nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Warren truss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after one of its designers, James Warren. 1. A truss employing a weight-saving design based on equilateral triangles.
Word: Warren trusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Warren truss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rangette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From range + -ette. 1. A small stove for cooking. Example: The stove, or rangette, shown was handsomely finished and attracted a great deal of attention from the visitors at the exhibition. Example: When the heating oil was used up, Addie turned on the top burners and oven elements of the rangette.
Word: rangettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rangette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X truss Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of truss shaped like the letter X.
Word: X trusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X truss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aberavon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh aber + (river) Afan. 1. A large settlement in Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7590).
Word: apple box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably originally used to transport apples. 1. A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches. Labels: US Example: The standard size of an apple box shall be eighteen inches long, eleven and one-half inches wide, ten and one-half inches deep, inside measurement. Example: Beside the bed is an apple box standing on end, on top of the box a candle planted in the neck of a wax-coated wine bottle.
Word: apple boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apple box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: applebox Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of apple box. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He took me to his old garage and there on the dirt floor was a miscellaneous assortment of items, enough to fill an applebox. Example: I was jubilant when my mother tossed a pillow and me into the applebox, and sang popular songs to me.
Word: appleboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of applebox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bowcatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bowcat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bowcatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bowcat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Afan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Afan. 1. A river in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales, which flows into Swansea Bay at Aberavon.
Word: SFV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of San Fernando Valley. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SFV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of short-form video. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: [Title:] Joy Spreader's SFV-based E-commerce Marketing Business Experiences a Boom in H1 2021[.] Example: SFV addiction is a pathological factor that negatively influences adolescents’ mental states.
Word: wire-wove Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wirewove (all senses) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: It is from the great book of Nature, the same through a thousand editions, whether of black-letter, or wire-wove and hot-pressed, that I have vernturously essayed to read a chapter to the public. Example: Abdul's wife, Tilkolo, with whom I enjoyed a joking relationship, brought Pauline three hearthstones, and Abdul found us an old wire-wove bed base to go with the straw and sacking paillasse we had carried from Kabala.
Word: M roof Part of Speech: noun 1. A roof having a valley instead of a flat at the top, giving it a vertical section somewhat like the capital letter M.
Word: M roofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of M roof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: J-bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A J-shaped bar forming part of a ski lift; the rider holds the vertical portion while sitting or leaning on the lower horizontal portion.
Word: J-bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of J-bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perkedel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bergedel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: noirette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French noir (“black”) + -ette, after brunette. Compare French and Middle French noirette. 1. A black-haired person, especially a woman. Labels: rare Example: For a time I was with a Noirette from North Africa, rebellious and intemperate, her frizzy hair shooting out as if her head had exploded in one of those stop-action photographs taken at a thousandth. Example: In the classical lexicon of blonde, brunette, and redhead, why has no distinction been made between women with brown and black hair? Or, consulting my high-school French, have women with black hair been dimissed? Noirette?
Word: noirette Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French noir (“black”) + -ette, after brunette. Compare French and Middle French noirette. 1. Especially of a woman: black-haired. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: And now, in the moment I should have focused on you, I found myself recalling the night I chased a pale blonde down an alley, as she complained to her voluptuous, noirette friend what a cheapskate I was. Example: The noirette woman smiled and motioned to the couch behind Alice.
Word: necklock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neck + lock. 1. A wrestling move in which the opponent's neck is held immobile. Example: Angelo sensed something behind him; he turned and Emmett's powerful arms encircled him, trapping him in a necklock. Connolly banged into them, and all three fell onto the sidewalk, Emmett still holding the necklock and Angelo turning blue. Example: They circled one another at a crawl, each trying for a necklock.
Word: necklocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necklock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negatively privileged Part of Speech: adj 1. Lacking benefits or advantages in society. Example: Second, one might misunderstand Weber, as well as what follows, as an attempt at a complete explanation of the failures of negatively privileged groups to act politically in their own interests. Example: When a negatively privileged challenger faces a positively privileged target, exchange and persuasion are not likely, because the challenger has no positive inducements for the target. The initiative therefore rests with the challenger.
Word: new class Part of Speech: noun 1. The privileged ruling class of bureaucrats and Communist Party functionaries that arose in states that followed the Soviet style of communism. Labels: derogatory
Word: new classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makes after Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make after Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: made after Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of make after Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: making after Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make after Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: New Thing Part of Speech: name 1. Free jazz music, as associated with the black civil rights movement. Example: I'm not sure if I understand Greg properly, but he seems to be arguing that the avant-garde is the "property" of black musicians, a "Black Thang," while somehow conflating "the New Thing" with all areas of free jazz. Example: But where could the relocation of the free jazz movement take place, and how has this transfer action of the new thing been articulated by its protagonists?
Word: NCAPs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NCAP Labels: form-of, plural
Word: containment line Part of Speech: noun 1. A linear area which has been cleared of inflammable material in order to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
Word: containment lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of containment line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ninety days Part of Speech: noun 1. Nine, in the game of craps. Labels: uncountable
Word: Taocheng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 桃城 (Táochéng). 1. A district of Hengshui, Hebei, China. Example: Hengshui City lies in the southeast of Hebei Province, between the east longitude 115°10’ ~ 116°34’ and the north latitude 37°03’ ~ 38°23’. It occupies 8,815 square kilometers with a population of 4.3 million. The Taocheng District where the municipal government is located is 250 kilometers away from the state capital Beijing to the north and 119 kilometers away from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang to the west. Example: For examples, the irrigation price for farmers to pay in Taocheng District of Hengshui City is increased by 0.15 RMB/m³ (from 0.35 to 0.5 RMB/m³), and, at the same time, the government grants a subsidy of 0.05 RMB/m³.
Word: Taocheng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 陶城 (Táochéng). 1. A town in Yanling, Xuchang, Henan, China, formerly a township.
Word: MMRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MMR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyroconvection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + convection. 1. Convection caused or intensified by a fire. Labels: uncountable
Word: pyroconvective Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or caused by pyroconvection.
Word: cumulonimbus flammagenitus Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyrocumulonimbus cloud.
Word: pyrocumulonimbi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyrocumulonimbus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sadboi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sad + boi. 1. A young man who is open about his emotions, especially his feeling sad about failed relationships and unrequited love, and channels his sadness artistically. Labels: informal, neologism
Word: Kagurazaka Part of Speech: name 1. A neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan.
Word: Brocton Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in St Breock parish, mid Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0168). 2. A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9719). 3. A village in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. 4. A village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States; derived from the surnames Brockway + Minton.
Word: lawcode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From law + code. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːˌkoʊd/ 1. A body of law that is sanctioned by legislation.
Word: lawcodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lawcode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Horncastle Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6772). 2. A market town and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2669). 3. A ghost town in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. 4. A surname.
Word: Tomintoul Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic. 1. A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1618). Example: Three generations of stonemasons were responsible for the limestone houses and slate cottages of Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands.
Word: British Ogaden Part of Speech: name 1. A former British protectorate in present day Ogadenia Labels: historical
Word: pick a quarrel Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of pick a fight.
Word: wet cough Part of Speech: noun 1. Coughing with expectoration of sputum.
Word: one's own boss Part of Speech: phrase 1. Self-employed. 2. In a position to make decisions or take a course of action without referring to or being overruled by another person. Example: Questioned on his relationship with the Ministry of Transport, Dr. Beeching said that he was "his own boss" to a large extent and that he could not recollect a veto by the Minister on any proposal, although it was true that in a number of matters B.T.C. plans had to be cleared with the Government.
Word: neo-imperialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neo-imperialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promise the stars Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of promise the moon.
Word: promise the world Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of promise the moon.
Word: self-sufficiently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From self-sufficient + -ly. 1. In a self-sufficient manner. Example: For if what is decided now does not evolve a railway able to compete self-sufficiently in the transport world of the late 1960s, then we may as well resign ourselves to the lingering death of B.R., protracted only to the extent that it can maintain its services on a make-do-and-mend basis.
Word: NNSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-native speaker of English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: As Braj Kachru (1985, 1992, 1996) and others have pointed out, the number of non-native speakers of English (NNSE) in the world has for some time been greater than the number of native speakers, and given the growing number of NNSE ... Example: Flowerdew interviewed the editors of 12 international journals from the fields of ELT and Applied Linguistics in order to find out their attitudes towards contributions from non-native speakers of English (NNSE).
Word: NNSE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of non-native speakers' English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […] Example: […] Holliday also argues that the native/nonnative dichotomy that gives rise to negative perceptions of NNSE is a political construction.
Word: NNSEs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NNSE Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peron Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from either Spanish Perón or French Péron. 1. A surname.
Word: instabanning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of instaban Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: instabanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of instaban Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ferrar Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tamsyn Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tamsin. A female given name. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mobicentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mobility + -centric. 1. Tending to move from one position or opportunity to the next, especially between businesses or departments during one's career.
Word: money illusion Part of Speech: noun 1. The cognitive bias that leads people to think of money in nominal rather than real terms, mistaking its face value for its purchasing power at some point in time. Example: In respect to our present problem, while there is a great field for research, the only perturbing influence of transcendent importance is that of an unstable monetary standard, and, as was seen in Chapter II, even that would make nothing more than a nominal difference in the results if it were not for the “money illusion.”
Word: Monty Haul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A pun on the name of game-show host Monty Hall and the word haul. 1. A dungeon or scenario that offers the player great rewards for minimal risk. Labels: attributive, often, slang Example: Munchkinism is similar to "Monty Haul" gaming; however it involves playing at incredible power levels purely for the sake of watching the terrain get blown away by player characters who are unstoppable.
Word: Monty Hauls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Monty Haul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arty-farties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arty-farty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for one's own good Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. To an excessive extent or degree, especially to the extent that it is negative, gets in the way, etc. Labels: not-comparable
Word: moondoggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Moon + boondoggle. 1. Efforts to transport people to the Moon, regarded as a useless waste of resources. Labels: US, colloquial, derogatory Example: We are virtually abandoning the first Outer Space area through which military attacks may be launched, to spend billions on a nonmilitary moondoggle — the attempt to put a man on the moon. Example: He stated that “as long as James E. Webb is the Administrator of NASA, I am not voting another dollar for this moondoggle. […]
Word: moondoggles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moondoggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artyfarty Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of arty-farty. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Return on investment imperative. Stop. Forget the artyfarty stuff. Example: To protect himself against his ignorance in either instance, the producer may accuse the composer of too much integrity, and find him too slow, too artyfarty, too obstinate, too costly, too much of a perfectionist.
Word: artyfarty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arty-farty. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Especially Midlands carmakers who did not want to be lectured by a bunch of London artyfarties otherwise fussing over the design of spoons. Example: Lon hair versus short hair, right versus left, Nat versus Commie, artyfarty versus pig. You had to choose your tribe.
Word: artyfarties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artyfarty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: occupationaire Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Allied military forces that occupied Japan at the end of World War II. Labels: historical Example: Initial greetings came from the first contingent of occupationaires: the outer jetty sported outsized black and red letters reading “KILROY,” a nod to the graffiti produced by GIs during the war.
Word: occupationaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of occupationaire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: by force of Part of Speech: prep Labels: no-gloss
Word: Morkrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name, from the surnames Morton and Krum. 1. A kind of teletypewriter formerly used within press organizations to transmit news stories. Labels: historical
Word: Morkrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Morkrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proxime accessits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proxime accessit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mossyback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mossy + back (in sense 2 (“person who stayed hidden to evade conscription during the American Civil War”) probably a variant of mossback, which is attested earlier), alluding to someone or something that is so old or has remained so unmoving that it is as if moss has grown on them or it. Sense 3.2 (“menhaden”) may be influenced by mossbunker. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒsibæk/, /ˈmɔsiˌbæk/, /ˈmɑ-/ 1. A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback. Labels: US, informal 2. Synonym of mossback (“a person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865)”). Labels: US, historical, informal, obsolete 3. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US, obsolete 4. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US, obsolete
Word: mossybacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mossyback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demothball Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + mothball. 1. To restore (a mothballed project or equipment) to active use. Labels: transitive
Word: unmothball Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + mothball. 1. To restore (a mothballed project or equipment) to active use. Labels: transitive
Word: demothballs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demothball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demothballing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of demothball Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demothballed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demothball Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unmothballed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of unmothball Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unmothballed Part of Speech: adj 1. Not mothballed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmothballs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unmothball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unmothballing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unmothball Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: motion discomfort Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of motion sickness. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kunc Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: lobby fodder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alluding to the division of the assembly, in which MPs walk through one of the two division lobbies on either side of the House in order to vote for or against. 1. Members of Parliament who vote according to the party line but otherwise contribute little or nothing. Labels: UK, colloquial, derogatory, uncountable
Word: loft bombing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of toss bombing. Labels: uncountable
Word: toss bombing Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upward when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector. Labels: uncountable
Word: Czorny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Czorny. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Ebionize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Ebion + -ize. 1. To believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy. Example: When, therefore, St John came forward with the testimony of his Gospel to oppose the Ebionizing and Gnostic fundamental principle of all heresy, and at the same time externally and internally supplemented the Synoptists, he was not influenced by a multiplicity of separate and independent aims. Example: These writers unanimously attribute to him an Ebionizing Christology; and to this must be added as a further sign his strong chiliasm […]
Word: Ebionizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Ebionize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ebionized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Ebionize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ebionise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Ebionize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: If it be asked what is the one predominant thought in the Epistle, its one idea and motive, the answer seems to be neither (as some have supposed) the blessedness of enduring temptation — thought this is very prominent in it; nor a polemic against mistaken impressions respecting justification by faith, though that occupies an important section; nor an Ebionising exaltation of the poor over the rich, though the rich are sternly warned ; nor a contrast between the friendship of the world and the enmity of God. Example: Most of this Ebionising exaltation of Judaic episcopacy is the nonsense of an heretical and malignant ecclesiasticism, savouring of the elements which have ever been the corruption of all that is pure and sound and simple in the Church.
Word: Ebionises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Ebionise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ebionising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Ebionise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Ebionised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Ebionise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ebion Part of Speech: name 1. The author of the Ebionite heresy. Example: Mr. Milner divides the earliest heretics into two classes—the Docetae and the Ebionites— though Bishop Horsley has shown it to be more than doubtful whether Ebion was born in the first century; and he compares the Docetae and Ebionites to the Arians and Socinians of modern times.. Example: EBION, the author of the heresy of the Ebionites, was a disciple of Cerinthus and his successor.
Word: roided up Part of Speech: adj 1. On steroids. Labels: slang
Word: LOL in NAD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of little old lady in no apparent distress. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Example: L.O.L.: little old lady. (Oddly, there is no male equivalent.) / N.A.D.: no apparent distress. The classic description of a patient in a state of well-being: L.O.L. in N.A.D.
Word: LOLs in NAD Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LOL in NAD Labels: form-of, plural
Word: look-out book Part of Speech: noun 1. An official list of people who should not be admitted to a country. Example: Thanks to assistance from the automation people, we now have a better look-out book. […] For every post we have a book with about 80,000 names of people to whom visas should not be issued prior to consulting with the Department, another post, or a district office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Example: We have this stupid look out book which is going to get worse because they are going to computerize it. The look out book keeps you out of this country, […]
Word: look-out books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of look-out book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Newton-on-Ayr Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3423).
Word: Demers Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from French.
Word: unscreenable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + screenable. 1. Not screenable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Desrosiers Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Desrosiers. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Lot's wife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the Bible, the Book of Genesis describes how Lot's wife became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom. 1. A salt shaker. Labels: humorous, slang Example: Someone asked, “Pass Lot's wife, Toppy, will you?” Toppy slid the salt shaker down the table […] Example: Later, when Kristin beckons for the salt shaker by growling for “Lot's wife,” the author credits himself for initiating her into legitimate sailing society: […]
Word: highballer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From highball + -er. 1. A worker or crew in logging operating at a high rate of speed, typically in a smooth and efficient manner. Labels: slang Example: He was a highballer. This scar under my eye here is where he handed me the dump wrench one time when I wasn't watching. He never bothered to look. Example: The final hour of the day to a highballer is what the final few metres of track are to an Olympic sprinter. (Fact: a highballer will expend significantly more calories in a single day than a runner will during a full marathon, […] 2. Synonym of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs. Example: Men who played the asshole card usually enjoyed consistent success with uneducated women. So why was Emma pouring the Masterpiece bourbon into a highballer instead of splashing it in this guy's face?
Word: highballers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of highballer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: highball glass Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall glass tumbler used for highballs, usually holding 240–350 mL.
Word: highball glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of highball glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-key Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From high + key. 1. Characterized by light tones and the absence of a shadow. Example: Details are tremendously important in composing an outstanding high-key photograph.
Word: high-key Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From high + key. 1. In a conspicuous way. Labels: colloquial, uncommon 2. Used as an intensifier; really. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial Example: (except in meiosis) Example: I'm highkey pissed at you right now.
Word: blems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Californiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From California + -ana. 1. Items, especially collectibles, associated with the state of California. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Other Californiana and Americana includes some grand costumes of the early days given by the Ladies' Museum Society (a kind of feminine auxiliary to the gallery) […] Example: Across the street, at 50 Maiden Lane, is Sergio Old Prints (40), which offers an excellent selection of old San Francisco prints and other Californiana.
Word: Cossington Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6013). 2. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3540).
Word: Widdowson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From widow + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪd.ə(ʊ).sən/, /ˈwɪd.oʊ.sən/ 1. A surname.
Word: galut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלוּת (“exile”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈluːt/ 1. The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel). Example: At times we sense a heavy cloud of melancholy settling upon the spiirit, as a result of century-long suffering under the pressure of the Golus. Example: Our forefathers, who fell away from serving the Almighty properly, caused its destruction and incurred the curse of galus.
Word: industrial properties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of industrial property Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jazillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion. 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: Why hadn't she thought about this? He was professor. Of course he'd have a jazillion books...and there were, floor to ceiling, all the way around the room. Crammed in together. Stacked on the floor in places. Stacked on tables. She'd thought the Glass House was a reader's paradise, but this... Example: While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.
Word: jazillions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jazillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asset stripping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of asset-stripping. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: asset stripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of asset strip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decoy effect Part of Speech: noun 1. The phenomenon whereby consumers will tend to have a specific change in preference between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated: that is, the third option is inferior in all respects to one option, but, in comparison to the other, it is inferior in some respects and superior in others.
Word: decoy effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decoy effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bredbury Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9291).
Word: miyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doujin events Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doujin event Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infiltrable Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to undergo infiltration (of water). Example: an infiltrable soil
Word: signifying monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A monkey character in African-American folklore, derived from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara.
Word: signifying monkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signifying monkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refrigeratable Part of Speech: adj 1. Suitable for being refrigerated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kneesie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knee + -sie. 1. Knee. Labels: childish Example: Now spread out your little kneesies. Example: I've never seen so many strange looking hippies— also strange looking thighsies, kneesies and tummies. 2. Knee-to-knee contact, especially as a method of flirtation when out of sight; kneesies. Example: We had an irresistible guide, most of him Negro and the rest of him Chinese, and while I don't go much for one or the other, the combination was fairly riveting: so I let him play kneesie under the table, because frankly I didn't find him at all banal, but then one night he took us to a blue movie, and what do you Suppose? Example: If she was out alone on New Year's Eve and playing kneesie under the table with a sex-mad sax man, she must be up to the age of consent. 3. A trampoline move in which one bounces on the knees. Example: Poppy lifts the hose's heavy head and the purest water in the world forms a rainbow through which Talia does a kneesie, then bounces back onto her feet, squealing. Example: It also has a trampoline. I'm doing “kneesies-sitsies-upsees,” a trampoline routine I learned as a child, when I try to pull Eduardo up on the trampoline with me. 4. A knee-length skirt. Labels: dated Example: The "kneesie" ( from the knee to 2 inches below) was extraspecial, for narrow thirties coats or after-five slinky dresses, at their best with dark shimmery stockings and tall-heeled shoes. Example: 'Kneesies' win skirmish over hot pants Joy reigns supreme in New York's garment center, says a staff reporter for Wall Street Journal, as the result of a compromise reached in the battle between the midis and the hot pants.
Word: Neo-Syriac Part of Speech: name Etymology: From neo- + Syriac. 1. A collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.
Word: Neo-Syriac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + Syriac. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being the Neo-Syriac dialects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: turn the clock back Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of turn back the clock. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: If I could move a mountain If I could make the sky turn black If I could turn the clock back To when I heard your neck go snap
Word: Takacs Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Takács, from Hungarian takács, from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь. 1. A surname from Hungarian.
Word: Takac Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Czech.
Word: dopes out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dope out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doping out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dope out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doping out Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of figuring out. Labels: uncountable Example: ‘I’ll admit,’ he conceded, ‘that right now I can’t think of where any of us will figure. That’ll need a lot of doping out.’
Word: doped out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dope out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: onwent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of ongo Labels: form-of, past
Word: ongone Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of ongo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: turns the clock back Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the clock back Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: turning the clock back Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of turn the clock back Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turned the clock back Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of turn the clock back Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undivertedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undiverted + -ly. 1. Without being diverted. Example: "It isn't a question of course however," she undivertedly went on, "of their behaving beautifully apart. It's a question of their doing as they should when together—which is another matter."
Word: pompoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pompom. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hulls Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kowoll Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Kowol, Kowal. 1. A surname.
Word: Trois-Rivieres Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Trois-Rivières. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kowohl Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Kowol, Kowal. 1. A surname.
Word: Kowall Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Kowal, from Polish kowal (“smith”). 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: care and feeding Part of Speech: noun 1. maintenance and sustenance (of something, organic or otherwise) Labels: uncountable
Word: Laskuy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Uyghur لاسكۇي (laskuy). 1. A town in Hotan City, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: Farmer Mettohti Imin, his teenage son Abdusalam Mettohti, and a family friend were taken into custody in late March after confronting “more than 100 police officers” who had come to seize land communally owned by Aktash village in Xinjiang’s Laskuy township^([sic – meaning town]), a resident told RFA’s Uyghur Service. Example: Earlier this year, authorities in the township^([sic – meaning town]) of Laskuy, Hotan County^([sic – meaning City]), issued an announcement in the town seat of Aktash Village that “all restaurants and supermarkets in our village should place five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes in their shops” and create “eye-catching displays” to promote the forbidden products. “[A]nybody who neglects this notice and fails to act” the notice warned, “will see their shops sealed off, their business suspended, and legal action pursued against them.”
Word: Baghchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Uyghur باغچى (baghchi). 1. A town in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: A 34-year-old from Hotan, arrested in Baghchi and deprived of political rights for 4 years Example: Imin Memtimin, 41, who has played an active role in police operations in Sadiqawat village of Baghchi township^([sic – meaning town]) in Hotan county, was kidnapped from his home on the morning of March 9.
Word: Bereza Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian береза (bereza). 1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Береза (Bereza).
Word: Ribblehead Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the River Ribble + head. 1. A moorland location with a railway station and viaduct in Ingleton parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7779).
Word: Kirkby Thore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Both Kirkby and Thore are from Old Norse, first recorded as Kirkebythore. 1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6325).
Word: Gardel Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Selside Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Selside and Fawcett Forest parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5399). 2. A village in Horton in Ribblesdale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7875).
Word: arrowmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arrow + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈæɹəʊˌmeɪkɚ/ 1. A person who makes arrows.
Word: arrowmakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrowmaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mountsorrel Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5814).
Word: Waitby Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7508).
Word: macronation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- (“large”) + nation (“a country; a sovereign state”). The micronational sense was likely formed as an antonym of micronation, which was derived from micro- (“small”) + nation (“country”). First attested on 26 November 1996 (see quotations). 1. An internationally recognised country, as opposed to a micronation; a sovereign state, especially a member or observer state of the United Nations. Example: I suggest, however, that micronations perform a useful function for "macronations" -- providing an opportunity to experiment with new and radical forms of government in a world that appears to be increasingly centralized, with less and less room for experimentation. Example: They still worked in the US, but sent a notice of secession to the macronation's government. I remember seeing the article in the "Lifestyle" section of the Times, and it started me to wondering. 2. A large country; a sovereign state of considerable size, population or both. Labels: rare Example: This brings us, finally, to those countries that we think can safely be labeled as democracies today, keeping in mind the widely accepted two key requirements […] Based on the foregoing discussion, and (to repeat) excluding the microstates, we would offer the following honor roll of what, for want of a better term, we call the democratic "macronations" […] Example: Excluding microstates with a population of less than one million people there are 29 democratic macronations.
Word: macronation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- (“large”) + nation (“a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life or ethnicity”). 1. A large nation; a nation of considerable size in population or membership. Labels: rare
Word: macronations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macronation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thornaby-on-Tees Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Thornaby parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4517).
Word: Thornaby Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Thornaby-on-Tees: a town in Thornaby parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4517). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. A civil parish with a town council in Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England, which is the parish for Thornaby-on-Tees.
Word: wannit Part of Speech: contraction 1. Represents a contracted pronunciation of want it. Labels: contraction, informal Example: So you wannit, do you? Well you can't have it! Example: "I don't wannit." "What do you mean, you don't wannit?" "I don't wannit." "Look, Boscobel," began Rawlins gently, "you saw Koko the clown, didn'tcha? You see Benny the mule, didn'tcha? 2. Represents a contracted pronunciation of wasn't it. Labels: contraction, informal Example: That was ages ago, wannit ? Example: 'It was ages ago, wannit?' Another drink. 'Course that's what made the brother move out. He couldn't stay around after that, could he? Poor guy.' The rat scarpered towards the kitchen. 'What happened, Sheila?' 'Awful, wannit?'
Word: Lackenby Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5619).
Word: Nunthorpe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English nunne (“nun”) + Old Norse þorp (“village, settlement”). 1. An outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).
Word: Community of Madrid Part of Speech: name 1. An autonomous community and province of Spain. Capital: Madrid.
Word: didn'tcha Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of didn't + you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: You ate it all, didn'tcha?
Word: Great Ayton Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Ayton. 1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5611).
Word: Saltburn-by-the-Sea Part of Speech: name Etymology: See more at Saltburn. 1. A seaside town in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6621).
Word: goodhumoured Part of Speech: adj 1. In a good mood.
Word: Saltburn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English sealt (“salt”) + burna (“stream”), in reference to the alum found in the area. 1. Ellipsis of Saltburn-by-the-Sea: A seaside town in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6621). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Earlswood Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Redhill in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2749). 2. A village in Tanworth-in-Arden parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, also partly in Tidbury Green parish, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1174). 3. A scattered village in Shirenewton community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4595).
Word: Merstham Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːstəm/ 1. A town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2953).
Word: prosodicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti Ancient Greek πρός (prós) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin prosōdiabor. Middle French prosodieder. English prosody Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ Classical Latin prosōdia ▲ English -ic ▲ Latin prosōdiabor. French prosodie ▲ Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French prosodiqueder.? New Latin prosōdicusder.? English prosodic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English prosodicity From prosodic + -ity. 1. The state of being prosodic. Labels: uncountable Example: So prosodicity can be taken as a synonym of suprasegmental and of hierarchical structure above the segment. Example: Second, I argue that the mora is a prosodic constituent, and furthermore, that its presence in subsyllabic structure is a necessary prerequisite for its prosodicity.
Word: Bucknell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the genitive form of either the Old English personal name Bucca or bucca (“he-goat”) + hyll (“hill”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable 5. Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, named after William Bucknell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: halfsie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From half + -sie. 1. One whose membership in a group is only through one parent or through a partial commitment. Example: When she was eighteen, she went on a United Synagogue Youth Tour (one hundred and twenty all-Jewish high schoolers and one halfsie). Example: Julie says: I am an atheist, although among family and friends I call myself a "halfsie."
Word: -sie Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -sy (forming nouns). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: backsie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + -sie. 1. The back. Labels: childish Example: A mimsy, a clapsy, I roll my hands, touch backsie, My right hand, my left hand, High as the sky, low as the sea, I touch my knee, and my heel, and my toe, And over we go. 2. The act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement. Labels: childish, in-plural, often Example: No backsie no matter what. Example: Frances is the loser when she agrees to no "backsies" or refunds as she buys Thelma's plastic tea dishes with money saved for a china set. 3. A reciprocal action or consequence, such as immediately tagging the player who has tagged one in a game of tag. Labels: childish, in-plural, often 4. The act of going through a sequence of moves in reverse. Labels: in-plural, often Example: And then you play Backsies again if you're playing that way. Example: In the eastern part of this country BACKSIES is played by some people after each game, and you're not through with a game until you've played it. 5. The act of joining a queue behind a friend rather than at the end of the queue. Labels: childish, in-plural, often Example: To her, the ethical thicket consists of "frontsies and backsies," a phenomenon she noticed in kindergarten. Example: One of his favorites is "No frontsies, no backsies," so there was really no point in trying to butt in.
Word: Milford Haven Part of Speech: name 1. A natural harbour, harbour town, and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9005).
Word: frontsies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontsie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frontsie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From front + -sie. 1. The act of joining a queue in front of a friend rather than at the end of the queue. Labels: childish, plural-normally Example: To her, the ethical thicket consists of "frontsies and backsies," a phenomenon she noticed in kindergarten. Example: One of his favorites is "No frontsies, no backsies," so there was really no point in trying to butt in.
Word: drinksie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drink + -sie. 1. An alcoholic beverage. Labels: informal Example: “A little drinksie, babe?” asked Jeff. Example: Two, you're sitting here having drinksies with a famous actress and you didn't call me.
Word: drinksies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drinksie Labels: form-of, plural