nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pillow-biter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trial of Jeremy Thorpe, where Norman Scott, indicating his reluctant participation in receptive homosexual activity, stated I just bit the pillow, I tried not to scream because I was frightened of waking Mrs Thorpe. 1. Synonym of bottom (“homosexual man who engages in passive anal sex”). Labels: derogatory, humorous, slang Example: When I'd come in, he'd say stuff like ‘The little pillow-biter is home’ or ‘The little fairy has just flown in’. Example: ‘You a pillow-biter or what?’ ‘Hell no. I just think you're too young, that's all.’
Word: Elfenland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From elfen + -land. 1. Alternative form of Elfland. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: computerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English computerism From computer + -ism. 1. A political ideology which maintains that all government power should be delegated to a computer or artificial intelligence. Labels: uncountable 2. A painting style that developed from the cubist movement. Labels: uncountable
Word: noarch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortening of "no architecture" 1. Used by the RPM Package Manager to mark software packages that contain only content, such as graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ODTAA Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: The expression is reputed to have gone around the colonial clubs of the distant countries of the British Empire in the Victorian period. It came to fame with the publication of the book ODTAA in 1926 by John Masefield. 1. one damn thing after another Labels: abbreviation, mildly, vulgar
Word: psychometrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English psychometry Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English psychometrist From psychometry + -ist. 1. A professional who administers and scores psychological and neuropsychological measures. 2. An individual with the ability of psychometry.
Word: silvery marmoset Part of Speech: noun 1. A Brazilian monkey, Callithrix argentata, having white fur, a dark tail, and naked ears
Word: down to the wire Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From horse racing: approaching the wire that marks the winning line. 1. At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrow's due date meant it would be down to the wire.
Word: down to the wire Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From horse racing: approaching the wire that marks the winning line. 1. At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrow's due date meant it would come down to the wire. Example: Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.
Word: updation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English update Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English updation From update + -ion. 1. The act or process of updating. Labels: India, uncountable 2. An instance of that process: an update. Labels: India, countable Example: The above updation can be done through each vertex k. Example: It then sends a message to the table updation object to create a new entry in the track table using the relevant information extracted from the flight plan table.
Word: Faroes Part of Speech: name 1. The Faroe Islands. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Faroes Part of Speech: noun 1. A breed of domestic sheep, native to the Faroe Islands
Word: hatta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَطَّة (ḥaṭṭa). 1. Alternative spelling of hattah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: emplaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of emplace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: emplace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From em- + place. Cognate to French emplacer, Spanish emplazar, Portuguese emplaçar, Catalan emplaçar & Italian impiazzare. 1. To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
Word: impalpable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French impalpable, from Medieval Latin impalpabilis. See im- + palpable. 1. Incapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible. Example: But here thou canst not handle aught, neither make the folk ware of thee, not though thou shout thy throat hoarse. For thou and I walk here impalpable and invisible, as it were two dreams walking. 2. Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin. Example: On the benches lay figures covered with yellow linen, on which a fine and impalpable dust had gathered in the course of ages, but nothing like to the extent that one would have anticipated, for in these deep-hewn caves there is no material to turn to dust. 3. Not easily grasped (mentally) or understood. Example: What is happiness, anyhow? Is this one of its hours, or the like of it?—so impalpable—a mere breath, an evanescent tinge? Example: And I heard—him—it—this voice—other voices—all of them were so little more than voices—and the memory of that time itself lingers around me, impalpable, like a dying vibration of one immense jabber, silly, atrocious, sordid, savage, or simply mean, without any kind of sense.
Word: pro-secular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + secular. 1. In favour of secular rather than religious government and laws
Word: chloritoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chlorite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English chloritoid From chlorite + -oid. 1. A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skyboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + board. 1. a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall.
Word: mankiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of manky: most manky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mankier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of manky: more manky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: droplist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drop + list. 1. A pull-down menu.
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”). Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. A man; warrior; hero. Labels: archaic 2. A man; fellow. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the root of Latin secāre (“to cut”). Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. A castrated farm animal. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of segregation. Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. Segregation. Labels: US, slang, uncountable Example: […] when a prisoner is transferred or paroled or sent to "seg" (segregation) or hauled back into court, they don't ask if he's busy with a lead role in a play.
Word: seg Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of segregation. Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. Designated for people of color Labels: not-comparable Example: Black members of the order were relegated to seg lodges.
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark of Blakey's Segs, a British brand of shoe protector. Formed as an apocopic form of (steel) segment. Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear). Labels: UK Example: Coordinate term: hobnail 2. A callus, an area of hardened skin. Labels: dialectal
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sedge. Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. Sedge. 2. Gladen, or other species of Iris. Example: In one district of Stronsa, I observed several acres covered with the common yellow flag, or seg (iris pseudacorus,) of which a very coarse kind of hay is here made. Example: It's also believed that anyone who bites a seg will develop an impediment of speech, such as a stammer.
Word: seg Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/ 1. Clipping of segment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: The usual partisanship for bankrollers of radio segs is shown on TV stations. Example: In 1992, Mort's doing a political/chat show for the Christian Scientists Monitor Channel, and in January did a seg singing praises for Garrison.
Word: ensnarement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ensnare Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ensnarement From ensnare + -ment. 1. The condition of being ensnared Labels: uncountable 2. Something that ensnares Labels: countable
Word: ensurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ensure + -er. 1. One who ensures or makes certain. Example: Nurses are the largest group of computer system users in any hospital, and they are keepers of confidential patient information, protectors of patient privacy, and ensurers that system security measures are followed. 2. Obsolete form of insurer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: entailment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entailment From entail + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈteɪl.mənt/ 1. The act of logically entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Entailment does not imply causation: if a set of premisses entail a conclusion, that does not mean (necessarily) that they cause that conclusion to be true. Example: An argument hinges upon entailment whereas an if-then sentence hinges upon implication. 2. The act of setting up an entail to restrict inheritance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That no entailment of lands shall continue to entail Robinson etc. the same, in any case whatever, longer than the life of the person to whom the same hath been, or shall be, first devised, by such entailment. Example: On the other hand, the "perpetual entailment of estates" was a favorite of the common law,—supporting, as it did, the right of primogeniture, and growing out of the feudal system. 3. An entail. Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: And notwithstanding this turning clause was put in, yet it was afterwards construed to be a will giving an entailment of the real property to the old man's grandchildren, which was not the case. Example: Her answer cannily goes to the mercenary heart of the substance of Wortley's letter: the failure of the marriage negotiation because of his refusual to pay the price of placing an entailment on his estate .
Word: enthrallment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enthrall Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enthrallment From enthrall + -ment. 1. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mallu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malayalam, Malayali. Compare Gujju (“a Gujarati speaker”). 1. A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali. Labels: India, derogatory, informal, sometimes
Word: enthronement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enthrone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enthronement From enthrone + -ment. 1. The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: coronation
Word: entombment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entomb Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entombment From entomb + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtuːm.mənt/, /ɛnˈtuːm.mənt/ 1. The act of entombing or the state of being entombed 2. The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete
Word: entomological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English entomology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English entomological From entomology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to entomology. Labels: not-comparable Example: This method expands on conventional entomological field work practices, which rely on human observations over limited periods, said researchers, who hope that their method will be used by other entomologists.
Word: merrier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of merry: more merry Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: entrancement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entrance Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrancement From entrance + -ment. 1. The act of entrancing or the state of being entranced Example: The entrancement of a child by the bright lights and other paraphernalia of a pantomime is a magical sight.
Word: entrancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of entrance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: entrancing Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing a trance-like state; hypnotic. 2. Causing ecstasy or rapture; enrapturing; charming. Example: But, behind and above them all, hovered the shape of that awful woman, and through them gleamed the memory of her entrancing loveliness.
Word: entrancing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which somebody is entranced. Example: […] as baby kisses here, that are almost meaningless plays, come to an age of adolescence and to romantic entrancings.
Word: dactyly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), equivalent to dactyl- + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdæk.təˌli/ 1. The number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or (sometimes) wings, of a tetrapod animal.
Word: tridactyly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + dactyly, or directly from the etymons of these. 1. The property of being tridactyl; having three digits (fingers or toes) on a limb. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: ecoclines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecocline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plutocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plutocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of while Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of while Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: faux ami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French faux-ami, from faux (“false”) + ami (“friend”). 1. A false friend; one of a pair of words in different languages or dialects that look similar and may be related but that differ significantly in meaning.
Word: sing along Part of Speech: noun 1. A gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song. Labels: colloquial
Word: sing along Part of Speech: verb 1. To sing some music while someone else is singing or playing the same piece of music or while it is being broadcast or performed Labels: idiomatic Example: If you know the song, sing along with me!
Word: hissie fit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hissy fit. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: conniption fit Part of Speech: noun 1. Anger or panic expressed verbally loudly and with overt bodily gestures.
Word: Gæa Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Gaea. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: velitation Part of Speech: noun 1. A fight or skirmish. Labels: archaic Example: Yet in this your velitation, you bring moſt of your valiant men into the feild, leaving out ſome few caſſhierd ſoldjers; and brave me with a great many of S. Peters prerogatives, which are indeed but a cold yron for the Pope. For though al you ſay for Peter were granted, yet nothing at al is ſayd for the Biſhop of Rome more then for the Biſhop of Babylon. You would hav men think, that if you have ſo many men in a skirmiſh or velitation, you have many moe againſt a day of battel.
Word: brake pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A friction element in a disc brake or rim brake, made from various compounds, often organic, semi-metallic, or ceramic.
Word: disc brake Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic. Labels: UK Example: The railbuses are equipped with automatic compressed air disc brakes; in the event of failure causing reduced pressure in the brake pipe, the brakes are automatically operated.
Word: entrenchment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entrench Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrenchment From entrench + -ment. 1. The process of entrenching or something which entrenches Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A fortification constructed of trenches Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: entry-level Part of Speech: adj 1. Simple enough to be appropriate to an inexperienced person, or to someone who does not need advanced features. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm just looking for an entry-level job. Example: It will seek to address a potential shortage of skilled local people, providing them with the entry-level knowledge they need to secure a broad range of jobs.
Word: enumerable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being enumerated; countable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enumerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enumerate + -or. 1. A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator. Example: The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed. 2. A census taker.
Word: enuresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin enuresis, from Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις (enoúrēsis); surface analysis parses uresis as a constituent. 1. Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: enveloper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From envelop + -er. 1. Something which envelops
Word: envenom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English envenymen, from Old French envenimer (“to poison, taint”); equivalent to en- + venom. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛnəm/ 1. To inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something). Labels: transitive Example: As when Alcides from Oealia Crown’d With conqueſt, felt th’ envenom’d robe, and tore Through pain up by the roots Theſſalian Pines […] Example: Nay, was it I who wooed thee to this breast, / Which like a serpent thou envenomest / As in repayment of the warmth it lent? 2. To acerbate, make bitter. Labels: transitive Example: Oh what a world is this, when what is comely Enuenoms him that beares it?
Word: enviousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English envious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English enviousness From envious + -ness. 1. The state of being envious. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: executive producer Part of Speech: noun 1. A job title of varying meaning, common in entertainment, computing and many other industries; often a person in charge of other producers. Labels: US
Word: hagioscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hagioscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handshakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handshake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handshakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handshake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hardnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hardness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hassocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hassock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hazers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hazer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonchalantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nonchalant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nonchalantly From nonchalant + -ly. 1. In a nonchalant manner. Example: Smoke a gold leaf, I hold heat nonchalantly Example: I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.
Word: hearing aids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearing aid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honey plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honey plant. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pensill Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pencil. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Fifthly, being thus on land with your compasse, set all lands or islands in sight, draw the form with your paper and pensill, and estimate their distance. 2. Obsolete spelling of pencel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […]
Word: pensill Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of pensile. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon [...] is of no slender antiquity [...].
Word: heterogametes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heterogamete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heterografts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heterograft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heteromorphisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heteromorphism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heterosexuals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heterosexual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heteroplasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heteroplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heterotrophs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heterotroph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heterozygotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heterozygote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexagrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hexagram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliostats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliostat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliographs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heliograph Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heliometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helioscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helioscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humidifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humidifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headwinds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headwind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headwinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of headwind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transfect Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈfɛkt/ 1. To introduce foreign material into eukaryotic cells. Example: physical means have been developed to transfect DNA into cells
Word: headnotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headnote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endnote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end + note. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndˌnoʊt/ 1. An annotation placed at the end of a document or chapter of a document.
Word: endnotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endnote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellraisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellraiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English raise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English raiser From raise + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or thing that raises. Example: She is a raiser of gerbils. Example: Be guided, only by the healer of the sick, the raiser of the dead, the friend of all who were afflicted and forlorn, the patient Master who shed tears of compassion for our infirmities. 2. A kind of armchair with a standing-up system. 3. The upright board on the front of a step in a flight of steps.
Word: raisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homozygotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homozygote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot cross buns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot cross bun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adal Part of Speech: name 1. An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia
Word: Attashin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derives from Persian آتشین (âtašin, literally “fiery”), derived from آتش (âtaš, “fire”). 1. A transliteration of the Persian female given name آتشین (âtašin). 2. A surname from Persian from Persia.
Word: brown power Part of Speech: noun 1. The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable 2. An ideology of solidarity among brown-skinned people. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dolan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Ó Duibhlin. Doublet of Devlin. Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊlən/, /ˈdəʊlən/ 1. A surname from Irish that originated in Ireland.
Word: Dolan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a people from what is now Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
Word: Gaitskell Part of Speech: name 1. A surname, a variant of Gaskell.
Word: juddering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of judder Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: motia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Urdu 1. Jasmine (the flower). Labels: uncountable Example: In the car, on the way to Sonia’s we stopped at a traffic light where a man selling motia bracelets rapped on Zia’s window and said, ‘For pretty ladies.’
Word: osteoconduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English conduction English osteoconduction From osteo- + conduction. 1. Physical, three-dimensional scaffold or matrix to facilitate bone repair. Labels: uncountable 2. The passive process by which bone grows on a surface. Labels: uncountable
Word: osteoinduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English induction English osteoinduction From osteo- + induction. 1. A biologic response in which chemical signals induce osteogenesis Labels: uncountable
Word: out-of-battery Part of Speech: adj 1. In firearms and artillery, having a condition in which a live round is at least partially in the firing chamber and capable of being fired, but is not properly secured by the usual mechanism of that particular weapon. Labels: not-comparable Example: An out-of-battery discharge can produce a catastrophic failure of the weapon. 2. In battery-powered electronics, devoid of any power. Labels: not-comparable Example: My flashlight is out-of-battery.
Word: power politics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Machtpolitik. 1. A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tagesa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tiv tagesa (“to compete”). 1. A male given name from Nigeria. A name given to people who are perceived to have a strong sense of competition as means of personal achievement for community development.
Word: vis major Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin vīs maior. 1. A greater force; an act of God; an unavoidable accident. Labels: uncountable
Word: light elf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from light elves, a calque of Old Norse ljósalfar. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪt ɛlf/ 1. A member of the race of Ljósalfar, daylight dwelling elves or nature spirits (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves). Labels: Norse Example: Alfheim, where the light elves live. The light elves are as beautiful as the sun or the stars. 2. One of a race of elves who live above ground and are radiant.
Word: dark elf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from dark elves, a calque of Old Norse dǫkkalfar. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːk ɛlf/, /ˈdɑɹk ɛlf/ 1. A member of the race of Dǫkkálfar or Dark Alfs, creatures who live underground. Labels: Norse Example: Nidavellir, which is sometimes called Svartalfheim, where the dwarfs (who are also known as dark elves) live beneath the mountains and build their remarkable creations. 2. A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.
Word: an arm and a leg Part of Speech: noun 1. Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price Labels: excessive, idiomatic Example: I would have liked to have gone to the concert, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg. Example: They were hoping to have some cash left over, but the tickets cost them an arm and a leg.
Word: dejects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deject Labels: form-of, indicative, present, rare, singular, third-person
Word: dejecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deject Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present, rare
Word: intervened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intervene Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: traversing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of traverse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: traversing Part of Speech: noun 1. A traversal. Example: Some traversings last a few seconds or minutes, for instance, when the imagination passes swiftly across familiar eras and realms in its effort to generate the momentum necessary to perceive timeless realities.
Word: callipers Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of calipers. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: brede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of braid. 1. Ornamental embroidery. Labels: obsolete Example: […] while now the bright-hair'd Sun / Sits in yon western Tent, whose cloudy Skirts, / With Brede ethereal wove Example: The colours all inflam’d throughout her train, / She writh’d about, convuls’d with scarlet pain: / A deep volcanian yellow took the place / Of all her milder-mooned body’s grace; / And, as the lava ravishes the mead, / Spoilt all her silver mail, and golden brede; […] 2. A braid. Labels: obsolete
Word: semiotician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English semiotic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English semiotician From semiotic + -ian. 1. One who studies semiotics or semantics Example: The big difference between the average biblical scholar and a semiotician is, that the latter is not a consumer of texts, but tries to become, together with the text, a co-producer of meaning.
Word: semioticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semiotician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sortation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sort Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sortation From sort + -ation. 1. The use of any process of sorting. Labels: uncountable 2. A process or instance of sorting. Labels: countable
Word: sortation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sort + automation. 1. The automated sorting of things, especially the use of barcodes to sort and route items. Labels: uncountable
Word: exceptionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exceptionable From exception + -able. 1. Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate. Example: The subject however is rendered still more exceptionable by the aukward and ridiculous manner in which it is here treated.
Word: ANCA Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: today we are all Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery. 1. An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: "I know I speak for every American when I say to him today, we are all Georgians". Example: Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman punctuated the day with a speech to Christians United for Israel last night, declaring that "today, we are all Israelis."
Word: postrenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English postrenal From post- + renal. 1. Situated behind the kidneys. Labels: not-comparable 2. Occurring in the urinary tract downstream of the renal pelvis (i.e., ureters through urethra). Labels: not-comparable
Word: prerenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin praerēnālis and equal to pre- + renal. 1. Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal vein. Labels: not-comparable 2. Occurring in the blood supply to the kidneys. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intrarenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English intrarenal From intra- + renal. 1. Within the kidneys. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autochthonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English autochthon Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English autochthonal From autochthon + -al. 1. existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous Labels: not-comparable
Word: phizog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From physiognomy. 1. The face. Labels: UK, dated, slang
Word: BZP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of benzylpiperazine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: benzylpiperazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A recreational drug (C₁₁H₁₆N₂) having euphoric effects, marketed legally in some countries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: granulated sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Ordinary white sugar, for domestic use, having a relatively large crystal size. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caster sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: piperazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After German Piperazin, from piper(idine) + azine. Pronunciation: /paɪˈpɛrəziːn/, /pɪˈpɛrəziːn/ 1. A saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic. Labels: uncountable 2. Any derivative of this compound Labels: countable
Word: exchangeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exchangeable From exchange + -able. 1. Able to be exchanged. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exchangeable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exchangeable From exchange + -able. 1. Any financial instrument with an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
Word: excitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English excitability From excite + -ability. 1. The state of being excitable Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of how easy something is to excite Labels: countable
Word: exclusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exclusive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English exclusiveness From exclusive + -ness. 1. The state of being exclusive; exclusivity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].
Word: excremental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English excrement Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English excremental From excrement + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to excrement
Word: excursionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excursion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English excursionist From excursion + -ist. 1. A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist Example: I was provided with a receipt and duly and officially accepted as an excursionist. Example: Coming home, a party of excursionists from Chertsey or Isleworth passed us singing and playing music.
Word: excursive Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to digress. Example: Or evening, in her starry mantle bright, Precedes the slow majestic train of night; In that still hour the mind excursive roves, A heavenly voice the listening spirit moves. Example: Now all his ponderings, however excursive, wheeled round Isabel as their center; and back to her they came again from every excursion; and again derived some new, small germs for wonderment. 2. Tending to go out. Example: Then into the quiet room came Susan Nipper and the candles; shortly afterwards, the tea, the Captain, and the excursive Mr Toots, who, as above mentioned, was frequently on the move afterwards, and passed but a restless evening.
Word: excursively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English excursive Middle English -ly English -ly English excursively From excursive + -ly. 1. In an excursive manner.
Word: excursiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excursive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English excursiveness From excursive + -ness. 1. The quality of being discursive Labels: uncountable
Word: exegetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)lbor. English exegetic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós). Pronunciation: /ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk/, /ˌɛksəˈdʒɛdɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exerciser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English exerciser From exercise + -er. 1. A person who exercises. 2. Any of many devices for use in exercising the body.
Word: exhaustible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English exhaustible From exhaust + -ible. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/ 1. Capable of being exhausted.
Word: exhaustiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin exhaustīvusbor. English exhaustive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English exhaustiveness From exhaustive + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv.nəs/, /ɛɡˈzɑ.stɪv.nəs/ 1. The state of being exhaustive. Labels: uncountable
Word: redundancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redundancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraphernal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin paraphernālis, from Late Latin parapherna + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, paraphern(a) + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna Labels: not-comparable 2. miscellaneous Labels: not-comparable
Word: debaucheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debauchery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraffinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English paraffin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English paraffinic From paraffin + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes Labels: not-comparable 2. aliphatic Labels: not-comparable
Word: diamondoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diamondoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bacon rind Part of Speech: noun 1. The tough outer skin of pork or bacon; pork rind. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: expansible Part of Speech: adj 1. expandable
Word: expansionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English expansion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English expansionary From expansion + -ary. 1. That promotes or exhibits expansion. Example: A ruthless, if strategic, expansionary policy was only part of Kautilya's vision for the state.
Word: expansiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English expansive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English expansiveness From expansive + -ness. 1. The state of being expansive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: expeditionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English expedition Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English expeditionary From expedition + -ary. 1. Of or pertaining to an expedition. Labels: not-comparable 2. Intended for military operations abroad. Labels: not-comparable Example: an expeditionary force