nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: varpu Part of Speech: noun 1. A large but shallow stewpot made of metal or clay, traditionally used in southern India.
Word: Gwere Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Uganda.
Word: douchebag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From douche + bag. Pronunciation: /ˈduːʃˌbæɡ/ 1. A sterile container for holding fluid used in a vaginal douche. Labels: literally 2. A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, figuratively, slang, vulgar Example: Near-synonym: dirtbag Example: That douchebag ruined my shrimp cocktail. 3. Any social misfit: a doofus, dork, nerd, or loser. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, figuratively, slang, vulgar Example: Near-synonym: dirtbag Example: That pocket protector makes you look like a douchebag.
Word: inequitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French inéquitable. Morphologically in- + equitable. 1. unfair, unequal or unjust.
Word: back on to Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of back onto. Labels: alt-of, alternative, transitive
Word: flirter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flirt + -er. Compare Old English fleardere (“one who acts wantonly or with folly”). 1. One who flirts. Example: I just ended a relationship with a compulsive flirter, after realizing that no one deserved to be treated as I was.
Word: back onto Part of Speech: verb 1. To reverse a vehicle onto something. Labels: transitive Example: He backed the car onto my toe. 2. To reverse onto something. Labels: transitive Example: The car backed onto my toe. 3. To overlook something from the rear. Labels: transitive Example: My house backs onto the canal.
Word: back projection Part of Speech: noun 1. A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Coordinate term: back projection 2. tomographic reconstruction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nitrobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nitrobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Camberwell beauty Part of Speech: noun 1. A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America. Labels: UK
Word: mourning cloak Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral. Labels: obsolete 2. A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America. Labels: US
Word: nitriding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nitr(ogen) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nitride English -ing English nitriding From nitride + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/ 1. A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia. Example: Stabilization of fluctuations by carbon creates prerequisites during nitriding for the transformation of the chromocarbon cluster into the nitride phase.
Word: oxidizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide 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 oxidize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English oxidizable From oxidize + -able. 1. Capable of being oxidized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxidant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French oxydant. 1. an oxidizing agent
Word: oxyhydrogen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English oxyhydrogen From oxy- + hydrogen. 1. Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxyhydrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English oxyhydrogen From oxy- + hydrogen. 1. A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen Labels: uncountable
Word: oxygenator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxygenate + -or. 1. any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
Word: bs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of b Labels: form-of, plural 2. Abbreviation of bullshit. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal
Word: ks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of k Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seedie Part of Speech: noun 1. In the 19th century, an ex-slave, rescued from French, Portuguese or Zanzibari vessels off north-east Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy. Labels: historical
Word: spasmodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”). Pronunciation: /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/, /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ 1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles. 2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms. Example: spasmodic asthma Example: […] Dr. Francis Fuller, […] upon wearing a Quick-ſilver Girdle, for the Cure of the Itch, (and that after an inconſiderate and raſh manner) was brought under a violent Spaſmodick Diſtemper, which was ſupposed by himſelf and others to be owing to ſome Mercurial Particles lodg'd in ſome excretory Ducts of the Brain. 3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts. Example: spasmodic zeal or industry Example: The chin was heavy, the nostrils were low and wide, and the lower lip hung loosely except in his moments of spasmodic earnestness, when it shut like a steel trap. 4. Erratic or unsustained. 5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.
Word: spasmodic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”). Pronunciation: /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/, /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ 1. A medicine for suppressing spasms.
Word: Capeverdean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Cape Verdean. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Capeverdean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Cape Verdean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Capeverdean Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cape Verdean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: opinio juris sive necessitatis Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Latin, opinio iuris sive necessitatis, "opinion of law or necessity" 1. The principle of international law where states believe or accept that a practice exists and must be followed because of a rule of law requiring it, to the extent that it becomes part of the body of norms known as international Customary Law.
Word: call in Part of Speech: verb 1. To communicate with a base etc, by telephone. Labels: copulative, intransitive Example: I was too unwell to work yesterday so I called in sick. 2. To report; communicate (a message) by telephone or similar. Labels: transitive Example: The hoaxer called in a bomb threat. 3. To pay a short visit. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonym: call on (transitive) Example: I'll call in this afternoon to pick up my prescription. 4. To summon someone, especially for help or advice. Labels: transitive Example: The government called in the army to deal with the riots. Example: By the latter part of 1848, the throne of Hudson the Railway King who had been called in in 1845 as a superman to save the Eastern Counties Railway, was tottering to its fall, [...]. 5. To withdraw something from sale or circulation. Labels: transitive 6. To request immediate repayment of (a debt). Labels: transitive
Word: dig up Part of Speech: verb 1. To excavate something. Labels: transitive Example: The work involved a complete rewiring of the system, while the addition of four higher-capacity Mechan jacks and the increased length of the new train meant the entire floor (the length of four train carriages) had to be dug up, levelled and strengthened to meet tolerance requirements. 2. To discover something by digging; to unearth. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: dig up information Example: dig up proof 3. To find a supply of (something); to pay up. Labels: transitive Example: You'll have to dig up eight grand to pay for this.
Word: lock up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: lock + up Pronunciation: /ˌlɒk ˈʌp/ 1. To imprison or incarcerate (someone). Labels: transitive Example: In 1970, a new era of "getting tough" on young offenders really began to gather momentum with the incoming Conservative government. The number of juveniles locked up each year increased by 500% between 1965 and 1980. 2. To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way. Labels: transitive Example: Please lock up all valuables in the safe before leaving. Example: Angus is back in town! Better lock up your daughters, your wife, and your sheep! 3. To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely. Labels: intransitive 4. To lock (a door, window, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: That door still needs to be locked up. 5. To cease responding. Labels: intransitive Example: When I press this button, the program locks up. 6. To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze. Labels: transitive Example: If your password contains a particular string of letters, entering it can lock up the login form. 7. To stop moving; to seize. Labels: intransitive 8. To stop moving; to seize. Labels: intransitive Example: Due to the engines-out condition, the landing was conducted without the brake antiskid and normal breaking^([sic]) systems. Because the emergency brake accumulator only provides for a limited amount of brake applications, full braking was applied and retained at the second touch down, resulting in the main wheels locking up. The tires quickly abraded and deflated at a point between about 300 and 450 feet beyond the second and final touch down. 9. To lose one's forward momentum; to freeze. 10. To (mistakenly) cause or have one of one's wheels to lock up (stop spinning). Labels: intransitive Example: Twelve laps later, Leclerc locked up at the first chicane and clattered over the run-off area. Again, Hamilton got a run on him, and this time Leclerc defended robustly through the flat-out Curva Grande, moving very late to block Hamilton to the Ferrari's left. 11. To invest in something long term. Labels: transitive 12. To travel through a flight of locks on a waterway in an uphill direction. Labels: intransitive 13. To fasten quoins securely with a mallet and a shooting-stick. Labels: obsolete 14. To assure success in or control of (something). Labels: slang, transitive Example: He locked up the championship with that move. 15. To enter a state of mechanical alignment. Labels: intransitive Example: You will roll the second tape for about 15 seconds until the tape "locks up" with house sync.
Word: gl Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of good luck Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cirrhoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cirrhosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rorikon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lolicon. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sk Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of skip. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Row 1: Ch 3, sk 2 sts, 3 dc in next st[…]
Word: sk Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of seek. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-past, participle, past Example: Lesbian & 2 cats sk home outside of city limits. If you need a home too, let's look together.
Word: Kangxi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 康熙 (Kāngxī). Pronunciation: /kɑŋˈʃiː/ 1. A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period. Example: In the twenty-second year of the Kangsi emperor (1863), Cing [translating 清 (Qīng)] soldiers conquered Taiwan. Example: Wu on Friday said the museum has completed its investigations into the damage to the stem bowl as well as a yellow porcelain bowl made during the Kangsi era of the Qing Dynasty, which were found to have been broken when museum staff opened their boxes. 2. The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day. Example: According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation. Example: [He wrote] Textual Criticism of Kangxi Zidian, 1827[,] in which he identified more than 2500 erroneous citations in Kangxi.
Word: firehead tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. A freshwater ray-finned fish, Hemigrammus bleheri, native to South America.
Word: brilliant rummynose tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. The firehead tetra.
Word: red-nose tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. The firehead tetra.
Word: rummy nose Part of Speech: noun 1. The firehead tetra.
Word: rummy-nose tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. The firehead tetra.
Word: thornfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thorn + fish. 1. A group of fish in the order Perciformes, the family Bovichtidae. 2. A dragonet, any of the small perciform marine fish of the family Callionymidae. 3. A jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua).
Word: Ankit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi अंकित (aṅkit). 1. A male given name from India, of Indian usage.
Word: attachiamenta de spinis et boscis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin attachiamenta de spinis et boscis. 1. An ancient privilege granted to forest officers to take for their own any thorns, brushwood, and windfalls within their own precincts. Labels: dated
Word: bawdily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bawdy Middle English -ly English -ly English bawdily From bawdy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːdɪli/ 1. In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent. Example: But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.
Word: nagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nag Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nagger From nag + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnæɡɚ/ 1. One who nags.
Word: phrasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phrase + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ 1. Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. 2. Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech. Example: phrasal preposition
Word: phrasal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phrase + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ 1. A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech. Example: Furthermore, children demonstrated that they understood the mapping by elaborating phrasals to sententials, and reducing sententials to phrasals when imitating. 2. A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.
Word: revised Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvaɪzd/, /ɹəˈvaɪzd/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: revised Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvaɪzd/, /ɹəˈvaɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of revise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vulgarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulgarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jarbua terapon Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible omnivorous fish of species Terapon jarbua, fawn in color on top, cream-colored below, with a dark nape, and three or four curved dark brown bands run from the nape to the hind part of the body, the lowermost continuing across the middle of the caudal fin, of the Actinopterygii order.
Word: custom made Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of custom-made. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: poojah Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pooja. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: No other person but the Chaur is allowed to touch them; and while the poojah (religious ceremony) is going on all must keep themselves pure […] Example: Laſt is the Gunta-Poojah, which is plaiſtering the bell with ſandal wood.
Word: puja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”). Pronunciation: /ˈpuː.dʒə/, /ˈpu.dʒə/, /puː.dʒɑː/ 1. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Grunth, the holy book of the Sikhs, seems to be becoming an object of idolatrous worship. They do puja to it, and carry it in procession daily. Example: ‘Godbole's pujah did it,’ cried the Englishman.
Word: dedans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dedans. 1. A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.
Word: Zanzibari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zanzibar + -i. 1. A native or inhabitant of Zanzibar. Example: Once a white man in an unbuttoned uniform, camping on the path with an armed escort of lank Zanzibaris, very hospitable and festive, not to say drunk.
Word: Zanzibari Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Zanzibar + -i. 1. of, or relating to Zanzibar or its inhabitants Labels: not-comparable
Word: participatory economics Part of Speech: noun 1. A proposed alternative to capitalism that uses participatory decision making. Labels: uncountable
Word: parecon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Participatory economics. Labels: uncountable
Word: tarrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a "tarrier of time" before torture and execution for his beliefs. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹi.ə/, /ˈtæɹiɚ/, /ˈtɛɹiɚ/ 1. A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries. 2. A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: Wouldnae even offer Jock Stein – your greatest ever manager – a seat on the board 'cause he wasnae a Tarrier. Example: It was the Irish “tarriers” working on the railroad that provided the context for the folk ballad that began […]
Word: tarrier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːɹi.ə/, /ˈtɑɹiɚ/ 1. comparative form of tarry: more tarry Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: tarrier Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹi.ə/, /ˈtɛɹiɚ/, /ˈtæɹiɚ/ 1. Obsolete form of terrier (“kind of dog”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I then had the two best tarriers beneath the canopy; this poor crater is their daughter," and he patted the dog's head affectionately. Example: Why I recollect, a bit ago, having a tarrier dog what got old and disagreeable, and was turned out on that account from a swell house in Belgravy. Well, he come into my hands, and nat'rally I put him on paunch, like the rest. Would he eat it? Not he. He had been used to his chicken, and his mutton chops, and his 'ashes: and he turned up his nose at anything commoner.
Word: troll-friendly Part of Speech: adj 1. Not taking any steps to combat trolling. Labels: Internet, slang
Word: Krooman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kroo + -man. 1. an ex-slave, rescued from West Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy, especially one from the Kroo tribe. Labels: historical, obsolete
Word: bleeding heart Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: 2. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: 3. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: 4. Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae. 5. Any of species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant. 6. Any of species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. 7. Any of genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands. 8. A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance. Labels: derogatory, figuratively
Word: bleeding-heart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bleeding + heart. Pronunciation: /ˈbliːdɪŋˌhɑːt/ 1. Any of several species of bird in the genus Gallicolumba of the pigeon family, native to the Philippines, characterised by a red patch on the plumage of the breast. 2. A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.
Word: bleeding-heart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bleeding + heart. Pronunciation: /ˈbliːdɪŋˌhɑːt/ 1. Overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.
Word: bleary-eyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bleary + eyed. 1. Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes. Example: Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued Example: Bleary-eyed walkers prepared their kit for the final mountain, while the onboard crew fed and watered them, boosting people's energy levels for the last challenge.
Word: rio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ryō (“Japanese ounce”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rio Part of Speech: noun 1. A grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above standard and sierra. Labels: uncountable
Word: painless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English paynles, peynlees, equivalent to pain + -less. Compare West Frisian pynleas (“painless”), Dutch pijnloos (“painless”). 1. Free from pain; without pain or trouble. Example: There are now washless dishes, painless razors, painless shoes, painless corsets, prepared soups, painless photographs (it used to give you a stiff neck for three days to have your picture taken)[…] 2. Not difficult; easy. Example: At first it seemed like a very painless way to get my work done and I told Milly to let me sleepwrite as much as I liked. We discovered, however, that although my subconscious might lead me to the typewriter, it couldn't make me think.
Word: vt Part of Speech: noun 1. verb transitive or transitive verb (often in dictionaries) 2. Alternative form of vt. (“vert”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: obs Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of obsolete. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: obs Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of observed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: obs Part of Speech: noun 1. Police observation. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: But I now knew I was under obs by the Gardai as well as by GMP. Example: Had you under obs for three weeks. 2. An observation hut. Labels: uncountable
Word: obs Part of Speech: noun 1. Observation(s) (blood pressure, temperature, etc). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: obs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of phrase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: phr Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of phrasal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: painlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English painless Middle English -ly English -ly English painlessly From painless + -ly. 1. In a painless manner. Example: The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.
Word: painlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English painless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English painlessness From painless + -ness. 1. The quality of being painless. Labels: uncountable
Word: blind tooling Part of Speech: noun 1. A bookbinding technique in which decorations to the cover of a book are made by making impressions into the surface with a variety of heated tools. Labels: uncountable
Word: blow hot and cold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Aesop's fable The Satyr and the Traveller, in which a satyr declares he cannot trust a man who blows hot (to warm his hands) and cold (to cool his food) with the same breath. 1. To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: For a week, she couldn't get enough of me. The next week, her interest blew hot and cold, and a week later she dumped me. Example: He blows hot and cold. He will speak for or against.
Word: lv Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of latent variable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of launch vehicle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of left ventricle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of level. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Initialism of liquid volume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of local volume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of logical volume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of low voltage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of low volume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of luncheon voucher. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: nominated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɑm.ɪˌneɪ.tɪd/ 1. Having received a nomination. Example: The nominated candidates will each give a speech before the election.
Word: nominated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnɑm.ɪˌneɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of nominate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shortcuts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːtkʌts/ 1. plural of shortcut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shortcuts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːtkʌts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shortcut Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ogg Part of Speech: name Etymology: An abbreviation of OggSquish, a 1993 suggestion by Michael Whitsun to replace the original name (Squish) which was trademarked. Ogg was jargon from the computer game Netrek meaning roughly: to put all your resources into an attack to ensure its success, regardless of any negative consequences on the rest of the game. Allegedly ogg is a corruption of Og, the screen-name of the player who first played the game this way. Pronunciation: /ɒɡ/ 1. An open bitstream container file format for audio, video, and other multimedia content. 2. A surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Randall County, Texas, United States.
Word: call off Part of Speech: verb 1. To recall; to cancel or call a halt to. Labels: transitive Example: If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land. Example: After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy. 2. To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work. Labels: intransitive
Word: rest area Part of Speech: noun 1. A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.
Word: keek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kyken, kiken, keken (“to look, peep”), probably from Middle Dutch kiken, kieken or Middle Low German kîken (“to look, peep”), from Old Saxon *kīkan (“to look”), from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan, from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną (“to look”). Cognate with Dutch kijken (“to look”), German Low German kieken (“to look”), Estonian kiikama (“to look, to peek”), German kieken (“to look”), Danish kigge, kikke (“to look, peep”), Swedish kika (“to peep, peek, keek, pry”), Icelandic kíkja (“to look, check”). Perhaps related to kick. The words peek, keek and peep were used more or less synonymously in the 14th and 15th centuries. Pronunciation: /kiːk/ 1. To peek; peep. Labels: Scotland, intransitive Example: She was laid in my arms. Not able to sit up, I just keeked at her beautiful facie.
Word: keek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kyken, kiken, keken (“to look, peep”), probably from Middle Dutch kiken, kieken or Middle Low German kîken (“to look, peep”), from Old Saxon *kīkan (“to look”), from Proto-West Germanic *kīkan, from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną (“to look”). Cognate with Dutch kijken (“to look”), German Low German kieken (“to look”), Estonian kiikama (“to look, to peek”), German kieken (“to look”), Danish kigge, kikke (“to look, peep”), Swedish kika (“to peep, peek, keek, pry”), Icelandic kíkja (“to look, check”). Perhaps related to kick. The words peek, keek and peep were used more or less synonymously in the 14th and 15th centuries. Pronunciation: /kiːk/ 1. A look, especially a quick one; a peek. Labels: Scotland Example: "And now let's take another keek at the red-coats," says Alan, and he led me to the north-eastern fringe of the wood.
Word: vorpal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɹpl̩/, /ˈvɔːpl̩/ 1. Sharp or deadly. 2. Having a special power making decapitation likely.
Word: Daedalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Daedalus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Daedalian From Daedalus + -ian. Pronunciation: /dɪˈdeɪliən/ 1. Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful. Example: 1812, Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations volume 1, book 2, chapter 2, page 484, published in London by Cadell and Davies "The commerce and industry of the country, ... cannot be altogether so secure when they are thus, as it were, suspended upon the Daedalian wings of paper money as when they travel about upon the solid ground of gold and silver" Example: Hicks is both thwarter and thwartee of Daedalean plots. Aboard a train, the rhythm of the wheels sounds to him like "wottachump, wottachump, wottachump." 2. Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy. 3. Deceitful, duplicitous.
Word: schmatte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shmatte. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A night in April. We are dressing for a dinner party, I in a black skirt with a porthole over which I have dropped an empire-waisted blue schmatte. Schmatte, along with "merch" for merchandise and "matchy-matchy," as in "That sweater and skirt are too matchy-matchy," is among the words I have picked up at Mlle.
Word: langour Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of languor. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: obligated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of obligate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obligated Part of Speech: adj 1. Committed. Labels: Canada, Scotland, US 2. Having an obligation; obliged. Labels: Canada, Scotland, US Example: Under a provision of a larger piece of legislation, popularly known as the Customs Bill, that has been approved by the House and is expected to soon pass the Senate, American officials will be obligated to treat the settlements as part of Israel in future trade negotiations.
Word: hot as hell Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hot + as hell. 1. Extremely hot (all senses). Labels: colloquial, not-comparable
Word: iterative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French itératif. Pronunciation: /ˈɪt(ə)ɹətɪv/, /ˈɪtəˌɹeɪtɪv/, [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.tɪv], [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.ɾɪv], [ˈɪt.əˌɹeɪ.tɪv] 1. Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop. Labels: not-comparable 2. Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency. Labels: not-comparable
Word: iterative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French itératif. Pronunciation: /ˈɪt(ə)ɹətɪv/, /ˈɪtəˌɹeɪtɪv/, [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.tɪv], [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.ɾɪv], [ˈɪt.əˌɹeɪ.tɪv] 1. A verb showing the iterative aspect.
Word: conspiracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conspiracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conspiracies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conspiracy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: end user Part of Speech: noun 1. The final consumer of a product; the intended recipient or user. Example: Measuring site health from the end user's point of view is the discipline of EUEM, which is the logical complement to web analytics.
Word: personalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal 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 personalize 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 personalization From personalize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /-lɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 2. The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 3. The act of personifying; personification. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: straight face Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌstɹeɪt ˈfeɪs/ 1. A face that is expressionless, especially not laughing. Labels: idiomatic Example: I don't think I could recite "Peter Piper" quickly ten times with a straight face.
Word: stanchions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stanchion Labels: form-of, plural Example: One minute's surprise, and a dark shadow appeared at the window. A strong grasp forced aside the iron stanchions—a tall slight figure sprang into the room.
Word: stanchions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stanchion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: 3D jobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 3D job Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wispy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wisp + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪspi/ 1. Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle. Example: The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.
Word: so much for Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something. Labels: idiomatic Example: For years, Volkswagen cars were designed to cheat on emissions tests. So much for "German engineering". Example: Well, I guess it'll never work. So much for that idea.
Word: quitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quitting Part of Speech: noun 1. The deliberate ending of something. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The termination of employment, initiated by the employee. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: disposing Part of Speech: adj 1. Acting to predispose or incline. Example: The indifference to life which is produced by opium is precisely the most disposing excitement to suicide. Example: Chlorpromazine is believed to be the most disposing to seizures, with a frequency of 3% to 5% at moderate (greater than 900 mg/day) doses. 2. Agreeable; Leaving one kindly disposed. Example: Subsequently, however, as the parties manifested a more disposing demeanor, the lower court appointed a commissioner to appraise the value of the improvements on the land. Example: Their cooperation was really anticipated and their middle position gave evangelization a more disposing tone as the message could be given from native evangelizers too. 3. Capable of specifying a complete and reasonable disposal of one's estate. Example: In the name and fear of God, I Jane Ford of Oldswinford in the county of Worcester Widdow Relict & Exec of Joseph Ford gent my late dear husband deceased having in mind the certainty of death but great uncertainty of the time thereof & being desirous to settle my affairs & being now in perfect mind & most disposing memory (thanks to Almighty God) Doe make & ordain this my last Will and Testament […] Example: And it is said by Lord Coke, in the Marquis of Winchester's case, (m) that it is not sufficient that the testator be of memory when he makes his Will, to answer familiar and usual questions, but he ought to have a disposing memory so as to be able to make a disposition of his property with understanding and reason; and that is such a memory which the law calls sane and perfect memory. 4. Involving the disposal or legal transfer of property. Example: Bayley, J., before whom the prisoner was tried, said, to bring the case within the statute, the order must be such as, on the face of it, imports to be made by a person who has a disposing power over the funds. Example: It seems also we may form an inference, that in the profits of the two laborious classes, either in the culture of the earth or industry, there is a disposable portion, namely, that which answers to the interest of the advances, calculated on the current rate of interest of money lent; it appears also that this conclusion seems to agree with what we have said, that the mere class of proprietors had a revenue properly so called, a disposing revenue, and that all the members of the other classes had only salaries or profits.
Word: disposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dispose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disposing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which things are disposed, or set out.
Word: godi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic goði. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊdi/ 1. A local chieftain in Norse societies, who held religious and administrative duties. Labels: historical Example: Odd was the chieftain of Borgarfjord on the south side of Hvita then. He was the godi of the temple to which everyone living south of Skardsheidi paid tribute. 2. A priest of the modern Norse religion. Labels: Germanic Example: Coordinate term: gythja (priestess)
Word: shieling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots shiel (“hut”) (from Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”)) + -ing. Akin to Danish skjul (“cover”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/ 1. An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc. Example: The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place. 2. A shepherd's hut or shack. Example: And what are twenty beds, when all the drovers, And all the shieling herdsmen from Bengorach, Must have a lair provided for the night. Example: Cabins and shielings had been torn down and burned.
Word: Fitz- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Anglo-Norman fitz, from Old French fiz (modern fils), from Latin fīlius (“son”). 1. Son of; especially used for the illegitimate sons of royalty. Labels: morpheme
Word: shiel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schele. Akin to Old Frisian skiāle (“stable”) and Old Norse skjōl (“shelter”). See also sheal. Pronunciation: /ʃiːl/ 1. A shepherd's hut or shieling. 2. A cottage. Example: The craik amang the claver hay, The pairtrick whirrin o'er the ley, The swallow jinkin round my shiel, Amuse me at my spinnin wheel.
Word: shiel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schele. Akin to Old Frisian skiāle (“stable”) and Old Norse skjōl (“shelter”). See also sheal. Pronunciation: /ʃiːl/ 1. To use a place as a shieling. Labels: intransitive Example: Patrick Robertson, who shieled on the Atholl side of Drumochter, confirmed this practice: his cattle 'continued there till about midsummer, when they were brought down to his farm, having continued there about three weeks, and were then sent back to the shealing.
Word: shepherd kings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Translating Greek βασιλείς ποιμένες, a mistranslation of Egyptian heqa khoswe ‘foreign rulers’. 1. the Hyksos Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: telecine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English cine English telecine From tele- + cine. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛl.əˈsɪn.eɪ/ 1. The process of transferring motion picture film into electronic form. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A machine used to carry out this process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: telecine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English cine English telecine From tele- + cine. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛl.əˈsɪn.eɪ/ 1. To transfer (motion picture film) into electronic form.
Word: rotoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roto- + -scope. 1. A technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame. Labels: uncountable
Word: rotoscope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From roto- + -scope. 1. To use this technique upon. Labels: transitive
Word: kei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 軽 (kei, “lightweight”), from Japanese 軽自動車 (keijidōsha). 1. A class of lightweight vehicles with small engines. Labels: Japan Example: Nissan Motor Co. revamped one of its more popular lightweight kei cars as the Japanese carmaker refreshes its aging lineup. The fourth-generation Roox will go on sale by the end of the year for ¥1.6 million ($10,800), the company said Friday. The new model has better mileage, more safety features and built-in connectivity. Kei cars account for about a third of Japan’s automobile market and the Roox, a gasoline-powered automobile initially released in 2009, has sold an average of 80,000 units per year, making it one of the more popular kei models among the three that Nissan sells. The carmaker is releasing the vehicle as it looks to cut costs, eliminate jobs and shutter factories. […] Japan’s best-selling kei car is Honda Motor Co.’s N-BOX, which sold more than 200,000 units in 2024. Nissan’s Sakura, also a kei-sized electric car that sells more than 20,000 units annually, is the best-selling battery-powered vehicle in Japan.
Word: kei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 系 (kei, “style”). 1. A type of Japanese street fashion and music aesthetics. Labels: Japan
Word: goi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of goy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: exult Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”). Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ 1. To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over). Labels: intransitive Example: I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound. So were we. I took off my shirt and exulted.
Word: oxidoreductase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its morphology, oxido- + reductase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction. Example: It remains to be seen whether oxidoreductase deficiency is a significant cause of non-syndromic ambiguous genitalia in newborn females and undermasculinized males of unknown diagnosis as assessed by urinary steroid analyses.
Word: stonedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stoned Middle English -ly English -ly English stonedly From stoned + -ly. 1. As though stoned.
Word: oxygenation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen 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 oxygenation From oxygen + -ation. 1. The process of reacting or treating something with oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oximeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxi- (variant of oxy-) + -meter. The word was first applied in sense 2 (“a device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood”) by American physiologist Glenn Allan Millikan (1906–1947). Pronunciation: /ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/, /ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/, [-ɾɚ] 1. A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere. Example: The instruments in which the oxigen gas of a determined quantity of air was ascertained, received the name of EUDIOMETERS, because they were considered as measurers of the purity of air. They are however more properly called OXIMETERS. Example: Is it not to be regretted that the term eudiometry and eudiometer should be applied exclusively to the art of determining the quantity of oxygen in the air and the instruments for that purpose? Would not the terms oximetry and oximeter be more appropriate?—Tr[anslator]. 2. A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere. Labels: specifically Example: The Millikan oxymeter, with which Dr. Howard Bierman has been working and which he has discussed with this group, can be attached to the external ear and gives prompt information about oxygen saturation. It is so calibrated that the administration of 97 to 100% oxygen to normal individuals causes an increase of 5 per cent in the oxymeter reading. Example: At 8 to 10 G, ear oximeter readings may fall to 75 percent saturation. The lungs, afterward, may show some atelectasis.
Word: carbon anhydride Part of Speech: noun 1. carbon dioxide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: carbonic anhydride Part of Speech: noun 1. carbon dioxide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: carbon arc Part of Speech: noun 1. an arc struck between the tip of a carbon electrode and a piece of metal being welded
Word: carbon-based Part of Speech: adj 1. Based on organic biopolymers. Example: carbon-based life
Word: smetana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána). Pronunciation: /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/ 1. A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbon bisulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. Carbon disulfide. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbon bisulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carbon disulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: carbon disulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carbon disulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: carbon disulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of carbon and sulfur, CS₂, a colourless liquid with a not-unpleasant smell; used as a specialist solvent, and in the manufacture of organosulfur compounds. Labels: uncountable