nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: infructuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English fructuous English infructuous From in- + fructuous. 1. Not fruitful. Labels: India, Pakistan, obsolete
Word: em-dash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of em dash. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hematochezia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- + -chezia. 1. The presence of fresh (bright red) blood in stools, often due to lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Labels: uncountable
Word: verbal assault Part of Speech: noun 1. Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: an assault that is verbal. 2. Oral or written speech that creates, or is intended to create, a fear of physical harm. Labels: US Example: If a pupil enrolled in grade six or above committed a verbal assault at school against school personnel, described above, and the assault were reported to the school board by the victim, the school board or its designee would be required, after affording the required due process, to suspend the pupil from the school district for 10 days. […] Example: The only evidence of a verbal assault is the one Mr. Comstock and Mr. Solomon made on me. They made their threatening and intimidating statement to me after I complied with directions Judge Jeff B. Clark gave during the September 17,2007 hearing.
Word: tetrad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετράς (tetrás), analysable as tetra- + -ad. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛtɹæd/, /ˈtetɹæd/, /ˈtetɹɛd/ 1. A group of four things. Example: Religious movements and cults are often founded on a tetrad of elements: a prophet, a prophecy, a book, and a revelation. 2. Two pairs of sister chromatids (a dyad pair) aligned in a certain way and often on the equatorial plane during the meiosis process. 3. A group of four haploid and immature pollen grains in tetrahedral fashion produced by meiotic microsporogenesis. 4. A unit of land area of two by two (that is, four) square kilometres. Example: They took figures for the abundance of invasive weeds mapped according to the normal grid unit of the 'hectad', or 10 × 10 km square, and then looked at how abundant these species were mapped at a much finer scale – in 'tetrads', or 2 × 2 km squares, inside these hectads. 5. A tetravalent atom or radical. 6. A group of four basis vectors for a four-dimensional manifold in differential geometry. 7. A chord comprised of four notes; a tetrachord.
Word: wiles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /waɪlz/ 1. plural of wile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fustigate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō. 1. To hit someone with a club. Labels: transitive 2. To harshly criticize someone. Labels: figuratively
Word: fustigation Part of Speech: noun 1. A beating with a club, rod, stick, etc.; a cudgeling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Slighter palm of martyrdom, however, shall not be denied: martyrdom not of massacre, yet of fustigation. 2. Any kind of beating or flagellation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Frenzied scenes of fustigations appear in his Historie de Juliette, published in six volumes in 1797. 3. a harsh verbal assault Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: toker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toke + -er. 1. One who tokes, especially marijuana. Example: I'm a joker, I'm a smoker / I'm a midnight toker Example: Before leading the coronavirus lockdown that worked and becoming New Zealand’s unifier-in-chief after the deadly shootings last year at two mosques in Christchurch, Ms. Ardern was, it seemed, like most of her constituents: a toker, at least once or twice.
Word: starlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + light. Pronunciation: /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/ 1. Light emitted from stars. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Meronym: starbeams 2. Light emitted from stars. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Example: Nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Example: Bright starlight enabled us to see much of the country.
Word: herd cats Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Formed of herd + cat, perhaps in reference to domesticated cats’ solitary nature. Possibly from the opening scene of Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). Shepherds are discussing sheep and the topic strays to cats: "Can you imagine a herds of cats waiting to be sheared? Meow! Meow! Woo hoo hoo." Earliest usage unknown, but the idiom is attested from the 1980s. 1. To attempt to control the uncontrollable; to attempt to manage a great many unruly factors or people to a single end. Labels: idiomatic Example: Managing volunteers from fourteen different organizations is like herding cats. Example: Finally, you present this vision and your goals to the authors; after that it’s like herding cats. Authors have their own perspectives on their topics, their own notions about what constitutes significant issues and adequate coverage 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see herd, cat. Example: It would be hard teaching a shepherd dog to herd cats, or even to herd sheep, before he leaves off his puppy ways and shows himself ready to become a good shepherd.
Word: unafraid 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 afraid English unafraid From un- + afraid. Pronunciation: /ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/ 1. Not afraid. Labels: not-comparable Example: Every childhood seems to have exactly such a juvenile in its midst and mists. He's the boy who refuses to fear the opposite sex, purely because everyone else embraces that particular fear, and he's the type who is unafraid to make a decision.
Word: houses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊzɪz/, /ˈhaʊsɪz/, /hʌʊsɪz/ 1. plural of house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: houses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of house Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flowers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊ.əz/, /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/ 1. plural of flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flowers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊ.əz/, /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flower Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: walls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɔːlz/, /waːlz/, /wɔlz/, /wɑlz/ 1. plural of wall Labels: form-of, plural 2. The vagina. Labels: US, slang
Word: walls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔːlz/, /waːlz/, /wɔlz/, /wɑlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsɪz/ 1. plural of case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cases Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of case Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: While the detective cases the joint, they'll get away.
Word: Apples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Apple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: names Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /neɪmz/ 1. plural of name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: names Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /neɪmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of name Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: orders Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dəz/, /ˈoɹ.dɚz/, [ˈoɹ.ɾɚz], /ˈoː.dəz/, [ˈoː.ɾəz] 1. plural of order Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orders Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dəz/, /ˈoɹ.dɚz/, [ˈoɹ.ɾɚz], /ˈoː.dəz/, [ˈoː.ɾəz] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of order Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: powers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊ.ɚz/, /ˈpaʊəz/ 1. plural of power Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊ.ɚz/, /ˈpaʊəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of power Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈleɪʃənz/ 1. plural of relation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duties Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /duːtiz/, /ˈdjuːtiz/ 1. plural of duty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ships Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɪps/ 1. plural of ship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ships Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃɪps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ship Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: homogeneity Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/, /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/, /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/, /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/, /ˌhoʊ.mə.d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ 1. The condition of being homogeneous: having uniformity of constituent content. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: non-member Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + member. 1. Someone who is not a member (of a club, institution, etc.) Example: A limited number of tickets will be available for non-members. Example: Non-members will be welcome at all Clubroom lectures.
Word: boogie-woogie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reduplication of boogie (“party”), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/, /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/ 1. A style of blues piano music. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A style of swing dance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ah, everybody was juiced, you can bet your soul / They did the boogie-woogie with a sturdy roll
Word: sides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saɪdz/ 1. plural of side. Labels: form-of, plural 2. Clipping of side effects. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Word: sides Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saɪdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of side Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pieces Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpiːsɪz/ 1. plural of piece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pieces Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpiːsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of piece Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conditions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈdɪʃənz/ 1. plural of condition. Labels: form-of, plural Example: But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.
Word: conditions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈdɪʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of condition Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absolute deviation Part of Speech: noun 1. The absolute value of the difference between a given value (such as mean or expected value) and a variate value (usually an observed value). 2. The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where the projectile hit or burst.
Word: remains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ 1. The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery. Example: The victim's remains were one small piece of bone. 2. Historical or archaeological relics. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. The extant writings of a deceased person. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness. 4. All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner. Example: Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
Word: remains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ 1. plural of remain Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: remains Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: We'll go ahead, while she remains here.
Word: tells Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tells Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛlz/ 1. plural of tell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waters Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː.təz/, /ˈwɔ.tɚz/, /ˈwɑ.tɚz/ 1. plural of water Labels: form-of, plural 2. Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
Word: waters Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː.təz/, /ˈwɔ.tɚz/, /ˈwɑ.tɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of water Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stands Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stændz/ 1. plural of stand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stands Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stændz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rules Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlz/, /ˈɹulz/ 1. plural of rule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rules Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlz/, /ˈɹulz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enemies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ə.miz/ 1. plural of enemy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enemies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ə.miz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enemy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: larger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English largere, equivalent to large + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/, /ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ 1. comparative form of large: more large Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: interests Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/, /ˈɪn.tɹɛsts/ 1. plural of interest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interests Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/, /ˈɪn.tɹɛsts/ 1. The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: the coal-mining interests Example: the separatist interests
Word: interests Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/, /ˈɪn.tɹɛsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: minds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /maɪndz/ 1. plural of mind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /maɪndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absolute error Part of Speech: noun 1. The difference (sometimes defined to be the absolute difference) between the measured or inferred value of a quantity and its true value. 2. Shortest distance between the center of impact or the center of burst of a group of shots, and the point of impact or burst of a single shot within the group. 3. Error of a sight consisting of its error in relation to a master service sight with which it is tested, including the known error of the master service sight.
Word: mesoderm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + -derm. 1. One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.
Word: casuistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English casuist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English casuistry From casuist + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈkæzjuːɪstɹi/, /ˈkæʒjuːɪstɹi/, /ˈkæʒuːɪstɹi/, /ˈkæʒuːəstɹi/ 1. The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cages for Gnats, and Chains to Yoak a Flea; Dry'd Butterflies, and Tomes of Caſuiſtry Example: The letters of Margarita were all that the fondest lover could desire, the eye of a poet linger on, but they did not contain the casuistry which could lead Glentworth to renounce a faith which he had now been led to examine in a manner he had certainly never done before. 2. An intricate argument, particularly Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable 3. An intricate argument, particularly Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: I felt it was hopeless to argue against casuistry of this nature, which, if it were carried to its logical conclusion, would absolutely destroy all morality, as we understand it. 4. An intricate argument, particularly Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable
Word: metazoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Metazoa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English metazoan From Translingual Metazoa + English -an. 1. Any animal that is multicellular. 2. Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with two or three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, endoderm, and sometimes mesoderm. Labels: obsolete
Word: metazoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Metazoa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English metazoan From Translingual Metazoa + English -an. 1. Having to do with animals that are multicellular. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ectoderm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecto- + -derm. 1. The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.
Word: endoderm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -derm. Pronunciation: /ˌen.doʊˈdɝː.m/ 1. One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce through development, the digestive system of the adult.
Word: magnetosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English magnetosphere From magneto- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈni.təˌsfɪr/ 1. The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field. Example: We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary magnetospheres and habitability. Example: One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.
Word: protozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/, /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/ 1. Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
Word: protozoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/, /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phototropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + -tropic. 1. Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.
Word: phototaxic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.
Word: coelenterate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scientific New Latin Coelenterata. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/, /sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/ 1. Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores. Labels: dated
Word: no skin off one's back Part of Speech: noun 1. No harm to one. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.
Word: hot to trot Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌhɒt.tʊ.ˈtɹɒt/ 1. Eager to begin; anxious to get going. Labels: colloquial Example: At the moment, Justice Department lawyers are cool to the idea. "We're not hot to trot on this thing," says one Justice official. 2. Eager for sexual activity. Labels: colloquial Example: She's nowhere close to relinquishing her crown as the queen of dance-pop—or abandoning her favorite role as pop music's most hot-to-trot coquette.
Word: fuselage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fūsusder. Old French fusel Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French fuseler Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French fuselagebor. English fuselage Borrowed from French fuselage. Ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”). For the meaning development, compare rocket, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“spinning wheel, distaff”) (whence also English rock (“distaff, the flax or wool on a distaff”)). Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/, /ˈfjuːsəˌlɑːʒ/ 1. The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo. Example: Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard. Example: Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max.
Word: deltoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin deltoideus, which was in turn from Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs). See also: δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛɫtɔɪd/ 1. The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder. 2. The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle. 3. A kite (quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end). 4. A deltoid curve (hypocycloid with three cusps).
Word: deltoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin deltoideus, which was in turn from Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs). See also: δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛɫtɔɪd/ 1. In the shape of the uppercase Greek letter delta (Δ); triangular. Labels: not-comparable 2. In the shape of the uppercase Greek letter delta (Δ); triangular. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: world's oldest profession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1888, coined by Rudyard Kipling as most ancient profession in the world. Alternative forms appeared in the early 1900s, present form popular by the 1930s. Similar terms with various senses (not necessarily prostitution) exist in other languages. 1. Prostitution. Labels: euphemistic, no-plural Example: Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world. Example: The company was extremely mixed. There were portly foreigners, opulent Jewesses, a sprinkling of the really smart, and several ladies belonging to the oldest profession in the world.
Word: oldest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈəʊldəst/, /ˈoʊldəst/ 1. superlative form of old: most old Labels: form-of, superlative Example: An interesting feature of the church is the invisible clock, which you can hear thumping away as you enter. Constructed in 1525, it is one of the oldest timepieces in England. It chimes the hours and the quarters, and every three hours it plays a hymn. But it has no faces.
Word: oldest Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈəʊldəst/, /ˈoʊldəst/ 1. The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group. Example: My oldest always forgets to turn the living room lights off before bed.
Word: funded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfʌndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fund Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The government funded the research.
Word: funded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfʌndɪd/ 1. Having received financial support; paid for. Example: Byford said: "There is no UK recovery from the pandemic without a London recovery, and there is no London recovery without a properly funded transport network. 2. Having received financial support; paid for. Labels: in-compounds Example: a tax-funded project 3. Invested in public funds; existing in the form of bonds.
Word: flaperon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flap Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin āla Old French aile Middle French aisle French aile French -er- Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French -eron French aileronbor. English aileron blend English flaperon Blend of flap + aileron. Pronunciation: /ˈflæpərɒn/ 1. An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
Word: up one's sleeve Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks in the sleeve. 1. Hidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve. Labels: idiomatic Example: I have tried everything I can think of, and I don't have anything more up my sleeve. Example: "There may be things that you know which I do not. I have not pretended to be aware of all the details of your show. But equally I've got something up my sleeve that you don't know about. And that's where I mean to score. Danvers was a damned clever fellow——" He broke off as if he had said too much.
Word: harlot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːlət/, /ˈhɑɹlət/ 1. A female prostitute. Labels: dated, derogatory, offensive Example: This day (great Duke) ſhe ſhut the doores vpon me, / While she with Harlots feaſted in my housſe. Example: The bastard of a harlot, born in a brothel, suckled on gin, and familiar from earliest infancy with all the bestialities of debauch,[…] 2. A female who is considered promiscuous. Labels: derogatory, offensive 3. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct. Labels: obsolete Example: By suche ydle and wicked harlottes the enheritaunce of Christe is troden vnder fote. Example: When lust doth rage it like a canker frets; It topsie turvie, upside downe all sets;[…] Where once it reigneth, there it maketh sure, A man a harlot, and a wife a whoore;
Word: harlot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːlət/, /ˈhɑɹlət/ 1. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. Labels: intransitive Example: […] they that spend their youth in loitering, bezzling, and harlotting, their studies in unprofitable questions, and barbarous sophistry
Word: harlot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːlət/, /ˈhɑɹlət/ 1. Wanton; lewd; low; base. Labels: uncommon Example: The intellection in it, kiddo—the intellection.... That most harlot of harlots... talking of me, laughing at me... I'll kill her....
Word: fill out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In the sense of to complete a form, originally attested in American English; possibly as a calque of German ausfüllen. Later spread to British English, where it now competes with the traditional expression fill in. Pronunciation: /fɪl ˈaʊt/ 1. To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information. Labels: transitive Example: Please fill out this application if you are interested in the job. 2. To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight. Labels: intransitive Example: He began to fill out once he started college. Example: We've scoured these science and tapped the top experts to help you learn how to do just that. Use these seven simple strategies, and you'll fill up without filling out. 3. To fill up; to make full. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The other lady, […] filling out a very large glass of wine, advised, and at last prevailed with her to drink it. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fill, out.
Word: filter out Part of Speech: verb 1. To selectively remove part of something. Labels: transitive Example: The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand. Example: The brain automatically filters out useless information. 2. To come out gradually (e.g. news). Labels: intransitive Example: The story of last winter's unprecedented snowstorms in Great Britain is slowly filtering out.
Word: foreign tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. Any language not native to particular person or place.
Word: foreign affairs Part of Speech: noun 1. Matters or news occurring abroad. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Policy of a government in dealing with other countries or with activities overseas. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. A government office or department charged with handling relations with other countries. Labels: plural, plural-only 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see foreign, affairs. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Most of the twelve Caesars were rumored to have been licentious as both adulterers and homosexuals (not that the two were mutually exclusive, as will be seen), and Gaius and Nero were both supposed to have been adulterers, active homosexuals, and pathics. According to Suetonius, Julius Caesar was cuckolded by Clodius (Iul. 6, 74) but was himself so noted an adulterer that Pompey (lul. 50) called him "Aegisthus" (mock epic again); and his foreign affairs were the talk of Rome and of the army (Iul, 49–52).
Word: fission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃən/, /ˈfɪʒən/ 1. The process whereby one item splits to become two. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fission Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃən/, /ˈfɪʒən/ 1. To cause to undergo fission. Labels: transitive 2. To undergo fission. Labels: intransitive
Word: fit into Part of Speech: verb 1. To be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location. Labels: transitive Example: The round peg will fit into the circular hole. 2. To be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: As a retired sergeant, you should fit into the crowd at the officers' club.
Word: fountain of youth Part of Speech: noun 1. Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance. Labels: idiomatic Example: Just watching the advertisement, you'd think the face cream was a fountain of youth. Example: Who has not known some even-tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth?
Word: gazpacho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish gazpacho, perhaps via Mozarabic *gazpelağo from Latin gazophylacium (“treasure-chest in a church”), alluding to the diversity of its contents. Alternatively, related to Spanish caspicias (“remnants”). Pronunciation: /ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/, /ɡəsˈpæt͡ʃəʊ/ 1. A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: First, as to the title: Gazpacho is the name of a dish universal in, and peculiar to, Spain. It is a sort of cold soup, made of bread, pot-herbs, oil, and water. Its materials are easily come by, and its concoction requires no skill. Example: […] I’d rather have my fill of gazpacho than be subject to the misery of a meddling doctor who kills me with hunger, and I’d rather lie in summer under the shade of an oak, and in winter wrap myself in a double sheepskin jacket in freedom, than go to bed between holland sheets and dress in sables under the restraint of a government.
Word: hexaploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English -ploid English hexaploid From hexa- + -ploid. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksəplɔɪd/ 1. Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexaploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English -ploid English hexaploid From hexa- + -ploid. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksəplɔɪd/ 1. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
Word: hesitancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin haesitantiabor. English hesitancy From Latin haesitantia. By surface analysis, hesitant + -cy. 1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hybridisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hybrid English -ise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -isation English hybridisation From hybrid + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hybridization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: Polyploidy and hybridisation are important evolutionary forces shaping plant genomes and underlying the huge angiosperm diversity. Both can confer evolutionary advantages [44–46] attributed to the plasticity of plant genomes and to increased genetic variability, generating individuals capable of exploiting new niches [47]. Example: In situ hybridisations were performed on devitellinised embryos still wrapped around the yolk and on embryos with the yolk dissected away.
Word: luminary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English lūminārī, lūminārīe (“lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”), borrowed from Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), variant of luminaire (“light fixture”) (modern French luminaire), from Medieval Latin lūminārium, from lūmināre (“that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body”), from lūmen (“light; brightness”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -āris (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Doublet of luminaire. Pronunciation: /ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/, /ˈluməˌnɛɹi/ 1. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light. Example: For more than a decade, forces on the ideological extremes have torn at the global political fabric. And for just as long, the luminaries at the World Economic Forum have fretted about how dangerous that phenomenon is — for the businesses they lead and the countries they govern. 2. A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies. Labels: uncommon Example: […] then firſt adornd / With thir bright Luminaries that Set and Roſe, / Glad Evening & glad Morn crownd the fourth day. Example: The first eye of consequence (under the invisible Author of all) is the visible luminary of the universe. 3. An artificial light; an illumination. Labels: archaic Example: [T]he Sun of Righteouſneſs [Jesus Christ], when, on the nations of thoſe who are ſaved, he ariſes with healing under his wings, ſhall ſcatter by his brightneſs, every cloud which ſat around them. To the diſtant influence of this powerful luminary on the heart, its regeneration is at preſent owing. But, when every intervening object is removed, and the Chriſtian placed in the light of his countenance, all imperfection flies away. Example: [page 378] The paper read was on "The Electric Light applied to Lighthouse Illumination," by Mr. J[ames] N[icholas] Douglass, M. Inst. C.E. The author showed the progress of lighthouse luminaries from wood and coal fires to the introduction of tallow candles, fatty oils, mineral oils, coal gas, and electricity. […] [page 381] on more frequent occasions, when the oil luminary would be visible at about eight miles and a-half, the electric light would be visible at the full range of 17 miles.
Word: immobilisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French immobilisation. 1. Alternative spelling of immobilization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: immobilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation. 1. The act or process of preventing a thing from moving. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast. Example: Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding. 2. The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Indian corn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indian + corn. Since the early 17th century. Before the Columbian Exchange, the English word corn meant any of various cereal grains, with usage much like the word grain is often used today. When maize, a New World crop, was introduced to English-speakers, they called it Indian corn as a natural term for "the kind of corn (grain) that comes from the Indies." The notion of the geography was very fuzzy at the time for most Europeans; most English speakers at the time did not have a clear notion that the East Indies and the West Indies were not the same thing or adjacent portions of one thing, so the word Indies encompassed vast overseas scope. Eventually English-speakers in North America came to use the word corn to mean maize when not otherwise specified, and they came to use the term Indian corn to mean a certain fancy type of maize. 1. Maize. Labels: uncommon, uncountable Example: But alass! these, when they had maize (yt is, Indean corne) they thought it as good as a feast, and wanted not only for 5. days togeather, but some time 2. or 3. months togeather, and neither had bread nor any kind of corne. Example: Every house has a garden. Many meadows, like those in England, are enclosed with three rails, lying one above the other; Indian corn is cultivated in the fields; the grass was dry and withered. 2. A variety of maize in which the kernels are variously coloured, rather than being all of the same colour. Labels: uncountable 3. A variety of candy corn that contains chocolate in addition to honey-based candy. Labels: uncountable
Word: incongruent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English congruent English incongruent From in- + congruent. 1. Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent. Labels: figuratively Example: The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral. Example: Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young. 2. Of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
Word: insignificantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insignificant Middle English -ly English -ly English insignificantly From insignificant + -ly. 1. In an insignificant manner, or to a degree that does not matter.
Word: instability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French instabilité, from Latin instabilitas. Morphologically in- + stability. Pronunciation: /ɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/, [ˌɪnstəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The quality of being unstable. Labels: uncountable Example: The template is [Richard] Nixon’s “madman theory” of diplomatic engagement – shorthand for prompting your adversaries to doubt your sanity and mental instability to the point where they are intimidated into otherwise unlikely concessions. 2. A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect. Labels: countable
Word: intuitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intuitive Middle English -ly English -ly English intuitively From intuitive + -ly. 1. By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without special training or planning; instinctively. Example: Though he had never been to art school, he intuitively painted vivid landscapes. Example: "I will," said Constance, who felt intuitively that Lady Marchmont spoke the truth: "I thought that there was something very peculiar in your manner at Mrs. Howard's fête; and Lady Dudley——"
Word: attracted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈtɹæktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of attract Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attracted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈtɹæktɪd/ 1. drawn towards
Word: da kine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind). Pronunciation: /dɑˈkaɪn/ 1. Good, best. Labels: not-comparable
Word: da kine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind). Pronunciation: /dɑˈkaɪn/ 1. That; it; that thing. Labels: Hawaii 2. The kind of thing we're discussing. Labels: Hawaii
Word: dakine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of da kine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dakine Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of da kine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: savor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of savour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: [B]y our Sences which conceiue al Colours, Sounds, Sents, Sauors, and Féelings; wée may ſee, heare, ſmell, taſt, and feele, that one ſelfſame workman made both the Sences, and the things that are ſubiect to the Sences. Example: Matr[euis]. Gurney, I vvonder the king dies not, / Being in a vault vp to the knees in vvater, / To vvhich the channels of the caſtell runne, / […] / Gurn[ey]. And ſo do I, Matreuis: yeſternight / I opened but the doore to throvv him meate, / And I vvas almoſt ſtifeled vvith the ſauor.
Word: savor Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of savour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: So theſe olde huddles hauing ouercharged their gorges with fancie, accompte all honeſt recreation méere follly,^([sic]) and hauinge taken a ſurfet of delyght, ſéeme now to ſauor it with deſpight. Example: BY novv, perhaps, thou ſauoreſts^([sic – meaning savorest]) ſome Godhead: yeat, is ods. / VVith paſte and preſent times doeſt dreame Pluralitie of Gods. / So did in deed the Monarchies, ſo Miſcreants novv not fevv: / But liſten here vvhat Gods they vvere, and learne them to eſchevv.
Word: denazification 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-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin nātionālisbor. German national Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius ▲ Latin -ālis Latin sociālisder. French socialbor. German sozial 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 -istabor. ▲ French -isteinflu. German -ist German Sozialist German Nationalsozialist ▲ German Soziinflu. German Nazibor. English Nazi English -ification English Nazification English denazification From de- + Nazification. 1. The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: debathification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from denazification, a similar concept employed against the conquered Nazi government following the Second World War. 1. Alternative spelling of de-Baathification. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: herbal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːbəl/, /ˈɝbəl/ 1. Made from or with herbs. Labels: not-comparable Example: Herbal tea has a nice aroma and is good for a stuffy head. 2. Made from natural herbs specifically as opposed to from synthetic materials. Labels: not-comparable Example: a herbal remedy for back-ache Example: Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.