nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: iatrochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἰάομαι (iáomai) Ancient Greek -τρος (-tros) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-) English iatro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English chemistry English iatrochemistry From iatro- + chemistry. Pronunciation: /aɪˌæt.ɹoʊˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ 1. An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical remedies to diseases; alternatively, the application of chemistry to medical theory. Labels: uncountable Example: A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry.
Word: iatrochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρός (īātrós) Ancient Greek ῑ̓ᾱτρο- (īātro-) English iatro- English chemical English iatrochemical From iatro- + chemical. Pronunciation: /aɪˌæt.ɹoʊˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of or relating to iatrochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unal Part of Speech: adj 1. single, based on the number one Labels: not-comparable
Word: marauding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of maraud Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marauding Part of Speech: adj 1. raiding and pillaging Example: a marauding band 2. killing in wanton fashion. Example: A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies. 3. killing domestic animals. Example: The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.
Word: marauding Part of Speech: noun 1. Raiding and pillaging. Example: On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.
Word: ramed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French rame (“a branch”) + -ed. 1. Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; — said of a ship on the stocks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: marauders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marauder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despoil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English despoylen, dispoylen, from Old French despoillier ( > French dépouiller), from Latin dēspoliō, dēspoliāre. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 1. To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from. Labels: transitive Example: [T]here vvas brought unto him an horſe named Babylonius, vvhich happening to be ſore vexed vvith a ſuddaine gripe or vvring in his belly, fell dovvne, and vvhiles hee vvas not able to endure the paine, vvallovveth along, and happeneth to beſprent his capariſon and ornaments richly garniſhed vvith gold and precious ſtones. At vvhich ſtrange ſight he tooke great joy, and cryed out, vvith the applauſe of thoſe next about him, That Babylon vvas fallen, and lay along on the ground diſpoyled of all her ornaments. Example: a law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had been despoiled 2. To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob. Labels: transitive Example: The Earl of March, following the plain path which his father had trodden out, despoiled Henry the father, and Edward the son, both of their lives and kingdom. Example: To intercept thy way, or send thee back / Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss. 3. To strip (someone) of their clothes; to undress. Labels: obsolete, reflexive, transitive Example: So syr Persants doughter dyd as her fader bad her / and soo she wente vnto syr Beaumayns bed / & pryuely she dispoylled her / & leid her doune by hym / & thenne he awoke & sawe her & asked her what she was
Word: despoil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English despoylle, dispoyll, from Old French despoille, despueille, deverbal from despoillier. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɔɪl/ 1. Plunder; spoliation. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: ’Tis done;—despoil and desolation / O’er Rylstone’s fair domain have blown; […]
Word: furnishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of furnishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furnishings Part of Speech: noun 1. Furniture generally. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. Accessories used with a dress. Labels: plural, plural-only 4. Items of furniture and/or accessories by which something is equipped so as to be more useful, convenient, or comfortable. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: funner Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fun: more fun Labels: comparative, form-of, informal Example: 1979, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Wyoming, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency "I wish I would have played basketball when I was out. It's a lot more funner." Example: 1992, Ana Malinow Rajkovic, Manual for (Relatively) Painless Medical Spanish http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN029275146X&id=6MVFwbhxaT0C&pg=PP15&lpg=PP15&dq=funner&sig=d5BINTBWGlKwMJu78EG3p1TSGWg Sounds like a great vacation, doesn’t it? It would be much funner, undoubtedly, to spend four weeks learning intensive Spanish in Guadalajara... but what do you expect for this price?
Word: funnest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative degree of fun Labels: form-of, informal, superlative Example: That was one of the funnest games I've ever been a part of until the very end, and then it rapidly became a whole lot not of fun. We lost in kind of an ugly fashion at the end.
Word: spoliate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin spoliātus, perfect passive participle of spoliō (“plunder, pillage, rob”). 1. To plunder Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To engage in robbery; to plunder. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: statistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English statistic English -al English statistical 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 statistically From statistical + -ly. Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/, [stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩.i], /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kli/ 1. In a statistical way. Example: He made his point statistically. 2. From a statistical point of view. Example: Statistically, the study was almost worthless. 3. From statistical evidence. Example: Statistically, what he said is true. Example: Bench may be the greatest catcher subjectively, but he's not statistically. Statwise, Yogi Berra is the all-time backstop, regardless of which measure you prefer. Berra's Total-Z is one-third of a standard deviation higher than Bench's, and his Core-Z average is a point better.
Word: despoilment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English despoil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English despoilment From despoil + -ment. 1. The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good.
Word: despoiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dispoyler, dispoylere, equivalent to despoil + -er. 1. One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer. Example: A wild and unreasoning craving for vengeance took possession of Ferris’s soul. Passing by the real despoiler of Angela’s peace, it clamoured like an evil spirit against the man from whom he had received benefits, which his distorted imagination construed into insults. Example: […] he, who had been the untamable despoiler of their daughters, and thief of their women, their walking prince of darkness!
Word: willow grouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Lagopus lagopus, a medium-sized bird in the grouse family.
Word: unclothe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unclothen, equivalent to un- + clothe. 1. To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. Labels: transitive Example: For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Word: sweatshirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweat + shirt. Pronunciation: /ˈswɛtʃəːt/ 1. A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel. 2. A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
Word: pointlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pointless Middle English -ly English -ly English pointlessly From pointless + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪntləsli/ 1. Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance. Example: He sat there, pointlessly tossing the ball into the air and letting it fall, over and over. Example: […]as a result of which, the two scenarios in which the Harwich Force caught up with the battle while it was still going on were considered and brought forward into the main timeline, as it meant that both sides' light screening forces actually got to do something other than die pointlessly.
Word: pointlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pointless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pointlessness From pointless + -ness. 1. The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless. Labels: countable Example: Near-synonyms: purposelessness, meaninglessness, uselessness Example: The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom. 2. The quality of not mentioning points. Labels: uncountable
Word: great aunt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of great-aunt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: apply oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of strive: to work hard, to complete an activity with good effort and focus. Labels: idiomatic Example: His parents wish he had applied himself better while he was in school, but he couldn't give a toss.
Word: get one's butt somewhere Part of Speech: verb 1. Go somewhere, especially quickly. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: Get your butt here this instant! You're in big trouble! Example: I've got to get my butt to class.
Word: undisturbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English disturbed English undisturbed From un- + disturbed. 1. Not disturbed or agitated. Example: Meanwhile, the Italian authorities examine passports and hand-baggage, except in the case of sleeping-car passengers, who are usually left undisturbed. Example: WORF: The air -- KOR: Foul, isn't it? This place has been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Come! 2. calm
Word: notification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō. Pronunciation: /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ 1. The act of notifying. Labels: uncountable 2. A specific piece of information that serves to notify. Labels: countable 3. A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc. Labels: countable Example: A notification popped up on my computer. Example: I received an e-mail notification on my phone.
Word: expired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of expire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: expired Part of Speech: adj 1. that is no longer valid 2. that has been breathed out 3. dead
Word: forester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English forester, a borrowing from Old French forestier, from forest + -ier; equivalent to forest + -er. Displaced native Old English wuduweard. 1. A person who practices forestry. 2. A person who lives in a forest. Labels: colloquial, obsolete 3. Any of various species of kangaroo that inhabit bushland, especially the eastern grey kangaroo. Labels: Australia 4. A moth in the family Zygaenidae. 5. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Lethe, Euphaedra and Harmilla.
Word: Forester Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who lived, or worked in a forest. 2. A pupil of Forest School in Walthamstow. 3. A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: wind shear Part of Speech: noun 1. Variation in wind speed or direction over a short spatial distance. Labels: uncountable Example: Wind shear from a microburst, as compared to wind shear resulting from a gust front, is particularly hazardous because it is a short-period event which creates very strong wind gusts with a large variation in direction over a very short distance (1/2 to 2 1/2 miles in diameter). 2. A specific instance of variation in wind speed or direction over a short spatial distance. Labels: countable Example: The first effect of a wind shear was detected at 34 to 42 seconds into the takeoff, at a speed of about 115 KIAS with the airplane about 3,800 feet down the runway. An average shear rate of about 2.5 knots per second resulted in an interruption in acceleration at this point with the airspeed remaining at 115 to 120 KIAS for 7 to 10 seconds.
Word: the whole world and his dog Part of Speech: noun 1. Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd. Labels: UK, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: I'd love to go to the Harry Potter opening, but the whole world and his dog will be there and I don't like crowds
Word: chokepoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From choke + point. 1. A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked. Labels: figuratively Example: First, a hostile state could invade and occupy an oil producer or cut off a key chokepoint such as the Strait of Hormuz.
Word: virga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin virga (“rod”). Doublet of verge. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːɡə/ 1. A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer. Labels: countable Example: Strong gusts of wind buffeted the train, and ghostly virga of ice followed it through the night. 3. A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch. Labels: countable
Word: bathykolpian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek words βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) and κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom”), therefore βαθύκολπος. 1. Deep-bosomed: big-breasted. Example: The bathykolpian Heré […] sent down Iris.
Word: bathukolpian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bathykolpian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shoebox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shoe + box. 1. The box in which shoes are sold. Example: In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year. 2. A small, cramped residence or similar space. Labels: derogatory, figuratively Example: She wondered how come Ho had a garden when everyone she knew lived in shoeboxes.
Word: tropopause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”). 1. The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.
Word: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Part of Speech: proverb 1. One should not criticize others if one has similar weaknesses.
Word: clip strip Part of Speech: noun 1. A retail product display consisting of a length of plastic or metal with clips or hooks at regular intervals, upon which merchandise is hung. Example: Some retailers use clip strips to boost impulse purchases of related merchandise. Clip strips are plastic strips that clip onto store shelving and display small items, which complement the merchandise in the main display area. Example: As a result, battery manufacturers have tried to meet the diverse needs of the retailers by providing different displays and other tools such as clip-strips, which are small hangers attached on the end of a grocery or merchandise aisle, to place batteries in limited spaces.
Word: Coriolis force Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Coriolis + force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis. 1. A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. Example: On a rotor, Coriolis forces will appear whenever there is a radial lengthening or shortening of the blade about the rotational axis, which will be a result of blade flapping or bending. Example: These terms are generally thought of as due to Coriolis forces, and represent a coupling of the modes of vibration ω₂ and ω₃ Coriolis forces in the rotating molecule. The Coriolis force is a fictitious force which must be introduced if mechanical motion is studied in a rotating coordinate system and the rotation is otherwise overlooked.
Word: ionosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iono- + -sphere. 1. The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more. Example: Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air." Example: Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust. 2. The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
Word: ayr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Manx ayr. Doublet of faeder, father, padre, pater, and père. 1. father
Word: ayr Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "But that Coyne, which is not considerable for the Matter, but for the Stamp of the place, being unable to endure change of ayr, hath its effect at home only; where also it is subject to the change of Laws, and thereby to have the value diminished, to the prejudice many times of those that have it."
Word: fedan Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters. Example: Tubbs, in the fall of 1862, sent emissaries to Cairo to pressure Ismail, heir to the throne, into planting several thousand fedans – which Tubbs promised to buy.
Word: comeover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from come over. 1. An immigrant: a non-Manx person living on the Isle of Man. Example: Some laborer, a comeover for sure, perhaps had stolen it, disabused his bosses of it, and for what? Example: It was a comeover who told me that she disliked the Manx because they were so “provincial.” She was quite wrong. The Manx were not in the least provincial; they were profoundly insular—and the distinction is essential.
Word: flocc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of floc. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tropical depression Part of Speech: noun 1. An organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour. Example: Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today.
Word: suicide pact Part of Speech: noun 1. An agreement between two or more people to commit suicide. Example: […] with only three exceptions, no locomotives built since 1906 have been scrapped. One of the exceptions was an experimental high-pressure shunting locomotive; the other two made a suicide pact and collided. 2. An arrangement or system of rules that is followed despite restricting the ability to deal with critical issues.
Word: sodium amalgam Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of sodium and mercury; used as a powerful reducing agent, and in certain types of sodium lamp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sodium pump Part of Speech: noun 1. The transport of sodium ions across biological membranes using the metabolic energy of ATP.
Word: sodium soap Part of Speech: noun 1. any soap made by the reaction of fat with sodium hydroxide
Word: natron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”): R9 Doublet of niter and trona. 1. A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O. Labels: uncountable Example: Natron and salt are soluble by liquid, but not all liquid but only such as is cold. Hence water and any of its varieties melt them, but oil does not. Example: You know the mysterious idols they were supposed to set up to worship in their chapters – were they really human heads treated with natron after the Ancient Egyptian pattern – idols of Persian or Syrian provenance?
Word: sodium hydroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications. Labels: uncountable
Word: trap-bath split Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæp ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/, /ˈtɹap ˈbɑːθ ˌsplɪt/, /ˈtɹæp ˈbɐːθ ˌsplɪt/, /ˈtɹɛp ˈbaːθ ˌsplət/, /ˈʈɾæp ˈbaːt̪ ˌspliʈ/ 1. A vowel split in some varieties of English (such as British English as spoken in southern England, American English spoken in Boston, and Australian, New Zealand and South African English) in which the phoneme /æ/ (AHD: ă), as pronounced in other varieties of English, is pronounced in some words as /ɑː/ (AHD: ä). Labels: uncountable
Word: bad-lad split Part of Speech: name 1. a phonemic split of the phoneme /æ/ into a short /æ/ and a long /æː/, as heard in some varieties of British and Australian English, in which "bad" is pronounced /bæːd/ and "lad" is pronounced /læd/
Word: æ-tensing Part of Speech: name 1. a process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments. Labels: uncountable
Word: table football Part of Speech: noun 1. A game, based on football (soccer), in which opposing players are represented by small figures mounted on rotating bars. Labels: uncountable
Word: one good turn deserves another Part of Speech: proverb 1. One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.
Word: absence makes the heart grow fonder Part of Speech: proverb 1. One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them. Labels: idiomatic
Word: phyllo pastry Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of phyllo. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: an apple a day keeps the doctor away Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Of British origin; a similar proverb was recorded from Pembrokeshire, Wales, in 1866: “Eat an apple on going to bed, / And you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” However, the idea that apples can cure disease is much older. In the play The Soddered Citizen (first performed c. 1631–1633) by the English author John Clavell (1601–1643), it is suggested that if a person who had heartburn had taken an apple and gone to bed, he would have been cured. Pronunciation: /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkiːps ðə ˈdɒktəɹ‿əˈweɪ/, /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkips ðə ˈdɑktɚ əˈweɪ/ 1. Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses. Example: Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and my young son, three years ago, when he was only three years old, came to me with an amendment to that and said: "Father, two apples a day keeps the dentist away," because there is not a better toothbrush than the apple, and he got the idea that two apples a day would keep the dentist away. Example: Of course I eat an apple every evening—an apple a day keeps the doctor away—but still, you ought to have more prunes, and not all these fancy doodads. 2. Healthy eating prevents illness. Example: He advocated the increased use of fruit, for he believed in the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Example: The old adage, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," might quite as well have read "a carrot or an onion a day," and probably the result would be about the same as regards reducing the doctor's bill. Vegetables of all kinds are necessary in the diet, but particularly valuable are those available in the spring and summer, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Word: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: 1796 in English, from French, on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs (1742 and earlier), attributed to François de Charette. 1. In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur. Example: It was remarked to him that he had caused the death of a great many persons. Yes, he replied, omlets are not made without breaking eggs. Example: She. Have you any people at Home, Guy, to be pleased with your performances? He. One or two. One can't make omelets without breaking eggs.
Word: errancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from Old French errance. 1. the state of being in error; fallibility Labels: uncountable, usually 2. holding the view that the Pope is not infallible Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: daycare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From day + care. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪkeə(ɹ)/ 1. Daytime supervision, usually of children or pets. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A daycare centre. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: keyword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + word. Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/, /ˈki.wɝd/ 1. Any word used as the key to a code. 2. Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information. 3. Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find. 4. A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc. Example: Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword. Example: Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer. 5. Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Word: keyword Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From key + word. Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/, /ˈki.wɝd/ 1. To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching. Labels: transitive Example: Besides being able to search the photography collections, of which 3,000 images have been scanned in so far, the feature is meant to provide a more subjective and spontaneous way for visitors to view the art: browsing images, looking at them sequentially and keywording, or tagging, them for themselves and other viewers.
Word: adiabatic lapse rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The rate of decrease of temperature with height of a parcel of dry air lifted upward through the atmosphere with no addition or deletion of heat.
Word: warpedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English warped 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 warpedness From warped + -ness. 1. The state, quality or condition of being warped. Labels: uncountable
Word: pissing war Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine. 1. An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory. 2. An immature dispute over some trivial matter. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar
Word: Spencer Part of Speech: name Etymology: An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛnsə/, /ˈspɛnsɚ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable Example: Other groups have different messages: the National Policy Institute, fronted by Richard Spencer and designed to “elevate the consciousness of whites”; the Occidental Quarterly, run by CMS member Kevin MacDonald and presenting itself as a scholarly journal; American Third Position, later rebranded as the American Freedom Party, led by Johnson with “a platform that is predicated on the preservation of our traditional European roots.” 2. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Later, a 'person of interest' was said to be in custody in connection with Kirk's shooting, Utah governor Spencer Cox announced Wednesday evening. 3. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 22. An English earldom. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wull Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of will. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: big daddy Part of Speech: noun 1. A man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority. Labels: informal 2. In the southern United States, the male head of a household; sometimes a grandfather. Labels: informal 3. A stud; a handsome, well-built man. Labels: informal 4. Something large, powerful, or superlative. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.
Word: Anasazi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Navajo anaasází (“enemy ancestors, ancient enemy”), from anaaʼí (“enemy”) + bizází (“their ancestors”). Pronunciation: /ˌɑː.nəˈsɑː.ziː/, /ˌæ.nəˈsɑ.zi/, /ˌɑ.nəˈsɑ.zi/ 1. Synonym of Ancestral Puebloan. Labels: dated
Word: alow Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English alowe, equivalent to a- + low. Pronunciation: /əˈləʊ/ 1. Low down. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable Example: Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […]. 2. Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks. Labels: not-comparable Example: I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft? Example: Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.
Word: alow Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English alowe, equivalent to a- + low. Pronunciation: /əˈləʊ/ 1. Below. Labels: Scotland
Word: alow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + low, from low (“flame”). Pronunciation: /əˈləʊ/ 1. alight; ablaze Labels: Scotland, not-comparable
Word: anti-marketeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + marketeer. 1. someone who was opposed to Britain or Ireland joining, or (during the UK's 1975 referendum campaign) remaining in, the "Common Market" (European Union) Labels: UK, dated
Word: Arrernte Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈaɹəndə/, /ˈæɹəndə/ 1. A member of an Australian Aboriginal people of central Australia, largely within the southern part of the Northern Territory.
Word: Arrernte Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈaɹəndə/, /ˈæɹəndə/ 1. A Pama-Nyungan language or group of related languages and dialects spoken by these people.
Word: asymptotical Part of Speech: adj 1. asymptotic
Word: back straight Part of Speech: noun 1. The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch. Example: He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight.
Word: home straight Part of Speech: noun 1. The straight part of a running track (or similar) leading to the finishing line. Example: He was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight. 2. The final part of something, especially the final part with respect to time of a long process. Labels: broadly
Word: baked goods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baked good: bread, cakes, biscuits or similar foodstuffs that have been baked. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bath kimono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bath + kimono. 1. A bathrobe in the style of a Japanese kimono. Example: They came pell mell, gathering up their bath kimono and towels, and putting them on in the passage.
Word: mosbolletjie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans mos (“must”) + biskuit (“biscuit”). 1. Dough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks. Labels: South-Africa, countable, uncountable 2. A biscuit made of mosbolletjie dough. Labels: South-Africa, countable
Word: battle rapper Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who participates in a freestyle rap battle, attempting to insult an opponent by using witty improvised rapping.
Word: cherry picker Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of equipment consisting of a large basket at the end of an extensible boom, often mounted on a truck body, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places such as power lines and tall trees. Example: Near-synonym: man lift Example: Earlier police used a cherry picker to clear protesters perched on a wooden structure built to block the road at Oxford Circus. 2. A cantilevered tool for installing or removing a vehicle's engine block. 3. A person or device that harvests cherries, or that aids in the harvesting of cherries. Example: A relatively high proportion of the cost of production of RSP cherries is in the picking. Pickers are paid […]. There is considerable interest in a mechanical cherry picker which is reported to be able to double each picker's output. Example: A mechanical cherry picker shakes a cherry tree to loosen the fruit. The cherries drop onto outstretched cloths, roll onto a conveyor, and are deposited in a tank of salt water. The fruit floats in the water and thus is […] 4. A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks. Labels: figuratively 5. A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who cherry-picks. Labels: figuratively Example: Two conclusions stand out: The Bible is a cherry-picker's paradise, and human beings cannot function without double standards.
Word: beerily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English beery Middle English -ly English -ly English beerily From beery + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪəɹɪli/, /ˈbɪɹɪli/ 1. In a beery manner; while smelling of, or under the influence of, beer. Labels: informal Example: The politically ambitious and the beerily dissolute artisan of whom you read in the newspapers by no means constitute all the odder varieties of the species. Example: Hamper bent to Dunbar and whispered, beerily, in his ear . . .
Word: beery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *beuzą Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ Old English bēor Middle English ber English beer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beery From beer + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪəɹi/, /ˈbɪɹi/, /ˈbɪɚi/, /ˈbiɹi/, /ˈbi.ɹɪ/ 1. Smelling or tasting of beer. 2. Under the influence of beer. Example: Waldemar Fornalik's side had phenomenal backing from their raucous, beery, fire-cracking supporters.
Word: apatheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reportedly coined in 2001, as a blend of apathy + theism, by author Robert J. Nash. Pronunciation: /ˌæpəˈθi.ɪzəm/ 1. Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant. Labels: uncountable Example: [A]patheism is an attitude, not a belief system, and the over-riding fact is that these people are relaxed about religion.
Word: cherry pick Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cherry-pick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cherry picking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cherry pick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cherry picking Part of Speech: noun 1. The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light. Labels: uncountable
Word: vetkoek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans vetkoek (literally “fat-cake”). 1. A deep-fried ball of dough, usually unsweetened, cut open and filled with various fillings. Labels: South-Africa
Word: painting rocks Part of Speech: noun 1. pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level. Labels: Australia, idiomatic, uncountable
Word: befuddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of befuddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: befuddled Part of Speech: adj 1. Confused or perplexed. Example: But Yancey Goree was not thinking of feuds. His befuddled brain was hopelessly attacking the problem of the future maintenance of himself and his favourite follies. Example: Gracious, man, are you so befuddled in your old books that you don't see what's going on round you? 2. Drunk Example: His head rested upon his two hands, as if he were befuddled with wine, but at the harsh sound of the snapping bolts he raised his face and looked angrily around him.
Word: begrudging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of begrudge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: begrudging Part of Speech: adj 1. grudgeful, envious 2. reluctant
Word: behavioralist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English behavioral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English behavioralist From behavioral + -ist. 1. Of, or relating to behavioralism. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: behavioralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English behavioral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English behavioralist From behavioral + -ist. 1. An advocate of behavioralism. Labels: US
Word: piss lily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape. 1. A funnel in the shape of a lily stuck into the ground and used as a urinal. Labels: South-Africa, slang, vulgar
Word: GRI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of George Rex Imperator, the official cipher of King George V. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GRI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Graduate of the Realtor Institute. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bias distortion Part of Speech: noun 1. Distortion in an electronic circuit caused by the potential applied across elements to provide a zero signal. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bijective Part of Speech: adj 1. Associating to each element of the codomain exactly one element of the domain; establishing a perfect (one-to-one) correspondence between the elements of the domain and the codomain; (formally) both injective and surjective. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1987, James S. Royer, A Connotational Theory of Program Structure, Springer, LNCS 273, page 15, Then, by a straightforward, computable, bijective numerical coding, this idealized FORTRAN determines an EN. (Note: In this FORTRAN example, we could have omitted restrictions on I/O and instead used a computable, bijective, numerical coding for inputs and outputs to get another EN determined by FORTRAN.) Example: 1993, Susan Montgomery, Hopf Algebras and Their Actions on Rings, American Mathematical Society, CBMS, Regional Conference Series in Mathematics, Number 83, page 124, Recent experience indicates that for infinite-dimensional Hopf algebras, the “right” definition of Galois is to require that β be bijective. 2. Having a component that is (specified to be) a bijective map; that specifies a bijective map. Labels: not-comparable Example: Proving the conjecture is equivalent to constructing a PCP that reads 2 symbols and accepts iff these symbols satisfy a bijective constraint.
Word: wolfbane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wolfsbane. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Cape triangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape and origin. 1. One of several denominations of triangular postage stamps issued by the Cape of Good Hope during the period 1853-1864. Labels: informal Example: Some of the Cape Triangles are very rare and expensive, depending on grade and condition.
Word: dewpoint Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dew point. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Penny Black Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its color and face value. 1. The world's first official national mail postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of the postal reforms establishing a uniform penny post.
Word: wolfsbane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wolf + -s- + bane, a calque of Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον (lukoktónon), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + κτείνω (kteínō, “to kill”). Influenced by Latin lycoctonum. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlfsbeɪn/ 1. Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Arnica montana. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bugler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman buglebor. Middle English bugle English bugle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bugler From bugle + -er. 1. Someone who plays a bugle.
Word: anesthetist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anesthet(ize) + -ist. Pronunciation: /əˈniːsθətɪst/, /əˈnɛsθətɪst/ 1. One who gives an anesthetic. Labels: Canada, US
Word: wormy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wormy From worm + -y. 1. Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms. Example: The Siamese boy brought in plates containing wormy shreds of over-fried egg, seasoned with blackened bits of onion. 2. Infested with worms. Example: I am your witness. If their Ladyships so much as mention the word FIRE or STEERPIKE, you shall take them with you under wormy ground.
Word: drinkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. 1. Able to be drunk (as liquid). 2. Safe to drink. 3. Of good or satisfactory quality. Labels: especially
Word: drinkable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able. 1. That which can be drunk. Labels: in-plural Example: During the course of the day we know how to face acute hunger, and learn the value of abstaining from using our eatables and drinkables.
Word: Valhalla Part of Speech: name Etymology: From New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll (from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”)). Pronunciation: /vælˈhælə/, /vɑlˈhɑlə/ 1. The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir. Labels: Norse Example: [S]uch souls as were detruded from the body by any violent method went strait to Valhalla. (Latin original: Nostratibus sane hoc erat infallibiliter persuasum, animas, non vulgares, neque senio morbove, sec cruenta morte & vi corporibus exeuntes, recta ad Vahlallam ferri) Example: In some poems they are envisaged as divine figures, women who serve mead to the dead warriors in Valhall, and who fulfil the will of Odin in overseeing battle and making sure that victory is awarded to the right man. 2. A hamlet and census-designated place in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, United States. Example: Investigators are not sure why the woman’s Mercedes SUV stopped on the tracks Tuesday night in Valhalla, about 30 miles north of New York City, National Transportation Safety Board Member Robert Sumwalt said Wednesday.
Word: Valhalla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll (from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”)). Pronunciation: /vælˈhælə/, /vɑlˈhɑlə/ 1. An abode of the gods or afterlife in general. Labels: broadly Example: “The swans are singing again,” said to one another the gods. And looking downwards, for my dreams had taken me to some fair and far Valhalla, I saw below me an iridescent bubble not greatly larger than a star shine beautifully but faintly, and up and up from it looking larger and larger came a flock of white, innumerable swans, singing and singing and singing, till it seemed as though even the gods were wild ships swimming in music. Example: That we possessed no Westminster Abbey must have touched his native pride somewhere, and he has set out to remove the slur by building and endowing a lordly private Valhalla on one of his seventeen estates for the last sleep of the great.
Word: drink and drive Part of Speech: verb 1. To drive a motor vehicle shortly after having consumed alcohol beverages. Example: Don't drink and drive, or you can lose your license.
Word: drink-driving Part of Speech: noun 1. Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable Example: A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…] Example: Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers. 2. A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable Example: A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.