nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bragfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brag + -fest. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæɡfɛst/ 1. A song, event, etc. characterized by bragging. Labels: informal Example: Over a haunted-house beat by the goth-rap innovator Zaytoven, “Gorgeous” is magnificent, a shameless bragfest structured around two-syllable rhymes: “watch like thunder, chain like lightning/my ring game scary, my pinky so frightening.”
Word: bragfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bragfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinform Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from disinformation, equivalent to dis- + inform. 1. To supply with disinformation. Labels: transitive Example: The relationship between memory as lived and history as documented is always a complex dialogue — each informing, and disinforming, the other.
Word: disinforms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disinform Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disinforming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disinform Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disinformed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disinform Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disinformations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disinformation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disinform + -er. 1. One who disinforms.
Word: disinformers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disinformer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinformant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + informant. 1. One who disinforms.
Word: disinformative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dis- + informative. 1. Being or pertaining to disinformation.
Word: disinformants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disinformant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relead Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + lead. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈlɛd/ 1. To fit (a window) with new lead. Labels: transitive Example: The real windows were transported to nine glass-restoration studios from Massachusetts to California, where the glass was cleaned and patched, and then releaded.
Word: relead Part of Speech: verb Etymology: re- + lead 1. To lead again.
Word: releaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relead Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: releading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: releads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moral minimums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moral minimum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subgovernor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + governor. 1. A secondary or subsidiary governor. Example: “Upon speaking to multiple village elders, family members, the police chief and the subgovernor, I am convinced that the individual in question is not the person that the government claims,” he wrote in January to Clive Stafford Smith, a human rights lawyer he had met three years earlier during a posting to Guantánamo.
Word: subgovernors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subgovernor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subgrades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subgrade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moral minima Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moral minimum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zabbaleen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Egyptian Arabic زبالين 1. One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.
Word: Zabbaleens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zabbaleen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zygomycoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zygomycosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zygomycotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to zygomycosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: controversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French controversion and its etymon Latin contrōversiō. 1. controversy Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: “Tori & Dean” (which begins anew on Tuesday) is itself an exercise in controversion, as Ms. Spelling’s attempts to avoid photographers with long lenses are in turn filmed by the camera crew she has invited to follow her around while she navigates life with her husband, Dean McDermott, and their children Liam and Stella Doreen.
Word: megacase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + case. 1. A very large and complex legal case. Labels: informal Example: Although no judge will be assigned until the case is filed, court officials are creating plans for a separate computer server devoted to G.M.’s filing, which will be an even bigger megacase than Chrysler, which received that designation in April.
Word: megacases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megacase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neonatalogist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neonatalogy + -ist. 1. One who works in the field of neonatology. Example: “The Little Couple” (beginning on Tuesday on TLC) revolves around Bill Klein, a businessman, and Jen Arnold, a neonatalogist, who share a compatibility of mind and, more pointedly for the purposes of reality television, a likeness of physical stature: they are both under four feet tall.
Word: neonatalogists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neonatalogist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmalformed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + malformed. 1. Not malformed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonoverloaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + overloaded. 1. Not overloaded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overliving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overlive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overlives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overlive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overlived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overlive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: saprophagic Part of Speech: adj 1. Eating dead organic matter. Labels: not-comparable Example: “They are the major decomposers,” outdoing even bacteria, worms and maggots in their saprophagic industry, said David J. McLaughlin, a mycologist at the University of Minnesota.
Word: biogasoline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + gasoline. 1. Gasoline produced from biomass. Labels: uncountable Example: Shell has also formed partnerships with a variety of small companies at work on improving enzymes that break down various plants and waste materials for ethanol, making fuels from algae and even biogasoline from sugary liquids derived from plant materials.
Word: biofunctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biofunction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autobiog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening; compare biog. 1. An autobiography. Labels: informal
Word: autobiogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autobiog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poophead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poop + head. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːp.hɛd/ 1. An objectionable person. Labels: childish, derogatory
Word: poopheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poophead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbirth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + birth. 1. The absence of birth; failure to be born. Labels: uncountable
Word: ethanols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ethanol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naphthalenesulphonate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of naphthalenesulfonate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: naphthalenesulphonates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naphthalenesulphonate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naphthalenesulfonate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From naphthalene + sulfonate. 1. Any of a class of derivatives of sulfonic acid which contain a naphthalene functional unit.
Word: naphthalenesulfonates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naphthalenesulfonate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naphthaldehydes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naphthaldehyde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naphthalenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naphthalene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farmstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From farm + stand. 1. A stand that sells farm produce. Example: Stacks of locally grown, peak-ripe produce are about to appear at farmstands and markets — then disappear for another year.
Word: farmstands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farmstand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flowage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flow + -age. 1. A flowing or overflowing of liquid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flowages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flowage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rendang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay and Indonesian rendang, from Minangkabau randang. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛnˈdæŋ/, /ˈɹɛnˌdæŋ/ 1. An Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in coconut milk. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Look for gado-gado and lothek, a pair of vegetable salads with crunchy highlights, awash in sauce that’s hand-ground (and spiced to order) for each customer; combro, a deep-fried, chili-spiked croquette of grated cassava; satay plates of skewered beef and chicken, accompanied by peanut sauce and blocks of sticky rice; the long-simmered stew called beef rendang; chicken or beef noodle soup; and cendol, iced coconut milk laden with green rice noodles and tiny cubes of colored jelly, and laced with palm sugar.
Word: rendangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rendang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resterilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + sterilize. 1. To sterilize again. Labels: transitive Example: This afternoon Bets does surgery on my leg—a small infection I've let get worse. It looks bad, clearly infected around the area. She pulls off the scab and some of the surrounding skin with our often resterilized needle. Example: If in doubt, know that most “spoilers” — molds, yeasts, enzymes and bacteria — cannot survive more than a few minutes’ cooking, so the contents of a questionable jar can always be dumped into a pot and resterilized by boiling for 10 minutes.
Word: resterilizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resterilize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resterilizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resterilize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resterilized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resterilize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: weissbiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weissbier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weissbier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lemma. Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪs.bɪə/, /ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/ 1. A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It actually starts as two beers, Mr. Adrià said: a straightforward lager and a German-style weissbier that is seasoned with orange peel, coriander and licorice.
Word: Clœlia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine form of Latin Cloelius. 1. A female given name from Latin.
Word: Clœlius Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Latin.
Word: logaœdic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of logaoedic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: logaœdic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of logaoedic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: logaœdics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logaœdic Labels: form-of, plural Example: Perhaps nowhere can be found more forcible examples of the inimitable power of logaœdics than in the poems of Shelley, himself almost as mighty an innovator in English rhythm as Archilochus of old in the Greek.
Word: jigget Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See gigot. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/ 1. Archaic spelling of gigot. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: a jigget of beef jiggets of mutton Example: You muſt have Hind-Quarters very large, and cut Jigget Faſhion, that is a Piece of Loin with it; […]
Word: jigget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jig + -et; related to jiggle. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/ 1. To gad; to move from one place to another in a (seemingly) flippant or idle manner. Labels: dated Example: "[…] and jiggetting to outlandish countries, you'll do well to give her a hint to keep astern of me; for I shall never uphold a person who behaves o' that sort." Example: I don't believe he is ever two days in a place — always jiggeting about from one great house to another.
Word: fornent Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative form of forenenst. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coronæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corona Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: cowardize Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cowardice. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]
Word: cowardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From coward + -ize. 1. To render (someone or something) cowardly, to cause to become a coward. Labels: transitive
Word: overpull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + pull. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpʊl/ 1. The amount of force that must be exerted on a pipe to pull it upward, above and beyond its own weight, due to drag and other forces. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The driver for a pump that has the eccentrics above or beside the gear wheel. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The act of pulling too much. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: overpull Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + pull. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpʊl/ 1. To pull something with more force than (someone or something). Labels: transitive 2. To pull (something) too far, or with too much force. Labels: transitive 3. To lure away more enemies than one can handle in combat. Example: A big mistake I see a lot of warlocks do is overpulling with whatever demon they're using. VW's good for two (maybe three), but the succubus is only good for one at a time. But young warlocks don't know this, so they send their demon into a pack of mobs, start up with their DOT's and suddenly find themselves in the middle of melee because the demon can't hold aggro.
Word: pentagrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pentagramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ICCL Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I couldn't care less. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: panaceæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panacea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: he-wolf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From he- + wolf. Pronunciation: /ˈhiːˌwʊlf/ 1. A male wolf.
Word: he-wolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of he-wolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contributrix Part of Speech: noun 1. A female contributor. Labels: rare
Word: epigrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epigramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snaggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snaggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glanderous Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders
Word: meat safe Part of Speech: noun 1. A ventilated cupboard used to keep meat away from flies and other pests. Example: […] her uncomfortable, not to say, gritty, mittens (they were constructed of a cool fabric like a meat-safe) […] Example: It was now dusk, and after I had routed out some biscuits and a cheese in the bar—there was a meat-safe, but it contained nothing but maggots—I wandered on through the silent residential squares to Baker Street […] 2. The stomach. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: “[…] but Bob ’e jumps inside an’ ’e lets ’im ’ave it plumb square on the meat safe as ’ard as ever the Lord would let ’im put it in.” Example: […] with him carryin’ his guard high, and leavin’ the way to his meat safe open half the time, it was all I could do to hold myself back.
Word: unassessed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + assessed. 1. Not having been assessed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: new brooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new broom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treasury tags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treasury tag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spherical wedges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spherical wedge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spherocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spherocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: square matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of square matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring breaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring break Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mozzetta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from a merger of French mozzete (obsolete) (modern French mosette, mossette), and from its etymon Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mewt- (“cut short”)); or * from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown) + Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)). The plural form mozzette is borrowed from Italian mozzette. Doublet of mosette. Pronunciation: /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛtə/, /mɔːtˈt͡sɛtə/, /moʊˈzɛtə/, [-ɾə], /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛteɪ/ 1. A short cape covering the shoulders and buttoned in front, with a hood, which is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, and other senior clergy. Example: Benedict [XVI], the first pope to resign voluntarily in six centuries, will dress in a simple white cassock, forgoing the mozzetta, the elbow-length cape worn by some Catholic clergymen, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told reporters at a news briefing. Example: On that night of his election he [Pope Francis] stepped out on to the balcony overlooking Saint Peter's Square in simple white robes, refusing the fancy red mozzetta or cape that Benedict [XVI] had sported when he had been announced as pope. When told to put on white trousers, he later remembered in his autobiography, he replied: "I don't want to be an ice-cream seller."
Word: mozzette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mozzette. Pronunciation: /mə(ʊ)ˈzɛteɪ/, /mɔːtˈt͡sɛteɪ/, /moʊˈzɛteɪ/, [-ɾeɪ] 1. plural of mozzetta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spot-backed antshrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spot-backed antshrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: no-hitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of no-hitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jugendstil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Jugendstil. Pronunciation: /ˌjuː.ɡəntˈʃtiːl/, /ˌju.ɡəntˈʃtil/, /ˌjʉː.ɡəntˈʃtiːl/, /ˌjʉ.ɡəntˈʃtil/, /ˌjuː.ɡenʈˈʃʈiːl/ 1. The German equivalent of art nouveau. Labels: uncountable
Word: excetera Part of Speech: phrase 1. Pronunciation spelling of et cetera. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: exetera Part of Speech: phrase 1. Pronunciation spelling of et cetera. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: ekcetera Part of Speech: phrase 1. Pronunciation spelling of et cetera. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: winner, winner, chicken dinner Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Possibly originating in casinos as a stock cry of croupiers whenever a patron won. 1. An expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance. Labels: childish Example: [In Las Vegas casinos] When you win, you’ll hear the stickman say, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner” and get high-fives all around. This sure beats pushing buttons and waiting for a bunch of cherries.
Word: Citibank Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of First National City Bank, an earlier name of the company. 1. The service mark under which Citicorp offers banking services. Example: In this way, every Citibanker becomes a brand manager and an ambassador of the Citibank brand. ... Indeed, the Citibank brand will "never sleep"
Word: Amtrak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined circa 1971; blend of American + track. Pronunciation: /ˈæmˌtɹæk/ 1. A US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation). Labels: US Example: Trains are fuller under Amtrak, but it is thought to be largely because there are fewer trains. Example: Its pitifully small appropriation of $40 million already gone, Amtrak has asked Congress for another $170 million to keep the trains running through mid-1973.
Word: in name Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Nominally, not essentially. Example: He is a friend in name only. Example: From briefing material I was aware that Chiang Ching was an ideological fanatic who had strongly opposed my trip. She had led a checkered and contradictory life, from her younger days as an aspiring actress to her leadership of the radical forces in the Cultural Revolution of 1966. For many years she had been Mao's wife in name only, but there was no better name in China, and she had used it for all it was worth to build up her personal faction of supporters.
Word: Acela Part of Speech: name Etymology: A shortening of Acela Express, from a marketing coinage based on acceleration and excellence. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛlə/ 1. The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States. Labels: US 2. The Northeastern United States, generally north and east of Washington, D.C. Labels: US, broadly Example: First, the party’s non-Trumpist faction — embodied by senators like Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski, various purple- and blue-state governors and most of the remaining Acela corridor conservatives, from lawyers and judges to lobbyists and staffers — […].
Word: Northeast Corridor Part of Speech: name 1. Amtrak's rail routes from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachussetts. 2. The populated areas located around the ground transportation routes between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachussetts in the northeastern United States, sometimes extended farther and wider.
Word: mucic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to mucic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: muffle furnace Part of Speech: noun 1. A small electric furnace or kiln, loaded from the front. 2. A furnace in which the subject material is isolated from the fuel and the products of combustion, including gases and flying ash. Labels: historical
Word: Wamba Wamba Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Wemba-Wemba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Wemba Wemba Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Wemba-Wemba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: psithurism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An adaptation of the Ancient Greek ψιθύρισμα (psithúrisma) or ψιθυρισμός (psithurismós), from ψιθυρίζω (psithurízō, “I whisper”), from ψίθυρος (psíthuros, “whispering, slanderous”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪθjʊəˌɹɪzəm/ 1. The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees. Labels: no-plural, obsolete
Word: grammatist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæmətɪst/ 1. A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece. Labels: historical Example: 1907 (Mar.), L. F. Anderson, "A Study of the Prototypes of the Modern Non-professional School among the Greeksand the Romans", The Pedagogical Seminary, 14(1): 1-38. The grammatist, apparently, taught literature in so far as it was read while the citharist taught the poetry which was usually sung. Example: The Athenian child's school education began with the study of letters under the grammatist. 2. A grammarian.
Word: grammatists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grammatist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manatus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of manatee. Labels: archaic Example: The Doctor and lieutenant said they had heard of the manatus, but didn't know what it was exactly. As for the boys, they had never even heard the name.
Word: Timmermann Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Timmermann. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Drachenfutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Drachenfutter (“dragon fodder”). 1. A gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver. Labels: no-plural, rare Example: Without Drachenfutter the divorce rate would be far higher than it is now! :) Example: Invest in some Drachenfutter* as well, then. . . . *You'll know the principle even if you don't know the term. It's 'dragon fodder', what errant German husbands give their wives when they've been up to something she'll disapprove of.
Word: are you OK Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɑː juː əʊˈkeɪ/, [ɑ̟ː ju̟ː əʊˈkʰeɪ], /ɑɹ juː oʊˈkeɪ/, [ɑ̟ɹ ju̟ː oʊˈkʰeɪ] 1. Asking if the listener is OK (e.g. not hurt). Example: Annie, are you okay? / So, Annie, are you okay?
Word: machinimist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From machinima + -ist. 1. A person who creates machinima.
Word: æquinoctial Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of equinoctial. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: Hooke saw that there was “a necessary motion or tendency of the lower parts of the air near the earth, from the polar parts towards the æquinoctial, and consequently of the higher parts of the air from the æquinoctial parts towards the polar, and consequently a kind of circulation of the body of the air.”
Word: æquinoctial Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of equinoctial. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: æquinoctials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of æquinoctial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quæstionary Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of questionary. Labels: alt-of, no-plural, rare
Word: wooly bear Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woolly bear. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wooly bears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wooly bear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wooly worm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woolly worm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wooly worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wooly worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trailbaston Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of court, during the reign of Edward I, that put down violent opposition to the crown Labels: historical, obsolete
Word: carucage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin carrucagium, from carruca (“plough”); compare tillage. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəkɪdʒ/ 1. A form of land taxation that replaced Danegeld in twelfth-century England. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: sociodicy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with theodicy. See socio-. 1. A justification (or similar discourse) of the nature of a particular society
Word: re-expressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-express Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: re-expresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-express Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-expressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-express Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intercrural sex Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-penetrative form of sex in which the penis is stimulated between a partner's thighs. Labels: uncountable
Word: URT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ultrasound reflection tomography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of unified rear triangle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: nacrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nacre (“mother-of-pearl”) + -ite. 1. A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite
Word: nadiral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nadir + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪ.dɪɹəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to or situated at a nadir. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Phase the Fourth, Chapter 25, […] since he had last shared in the Vicarage life it had grown even more distinctly foreign to his own than usual. Its transcendental aspirations—still unconsciously based on the geocentric view of things, a zenithal paradise, a nadiral hell—were as foreign to his own as if they had been the dreams of people on another planet.
Word: Nanni Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Nanni. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: narcodollar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νάρκη (nárkē) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō) English narco- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English narcodollar From narco- + dollar. 1. Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking. Labels: especially, in-plural
Word: narcotine Part of Speech: noun 1. An alkaloid found in opium Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: suppawn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from an Algonquian language term such as Massachusett/Narragansett saupan (“softened by water”), Munsee nsá·pa·n, or a cognate thereof, whence also English samp. Possibly transmitted via New Netherland Dutch or Jersey Dutch suppaen, sapaen. Pronunciation: /sʌˈpɔːn/, /səˈpɔn/, /səˈpɑn/ 1. A porridge made from cornmeal, similar to polenta; hasty pudding; mush. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: First of all came the Van Brummels, who inhabit the pleasant borders of the Bronx: these were short fat men, wearing exceeding large trunk-breeches, and were renowned for feats of the trencher; they were the first inventors of suppawn, or mush and milk. Example: 1829 July—October, The Westminster Review, Volume XI, In the shape of porridge the corn is called suppawn: Mr. Cobbett informs us, with the amusing particularity of a happy egotist, of the manner in which he feeds his family upon suppawn, and other substantial meats ; […] .
Word: functional roots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of functional root Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poecilogony Part of Speech: noun 1. Diversity amongst germ cells of an organism. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroecium Part of Speech: noun 1. A sac attached onto a nectocalyx or swimming bell of specific types of oceanic hydrozoa.
Word: hydrœcia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrœcium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logopœic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of logopoeic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: His state of mind was not so much mythopœic as logopœic.
Word: logopoeic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to logopoeia.
Word: prosopopœic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of prosopopoeic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Wisdom which is the theme of the Book of the Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David king of Israel, might be regarded merely as a poetic and prosopopœic representation of the attribute of Divine wisdom, were it not that the revelation in the Gospel of the “Logos” of God as the Only‐begotten Son, Who was made man and became our Redeemer, has given a new force and reality to the personification, now that Christ has been manifested to man.
Word: cœnœcium Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of coenoecium. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cœnœcia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cœnœcium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: junction transistors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junction transistor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: junction detectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junction detector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: judge advocates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of judge advocate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cold working Part of Speech: noun 1. The working of a metal (e.g., hammering, forging, rolling, swaging) at low temperatures, such as room temperature rather than furnace temperature; it often serves to strengthen a metal. Labels: uncountable
Word: what's your job Part of Speech: phrase 1. Inquires about the subject's current occupation.
Word: periscii Part of Speech: noun 1. The inhabitants of the polar regions, whose shadows, during part of the summer, make a complete revolution. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: RUOK Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of are you OK. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: what is your job Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of what's your job. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: LJBF Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Initialism of let's just be friends, as opposed to being lovers. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪd͡ʒ.bɪf/ 1. To ask (somebody) to remain a platonic friend; to turn down the offer of a romantic or sexual relationship. Labels: derogatory, slang, transitive Example: I just got LJBFed.
Word: schmendrick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish שמענדריק (shmendrik), from the name of a character in the operetta Shmendrik, oder di komishe Chaseneh (Schmendrik, or The Comical Wedding; שמענדריק, אָדער, די קאָמישע חתונה) by Avrom Goldfaden. Pronunciation: /ˈʃmɛndɹɪk/ 1. A stupid person; a fool; a nincompoop. Labels: Jewish, US, slang Example: Some schmendrick from downstairs asked if you could turn down your stereo.
Word: brittlegills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brittlegill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: APOD Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Astronomy Picture of the Day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: wago Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 和語. 1. A Japanese word of native Japanese origin, not a loanword from outside Japan.
Word: Aram Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Aram, from Biblical Hebrew אֲרַם (ʾăram). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɹəm/, /ˈæɹ.əm/, /ˈɛɚ.əm/, /ˈɛɹ.əm/ 1. A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans. Labels: historical
Word: naumachia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin naumachia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ναυμαχία (naumakhía). Compare naumachy. 1. The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. Labels: Ancient-Rome Example: BEFORE he went to feed with owls and bats Nebuchadnezzar had an ugly dream, Worse than an Hus'if's when she thinks her cream Made a Naumachia for mice and rats. 2. The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: Our clerical guide did not fail us, but took us to see some ancient architectural remains, water tanks, a naumachia and other ruins of a similar sort.
Word: least common multiple Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers. Example: 120 is the least common multiple of 60, 8 and 15. Example: The LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE is the smallest number, which can be measured by each of two, or more divisors. […] Since 0 is the least multiple of every number, it must be the least common multiple of any, or of all numbers. It is, however, excluded by common consent in finding the least common multiples of numbers, because as such, 0 has no practical value.
Word: navalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From naval + -ism. 1. naval militarism Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scrabblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrabbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podzol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash". 1. The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests. Example: During the first part of the oligocratic stage, leaching of brown soils produces acid podzols that favour coniferous woodlands and heaths.
Word: podzols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podzol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podzolize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From podzol + -ize. 1. To transform into podzol. Labels: transitive Example: Spruce strongly podzolizes the top horizons of carbonate soils. 2. To become podzol. Labels: intransitive Example: The compensating factor, of course, is the unusually sandy, quartzose parent material which podzolizes with great ease.
Word: podzolized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of podzolize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: podzolizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of podzolize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: podzolizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of podzolize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: podzolization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From podzol + -ization. 1. The process of podzolizing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.
Word: podzolizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podzolization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scrabblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scrabbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinfectation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disinfect + -ation. 1. disinfection Labels: nonstandard, uncountable Example: The use of DDT for disinfectation of louse-infested communities is a primary control measure in epidemic situations.
Word: resterilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + sterilization. 1. The process of resterilizing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: resterilizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resterilization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keyplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + plate. 1. The plate that prints the detail in an image. 2. A plate mounted to a door and containing the keyhole.
Word: keyplates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keyplate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: home-along Part of Speech: adv 1. To one's home; homeward. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable Example: “[…]And what did the lady say then?” “I can't mind. Please, Master Reddleman, may I go home-along now?”
Word: gluck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative; compare glug. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌk/ 1. To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle. Labels: ambitransitive Example: But so long as the water kept flopping and glucking aside me, I was right. Example: The little phial glucked out its precious contents.
Word: glucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gluck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glucking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gluck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glucagons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glucagon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deboss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + boss. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɒs/ 1. To mark or decorate with an indented design or symbol. Labels: transitive
Word: debossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deboss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: debossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deboss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: debosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deboss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: embossings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embossing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deboronations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deboronation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fauvistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the art style of fauvism.
Word: vorticistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the art style of vorticism.
Word: vorticist Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to vorticism.
Word: vorticist Part of Speech: noun 1. An artist who used this style.
Word: vorticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vorticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vortically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From vortical + -ly. 1. In a vortical manner; in terms of, or by means of, a vortex. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is possible that fluid may circulate in a region either vortically or non-vortically. Example: 1990, David A. Clarke, An Overview of Computational MHD Jets and Their Comparisons with Recent High Resolution Radio Images, R. Beck, P. P. Kronberg, R. Wielebinski, Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields, International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 140, page 406, This results when a small region, whose magnetic field is grossly amplified by vortically induced shear, is spun about the symmetry axis.
Word: vorticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound. 1. A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Much noise has been made by Vorticism, Futurism, Cubism, Vertiginism.
Word: hew out Part of Speech: verb 1. carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.
Word: anticonceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual English anticonceptual From anti- + conceptual. 1. Opposing conceptualism.
Word: smouch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of smooch. Pronunciation: /smuːt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of smooch (“kiss”). Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: smouch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of smooch. Pronunciation: /smuːt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of smooch (“kiss”). Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: For what kissing and bussing, what Smouching and slabbering one of another, what filthie groping and uncleane handling is not practiced in those dancings
Word: smouch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of smutch. 1. Alternative form of smutch (“a stain or smudge”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Suppose an artist, after having completed such a picture, in a moment of intoxication, goes into his studio, takes his brush, dips it into black paint, and applies it thereto. Only one smouch and the work of months is destroyed! Example: […]and on her breast a baby, wet as she, smiling and cooing, but with a great crimson smouch on its tiny shoulder.
Word: smouch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably a variant of smutch. 1. Alternative form of smutch (“to stain or smudge”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smouch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps compare mooch. 1. To take dishonestly or unfairly, to steal from or cheat out of. Example: […]So I'll mosey along now, and smouch a couple of case-knives." "Smouch three," he says; "we want one to make a saw out of."
Word: smouch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smouched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smouch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: smouching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smouch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smouches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smouch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smouches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smouch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: threadjacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of thread + hijacker. 1. One who takes over a discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting. Labels: Internet
Word: threadjackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of threadjacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbefriended Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English befriended English unbefriended From un- + befriended. 1. Not befriended; lacking friends. Example: I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's dinner. Example: But the Lord of Men allowed me to behold an ancient sword shining on the wall - for he often helps the unbefriended - a weapon made for giants, there for the wielding.
Word: cigarette pants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The narrow leg portions are likened to the cylindrical shape of a cigarette. 1. Pants (trousers) with a snug fit through the legs, ending in a small leg opening. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: dreamwrapt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dream + wrapt. 1. Absorbed in dreams. Labels: nonce-word, poetic Example: The poetry of motion is a phrase much in use, and to enjoy the epic form of that gratification it is necessary to stand on a hill at a small hour of the night, and, having first expanded with a sense of difference from the mass of civilized mankind, who are dreamwrapt and disregardful of all such proceedings at this time, long and quietly watch your stately progress through the stars. Example: Beneath the marble canopy, any time between daybreak and moonrise, you will find kneeling figures dreamwrapt in adoration of their beloved Virgen del Pilar.
Word: lovelight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + light. 1. A fond expression of love in a person's eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her hands folded tightly together across her brow, she looked the very embodiment of reverent expectation, and the blushing roses on her cheeks, the lovelight in her eyes seemed to deepen for an instant, and then pale slightly[…] Example: Her face was suffused with the glory of love's transfiguration: the red light of the sunset had not been more obvious in her eyes than was now the lovelight that replaced it.
Word: unsecularized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + secularized. 1. Not secularized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lupercalia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Lupercalia. Pronunciation: /ˌluːpə(ɹ)ˈkeɪliə/ 1. An ancient Roman pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city. Labels: historical
Word: Looney Tunes Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of looney tunes. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although almost certainly suffering from manic states and perhaps from a form of manic-depressive illness, Dad could not be effectively diagnosed. He was what people might describe as either crazy as a bedbug, totally Looney Tunes, three sandwiches shy of a picnic, or an abusive manipulator.
Word: alethetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + lethetic. 1. Not lethetic, reflecting reality, often indirectly, as in allegory.
Word: marine stinger Part of Speech: noun 1. Any venomous box jellyfish.
Word: malagan Part of Speech: noun 1. A large, intricate traditional ceremony of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea.
Word: malagans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malagan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malangan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of malagan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: malanggan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of malagan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: malanggans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malanggan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malangans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malangan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mineral spirits Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of white spirit. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Pour a solvent such as paint thinner, mineral spirits, or a liquid sandpaper product in a metal can or enamel bowl. Wear protective gloves.
Word: white spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. A transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent in painting and decorating. Example: Near-synonym: paint thinner (often coinstantial)
Word: Stoddard solvent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After an Atlanta dry cleaner, W. J. Stoddard, involved in its development. 1. white spirit Labels: uncountable