nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Ulrica Part of Speech: name Etymology: A feminine form of the male given name Ulric (modern German Ulrich), Germanic for "ruler of all" or "wolf[like] ruler". 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. Example: Farewell, Front-de-Boeuf! — May Mista, Skogula, and Zernebock, gods of the ancient Saxons – fiends, as the priests now call them – supply the place of comforters at your dying bed, which Ulrica now relinquishes! Example: "Forever is a word forbidden to men," asserted Ulrica and, to lighten the emphasis, she asked me to repeat my name, which she had not caught. "Javier Otárola," I told her. She tried to repeat it and couldn't. I failed, equally, with the name Ulrikke.
Word: pernil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pernil. Pronunciation: /pɝˈnil/ 1. Slow-roasted marinated pork leg or shoulder, typically marinated with sofrito, as prepared in the cuisines of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Example: You'll find a pernil sandwich on the menu at every bar in Santiago […] With our first two South American wines, the pernil made its preferences clear. […] Example: Leftover Pernil Sandwiches / Makes 2 sandwiches This is just another one of those non-recipe recipes that I make for myself when I have pernil left over. There's nothing special about it, […]
Word: vereda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish vereda. 1. A scattered settlement in Latin America.
Word: apanage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French apanage, from Latin *appanare, adpanare (“to give bread”), from pānis (“bread”). Pronunciation: /ˈæpənɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright. Labels: historical Example: Well, prince, Genoa and Lucca are now nothing more than the apanages, than the private property of the Bonaparte family. Example: they suspected that Peter II was only waiting till he had saved enough of his apanage to run away to some more civilized country. 2. A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position; an accompaniment. Example: For, though I don't very much want books and opera and etchings and wines and liqueurs—still, if I want them I can have them at any moment. And that sense of security is worth more than a thousand of the temperamental ecstasies and agonies that are the appanage of hard-up youth.
Word: apanage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French apanage, from Latin *appanare, adpanare (“to give bread”), from pānis (“bread”). Pronunciation: /ˈæpənɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To confer an apanage upon. Labels: transitive
Word: self-inflicted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English inflicted English self-inflicted From self- + inflicted. 1. Inflicted by oneself. Labels: not-comparable Example: Police said they found the driver deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot injuries. Example: An expert in the self-inflicted wound, his attacks frequently miss their target in favour of reminding you of his own failings.
Word: self-esteem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English esteem English self-esteem From self- + esteem. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/ 1. Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: American companies now put a great deal of effort into boosting their employees' self-esteem by handing out inflated job titles. Most likely, they think it also helps compensate for the longer hours, unpaid overtime and stagnant wages that have become standard. It doesn't. Example: People with high self-esteem think they're more popular, charming, and socially skilled than other people, but objective studies find no difference.
Word: taxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tax 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 taxer From tax + -er. 1. One who taxes. 2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. Labels: UK, historical
Word: revictual Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English victual English revictual From re- + victual. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈvɪtəl/ 1. To supply with fresh provisions. Labels: transitive Example: Vessels of war of belligerents shall not revictual or take in stores in the Canal and its ports of access […] Example: When it was proposed that it should be revictualled on the same system as Belgium, Nicholas objected.
Word: munk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of monk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: burdens of proof Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burden of proof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bamming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: European Parliament Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /jʊˈroʊpiən ˈpɑrləmənt/, /jʊˈrəʊpiən ˈpɑːrləmənt/ 1. A legislative chamber of the European Union.
Word: shewing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shew Labels: archaic, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shewing Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of showing. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: guldgubber Part of Speech: noun 1. embossed gold foil plaques bearing male or female figures Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: antennas Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ænˈtɛnəz/ 1. plural of antenna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accusatrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of accusatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accusator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From literary French accusateur, from Latin accūsātōrem, accusative singular of accūsātor (“accuser”). Doublet of accuser. 1. A male accuser. Labels: archaic
Word: accusators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accusator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accusatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin accūsātrīx (“accuser (female)”). By surface analysis, accusator + -trix. Pronunciation: /əˈkjusətɹɪks/, /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪks/ 1. A female accusator. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusatrix.
Word: Mazandaran Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian مازندران (mâzandarân, literally “the gate or the valley of the giants”). 1. A land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta. Labels: Iranian 2. A northern province of Iran.
Word: adjutrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʊtɹɪsiːz/, /əˈdjutɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of adjutrix Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of adjutrice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjutor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin adiūtor (“helper, assistant”), from adiuvō (“help, assist”). Pronunciation: /ˈædʒətə(r)/ 1. An adjutant; a helper or assistant.
Word: adjutor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French adiutoire, adjutoire, from Latin adiūtōrium (“humerus”). Ultimately a doublet of etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈædʒətə(r)/ 1. The upper arm, as opposed to the forearm.
Word: adjutors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjutor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjutrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin adiūtrīx, feminine of adiūtor. By surface analysis, adjutor + -trix. Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʊtɹɪks/, /əˈdjutɹɪks/ 1. A female adjutor.
Word: dominatrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of dominatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dominating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dominate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dominator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who, or that which, dominates. Labels: uncommon Example: Young looking 30 yr old dominator, but might bend (flexible) for the right person. 2. One who, or that which, dominates.
Word: dominators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dominator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dominates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dominate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: testatrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛˈsteɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of testatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: travelator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of travel + escalator. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæv.ə.leɪ.tɚ/ 1. A moving walkway; a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator. Labels: UK
Word: resurgence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin surgō Latin resurgōbor. English resurge English -ence English resurgence From resurge + -ence. 1. An instance of something resurging; a renewal of vigor or vitality.
Word: resurgences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resurgence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resurges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resurge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resurges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resurge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resurging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resurge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resurging Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of something resurging; a resurgence.
Word: resurging Part of Speech: adj 1. Undergoing a period of resurgence; resurgent.
Word: resurgings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resurging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resurged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resurge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: traditional medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: complementary medicine, integrative medicine, alternative medicine Example: Near-synonyms: folk medicine (often synonymous, sometimes specific to laypersons), indigenous medicine (almost synonymous but is not applied to the folk medicine of non-Indigenous groups) 2. A specific medicine or remedy in this system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: resurgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English surgent English resurgent From re- + surgent. 1. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality. Example: All the terror of time, where error and fear were lords of a world of slaves, Age on age in resurgent rage and anguish darkening as waves on waves, Fell or fled from a face that shed such grace as quickens the dust of graves. Example: What if this voice should say words that it speaks already in private, should rise and not fall again, should rise and rise and rise, and the people rise with it, should madden them with thoughts of rebellion and dominion, with thoughts of power and possession? Should paint for them pictures of Africa awakening from sleep, of Africa resurgent, of Africa dark and savage? 2. Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards. 3. Rising again, as from the dead. Example: 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection, Aphorisms on Spiritual Religion, Aphorism 19, p. 326, […] the co-eternal Word and only-begotten Son of the Living God, incarnate, tempted, agonizing […] , crucified, submitting to Death, resurgent, communicant of his Spirit, ascendent, and obtaining for his Church the Descent and Communion of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. Example: Break not my dream, obtrusive tomb! Or teach thou, Spring! the grand recoil Of life resurgent from the soil Wherein was dropped the mortal spoil.
Word: resurgent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English surgent English resurgent From re- + surgent. 1. Someone who rises again, as from the dead. Example: The poor man came before the Police, making the bitterest complaints upon being restored to life; and for three years the burden of supporting him fell upon the mistaken Samaritan, who had rescued him from death. During that period, scarcely a day elapsed in which the degraded resurgent did not appear before the European, and curse him with the bitterest curses—as the cause of all his misery and desolation.
Word: autoformat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From auto- + format. 1. To format (a document, etc.) automatically. Labels: transitive 2. To automatically prepare (a mass storage medium) for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process, without requiring a prompt from the user to do so. Labels: transitive
Word: autoformats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of autoformat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: autoformatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of autoformat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: autoformatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of autoformat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beaching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of beach Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beaching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. An event in which a marine animal beaches itself. Example: Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area. Example: The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters.
Word: calefie Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of calefy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bloomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blomer, from blome (“iron ingot”) (modern English bloom), from Old English blōma. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ 1. An ironworker.
Word: bloomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloom 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 bloomer From bloom + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ 1. A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder. Labels: informal Example: What's more, I claim that Elmer's biggest mistake wasn't the one he made at Cedarville before six thousand witnesses. His prize bloomer was pulled in Hoboken before three witnesses Example: "You know," pursued Reggie seriously, "I think you are making the bloomer of a lifetime over this hat-swatting chappie. You've misjudged him. He's a first-rate sort.[…] 2. A circular loaf of white bread. 3. A blooming flower. 4. One who blooms, matures, or develops. Labels: figuratively Example: She was a late bloomer.
Word: bloomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894), who sought to introduce this style of dress. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ 1. A reform costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat. Labels: historical Example: Few garments are so absolutely unbecoming as a belted tunic that reaches to the knees, a fact which I wish some of our Rosalinds would consider when they don doublet and hose; indeed, to the disregard of this artistic principle is due the ugliness, the want of proportion, in the Bloomer costume, a costume which in other respects is sensible. Example: Unlike other women landing from the steamers, she was neither short-skirted nor bloomer-clad. She was dressed as any woman travelling anywhere would be dressed. 2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume. Labels: broadly, historical 3. Attributive form of bloomers. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: It would have to be smuggled back to Josie’s bloomer drawer. He could persuade her to confirm his other ideas without letting her see that he had read her particularly private correspondence. Example: “[…] But if the money’s not in your safe, where is it?” Even though they were entirely alone in the massive home, Audrey Adair leaned over and whispered. “In my bloomer drawer, dear. No man would ever look there.[…]”
Word: life estate Part of Speech: noun 1. An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.
Word: life estates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of life estate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: estate for life Part of Speech: noun 1. A life estate.
Word: estates for life Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estate for life Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenancy for life Part of Speech: noun 1. A life estate.
Word: tenancies for life Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenancy for life Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insofar Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Univerbation of in + so + far. Pronunciation: /ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/, /ɪn.səˈfɑː(ɹ)/, /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/, /ɪn.səˈfɑɹ/, /ɪn.səʉˈfaː(ɹ)/ 1. To such a degree or extent. Labels: not-comparable Example: The plan was successful, insofar as it saved money. Example: the fugitive-slave act did not affect a foreign country which Virginia claimed to be and that she must reckon it one of the infelicities of her position that in so far at least she was taken at her word 2. Insofar as. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recreating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recreate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: peacenik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peace + -nik. 1. Someone who publicly opposes armed conflict in general, or a particular conflict, or who publicly opposes the proliferation of weapons. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: If I lift a finger, or my voice, I either throw my support behind those who would prefer a dead planet to a Red planet, or I throw my lot with the Peaceniki. Example: [Robert] Gillette’s counsel seems one of despair—little or nothing can be done to halt the inexorable movement toward superpower conflict, so don’t be fooled by peaceniki bearing a message of hope.
Word: Dumas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Dumas, meaning "from the farmstead", especially one in the south of France. Pronunciation: /ˈduːməs/ 1. A surname from French. 2. A surname from French. 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: Dumas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Duma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pregante Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹɛˈɡɑnteɪ/ 1. Misspelling of pregnant Labels: alt-of, humorous, misspelling, sometimes Example: Sorry, the message is so long... I just wanted to tell ?Emily that yes you can get pregnate and find a good doctor who will listen to you and you'll be pregante before you know it.^([sic]) Example: Fred Thompson got a girl pregante in high school.
Word: Tammie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Tammy.
Word: Tamsin Part of Speech: name Etymology: A medieval contraction of Thomasina, a feminine form of Thomas, revived in the UK in the twentieth century. 1. A female given name from Aramaic.
Word: Tayla Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, an invention based on Taylor from the 1990s.
Word: Tonia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name 2. A female given name
Word: Tricia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪʃə/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. Example: In a rare Trump-era rebuke of ICE, U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said on Friday that the officer had been "relieved of current duties" pending an investigation.
Word: spirali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian spirali (“spirals”). 1. Pasta in the form of twisted tubes. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: maltine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maltin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Velma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined at the end of the 19th century, by analogy with Thelma and Wilma. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛlmə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
Word: Verna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon. 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: I dislike peppermint flavouring to this day. And the name Verna — I dislike that. It doesn't sound like spring to me, or like green grass or garlands of flowers or girls in flimsy dresses. It sounds more like a trail of obstinate peppermint, […]
Word: Veronica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Φερενίκη (Phereníkē). Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon ("true image") associated with the veil of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary, resulting in an image of his face miraculously appearing on the veil. Doublet of Berenice. Pronunciation: /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: My own name, Veronica — an ugly enough thing I had always thought, it sounded like either the ointment or the disease — was one her great favourites. St Veronica wiped the face of Christ on the road to Calvary and He left His face on her tea towel. Or the picture of His face. It was the first-ever photograph, she said.
Word: Veronica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Verónica. Pronunciation: /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: vocal chords Part of Speech: noun 1. Eggcorn of vocal cords. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Zara Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981. 1. A female given name. Example: While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security. 2. A female given name. 3. A female given name.
Word: Zara Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981. 1. A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Zoey Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a phonetic spelling of Zoë.
Word: Alejandra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra. Doublet of Alexandra. 1. A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexandra. Example: “The end goal is to destroy all of civil society. NGOs include everything from community clinics to civil rights orgs. It means the end of the ACLU, NAACP, and all advocacy orgs,” Harvard cyberlaw instructor Alejandra Caraballo wrote on Bluesky in February. 2. A surname from Spanish
Word: Guadalupe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Guadalupe; see there for more. Doublet of Guadeloupe. Pronunciation: /ˌɡwɑdəˈlupeɪ/, /ˈɡwɑdəlup/ 1. Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California. 2. Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California.
Word: longsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒŋsəm/ 1. Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal 2. Tedious; tiresomely long. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: lapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lapped Part of Speech: adj 1. Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race. Labels: not-comparable Example: He had to pass the lapped cars on the racetrack.
Word: hit point Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/ 1. A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed. Example: You can bestow keys, gems, torches and powders, and restore gold, food and hit points. Hit points and experience points can be increased to a maximum of 9999, although you'd better be careful. Example: All characters have "hit points" that increase as they traverse the dungeon performing their brave deeds (unless they're smitten by some monster). 2. In ray tracing, the point in a scene at which a ray strikes an object. Example: The in/out status for the hit point is determined by examining the loop which has the subelement (edge or vertex) closest to the hit point.
Word: per orem Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From per, borrowing from classical Latin per (“through”), and orem as incorrectly formed accusative of Latin ōs (“mouth”). 1. Alternative form of per os: via the mouth; orally. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: rotavate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from rotavator. 1. To till the soil using a rotavator
Word: real presence Part of Speech: noun 1. The actual presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharistic sacrament. Labels: uncountable
Word: malia Part of Speech: noun 1. A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
Word: romantica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English romance Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticabor. English erotica blend English romantica Blend of romance + erotica. Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈmæntɪkə/ 1. Erotic romance. Labels: uncountable Example: Actively seeking romance (including category), romantica, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. Does not want to receive poetry, short stories or screenplays. Example: This is Madison Lake’s third steamy romantica novel in a rapidly growing collection. She stumbled upon writing romantica quite by accident when, after reading some of her work, several colleagues suggested she explore the genre. Since then, writing romantica has become a passion (no pun intended).
Word: lacune Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French lacune. Doublet of lacuna and lagoon. Pronunciation: /ləˈk(j)uːn/ 1. A lacunar stroke or infarct. Example: We compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban […] with aspirin […] for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with recent ischemic stroke that was presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source. 2. A lacuna. Example: Let us climb over the ice and snow, leap across the lacune, and wipe away the stiria
Word: degreaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From degrease + -er. 1. An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts. 2. A machine that accomplishes this task.
Word: Maurer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Maurer. 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A neighbourhood of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Former name: Barber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: originalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English original 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 originalism From original + -ism. 1. The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I've known Badalamenti since then, and have chatted with him over the years. Last fall, I spoke at the originalism conference he organized, which hosted the entire Florida Supreme Court, several members of the Eleventh Circuit, and scholars from across the ideological spectrum. I include these facts to show the high regard that Badalamenti is held in by his community. Example: One of the points that you’ve made in the past is that when originalism was first taking hold as a popular theory, one of the reasons for its popularity was that it was seen as offering a kind of restraint on justices.
Word: ex officio Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/ 1. By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held. Labels: not-comparable Example: The President of the Republic of France is, ex officio, also prince of the dyarchy called Andorra. Example: That friend, […] added, with a smile, that he had more than once amused himself with the thought of a verbarian Attorney-General, authorized to bring informations ex officio against the writer or editor of any work in extensive circulation, who, after due notice issued, should persevere in misusing a word.
Word: ex officio Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ex officio (“by right of office”, literally “from the office”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/ 1. By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held. Labels: not-comparable Example: Duties include […] sitting as ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and all Board committees. Example: Meanwhile, to Samsonov’s annoyance, Colonel Knox had arrived in Ostrolenka. Why, nobody knew—probably just to convey the goodwill of the British, who would not themselves be landing on the Continent for another six months. Samsonov disliked those artificial, ex officio European smiles at the best of times, and this visitor would be a hindrance and a distraction just at present.
Word: snookums Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare German Schnuckel. 1. A term of endearment, especially for a child. Labels: informal
Word: microbiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological English microbiological From micro- + biological. 1. Of or pertaining to microbiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inversions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inversion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microbiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English microbiological Middle English -ly English -ly English microbiologically From microbiological + -ly. 1. With regard to microbiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: compassionate use Part of Speech: noun 1. The semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: underestimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English estimation English underestimation From under- + estimation. 1. The act of underestimating. Labels: uncountable 2. An underestimate. Labels: countable
Word: telecaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telecast + -er. 1. A television broadcaster Labels: dated
Word: teleconferencing Part of Speech: noun 1. The holding of teleconferences. Labels: uncountable
Word: teleconferencing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of teleconference Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: telephoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone English -er English telephoner From telephone + -er. 1. A person who telephones, especially one who does so for a commercial organization. Example: TO CALLERS AND TELEPHONERS Consequent on the war and the blackout regulations, as an emergency measure to assist the staff in getting home before it is fully dark, our office hours (without a lunch interval), commencing Monday, November 20, and continuing until Saturday, February 10, 1940, will be : Mondays to Fridays - 9 a.m. till 3.15 p.m. Saturdays - - 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. Example: After receiving a call in March of 1984, her devoutly Catholic parents followed the telephoner's advice of seeking help, speaking with a priest and two male psychiatrists.
Word: telephonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telephonic From telephone + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is two-way telephonic communication between kitchen, scullery, buffet and staff in the corridor between buffet and dining saloon.
Word: telephotography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography English telephotography From tele- + photography. 1. Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. Labels: uncountable 2. The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: teleprinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English print 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 printer English teleprinter From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + printer. 1. Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols. Labels: historical Example: Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office by teleprinter, supplemented as necessary by telephone from Euston Arrival Box. Example: No matter where they were billeted, the staff officers' reality was unchanging: a dozen telephone numbers, some signals corps pilots and motorcyclists, a signals officer, a teleprinter, a message despatch point, a radio and—laid out on the table—a map of the war, densely covered with blue and red pencil marks.
Word: day and night Part of Speech: adv 1. All the time; round the clock; unceasingly. Labels: not-comparable Example: Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Example: We were firing at top speed day and night on counter-battery work, neutralisation, and aeroplane shoots, and all spare men were commandeered to help feed the guns.
Word: day and night Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of chalk and cheese (“two things that are very different”). Labels: uncountable
Word: recta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rectum Labels: form-of, plural Example: They were scared deep in their recta, but they leaped out of the foxhole and ran to the rescue, but by the time they got there Bucket-head had already stopped one of the enemy and the rest of them headed back upstream.
Word: annullate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin annūllātus, perfect passive participle of annūllō (“to annul”). 1. To annul. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And therfore, if our Churche haue againe taken from them her graunte , and annullated their Degrees (as it ᵃ hathe done) aſke them, by vvhat litle they vvil claime the ſame.
Word: out of practice Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience. Example: I don't think I can play a tune on the piano any more; I'm completely out of practice.
Word: Judas tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a European folk belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a tree of this species (the account in the Christian scriptures says he hanged himself, but gives no details). 1. A small deciduous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring. Example: The Spaniards and Portuguese title the siliquastrum the lovely tree, or tree of love; and we call it Judas tree, from a tradition, that it was the tree Judas hanged himself upon. Example: […] children, drawing water, Looked up and paused to see, Amid the apple branches, A purple Judas tree.
Word: mami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mami. 1. mommy, mother Labels: Latin-America, Philippines 2. attractive woman; momma Labels: Latin-America 3. a term of affection for a woman Labels: Latin-America
Word: mami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog mami, from Hokkien. Doublet of bakmi. 1. A soup dish of wheat noodles or cellophane noodles mixed with meat of either pork, chicken, pork liver, beef brisket, and/or fresh or dried seafood such as shrimp or squid, and/or wonton dumplings, and vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, spring onion, etc. Labels: Philippines, uncountable Example: One brought two boxes of instant mami noodles. Example: When her awaited bus arrives, she passes up instant mami noodles for a chance to dip her hand in a box of old shoes.
Word: lucency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lucent + -cy. 1. The quality of being lucent. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A pale area revealed in radiography, computed tomography, or similar examination technique. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gerbille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French gerbille. Compare jerboa. 1. Dated spelling of gerbil.
Word: new-fangled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of newfangled. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Well, I'm an old man, you know. I've got old-fashioned ways. And I'm afraid of all this progress, and these new-fangled ideas. Example: All we need to know is that, in Shakespeare’s time, an apostrophe indicated omitted letters, which meant Hamlet could say with supreme apostrophic confidence: […] “I am too much i’ the sun” – […] incidentally, a clear case of a writer employing a new-fangled punctuation mark entirely for the sake of it, and condemning countless generations of serious long-haired actors to adopt a knowing expression and say i’ – as if this actually added anything to the meaning.
Word: agitatrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æd͡ʒɪˈteɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of agitatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atomic bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atomic bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tombstoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tombstone + -ing. 1. The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone. Labels: UK, uncountable 2. The process of (automatically) initiating software sleep mode on an app. Labels: uncountable 3. An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat. Labels: uncountable 4. In page layout, putting articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent (also referred to as bumping heads), or so that headline from one article is adjacent to the photo from another. Labels: uncountable 5. In highway driving, a blockage in traffic caused by a semi-trailer truck attempting to pass another with insufficient acceleration. Labels: Southern-US, uncountable 6. The practice of leaving a marker in a location where a digital record has been withdrawn, in order to signify that the record had previously existed. Labels: uncountable 7. A tombstone pattern on an electrocardiogram. Labels: uncountable
Word: tombstoning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tombstone + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of tombstone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: expressional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From expression + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən.əl/, /ɛkˈspɹɛʃ.ən.əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, genetics, the face or the arts Labels: not-comparable Example: What it would be really interesting, and I dare say admirably difficult, to go into would be the very history of this effect of experience; the history, in other words, of the growth of the immense array of terms, perceptional and expressional, that, after the fashion I have indicated, in sentence, passage and page, simply looked over the heads of the standing terms—or perhaps rather, like alert winged creatures, perched on those diminished summits and aspired to a clearer air.
Word: dromology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: < French dromologie < Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running, racetrack, course, path”) + λόγος (lógos, “account, explanation, narrative”); term coined by the French philosopher Paul Virilio to discuss the importance of speed in warfare and communication. Equivalent to dromo- + -logy. 1. The science or logic of speed. Labels: uncountable Example: 1989, Patrick Camiller (tr.), Paul Virilio (auth.), War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception, Verso, 0-86091-928-5, page 35, Everything in this sunlit world is dedicated to speed. Even the tomb contains the instruments of dromology (sophisticated vehicles, chariots, vessels), and sovereign Death is represented holding a symbolic whip and bit tightly to his chest.
Word: rewild Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English wild English rewild From re- + wild. Pronunciation: /ˌriˈwaɪld/, /ˈriˈwaɪld/ 1. To return an area to a more wild state, especially to repopulate it with wild animals that have become extirpated. Example: Told in the form of a personal journey, Paul Martin's book covers his own boyhood bird-watching, graduate work in evolutionary biology, and a distinguished academic career; it culminates in a daring plan to truly rewild North America. Example: Some scientists and others now argue that we should be bringing some of those ghosts back, part of a controversial movement to “rewild” parts of Europe and North America, whether by reintroducing extant species, reviving extinct ones, or attempting to reconstruct ecosystems.
Word: dead as a dodo Part of Speech: adj 1. Undoubtedly and unquestionably dead. Labels: not-comparable 2. Very much out of date. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- (“water”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/ 1. A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
Word: olid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃édeti Proto-Italic *odō Latin olō Latin oleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin olidusbor. English olid Borrowed from Latin olidus from olēre (“to smell”). 1. evil-smelling; fetid. Labels: rare Example: The febrile attack is usually somewhat severe in all its stages, the pricking sensation occurs during the hot fit, and is like that of pin-points struck into the skin; the sweat is copious, but proves by its sour and olid smell that it is a morbid secretion, and hence affords no relief. Example: An olid smell made the boy catch his breath.
Word: stupified Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of stupefied. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stupified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stupify Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I suppose that my illness in a manner stupified me, for I have often wondered since, how I could remain so long without a suspicion of the real reason why I did not see my mother; at last the truth burst upon me.
Word: stupify Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stupefy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperinnovation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English innovation English hyperinnovation From hyper- + innovation. 1. A state of many interconnected dimensions. 2. A state of multidimensional interconnections (as in hyperlink or hypertext). 3. A successful introduction and interconnection of novel ideas. 4. A state of unprecedented speed and magnitude of innovation.
Word: immunotronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From immuno- + -tronics. 1. The design of electronic systems inspired by the natural immune system. Related areas include embryonics (embryological electronics), and evolvable hardware. Also known as "immunological electronics." Labels: uncountable
Word: premeditate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate. Pronunciation: /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ 1. To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand. Labels: ambitransitive Example: [I]ndeed I began ſincerely to hate my ſelf for a Dog, a VVretch that had been a Thief, and a Murtherer; […] I vvent about vvith my Heart full of theſe Thoughts, little better than a diſtracted Fellovv; in ſhort, running headlong into the dreadfulleſt Deſpair, and premeditated nothing but hovv to rid my ſelf out of the VVorld; […] nothing lay upon my Mind for ſeveral Days, but to ſhoot my ſelf into the Head vvith my Piſtol.
Word: premeditatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English premeditated Middle English -ly English -ly English premeditatedly From premeditated + -ly. 1. In a premeditated manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was not the fact that I had premeditatedly killed. He was frightened now by the knowledge that I didn’t care that he knew of my crime.
Word: dispassion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion English dispassion From dis- + passion. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæʃən/ 1. Freedom from passion; the absence of passion; an undisturbed state; ataraxy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aera Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of era. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Would he not have anticipated an aera of high intellectual cultivation, and hailed with rapture the return of that fabled age of gold, […]