nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: caroller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carol + -er. 1. Synonym of caroler; a carol singer 2. A bard.
Word: carouser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carouse + -er. 1. A person who carouses; a reveller. Example: Equally persuaded I am that he was in the habit of receiving, in early youth, certain dicteria — perchance odd heads and tails of rhyming ballads — from some hoary headed sage who had been a carouser at the "merrie court" of James V. of Scotland.
Word: carpet-bomb Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of carpet bomb. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The 42nd Bombardment Wing would carpet-bomb defenses facing Seventh Army. XII Tactical Air Command, of which Brigadier General Glenn O. Barcus had recently become chief. Example: Heavy bombers of the British Bomber Command carpet-bombed the positions of the 276. Infanterie-Division four times.
Word: car-pooler Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a carpool. Example: The cars could be used in any of three different ways: for the driver's sole use; shared with a car-pooler; or for short-term hourly use during the day.
Word: car pooler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of car-pooler. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This letter will list the names, distance in miles, and business telephone numbers of each potential car pooler, and request that each member of the group . . .
Word: carpooler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carpool + -er or car + pooler. 1. Alternative spelling of car-pooler. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]
Word: pavee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shelta. 1. A traveller, a member of Ireland's nomadic ethnic minority. Labels: Ireland
Word: pavees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pavee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ciara Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈki(ə)ɹə/, /ˈki(ə)ɹɑ/, /siˈærə/, /siˈærɑ/ 1. A female given name from Irish, a new Irish feminine form of Ciaran.
Word: rosé wine Part of Speech: noun 1. A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
Word: toner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tone + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊnɚ/ 1. Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The printer needs more black toner. 2. Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She applied a facial toner after washing her skin. 3. A musician, particularly one who plays a wind instrument. Labels: archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable 4. A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: windowing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From window + -ing. 1. The windows of a building; fenestration. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: NeWS was an early windowing system. 3. The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. The multiplication of a signal by a window function, restricting the signal to a specific time segment. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: windowing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From window + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of window Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: symbolics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French symbolique or Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”). 1. The study of ancient symbols. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of that branch of historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of faith. Labels: uncountable 3. Symbolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: waterboarding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English waterboard Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English waterboarding From waterboard + -ing. 1. A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: waterboarding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of waterboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: symbolicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English symbolic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English symbolicism From symbolic + -ism. 1. An approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dufus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doofus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial
Word: margent Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt/ 1. margin; edge Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: Nothing but this! Yes, as much love in rime As would be cramm'd up in a sheet of paper Writ o' both sides the leaf, margent and all, That he was fain to seal on Cupid's name. Example: Examine every married lineament, And see how one another lends content And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margent of his eyes.
Word: margent Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt/ 1. To note in the margin. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: patristics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin patristica, from Latin pater (“father”). 1. The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers. Labels: uncountable
Word: Vulpecula Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin vulpēcula (“little fox”). Pronunciation: /vʌlˈpɛkjələ/ 1. A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.
Word: Serpens Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin serpēns (“a snake”). Doublet of serpent. Pronunciation: /ˈsɚpənz/ 1. A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius. Example: Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named O-phi-u-chus. In Latin he is called Serpentarius.
Word: autografts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autograft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pace setter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pacesetter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: missie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From miss + -ie. 1. A young woman; miss. Labels: informal Example: An' that's why they took me, missie, that's why they took me.' Perspectives: A Course in Narrative Comprehension and Composition By Cecil Gray Example: "Well, then, to put it in a nutshell," said the Chief Voice, "we've been waiting for ever so long for a nice little girl from foreign parts, like it might be you, Missie—that would go upstairs and go to the magic book and find the spell that takes off the invisibleness, and say it. […]"
Word: packaged forces Part of Speech: noun 1. Forces of varying size and composition preselected for specific missions in order to facilitate planning and training Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Ophiuchus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Ophiūchus, from Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos, “serpent-handler”), from ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Pronunciation: /ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/, /ˌoʊ.fiˈjuː.kəs/ 1. A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens. Example: In 1604 a new star appeared in the eastern foot of Ophiuchus, but disappeared again in 1605.
Word: Sculptor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. Originally called Apparātus Scūlptoris, Latin for "sculptor's apparatus" but later shortened. 1. A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.
Word: Volans Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. Shortened from Piscis Volans, from Latin piscis volāns (“flying fish”). 1. A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.
Word: packaged petroleum product Part of Speech: noun 1. A petroleum product (generally a lubricant, oil, grease, or specialty item) other than fuel, which is packaged (normally by a manufacturer). Labels: US, especially
Word: Coma Berenices Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in antiquity after the hair of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. From Latin coma (“hair of the head”) + Berenīcē, from Ancient Greek Κώμη Βερενίκης (Kṓmē Bereníkēs), from κώμη (kome) "hair" + Doric Greek Βερενίκη (Berenike) "bringer of victory" 1. A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail.
Word: Corona Australis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin corona australis (“southern crown”). 1. A small summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a crown.
Word: pack-up kit Part of Speech: noun 1. Service-provided maintenance gear including spare parts and consumables most commonly needed by the deployed helicopter detachment. Supplies are sufficient for a short-term deployment but do not include all material needed for every maintenance task. Also called PUK.
Word: Corona Borealis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin corōna boreālis (“northern crown”). 1. A small constellation said to resemble a crown.
Word: elegize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English elegy 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 elegize From elegy + -ize. 1. To compose an elegy for. Labels: transitive Example: Yet none in lofty numbers can surpass / The bard who soars to elegize an ass. Example: The destruction of the community in Worms, set to "the tune of Rabbi Simon of Prague" was elegized by Isaac Liberman of Worms (1696) 2. To compose an elegy. Labels: intransitive 3. To lament, as if in an elegy. Labels: transitive Example: He elegized his lost comrades.
Word: kamp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”). Pronunciation: /kæmp/, [kʰɛəmp] 1. homosexual Labels: Australia, not-comparable 2. lesbian (in Maori communities) Labels: New-Zealand, historical, not-comparable Example: Finally we found the Western Park, a scungy unpopular pub then, which agreed to allow kamp girls to drink there. Example: It was 1961 and the kamp girls' scene had grown larger. Many Maori had begun moving to the cities, and among them were not only many more Maori drag queens but also Maori kamp girls.
Word: hotlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hot + list. 1. A list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise). Labels: idiomatic Example: There were 22 schools on the hotlist to close, consolidate or be turned around. Example: The federal government is proposing to add a number of substances to a hotlist that will prevent them from being used in cosmetics. 2. A list of banned items. Labels: idiomatic Example: The Hotlist is used to keep the cosmetic industry aware of substances that are restricted or prohibited in cosmetics
Word: hotlist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hot + list. 1. To add something to such a list, or to be added to such a list. Labels: transitive 2. To blacklist. Labels: transitive Example: one must also check that the certificate is not hot-listed by Its issuer Example: In case of loss/theft of card, the cardholder should immediately block/hotlist the card to avoid any misuse for safety reasons
Word: indefatigableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indefatigable 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 indefatigableness From indefatigable + -ness. 1. The state of being indefatigable. Labels: uncountable Example: . . . but too much security on the republican part will give time to his talents and indefatigableness to extricate them.
Word: multiethnic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English ethnic English multiethnic From multi- + ethnic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups. Example: In general, they are propagating the image of Ukrainians as the European descendants of good peasant stock, of multiethnic pioneers, and of an ancient multiethnic state. Example: As a multicultural and multiethnic society, Singapore has four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English, with Malay considered the national language and English as a nominally neutral ‘working language’ allowing communication across all communities.
Word: multiethnic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English ethnic English multiethnic From multi- + ethnic. 1. A member of more than one ethnic group.
Word: multiethnicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + ethnicity. 1. The state of being multiethnic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some might argue that Yugoslavia, as a mosaic of southern Slavs and other assorted Balkan peoples, ranked higher on the multiethnicity scale than Slovenia.
Word: pantser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the expression fly by the seat of one's pants. Pronunciation: /ˈpænt.sə/, /ˈpænt.sɚ/ 1. An author who writes their story without a plan or an outline. Labels: slang
Word: metabolome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism English -ome English metabolome From metabolism + -ome. 1. The complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease. Example: In this study, we propose a means of studying metabolism, using the concept of the “metabolome”, or total complement of metabolites in a cell, to look at global shifts in cellular function under different growth conditions.
Word: transcriptome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transcript + -ome. 1. The complete set of RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell or a population of cells. Example: Within three weeks, he had a partial ‘transcriptome’ of the ctenophore – some 5,000 or 6,000 gene sequences that were actively turned on in the animal’s nerve cells.
Word: long ton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Distinguishing this measure from the "short ton" of 2000 pounds. 1. A traditional unit of mass equal to 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each, equivalent to approximately 1016 kilograms. Labels: historical
Word: short ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
Word: register ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of a ship's capacity equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³. Labels: obsolete
Word: pedipalp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin palpō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin palpus Latin pedipalpusbor. English pedipalp From New Latin pedipalpus, from ped-, pēs (“foot”) + palpus (“palpus”). 1. Either of a second pair of appendages near the mouth of many arachnids, variously specialized as pincers, sensory or locomotory organs. Example: The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline. Example: The pedipalp trochanter has a prominent process on its inferior surface, separated by a large area not haired nor spinulated: it serves for the allodgement of the ventral spine of the pedipalp basitarsus when the tibia closes to the femur;
Word: ponente Part of Speech: noun 1. A westerly Mediterranean wind
Word: on-off Part of Speech: adj 1. That is either fully on or fully off, and is used to toggle a status between on and off; as in an on-off switch Example: John loved being with his sister, but from time to time he wished she had an on-off switch. 2. Synonym of on-again, off-again.
Word: supremo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian supremo (“supreme”). Doublet of supreme. Pronunciation: /suːˈpɹiːməʊ/ 1. The most important person in an organization. Labels: informal Example: Kitchener was, of course, Secretary of State for War and virtual military supremo. Example: Egyptian antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass insisted Tuesday that Tutankhamun was not black despite calls by US black activists to recognise the boy king's dark skin colour.
Word: killa Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of killer. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Rude Boy was a killa and, to him, taking life was as simple as eating a hamburger.
Word: ONFI Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑn.fi/ 1. Acronym of Open NAND Flash Interface. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: buyback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from buy back. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌbæk/ 1. The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Infosys Ltd., Bengaluru-based tech services and digital transformation firm, has announced its biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 crore at a 19% premium, as per a regulatory filing it made in the late evening on Thursday. […] This is Infosys' 5th buyback. Earlier, it had announced buybacks worth ₹13,000 crore in 2017, ₹ 8,260 crore in 2019, ₹9,200 crore in 2021 and ₹9,300 crore in 2023. 2. A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A free drink given to a patron by a bartender. Labels: countable
Word: send out Part of Speech: noun 1. A send off; a farewell celebration. 2. A networking broadcast transmission. 3. A shout out; an appreciative public mention of someone.
Word: send out Part of Speech: verb 1. To issue, dispatch or transmit.
Word: send out for Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an order for something to be delivered, especially takeaway food. Labels: transitive Example: There's nothing in the fridge. Let's send out for pizza.
Word: rapaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rapacious 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 rapaciousness From rapacious + -ness. 1. The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony. Labels: uncountable Example: 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.
Word: vertiginously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vertiginous Middle English -ly English -ly English vertiginously From vertiginous + -ly. 1. In a vertiginous manner. Example: He walked through the world vertiginously, as if on a tightrope.
Word: payed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. Obsolete spelling of paid. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ...and the use and proffitt therof cominge shalbe payed to my saied Sister Jone... Example: It was but just in time, for, as the frigate flew round, describing a circle, as she payed off before the wind, they could perceive the breakers lashing the precipitous coast, not two cables' length from them. 2. Misspelling of paid. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: payed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of pay (to cover with a waterproof substance) Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tongue ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorative ring that is worn in a person's pierced tongue.
Word: tongue rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tongue ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neotenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neoteny Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English neotenous From neoteny + -ous. Pronunciation: /niˈɒtənəs/, /niˈɑːtənəs/ 1. Exhibiting retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult. 2. Babyfaced. Labels: informal
Word: preliminarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English preliminary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preliminarily From preliminary + -ly. 1. In a preliminary manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preliminary injunction Part of Speech: noun 1. A court order prohibiting a party to litigation from carrying on a course of action until a trial has determined whether the course of action is proper.
Word: preliminary injunctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preliminary injunction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shrubberies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrubbery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid 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 solidness From solid + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being solid. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: When something melts it loses its solidness and becomes a liquid.
Word: soliloquize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English soliloquy 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 soliloquize From soliloquy + -ize. 1. Of a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself. Labels: intransitive Example: "Now, I am quite sure that our beautiful hostess has been making an assignation," soliloquised Charles, who, for want of something better to do, had been watching the various actions of the group in the principal chamber in the castle, […] Example: I rubbed my hands with delight over my happy notion, and soliloquised aloud, "What a joy there is in going about doing good actions." 2. To think to oneself. Labels: intransitive Example: Far up in the mountains he heard a lion roar. How much safer one was, he soliloquized, in the haunts of wild beasts than in the haunts of men.
Word: soldierly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soldier + -ly. Compare soldierlike. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/ 1. Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier. Example: His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him. Example: People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.
Word: soldierly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English soldier Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English soldierly From soldier + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/ 1. In the manner of a soldier.
Word: sons-in-law Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of son-in-law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetic equator Part of Speech: noun 1. A line drawn on a map or chart connecting all points at which the magnetic dip (or magnetic inclination) is zero for a specified epoch.
Word: sogginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English soggy 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 sogginess From soggy + -ness. 1. The property of being soggy.
Word: solderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solder + -er. 1. A person who solders 2. A tool that is used to solder.
Word: solderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruttish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rut Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English ruttish From rut + -ish. 1. Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal
Word: ruttishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ruttish 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 ruttishness From ruttish + -ness. 1. Feeling ruttish; sexual arousal. Labels: uncountable Example: I looked her over without either embarrassment or ruttishness
Word: somnambulism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French somnambulisme, from New Latin somnambulus, from Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulō (“to walk”), + -ism. Pronunciation: /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪzəm/ 1. sleepwalking Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meanwhile, towards the twelfth century, there come to be two weaknesses attached to this state of half-grown youth: by night somnambulism; in the daytime seeing of visions, trance, and the gift of tears.
Word: ZULU time Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Zulu time. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: hot toddy Part of Speech: noun 1. A drink made from alcoholic liquor (usually whisky) mixed with sugar, spice and hot water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After that I sat around in the apartment and drank too much hot toddy trying to crack the code in Geiger's blue indexed notebook. Example: The hot toddy has a reputation as a folk remedy for illness. And if you’re sick, a steaming cup of whisky, honey, lemon, and water can sound like a lot more fun than crackers and broth.
Word: nose pad Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the small pieces on many eyeglasses that rest on the wearer's nose. 2. The small leathery part of a cat's nose
Word: legger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leg + -er. 1. A bootlegger. Labels: informal Example: Oh, you mean the ex-legger the eldest girl picked up and went and married. 2. A man employed by the owners of a canal to push boats through narrow canal tunnels. The legger would lie on his back on a piece of wood on the boat with his feet reaching to the tunnel wall, and walk it along. This could be done by the boat's crew, but the canals employed men specifically for the task because they could do it faster and prevent a tunnel becoming a bottleneck for traffic. Labels: UK, obsolete 3. Something having the specified kind or number of legs. Labels: in-compounds Example: Won't your ladyship condescend to use a three legger. (offers a stool) Example: […] a yellow-legger, it also had a yellow beak. Which meant it wasn't a layer anymore and was okay to eat. Nowadays we get yellow-legged fryers.
Word: flashcard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flash + card. Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/ 1. A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation. Example: Many people use flashcards to learn languages. Example: I know I'm bad at this I didn't have much practice I had a flashcard deck but I left it in my desk last Friday 2. A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
Word: flash card Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of flashcard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bureaucracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bureaucracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hotcha Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Fanciful extension of hot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒtʃə/ 1. Flashy, vivacious, attractive, desirable. Labels: US, dated, slang Example: ‘It seems he run Sternwood's hotcha daughter, the young one, off to Yuma.’ 2. Exciting, lively. Labels: US, dated, slang Example: I've got a job down at the hotcha night club as a featured entertainer. Example: ‘Here come the hotcha gals from Havana.’ 3. Of or relating to a Harlem style of hot rhythm music, especially jazz. Example: The passing of Harlem as a hotcha after-dark entertainment center, to a great extent, coupled with the drift towards Broadway of the Harlem spots. Example: The band […] gives her [Blanche Calloway] excellent support, blaring out the hotcha special arrangements in typical Harlem style.
Word: hotcha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Fanciful extension of hot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒtʃə/ 1. A musical composition in the hotcha style. Example: Jazz - Hotcha v. Swing [...] I seemed to notice a tendency, towards the end of 1936, for [...] 'Hotcha' music to be replaced by 'Swing' music. Example: NBC Music Library […] the files have to be stocked with every kind of score that exists, including […] Harlem hotchas. 2. An attractive young woman. Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: hotcha Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Fanciful extension of hot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒtʃə/ 1. An exclamation of excitement, delight or high approval. Labels: US, dated, slang Example: Hotcha! Here comes a serving of beer. Example: Did you ever see her in a bathing suit? Hotcha!
Word: tailboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + board. 1. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate. Example: She got one knee up under him and hurled him off, and was over the tail-board in a flash, landing on her feet like a cat, and panting hard, by the sudden release of a violent emotion. Example: The man in the very new overalls was just heaving a box up on the tailboard.
Word: wilden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wild + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldən/ 1. to make or become wild or wilder Labels: ambitransitive Example: The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism. Example: His alembic furnished Highland spring water. We sat for a while in companionable silence. The weather wildened.
Word: street elbow Part of Speech: noun 1. In plumbing, a fitting that turns a corner (typically at an angle of 90, 45 or 22.5 degrees) and has a male connection at one end and a female connection at the other.
Word: undeleted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not having been deleted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undeleted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undelete Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: signboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rain cheque Part of Speech: noun 1. rain check Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Word: checking account Part of Speech: noun 1. A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.
Word: checkbook Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/ 1. Alternative form of chequebook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neotenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neoteny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neotenic From neoteny + -ic. 1. Exhibiting neoteny Labels: not-comparable Example: Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake’s neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. […] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin covering about 9,800 square kilometers in northeastern North Dakota.
Word: neotenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neoteny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neotenic From neoteny + -ic. 1. Such an organism
Word: uninflected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + inflected. 1. That does not use inflection. Labels: not-comparable 2. That has not been inflected. Labels: not-comparable Example: It seems that many such technical words (grada, minuta, introitus) were left in the uninflected state when contracted in any customary form such as we have […]
Word: Yellowhammer State Part of Speech: name 1. An unofficial nickname for Alabama, a state of the United States.
Word: OOXML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Office Open XML: a Microsoft file format for spreadsheets, charts, wordprocessed documents, etc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OpenDocument Part of Speech: name 1. A standard file format, based on XML, for office applications.
Word: ODF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of OpenDocument format. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ODF Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of open defecation-free. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: lip plug Part of Speech: noun 1. A lip plate.
Word: posi Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɒzi/ 1. positive (optimistic, uplifting) Labels: not-comparable Example: Think positive thoughts...k fuck...even posi thoughts like people are mirrors showing me parts of myself I don't love feel too intense.
Word: ponga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori ponga. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒŋə/ 1. A medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila tricolor (syns .Alsophila dealbata, Cyathea dealbata et al.). Example: Hilltop behind hilltop, / A mile of green pungas / In the grey afternoon / Bow their heads to the slanting spears of rain. Example: Ponga logs tended to be used vertically for house walls on the mainland and horizontally (a style known as wakawaka) on the Chatham Islands.
Word: somm Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of sommelier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: The original sommeliers were butlers and had to verify the identity of wines, not in labeled bottles as today but in large casks when delivered to their rooms. The court teaches this skill for modern somms. Example: But today’s somms, as they often style themselves, are much more likely to be true enthusiasts, ready to make recommendations at different price levels.
Word: Yana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John). Pronunciation: /ˈjɑː.nə/ 1. A female given name from the Slavic languages. A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian or Ukrainian name Я́на (Jána). 2. A river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia that rises near Verkhoyansk and flows into the Yana Bay of the Laptev Sea.
Word: Yana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yana yana (“person, people”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɑː.nə/ 1. A member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
Word: Yana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yana yana (“person, people”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɑː.nə/ 1. The now extinct language of the Yana people, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
Word: -gen Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Borrowed from French -gène, from the Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs). 1. A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something. Labels: morpheme Example: mutagen ― an agent that gives rise to mutations Example: tormogen ― a cell that forms a socket
Word: Guanche Part of Speech: noun 1. An aboriginal inhabitant originally of the island of Tenerife only, but now often of extinct pre-Hispanic population of the Canary Islands in general.
Word: Guanche Part of Speech: name 1. The language of the Guanches, believed to belong to the Berber family.
Word: contre-jour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French contre Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnusnom. Late Latin diurnum Old French jor Middle French jour French jour French contre-jourbor. English contre-jour Borrowed from French contre-jour. 1. Synonym of backlighting. Labels: uncountable 2. A similar effect achieved in painting. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jeevesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jeeves, famous valet from the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, + -ian. 1. Typical of a perfect servant, valet, or butler. Labels: not-comparable Example: But we should hoot briefly and diplomatically (apologetically like a Jeevesian cough), not in a roar of self-righteous rage. – 22/01/2007, "Modern Manners", The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,641-2560365,00.html
Word: microcausality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + causality. 1. (in quantum field theory) The spacelike local commutativity or anticommutativity of fields. Labels: uncountable
Word: commutativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English commutative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English commutativity From commutative + -ity. 1. The state of being commutative. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: anticommutativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + commutativity. 1. The state of being anticommutative. Labels: uncountable
Word: anticommutative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + commutative. 1. Such that swapping the order of the operands negates the result. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anthroposcopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -scopy. 1. A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body. Labels: uncountable Example: Only when both anthroposcopy and anthropometry brings us to the same result are we satisfied with the outcome.
Word: antiresonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + resonance. 1. the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.
Word: anyon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters. Pronunciation: /ɛniɑn/ 1. Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Example: The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE).
Word: mitzvah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá, “a commandment”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪts.və/ 1. Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law. Labels: Judaism Example: She called Penansky regularly to remind her to observe the mitzvahs. 2. An act of kindness, a good deed. Labels: Judaism Example: ‘You heard about them pulling my license. That was indirectly Joel. Who, without meaning to, did me such a mitzvah.’ 3. A Jewish celebration, but particularly a clipping of bar mitzvah and/or bat mitzvah. Labels: metonymically Example: Glenview Mansion is an elegant 1926 home included on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the 153-acre Rockville Civic Center Park, it is the perfect location for weddings, private parties, mitzvahs, conferences, and many other special occasions. Every rental includes a customized set-up to support the unique needs of your event.
Word: Hitlerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hitler + -ism, named after German politician Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). 1. The political philosophy and practices of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Labels: uncountable
Word: aplite Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine-grained granitic rock composed mostly of quartz and feldspars. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thenceforwards Part of Speech: adv 1. From then on; from that time on Labels: not-comparable
Word: caecilian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus. Pronunciation: /sɪˈsɪlɪən/ 1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes. Example: Today we have just three major lineages of amphibians - the anurans (frogs and toads), the newts and salamanders, and the worm-like caecilians, all of which can trace their ancestry back to long before the dinosaurs.
Word: caecilians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caecilian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apophyllite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
Word: sinine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪniːn/ 1. An alkaloid found in Heimia salicifolia. Labels: uncountable
Word: ventral tegmental area Part of Speech: noun 1. The ventral tegmentum.
Word: tegmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tegmentum + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon. Labels: not-comparable Example: The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.
Word: sword arm Part of Speech: noun 1. The arm in which one's sword is normally held.
Word: semisupination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English supination English semisupination From semi- + supination. 1. The position of the forearm wherein the thumb is pointing upwards. Labels: uncountable
Word: compound attack Part of Speech: noun 1. An attack consisting of more than one feint.
Word: eisteddfods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eisteddfod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: censor morum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin censor morum, a censor (critic) of morals. 1. A censor of morals. Example: 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVII. The several sects perform the office of a censor morum over each other.
Word: censors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of censor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: censors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of censor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dichlorine hexoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark red fuming liquid whose solid form has the structure [ClO₂]⁺[ClO₄]⁻; it is made by the action of ozone on chlorine dioxide and is diamagnetic and a strong oxidizing agent. Labels: uncountable
Word: primary offenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primary offense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sorus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: . Latin [Term?]? 1. Copper sulphate, especially combined with other impurities, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire. Labels: historical, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] copper which had contracted an efflorescence from age; the Sori was sulphate of copper combined with zinc or other impurities; and the Misy was a combination of sulphate of copper with sulphate of iron, the predominance of the[…] Example: There is another difference in that chalcitis contains three kinds of mineral, copper, misy and sori, each of which we shall describe in its place. The approved variety of chalcitis is honey-coloured, and streaked with fine veins and is friable and not stony. It is also thought to be more useful when fresh[…]
Word: sidewall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + wall. 1. The side of a tire. Example: If the puncture had been in the tread I could have had the tire patched, but it was in the sidewall and they can't fix that: they have to replace the whole tire. 2. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall. 3. The wall forming the side of a structure; a side wall. Example: The kill shot may also be used against balls weakly played off the sidewall Example: Mark flipped the ball to Jon for service. His high serve drifted perfectly down the left-hand court, and Mark's weakly hit return fell short off the sidewall.
Word: sidewalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidewall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silkscreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + screen. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/ 1. A sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts.
Word: silkscreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From silk + screen. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlkˌskɹin/ 1. To use a silkscreen to apply an image. Example: The wall text accompanying Warhol’s small canvas with 12 electric-blue crucifixes silkscreened on a black background suggests that the repetition of crosses mirrors his Campbell’s soup cans, with the religious icon serving as “a commodity to be bought and sold.” Example: A year ago, if anyone had told Toronto designer Kingi Carpenter she would soon be silkscreening a U. S. president onto dresses, hoodies and scarves, she would have laughed in their face.
Word: silkscreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silkscreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silkscreens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of silkscreen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person