nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Qatabanian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Qataban Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Qatabanian From Qataban + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌkæ.təˈbɑ.ni.ən/ 1. the extinct Old South Arabian language of the Qatabanians
Word: kaimakam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kaymakam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Qashqai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی. Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃkaɪ/ 1. A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Quashgai men were lean, hard-mouthed, weatherbeaten and wore cylindrical caps of white felt.
Word: Qashqai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی. Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃkaɪ/ 1. The language spoken by such clans.
Word: Q-Celtic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Due to these languages retaining the phoneme /*kʷ/, as opposed to P-Celtic in which it changed to /*p/. 1. The Goidelic language group. 2. More generally, any Celtic language (such as Celtiberian) where Proto-Celtic *kʷ became [k] or remained as
Word: xylostroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- English stroma English xylostroma From xylo- + stroma. 1. The felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi.
Word: xylotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- + -tomy. 1. The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination. Labels: uncountable
Word: xystus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξυστός (xustós, “smooth; scraped”), from ξύω (xúō, “scrape”), referring to its polished floor. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪstəs/ 1. A long and open portico within the gymnasium. Labels: historical
Word: xylometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- + -meter. 1. An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.
Word: xylopyrography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- English pyrography English xylopyrography From xylo- + pyrography. 1. The art of burning pictures onto wood. Labels: uncountable
Word: xylomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- + -mancy. Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪ.loʊˌmæn.si/ 1. Divination by means of examining or burning pieces of wood. Labels: uncountable
Word: xylobalsamum Part of Speech: noun 1. The dried twigs or fragrant wood of balm of Gilead (or balsam of Mecca). Labels: uncountable
Word: xylocaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- + -caine. 1. Lidocaine. Labels: uncountable
Word: wood parenchyma Part of Speech: noun 1. The vertical and usually axially arranged parenchyma of the xylem that is believed to function chiefly in carbohydrate storage. Labels: uncountable
Word: xylary Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to wood and especially xylem Labels: not-comparable Example: Economic Geology Wax does not seem to be secreted […] in the xylary tissues of plants.
Word: Xty Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Christianity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: X-ray absorbing glass Part of Speech: noun 1. glass (having a high lead content) that resists the penetration of X-rays and gamma rays
Word: X-stretcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resemblance to the letter X. 1. A pair of flat or curved stretchers, on a chair etc., that often have a knob at the intersection
Word: roentgenotherapy Part of Speech: noun 1. The therapeutic use of X-rays. Labels: uncountable
Word: X-stool Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple stool having an X-shaped frame, often one that folds
Word: xiphioid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taxonomic name Xiphias + -oid. Piecewise doublet of ziphioid. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪfiɔɪd/ 1. Resembling or related to the genus Xiphias (swordfish). 2. Resembling or related to the family Xiphiidae (a group of fish). 3. Sword-shaped; ensiform.
Word: xiphioid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Xiphias + -oid. Piecewise doublet of ziphioid. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪfiɔɪd/ 1. Any member of the genus Xiphias or family Xiphiidae.
Word: Spanish iris Part of Speech: noun 1. A bulbous iris, Iris xiphium, from the western Mediterranean; it has violet-purple flowers with a short perianth tube.
Word: xiphidiocercaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xiphidio- + cercaria. Pronunciation: /zəˌfɪdi.oʊ.sɝˈkɛɹi.ə/ 1. A cercaria having a stylet in the anterior rim of its oral sucker with which it actively penetrates its host. Labels: no-plural
Word: xiphisternal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the xiphisternum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jicaque Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an Indian people of northern Honduras.
Word: Jicaque Part of Speech: name 1. The language of these people.
Word: xeromorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xero- + -morph. 1. Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte.
Word: xerogel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xero- + gel. 1. A solid formed by the dehydration of a gel.
Word: quat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. A pustule. Labels: obsolete 2. An annoying, worthless person. Labels: obsolete Example: I have rubb'd this young quat almost to the sense, And he grows angry.
Word: quat Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. To satiate. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1757, Samuel Foote, The Author, Act II, Scene ii, 1765, The Dramatic Works, Volume 1, page 28, Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ſtart me, that I may come the ſooner to quatting——Huſh ! here′s Siſter ; what the deuce brought her ! 2. To relinquish, forsake, give up. Labels: Scotland, dialectal, transitive Example: Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically. Example: 'Mang mis'ry's posts, whar I did sit, My tongue took sic a faltrin' fit, I thought the wee remains o' wit I had, was quat me 3. To squat or crouch down. Labels: dialectal, intransitive Example: Tho' B-lt-n, quatted in the hall, Her jolly r-mpfs display'd, The size of it amaz'd them all, and Hector quite dismay'd. Example: This cows' courant so excited the tinners' curiosity that they went up the hill till they saw the two men wrestling, with the women looking on; then they quatted (stooped) down in a brake of furze to watch the play without being seen.
Word: quat Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. Free; no longer involved with; quit. Labels: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable Example: My word, I gie him nae encouragement ! I canna bide the sicht o' him, and wad gie the best gown I hae to be quat o' him." Example: There it is, sir—Im blythe to be quat of it; pitch it from ye furder than I can see.
Word: quat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of quaternary. Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. A quaternary ammonium cation or compound. Example: “Because quats are positively charged, and skin proteins have a slightly negative charge, quats like to attach themselves to skin,” said Greg Nole, a manager at Unilever, the parent company of Vaseline and Dove.
Word: quat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of quaternary. Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. Quaternary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See khat. Pronunciation: /kwɒt/, /kwɑt/ 1. Alternative spelling of khat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: quatreble Part of Speech: noun 1. A voice pitched a fifth above treble. Labels: obsolete
Word: quasquicentennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasqui- (“quarter”) + centennial, from Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) or Latin quārtus (“fourth”). 1. Relating to a period of 125 years.
Word: quasquicentennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quasqui- (“quarter”) + centennial, from Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) or Latin quārtus (“fourth”). 1. A 125th anniversary. 2. A celebration to mark such an anniversary.
Word: quasi-reorganization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English reorganization English quasi-reorganization From quasi- + reorganization. 1. A corporate accounting procedure in which recapitalization is achieved by the elimination of the existing deficit and the establishment of a new earned surplus account for future earnings only.
Word: quasi partner Part of Speech: noun 1. a nominal partner
Word: quasi-rent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English rent English quasi-rent From quasi- + rent. 1. The income earned, in excess of post-investment opportunity cost, by a sunk cost investment.
Word: quaruba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Portuguese quaruba; further etymology unknown. 1. Any tree of the genus Vochysia, of the tropical Americas. Labels: countable 2. Wood from these trees. Labels: uncountable
Word: quartz schist Part of Speech: noun 1. A metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quartz mining Part of Speech: noun 1. the mining of gold-bearing quartz Labels: uncountable
Word: quartzitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quartzite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quartzitic From quartzite + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or containing quartzite.
Word: QRS complex Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of graphical deflections on a typical electrocardiogram that represents the electrical changes generated by the depolarization of the heart ventricles.
Word: qto Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of quarto. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: qtr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of quarter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: qtr Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of quarterly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: quackle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From quack + -le? 1. To choke. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To make a quacking sound. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: quadrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ 1. An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
Word: quadrat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 2 below. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ 1. To place a quadrat, or divide into quadrats.
Word: quadrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1683. Possibly from French cadrat or Italian quadrato (“square”), from Latin quadrātum (“square”). Doublet of quadrate and of etymology 1 above. So called because the basic quadrat, the em quadrat, has a square face, having the same width as the height of a line of type. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/ 1. A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type. Labels: obsolete Example: If his Title be ſhort, he Sets it in the middle of the Line, by Setting Quadrats on both ſides: If his Title be long, he Sets the middle Line in the middle: If it make three or more Lines, he Indents the firſt with an m Quadrat, and the other with two m Quadrats. Example: The footsticks may be a trifle shorter than the width of two pages and the gutter; for as there should always be a line of quadrats, or a reglet cut to measure, at the foot of each page, the footstick may be a pica shorter without danger, on this account, of any thing falling out, when the form is lifted and it thus prevents the side and foot sticks from binding when locked up. 2. A virtual rectangular subdivision of a line or column of hieroglyphs within which a group of hieroglyphs is arranged.
Word: quadrant plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A slotted plate for carrying the gears of a lathe. 2. A Petri dish, divided into four, and containing agar and other materials, used in the identification of bacteria.
Word: quadrans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quadrāns. Doublet of quadrant. 1. A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
Word: quadrature of the circle Part of Speech: noun 1. The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle. Labels: uncountable
Word: quadratus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quadratus, perfect passive participle of quadro (“to make square”). Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdreɪ.təs/, /kwɑˈdreɪ.təs/ 1. Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
Word: quadrigamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quadrigamy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English quadrigamist From quadrigamy + -ist. 1. Someone who has four spouses at the same time. Labels: rare
Word: Lycra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Marketing coinage. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪkɹə/ 1. A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes. Labels: uncountable 2. Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts. Labels: uncountable 3. A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra. Labels: countable Example: Being a gym bunny is simply unbecoming. Not as unbecoming, perhaps, as the bicycle bunnies, with their helmet hair, their strangely padded Lycras that suggest a degree of sexual depravity and those ridiculous clacky shoes. But we’re not very pleasing to behold.
Word: quadrille paper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French papier quadrillé. 1. Paper marked out with squares. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quadriparous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- English -parous English quadriparous From quadri- + -parous. 1. Having given birth to four offspring. Labels: not-comparable Example: Quadriparous patients had more sufficient samples than others. None of the patients were nuliparous. Example: Six young nulliparous (6-month-old) and 6 old multiparous (tri- or quadriparous, 2-year-old) female Japanese white rabbits (body weight 3.0 kg) were killed by […] 2. Laying four eggs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadriporticus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quadriporticus, from Latin quattuor (“four”) + Latin porticus (“colonnade, portico”). 1. A nearly square courtyard surrounded by colonnaded porticoes.
Word: quadrireme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadrirēmis via Middle French quadrirème, equivalent to quadri- (“four”) + Latin remus (“oar”). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd(ʒ)rɪriːm/, /ˈkwɑdrəˌrim/ 1. A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen. Labels: historical Example: The Romanes hauing gained this prise, & ioyned hir to the Quadrireme bothe well furnished of all necessaries, kept them continnally in the entraunce, prohibiting withoute any difficultie the easie entrance of their enimies into Lilybeum. Example: During three decades of peace the Venetian battle fleet had stagnated, but soon, once again, reserve galleys were pushing out of the Arsenal. A colossal quadrireme constructed by the scholar-turned-shipwright Vettor Fausto was loaded with batteries of cannon.
Word: quadrivoltine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + -voltine. 1. Having four broods or litters in one year. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadruple thread Part of Speech: noun 1. a screw or worm gear having four equal threads and thus capable of being started in four places
Word: quail hawk Part of Speech: noun 1. The New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae, formerly also Hieracidea novae-hollandiae.
Word: quakerbird Part of Speech: noun 1. the sooty albatross
Word: qualified fee Part of Speech: noun 1. An estate which has an annexed qualification; a base fee.
Word: qualified property Part of Speech: noun 1. Ownership that is not absolute and complete. 2. Property whose subject matter is by nature not permanent (as wild animals reduced to possession but not in captivity). Example: A famous example of qualified property can be found in most wildlife preserves. 3. The right that a bailee has in the chattel transferred to him by the bailment.
Word: quality magazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A magazine designed to appeal to readers of superior education or culture.
Word: cover-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cover up. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvɚˌʌp/ 1. An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake. Example: Truthfulness means no lies and no cover-ups. Compassion means being kind and helpful to others. Forbearance means being able to tolerate and suffer, and not fight back. Example: [War metaphors] are used, either consciously or unconsciously, for specific effect and purpose. They are used, not so much as descriptions, but rather to convey additional moral, imaginative or judgmental information. The ubiquitous "war between the sexes" is, in fact, a cover-up of the fact that men, generally, have social power over women. 2. An item of clothing to be worn over a swimsuit while not in the water. Example: The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.
Word: qualitied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quality + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒlɪtɪd/ 1. Endowed with (usually specified) qualities; especially, having good qualities. Labels: archaic Example: I wot not well, whether my selfe should not much rather desire to beget and produce a perfectly-well-shaped, and excellently-qualited infant, by the acquaintance of the Muses, than by the copulation of my wife.
Word: qualityless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quality Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English qualityless From quality + -less. 1. lacking quality or qualities
Word: quantic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quantus (“how much”). 1. A homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables. Example: When the two quantics are the first derived functions of the same quantic of any odd order, the lineo-linear invariant does not vanish, but it is not an invariant of the single quantic. Example: 74. The discriminant of a binary quantic, or the eliminant of a system of binary quantics, is an invariant. We can see a priori that this must be the case, for if a given quantic has a square factor, it will have a square factor still when it is linearly transformed; or if a system of quantics have a common factor, they will still have a common factor when the equations are transformed.
Word: quarantine flag Part of Speech: noun 1. A black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
Word: quantum unit of spin Part of Speech: noun 1. A constant used as a unit of measurement for particle spin, equal to Planck's constant divided by 2π.
Word: quantum valebant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin, meaning "as much as they were worth". 1. A lawsuit to recover payment for goods that have been sold and delivered. Labels: uncountable
Word: quantum meruit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin as much as is deserved. 1. An inference that the defendant has promised to pay the plaintiff for the plaintiff's work or labor as much as he should deserve.
Word: quarantiner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarantine + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒɹəntiːnə(ɹ)/ 1. One who quarantines. 2. One who is quarantined.
Word: Quapaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of a Native American people who once lived in the Arkansas river valley.
Word: Quapaw Part of Speech: name 1. The Dhegihan language spoken by these people. 2. A town in Oklahoma.
Word: quare clausum fregit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin, meaning "wherefore he broke the close". 1. A writ for land trespass.
Word: quarry light Part of Speech: noun 1. a diamond-shaped pane of glass designed to be set in leads
Word: quarry water Part of Speech: noun 1. The moisture content of freshly quarried porous stone; the water held in the pores of stone.
Word: quarterage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quarter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English quarterage From quarter + -age. 1. A quarterly payment or allowance, tax, pension, or wage paid or received. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The provision of quarters (as for troops), or the cost of it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quarter belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A belt connecting pulleys whose axles are at right angles; a quarter turn belt.
Word: quarter blanket Part of Speech: noun 1. a blanket used under the saddle of a horse
Word: quarter crack Part of Speech: noun 1. A crack in a horse's forefoot; a sand crack.
Word: quarter light Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of quarter glass. Labels: UK
Word: quarterly court Part of Speech: noun 1. a county court held every three months. Labels: US
Word: quarter-phase Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quarter + phase. 1. Differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quarter nettings Part of Speech: noun 1. Hammock nettings along a ship's quarter rails. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Word: money belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A belt concealed under clothing, having a pocket for money or documents.
Word: quarter waiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Three months is a quarter of a year. 1. A gentleman usher on duty in the English court for three months of each year. Labels: obsolete
Word: quarter-wave plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.
Word: quarter-witted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quarter + witted. Used as an intensified version of half-witted. 1. Having or displaying half the mental capacity of a half-wit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quartz-crystal clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A clock which is regulated by a quartz crystal.
Word: quartz-diorite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of diorite containing appreciable amounts of quartz.
Word: Quartodeciman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin Quārtadecimānī, from quārta decima for the fourteenth day of the first month of the Jewish calendar, which is Nisan. 1. Any of a group of early Christians (especially in Asia Minor, Syria, and Jerusalem) who observed Pascha (Christian Passover or Easter) on Nisan 14 of the Hebrew calendar, the day Jesus was crucified according to the Gospel of John, and the day before the beginning of Jewish Passover (also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (מַצּוֹת (matsót)), which began on Nisan 15.
Word: Quartodeciman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin Quārtadecimānī, from quārta decima for the fourteenth day of the first month of the Jewish calendar, which is Nisan. 1. Of or pertaining to these people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xylophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- + -phage. 1. Any living organism that feeds on wood.
Word: Aalborg Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑːlbɔːɡ/, /ˈɔlˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈɑlˌbɔɹɡ/ 1. A port city, the capital of North Jutland, Denmark; the fourth-largest city in Denmark.
Word: A & E Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of A&E. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: A & R Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A&R. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Aarau Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɹaʊ/ 1. A municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland; capital of the Helvetic Republic between 1798 and 1803.
Word: excelsior Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin excelsior, comparative of excelsus (“high”). The name of the stuffing material was originally a trademark. As an exclamation, originating in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Excelsior (1841), based on the New York state motto. Popularized in the comic book fandom by Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee, who chose the term to sign off his columns as it was an obscure term and would confound competing publishers who imitated his style. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɔː/, /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/, /ɪk-/ 1. Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic, rare Example: There was with him a whole host of moral heroes, who, conscious of their power to win the victory , and quickened by the inspirations which they received from that higher state of being, were striving, by the excelsior movement of the soul, to attain to those glory-encircled heights from whence they could look calmly down upon the plane of their earthly existence. Example: At this crisis, reverberating among the pines, rang out more distinctly the voice of the excelsior man , urging me to come on. "Oh! I'm all right down here," I answered, gasping for breath. 2. More surpassing, more excelling. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic, rare Example: It was clear from the first three paragraphs that the language employed by Mr Tolkien was excelsior. He was brilliant. Example: Without comparisons, the beautiful is neither felt nor understood, so that it is the excelsior of the normal type, it is the true + x; it is the splendour of the true.
Word: excelsior Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Latin excelsior, comparative of excelsus (“high”). The name of the stuffing material was originally a trademark. As an exclamation, originating in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Excelsior (1841), based on the New York state motto. Popularized in the comic book fandom by Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee, who chose the term to sign off his columns as it was an obscure term and would confound competing publishers who imitated his style. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɔː/, /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/, /ɪk-/ 1. Onward; a rallying cry for progress. Labels: dated Example: ... and when the shout 'Excelsior!' echoed, up the oaken heights, Two hundred heels went thundering all at once, Four stairs at every jump Example: Adventurous spirits cried "Excelsior," but having had enough of climbing, with several friends we retraced our steps, and reached the farms, where little girls brought us plates of raspberries, currants, and cherries for a consideration. 2. A greeting, farewell or acclamation. Labels: especially, slang Example: MARTIN PRINCE: Finally, Bart's one of us! NERDS: Excelsior! Example: He makes a fake snorting noises with his nose and says “Excelsior to you too then, man” as he pushes up imaginary glasses on his face as if I'm the nerd.
Word: excelsior Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin excelsior, comparative of excelsus (“high”). The name of the stuffing material was originally a trademark. As an exclamation, originating in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Excelsior (1841), based on the New York state motto. Popularized in the comic book fandom by Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee, who chose the term to sign off his columns as it was an obscure term and would confound competing publishers who imitated his style. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɔː/, /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/, /ɪk-/ 1. The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point. Labels: US, dated, uncountable 2. Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable Example: These little mangers, with baby dolls representing Jesus, porcelean Josephs and Marys, wide-eyed cows of papier-mâché, and excelsior for straw, were purchased by pious parents for well-behaved children at Christmas-tide. Example: Working both [of them] at Kroll's then, she selling candy and cashews in a white smock with "Jan" stitched on her pocket and he lugging easy chairs and maple end tables around on the floor above, hammering apart packing crates from nine to five, the itch of the packing excelsior getting into his nose and eyes and making them burn.
Word: Aarhus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish Aarhus. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːhuːs/, /ˈɑɹˌ(h)us/, /ˈɔrˌ(h)us/ 1. A city and port in Denmark, in East Jutland; the second-largest city in Denmark.
Word: Aaron's beard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the reference in Psalms 133:2 in the Bible. Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹ.ənz bɪəd/, /ˈæɹ.ənz bɪəd/, /ˈɛɹ.ənz bɪɹd/, /ˈæɹ.ənz bɪɹd/ 1. A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens. 2. A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens. 3. A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens. 4. A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens. 5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Aaron, -'s, beard.
Word: platypnea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From platy- + -pnea, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, breathing”). 1. Shortness of breath that occurs when the patient is upright, that is, sufficient breathing only when lying flat. Labels: uncountable
Word: A'asia Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Australasia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Alfred Herbert (A'asia) Pty Ltd
Word: chatelaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] Borrowed from French châtelaine, the feminine form of châtelain (“castle-keeper, castellan; one living in a castle”), from Medieval Latin castellanus (“occupants of a castle”), from castellum (“castle, fort”) (diminutive of castrum (“castle, fort”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut off, separate”)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). By surface analysis, Old French chatel + French -aine. Pronunciation: /ˈʃætəleɪn/, /ˈʃætəˌleɪn/, [-ɾl̩-] 1. The mistress of a castle or large household. Labels: dated Example: Gerard returned safely to his native land, and in the fantastic spirit of the times, he approached his own castle disguised as a pilgrim, intending to himself and his Chatelaine, the delight of a romantic surprise. […] He accordingly repaired, in the silent hour of midnight, when the castle was wrapped in sleep, to the well-remembered chamber of the Chatelaine. She was not alone. A handsome young page supplied the place of her long-absent lord. In the excess of his rage, Gerard killed his wife on the spot, but reserved the page for a more lingering revenge. Example: [A] detachment of the Imperial army, under Francis Wesselény, was ordered to attack the castle. Having made the most elaborate preparations, he summoned the garrison to surrender; the refusal was haughty and uncompromising, and, to the surprise of Wesselény, dictated by the Chatelaine herself, who personally conducted its defence. To be foiled by a woman, little suited his proud nature; but all efforts to effect a breach in the massive walls of the stronghold were ineffectual, and every attack gallantly repulsed. 2. A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines. Labels: historical Example: This elegant little appendage to the dress, large enough to contain a handkerchief and purse, is deserving of being as generally adopted in the United States as it has recently been in Paris. […] Both sides of the Chatelaine are embroidered alike. […] The hook attaches this Chatelaine to the wristband. Example: The latest fashion is to wear watches suspended from the chatelaine. The chatelaine is short, and ornamented with charms. 3. A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain. Example: A French fashion is now busy investing the large body of French gentlemen with Chatelaines. These do not hang, as with English ladies, from the waist, but from the waistcoat pocket. They are generally attached to the watch—or, supposing the gentleman has no such useful appendage for killing time, then they are fastened to the waistcoat-button, and allowed to dangle gracefully therefrom. Example: The Swiss jewellery chiefly consisted of châtelaines or watch pendants, having no very distinct style or character, but embracing examples of all styles, both ancient and modern; […] One of the chief attractions in the collection were the examples of châtelaines attached to watch cases, ornamented in a similar style.
Word: selva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlvə/ 1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
Word: altar boy Part of Speech: noun 1. A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity. 2. A young man adhering to traditional values.
Word: soga Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of rope made from esparto.
Word: soga Part of Speech: verb 1. To tie something up with a soga. Labels: transitive, uncommon Example: The next morning we sogaed up the horses and set out.
Word: germanomethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English germano- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English germanomethane From germano- + methane. 1. germanium tetrahydride Labels: uncountable
Word: monogermane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English germane English monogermane From mono- + germane. 1. Germanium tetrahydride. Labels: uncountable
Word: autolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + -lytic. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtəˈlɪtɪk/ 1. Relating to autolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: jigsaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jig + saw. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔː/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɑ/ 1. A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal. 2. A jigsaw puzzle. 3. Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle. Example: A rolling programme of platform closures will enable Network Rail to replace 54-year-old signalling and (when complete in 2022) complete a jigsaw of upgrades that started in 2005. Example: The last piece of the jigsaw dropped into place in July with the stretch of line from Coleford Junction to Meldon Quarry being purchased by Network Rail from Aggregate Industries for a nominal sum.
Word: jigsaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jig + saw. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔː/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɔ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.sɑ/ 1. To cut something using a jigsaw. Labels: transitive
Word: photoessay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of photo essay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: photo essay Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of photographs, sometimes with text, that narrates a story.
Word: Amarillo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish amarillo (“yellow, golden”). Pronunciation: /æməˈɹɪloʊ/, /æməˈɹɪlə/ 1. A city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.
Word: piedra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish piedra (“stone”). Doublet of petra. 1. A hair disease caused by a fungus. Labels: uncountable
Word: autolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English autolysis From auto- (“self”) + -lysis (“breakdown”). Pronunciation: /əˈtɑ.ləˌsɪs/ 1. The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself. Labels: uncountable 2. The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism. Labels: uncountable 3. The autocytolysis of blood cells. Labels: uncountable 4. The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation. Labels: uncountable 5. A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt. Labels: uncountable Example: Autolysis involves combining only the flour and water and letting them sit for 15– 30 minutes before adding the leavening and salt. According to Calvel, this initial preparation gives the starch and the gluten proteins a chance to absorb as much water as possible without the interference of salt, and allows the gluten chains to shorten more […]
Word: desensitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sensitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sensitize 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 sensitization English desensitization From de- + sensitization. 1. The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Furthermore, the desensitization steps should be incremental so that the animal experiences little or no fear response during the sessions.
Word: desensitisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sensitise English desensitise 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 desensitisation From desensitise + -ation. 1. The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Word: denaturalisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English naturalisation English denaturalisation From de- + naturalisation. 1. The act or process of denaturalising, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: denaturalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English naturalization English denaturalization From de- + naturalization. 1. The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In each feature of this sovereign friendship (exception, improbable and random unicity, metapolitical transcendence, disproportion, infinite dissymmetry, denaturalization, etc.), it might be tempting to recognize a rupture with Greek philía – a testamentary rupture, as some would hasten to conclude, a palaeo- or neo-testamentary rupture. 2. The involuntary removal of citizenship by a country Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Justice Department has long pursued denaturalization on the basis of fraud. A 2016 Homeland Security Department Inspector General report found that at least 858 people had been given US citizenship despite having been deported under a different identity, because their fingerprints had not been in the system. Example: Still, denaturalizations are rare and can only occur in federal court. The Justice Department has filed 228 civil denaturalization cases since 2008, according to a DOJ official. Of the 228 cases, 94 were filed over roughly the last three years, indicating a recent jump in filings, the official said.
Word: garbage truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle for the collection and removal of domestic waste Labels: Canada, US
Word: galvanoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English galvanoplasty Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English galvanoplastic From galvanoplasty + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to galvanoplasty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: galvanoplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From galvano- + -plasty. 1. The process of galvanizing, of coating with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means. Labels: uncountable
Word: pinfold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pinfold, punfold, punfald, variants of Middle English pundfold, pundfald, from Old English pundfald (“pinfold”), equivalent to pound (“pen, enclosure”) + fold. 1. An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land. Example: These drawing near the wood, where close ypent / The wicked sprites in sylvan pinfolds were […] Example: A little further along the road is the pinfold where stray animals were penned until claimed by their owners.
Word: pinfold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pinfold, punfold, punfald, variants of Middle English pundfold, pundfald, from Old English pundfald (“pinfold”), equivalent to pound (“pen, enclosure”) + fold. 1. To confine (animals) in a pinfold. Labels: transitive
Word: Tzutujil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Tz'utujil. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tzutujil Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tz'utujil (“a Native American language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bonaparte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Italian buona (“good”) and parte (“part, share, portion”). 1. A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). 2. A former name for the island of Réunion.
Word: gusano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish gusano. 1. A Cuban reactionary or counter-revolutionary. Labels: derogatory Example: [...] in honor of the charitable work of the Cuban-born gusano singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio. A few yards away, homeless people tried to get some sleep. Example: was amerika’s grip on Cuba and Venezuela and Hawaii and Puerto Rico and Guam and Iraq and Haiti and indian residential schools was the miami gusanos cheering for Fidel’s death 2. A reactionary or counter-revolutionary of any nationality, especially one who supports and/or calls for Western intervention. Labels: broadly, derogatory Example: Gusano is an insult used by every socialist aimed at people who abandon their country for western luxury. I’ve seen Chinese people use it against other Chinese (particularly Hong Kongers), Vietnamese against other Vietnamese, and obviously Cubans against Floridian Cubans. Example: A Russian gusano miserably arguing that the fall of the USSR was good.
Word: Abkhaz Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa)der. Mingrelian *აბაზღა (*abazɣa) Mingrelian *აბღაზა (*abɣaza) Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza)der. Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi) Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi)bor. Russian абха́з (abxáz)bor. English Abkhaz Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz). Pronunciation: /ɑbˈkɑz/ 1. Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Abkhaz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa)der. Mingrelian *აბაზღა (*abazɣa) Mingrelian *აბღაზა (*abɣaza) Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza)der. Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi) Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi)bor. Russian абха́з (abxáz)bor. English Abkhaz Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz). Pronunciation: /ɑbˈkɑz/ 1. An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea.
Word: Abkhaz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa)der. Mingrelian *აბაზღა (*abazɣa) Mingrelian *აბღაზა (*abɣaza) Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza)der. Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi) Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi)bor. Russian абха́з (abxáz)bor. English Abkhaz Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz). Pronunciation: /ɑbˈkɑz/ 1. A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia.
Word: Achinese Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Acehnese. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Acholi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈtʃoʊ.li/ 1. A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan. Labels: in-plural, often Example: To him every Acholi was a rebel, …. Every time we captured an Acholi, we had to kill them, and Drago hated this. Example: The Acholis had barely given up hunting over a generation and now were growing the main cashcrops which were [...]. When further asked what would be the bride price for an Acholi, he blandly stated it as 100 shillings; ...
Word: Acholi Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈtʃoʊ.li/ 1. A Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily by this people, in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda.
Word: Adangme Part of Speech: name 1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana.
Word: carbon fibre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carbon fiber. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Afrihili Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Africa + Swahili, coined in 1970. Pronunciation: /ˌæf.ɹɪˈhiː.li/, /ˌæf.ɹɪˈhi.li/ 1. A constructed language designed to be used as a lingua franca in all of Africa.
Word: carbon fiber Part of Speech: noun 1. A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon. 2. A cloth or felt made from these fibers. 3. Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic, a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: “Anyone in our industry interested in the state of the art has to look at carbon fiber,” he said, adding that composite bikes could be common in three to five years. “Not only is it strong, and light, but you can position the fibers any way you want, to absorb all the stress you normally find in a bike.” Example: One problem, though: with prices above $8 a pound for midgrade carbon fiber, the material costs about 20 times as much as the steel it replaces.
Word: boric oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A white solid, of empirical formula B₂O₃; it is an inorganic polymer used in making glass and enamel and for synthesizing other boron compounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron trioxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A white solid, of empirical formula B₂O₃, that is an inorganic polymer, and is used in making glass and enamel and for synthesizing other boron compounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron nitride Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron phosphate Part of Speech: noun 1. An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula BPO₄, used as a phosphor and a source of dietary boron. Labels: uncountable
Word: chalcogenide glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several inorganic polymers of sulphur, selenium and tellurium, that are transparent to infrared radiation and are used in optics. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: molybdenum disulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of molybdenum disulfide. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: molybdenum disulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphazene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of compounds in which a phosphorous atom is covalently linked to a nitrogen atom by a double bond, and to three other atoms or radicals by single bonds.