nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: boastful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bostful, equivalent to boast + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊstfʊl/, /ˈbəʊstf(ə)l/ 1. Tending to boast or brag. Example: He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds. Example: It makes one's blood boil, yet heart tremble, to think that we Englishmen and our American descendants, with their boastful cry of liberty, have been and are so guilty
Word: IITYWYBAD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of if I tell you, will you buy another drink?. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The signs on cards, picked out with shining mica: Pies Like Mother Used to Make. Credit Makes Enemies, Let's Be Friends. Ladies May Smoke But Be Careful Where You Lay Your Butts. Eat Here and Keep Your Wife for a Pet. IITYWYBAD? Example: I saw a tank one day with the cabalistic letters "IITYWYBAD" on its side, and wondered if it were the name of some South Pacific Campaign or battleground; later I learned that it meant […]
Word: stir-crazy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”). 1. Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration. Labels: slang 2. Restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement. Labels: broadly, slang Example: After so many days of rain, the kids started to get a bit stir-crazy. Example: And many, at the same time, are anxious and bored and underemployed and overemployed and stir-crazy and uncertain and lonely and terrified.
Word: bedew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”). 1. To make wet with or as if with dew. Labels: transitive Example: Balm, from a ſilver-box diſtill'd around, / Shall all bedew the roots, and ſcent the ſacred ground. Example: Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.
Word: morning, noon and night Part of Speech: adv 1. Constantly; ceaselessly; without stopping. Example: They toiled morning, noon and night to sell their idea and make it work.
Word: Madame Tussaud's Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Marie Tussaud (1761-1850), known for sculpting human figures in wax. Pronunciation: /ˈmædəm t(j)uːˈsɔːdz/, /ˈmædəm t(j)uːˈsəʊdz/ 1. A gallery of realistic figures of famous persons. Example: The vestibule or entrance hall is a Madame Tussaud's on a small scale, containing the trial of Christ, the Siamese-twins, St. Paul incarcerated Example: .... the other consisted of a Madame Tussaud's galaxy of lay figures, with straw-colored hair and waxy, pink- and-white cheeks.
Word: not half bad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of not bad. Compare not half. 1. Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: It was his first attempt at cooking, but I tried it and it was not half bad.
Word: burn out Part of Speech: verb 1. To destroy by fire. Labels: transitive Example: All four engines and the entire train were derailed, and owing to the fact that all the vehicles except the sleeping cars were gas-lit, the whole of the coaching stock except the two rear brakes was burned out, beginning with the two front coaches, which were completely wrecked. 2. To become extinguished due to lack of fuel. Labels: intransitive Example: The candle finally burned out. Example: 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII Mr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"—"quite troublesome." 3. To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices). Labels: intransitive 4. To tire due to overwork; to overwork to one's limit. Labels: intransitive Example: After six months of twelve-hour workdays, most people just burn out and quit. 5. To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit. Labels: transitive 6. To end one's shift at a job. Labels: intransitive, slang, uncommon Example: I start my shift at three in the afternoon, and get to burn out at midnight. 7. To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out. Labels: intransitive 8. To make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year. Labels: idiomatic Example: The repairs on this nuclear reactor have burned out every welder in the province. 9. To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly. Labels: intransitive 10. To be destroyed by fire. Labels: intransitive Example: An abandoned tank was burning out at the edge of the battlefield.
Word: burn out Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard form of burnout. Labels: alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: His burn out hadn't been caused by too many dead bodies; it was from spending his life doing for people what most of them had refused to do for themselves.
Word: connubially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English connubial Middle English -ly English -ly English connubially From connubial + -ly. 1. as in marriage Example: So he decreed, in words succinct, That all who flirted, leered or winked (Unless connubially linked), Should forthwith be beheaded.
Word: push-bike Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pushbike. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In England I learned to ride what the Australians call a push-bike, and spent many week-end leaves, and one four days' leave, riding in the South of England and Wales. [...] Today, I wished the push-bike was in its old place—especially when three boys sailed past on push-bikes and offered to give me some "gas." Example: It wasn't long before Californian youngsters started turning out customised push-bikes, mimicking the grown-up motorbikes in the fast lane. The fad of bicycle polo spawned a push-bike with a big fat seat, which became a backyard classic.
Word: push-bike Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pushbike. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It makes me miserable when I think of the number of poor surveyors still push-biking their daily round. Example: Dr. Smith is making a tour of the world "push-biking" from place to place, forwarding whatever he finds interesting along his travels.
Word: what's-his-name Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Univerbation of what's + his + name. 1. A man whose identity is unknown or forgotten (especially when better-known to the listener). Labels: informal, singular Example: Near-synonyms: what's-his-face (what's-her-face, what's-their-face); whatchamacallhim (whatchamacallher); you-know-who; so-and-so; see also Thesaurus:what's-their-name Example: I left his arm that night myself / For what's-his-name's, the new prose-poet / Who wrote the book there, on the shelf
Word: what's-his-name Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Univerbation of what's + his + name. 1. A passing (male) acquaintance of no importance or relevance. Labels: derogatory, in-plural, informal
Word: parcel out Part of Speech: verb 1. To divide into portions or chunks; to ration. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult. 2. To assign. Example: Jem parceled out our roles: I was Mrs. Radley, and all I had to do was come out and sweep the porch. Dill was old Mr. Radley: he walked up and down the sidewalk and coughed when Jem spoke to him. Jem, naturally, was Boo: he went under the front steps and shrieked and howled from time to time.
Word: thingmabob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thingamabob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grand total Part of Speech: noun 1. The entire or final sum. Labels: idiomatic Example: The bill came to a grand total of $2560.
Word: unwary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”). 1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience. 2. Unprepared; not watchful.
Word: strands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: take its toll Part of Speech: verb 1. To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction. Labels: idiomatic, often Example: Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound. Example: Heavy smoking and drinking will take its toll on a person's health.
Word: negatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English negative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English negatively From negative + -ly. 1. In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive. Example: How justly then might human law and Philosophy rise up against the righteousnesse of Moses, if this be true which our vulgar Divinity Fathers upon him, yeah upon God himselfe; not silently and only negatively to permit, but in his law to divulge a written and generall priviledge to commit and persist in unlawfull divorces with a high hand, with security and no ill fame […] Example: 1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, London: J. Cooke, 1765, p. 17, At last one of them asked me what a Gentlewoman was? that puzzled me much; but however, I explained myself negatively; that it was one that did not go to Service to do Housework […] 2. In the negative; with the answer “no.” Labels: usually Example: 1683, Richard Browne (translator), The Cure of Old Age and Preservation of Youth by Roger Bacon, London: Tho. Flesher, Doubt VII, p. 83, I answer negatively: Example: Throttling his joy, Ahab negatively answered this unexpected question […]
Word: nutritious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre. Pronunciation: /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/, /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ 1. Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink. 2. Salutary. Labels: figuratively Example: A cumbrous, circuitous, and often a sophisticative mode of commenting upon the Prophets, and of darkening their meaning, had taken the place of what might have been a nutritious popular instruction.
Word: take a toll Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of take its toll. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Air marshals interviewed for this article said their biggest problem was the number of hours they were expected to fly. They are not allowed to sleep on flights, and back-to-back international trips involving prolonged periods of sitting awake take a toll.
Word: mak Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. Alternative form of make. Labels: Durham, Wearside, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: State of the Union Part of Speech: name 1. The State of the Union address, an annual event in which a president of the United States reports the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the United States Congress. Labels: US
Word: gaming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of game Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gaming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/ 1. The playing of a game. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] the unprofitable plays, frivolous recreations, sportings, and gamings which are invented to pass away the precious time, and divert the mind from the witness of God […] Example: The US gaming industry, in a pamphlet called Demystifying Slot Machines […], argues that "slot manufacturers need to build devices for a society with a decreasing attention span and an increasing demand for exciting, fast-paced entertainment, all in a marketplace overflowing with competing entertainment options". 2. The playing of a game. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually 3. The playing of a game. Labels: Internet, uncountable, usually 4. The playing of a game. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Lancaster Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames. Pronunciation: /ˈlænkæstə/, /ˈlæŋkæstə/, /ˈlæŋkəstə/, /ˈlæn.kæs.tɚ/, /ˈlæŋk.ɪ.stɚ/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English. Example: Sylvia Lancaster is the founder of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, a campaigning charitable organisation formed in the wake of her daughter Sophie's tragic murder in 2007. 2. The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose. 3. A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom. 4. The City of Lancaster, a city and local government district with borough status (and city status) in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. (OS grid ref SD4761). 5. A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. 6. Several places in Canada: 7. Several places in Canada: 8. Several places in Canada: 9. Several places in Canada: 10. Several places in the United States: 11. Several places in the United States: 12. Several places in the United States: 13. Several places in the United States: 14. Several places in the United States: 15. Several places in the United States: 16. Several places in the United States: 17. Several places in the United States: 18. Several places in the United States: 19. Several places in the United States: 20. Several places in the United States: 21. Several places in the United States: 22. Several places in the United States: 23. Several places in the United States: 24. Several places in the United States: 25. Several places in the United States: 26. Several places in the United States: 27. Several places in the United States: 28. Several places in the United States: 29. Several places in the United States: 30. Several places in the United States: 31. Several places in the United States: 32. Several places in the United States: 33. Several places in the United States: 34. A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.
Word: put through the wringer Part of Speech: verb 1. To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal. Labels: idiomatic Example: They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire. Example: Psychiatrists say that for many people who have been put through the wringer over the past decade, the climate extremes are one crisis too many.
Word: fauces Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”). Pronunciation: /fɔː.siːz/ 1. The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue. Labels: plural, plural-normally 2. The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. Labels: plural, plural-normally 3. That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: There are two orange-coloured spots at the fauces of that Cypræa Isabella, whence its name, orange-tip. Example: Even at that early age the lamella in the fauces may be distinctly traced through the translucent shell.
Word: falx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin falx (“sickle”). Doublet of dalk. Pronunciation: /fælks/, /fɔlks/ 1. A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle. Labels: historical 2. Any sickle-shaped part or process. 3. Any sickle-shaped part or process. Labels: dated 4. Any sickle-shaped part or process. 5. Any sickle-shaped part or process.
Word: lanx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lanx. 1. A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome. Labels: historical
Word: go ahead Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɡəʊ əˈhɛd/, /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/, /ˌɡəʉ əˈhɛd/, /ˌɡɐʉ əˈhɛd/, /ˌɡu əˈhɛd/ 1. To proceed with; to begin. Example: I went ahead with my plan. Example: Since that date the work on the new station has gone ahead unceasingly. 2. Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal. Labels: imperative Example: Go ahead and eat without me. I expect to be very late. Example: “Tom Sawyer, I want to ask you some questions.” “Go ahead,” he says, and I see Jim chirk up to listen. 3. To send communication over the radio. Example: Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.
Word: at the ready Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation. Labels: idiomatic Example: The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy. Example: The soldiers' rifles were at the ready.
Word: plug away Part of Speech: verb 1. To persist or continue, as with an effort. Labels: informal Example: He kept plugging away at the work until it was done. Example: The end is nigh (or at least it was supposed to be), but the Pacers in northern England kept plugging away providing a service while awaiting the much-delayed arrival of their replacements.
Word: reevaluate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English evaluate English reevaluate From re- + evaluate. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːɪˈvæljueɪt/, /ˌɹiɪˈvæljueɪt/ 1. Alternative spelling of re-evaluate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Rather than imposing privacy-invading tattleware on their employees, employers should instead reevaluate how they measure success. Is it about “productivity?” Or is it about results? Example: San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson successfully underwent surgery to fix a muscle tear in his left forearm, according to the team. Per the Sharks, Karlsson is expected to be reevaluated in March.
Word: optime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin optimē (“very well”), in the phrase optimē disputāstī (“you have disputed very well”), formerly used in reporting results at Cambridge. Pronunciation: /ˈɒptɪmeɪ/ 1. A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject. Example: The winning of even a single optime was very rare. Upon winning the second optime, Hamilton “became a celebrity in the intellectual circle of Dublin; and invitations, embarrassing from their number, poured in upon him. . .” (2,I; 209)
Word: Minnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Its diminutives + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪni/ 1. A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When they are used to express the affectionate regard of near friends and relatives they also may be pretty and appropriate, but they look very silly in a formal signature, and surely do not befit the dignity of womanhood. We had, for instance, among these 800 names scores of Minnies, Mamies, and only here and there a Mary, a much more euphonious as well as a dignified name. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Minneapolis. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable 4. Alternative letter-case form of minnie (“minenwerfer trench mortar”). Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Wilhelmina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm + -ina. Pronunciation: /ˌwɪl.əˈmiːn.ə/, /ˌwɪl.(h)ɛlˈmiːn.ə/ 1. A female given name from German, masculine equivalent Wilhelm. Example: She comforted herself however, on the first appearance of her pregnancy, that so odious a surname should be qualified in her children with the genteelest and most elegant Christian names that history or romance could supply. - - - My eldest sister, who came into the world a year after, was called Wilhelmina Charlotta, the second Penthesilea, the third Telethusa, and the fourth Honoria. Example: ‘Wilhelmina’—I knew then that he was in deadly earnest, for he has never called me by that name since he asked me to marry him—‘you know, dear, my ideas of the trust between husband and wife: there should be no secret, no concealment.[…]’
Word: hoo-ha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Yiddish הו־האַ (hu-ha, “a hullabaloo”). The second sense is likely expressive; compare such similar terms in other languages as Spanish juju. Pronunciation: /ˈhuːˌhɑː/ 1. A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a big hoo-ha about it in the papers, and then the world completely forgot the matter. Example: Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment. 2. The vagina, the vulva. Labels: countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable Example: Did that make her a good judge of character, or a fool who was letting her hoo-ha do her thinking for her? Example: She didn't want to lose their childish battle of wills, but neither did she want some parasite swimming up her hoo-ha.
Word: what of it Part of Speech: intj 1. So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern. Labels: idiomatic Example: Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it? Example: "Hiram took my snowballs." "Aw, what of it, kid?" sneered the bully. "There's lots more snow. Make yourself another set and see what you can do."
Word: underserved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + served. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/, /ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/, /ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/ 1. Underresourced; not having sufficient service. Example: Many families who live paycheck-to-paycheck are currently underserved by the financial services industry. 2. Underresourced; not having sufficient service. 3. Underresourced; not having sufficient service. Example: It's too early to say precisely which corridors it will use, but TS notes a potential focus on underserved areas with poor connectivity - a need to improve access to the city centre, hospitals, colleges, employment centres, shopping centres and leisure facilities.
Word: underserved Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English serve English underserve English -ed English underserved From underserve + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/, /ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/, /ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of underserve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: smash hit Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is tremendously popular or successful. Labels: idiomatic Example: The cookies, though soft and gooey, proved a smash hit at the party. Example: All undergraduate libraries have been a screaming success as study halls. The Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan may be the smash hit of all time; the attendance in that library during 1968-69 was 1,899,000.
Word: quaffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quaff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quaffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quaff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quaffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quaff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: catchpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French chacepol (“one who chases fowls”) (or a northern variant thereof). Pronunciation: /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ 1. A taxman, one who gathers taxes. Labels: obsolete Example: With two such catchpoles as Henry and Uncle Fred at his heels there was nothing left for Grandpa Piper but to sign his abdication to the drapery business. 2. A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
Word: catchpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catch + pole. Pronunciation: /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ 1. An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach. Labels: historical Example: The use of the catch-pole is said to have been to take horsemen in battle by the neck and drag them from their horses.
Word: ukiyo-e Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 浮世絵 (ukiyoe), from 浮 (uki, “floating, fleeting”) + 世 (yo, “world; era”) + 絵 (e, “image, picture”). Pronunciation: /uːˌkiːjəʊˈeɪ/, /uːˈki.oʊˌeɪ/ 1. A Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life. Example: Like many Ukiyo-e artists, Jacoulet hires woodcarvers and printers to convert his ideas into prints. Example: The masters of Ukiyo-e, the woodblock print, like Utamaro, immortalized its great courtesans and its famous houses of prostitution.
Word: sodium tetraborate Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of borax (“type of borate”).
Word: acidity regulator Part of Speech: noun 1. any food additive used to control pH
Word: ees Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːz/ 1. plural of e, the name of the letter E. Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees. Example: 1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more
Word: ees Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English. 1. Alternative spelling of is. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Word: ees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: firming agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any food additive added to react with pectin and give the food product a stronger structure.
Word: freckly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English freckle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English freckly From freckle + -y. 1. Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled.
Word: freckly Part of Speech: adv 1. hurriedly Labels: obsolete 2. boldly; eagerly.
Word: crucified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crucify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crucified Part of Speech: adj 1. that has been subject to crucifixion Labels: not-comparable
Word: Campbell Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmbəl/ 1. A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them. Example: The Campbell family’s fascination with white supremacy was vividly expressed in the names of Adolf’s two siblings, “Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell,” an homage to Heinrich Himmler, and “JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell.”² In selecting their children’s peculiar names, the Campbells had exercised a right specifically recognized in New Jersey statutory law, which states, “The designation of a child’s name including the surname is the right of the child’s parent(s).”³ 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 19. Ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: Campbell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmbəl/ 1. A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
Word: Sophocles Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sophoclēs from Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês). Pronunciation: /ˈsɒ.fə.kliːz/ 1. A Greek dramatic poet (ca. 497 BCE – 405 BCE); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in. He is best remembered for his Oedipus Cycle of plays. 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) or Greek Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís).
Word: Palladian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Palladius (“of or relating to Pallas”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Palladius is derived from Pallas (from Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás), genitive Παλλάδος (Palládos), an epithet of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /pəˈleɪdɪən/, /pəˈleɪdiən/ 1. Of or relating to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and potentially to other female Greek figures such as Pallas the daughter of Triton and granddaughter of Poseidon. Labels: Greek, not-comparable, rare Example: [I]f in this the moſt conſummat act of his fidelity and ripeneſſe, no years, no induſtry, no former proof of his abilities can bring him to that ſtate of maturity, as not to be ſtill miſtruſted and ſuſpected, unleſſe he carry all his conſiderat diligence, all his midnight watchings, and expence of Palladian oyl, to the haſty view of an unleaſur'd licencer, perhaps much his younger, perhaps far his inferiour in judgement, [...] Example: I dwell upon this point, in the view of explaining and, as to one letter, correcting a memorable passage of Sophocles concerning the Palladian olive tree; in which he says, that it is a plant, preserved by Jove and Athena, in order to confound the enemies of Athens, and adds "that no man, young or old, (i.e. now or ever,) shall render it vain and of none effect, by pointing it out with his finger to the Persians." 2. Of or relating to knowledge, study, or wisdom. Labels: broadly, not-comparable, rare 3. of or pertaining to the asteroid Pallas Labels: not-comparable Example: the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid
Word: Palladian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian Palladio, the surname of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) + -an (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /pəˈleɪdɪən/, /pəˈleɪdiən/ 1. In the style of the Italian neoclassical architect Andrea Palladio. Labels: not-comparable Example: You ſhow us, Rome was glorious, not profuſe, / And pompous Buildings once were things of uſe. / Yet ſhall (my Lord) your juſt, your noble Rules / Fill half the land with Imitating Fools: / […] / Conſcious they act a true Palladian part, / And if they ſtarve, they ſtarve by the Rules of Art. Example: His [William Kent's] claim to this fellowship to the Palladian school rests upon the felicitous manner in which he caught its sentiment, and the rich and varied assistance he threw into the Palladian structure.
Word: Palladian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Palladio, the surname of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) + -an (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /pəˈleɪdɪən/, /pəˈleɪdiən/ 1. An architect who designs buildings in the Palladian style. Example: What is quite certain that Georgian Palladianism without him [Colen Campbell] would have developed later and would have been quite different, and the legacy of the English Palladians, accepted but rarely acknowledged by their most adventurous but no more dedicated successors, would have been less rich. Example: [Peter Paul] Rubens' credo could be a rubric for [Joseph] Furttenbach's work. He is not a Palladian like [Heinrich von] Schickhardt, but takes up Italian Renaissance architecture in a both geographically and temporally broad span, attempting to make it a model for Central European requirements. 2. A building or an architectural element (for example, a window) designed in the Palladian style. Example: Anything [i.e., any type of window] with a rounded top became known as a Palladian and was seen as an instant evocation of history, status, class, and tradition. In some cases, an oversized Palladian filled an entire facade of a house. Example: From the outside, Strokestown House is a most attractive building. [...] And unlike some of the monster Palladians in this country, places like Castletown or Powerscourt, both near Dublin, Strokestown, being in the uncivilized west, is a far more modest proposition and thereby more appealing and approachable.
Word: Barnes Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the place on the bank of the Thames, derived from the root of the noun barn. * Also as an English surname, variant of Barne, from both a Middle English personal name from Old Norse Bjǫrn and Old English Beorn, and from the noun barn (“child”). Semantically compare Child. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a byname from bior (“spear”). * As a French surname, variant of Bernes, from a short form of a Germanic name derived from Frankish *berō (“bear”), similar to Bernhard. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Parnes, from Yiddish פּרנס (prns), from Hebrew פַּרְנָס (“leader of a Jewish community, provider”). Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)nz/, /bɑɹnz/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Riley Barnes, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, revealed his dangerous proclivities to Kaine in his opening statement when he said that “all men are created equal because our rights come from God, our creator; not from our laws, not from our governments.” 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tompion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tampion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From autism + -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/, /ɔˈtɪs.tɪk/, /ɑˈtɪs.tɪk/ 1. Having, characteristic of, or relating to autism. Example: Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room. 2. Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid. Labels: derogatory, offensive 3. Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Obsessive. Labels: Internet Example: imagine being this autistic over a fictional character 4. Lame, uncool, stupid. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang
Word: autistic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From autism + -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/, /ɔˈtɪs.tɪk/, /ɑˈtɪs.tɪk/ 1. A person who has autism. Example: If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy. Example: Yet because of the history and proliferation of the supercrip in films in television shows – not only with autism but supercrips with other disabilities as well – viewers are primed for the supercrip autistic and are therefore not expecting (in some ways) a view of autism that comes across to many in the autism community as more realistic or honest.
Word: scholia Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskəʊlɪə/ 1. plural of scholium Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of scholion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umbrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English umbrell, umbrel, probably from Anglo-Norman umbrail, from Old French ombrail, ombral, from ombrel (“shade”), from ombre + -el, from Latin umbra; compare French ombrelle. By surface analysis, umb(e)r + -el. Pronunciation: /ˈʌmbɹəl/ 1. An umbrere; the visor of a helmet Labels: historical
Word: I don't understand Part of Speech: phrase 1. Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.
Word: scholium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion, “comment”), from σχολή (skholḗ, “discussion”). Pronunciation: /ˈskəʊlɪəm/ 1. A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary. Example: And when I shulde make scholias, notis, and gloses in the margent as himself and his master doith. Example: Mr. Fox was fain to make soom Scholia’s on it, to reconcile a gloss like that of Orleance, which corrupts the Text. 2. A note added to a proof as amplification. Example: Scholium, is a remark made leisurely, and as it were by the by, on that Proposition, Subject or Discourse before advanced, treated of, or delivered. Example: Which is evident likewise concerning the Orbits of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, from the Scholium to Prop. 9. 3. A “copy-book maxim”, trite saying. Example: The old scholium, that ‘too much familiarity breeds contempt’.
Word: undinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English undine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English undinism From undine + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndiːnɪzəm/ 1. Sexual arousal from urine or urination. Labels: uncountable
Word: undine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌndiːn/ 1. A female water-sprite or nymph. 2. The elemental being of water. 3. a small flask used to apply lotions to the eye.
Word: anorexic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor. English anorexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anorexic From anorexia + -ic. Pronunciation: /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa. Example: I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail. 2. Thin, skinny, insubstantial. Labels: broadly Example: He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse. 3. Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
Word: anorexic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor. English anorexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anorexic From anorexia + -ic. Pronunciation: /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ 1. Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa. Example: The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see. 2. A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Word: appearances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appearance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: techniques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of technique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uraeus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin uraeus, from Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos). This is traditionally assumed to be from Egyptian jꜥrt (“cobra in threat posture”), i-a:r:*t-I12, from jꜥr (“to rise, climb”); however, on phonetic grounds, Gundacker, following Fecht, argues for an origin in Egyptian wrrt (“White Crown, uraeus”, literally “the great one”) instead. Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹiː.əs/, /juˈɹi.əs/, /juˈɹeɪ.əs/ 1. A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt. Example: In front is an inlaid cobra, the Royal uræus, and around the band are attached 15 rosettes, each composed of four flowers and four leaves of openwork inlaid. Example: even a fair amount of the gold His caravans returned from the Granite Mountains near the Red Sea, were now being fashioned by royal artisans into amulets, breast pieces, gold collars, bracelets, scarabs, uraei, even gold and silver shabti […].
Word: nitrox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen). Analyzable as nitro- + ox Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtɹɒks/, /ˈnaɪtɹɑks/ 1. An industrial process for case hardening (imparting greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation. Labels: uncountable Example: The ‘nitrox’ process basically supplies the surface hardness of the sursulf process, which is essentially carbonitriding, and then oxidizes it. The oxide is adherent and thus considerably increases the corrosion resistance. Example: Two other materials-based approaches may be employed in the present invention. One is to use highly doped glass (with boron or phosphorus) or plasma nitride (otherwise known as nitrox) as the inter-metal layer insulator. 2. A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas. Labels: uncountable Example: "Enriched air" or "nitrox" is a mixture of air and oxygen; the oxygen component ranges to about 50% but is used normally at 32 to 40%. [...] Safe enriched air nitrox diving practices established for the scientific diving community might be of some value and could help avoid accidents due to ignorance of its hazards and use of improper procedures. Example: NOAA Nitrox I is a standard breathing gas mixture of 32% oxygen (±1%); the balance of the gas (68%) is nitrogen. [...] High-pressure storage cylinders, scuba tanks, regulators, and all high-pressure gas transfer equipment that is used with pure oxygen or with nitrox mixtures that contain more than 40 percent oxygen must be cleaned and maintained for oxygen service.
Word: billowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *belganą Proto-Germanic *bulgijō Old Norse bylgjabor. Middle English *bilwe English billow Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English billowy From billow + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ 1. Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows. Example: He was shabby and careless, with inkstains on the sleeves of his jacket, and his cravat was large and billowy, under a chin shaped like the toe of an old boot. Example: […] Tiare clasped me to her vast bosom, so that I seemed to sink into a billowy sea, and pressed her red lips to mine.
Word: betoken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English betācnian (“to betoken, signify, designate”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + token. Cognate with Dutch betekenen (“to mean, signify”), German bezeichnen (“to call, designate”), Swedish beteckna (“to represent, designate, indicate”) and Danish betegne (“to represent, designate, indicate”). Pronunciation: /bɪˈtoʊ.kən/ 1. To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens. Labels: transitive Example: There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus + and betokeneth more : the other is thus made – and betokeneth lesse. Example: During the fight, we ran forward a few paces, but a heavy, rushing flight betokened an easy victory, and the stranger flew away. 2. To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known. Labels: transitive Example: “ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello. Example: Since the Report was published there has been a rather unnatural absence of follow-up propaganda for the Liner trains, which seems to betoken a disinclination to embark on the heavy expenditure involved until a long-term patronage of the projected services has been assured.
Word: back street Part of Speech: noun 1. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre. Example: So much to do, so much to see So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go You'll never shine if you don't glow 2. A secret, clandestine, or illegal scene. Example: Near-synonym: mean streets
Word: neurode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a blend of neuron and node. 1. An artificial neuron, a simple processing element of a neural network having several input signals and one output signal. Example: Each of these neurodes connected to several others, perhaps even to all other neurodes in the net.
Word: curatorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English curator Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English curatorial From curator + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌkjʊəɹəˈtɔːɹi.əl/, /ˌkjʊɹəˈtɔɹi.əl/, /ˌkjə-/ 1. Of or relating to a curator.