nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: recolor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English recolor From re- + color. 1. To color again or differently.
Word: recolor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English recolor From re- + color. 1. The process of changing the color or something. 2. An object that has had its color changed. Example: She elaborates further: "It has given me great satisfaction and fulfillment that people like my recolors. These feelings make my days less lonely and boring, even if it is only from a recolor of an object in a computer simulation game. […]
Word: recommit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English recommit From re- + commit. 1. To commit again. Example: The new Legal Services Corporation bill was returned to the House last Wednesday, where the conference committee's version will have to be approved. McDonald may, if he desires, move to recommit the measure, but he cannot offer an amendment.
Word: recommit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin committōbor. Middle English committen English commit English recommit From re- + commit. 1. A second or subsequent commit.
Word: recompute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English recompute From re- + compute. 1. To compute again. Example: Whenever you edit a value in the spreadsheet, the total at the bottom is recomputed.
Word: reconnect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English reconnect From re- + connect. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/ 1. To connect again or differently. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Thameslink reconnected north and south London by reopening tunnels between Farringdon and Blackfriars, and there was talk of a Channel Tunnel connecting Britain's rail network with that of continental Europe. 2. To connect again or differently. Labels: ambitransitive, intransitive Example: Around 5,000 visitors attended Rail Live on June 16-17, to reconnect after a two-year hiatus because of COVID restrictions.
Word: reconquer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Middle French reconquerir, reconquérir or from re- + conquer. 1. To conquer again.
Word: reconsecrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros 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 Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate English reconsecrate From re- + consecrate. 1. To consecrate again. Labels: transitive
Word: reweave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English weave English reweave From re- + weave. 1. To weave again, to weave back.
Word: tugs-of-war Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tug-of-war Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viruela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish viruela. 1. Synonym of apricot pseudopox (“a disease of apricots”). Labels: uncountable
Word: marital aid Part of Speech: noun 1. A sex toy. Labels: euphemistic
Word: have one's way Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do. Labels: idiomatic 2. To achieve a desired or natural result. Labels: idiomatic Example: He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby. […] And so it was ten days or more before youth and health had their way, and I was strong again; and all that time Elzevir Block sat by my bed, and nursed me tenderly as a woman. So piece by piece I learned the story of how they found me. 3. To have sexual intercourse with, especially without the consent of one's partner. Labels: euphemistic
Word: homosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + -sphere. 1. The lower part of the atmosphere, up to about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is no great change in its composition.
Word: coolio Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cool + -i- + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈkulioʊ/ 1. Cool; awesome; all right. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: But maybe it's the just the sunny weather that puts everyone in such a good mood: "We're all just coolio at U of A!" boasts one enthusiast.
Word: overthrowal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English overthrow Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English overthrowal From overthrow + -al. Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈθɹəʊəl/ 1. The act of overthrowing something or someone. Example: So he will interfere with natural growth by subjecting himself to unnatural discipline and putting himself to impossible tasks, such as the upsetting of kings and the overthrowal of empires.
Word: insubmersible Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to be submerged; not submersible.
Word: perfectible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perfect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English perfectible From perfect + -ible. 1. Able to be perfected; capable of perfection. Example: "Liberals tend to think man is infinitely perfectible; conservatives see him as infinitely flawed.
Word: heterosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- + -sphere. 1. The upper part of the atmosphere, above about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is great variation in its composition.
Word: rectally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rectal Middle English -ly English -ly English rectally From rectal + -ly. 1. Through the rectum. Labels: not-comparable Example: The thermometer had to be inserted rectally. Example: “When you do it rectally you may still throw up, but there’s nothing to throw up here. It’s kind of like a point of no return once you put it in there that way.”
Word: reconvert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert English reconvert From re- + convert. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːkənˈvɜː(ɹ)t/ 1. To convert again, convert back. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Now it could not be expected that so much sea being converted into land by this Judgement by two years labour, and but finished and brought to pass in the 6th year of Henry the Sixth, the same land should be in the very next year, viz. in the 7th year of the same Kings Reign reconverted into sea. Example: About this time the East-Saxons, who as above hath bin said, had expell’d thir Bishop Mellitus, and renounc’d the Faith, were by the means of Oswi thus reconverted. 2. To convert. Labels: transitive Example: This epiſtle dyd ſaynt Peter wryte to the Hethen that we reconuerted ⁊ exhorteth thẽ to ſtonde faſt in the fayth[…] Example: Gentlemen both, and Cozens mine, I do believe ’t much pity, to strive to reconvert you from the faith you have been bred in:
Word: reconvert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert English reconvert From re- + convert. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈkɒnvɜː(ɹ)t/ 1. A person who has been reconverted. Example: […] it is notorious, that of those professing the creed of naked Protestantism, she [the Church of Rome] has made […] converts and reconverts by thousands—nay, even by millions:
Word: recopy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English copy English recopy From re- + copy. 1. To copy again. Labels: transitive
Word: recook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cook English recook From re- + cook. 1. To cook again. Labels: transitive
Word: rededicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dedicate English rededicate From re- + dedicate. 1. To dedicate again. Labels: transitive Example: That [memorial] service helped many of us to go on, to pull ourselves together and rededicate ourselves to the principles for which David had worked so tirelessly and courageously. Example: It's a good time to clean out your house and your life—to refresh, renew, and rededicate yourself.
Word: redeliver Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deliver English redeliver From re- + deliver. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːdɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/ 1. To give back; to return (something). Example: his father had then eigh[t] of our English men, many swords, peeces, and other tooles, which he had at seuerall times by trecherons murdering our men, taken from them, which though of no use to him, he would not redeliuer [...]. 2. To deliver (a letter, parcel, etc.) again. 3. To deliver or liberate again. 4. To report; to deliver the answer of. Labels: obsolete Example: Shall I redeliver you e'en so?
Word: redeploy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deploy English redeploy From re- + deploy. Pronunciation: /riːˈdɪˈplɔɪ/ 1. To deploy again. Labels: transitive Example: That's on top of £650,000 worth of payroll cuts that have been identified for 2022 and 2023, by not filling vacancies and redeploying existing staff to cover roles. Example: “The AN-TPY/2 radar is essentially the heart of the THAAD battery, enabling the launch of interceptor missiles and contributing to a networked air defense picture,” he said. “It also happens to be an incredibly expensive piece of kit. The loss of even a single radar of this type would be an operationally significant event. It is probable that a replacement unit would have to be redeployed from elsewhere, which will take time and effort.” 2. To rearrange (military forces). Labels: transitive
Word: qanāt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qanat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It sometimes happens that a qanāt waters more than one village; where this is the case each village has a prescriptive right to the water [...]
Word: redissolve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dissolve English redissolve From re- + dissolve. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzɒlv/, /ˌɹi.dɪˈzɑlv/, /-ˈzɔlv/ 1. to dissolve again
Word: re-edit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English edit English re-edit From re- + edit. 1. Another edit.
Word: re-edit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English edit English re-edit From re- + edit. 1. Edit again.
Word: reembark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English embark English reembark From re- + embark. 1. embark again
Word: refasten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fasten English refasten From re- + fasten. 1. To fasten again. Labels: transitive Example: They had to refasten their safety belts before the driver would continue. Example: The chain was removed. Lessingham and I entered. Then the door was refastened and the chain replaced.
Word: refurnish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English furnish English refurnish From re- + furnish. 1. To furnish again; to get new furniture for. Labels: transitive Example: I'm planning to refurnish my flat. 2. To supply or provide anew. Labels: transitive Example: The soldiers were refurnished with provisions. Example: [Y]et by his moſte excellent witte⸝ he in a few yeres⸝ nat only broughte this realme in good ordre and vnder due obedience⸝ reuiued the lawes⸝ auanced Juſtice⸝ refurniſſhed his dominions⸝ and repayred his manours: […]
Word: qaṣīda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qasida. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Even when the poetry of such poems does not employ the qaṣīda’s tripartite structure, [...]
Word: wall unit Part of Speech: noun 1. An integrated set of furniture pieces (bookshelves, cabinet etc.) standing against the wall of a room.
Word: derilict Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of derelict. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: apprehending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of apprehend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: apprehending Part of Speech: noun 1. An act by which something is apprehended. Example: Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.
Word: beautified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of beautify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beautified Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been made beautiful.
Word: beautifies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbju.tə.faɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beautify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pilfers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pilfer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beautifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beautify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beautifying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of beautifying. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beautifying Part of Speech: adj 1. That beautifies; tending to make beautiful. Example: When thou present’st me, Gellia, with an Hare, Marcus, thou say’st, ’twill make the seven Days fair. If Hare be such a beautifying Meat, Thou ne’er of one in all thy Life didst eat. Example: It evidently surpassed his majesty’s comprehension how any sober-minded and sensible individual could entertain the least possible objection to so beautifying an operation [i.e. being tattooed].
Word: fermeture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French fermeture. Pronunciation: /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/, /ˈfɜːmətjə/ 1. The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
Word: assaulting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assault Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: medical report Part of Speech: noun 1. An official account or record of a person's health and medical history.
Word: madrasa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة f (madrasa, “school”), a noun of place from the verb دَرَسَ (darasa, “to learn, to study”). Pronunciation: /məˈdɹæsə/ 1. A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.
Word: dawdles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dawdle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dawdles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dawdle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dawdled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dawdle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rent 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 renter From rent + -er. 1. One who rents property or other goods from another. Example: Create an input form that enables you to enter the data for new videos without seeing the information on whether the video is rented. Save this form with the name New video. Then create a form for entering the name of a renter […] Example: Nearly half of all renter households in the US were cost-burdened in 2023, meaning they paid more than 30% of their income towards housing costs, according to new government data. 2. One who owns or controls property and rents that property to another. 3. (Synonym of rent boy) Male prostitute. Labels: UK, slang Example: It was Sweet Alice who introduced me to the various renter types, and explained to me their costumes, and their habits, and their skills. 4. A film worth renting, but not possibly worth visiting a cinema to see. Labels: informal
Word: renter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French rentraire; Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + in (“into, in”) + trahere (“to draw”). 1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw. 2. To restore the original design of (a tapestry) by working in new warp.
Word: renters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: animated cartoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of animated cartoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English restive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English restiveness From restive + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being restive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Baedeker Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Baedeker. Pronunciation: [ˈbeɪdɪkə], [ˈbeɪdəkəɹ] 1. A long-established series of travel guidebooks. Labels: name Example: Mrs. Herriton did not proceed. She was not one to detect the hidden charms of Baedeker. Some of the information seemed to her unnecessary, all of it was dull.
Word: Baedeker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Baedeker. Pronunciation: [ˈbeɪdɪkə], [ˈbeɪdəkəɹ] 1. Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects. Labels: broadly Example: His middle-of-the-road guidebook to the Georgians (Henry James to T. S. Eliot) will be a useful Baedeker for literary sightseers. Example: Concierges: Baedekers in the Flesh [title]
Word: comiconomenclaturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English comic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English nomenclature 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 comiconomenclaturist From comic + -o- + nomenclature + -ist. 1. A connoisseur of humorous names. Labels: humorous, rare Example: Chinese names are not fair game, and no self-respecting comiconomenclaturist would include in his collection a Ho Hum, a T. Hee, or a Jim Shoo. Example: Personally I find the use of the neologistic cliché quite otiose, although, having said that, the rejectamenta of a comiconomenclaturist such as yourself, engaged in stentorophonic ultracepidarian ululation, (excessive broadcasting/crossposting) leads one to believe that perhaps, this apophthegm of yours, might be just the calefacient, that I needed, to make use of this new book on words I have.
Word: waltzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waltz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waltzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of waltz Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Woiwurrung Part of Speech: name Etymology: A portmanteau of the Woiwurrung words woi (meaning "no") and wurrung (meaning "lip" or "speech"), from the way that speakers of this language express the negative. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/ 1. A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the central part of Victoria, around Melbourne.
Word: nu metal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sensational spelling of new + (heavy) metal Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːˈmɛtəl/, /ˌnuːˈmɛtəl/ 1. A subgenre of heavy metal music with influences from grunge and hip-hop, often featuring down-tuned guitars, rapped or shouted vocals, DJ effects, and a strong rhythmic focus. Labels: uncountable Example: Which nu-metal song has rocked your world this year? Example: Nu metal band Korn is back with a big tour, no-name album.
Word: tutorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tutor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English tutorship From tutor + -ship. 1. The duty of a tutor; tutelage 2. legal and financial guardianship under which the ward is a minor
Word: unfruitfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unfruitful Middle English -ly English -ly English unfruitfully From unfruitful + -ly. 1. In an unfruitful manner
Word: villan Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of villain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ball and chain Part of Speech: noun 1. A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint. Example: In those days a prisoner here had to carry his ball and chain when he was walking to the chow hall. Example: Well, I got one foot on the platform / The other foot on the train / I'm goin' back to New Orleans / To wear that ball and chain 2. One's spouse, especially a wife, as a symbol of restraint. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Near-synonyms: other half (neutral valence), better half (positive valence) Example: I'll have to ask the old ball and chain and get back to you. 3. Anything that restricts one's freedom or opportunities. Labels: figuratively Example: His boss turned his conscientiousness into a ball and chain by giving him all the hard jobs. Example: Their business model of the 1920s and 1930s, which had catapulted the business to undreamt-of heights, had then turned into something of a ball and chain.
Word: pahan Part of Speech: noun 1. A village priest of Sarna Dhorom.
Word: ison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Byzantine Greek ἴσον (íson). 1. Accompanying drone in Byzantine music.
Word: siron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ciron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bad debt Part of Speech: noun 1. A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The firm’s researchers also went through the public accounts of nearly all the major financial institutions in the world and constructed estimates of how much money they stood to lose from bad debts.
Word: supervillain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English villain English supervillain From super- + villain. 1. A fantasy-fiction criminal or evildoer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero. Example: The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”.
Word: superheroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superhero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supervillains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supervillain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repo man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man employed by a finance company or similar lender to repossess property which is the security for a loan or subject of a lease and where payments have not been made by the borrower or lessor at agreed times (i.e. one that is in default). Labels: US, informal Example: I'm a repo man. It's a repossesser. I take back cars from dildos who don't pay their bills. Cool huh?
Word: firestick farming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Welsh-Australian archaeologist Rhys Jones in "Fire-Stick Farming" (Australian Natural History, vol. 16, iss. 7, p. 224, September 1969). 1. A traditional practice of the Aboriginal people of Australia whereby areas of bushland or other vegetation would be deliberately set on fire at various times in order to promote new growth. Labels: uncountable
Word: kilin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of qilin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: auton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Robert Holmes in 1969, from a contraction of automaton. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.tɒn/, /ˈɑ.tɑn/, /ˈɔ.tɑn/ 1. A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. Example: Not far away in the woods the Auton had been standing motionless under a tree. It was shaped like a man but it was not human. Example: Juan made seven attempts to pervert the auton. One involved twelve hundred years of careful observation, timing the failure of various subsystems, maneuvering the auton into a position where he might take control and get transportation to resources in near space.
Word: solan Part of Speech: noun 1. solan goose Example: There, if you are in luck, you will find the tide out and the place fordable dryshod for a man on a horse. But if the tide runs, you will do well to sit down on the sands and content yourself till it turn, or it will be the solans and scarts of the Solway that will be seeing the next of you.
Word: pakat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay pakat. Pronunciation: /ˈpakat/, [ˈp˭ak˭at̚] 1. To conspire; to collude. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, invariable
Word: Boston brahmin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Boston Brahmin. Labels: alt-of
Word: carillonneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French carillonneur. 1. Synonym of carillonist. Example: I had never played bells. Very few people have that clanging opportunity. But I could play a piano. So I said, “Shake hands with your new carillonneur.”
Word: indoctrinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in- + doctrine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French endoctriner. 1. To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash. 2. To teach and instill (something, to a person) in a biased, one-sided way. Example: [...] it was beyond their hope to indoctrinate Marxism-Leninism-Mao's "thought" into the mind of young generation. The young generation does not care about Communism. Example: [They] attempt to further indoctrinate Christian values into local communities by first distorting the substance of the traditional rituals and then imputing another set of values to them. 3. To teach; to instruct. Labels: obsolete
Word: lamage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English lamage From lame + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪmɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Something lame or uncool, typically actions. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: botanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capri pants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Part of the Capri Collection by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart (1920–), named after her family's preferred holiday destination, the Italian island of Capri. 1. Casual pants or trousers, usually for women, with the bottom hem reaching to below the knee but above the ankle (at midcalf, more or less); usually lightweight and summery. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I see women wearing capri pants nearly every day; they're not as bad as cargo capris, but they aren't the capri pants of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, either. Those 1960s capri pants were fitted.
Word: davenport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk) Pronunciation: /ˈdævənpɔːt/, /ˈdævɪnˌpɔɹt/ 1. A large sofa, especially a formal one. Example: Holonym: furniture Example: He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head. 2. A writing desk, especially a small one. Example: Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand. Example: He crosses to the davenport to get the policies from his briefcase,
Word: keep-away Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkipəˌweɪ/ 1. A children's game in which players pass an object, usually a ball, between each other while trying to prevent a selected player from intercepting it, and if said selected player catches the ball, he or she exchanges places with whoever last touched it. Labels: uncountable
Word: configurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin cōnfigūrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnfigūrō (“to form or alter”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of configure. 1. To configure; to arrange or shape. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Where Pyramids to Pyramids relate / And the whole fabrick doth configurate.
Word: configurate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin cōnfigūrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnfigūrō (“to form or alter”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of configure. 1. Associated in configuration Labels: obsolete 2. Configurated. Labels: obsolete
Word: traghetti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traghetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reembody Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English embody English reembody From re- + embody. 1. To embody again.
Word: reemphasize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English emphasize English reemphasize From re- + emphasize. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɛmfəsʌɪz/ 1. To emphasize again; to reiterate. Example: Although the New England settlers made their commonwealth much less like Old England than Virginia was intended to be, it is important to re-emphasize that the vast majority were not separatists but Puritans.
Word: reemploy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English employ English reemploy From re- + employ. 1. To employ again.
Word: re-enforce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enforce English re-enforce From re- + enforce. 1. To enforce again; to re-emphasize.
Word: re-engage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English engage English re-engage From re- + engage. 1. To engage again. Example: A spokeswoman said: "We will now urgently seek to re-engage with ORR and determine our next steps regarding the future of this vital passenger service."
Word: reequip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English equip English reequip From re- + equip. 1. To equip again; to provide with new equipment
Word: re-explain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English explain English re-explain From re- + explain. 1. To explain again or in a different way. Example: The story of simple Bernadette and the Lady of Lourdes, for an example of the readily transmutable quality of visionary rumors, has been re-explained as a UFO visitation. It has thus been recycled and hermeneutically reinterpreted to accommodate the unconscious content and symbolic needs of the more modern age.
Word: reforge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English forge English reforge From re- + forge. 1. To forge again. Labels: transitive Example: "For too long, there has been a missing link between the East and West Midlands, and this is our opportunity to reforge it," said Webbe.
Word: refortify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fortify English refortify From re- + fortify. 1. fortify again
Word: regather Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English gather English regather From re- + gather. 1. gather again, gather back together
Word: regrade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grade English regrade From re- + grade. 1. To grade again, give a new grade or grading to. Labels: transitive Example: Before the new station could be built, a private overbridge had to be raised, and the railway regraded. Example: Two other landslips took place in a cutting where the sides were built too steeply to withstand wet weather. Engineers regraded the slope to make them shallower. 2. To regroup or reassign. Labels: transitive 3. To change the classification of (potentially secret documentation). Labels: US, transitive 4. To retire or recede. Labels: obsolete
Word: regrade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grade English regrade From re- + grade. 1. The act or process of grading again. Example: There are no regrades in this class: your mark is final.
Word: rehire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hire English rehire From re- + hire. 1. To hire again. Labels: transitive Example: There are many upsides to rehiring former employees, according to management professor Peter Cappelli of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. The positives include savings on recruiting and training costs, maintaining associations between customers and employees, and the fact that the rehired employee doesn't need an introduction to his or her colleagues. Example: The National Labor Relations Board petitioned in federal court to force Starbucks (SBUX) to rehire three workers who claimed the coffee chain retaliated against them for attempting to unionize.
Word: rehire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hire English rehire From re- + hire. 1. A former employee who has been hired again. Example: Not all rehires have a happy ending. Jerry Abiog, 37, worked for an Atlanta-based consulting firm until he was laid off in January -- only to get called back six weeks later.
Word: reignite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English ignite English reignite From re- + ignite. 1. To ignite again. Example: Firefighters remained at the scene all day to prevent the smoldering remains from re-igniting. 2. To start again, especially animosity or argument. Labels: figuratively Example: The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition. Example: The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime.
Word: reimpose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English impose English reimpose From re- + impose. 1. To impose again, a further time. Labels: transitive Example: COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but many Americans are over thinking of the virus as a crisis. Even in blue cities, restaurants are packed with people, and many Americans don’t wear masks even on the subway or on airplanes. Amid this national attitude, it may be extremely difficult for local or national leaders to try to reimpose any COVID-19 restrictions.
Word: reinfect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English infect English reinfect From re- + infect. 1. infect again
Word: reinoculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inoculate English reinoculate From re- + inoculate. 1. To inoculate again. Labels: transitive
Word: reinspect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inspect English reinspect From re- + inspect. 1. To inspect again. Labels: transitive
Word: reinvest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + invest. 1. To invest again, give another investment. Example: Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, has traditionally focused on reinvesting all (or almost all) profits back into big bets like fulfillment centers, hardware, video streaming and cloud computing. When Amazon chooses to turn the knobs slightly down on how much it reinvests and posts a slight profit, investors cheer. Example: Ideally when you harvest a tax loss you will immediately reinvest the money from the sale into an asset that is similar but not “substantially identical” to maintain the same exposure to a sector or asset class.
Word: rejudge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English judge English rejudge From re- + judge. 1. To judge anew. Labels: transitive
Word: relabel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English label English relabel From re- + label. Pronunciation: /riːˈleɪbəl/, /riˈleɪbəl/ 1. To label again; to apply a new label to. 2. To label differently; to label with something else.
Word: relearn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizanąder. Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn Old English leornian Middle English lernen English learn English relearn From re- + learn. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈləːn/ 1. To learn (something) again. Labels: transitive Example: I had to relearn how to swim properly. Example: Prison – as was to be relearnt by the French repeatedly in the course of the Algerian war […] – is a marvellous recruiting and training centre.
Word: reparable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French réparable, from Latin reparābilis. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/, /ɹɪˈpæɹəbəl/, /ɹəˈpæɹəbəl/ 1. Able to be repaired.
Word: remeasure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English measure English remeasure From re- + measure. 1. To measure again. Labels: transitive
Word: remeasure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English measure English remeasure From re- + measure. 1. A remeasurement. Example: This requires a remeasure of the first level of correction for repeat three cycles […]
Word: remelt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English melt English remelt From re- + melt. 1. To melt again. Example: The next stage is remelting: the affined sugar is dissolved in hot water and the syrup formed is made alkaline by adding milk of lime.
Word: remigrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English migrate English remigrate From re- + migrate. Pronunciation: /ɹiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪt/ 1. To migrate again. Example: By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America.
Word: re-occur Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of reoccur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reorder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order English reorder From re- + order. 1. To place in a new order; to rearrange. Labels: transitive Example: The books were sorted by title, but I'm going to reorder them by author's surname. 2. To order (a product, etc.) again. Labels: transitive Example: We reorder printer paper about once a month. 3. To order or command again; to repeat an instruction to. Labels: transitive Example: The Board granted the postponement and reordered him to report for induction on June 18, 1970.
Word: reorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order English reorder From re- + order. 1. The process of ordering something again. Example: manual reorders of stock
Word: reheard Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of rehear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renominate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English nominate English renominate From re- + nominate. 1. To nominate again. Labels: transitive Example: In his article titled "Stable or Unstable Has a Great Bearing on the End Result," (Fang Tsai-wen) compares the two production teams in (Tantien) brigade, (Yungtien) commune, Kuantien [translating 寬甸 /宽甸 (Kuāndiàn)] County, to show the merits in maintaining relative stability of cadres in production teams. The article states: In the winter of 1972, commune members of the No 7 production team in (Tantien) brigade, (Yungtien) commune, Kuantien County unanimously renominated (Chi Chun-lin), a veteran team leader before the Great Cultural Revolution, as their team leader.
Word: remold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mold English remold From re- + mold. 1. mold again, apply a new mold to Example: The tonality of the Amsterdam version [of the Pentateuchal Mode] is remolded according to the European system of half and whole steps, whereas the Babylonian version shows the Oriental tonality of ¾ steps instead of whole steps.
Word: resealable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English reseal Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resealable From reseal + -able. 1. Able to be resealed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: resealable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English reseal Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resealable From reseal + -able. 1. A package or opening designed so that it can be resealed.
Word: rephotograph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph English rephotograph From re- + photograph. 1. to photograph again
Word: repopulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English populate English repopulate From re- + populate. 1. To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up. 2. To reintroduce a species into (an area). Labels: transitive 3. To fill with data again; to refresh. Example: to repopulate a grid
Word: reprice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English price English reprice From re- + price. 1. To give a new price to. Labels: transitive
Word: reprocess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English process English reprocess From re- + process. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɹəʊsɛs/, /ɹiˈpɹɑsɛs/, /-əs/ 1. To process again. 2. To process again. Example: In order to greatly reduce the plant's output of high-level radioactive waste that has to be disposed of somehow, an onsite facility reprocesses the spent fuel rods using the PUREX process, separating out the unburnt uranium and plutonium from the troublesome fission products.