nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: microsleep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + sleep. 1. A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: During a microsleep, your brain becomes blind to the outside world for a brief moment—and not just the visual domain, but in all channels of perception. Example: It followed RAIB's conclusion that the driver of tram 2551 had lost attention for a period of several seconds before the accident, possibly due to going into a microsleep.
Word: microsleeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsleep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miseryguts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From misery + guts. 1. A miserable, negative person. Labels: colloquial Example: He was regarded standoffish or withdrawn or even as a miseryguts. Example: You know, Jers, you've become one incredible miseryguts. A grumpy old granny. I mean, I'm offering you a hand, here.
Word: monolexemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + lexemic. 1. Consisting of a single lexeme. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foetoprotein Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fetoprotein. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foetoproteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foetoprotein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foetors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foetor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honey bear Part of Speech: noun 1. The sun bear (Ursus malayanus). 2. The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus). 3. The kinkajou. 4. A bear-shaped novelty jar in which honey is packaged for sale.
Word: minibreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + break. 1. A brief pause for relaxation. Example: Take minibreaks throughout your day to reduce or prevent symptoms of tension and stress. These breaks need not take more than a few minutes... 2. A short holiday; a minivacation. Example: These hotel minibreaks are great value.
Word: minibreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minibreak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncolonial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + colonial. 1. Not colonial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncolonial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + colonial. 1. A person who is not a colonial.
Word: noncontender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + contender. 1. One who is not a viable contender. Example: Bob will never win the tournament! He's a total noncontender.
Word: noncontenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncontender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmorphogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + morphogenetic. 1. Not morphogenetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: embryolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From embryo + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an embryo. Example: In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures. Example: A team of researchers in the United States and United Kingdom say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm.
Word: fuseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fuse + -less. 1. Without an electrical fuse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: daylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From day + -like. 1. Resembling day or some aspect of it.
Word: debtless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From debt + -less. 1. Without debt. Labels: not-comparable Example: a debtless economy 2. Not in debt; not owing any money. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antihyperglycaemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of antihyperglycemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eunuchlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eunuch + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a eunuch.
Word: eumenid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Eumenes + -id. 1. Any member of the vespid subfamily Eumeninae, the potter wasps.
Word: eumenids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eumenid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lyell's syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. toxic epidermal necrolysis Labels: uncountable
Word: foliagelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foliage + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of foliage.
Word: gappiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gappy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being gappy; the presence of gaps. Labels: uncountable
Word: coglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cog + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cog.
Word: hearselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hearse + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hearse. Example: These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]
Word: hearsays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearsay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mary + -like. 1. Chaste and pure, like the Virgin Mary.
Word: nightmarishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nightmarish + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being nightmarish. Labels: uncountable
Word: nightmarelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nightmare + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nightmare; nightmarish.
Word: nightclubby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nightclub + -y. 1. Resembling or suggesting a nightclub. Labels: informal Example: The place had a nightclubby atmosphere.
Word: bookclub Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of book club. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bookclubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookclub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: book club Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people who meet to discuss the books they have been reading. Example: Perhaps it helped that many of the Founding Fathers – think of it as a powdered-wig book club – were reading some of the same 17th and 18th century European philosophers of the Enlightenment, writers such as John Locke, Voltaire, and Montesquieu, who praised scientific advances, and preached that human beings had “natural rights” of life, liberty, and property, ideas that were already rippling through intellectual circles around the globe. 2. A commercial organization offering subscribers a selection of books from a catalogue.
Word: Lemurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lemuria + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the mythical Lemuria. 2. Relating to the Ancient Roman festival of Lemuria.
Word: Lemurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lemuria + -an. 1. An inhabitant of the mythical Lemuria.
Word: Lemurians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lemurian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unskewed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + skewed. 1. Not skewed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonskewed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + skewed. 1. unskewed Labels: not-comparable
Word: ghost at the feast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth (1606); Macbeth murders Banquo, whose mutilated body subsequently appears at a feast as a ghost, unseen by all but Macbeth. 1. A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories. Labels: idiomatic
Word: follow one's bliss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined (as follow your bliss) by American mythologist Joseph John Campbell (1904–1987). 1. To use the awareness of what causes one to experience rapture as a guide for determining what constitutes authentic and proper living. Labels: intransitive
Word: ethicless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ethic + -less. 1. Without ethics. Labels: not-comparable Example: They believe that people, rather than being dominated by what critics of capitalism described as ethicless self-interest and gain, should be characterized by a strong sense of "brotherly love" in their day-to-day relations. Example: The tools themselves are ethicless just as a scalpel can be used to heal or to harm. People have ethics.
Word: sombrest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sombre: most sombre Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: millikelvin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + kelvin. 1. One thousandth of a kelvin Example: ILT's device cools samples to several millikelvins, cold enough to freeze helium. Example: This zero-bias maximum disappears as temperature is raised above several hundred millikelvin, in agreement with theory ( 8 ): Because V sd is equal to the separation between the Fermi levels of the two leads, finite V sd splits the Kondo resonance into two peaks.
Word: millikelvin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From milli- + kelvin. 1. Of or relating to the temperature range at which temperatures are expressed in millikelvins Labels: not-comparable Example: The temperatures required for producing a crystalline solid out of such a "one-component plasma" (3) are in the millikelvin range. Example: These results imply that DNA molecules can be conducting down to millikelvin temperature and that phase coherence is maintained over several hundred nanometers.
Word: nuncheon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), from none (“noon”) + shench, schenche (“draught, cup”), equivalent to noon + shink (“to pour out, serve”). More at shink, skink. 1. A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals. Labels: archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: They used to break their fast, and nonchion [translating collation] between meals, and all summer-time had men that sold snowe up and down the streets, wherewith they refreshed their wines, of whom some were so daintie that all winter long they used to put snow into their wine, not deeming it cold enough. (I.49) Example: "Yes---I left London this morning at eight o'clock, and the only ten minutes I have spent out of my chaise since that time, procured me a noonchine at Marlborough."
Word: torshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iranian Persian ترشی (torsh, “pickle”). 1. A mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East Labels: uncountable Example: She greets every table with a plate of torshi, or pickled vegetables, including riotous mixes of olives, hot peppers, and beets; tiny puckering lemons; or the spectacular makdous, an eggplant pickle, mixed with walnuts and paprika.
Word: somberer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of somber: more somber Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: somberest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of somber: most somber Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fanfaronades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanfaronade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fanfaronades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fanfaronade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dormer-windows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dormer-window Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From news + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of news or a news broadcast. Example: This accounts for the newslike freshness of his writings. Proof of its quality lies in the fact that some of his things can still be read today. Example: Such newslike spots had been done occasionally before, beginning when television news became a major source of information for voters...
Word: heptaparallelohedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hepta- + parallelohedron. 1. cuboctahedron
Word: heptaparallelohedra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heptaparallelohedron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cantellation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by mathematician Norman Johnson from verb cant (“bevel”) + -ation. 1. An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each edge and each vertex. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: canterburies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canterbury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preliteracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + literacy. 1. The period before literacy, when a person or culture has not yet learned to read and write. Labels: uncountable
Word: spinniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of spinny: most spinny Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: spinnier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of spinny: more spinny Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: spinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spin + -like. 1. Resembling subatomic spin. Example: A spinlike variable was introduced.
Word: double cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively thick cream suitable for pouring, whipping and piping. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually
Word: salmiac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Salmiak, from Latin sal ammoniacum. Doublet of sal ammoniac. 1. ammonium chloride Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: sinking feeling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinking (noun) + feeling (noun), from the physical sensation. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfiːlɪŋ/, /ˌsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfilɪŋ/ 1. An unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness. Example: I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. Example: Appetite craving, but feels no better for the food which he eats, having always a sinking feeling at the stomach— […]
Word: paction Part of Speech: noun 1. A pact, an agreement. Example: Instead of this, we have the tranquil declaration that they heartily desire the welfare of Hellas, and that they will make no paction with the enemy, if they can avoid the so doing.
Word: paction Part of Speech: verb 1. To form a pact; to make a binding agreement. Example: It would be usury, in the construction of law, to take from a necessitous debtor a bond for ₤. 100 for the loan of 800 marks, though the ordinary interest be pactioned for the sum borrowed; Example: ...but if they were infants who were not capable of pactioning and entring into terms, then the mother's alimenting them, and not declaring quo animo she did it, prejudges her not, but she may thereafter crave the same.
Word: weekdaily Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weekday + -ly, by analogy with daily. 1. Of, pertaining to, or occurring on weekdays; especially, occurring on every weekday. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: This applies even to the festivals, because it is a “weekdaily habit” which disregards their sanctity; see Rashi, Betza 25a. Example: The travel activity of residents of Center City and Cottage District neighborhoods results in significantly lower average weekdaily carbon emission than the regionwide averages.
Word: weekdaily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From weekday + -ly, by analogy with daily. 1. On each weekday. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The carrier started operations last May with Embraer Brasilias and serves Amsterdam four times weekdaily, under a code share agreement with KLM, and London Stansted three times weekdaily.
Word: castor sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of caster sugar. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: contemnor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contemn + -or. 1. A party who commits or is held in contempt of court. 2. A party who commits or is held in contempt of Parliament. Example: It is up to the Committee of Privileges to determine... the degree of culpability of the contemnor.
Word: contemnors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contemnor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paczkis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paczki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whipless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whip + -less. 1. Without a whip (instrument for beating). Labels: not-comparable 2. Having been deprived of party membership as a disciplinary measure, or having relinquished membership, and often not voting to support party policy. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] spectacle of Conservative Euro-rebels delighting in their disgrace and flaunting their whipless condition, rather than being sad and ashamed of what has happened. 3. Without whipped cream. Labels: informal, not-comparable 4. Concealed, with no visible aerial. Labels: not-comparable 5. Designed so as to avoid a lashing rebound. Labels: not-comparable
Word: livelocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of livelock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: livelocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to proceed because of livelock. Labels: not-comparable
Word: woolsorter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wool + sorter. 1. A worker, usually a farmworker, responsible for sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.
Word: woolsorters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woolsorter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woolsorter's disease Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of anthrax. Labels: uncountable
Word: anthraxlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anthrax + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of anthrax.
Word: plasmodiophorid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the Phytomyxea (but sometimes excluding Phagomyxa), a group of protists that are parasites of plants.
Word: plasmodiophorids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasmodiophorid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soilborne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soil + borne. 1. Transported by means of soil. Labels: not-comparable Example: soilborne bacteria
Word: hyperuricaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperuricaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperuricemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperuricemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperuricaemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperuricaemia + -ic. 1. Alternative spelling of hyperuricemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperuricemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperuricemia + -ic. 1. Affected by, or pertaining to, hyperuricemia Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperuricemic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyperuricemia + -ic. 1. Such a patient
Word: unemployments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unemployment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From protist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to protists. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonprotesting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + protesting. 1. unprotesting; compliant, willing Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonprotesting mental patient 2. Not involved in a political protest. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even some of the nonprotesting students were arrested.
Word: HGPRT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First clinically characterized by medical student Michael Lesch and his mentor, pediatrician William Nyhan, who published their findings in 1964. 1. A rare inherited genetic disorder, caused by a deficiency of HGPRT, in which uric acid builds up in all body fluids. Labels: uncountable
Word: blowtube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blow + tube. 1. A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.). 2. A blowgun. Labels: rare
Word: blowtubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blowtube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rethread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + thread. 1. To thread again (in various senses). Labels: transitive Example: He rethreaded the needle and resumed sewing. Example: When isolating portions of the piping that have been damaged by fire or explosion damage, it may be necessary to cut, rethread, and cap individual pipes.
Word: rethreaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rethread Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rethreading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rethread Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rethreading Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of threading something again. Example: Bodkins therefore needed to be carried since repairs or rethreadings were necessary on the numerous tying devices.
Word: rethreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rethread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: put the plug in the jug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Chosen for the rhyme. 1. To cease drinking alcohol; to become teetotal. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive
Word: nonhyperglycemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyc- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English glycemia English hyperglycemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperglycemic English nonhyperglycemic From non- + hyperglycemic. 1. Not hyperglycemic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonaerobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English nonaerobic From non- + aerobic. 1. Not aerobic. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonaerobic exercise
Word: noncertificate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + certificate. Compare Middle English noncertificate (“the act of not making a report”). 1. Not of or pertaining to a certificate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: laughters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laughter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walletlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wallet + -like. 1. Resembling a wallet.
Word: winners' rostrum Part of Speech: noun 1. A platform with three height levels on which the three most successful sports competitors stand when receiving medals.
Word: winners' rostrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winners' rostrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmascaraed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mascaraed. 1. Not wearing mascara. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonplanktonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + planktonic. 1. Not planktonic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonphenomenological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English phenomenology 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 phenomenological English nonphenomenological From non- + phenomenological. 1. Not phenomenological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonperceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perceptual. 1. Not perceptual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfloral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + floral. 1. Not floral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unflowery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flowery. 1. Not flowery; simple, direct, and possibly austere. 2. Not bearing a flowery motif. Example: an unflowery dress
Word: nonnested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + nested. 1. unnested Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonnumismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + numismatic. 1. Not numismatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonrationed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + rationed. 1. unrationed Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpunctual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + punctual. 1. Not punctual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonprovocative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + provocative. 1. Not provocative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: qʷi·qʷi·diččaq Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Makah qʷi·qʷi·diččaq. 1. Makah Labels: plural, singular Example: The seven languages of the Wakashan family (qʷi·qʷi·diččaq, diitiidʔaaʔtx̣, nuučaan̓uɬ, ‘Uik̓ ala, Híɫzaqvḷa, X̄a’islak̓ ala-X̄enaksialak̓ ala, and Kwak̕wala) are spoken in the Pacific Northwest Coast from qʷi·qʷi·diččaq territory on the Olympic Peninsula extending north across Vancouver Island to Híɫzaqvḷa and X̄a’islak̓ ala territories bordering Tsimshian lands.
Word: éminence grises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of éminence grise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fairweather friends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fairweather friend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaniloquent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vaniloquens. 1. Talking in a vain or foolish way Example: The boards of trade and chambers of commerce were largely made up of men who, while assuming the most vaniloquent pretensions, were themselves malodorous with fraud. Example: Carthage too was in the hands of the vaniloquent and extravagant Hasdrubal, gross in appearance and utterly callous.
Word: prolifigate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Likely influenced by the spelling of the more common term prolific which refers to abundance in general, while profligate refers to an abundance of wastefulness. 1. Misspelling of profligate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: detext Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + text. 1. To extract or remove from a text Labels: rare Example: The search for partial text parallels is helpful in order to detext interchangeable substitutions.
Word: safety belts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safety belt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Incognito. Example: 1846, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, "Forgotten Flowers", Voice of Flowers, page 64. Though we travel'd incog. yet we trembled with fear, For the accents of strangers fell hoarse on our ear. Example: But his general aspect and manner were so suggestive of an education and career incongruous with his naval function that when not actively engaged in it he looked like a man of high quality, social and moral, who for reasons of his own was keeping incog.
Word: incog Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Incognito. Example: What—my old Guardian—what[!] turn inquisitor and take evidence incog.— Example: Then you, ye auld, snick-drawing dog! Ye cam to Paradise incog, An’ play’d on man a cursed brogue, (Black be your fa’!)
Word: incog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Incognito. Example: “Just as we arose from the table some county judges came in and the incog was off.”
Word: climbs the walls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of climb the walls Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: climbed the walls Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of climb the walls Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: half nephew Part of Speech: noun 1. son of one's half brother or half sister
Word: Wenden Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. 2. A municipality in Olpe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: email client Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer program used to manage email.
Word: email reader Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer program used to manage email.
Word: information overload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by Alvin Toffler in Future Shock (1970). 1. The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of an excess of information, or a state of stress which results. Labels: uncountable Example: One of the men who has pioneered in information studies, Dr. James G. Miller, director of the Mental Health Research Institute at the University of Michigan, states flatly that “Glutting a person with more information than he can process may . . . lead to disturbance.” He suggests, in fact, that information overload may be related to various forms of mental illness. Example: Some news executives attribute this youthful apathy to information overload and the explosion of media options.
Word: apractic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to apraxia Labels: not-comparable
Word: white spaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white space Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neck-gable Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/ 1. a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable
Word: neck-gables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neck-gable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cypriotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cypriote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mother of all Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Calque of Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm, “mother (of)”). Popularized and given its current sense by Saddam Hussein's claim that the impending Gulf War would be the أُمّ المَعَارِك (ʔumm al-maʕārik, “mother of (all) battles”), though mother had long been used in somewhat similar senses in English, and other familial terms are used with the same meaning, like granddaddy (of all traffic jams) and father (of all battles). 1. Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind). Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: , etc. Example: Near-synonym: Big One
Word: directable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From direct + -able. 1. Able to be directed.
Word: Korotkoff method Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Nikolai Korotkov. 1. a non-invasive auscultatory technique for determining both systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels
Word: read someone's mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To guess or deduce what someone is thinking. Labels: idiomatic
Word: éminences grises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of éminence grise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 강(姜) (Gang), Mandarin 康 (Kāng) or Hokkien 江 (Kang). 1. A surname. 2. A surname. 3. A surname. Labels: alt-of, alternative 4. A surname. Labels: alt-of, alternative 5. A surname. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: behind the eightball Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of behind the eight-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: behind the 8-ball Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of behind the eight-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gambes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gambe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jerk offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jerk off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chin + guard. 1. Alternative spelling of chin guard. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: chinguards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinguard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rogues' gallery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rogue + gallery. Popularized by American detectives Allan Pinkerton and Thomas F. Byrnes. 1. A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects. Example: When the policemen arrest a man . . . if there is good reason to suspect him, they take his picture before they let him go. . . . Then they put the picture up in the rogues' gallery among the others, where everybody who comes there can see it. Example: "Recognize these people?" Dutch asked, pointing to the rogues' gallery. I nodded. "All of 'em. Cutthroats to the man." 2. Any group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: By 1859, D. Morier Evans was exhibiting [George] Hudson as the principal character in his rogues' gallery entitled "Facts, Failures and Frauds"; and at the hands of modern economic historians he has been written down as a common swindler. Example: The old staple of every demonstration: gully gully may shor hai, Congress Party chor hai—the cry goes up in every alley, Congress Party is a 'rogues' gallery—was very much in evidence. 3. The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
Word: rogues gallery Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of rogues' gallery. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: rogue gallery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rogues' gallery. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rogue's gallery Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of rogues' gallery. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: nuncheons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuncheon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railbank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rail + bank. 1. An embankment adjacent to a railroad track. Example: This 200-mile long stretch of railbank property has four encampments of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Word: railbank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rail + bank. 1. To hold a disused railroad right of way in reserve, saving it for future repurposing or sale; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity. Example: [T]he municipal government moved ahead with plans to railbank the 5-mile segment between Astoria and Tongue Point under the guidelines of the National Trail Systems Act.
Word: railbanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railbank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railbanks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of railbank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: railbanking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, rail + banking, or, by surface analysis, railbank + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of railbank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Federal legislation regarding railbanking provides for interim public use of the corridor, allowing the establishment of recreational trails.
Word: railbanking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, rail + banking, or, by surface analysis, railbank + -ing. 1. The practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity. Labels: uncountable
Word: railbanked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of railbank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: keeps on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keeping on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kept on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keep on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fundamental particles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fundamental particle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fadista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese fadista. 1. A fado singer. Example: […]in recent years pomo fadistas have mixed it with everything from pop to chamber music.
Word: lateral raise Part of Speech: noun 1. A shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids. Example: You'd never dream of doing just bench presses to build a massive chest, or only lateral raises to build up your shoulders, so you'll surely limit your overall leg development if you restrict your hamstring training to leg curls.
Word: lateral raises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lateral raise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Romanian deadlift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named so in homage to Romanian weightlifter Nicolae Vlad. 1. A form of deadlift in which the body is bent at the hips and the knees are not bent. Example: Powerful hip extension is essential if you hope to squat heavier, jump higher or run faster, making it essential to train the hams using focused hip-extension exercises (like the romanian deadlift).
Word: Romanian deadlifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Romanian deadlift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gym rats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gym rat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psittacines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/ 1. plural of psittacine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sobby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sob (“cry”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbi/ 1. Very sad; inclined to sob (weep with convulsive gasps). Example: It began, 'Where is my wandering boy to-night?' and by the time she was through I was feeling so mushy and sobby that I put a five instead of a one into the plate by mistake. Example: Every piece of furniture, from the threadbare sofa to the rickety center table, seems kind of sad and sobby. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a sob. Example: a sobby sound
Word: sobby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sob (“soak”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒbi/ 1. That has been sobbed (soaked); saturated with moisture. Labels: archaic Example: Nobody knows who he was; but no matter how wet the leaves, how sobby the twigs, no matter if there was no fire in a mile of the camp, that fellow could start one. Example: The original building of the house, and its blood-stained foundation stones; the dead who had died of the pestilence that had raged afterward; the bodies carted by scores and buried in the sobby earth of the graveyard, whose trees loomed up through the broken window; […]
Word: all one Part of Speech: noun 1. A matter of indifference; a matter involving a distinction without a difference; a matter having no importance or consequence. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: all the same, monolithic, of a kind, of a piece, cut from the same cloth Example: But what care I? I care not an she were a black-a-moor; 'tis all one to me.
Word: thumbboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of thumb + keyboard. By surface analysis, thumb + board. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌm.bɔɹd/, /ˈθʌm.bɔːd/ 1. A small keyboard designed to be operated with the thumbs, as on smartphones.
Word: cespitose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin caespes (“turf”). 1. tufty; growing in tufts. Example: A cespitose or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting.
Word: garcons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garcon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French verrine. 1. Any savory or sweet food served in a small glass, typically in France. 2. The small glass in which such food is served.
Word: verrines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verrine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revarnish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + varnish. 1. To varnish again, a further time. Labels: transitive Example: The bench in the garden needs to be revarnished.
Word: revarnishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of revarnish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: revarnishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of revarnish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: revarnished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revarnish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abelianisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abelianization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: abelianization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Norwegian Abel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English abelian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English abelianize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English abelianization From abelianize + -ation. 1. A homomorphism that transforms a group into an abelian group.
Word: antifield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + field. 1. Opposed to a field Labels: not-comparable
Word: antifield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + field. 1. A field that is opposed to another
Word: brightenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brightening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coordinatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coordinate + -ization. 1. The application of coordinates to a system
Word: dielectron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + electron. 1. A combination of two electrons
Word: electropulsation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + pulsation. 1. The application of pulses of electricity to individual cells in order to make its membrane temporarily permeable 2. The application of this technique to aid drug delivery
Word: fluctuational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fluctuation + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from fluctuation(s)
Word: formulism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From formula + -ism. 1. An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
Word: geometrodynamical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to geometrodynamics Labels: not-comparable
Word: geometrodynamics Part of Speech: noun 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-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā) Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der. Latin geōmetriader. Old French geometriebor. Middle English gemetry English geometry Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English geometrodynamics From geometry + -o- + dynamics. 1. Any of several reformulations of general relativity that attempt to describe spacetime and associated phenomena completely in terms of geometry. Labels: uncountable
Word: lagrangian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Lagrangian. Labels: alt-of
Word: lagrangian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Lagrangian. Labels: alt-of
Word: modelocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of mode-locked. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: mode-locked Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a laser in which several modes of oscillation are synchronized so as to generate a strong, short pulse of light. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monomethine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + methine. 1. Any of a family of cyanine dyes having a structure of two rings joined by a methine bridge. Labels: attributive
Word: nanodosimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + dosimetry. 1. The measurement and application of nanoscale doses. Labels: uncountable
Word: nanodots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanodot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanodot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + dot. 1. A nanoscale dot
Word: nanofluids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanofluid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanophases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanophase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncommuting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + commuting. 1. Not commuting; that does not commute. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ancles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ancle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonlocality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nonlocal + -ity. 1. The condition of being nonlocal Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: orbifolded Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted into an orbifold Labels: not-comparable
Word: prolateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prolate + -ness. 1. The condition or degree of being prolate. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + sphere. 1. A surface generated by rotating a tractrix about its asymptote; a tractricoid 2. Any of various surfaces with constant negative Gaussian curvature.
Word: nonlocalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonlocality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: representer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From represent + -er. 1. One who or that which represents.
Word: semiclassicality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + classicality or semiclassical + -ity. 1. The condition of being semiclassical Labels: uncountable
Word: subnatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + natural. 1. Describing spectroscopic lines that are narrower than those produced naturally 2. Below or beneath nature. Example: As the well-known “problem of natural evil” indicates, this transparency is only relative. In a fallen, subnatural world, there is a certain opaqueness to God's purposes […]
Word: substrated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From substrate + -ed. 1. Having substrata.
Word: superconformally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From super- + conformally or superconformal + -ly. 1. In a superconformal manner 2. With regard to superconformal algebra
Word: superderivations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superderivation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superderivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + derivation. 1. A derivation within a superalgebra
Word: triaxiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From triaxial + -ity. 1. The condition of being triaxial. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unetched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + etched. 1. Not etched
Word: untriggered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + triggered. 1. Not triggered Labels: not-comparable
Word: untriggered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of untrigger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: puber Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: parataxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parataxis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sextuor Part of Speech: noun 1. A sextet.
Word: sextuors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sextuor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septuor Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of septet.
Word: septuors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of septuor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octuor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French octuor. Pronunciation: /ˈɒktjʊˌɔː/, /ˈɑktuoɹ/ 1. Synonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”). Labels: obsolete Example: The reasons why I composed this kind of music for an octuor of flute, clarinet, bassoons, trumpets and trombones, are the following:[…].
Word: octuors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octuor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-lays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-lay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-laying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-lay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: web application Part of Speech: noun 1. A software application that is accessed via a web browser, often over a network but sometimes offline.
Word: disproof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + proof, after disprove. 1. A refutation. Example: Online life is surely to blame, even if not exclusively. For every question, suggestion, and idea that comes up, someone can always, and immediately, seek affirmation or disproof. You say you emailed the document, and yet look at my screen—no email arrived.
Word: entrepôts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entrepôt Labels: form-of, plural