nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: clobutinol Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cough suppressant. Labels: uncountable
Word: clofedanol Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cough suppressant. Labels: uncountable
Word: clophedianol Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cough suppressant. Labels: uncountable
Word: dimethoxanate Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cough suppressant. Labels: uncountable
Word: dropropizine Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cough suppressant. Labels: uncountable
Word: millier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French millier (“a thousand, a 1000-ish, 1000 kg”), from mille (“thousand”) + -ier (“-er”). 1. Synonym of metric ton, 1000 kg. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: repassage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English passage English repassage From re- + passage. 1. The act of repassing; passage back. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the French, whereof twentie vnder the conduct of Cazanoue, getting betweene the Fort and them which now were issued forth, cut off their repassage 2. The process of passing a second coat of glue as a finish over unburnished surfaces. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: damaskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French damasquin (adjective). See damaskeen. Pronunciation: /ˈdæməskɪn/ 1. A sword of Damascus steel. Labels: obsolete Example: No old Toledo blades or damaskins.
Word: damaskin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare French damasquin (adjective). See damaskeen. Pronunciation: /ˈdæməskɪn/ 1. Alternative form of damascene. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: elegantin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular disintegrin.
Word: epidermin Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein related to fibrin.
Word: oilpatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oil + patch. 1. A patch or puddle of oil. Example: Near-synonyms: oil spot, oil slick Example: This minority establishes itself at the most vulnerable zone of the national territory, and then slowly spreads like an oilpatch, propagating itself in concentric ripples through the peasant masses, to the smaller towns, and finally to the capital. 2. An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry. Labels: informal Example: Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while. Example: "Texas Oil Patch Songs": [...] Willet [...] sings a dozen of his own songs having to do with oil workers [...]
Word: diasporan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From diaspora + -an. Pronunciation: /daɪˈæspəɹən/, [daɪˈæspəɹn̩], /dʌɪˈaspəɹən/, [dʌɪˈaspəɹn̩] 1. Of or pertaining to a diaspora. Example: The process by which ethnic sites become calendar illustrations--and ethnicity and history become a commodity--entails a chain of communication that passes from nationalist to diasporan to assimilationist, bringing the first two closer together and moving the second two further apart, a chain all of us are involved in nowadays on multiple levels, in relation to both our own families and ethnic roots and those of others. Example: Using some of his familiar loop strategies, whereby the same material gets compulsively replayed, Egoyan tells a story about a marriage that disintegrates during a trip from North America to Armenia, where an assimilated Canadian-Armenian photographer (Egoyan himself), while shooting a dozen rural churches for a calendar, becomes insanely jealous when his diasporan Armenian wife (Egoyan's real-life wife Arsinee Khanjian) converses with their guide in Armenian.
Word: diasporan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diaspora + -an. Pronunciation: /daɪˈæspəɹən/, [daɪˈæspəɹn̩], /dʌɪˈaspəɹən/, [dʌɪˈaspəɹn̩] 1. A member of a diaspora.
Word: mones Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 'mones (“hormones”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Not a good idea if you're on hormones. Alcohol and mones don't mix. Example: I hope you don't get pissed at me as I value our friendship but never understood why mones and srs are SO different.. Can you explain?
Word: bolt action Part of Speech: noun Etymology: bolt + action 1. A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.
Word: gamopetalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gamo- + petal + -ous. 1. Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
Word: geomorphological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English morphology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English morphological English geomorphological From geo- + morphological. 1. Of or pertaining to geomorphology
Word: gynoecium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin; from gyno- + oecium (from Ancient Greek οἰκῐ́ον (oikĭ́on), diminutive of οἶκος (oîkos, “house”)). Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈniː.si.əm/, /ɡaɪˈni.si.əm/ 1. The pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
Word: sort code Part of Speech: noun 1. A code assigned to a specific branch of a bank, used to route money transfers between financial institutions. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: gynophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyno- + -phore. 1. The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium.
Word: glandulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin glandulōsus, from Latin glandula. By surface analysis, glandule + -ous. 1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands; glandular, glandulose.
Word: hand brake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of handbrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The trains were fitted with hand brakes, worked by the guard.
Word: agitative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English agitate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agitative From agitate + -ive. 1. Tending to agitate.
Word: amarine Part of Speech: noun 1. A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds. Labels: uncountable
Word: baddish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bad Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English baddish From bad + -ish. 1. Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and bad.
Word: betrothment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English betroth Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English betrothment From betroth + -ment. 1. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: betrothments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of betrothment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boat English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English boatsman From boat + -s- + man. 1. Synonym of boatman.
Word: boatsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burbly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English burbly, burbely, burbli, equivalent to burble + -y. 1. burbling, bubbling
Word: characterizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English characterizable From characterize + -able. 1. Able to be characterized.
Word: cellular phones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cellular phone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mobile phones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mobile phone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chief executive Part of Speech: noun 1. The president of the United States. 2. The head of government or head of state. Labels: Hong-Kong, capitalized Example: After consultation with the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive in Council may, on being satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, give the Board such written directions as he thinks fit with respect to the performance of any of the Board’s functions under this Ordinance. 3. The head of government or head of state. Labels: Macau 4. The governor of a U.S. state. 5. Chief executive officer. Example: "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm." Example: Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
Word: chief executives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chief executive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flubs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flʌbz/ 1. plural of flub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flubs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flʌbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Twinkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Twinkie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flubbing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflʌbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of flub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flubbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flʌbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: falsifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of falsify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: firebreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firebreak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of formulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grouts Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grouts Part of Speech: noun 1. Tea leaves left in the bottom of the cup after drinking tea. Labels: Cornwall, plural, plural-only
Word: grouting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From grout + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of grout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grouting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grout + -ing. 1. An application of grout. Labels: countable 2. Grout. Labels: uncountable
Word: grouted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: guzzles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of guzzle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: guzzled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of guzzle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gantries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gantry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garbles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of garble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: garbling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From garble + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of garble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: garbling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garble + -ing. 1. The act by which something is garbled or confused. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Well, such cheap criticisms of the Bible are usually the fulsome garblings of ignorance, or the shifty device of prejudice. 2. The process of removing the unwanted substances present in crude drugs after drying. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: griddles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of griddle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: griddles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of griddle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: divisio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dīvīsiō (“division”). Doublet of division. 1. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below regnum and above classis.
Word: goldbricking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of goldbrick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: goldbricked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of goldbrick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tribus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tribus. Doublet of tribe. 1. Synonym of tribe. Example: The entire Tenebrionid fauna of this region is constituted by genera or tribuses whose present area of distribution is of the pattern called by Mayr "pan tropical" and by Vandel "gondwanian". Example: It might therefore be justified to separate them from the remaining genera of the subfamily Lithosinae as a tribus with two subtribus, or as two tribus.
Word: headdresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headdress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aomori Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori). The original Japanese name was first used in 1624. One origin claims that the city's name was derived from a former forest on a hill near present-day Honcho (本町) used by fishermen to locate the town. 1. A prefecture in northeastern Japan. 2. A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city. 3. A surname from Japanese.
Word: chlorostannate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + stannate. 1. The divalent anion SnCl₆⁻²; any salt containing this anion, especially such an ionic liquid.
Word: scaffold protein Part of Speech: noun 1. Proteins that bring together various other proteins in a signaling pathway and allow for their interaction. They recruit downstream effectors in a pathway and enhance specificity of the signal.
Word: raconteurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English raconteur Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English raconteurial From raconteur + -ial. 1. Characteristic of a raconteur Example: It sounds like Wilder is at his raconteurial best, telling stories and showing off his wit. Example: “And he was going to divorce her.” Enid let her eyes fall shut in raconteurial pleasure. She was aware that Denise didn’t like this story, but there were plenty of things about Denise’s life that were disagreeable to Enid, too, so.
Word: ALARA Part of Speech: adj 1. Acronym of as low as reasonably achievable. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: wibbles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wibble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wibbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wibble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wibbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wibble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nimbler Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nimble: more nimble Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nimblest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nimble: most nimble Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: desparate Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of desperate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. Misspelling of disparate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chlorodifluoromethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + difluoro + methane. Pronunciation: /ˌklɔːroʊdaɪˌflʊəroʊˈmɛθeɪn/ 1. A colorless hydrochlorofluorocarbon gas (CHClF₂) used chiefly as a refrigerant and chemical intermediate, commonly known as R-22.
Word: difluoro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce English -ent English fluor(escent) English -o English fluoro English difluoro From di- + fluoro. 1. Two fluorine atoms in a molecule Labels: uncountable
Word: chloroethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- 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- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane English chloroethane From chloro- + ethane. 1. The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications
Word: ethyl chloride Part of Speech: noun 1. Chloroethane. Labels: uncountable Example: Thiopentone is a short-acting drug – not a good agent to keep the patient anaesthetized for very long – so a switch must be made to another anaesthetic. The common one used in those days was ethyl chloride.
Word: chloroethylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + ethylene. 1. The unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glycoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English glycoscience From glyco- + science. 1. Any of several scientific disciplines that study complex carbohydrates and especially their relationships with protein and lipids.
Word: acetylglucosaminyltransferase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme that adds acetylglucosamine to heptose residues of bacterial cell walls
Word: acetylglucosamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of acetyl + glucosamine. 1. An amide derivative of glucose that forms part of the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell walls
Word: peptidoglycan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English peptido- English glycan English peptidoglycan From peptido- + glycan. 1. A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls
Word: collaboratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From collaborate + -ory. 1. That is involved in, or aids collaboration; collaborative
Word: collaboratory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of collaborate + laboratory. 1. A networked organization in which scientists can collaborate
Word: glycolyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical HOCH₂CO₂⁻ derived from glycolic acid
Word: glycomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to glycomics
Word: glycoscientist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English scientist English glycoscientist From glyco- + scientist. 1. A scientist whose speciality is glycoscience
Word: glycosynthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English synthesis English glycosynthesis From glyco- + synthesis. 1. The synthesis (especially the biosynthesis) of sugars and polysaccharides
Word: multimeric Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a protein that has multiple polypeptide chains
Word: hit the headlines Part of Speech: verb 1. To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.
Word: neuraminic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neuraminic From neuro- + -amine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to neuraminic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: neuropediatrics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English pediatrics English neuropediatrics From neuro- + pediatrics. 1. pediatric neurology. Labels: uncountable
Word: phytohemagglutinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English hem- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin English hemagglutinin English phytohemagglutinin From phyto- + hemagglutinin. 1. Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: selectin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From select + -in? 1. Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion
Word: sialic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic From Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”) + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to saliva. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sialic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Malay sialbor. English sial Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic From sial + -ic. 1. Composed predominantly of silica- and alumina-bearing minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: ensialic Example: The total volume of these felsic rocks, variously estimated at 3 to 9 percent of the Cenozoic section, is much greater in Iceland than on other oceanic islands, and their abundance led early geologists to speculate that Iceland might be a small continental fragment covered by a thin veneer of basalt. Geophysical and petrologic evidence now rules out any possibility of sialic crust under the island. The siliceous differentiates have little or no potassium feldspar and differ from typical continental rhyolites and granites in their trace-element abundances and isotopic ratios.
Word: baronne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French baronne. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹɒn/ 1. A French baroness. Example: They [the bracelets] now by right belonged to the dowager baronne, but she had insisted on giving them to her son for his bride, who, therefore, wore them on such occasions as the one we are describing. Example: He certainly was not a herald of peace, and did not bring an olive branch by any means; on the contrary, he brought the news that—by means of threats, and even of violence—Count Waldeck and his sons had forced the Baronne to give up her jewels, her plate, and all the money there was in the château, and then, when she thought that that was a sufficient ransom to buy her liberty from the guests who had come and asked her hospitality, the poor woman had been seized, gagged, tied to her bed-post, and told that if she did not find another two hundred gold crowns within two hours the château would be set on fire, and burned to the ground with her in it.
Word: sialyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sialyl From sialic + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪəlaɪl/, /ˈsaɪəlɪl/ 1. Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: sialyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sialic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English sialyl From sialic + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪəlaɪl/, /ˈsaɪəlɪl/ 1. A univalent radical derived from sialic acid Labels: countable, especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: supramembrane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English membrane English supramembrane From supra- + membrane. 1. A membrane placed above another
Word: supramembrane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English membrane English supramembrane From supra- + membrane. 1. Above a membrane
Word: it self Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete form of itself. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [A]s the snow advanced vpon yᵉ poynts vertical of cacuminous mountains dissolveth and discoagulateth it self into humorous liquidity[.] Example: For Physis (as I said) is not the divine Understanding it self, but is as if you should conceive, an Artificers imagination separate from the Artificer, and left alone to work by it self without animadversion. 2. Misspelling of itself. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: irresistable Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of irresistible. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: The suddenness of this shock must prove irresistable; the Count and those about him will be borne down; the rest will take to flight; the friends of Bernabò will rise and liberate his sons, while I seize one of the gates and secure a retreat […] Example: The victim is an irresistable, insane subject of the peculiar trance, oblivious to his acts, and ofttimes unconscious of them afterward. During the attack he is in no way the same actor.
Word: irresistably Part of Speech: adv 1. Dated form of irresistibly. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: isnt Part of Speech: contraction 1. Misspelling of isn't. Labels: alt-of, contraction, misspelling
Word: idaes Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of ideas. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: idealogies Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of ideologies. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: idealogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ideology. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: identicial Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of identical. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: indehiscence Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being indehiscent Labels: uncountable
Word: efforce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French efforcer. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɔː(ɹ)s/ 1. To force oneself. Labels: obsolete, reflexive 2. To force, force open; to acquire by force. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: huge great yron chests and coffers strong, / All bard with double bends, that none could weene / Them to efforce by violence or wrong […]
Word: efforces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of efforce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trousse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French trousse. Doublet of torse and truss. 1. A case for small implements. Example: a surgeon's trousse
Word: tablier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tablier. 1. Chessboard. Labels: obsolete 2. An enlarged labia minora characteristic of certain African women. 3. A protective skirt or similar structure.
Word: translog Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of transcendental logarithmic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: coque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French coque (literally “shell”). Doublet of coco. 1. A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc. 2. Synonym of coccus. Labels: obsolete Example: Fig. 22. One of the coques cut transversely; seeds parietal, very numerous, small, spread all over the internal surface of the coque.
Word: insulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lacer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lace Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lacer From lace + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪs.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or thing that laces.
Word: escalader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From escalade + -er. 1. A soldier who escalades.
Word: percher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perch (“a kind of fish”). 1. One who fishes for perch.
Word: percher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perch (verb). 1. One that perches. 2. A bird that is perching or that regularly perches. Example: Ground roosters like Northern Harriers may be subject to predation by Great-horned Owls […] but still larger perchers like herons and Ospreys use snags or posts in conspicuous places but are large enough to escape aerial predators. 3. Any of various tropical and temperate dragonflies of the genus Diplacodes.
Word: percher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perch (“a device over which cloth is suspended for inspection”). 1. An inspector of cloth before finishing.
Word: percher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English percher; equivalent to perch (“bar to support a candle”) + -er. 1. A large candle, especially on an altar
Word: perches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unsneezed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sneezed English unsneezed From un- + sneezed. 1. Not sneezed. Labels: nonce-word, not-comparable Example: Full many a sneeze was left unsneezed Example: A sneeze Unsneezed, Welling up 2. Not having sneezed. Labels: nonce-word, not-comparable Example: The awfulest thing was the silence; there wasn't a sound but the screaking of the saddles, the measured tramplings, and the sneezing of the horses, afflicted by the smothering dust-clouds which they kicked up. I wanted to sneeze myself, but it seemed to me that I would rather go unsneezed, or suffer even a bitterer torture, if there is one, than attract attention to myself.
Word: chaussé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowing from French chaussé. Doublet of calceate. 1. Shoed; wearing shoes. Labels: obsolete Example: He especially recommended the only shoemaker who, to his mind, had an idea of making a shoe; and Lucy had at least half-a-dozen pair made, fitted, and descanted upon, before he was satisfied that they did justice to the shape of her foot, which proved extremely good when it was properly chaussé. Example: in the meantime, it being too late for Italy, and Grainer, whose chief study it was to be well chaussé, having heard a high character of Schmidt’s boots at Vienna, they both started for Austria with this important object in view. 2. Divided into three with two lines from the corners of the chief to the point in base.
Word: chausses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃoʊs/ 1. plural of chausse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaussons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chausson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsneezing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sneezing English unsneezing From un- + sneezing. 1. Not sneezing. Labels: nonce-word, not-comparable Example: An unstimulated and unsneezing organism may be disposed to sneeze anyway. 2. Devoid of sneezes. Labels: nonce-word, not-comparable Example: After half an hour of unsneezing silence, I managed to stutter […]
Word: chaussée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chaussée. 1. Level of soil. Example: Its other angles are at Quatre Bras and Sombreffe, where each of the two roads from Charleroi respectively falls upon the chaussée that forms the base of this triangle.
Word: chaussées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaussée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agitant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin agitāns, present participle of agitō (“to shake, brandish, agitate”); equivalent to agitate + -ant. 1. A person who agitates. Example: 1665, Robert Howard, The Committee, Act III, Scene 1, in Five New Plays, London: Henry Herringman, 1692 p. 77, Now am I ready for any Plot; I’ll go find some of these Agitants, and fill up a blank Commission with my Name. Example: Garofalo and Ferri were the foremost agitants for victim compensation in the nineteenth century. 2. A thing that agitates. Example: If melancholy humours most abound, The dreams distractive, and the sleep unsound, And Hypochondriac megrims start and twitch, Black spirits rise, and temptingly bewitch, Ten drops of poppy nectar, freshly pressed, Will lay the peccant agitants at rest. Example: […] the enormous effect of the insurrection on the government—the hasty executions, the deportations, the inpouring of troops into Ireland and the establishment of military tribunals—convinced Ireland that insurrection was a powerful agitant, and this greatly invigorated the national will.
Word: agitant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin agitāns, present participle of agitō (“to shake, brandish, agitate”); equivalent to agitate + -ant. 1. That agitates. Example: […] at her white bosom is that patch incarnadine—the red, red rose. Agitant and tremulous it has burst open, and its pure heart lies bare. Example: The slow rhythm of her song grew agitant and restless.
Word: agitant Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of adjutant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: YN Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of yeoman. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of young nigga. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Chūō Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 中央 (ちゅうおう, Chūō). 1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Taitō, Sumida, Kōtō, Minato and Chiyoda special wards as well as Tokyo Bay.
Word: EK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of endothelial keratoplasty. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Enchanted Kingdom: an amusement park in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism
Word: TK Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. 1. Abbreviation of to come (used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Philip Ng joined SC from Citibank's Hong Kong branch TK years ago. Example: [Q:] Will next week's summit lead to peace between the United States and North Korea? [A:] TK.
Word: TK Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. 1. Initialism of transitional kindergarten. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: asm Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæz(ə)m/, /ˌeɪˌɛsˈɛm/, /ˈeɪˌɛsˌɛm/ 1. Pseudo-acronym of assignment. Labels: Hong-Kong, Internet, no-plural
Word: mail slot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mail + slot. 1. A slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered. Example: Stuffing ACT UP leaflets into the office door's mailslot. 2. A designated storage location for interprocess messages.
Word: letter box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of letterbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bordereau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bordereau. 1. A detailed statement, especially one containing a detailed listing of documents or accounts. 2. A form of reinsurance that details the history of the risk.
Word: unsex Part of Speech: verb 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 sex English unsex From un- + sex. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɛks/ 1. To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics. Labels: transitive Example: Lady Macbeth: Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe full Of direst cruelty: Example: The Amazon cut off a breat to battle: How will not Woman disfigure and unsex herself to gain her end? 2. To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate. Labels: transitive
Word: introrse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin introrsus, introrsum (“toward the inside”, adverb), variant of introversus, from intrō + versus (“turned”). 1. Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis. 2. Of anthers: turned toward the center of the flower.
Word: rat race Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rat + race. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæt ˌɹeɪs/, /ˈɹæt ˌɹæɪs/ 1. An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle. Labels: informal Example: […] a 1950s-ish town, keeping a sense of community far from the superhighway rat race. 2. The busy, modern urban lifestyle itself, especially when seen as a competition for wealth or power. Labels: broadly Example: Forget about the rat race / Let's do the Milkshake / Selling like a hotcake Example: I was running away […] from my inability, although I am quite an attractive rat, to make headway in the rat-race. 3. Inconsiderate or unfair competition, where the competitors are willing to use any means to win.
Word: whimbrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whimbrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laid up Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed. Labels: not-comparable Example: For days Ailie had an absent eye and a sad face, and it so fell out that in all that time young Heriotside, who had scarce missed a day, was laid up with a broken arm and never came near her. Example: Flesh occasionally feels stalemated, more laid up than at home. 2. Stored at a dock or other place of safety. Labels: not-comparable Example: The ship was laid up until repairs could commence.
Word: laid up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lay up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: guaiacolsulfonate Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular expectorant. Labels: uncountable
Word: dibbly-dobbler Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/ 1. A medium-paced bowler. Example: Sri Lanka's seamers, like their dibbly-dobblers of yesteryear, gave the speedometer a day off, their deliveries rarely touching 80mph. 2. A medium-paced delivery.
Word: siffle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate. 1. A sibilant rale.
Word: siffle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate. 1. To whistle or hiss. Labels: intransitive
Word: siffles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siffle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siffles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of siffle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pricklier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of prickly: more prickly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: prickliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of prickly: most prickly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pickier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of picky: more picky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: pickiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of picky: most picky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: polestars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polestar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acetanisole Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular aromatic compound used as a food additive. Labels: uncountable
Word: promptings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prompting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pricier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pricey: more pricey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: priciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of pricey: most pricey Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
Word: adapalene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from ada(mantyl) + p(henyl) + (naphth)alene. Pronunciation: /əˈdæp.əˌlin/ 1. A retinoid C₂₈H₂₈O₃ applied topically to the skin in the treatment of acne vulgaris. It is marketed under the trademark Differin and when used in combination with benzoyl peroxide, under the trademark Epiduo. Labels: uncountable
Word: purplest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of purple: most purple Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: policewomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of policewoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pizzerias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pizzeria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amiodarone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ami(no)- Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- English iod- Old Tupi kumarubor. French coumarou ▲ Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French coumarinebor. German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English (coum)arone English amiodarone From ami(no)- + iod- + (coum)arone (“benzofuran”). Pronunciation: /əˈmi.əd.əˌɹoʊn/, /ˌæm.iˈoʊ.dəˌɹoʊn/ 1. an antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₅H₂₉I₂NO₃·HCl and used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia Labels: uncountable
Word: pashas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preset Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: presets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preset Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anethole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anethum (“dill, anise”) + English -ol. 1. A particular aromatic compound found in anise. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: palest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English palest From pale + -est. 1. superlative form of pale: most pale Labels: form-of, superlative Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Word: palest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English palest From pale + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of pale Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: “[…] Who’s over me? Truth hath no confines. Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends’ glarings is a doltish stare! So, so; thou reddenest and palest; my heat has melted thee to anger-glow. But look ye, Starbuck, what is said in heat, that thing unsays itself.[…]”
Word: percentiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of percentile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methoxybenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English methoxy English methoxy- German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English methoxybenzene From methoxy- + benzene. 1. The methyl ether derived from phenol; it is used in perfumery and is an insect pheromone
Word: patchworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patchwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patchworks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of patchwork Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: peskier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pesky: more pesky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: peskiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of pesky: most pesky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: payrolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of payroll Labels: form-of, plural