nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: preambulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + ambulate, or from Latin praeambulo, praeambulatus. 1. To walk before; figuratively, to precede.
Word: prosti-tot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of prostitot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 2007. MSNBC.com on Feb. 4, 2007.http://www.MSNBC.com, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16961761/site/newsweek/
Word: two-spirit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From two + spirit. Pronunciation: /tuːˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪt/, /tuˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuˌspɪɹɪt/ 1. Involving two spirits; especially, pertaining to the doctrine of dualism espoused in the so-called Treatise on the Two Spirits in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Labels: not-comparable Example: Paul's grasp of the [Holy] Spirit as the sign of the erupting messianic age is at odds with the two-spirit thought of Qumran which never became incompatible with law observance.
Word: two-spirit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from two + spirit, coined in 1990 at the Third Annual Inter-tribal Native American, First Nations, Gay and Lesbian American Conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based on Ojibwe niizh manidoowag (“two spirits”) (coined at the same conference), from niizh (“two”) + manidoo (“spirit”) + -wag (suffix denoting the third-person plural of an animate noun); the term was created to replace berdache in anthropological literature which was considered offensive. The adjective is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /tuːˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪt/, /tuˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuˌspɪɹɪt/ 1. A Native North American bisexual, homosexual, or gender-variant person; especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender, or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role. Labels: Canada, US Example: The Lakota, by the way, called their Two-Spirits winkte and wapetokeca which means "people with special powers." Example: "The elders will tell you the difference between a gay Indian and a Two-Spirit," he [Joey Criddle] said, underscoring the idea that simply being gay and Indian does not make someone a Two-Spirit.
Word: two-spirit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is derived from two + spirit, coined in 1990 at the Third Annual Inter-tribal Native American, First Nations, Gay and Lesbian American Conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based on Ojibwe niizh manidoowag (“two spirits”) (coined at the same conference), from niizh (“two”) + manidoo (“spirit”) + -wag (suffix denoting the third-person plural of an animate noun); the term was created to replace berdache in anthropological literature which was considered offensive. The adjective is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /tuːˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪt/, /tuˈspɪɹɪt/, /ˈtuˌspɪɹɪt/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a two-spirit (noun sense). Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: A Hupa two-spirit male told me: / I was real feminine as a child, from as early as I can remember. […] Within the family, Indians believe you can be whatever you choose. Example: [I]t should come as no surprise that many Native American gay, lesbian, transgender, and other two-spirit people consider the term "berdache" derogatory.
Word: cun Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cunnen, connen, from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how (to)”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know”). Doublet of con. Pronunciation: /kʌn/, /kʊn/ 1. To know. Labels: obsolete
Word: cun Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See conn, cond. Pronunciation: /kʌn/ 1. Alternative form of conn (“direct or steer a ship”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chinese 寸 (cùn). Doublet of sun. Pronunciation: /tsuːn/ 1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.
Word: chu Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the Japanese ちゅっ (chu', onomatopoeia). Pronunciation: /tʃuː/ 1. The sound of a kiss. Labels: slang Example: By the way, isn't it interesting that the Japanese hear the sound "chu" when someone kisses? In the US, we usually say, "smooch," "smack," "smerp," or even "swock." Now, everytime^([sic]) I kiss my husband, I'm listening to hear if it sounds like "chu." Example: >Eldrick Tobin - Kiss worthiness of sig pending. <chu!> Seems fine to me. ^_^
Word: chu Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound. Pronunciation: /tʃuː/ 1. You. Labels: nonstandard, slang
Word: stumer Part of Speech: noun 1. Something worthless or counterfeit. Labels: UK 2. A racehorse that is sure to lose. Labels: UK, slang Example: […] the agony of having put his little all on a stumer that hadn't finished in the first six.
Word: HIP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪp/ 1. Acronym of Home Information Pack. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Acronym of Higher Intermediate Point. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Acronym of historically informed performance. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of hot isostatic pressing Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Home Information Pack Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of documents relating to a property, which, under the law of England and Wales between June 2007 and 2010, had to be provided when the property was offered for sale. Abbreviation: HIP Labels: UK
Word: Seller's Pack Part of Speech: noun 1. A Home Information Pack. Labels: UK
Word: educand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin educandus (“that which is to be educated”), future passive participle of educo (“educate”). 1. Someone who is to be, or is being educated
Word: deaccession Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English accession English deaccession From de- + accession. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːækˈsɛʃən/ 1. To officially remove an object from a ledger of a museum, art gallery or library so that it may be sold or disposed. Example: Perhaps he forgets that museums, too, have basements full of stored art, and not every piece is equally adored. The temptation must be great to “deaccession” some of it, and museums often do succumb. Example: Over the past few years, the museum has quietly begun deaccessioning—the genteel art-world euphemism for “getting rid of”—large numbers of its city artifacts.
Word: deaccession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English accession English deaccession From de- + accession. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːækˈsɛʃən/ 1. The disposal of objects in this way, or the disposed object itself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the last board meeting, trustee Edmund Carpenter moved to clamp down on private trades. All deaccessions, he proposed, should go to other museums, or failing that, to public sale with full disclosure of records and documentation. The motion failed to get a second and there the matter died.
Word: showjumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of show jumper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: undeniably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undeniable + -ly, equivalent to un- + deny + -ably. 1. In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable extent. Example: [A]nd gaunt though his figure, and far from elegant though his dressing-robe, there was that about him which spoke undeniably of the grand seigneur— [...] Example: It created inter-city and intermodal services, which were genuinely world leading. And it undeniably pushed British Railways into the modern era. 2. Used as a modal adverb to assert that the indicated statement is undeniable. Example: The third movie was undeniably the best.
Word: Shriner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shrine + -er. 1. A member of the fraternal Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Word: birdcall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bird + call. 1. Any vocalization of a bird. Example: If all the introduced species were somehow miraculously removed, I seriously doubt whether many native species would be able to fill their niche and our cities would fall silent of birdcalls - lyrebirds aren't really into feeding on human refuse. 2. An imitation of this cry. 3. A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
Word: birdcall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bird + call. 1. To imitate the cry of a bird. Labels: rare
Word: clinked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: diaphanously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English diaphanous Middle English -ly English -ly English diaphanously From diaphanous + -ly. 1. In a diaphanous manner. Example: The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]
Word: unobtrusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unobtrusive + -ly or un- + obtrusively. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.əbˈtɹuː.sɪv.li/ 1. In an unobtrusive manner; in a manner that is not noticeable or blatant. Example: He felt not the slightest doubt in his mind that this was the girl who had written him, and, having given an order to the waiter, he started to study her face as unobtrusively as possible. Example: Sometimes she and Miss Baker talked at once, unobtrusively and with a bantering inconsequence that was never quite chatter, that was as cool as their white dresses and their impersonal eyes in the absence of all desire.
Word: unself-conscious Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unselfconscious. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: torturous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/, /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to torture. 2. Painful, excruciating, torturing.
Word: Pascha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach. 1. Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Pascha Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach. 1. Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context). Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.
Word: Chiara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Chiara. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: primly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prim Middle English -ly English -ly English primly From prim + -ly. 1. In a prim manner. Example: She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […]
Word: extramarital 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- English marital English extramarital From extra- + marital. Pronunciation: /ˌɛkstɹəˈmæɹɪtəl/ 1. Occurring outside marriage. Labels: not-comparable 2. Adulterous. Labels: not-comparable Example: David H. Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and one of America’s most decorated four-star generals, resigned on Friday after an F.B.I. investigation uncovered evidence that he had been involved in an extramarital affair.
Word: couched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kaʊt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of couch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: couched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kaʊt͡ʃt/ 1. Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from the bottom or top of the shield; couché. Labels: not-comparable Example: Holmes gives us the Arms of the Name of TOURNEY, Or, a Cheveron couched Gules, Fig. 15. IF it be turned to the other Side, says he, it is termed couched sinister;[…] Example: Argent, on a fesse sable, three chevronels couched sinister of the field. - TRENOWITH, Corn.
Word: inoxidizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English oxidize 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 oxidizable English inoxidizable From in- + oxidizable. 1. That cannot be readily oxidized. 2. Incapable of or (usually) resistant to rusting.
Word: sea fret Part of Speech: noun 1. A fog that comes from the sea. Labels: UK Example: An extraordinary combination of mist and sea fret made the rails of the Scarborough-Whitby line so greasy on January 19 that the service came virtually to a standstill; [...] Example: A sea-fret had blurred the far dunes and clouds of wood-smoke were piling up from the horizon, and as we watched, two thick, butter-coloured pillars of sunlight stepped slowly over the far, unmoving waves; sometimes even Dame Nature overdoes her effects.
Word: prolifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prolific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English prolifically From prolific + -ally. 1. In a prolific manner, or to a prolific extent; abundantly.
Word: nose to tail Part of Speech: adj 1. Arranged in close formation, one behind the other. Labels: UK, not-comparable 2. Using every possible part of the animal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nose to tail Part of Speech: adv 1. Moving slowly in this manner. Labels: UK, not-comparable 2. Entirely, from head to toe. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text A vulture can wolf more than two pounds of meat in a minute; a sizable crowd can strip a zebra—nose to tail—in 30 minutes.
Word: nose to tail Part of Speech: noun 1. A minor traffic accident where one vehicle runs in to the back of another. Labels: Australia
Word: unexplainable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + explainable. from explain + -able. from Latin explanō (“to flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”). Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ɛksˈpleɪ.nə.bl̩/ 1. That doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
Word: integrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English integral Middle English -ly English -ly English integrally From integral + -ly. 1. In an integral manner 2. By means of integration
Word: maneuverability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English maneuver Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English maneuverability From maneuver + -ability. 1. US standard spelling of manoeuvrability. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable Example: These thin, flexible fins contribute to the blue shark's extraordinary maneuverability in the water. Example: Justify how the design meets performance goals such as stability, maneuverability, turning, and straight-line speed, as well as any other relevant criteria or constraints. Consider how the defined race routes impact hull design priorities, including any trade-offs made between speed, stability, and maneuverability.
Word: manoeuvred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of manoeuvre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cuckooing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The UK sense is by analogy from the bird's practice of brood parasitism. 1. The call of a cuckoo. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the mistaken idea that wagtails and hedge-warblers feed the young cuckoos they bring up, long after they leave the nest, whenever they hear their cuckooing, […] 2. A form of crime in which the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by a criminal gang and used as a base for their activities. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: The specified criminal activity includes the types of criminal activity that cuckooing is typically used to facilitate, for example, drugs offences, sexual offences and offensive weapons offences.
Word: cuckooing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The UK sense is by analogy from the bird's practice of brood parasitism. 1. present participle and gerund of cuckoo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: standoffishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stand off Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English standoffish Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 standoffishness From standoffish + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness. Labels: uncountable Example: Many of the seemingly bizarre courtship practices of English males—the cautiousness, reserve and apparent stand-offishness that foreign females complain about—are characteristic features of ‘negative politeness’.
Word: integrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From integrate + -or. 1. A person who, or a device which, integrates. 2. A device that calculates definite integrals. 3. Any electronic device that sums a measurement over time.
Word: unfavourably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unfavourable Middle English -ly English -ly English unfavourably From unfavourable + -ly. 1. In an unfavourable manner. Labels: UK Example: Neither the Type 2 nor the Type 3 locomotives have so far reached a satisfactory standard of performance. [...] The number of miles per failure is still too low and therefore compares unfavourably with steam engine performance.
Word: inauspiciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inauspicious Middle English -ly English -ly English inauspiciously From inauspicious + -ly. 1. In an inauspicious manner.
Word: brandable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brand Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English brandable From brand + -able. 1. Able to be branded or stigmatized. Example: Far too confidently, we assume that perpetrators are human beings radically different from ourselves, brandable as totally evil or as fanatical or deranged, that we are in no moral respects like them and they in no moral respects like us. 2. Which may be marketed under a brand name.
Word: inauspiciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inauspicious 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 inauspiciousness From inauspicious + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness. Labels: uncountable
Word: unluckiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unlucky + -ness or un- + luckiness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: incipience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin incipientia. 1. A beginning, or first stage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unfavorably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unfavorable Middle English -ly English -ly English unfavorably From unfavorable + -ly. 1. In an unfavorable manner. Labels: US
Word: ill-timed Part of Speech: adj 1. Occurring at an unfavourable or inappropriate time. Example: Near-synonyms: inopportune; see also Thesaurus:untimely Example: ill-timed bell
Word: puerility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile + -ity. Pronunciation: /pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/, /pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/ 1. The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This classification should have led to the discovery and study of remedies which act specifically upon the various textures and tissues of the body, such as the cellular, serous, mucous, parenchymatous, fibrous, gelatinous, &c., but it did not, except in the most imperfect manner—so imperfect, in fact, that most pathologists, despairing of finding such remedies, at one time sank into all the peurilities^([sic – meaning puerilities]) of the "expectant mode" of the French, or the nihilisms of the German. 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You treat his opinions (though he never thrusts them on you) about "the Church," and his duty, and the souls of his parishioners, with civil indifference, as much ado about nothing; and his rubrical eccentricities as puerilities.
Word: iron fist Part of Speech: noun 1. An army's tank or cavalry branch. 2. Ruthless and usually unrestricted control. Labels: figuratively Example: Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist. Example: Negotiate with an iron ﬁst inside a velvet glove.
Word: importunities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of importunity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ironfisted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of iron-fisted. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Yet U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House welcome this week for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the modernizing reformer and ironfisted autocrat who runs Saudi Arabia – was of major geopolitical significance.
Word: iron-fisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the idea of having an iron fist. 1. Characterized by ruthless control. Labels: derogatory Example: In his book, The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution," David Carter offers a detailed and important overview of the iron-fisted state repression during the Cold War.
Word: wantons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wanton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wantons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wanton Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wantoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wanton Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wantoning Part of Speech: noun 1. wanton behaviour Labels: archaic Example: the wantonings of a spoiled child
Word: phalanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”), referring to the webbed toes on the hind feet. 1. An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
Word: wantoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wanton Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: imbibing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of imbibe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: imbibing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is imbibed. Example: Many women neglected the daily herbal baths and imbibings which helped pelvic dilation.
Word: terrorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of terrorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enchantress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse; equivalent to enchanter + -ess. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/, /-ɹəs/, /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/, /ɛnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ 1. A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch. Example: Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) To come, where vile Acraſia does wonne [live], Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, That many errant knightes hath fowle fordonne: […] Example: The tablets upon which the events of the day were recorded refer to enchantresses, and we can conclude that they were by no means restricted to ancient beldames. 2. A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman. Example: She was the enchantress of men’s hearts. Example: Once upon a time (as the story goes) there was a beautiful maiden, an absolute enchantress. 3. A femme fatale. Example: His desire for that enchantress led him to financial ruin.
Word: terrorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of terrorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wheedling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wheedle + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of wheedle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wheedling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wheedle + -ing. 1. Coaxing, aiming to persuade. Example: Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen." Example: ESTRAGON: That would be too bad, really too bad. [Pause.] Wouldn't it, Didi, be really too bad? [Pause.] When you think of the beauty of the way. [Pause.] And the goodness of the wayfarers. [Pause. Wheedling.] Wouldn't it, Didi?
Word: wheedling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheedle + -ing. 1. The act of one who wheedles.
Word: terrorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of terrorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: terrorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of terrorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enchantresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enchantress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: terrorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of terrorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: incapacitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of incapacitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: incapacitating Part of Speech: adj 1. To make incapable (of doing something).
Word: homograft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + graft. 1. Synonym of allograft.
Word: terrorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of terrorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sicklier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sickly: more sickly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: heart-breaking Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of heartbreaking Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phalangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phalanger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pot pie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of potpie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phantasmal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phantasm or phantasma (“phantasm”) + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /fænˈtæzml̩/, /fænˈtæzməl/ 1. Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal. Example: The matter of which dreams are made / Not more endowed with actual life / Than this phantasmal portraiture / Of wandering human thought. Example: Mr. Audley, the chairman, was an amiable, elderly man who still wore Gladstone collars; he was a kind of symbol of all that phantasmal and yet fixed society. 2. Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal. 3. Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantasm (“something seen but having no physical reality”); imaginary, unreal.
Word: fantasmal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of phantasmal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sickliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sickly: most sickly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: high technology Part of Speech: noun 1. Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: temptresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temptress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ligates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ligate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flakey pastry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flaky pastry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pharisaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Pharisaicus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαϊκός (Pharisaïkós), equivalent to Pharisee + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪˌseɪjɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. 2. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning. Example: The church clock strikes the second quarter. / higgins [hearing in it the voice of God, rebuking him for his Pharisaic want of charity for the poor girl] A reminder. 3. Self-righteous. 4. Involving the total excision of the foreskin (posthetomy), including all or most of the penile frenulum, in addition to milah, periah, and occasionally metzitza.
Word: ligating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ligate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pharisaical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin Pharisaicus + -al. Pronunciation: /faɹɪˈseɪk(ə)l/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. 2. Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning; self-righteous, hypocritical. Example: Perhaps no man in the world had less than Douglas the pharisaical precision of Methodism; he was totally averse to their sudden and evanescent flights of enthusiasm, their frantic ravings of intemperate zeal in devotion, as if invoking a vindictive and implacable Deity;[…] Example: Thus Aurobindo Ghose stated that the puritanical, pharisaical British conquered in the name of liberty and usurped under the cloak of altruism.
Word: disemburden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English emburden English disemburden From dis- + emburden. 1. To disburden. Labels: transitive
Word: ligated Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: ligated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ligate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amazingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English amazing 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 amazingness From amazing + -ness. 1. The state or quality, of being amazing. Labels: uncountable
Word: flakey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of flaky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amazes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈmeɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of amaze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fewness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English few 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 fewness From few + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being few. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Example: There are, says the Irish triad, 'three fewnesses that are better than plenty: a fewness of fine words; a fewness of cows on grass; a fewness of good friends around good ale'. As an Ulsterman I would agree.
Word: turnabout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turn + about. 1. The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […] 2. A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Any idea of how many transsexuals there are in America? About 10,000, some 1500 of whom have changed their sex by surgery. The male-to-female turnabout costs $3000-$5000, while the female-to-male process runs up to $12,000. 3. A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A merry-go-round. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subitaneousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English subitaneous 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 subitaneousness From subitaneous + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being subitaneous or sudden; suddenness. Labels: uncountable
Word: Pharisee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Pharisaeus, from Ancient Greek Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaîos), a transliteration of Aramaic פְּרִישַׁיָּא (pərîšayyâ’), emphatic plural of פְּרִישׁ (pərîš, “separatist”, literally “separated”), related to Hebrew פרוש (parush), qal passive participle of the verb פָּרַשׁ (pāraš), meaning one who is separated for a life of purity. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪsiː/, /ˈfɛɹɪsi/ 1. A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 B.C.E.–70 C.E.). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism. Labels: historical Example: Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Example: I cannot tell. They [Jews]are always doing it. The Pharisees, for instance, say that there are angels, and the Sadducees declare that angels do not exist. 2. A person who values the letter of the law over its spirit or intention. Labels: broadly, derogatory, figuratively Example: He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours. Example: The spider fattens himself on flies, and the Pharisee has his reward. Foolish persons are easily entrapped by the loud professions of pretenders, and even the more judicious cannot always escape.
Word: Pharisees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pharisee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tempter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tempter, temptere, temptour, temptoure, from Old French tempter, temptere, tenteor, Anglo-Norman tempteour, temptur and Middle English tempten (“to tempt”); equivalent to tempt + -er. 1. Someone or something that tempts, especially a man that tempts. Example: (obsolete) Example: He is a tempter of married women.
Word: bludgeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bludgeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bludgeons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bludgeon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: seducement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seduce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English seducement From seduce + -ment. 1. Seduction. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Something that seduces one away; a temptation. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: ‘Begin again where you left off, and endeavour to avoid the seducements that prevailed over you before.’
Word: bludgeoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bludgeon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bludgeoning Part of Speech: noun 1. An assault with a club or similar weapon. Example: In the fell clutch of circumstance / I have not winced nor cried aloud. / Under the bludgeonings of chance / My head is bloody, but unbowed. Example: There was a motor car behind them now and it blasted into the truck noise and the dust with its klaxon again and again; then flashed on lights that showed the dust like a solid yellow cloud and surged past them in a whining rise of gears and a demanding, threatening, bludgeoning of klaxoning.
Word: bludgeoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bludgeon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: phonetician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phonetic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English phonetics English -ician English phonetician From phonetics + -ician. Pronunciation: /ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfɒn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfoʊ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfɑ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/, /ˌfɔn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ 1. A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech. 2. A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols. 3. A dialectologist; a person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
Word: phoneticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phonetician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dialectologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dialectology 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English dialectologist From dialectology + -ist. 1. A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
Word: dialectologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dialectologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tempters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tempter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demoness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English demon Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English demoness From demon + -ess. 1. A female demon. Example: In Judaism, Lilith abandoned heaven and became the first demoness on Earth.
Word: reflexive pronouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reflexive pronoun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ameliorated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ameliorate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ameliorated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
Word: ameliorates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ameliorate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anonymities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anonymity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anonymized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anonymize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anonymized Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had identifying information stripped, such that it cannot be linked to the person who owned or made it Labels: not-comparable
Word: anonymizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anonymize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anonymizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anonymize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: appropriates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appropriate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: appropriating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of appropriate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: death knells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of death knell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: classing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of classification. Example: Grades 41 and higher comprised 76 percent of classings.
Word: classing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of class Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conduced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conduce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conduces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conducing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conduce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conducing Part of Speech: adj 1. That conduces to a given purpose or end result. 2. That conduces to a desired purpose; beneficial, helpful. Labels: obsolete Example: As it is acceptable and conducing to most, so especially to a melancholy man […]
Word: conduciveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conducive 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 conduciveness From conducive + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being conducive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: conspiratory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or relating to a conspiracy.
Word: larcenies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of larceny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: death knell Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛθ nɛl/ 1. The tolling of a bell announcing death. Example: The sound was the stroke of a bell from the tower of East Endelstow Church. […] The death-knell of an inhabitant of the eastern parish was being tolled. Example: Its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death-knell. 2. A marker, sign or omen foretelling the imminent end, death or destruction of something. Labels: broadly Example: The thought was a death-knell to Helen's last hope, and she sank down, quite overcome;[…] Example: "It is the death knell of an orchestra if it doesn't have its own home," he says.
Word: fourty Part of Speech: num 1. Obsolete spelling of forty. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [I]t is also voted and hereby to be understood that we have concluded to pay yearly or per annum one hundred and fourty pounds Salary[…] 2. Misspelling of forty. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard to language and culture, it is organized around five major questions that concern language educators.
Word: confesses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phlegmatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phlegmatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phlegmatically From phlegmatic + -ally. 1. In a manner that is sluggish, without enthusiasm.
Word: philological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English philology 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 philological From philology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to historical linguistics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phenomenally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al ▲ Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. French phénomène ▲ Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French phénoménalbor. English phenomenal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English phenomenally From phenomenal + -ly. 1. In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing. Example: The tennis player's serve was phenomenally fast. Example: The police department lobbies phenomenally strongly against any civilian review board. 2. In terms of phenomena. Example: The 'old-look' and the 'bald-pink-and-wrinkled-look' are, in this context at least, one and the same. Phenomenally speaking, that is, the predicates 'old' and 'bald, pink, and wrinkled' here are equivalent […]
Word: hexology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hex + -ology. Pronunciation: /hɛkˈsɒlədʒi/, /hɛkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/ 1. The study of hex signs. Labels: uncountable Example: When Pow-Wow and hexology were separate practices, the Pow-Wow would recommend that clients seek the assistance of a hexologist on particular matters, such as protecting barns, homes, etc.
Word: unilingualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English unilingual 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 unilingualism From unilingual + -ism. 1. The condition of being able to speak only a single language. Labels: uncountable
Word: sister-wives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sister-wife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hexology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shot-glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shot-glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corannulene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (circulenes) containing at least one ring of five fused benzene rings and thus having a non-planar form reminiscent of a bowl that is a fragment of buckminsterfullerene; a buckybowl. 2. The parent compound of this group