nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sludge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English slugge, sluche (“mud, mire”), probably an alteration of Middle English sliche, slicche ("mud, slush, tar"; whence Modern English slitch), from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, *slīk, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, *slīką (“mud, slush”). Cognate with Dutch slijk, German Schlick. Compare also slush. Pronunciation: /slʌd͡ʒ/ 1. Solids separated from suspension in a liquid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge. 2. A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Ellipsis of sludge metal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable 6. Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the 2008 best seller Nudge, the legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein and the economist Richard H. Thaler marshaled behavioral-science research to show how small tweaks could help us make better choices. An updated version of the book includes a section on what they called “sludge”—tortuous administrative demands, endless wait times, and excessive procedural fuss that impede us in our lives.
Word: sludge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English slugge, sluche (“mud, mire”), probably an alteration of Middle English sliche, slicche ("mud, slush, tar"; whence Modern English slitch), from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, *slīk, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, *slīką (“mud, slush”). Cognate with Dutch slijk, German Schlick. Compare also slush. Pronunciation: /slʌd͡ʒ/ 1. To slump or slouch. Labels: informal, intransitive 2. To slop or drip slowly. Labels: intransitive
Word: meritocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From merit + -o- + -cratic or meritocrat + -ic. 1. Pertaining to a meritocracy. Example: Sixty years on from Young’s book, a pure product of meritocratic training has emerged to write what he hopes will be the epitaph for his class. Example: And now Mr. Markovits is taking his message to the masses, with a big new book arguing that the meritocratic ideal has not only fed rampant inequality and hollowed out the middle class, but also threatens democracy itself.
Word: roue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of roué. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kakuro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese カックロ (kakkuro), in turn derived from English Cross Sums. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːˈkʊəɹəʊ/, /kɑˈkʊɹoʊ/ 1. A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: criminal negligence Part of Speech: noun 1. Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hemodialysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-, “blood”) + διάλυσις (diálusis, “separation, dissolution”), from διαλύω (dialúō, “I separate”), from διά (diá, “through”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, hemo- + dialysis. Pronunciation: /ˌhi.moʊ.daɪˈæ.lɪ.sɪs/, /ˌhi.mə.daɪˈæ.lə.sɪs/ 1. Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gemellology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin gemellologiae, from Latin gemellus - twin-born, and Greek λόγος (logos) - study. 1. the scientific study of twins and twinning. Labels: uncountable
Word: geminology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gemini (“twins”) + -logy. 1. The study of twins; gemellology. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: beavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beavers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beaver Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: megaphone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/, /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ 1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction. 2. Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. Labels: figuratively Example: If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.
Word: megaphone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mega- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/, /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ 1. To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: megaphone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/, /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ 1. A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla. Labels: uncountable
Word: gins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gins Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: incinerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis (“ashes”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/, /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/, /ɪnˈsɪnjɚeɪt/ 1. To destroy by burning. Labels: transitive Example: His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes. Example: A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said. 2. To annihilate (not necessarily by burning). Labels: informal
Word: incinerate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis (“ashes”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪnəɹət/, /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/, /ɪnˈsɪnjɚeɪt/ 1. Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: FIRE burneth wood, making it first luminous; then black and brittle; and lastly , broken and incinerate
Word: pyronomics Part of Speech: noun 1. The science of heat; thermodynamics. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: praises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪzɪz/ 1. plural of praise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praises Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of praise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: monumental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/ 1. In the manner of a monument. 2. Large, grand and imposing. 3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete. Example: Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. Example: a monumental task 4. Relating to monuments. Example: Monumental construction.
Word: honored Part of Speech: adj 1. US standard spelling of honoured. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: honored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of honor Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: rosebuds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosebud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honoured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɑnɚd/, /ˈɒnəd/ 1. Respected, having received honour. Labels: UK Example: One of them is the time-honoured method of our forefathers
Word: honoured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɑnɚd/, /ˈɒnəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of honour Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: survey monument Part of Speech: noun 1. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker.
Word: Peachtree City Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Georgia, United States.
Word: darters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of darter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweatsuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweatsuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autocatalytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + catalytic. 1. catalyzed by one of its own products Labels: not-comparable
Word: motor oil Part of Speech: noun 1. Oil for lubricating an internal-combustion engine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autocatalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + catalysis. 1. catalysis of a reaction by one of its products Labels: uncountable
Word: Lawson criterion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John D. Lawson. 1. A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the reaction should exceed the losses.
Word: recompense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ 1. An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He offered money as recompense for the damage, but what the injured party wanted was an apology. Example: O let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast, Who plead for love and look for recompense More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.
Word: recompense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkəmˌpɛns/ 1. To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc. Example: She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst […] Example: He cannot recompense me better. 2. To give compensation for an injury, or other type of harm or damage. Example: The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100. 3. To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. Labels: transitive Example: Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Word: compensates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: predicted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of predict Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: There are two commonly used definitions of "prediction", the predicted value and the forecast. The predicted value estimates the average value of the dependent variable for given values of the regressors. Example: The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
Word: lawsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lawson + -ite, after geologist Andrew Lawson. 1. A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epidote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French épidote. Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪˌdoʊt/ 1. Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A little higher is an outcrop of epidote schist with quartz, carbonate, and magnetite. Example: 1990, Andrew P. Barth, Chapter 3: Mid-crustal emplacement of Mesozoic plutons, San Gabriel Mountains, California, and implications for the geologic history of the San Gabriel terrane, J. Lawford Anderson (editor), The Nature and Origin of Cordilleran Magmatism, Memoir 174: The Nature and Origin of Cordilleran Magmatism, The Geological Society of America, page 36, Available compositional data for magmatic epidotes (Naney, 1983; Zen and Hammarstrom, 1984; Barth, unpublished data) suggest no significant solid solution beyond the epidote-clinozoisite binary.
Word: knives Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /naɪvz/, /nɑɪvz/ 1. plural of knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knives Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /naɪvz/, /nɑɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Aidan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪdən/, /ˈæɪ.dən/ 1. A male given name from Irish. 2. A female given name from Irish of modern usage. Labels: rare
Word: panatella Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of panatela (“type of cigar”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stickum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stick + variant of 'em, him. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪkəm/ 1. Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance. Labels: Canada, US, countable, informal, uncountable Example: A strip of muslin swaddles his privates, fixed by means of pine stickum to his belly and buttocks. Example: He had sat next to Cindy returning from the Y and smelled the chlorine on her. A sodden Band-Aid had clung by a few lingering bits of stickum to her knee.
Word: breath of fresh air Part of Speech: noun 1. Something relieving, refreshing, or new. Labels: idiomatic Example: After all those old policies and procedures, the new management approach is a breath of fresh air around here. Example: Harper's speech was a breath of fresh air and offers a new beginning.
Word: airfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + fare. 1. The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'd love to visit Paris, but I can't afford the airfare. Example: Airline ticket prices declined as low-cost carriers started expanding their routes in 2016, the essay said. A chart from online database FRED shows the downward trend in airfares before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Word: drop-down Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dropdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: drop-down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dropdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tunnel rat Part of Speech: noun 1. A soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants. Labels: informal Example: He had been serving as a tunnel rat with the 1st Engineer Battalion's team of “Diehard Tunnel Rats.” This group was based in Lai Khe and flew by helicopter to tunnel sites within the division's area of operations.
Word: coincident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is borrowed from French coïncident, from Medieval Latin coincidentem, an accusative singular form of Latin coincidēns (“coinciding”), the present active participle of coincidō (“to coincide”), from co- (variant of con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects)) + incidō (“to fall into any condition”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/, /koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/, /-ˌdɛnt/ 1. Of two or more objects: being in the same location. Example: It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought. Example: [T]he ſides of the angles A and D are coincident; vvherefore thoſe angles are equall. VVhich vvas to be Dem[onstrated]. 2. Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous. Example: The 13th year of his [Darius II's] Reign vvas coincident in vvinter vvith the 20th of the Peloponneſian vvar, and the years of that vvar are ſtated by indiſputable characters, and agreed on by all Chronologers: the vvar began in ſpring, Ann[o] 1. Olymp[iad] 87, laſted 27 years, and ended Apr. 14. An. 4. Olymp. 93. Example: Whatever the origin of her walks on the Budmouth Road, her return from those walks was often coincident with Farfrae's emergence from Corn Street for a twenty minutes' blow on that rather windy highway―just to winnow the seeds and chaff out of him before sitting down to tea, as he said. 3. Of two or more things: having the same qualities; being in accordance; consonant, matching. Example: [A] biſhop is he to whomſoeuer the publike cure and charge of ſoules is committed, without any limitation of place. And ſo the name of biſhop is coincident with the office of apoſtle, or any publike paſtor, doctor, or curat of the vniuerſall flocke of Chriſt. Example: For, say they, the whole doctrine of Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles; that a virtuous and well-inclined man is acted by and with the main interest that he proposes to himself. 4. Chiefly followed by to: accompanying, concomitant, incident. Labels: obsolete Example: Empires of Kings, are novv, and ever vvere / As Saluſt ſaith, co-incident to feare.
Word: coincident Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is borrowed from French coïncident, from Medieval Latin coincidentem, an accusative singular form of Latin coincidēns (“coinciding”), the present active participle of coincidō (“to coincide”), from co- (variant of con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects)) + incidō (“to fall into any condition”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/, /koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/, /-ˌdɛnt/ 1. One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant. Labels: obsolete Example: In truth, vve thought it (coming immediately from an infected place) an hazardous incivilitie, to put our ſelves upon them; for if any ſiniſter accident had fallen out about the ſame time (for Coincidents are not alvvaies Cauſes) vve ſhould have rued it for ever. Example: […] I despayre of ever living to see a man truely noble indeede: they may be called "My Lord;" titles and sounds and inferior trifles; but when Virtue and blood are coincidents, they both add lustre and mutual excellencys.
Word: monkey-shine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of monkeyshine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Benghazi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish بنغازی (Bingâzi) and Arabic بِنْغَازِي (Binḡāzī), apparently from earlier مرسى بني غازي (“port of ibn Ghazi”) first attested on a 1579 map by Ali al-Sharfi. Possibly a reference to a Muslim holy man Sidi ibn Ghazi. "Ibn Ghazi" itself can literally be translated as "son of the ghazi (warrior)". Pronunciation: /bɛnˈɡɑ.zi/ 1. A port city in eastern Libya. Example: Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.
Word: induced abortion Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdust əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/, /ɪnˈdjust əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ 1. A surgical or medicinal procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the fetus; a therapeutic abortion. It is a way to prevent or mitigate maternal injury or illness and/or a non-contraceptive form of birth control.
Word: Lady Campbell Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Echium plantagineum.
Word: Paterson's curse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Patterson's curse. Labels: Australia, alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Since these conditions do not obtain in our Southwestern districts it is scarcely necessary to speak well of the weed on this account, and it should always be remembered that if other feed will grow, Paterson′s Curse is an undesirable weed Example: The specimen bore no flowers or seeds, but has been recognised as Blue Weed or Paterson′s Curse (Echium plantagineum).
Word: perentie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language). 1. The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus. Example: Joshua stuck his tongue in and out like a lizard's and, twisting his fingers into claws, dug them crabwise into the sand to imitate the perenty’s walk.
Word: utility program Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a large range of software, often included with the operating system, that runs specific tasks associated with the computer or its environment.
Word: drunk as Chloe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a reference to the Chloe mentioned in the poetry of Matthew Prior. * Australian vernacular usage (reported by Partridge and others) is influenced by, and often thought to refer to, the well-known nude painting Chloé, which was hung briefly (in 1883) at the National Gallery of Victoria, and later (from 1908) at the Young and Jacksons hotel, Melbourne. 1. Very drunk. Labels: Australia, UK, colloquial, not-comparable Example: 1823, Drink, entry in Jon Badcock, Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, or Bon-Ton, page 71, Drunk''' as Chloe; she must have been an uproarious lass. Example: Sorry to observe that Seymour had ‘been at his tricks,’ and was as drunk as Chloe ! — as the saying is ; but as to who Chloe was, my reading never informed me.
Word: pop off Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave and return in a short time. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: I'm just popping off to the shops to pick up some bread. 2. To die suddenly. Labels: informal, intransitive 3. To kill someone. Labels: informal, transitive Example: When Captain Sleet in person stood his mast-head in this crow’s-nest of his, he tells us that he always had a rifle with him (also fixed in the rack), together with a powder flask and shot, for the purpose of popping off the stray narwhales, or vagrant sea unicorns infesting those waters; […] Example: Dig your own grave, then I'll pop you off! 4. To fire or launch (a shot, projectile, or missile), especially singly or in small bursts. Labels: transitive Example: The Long Lances, however, were thick in the water, and soon Portland was hit in the stern, sending her turning donuts across the ocean trying to work out which way to point her guns, popping off occasional shots at Hiei, which, by now, was heavily ablaze and a very obvious target in the night. 5. To speak frankly. Labels: derogatory, informal, intransitive, usually Example: popping off at the mouth 6. To release flatulence, generally in short rapid succession. Labels: informal, intransitive 7. To thrust away, or put off promptly. Labels: transitive Example: to pop one off with a denial Example: Perhaps it may not ſometimes be amiſs to excite their Curioſity, by bringing ſtrange and new things in their way on purpoſe to engage their Enquiry, and give them occaſion to inform themſelves about them: And if by chance their Curioſity leads them to ask, what they ſhould not know, it is a great deal better to tell them plainly, That it is a thing that belongs not not to them to know, than to pop them off with a Falſhood, or a frivolous Anſwer. 8. To turn off. Labels: UK, informal, transitive Example: Pop that light off, will you? 9. To perform extremely well (in a video game or other activity). Labels: intransitive, slang Example: After changing my mouse sensitivity, I immediately started popping off. Example: Pop off, queen!
Word: sorosilicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”) + silicate. 1. Any silicate based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻.
Word: petted Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: petted Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of pet Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past of pet Labels: childish, form-of, past
Word: dimeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dimer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dimeric From dimer + -ic. 1. of, relating to, or being a dimer Labels: not-comparable
Word: layered intrusion Part of Speech: noun 1. a large body of igneous rock within which distinct stratification continues over many miles
Word: layered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.ɚd/ 1. Formed of layers.
Word: layered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.ɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of layer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: King Billy Part of Speech: name 1. Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people. Labels: Australia, obsolete Example: 1901, Henry Lawson, A Bush Publican's Lament, republished in Children of the Bush, Gutenberg eBook #7065, An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander, […] . 2. Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man. 3. Any one of various other aboriginal men at times referred to as King Billy. 4. King William III of England. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, informal
Word: teabags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teabag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teabags Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teabag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dexterously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dexterous Middle English -ly English -ly English dexterously From dexterous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/ 1. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision. Example: He ducked dexterously, and the stool crashed to its own detriment against the wall. Example: Very interested, Dr Grimsby watched the saw follow the fine pencil line on the white pearwood as Peter dexterously twirled the veneers on the fretwork table, timing the movement of both hands precisely to put no strain on either the saw or the wood.
Word: Reg Grundys Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Rhyming slang from the name of Australian businessman and media mogul Reg Grundy. 1. Undies. Labels: Australia, plural, plural-only, slang Example: If this kept up, I′d get dizzy and pass out. And then Ken would start to go through my pockets and find what I had in my Reg Grundys. Example: But Lasjoz kept his T-shirts, sox, Reg Grundys and hankies folded tidily and separated from each other.
Word: flax-stick Part of Speech: noun 1. The flowering stem of the New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax or Phormium cookianum). Labels: New-Zealand Example: Rafts, or canoes, or “catamarans,” are still occasionally improvised by travellers or explorers in primitive parts of New Zealand, e.g. by Haast, who reports constructing “catamarans” of dead trees when flax-sticks were not obtainable. 2. A New Zealander. Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang Example: "I always thought Australia was all good country," mused the driver—a flax-stick.
Word: desert rat Part of Speech: noun 1. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts: 2. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts: 3. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts: 4. One of various mouselike rodents species inhabiting deserts: 5. A British or Australian soldier who served in North Africa with the British 7th Armoured Division in 1941-42. Labels: historical, slang 6. A wandering prospector. Labels: historical, slang
Word: desert soil Part of Speech: noun 1. A soil variety typically found in arid climates, usually with little leaching and minimal humus content. Referred to as an "aridisol" in the nomenclature of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cilia; by surface analysis, cili(um) + -a. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.li.ə/ 1. plural of cilium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desert soils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desert soil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cilium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cilium (“eyelid”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪl.i.əm/ 1. A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. Example: It is the deeper parts of such cells which give rise to delicate muscular fibres or networks of fibres, while the superficially placed body of the cell myoblast), the part which produces the above, performs other functions, and usually bears a cilium. Example: The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […] 2. One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing. 3. One of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ. 4. An eyelash.
Word: cuts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kʌts/, /kʊts/ 1. plural of cut Labels: form-of, plural Example: Broiling is but another way of roasting those cuts of meat which have a broad, flat surface such as steaks, chops, or cutlets.
Word: cuts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kʌts/, /kʊts/ 1. Corporal punishment at school. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, dated, historical, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article Example: ‘I′ll give you something to keep you awake, McFadyen!’ Ape shouted. Meat was taken off to the staff room and given the cuts. Example: He reckons that about 80% of the boys in the school regularly received the cuts from Mr Saunders so he didn′t feel as if he was being unduly picked on.
Word: cuts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kʌts/, /kʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: delirium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh₂ Proto-Italic *loizā Latin līra 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 dēlīrō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dēlīriumbor. English delirium Borrowed from Latin dēlīrium (“derangement, madness”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/, /dɪˈlɪɹ.i.əm/ 1. A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. Example: Better to decay in absolute delirium, than to be the victim of the methodical unreason of ill-bestowed love. 2. Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deliria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delirium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crutch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“wrinkle, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots curche, crutch (“crutch, stilts”), Dutch kruk (“crutch”), Low German krukke, Krück (“crutch”), German Krücke (“crutch”), Swedish krycka (“crutch”). Latin crucia, crucca, croccia, crocia (“crutch”), and its descendants are ultimately from the Germanic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/, [ˈkʰɹʷʌ̹t͡ʃ], [ˈkʰɹʷʌ̈t͡ʃ] 1. A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. Example: He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg. Example: I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other. 2. Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop Example: Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him. Example: Rhyme[…]is […] at best a crutch that lifts the weak alone. 3. A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk. 4. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. 5. A knee, or piece of knee timber. 6. A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. 7. An improvised device, usually made from a piece of cardboard, to hold the last end of a joint. Labels: slang
Word: crutch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“wrinkle, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots curche, crutch (“crutch, stilts”), Dutch kruk (“crutch”), Low German krukke, Krück (“crutch”), German Krücke (“crutch”), Swedish krycka (“crutch”). Latin crucia, crucca, croccia, crocia (“crutch”), and its descendants are ultimately from the Germanic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/, [ˈkʰɹʷʌ̹t͡ʃ], [ˈkʰɹʷʌ̈t͡ʃ] 1. To support on crutches; to prop up. Labels: transitive Example: [I'll] haſten Og and Doeg to rehearſe, / Tvvo Fools that Crutch their Feeble Senſe on Verſe; / VVho by my Muſe to all ſucceeding times, / Shall live in ſpight of their ovvn Dogrell Rhimes. 2. To move on crutches. Labels: intransitive 3. To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag. Labels: transitive Example: After learning how to crutch at 13, he could dag 400 sheep in a day by the spring of 1965 and earned himself more than just a bit of pocket money. 4. to stir with a crutch. Labels: transitive
Word: charmed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tʃɑːmd/, /t͡ʃɑɹmd/ 1. Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched. 2. Having great good fortune, as though magically wrought. Example: Draw forth thy ſword, thou mightie man at armes, Intending but to raiſe my charmed ſkin: And Ioue himſelfe will ſtretch his hand from heauen, To ward the blow, and ſhield me ſafe from harme, […] Example: ‘That animal has a charmed life,’ he said; ‘but you can say this only of brutes in this country. No man - you apprehend me? - no man here bears a charmed life.’ 3. Impressed by the pleasantness of something. Example: You are very gracious; I am charmed by your personality. 4. Of a particle: having nonzero charm.
Word: charmed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tʃɑːmd/, /t͡ʃɑɹmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of charm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eyebrows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊz/ 1. plural of eyebrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eyebrows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eyebrow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: females Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.meɪlz/ 1. plural of female Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subjugate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/, /ˈsʌbd͡ʒəɡət/ 1. Forced into submission; subjugated. Labels: not-comparable Example: For al their hye mynde they be now ſubiugate: […] Example: After the Romans, the Saxons brought it [Lancashire] vnder their protection, and held it for a part of their Northumbrian Kingdome, till it vvas firſt made ſubiugate to the Inuaſion of the Danes, and then conquered by the victorious Normans, vvhoſe poſterities from thence are branched further into England.
Word: subjugate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/, /ˈsʌbd͡ʒəɡət/ 1. A person forced into submission; a subject. Labels: rare Example: [T]he home-loving Phillipino succumbed—the independent agent, under the influence of the "final cry," became the subjugate.
Word: subjugate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Middle English subiugate, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”): see further at etymology 1. The verb is attested slightly later than the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡeɪt/, /ˈsʌbd͡ʒəˌɡeɪt/ 1. To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: O fav'rite Virgin, that haſt vvarm'd the Breaſt, / VVhoſe ſov'reign Dictates ſubjugate the Eaſt! Example: From infancy through childhood's giddy maze, / Frovvard at ſchool, and fretful in his plays, / The puny tyrant burns to ſubjugate / The free republic of the vvhip-gig ſtate. 2. To make (someone or something) subordinate to another person or thing; to subordinate. Labels: transitive Example: [H]e wil needes haue ſubiects, before he can ſubiugate his affections, and couets the office of a commander, before he hath learned to ſtoupe to the admonitions of his elders, […] Example: [H]is ſoul hath ſubjugated Martius ſoul: […] 3. To tame (an animal); to domesticate. Labels: transitive Example: Though of all other viſible Creatures Man ſeems the leaſt provided vvith natural offenſive Organs, yet by the advantage of his intellectual Faculty and that admirable Organum organorum his Hand, he is infinitely advantaged vvith artificial helps to defend himſelf, and ſubjugate the moſt contumacious and furious Brute: […] Example: [T]hou subjugatest or destroyest the beasts that would annoy thee, and convertest to thy use all their spoils, as well as all vegetable productions. 4. To put (one's neck or shoulders) under a metaphorical yoke. Labels: figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive Example: Let ſuch Princes I ſay adhere to the Pope, & ſubiugate their neckes to his trampling, […]
Word: Clifton Part of Speech: name Etymology: *Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton. *In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪftən/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England. Labels: countable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable 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: countable, uncountable 20. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 29. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 30. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 31. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 32. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 33. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 34. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 35. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 36. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 37. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 38. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 39. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 40. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 41. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 42. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 43. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 44. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 45. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 46. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 47. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 48. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 49. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 50. A placename: Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 51. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 52. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 53. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 54. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Clifton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of terms meaning cliff+town Pronunciation: /ˈklɪftən/ 1. A townland in County Cavan, Ireland. An anglicization of its Irish name (Clochán).
Word: nursing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/, /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ 1. In the state of suckling young, lactating. Example: The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older. 2. Referring to nurses. Example: The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.
Word: nursing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/, /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ 1. Suckling, such as breastfeeding. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She went into nursing as a career. Example: Nursing is an art; and, if it is to be made an art, requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work; […]
Word: nursing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/, /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of nurse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The mother sat there nursing her baby.
Word: lactating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lactate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: suckling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sukling, sukeling, sokeling, equivalent to suck + -ling. Cognate with Middle Dutch sogelinc (“suckling”), Dutch zuigeling (“suckling”), German Säugling (“suckling”). 1. An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother. 2. A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
Word: suckling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From suckle + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of suckle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: suckling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From suckle + -ing. 1. The act of suckling.
Word: ACL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Mark Zuckerberg shares photos from the hospital after undergoing knee surgery for a torn ACL suffered during MMA training. 2. Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament. Example: He's having a pretty good year, coming off of an ACL. 3. Initialism of access control list. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of action-centered leadership. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: poles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəʊlz/, /poʊlz/ 1. plural of pole Labels: form-of, plural Example: The distance between the poles was three feet.
Word: poles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəʊlz/, /poʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pole Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moisty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English moisti, moysty, equivalent to moist + -y. 1. moist
Word: undigital 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 digital English undigital From un- + digital. 1. Not digital; analog. Labels: nonstandard Example: 2000, That a successful high-tech mogul could see bowling as the balm to his ennui raised hopes that bowling might begin shedding its reputation as a shrinking preserve of middle-aged, beer-bellied, hopelessly undigital people. — David Bank, Wall Street Journal 17 January 2000 http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/20000117-bank.html Example: 2002, How can the daily theft of hundreds of thousands of creative products be wholly ignored - and even technologically enabled - while the theft of even one product in the undigital world is publicly condemned? — Peter Chernin, press release 19 November 2002, News Corporation
Word: gristle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gristel, grystyl, from Old English gristel (“gristle, cartilage”), Proto-West Germanic *gristl, of obscure origin; possibly from a pre-Germanic substrate language. Seemingly equivalent to a diminutive of Old English grist (“a grinding”), equivalent to modern English grist + -le; possibly related to Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”). Cognate with Old Frisian gristel, gerstel (“gristle, cartilage”), Middle Low German gristel (“gristle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪsəl/ 1. Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best[…] Example: But she was tired of cell culture, tired of meticulously cutting away dead tissue like gristle from a steak […] 2. Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: And it is a hard and cruel thing thus in early youth to taste beforehand the pangs which should be reserved for the stout time of manhood, when the gristle has become bone, and we stand up and fight out our lives, as a thing tried before and foreseen; for then we are veterans used to sieges and battles, and not green recruits, recoiling at the first shock of the encounter. Example: Look at Adam through the rest of the day, as he stands on the scaffolding with the two-feet ruler in his hand, whistling low while he considers how a difficulty about a floor-joist or a window-frame is to be overcome; or as he pushes one of the younger workmen aside and takes his place in upheaving a weight of timber, saying, "Let alone, lad! Thee'st got too much gristle i' thy bones yet"; or as he fixes his keen black eyes on the motions of a workman on the other side of the room and warns him that his distances are not right.
Word: combustible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French combustible, equivalent to combust + -ible. Pronunciation: /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/, [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰɪbl̩], /kəmˈbʌstəbəl/, [kəɱˈbʌstʰəbəl] ~ [kəɱˈbʌstʰəbl̩] 1. Capable of burning. Example: Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire. Example: Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter. 2. Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible. Labels: dated, figuratively Example: Arnold, however, was a combustible character. Example: The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.