother him, except when he needed to get something off the top shelf. 2. Smallness of spirit; pettiness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Court, city, church are all shops of smallwares; All having blown to sparks their noble fire, And drawn their sound gold ingot into wire; All trying by a love of littleness To make abridgments, and to draw to less Even that nothing which at first we were; Example: So unlike what a man should be!—None of that upright integrity, that strict adherence to truth and principle, that disdain of trick and littleness, which a man should display in every transaction of his life.
Word: smallness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English smalnesse; equivalent to small + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being small. Labels: uncountable Example: His smallness didn't bother him, except when he needed something off the top shelf. Example: The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing. 2. The result or product of being small. Labels: countable
Word: literariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English literary 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 literariness From literary + -ness. 1. The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature. Labels: uncountable Example: His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book. Example: Its literariness kept the book in print for decades.
Word: litigator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English litigate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English litigator From litigate + -or. 1. A person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court. Example: “In the past you had to pick your battles, you had limited resources and limited attorneys, so you picked the things that you thought would have the biggest stakes,” Muller said. Now, election litigators don’t have to be so “choosy.” Example: The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general, making the tenacious litigator the latest official to help fill out President Donald Trump’s administration.
Word: loan sharking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loan shark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: loan sharking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of loansharking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: there and back Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Possibly a shortening of to there and back. 1. On or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative. Labels: idiomatic Example: It took me about 20 minutes there and back. Example: You don't need to tell me about depression. I've been there and back.
Word: conveyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From convey + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of conveyor. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: The dog had not been chloroformed itself for, as Carrados had settled, the head was wholly free from any touch of contact. Mr. Batts was also eliminated as a possible conveyer when the opportunity offered.
Word: conveyor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From convey + -or. Pronunciation: /kənˈveɪə/, /kənˈveɪɚ/ 1. A person that conveys, transports or delivers. 2. Anything that conveys, transports or delivers. Example: Words are a conveyor of meaning. 3. A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another. Example: The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.
Word: conveyor belt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conveyor + belt. 1. A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine. Example: Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt. Example: BR success in establishing this new "Company" train service follows a year's operation of a conveyor-belt traffic in car parts between the Ford plant at Dagenham and the firm's recently-opened £30m Merseyside factory at Halewood, where Ford Corsairs, Capris and Anglias are manufactured.
Word: skoramis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκωραμίς (skōramís). 1. A chamber pot. Example: Quick march! for Xanthippe, my housemaid, / If once on your pates she a souse made / With what, pan or pot, bowl or skoramis / First comes to her hand — things were more amiss! Example: I have never acknowledged printed praise though sometimes I longed to embrace the glowing image of this or that paragon of discernment; and I have never bothered to lean out of my window and empty my skoramis on some poor hack's pate.
Word: nictation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nictate. Pronunciation: /nɪˈkteɪʃən/ 1. An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monoceros Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs. Pronunciation: /məˈnɒsəɹəs/ 1. A unicorn. Labels: obsolete Example: The ancients were most liberal with their descriptions of fabulous animals, and the Monoceros or Unicorn was a favourite subject with them; but I am not aware whether or no the account which Spencer gives has so early an origin. 2. A narwhal. Labels: obsolete
Word: Monoceros Part of Speech: name Etymology: First recorded by the astronomer Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but possibly created earlier by Petrus Plancius. From Latin monocerōs (“unicorn”). 1. A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a unicorn. It lies amid the Milky Way, just east of the constellation Orion.
Word: fackeltanz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Fackeltanz (“torch dance”). Pronunciation: /ˈfækəltɑːnts/ 1. a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations Example: afterwards he drove her and her cousins (two guardsmen disguised as flowergirls) in his divine new convertible through the streets to see the tremendous birthday illumination, and the fackeltanz in the park, and the fireworks, and the pale upturned faces.
Word: apograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόγραφον (apógraphon), from ἀπογράφω (apográphō, “I copy”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). Pronunciation: /ˈapəɡɹɑːf/, /ˈæpəɡɹæf/ 1. A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). Example: Moreover, this is not a holograph but an apograph, made by a scribe for the printers – you will note that both mayors write the same hand. Example: For both C and R, as well as for all other corpora of Slavic manuscripts, including I and L, it has always been tacitly assumed that the scribe did not merely copy, but verified the text of his apograph via his own pronunciation (externally or internally), or even wrote upon dictation.
Word: Ichang lemon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the town of Yichang, China. 1. A slow-growing citrus plant hybrid (Citrus cavaleriei × Citrus maxima), noted for its unusual hardiness, native to East Asia.
Word: mujik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian мужи́к (mužík, “peasant”). Pronunciation: /ˈmuː(d)ʒɪk/, /muːˈʒiːk/ 1. A Russian (male) peasant. Example: Since she had last looked at a newspaper, it appeared that the Russians had become heroes and magnificent fighters. They were no longer a rabble of ill-equipped moujiks fleeing before the Nazi hordes. Example: [A] few days later [I] had rented for the month of August what looked in the snapshots they sent me like a cross between a mujik's izba and Refuge Z, but it had a tiled bathroom and cost dearer than my Appalachian castle.
Word: isba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of izba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: izba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old East Slavic изъба (izŭba) Russian изба́ (izbá)bor. English izba Borrowed from Russian изба́ (izbá). Pronunciation: /ɪzˈbɑː/ 1. a Russian log hut Example: From the doctor's I flitted over to a travel agency, obtained maps and booklets, studied them, learned that on the mountainside above Cedarn there were two or three clusters of cabins, rushed my order to the Cedarn Post Office, and a few days later had rented for the month of August what looked in the snapshots they sent me like a cross between a mujik's izba and Refuge Z, but it had a tiled bathroom and cost dearer than my Appalachian castle.
Word: goetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English goety Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English goetic From goety + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊˈɛtɪk/, /ɡoʊˈɛtɪk/ 1. Pertaining to black magic or necromancy. Example: Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts. Example: That is why goetic magic does not always work. The demons in their prismatic malice betray the agreement between us and them, and we are again in the chaos of chance.
Word: goety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin goetia, from Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “witchcraft”), from γόης (góēs, “sorceror”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊɪti/ 1. witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: 'Then it is witchcraft?' I said, pointing to the amulet. 'I know not, my lord,' he answered; 'but if it be witchcraft it is of the honourable sort and not the goety of Sahitan. […]' Example: The confused and high-piled litter of manuscripts, volumes, notebooks on his writing-table had seemingly lain untouched by anything but his own hand; and his bookshelves, with their bizarre and terrifical array of authorities on diabolism, necromancy, goety, on all the ridiculed or outlawed sciences, were undisturbed and intact.
Word: Padishah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پادشاه (padişah), from Classical Persian پادِشاه (pādišāh) / پادْشاه (pādšāh). Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːdɪʃɑː/ 1. A ruler of a Muslim country or state.
Word: loanshark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loan + shark. 1. Alternative spelling of loan shark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: loanshark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From loan + shark. 1. To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.
Word: Crawford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔːfəd/, /ˈkɹɔfɚd/, /ˈkɹɑfɚd/ 1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] Brad Schimel wants to make sure women don’t have the right to make their own health care decisions. If he wins, that right is gone,” Crawford says in the ad. 2. An earldom in the peerage of Scotland. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: loansharking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loanshark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: loansharking Part of Speech: noun 1. The lending of money at an excessive interest rate. Labels: uncountable Example: During an 18-month investigation involving a talk force of city, state and Federal authorities, the indicted people were also allgedly involved in counterfeiting and loansharking.
Word: erl-king Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of erlking. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: erlking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of German Erlkönig (literally “alder-king”), a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge (“king of the elves”). Pronunciation: /ˈɜːlkɪŋ/ 1. In German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children. Labels: European Example: This line, and indeed the whole passage (lines 653-664), allude to the well-known poem by Goethe about the erlking, hoary enchanter of the elf-haunted alderwood, who falls in love with the delicate little boy of a belated traveler. Example: So easy for one young son to be swallowed up in a world teeming with Erlkings, real and imagined.
Word: infiniteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English infinite 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 infiniteness From infinite + -ness. 1. The quality of being infinite. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The quality of being immeasurably large or boundless, limitlessness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: immeasurably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English immeasurable Middle English -ly English -ly English immeasurably From immeasurable + -ly. 1. In a manner that is not measurable, in a way that cannot be measured. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sky seems immeasurably large at night. Example: Yet Mrs Allen found much favour with the décor of the new vehicles. She also agreed that the levels of comfort were "immeasurably higher" than she had previously found.
Word: boundlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boundless 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 boundlessness From boundless + -ness. 1. The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The boundlessness of the night sky mocks our sense of scale.
Word: latterly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English latter Middle English -ly English -ly English latterly From latter + -ly. 1. In a latter manner 2. lately, (more) recently Labels: obsolete Example: He was formerly a master in Mr. Snowden's academy, at Hull. He latterly suffered much both from disease and poverty, and terminated his life by cutting his throat at the Royal Institution. Example: She had latterly been in great doubt as to what the legal effects of her marriage would be upon her position; but no notice had been taken as yet of her change of name […]
Word: lawfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English laufulnes, lahfulnesse, equivalent to lawful + -ness. 1. Property of being lawful, of obeying the law. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful? 2. Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws, such as laws of nature. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The process of psychotherapy […] is a unique and dynamic experience, different for each individual, yet exhibiting a lawfulness and order which is astonishing in its generality.
Word: leaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead English -ed English leaded From lead + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛdɪd/, /ˈledəd/ 1. Held in place by strips of lead. 2. Containing or treated with the element lead. 3. Containing tetraethyllead. Example: Leaded gasoline is hard to find in some areas now. 4. caffeinated. Labels: informal
Word: leaded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead English -ed English leaded From lead + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛdɪd/, /ˈledəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of lead (to add lead to) Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: leaded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English leden English lead English -ed English leaded From lead + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of lead (to guide, plus similar meanings) Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: leaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English leden English lead English -ed English leaded From lead + -ed. 1. Having a lead, or leads
Word: leaderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader 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 leaderless From leader + -less. 1. Without a person providing direction. Example: But doing nothing is not an option. Our railway has been drifting, leaderless, for a couple of years. Sunak should also ponder as he panders. 2. Without a thing serving as leader.
Word: perlustrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin perlustratus, the perfect participle of perlustro, from per- + lustro (“wander through”), from lustrum. Pronunciation: /pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/ 1. To travel through an area in examination or survey.
Word: perlustration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perlustrate. Pronunciation: /pɜːlʌˈstɹeɪʃən/ 1. the action or fact of perlustrating Labels: countable, uncountable 2. thorough examination of a document or of correspondence Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yes, after a thorough perlustration of the loot that Andron and Niagarushka had obtained from the Queen's rosewood writing desk (mostly bills, and treasured snapshots, and those silly medals) a letter from the King did turn up.
Word: ancillula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ancillula, diminutive of ancilla (“handmaid”), a feminine diminutive of anculus (“servant”). Pronunciation: /ænˈsɪljʊlə/ 1. A slave girl; a servant-girl. Example: I at once telephoned. The Shades were out, said the cheeky ancillula, an obnoxious little fan who came to cook for them on Sundays and no doubt dreamt of getting the old poet to cuddle her some wifeless day.
Word: shoo-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a sense of the verb shoo, where racehorses would fall back and allow a chosen rider to win a fixed race. See 1910 quotation. 1. The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race. Example: Little Pete was a member of the delegation that were in on the "shoo" in the third race. He had several commissioners placing his coin on Model. If the race was to have been a "shoo-in" for Model, there must have been one or two owners that were not in on the deal. Example: Most of the "regulars" are deeply suspicious of all steeplechase races of late years, and, whenever the favorite falls at one of the obstacles and a long priced leaper wins the race, they loudly call the race a "shoo-in" (a fixed affair, that is, in which the steeplechase racers have arranged to drop to the rear of the "meant" jumper and "shoo" him to the wire, they previously, of course, having got their money down on the horse thus generously treated). 2. A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; a favorite, somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon. Labels: broadly, colloquial Example: She's very popular and good with numbers, so I expect she'll be a shoo-in for treasurer. Example: Participation in primaries was often more important than in the general election because the Democratic Party nominee was a shoo-in for success in the general election.
Word: schadenfreude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skaþô Proto-West Germanic *skaþō Old High German skado Middle High German schade German Schaden Proto-Indo-European *prew-der. Proto-Germanic *frawazder. Proto-Germanic *frawiþō Old High German frewida Middle High German vröude German Freude German Schadenfreudeubor. English schadenfreude An unadapted borrowing from German Schadenfreude (“joy in the misfortune of others”), from Schaden (“damage, misfortune”) + Freude (“joy”). The word gained popularity in English in the late 20th c. and likely entered mainstream usage through an episode of The Simpsons (more in citations). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑː.dənˌfɹɔɪ.də/, /ˈʃɑː.dənˌfɹɔɪd/ 1. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; counterempathy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But it is Schadenfreude, a mischievous delight in the misfortunes of others, which remains the worst trait in human nature. Example: In a 2012 study, Dr. Chambliss and her colleagues examined freudenfreude and schadenfreude scores among college students, some of whom were experiencing mild depression and some who weren’t. Freudenfreude scores were higher, and schadenfreude scores were lower, among those who were not depressed.
Word: sleep in Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/, /ˌslip ˈɪn/, /ˌsliːp ˈən/ 1. To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in. Labels: intransitive Example: She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.
Word: coprophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From copro- + -phagous. Pronunciation: /kəˈprɑfəɡəs/ 1. Feeding on excrement. Labels: not-comparable Example: In both civilized society as well as primitive communities coprophagous aphrodisiacs were in common use, urine, faeces of human beings and animals, fluids, intestinal organs. Example: Hail the coprophagous and cannibalistic Long for the flesh, compelled to eat shit
Word: tip the can Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game similar to hide and seek, with the addition of a target such as a flag. Labels: uncountable
Word: Gladys Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Welsh Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad (“country”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlædɪs/ 1. A female given name from Welsh. Example: Gladys was the eldest daughter of the house, and when her parents had chosen her name – a name which they considered emblematic of happiness, in spite of certain questionings that had arisen among the name fanciers on the subject – it would seem that some unseen fairy godmother had really bestowed that best of all gifts on their child, for Gladys was the happiest, most contented, sunshiny little person imaginable. Example: Anthony continued the prophecy: "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls -"
Word: Gascoyne Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname from Old French, variant of Gascoigne. 2. A minor city in Bowman County, North Dakota. 3. One of nine administrative regions in Western Australia.
Word: out and about Part of Speech: adj 1. Traveling; out; moving; engaged in day-to-day activities requiring travel. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He carried a cellular phone so that friends could reach him when he was out and about. Example: She had been in hospital, but now she is out and about again.
Word: Gascoigne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French Gascoigne, the regional name of Gascony. Pronunciation: /ɡæskɔɪn/ 1. Obsolete form of Gascon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Gascoigne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Gascoigne, the regional name of Gascony. Pronunciation: /ɡæskɔɪn/ 1. A habitational surname from Old French.
Word: on the go Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Actively traveling; busy; moving often. Labels: idiomatic Example: A good suitcase is essential for someone who is on the go as much as he is. Example: Camila is “extremely dedicated” and “pushes hard” Willis said, noting that they’ve tailored their workouts to her on-the-go lifestyle. “A lot of our workouts include minimal equipment that focus on strength, HIIT, and balance, including complex movements that target the whole body,” Willis said. 2. In progress; having started. Example: The new initiative is now on the go.
Word: homoblastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + -blastic. 1. Developing from a single type of tissue. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant's or shoot's age. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heteroblastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + -blastic. 1. Developing from more than a single type of tissue. Labels: not-comparable 2. Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + -genic. 1. Of or relating to the genes of different species. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to or involving (people, animals, things, etc, of) different kinds (genera), for example different sexes. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: 1983, S. M. Al-Sabah, Development Planning in an Oil Economy and the Role of the Woman: The Case of Kuwait, London : Eastlords Pub. There is no question that the mail survey is "the most practical method for obtaining reasonably compatible data across a large geographic base, a large heterogenic group, and also a large sample size". Example: Furthermore, being a woman composer is internally a heterogenic, multifaceted, and even conflicted process. 3. Characteristic of a different sex (especially of hypertrichosis or facial hair typical of a man but found on a woman). Labels: not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:heterogenic.
Word: hemorrhagic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hemorrhage Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hemorrhagic From hemorrhage + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homoplastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or showing, homoplasy. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species. Labels: not-comparable
Word: holoblastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From holoblast + -ic or holo- + -blastic. 1. Cleaving, and separating into separate blastomeres.
Word: dubiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dubiusbor. English dubious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 dubiousness From dubious + -ness. 1. The state of being dubious or suspicious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The dubiousness of the old rope bridge deterred me from trying to cross. 2. Doubt; uncertainty. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: All his occasional pangs of dubiousness as to the grand governing thing of all—the reality of the physical relationship—only recoiled back upon him with added tribute of both certainty and insolubleness.
Word: hippocephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) English hippo- English cephalic English hippocephalic From hippo- + cephalic. 1. Having a head shaped like that of a horse. Example: The slant-eyed man was small, but the great hippocephalic bird was there to see he was obeyed.
Word: legislatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English legislative Middle English -ly English -ly English legislatively From legislative + -ly. 1. By legislation, by the method of enacting laws. Labels: not-comparable Example: The base was legislatively closed: basically they passed a law saying to do it.
Word: legitimatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English legitimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English legitimatize From legitimate + -ize. 1. To make legitimate. Labels: transitive 2. To legalize. Labels: transitive
Word: handicapped-accessible Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to be accessed by people having physical handicaps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrodynamically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English hydrodynamic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English hydrodynamically From hydrodynamic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹoʊdaɪˈnæmɪkli/ 1. using hydrodynamics Labels: not-comparable
Word: Toblerone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name, from a blend of Tobler (“surname of one of the creators”) + Italian torrone (“form of nougat”). Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊbləɹoʊn/ 1. A Swiss chocolate bar with honey, nougat and almonds, shaped like a triangular prism with triangular wedge-shaped pieces. Example: The H and N components, which Professor Oxford says are shaped like "Toblerones and mushrooms", are the ones that mutate and cause problems for the human immune system. Example: Below us the white granite and quartz of the most sacred of Inca sites sparkled, its Toblerone-shaped walls and deserted craters stretching over seventy acres. 2. A length of soft sponge shaped like a triangular prism, usually printed with advertising, that can be placed over the boundary rope. Labels: slang
Word: hydroelastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- French élastiquebor. English elastic English hydroelastic From hydro- + elastic. 1. undergoing elastic deformation as the result of the flow of a fluid, especially that of water
Word: historicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from French historicité, or from Latin historicus + -ity. Equivalent to historic + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌhɪstəˈɹɪsɪti/ 1. Historical quality or authenticity based on fact. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The historicity of minor political figures of this period is often hard to establish due to a dearth of sources. 2. The characteristic of having appeared or developed in history, as opposed to being natural or universal. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This particular school places great emphasis on the historicity of ideas, practices, or institutions. Example: A superficial impression of Asia may be of disorder, whereas this condition is in fact the immediate historicity that speaks for an undertheorised heteroglossia.
Word: Shoah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊ.ə/, /ˈʃoʊ.ə/ 1. The systematic mass murder (genocide) of an estimated six million European Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II. Labels: Jewish Example: I never knew him, or any of my other relatives who died in the Shoah. But I would gladly dump every ounce of that gold into the ocean, just to give them a decent burial.