nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pari passu Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Late Latin pari passu, from Latin parī, ablative of pār (“equal”) + passū, ablative of passus (“step”). Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹiˈpɑː.suː/ 1. Simultaneously; likewise, equally. Labels: not-comparable Example: Will container development merely bring about a substitution for the body of the covered wagon? Probably not, in his view, but he believes that the size and tonnage of the container are likely to increase pari passu with the lifting capacity of handling appliances. Example: Pari passu with Marechal Bugeaud's ‘pacification’, French colonisers steadily took root in Algeria. 2. At an equal rate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pari passu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin pari passu, from Latin parī, ablative of pār (“equal”) + passū, ablative of passus (“step”). Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹiˈpɑː.suː/ 1. At an equal rate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prevaricate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praevāricātus, perfect active participle of praevāricor (“to walk crookedly; to play a false or double part”), from prae- + vāricō (“to stand with feet apart, straddle”), from vāricus (“with feet spread apart”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/, /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/, /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/ 1. To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from). Labels: intransitive, obsolete, transitive 2. To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate. Labels: intransitive Example: The people saw the politician prevaricate every day. Example: At the moment of her departure he could prevaricate no longer, and, confessing to the gambling, told her the truth as far as he knew it—that the guineas had been won by Wildeve. 3. To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution. Labels: intransitive 4. To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it. Labels: UK
Word: Alvin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”). Pronunciation: /ˈælvɪn/ 1. A male given name from Old English. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A locality in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
Word: denouement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dénouement. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story. Example: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
Word: pyrophoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυροφόρος (purophóros, “fire-bearing”) + -ic. Analyzable as pyro- + -phore + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪ.ɹəʊˈfɔː.ɹɪk/ 1. Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state. 2. Producing sparks, especially by friction. 3. Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures.
Word: corpus fetishism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably coined by linguist Geoffrey Pullum. http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000122.htmlhttp://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000058.html 1. An insistence that the only valid source of illustrative examples of words or language constructs is from the corpus (existing body of literature) of the language Labels: uncountable
Word: creo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a backformation of neo-creo. 1. Clipping of creationist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: Nelson is just about the only creationist who makes some effort at presenting his ideas in legitimate scientific venues, but Pharyngula does a good job of showing why creo's don't do well in such situations. Example: Anytime you want to debate an intelligent creo instead of the AiG YEC morons I will promptly oblige you.
Word: creo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a backformation of neo-creo. 1. Clipping of creationist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable, slang Example: [comment #128 by "raven"] In the hotbed of creo nonsense, the USA, acceptance of the fact of evolution runs around 99% among relevant scientists. Example: First, I have to agree with you regarding the many creo sites and their unqualified interpretations of fossil evidence […]
Word: UHMW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ultra-high molecular weight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Clipping of UHMWPE. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: marshmallow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow. Pronunciation: /mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/, /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/, /ˈmɑɹʃˌmæl.oʊ/ 1. Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Our common Marsh Mallows have diverse soft, hoary white stalks rising to be three or four foot high, spreading forth many branches. 2. A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Disagreeable Girl is a female of the genus homo persuasion, built around a digestive apparatus that possesses marked marshmallow proclivities. Example: It was an apple marshmallow sundae, I recollect. I dug my spoon into it with an assumption of gaiety which I was far from feeling. 3. Someone who is soft and benign. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: He acts like a total badass, but he's really just a marshmallow once you get to know him. Example: You're a marshmallow, Glenn.
Word: marshmallow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow. Pronunciation: /mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/, /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/, /ˈmɑɹʃˌmæl.oʊ/ 1. To soften (literally or figuratively). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: For i could still feel her small face in my hands, her lips marshmallowing under the brushing knuckle of my index, the hard press of her capable contoured body. Example: He didn't know if touching me meant that I would marshmallow up or if he would have to brace himself for a blow.
Word: combinations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, /kɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz/ 1. plural of combination Labels: form-of, plural 2. A one-piece form of underwear, being a combination of a vest or chemise and underpants. Example: “Put these on,” said Carrot firmly, anticipating resistance. “What is it?” said Catweazle in horror. “Coms. Combinations. A vest and long pants all in one,” explained Carrot. “They're jolly warm.”
Word: passionfruit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of passion fruit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: away with the fairies Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Based around the common belief in Celtic and British Isles folklore that fairies were prone to either kidnapping people or robbing them of their wits. Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ wɪð ðə ˈfɛəɹɪːz/ 1. Not all there; slightly crazy. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Now, I know the story is away with the fairies, but he produces a body and I take him down to the station to talk to the detectives. Example: That was so ridiculous I laughed. A smile would crack Alison's poetic persona so she looked serious. She put her thin hand to her cheek like a lady writer in a photograph with eyes that could penetrate surfaces. She was certainly away with the fairies. 2. Synonym of lost in thought; distracted or daydreaming. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Goodness, you were away with the fairies then! Did you hear me? I asked if you wanted another cup of tea? Example: Shaunna was suddenly in front of him, her voice bringing him back from wherever he'd been. “Hm?” “Are you all right, hun?” “Yeah. Why?” “You were away with the fairies there. Are you making tea?” 3. Fast asleep. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: pagenate Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of paginate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: exciting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of excite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exciting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ 1. Creating or producing excitement. Example: Some of the most exciting games ever played have ended in draws. 2. Sexually stimulating. Example: Among the Turks, an exciting compound consists of olibanum, myrrh, camphor, musk, in pulverized form. The resultant perfume is said to affect the genitals.
Word: exciting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ 1. The process of something becoming excited; excitation. Example: But parents and masters should make haste in this, as to a great purchase for their children and servants; which while they defer, both sides suffer; the one, in wanting many excitings of grace, the other, in being worse served and obeyed.
Word: routing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From route + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːtɪŋ/, /ˈɹutɪŋ/, /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/ 1. The assignment of a route to anything. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the optimal routing of delivery vehicles 2. A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: routing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From route + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːtɪŋ/, /ˈɹutɪŋ/, /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of route Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: routing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rout + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: routing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rout + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/ 1. A channel cut in a material such as wood with a router or gouge.
Word: exiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Misspelling of exciting. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: exiting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who exits; a departure.
Word: cornerstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in part after Psalm 118:22, and is also quoted several times in the New Testament. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/, /ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/ 1. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building. Example: Clutch it like a cornerstone Otherwise it all comes down Justify denials and Grip 'em to the lonesome end 2. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details. Example: The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade. 3. That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central. Labels: figuratively Example: Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry. Example: That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.
Word: cornea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ 1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Example: Or instead of treating them with the developing solution, the corneæ may be removed to a warm, concentrated solution of tartaric acid and remain there at the temperature of an incubating stove until the gold is fully reduced. Example: In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);
Word: bed and breakfast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + breakfast, from having a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning on offer. 1. A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.
Word: bed and breakfast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the notion that two shillings and sixpence was once the price of lodging and breakfast in an inn. 1. A score of 26, made up of a score of 20, 1 and 5 in any order. Example: The language of darts is a combination of hybrid Cockney slang, metaphor and phrases that “stuck” for no apparent reason except they sounded good. […] Bed ’n’ breakfast—the number 26 when scored by hitting a 20, 5, and 1; comes from the price of a bed and breakfast in Olde England which was 2/6d, two shillings and sixpence. Example: This can be a lengthy procedure when neither team can do better than ‘bed and breakfast’ (26). 2. The number 26. Example: Bingo calls that might leave the budding old-timer generally baffled include:[…] 26 ― Bed and breakfast. Traditionally it would cost two and six – two shillings and six pence. Now its £180 a night but you get biscuits.
Word: B&B Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bed and breakfast (“guesthouse”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Finally, after passing more lochs and calling at several delightful little stations such as Dalmally (a well-preserved Victorian gem housing a B&B), we swing around the back of Oban to arrive at the harbourside station and journey's end - seven days and 81 trains after first leaving Halifax! Example: “With the dogs, pigs, geese, chickens, B&B guests, farm shop and everything else, we don’t get time to go away together, ever,” Mr. Soar said. In four decades, the longest stretch they’ve managed away from the house was four nights, he said, “and that was our honeymoon.”
Word: hydrocyanic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prussic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Hydrocyanic acid. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: prussiate Part of Speech: noun 1. A ferricyanide, ferrocyanide or cyanide. Labels: obsolete Example: The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.
Word: Zyklon B Part of Speech: name 1. a pesticide consisting of hydrocyanic acid absorbed on pellets of diatomaceous earth; when exposed to the air hydrogen cyanide is released; used most infamously during the Nazi Holocaust in some gas chambers.
Word: gas chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A sealed chamber in which people are executed with poison gas. Example: There was this boy I sent to the gas chamber at Huntsville here a while back. My arrest and my testimony. He killed a fourteen-year-old girl. Papers said it was a crime of passion but he told me there wasn't any passion to it. Told me that he'd been planning to kill somebody for about as long as he could remember. Said that if they turned him out he'd do it again. 2. Any close, stinking room or place. Labels: figuratively Example: Leiter wound down a window. 'Whaddya want ter do?' asked the driver over his shoulder. 'Gimme pneumony?' 'Just that,' said Leiter, 'if it means saving us from this gas chamber.'
Word: hydrogen cyanide Part of Speech: noun 1. A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles. Labels: uncountable
Word: nitrile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from benzonitrile which contains the −C≡N group. Benzonitrile was discovered and named by Hermann Fehling in 1844. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/ 1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene: nitrile rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sitting in a box under my bed are the nitrile gloves that I bought to practise with my forensic kit.
Word: cyano Part of Speech: noun 1. a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: hydrosulphurous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfurous acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hydrosulfurous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. an alternative name for hyposulfurous acid Labels: uncountable
Word: hyposulfurous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An unstable acid, H₂S₂O₂, only known in solution, used as a reducing agent; its salts are hyposulfites). Labels: uncountable
Word: hyposulphurous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hyposulfurous acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: blinking Part of Speech: adj 1. That blinks. Labels: not-comparable Example: a blinking light 2. bloody Labels: UK, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Example: The blinking telly isn't working again. Example: It's right here in the blinkin' papers! Pictures and all!
Word: blinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blinking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of something that blinks. Example: the steady blinkings of lights on the console
Word: thiosulfuric acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thio- + sulfuric acid. 1. An unstable acid, H₂S₂O₃, formally derived from sulfuric acid by the substitution of a sulfur atom in the place of an oxygen one; it is known only in solution or as its salts and esters, the thiosulfates. Labels: uncountable
Word: thiosulfate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfate English thiosulfate From thio- + sulfate. Pronunciation: /θaɪ.oʊˈsʌlfeɪt/ 1. Any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
Word: hypo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/, /ˈhaɪ.poʊ/ 1. Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: 1711 "I have a better Stomach tha usuall and have perfectly forgot what the Hyppo means",Joseph Collett, merchant, writing from Rio de Janeiro, Oct 15, 1711, in his Private Letter Books, edited by H. H. Dodwell in 1933. (cited by Eric Partidge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventinoal English Example: 1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1. 2. A hypochondriac. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Certainly no one can accuse a bunch of hypos of lying dormant during the noon-hour. The activity, inside and out, is simply terrific. To us, personally, by far the most interesting group of hypochondriacs in attendance at this particular emporium […] 3. Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 4. A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 5. A hypodermic syringe or injection. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 6. Hypothecation. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable 7. A hypothetical case. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 8. A hypomelanistic snake. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: hypo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/, /ˈhaɪ.poʊ/ 1. To have a hypoglycaemia attack. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: My top lip tingles, and I'm clearly hypoing but I don't know what my sugar level is, it was 9.8 when I went to bed, which is fine. I've hypoed a lot lately. 2. To administer a hypodermic injection to. Labels: transitive Example: Bacterium and virus count—as usual. Lots of it. Apparently not too dangerous. Not with every single soul hypoed and immunized and hormoned to his eyebrows. 3. To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.) Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Stations across the country hypoed the Beatle excitement with offers of fan club cards, free records. Beatle contests of all sorts, and a continual push on the Capitol, Swan, Vee Jay and MGM releases by the group. 4. To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing Labels: transitive Example: In the last three peacetime years before the Vietnam War expenditures began to hypo the economy, 1961, 1962, and 1963, unemployment in those years averaged six percent.
Word: blood eagle Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of Viking ritual execution, in which the ribs are opened from the back, and the lungs pulled out and arranged to resemble wings. Example: Blood eagle Blood eagle is the destroyer Blood eagle will set the wicked free Rip the body from the bone now Spread the heavens' wings Show Valhalla glory and memory Let ‘em, let ‘em Let the Christians sing
Word: data mining Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful. Labels: uncountable Example: Serious application of data mining involves thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of individual cases.
Word: data mining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of data mine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: routeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of route Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: routeing Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a transport network. Labels: UK Example: The department organising the run-out will send its preferred routeing to the relevant NR national planning team, who will then try to deliver the specification as close as possible to the requested routes and times.
Word: ferment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentāre (“to leaven, ferment”), from fermentum (“substance causing fermentation”), possibly from contraction of *fervimentum, from fervēre. See also fervent. Pronunciation: /fəˈmɛnt/, /fɚˈmɛnt/ 1. To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew. Example: The cleanup job would turn out to be possibly second only to body-recovery duty in terms of being a job that nobody wanted to get assigned to. Imagine, for a moment, a thick soup of oil, paper, ink, clothing, raw meat and other fresh provisions, and worse, that had all been left to collect together in semi-warm water, all enclosed in a large metal container that had then been subjected to heating by first fire and then repeated warm Hawaiian days, and then left to ferment for over a month, and then with most of the water drained away and all the remaining solid and semi-liquid mass collecting together in pools and heaps across multiple decks, still in a relatively-enclosed environment. 2. To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in. Example: Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. Example: Pleas'd have I wander'd thro' your rough domain; / Trod the pure virgin-ſnows, myſelf as pure; / Heard the winds roar, and the big torrent burſt; / Or ſeen the deep fermenting tempeſt brew'd, / In the grim evening ſky.
Word: ferment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentāre (“to leaven, ferment”), from fermentum (“substance causing fermentation”), possibly from contraction of *fervimentum, from fervēre. See also fervent. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː.mɛnt/, /ˈfɚ.mɛnt/ 1. Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation. 2. A state of agitation or of turbulent change. Example: Subdue and cool the ferment of desire. Example: 14 November, 1770, Junius, letter to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield The nation is in a ferment. 3. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. Example: A Rage of Pleaſure madden'd every Breaſt, / Down to the loweſt Lees the Ferment ran: [...] 4. A catalyst.
Word: desecrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + stem of consecrate. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/, /ˈdɛs.ə.kɹeɪ̯t/ 1. To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. Labels: ambitransitive Example: It's reform -- reform! You're going to 'turn over a new leaf,' and all that, and sign the pledge, and quit cigars, and go to work, and pay your debts, and gravitate back into Sunday-school, where you can make love to the preacher's daughter under the guise of religion, and desecrate the sanctity of the innermost pale of the church by confessions at Class of your 'thorough conversion'! Example: Tonight nothing is too sacred, we desecrate and live in sin 2. To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate. Labels: transitive 3. To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner. Labels: transitive Example: A subsequent owner has desecrated the main hall and robbed it of its grandeur by putting in a floor just beneath the circular windows in order to make an upper room over the hall. Example: Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
Word: desecrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From de- + stem of consecrate. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/, /ˈdɛs.ə.kɹeɪ̯t/ 1. Desecrated. Labels: rare Example: Here are the very nooks where the unwashed most abound—here are the temples most desecrate.
Word: disrespect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respect English disrespect From dis- + respect. Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ 1. A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [S]he uſed many arguments both to excuſe her ſelf and divert their intentions, yet adding ſtill more fierceneſs to their former behaviour, as they would not ſeem at all to be ſatisfied either with her language or her tears (notwithſtanding they proceeded more from her apprehenſion of their diſreſpects to her perſon, than out of any ſenſe ſhe had of her own preſent danger) […] Example: This was a champion team out of kilter, stung by what was arguably an act of disrespect to their opponents, a failure to appreciate their threat and the fine planning of Carlos Osorio, and never really able to regain its balance.
Word: disrespect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English respect English disrespect From dis- + respect. Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ 1. To show a lack of respect to someone or something. Labels: transitive
Word: impiety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French impieté, from Latin impietas, from in- (“not”) + pietas (“piety”), from pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”). By surface analysis, impious + -ety. 1. The state of being impious. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An impious act. Labels: countable, usually Example: [I]f the world and motion were not from Eternity, then God was Idle; were all the Aſſertions of Ariſtotle, which Theology pronounceth impieties. Which yet we need not ſtrange at from one, of whom a Father ſaith, Nec Deum coluit nec curavit [he neither worshipped nor cared for God]: […] 3. The lack of respect for a god or something sacred. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: impious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin impius. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpi.əs/, /ɪmˈpaɪəs/ 1. Not pious. Example: […] I alvvayes thought / It vvas both impious and vnnaturall, / That ſuch immanity and bloody ſtrife / Should reigne among Profeſſors of one Faith. 2. Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god. Example: […] surfaces too great to belong to anything right or proper for this earth, and impious with horrible images and hieroglyphs.
Word: sacrilege Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1300, original sense “stealing something sacred”. From Middle English sacrilege, from Old French sacrilege, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus (“sacrilegious”). Sense of “profanation” from late 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈsækɹəlɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.
Word: profanation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French prophanation, profanation, and its source, Late Latin profanatio, from the participle stem of Latin profānō. Pronunciation: /pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: those which mocke and condemne it, intend neverthelesse to wrong this noble vertue; but onely to condemne the abuse and profanation of so sacred a title[…]. Example: […] but there is a time and a season for all things, and we look upon such attempts as that before us, with a certain portion of respect for a good intention, but as a lamentable want of judgment and good taste, not to speak of a familiarity with the phraseology of Scripture, little short of profanation.
Word: backbencher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From backbench + -er. 1. A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature. 2. A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom. Example: Classmates naturally turn to look at the backbencher, who must acknowledge his presence, with some embarrassment. Example: The teacher also gets an idea of the "backbenchers" or the slow students since he can see which desk is still to send an answer. 3. A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve. Example: During 1994, the national team players were away for a game in January and again during the season-ending league championship tournament in April. The “backbenchers” won all these games. Example: The plucky backbencher began his life in hockey as a player, breaking into the professional game with the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's Portland Rosebuds in 1916– 17, but turned amateur again the following season. 4. Someone who does not play an active role in a process. Labels: broadly Example: As we stated in previous chapters, counselors and other student support personnel have been backbenchers in the ongoing drama of school reform. Example: Mayorga was no backbencher in the dirty war. He had been chief of the naval base in Trelew in 1972, when one of the first massacres took place.
Word: papacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/ 1. The office of a pope. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The office of a pope. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy. 3. The period of a particular pope's reign. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended. 4. Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery. Labels: countable, derogatory, often, uncountable
Word: backbench Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back + bench. 1. relating to the back benches in parliament Labels: not-comparable Example: He prefers to be a backbench MP. Example: Oh, Bernard, we can't have foreign policy made by yobbos like Fleet Street editors or backbench MPs! 2. Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cold preservation is a component of the donor organ resection procedure, not the backbench preparation. Example: Regardless of the origin of the kidney graft, LD or deceased donor, backbench preparation for robotic implantation follows some specific steps. 3. Secondary or inactive. Labels: not-comparable Example: In contrast, the less able, the backbench players, tend to stick around, and if they're in a position of power, they are also inclined to hire and promote other also-rans or, worse, people incapable of even finishing the race. Example: In view of this, it is clear why internet service providers (ISPs) are inclined to play a backbench role when it comes to combating file sharing.
Word: backbench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + bench. 1. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Example: But no one was waiting at the backbench and the older fellow looked as if he had dug in to stay. Example: Some other playgoers are supping on the day's pottage at the backbenches nearby, some with a glass of reddish everyday plonk. 2. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Labels: New-Zealand, UK, attributive, often Example: His spacious quarters indicate his transition from backbench upstart to established member of the governing team. Example: There was no separate back-bench organization ; indeed there were no back-bench caucuses in any Nigerian Legislative House, and any attempt to create one would probably have been regarded by the leadership concerned as a subversive move. 3. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Example: The petitioner who was a student of Class X was in the backbench when a lady teacher was teaching there. Example: For students who are seriously interested in studies, the front row gives them good proximity to the teacher, while for the students who want to avoid studying, the backbenches are good. 4. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Example: Through this two-year, transcontinental colloquy, through this vast outpouring of personal sentiments and reactions from poor homes and rich, from backwoods cabins and metropolitan penthouses, from the young and old, from dubious backbench sitters and busy pillars of the congregations, from the bitter and the satisfied, each person telling it as he or she saw it. Example: We settled Gord with Thea, Jim and Jane in the backbench of church, then joined him there. 5. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Example: Seated on the backbench of the courtroom, Emerald had mixed feelings. Example: When they entered the courtroom Lawna noticed her father sitting lonely in the backbench. 6. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. Example: They scooted into a double seat near the rear and noticed that even with four people squeezed into the backbench, they had been lucky to find the last empty places. Example: Chet and Wende looked helplessly at each other on the backbench of the Ford van. 7. A position of secondary importance. Example: Niger, as a country belongs to the backbench of African soccer. Example: In other words, they were put on the proverbial backbench. 8. A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper. Example: A good spread could be allotted on a news page if the dead person was deemed worthy by the powerful and sceptical members of the “backbench” of the senior sub-editors. Example: The attitude of the Observer backbench when I filed the story the following sunday showed how happy my sub-editing colleagues from the previous winter were with my feat.
Word: Member of Parliament Part of Speech: noun 1. A representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a house of a parliament. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK
Word: Members of Parliament Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Member of Parliament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: House of Commons Part of Speech: name Etymology: In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility. 1. The lower house of the British Parliament. Labels: UK Example: When the legislation was debated by the House of Commons, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said it was "riddled with holes", while former Conservative Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "badly written". 2. The lower house of the Canadian Parliament. Labels: Canada
Word: House of Commons Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In this term, house means a deliberative assembly, while the Commons stands for the common people, as opposed to nobility. 1. A session of the House of Commons. Example: Reckoning from 1802 till November 15, 1837, there were thirteen Houses of Commons 2. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Labels: Canada, euphemistic, humorous, slang Example: Right across western Canada, the "house of commons" is the biffey. Now that should tell you something about the way westerners feel about the goings-on in Ottawa.
Word: House of Lords Part of Speech: name 1. The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament. Example: He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.
Word: House of Lords Part of Speech: noun 1. A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. Labels: UK, dated, euphemistic, humorous, slang Example: In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’ 2. A urinal. Labels: Scotland, euphemistic, humorous, slang, uncommon
Word: popish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pope Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English popish From pope + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊpɪʃ/, /ˈpoʊpɪʃ/ 1. of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism Labels: derogatory Example: I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […] 2. acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope. Labels: derogatory
Word: Westminster Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmynster, from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west + minster. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɪnstə/, /ˈwɛstˌmɪnstɚ/ 1. The abbey of Westminster. 2. The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government. 3. A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster. 4. The Palace of Westminster 5. The British parliament, based at the Palace of Westminster. Labels: colloquial, metonymically Example: Meanwhile, back in Eastleigh, away from the filibustering in Westminster, Chris Huhne was able to concentrate on constituency business. 6. A northern suburb of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4076). 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, eastern Ontario, Canada. 18. A neighbourhood, formerly a town, now within the City of London, Ontario. 19. A village in the Free State province, South Africa, founded by the Duke of Westminster. 20. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia. 21. An English dukedom.
Word: Palace of Westminster Part of Speech: name 1. An extensive building on the north bank of the River Thames in London, housing the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Word: graphics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæfɪks/ 1. The making of architectural or design drawings. Labels: plural, singular 2. The graphic arts. Labels: plural, singular 3. The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data. Labels: plural, singular 4. The art or visual representations displayed by a computer. Labels: plural, singular Example: This game is really fun, but the graphics aren't very good.
Word: graphics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæfɪks/ 1. plural of graphic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Houses of Parliament Part of Speech: name 1. The House of Commons and the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster. Labels: UK 2. Collectively, all the chambers of parliament in the political system of a particular jurisdiction.
Word: Houses of Parliament Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of House of Parliament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Westminster Abbey Part of Speech: name 1. A large Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, next to the Houses of Parliament in London; the traditional place of coronation and burial of English monarchs.
Word: Westminster Cathedral Part of Speech: name 1. The principal Roman Catholic church in England.
Word: photographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree 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- Ancient Greek -γραφικός (-graphikós)der. Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -graphic ▲ English photo- ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph ▲ English -ic English photographic From photo- + -graphic or photograph + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/, [ˌfoʊɾəˈɡɹæfɪk] 1. Pertaining to photographs or photography. Example: This shop stocks all the latest photographic equipment. Example: There is also a fine dance and concert hall, a capacious reading room, a well-appointed billiards room with five tables, various committee and games rooms, photographic dark rooms, and a small but compact ladies' lounge. 2. Synonym of accurate. Labels: figuratively Example: What each evangelist preserved is not a photographic reproduction of the words and deeds of Jesus, but an interpretative portrait delineated in accord with the special needs of the early church.
Word: printout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from print out. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪntˌaʊt/ 1. Something printed on paper, usually a copy generated by a printer (machine). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: During the meeting, Trump brandished printouts of what he said were reports about White South Africans being killed.
Word: print-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of printout. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tabulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tabulate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English tabulation From tabulate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌtæbjʊˈleɪʃən/ 1. The act or process of tabulating Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A result of tabulating: a table, displaying data in compact form Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here is a tabulation of baseless claims made in the last month. 3. A printout Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The pattern of plates on a dinoflagellate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tabular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular. Pronunciation: /ˈtæbjʊləʴ/ 1. Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top. Example: Near-synonym: tablelike Example: Mesas got their name from being tabular. 2. Organized as a table or list. Example: In technical communication, don't use prose to present information that lends itself to a tabular presentation. 3. Calculated by means of a table. Example: tabular artillery direction 4. Tending to split into thin flat pieces, as slate does. Example: The local bedrock is tabular.
Word: tabular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin tabulāris. By surface analysis, tabula + -ar, or, by surface analysis, table + -ar. Compare fabular. Pronunciation: /ˈtæbjʊləʴ/ 1. tabular bone
Word: Brit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British. Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. A British person. Labels: informal 2. A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.
Word: Brit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British. Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. Abbreviation of British. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Brit Part of Speech: name Etymology: First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British. Pronunciation: /bɹɪt/ 1. Abbreviation of Britain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: If Brit joins Common Market . . .; terms for Brit's entry agreed upon, U S will face new econ, political, defense problems when Brit joins EEC; […] Example: Worked extensively in Brit and USA on behaviour of biol fluids, particularly blood, also lectured in Brit, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Can, USA, 1960s; […] 2. Abbreviation of British English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit.
Word: columnar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin columnāris. By surface analysis, column + -ar. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌm.nəɹ/ 1. Having the shape of a column. Labels: not-comparable 2. Constructed with columns. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to an epithelium with has cells taller than they are wide (column-shaped). Labels: not-comparable Example: where a villus comes next to a gland the short cubical cells of the gland may be traced into the columnar cells of the villus , the hyaline border becoming more marked
Word: Uncle Sam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From uncle + Sam (diminutive of the male name Samuel), probably based on the initialism U.S. of the United States. While folk etymology suggests that the term was named after Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied the United States Army with canned meat during the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Oxford English Dictionary notes there is no evidence that this is the case. Pronunciation: /ˌʌŋkl̩ ˈsæm/, /ˌʌŋkəl ˈsæm/, /ˌəŋ-/ 1. A personification of the United States federal government or (rare) citizens. Labels: colloquial Example: Uncle Sam needs brave men and women to enlist in the Army.
Word: egg yolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English egyolk, egge yolk, equivalent to egg + yolk. Compare Dutch eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Low German Eigeel (“egg yolk”), German Eigelb (“egg yolk”), Swedish äggula (“egg yolk”). 1. The central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh. Labels: countable, uncountable