nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rottingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rotyngnesse; equivalent to rotting + -ness. 1. Something which is undergoing rot or decomposition. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: He sent women down to the beach to collect the guttings and debris left there, the rottingness of fish which stank so badly, the unsaltable entrails of cod and plaice and porpoise in wooden buckets. Example: […]I felt as though I could never get away from death and...and rottingness, and I wouldn't talk to him any more. I couldn't.' 'I'm not surprised,' said Willow gently. 'But because I wouldn't talk, Andrew started to come home later and later every day, and then afterwards I found out where he'd been.'
Word: sardelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sardelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A complication of disproportionate blood supply between unborn twins, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Labels: uncountable
Word: Pele's tears Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes. 1. Small black pieces of solidified lava formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tear-like drops of volcanic glass. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: fantasmatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of phantasmatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sommerfeld's constant Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld. 1. The fine-structure constant.
Word: patent outside Part of Speech: noun 1. A newspaper printed only on the outside, sold to a publisher who fills the other side with local news or other material.
Word: patent inside Part of Speech: noun 1. A newspaper like a patent outside but printed only on the inside.
Word: patent outsides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patent outside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patent insides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patent inside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gothicisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gothicism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumbees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumbee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caspofungins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caspofungin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceratotrichia Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of keratinous filaments that supports a fishes fin
Word: cerianthid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
Word: cerianthids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cerianthid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chalkophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chalko- (“chalcogen”) + -phore. 1. Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper
Word: chalkophores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chalkophore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: champsosaur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of taxonomic name Champsosaurus. 1. Any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus. Example: Somewhere out there, predatory lizards called chapsosaurs and large alligator-like crocodilians lurk, mostly submerged in the water, snapping at fish.
Word: champsosaurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of champsosaur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimeriform Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the order Chimaeriformes
Word: chimeriforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimeriform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitinise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of chitinize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chitinised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chitinise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chlorocyclohexane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chloro derivative of cyclohexane Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chlorocyclopentyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chloro derivative of a cyclopentyl radical (univalent radical derived from chlorocyclopentane)
Word: chlorocyclopentane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chloro derivative of cyclopentane Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chloroxime Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chloro derivative of an oxime RC(Cl)=NOH. 2. Misspelling of chloroxine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chloroxine Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular antibacterial drug Labels: uncountable
Word: healing lodge Part of Speech: noun 1. an alternative to prison used in the Canadian correctional system for indigenous offenders Labels: Canada
Word: chronotypical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chrono- + typical. 1. Alternative form of chronotypic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: chumsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chum + -sicle. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌmsɪkl̩/ 1. A compact (sometimes frozen) ball of chum for feeding to sharks
Word: chumsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chumsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cimolestid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct eutherian of the family †Cimolestidae
Word: cimolestids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cimolestid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cnidoband Part of Speech: noun 1. A band of cnidocytes on a cnidarian
Word: cnidobands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cnidoband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cnidopod Part of Speech: noun 1. The stalklike base of a nematocyst
Word: cnidopods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cnidopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cnidosac Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of cnidocytes, retained by some sea slugs that feed on cnidarians
Word: cnidosacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cnidosac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teuch Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of teugh. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: codonophoran Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hydrozoan of the order Codonophora.
Word: codonophorans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codonophoran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colostrogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of colostrum, typically in cattle Labels: uncountable
Word: lion hunter Part of Speech: noun 1. One who runs after celebrities with foolish adulation, or seeking reflected glory from their company. Labels: dated
Word: conductional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conduction + -al. 1. Relating to, or by means of conduction Labels: not-comparable
Word: lion hunters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lion hunter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conodipine Part of Speech: noun 1. A phospholipase in the venom of cone snails
Word: conodipines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conodipine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fish coop Part of Speech: noun 1. A square box with a hole in the bottom, used in ice fishing.
Word: fish coops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fish coop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conomarphin Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptide in the venom of some cone snails
Word: conomarphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conomarphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contrabiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contra- + biotic. 1. That counters the action of microbes Labels: not-comparable
Word: contryphan Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptide in the venom of some cone snails Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: contryphans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contryphan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coverboard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cover board. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coverboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coverboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryoexposure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + exposure. 1. exposure to low temperatures (especially to freezing) Labels: uncountable
Word: hark-back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from hark back. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːkbæk/, /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/ 1. An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. 2. An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event). Labels: figuratively Example: The addendum cancelling the closures refers to 14 pages […] in which Table 183 is reproduced in its old form with connections to and from Liverpool, Bradford, York, Edinburgh etc. – a hark-back to G.C. ambitions.
Word: hark-backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hark-back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryofractured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryofracture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glass painting Part of Speech: noun 1. The art of producing pictures on glass by means of chemical staining. Labels: uncountable 2. A picture produced by this means. Labels: countable
Word: glass paintings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glass painting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryopuncture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cryo- + puncture. 1. To puncture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing
Word: cryopunctured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryopuncture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rice hen Part of Speech: noun 1. The common American gallinule.
Word: rice hens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rice hen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rose vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. An infusion made by steeping roses in vinegar. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rose vinegars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rose vinegar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sigillation Part of Speech: noun 1. A sigillate pattern.
Word: decationize Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove cations (from)
Word: sigillations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sigillation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decationized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decationize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decationization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process, or the result of decationizing Labels: uncountable
Word: deethylation Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of ethyl groups from a molecule. 2. Misspelling of demethylation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: postmillenarian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊst.mɪləˈnɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpoʊst.mɪləˈnɛɹi.ən/ 1. One who believes in postmillennialism.
Word: postmillenarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postmillenarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deflox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + flox. 1. To remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"
Word: defloxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deflox Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defloxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deflox Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dermatoglyph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dermato- + glyph. 1. The pattern of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of a finger or foot
Word: dermatoglyphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dermatoglyph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derubylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + rubylation. 1. Removal of the protein "RUB" related to ubiquitin Labels: uncountable
Word: desmonemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desmoneme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desomatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + somatize. 1. To express physical symptoms as emotions
Word: desomatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + somatization. 1. The process or the result of desomatizing Labels: uncountable
Word: desomatized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desomatize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oranges and lemons Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional English children's game, in which a rhyme is chanted as the players file, in pairs, through an arch formed by two other players' clasped hands. Those caught when the hands descend then form another adjacent arch. Labels: uncountable
Word: desomosomal Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of desmosomal. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: detremental Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of detrimental. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: floss holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floss hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rose campion Part of Speech: noun 1. The flowering plant Silene coronaria (syn. Lychnis coronaria).
Word: rose campions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rose campion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gardener's delight Part of Speech: noun 1. rose campion (Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria)
Word: gardener's eye Part of Speech: noun 1. rose campion (Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria).
Word: bloody William Part of Speech: noun 1. rose campion (Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria)
Word: scan. mag. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of scandalum magnatum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: An action of scan. mag. was brought for these words, “There are more Jesuits come into England since the Earl of Northampton was Lord of the Cinque Ports, than ever there were before,” and held actionable.
Word: four corners Part of Speech: noun 1. The face of a document or its contents, considered without reference to any outside information. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: If Republicans don't think it's a coup or doesn't fit this definition of a coup in all four corners then I'd love to hear what they would call it. 2. A major intersection and/or economic center in a town. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang Example: You would say, in an American town, you say it's four corners, where...where a bunch of places come together.
Word: rewordable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From reword + -able. 1. Able to be expressed in different words. Labels: rare
Word: retirable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retire + -able. 1. Able or due to be retired.
Word: devil's bit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin morsus diaboli. 1. A plant of species Succisa pratensis, native to Europe. 2. A plant of species Chamaelirium luteum, native to North America. Example: A folk notion held that if corn kernels were steeped in Devil's-bit tea for 24 hours before sowing, birds would not eat them.
Word: serenize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From serene + -ize. 1. To make bright; to glorify. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: serenise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of serenize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: serenized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of serenize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: serenizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of serenize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: serenizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of serenize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: serenised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of serenise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: serenises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of serenise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: serenising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of serenise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: curaçoa Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of curaçao. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Example: And after that, comes Mrs Veneering, in a pervadingly aquiline state of figure, and with transparent little knobs on her temper, like the little transparent knob on the bridge of her nose, ‘Worn out by worry and excitement,’ as she tells her dear Mr Twemlow, and reluctantly revived with curaçoa by the Analytical.
Word: curaçoas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curaçoa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dartist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist blend English dartist Blend of dart + artist. 1. A skilled darts player. Example: Dartists stood grouped before the two boards in the public bar, the counter full of elbows, the tables crowded. Example: So while a "bull" (as the dartists term a bull's-eye) is nice, it is as difficult to hit the narrow red or green strips circling the board and that have different point values.
Word: dartists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dartist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atrypaceans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atrypacean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subreflector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + reflector. 1. A telescope's secondary reflector.
Word: rubberhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rubber + head. 1. An employee of a theme park or similar attraction who wears a full-body costume. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: rubberheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rubberhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ravelment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ravel + -ment. 1. confusion; entanglement Labels: countable, uncountable 2. discord; disagreement Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ravelments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ravelment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arguses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Argus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arguses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Court of Aids Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French Cour des Aides 1. A sovereign court in Ancien Régime France, dealing with customs and other matters of public finance. Labels: historical
Word: Courts of Aids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Court of Aids Labels: form-of, plural
Word: too too Part of Speech: adj 1. Extreme; excessive. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: "[…] couldn't beat them. It would be really too too!" Lady fflote, already purple with the heat, went almost black at the suggestion of beating the Mexican hairless. "Beat them!" she ejaculated. "Oh that would be very wrong. […]" 2. Affectedly sentimental; gushing. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: […] perhaps rather impishly, if she had ever sought professional garden advice from the "Too-too" lady—who shall remain nameless. 3. To an extreme degree. Example: "Do you think you dance too much?" "Well, not too too much."
Word: spondylous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spondyle + -ous. 1. Relating to spondyles; vertebral Labels: not-comparable
Word: cliqueyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cliquey + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of cliquiness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ice-covered Part of Speech: adj 1. covered with a layer of ice, e.g. water; frozen over Labels: not-comparable
Word: tiddly-om-pom-pom Part of Speech: intj 1. Meaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm. Example: I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!
Word: fish odor syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Trimethylaminuria. Labels: uncountable
Word: fish malodor syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Trimethylaminutia. Labels: uncountable
Word: autopterotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of pterotic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autopterotic Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pterotic.
Word: autopterotics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autopterotic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reautopsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + autopsy. 1. A second or subsequent autopsy of the same body. Example: Amid accusations of a cover-up, relatives of the deceased demanded a reautopsy.
Word: reautopsy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + autopsy. 1. To carry out another autopsy on. Labels: transitive
Word: reautopsies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reautopsy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reautopsies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reautopsy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reautopsied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reautopsy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reautopsying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reautopsy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pretriage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + triage. 1. Before a triage phase. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraglottic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + glottic. 1. Within the glottis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: extraglottic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + glottic. 1. Outside the glottis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: extraepiglottic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ις (-is) Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin epiglōttislbor. English epiglottis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epiglottic English extraepiglottic From extra- + epiglottic. 1. Outside the epiglottis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aunt Jemima Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aunt Jemima, a stereotypical black mammy used to advertise a popular American pancake mixture brand of the same name. American newspaper managing editor Chris L. Rutt is credited with coming up with the name, inspired by the song “Old Aunt Jemima” (written in 1875) after reportedly seeing a minstrel show featuring it in the fall of 1889. A British image in the Library of Congress, which may have been created as early as 1847, shows a smiling black woman named “Miss Jim-Ima Crow”, with a framed image of “James Crow” on the wall behind her; a character named “Aunt Jemima” appeared on the stage in Washington, D.C., as early as 1864. 1. A black woman who is obsequiously servile to white authority, a black female race traitor. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slur
Word: Aunt Jemimas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aunt Jemima Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foodlegger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of food + bootlegger. Attested since circa 1941. 1. An illicit foodseller, especially in a jurisdiction where food is subject to rationing. Example: Foodleggers. One sinister development that aggravated the food situation was the rise in wartime Britain of a new kind of criminal: the food racketeer. Like gangsters who terrorized the U.S. under Prohibition, foodleggers have highjacked trucks ... Example: All branches of the retail industry agreed that the plan, far from being selfish on our part, would [provide] food in normal and equitably established channels, making food available for all types of stores without creating foodleggers and black markets.
Word: foodleggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foodlegger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nefesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh, “soul”). 1. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to natural instinct. Labels: Judaism
Word: ruach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew רוּחַ (rúakh, “spirit”). 1. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to emotion and morality. Labels: Judaism Example: Despite the misuse of the virginal conception to disparage women’s active use of their sexuality, this event actually subverts patriarchy by replacing the usual male participation with ruah, the creative Spirit of God.
Word: yechidah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew יְחִידָה (y'khidá, “unity”). 1. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, that of being one with God. Labels: Judaism
Word: chayah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chaya. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative
Word: hayah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chaya. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative
Word: royal cashmere Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin material of pure wool.
Word: foodlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From foodless + -ly. 1. Without food. Labels: not-comparable
Word: royal mast Part of Speech: noun 1. The fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast.
Word: royal masts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of royal mast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: busheler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of busheller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bushelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of busheler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: busheller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bushel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). 1. A person who bushels, or repairs clothes. 2. A person who packs grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
Word: bushellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of busheller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polytechnically Part of Speech: adv 1. In a polytechnic manner.
Word: puzzolano Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pozzolana. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: puzzolanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puzzolano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the rough side of one's tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. Angry words, harsh criticism. Labels: uncountable Example: But let them, if they plague thee long, Once feel the rough side of thy tongue: Example: 1876, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Charles of Orleans,” Chapter 4, in Familiar Studies of Men and Books, 1882, […] Louis was then in no humour to hear Charles’s texts and Latin sentiments; he had his back to the wall, the future of France was at stake; and if all the old men in the world had crossed his path, they would have had the rough side of his tongue like Charles of Orleans.
Word: brown-bagged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of brown-bag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: brown-bags Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brown-bag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brown-bagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brown-bag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: panretinally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From panretinal + -ly. 1. Affecting or relating to the entire retina. Labels: not-comparable
Word: upsuck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + suck. 1. To suck upward. Labels: poetic
Word: upsuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + suck. 1. A hypothesized peristaltic action during the female orgasm that helps to retain sperm. Labels: uncountable
Word: upsucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of upsuck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: upsucking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upsuck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upsucks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upsuck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hamstering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hamster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hamstered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hamster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hamstered Part of Speech: adj 1. Drunk. Labels: UK, slang Example: Yacub swayed slightly. “He's fucking hamstered! A good Muslim, you cunt.” They were also drunk, clutching cans of beer.
Word: vine and fig-tree Part of Speech: noun 1. One's own land, where one can live peacefully and sustain oneself.
Word: vines and fig-trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vine and fig-tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chachis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chachi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cayapa Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Chachi ethnic group of Ecuador. Labels: dated
Word: New Rome Part of Speech: name Etymology: From new + Rome. * (Istanbul): Latin Nova Roma and Ancient Greek Νέα Ῥώμη (Néa Rhṓmē) 1. A placename 2. A placename
Word: Cayapas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cayapa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chemophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chemo- + -phobe. 1. One who has an irrational fear of chemicals.
Word: chemophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chemophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Big Willy Part of Speech: name 1. The Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Labels: US, slang
Word: semideep Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + deep. 1. Somewhat deep. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clear-swept Part of Speech: adj 1. Perfectly clear; free of any extraneous matter. Labels: not-comparable Example: Poplars swayed and tossed with a roaring swish; dead leaves sprang aloft, and whirled into space; and all the clear-swept heaven seemed to thrill with sound like a great harp.
Word: tromboned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trombone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tromboning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trombone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hedge-breaking Part of Speech: noun 1. The crime of cutting and taking away branches of a hedge. Labels: uncountable Example: Might she not, being perhaps accustomed to Hedge-breaking her self, be able to inform her, that there were no Sticks to be had at Cromer? Example: But the holiday was for all, the rapture of awakening Nature for all, the various outdoor joys of puddles and sun and hedge-breaking for all.
Word: maletolt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maletote. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maletolts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maletolt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maletote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English maltode, from Anglo-Norman maltolt (“unjust tax”), from Medieval Latin malatolta, from mala (“evil”) + tolta (“tax”), the latter from tollīta (“raised”), used in Medieval Latin as past participle of Classical Latin tollō. Pronunciation: /ˈmæl.təʊt/, /ˈmæl.toʊt/ 1. An arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties. Labels: historical Example: Immediately hereupon, even this very yeere, was this complained of in Parliament, and a Petition exibited by the Lords and Cõmons, that it might be enacted, that this Maletolt or Imposition, because it was taken without assent of Parliament, might be taken away, and that a Law might be made, that no such charge might be laid, but by assent of Parliament: […] Example: The occurrence of a Maltolte in history is of necessity limited to a somewhat brief period.
Word: maletotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maletote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metatile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + tile. 1. Synonym of supertile.
Word: metatiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metatile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diabetological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to diabetology Labels: not-comparable
Word: Plexicushion Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name. 1. An acrylic-based hardcourt tennis surface.
Word: dichocephalous Part of Speech: adj 1. double-headed Labels: not-comparable
Word: dicondylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + condylic. 1. Having two condyles Labels: not-comparable
Word: dilutometry Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of dilatometry. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: diphyid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any siphonophore of the family Diphyidae
Word: diphyids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diphyid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diplocynodontid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct crocodilian of the subfamily Diplocynodontinae
Word: diplocynodontids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diplocynodontid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doswelliid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct archosauriform of the family †Doswelliidae
Word: doswelliids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doswelliid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyscophine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any tomato frog of the subfamily Dyscophinae
Word: dyscophines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dyscophine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomato frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of tomato + frog. 1. An orange to red frog of the genus Dyscophus.
Word: tomato frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomato frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecodeme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + deme. 1. A population of organisms that occupy a particular ecological niche
Word: ecodemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecodeme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecoendoscopy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of echoendoscopy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ectocochleate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ecto- + cochleate. 1. Having an external shell Labels: not-comparable
Word: electroinject Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From electro- + inject. 1. To transfect by means of electroinjection
Word: electroinjected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of electroinject Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: electroinjected Part of Speech: adj 1. transfected by means of electroinjection Labels: not-comparable
Word: endogalacturonase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + galacturonase. 1. A form of polygalacturonase that breaks the carbohydrate in the middle
Word: entocristids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entocristid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entricitabine Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of emtricitabine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: epiallopregnanolone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + allopregnanolone. 1. Synonym of isopregnanolone. Labels: uncountable
Word: isopregnanolone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + pregnanolone. 1. The epimer of allopregnanolone 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one Labels: uncountable
Word: epoxyallylic Part of Speech: adj 1. That contains both an epoxy and an allylic group Labels: not-comparable
Word: equiluminescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From equi- + luminescent. 1. equally luminescent Labels: not-comparable
Word: erotophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eroto- + -philia. 1. An unusual interest in sex Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: erotophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eroto- + -philic. 1. Relating to erotophilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: eukariotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of eukaryotic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: eumenophorine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any tarantula spider of the subfamily Eumenophorinae
Word: eumenophorines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eumenophorine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eutherocephalian Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct therapsid of the clade †Eutherocephalia
Word: eutherocephalians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eutherocephalian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excitotoxically Part of Speech: adv 1. In an excitotoxic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: exineless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exine + -less. 1. Lacking an exine Labels: not-comparable
Word: exoglycosidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exo- + glycosidic. 1. Relating to an exoglycosidase Labels: not-comparable
Word: exotoxicant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exo- + toxicant. 1. An exotoxic toxicant
Word: exotoxicants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exotoxicant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Menzerath's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Paul Menzerath. 1. A rule according to which the increase of a linguistic construct results in a decrease of its constituents, and vice versa: for example, the more clauses appear in a sentence, the shorter those clauses are.
Word: have the pleasure Part of Speech: verb 1. Used as a polite formula to ask for a person's name, or to request that they join one in a dance, etc. Example: May I have the pleasure? [ = an offer to dance] Example: May I have the pleasure of this dance?
Word: party pasty Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, bite-sized pasty.
Word: drop-downs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drop-down Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exsheath Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ex- + sheath. 1. To remove from a sheath
Word: exsheathed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exsheath Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: extraspecific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + specific. 1. Relating to a different species Labels: not-comparable
Word: extraspecifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From extra- + specifically. 1. In an extraspecific manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: pituital Part of Speech: adj 1. pituitous
Word: panegyricon Part of Speech: noun 1. In the Greek Orthodox Church, a collection of sermons for festivals.
Word: panegyricons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panegyricon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peter's pence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Petres peny; the money was collected on 1 August, the feast day of St. Peter ad Vincula. 1. The alms-fee. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: hattis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hatti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratchet coupling Part of Speech: noun 1. A device for uncoupling machinery in the event of a sudden stoppage.
Word: ratchet couplings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ratchet coupling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antisuffragism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + suffrage + -ism. 1. Opposition to the suffragette movement for women's voting rights. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: fluffery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluff + -ery. 1. Anything lightweight and overly ornamental or superfluous; fluff; froth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Valley, as it has always been known in Virginia, became the site of a relatively democratic society based on a small-farm economy, with few slaves and little aristocratic fluffery. Example: The room is small, the walls smothered with fluffy pink and blue towels, the floor ankle deep with more pink fluffery. The air is perfumed, the sink is spotless, bathtub shiny. The toilet paper is pale baby blue.
Word: flufferies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluffery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scuft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skuftą, similar to German Schopf (“tuft”). Pronunciation: /skʌft/ 1. scruff; nape of the neck Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: scufts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powder mine Part of Speech: noun 1. An excavation filled with gunpowder for blasting rocks, etc.
Word: powder mines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powder mine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: de-ess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + ess (“letter S”). 1. to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording Labels: transitive
Word: shift about Part of Speech: verb 1. To vacillate. Labels: intransitive 2. To turn round entirely to the opposite point. Labels: dated, intransitive
Word: mulukhiyyah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mulukhiyah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tread on someone's toes Part of Speech: verb 1. To offend someone. Labels: idiomatic 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, toes.
Word: Sabbath school Part of Speech: noun 1. A meeting for religious education, like a Sunday school, but held on the Sabbath day.
Word: Sabbath schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sabbath school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prince's plume Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of prince's feather. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any plant of the genus Stanleya. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: remonce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Danish remonce, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /rɪˈmɒns/ 1. A pastry filling or topping made from butter creamed with sugar and often including marcipan or some form of almonds. Labels: uncountable Example: Once the dough has been rolled and chilled, it is finally shaped into pretzel forms (called kringle), as well as braids, squares, triangles, fans, combs, swirls, pinwheels, horns, crescents, and wreaths, and filled with remonce, the stupefyingly rich […] Example: Tebirkes are delicious poppy seed covered Danish pastries, a little like pain au chocolat in appearance, but with buttery almond remonce inside instead of chocolate.
Word: theopaschitism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of theopaschism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: semi-desert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + desert. 1. Alternative form of semidesert. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semi-deserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semi-desert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Susan Lucci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the American television actress Susan Lucci, who was nominated for an Emmy Award eighteen times before she finally won one. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːzən ˈluːt͡ʃi/ 1. Someone who continuously competes but (seemingly) never wins the competition. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: I'm more likely to end up a Susan Lucci of the race world: deserving and tenacious, but waiting for years before I can claim a victory.
Word: New Jerusalem Part of Speech: name 1. Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centred on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era. Labels: Judaism Example: And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Example: When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her. 2. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio, United States. 5. A census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: rattlesnake grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Briza maxima, a species of grass. Labels: uncountable
Word: mozing Part of Speech: noun 1. The raising of nap on cloth, as in a gig-mill. Labels: uncountable
Word: rustic-work Part of Speech: noun 1. Cut stone facing where the joints are rusticated; a stone where the face is cut to a rough or jagged surface in imitation of nature. Labels: uncountable 2. Summerhouses or furniture for summerhouses or for outdoor use made of rough limbs of trees. Labels: uncountable
Word: stuntish Part of Speech: adj 1. obstinate; sullen Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: stunty Part of Speech: adj 1. Stunted, tending to stunt or be stunted. Example: […] yet not all equally prosperous; for a stunty, thorny nature preferring those that the cherry is always the most thriving upon are the freest clean growers. Example: I never put my axe into a stunty tree, or one that hasn't a good, fresh-looking bark; for trees have disorders just like creaters; and where's the policy of taking a tree that's sickly, any more than you'd choose a foundered horse to ride post, or ... 2. Obstinate; sullen. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: common thread Part of Speech: noun 1. A recurring characteristic or theme present in different events or areas. Example: What is the common thread in these three stories? Example: A common thread links the social world of barbershop with the neighbouring social worlds of jazz and classical music as these were sketched in the first chapter. The common thread is the general musical lifestyle shared by the musicians who […]
Word: Chimpy McHalliburton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chimpy (“George W. Bush”) + Mc- + Halliburton. Named after oil field service company Halliburton, stemming from accusations that Bush is beholden to Big Oil. 1. George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009). Labels: US, derogatory Example: The President shouldn't aughta be running all over trying to police the world. Chimpy McHalliburton is just trying to line his Hitlerlike pockets. This is really all just Clinton's fault anyways. Example: As already noted, he should be embarrassed to be attempting to argue about these issues when he's so ignorant of them. Guess it's easier to hope that Chimpy McHalliburton chokes to death on a pretzel. That requires no thought, or knowledge at all.
Word: Chimpy McHitlerburton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Chimpy McHalliburton (“George W. Bush”) + Hitler, comparing Bush to German dictator Adolf Hitler. 1. George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009). Labels: US, derogatory Example: I agree with you. I'm not sure why Jeff is trying to make it into one, other than his hate of Chimpy McHitlerburton. Example: No, no, no, can't you see? It was Chimpy McHitlerburton's fault! And global warming too!
Word: anachoresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀναχώρησις (anakhṓrēsis). 1. The transportation of foreign bodies via blood or lymph and subsequent collection at a site of inflammation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Anachoresis, or anachoretic pulpitis, is, therefore, a pulpitis of systemic origin. Example: The phenomenon of anachoresis has been demonstrated in animal models both to non-dental inflamed tissues and inflamed dental pulps. 2. Retreat from the world into a solitary life. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It's possible to have a contemporary version of (secular) anachoresis. Example: In this case though, anachoresis, departure from the world into the desert originally in Egypt and Palestine and later throughout Christendom, was a form of protest against the world, an expression of a radical craving of living in a more existentially authentic way the Christian spiritual values.
Word: anachoreses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anachoresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reed pheasant Part of Speech: noun 1. bearded tit
Word: reed pheasants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reed pheasant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strunty Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of stunty (“sullen”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: struntish Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of struntish (“sullen”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: co-credit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + credit. 1. A joint credit. Example: Most of the director's credits were co-credits: he rarely directed a film alone.
Word: co-credits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of co-credit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freeclimbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of freeclimb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: freeclimbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of freeclimb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: freeclimbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freeclimb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: projectory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From project + -ory. 1. Projecting Labels: not-comparable Example: […] a pair of parallelly arranged projectory arms […] 2. Projective; propulsive. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] and to whatever degree the nozzle is closed, the projectory pressure and force of the water is undiminished at the discharge orifice […]
Word: reablement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + able + -ment; compare disabled. 1. The service of caring for a person after a period of disability or illness, helping them to recover and regain independence. Labels: uncountable
Word: compressed-air bath Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong metal chamber in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam engine to any required pressure; an obsolete form of physical therapy. Labels: historical
Word: compressed-air baths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compressed-air bath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seedbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seed + bag. 1. A bag for holding seeds.
Word: seedbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seedbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweet horsemint Part of Speech: noun 1. The common dittany, Cunila origanoides. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: treadlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treadling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thread-paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of thin soft paper for wrapping up a skein of thread. Example: [H]e takes the opportunity of sauntering up to my dressing-room, where he plays with the children, picks up my thread-paper, insists upon bringing me new music, and on reading to me some novel or poem, with which he is generally furnished. Example: And you, God bless me, you're only a thread-paper!
Word: thread-papers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thread-paper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chief Baron Part of Speech: noun 1. The presiding judge of the English Exchequer of Pleas. Labels: UK, historical
Word: synochoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From synocha + -oid. 1. synochal Labels: obsolete