nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: yok Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reversal of goy, with final devoicing. Pronunciation: /jɒk/ 1. A non-Jew; a Gentile. Labels: derogatory Example: [W]e had not only won the cup but also a great moral victory over the yoks. Example: I'd been warned about just such a day, when the yoks would come with their white-boned fists and start knocking us about.
Word: Congo-Brazzaville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Congo + Brazzaville to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Kinshasa. 1. Synonym of the Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Brazzaville.
Word: dollops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dollop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maturated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maturate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Congo-Kinshasa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Congo + Kinshasa to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville. 1. Synonym of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
Word: fumid Part of Speech: adj 1. Smoky or vaporous. Labels: obsolete Example: Two or three of these fumid vortices, are able to whirle it about the whole City.
Word: Abraham Lincoln Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the sixteenth president of the United States of America, noted for his integrity and for abolishing slavery. Senses 2 and 3 are after the portrait of Lincoln featured on them. 1. An emancipator or analogous reformer. Example: (Table of contents, pg. viii) The Abraham Lincoln of Mexico (pg. 124-5) He has been called the Washington or the Lincoln of Mexico ; To him Mexico owes the Laws of the Reform and the concessions that have brought railways into the country and opened it up to commercial relations with the rest of the world. Example: He was greatly beloved and regarded as the Abraham Lincoln of Kansas. When the history of reform is written; when we have a government administered by and for the people let it be said of Jerry Simpson that he gave the best of his life to free labor from the bondage of capital. 2. A United States five-dollar bill. Labels: US, rare, slang Example: Say—I got the telephone bill this morning. Fifty-two clams for long distance. I’m just an extra, James, not a star. I can’t afford fifty-two Abraham Lincolns for the phone. Example: OK, Lord I am staying, so please open that umbrella, or better yet rain down some Abraham Lincolns and some Ben Franklins on me. I cannot name any higher denomination of money – never been privileged to see anything over a $100 bill. 3. A penny (United States coin). Labels: US, rare, slang Example: It was the same expression Grampa had worn the first time they played this game, right before he declared himself the winner. / He waffled over his options a few seconds longer, then tossed the required coins in the middle of the table and added two more. “I lift your Abraham Lincolns with an additional two.” / Garner rolled his eyes toward the ceiling. “How many times have I got to tell you people? You’re supposed to say, ‘I raise you,’ not lift!” / “All right. I raise you two Abraham Lincolns.” Example: Find a penny, pick it up, and all day, you’ll have good luck. But you sure won’t have much buying power. Today, 1 pound of Abraham Lincolns ($2) will purchase what 4 tiny ounces bought in 1970.
Word: Giordano Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Giordano. Doublet of Jordan. 1. A surname.
Word: lays siege Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lay siege Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: laying siege Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lay siege Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laid siege Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of lay siege Labels: form-of, past
Word: seige Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of siege. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: developmental position Part of Speech: noun 1. A job that is designed to train or develop employees in preparation for further career advancement. example: management trainee
Word: Song of the Three Holy Children Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Apocrypha, now included in the passage Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children.
Word: S. of III Ch. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Song of the Three Holy Children. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sol. Song Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Song of Solomon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: S. of Sol. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Song of Solomon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Song of Sol. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Song of Solomon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Song Sol. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Song of Solomon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sus. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Susanna (biblical character). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Sussex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ranchhand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ranch + hand. 1. A manual laborer on a ranch, often working under a foreman.
Word: nimmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nimere, equivalent to nim (“to filch, steal”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch nemer (“taker”), German Nehmer (“taker”). 1. A petty thief.
Word: ultimate sacrifice Part of Speech: noun 1. Death for a cause or for one's country. Example: Near-synonym: martyrdom Example: However, the selfsame individual may be called to serve in armed services in times of war, and be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice by giving up his life
Word: grammar Nazi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1991. From grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/, /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/, /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/ 1. A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, slang Example: He had to explain that the grammar Nazi's tantrum was mistaken because interposing an adverb to fall between the components of a to-infinitive is usually not wrong in English grammar.
Word: French bean Part of Speech: noun 1. A haricot bean or kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
Word: French chalk Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uncinus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: French dressing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in the Anglophone world for the early origins, in French vinaigrettes, that inspired later versions, although the present-day conventions for the dressing's composition do not directly reflect the original French influence; more at Wikipedia. Compare french fries regarding the name mostly not reflecting any direct French influence. 1. A mixture of vinegar, oil and other herbs or flavourings (vinaigrette). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: CREAM CHEESE AND CUCUMBER SANDWICH: On thin slices of lightly buttered brown bread spread cream cheese; over same sprinkle chopped cucumbers that have been mixed with a little French dressing. Cover with another slice of lightly buttered brown bread. 2. A salad dressing that is a uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavor. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup (or tomato puree), water, paprika, other spices, and sweeteners. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 3. A salad dressing that is a uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavour. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, water, and spices. Labels: Canada, uncountable, usually
Word: French Equatorial Africa Part of Speech: name 1. A federation of former French colonies in Central Africa, stretching from the Sahara to the Congo River, comprising the following colonised countries (present names as independent republics in parentheses if different): Chad, French Congo (Republic of the Congo), Gabon and Ubangi-Shari (Central African Republic). Labels: historical
Word: French knickers Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of full-fitting women's underwear and/or sleepwear. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only Example: For this reason, any woman would much, much rather receive a pair of silk French knickers trimmed with antique lace that require handwashing in Evian water and which she will never actually wear than the three-pack of tummy-control pants from M&S that she desperately needs.
Word: French Riviera Part of Speech: name 1. An area of the coast in southern France, popular with holiday-makers.
Word: formonitrile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From formo- + nitrile. 1. hydrogen cyanide Labels: uncountable
Word: adverse effect Part of Speech: noun 1. A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.
Word: colony counter Part of Speech: noun 1. laboratory equipment used to count colonies of bacteria, or other microorganisms, growing on agar, usually in a Petri dish.
Word: AADC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Dental Consultants. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AADC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of area air defense commander. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of air aide-de-camp. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of anti-aircraft defense commander. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of area air defense commander. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of army air defense commander; army air defense command. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cloison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cloison. 1. A partition, dividing fillet or band.
Word: AASLT Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of air assault. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: AAW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of anti-air warfare. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: ABCCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of airborne battlefield command and control center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ABCS Part of Speech: name 1. The callsign for the Ceduna station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Word: homogenizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homogen(eous) 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 homogenize 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 homogenizer From homogenize + -er. 1. Any piece of equipment used to homogenize mixtures, such as a kitchen blender, mortar and pestle, ultrasonic bath, etc.
Word: ultrasonic bath Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of industrial or laboratory equipment that consists of a container, or bath, used for cleaning, mixing, or homogenisation of objects or substances by sending ultrasonic vibrations through the liquid contained in it.
Word: microtiter plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes
Word: Nosferatu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from a Romanian word for vampire (cf. nesuferit). The term achieved popular currency through Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and F. W. Murnau's 1922 German film Nosferatu. See also: Wikipedia's article on the etymology of the word (and the references there). Pronunciation: /ˌnɒsfəˈɹɑːtuː/ 1. A vampire. Example: "Friend Arthur, if you had met that kiss [...] you would in time, when you had died, have become nosferatu, as they call it in Eastern Europe, and would all time make more of those Un-Deads that so have filled us with horror." Example: Those of us who have dabbled much in the lore of the nosferatu tend to think of them as imaginative creations of the German and English Romantics, and not without reason.
Word: nosferatu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Nosferatu. Labels: alt-of
Word: rotary evaporator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: rotary + evaporator 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used to gently evaporate solvents from a chemical solution in a temperature controlled environment.
Word: rotavap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rotovap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rotavap Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of rotovap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cryogenic liquid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any liquid (typically a liquified gas) with a very low boiling point
Word: microplate reader Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used to detect the changes that might occur in a microtiter plate.
Word: plate reader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From microplate reader. 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used to detect the changes that might occur in a microtiter plate.
Word: vortex mixer Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used to mix the contents of small tubes of liquids by means of rapid oscillation.
Word: grise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Properly the plural of gree (“a step”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːz/ 1. A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. Labels: obsolete Example: Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.
Word: grise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See grice. 1. Alternative form of grice (“a pig”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus. Example: ‘Grise,’ observe Nicolson and Burn, ‘is a common name for swine, and it may well seem to have taken its name from being frequented by wild boars, which are beasts of the forest. […] Swinedale,’ they add (probably in error), ‘may be so called from Wild Boars having frequented there ; as there are Grisedale, Boredale, Stybarrow, in the neighbouring parish of Barton ; and Wildboarfell
Word: conical flask Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or to carry out titrations
Word: Erlenmeyer flask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who invented it in 1861. 1. A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations. Example: An assistant arrived with a wheeled cart bearing coffee in an Erlenmeyer flask, cups, and a plate of strange muffins.
Word: atelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + telic. 1. Presenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not tending nor directed toward a goal or specific end. Labels: not-comparable 3. That expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose. Labels: not-comparable 4. That expresses the imperfective aspect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: levered firm Part of Speech: noun 1. A company that funds its operations by taking out loans. Labels: UK
Word: unionised Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of unionise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unionised Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/ 1. Alternative spelling of unionized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unionised Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ʌnˈaɪənaɪzd/ 1. Alternative spelling of unionized. Not ionized Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uncompromised 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 compromise Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English compromised English uncompromised From un- + compromised. 1. Not compromised. Labels: not-comparable Example: Thus is a subtle, often anguished, at times tentative but uncompromised analytic confrontation with the meaning of intercourse to men transformed into a monotonic polemical admonishment to women, and an act of literary genius reduced to a Monarch outline.
Word: casten Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of cast Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past, poetic
Word: valu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of value. 1. Alternative form of value: Pertaining to value for money, or being discounted. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: caribe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish caribe. 1. piranha fish
Word: videocamera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video English video- English camera English videocamera From video- + camera. 1. Alternative form of video camera. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Committee is actually registered as a business, the authorities said, a thread from the spool of legitimacy to go along with the hard hats, the clipboards and the videocameras.
Word: virino Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.
Word: skil Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skɪl/ 1. Obsolete spelling of skill. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: skil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Haida sqil. Pronunciation: /skɪl/ 1. Synonym of sablefish.
Word: zingara Part of Speech: noun 1. A female zingaro.
Word: zingare Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zingara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decoct Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin dēcoquō (“to boil down”), from dē- + coquō (“to cook”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɒkt/, /dəˈkɑkt/ 1. To make an infusion. 2. To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down. Example: Her ambition had hitherto been confined to being the best of wives,—so she scolded the servants—opened no book but her book of receipts—made soup without meat—decocted cowslips, parsneps, currants, and gooseberries, which, if not good wine, were very tolerable vinegar 3. To heat as if by boiling. Labels: figuratively Example: Can ſodden Water, / A Drench for ſur-reyn’d Iades, their Barly broth, / Decoct their cold blood to ſuch valiant heat? 4. To reduce or diminish. Labels: figuratively Example: […] and that rednesse / may neuere tournë to whiteness / (as clerkës sayn,) but yef so be / it be decoct by charyte, […] 5. To digest in the stomach. Example: Here ſhe [the body] attracts, and there ſhe doth retain; / There ſhe decocts, and doth the food prepare; / There ſhe diſtributes it to ev’ry vein, / There ſhe expels what ſhe may fitly ſpare. 6. To devise. Labels: transitive
Word: veinless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vein 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 veinless From vein + -less. 1. Without veins.
Word: majorat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French majorat. 1. primogeniture Labels: countable, uncountable 2. property that descends with a title Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: altern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alternus (“every other, alternate”). 1. Acting by turns; alternate. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: And God made two great lights, great for thir use / To Man, the greater to have rule by day, / The less by night, alterne ; and made the stars, / And set them in the firmament of Heaven / To illuminate the Earth, and rule the day / In their vicissitude, and rule the night, / And light from darkness to divide. […]
Word: alfajor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alfajor. 1. A popular confection in South America usually made of flour, honey, and nuts and filled with a milk-based filling. Traditionally the filling was manjar blanco, but today it is typically dulce de leche. Example: My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel. Example: From Tibetan momos (dumplings) to Uruguayan alfajors (cookies), the food consumed on New York's Eat The Street tours offers a taste of immigrant life in the world's most ethnically diverse neighborhood - the borough of Queens, where more than 160 languages are spoken.
Word: tyee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinook. 1. A tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. 2. A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg. Labels: Canada
Word: stun gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock. Example: Lodner tossed the stun gun on a flange between the stills and the fluxing panels. Example: The removable pages are organized in strict military fashion and include complete data on the Commlock, Stun Gun, Laser Cannon, Communications Post, Uniforms, and several fold-out blueprints of the various levels and areas of Moonbase Alpha.
Word: camisas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camisa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: étendue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of etendue. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The light power transmitted to the detector is proportional to the product of the solid angle #92;mathit#123;#92;Omega#125; and area A in the central plane, which is imaged by the lens onto the aperture (often called the étendue U).
Word: logomachist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English logomachy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English logomachist From logomachy + -ist. 1. One who disputes the meanings of words.
Word: acft Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of aircraft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: dubba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dubber (“globular vessel”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lul Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /lʌl/, /lɔl/ 1. Alternative form of LOL. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lul Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lʌl/, /lɔl/ 1. Alternative form of LOL. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ropable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ropeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The phone rang a couple of hours later and it was Di. I have never heard her more ropable in my life; it is the only tongue-lashing I ever remember getting from her and it was excoriating.
Word: organ donor Part of Speech: noun 1. A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person. 2. A motorcyclist, especially one who does not wear a protective helmet. Labels: US, slang Example: 2006, Bill Lankhof, Head Case, Slam! Sports (Canada), 14 Jun. (retrieved 21 Aug. 2008), Wearing a motorcycle helmet is optional in Pennsylvania, but that's no reason for Ben Roethlisberger to go out and practise his organ donor technique.
Word: meid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans meid, from English maid. Doublet of maid. Pronunciation: /meɪt/ 1. A female domestic servant, usually non-white. Labels: South-Africa, offensive 2. A black woman. Labels: South-Africa, offensive
Word: piracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dye in the wool Part of Speech: verb 1. To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread. Example: The circumstance mentioned in the last two lines shows that it was usual to dye in the wool, as is sometimes done in England. Example: Next comes the dyeing; though when indigo is used, it is better to dye "in the wool" before carding.
Word: nondisciplinary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + disciplinary. 1. Not disciplinary; not related to or for the purpose of punishment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondisclosure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + disclosure. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒndɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/, /ˌnɑndɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/, /ˌnɒndɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/, /ˌnɔndɪsˈkləʉʒə(ɹ)/ 1. An act or policy of not disclosing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recently, one early GPT-4 tester — who was bound by a nondisclosure agreement with OpenAI but gossiped a little anyway — told me that testing GPT-4 had caused the person to have an “existential crisis,” because it revealed how powerful and creative the A.I. was compared with the tester’s own puny brain.
Word: nondiscrimination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + discrimination. 1. An act or policy of not engaging in discrimination. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “The college is unfortunately not comfortable accepting any new NSF or NIH grants, at least at this time,” wrote Provost Eiko Siniawer and Lara Shore-Sheppard, dean of faculty. “This new condition goes well beyond a standard certification that the college comply with all applicable nondiscrimination laws.”
Word: nondramatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic English nondramatic From non- + dramatic. 1. Not dramatic; not exciting; mundane. Labels: not-comparable 2. In entertainment, not a drama; light entertainment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondrinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + drinker. 1. One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler. Example: A majority of adolescents (66%) believe that an adolescent who changed from heavy drinker to nondrinker will be accepted by nondrinkers/moderate drinkers. Example: After eliminating alcohol from their lives, some sober individuals exclusively date nondrinkers. 2. Someone who does not drink a specified beverage (milk, wine, coffee, etc). Example: Data were analyzed to test differences between: (1) drinkers and nondrinkers of milk, and (2) [...]
Word: nondrying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + drying. 1. Not drying; remaining wet. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a garment, not requiring use of a dryer after washing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noneducational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational English noneducational From non- + educational. 1. Not educational; not related to or for the purpose of education. Labels: not-comparable 2. Failing to educate. Labels: not-comparable Example: George found Professor Schnublett's repetitive lectures to be wholly noneducational and, in fact, a waste of time.
Word: nonelastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- French élastiquebor. English elastic English nonelastic From non- + elastic. 1. Not elastic; not able to stretch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English nonelectric From non- + electric. 1. Not electric; not operated by electricity. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the power was out, we used an old-fashioned nonelectric can opener. 2. Not capable of conducting electricity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonelectric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English nonelectric From non- + electric. 1. A substance or object that cannot be electrified, but through which electricity passes; a conductor. Labels: archaic
Word: nonelectrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -al English electrical English nonelectrical From non- + electrical. 1. Not electrical; not operated by electricity. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since the power was out, we used an old-fashioned nonelectrical can opener. 2. Not capable of conducting electricity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonelectrical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -al English electrical English nonelectrical From non- + electrical. 1. One who is not an electrical engineer. Example: Moreover, the Power System is run largely by electrical engineers, who occupy the top two positions. In the past, nonelectricals who have made it into upper management circles seem to be exceptions […] Example: For our final example let us finish the problem posed in the introduction to this chapter. The ideas and formulas needed will be familiar to electrical students, and would be handy for nonelectricals to know as well.
Word: nonequivalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + equivalent. 1. Not equivalent; different. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonexchangeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + exchangeable. 1. Not exchangeable; unable to be exchanged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonexempt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + exempt. 1. Not exempt. Labels: not-comparable 2. Subject to taxation; not within any category of income to which taxes are not applied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonexempt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + exempt. 1. One who is not exempt.
Word: nonexplosive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + explosive. 1. Not explosive; unable to explode.
Word: nonfactual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + factual. 1. Not factual; false or fictional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfading Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fading. 1. Not fading. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not fading. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fat. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈfæt/, /nɑnˈfæt/ 1. Containing no fat; fat-free. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfattening Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fattening. 1. Alternative form of non-fattening. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nonfictional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English -al English fictional English nonfictional From non- + fictional. 1. Not fictional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfluctuating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fluctuating. 1. Not fluctuating; steady; stable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonflying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + flying. 1. Not flying; traveling by means other than flight. Labels: not-comparable 2. Unable to fly, as of a bird. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfood Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English nonfood From non- + food. 1. Not intended for consumption as a food. Labels: not-comparable Example: The use of synthetic fuels from nonfood crops can reduce the carbon footprint. Example: The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil.
Word: nonfood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English nonfood From non- + food. 1. A crop or product that is not intended for consumption as a food. Example: Many supermarkets do not consider nonfoods a core segment.
Word: nonfunctional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English -al English functional English nonfunctional From non- + functional. 1. Not functional; useless; broken. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not of the functional programming paradigm. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not a function in the mathematical sense. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfreezing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + freezing. 1. Not capable of freezing. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not involving freezing Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonfreezing cold injury
Word: nonfoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonfood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fat free Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of fat-free. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nondrinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondrinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondisclosures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondisclosure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondisclosure agreement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of non-disclosure agreement. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Recently, one early GPT-4 tester — who was bound by a nondisclosure agreement with OpenAI but gossiped a little anyway — told me that testing GPT-4 had caused the person to have an “existential crisis,” because it revealed how powerful and creative the A.I. was compared with the tester’s own puny brain.
Word: nondisclosure agreements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondisclosure agreement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonflowering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + flowering. 1. Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stun guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stun gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jakie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪki/ 1. A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having tadpoles larger than the adults. Labels: archaic
Word: dede Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of deed. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: xyston Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυστόν (xustón, “spear, javelin”), of unknown origin. Potentially from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰasto- or *ǵʰasdʰo- (“branch ~ spear, sharp spine”) (whence also gad, goad, and yard), but this is likely a substrate word in view of the various irregularities. 1. A type of long thrusting lance, used in ancient Greece. Example: The Companions, like the Thessalian cavalry, were a well-mounted force armed with cuirass and the short thrusting spear (xyston) for close combat.
Word: koel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin. 1. A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Example: It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note.
Word: piquante Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of piquant. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "The character you assume," continued Lady Rotheles, not heeding the interruption, "must be completely in opposition to that to which his attention is at present directed. Mary is tame, meek, spiritless—you must, therefore, be lively, quick, and piquante...
Word: gamy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of gamey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean.
Word: Achilles' heel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Achilles heel. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Achilles' heel.
Word: Achilles' heels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Achilles' heel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Achilles heels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Achilles heel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NOT Part of Speech: noun 1. A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true. Example: Notice that the NOT symbol is simply a BUF symbol followed by a bubble. The bubble represents logical inversion and is the actual NOT gate. Anytime you see a bubble attached to a gate pin, you can detach it from the pin and insert a separate NOT gate in its place without affecting the resulting logic.
Word: addictiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English addictive 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 addictiveness From addictive + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being addictive. Labels: uncountable
Word: addictively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English addictive Middle English -ly English -ly English addictively From addictive + -ly. 1. In an addictive manner.
Word: open letters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open letter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: it's all good Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to express unconcern. Labels: idiomatic
Word: polegar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of poligar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pony keg Part of Speech: noun 1. A container for beer holding 7.75 US gallons, equal to half the size of a standard beer keg. Labels: US Example: Depending on the crowd, a keg or pony keg may be the way to go. […] For fewer than 20 guests, consider a pony keg, which serves 80 drinks.
Word: pony keg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of pony keg station, from pony keg (“container for beer”). 1. A drive-through liquor store; by extension, any convenience store. Labels: Cincinnati, colloquial Example: A visitor may well be baffled by “pony keg” and “jack salmon,” but Cincinnatians know that the first is a store where beer may be purchased and the second is deep-fried pike. Example: For example, a pony keg is a small beer keg. In Cincinnati it is a place to buy a small beer keg.
Word: Matt. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Matthew. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: polyethylene terephthalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polyethylene + terephthalate. 1. A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene). Example: For eons, the debris has contained the same things — flecks from plant and animal carcasses, feces, mucus, dust, microbes, viruses — and transported the ocean’s carbon to be stored on the seafloor. Increasingly, however, marine snowfall is being infiltrated by microplastics: fibers and fragments of polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. And this fauxfall appears to be altering our planet’s ancient cooling process. Example: An effort was made to fit the flexible tube at least 3 mm deep onto the vasculature; (2) for the remaining systems, 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reservoir blocks were manufactured by PrintPlace using FDM technology. The additively manufactured PET reservoir blocks were previously applied and proven to effectively circulate the agent through the healing network [6].
Word: 2 Pet. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Peter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Pet. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Peter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Peter Part of Speech: name 1. The second epistle of Peter, the twenty-second book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Word: 1 Peter Part of Speech: name 1. The first epistle of Peter, the twenty-first book of the New Testament of the Bible.
Word: teinture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French teinture. Doublet of tainture, tinctura, and tincture. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈteɪnt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈteɪntjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. colour; tinge; tincture Labels: obsolete Example: Thy blithe vivacity, yet manners meek, Thy waving ringlets and thy step so light, The rosy teinture of thy dimpled cheek, Impress'd each heart with exquisite delight. Example: A boundless view, like that of the Atlantic, or Pacific; but destitute of the sound of the winds, the music of waters, the teinture of clouds, and the motion, which gives life and circulation to the most torpid of temperatures.
Word: sufix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably originated out of confusion with its antonym, prefix, spelled a single F. 1. Misspelling of suffix. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: relace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English lace English relace From re- + lace. 1. To lace again. Labels: transitive
Word: ribands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of riband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hink Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪŋk/ 1. A reaping hook. Labels: obsolete
Word: Walther Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from German, equivalent to English Walter. 2. A surname from German.
Word: Werner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Verner Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from German Werner. 1. A surname from German. 2. A town in Ontario, Canada.
Word: Sander Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsɑːndə/, /ˈsændɚ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in Norway. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sacha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Sacha. 1. A unisex given name from French, equivalent to English Sasha.
Word: Sacha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins, including: * Polish Sacha * Czech Šácha 1. A surname.
Word: Xander Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈzæn.dɚ/, /ˈzɑːndə/, /ˈzɐːndə/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of modern usage.
Word: Baskin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate. 2. A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: basker Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of basking shark. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: We'd had our first encounter with a basking shark, and, metaphorically at least, this gigantic, strange beast had me firmly in its jaws. Out of our wetsuits and back on dry land, we headed for the marine laboratories at Port Erin on the south of the island to meet biologist Jill Strawbridge. Coming face to face with a basker had whetted my appetite, and I was keen to get to the bottom of some of the mysteries surrounding Cetorhinus maximus.
Word: basker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bask 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 basker From bask + -er. 1. One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask. Example: […] they needed an animal that was content to bask in various different conditions. What they hadn't banked on was that their ideal basker, would come equipped with a bad attitude and fearsome set of teeth: 'crocodiles are the perfect model organism for this study' explains Seebacher, because they are happy to bask both in and out of water. 2. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.
Word: gross pay Part of Speech: noun 1. An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement. Labels: uncountable 2. A payment for the entire year's income. Labels: uncountable
Word: à bas Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French à bas (literally “to the bottom”). Pronunciation: /ɑˈbɑ/, /aˈba/, /aˈbɑ/ 1. Down with.
Word: Keld Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514). 2. A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).
Word: palmier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French palmier, ellipsis of feuille de palmier (“palm tree leaf”), the original name of this pastry. 1. A type of puff pastry biscuit made in the shape of a palm leaf and rolled in sugar. Example: Glass cases are filled with a pastel field of pink sweet buns, glossy guava-oozing pastries and their vanilla custard cousins, crispy, heart-shaped orejas (elephant ears, or, at French bakeries, palmiers), and conchas (shells).
Word: palmier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of palmy: more palmy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: eagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eagers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eager Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Grand Canyon Part of Speech: name 1. A large national park and gorge carved by the Colorado River, located in Arizona, United States. 2. Synonym of Grand Canyon Village, a settlement on the south rim of the canyon.
Word: spinny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin spīnētum. 1. Alternative spelling of spinney (“small copse or wood”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.
Word: spinny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spin + -y. 1. Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion. Labels: informal Example: 1997, DAN Seemiller, M Holowchak, Winning Table Tennis: Skills, Drills, and Strategies - all 3 versions » The sound at contact should be solid and crisp, not “spinny.” Example: “It is a spinny thing with wires in it, with the wires wrapped around something (coil) and N and S (unsure what N and S were)."
Word: myeloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myelo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to bone marrow. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the spinal cord. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myeloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myelo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/ 1. Such a stem cell
Word: Büchner funnel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the inventor, the industrial chemist Ernst Büchner. 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used for filtration; it is a ceramic funnel with a flat base on which the filter paper is laid flat; normally used with a vacuum pump.
Word: consequtive Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of consecutive. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: vacuum pump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vacuum + pump. 1. A piece of equipment used for extraction of gas or vapour from an enclosed space, leaving the container with a partial vacuum.
Word: cold finger Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used for creating a cold spot on a surface. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cold, finger.