nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: GAA Part of Speech: noun 1. goals against average, a sports statistic
Word: GAA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Gaelic Athletic Association (the governing body of the Irish sports of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, handball, and rounders). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of General Appropiations Act (the annual legislated national budget of the Phillipines). Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ordered pair Part of Speech: noun 1. An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or ⟨a,b⟩. Example: If an ordered pair were defined (in terms of sets) as (x,y):=a,a,b then the "first element" of an ordered pair S could be defined as CAR(S) where CAR(S) = x if and only if (∀y∈S.,x∈y). Likewise, the "second element" of S could be defined as CDR(S) where CDR(S) = x if and only if (∃y∈S.,(∃z∈y.,x∈z)). If the two elements happened to be equal, then the ordered pair would still have cardinality two as would be naturally expected.
Word: dui Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duo Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: electron neutrino Part of Speech: noun 1. A leptonic elementary particle, having near-zero mass and no charge
Word: elementary particle Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks. Example: The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
Word: n-tuple Part of Speech: noun 1. A tuple containing n terms. Example: Two probabilistic interpretations of the n-tuple recognition method are put forward in order to allow this technique to be analysed with the same Bayesian methods used in connection with other neural network models. Example: The continuous n-tuple classifier was proposed by the author as a new type of n-tuple classifier that is ideally suited to problems where the input is continuous or multi-level rather than binary.
Word: muon neutrino Part of Speech: noun 1. A leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge. Example: Here, OPERA's scientists told their colleagues in Kyoto that they have spotted a so-called muon-neutrino (of the sort whipped up at CERN) turn into another, tau-flavoured one.
Word: blister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/, /ˈblɪstɚ/ 1. A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Inspect them for rub marks and blisters; tape or bandage rub marks; clean the skin around a blister, use a sterilised needle to puncture it at its outer edge and press out the fluid, then bandage. 2. A swelling on a plant. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 'T is written in the Hebrew Chronicle, / How the physicians, leaving pill and potion, / Prescribed, by way of blister, a young belle, / When old King David's blood grew dull in motion, / And that the medicine answered very well […] 4. A bubble, as on a painted surface. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: blister card Example: blister pack 7. A cause of annoyance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I couldn't help thinking how dashed happy I could have contrived to be in this place if only Aunt Agatha and the other blisters had been elsewhere. Example: I will say, however, that we fanned her well — her and her old blister of a mother and a bewhiskered old goat named Boris. 8. A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface. Labels: uncountable
Word: blister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/, /ˈblɪstɚ/ 1. To raise blisters on. Labels: transitive Example: a chemical agent that blisters the skin Example: Caliban: As wicked dewe, as ere my mother bruſh'd / With Rauens feather from vnwholeſome Fen / Drop on you both : A Southweſt blow on yee, / And bliſter you all ore. 2. To sear after blaching. Labels: transitive 3. To have a blister form. Labels: intransitive Example: A poorly formulated mortar mixture will result in plaster that blisters and cracks. Example: An overfired glaze often blisters by the volatilization of part of its composition. It also reaches a stage where its viscosity is too low to keep it on the pot. 4. To criticise severely. Labels: transitive 5. To break out in blisters. Labels: intransitive
Word: tau neutrino Part of Speech: noun 1. A leptonic elementary particle having a mass 60 times that of the electron and no charge
Word: tauon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tau + -on, named after the Greek letter ταῦ (taû), the initial letter of Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”), being the third lepton discovered. Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊɑn/ 1. An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.
Word: antitauon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + tauon. 1. the antiparticle of the tauon. Labels: particle
Word: kaon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contracted pronunciation of K-meson. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪˌɑn/ 1. any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark Labels: particle Example: K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark Example: K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark
Word: antiquark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English quark English antiquark From anti- + quark. 1. The antiparticle of a quark. Labels: particle
Word: KAON Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Karlsruhe ontology. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: undirected graph Part of Speech: noun 1. A graph in which the edges are not ordered, so the edge (a, b) is identical to the edge (b, a).
Word: directed graph Part of Speech: noun 1. A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is. Example: A directed graph (A, R) is a set of vertices A together with an incidence relation R: if aRb then there is an edge going from A to B.
Word: directed edge Part of Speech: noun 1. An edge of a directed graph.
Word: up quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV. Symbol: u Labels: particle
Word: down quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV. Symbol: d Labels: particle
Word: charm quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1150 to 1350 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1150 to 1350 MeV. Symbol: c Labels: particle
Word: strange quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV. Symbol: s Labels: particle
Word: top quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 178,000 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 178,000 MeV. Symbol: t Labels: particle
Word: bottom quark Part of Speech: noun 1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4,100 to 4,400 MeV. Labels: particle 2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4,100 to 4,400 MeV. Symbol: b Labels: particle
Word: truth quark Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of top quark. Labels: dated
Word: beauty quark Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bottom quark. Labels: dated
Word: Threadneedle Street Part of Speech: name Etymology: Corruption of "three needle", from the arms of the Needle-makers' Company. Influenced by threading a needle. 1. A street in London, running from Poultry and Lombard Street to Bishopsgate; the site of the Bank of England. 2. The Bank of England. Labels: UK Example: George, known as Steady Eddie during his 10 years in charge at Threadneedle Street, said critics who attacked the Financial Services Authority were also wide of the mark. Example: Monetary policy may not be perfect, but it has been far better handled since the responsibility for it moved from 11 Downing Street to Threadneedle Street.
Word: foon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fork + spoon. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːn/, [ˈfʊu̯n] 1. Synonym of spork.
Word: Tweedle-dum Part of Speech: name Etymology: The names "Tweedledum" and "Tweedledee" first appeared in print in one of John Byrom's epigrams, which satirised the disagreements between Handel and Bononcini. They were made popular by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. 1. A fictional little fat man who is the twin brother of Tweedle-dee and appears in multiple artistic works, including certain nursery rhymes and Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.
Word: Tweedle-dum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The names "Tweedledum" and "Tweedledee" first appeared in print in one of John Byrom's epigrams, which satirised the disagreements between Handel and Bononcini. They were made popular by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. 1. One of a pair (the other of the pair being Tweedle-dee) of nominally different (often: but practically identical) things. Example: Some ſay, compar’d to Bononcini, / That Mynheer Handel’s but a Ninny; / Others aver, that he to Handel / Is ſcarcely fit to hold a Candle: / Strange all this Difference ſhould be, / ’Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee! Example: How can we get the tweedle-dums and the tweedle-dees together for united action in the interests of the masses of the people?
Word: Tweedle-dee Part of Speech: name Etymology: The names "Tweedledum" and "Tweedledee" first appeared in print in one of John Byrom's epigrams, which satirised the disagreements between Handel and Bononcini. They were made popular by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. 1. A fictional little fat man who is the twin brother of Tweedle-dum and appears in multiple artistic works, including certain nursery rhymes and Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.
Word: Tweedle-dee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The names "Tweedledum" and "Tweedledee" first appeared in print in one of John Byrom's epigrams, which satirised the disagreements between Handel and Bononcini. They were made popular by Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. 1. One of a pair (the other of the pair being Tweedle-dum) of nominally different (often: but practically identical) things. Example: Some ſay, compar’d to Bononcini, / That Mynheer Handel’s but a Ninny; / Others aver, that he to Handel / Is ſcarcely fit to hold a Candle: / Strange all this Difference ſhould be, / ’Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee! Example: How can we get the tweedle-dums and the tweedle-dees together for united action in the interests of the masses of the people?
Word: hoboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hautbois. 1. A hautboy or oboe.
Word: nickel and dime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the names of two US coins of small value. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ 1. Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap. Labels: US, colloquial, idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: two-bit, ten-cent Example: I bought my new ride from some nickel and dime used-car salesman.
Word: nickel and dime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the names of two US coins of small value. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ 1. To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost. Labels: US, colloquial, idiomatic Example: I got nickel and dimed to death by the phone company's sneaky extra charges. Example: It seems like a great offer, but they will just nickel and dime you until you've spent more than retail anyway. 2. To wear down in small increments; to quibble or obsess endlessly with (someone) over trifles. Labels: US, colloquial, figuratively, idiomatic
Word: nickel and dime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prison or criminal slang. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ 1. Fifteen years. Labels: US, slang
Word: nickel and dime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After retail stores where "everything costs a nickel or a dime". Pronunciation: /ˌnɪkəl ən ˈdaɪm/ 1. A retail store selling inexpensive items, especially (originally, formerly) one in which all items had a price near a nickel (US five cents) or a dime (US ten cents). Labels: Canada, US, dated Example: Near-synonym: dollar store (idiomatically synonymous in the 21st century)
Word: cavalcade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -icō Late Latin caballicō Old Italian cavalcare Old Italian cavalcatabor. Old French cavalcade French cavalcadebor. English cavalcade From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee. Pronunciation: /ˈkæv.əlˌkeɪd/, /ˌkæv.əlˈkeɪd/ 1. A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc. Labels: collective Example: To the onlooker, and particularly to those whose memories go back to pre-grouping days, the modern cavalcade of "V2s" and "B1s" is apt to become a little monotonous; but to any running man the general utility characteristics of these two classes are a perfect godsend at times of exceptional pressure, when it is often a case of "first in—first out" with locomotive allocations at sheds. 2. A ceremonial parade. Example: For the first three hours all went as well as could be expected, and then an accident happened that nearly lost us the pleasure of the company of our venerable friend Billali, whose litter was leading the cavalcade. Example: In the second row of the cavalcade were Francie, Fanny's god-daughter, now thirteen years old and already elegant in long frilled pantalettes, tartan skirts, and a leghorn hat with streamers, … 3. A trail ride, usually more than one day long. Example: Stranleigh found no difficulty in getting a cavalcade together at Bleacher’s station, an amazingly long distance west of New York. 4. An often dramatic series or chain of events or things. Labels: broadly Example: As soon as I visited this website, a cavalcade of dialog boxes started to appear on my screen; that's when I realized my computer was infected with a virus.
Word: cavalcade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -icō Late Latin caballicō Old Italian cavalcare Old Italian cavalcatabor. Old French cavalcade French cavalcadebor. English cavalcade From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee. Pronunciation: /ˈkæv.əlˌkeɪd/, /ˌkæv.əlˈkeɪd/ 1. To move as part of a series or group, such as marchers in a parade or snow in an avalanche, especially in large numbers or in a chaotic or dangerous fashion Example: Great numbers of horse were still cavalcading, but […] Example: […] although for the most part he believed the devil was too good a general to let his soldiers waste their time in cavalcading about on broom-sticks.
Word: provocateur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator. 1. One who engages in provocative behavior. Example: Near-synonyms: provoker (sometimes synonymous), agitator Example: Gerard Mortier, an iconoclastic impresario and one of the opera world’s premier provocateurs, will become general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera in 2009. 2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts. Example: Near-synonyms: agitator, inciter
Word: bilious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.i.əs/, /ˈbɪl.jəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile. 2. Resembling bile, especially in color. Example: Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness. Example: His complexion was pale, not of that deadly pallor which is a kind of neutral beauty, but of a bilious, yellow hue; his colorless hair was short and scarcely extended beyond the circle formed by the hat around his head, and his light blue eyes seemed destitute of any expression. 3. Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile. Example: Perry tells me that Mr. Cole never touches malt liquor. You would not think it to look at him, but he is bilious—Mr. Cole is very bilious. 4. Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible. Example: The glorified spirit of a great statesman and philosopher dawdling, like a bilious old Nabob at a watering-place, over quarterly reviews and novels—dropping in to pay long calls—making excursions in search of the picturesque! Example: The boarders, sharp-tongued bilious widows, pursued the only man in the establishment, a mild, bald creature who worked in La Samaritaine […]
Word: zeitgeber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old High German zīt Middle High German zīt German Zeit Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Germanic *gebaną Proto-West Germanic *geban Old High German gëban Middle High German gëben German geben Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old High German -āri German -er German Geber German Zeitgeberbor. English zeitgeber Borrowed from German Zeitgeber. Pronunciation: /ˈtsʌɪtɡeɪbə/, /ˈzʌɪtɡeɪbə/ 1. A rhythmically occurring cue given by the environment, such as a change in light or temperature, to reset the internal body clock. Example: Thus, while light is the most reliable and thus the primary zeitgeber, there are many factors that can be used in addition to, or in the absence of, daylight.
Word: phlogiston Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin phlogiston, coined by Georg Ernst Stahl in 1702, from Ancient Greek φλογιστόν (phlogistón), neuter of φλογιστός (phlogistós, “burnt up, inflammable”), from φλογίζω (phlogízō, “to set fire to”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”). Pronunciation: /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstɒn/, /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstən/ 1. The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: […] air was universally reputed to be a simple or elementary body. It was liable, according to the phlogistians, to vitiation, by the addition to it of phlogiston[…] being more or less phlogisticated, according to the degree of its power to support respiration and combustion. Example: Stahl argued that phlogiston could explain combustion, a central concern of eighteenth-century chemistry.
Word: fuck the dog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1935, US; originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around). 1. To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch. Labels: Canada, especially, uncommon, vulgar 2. To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working. Labels: Canada, especially, uncommon, vulgar Example: "Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?" "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest. "Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog."
Word: fruiterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English fruiterē̆r (“fruit grower; fruit dealer”), from fruitē̆r (“fruit dealer; household official having charge of fruit”) + -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruitē̆r is derived from Anglo-Norman fruitier or French fruitier (“fruit-seller”), from fruit (“fruit”) (from Latin frū̆ctus (“produce, product, fruit; enjoyment, satisfaction”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to have enjoyment of; make use of”)) + -ier (suffix forming names of jobs). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹuːtəɹə/, /ˈfɹuːtɹə/, /ˈfɹutəɹə/, /-ɾə-/ 1. One who sells fruit. Labels: UK Example: [T]he very ſame day did I fight with one Samſon Stockefiſh a Fruiterer behinde Greyes Inne: Ieſu, Ieſu, the mad dayes that I haue ſpent! Example: And Knight laughed, and drew her close and kissed her the second time, which operations he performed with the carefulness of a fruiterer touching a bunch of grapes so as not to disturb their bloom.
Word: villosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being villous. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dowager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French douagere, douagiere, from douage (“dower”), from the verb douer (“to endow”), from Latin dōtō (“to endow”), from dōs (“dowry”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊədʒə/, /ˈdaʊəd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband. Example: A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them. Example: “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital, the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts,[…]!” 2. The widow of the holder of a title (usually a member of the peerage or a baronet); used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime. Example: the Earl and Countess of Whiteacre, and the Earl's mother, the dowager Countess of Whiteacre Example: Sir George Sitwell, Bt. and Lady Sitwell, and Sir George's mother, the dowager Lady Sitwell 3. Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one. Example: A stately dowager entered the ballroom, and all eyes were upon her.
Word: villous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”). 1. Hairy, covered with soft long hair. 2. Covered with villi. Example: Giardia causes villous blunting.
Word: iniquity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility, malevolence; hostile act; a calamity, misfortune”), from Old French iniquité (modern French iniquité (“iniquity”)), from Latin inīquitās (“iniquity; inequality, unfairness; inequity, injustice”), from inīquus (“unequal, uneven, unfair; disadvantageous, unfavourable; hostile, unkind; unsuitable; wicked, wrong”) + -itās (variant of -tās (suffix forming a noun indicating a state of being)). Inīquus is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + aequus (“equal; fair, impartial, just”). Piecewise doublet of inequity. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/, /-kwə-/, [-ɾi] 1. Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness. Labels: uncountable Example: And bycauſe our auncient enemye the Deuyl, who is the well and, ſpryng of iniquitie, and is not onely hymſelfe an homycide, a lyer, and and^([sic]) hater of the truth frõ the beginnyng: [...] Therefore like as we deſyre here to be delyuered from ſynne, ſo also we deſyre, that our heauenly father will ſaue vs, and defende vs from this euil the cauſer of ſynne, that is to ſaye, the Deuyll: [...] Example: If you be ſo fond ouer her iniquity, giue her patent to offend, for if it touches not you, it comes neere no body. 2. An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed. Labels: countable Example: For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to bee puniſhed by the Judges. Example: [A]s for the other [goat], which was the Scape Goat, he [Aaron] was to lay his hands on the head thereof, and by a confeſſion of the iniquities of the people, to lay them all on that head, and then by ſome opportune man, to cauſe the Goat to be led into the wilderneſſe, and there to eſcape, and carry away with him the iniquities of the people.
Word: lumpen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lump + -en (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpən/ 1. Lump-like. Labels: not-comparable Example: [About prominent critics lambasting his film 2001:] New York was the only really hostile city. Perhaps there is a certain element of the lumpen literati that is so dogmatically atheist and materialist and Earth-bound that it finds the grandeur of space and the myriad mysteries of cosmic intelligence anathema. Example: This something, which is neither body nor machine but interior and alien to them both, pertains to the 'meat' in Gibson's world insofar as the 'meat' - that useless corporeal remainder discarded by the machine - retains an excess that cannot be reduced to the lumpen mass of fleshy existence.
Word: lumpen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpən/ 1. Of or relating to social outcasts. Example: A little lumpen novelita. [Story of orphaned teenagers turning to crime.] 2. Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat. 3. Plebeian.
Word: lumpen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from German Lumpenproletariat, from Lump (“a contemptible person”) + Proletariat. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpən/ 1. A member of the lumpenproletariat. Example: In Sydorenko's memorable words: "Our ideals as 'lumpens' are: to find a cozy place, to eat well, to multiply and to die peacefully. A 'lumpen' does not have a nationality, nor does he have a fatherland. Nor conscience. He remains beyond politics and morality."
Word: lumpen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lump + -en (verbal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpən/ 1. To make or become like lumps; make or become lumpy Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: They had chicken soup with the matzo meal balls a little lumpened by hurry, challah, roast chicken, kasha, honey-cake.
Word: microvillus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + villus. 1. Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.
Word: stiver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch stuiver, cognate with Middle Low German stüver. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪvə/ 1. A small Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder. Labels: historical 2. Anything of small value. Example: ’Tis not worth a single stiver, said the bandy-leg'd drummer. Example: [A]ll hands, including the captain, received certain shares of the profits called lays […] And though the 275th lay was what they call a rather long lay, yet it was better than nothing; and if we had a lucky voyage, might pretty nearly pay for the clothing I would wear out on it, not to speak of my three years' beef and board, for which I would not have to pay one stiver.
Word: past it Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. No longer capable, not as effective as previously. Labels: informal 2. Too old to participate in something. Labels: informal Example: Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:elderly, Thesaurus:old
Word: sorted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɹtɪd/, /ˈsɔːtɪd/, /ˈsoːtəd/, [ˈsoːɾəd] 1. simple past and past participle of sort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sorted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɹtɪd/, /ˈsɔːtɪd/, /ˈsoːtəd/, [ˈsoːɾəd] 1. Put into some order by sorting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a sorted list of numbers 2. In good order, under control. Labels: informal, not-comparable, usually Example: I have to get my life sorted. 3. In possession of a sufficient supply, especially of narcotics. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: Sorted for E's & Wizz (song by UK band Pulp)
Word: sorted Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɹtɪd/, /ˈsɔːtɪd/, /ˈsoːtəd/, [ˈsoːɾəd] 1. A general expression of approval or completion Labels: UK, slang Example: A: Did you book the train tickets? B: Yep, sorted!
Word: dephlogisticated air Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dephlogisticated (“from which the phlogiston has been removed”) + air, coined by the English chemist Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) in a 1775 article entitled “An Account of Further Discoveries in Air” published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /diːflə(ʊ)ˌd͡ʒɪstɪkeɪtid ˈɛə/, /difləˌd͡ʒɪstəˌkeɪtid ˈɛɚ/, /-floʊ-/ 1. oxygen gas, as originally thought to be air deprived of phlogiston (“the hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning”). Labels: historical, uncountable Example: [page 387] As I think I have that ſufficiently proved, the fitneſs of air for reſpiration depends on its capacity to receive the phlogiſton exhaled from the lungs, this ſpecies may not improperly be called, dephlogiſticated air. […] [page 392] Upon the whole, I think, it may ſafely be concluded, that the pureſt air is that vvhich contains the leaſt phlogiſton: […] and that there is a regular gradation from dephlogiſticated air, through common air, and phlogiſticated air, down to nitrous air; […] Example: [Joseph] Priestley's experiments were performed at intervals from August 1774 till March 1775, and at that date it occurred to him to mix with his dephlogisticated air some nitric oxide over water; absorption took place, and he concluded that he might assume his new air to be respirable.
Word: phlogiston theory Part of Speech: noun 1. An obsolete scientific theory of combustion. Labels: uncountable
Word: crystal meth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of crystal methamphetamine. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪst(ə)l mɛθ/ 1. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride in a macroscopically crystalline form. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: meth, ice, crank, speed Example: The woman at the needle exchange remembers me and she fills in my drug of choice on her sheet without me having to say anything. She marks the crystal meth box and tells me I can have ten needles and two tourniquets.
Word: methamphetamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English metho-der. English meth- Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English alpha- ▲ English methyl Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl ▲ English -o- English pheno- English phen- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether ▲ German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English ethylamine English phenethylamine English methylphenethylamine English alpha-methylphenethylamineder. English amphetamine English methamphetamine From meth- + amphetamine; 1945–1950. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/, /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmɪn/ 1. A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: crystal meth, ice (formulation-specific nicknames); speed (also includes other similar drugs) Example: Methamphetamine is more potent than dexamphetamine which is in turn more potent than its racemate amphetamine.
Word: expeditious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō. Pronunciation: /ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/ 1. Fast, prompt, speedy. Example: Near-synonym: expedited Example: Our coachman and horses are so extremely expeditious!—I believe we drive faster than anybody. 2. Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed. Example: Near-synonym: expedited Example: As they thus pressed forward, longing doubtless to exchange the easy curving line, which the sinuosities of the bay compelled them to adopt, for a straiter and more expeditious path, though less conformable to the line of beauty, Sir Arthur observed a human figure on the beach advancing to meet them.
Word: sidesplitting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From side + splitting. 1. Exceptionally funny; hilarious. Labels: idiomatic Example: We saw a sidesplitting film last night. 2. Of laughter, intensely uncontrollable and genuine. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Devanagari Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of दे॒व (devá, “divine”) + नग॑र॒ (nágara, “town; city”). Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/ 1. Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet. Labels: not-comparable Example: The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.
Word: Devanagari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of दे॒व (devá, “divine”) + नग॑र॒ (nágara, “town; city”). Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/ 1. An abugida script used to write many languages originating in India and Nepal, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Maithili, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.
Word: alicorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian alicorno. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹn/, /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːn/ 1. A unicorn. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: He admits that powdered alicorn will delay the death of a poisoned pigeon, but says that any other horn will do the same thing by retarding assimilation. Example: "This happens to be my last voyage. But even so, I intend no coercion. If he does not value the alicorn to the extent of ten thousand Spanish dollars, I'll keep it myself. I'm rather fond of the thing. You see, it's a genuine unicorn's horn, and they're exceedingly few."
Word: alicorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Term already associated with unicorns and reinterpreted as a blend of Latin āla (“wing”) with unicorn, popularized by Bearing an Hourglass (1984) and other fantasy novels by Piers Anthony. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹn/, /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːn/ 1. A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head. Labels: proscribed Example: The Alicorn. He be a winged unicorn, the finest equine flesh extant, the adoration of every fair and innocent maiden. For that steed I would give anything. Example: A silver portal opens in the sky and a^([sic]) ebony alicorn stallion gallops from it the silver tips on his black wings shine in the sun's light.
Word: Mamduh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَمْدُوح (mamdūḥ). 1. A male given name from Arabic that means "[a] praised [person]", or someone who is always mentioned in a positive way.
Word: Aghori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अघोर (aghora, “fearless”). 1. A tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: on the lam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lam (“flight, escape”). 1. Running away, usually from the police; on the run. Labels: not-comparable Example: The President: 'Hello... I am still on the lam from debt collectors.' Example: Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco.
Word: jack plug Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of audio connector.
Word: TRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total return swap. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of tip, ring, sleeve: a type of electrical connector (TRS connector). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Telephone Relay Service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: subminiature Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English subminiature From sub- + miniature. 1. Compact or smaller than miniature. Labels: not-comparable Example: Vacuum tubes and other circuit components have been produced in miniature and subminiature versions. 2. of photography equipment and techniques using a smaller frame than 35mm Labels: not-comparable Example: Other Minolta cameras from $27 to $270, including subminiature, "snapshot," 35mm rangefinder and single lens reflex models...
Word: subminiature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English subminiature From sub- + miniature. 1. Any item smaller than that considered miniature, especially electronic and electromechanical devices Example: One of these Raytheon Subminiatures takes the place of two old style tubes and its small size results in lower microphonics. 2. A subminiature camera, generally with a frame smaller than 35mm Example: The popularity of today’s wide-angle lenses and the subminiatures with their inherently great depth of field testify to the success of this technique.
Word: roadblock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + block. 1. Something that blocks or obstructs a road. 2. An obstacle or impediment. Labels: figuratively Example: to hit roadblocks Example: […] let’s get back to Earl, who had run into a roadblock in his desire to administer wedgies. As it turns out, underpants didn’t exist in the 18th century and without underpants, the whole wedgie business becomes a problem.
Word: roadblock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From road + block. 1. To prevent, to hinder. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive
Word: orse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. otherwise. Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: orse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. otherwise. Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: leathery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leathery From leather + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛðəɹi/ 1. Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather. Example: The beef jerky was tough and leathery. Example: The Agaricales have basidiocarps which are fleshy to subfleshy or rarely, almost leathery (but if the latter then the hymenophore is not poroid).
Word: clinch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 16th-century alteration of clench. Pronunciation: /klɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed. 2. To clasp; to interlock. Example: “Beloved shipmates, clinch the last verse of the first chapter of Jonah—‘And God had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.’” 3. To fasten securely or permanently. 4. To make certain; to finalize. Example: I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me. Example: Vincent Kompany was sent off after conceding a penalty that was converted by Stephen Hunt to give Wolves hope. But Adam Johnson's curling shot in stoppage time clinched the points. 5. To hold firmly; to clench 6. To set closely together; to close tightly. Example: to clinch the teeth or the fist Example: [T]ry if the heads of the nails [of horseshoes] be fast, and whether they be well clinched; if not, send presently for a smith; always stand by while the smith is employed. 7. To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily 8. To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead. Example: It put the U.S. on the brink of clinching a spot in the quarterfinals. 9. To embrace passionately.
Word: clinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 16th-century alteration of clench. Pronunciation: /klɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. Any of several fastenings. 2. The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed. 3. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast. Example: to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon Example: to secure anything by a clinch 4. A pun. Labels: obsolete 5. A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts. 6. A passionate embrace. Example: More likely, he was letting her know that his visit this morning was not going to end in a clinch—or something steamier. It was going to be about sitting at a table, drinking coffee and talking. Example: So, then, to the health secretary’s “steamy clinch” with Gina Coladangelo, the lobbyist and long-term friend he took on as an aide last year […] 7. The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling. 8. A prison sentence. Labels: archaic, slang Example: COOMBE: He got the clinch only last week — eighteen months. You see it's no good having anybody here as ain't got a^([sic]) unblemished character. We don't want to have the bluebottles come sniffing round here, do we?
Word: geez Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A minced oath from the word Jesus. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːz/ 1. An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. Labels: euphemistic Example: Geez, that was one heck of a week. Example: Oh gawsh, oh geez, I know our girl Betty [White] is always so surprised when she gets an award and outpouring of adulation, so I'm ready for her to surprise us back.
Word: geez Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of geezer. Pronunciation: /ɡiːz/ 1. Informal address to a male. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: Hi geez, you alright?
Word: bursary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursarius. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝsɚi/, /ˈbɝsəɹi/ 1. A monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies. 2. The treasury of a religious order or public institution. Labels: dated
Word: drown out Part of Speech: verb 1. To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than. Labels: idiomatic Example: He uses the music to drown out other noises around him. Example: The fire had burned through the night and seemed barely affected by the efforts to drown it out and almost as if it were simply bored of the festival it had created, the fire lessened at daybreak.
Word: big O Part of Speech: noun 1. Upper bound function; see big O notation. 2. Orgasm. Labels: slang Example: Various sections of the brain are activated during the Big O, including the limbic system. Example: 2025 October 21, John Matthew Fox, “9 Writing Strategies of Authors in the Top 1%”https://youtu.be/_EeaAfAOxTw?t=284s, Bookfox Think of the faked O in Harry Met Sally, what she did in that restaurant. 3. Opium. Labels: slang
Word: bursar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa (“purse”) (English purse). Pronunciation: /ˈbɝsɚ/, /ˈbɜːsə/ 1. The treasurer of a university, college or school. 2. A student funded by a bursary. Labels: Scotland
Word: basketweaving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From basket + weaving. Pronunciation: /ˈbæsk.ɪtˌwɪiv.ɪŋ/, /ˈbæsk.ətˌwɪiv.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope. Labels: uncountable 2. Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: All the classes he takes are basketweaving.
Word: atomic bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free. Pronunciation: /əˈtɒmɪk bɒm/, /əˈtɑmɪk bɑm/ 1. A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission. Labels: countable Example: In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. 2. The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Nine different countries have the atomic bomb as of 2022.