yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
organophosphorus
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English organo-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō
Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)
Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor.
Latin phōsphorusbor.
English phosphorus
English organophosphorus
From organo- + phosphorus.
Inflected forms:
form: organophosphorous
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
organophosphate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English organo-
English phosphate
English organophosphate
From organo- + phosphate.
Inflected forms:
form: organophosphates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.
pos: noun
examples: Like other nerve agents, they are organophosphate compounds, but the chemicals used to make novichoks, and their final structures, are considered classified in the UK, the US and other countries.
The paper found high levels of phased-out flame retardants like PCBs and PBDEs, as well as allegedly safe, newer replacements chemicals, such as chlorinated paraffins and organophosphates, across the globe.
Translations:
organosilicon
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English organo-
Latin silex
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
New Latin siliciumlbor.
English silicium
Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?
Latin carbōlbor.
French carbonebor.
English carbonbf.
English -on
English silicon
English organosilicon
From organo- + silicon.
Inflected forms:
form: organo-silicon
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: organosilicons
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: organo-silicon
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Describing any of a series of derivatives of silicon that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon–silicon bond.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Any compound of this kind.
pos: noun
Translations:
organosulfur
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English organo-
Latin sulpur
Latin sulfur
Latin sulphur
Anglo-Norman sulfrebor.
Middle English sulphur
English sulfur
English organosulfur
From organo- + sulfur.
Inflected forms:
form: organosulphur
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: organosulfurs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: organosulphur
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Describing any of a series of derivatives of sulfur that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-sulfur bond.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Any such organic compound.
pos: noun
Translations:
coolant
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English cool
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -antbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ant
English -ant
English coolant
From cool + -ant.
Inflected forms:
form: coolants
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.
pos: noun
examples: Coolant is used in car engines and industrial processes, where excess heat could cause machine damage.
Anti-freeze has not been found necessary, even in the most severe conditions, since the water is drained out if a locomotive spends any appreciable time out of service and in normal working conditions the coolant is always warm.
Translations:
atomicity
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Hellenic *-ós
▲
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós)
Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor.
Latin atomusbor.
Middle French athomebor.
Middle English attome
English atom
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English atomic
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English atomicity
From atomic + -ity.
Inflected forms:
form: atomicities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The number of atoms in a molecule.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
gloss: The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: The quality or state of being atomic.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Derived words: diatomicity
nonatomicity
Translations:
compter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: compters
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A counter (token used for keeping count).
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: Let me see: every 'leven wether tods, every tod yields pound and odd shilling; fifteen hundred shorn, what comes the wool to? […] I cannot do't without compters.
gloss: A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: Each sheriff had his own compter, which were both prisons and offices, administered by the respective secondaries.
Translations:
look-see
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Chinese Pidgin English look-seebor.
English look-see
Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.
Inflected forms:
form: look-sees
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: looksee
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: looksie
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: looksy
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: look-sees
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: look-seeing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: look-saw
pos: verb
tags: past
form: look-seen
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: looksee
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: looksie
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: looksy
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A brief examination, a peek or glance.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: I’ve had a look-see at your work, and I think you’ve done a pretty good job of things.
I'll just take a look-see at the problem and come right back, then we can go to lunch.
He gave me a quick look-see at what they're working on.
‘It’s the first native island I ever called at where the whole tribe didn’t come down to the beach for a look-see.
I'm going up in the Cub to take a look-see.
You'll do what I do. Meet and greet. Then read through the sides with the actors, unless they're on a look-see.
gloss: A person who serves as lookout or scout.
pos: noun
examples: Once we have them localized, I can send in some look-sees to get a better idea of how many and whether there's actually a nuke in there with them.
gloss: An audition attended by an actor or model so that they can be visually appraised.
pos: noun
examples: The basic use of the comp is to allow an art or casting director to select the model type needed for a particular assignment. This is generally followed by a casting call or a "look-see" for a more detailed evaluation of the models.
J. is dating P. at NYU and modeling on the side. They're planning to meet us in Paris for spring break so J. can go to some look-sees (and eat some escargot, obv.).
gloss: To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: I told Kola and he went down in the p.m. to look-see.
When I look-saw my brother's sunstone I knew it was mighty powerful magic.
Well I've known good and bad times, and laughed till I cried And I've been asked the questions and sometimes I lied I'm what some would call teak, and some would call weak You can look-see but maybe I'm not what you seek.
Translations:
longhair
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: compound
Topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
Etymology: From long + hair.
Compound parts: long
hair
Inflected forms:
form: longhairs
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
pos: noun
examples: dismissed as just another band of longhairs at the height of longhair bands
Health Food stores began displaying posters saying things like: “The American Indian, You Know, Walked!” It became a common sight to see longhairs and their chicks striding along purposefully eating maize-on-the-cob.
gloss: A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
pos: noun
gloss: A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
pos: noun
gloss: A cat with hair longer than the norm.
pos: noun
gloss: Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
pos: adj
tags: derogatory
not-comparable
examples: I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.
Related words: long-haired
shorthaired
haircut band
Derived words: American longhair
Asian Semi-longhair
Russian longhair
Translations:
lang: Greek
word: μακρυμάλλης
roman: makrymállis
low-level
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: compound
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: From low + level.
Compound parts: low
level
Inflected forms:
form: lower-level
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: lowest-level
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Relatively unimportant.
pos: adj
examples: The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
gloss: Not intense.
pos: adj
examples: The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
gloss: Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
pos: adj
examples: The assembler generates low-level code.
gloss: Detailed.
pos: adj
gloss: Situated or occurring at a lower level.
pos: adj
examples: It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London.
Synonyms: at the coal face
front line
in the trenches
brass tacks
details
nitty-gritty
nuts and bolts
Antonyms: high-level
Derived words: low-level language
Translations:
lower-class
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more lower-class
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most lower-class
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
pos: adj
examples: The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.
gloss: Unrefined.
pos: adj
examples: His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink.
Derived words: lower-classness
Translations:
lowlife
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From low + life.
Compound parts: low
life
Inflected forms:
form: more lowlife
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most lowlife
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: low-life
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: low life
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: lowlifes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lowlives
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: low-life
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: low life
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Lacking morality.
pos: adj
gloss: Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.
pos: adj
gloss: An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
examples: They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
gloss: A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
gloss: A person of low socio-economic status.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
Synonyms: criminal and Thesaurus:jerk
Derived words: lowlifer
Translations:
crazed
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more crazed
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most crazed
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: craz'd
pos: adj
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: Maddened; driven insane.
pos: adj
examples: The crazed look in his eyes made everyone back away.
He was crazed with thirst and resorted to drinking seawater.
gloss: Obsessed with something.
pos: adj
examples: We live and work in the heart of tech-crazed San Francisco Bay Area, where use of AI is even greater than in America at large.
gloss: Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).
pos: adj
examples: The dark traces of the cracks in the crazed surface of the pot contrasted with the light glaze and were quite attractive.
Sunbleached paints and plastics are often crazed and faded.
Derived words: crazedly
crazedness
uncrazed
Translations:
aroha
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Māori aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropa.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Love and compassion.
pos: noun
tags: New-Zealand
uncountable
examples: As much as possible, even under threat, mana should be tempered with aroha.
They do not come to this meeting house with respect, nor with aroha.
I am filled with aroha and compassion for our Muslim communities, for all migrants, for refugees and for Christchurch.
This year's relay really captured this because the atmosphere was beautiful and filled with aroha.
Translations:
Augustine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
Inflected forms:
form: Augustines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An Augustinian.
pos: noun
Translations:
mackintosh
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), who patented a type of rubberized cloth in 1823. Former trademark. The letter k is a later addition.
Inflected forms:
form: mackintoshes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: macintosh
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Macintosh
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Mackintosh
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Any waterproof coat or raincoat.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
examples: c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young
John had great big waterproof boots on;
John had a great big waterproof hat;
John had a great big waterproof mackintosh --
And that (Said John) is that.
The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.
gloss: Waterproof rubberized cloth.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Synonyms: mac
mack
raincoat
Related words: oilskin
Derived words: mackintosh brigade
mackintosh cape
macintosh cloak
mackintosh coat
mackintosh covering
mackintosh sheet
mackintoshed
Translations:
reddening
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: reddenings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act or process of becoming red or redder.
pos: noun
tags: gerund
examples: The cold weather caused some cheek reddening and some nose running.
There was some noticeable reddening in her cheeks when she had been drinking.
Antonyms: dereddening
unreddened
Translations:
derogative
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English derogate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English derogative
From derogate + -ive.
Inflected forms:
form: more derogative
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most derogative
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
pos: adj
examples: "How strange, but then again, he is a strange man." [...] "Don't get me wrong. I did not mean that in a derogative sense."
gloss: Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
pos: adj
Synonyms: derogatory
Antonyms: deferential
Derived words: derogatively
Translations:
puker
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: broadcasting
media
Etymology: Etymology tree
English puke
English -er
English puker
From puke + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: pukers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
pos: noun
gloss: That which causes vomiting.
pos: noun
examples: With cold solanum from the Pontic shore,
The roots of mandrake and black hellebore,
The griper fenna, and the puker rue
, The sweetner faslafras are added too.
gloss: A person who caricatures the manner of speech of a disc jockey or announcer, using affected, back-of-the-throat speech that is likened to puking.
pos: noun
tags: slang
gloss: A detestable person.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
slang
examples: He's a weasel, the little puker, and no mistake!
Translations:
simul
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: games
gaming
Etymology: Abbreviation of simultaneous.
Inflected forms:
form: simuls
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays several games at the same time against different opponents.
pos: noun
examples: We're not just starting with Round 1. We're kicking off with a simul. Four simuls to be exact.
He could have organized a simul with a rat without blinking an eye.
I saw Glenn wrapping up his speech, and told Baynes to come back that evening for the simul.
Translations:
frittata
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian frittata, from fritto (“fried”).
Inflected forms:
form: frittatas
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: frittate
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The classic Italian egg pie, the frittata is an attractive dish that requires no fancy rolling or split-second timing... Much of the preparation for most frittate can be done in advance[.]
It was in Giulia Vannoni’s grey Martello tower, on an island off the coast of France, sitting at a marble-topped table eating frittata and drinking Aperol, the honey-coloured aperitif of Florence, that Sydney Tremaine began to believe once more in happiness—as bizarre and unlikely a time and place as any, in which to believe in such a thing again.
Translations:
dystopic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English dystopia
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English dystopic
From dystopia + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: more dystopic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most dystopic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Characterised by dystopia
pos: adj
gloss: dystopian
pos: adj
examples: The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.
Translations:
straightness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English streightnes, equivalent to straight + -ness. Cognate with Scots strauchtness, straichtness (“straightness”).
Base: straight
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: straightnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The result or product of being straight.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: The state or quality of being straight (especially in the sense of "heterosexual").
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
disconnected
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: mathematics
sciences
Inflected forms:
form: more disconnected
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most disconnected
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: That is no longer connected.
pos: adj
examples: There's no use trying to make a call on the disconnected phone.
gloss: Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
pos: adj
examples: I just feel so disconnected from people living on the other side of the world.
gloss: Incoherent; disjointed.
pos: adj
gloss: That can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets which are both open and closed.
pos: adj
Derived words: disconnectedly
disconnectedness
totally disconnected
undisconnected
Translations:
almah
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic عَالِمَة (ʕālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning ‘learned, knowledgeable’, from عَلِمَ (ʕalima, “to know”).
Inflected forms:
form: almahs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: almah
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: awalim
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: alma
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: alme
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: almeh
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: An Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.
pos: noun
examples: Nostalgia is almah, the Arab dancing girl. She tells me stories of the drowned, the deadest of this world's dead.
Translations:
workhorse
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.
Compound parts: work
horse
Inflected forms:
form: workhorses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: work horse
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
pos: noun
gloss: Someone or something that does a lot of work; someone or something that works consistently or regularly.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
examples: Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.
Captain Harry Kane was the workhorse and creator, while Sterling and Rashford provided the finishing flourishes that put England in dreamland at the interval.
"Class 08s have been the workhorses of ports, distribution centres and depots across Britain's railway for more than 60 years," said Positive Traction Director Alistair Gregory.
Related words: powerhouse
warhorse
wheelhorse
yardhorse
Translations:
coworker
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin co-der.
English co-
English worker
English coworker
From co- + worker.
Inflected forms:
form: coworkers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: co-worker
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Somebody with whom one works.
pos: noun
examples: He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
[…] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]
Since spinal cord injury is associated with edema and changes in AQP4 expression, Ge and coworkers investigated the potential antiedema effect of epigallocatechin gallate and its underlying mechanism on a rat model of acute spinal cord injury.
gloss: A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
attributive
derogatory
examples: This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.
Derived words: coworker music
Translations:
workmate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English -mate
English workmate
From work + -mate.
Inflected forms:
form: workmates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
pos: noun
examples: He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.
Translations:
pillock
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: In the middle of the 16th century, the meaning was "penis". Probably from pillicock (“penis; boy, man”), presumably akin to the slang term dickhead (“inept fool”). Alternatively, from the same basis as pillicock (compare regional Norwegian pill (“penis”)) + the diminutive suffix -ock.
Inflected forms:
form: pillocks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
pos: noun
tags: Commonwealth
Ireland
UK
derogatory
slang
examples: What is it now, you great pillock?
Take your Typhoon up there and swat the annoying mosquito out of the sky by challenging the infantile pillock to a classic World-War-II-era dogfight like a real man, to show them who the real king of European airspace is.
Translations:
inconspicuously
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From in- + conspicuous + -ly.
Base: in
Inflected forms:
form: more inconspicuously
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most inconspicuously
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
pos: adv
examples: The detective sat inconspicuously in her car, across the parking lot, pretending to read the newspaper.
Antonyms: conspicuously
Translations:
koda
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Synonym of kodo (“kind of millet”).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
polyline
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Middle French lignerbor.
English line
English polyline
From poly- + line.
Inflected forms:
form: polylines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.
pos: noun
examples: If you want to break a polyline into simple lines and arcs, you can use the Explode option on the Modify panel, just as you would with blocks. After a polyline is exploded, it becomes a set of individual line segments or arcs.
Translations:
pot-bound
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From pot + bound.
Compound parts: pot
bound
Inflected forms:
form: more pot-bound
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most pot-bound
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.
pos: adj
Translations:
pound-for-pound
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: simple
Topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever.
Oakland native Ward is now unbeaten in 25 fights and can now claim to be one of the top few pound-for-pound fighters on the planet after a technically dazzling display.
gloss: Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: A tin of tomatoes weighing 250 g and costing $2.50 is more expensive, pound-for-pound, than one weighing 500 g and costing $4 (as the former costs $1.00 per 100 g and the latter $0.80 per 100 g).
My gal is pound for pound sweeter than chocolate.
Related words: like-for-like
Translations:
polysorbate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English sorbate
English polysorbate
From poly- + sorbate.
Inflected forms:
form: polysorbates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of a class of emulsifiers used as food additives and in pharmaceutical preparations; they are derived from sorbitan (typically with three polyoxyethylene side-chains) esterified with a fatty acid; they are mostly oily liquids, or soft solids.
pos: noun
Translations:
on-call
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: on call
pos: adj
tags: attributive
not-comparable
examples: The traditional way of dealing with these events was for an on-call traffic manager to review (with the engineering functions) the likely time normal working could be resumed.
Translations:
zero-dimensional
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
topology
Inflected forms:
form: 0D
pos: adj
tags: alternative
abbreviation
Senses:
gloss: Having zero dimensions; having no extent in any direction.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Having a base consisting of clopen sets.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: zero-dimensional chess
zero-dimensionally
Translations:
glassine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
Etymology: Etymology tree
English glass
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English glassine
From glass + -ine.
Inflected forms:
form: glassines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Each illustration was protected by a glassine page that had to be turned delicately.
gloss: Smooth, non-absorbing, grease- and moisture-resistant, supercalendered paper.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A small stamp packet made from glassine paper.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
usually
Translations:
reservist
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English reserve
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 reservist
From reserve + -ist.
Inflected forms:
form: reservists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
pos: noun
examples: One of the men there, a reservist he said he was, told my brother he had seen the heliograph flickering in the west.
Translations:
infrequent
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English frequent
English infrequent
From in- + frequent.
Inflected forms:
form: more infrequent
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most infrequent
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Not frequent; not happening frequently.
pos: adj
examples: Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield.
Translations:
sorbitan
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Inflected forms:
form: sorbitans
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: a dehydration product of sorbitol having a tetrahydrofuran ring and four hydroxy groups; it is used in the manufacture of emulsifiers
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
tetrahydrofuran
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor.
English tetra-
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.
English hydro-
Latin furfur
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English furfural
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English furan
English tetrahydrofuran
From tetra- + hydro- + furan.
Inflected forms:
form: tetrahydrofurans
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
polyoxyethylene
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor.
English oxy-
English ethylene
English polyoxyethylene
From poly- + oxy- + ethylene.
Inflected forms:
form: polyoxyethylenes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers
pos: noun
Translations:
stearate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English stearic acid
English -ate
English stearate
From stearic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Inflected forms:
form: stearates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any salt or ester of stearic acid.
pos: noun
Translations:
oleate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English oleic acid
English -ate
English oleate
From oleic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Inflected forms:
form: oleates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any salt or ester of oleic acid.
pos: noun
Translations:
palmitate
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English palmitic acid
English -ate
English palmitate
From palmitic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Inflected forms:
form: palmitates
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any salt or ester of palmitic acid.
pos: noun
Translations:
ageing
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: ageings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: aging
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Canada
US
form: aging
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Canada
US
Senses:
gloss: Commonwealth, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.
These two events have exposed the road haulage industry as being reliant on a poorly paid and ageing workforce, dependent on employees recruited from low-wage countries in Europe.
Translations:
proteome
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
genetics
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Blend of protein + genome or proteo- + -ome.
Affixes: proteo-
-ome
Inflected forms:
form: proteomes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.
pos: noun
examples: Two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis allows the separation of thousands of proteins, and provides the means for separating the proteome (the PROTEin complement expressed by a genOME) of a simple species, or the protein component of a complex tissue.
So now the quest is to crack the human proteome – a concept so novel that the term proteome didn't even exist a decade ago.
Translations:
carbocyclic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English carbo-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor.
Classical Latin cyclicuslbor.
Middle French cyclique
French cycliquebor.
▲
Classical Latin cyclicusbor.
English cyclic
English carbocyclic
From carbo- + cyclic.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: describing a ring, all of whose atoms are carbon
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
acrobatics
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós
Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn
Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)bor.
French acrobateder.
English acrobat
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English -ics
English acrobatics
From acrobat + -ics.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A spectacular display of agility.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: […] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.
Derived words: Acroyoga
aerobatics
aquabatics
mental acrobatics
sport acrobatics
Translations:
aimlessly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English aimless
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English aimlessly
From aimless + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more aimlessly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most aimlessly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
pos: adv
examples: He wandered aimlessly through the crowd.
Half a dozen deserted boats pitched aimlessly upon the confusion of the waves.
But now, as I strolled out on the lawn, still nursing a grudge against my friend’s high-handedness, I saw Lawrence on the croquet lawn, aimlessly knocking a couple of very ancient balls about, with a still more ancient mallet.
The player is free to create their own narrative within a much larger set of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse the creation of any narrative but their own and wander aimlessly through the game.
Translations:
clenching
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: clenchings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
pos: noun
examples: Many of the clenchings [of muscles] were uncoordinated, and one would guess that they occurred more and more as the sleep synchronized.
Translations:
grimacing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: grimacings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of making a grimace.
pos: noun
examples: The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
Translations:
numbly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English numb
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English numbly
From numb + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more numbly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most numbly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a numb manner; without feeling.
pos: adv
examples: "He's dead," she said numbly.
Translations:
raki
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.
Inflected forms:
form: rakis
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: rakee
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
deformed
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more deformed
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most deformed
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Unusual of shape; misshapen.
pos: adj
examples: Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
Translations:
downy
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Old English of-
Proto-Germanic *dūnaz?
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnomder.?
Proto-West Germanic *dūnā
Old English dūne
Old English ofdūne
Old English adūne
Old English dūne
Middle English doun
English down
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English downy
From down + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: downier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: downiest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: downies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
pos: adj
examples: The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
gloss: Sharp-witted, perceptive.
pos: adj
tags: dated
slang
examples: The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one.
I’m not clever, p’raps: but I am rather downy; and partial friends say I know what’s o’clock tolerably well.
gloss: Low-spirited; down in the mouth.
pos: adj
tags: Norfolk
UK
gloss: A blanket filled with down; a duvet.
pos: noun
examples: Went to bed with 2 downies on the bed, but the heat finally kicked in and ended with one cover and my feet sticking out.
gloss: A bed.
pos: noun
tags: dated
slang
examples: to do the downy (i.e. lie in bed)
"Lord love you, Mr. Scott, I've a deal to do before I get to my downy; and I don't like those doctored tipples. Good night, Mr. Scott; I wishes you good night, sir;" and making another slight reference to his hat, which had not been removed from his head during the whole interview, Mr. Manylodes took himself off.
Derived words: downily
downiness
downy birch
downy rattlesnake
downy willow
downy woodpecker
undowny
downy mildew
downy oak
Translations:
bathtub
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From bath + tub.
Compound parts: bath
tub
Inflected forms:
form: bathtubs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: bath tub
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: bath-tub
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
pos: noun
examples: I had a long, leisurely soak in the bathtub.
Translations:
recklessness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną
Proto-West Germanic *rōkijan
Old English rēċan
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Old English rēċelēas
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
Old English rēċelēasnes
Middle English reklesnes
English recklessness
From Middle English reklesnes, reklesnesse, rekelesnesse (also assibilated as rechelesnes, reccheleesnesse), from Old English rēcelēasnes (“recklessness, carelessness, negligence”), equivalent to reckless + -ness.
Base: reckless
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: recklessnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: rechlessness
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: retchlessness
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger.
At such times, how we marvel at our usual recklessness, and pause, as it were, shrinking from the busy and inevitable current which is hurrying us on to eternity!
Then, in a state of recklessness, engendered by such luxurious living, he bought another of stout and retired to William Street with it secreted under his coat.
Partly because of the heavy burden of government debt built up during his stewardship, and the uncurbed recklessness of the country’s banks, Britain’s recession is already the harshest in Western Europe.
Translations:
vanquished
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Defeated.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: We were the cause of the recovery of all the enemy people in Eastern Europe, and North and Southeast Asia. It's an unusual situation, an unusual program because the victor hardly ever helps the vanquished to recover. We did just that.
HSTs continued to provide sterling service during these years, so much so that when Virgin and Midland Mainline brought their new wave of high-speed diesel electric multiple units [...] on stream, many preferred the ride and comfort of the vanquished to the ride and comfort of the vanquisher.
Translations:
roughness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).
Inflected forms:
form: roughnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The property of being rough, coarseness.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
gloss: Something that is rough; a rough spot.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: A variety of suitable methods for surface inspection are available to detect topographical defects induced by surface roughnesses such as scratches, digs, inclusions and spatters.
gloss: Roughage; coarse fodder.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
uncountable
examples: With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]
gloss: Abundance, especially of food.
pos: noun
tags: Scotland
countable
uncountable
gloss: A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The surface roughness was low.
Derived words: macroroughness
microroughness
nanoroughness
roughness length
Translations: