nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pipe dream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pipe + dream, referring to the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe. Compare Old English pīpdrēam (“the sound or music of a pipe”), which is formed identically but has a different meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪp driːm/, /ˈpaɪp ˌdrim/ 1. A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. Labels: idiomatic Example: I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school. Example: Only a year ago it would have needed a "super-Micawber" to be optimistic that the railways would once again pay their way. But it was no longer a pipe dream that B.R. could make a profit, the way to do it was now clear.
Word: sprinkling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sprinkle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sprinkling Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of the verb to sprinkle. 2. A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something. Example: Among the devotees […] were persons who suffered from loathsome skin diseases, such as smallpox, abscesses, and the itch; and among them there was a fair sprinkling of debauchees, who had drunk themselves nearly blind and hoped to recover the use of their precious eyes by parading for a month in this curious mantle. Example: It notes: "The Welsh Government's view is that genuine 'levelling up' cannot simply mean a sprinkling of new, ad hoc rail projects decided in Whitehall, it has to be part of a strategic approach to promoting growth in all parts of the UK." 3. A light shower of rain. 4. A scattering.
Word: checklist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From check + list. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ 1. A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar. 2. An inventory, especially of species. Example: a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield
Word: checklist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From check + list. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ 1. To add to a checklist. Labels: transitive Example: It was like he was checklisting the steps of brushing your teeth. Everyone knows how to brush your teeth—you do it automatically—so what good would a checklist do?
Word: confidentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English confidential Middle English -ly English -ly English confidentially From confidential + -ly. 1. In a confidential manner. Example: He leant towards her confidentially, "He was thrown out of Rome, see?" 2. Spoken of in a private manner. Labels: alt-of, colloquial
Word: rookery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rook + -ery, 1725. 1. A colony of breeding birds or other animals. Example: It was a rookery which had never been raided by the hunters, and in consequence the seals were mild-tempered and at the same time unafraid. Example: In winter rooks roost together in large numbers, and the roost may or may not be a rookery, but almost daily the local residents pay visits to the nesting trees, and about this time often begin playing at nest-building. 2. A crowded tenement. Labels: broadly Example: Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery. Example: Spying flames vomiting from a Manhattan tenement one night last week, a scavenging junkman named Roderick Good turned in an alarm. In their beds in the five-story rookery lay more than 100 tenants. 3. A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city. Labels: UK, broadly, historical Example: The Flower and Dean St rookery had been home to many of those who lived at least partly by street crime. Example: These rookeries sustained criminal social systems that provided schooling in crime for the young and newcomers. 4. That part of the barracks occupied by subalterns. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: rancour Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rancor. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
Word: rancour Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of rancor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tops Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive). Pronunciation: /tɒps/, /tɑps/ 1. At the very most; as a maximum. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Your essay should be two pages, tops.
Word: tops Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive). Pronunciation: /tɒps/, /tɑps/ 1. Great; excellent. Labels: dated, not-comparable, slang Example: This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience. Example: Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field.
Word: tops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive). Pronunciation: /tɒps/, /tɑps/ 1. plural of top Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive). Pronunciation: /tɒps/, /tɑps/ 1. The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field Example: Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.
Word: tops Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive). Pronunciation: /tɒps/, /tɑps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of top Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hi-tech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hi (adjective) + tech. Pronunciation: /haɪ tɛk/, [haɪ̯ tʰɛk] 1. Clipping of high technology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
Word: hi-tech Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hi (adjective) + tech. Pronunciation: /haɪ tɛk/, [haɪ̯ tʰɛk] 1. Of, or using high technology. Labels: informal Example: River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava, had a utility belt round his waist, but the ensemble lacked the hi-tech tailoring of the genuine article. Example: The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
Word: OMFG Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of oh my fucking God. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Example: The messages also show the reaction of Hancock and Coladangelo to a video obtained by the Sun. “OMFG,” Coladangelo said.
Word: jet-black Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jet + black. 1. Coal-black; the blackest black. Labels: uncountable
Word: jet-black Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jet + black. 1. Pitch-black; of the blackest black. Example: Year after year unto her feet, / She lying on her couch alone, / Across the purpled coverlet, / The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […]
Word: Jeroboam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām). Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ 1. First king of the Kingdom of Israel.
Word: Jeroboam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām). Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ 1. A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle. 2. A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
Word: lat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc. Pronunciation: /lɑːt/ 1. A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. Labels: rare 2. A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India. Example: A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.
Word: lat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of latrine. 1. A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation. Labels: UK, plural-normally, slang Example: At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines). Example: Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.
Word: lat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”). Pronunciation: /lɑːt/, /lɑt/ 1. The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound. Labels: historical 2. The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro. Labels: historical 3. A coin or bill of either currency.
Word: lat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of latissimus. 1. A latissimus dorsi muscle. Labels: plural-normally, slang
Word: lat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of latitude. Pronunciation: /læt/ 1. Clipping of latitude. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: inkstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ink + stand. 1. A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell. Example: 1765, Laurence Sterne, letter published in Original Letters of the Late Reverend Mr. Laurence Sterne, never before published, London: 1788, pp. 89-90, […] if I thought any thing I might hereafter write would be within their reach, I would throw the Manuscript that is now before me into the fire, and never dip my pen into my Ink-stand again […] Example: I beg your pardon for being here. I come to look for you, and after waiting a little while in hope of your coming in, was making use of your inkstand to explain my errand.
Word: inlaid Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of inlay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inlaid Part of Speech: adj 1. Set into a surface in a decorative pattern. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having an inset decorative pattern. Labels: not-comparable Example: When the Minister of Defense was about to raise an elegantly worded, logical, and tactful objection, the French president slammed down his bottle of Perrier on the antique, polished, inlaid surface of the cabinet table and told him to shut up and have the men at the airfield in two hours. Example: In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).
Word: benedictive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English benedict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English benedictive From benedict + -ive. 1. Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: benedictive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English benedict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English benedictive From benedict + -ive. 1. A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
Word: caparisoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From caparison + -ed. 1. Having a richly ornamented harness. 2. Dressed in richly ornamented finery. Example: Preceded by the richly caparisoned guards, care had been taken to give them the appearance of an escort necessary to dignity—but not to security. Example: Nevertheless, a good Turkish meal was enjoyed in the merry company of Customs men and divers gaily-caparisoned officials.
Word: caparisoned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From caparison + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of caparison Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: She was tall and angular, and held her head very high; it was surmounted with wonderful turbans and plumages, and indeed the four ladies were caparisoned altogether in a manner of their own. Example: Every kind of harness is used; some is well blacked and greased and glittering with brass, others are almost as grey with dust as the donkey itself. Some of the jackasses are gaudily caparisoned in an old carriage-harness, which fits it like a man’s coat on a boy’s back, while the plated silver ornaments are pink, with the copper showing through; others have rope traces and belly-bands, and not a few indulge in old cotton handkerchiefs for pads.
Word: semestre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of semester. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Davy Jones's locker Part of Speech: name Etymology: There has been much speculation about the origin of this term, but none have been substantiated. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia. 1. The bottom of the sea, seen as a grave for sailors and the resting place of anything that goes overboard and is lost. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Damn my eyes," says he, "they are gone to Davy Jones's locker." NOTE: Partridge erroneously refers to this as from the journal of Richard rather than Nicholas Cresswell. Example: ... are discovered singing a melancholy duet, bewailing the loss of an honest tar, whom they suppose (to use the burthen of the song) "is in Davy Jones's locker."
Word: high-tech Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /haɪ tɛk/, [haɪ̯ tʰɛk] 1. Alternative spelling of hi-tech. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Automat, whose gleaming chrome-and-glass machines brought high-tech eating to a low-tech era, has gulped down its last coin and served up its last helping of macaroni, baked beans and kaiser rolls. Example: The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
Word: high tech Part of Speech: noun 1. high technology; the most advanced technology available. Labels: uncountable 2. A Late Modern architectural style incorporating elements of high-technology industry and seeking to communicate the underlying structure and function of a building. Labels: uncountable
Word: connoisseurship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English connoisseur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English connoisseurship From connoisseur + -ship. 1. The state or act of being a connoisseur. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Reluctantly Bradly unrolled the canvas, which the trooper took from him to hold at arm's length, shutting one eye and crocking his neck sideways in a severe exercise of connoisseurship. Not satisfied with that system of inspecting a view, he had Cooley hold it against a biscuit tin, which required Cooley to cock an eye sideways to inspect it. Example: In an economy where niche markets multiply as rapidly as Internet spam, the capacity for new, competitive connoisseurship is endless. Is that bread artisanal and part of the slow-food movement?
Word: connectionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English connection 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 connectionist From connection + -ist. 1. An advocate of connectionism. Example: At the helm of the connectionists was [Frank] Rosenblatt and his Perceptron, an early proof of concept for a machine learning system.
Word: connectionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English connection 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 connectionist From connection + -ist. 1. Of or relating to connectionism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: connectionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English connection 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 connectionism From connection + -ism. 1. Any of several fields of psychology that model brain processes in terms of interconnected networks. Labels: uncountable Example: What accounts for the cool reaction to the emergence of connectionism in the 1980s on the part of people who study language for a living? […] It is clear that many linguists view connectionism as a revival of the radical empiricist approach that dominated the dark ages in psychology—the behaviourist era. Example: [Jerry] Fodor was a bitter opponent of connectionism, arguing that there are key features of our mental lives that it cannot explain. In particular, it cannot explain the fact that many of our cognitive capacities are systematically related to one another.
Word: conjunct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin conjunctus, the perfect past participle of conjungō. Doublet of conjoint. See conjoin. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.dʒʌŋkt/ 1. Either term of a conjunction. 2. Either term of a conjunctive conjunction. Labels: rare Example: In English, linking elements are the conjunction and, the disjunction or and the adversative linker but, collectively called COORDINATORS. The units that are coordinated will be called COORDINANDS in this article (CONJUNCTS, when linked by conjunction, DISJUNCTS, when linked by the disjunctive connector). Example: Asserting a conjunction would be irrational if the epistemic grounds for one conjunct defeat those for the other, for example when the two conjuncts are logically inconsistent. 3. An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.
Word: conjunct Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin conjunctus, the perfect past participle of conjungō. Doublet of conjoint. See conjoin. Pronunciation: /kənˈdʒʌŋkt/ 1. Conjoined. Labels: not-comparable Example: Set A is conjunct with set B. 2. Acting together; collaborative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: confines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnfaɪnz/, /ˈkɒnfaɪnz/, /kənˈfaɪnz/ 1. The borders or limits of an area. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership. 2. The elements that restrain someone. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: "I think that there comes a point where people begin to get bored within their own confines, so there is definitely an opportunity to encourage travel - even though it will be a different sort of arrangement than we've been used to in the past. 3. The scope or range of a subject. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: confines Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnfaɪnz/, /ˈkɒnfaɪnz/, /kənˈfaɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: concomitantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English concomitant Middle English -ly English -ly English concomitantly From concomitant + -ly. 1. At the same time as something else. Example: The focus of lexicographers of Indian English has to date been on nativised lexis and borrowings, that is, Indianisms. Concomitantly, their focus has been entirely off all other lexis. 2. Incidentally to something else.
Word: ALU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of arithmetic logic unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of abbreviated line up Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Aluminium.
Word: humanities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/ 1. plural of humanity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humanities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/ 1. Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only 2. The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Old Church is one of nearly 240 recipients of grants awarded by NEH for humanities projects in support of the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for teachers, according to the agency’s website.
Word: apologetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in one's defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”) + -ics. 1. A systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine. Labels: uncountable 2. A branch of theology devoted to such a defense of Christianity specifically. Labels: uncountable
Word: loon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony. Pronunciation: /ˈluːn/ 1. A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic. Labels: slang Example: An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes." Example: What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon 2. An idler, a lout. Labels: obsolete Example: The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke. 3. A boy, a lad. Labels: Scotland, Ulster 4. A harlot; mistress. Labels: Scotland 5. A simpleton. Labels: Scotland 6. An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland. Labels: Ireland, historical 7. A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle. 8. Clipping of balloon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: loon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lómr (“loon”), ultimately imitative of the bird's cry, particularly when it's in danger. Distantly related to lament, probably sharing Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Pronunciation: /ˈluːn/ 1. Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. Labels: Canada, US Example: The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne. Example: [O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]
Word: parastatal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, equivalent to para- + statal. Pronunciation: /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/, /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/ 1. A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly. Labels: Africa
Word: parastatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French, equivalent to para- + statal. Pronunciation: /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/, /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/ 1. Pertaining to such a company or group. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘Parastatal’ organizations – local councils, representatives of business, the Red Cross – had been increasingly filling the gap left by the government’s maladministration [...].
Word: zoophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: zoo- + -phagous. Pronunciation: /zəʊˈɒfəɡəs/, /zuːˈɒfəɡəs/ 1. carnivorous Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: A zoophagous insect. Example: My homicidal maniac is of a peculiar kind. I shall have to invent a new classification for him, and call him a zoöphagous (life-eating) maniac; what he desires is to absorb as many lives as he can, and he has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.
Word: personage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age). Pronunciation: /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A person, especially one who is famous or important. Example: I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage, I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews. Example: The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters. 2. A character (in a film, book, play, etc). 3. The creation of corporate persons named after living people. 4. Character represented; external appearance; persona. Example: But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon, What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage?
Word: ice cream soda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ice cream + soda. 1. A beverage made by adding ice cream to a soft drink. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flexural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flexure + -al. 1. of, or relating to, flexure Labels: not-comparable
Word: there's no I in team Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Involving wordplay with I (pronoun) and the fact that there is no letter i in the word team. 1. Teamwork should focus on the needs of the team, not on the individual. Example: As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in "team", but there is an "I" in "pie". And there's an "I" in "meat pie". Anagram of "meat" is "team"… I don't know what he's talking about.
Word: cardinal adjective Part of Speech: noun 1. A cardinal number used as an adjective.
Word: ordinal adjective Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinal number used as an adjective.
Word: BBC English Part of Speech: name 1. A form of received pronunciation formerly used in British broadcasting. Labels: UK
Word: ′ Part of Speech: symbol 1. marks stress.
Word: cockade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of French cocarde. Pronunciation: /kɒkˈeɪd/, /kɑˈkeɪd/ 1. A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. Example: […] and Nature had moreover wrote GENTLEMAN with so fair a hand in every line of his countenance, that even his tarnish’d gold-laced hat and huge cockade of flimsy taffeta became him; […] Example: The escort were two mounted patriots in red caps and tri-coloured cockades, armed with national muskets and sabres, who rode one on either side of him. 2. An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs. Example: On the bank of the river in French territory lies a wrecked plane bearing the cockade of the French service.
Word: century egg Part of Speech: noun 1. A Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. Example: Almonds, parched watermelon seeds—esteemed as a great delicacy—spareribs covered with a mixture of molasses sugar, fried fish, chicken livers and century eggs were put on the table at once. Example: More or less is heard about the Chinese "century eggs." These are duck eggs which have been preserved by a coating of mud, rice hulls, lime and wood ashes.
Word: catch air Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a jump. Labels: idiomatic
Word: catch big air Part of Speech: verb 1. (Extreme sports) Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground Labels: idiomatic
Word: Baltic Sea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɑl.tɪk ˈsi/ 1. A sea in Northern Europe, an arm of the Atlantic enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
Word: cook-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cook + -off. 1. A cooking contest. Labels: US
Word: cook-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cook off. 1. The accidental detonation of explosives as the result of excessive heat. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hinting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɪntɪŋ/ 1. The act of giving a hint or suggestion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Risa herself was questioned, as she expected, but the ladies took their cue from Marie and appeared content with her somewhat short answers, even when she only turned her gaze downward and blushed at the hintings at her betrothal. 2. The process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hinting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɪntɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yume Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of yumeshipper. Ultimately from Japanese 夢女子. 1. Alternative form of yumeshipper. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: yume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of yumeshipper. Ultimately from Japanese 夢女子. 1. Alternative form of yumeship. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, uncommon
Word: Aremark Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Østfold, Norway.
Word: Fredrikstad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Fredrikstad. 1. A city and municipality of Viken, Eastern Norway, Norway.
Word: Sarpsborg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Sarpsborg. 1. A city in Østfold, Norway.
Word: BAF Part of Speech: name 1. British Allergy Foundation Labels: initialism 2. Bangladesh Air Force Labels: initialism
Word: gramercy Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/, /ˈɡɹæm.ɚ.si/, /ɡɹəˈmɜː.si/, /ˈɡɹæm.ə.si/ 1. Used as an expression of gratitude: thanks; many thanks. Labels: archaic Example: Gramércy, liegé King, / This is to me a comforting: / I tell you sickerly / For to have land or lede / Or other riches, so God me speed, / It is too much for me. Example: "Gramercy! good fellow," cried Prince John, "thou pleasest me—Here, Isaac, lend me a handful of byzants." 2. Used as an exclamation expressing surprise or sudden strong feelings. Labels: archaic
Word: gramercy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gramerci, from Old French grant merci (“great thanks”). Still in use in south of France's Provençal language as 'gramerci'. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈmɝ.si/, /ˈɡɹæm.ɚ.si/, /ɡɹəˈmɜː.si/, /ˈɡɹæm.ə.si/ 1. Thanks. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: brotherhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of Early Middle English brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/, /ˈbɹʌðəˌhʊd/, /ˈbɹʌðəˌhɵd/, /ˈbɹʊðəˌhʊd/, /ˈbɹʊðəˌɹʊd/ 1. The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: brotherdom Example: "Read lips: Without gas or without you? Without you. Without light or without you? Without you. Without water or without you? Without you. Without food or without you? Without you. "Cold, hunger, darkness and thirst are not as terrible and deadly for us as your "friendship and brotherhood." 2. An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia. 3. All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the legal brotherhood Example: the medical brotherhood 4. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a brotherhood of venerable trees
Word: monopode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -pode English monopode From mono- + -pode. 1. Someone or something with one foot; a monopod. Example: Then Timofey’s torso was bared, and to it Belochkin pressed the icy nudity of his ear and the sandpapery side of his head. Like the flat sole of some monopode, the ear ambulated all over Timofey’s back and chest, gluing itself to this or that patch of skin and stomping on to the next.
Word: ant-eater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anteater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: TDA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time deposit account. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of taking and driving away. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TDA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Trade and Development Agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Administration’s request of $12 million will allow TDA to conduct an orderly closeout of the agency beginning in 2018, which includes sufficient funding for personnel, rent, program, and other closeout costs. 2. Initialism of Tren de Aragua. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Homeland Security officials began working to compile the data on TDA this spring after they saw a spike in crime by gang members in New York and other cities across the U.S.
Word: cruciverbalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cruci- (a stem of crux (“cross”, noun); possibly from Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“back, spine; heap; hill (?)”) or *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”)) + English verbalist (“one who possesses verbal or oratorical skill”), modelled after crossword (calqued in Latin as cruci- + verbum (“word”, noun)). Pronunciation: /ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst/, /ˌkɹusəˈvɜɹbələst/ 1. A person who constructs or solves crosswords.
Word: cruciverbalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1990, cruci- (“cross”) + verbal (“words”) + -ism (“pertaining to”), from Latin roots crux (“cross”) and verbum (“word”). Cognate to Italian cruciverba. 1. The construction of crosswords. Labels: uncountable
Word: bandileer Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of bandoleer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Fig. 7. A set of bandileers, with powder flask, and bullet bag.
Word: svcs Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: defamiliarisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + familiar + -isation; possibly a calque of Russian остранение (ostranenije) as used by Russian critic Viktor Shklovsky. Pronunciation: /diːfəˌmɪljəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It therefore works via a process of ‘defamiliarisation’ (ostranenie) (Shklovsky instances defamiliarisation as an effect to be found in riddles with their play on words, and in euphemistic references to erotic subjects). Example: Fourth, and finally, while postmodernist works like Lodge’s Changing Places and Small World give the impression of being satires, because of their self-conscious and rather thick use of parody as a means to defamiliarisation, along with their presentation of a humorous world, the satirical attack is actually deflected or blunted by the parody.
Word: credible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/ 1. Believable or plausible. Example: credible alibi Example: think up a credible excuse 2. Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable. Example: credible sources 3. Authentic or convincing. Example: credible acting
Word: Germans Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜːmənz/, /ˈd͡ʒɝmənz/ 1. plural of German Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wahhabis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wahhabi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aardvarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aardvark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abandonments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abandonment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abandons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abandon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abandons Part of Speech: noun 1. Abandoned children; foundlings. Labels: British, archaic, plural, plural-only, slang 2. Prostitutes. Labels: British, archaic, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: abandons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abandon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abatements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abatement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbreviators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abbreviator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian یارکی (yâraki, “power, strength, ability, boldness”). Pronunciation: /ˈja.ɹak/ 1. A super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt. Labels: uncountable Example: Kay began walking off in the wrong direction, raging in his heart because he knew that he had flown the bird when he was not properly in yarak, and the Wart had to shout after him the right way.
Word: aerodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English aerodynamic From aero- + dynamic, after aerodynamics. Compare French aérodynamique and German aerodynamisch. Pronunciation: /ˌɛəɹəʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/, /ˌɛːɹəwdɑjˈnamɪk/, /ˌeɛɹoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/, /ˌɛɹoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/, /ˌeːɹəʉdɑeˈnæmɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics. Example: The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it. 2. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air. Example: aerodynamic plane Example: aerodynamic vehicle
Word: rotating Part of Speech: adj 1. undergoing physical rotation Labels: not-comparable Example: rotating machinery 2. that proceeds in sequence or in turns Labels: not-comparable Example: a rotating presidency
Word: rotating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rotate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Lasa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨 (Lāsà). 1. Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Example: The head of the Buddhist religion for the Mongols is Dalai Lama who dwells in Lasa, Tibet. They believe that whatever comes from Tibet is holy and the Tibetan priests take full advantage of this faith of the Mongol people to enrich themselves. The Mongols in great caravans make pilgrimages to this holy city, Lasa, though they must pass through deserts with drifting sands and through rivers and over mountains and are plundered by robbers, and many fall by the way. Example: Lhasa (Lasa) is Tibet's capital and largest town, with a population of close to 140,000 in 1977. It lies north of the Brahmaputra River near the eastern end of the valley region. The city is dominated by the Potala, a monumental structure that was the spiritual and temporal center of traditional Tibet. Shigatse (Rikazi), to the west of Lhasa, is a second major town, with a population of about 40,000.
Word: incentivize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English incentive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English incentivize From incentive + -ize. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/ 1. To provide incentives for; to encourage. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Example: The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system. Example: City staff are recommending ways Toronto can incentivize the construction of 20,000 purpose-built rental homes. 2. To provide incentives to. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Example: They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.
Word: psychotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English psychotropic From psycho- + -tropic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/ 1. Affecting the mind or mental processes. Example: “Medication can be part of a psychotropic arsenal,” he said, discussing one therapist who urged him to stop taking Xanax so he could address his anxiety directly and not mask the physical symptoms.
Word: psychotropic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English psychotropic From psycho- + -tropic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/ 1. A psychotropic drug or agent.
Word: pie-in-the-sky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the noun pie in the sky. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪ n̩ ðə ˈskaɪ/ 1. Lacking reality and serviceability. Labels: idiomatic Example: a pie-in-the-sky patent 2. Of a dream, unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable. Labels: idiomatic Example: “Halving poverty in 15 years seems like the most pie-in-the-sky goal imaginable,” said Mark Malloch Brown, head of the U.N. Development Program. “But it’s really quite doable. And the people who can do it are right here. Example: There are also several augmented reality tools, meant for advertising and teaching, and some futuristic surreal experiences that remind me of scenes from Star Trek’s holodeck. Some of the virtual reality demos are very pie-in-the-sky and probably won’t see the real world for some years to come; others are just a few years away.
Word: brown bear Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊn.bɛː(ɹ)/ 1. A species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)
Word: Emerson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Emery Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Emerson From Emery + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmə.sən/, /ˈɛmɚ.sən/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer. 5. A city in Georgia, Bartow County, United States. 6. A city in Mills County, Iowa. 7. A town in Manitoba. 8. A village in Nebraska. 9. A borough of Bergen County, New Jersey.
Word: Fleming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders. Pronunciation: /ˈflɛmɪŋ/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium. Example: , Episode 12, The Cyclops --And our eyes are on Europe, says the citizen. We had our trade with Spain and the French and with the Flemings before those mongrels were pupped, Spanish ale in Galway, the winebark on the winedark waterway.
Word: Fleming Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders. Pronunciation: /ˈflɛmɪŋ/ 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym]. Example: Ian Fleming, English writer. Example: Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 3. A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia. 4. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada. 5. A neighbourhood of Alexandria, Egypt. 6. A neighbourhood of Rome, Italy. 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States:
Word: foolhardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hartjan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)), equivalent to fool + hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlhɑːdi/, /ˈfulˌhɑɹdi/ 1. Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded. Example: The master's pulse stood still, and he stared helplessly. The buzz of study ceased. The pupils wondered if this fool-hardy boy had lost his mind. Example: In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland; nearer in, a scattering of paddlers was being continually and, it seemed, happily engulfed by explosive waves.
Word: foolhardy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hartjan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)), equivalent to fool + hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlhɑːdi/, /ˈfulˌhɑɹdi/ 1. A person who is foolhardy. Example: Resentful of the saddle-fast stranger, eight foolhardies return for more adventure. Example: Some foolhardies in the schoolhouse laughed at him then and Griff stuck their heads into toilets, one by one over the next week.
Word: fire at will Part of Speech: phrase 1. Fire when ready. As a command, it orders troops to use weapons at their discretion and choose their own targets, allowing the individual soldier a greater freedom of timing the shot with target movement and similar. Example: Fire at will! [imperative] Example: Once we're in the woods, we plan to fire at will. [nonimperative]