nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Schengen Area Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Schengen, the town in Luxembourg where the treaty was signed. 1. The group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other. Labels: European
Word: elaborator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elaborate + -or. 1. One who, or that which, elaborates.
Word: innocenter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of innocent: more innocent Labels: comparative, form-of, nonstandard
Word: gravs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grav. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gravens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of graven Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transigent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from intransigent. 1. Willing to compromise. Labels: uncommon Example: But in the second half scientists will undoubtedly make progress in synthesizing the hormones, the mysterious secretions of the ductless glands which regulate the make-up of our personalities, determining whether we are to be big or little, energetic or lazy, virile or effeminate, aggressive or transigent, high-strung or lethargic. Example: Armed Forces Minister General Enrique Prez y Prez, under whom the army has become more transigent, promised last week that the armed forces "will respect the popular will."
Word: transigent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from intransigent. 1. A person who is willing to compromise or to be brought to terms. Labels: uncommon Example: As in other areas, in this field the traditional distinction between transigents and intransigents was clearly at work.
Word: ovulant Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: sealship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seal + ship. 1. a ship used for hunting seals.
Word: frisures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frisure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brisures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brisure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jugerums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jugerum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warm regards Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used as a polite way to finish a letter. Labels: idiomatic
Word: endemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Any endemic disease.
Word: hugs and kisses Part of Speech: phrase 1. An informal way to end a letter, email etc. to a loved one. Labels: idiomatic
Word: I have to love you and leave you Part of Speech: phrase 1. Goodbye. Labels: endearing, humorous, informal
Word: Romulan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus. Pronunciation: /ˈrɒmjʊlən/, /ˈrɑmjʊlən/ 1. A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic. Example: "Some sort of Romulan game," Riker said thoughtfully. "Trying to make us guess what they're up to." Example: "He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"
Word: Romulan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus. Pronunciation: /ˈrɒmjʊlən/, /ˈrɑmjʊlən/ 1. Pertaining to the fictional extraterrestrial race, or its fictional polity, the Romulan Star Empire; from Star Trek.
Word: Romulan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus. Pronunciation: /ˈrɒmjʊlən/, /ˈrɑmjʊlən/ 1. A fictional language and a constructed language. The fictional language of the Romulans, a fictional extraterrestrial race from Star Trek. Created words and phrases from Star Trek have been latterly expanded upon to create a constructed language, that some among the Star Trek fandom attempt to build into a usable language.
Word: entelechia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of entelechy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: entremets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French entremets. Replaced earlier Middle English entermes, from Old French entremés. Pronunciation: /ˈɑn.tɹəˌmeɪ/, /ˈɑn.tɹəˌmeɪz/ 1. A side dish (often of vegetables), or a small dish of savories served between courses. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A dessert. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I dined at Delmonico's hard by the Fifth-avenue Hotel, a few nights ago; and among the dainties which that consummate caterer favoured us with, was an entremet called an "Alaska." The "Alaska" is a baked ice. A beau mentir qui vient de loin; but this is no traveller's tale. The nucleus or core of the entremet is an ice cream. This is surrounded by an envelope of carefully whipped cream, which, just before the dainty dish is served, is popped into the oven, or is brought under the scorching influence of a red hot salamander; so that its surface is covered with a light brown crust. Example: Elaborate entremets are composed with three, and even four, differently coloured and flavoured ices. […] This delicious entremets is a combination of four ices.
Word: encarpi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encarpus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entelechie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of entelechy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thinked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of think Labels: form-of, informal, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: winned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of win Labels: form-of, informal, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: bogywoman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bogeywoman. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Ms. Pelosi has no patience for such “noise,” even when she is the center of it. Republicans have made her a favorite liberal bogywoman for the better part of a decade, never more so than now. She is cast as an “extreme liberal” and “ruthless partisan,” out of step with the mainstream.
Word: stunt man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stuntman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: strong man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of strongman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foolisher Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of foolish: more foolish Labels: comparative, form-of, humorous, nonstandard Example: If he had not known that, he would have been foolisher than a mouse or a minnow.
Word: avantgardistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From avant-garde + -istic. 1. Innovative, pioneering.
Word: Uncle Scrooges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Uncle Scrooge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudocrater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + crater. 1. A volcanic landform formed by wet land being cooled by hot flowing lava.
Word: pseudocraters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudocrater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: connexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French connexité. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛksɪti/ 1. A state of connection; connectedness. Labels: uncountable Example: The Peripatetikes doe also disavow this connexitie, and indissoluble knitting together.
Word: duplexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duplex + -ity. 1. The state of being duplex
Word: curl someone's hair Part of Speech: verb 1. To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I'm not hankering for the dramatic in life, but we had a run last night that would curl your hair." Example: "Tell the son-of-a-gun for me that next time we meet I'll curl his hair right." 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see curl, someone's, hair.
Word: make someone's hair curl Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of curl someone's hair. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vurps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vurp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crissum Part of Speech: noun 1. The area of feathers on a bird that surround its cloaca.
Word: visa-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From visa + -free. 1. Not requiring a visa when entering a country. Labels: not-comparable Example: It begins, as so many Chinese legal dramas do, with a perfectly ordinary act. A pastor buys a plane ticket, passes through customs, and takes his friends to South Korea’s Jeju Island—a visa‑free paradise better known for honeymooners than dissidents. They return home, suntanned and unscathed. Months later, the pastor is in shackles, accused of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”
Word: harlequin duck Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.
Word: karstologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From karstology + -ist. 1. Someone who studies karst
Word: karstological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From karstology + -ical. 1. of or relating to karstology, the study of karst Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dordogne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Dordogne. 1. A department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Capital: Périgueux. 2. A long river in south-central and southwestern France, emptying into the Gironde estuary, flowing through the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Corrèze, Lot, Dordogne and Gironde.
Word: Garonne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Garonne. 1. A river that flows from the Spanish Pyrenees into the Atlantic Ocean.
Word: Daugava Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga.
Word: Moldave Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Moldaves Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Moldave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Azorean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Azore(s) + -an. 1. of, from, or relating to, the Azores Labels: not-comparable
Word: Azorean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Azore(s) + -an. 1. Someone from the Azores
Word: Azoreans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Azorean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stir-fries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stir-fry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jokulhaups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jokulhaup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jokulhaup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jökulhlaup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jokulhlaup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jökulhlaup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jokulhlaups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jokulhlaup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microsporophyll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + sporophyll. 1. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia.
Word: rack and ruin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1599, variant of wrack and ruin. 1. Complete destruction. Labels: idiomatic, proscribed, uncountable Example: In the mean season the College shall goe to rack and ruin.
Word: rake over old coals Part of Speech: verb 1. To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble. Labels: UK, figuratively
Word: alkermes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French alkermès, probably from Spanish alquermes, from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit [Term?]. Pronunciation: /alˈkəːmɪz/ 1. The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects. Labels: uncountable Example: But alkermes many except against: in some cases it may help, if it be good […] 2. A red Italian alcoholic liqueur. Labels: uncountable
Word: arthrographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arthrography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biobibliographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biobibliography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cacographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cacography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cardiographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardiography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cystographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cystography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lymphographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lymphography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kymographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kymography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quid pro quos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quid pro quo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quae pro quibus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quid pro quo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quid pro quibus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quid pro quo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sint Maarten Part of Speech: name 1. A dependent territory and constituent country of the Netherlands, located on the southern half of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea. Capital: Philipsburg.
Word: Curaçaoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Curaçao + -an. 1. of or from Curaçao Labels: not-comparable
Word: Curaçaoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Curaçao + -an. 1. Someone from Curaçao
Word: Erasmian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Renaissance Latin Erasmiānus. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæzmiən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian). Labels: not-comparable Example: It was not, as Juan de Valdes very clearly attests, repugnant to an Erasmian Evangelical, even if he otherwise admired Luther.
Word: Erasmian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Renaissance Latin Erasmiānus. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæzmiən/ 1. A follower of Erasmus. Example: The spirit of the Spanish Erasmians was in fact different from the spirit that inspired Erasmus and his followers in the rest of Western Europe.
Word: Erasmians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Erasmian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthrohistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthro- + history. 1. A branch or method of history which incorporates anthropology. Labels: uncountable Example: SHAW, THURSTAN. Rsc. Prof. Arch., U. of Ibadan, Nigeria. Arch., all periods, anthrohistory, history of smoking & early smoking pipes. W. Africa. Fr. Example: It calls for a new anthrohistory to explore the complex interactions of power and culture as they change over periods not only of decades, but of centuries.
Word: necropsying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of necropsy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: necropsied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of necropsy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asbuilt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From as + built. The noun is derived from the adjective. 1. Describing or representing the actual appearance, condition, structure or function of a building project or design fabrication. Labels: not-comparable
Word: asbuilt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From as + built. The noun is derived from the adjective. 1. A field survey, construction drawing, 3D model, or other descriptive representation of an engineered project or a design.
Word: asbuilts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asbuilt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time-travelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time-traveler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time-tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time-table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: push-back Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pushback. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: push back Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pushback. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: push back Part of Speech: verb 1. To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation. Example: The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back. 2. To postpone. Example: The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week. 3. To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement. Example: EU member states have used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 asylum seekers from Europe’s borders during the pandemic[…] 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
Word: push-backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of push-back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: push backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of push back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstone From Middle English sparston, from Old English spærstān (“gypsum, chalk”). Related to Low German spar (“spar”), German Sparkalk (“plaster”). By surface analysis, spar (“light-colored mineral”) + stone. 1. Spar.
Word: anabranches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anabranch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isp Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of ichnospecies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: nurse practitioner Part of Speech: noun 1. A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions. Example: Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have done further training and are qualified to diagnose and manage acute and undifferentiated medical problems.
Word: appetise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from appetising. 1. To whet the appetite. Labels: rare
Word: appetize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from appetizing. 1. To whet the appetite. Labels: rare
Word: appetizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appetize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: appetized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of appetize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: appetises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appetise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: appetised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of appetise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: furni Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of furniture, popularised by the social networking website Habbo. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang 2. Clipping of furniture, popularised by the social networking website Habbo. Labels: Internet, slang
Word: furnis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of furni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, variation of Middle English ferne (“old, long ago, distant, past”), from Old English fyrn (“former, ancient”), from Proto-Germanic *furnaz, *fernaz, *firnijaz (“old, former”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“next, of, out, through”). More at fern. 1. Former. Labels: obsolete Example: The Camel's hous; whiche it is saied that a certain king / In forne yeares, when he had on a Dromedarie Camele escaped the handes of his enemies, builded there.
Word: magni- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin magnus. 1. large, big Labels: morpheme
Word: magnicaudate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magni- + caudate. 1. Having a long tail Labels: not-comparable
Word: vontsira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Swahili nguchirobor. Malagasy vontsira English vontsira From Malagasy vontsira (“several similar mongoose-like animals”), borrowed from Swahili nguchiro. 1. Any member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar.
Word: vontsiras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vontsira Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plagium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin plagium (“kidnapping”), compare plagiarism, probably from plaga (“a net, snare, trap”). 1. abduction, especially of a child Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: centre-axle trailer Part of Speech: noun 1. A trailer having only a single axle or group of axles, positioned at or near the centre of gravity.
Word: guestmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guest + meal. Compare German Gastmahl (“guestmeal”). 1. A meal in which there is at least one guest. 2. A dinner party. Example: The Kingdom of God is like a guestmeal for people from all over the world [...] Example: So Nasir made an entertainment and said to Abdallah, ' O my brother, verily I am thy brother, and I would have thee and my brother Mensour heal my heart and eat of my guest-meal in my house, so I may glory in thee [...]
Word: guestmeals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guestmeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: better than nothing Part of Speech: adj 1. Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all. Labels: comparative-only
Word: Ekaterinburg Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Yekaterinburg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sex aid Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sex toy
Word: sympodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sym- + -podium. 1. A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching, where the axis or stem is morphologically made up of a series of superposed branches imitating a simple stem.
Word: wealthless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wealth + -less. 1. Having little or no wealth; poor.
Word: afterbite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + bite. 1. Something that lingers after it is bitten, especially a smatch or flavour; aftertaste. 2. That which returns with a memory, usually one that is bitter or painful Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: She's dressed exactly like Faith, her hair winched into the same yellow braids. She can still feel the afterbite of Delle's nails as she raked the hair back, complaining. Example: That is a marvelous month to start, particularly in the North where some April days sting with the afterbite of winter and others glow with summer promise.
Word: afterbites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterbite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impudency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin impudēntia. 1. Impudence, insolence. Labels: archaic Example: There is nothing that I hate more then driving of bargains: It is a meere commerce of dodging and impudencie.
Word: uncessantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uncessant + -ly. 1. Incessantly. Labels: obsolete Example: how many suspitions, and thornie imaginations, and which is worse, incommuicable, did uncessantly haunt me?
Word: triangular division Part of Speech: noun 1. A division composed of three regiments.
Word: square division Part of Speech: noun 1. a division composed of two brigades 2. a division composed of four regiments 3. a division composed of two brigades of two regiments each
Word: triangular divisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triangular division Labels: form-of, plural
Word: square divisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of square division Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quintar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of qintar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pick out of a hat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Referring to the impromptu use of one's hat as a receptacle for drawing paper lots from. 1. To determine by chance, especially by drawing lots. 2. To substitute a guess for unavailable data. Example: That number was just picked out of a hat.
Word: value statement Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-descriptive statement. Example: How do we recognize a value statement? How can we distinguish a value statement from a descriptive one? Are value statements those characterized by involving opinions or judgments? Example: This is obviously and explicitly a value statement: Stoller's contention is that ethnography is the most valuable part of anthropology and that it should be more highly valued by anthropologists. 2. An organisation's statement of its ethical values, complementary to mission statement and vision statement.
Word: gyptian Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of gypsy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gyptians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyptian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discounselled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of discounsel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: histogramme Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of histogram. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hexagramme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + -gramme. 1. Rare spelling of hexagram. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: fluidifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluidify + -er. 1. A substance used to fluidify a grout mixture.
Word: mammographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mammography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micrographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micrography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nomographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nosographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nosography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reprographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reprography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scintigraphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scintigraphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histogrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of histogramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexagrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hexagramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ICI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Imperial Chemical Industries. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Independent Commission for Infrastructure. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: golp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of golpe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: favouritest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From favourite + -est, as if a superlative form of favourite. 1. favourite Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: “And I want a little book-case, papa,” she said; “a little one, you know, just for my favouritest books; for, of course, the most of my books will be down in the library.”
Word: favoritest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From favorite + -est, as if a superlative form of favorite. 1. Favorite. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: slips of the tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slip of the tongue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mellon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An arbitrary formation. Compare -one. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlɒn/ 1. The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Mellon (C₁₈N₁₃; Liebig).— This anomalous compound was originally supposed by Liebig to contain C₆N₄, but he has recently repeated and varied his experiments upon it, and has altered its formula as above. Example: It sublimes on heating and decomposes into mellon and NH₃.
Word: railroad cars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railroad car Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chekhov's gun Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Russian Чеховское ружьё (Čexovskoje ružʹjó). The principle was articulated by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and reported in various forms. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛ.kʰɔfs ɡʌn/ 1. A dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. Example: It seems like a violation of Chekhov’s gun rule to put Naomi Campbell in the first act and not have her throw a phone at someone in the third. (She tore up a check instead.) Example: An on-screen pill bottle works like Chekhov’s gun: Eventually, its contents will be fired at an actor’s mouth, or smashed between his lips, or hurled into his gullet. 2. An element that is introduced early in the story whose significance to the plot does not become clear until later. Example: The episode of the sun-god's island is the Odyssey's equivalent of Chekhov's gun, announced in the poem's earliest lines as the occasion of the companions' downfall and anticipated ever since. Example: He is Chekhov's gun on the wall, destined to go off at the crucial moment.
Word: see out Part of Speech: verb 1. To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively). Labels: formal, transitive Example: Please see our guest out. Example: I saw that boy into the world and I will see him out. 2. To continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion. Labels: transitive Example: I'll never give up. I'm going to see this thing out. Example: Life. He's perished with it. / Is he very near the last? / At the backend of it, I'd say. With the prostate, the lungs, the liver. He's already half-ghost. / Can't we have another tomorrow? / This night will see him out. / God-God-God and God-God-God, please save him. […] The average stay was four to six years, when they died. When death arrived, they'd send for Burke and Hare.
Word: shoulds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of should Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shoulds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of should Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amoralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amoral + -ist. 1. One who practises or who advocates amoralism. Example: But we do think that such a person is possible, and if we are to take the amoralist challenge seriously, we must attempt to explain why the amoralist should care about morality.
Word: amoralists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amoralist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amoralistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + moralistic. 1. Of or relating to amoralism. 2. Advocating amoralism.
Word: amoralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amoral + -ism. 1. doctrine which advocates absence of, or indifference towards any morality. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Acknowledging the force of that intuition is, however, quite compatible with the possibility of amoralism.
Word: moralisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moralism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: immoralistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From immoral + -istic. 1. Of or relating to immoralism. Labels: rare 2. Advocating immoralism. Labels: rare
Word: flight risk Part of Speech: noun 1. The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The court took flight risk into consideration when deciding bail for Mr Smith. 2. A person who is considered likely to abscond. Labels: countable, usually Example: The court refused to grant Mr Smith bail as he was considered a flight risk.
Word: dispreference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + preference. 1. The quality or state of preferring a thing less than an alternative. Labels: countable, formal, uncountable Example: As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […]
Word: feng shuiing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of feng shui Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: feng shuied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of feng shui Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: feng shuis Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feng shui Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: selfdoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of selfdom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kyusakamoto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the object 6980 Kyusakamoto; named after Kyu Sakamoto (1941–1985), a Japanese singer. 1. An asteroid discovered in 1993 by Japanese astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe.
Word: Castilians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Castilian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spitting distance Part of Speech: noun 1. A short distance. Labels: idiomatic Example: [N]o less than forty defaulters in the executive, within spitting distance of the President, have not alone been proved so, but still retain their places. Example: In these craft they risk the extreme perils of the sea. . . . They have been within spitting distance of collision and bumping distance of the bottom.
Word: bowel movements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowel movement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abrasax Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Abrasax, from Ancient Greek ἀβραξάς (abraxás) or ἀβρασάξ (abrasáx), possibly from the numerical value of the Greek letters, which is 365. Pronunciation: /əˈbɹæsəks/ 1. A theonym of unclear signification, commonly invoked as a magic word on amulets, talismans, and papyri in the Mediterranean basin from the 2nd century B.C. until the 13th century, and viewed in Gnosticism as one of the Archons who follows Sabaoth when he leaves the ranks of the Demiurge to become an aeon alongside Sophia. Labels: historical
Word: Abrasax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Abrasax, from Ancient Greek ἀβραξάς (abraxás) or ἀβρασάξ (abrasáx), possibly from the numerical value of the Greek letters, which is 365. Pronunciation: /əˈbɹæsəks/ 1. A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas. Labels: historical, no-plural
Word: Republic of Lithuania Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Lithuanian Lietuvos Respublika 1. Official name of Lithuania: a country in northeastern Europe.
Word: Republic of Latvia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Latvian Latvijas Republika. 1. Official name of Latvia: a country in northeastern Europe.
Word: Toisanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Toisan + -ese. From Cantonese 臺山 /台山 (toi⁴ saan¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese.
Word: Toisanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Toisan + -ese. From Cantonese 臺山 /台山 (toi⁴ saan¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Toisanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Toisan + -ese. From Cantonese 臺山 /台山 (toi⁴ saan¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only
Word: Hoisanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hoisan + -ese. From Taishanese 臺山 /台山 (hoi³ san¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese.
Word: Hoisanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hoisan + -ese. From Taishanese 臺山 /台山 (hoi³ san¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hoisanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hoisan + -ese. From Taishanese 臺山 /台山 (hoi³ san¹). 1. Synonym of Taishanese. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only
Word: Taishanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Taishan + -ese. From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān). 1. A Yue Chinese lect spoken in the greater Taishan area of Guangdong Province, China.
Word: Taishanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Taishan + -ese. From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān). 1. Pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Taishanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Taishan + -ese. From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān). 1. A person who speaks the dialect of Taishanese. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only 2. A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Taishan in Guangdong Province, China. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only
Word: postjudice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + (pre)judice. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstdʒʊdɪs/ 1. An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event. Example: There is a mixture of good sense and of what, for want of a better name, people call prejudice: but to this mixture we owe our stability. The proper word is postjudice, a clinging to past experience, often longer than is held judicious by after times. Example: Prejudice, in fact, is not so much the great intellectual sin as a thing which we may call, to coin a word, “postjudice,” not the bias before the fair trial, but the bias that remains afterwards.
Word: Dulux dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From long-running use as a mascot of the Dulux paint company. 1. An Old English Sheepdog.
Word: Dulux dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dulux dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Old English Sheepdogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Old English Sheepdog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: four sheets to the wind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By analogy with three sheets to the wind. 1. Extremely drunk. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: 1975 Tom Waits, "Spare Parts 1 (A Nocturnal Emission)," Nighthawks at the Diner, Asylum Records You see, it's a well known fact, you know / I'm four sheets to the wind, I'm glad you're gone Example: After a couple of hours many people were four sheets to the wind, having had a few too many drinks.
Word: flash-ball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trademark Flash-ball, from flash + ball. 1. A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber or similar material, used mainly by law enforcement officers for riot control. 2. The projectile fired from this gun. Example: French security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative.
Word: thermographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uranographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uranography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: urographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flash-balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flash-ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tite Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A sector in the Quinara Region of Guinea-Bissau.
Word: Baruch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (Barukh, “blessed”). Cognate with Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “Barak”). Pronunciation: /ˈbä rəx/, /ˈbɛ ɹəx/, /ˈbɑɹ.ux/, /bəˈrux/ 1. Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah. Example: Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. 2. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. 3. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: Sarthe Part of Speech: name 1. A department of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans (INSEE number 72). 2. A right tributary of the Loire in northwestern France, flowing through the departments of Orne, Sarthe and Maine-et-Loire.
Word: Gironde Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Gironde. Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈɹɒnd/, /ʒɪˈɹɒnd/, /d͡ʒɪˈɹɑnd/ 1. The largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. 2. An estuary in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France, formed by the merger of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne; in full, the Gironde estuary.
Word: Isère Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Isère, from the Roman name, Latin Isara. 1. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. 2. A river in southeast France, flowing through the departments of Savoie, Isère and Drôme.
Word: pawned off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pawn off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pawning off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pawn off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pawns off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pawn off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: effeminat Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of effeminate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: comedietta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Italian diminutive of commedia (“comedy”). 1. A dramatic composition of the comedy class, but not so much elaborated as a regular comedy, and generally consisting of one or at most two acts. Example: He once lay in hiding for two months with the duchesse du Maine at Sceaux, where were produced the comedietta of La Prude and the tragedy of Rome sauvée, […]
Word: Estremadura Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Extremadura: An autonomous community in western Spain. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rerde, rerd, from Old English reord (“voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (“voice, language, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech, song”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪːd/, /ˈɹɛːd/, /ˈɹɪ(ə)ɹd/, /ˈɹɛ(ə)ɹd/ 1. A voice; a sound. Labels: dialectal, obsolete 2. Fame, renown. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: reards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broom wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle that follows a cycling race, picking up stragglers and carrying food and equipment.
Word: Marton Part of Speech: name 1. Any of numerous villages in England. 2. Any of numerous villages in England. 3. Any of numerous villages in England. 4. Any of numerous villages in England. 5. Any of numerous villages in England. 6. A town in Rangitikei district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. 7. A surname.
Word: Enawene Nawe Part of Speech: noun 1. A small tribe who live by fishing and gathering in Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: piscola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish piscola, blend of pisco + cola. 1. A highball cocktail popular in Chile, made of pisco and usually cola.
Word: pisco sour Part of Speech: noun 1. A Peruvian cocktail containing pisco, lemon or lime juice, egg whites, simple syrup, and bitters.
Word: split tender Part of Speech: noun 1. Two or more different forms of payment in a single transaction; typically cash and credit card. Example: In some cases the customer will present the gift card and a credit card for the difference, but some merchant's Point of Sale systems lack the capacity to handle a split tender such as this.
Word: bield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English belde, beeld, beld, from Old English bieldu (“courage, boldness”), from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (“boldness”), from *balþaz (“bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old High German baldī (“boldness, courage”) (Middle High German belde), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (balþei, “boldness, courage”). More at bold. 1. Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually 2. Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually 3. Shelter, refuge or protection. Labels: Northern-England, archaic, uncountable, usually Example: This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown. 4. A place of shelter, a refuge. Labels: Northern-England, archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: bield Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beelden, belden, from Old English byldan, bieldan (“to encourage, embolden”), from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old Saxon beldjan (“to encourage”), Old High German baldēn (“to make bold”) (Middle High German belden), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balþjan, “to make bold”). 1. To make bold, give courage or confidence to. Labels: dialectal, obsolete, transitive 2. To defend, protect or shelter. Labels: dialectal, obsolete, transitive
Word: bields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bields Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bield Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Little Russian Part of Speech: name 1. The Ukrainian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Russian ("Great Russian") and Belarusian ("White Russian") languages. Labels: obsolete
Word: Little Russian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Little Russia (i.e. Ukraine). Labels: historical Example: A well-defined ethnical line is all that separates the Slovaks from the Magyars and the Little Russians.
Word: Little Russian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to Little Russia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: de factos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of de facto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defactos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defacto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of knag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame. Pronunciation: /ˈhiːm/ 1. The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
Word: netput Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of net + output. 1. net output
Word: closedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From closed + -ness. 1. The property of being closed. Labels: uncountable
Word: up-gaze Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of upgaze. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: up gaze Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of upgaze. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: tasklist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From task + list. 1. A list or database of tasks to be completed.
Word: shopping list Part of Speech: noun 1. A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought. 2. A list of related items; especially, a list of desired items. Labels: figuratively Example: This is no place for shopping list of my likes/dislikes/accomplishments, but if you're really special, & unattached, let's meet. Example: WMRE [West Midlands Rail Executive] would also go further, with other lines on its shopping list for upgrade.
Word: lifelog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From life + log. 1. To capture and record images of one's entire life.
Word: lifelog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + log. 1. A collection of images of events in one's life, analogous to a weblog.
Word: lifelogging Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of capturing and recording images of one's entire life. Labels: uncountable
Word: lifelogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lifelog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lifelogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + logger. 1. A person who practices lifelogging.
Word: shopping trolley Part of Speech: noun 1. A shopping cart. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: 2007, Scott Moeller, Chris Brady, Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield, John Wiley, UK, 2011, unnumbered page, As Wal-Mart builds up its knowledge of what goes into your shopping trolley, it can aid the positioning of goods as well as the pricing of complementary goods. Example: Children are often placed in shopping trolleys; in the designated seats as well as in the trolley itself. A fall from a shopping trolley is a regular occurrence, possibly due to diminished attention of the parents while shopping.
Word: shopping agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A shopping bot.
Word: shopping precinct Part of Speech: noun 1. shopping mall; shopping centre Labels: US Example: Above the concourse, and connected with it by stairs and escalators, will be shopping precincts and an entertainment centre.
Word: claytronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clay + -tronics. 1. A proposed system of programmable matter consisting of very many nanoscale robots (termed catoms) that would interact to form structures Labels: uncountable
Word: shoulder bag Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bag with a single strap designed to be carried on the shoulder.
Word: claytronic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to claytronics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: catom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of claytronic + atom. 1. A nanoscale robot, many of which would interact to form claytronic structures.
Word: showperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + person. 1. A showman or showwoman.
Word: sick note Part of Speech: noun 1. A doctor's note that certifies that the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc. Labels: UK Example: Near-synonyms: excuse (US), aegrotat
Word: sick up Part of Speech: verb 1. To vomit. Labels: ambitransitive, informal Example: I had like pains all over and felt I could sick up and at the same time not sick up, and I began to feel like in distress, O my brothers, being fixed rigid too on this chair. Example: "... Anyway, this chick was drinking shots with Dave and Eric and this other chick, and she started getting sick. Eric was like 'Don't let 'er sick up in 'ere,” and next thing anybody knew, she sticks her head out the window and blew lunch all over.”
Word: sick list Part of Speech: noun 1. A list of people who are ill. Labels: idiomatic, informal