nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pusillanimity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pusillanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French pusillanimité, from the ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimis, from pusillus (puny) + animus (spirit) + -ous. A translation of the Greek ὀλιγόψυχος (oligópsukhos, “faint-hearted”). Pronunciation: /pjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪti/ 1. The quality or state of being pusillanimous; the vice of being timid and cowardly, and thus not living up to one's full potential; pusillanimousness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […] Example: […] Puſillanimity; by vvhich that ſeems great to him, vvhich other men think a trifle: and vvhatſoever is nevv, or great, and therefore thought fit to be told, vvithdravves a man by degrees from the intended vvay of his diſcourſe.
Word: sensactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sensor and actuator. 1. A device that acts as a sensor or/and as an actuator.
Word: mouse wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display. Example: He was a mouse-wheel virtuoso, scrolling and zooming with ease.
Word: bare-arse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bare + arse. 1. With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning. Labels: literally, not-comparable 2. Stark naked. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: So he's pounding them off and is away over the hill in sweet dreams, and Clarice tippy-toes into the bedroom as quiet as fog coming off a millpond, and she takes off her clothes and stands there bare-arse looking out the window in the moonlight. Example: "I sleep bare-arse, Mrs. Bayram, always have, which you can come and check out any time you like."
Word: onesie-twosie Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Diminutive forms of one and two + -ie. 1. Individually or in very small groups, rather than in larger batches. Labels: idiomatic Example: Why don't you prepare a whole stack of handouts in advance rather than getting out the supplies each time, onesie-twosie?
Word: onesie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark from the Gerber Childrenswear brand name Onesies, which became reinterpreted as a plural. Equivalent to one + -sie. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌn.zi/ 1. Any of various one-piece attires: Labels: US Example: It was once considered taboo to even suggest that new motherhood was not all sunshine onesies and rainbow mobiles, and “Baby Ruby” arrives on a welcome wave of contemporary movies exploring how the joys of child rearing can commingle with misery. Example: The Fever shared a video of the meeting on X (formerly known as Twitter), where an excited Clark got to hold the young baby and sign the youngster's onesie. 2. Any of various one-piece attires: 3. Any of various one-piece attires:
Word: metabolic rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The speed of metabolism.
Word: basal metabolic rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.
Word: indecorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus. 1. Improper, immodest, or indecent. Example: Fact is that papers being locked away for 50-plus years is indecorous.
Word: metabolic pathway Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.
Word: beef to the hoof Part of Speech: adj 1. fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs. Labels: Ireland, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: sinuose Part of Speech: adj 1. sinuous Example: Hymenium contorted sinuose anastomosing
Word: simple sentence Part of Speech: noun 1. A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Word: simple sentences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simple sentence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diablotin Part of Speech: noun 1. The black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, of Caribbean waters.
Word: Panchen Lama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tibetan པན་ཆེན་བླ་མ (pan chen bla ma). From Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar”) + Tibetan ཆེན་པོ (chen po, “big”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma). 1. The second-highest-ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama. Labels: Tibetan Example: Hastings sent two embassies to Tibet, those of George Bogle in 1774-5 and Samuel Turner in 1783. Both envoys went to the Panchen Lama’s residence near Shigatse (Jihkatse), but neither visited the Dalai Lama at Lhasa.
Word: jetted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of jet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Transnistria Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Transnistria, from Latin trans + Romanian Nistru (“Dniester”) + Ancient Greek -ία (-ía): literally “beyond the river Dniester”. Analyzable as trans- + Romanian Nistru + -ia. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈnɪsˌtɹi.ə/ 1. A former governorate of Romania during World War II, established in 1941 and captured by Soviet forces in 1944. Labels: historical 2. A geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova.
Word: Vegas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Las Vegas. Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡəs/ 1. Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA. Labels: informal Example: I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy. 2. Gambling, especially sports betting. Labels: metonymically
Word: Vegas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡəz/ 1. plural of Vega Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Las Vegas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”). Pronunciation: /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/, /læs ˈveɪɡəs/, /lɔs ˈveɪɡəs/ 1. A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling. Example: Meronym: The Strip Example: It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes. 2. A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
Word: pistillation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pistillum 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 pistillation From Latin pistillum + English -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ 1. The action of pounding with a pestle. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: [They] are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle.
Word: greys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grey Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: greys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greys Part of Speech: noun 1. Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only, slang Example: There was a clatter at the back of the gallery, a sharp word from a warder, and the men marched in in their prison greys, jackets too large, trousers too small. Example: 'No one told me that I had to be dressed in Greys not Blues! When I appeared before the BOV I was told that I could not go in and see them because I was improperly dressed.'
Word: undergraduates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undergraduate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Japetus Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Iapetus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dance-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English -off English dance-off From dance + -off. 1. An informal dance competition between two or more dancers.
Word: Tijuana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tijuana, possibly from Kumeyaay Tiwan (literally “by-the-sea”). Pronunciation: /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnə/, /tiˈ(h)wɑnə/, /tiəˈ(h)wɑnə/ 1. The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego. Example: You're a drug addict lying on your back / In a Tijuana hotel room
Word: prolificness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prolific 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 prolificness From prolific + -ness. 1. The condition of being prolific. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jilly Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives with -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian.
Word: silly billy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Silly Billy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Touretter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tourette syndrome + -er. 1. A person who has Tourette syndrome. Example: Less frequently, Touretters may also perform obscene actions suchas making sexual gestures (copropraxia) or writing obscene material (coprographia) (Freeman et al., 2009). Example: Touretters also occasionally suffer from copropraxia, which involves obscene gestures such as giving the finger or crotch grabbing, and coprographia, the urge to make obscene drawings.
Word: drinkless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English drinkeles, drynkeles, equivalent to drink + -less. 1. Without a drink, without drinks. Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1938-1939, while I may have been no better off in time than in 1954, I should at least have had the use of a Pullman car in which to obtain a meal, instead of having to spend over 2½ hr. on a foodless and drinkless journey of no more than 77½ miles.
Word: Pahari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī). Pronunciation: /pəˈhɑːɹi/ 1. In South Asia, someone from the hills or mountains, a hillman; specifically a member of any of various peoples living in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.
Word: Pahari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī). Pronunciation: /pəˈhɑːɹi/ 1. Any of various Indo-European languages spoken by the Paharis, including Nepali; this group of languages or dialects considered as a whole.
Word: Pahari Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पहाड़ी (pahāṛī). Pronunciation: /pəˈhɑːɹi/ 1. Pertaining to the Paharis or a Pahari language. Example: 1899: The Kotgarh Chaplain christened her Elizabeth, and ‘Lispeth’ is the Hill or pahari pronunciation. — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Lispeth’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2005, p. 7)
Word: go off at score Part of Speech: verb 1. To break suddenly into a gallop. Labels: idiomatic 2. To suddenly say or do something impetuous. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bremmil went off at score after the baby's death and the general discomfort that followed, and Mrs Hauksbee annexed him. She took no pleasure in hiding her captives.
Word: ekka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi एक्का (ekkā). Pronunciation: /ˈɛkə/ 1. A small vehicle used in India, pulled by a single horse. Labels: India Example: He said that he was ‘going to shoot big game’, and left at half-past ten o'clock in an ekka. Example: Throughout India the ekka is the ordinary vehicle in which the natives travel, and until recent times was the only one available to Europeans.
Word: Eostre Part of Speech: name Etymology: A learned borrowing from Old English Ēostre, the Northumbrian variant of West Saxon Ēastre (“a word referring to "the rising dawn" to indicate the season of Spring”) and ēastre (“Easter”), from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ (“Easter, springtime”). Doublet of Easter. 1. A hypothesised West Germanic goddess, supposedly of the spring season, but of uncertain provenance. Example: There were also Nature deities, Hrede, the personification of the brightness of Summer, and Eostra, the radiant creature of the Dawn. It will be remembered that it was the worship, not of Balder, but of Eostra, which the Christian missionaries found so deeply imbedded that they adopted her name and transferred it to Easter. 2. A neopagan festival celebrated either in March or April to welcome the Spring, also called Ostara or Easter.
Word: ashames Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ashame Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌʃən ˈsɒvi.ət ˈfɛd(ə)ɹətɪv ˈsəʊʃəlɪst ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/, /ˈɹʌʃən ˈsoʊvjət ˈfɛdɚˌɹeɪtɪv ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɹəˈpʌblɪk/, /ˈɹɐʃən ˈsɐʉviːət fedəɹətɪv ˈsɐʉʃəɫɪst ɹəˈpɐbɫɪk/ 1. The official name for modern-day Russia under the Communist Party from 1936 to 1991 (from 1918 to 1937, according to the Constitution of the RSFSR, called the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic). Part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991.
Word: pairs of compasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pair of compasses Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gumbo limbos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gumbo limbo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sakkos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Byzantine Greek σάκκος (sákkos). Doublet of sac, saccus, sack, and saco. 1. A richly decorated vestment worn by Orthodox bishops, instead of a priest's phelonion (chasuble in western church). Example: When in 1411 Emperor John VIII Palaeologos married a daughter of Vasilii II, Grand Prince of Muscovy, he sent Moscow a splendid specimen of the liturgical vestment known as a sakkos as a gift for Metropolitan Photios.
Word: nerve fibres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerve fibre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nerve fiber Part of Speech: noun 1. An axon.
Word: nerve fibers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerve fiber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: batchelor Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of bachelor. Labels: UK, alt-of, archaic Example: […] could Richard have anticipated that his elder brother, Sir Everard, taking to heart an early disappointment, would have remained a batchelor at seventy-two.
Word: revalidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English validation English revalidation From re- + validation. 1. The act of revalidating Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bearded mussel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Modiolus barbatus of coastal mussels of Britain. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bearded, mussel. (any mussel with byssal threads)
Word: Mossie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive of Maurice + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Maurice. Labels: Ireland
Word: Mossie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Form of mossie (“diminutive of mosquito”). 1. A de Havilland Mosquito. Labels: UK, colloquial, dated, historical, informal Example: He leaned into the electric gunsight, aiming the Mossie at the left wingroot between engine and fuselage, where he knew there were fuel tanks — his right thumb mashed the control-column firing button. Example: The Mossies were still able to land before the bombers were over the Channel.
Word: Mossie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Maori + Aussie. 1. A person of Maori descent living in Australia. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
Word: periostracum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Literally "surrounding shell", from peri- + ostracum. 1. The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells.
Word: revalidate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English validate English revalidate From re- + validate. 1. To validate again.
Word: manqués Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /mɑnˈkeɪ/ 1. plural of manqué Labels: form-of, plural, postpositional Example: Party functionaries at all levels are essentially dilettantes who may have diplomas or study certificates but not real competence. Basically, they are educational failures: engineers manqués, journalists manqués, scientists manqués. Example: None of these papers had much chance of getting past a journal referee. Few of the writers had much hope of even getting into graduate school. They may not have wanted to. The letters were mostly a cri de cœur from isolated and solitary physicists manqués all over the world.
Word: good Lord Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation of amazement or disapproval. Example: Good Lord! You should really clean out that fridge! Example: R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
Word: ready-made Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English redye made, equivalent to ready + made. 1. Preexisting or made previously and suitable for use without further preparation or modification; comparable with regard to the amount of preparation required. Example: They used to take a big horse-blanket and sit on the grass a little to the left of the lower end, where there is a dip in the ground, and where the occupied graves stop short and the ready-made ones are not ready. Each well-regulated Indian Cemetery keeps half a dozen graves permanently open for contingencies and incidental wear and tear. Example: Incidentally, they became mindful of the meaning of thrift and waste and learned to practice an economy of material and operations which was not elicited in the play with the more ready-made educational material. 2. Made in advance to a standard specification. Labels: not-comparable Example: During the 1830s and 1840s, ready-made standardized shoes and clothing increasingly challenged the custom-made products of small handicraft workshops. Example: Commercial use of these machines was enhanced by the development of a system of proportional measurements and subsequently of proportional sizes, making feasible ready-made clothing on a mass scale. 3. Made or prepared in advance and used regularly or habitually without original thought. Example: […]including both the most everyday and popular, the most ready-made or found objects, the most quotidian of performances.
Word: ready-made Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English redye made, equivalent to ready + made. 1. A ready-made object. 2. Synonym of found object.
Word: reaffirmation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, re- + affirmation, or, by surface analysis, reaffirm + -ation. 1. An act of reaffirming; a second or subsequent affirmation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We mark solstices and equinoxes by festivals rooted in myths. It doesn't matter which myths. What matters is that certain days are elevated out of the ordinary for special commemoration, celebration, participation, and the reaffirmation of our pledges of affection and devotion to ourselves, our friends, our families and our best beloved.
Word: real-life Part of Speech: adj 1. As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed. Example: He was a real-life detective before playing one in the movies. Example: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. 2. Not online, in real life.
Word: reallocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocation English reallocation From re- + allocation. 1. The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].
Word: reanimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima 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 animō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin animatiōlbor. English animation English reanimation From re- + animation. 1. The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reapplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English reapplication From re- + application. 1. The act of reapplying; a second or subsequent application. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reapportionment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c. 1930 reapportion + -ment 1. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of reapportioning; a second or subsequent apportionment. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: In this context Endean pointed to the upcoming reapportionment of congressional districts according to the 1980 Census figures saying, "Everyone is up in the air over what their district will look like. Liberals are afraid they'll be gerrymandered into conservative districts.
Word: reassertion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assertion English reassertion From re- + assertion. 1. the act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion Example: […] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S.
Word: reassessment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assessment English reassessment From re- + assessment. 1. The act of reassessing; a second or subsequent assessment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If you are a Cadmus fan, you will of course need no further urging [to see the film]; if, like me, you have had mixed feelings about his work, you may find yourself making a more positive reassessment after seeing the film. Example: He thought the types of wagons planned (short-wheelbase types) needed reassessment.
Word: reassignment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assignment English reassignment From re- + assignment. 1. The act of reassigning; a second or subsequent assignment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reattachment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English attachment English reattachment From re- + attachment. 1. The act of reattaching; a second or subsequent attachment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reburial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English burial English reburial From re- + burial. 1. The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recalculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English calculation English recalculation From re- + calculation. 1. The act of recalculating; a second or subsequent calculation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reclassification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classislbor. French classe Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficōder. French -ifier French classifier Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French classificationbor. English classification English reclassification From re- + classification. 1. The act of reclassifying; a second or subsequent classification. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The assignment of a high-school student to a different graduation class (either a year earlier or later than their original), often to allow a potential athlete either to develop further or to start playing professionally earlier. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recolonization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony 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 colonize 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 colonization English recolonization From re- + colonization. 1. The act of recolonizing; a second or subsequent colonization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recommencement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French recommencement, from Old French. 1. The act of recommencing. Labels: uncountable Example: L'éternel recommencement, l'imitation servile des styles anciens empêchent toute conception originale. 2. A second or subsequent commencement. Labels: countable
Word: reconfirmation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English confirmation English reconfirmation From re- + confirmation. 1. The act of reconfirming; a second or subsequent confirmation.
Word: reconsecration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English consecration English reconsecration From re- + consecration. 1. The act of reconsecrating; a second or subsequent consecration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: itched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of itch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: delimitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French délimiter, from Late Latin delimitare (“to mark out the limits”), from de- + limitare (“to limit, bound”); see limit. 1. To delimit, especially in the computing sense.
Word: cardiomyocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English myocyte English cardiomyocyte From cardio- + myocyte. 1. A cardiac muscle cell (or myocyte) in the heart.
Word: bare-butt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bare (“naked”) + butt (“bottom”). 1. With the buttocks exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable, slang 2. Stark naked. Labels: Canada, US, broadly, not-comparable, slang Example: It has taken millions of years of evolution — pelagic, geologic, biological, and cultural — to create the Monterey Peninsula of today, a charming series of communities that appeal to bare-butt, stoned-out hippies as much as to some of the wealthiest and most talented people in the world. Example: Although Horcón has tolerated bare-butt bathing for some years, the municipalidad of Pichilemu wants to be the first to officially accept nudism, despite the opposition of its parish priest, who declared 'nudism leads to adultery'.
Word: bare-bum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bare + bum. 1. With one's bottom exposed, as for a spanking or a mooning. Labels: literally, not-comparable 2. Stark naked. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Of course I do, Gran! Julian is always walking around bare-bum. I know all about boys and girls. And love and babies and all. Example: Having never experienced communal bare-bum soaking European style, I was sure I'd wandered into the men's room.
Word: Ancestor Night Part of Speech: name 1. A festival celebrated by followers of Heathenry in late October or early November and based on the Germanic tradition of ancestor worship. Labels: Germanic Example: This is Ancestor Night, the Feast of the Dead, the night strongest for communication with those gone into the shadow lands, those who now dwell over Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge to Asgard. Example: Other names are the Festival of Remembrance, the Feast of Apples, Ancestor Night or the Feast of the Dead.
Word: ligure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely derived from the ancient region of Liguria in northwestern Italy, from Middle English lygire, ligury, lugre, from Late Latin ligūrius, from Ancient Greek λιγύριον (ligúrion) or λυγκούριον (lunkoúrion). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/, [ˈlɪɡjʊə], /ˈlɪɡjɔː/, [ˈlɪɡjɔː], /ˈlɪɡjʊɚ/ 1. A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate Labels: obsolete
Word: Ligurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Liguria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ligurian From Liguria + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to Liguria, Italy.
Word: Ligurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Liguria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ligurian From Liguria + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Liguria, Italy.
Word: Ligurian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Liguria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Ligurian From Liguria + -an. 1. The Gallo-Italic language of this region. 2. An ancient Proto-Indo-European language spoken by the Ligures. Example: It is sometimes proposed that there was a connection between Ligurian and Iberian, or that Ligurian was also found in Sicily. Notably, Ligurian has also been mentioned as one of the linguistic substrates of Sardinia.
Word: algerine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Algiers Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English algerine From Algiers + -ine. 1. A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ostracum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “pottery fragment; shell”). 1. A fragment of pottery. 2. The middle layer of a molluscan shell.
Word: SPLA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Sudan People's Liberation Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: drolleries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drollery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: North African Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to North Africa Labels: not-comparable
Word: North African Part of Speech: noun 1. Native or inhabitant of North Africa
Word: left out Part of Speech: adj 1. Not included or accepted in a group or event. Example: I could not keep up with hearing people at parties that she gave; I felt left out. My girl friend felt the same way when she attended parties with deaf people.
Word: left out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of leave out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ditzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ditz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frick Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /fɹɪk/ 1. Euphemistic form of fuck. Labels: euphemistic, form-of Example: What the frick was that?! Example: Aw, frick. I couldn't get anything for my birthday.
Word: frick Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹɪk/ 1. Euphemistic form of fuck; for more and . Labels: euphemistic, form-of Example: Eric didn't give a frick about looking at the gun but he was excited to spend some time in a social situation, no matter how awkward it might be.
Word: frick Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹɪk/ 1. Obsolete form of freak. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, obsolete
Word: frick Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹɪk/ 1. Euphemistic form of fuck. Labels: euphemistic, form-of
Word: leave out Part of Speech: verb 1. To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention. Example: The journalist decided to leave out certain details from her story. Example: The journalist decided to leave the sleaze out of her story. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, out. Example: After breakfast, there were still some ingredients left out that needed to be put away.
Word: log on Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of log in. 2. To visit a website (as distinguished from signing into it; construed with to). Labels: dated Example: He logged on to yahoo.com, skimmed the front page, and decided to sign in.
Word: Balkans Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of Turkic origin; compare Turkish balkan (“wooded mountain range”). Probably unrelated to balk (“ridge of land”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːl.kənz/, /ˈbɒl.kənz/, /ˈbɔl.kənz/, /ˈbɑl.kənz/ 1. A cultural region and peninsula in Southeastern Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovenia, and European Turkey. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew. Example: The Balkans is still comparatively less attractive than other post-communist countries in Europe [...]
Word: nodding off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nod off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lippage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lip 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 -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English lippage From lip + -age. 1. An uneven surface of a floor that occurs when stone or tiles are not laid to a uniform level Labels: uncountable
Word: sinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sinus + -al. 1. Pertaining to the sinuses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: DWB Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A play on DWI (“driving while intoxicated”). 1. Initialism of driving while black (or brown): a sarcastic reference to racial profiling by police investigating driving offences. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: jill We [Jill and her husband James] call it, "Driving While Black." We have a . . . nice car. So we got pulled over for a DWB. . . .
Word: Mother's Night Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque, or perhaps a continuation, of Old English Mōdraniht. 1. An Anglo-Saxon midwinter feast recorded by Bede, or a modern version of this festival celebrated by some Heathens. Example: The most sacred and important of all Heathen holy celebrations falls within this span of time and is called Modraniht or Mother's Night.
Word: waddya Part of Speech: contraction 1. Pronunciation spelling of what do you. Labels: alt-of, contraction, informal, pronunciation-spelling Example: Waddya want now, kid?
Word: spleet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch spleet, splete or Middle Low German splete, North Frisian splēt, related to split. 1. A small strip of split wood or willow. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But if the hiue be more then fourteene inches ouer within, it may wel receiue foure ſpleets. Example: Your Hive being pruned put in your ſpleets, 3 or 4 of them, as the largeneſs of your hive ſhall require, the upper ends whereof ſet together at the top of the hive, and the lower faſten about a handful above the Skirt; beſides theſe ſpleets within the hive, the ſtraw hive muſt have 4 other ſpleets driven up into the Skirts to keep the hive from Sinking when it is Loaded, […]
Word: spleet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle Dutch spleet, splete or Middle Low German splete, North Frisian splēt, related to split. 1. To fit (a beehive) with slips of wood. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And this is the eaſieſt & quickeſt way of ſpleeting a hiue: it is alſo ſtrong enough for bearing the combs, and beſt for taking them forth without breaking. Beſides which there are divers ſortes of ſpleeting needleſſe to be rehearſed: for every country hath his faſhion. Example: But before we have done with the Hives, we muſt not forget the Spleeting of them. The way they uſually Spleet the ordinary Strawn and Daubed Hives, every Countrey Coridon underſtands.
Word: spleet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Obscurely related to split. Compare the noun and rare Middle Low German spleeten. 1. To split. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Piſcem exdorſuare, […] To ſpleete out, oꝛ part alongeſt the ridge bone iuſt in the midſt. Example: Of the ſpleeting in the ſhoulder, or renting the ſhoulder from the breaſt of the Horſe.
Word: wherealong Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where + along. Pronunciation: /ˌʍɛː.əˈlɒŋ/, /ˌʍɛɹ.əˈlɔŋ/ 1. Along which. Labels: rare Example: 1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued Magnitude, figure, and motion, are reputed both by learned and vulgar to reside in the bodies wherein we observe them : yet it cannot be denied, that the suffer alterations in their conveyance to the mind, whether that be made through the sight, or the touch; they being all motion in the rays of light, the organs or other channels wherealong they pass, and that a different kind of motion from any in the bodies themselves. Example: At the closing afternoon, when there was a certain cessation of household cares and a frequent solitariness at teatime in the kitchen, those sea-bordering and empurpled heights would fix her attention, and she would project an inner vision beyond them to desolate sands wherealong her spirit had lamented, and their soleful hush had been borne back to her ears amid the melancholy wave-sounds which traversed watery distances.
Word: ethnocentricity Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being ethnocentric. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: biatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of bitch. Pronunciation: /ˈbi.ɑt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of bitch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang Example: “Fuck you, you son of a bitch!” Dana screamed, trying to cover herself. “Fuck your mamma, biatch!” he said as he kicked his door shut. Example: Something similar happened with ATM machines giving away money in the UK and the people who took advantage are now in prison . . . it's a biatch I know, but honesty really is the best policy!
Word: pieties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Don't go ratting to the police about what happened.
Word: ratting Part of Speech: noun 1. The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: Henry Mayhew, the nineteenth-century chronicler of London's underworld, described the frenzied activity of one ratting contest. A terrier — the best of ratting dogs — was placed into a pit with 50 rats. Example: Bear and bull baiting, dog fights, cockfighting, ratting, and other blood sports were attacked as un-Christian […] 2. A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Desertion of one's principles. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Working as a scab, against trade union policies. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pile of shit Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is not true, a mass of lies. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: They said it's all a vast conspiracy? What a pile of shit! 2. Any worthless structure or device. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Take this pile of shit back where you bought it and get your money back. 3. A totally worthless person. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: We know he claims it's legit, but we also know he's a pile of shit, so we'll proceed with caution. Example: Guard: "And I'll tell you another thing. I've got a wife and three kids. And you're all a pile of shit." Prisoner: "I've got a wife and three kids." Guard: "You've what?"
Word: Brandane Part of Speech: name Etymology: The origin of 'Brandane' may be in the name of Saint Brendan or in the bold water or spray men. 1. A native or inhabitant of Arran and Bute 2. A surname from Irish.
Word: myocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myo- + -cyte, thus literally "muscle cell". 1. A single muscle fiber cell.
Word: indention Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indent 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 -ion English indention From indent + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃən/, /ɪnˈden.ʃən/, /ənˈden.ʃən/, /ɪnˈɖɛn.ʃon/ 1. Senses related to indent (verb): Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Senses related to indent (verb): Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An empty space at the beginning of a line to signal the start of a new paragraph. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Synonym of indentation /dent. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: indeterminable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French indeterminable, from Late Latin indeterminabilis. 1. That is incapable of being measured. 2. That is incapable of being ascertained.
Word: indeterminable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French indeterminable, from Late Latin indeterminabilis. 1. An indeterminable thing or quantity.
Word: indirection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indirect + -ion, modeled on direction. Pronunciation: /ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/, /ˈɪndɪˈɹɛkʃən/, /ˈɪndaɪˈɹɛkʃən/ 1. An indirect action or process. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In your case, I fear, confession is exploitation by indirection, profit-making by ruse, self-aggrandizement at the expense of God. 3. Use of a variable or object through its address. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: individualistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From individualist + -ic or individual + -istic. 1. More interested in individual people than in society as a whole. Example: It is, then, as a treatise of social forces, individualistic and collectivistic, in German literature that Francke's work must be tested, not as a history of the artistic form and content of that literature. Example: People in individualistic cultures may be more concerned with distributive justice than people in collectivistic cultures because they have such clear-cut notions of individual equity. 2. Interested in oneself rather than others; egocentric. Example: A few examples will demonstrate the cultural basis of individualistic, greedy, and anticooperative behavior. Example: The researchers posit that something they call the “hipster effect” asserts itself in human populations no matter how individualistic we imagine ourselves to be, because it’s individuality itself that sparks conformity. 3. Having idiosyncratic behaviour or ideas.
Word: individualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English individual 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 individualize From individual + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/, /ˌɪn.dəˈvɪd͡ʒ(.u).əl.aɪz/ 1. To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US 2. To modify something to suit an individual; to personalize. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US
Word: individuation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of individuating or individualizing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The distinction of the individual from the general or universal. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The differentiation of tissues. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: indorse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of Middle English endosse, from Old French endosser (“to put on back”), from Latin dossum, alternative form of dorsum (“back”), from which also dorsal (“of the back”). That is, the ‘r’ was dropped in Latin dossum, which developed into Old French and then Middle English endosse, and then the ‘r’ was re-introduced into English via the Medieval Latin indorsare, which had retained the ‘r’; at the same time the ‘e’ (French) was changed to ‘i’ (Latin) (in-, rather than en-). Note that the alternative form endorse is now more common, retaining the restored ‘r’ but reverting to the initial ‘e’, rather than the Latinate ‘i’. 1. Archaic spelling of endorse. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: indwell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen English dwell English indwell From in- + dwell. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdwɛl/ 1. To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force. Example: The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form. Example: Diodore and Theodore were particularly galvanized to defend their point of view by their horror at Apollinaris's assertion that Christ was indwelled by the Logos, which replaced a human mind in him.
Word: ineducable 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 educable English ineducable From in- + educable. 1. Incapable of being educated; not educable. Example: But, once again, Donald Trump seems to be ineducable.
Word: inefficacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English efficacy English inefficacy From in- + efficacy. 1. The condition of being ineffective Labels: uncountable, usually