yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
logging
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: loggings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.
gloss: An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: logging rock
Derived words: antilogging
biologging
keylogging
logging camp
logging railroad
mudlogging
overlogging
postlogging
prelogging
salvage logging
touchlogging
well logging
write-ahead logging
Translations:
looter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀮𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (luṭṭa)
Hindi लूट (lūṭ)bor.
English loot
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English looter
From loot + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: looters
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
pos: noun
examples: After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.
Translations:
looting
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: lootings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonym: plundering
During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
Translations:
lucratively
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English lucrative
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English lucratively
From lucrative + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more lucratively
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most lucratively
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a lucrative manner, profitably.
pos: adv
Translations:
loyally
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From loyal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and legally.
Base: loyal
Affixes: -ly
Inflected forms:
form: more loyally
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most loyally
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: loially
pos: adv
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: In a loyal manner, faithfully.
pos: adv
examples: The old dog loyally followed his master even if he didn't really want to go out.
Translations:
loveless
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English loveles; equivalent to love + -less.
Base: love
Affixes: -less
Inflected forms:
form: more loveless
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most loveless
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Without love.
pos: adj
examples: Theirs was a loveless marriage: they stayed together even though they didn't care for each other.
Translations:
pronated
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Having one’s hand rotated so that the palm faces the same direction as the knob of the elbow.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: pronated grip
gloss: Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: semipronated
Translations:
supinated
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Having one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: supinated grip
gloss: Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: semisupinated
Translations:
soliton
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English solitary
Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?
Latin carbōlbor.
French carbonebor.
English carbonbf.
English -on
English soliton
From solitary + -on.
Inflected forms:
form: solitons
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.
pos: noun
Translations:
self-evidence
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English evidence
English self-evidence
From self- + evidence.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The quality of being self-evident.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Any... man knows, that the whole is equal to all its parts, or any other maxim, and all from the same reason of self-evidence.
Translations:
sighter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English sight
English -er
English sighter
From sight + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: sighters
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
pos: noun
examples: Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag.
gloss: a sight on a weapon
pos: noun
gloss: a targeteer
pos: noun
Translations:
undocumented
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
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 documented
English undocumented
From un- + documented.
Inflected forms:
form: undocumenteds
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Lacking instructions or reference material.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.
gloss: Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture.
gloss: Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: undocumented immigrant
One day after class I was talking to them about college, and one of my top students raised his hand and said he wasn’t sure he could go because he’s undocumented. He didn’t know if they’d let him in.
In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out.
gloss: Synonym of undocumented immigrant.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.
Derived words: undocumented alien
undocumentedness
undocumented worker
Translations:
lang: Catalan
word: indocumentat
lang: Finnish
word: paperiton
lang: Galician
word: indocumentado
lang: Polish
word: nieudokumentowany
lang: Spanish
word: indocumentado
hydroxylamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
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
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
▲
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygènebor.
English oxygen
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
blend
English hydroxyl
Egyptian jmnbor.
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacusder.
English ammonia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English amine
English -amine
English hydroxylamine
From hydroxyl + -amine.
Inflected forms:
form: hydroxylamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Any organic derivative of this compound.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: benzoylhydroxylamine
hydroxylammonium
oxime
Derived words: arylhydroxylamine
benzylhydroxylamine
Translations:
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 胲
roman: haai⁵
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 胲
roman: hǎi
lang: Japanese
word: ヒドロキシルアミン
roman: hidorokishiruamin
lang: Korean
word: 하이드록실아민
roman: haideuroksiramin
hyoscyamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Latin hyoscyamus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English hyoscyamine
From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + English -ine.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: If only Creake was going to poison his wife with hyoscyamine and bury her, instead of blowing her up with a dynamite cartridge and claiming that it came in among the coal.
Translations:
imipramine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Egyptian jmnbor.
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacusder.
English ammonia
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idusder.
English -ide
English amide
English imi(de)
English pr(opyl)amine
English imipramine
From imi(de) + pr(opyl)amine.
Inflected forms:
form: imipramines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
melamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Ultimately from German Melamin.
Inflected forms:
form: melamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above.
The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.
Translations:
methylamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: From methyl + amine.
Compound parts: methyl
amine
Inflected forms:
form: methylamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The simplest aliphatic amine, CH₃NH₂, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
monoamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: From mono- + -amine.
Base: mono
Inflected forms:
form: monoamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
pos: noun
examples: Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.
The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.
Translations:
bumbler
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English bumble
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English bumbler
From bumble + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: bumblers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer.
pos: noun
Translations:
mastaba
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: architecture
Etymology: Etymology tree
Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba)bor.
English mastaba
Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba).
Inflected forms:
form: mastabas
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: mastabah
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
pos: noun
examples: A wooden shutter which closes down at night-time, and by day two palm-stick stools intensely dirty and full of fleas, occupying the place of the Mastabah or earthern bench, which accomodated[sic] purchasers, complete the furniture of my preceptor's establishment.
gloss: A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.
pos: noun
examples: The pyramids at Giza are flanked by large cemeteries containing hundreds of mastabas.
Translations:
penicillamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Blend of penicillin + amine.
Compound parts: penicillin
amine
Inflected forms:
form: penicillamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
phentolamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der.
French phènebor.
English phen(ol)
English tol(yl)
Egyptian jmnbor.
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacusder.
English ammonia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English amine
English phentolamine
From phen(ol) + tol(yl) + amine.
Inflected forms:
form: phentolamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
phenylpropanolamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Inflected forms:
form: phenylpropanolamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch
Translations:
polyamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: From poly- + -amine.
Base: poly
Inflected forms:
form: polyamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.
pos: noun
Translations:
protamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English prot-
Egyptian jmnbor.
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacusder.
English ammonia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English amine
English -amine
English protamine
From prot- (“original”) + -amine.
Inflected forms:
form: protamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).
pos: noun
Translations:
pyrimethamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
German Pyrimidinbor.
English pyrim(idine)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
▲
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
German Ether
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Ethylbor.
English ethyl
English eth-
English (di)amine
English pyrimethamine
From pyrim(idine) + eth- + (di)amine.
Inflected forms:
form: pyrimethamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
rhodamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: From rhodo- + -amine.
Base: rhodo
Inflected forms:
form: rhodamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of a class of pink to red polycyclic fluorone dyes.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
scopolamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Etymology: Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).
Base: Scopolia
Inflected forms:
form: scopolamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk.
The Incas had herbs for headaches and other pains; and they used scopolamine, a poison from the datura plant, as an anaesthetic.
Scopolamine is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist with potentially selective inhibitory actions on muscarinic subtypes 1 and 2 (M1 and M2). Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.
Translations:
sibutramine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A synthetic drug used to suppress appetite in the treatment of obesity.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
thiamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion)
Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der.
English thio-
Egyptian jmnbor.
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacusder.
English ammonia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English amine
English thiamine
From thio- + amine.
Inflected forms:
form: thiamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
tryptamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine.
Inflected forms:
form: tryptamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
pos: noun
tags: countable
Derived words: 5-hydroxytryptamine
diethyltryptamine
diisopropyltryptamine
dimethyltryptamine
dipropyltryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
isotryptamine
methyltryptamine
Translations:
guenon
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).
Inflected forms:
form: guenons
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
pos: noun
Translations:
clownfish
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From clown + fish.
Compound parts: clown
fish
Inflected forms:
form: clownfish
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: clownfishes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.
pos: noun
Translations:
dullard
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).
Base: dull
Affixes: -ard
Inflected forms:
form: dullards
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A stupid person; a fool.
pos: noun
examples: Oh! Richard of Bury, I sighed, for a sharp stone from your sling to pierce with indignant sarcasm the mental armour of these college dullards.
Whereas some prodigies develop at an early age, Einstein did not exhibit any great genius as a young child. Some people thought he was a dullard.
Marion has long since stopped listening. "You dullard," she says now she can finally speak, "I'm your chief of Antimemetics."
“Okay. What if we send him to a very selective private school so he doesn't have to worry about rubbing shoulders with street tramps and dullards?” “No. We have plenty of good public schools here, and they're free.” “I thought you were doing the accounting. Isn't the nightclub swimming in the trillions?” “No, we need that money to fix the house. And I wouldn't say "trillions." No, definitely not.”
Translations:
sympatry
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
natural-sciences
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).
Inflected forms:
form: sympatries
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
pos: noun
Antonyms: allopatry
Translations:
anchorman
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: athletics
blackjack
broadcasting
games
hobbies
lifestyle
media
nautical
radio
sports
television
transport
Etymology: From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal.
Compound parts: anchor
man
Inflected forms:
form: anchormen
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
pos: noun
gloss: The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
pos: noun
gloss: The person on a ship in charge of the anchor.
pos: noun
gloss: The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer.
pos: noun
Translations:
whaling
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Inflected forms:
form: whalings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The practice of hunting whales.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up and imposed a moratorium on whaling altogether. Some countries flounced out in a huff; others had never joined in the first place.
gloss: The practice of spotting whales.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A beating.
pos: noun
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
gloss: A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.
Related words: mallemaroking
Derived words: Murrumbidgee whaling
whaling station
Translations:
vasculitis
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
Etymology: From vasculo- + -itis.
Base: vasculo
Inflected forms:
form: vasculitises
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: vasculitides
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
underrated
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English rated
English underrated
From under- + rated.
Inflected forms:
form: more underrated
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most underrated
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: underated
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Not given enough recognition for its quality.
pos: adj
examples: Koeman identified Southampton’s third as their finest goal of the game. Jack Cork, the most underrated player at a much-lauded club, swept the ball out wide to Tadic, who waited for Cork to run to the back post before chipping the ball across to him to slam in a deserved goal from close range, despite an attempted block by Vito Mannone.
The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.
Translations:
leatherneck
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From leather + neck.
Compound parts: leather
neck
Inflected forms:
form: leathernecks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A soldier.
pos: noun
tags: slang
gloss: Specifically, a marine.
pos: noun
tags: US
examples: The Marine Corps has instituted a martial-arts program in which leathernecks are indoctrinated in a new code of honor, the Ethical Marine Warrior.
Related words: roughneck
Translations:
leave-taking
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: leave-takings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: leavetaking
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The process of saying goodbye.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day.
“After the leave-taking of the king, war broke out between us and the Swedes.”
gloss: The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: As a mother and a middle manager, Sasha had given a lot of thought to the issue of leave-taking.
Synonyms: valediction
Translations:
terrier
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French chien terrier (“terrier dog”), from chien (“dog”) + Old French terrier (“of earth”, adjective), from Medieval Latin terrarius (“of earth”), from Latin terra (“earth”).
Inflected forms:
form: terriers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: tarrier
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
pos: noun
gloss: Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.
pos: noun
examples: One of the LNER dispatch staff is a terrier when it comes to masks, challenging anyone without them.
Derived words: Aberdeen terrier
Airedale terrier
American hairless terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Bedlington terrier
Boston terrier
Brazilian terrier
bull terrier
cairn terrier
Cesky terrier
Clydesdale terrier
fox terrier
Irish terrier
Jack Russell terrier
Kerry blue terrier
Lakeland terrier
Ormskirk terrier
pit bull terrier
rat terrier
Scotch terrier
Scottish terrier
Sealyham terrier
Skye terrier
smooth fox terrier
Staffordshire bull terrier
teacup terrier
terrierlike
terrierman
toy fox terrier
Welsh terrier
West Highland White Terrier
wheaten terrier
Wheaten terrier
wire fox terrier
wire-haired terrier
working terrier
Yorkshire terrier
Translations:
leavings
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Participial form of "leave".
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.
pos: noun
tags: plural
plural-only
examples: The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.
[T]he outdoor dogs […] were permitted to raven unchecked upon chicken bones, fat slices of ham, and luscious leavings of cream when the packing-up time came.
I daresay we can find one of those devoted, hard-working little scrubs who are glad to come for nothing and live on the table leavings. And when there's nothing else for her to do she can always put in some time working in the garden—I have to keep it in order.
Translations:
letterhead
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From letter + head.
Compound parts: letter
head
Inflected forms:
form: letterheads
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: We need to change our letterhead to use the new logo.
The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.
gloss: Paper marked with a letterhead.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Internal memos do not need to be printed on letterhead.
Related words: masthead
Derived words: letterheaded
Translations:
swinger
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
motor-racing
politics
racing
sex
sexuality
sports
Etymology: Etymology tree
English swing
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English swinger
From swing + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: swingers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who swings.
pos: noun
examples: And now that swing appears on a certain playground in the dusk, still swinging without the swinger, who has disappeared[…]
gloss: A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).
pos: noun
gloss: A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
pos: noun
gloss: A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
pos: noun
gloss: A swing voter.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: Shorten went to Blacktown to try and summon the spirit of Gough Whitlam to persuade the swingers it was time for a change of government. Shorten said vote one Labor, for the future.
gloss: A swing ride.
pos: noun
gloss: A passenger on a motorcycle's sidecar who athletically moves from one side to the other to alter the weight distribution.
pos: noun
Derived words: in-swinger
jim-swinger
lead swinger
nonswinger
out-swinger
Translations:
lewdly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English lewedly (“ignorantly, stupidly”); equivalent to lewd + -ly.
Base: lewd
Affixes: -ly
Inflected forms:
form: more lewdly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most lewdly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a lewd manner.
pos: adv
Translations:
Bluetooth
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos
Proto-Germanic *blēwaz
Proto-West Germanic *blāubor.
Late Latin blāvus
Anglo-Norman bleubor.
Middle English blew
English blue
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts
Proto-Germanic *tanþs
Proto-West Germanic *tanþ
Old English tōþ
Middle English toth
English tooth
▲
Old Norse Blátǫnncalq.
English Bluetooth
From blue + tooth. Calque of Old Norse Blátǫnn (compare modern Danish Blåtand).
The networking standard is named after the king, since the technology unites computers and mobile devices similarly to the way he united the Danish tribes.
Base: blue
Inflected forms:
form: Bluetooths
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: Bluetoothing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: Bluetoothed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: Bluetoothed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: bluetooth
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: To transmit or communicate by Bluetooth.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: The widespread use of mobile phones which support free Bluetoothing has enabled promotional videos to be distributed virally between handsets.
Everyone's bluetoothing each other the latest ring tones and pictures. Telling the most crazy stories ever.
Translations:
luridly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English lurid
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English luridly
From lurid + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more luridly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most luridly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify.
pos: adv
examples: The details of the crime were luridly and sensationally described.
Translations:
cestus
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin caestus.
Inflected forms:
form: cestuses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: cestus
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: cesti
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
pos: noun
examples: It is against Massachusetts law to carry on your person or in a vehicle any stiletto, dagger, ballistic knife, dirk knife, doubl-edged knife, switchblade knife, slungshot, blowgun, blackjack, metallic knuckles, nunchaku (also referred to as “klackers” or “kung fu sticks” in Massachusetts law), shuriken or similar pointed star-like objects intended to injure a person when thrown, armband with metallic spikes, points or studs, cestus weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand, manriki gusari or similar length of chain with weighted ends, or billy club.
'Cestus': This includes all sorts of fist wrappings and brass knuckle weapon types.
Translations:
silencer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English silence
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English silencer
From silence + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: silencers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
pos: noun
examples: The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire one. Still, late last week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pause in the criminal case against a firearms dealer found with an unregistered silencer because “the Department of Justice is re-evaluating its litigation positions regarding silencers.”
gloss: Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
pos: noun
examples: Before the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable.
gloss: Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
pos: noun
gloss: Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
pos: noun
Derived words: intake silencer
protosilencer
Translations:
lang: Dutch
word: geluiddemper
lang: Estonian
word: summuti
lang: Finnish
word: äänenvaimennin
lang: Georgian
word: გამაჩუმებელი
roman: gamačumebeli
lang: Italian
word: marmitta
lang: Italian
word: silenziatore
lang: Portuguese
word: silenciador
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: prigušivač
lang: Spanish
word: silenciador
lang: Tagalog
word: pamatay-tunog
leukemic
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English leukemia
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English leukemic
From leukemia + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: leukemics
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Relating to leukemia
pos: adj
gloss: A person who has leukemia.
pos: noun
Translations:
letter-quality
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Printed to a sufficient visual standard to be sent as a letter.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
draft-quality
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Describing printed material that is sufficient for preliminary use but not sufficient enough for official, published documents.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
letterer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English letter
English -er
English letterer
From letter + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: letterers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as a sign, shop window, etc.)
pos: noun
gloss: A particular profession in the production of comics, an artist specializing in neatly writing written material such as dialogue.
pos: noun
gloss: A device for printing letters of text.
pos: noun
Translations:
haves
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From have + -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. See have for details.
Base: have
Affixes: -s
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
pos: noun
tags: idiomatic
plural
plural-only
Translations:
licentiousness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English licentious
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
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 licentiousness
From licentious + -ness.
Inflected forms:
form: licentiousnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The property of being licentious.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: ... and well considered, me thinks this is one of the most censurable parts of this licentiousnesse, in regard it laboureth to taint the whole body of conversation, as it corrupteth the nature of words, which are the Publique Faith, whereupon all innocent discourse must needs trust it selfe, so that this perversion seemeth a publick impediment to the commerce of all vertuous communication ...
Early mentality, in initiating phallic worship, was never in any way guilty of licentiousness or obscenity.
Translations:
lewdness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English lewednesse, equivalent to lewd + -ness.
Base: lewd
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: lewdnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdnesse of thy youth, in bruising thy teates by the Egyptians, for the paps of thy youth.
Sir, Lord Hailes has forgot. There is nothing in Pryor that will excite to lewdness.
Translations:
libber
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English lib
English -er
English libber
From lib + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: libbers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who supports liberation for some group.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
examples: a women's libber
Translations:
lifelessness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English lifeless
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 lifelessness
From lifeless + -ness.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: In the last years of the 20th century, Glenfeshie, a 17,000-hectare estate in the Scottish Highlands, was in steep decline. Decades of overgrazing by deer had reduced its hillsides to clipped lifelessness.
Translations:
liberally
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English liberal
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English liberally
From liberal + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more liberally
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most liberally
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a liberal manner; generously; freely.
pos: adv
examples: Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious.
gloss: In accordance with political views associated with the liberals.
pos: adv
Translations:
irrealis
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin irreālis (“intangible, immaterial”), from Latin in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irreal.
Inflected forms:
form: irrealises
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: An irrealis construct.
pos: noun
examples: […] then it would make sense to view Australian past irrealises as TAM forms combining a modal stative predicate (conveying e.g. a capacity, expectation, or desire state) with a past imperfective content.
Translations:
beneficiary
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
insurance
Etymology: From Latin beneficiarius (“enjoying a favor, granted a privilege”) from beneficium (“benefit”), perhaps via or influenced by French bénéficiaire (“beneficiary”). Indirectly, by way of the etymology of the Latin word beneficium, the English word beneficiary ultimately has the same origin as the English word benefactor, its near antonym.
Inflected forms:
form: beneficiaries
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who benefits or receives an advantage.
pos: noun
examples: You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.
The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.
LSC provides grants to nonprofits nationwide that in turn provide civil legal aid to those who otherwise can't afford it. The beneficiaries of LSC funding include homeless veterans, low-income workers and victims of domestic abuse.
gloss: One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
pos: noun
examples: If any beneficiary does not survive the settlor for a period of 30 days then the trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.
In a second step, the rights to the asset are divided between the trustee, who holds formal title, and the beneficiary, who receives the (future) economic interest.
gloss: One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
pos: noun
gloss: Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: a feudatory or beneficiary king of England
gloss: Bestowed as a gratuity.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: beneficiary gifts
Antonyms: maleficiary
Related words: benefactor
benefactress
settlor
trustee
Derived words: beneficiaryship
nonbeneficiary
Translations:
favourably
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English favourable
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English favourably
From favourable + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more favourably
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most favourably
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: favorably
pos: adv
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: In a favourable manner.
pos: adv
tags: Canada
UK
examples: She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance.
Translations:
favorably
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English favorable
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English favorably
From favorable + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more favorably
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most favorably
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: favourably
pos: adv
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: In a favorable manner.
pos: adv
examples: She looked favorably on people who gave freely their assistance.
Translations:
focussing
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Commonwealth standard spelling of focusing.
pos: adj
examples: The bacteriologist adjusted the focussing knob on the microscope.
gloss: Commonwealth standard spelling of focusing.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: At the time of the accident, the searchlight signals here were fitted with standard narrow-beam focussing, aimed at a train within 70yd of the signal.
Translations: