nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: snazztastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English snazzy Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic blend English snazztastic Blend of snazzy + fantastic. Pronunciation: /snæzˈtæstɪk/ 1. Exceptional; outstanding. Labels: informal, neologism, rare Example: "How are you feeling?" "Snazztastic!" Example: I like your snazztastic new hair cut!
Word: cyanides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyanide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hematogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- + -genesis. 1. Blood cell formation in the human body, especially the bone marrow, hematopoiesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyclodepsipeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclo- + depsipeptide. By surface analysis, cyclo- + depsi- + peptide. 1. Any cyclic depsipeptide
Word: letterboxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of letterbox Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: letterboxing Part of Speech: noun 1. A hobby in which participants attempt to locate small boxes containing rubber stamps by following clues. Labels: uncountable 2. The practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio. Labels: uncountable
Word: letterboxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of letterbox Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cycloelimination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English elimination English cycloelimination From cyclo- + elimination. 1. The reverse of a cycloaddition reaction.
Word: cyclopolymerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English polymerization English cyclopolymerization From cyclo- + polymerization. 1. Any polymerization reaction in which new rings are formed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deflocculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English flocculation English deflocculation From de- + flocculation. Pronunciation: /dɪˌflɒkjəˈleɪʃən/, /dəˌflɑkjuˈleɪʃən/ 1. The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Repeated use of this type of [water] on plants results in deflocculation[] of the soil. Good quality soil consists of loose aggregates which provide natural aeration and ease of root run. Sodium accumulation in soil destroys this natural flocculation and causes the soil to pack.
Word: dehydrocyclization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English dehydro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle 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 cyclize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English cyclization English dehydrocyclization From dehydro- + cyclization. 1. Simultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: demister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From demist + -er. 1. The part of the ventilation system in a motor car that blows hot, dry air against the inside of the windscreen to prevent or remove condensation. Example: These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister. Example: The drivers' cabs are fitted with the latest equipment, including a loudaphone, electric demisters and two-tone horns; provision is made for the fitting of A.W.S. equipment when available. 2. Any of various devices that remove droplets of water from air.
Word: tea set Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + set. 1. A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink). 2. A meal set served during teatime. Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: tea sets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tea set Labels: form-of, plural
Word: denticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dentis (“tooth”). 1. The number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: teasingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English teasing Middle English -ly English -ly English teasingly From teasing + -ly. 1. In a teasing way or manner. Example: One cannot help but notice a teasingly elusive air about her, as if she were a butterfly that refused to light and fluttered just out of reach of its would-be captor.
Word: denuder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English denude 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 denuder From denude + -er. 1. One who or that which strips something bare. Example: Humor is the great denuder of power in most cultures. As sexuality itself is often tamed through humor, a particularly dangerous or threatening form of sexual option will be met with an especially sharp and narrowly directed focus for wit. 2. Any device used to separate a gas from an aerosol.
Word: deracemization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English racemization English deracemization From de- + racemization. 1. The conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominates
Word: deshielding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English shielding English deshielding From de- + shielding. 1. The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is strengthened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
Word: desymmetrization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English symmetrization English desymmetrization From de- + symmetrization. 1. Any reaction that results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements, but especially the conversion of a prochiral molecule into a chiral one
Word: tar paper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tarpaper. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: deuteriation Part of Speech: noun 1. The addition of deuterium to something; deuteration
Word: deuteration Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of deuteriation: The act of adding deuterium.
Word: devolatilizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From devolatilize + -er. 1. Any material added to something to reduce its volatility, or a machine accomplishing the same. Example: This final devolatilizer would probably combine a heater, a distributor, and a flash tank operated below 10mmHg absolute pressure and a temperature above 230 °C.
Word: diad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + -ad. Compare dyad. 1. Archaic form of dyad. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. A sequence of two (different) monomers in a polymer. 3. A structure in the cardiac myocyte.
Word: dialysate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /daɪˈælɪseɪt/ 1. A product of dialysis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A product of dialysis. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The fluid used on the other side of the membrane during dialysis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nietzschean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Nietzsche + -ean. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ən/, /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ 1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings. Example: He could never cross it and explain to them his position,—the Nietzschean position, in regard to socialism. Example: Rejected by the middle class, which he loathed, he had shot up at once into the highest circles by his wit, his dustmanship (which he carried like a banner), and his Nietzschean transcendence of good and evil.
Word: Nietzschean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nietzsche + -ean. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ən/, /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ 1. A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. Example: […] because of her arrogant consciousness that she had never seen a girl as beautiful as herself, Gloria had developed into a consistent, practising Nietzschean. This, of course, with overtones of profound sentiment.
Word: D-bag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A shortening of douchebag. 1. An idiot or jerk; a general-purpose moderate insult. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, slang Example: Just get out of my life, you D-bag!
Word: leecher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leech + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈliːt͡ʃəː/, [ˈlɪ̯t͡ʃəː], /ˈlit͡ʃɚ/, [ˈlɪi̯t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈlɪi̯t͡ʃɹ̩] 1. One who leeches; a physician. 2. One who downloads material without uploading in exchange. Labels: Internet 3. Any downloading peer in a BitTorrent swarm, regardless of whether that peer is uploading or not. Labels: Internet
Word: muguet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French muguet. 1. Lily of the valley. Example: Muguet, a perfume obtained from the highly scented flowers of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), a small[…] Example: ... flowers and spurges – companion planting at its best. In the easternmost corner behind the gate, she had planted a large clump of muguets, Christmas hellebores and a large yucca plant. Down the valley beyond this garden was her orchard[…]
Word: sneck posset Part of Speech: noun 1. A fastened latch. Labels: UK, archaic 2. A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: scotcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scotch + -er. 1. One who scotches.
Word: trophic cascade Part of Speech: noun 1. The secondary disruptions that go cascading through a system from which a keystone species has been removed.
Word: keystone species Part of Speech: noun 1. A species that exerts a large, stabilizing influence throughout an ecological community, despite its relatively small numerical abundance. Example: Megafauna are called ʻkeystone speciesʼ because when they become extinct the entire arch of the ecosystem can collapse.
Word: for the loss Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: By analogy with for the win. 1. Expresses dislike or contempt for something. Labels: Internet, sarcastic Example: Kittens for the loss!
Word: portatif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French portatif. 1. A portative organ.
Word: Métis Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Metis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pet insurance Part of Speech: noun 1. Health insurance for a pet. Labels: uncountable Example: A piece of my dog's plastic chew toy broke off and he swallowed it, requiring surgery to remove it. The procedure was very expensive, but fortunately I had pet insurance.
Word: remipede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rémipède, partly modelled on Latin. 1. Any of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages
Word: Buxton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”). * The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Byles Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Biles. 1. A surname.
Word: Comber Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊmɚ/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J4669). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Const. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of const., abbreviation of Constitution. Labels: alt-of Example: The Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause provides that “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1.
Word: Coode Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Gaukler Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: barbute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian barbuta, perhaps because it left a wearer's beard (if any) visible. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː.b(j)uːt/, /ˈbɑɹ.b(j)ut/ 1. A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth. Example: Medium helmets weighing about six pounds occur in visored bassinets, salades, barbutes, armets and certain burganets. Example: Men and women laced their arming caps and donned their helmets—tall bassinets, practical kettle hats, or sturdy barbutes. Soldiers always rode out armed from head to foot—but only a novice or an overeager squire rode in his helmet or gauntlets.
Word: forge ahead Part of Speech: verb 1. To move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan). Example: When stay-at-home orders kept Jeff and Janet Ralli from looking at a home in the neighborhood they had their eye on in Ocean County, New Jersey, they forged ahead online.
Word: hedge one's bets Part of Speech: verb 1. To place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses. 2. To reduce the risk of making a mistake by keeping one's options open. Labels: idiomatic Example: Whether Glass will ever become a mass-market product, and smartglasses take off, is still unclear. Google is hedging its bets, however, with its new Android Wear and smartwatch initiative which is expected to be shown off at Google’s I/O developer conference in San Francisco later this week. Example: He prayed on Fridays with the Muslims, on Saturdays with the Jews and on Sundays with the Christians. 'Since each religion claims that it is the only true one and that the others are invalid', the king explained, 'I have decided to hedge my bets'.
Word: keep one's options open Part of Speech: verb 1. To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available. Labels: idiomatic
Word: SAE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Society of Automotive Engineers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of South African English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Southern American English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Standard American English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Standard Average European. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SAE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of serious adverse event. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of stamped addressed envelope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of subtle act of exclusion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of sparse autoencoder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DDP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Diamond Dallas Page. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DDP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of Delivered Duty Paid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: B/L Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of bill of lading. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: B/E Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bill of exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CWO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of cash with order: cash must be paid when placing an order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CWO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of chief warrant officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of corrective work order. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: place an order Part of Speech: verb 1. To order something; to submit an order for a product.
Word: fair trade Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fair, trade. Labels: countable 2. A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment. Labels: uncountable
Word: D/P Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of documents against payment (“a trade agreement whereby shipping papers are released once the buyer has paid for the draft”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: country of origin Part of Speech: noun 1. The country in which a person or thing is deemed to have originated for the purposes of laws and regulations. 2. The country where shipped goods are produced. 3. The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred. 4. The country in which the most important processing took place. 5. The country in which a substantial amount of processing took place. Example: The country of origin of a manufactured article is held to be the country in which the article has been finished by a substantial amount of labor amounting to not less than one-fourth the cost of production of such article in condition as imported into Canada. 6. The country indicated on a label as being the country in which the goods were made. Example: It says "Made in Mexico". I wonder if that is the real country of origin. Example: Reviewing your Hispanic business plan and marketing strategy through the lens of country of origin can help you uncover unique benefits or barriers. 7. Country of first publication. Example: The country of origin of the work is that in which the work is first published.
Word: railroad tracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railroad track Labels: form-of, plural 2. The railroad network, used with the definite article (“the railroad tracks”).
Word: aldehyd Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of aldehyde. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Another remarkable property of the aldehyds is their power of forming with bisulphites of potash and soda crystalline compounds of stable character and sparing solubility […]
Word: diastereomorphism Part of Speech: noun 1. diastereoisomerism Labels: physical, uncountable
Word: diastereotopic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing any atom, ligand, or other group in a molecule whose replacement or addition gives rise to diastereomers
Word: dicarbenium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English carbenium English dicarbenium From di- + carbenium. 1. Any carbenium ion containing two carbeniums
Word: diffusionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diffusion Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English diffusionless From diffusion + -less. 1. That does not involve diffusion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diisotactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English isotactic English diisotactic From di- + isotactic. 1. Describing an isotactic polymer having two chiral atoms in its repeat unit Labels: physical
Word: dilatational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dilatation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dilatational From dilatation + -al. 1. Involving dilatation (or compression).
Word: dilational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dilation + -al. 1. Involving dilation (or compression) Labels: not-comparable
Word: diluter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dilute + -er. 1. A substance used for diluting. Example: Very little is prescribed in the Shops under this Intention, because the Kitchen so much better supplies all of this Kind, and furnishes the common Diluters, of which Sage Tea, Lemonade with a little Wine, and Wine and Water, are much the best […] 2. A device that adds a measured amount of sample to a measured amount of diluent.
Word: displacive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English displace Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English displacive From displace + -ive. 1. That involves or causes displacement
Word: dissymmetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English symmetry English dissymmetry From dis- + symmetry. 1. asymmetry Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In each feature of this sovereign friendship (exception, improbable and random unicity, metapolitical transcendence, disproportion, infinite dissymmetry, denaturalization, etc.), it might be tempting to recognize a rupture with Greek philía – a testamentary rupture, as some would hasten to conclude, a palaeo- or neo-testamentary rupture. Example: The dissymetry between the criminal act and the torturous punishment reflected the gross imbalance of power between the subject and the sovereign. 2. chirality Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: distonic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a radical cation in which charge and radical sites are separated
Word: Gottfried Part of Speech: name Etymology: Jewish and German surname, from Gott (“god”) + Friede (“peace”). 1. A surname. 2. A male given name. Example: Gottfried Leibniz, a mathematician
Word: distribuend Part of Speech: noun 1. That which is distributed 2. A substance that is distributed between two immiscible liquids
Word: disyndiotactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English syndiotactic English disyndiotactic From di- + syndiotactic. 1. Describing a syndiotactic polymer that contains two chiral atoms in each repeat unit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ditactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English tactic English ditactic From di- + tactic. 1. Describing a tactic polymer that contains two sites of defined stereoisomerism in each repeat unit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: downfield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down- + field. 1. Towards the lower part of a field. 2. Toward the defending team's end of the playing field. 3. Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.
Word: downfield Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From down- + field. 1. Towards the lower part of a field. Example: He stole an occasional glance as the mule again worked its way downfield.
Word: upfield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up- + field. 1. Towards the upper part of a field. 2. Away from the defending team's end of the playing field. Example: Henderson, beginning a mini-run in the team with David de Gea on paternity leave, threw out to the left flank and Shaw had only one thought – to rumble upfield. 3. Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.
Word: upfield Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From up- + field. 1. Towards the upper part of a field. 2. Away from the defending team's end of the playing field. Example: The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.
Word: downwash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English downwash From down- + wash. 1. downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades 2. The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc. Example: There is significant upwash ahead of the wing and even more downwash behind the wing.
Word: dyotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a rearrangement reaction in which two single bonds simultaneously migrate intramolecularly.
Word: clemming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clem Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clemmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arsonry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arson + -ry. 1. Arson. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: caser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Yiddish כּתר (keser, “crown”), from Hebrew כֶּתֶר (keter) 1. A crown, a five-shilling coin. Labels: UK, slang
Word: jol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from jolly? Pronunciation: /dʒəʊl/ 1. A party. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: —Oh sure, high spirits, a jol that went a bit over the top. Example: I had a jol observing the Friday mix at the Radisson RED’s Roof Bar and the engagement between the patrons, especially between the older men and younger women.
Word: jol Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortened from jolly? Pronunciation: /dʒəʊl/ 1. To party. Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: jol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dʒəʊl/ 1. A barren limestone plateau on the southern Arabian peninsula. Labels: UK Example: The old crystalline hills of the ‘Asir and Yemen, which to the west drop in a series of steps to the Tihamah or coastal plain, are to the east overlain by near horizontal strata of sedimentary rocks of which the oldest are probably the sandstones forming the Kaukab plateau and the newest, excluding recent deposits, are the Eocene limestones of the jol, the succession seeming more complete in the north. Example: An extensive, barren desert plateau, around 1,000-1,200 m in elevation, the jol, extends eastwards from Shabwa, dropping away northwards to the sands of the Rub al Khali.
Word: by turns Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. One after the other; successively; alternating. Example: I am by turns angry and amused. I am the butchest of the three roommates; obviously she thought I was the most likely to get over my “bisexual phase.” 2. At intervals; from time to time. Labels: obsolete Example: [They] feel by turns the bitter change.
Word: yeard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yard. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: yeard Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of heard. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: sans-culottide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sans-culottide, equivalent to English sans-culotte + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˌsɒŋkjuːlɒˈtiːd/ 1. Any of the five (six in leap years) extra days added at the end of Fructidor in the French Republican Calendar. Labels: historical 2. The holidays that took place during these days. Labels: in-plural
Word: Sansculottide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sans-culottide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sans-culottide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sans-culottide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yell silently Part of Speech: verb 1. To think very strong thoughts that one wishes to yell out loud but does not. Labels: idiomatic Example: He yelled silently at R. Daneel: Machine! Example: Shut up, he yelled silently as the woman cried out in pain and terror in the cabin behind him.
Word: sweven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sweven, from Old English swefn (“sleep, dream, vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefną, *swefnaz (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Dutch suf (“drowsy”), Middle High German swēb (“sleep”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål søvn (“sleep”), Faroese svøvnur (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn, svöfn (“sleep; dream”), Norwegian Nynorsk svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”), Latin somnus (“sleep, slumber, drowsiness”), Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna, “sleep; dream”), Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈswɛvən/ 1. A dream. Labels: archaic Example: The kynge with the honderd knyghtes mette a wonder dreme two nyghtes a fore the bataille / that ther blewe a grete wynde & blewe doun her castels and her townes / and after that cam a water and bare hit all awey / Alle that herd of the sweuen said / it was a token of grete batayll Example: [The queen] went in to the Sultan and assured him that their daughter had suffered during all her wedding-night from swevens and nightmare. 2. A vision. Labels: archaic Example: The Golden Legend And then she said: Sir, hast thou seen the sweven that I have seen?
Word: thumb knot Part of Speech: noun 1. An overhand knot.
Word: republisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From republish + -er. 1. Agent noun of republish; one who republishes. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: republishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of republisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First used in the 19th century, exact origin uncertain. Possibly from Dugan. 1. A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish origin. Labels: Canada, offensive Example: I turned, expecting to see some skirted, leering priest with a crucifix in his hands summoning us into his dogan den.
Word: mother ship Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðər ˌʃɪp/ 1. A vessel, aircraft or spacecraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it. 2. The main source or supporter of something. Labels: broadly Example: “Tragically the mothership of terrorism is a country in India’s neighbourhood,” Modi told a gathering in India of the heads of governments of the Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. 3. The largest vessel, especially a spaceship, in a fleet, from which the fleet is commanded; a flagship. 4. The largest and most fearsome example of something. Labels: broadly Example: SDCC is the mothership of all cons. It's enormous. It has the best stars. Example: These vices all feed the mothership of hubris, however, which several of the key characters demonstrate in ample measure.
Word: pitch and putt Part of Speech: noun 1. An amateur sport derived from golf, but on a smaller scale. Labels: uncountable Example: At this resort there's an 9-hole golf course, a small putting green and an 18-hole pitch and putt course.
Word: FLDS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a Mormon denomination. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tai chi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 太極 /太极 (tàijí), Wade–Giles romanization: tʻai⁴-chi². Doublet of taegeuk. Pronunciation: /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/ 1. A soft form of martial art developed in China. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Participants perform Tai Chi at a square in Jiefang District during a worldwide Tai Chi activity on October 18, 2015, in Jiaozuo, Henan Province.
Word: tai chi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 太極 /太极 (tàijí), Wade–Giles romanization: tʻai⁴-chi². Doublet of taegeuk. Pronunciation: /ˌtaɪˈtʃiː/ 1. To practise tai chi. Labels: informal 2. To push a task or responsibility to someone else. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, figuratively, slang Example: From this poll, one respondent mentioned that an essential workplace skill is the ability to “taiji” (the art of passing one’s responsibilities to someone else), while another mentioned “how to bootlick your boss”.
Word: taichi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tai chi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tai-chi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tai chi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Sampson Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of Samson. Pronunciation: /ˈsæmp.sən/, /ˈsæm.sən/ 1. Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge). Example: And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her. Example: 2007, Travis Mashburn, Living Christianity, Xulon Press (publ.), page 82. She agreed and then went to Sampson, asking for the secret of his great strength. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. 3. A surname. 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: Simson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sim, the short form of Simon + -son. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic, "son of Sim", variant of Simpson. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 3. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
Word: Justus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of several early saints, from Latin iustus (“just”), from iūs + -tus. 1. A male given name from Latin. Example: And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Word: Prisca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin feminine form of the cognomen Prīscus, from prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”). 1. An alternative name for Priscilla, an early Christian. Example: Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 2. A female given name from Latin. Labels: rare
Word: Drusilla Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Drūsilla, feminine diminutive form of the cognomen Drūsus. Pronunciation: /dɹuˈsɪlə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Word: ascribed status Part of Speech: noun 1. The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. Example: Older societies built their hierarchies on ascribed status, where individuals received their social ranking based on predetermined criteria, such as age, ethnic group, occupation, and gender.
Word: achieved status Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's social status that is acquired, such as being an Olympic athlete, being a criminal, or being a college professor. Example: The modern ideal is to organize society as a system of achieved status, where a higher position is based on personal achievements rather than immutable characteristics.
Word: master status Part of Speech: noun 1. The social status that is a person’s primary socially identifying characteristic, such as being the queen.
Word: Damaris Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain, possibly from Ancient Greek as a variation of δάμαλις (dámalis, “calf”). 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, in occasional use. Example: Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Word: redesigner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redesign + -er. 1. Agent noun of redesign; one who redesigns. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: redesigners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redesigner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swap + -er. 1. One who swaps. 2. One who swaps.
Word: swappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swapper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raffles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raffle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raffles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of raffle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: raffling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of raffle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: raffled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of raffle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: raffled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the edge finely notched. Labels: not-comparable
Word: redeploys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redeploy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redeploying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redeploy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: social mobility Part of Speech: noun 1. The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.
Word: redeployed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redeploy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: readmitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of readmit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconvenes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconvene Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: economic mobility Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of a person or group of people to improve their income and social status, whether in an individual lifetime or between generations. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reconvening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reconvene Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconvened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconvene Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rematches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rematch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rematches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rematch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: power wall Part of Speech: noun 1. In retail selling, a large, visually appealing display of products intended to attract the interest of customers. Example: The small outlet has to adopt such marketing strategems as a "power wall" displaying goods most in demand as customers enter, or positioned at the back of the store so that they are led past other goods that may catch their eye. Example: The new layout features a "room solutions" orientation, navigational signage, lower-profile fixtures and "power walls" for key categories like towels. 2. Behind retail sales counters in jurisdictions where tobacco advertising has been banned or heavily restricted, a prominent, enticing display of tobacco products. Labels: Canada Example: They're called "power walls"—those highly visible shelves behind convenience store cashiers. Tobacco companies pay big bucks to use them ($100 million in Canada in 2005), admitting the walls are their single most effective advertising tool. Example: 2008, "Tobacco "power wall" displays banned," at www.toronto.ca, (retrieved 2 June 2008), When you go into your local convenience or grocery store after May 31, 2008, you'll notice the "power wall" displays of tobacco products behind the counter are gone. 3. The rapidly increasing loss of efficiency due to overheating as the power/speed of a CPU increases.
Word: rematching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rematch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rematching Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of matching something again or differently. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: American option Part of Speech: noun 1. an option that can be exercised at any date between the issue date and the expiry date.
Word: Bermudan option Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Play on words due to the cultural, geographic, and political similarities between Bermuda alongside both the Americas and Europe and the fact that this financial option has elements of both American and European styles. 1. An option that can be exercised at specific dates between issue date and expiry date. Sometimes known as a mid-Atlantic option.
Word: European option Part of Speech: noun 1. An option that can be exercised only at expiry date.
Word: afaik Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of AFAIK (“as far as I know”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: deprioritize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English prioritize English deprioritize From de- + prioritize. Pronunciation: /dɪˌpɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/ 1. To reduce the level of priority of. Labels: transitive Example: Do you want me to deprioritize my current report to get this done?
Word: smush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly blend of smash + mush. Pronunciation: /smʌʃ/, /smʊʃ/ 1. A beaten or pulverized mass. Example: The steamroller left her pie an unrecognizable smush. 2. An act of crushing or squeezing. Example: Some carriers are taking the smush to new heights. Spirit Airlines, for instance, uses seats on some flights with the backrest permanently set back three inches. Call it, as Spirit does, “prereclined.”
Word: smush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly blend of smash + mush. Pronunciation: /smʌʃ/, /smʊʃ/ 1. To mash or push down or in; compress Labels: transitive Example: His favorite part of making preserves with his mother was when he got to smush the raw fruit with the pestle. Example: That pulled pork meat was smushed in BBQ sauce. 2. To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations. Labels: New-York, US, slang Example: Exercising can take your smushing to a whole new level. WORK OUT I am not shitting you: experts say exercise can make sex mind-blowing.
Word: Ashvamedha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (áśva-medhá, “horse-sacrifice”), an oxytonic tatpuruṣa compound of अश्व (áśva, “horse”) and मेध (médha, “animal sacrifice”). 1. One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals related to kings, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice. Labels: Hinduism Example: A peculiar verse in the Yajurvedic Ashvamedha tells us that in the sacrifices that were performed by the devas, Agni was the horse, and he conquered the earth (23/17). The idea of using the Ashvamedha horse for extending the rule to the neighbouring territories arose from this.
Word: paradoxal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paradox + -al. 1. Obsolete form of paradoxical. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: shootist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot 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 shootist From shoot + -ist. 1. A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West. Labels: US, archaic Example: Not being a "shootist," I cannot lay the bird before you. Example: Such terminations in -ist were very common at one time; my collection includes swimmist, sparrist, ballist, walkist, shootist, saloonist, and several others.
Word: smoosh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smush. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smoosh Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of smush. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then she smooshed cake into his mouth and onto his face, leaving cream everywhere, even getting it on his gray tuxedo.
Word: peeves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /piːvz/ 1. plural of peeve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peeves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /piːvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of peeve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: close-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Unreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
Word: ballooner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From balloon + -er. Pronunciation: /bəˈluːnɚ/ 1. A balloonist. 2. A balloon sail.
Word: shit off Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of fuck off. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, vulgar Example: 'Oh, shit off!' she shouted. Example: One girl was incensed at finding herself in the support unit one day because she was reported to have told a teacher to ' shit off ' when she claimed she had 'only' responded 'shut up.' 2. to annoy Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, transitive, vulgar Example: Old lady'd be shat off if she knew I was just around the corner. Example: The three of them decided they would go camping at the Cotter reserve and, just to shit them off, Eric and I said we would go too.
Word: motherfuckin Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of motherfucking. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: manboob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + boob. 1. Alternative spelling of man boob. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: manboobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manboob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballsucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ball + sucker. 1. An objectionable person. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Charlie, you ballsucker! 2. One who sucks the scrotum of another person. Labels: literally, slang, vulgar
Word: Dena'ina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dena'ina Denaʼina (literally “the people”). Pronunciation: /dəˈnaː.inə/ 1. A member of the Dena'ina people, a Native American tribe of the region surrounding Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Alaska.
Word: Dena'ina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dena'ina Denaʼina (literally “the people”). Pronunciation: /dəˈnaː.inə/ 1. The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
Word: Kore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːriː/ 1. The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Labels: Greek 2. A moon of Jupiter. 3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: rare 4. A surname. Labels: rare
Word: Kore Part of Speech: noun 1. A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: cunicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cuniculus (“rabbit, burrow”). See cony. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a rabbit. Example: I didn't see Albacore until I arrived in the lecture theatre a few minutes before nine and saw his cunicular nose twitch with relief.
Word: Windies Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of West + Indies. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnd.iːz/ 1. The West Indies cricket team.
Word: diprotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English protic English diprotic From di- + protic. 1. Tending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution. Labels: not-comparable