nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bocce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bocce. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑt͡ʃi/ 1. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game. Labels: uncountable 2. One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. Labels: countable Example: The object is throw or roll the bocces as close as possible to the pallino. Example: The side with their bocces closest to the pallino earns points.
Word: bodied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English -ed English bodied From body + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑdid/ 1. Having a specified form of body. Labels: in-compounds 2. Having a bodily form; corporeal or incarnate.
Word: bodied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English -ed English bodied From body + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑdid/ 1. simple past and past participle of body Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bodysuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + suit. 1. A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard. Example: He'd have to stow the Gun somewhere; no place to conceal it in the skintight bodysuit. Example: “Hey, what are you guys doing?” “Dude, we're gonna tailgate the tryouts.” “Oh, shit. That's a good idea. Oh, you gonna bust out Green Man, bro?” “No. No Green Man.” “What's Green Man?” “Well, in high school, Charlie was like our school mascot.” “A mascot nobody wanted. He'd get wasted and dress in this green spandex bodysuit.” “Spandex?” “It was really sad.” “That's it.” “You gotta bring the Green Man suit.” “Yeah, no. Done with it.” “The spandex.” “Green Man was good. It got me through some hard times. But I'm done with it. Tell you what. You can wear it if you want, but I'm just gonna be relaxing, okay? This is gonna be about chilling out for me.” “No. This is gonna be exactly like Woodstock.”
Word: bodywork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + work. 1. The exterior body of a motor vehicle. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: auto body (countable) Example: That's some extremely shiny bodywork. 2. The repair of such a body. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: auto body (uncountable) Example: There's a lot of bodywork still left to be done. 3. The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Men providing massage and bodywork exemplify a gray zone between a legal personal service and a sexualized encounter forbidden by law in most of the United States.
Word: boffo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒfoʊ/ 1. Outstanding; very good or successful. Labels: US, slang Example: “Come on, Lana. Give me and the bird a chance. We're boffo.” Example: And if the Hollywood stuff didn’t grab you, you could glom onto “RRR,” S.S. Rajamouli’s phenomenally successful Raj-era Indian action epic that, for sheer boffo exuberance, outdid anything the studios churned out this year.
Word: boffo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Entertainment industry slang; possibly from box office or buffo. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒfoʊ/ 1. A great success; a hit.
Word: otsu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 乙 (“second”). 1. In Old Japanese, one of two sets of vowels of uncertain pronunciation which fell together in modern Japanese. Labels: not-comparable Example: Later—during the ninth century—the kō and otsu groups did come to be used interchangeably. Example: He rejects the claim of Matsumoto (1984) that the kô and otsu -o- vowels are in complementary distribution, and therefore these two vowels are allophones of a single vowel.
Word: bolshevik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Bolshevik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bondholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bond + holder. 1. The registered owner of a financial bond.
Word: bone-dry Part of Speech: adj 1. Totally dry; without moisture. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: bookbinding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + binding. 1. The art, craft or process of binding books. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bookmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making. 1. The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The art or practice of printing and binding books. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Meronyms: printing, binding, bookbinding
Word: boondoggler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boondoggle + -er. 1. A person who boondoggles; a wastrel.
Word: bootie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bootee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bootie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of booty (“treasure”). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]
Word: bootie Part of Speech: noun 1. A soldier. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: […] and buried where he fell, was disinterred by a 'Bootie' who wanted to photograph him for his album.
Word: borderland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From border + land. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/ 1. Land near a border; marches. Example: retaining Liddesdale and his other Borderlands and Offices in his owne person Example: 1850, Charlotte Brontë, letter dated 16 March, 1850, in The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell, London: Smith, Elder, 1857, Volume 2, Chapter , p. , some of the ancient East Lancashire families, whose mansions lie on the hilly border-land between the two counties 2. An intermediate state, category, etc. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland Example: Is he [the Scotchman] orthodox—he has no doubts. Is he an infidel—he has none either. Between the affirmative and the negative there is no border-land with him. You cannot hover with him upon the confines of truth, or wander in the maze of a probable argument.
Word: unaccommodating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating English unaccommodating From un- + accommodating. 1. Not accommodating.
Word: bossism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boss Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bossism From boss + -ism. 1. The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss) Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: unaccounted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + accounted. 1. Not accounted Labels: not-comparable
Word: unaccounted-for Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + accounted-for. 1. Not accounted for.
Word: unacknowledged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English acknowledged English unacknowledged From un- + acknowledged. 1. Not acknowledged. Example: [T]he use of both acknowledged and unacknowledged (silent) translations of non-English sources makes it difficult for users to determine if a certain term genuinely appeared in an English-language text. Example: Many young people are also reevaluating what once constituted cringe, attributing use of the term to unacknowledged bigotry more than just a rejection of sincerity. Some niche communities, such as furries, anime fans, and fetish groups, who were once mocked on social media, have since amassed cultural power that has launched them into the mainstream.
Word: unadventurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + adventurous. 1. Not adventurous
Word: unadvertised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unadvertised, equivalent to un- + advertised. 1. Not advertised Labels: not-comparable Example: Once the party outing season in June is over, Saturday long-distance traffic at Waterloo closely follows the public timetable and few unadvertised relief trains have to be run.
Word: unadvised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unavised; equivalent to un- + advised. 1. Not having received advice. 2. Ill-advised; imprudent; rash. Labels: dated
Word: unaligned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aligned English unaligned From un- + aligned. 1. Not aligned.
Word: unannounced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English announced English unannounced From un- + announced. 1. Not announced beforehand. Labels: not-comparable Example: But soon one notices, first in ones and twos, and then in larger groups, men who are very much alive at this hour in the morning, the sorters for the Caledonian, and Edinburgh sections of the "Down Special"; mail is piled high on the platforms, and the postal men glance occasionally towards the platform intermediate signals. By this time the calling-on arm is pulled off, and a few minutes later in comes the train, unannounced by the loud-speakers, to the mystification of many travellers. Example: In 2008, she was at times criticized for being detached from voters, insulated in a bubble of staff and security and avoiding spontaneity. She began her 2016 campaign by riding 16 hours in a van from New York to Iowa, making unannounced stops at gas stations and fast-food restaurants, before arriving for what was billed as a series of low-key conversations with a handful of voters.
Word: botcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bocchere, bochchare, equivalent to botch + -er. 1. A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor. Labels: obsolete Example: Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel will amend: for give the dry fool drink, then is the fool not dry; bid the dishonest man mend himself: if he mend, he is no longer dishonest; if he cannot, let the botcher mend him. 2. chairmaker Labels: obsolete 3. A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler. Example: Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. Example: "What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line." 4. A young salmon; a grilse.
Word: unanticipated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English anticipated English unanticipated From un- + anticipated. 1. Not anticipated. Example: Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.
Word: unapologetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + apologetic. 1. Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.
Word: uncharming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English charming English uncharming From un- + charming. 1. Not charming
Word: uncharming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uncharm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unapparent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English apparent English unapparent From un- + apparent. 1. Not apparent; not seen on the surface. Example: He watched her strap the brassiere back on, the line on her back almost unapparent, the plump of unremarkable flesh.
Word: unappealing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appealing English unappealing From un- + appealing. 1. Not appealing. Example: President Volodymyr Zelensky has known the day would come when the idea of another “forever war” became unappealing to NATO, and the world’s largest military alliance eventually sought to wind down its involvement.
Word: unappetizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appetizing English unappetizing From un- + appetizing. 1. Not appetizing.
Word: unappreciative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English appreciate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English appreciative English unappreciative From un- + appreciative. 1. Not appreciative. Example: Near-synonym: ungrateful
Word: unapproved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English approved English unapproved From un- + approved. 1. Not approved. Example: The unapproved imports were sent back to the originating country. Example: The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive. 2. Not proven. Labels: archaic
Word: unarmored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armored English unarmored From un- + armored. 1. Not armored; not wearing armor
Word: unassertive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + assertive. 1. Not assertive
Word: unassisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + assisted. 1. Not assisted; without assistance Labels: not-comparable Example: Moran did not support these women, nor did she believe that women should catch their own babies in an unassisted birth.
Word: unassisted Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + assisted. 1. Without assistance. Example: Imagine if children never got any feedback, such as praise and encouragement, as they learnt to walk and only received it when they could walk unassisted. Example: […] he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted.
Word: unauthentic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + authentic. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɔːˈθɛn.tɪk/, /ˌʌnɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, /ˌʌnɑˈθɛn.tɪk/ 1. Not authentic; inauthentic.
Word: unbaptized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unbaptized, unbaptist, equivalent to un- + baptized. 1. Not baptized. Example: The neophyte was given a new name in place of the baptismal one, usually of an evil and revolting character, and this was written in blood in the Devil's book, the covers of which were bound in the skin of unbaptised infants.
Word: unbeknown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown English unbeknown From un- + beknown. Pronunciation: /ʌnbɪˈnəʊn/, /ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn/ 1. Not beknown. Example: Following the debate in question, Tim Loughton sent an unmarked copy of Hansard to his constituent to inform him that he would no longer be acting as his MP as the constituent had made this position untenable. [...] However, and unbeknown to Loughton, the constituent reported the debate to the police as a 'hate crime' and complained that sending a copy of Hansard was 'harassment'.
Word: uncaught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English caught English uncaught From un- + caught. 1. Not caught. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unceremonious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ceremonious English unceremonious From un- + ceremonious. 1. Not ceremonious. Example: Mrs. De Brooke replied, that she could have no objection to form the acquaintance of Mrs. Belmour, since it appeared she was so unceremonious and so conformable to the taste of her friends, in respect to her mode of visiting them.
Word: unchaperoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chaperoned English unchaperoned From un- + chaperoned. 1. Not chaperoned; not having a chaperone
Word: uncharitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + charitable. 1. Not charitable Example: It would not be uncharitable to pass a poor verdict on the majority of post-war small station designs. With some exceptions, they have ignored their surroundings in terms of style and materials, and they have failed to provide the welcome and amenities that waiting passengers deserve.
Word: unclaimed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English claimed English unclaimed From un- + claimed. 1. Not claimed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Any unclaimed items of luggage may be destroyed. Example: The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
Word: unclassified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English classified English unclassified From un- + classified. 1. Not classified
Word: unclassified Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English classified English unclassified From un- + classified. 1. simple past and past participle of unclassify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncluttered Part of Speech: adj 1. Not cluttered; without clutter
Word: uncluttered Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of unclutter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncollected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English collect English -ed English collected English uncollected From un- + collected. 1. Not collected or gathered. Labels: not-comparable Example: The barman glanced around in search of uncollected glasses. Example: That trial, which began the same week as the elections that brought Margaret Thatcher to power, remains a symbol, to a certain sort of Englishman, of the societywide breakdown of the 1970s, which was a decade of currency devaluations, crippling strikes, uncollected garbage and shortened workweeks. 2. Absent in mind; not having one's thoughts collected.
Word: uncombed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English combed English uncombed From un- + combed. 1. Not combed.
Word: uncombed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English combed English uncombed From un- + combed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncomb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncompleted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English completed English uncompleted From un- + completed. 1. Not completed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncomplimentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English complimentary English uncomplimentary From un- + complimentary. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn(ˌ)kɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/, /ˌʌn(ˌ)kɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ 1. Not complimentary; negative or insulting.
Word: uncompounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + compounded. 1. Not compounded. Labels: not-comparable Example: The short uncompounded names were naturally even less comprehensible than the compounded ones; […]
Word: unconformable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + conformable. 1. Not conformable. 2. Exhibiting unconformity.
Word: unconquered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conquered English unconquered From un- + conquered. 1. Not conquered
Word: unconsecrated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English consecrated English unconsecrated From un- + consecrated. 1. Not consecrated. Example: One day, he decided to perform a funeral service for the unconsecrated souls he believed were imprisoned somewhere below in the hope of finally laying them to rest.
Word: unconsidered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + considered. 1. Not considered. Example: He proteſted to him, […] that this Flight of his ſhou'd be look'd on as a heat of Youth, and raſhneſs of a too forward Courage, and an unconſider'd impatience of Liberty, and no more; […] Example: In his extreme desire to grasp dollars and power, the unintellectual exile was ready to throw himself into the arms of any wandering cut-throat whose help could be secured, and Babalatchi experienced great difficulty in restraining him from unconsidered violence. 2. Not considered. Example: My father […] was likewise a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. Example: At length the auction began in the room below, whence they could hear each familiar article knocked down, the highly prized ones cheaply, the unconsidered at an unexpected price.
Word: unconsumed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English consumed English unconsumed From un- + consumed. 1. Not consumed. Labels: not-comparable Example: A fiery deluge fed / With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Word: unconsummated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English consummated English unconsummated From un- + consummated. 1. Not consummated
Word: unconverted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + converted. 1. Not converted (especially in the religious sense). Example: If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.
Word: unconverted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unconvert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncooperative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English operative English cooperative English uncooperative From un- + cooperative. 1. Not cooperative.
Word: uncorrected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to un- + corrected. 1. Not corrected. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncorroborated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English corroborated English uncorroborated From un- + corroborated. 1. Not corroborated. Example: Atsme similarly protested when editors sought to portray Trump as racist by referring to a reconstructed and uncorroborated conversation in a book by a former COO at one of Trump’s companies, which attributes to Trump defamatory and racist remarks against black people.
Word: uncounted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English uncountit; equivalent to un- + counted. 1. Not counted. Labels: not-comparable Example: This pile was counted yesterday. Those piles over there are still uncounted. 2. Very numerous. Labels: not-comparable Example: Perhaps somewhere among the uncounted stars in the sky there might be lurking a distant planet eerily similar to our own. Example: Rumour is a pipe, / Blowne by ſurmizes, / Iealouſies[,] coniectures, / And of ſo eaſie, and ſo plaine a ſtop, / That the blunt monſter, with vncounted heads, / The ſtill diſcordant wau’ring multitude, / Can play vpon it.
Word: uncounted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncount Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncrowned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English un-crowned; equivalent to un- + crowned. 1. Not crowned; not yet crowned. Labels: not-comparable 2. Deprived of the monarchy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncrowned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncrown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cured English uncured From un- + cured. 1. Not cured. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncustomary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + customary. 1. Not customary. Example: He had kept it cryptic on the phone; that plus the uncustomary afternoon meeting would warn the jeweler that it was serious.
Word: undeclared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + declared. 1. Not declared Labels: not-comparable Example: an undeclared war
Word: boxlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English boxlike From box + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a box. Example: The steel skin covering the framing is welded to it and to the underframe, forming a boxlike construction.
Word: homogeneous mixture Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture that is uniform throughout, and has only one phase.
Word: unchivalrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chivalrous English unchivalrous From un- + chivalrous. 1. Not chivalrous. Example: Miss Porter was especially interested in everything I had to say about you, and asked many questions. I am afraid I took a rather unchivalrous delight in picturing your desire and resolve to go back eventually to your native jungle. Example: Unless one final Schlafly paradox gets in the way. Before she died, the First Lady of the Conservative Movement endorsed Trump. That makes sense: Schlafly was a paleoconservative who was worried about immigration. But Trump has turned out to be the most unchivalrous candidate in living memory, the very antithesis of Schlafly’s ideal Christian standard.
Word: unchopped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chopped English unchopped From un- + chopped. 1. Not chopped Labels: not-comparable
Word: unchosen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chosen English unchosen From un- + chosen. 1. Not chosen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unchristened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English christened English unchristened From un- + christened. 1. Not christened.
Word: unchristened Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From unchristen + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of unchristen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unchronological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- 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 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 -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological English unchronological From un- + chronological. 1. Not chronological. Example: One of Ford's best effects in unchronological narration comes from having Dowell tell the same story twice in order 'to render those superimposed emotions'.
Word: unchronicled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chronicled English unchronicled From un- + chronicled. 1. Not chronicled. Example: But these pages are primarily a record of the methods of the one man whose name they bear and therefore for the occasional case that Carrados completed for his friend there must be assumed the unchronicled scores which the inquiry agent dealt capably with himself. Example: Mary is sister to the marginalized women who live unchronicled lives in oppressive situations.
Word: unchurched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English churched English unchurched From un- + churched. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃt/, /ʌnˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃt/ 1. Who does not generally attend church. Example: […] create a composite profile of the typical unchurched person your church wants to reach. Example: Fewer young people may be interested in the Church, but the Church is definitely still interested in them. That’s how young, unchurched activists may inadvertently end up leading not only political change, but also change within the Church itself. 2. Who has never attended church; who has not been exposed to the experience, culture, etc., of church.
Word: uncirculated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English circulated English uncirculated From un- + circulated. 1. Not circulated.
Word: uncircular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English circular English uncircular From un- + circular. 1. Not circular
Word: uncited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cited English uncited From un- + cited. 1. not cited
Word: unclarified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English clarified English unclarified From un- + clarified. 1. Not clarified.
Word: unclasped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English clasped English unclasped From un- + clasped. 1. Not clasped Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncleanable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cleanable English uncleanable From un- + cleanable. 1. Not cleanable
Word: uncleansed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cleansed English uncleansed From un- + cleansed. 1. Not cleansed
Word: uncleansable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cleansable English uncleansable From un- + cleansable. 1. Not cleansable
Word: uncocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Not cocked
Word: uncocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncoded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English coded English uncoded From un- + coded. 1. Not coded.
Word: uncoded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From uncode + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncode Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncommerciable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English commerciable English uncommerciable From un- + commerciable. 1. Not commerciable. Example: By prohibiting all his Majesty's subjects from dealing in tobacco, except with a single company, one third of the exports of the United States are rendered uncommerciable here. Example: By artist I mean of course everyone who had tried to create something which was not here before him, with no other tools and material than the uncommerciable ones of the human spirit.
Word: unconceived Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conceived English unconceived From un- + conceived. 1. Not conceived
Word: undefinable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English define Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English definable English undefinable From un- + definable. 1. Not definable. Example: There was some little undefinable coolness between old General Chattesworth and Devereux. He admired the young fellow, and he liked good blood in his corps, but somehow he was glad when he thought he was likely to go.
Word: undefinable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English define Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English definable English undefinable From un- + definable. 1. Anything that cannot be defined. Example: What's interesting is ambiguity. What's interesting is the haziness, the blurrings, the undefinables, the space and tension between people, the area between the margins that pushes us to stop, to question.
Word: undemanding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin dēmandō Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand English -ing English demanding English undemanding From un- + demanding. 1. Not demanding
Word: unabbreviated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English abbreviated English unabbreviated From un- + abbreviated. 1. Not abbreviated
Word: unabbreviated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of unabbreviate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unaimed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aimed English unaimed From un- + aimed. 1. Not aimed
Word: isolato Part of Speech: noun 1. An isolated person; a hermit or outsider. Example: At the same time, Woolson clearly portrays the danger Fog courted by remaining isolated in his castle, for if no stranger had ever come for Silver, when Fog died of old age she would have starved to death. In this paradox of strength and naiveté inevitably forced to face death or return to society, Woolson admits that to remain an isolato on an island is to refuse to acknowledge reality. Example: Moreover, whereas Oppen was often at the center of literary activity, Bronk was something of an isolato — not quite in the mold of a Dickinson, but not so very far from it either. He had no interest in "poetics" or in literary politics and only the most tangential relations to any school or circle of poets.
Word: heterogeneous mixture Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture that is separated into different regions or phases that have different compositions or properties.
Word: bottle-fed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bottle-feed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bottle-fed Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been fed by bottle Labels: not-comparable
Word: bottle-feed Part of Speech: verb 1. To feed a baby using a bottle, especially using a bottle filled with milk other than from its mother
Word: bounden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bound + -en, the archaic past participle of bind. Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnd(ə)n/, /ˈbaʊndən/ 1. Now chiefly in "bounden duty": made obligatory; binding. Labels: dated Example: And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […] Example: Your moſt bounden and devoted friend and ſervant of all men living, Fr. Bacon, C.S. 2. Bound. Labels: obsolete Example: ...and that the world should owe thanke therof to you, to whom my husband the authour of it was for good receyued of you, most dutiefully bounden.
Word: bounden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bound + -en, the archaic past participle of bind. Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnd(ə)n/, /ˈbaʊndən/ 1. past participle of bind. Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past, rare, transitive 2. past participle of bind. Labels: archaic, intransitive, rare, specifically, transitive Example: I am much bounden to your Maieſty. Example: In the concluding whereof Sir Thomas More so worthily handled himself, procuring in our league far more benefits unto this realm, than at that time, by the king or his council was thought possible to be compassed, that for his good service in that voyage, the king, when he after made him Lord Chancellor, caused the Duke of Norfolk openly to declare to the people, as you shall hear hereafter more at large, how much all England was bounden unto him.
Word: bowwow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bowwow Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: goofiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English goofy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English goofiness From goofy + -ness. 1. The state of being goofy. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Goofy behaviour. Labels: countable, usually
Word: braiding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English breydynge; equivalent to braid + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of braid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: braiding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English breydynge; equivalent to braid + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.
Word: brander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brand + -er. 1. A person who brands. 2. An implement used to brand something; a branding iron.
Word: brander Part of Speech: verb 1. To cook (meat, etc.) on a gridiron. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: brand-name Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of brand name. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bratty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bratty From brat + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæti/, [ˈbɹæɾi] 1. Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite. Example: When Laura tells Bart that she can teach him to dance, Bart and Laura are suddenly transformed into Astaire and Rogers in a black-and-white fantasy sequence before Bart’s reverie is abruptly ended when Laura reverts back to bratty tomboy form and gives him a wedgie. 2. Characteristic of a brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman). Labels: neologism Example: Critics are increasingly examining their prejudice towards media that has been derided for its femininity, girlishness and brattiness – perhaps most notably, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, a film that is now praised for the bratty qualities it was derided for in 2006. Indeed, online music magazine Pitchfork "rescored" Charli's EP Vroom Vroom from a 4.5 upon its release in 2016 to a 7.8 in 2021. Example: I'm revisiting all my favorite Y2K trends, including slogan tees, trucker hats, wedge flip-flops, and barbed wire tramp stamps. Diesel and Miaou are two brands that feel particularly bratty to me, and I'm dreaming about this strawberry latex halter specifically.
Word: bratty Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæti/, [ˈbɹæɾi] 1. A cake of dried cow dung, used for fuel. Labels: India
Word: patt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of pattern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Cont in patt until work measures 10cm (4in). Break off B and join in C.
Word: brazer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From braze + -er. 1. An instrument used in brazing.
Word: brazing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of braze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brazing Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of joining metals by using heat and a filler Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An object made by this process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: breakeven Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of break-even. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: breakeven Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of break-even. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: breakeven Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of break even. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Example: The three laws [of thermodynamics] have been humorously restated as (1) You can't win. (2) You can't even breakeven. (3) You can't get out of the game.
Word: breakneck Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From break + neck. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk], /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek] 1. Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. Example: breakneck pace Example: He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
Word: breakneck Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From break + neck. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk], /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek] 1. Dangerously fast. Labels: not-comparable Example: I ran breakneck another hundred yards.
Word: breakneck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From break + neck. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk], /ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/, [ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek] 1. A fall that breaks the neck. 2. A dangerous steep place from which one could fall and be injured.