nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Polypheme Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Polyphème, from Latin Polyphemus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos). 1. Polyphemus. Labels: rare Example: Slowly, amidst the distorted horrors of that indescribable scene, she began to churn the lethal waters; whilst on the masonry of that charnel shore that was not of earth the titan Thing from the stars slavered and gibbered like Polypheme cursing the fleeing ship of Odysseus.
Word: Vickey Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, variant of Vicky.
Word: Vivien Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, an exclusively feminine spelling variant of Vivian. Example: "This habit you have contracted of being a little boy," his mamma said to him, "is most inconvenient. Your name was to be Vivien. Vivien is early English, and picturesque and full of color; Vivian, which is a boy's name, I don't think so much of. - - - Example: He didn't like her first name. '"Vivian" - it's neither one thing nor the other. It'll confuse people. They won't know if you're a man or a woman. Will you agree to spelling it "Vivien"?'
Word: Polyphemus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Polyphēmus, from Ancient Greek Πολύφημος (Polúphēmos, from πολύ (polú) + φήμη (phḗmē) + -ος (-os), literally “many-voiced”, “much spoken of”, or “abounding in songs and legends”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlɪˈfiːməs/ 1. A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey. Labels: Greek
Word: shyly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy Middle English -ly English -ly English shyly From shy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪ.li/ 1. In a shy manner. Example: The moon went slowly down in chastened loveliness; she departed like some sweet bride into her chamber, and long veil-like shadows crept up the sky through which the stars peeped shyly out.
Word: bollixed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bollix Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bollix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of bollocks. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒlɪks/, /ˈbɒləks/ 1. To confuse. Labels: transitive 2. To botch or bungle. Labels: transitive
Word: bollix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of bollocks. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒlɪks/, /ˈbɒləks/ 1. Confusion. 2. Mess. 3. A fool; a jerk. Labels: Ireland, derogatory Example: He put his arm around me, eyes half-closed from alcohol, and smiled blearily: “You're a bollix.” And then, for emphasis: “You're a right fuckin’ bollix.” I'm not entirely sure, but I'd like to think that this was a friendly greeting; […] Example: Just at this moment a mad, hard-faced pensioner in black zip-up flying jacket, flared jeans and trainers hovers into view, spitting expletives. He sees me watching him and shouts across the cobbled street ‘Ye bollix!’ […] I look up at him and say ‘Sorry?’
Word: portability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English portable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English portability From portable + -ity. 1. The quality of being portable. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality of being portable. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The quality of being portable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] number portability is crucial for competition, because it enables consumers to change service providers without being forced to change their phone number. Number portability is a statutory requirement, and it imposes costs on all[…]
Word: portage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English portage, borrowed from Middle French portage, from Old French portage, from Early Medieval Latin portāticum. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, /pɔːrˈtɑːʒ/ 1. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The route used for such carrying. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A charge made for carrying something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: gaining thereby the charge of portage; was a great benefit to them 4. Carrying capacity; tonnage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Onely the shippe that came thither payde a small thing according to her portage, aud euery yeere in the port of Orisa were laden fiue and twentie or thirtie ships great and smal with ryce and diuers sortes of fine white bumbaste cloth[…] 5. The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A porthole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Word: portage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English portage, borrowed from Middle French portage, from Old French portage, from Early Medieval Latin portāticum. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, /pɔːrˈtɑːʒ/ 1. To carry a boat overland. Labels: transitive Example: Two months have now elapsed since the work was first begun, viz: from the 20th of last December to the 20th instant, fully one month of which has been occupied in exploring, and the remainder in camping, portageing and measuring; […] Example: You’d better leave it to him to decide whether it’s worth lumping a canoe along and portageing.
Word: porterhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From porter + house. 1. A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak. Labels: Canada, US 2. A public house where porter was sold; often also served steaks, chops etc. Labels: Canada, US, historical Example: He contrived the same afternoon to introduce himself to one of the footmen of Lady Horatia at the porter house he frequented […].
Word: portiere Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of portière. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: portière Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French portière, derived from porte (“door”) + -ière. Pronunciation: /poɹˈtjɛɹ/, /poɹ.tiˈɛɹ/, /ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə/ 1. A car door. 2. A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway; a door curtain. Example: Carefully unfolding it, he spread it on the floor. It proved to be a curtain or portière, beautifully stencilled with a design on roses.
Word: glairigenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English glair French -gènebor. English -gen Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English glairigenous From glair + -genous. 1. producing slime, mucus or glairin Labels: obsolete
Word: geriatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/ 1. Relating to the elderly. Example: The study examined the efficacy of geriatric interventions in reducing the frequency of falls among the elderly. Example: Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings. 2. Elderly, old. 3. Relating to geriatrics. Example: At that moment he was practicing one of his professions—that of geriatric psychiatrist.
Word: geriatric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geriatrics. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek γῆρας (gêras, “old age”) + -iatric. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒɛɹ.iˈæt.ɹɪk/ 1. An old person. Labels: slang
Word: FDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of first day cover. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of federal detention center. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of follicular dendritic cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of fixed-dose combination. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of fire department connection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FDC Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of facing diagonally to the center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: chirurgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French cirurgerie. Compare surgery. Pronunciation: /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/ 1. Synonym of surgery. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: A Student in Chirurgery is admitted to practise throughout England, if he has been honestly and skilfully exercent therein for seven Years, and has gone through two Operations in Anatomy, and performed three Cures (at the least) […]
Word: stateside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English stateside From state + -side. 1. In the United States. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'll be stateside for the next month. Example: You'll need a valid stateside motorcycle license. 2. In the 48 contiguous states. Labels: not-comparable 3. imported (especially of goods) Labels: Philippines, not-comparable
Word: stateside Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English stateside From state + -side. 1. In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'll be going stateside next month! Example: The gender equality picture stateside can also seem bleak, especially in the wake of the Supreme Court gutting reproductive rights last summer. Women still make only 83 percent of what men do in the U.S.—a stat that has barely budged in the past 20 years. 2. In or to the 48 contiguous states. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mikov Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Bulgarian Миков (Mikov). 1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Миков (Mikov).
Word: overstated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ 1. Having been overstated; exaggerated; stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently.
Word: overstated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of overstate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: puzzlehunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puzzle + hunt. Coined by Bruce Leban in 1998 for the Microsoft Puzzlehunt. 1. A game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.
Word: getaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of getaway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metapuzzle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English puzzle English metapuzzle From meta- + puzzle. 1. A compound puzzle formed by several lesser puzzles. In contrast to a regular puzzle, a metapuzzle is missing data that is essential to solving it, and which can only be obtained by solving other sometimes entirely unrelated puzzles. Metapuzzles are frequently used in puzzlehunts.
Word: mastectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mast- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English mastectomy From mast- + -ectomy. Pronunciation: /ˌmæsˈtɛktəmi/, /ˌməsˈtɛktəmi/ 1. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues. Example: Three years later came Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had the BRCA1 gene, and had decided to have a double mastectomy. The story topped the news, and was written about for days afterwards. Example: An estimate of U.S. “gender-affirming” double mastectomies published in 2023 in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported 3,125 cases of “breast or chest procedures” in patients ages 12 to 18 between 2016 to 2020.
Word: gastrectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr). 1. A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
Word: lazy evaluation Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a variety of computing techniques that delay the computation of expressions until (and unless) the results are needed. Example: By default, Haskell uses an execution strategy called lazy evaluation. Under laziness, an expression is never evaluated until it is needed for the evaluation of a larger one.
Word: demystify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French démystifier, or de- + mystify. Pronunciation: /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ 1. To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify. Labels: transitive Example: The article was written to demystify the mechanics of the internal combustion engine. Example: “Our goal is to demystify and hold accountable those new technologies to avoid some of the mistakes of the past,” Mr. Blumenthal said. “Congress failed to meet the moment on social media.”
Word: day-to-day Part of Speech: adj 1. Ordinary, mundane, or everyday. Labels: not-comparable Example: One has to deal with the day-to-day chores. Example: “The book is about guilt, adultery, murder, a chase through the mountains — you know, the usual day-to-day stuff,” Babcock said wryly. 2. Happening every day, everyday. Labels: not-comparable Example: I would like to know about the day-to-day workings of the business. Example: High manganese material is three times more costly, but its expectation of life is five years; in addition, it offers a big saving in day-to-day maintenance. 3. Subject to daily redetermination. Labels: US, not-comparable, often Example: He has an ankle sprain and his status is day-to-day. Example: [T]he supply of the basic necessities for making polish-remover is becoming more scarce every day. Our company is fortunate in having a year’s supply on hand but other organizations have been leading a day-to-day life, so to speak, with their polish-remover.
Word: day-to-day Part of Speech: adv 1. On a daily basis. Example: The cost of gasoline is determined day-to-day.
Word: day-to-day Part of Speech: noun 1. Ordinary, monotonous routine; that which is usual or mundane. Labels: uncountable Example: People come here to escape the day-to-day.
Word: dead center Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled. 1. Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod. Labels: US 2. A nonrevolving center in a lathe. Labels: US 3. The exact center. Labels: US, idiomatic
Word: dead center Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled. 1. Alternative form of dead-center. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Dead center on its back was the design of a large, blue eye that somehow looked familiar. Example: It was this side of new, set back from the street in a lot dead center at the end of a cul-de-sac.
Word: dead center Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled. 1. Alternative form of dead-center. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Now, the Ouija board sat dead center. Example: Damascus White sat dead center in the back of the booth.
Word: dead centre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dead center. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: […] the cemetery – which people of shattering wit like Sampson never tired of calling ‘the dead centre of town’ […]
Word: Day-Glo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by the Day-Glo Color Corp., originally as a trademark, from day + glow. 1. A luminous paint that glows in a variety of brilliant colours, most commonly red or orange; used especially for outdoor advertising. Example: Cool shades and Day-Glo tears / All hide your sixteen years
Word: Day-Glo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by the Day-Glo Color Corp., originally as a trademark, from day + glow. 1. Very bright and luminous in colour. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […] Example: The chip smells like nothing, but tastes like a smörgåsbord that’s both confusing and arousing, like Steve Buscemi. Flecks of spring green – the kind generated from radioactive waste – coat the unwieldy triangles. The seasoning is a kaleidoscope of Day-Glo dust particles that perishes under saliva and tongue.
Word: vermicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vermis (“worm”). 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of worms. Example: "I wish to dress according to the station in which Providence has pleased to place me. We are but worms, worms," said Mrs. Vivian, shaking her head mournfully. "You don't look much like one yet," said her son, with wonderful gravity; "and I wish you would not make vermicious allusions at luncheon-time, Mamma, for it spoils my appetite." Example: With what peace of mind would the contemplative disciple of Isaac Walton pursue his charming vocation if he knew that the vermicious bait upon his hook was slowly struggling itself into eternity?
Word: hearses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hearses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hearse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maternal deaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maternal death Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tour of duty Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission. Example: Almost every Marine in Viet Nam carries a short-timer’s calendar of his tour of duty—the usual 365 days—plus a bonus of 20 days for being a Marine.
Word: trailer park Part of Speech: noun 1. An area containing mobile homes for rent or places to station them if owned; normally providing utilities and services. Labels: Canada, US
Word: caravan park Part of Speech: noun 1. An area containing caravans either for holiday rental, or for holiday use by their owners. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK 2. An area where caravans and recreational vehicles may be parked for a short period.
Word: Bermuda grass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Not native to Bermuda, but abundant and an invasive species there. 1. A perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lawn chair Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chair designed to be used outdoors, especially a folding chair with aluminum frame, armrests, and interwoven ribbon mesh seat and back, used on backyard lawns. Labels: US
Word: funeral parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. A mortuary or funeral home. Labels: US
Word: funeral home Part of Speech: noun 1. A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects. Example: Near-synonym: mortuary 2. Business that provides interment and funeral services for the deceased.
Word: windowfront Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From window + front. 1. A large window on the street-side of a shop or restaurant
Word: windowfront Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From window + front. 1. Next to the window overlooking the street Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrill-seeker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who enjoys thrilling situations, or who engages in dangerous sports
Word: tract house Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many houses, of a similar or identical plan and design, built on a tract of land. Labels: US
Word: double adaptor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of double adapter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: double adapter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several devices that allow two electrical items to be plugged into a single power outlet.
Word: Holy Roller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the practice of some devout Pentecostals who would roll on the floor of the church in response to the infilling of the Holy Spirit. 1. A member of any Christian church characterized by ecstatic behaviour; especially of the Pentecostal Church. Labels: derogatory, informal, usually Example: I attended a worship service where I was astounded to see holy rollers convulsing on the floor and speaking in tongues. Example: Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out / And they holler, they jump and they shout / Give your money to Jesus, they say / He will cure all diseases today 2. A devoutly religious Christian person. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: She's such a holy roller that she steers every conversation around to the joys of religion.
Word: holy roller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roller Labels: alt-of
Word: room service Part of Speech: noun 1. The provision of food, drink, and other refreshments to a guest room. Labels: uncountable 2. The department of a hotel that provides such a service. Labels: uncountable
Word: sports jacket Part of Speech: noun 1. A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.
Word: social worker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person, usually employed by the state, that supports the welfare of individuals or groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged. Example: I had a visit from my social worker last week. Example: These are but a few instances of the benefits conferred by him as a social worker; but until these can be fully recorded, let us bear in mind as no small part of the debt we owe to the truly noble man[…]
Word: social work Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl wɜːk/, /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl wɝk/ 1. Any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bernese Oberland Part of Speech: name 1. An Alpine area of Switzerland in Bern canton.
Word: moonscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English mone English moon English landscapebf. English -scape English moonscape From moon + -scape. 1. A view of an area of the Moon. 2. A desolate or devastated landscape. Labels: broadly Example: In the Australian outback, industrial activity — notably open-pit coal mining — has turned verdant areas into moonscapes seemingly overnight, and the suicide rate in the region has skyrocketed. Example: Looking across the recently flattened, desolate moonscape of this former 52-acre Great Western depot and industrial area, south of Willesden Junction in west London, it's hard to imagine it will be home to the UK's largest, busiest and best-connected new railway station since Victorian times.
Word: unhung Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hung English unhung From un- + hung. 1. Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. Labels: not-comparable Example: "You've heard of Linden?" "Linden, the professional medium. Yes, I've been told he is the greatest blackguard unhung." "Ah, well, they usually talk of them like that." 2. Not selected for exhibition. Labels: not-comparable 3. Cooked without being hung to mature. Labels: not-comparable
Word: portraitist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English portrait 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 portraitist From portrait + -ist. 1. A painter or photographer who makes portraits.
Word: portulaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Portulaca. 1. Any plant in the genus Portulaca 2. Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers
Word: postseason Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiōnem Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season English postseason From post- + season. 1. The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships). Labels: US Example: If Rodriguez slumps and the Yankees stumble, pressure will mount on a manager who failed to guide the team to the playoffs in 2008, the first time the Yankees missed the postseason in a nonstrike year since 1993. Example: Suárez has only two more starts in the regular season to convince the Phillies he deserves a longer leash than in previous postseasons.
Word: postseason Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiōnem Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season English postseason From post- + season. 1. Of or pertaining to such a period. Labels: US
Word: postulation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of postulating or something postulated. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: posturing Part of Speech: noun 1. The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude. Example: With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors. Example: Few political careers start when people are in their 70s, but Hendy is actually relishing it, although he is incensed sometimes by the pointlessness of the posturing by the opposition, which keeps him up late. "The bit I don't like is getting home at 0100 or 0200 in the morning because the opposition have been fruitlessly arguing for a long time." 2. The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling, etc.
Word: posturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of posture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postwar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English war English postwar From post- + war. 1. Alternative spelling of post-war. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Men in the postwar period were threatened by the thought of a woman with more or even as much education as they had.
Word: potability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being potable Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: potables Part of Speech: noun 1. Potable liquids. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Beverages. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: potbellied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pot + bellied. 1. Having a potbelly.
Word: potentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English potential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English potentiality From potential + -ity. Pronunciation: /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/, /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/, [-ɾi] 1. The quality of being or having potential. Labels: uncountable Example: filled with potentiality Example: A new year is filled with potentiality. 2. An instance of potential: any given possibility. Labels: countable Example: any and all potentialities Example: We've been prepping for years, and we like to hope that we're ready for all potentialities — as ready as one can be. 3. An inherent capacity for growth or development. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An aptitude amenable to development; capability. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Quantum potential. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: potful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English potful; equivalent to pot + -ful. 1. as much as a pot will hold
Word: potherb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + herb. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒt.hɜːb/, /ˈpɑt.hɜɹb/ 1. Any plant whose leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a culinary herb.
Word: potholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + holder. 1. An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils
Word: pothook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + hook. 1. An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. 2. A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl. Example: An indescribable character of faded gentility that attached to the house I sought, and made it unlike all the other houses in the street—though they were all built on one monotonous pattern, and looked like the early copies of a blundering boy who was learning to make houses, and had not yet got out of his cramped brick-and-mortar pothooks—reminded me still more of Mr. and Mrs. Micawber.
Word: potpie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + pie. 1. A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both. Labels: US 2. A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both. Labels: US 3. A dish of meat and vegetable stew with dumplings. Labels: US, regional
Word: poofter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poof + -er. 1. A male homosexual, especially an effeminate one. Labels: Australia, Commonwealth, New-Zealand, Papua-New-Guinea, derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: Another man told me he was a "poofter," but I never was able to get a definition of this word from him. Example: Hallucinations, again, are the expression of repressed systems of ideas and desires; for example a man who has strong repressed homo-sexual tendencies may hear voices calling him a poofter. 2. A pansy, an effeminate man. Labels: Australia, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang
Word: subornation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suborn 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 subornation From suborn + -ation. 1. The act of suborning Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The procuring of someone to do a criminal act, especially to commit perjury Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: poundage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 poundage From pound + -age. 1. A charge based on the weight of something in pounds. Labels: countable 2. A charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling. Labels: countable 3. A weight measured in pounds. Labels: countable 4. Weight, especially body weight. Labels: uncountable Example: Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage. Example: Saturday, he was at the center. And amid a day of carefully staged celebration, he looked somber, even weighed down by it. Each piece of royal hardware presented to him during his installation — orb, bejeweled sword, robes upon robes — seemed to add psychic poundage.
Word: poundage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 poundage From pound + -age. 1. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
Word: poundage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 poundage From pound + -age. 1. a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release Labels: countable 2. the keeping of an animal in a pound Labels: uncountable
Word: pouter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pout + -er. 1. A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss 2. A breed of pigeon with an enlarged crop that it can inflate.
Word: poverty-stricken Part of Speech: adj 1. Very poor. Example: The small village was poverty-stricken, with many families struggling to afford even basic necessities like food and water.
Word: anthropomorphous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morph Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -morphous English anthropomorphous From anthropo- + -morphous. 1. Synonym of anthropomorphic.
Word: ashamedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ashamed Middle English -ly English -ly English ashamedly From ashamed + -ly. 1. with shame
Word: asininity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English asinine Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English asininity From asinine + -ity. 1. The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity Labels: uncountable Example: He speaks of certain actions of the president of the cabinet as throwing an ugly light upon his character; he calls an apparently dishonest vote of another member of the cabinet “rotten” (hundsföttisch, which is even stronger and not translatable); and he mentions, without comment, “Lenz’s asininity”—not an unduly strong term, for Lenz, his gifted but mentally unsound Strassburg friend, had for Goethe's sake been hospitably received at the Weimar court and had had committed an indiscretion which made him quite impossible there. 2. An asinine remark, behaviour, etc. Labels: countable
Word: aslant Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide; to slip; to be slick or slippery”)). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) + slant. The adjective and preposition are derived from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈslɑːnt/, /-slænt/, /əˈslænt/ 1. At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Take the Handle of it [a chisel] in your Right Hand as you did the Gouge, and claſping the Blade of it in your Left Hand, lean it ſteddy upon the Reſt, holding the Edge a little aſlant over the VVork, […] Example: He Fell: The Shaft [of the arrow] that ſlightly vvas impreſs'd, / Novv from his heavy Fall vvith vveight increas'd, / Drove through his Neck, aſlant, he ſpurns the Ground; / And the Soul iſſues through the VVeazon's VVound.
Word: aslant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide; to slip; to be slick or slippery”)). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) + slant. The adjective and preposition are derived from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈslɑːnt/, /-slænt/, /əˈslænt/ 1. Slanting, oblique. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Near-synonym: askance Example: As for the manner and faſhion of the cut [when pruning grapevines], it ought alvvaies to be aſlant, like a goats foot, that no drops of raine may ſettle and reſt thereupon, but that euery ſhovvre may ſoon ſhoot off: […]
Word: aslant Part of Speech: prep Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English aslant, aslante (“at an angle, in a curve; from the side; (figurative) deviously”), from on slant (“at an angle, obliquely”), from on (“above and touching (something), on; at (a place or position); etc.”, preposition) (from Old English on, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, upon; on to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, on to”)) + slant, slante (“incline, slant”, noun) (probably from Old Norse slent, from Proto-Germanic *slintaną (“to slide; to slip”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide; to slip; to be slick or slippery”)). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’ denoting a condition, manner, or state) + slant. The adjective and preposition are derived from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈslɑːnt/, /-slænt/, /əˈslænt/ 1. Across or over in a slanting or diagonal direction. Labels: archaic, literary Example: There is a VVillovv grovves aſlant a Brooke, / That ſhevves his hore [hoar] leaues in the glaſſie ſtreame: […] Example: […] I have inſerted in Plate 14. at O, vvhere you may perceive in or near vvhat poſition the Chiſſel muſt be ſet to cut the VVork; and hovv the edge of the Chiſſel a b lying aſlant the VVork, […]
Word: asocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer. Pronunciation: /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/, /eɪˈsoʊʃəl/ 1. Not social, not relating to society. Example: 1974, Raymond Williams, Television: Technology and Cultural Form, New York: Schocken Books, 1975, Chapter 5, pp. 127-128, All media operations are in effect desocialised […] . But it is then interesting that from this wholly unhistorical and asocial base McLuhan projects certain images of society […] 2. Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially. Example: Mrs Alphen, from her deck chair, would call at him brightly, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, being so selfish and neglecting us ladies and all!” and she would gesture at the deck chair beside her, but he would only smile and scuttle away, realizing that he was asocial and a scoundrel. Example: In a nation which increasingly appears to prize social virtues, Howard Hughes remains not merely antisocial but grandly, brilliantly, surpassingly, asocial. He is the last private man, the dream we no longer admit. 3. Antisocial. Labels: colloquial, proscribed Example: Contrasting with the complete haphazardness with which the inmates are selected are the categories, meaningless in themselves but useful from the standpoint of organization, into which they are usually divided on their arrival. In the German camps there were criminals, politicals, asocial elements, religious offenders, and Jews, all distinguished by insignia. Example: The so­cial worker speaks of asocial behavior. The term is familiar to the young criminal. The social worker is able to explain the causes of this asocial behavior. But the delinquent could do it too, and in the very same terms.
Word: asocial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer. Pronunciation: /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/, /eɪˈsoʊʃəl/ 1. A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany. Example: “Remember, there was no on-paper legislation against blacks, so they were often admitted to work camps on trumped-up charges and under various crimes. Some were interned as Communists, or as immigrants, who wore the blue badge. Or as homosexuals, who wore the pink badge, or as repeat criminals, who wore the green badge, or asocials, who wore the black badge.”
Word: Beaumont Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ.mɒnt/, /ˈboʊ.mɑnt/ 1. A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. 2. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 3. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 4. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 5. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 6. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 7. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 8. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 9. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: 10. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: Example: Plus many more settlements in France with affixes. 11. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 12. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 13. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 14. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 15. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 16. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. 17. A surname from Anglo-Norman. 18. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Word: necessaries Part of Speech: noun 1. Necessary or indispensable items. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: These exclamations continued till they were interrupted by the lady, who now proceeded to execute the commission given her by her brother, and gave orders for providing all necessaries for the child, appointing a very good room in the house for his nursery. Example: Life is full of strange contrasts; and who that could have seen—weary, yet walking as fast as she could, for she had a long way to go; faint, for of late she had debarred herself common necessaries; cold, for the rain soon pierced her thin cloak—who would have believed that she was the brilliant actress who, not an hour since, was the gaze of every eye, while the whole house rang with applause?
Word: Tutte matrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of W. T. Tutte (1917-2002), British/Canadian mathematician, and matrix. 1. A matrix used to determine whether all of the edges of a graph can be traversed without visiting a vertex more than once.
Word: causeway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cawcewey, with the first element from Middle English cauce, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French caucee or Old French caucie, cauchie (“route, highway”), from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (compare modern French chaussée from Old French chaucie, itself from the same source), either from Latin calx, calcis (“limestone”), or alternatively from Latin calciō (“to stamp with the heels, tread”), from calx (“heel”). The second element corresponds to English way. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/ 1. A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts. Example: 1836, Account of the Old Bridge at Stratford-le-Bow in Essex from Alfred Burges, Esq. addressed to Sir Henry Ellis https://archive.org/details/archaeologiaorm01londgoog . . .the passage over the water of the Luye at Stratford atte Bowe, anciently used to be in a certain place which is called the Old Forde, which is distant from the place where the bridges and causeway now are nearly one mile, at which passage many persons passing over it at divers times were drowned, and in great danger, and when after so much danger came to the knowledge of Lady Matilda, Queen of England […] Example: Throughout the parish are ancient causeways paved with irregular slabs of local marble, and in some places the outline of the fossils of small snails can be seen in the stone. The causeways were laid as hard paths for heavily laden pack-animals bringing in wool from outlying hamlets and farms.
Word: causeway Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cawcewey, with the first element from Middle English cauce, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French caucee or Old French caucie, cauchie (“route, highway”), from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (compare modern French chaussée from Old French chaucie, itself from the same source), either from Latin calx, calcis (“limestone”), or alternatively from Latin calciō (“to stamp with the heels, tread”), from calx (“heel”). The second element corresponds to English way. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/ 1. To pave, to cobble. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: In thus limiting his judgment, I understand that he has not pronounced any opinion in regard to the formation and causewaying of streets […] Example: The Glasgow Town Council decided at their last meeting to causeway the following streets at the respective costs given […]
Word: black redstart Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird, Phoenicurus ochruros, from south and central Europe