nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: blockbustery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blockbuster Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blockbustery From blockbuster + -y. 1. Having one or more characteristics associated with a blockbuster, such as commercial success, a large budget, or glossy production values Labels: informal Example: He's a very blockbustery screenwriter. Example: You're never sure that what you'll see will be completely safe and blockbustery.
Word: blackwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + work. 1. A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread. Labels: uncountable Example: All those garments are long gone since, that Katherine embroidered with Spanish blackwork. 2. Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: In Mary Barton (1848), the seamstress sewing black mourning clothes is referred to as being engaged in 'blackwork', while the manufacturing company, the Courtaulds, held a monopoly on crapes from the onset of funeral practices […] 3. A style of tattoo with areas of solid black ink. Labels: uncountable
Word: antimodern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + modern. 1. Opposed to modernity or modernization Example: The third option is also nervous about modernity but in an antimodern rather than postmodern way, that is, it is alarmed rather than playful […]
Word: antimodern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + modern. 1. A person opposed to modernity or modernization Example: The antimoderns firmly believe that the West has rationalized and disenchanted the world, that it has truly peopled the social with cold and rational monsters which saturate all of space, that it has definitively transformed the premodern cosmos into a mechanical interaction of pure matters.
Word: antigovernment 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- English government English antigovernment From anti- + government. 1. Opposed to a government currently in power. Example: Antigovernment protesters marched in the capital. Example: And finally, the transnational discourses of antiapartheidism and divestiture had led the U.K. television industry to ban sales of current programs to South Africa, again shaping the ways Bop-TV could enact its particular form of antigovernment, antiapartheid cultural politics. 2. Opposed to government in general. Example: They have an antigovernment philosophy. Example: This diverse set of extremists reflects an increasingly complex threat landscape, including racially or ethnically motivated threats and antigovernment or antiauthority threats.
Word: antigovernment Part of Speech: noun 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- English government English antigovernment From anti- + government. 1. A government set up to oppose another government. Example: Insurrection and subversion are primarily the weapons of indigenous antigovernments. Foreign governments, of course, may encourage antigovernments.
Word: antimoderns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antimodern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticoal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + coal. 1. Opposed to the burning of coal for energy Example: […] any meaningful climate policy is, by definition, one that is anticoal.
Word: meatpackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meatpacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megadebts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megadebt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midcourt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohortem Latin cōrtem Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English midcourt From mid- + court. 1. The area near the center of a court, such as a basketball or tennis court Labels: uncountable Example: Smith passes the ball to Jones at midcourt.
Word: midteens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English teens English midteens From mid- + teens. 1. The period around the middle of the teenage years, such as ages 15 and 16 Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Many children first experiment with drugs and alcohol in their midteens. 2. People whose age is in the middle of the teenage years. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Most of the midteens in the survey were interested in video games and films.
Word: meatpacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English packer English meatpacker From meat + packer. 1. A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing Example: After breaking up the big meatpackers in the early 1920s, the federal government prevented the industry from consolidating for more than half a century, part of a broader commitment to checking corporate power throughout the economy. […] When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.
Word: megadebt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English debt English megadebt From mega- + debt. 1. An enormous debt Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For a nation that values its children, folks are awfully complacent about saddling their kids with megadebt.
Word: mid-level Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin libella Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level English mid-level From mid- + level. 1. At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank. Labels: not-comparable Example: a mid-level official
Word: mid-level Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin libella Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level English mid-level From mid- + level. 1. A medium level. Labels: uncountable Example: The first of the two meticulously composed shots offers a medium-distance look at an individual man in the right foreground, the widescreen lens showing three industrial snow machines arranged at midlevel in the background.
Word: moviegoing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From movie + going. 1. Attending movies, especially habitually or regularly. Labels: not-comparable Example: the moviegoing public
Word: moviegoing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From movie + going. 1. The act of attending movies. Labels: uncountable Example: She understands my moviegoing but in her own antic fashion. There is a scene which shows the very neighborhood of the theater. Kate gives me a look—it is understood that we do not speak during the movie. Example: I would say that roughly 30 percent of the film is invisible, and some 40 to 50 inaudible. I cannot remember when—in moviegoing or life—I so longed for an honest bit of daylight as I did while groping my way through Bird.
Word: moviemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From movie + making. 1. The production of movies Labels: uncountable Example: Moviemaking is a very different art from stage production.
Word: multireedist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + reed + -ist. 1. Someone who can perform on multiple reed instruments
Word: nondeviator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + deviator. 1. One who or that which does not deviate from a particular norm or idea Example: Perhaps more than anything, Mr. Weyrich was a nondeviator in his unswerving faith in small government, free-market economics, the right to life and the sanctity of the family.
Word: nondeviators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondeviator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chicly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chic Middle English -ly English -ly English chicly From chic + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːkli/ 1. In a chic or fashionable way. Example: She was chicly attired in a black dress. Example: To my great joy there were two smart casual dresses in pastels – pale pink and pale yellow – both brand new with little puffed sleeves and full, gathered skirts set into chicly dropped waists.
Word: cryptlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō) Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor. Latin cryptalbor. English crypt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cryptlike From crypt + -like. 1. Resembling a crypt Example: We climbed down into the cryptlike cellar.
Word: deepwater Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deep + water. 1. Alternative form of deep-water. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: deepwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deep + water. 1. Brine collected in a seafloor depression (brine pool). Labels: uncountable
Word: fusioneers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fusioneer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homesites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homesite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fusioneer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English fusioneer From fusion + -eer. 1. A performer or composer of fusion music Example: They like Sting as much as flamenco, and though the famous Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is a strong influence, so is fusioneer Al DiMeola […] 2. An adherent of controlled nuclear fusion as a useable source of energy. Example: It is virtually an article of faith among some fusioneers that creating miniature stars on Earth is a non-optional part of humanity’s future—a view that mirrors arguments put forth by a growing number of environmentalists who once decried nuclear power.
Word: homesite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + site. 1. The plot of land on which a house is or can be built Example: Sales of homesites fell sharply this quarter.
Word: arcopallium Part of Speech: noun 1. A region in the brains of birds that has functions in learning Labels: no-plural
Word: biostudies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biostudy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biostudies Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic field of biological studies Labels: uncountable
Word: intraepithelial 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- English epithelial English intraepithelial From intra- + epithelial. 1. Within the epithelium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microadenoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + adenoma. 1. A very small adenoma involved in hypersecretion
Word: micrococcal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a micrococcus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: micrococcus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + -coccus. 1. Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.
Word: postreplication Part of Speech: noun 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- English replication English postreplication From post- + replication. 1. Used, attributively, to describe the period following replication of nucleic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: idiotas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of idiota Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for the present Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. For now.
Word: meets up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of meet up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: meeting up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of meet up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: met up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of meet up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hacky sacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hacky sack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hazings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hazing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hospitalisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hospitalisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humourlessness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of humorlessness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hypos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oftest Part of Speech: adv 1. Most often (superlative form of oft: most oft) Labels: dialectal, poetic
Word: particularisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From particular + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of particularization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: particularisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of particularisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: price lists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of price list Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reinitialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English initialization English reinitialization From re- + initialization. 1. A process of initializing again.
Word: reinitializations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinitialization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waterskiing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of water skiing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: verifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typologies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /taɪˈpɑləd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of typology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rayons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rayon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intercities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intercity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiretrovirals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiretroviral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copy shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop that offers photocopying and printing services. Example: Now you are ready for the copy shop! Have your parents take you to the copy shop and ask the technician to reduce your art to fit the memo-pad size you want. Example: […] leaves you with one of three options: a printing house specializing in small print runs for genealogists, a local offset printer, or a local copy shop.
Word: copy shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copy shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floatations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floatation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortuned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fortune Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English fortuned From fortune + -ed. 1. Having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”). Example: When the broken-fortun'd Peer goes into the City to marry a rich Tradeſman's Daughter, be he Duke or Earl, does not his Consort immediately become ennobled by his Choice?
Word: fortuned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English fortune Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English fortuned From fortune + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of fortune Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fortuning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fortune Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pegasuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pegasus. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rutland beauty Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Word: larger bindweed Part of Speech: noun 1. hedge bindweed
Word: hedge bindweed Part of Speech: noun 1. Calystegia sepium Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bellbind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bell + bind. 1. hedge bindweed Labels: uncountable
Word: bell-bind Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bellbind. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: jipijapa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish jipijapa. Pronunciation: /ˌhi.piˈhɑ.pə/ 1. A Panama hat. 2. The Panama hat palm. 3. The fibre of this palm. Example: They stood there for several minutes. Negroes brushed past them carrying bundles and jippa-jappa holdalls, talking in cheerful whispers.
Word: comunication Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of communication. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: doctrine of equivalents Part of Speech: noun 1. A legal rule in most patent systems that allows a court to hold a party liable for patent infringement when the infringing device or process does not fall within the literal scope of a patent claim, but nevertheless is equivalent to the claimed invention. Labels: US
Word: S.D. Fla. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: M.D. Fla. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: N.D. Fla. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Pinard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Pinard. 1. A surname from French originating in France.
Word: finite capacity planning Part of Speech: noun 1. Planning for manufacturing facilities where the capacity of the machine or work centres is included in the planning of materials and labour. Labels: uncountable
Word: uppercutting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uppercut Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unappetising 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- English appetising English unappetising From un- + appetising. 1. Alternative spelling of unappetizing. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: Mrs. Michael turned out to be a ravenous, fast-fading woman in a slashed skirt and a low blouse over an unappetising chest. While her husband did things in his shed, where he appeared to live, Pym inexpertly mixed the Yorkshire pudding and fought off her embraces...
Word: untidier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of untidy: more untidy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: untidiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of untidy: most untidy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: untangles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of untangle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unclearer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unclear: more unclear Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unclearest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unclear: most unclear Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: unwieldier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unwieldy: more unwieldy Labels: archaic, comparative, form-of
Word: unwieldiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unwieldy: most unwieldy Labels: archaic, form-of, superlative
Word: postapocalyptic 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- English apocalyptic English postapocalyptic From post- + apocalyptic. 1. Alternative form of post-apocalyptic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The novel dealt with life in a postapocalyptic France. Example: Now she’s been spending her days hanging out at KMUN, learning about the seemingly outmoded technology of terrestrial radio, which she thinks will gain a kind of “postapocalyptic” usefulness to humanity as the internet is overrun with AI slop.
Word: upperclassmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upperclassman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English list English relist From re- + list. 1. To list again. Example: We relisted our house after it failed to sell.
Word: relisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relists Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relisting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relist Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relisting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of listing something again; a second or subsequent listing. Example: Relistings are treated as new listings and will be allocated through the allocation process pursuant to Exchange Rule 103B, Section Ill. Example: Relistings are your indicator that a deal might be in the works.
Word: unionisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From union + -isation or unionise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of unionization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Attempts to merge these unions in recent years have failed when put to the vote of members, but unionisation remains strong in the rail industry - not least because it has proved effective in keeping up wages.
Word: unionisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unionisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unholier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unholy: more unholy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unholiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unholy: most unholy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cosmopolitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cosmopolitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megahit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English hit English megahit From mega- + hit. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡəhɪt/ 1. A large success or hit. Example: We settle on our target: a group of women riding around on a Manhattan tour bus and visiting sites featured in HBO's '90s megahit Sex and the City. Example: [Jean] Twenge […] isn’t necessarily a household name like her sometimes collaborator Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and the author of the megahit “The Anxious Generation,” which has spent 75 weeks hovering near the top of the New York Times best-seller list.
Word: megahits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megahit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: urbanest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɜː(ɹ)ˈbeɪnɪst/ 1. superlative form of urbane: most urbane Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: multicity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English city English multicity From multi- + city. 1. Taking place between or relating to two or more cities. Labels: not-comparable Example: The multicity competition was a success.
Word: wheeler dealer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wheeler-dealer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: erlang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Danish mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup Erlang (1878–1929). 1. A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel. Example: One erlang (1 Erl) is defined as the amount of traffic generated by the user when he or she uses one traffic channel for one hour (this one hour is usually the busy hour of the network).
Word: erlangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erlang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ouroboroi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ouroboros Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verrucas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verruca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verrucae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vəˈɹuːkiː/, /vəˈɹuːsiː/ 1. plural of verruca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caesareans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caesarean, an alternative capitalization of Caesarean. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whistle-blowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whistle-blower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tappee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tap + -ee. 1. A person who is subjected to a wiretap. Example: Maryland law protects individual civil liberties by forbidding wiretapping without the consent of the tappee.
Word: vanishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harrumphed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of harrumph Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hot-swap Part of Speech: verb 1. To change a part of something, typically a computer, while it is running.
Word: tappees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tappee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English milky Middle English -ly English -ly English milkily From milky + -ly. 1. In the manner of milk Example: The fog flowed milkily along the valley.
Word: mythically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mythical Middle English -ly English -ly English mythically From mythical + -ly. 1. In relation to or by means of myth Example: The philosophy of ancient times was often expressed mythically.
Word: harrumphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harrumph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harrumphs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of harrumph Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: harrumphing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of harrumph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gamily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gamy + -ly. 1. In a gamy way; while being or tasting gamy Labels: not-comparable Example: The grouse was gamily delicious. 2. Alternative spelling of gamely Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: growingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English growing Middle English -ly English -ly English growingly From growing + -ly. 1. To a growing or increasing degree Example: This society is growingly democratic.
Word: suffocatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English suffocating Middle English -ly English -ly English suffocatingly From suffocating + -ly. 1. In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates Example: The hall was suffocatingly crowded. Example: [...] then, after about ½-mile of level through Pilning the climb is resumed at 1 in 100 for another three miles, including over a mile through a suffocatingly smoky single line tunnel (the down line being on a different and steeper location) to Patchway station.
Word: undeath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + death, on the pattern of undead. 1. The state of being undead. Labels: uncountable Example: After the vampire bit me, I passed from life to undeath. 2. The moment of passing into an undead state. Labels: uncountable Example: "That invitation was made before your death. Or undeath. Or whatever you call it." "Rebirth," he whispered. "Begone!" Example: No one could decide for certain whether the specimen as a whole were alive or dead, only that some organ function remained and the cells continued to regenerate, albeit at a much slower rate than before their death. Or undeath.
Word: supersweet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English supersweet From super- + sweet. 1. Extremely sweet Example: She dipped her finger in a steaming portable spa and inhaled the heavenly scent of fair food,[…]. Philly cheesesteak sandwiches and funnel cakes, caramel corn and special-recipe baked beans, fresh-picked supersweet corn and homemade boysenberry-apple pies. Example: It tasted supersweet and creamy, and had a nice crunch.
Word: fall streaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fall streak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feather wool Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of knitting yarn or cotton that is supposed to resemble wool. Labels: uncountable
Word: swingman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swing + man. 1. A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
Word: trembly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tremble + -y. 1. In a trembling or shaking state Example: […] they found they couldn't look at him and went all trembly.
Word: fire mission Part of Speech: noun 1. A communication between the fire direction center (FDC) and an observer to direct artillery on a target.
Word: firepower kill Part of Speech: noun 1. The damage inflicted by a weapon on a vehicle that destroys its weapon systems, or substantially reduces its ability to deliver weapons accurately, but does not significantly affect its ability to move. Labels: slang
Word: ginshop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gin + shop. 1. A place where gin is sold; a modern-day example would be a tavern or barroom. Labels: archaic, colloquial
Word: hangar queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: In the Air Forces, "Hangar Queen" is not a proud title. It refers to any grounded plane which is being systematically "cannibalized" (stripped of its parts) so that other planes may fly. 2. An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: [T]he F-35 . . . was not only meant to be an affordable fifth-generation fighter-bomber for the U.S. and her allies, but also to have lower maintenance costs than aircraft now in service. These claims may also turn out to be inaccurate, with the F-35 a potential hanger-queen like the F-22 Raptor.
Word: herd path Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-official path created by hikers, and usually maintained by the hikers themselves.
Word: high probability trade Part of Speech: noun 1. In investment banking, any deal or transaction with a high degree of likelihood of success.
Word: Hispanophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hispano- + -phile. 1. A person who admires Spain, Spanish-speaking countries and people, or Spanish culture.
Word: histiocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English histiocyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English histiocytic From histiocyte + -ic. 1. Pertaining to connective tissue containing large white blood cells Labels: not-comparable
Word: hostage negotiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modern hostage negotiation principles began in 1972 when, then New York Police Detective Harvey Schlossberg, a police officer with a PHD in psychology, recognized the need for trained personnel in the intervention of hostage situations. 1. A person who negotiates with a person, or groups of persons, for the release of a person, or groups of persons.
Word: swingmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swingman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: standouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in the driver's seat Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition; of primary importance. Labels: idiomatic 2. In control of an entity or situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: That can increase efficiency (when the suggestion is indeed what you had in mind) and spark new ideas (when the suggestion isn’t quite what you had in mind), while keeping the human user in the driver’s seat.
Word: long arm of the law Part of Speech: noun 1. The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively. Labels: idiomatic Example: It is my belief that I could have felt no greater dismay, if the long arm of the Law had laid its hold on me while he was speaking. Example: The long arm of the law does not protect banks the way it used to.
Word: bookended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bookend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bookending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bookend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crappies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crappie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: changeup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of change-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: leaguewide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English league Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English leaguewide From league + -wide. 1. Throughout a given league Labels: not-comparable
Word: leaguewide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English league Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English leaguewide From league + -wide. 1. Throughout a given league Labels: not-comparable Example: This policy will apply leaguewide.
Word: Zorro Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish zorro (“fox”). Pronunciation: /ˈzoɹoʊ/, /ˈzɑɹoʊ/ 1. A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.
Word: Zorro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish zorro (“fox”). Pronunciation: /ˈzoɹoʊ/, /ˈzɑɹoʊ/ 1. Any daring and mysterious avenger. Example: I told her about the Z found etched in Hector Peña's blood and my theory that the killer may indeed picture himself or herself as some kind of avenger, a modern-day Zorro with a twist. Example: […] he made himself visible at certain crucial and dramatic moments, like a kind of Zorro of the ecodefense movement.
Word: future interest Part of Speech: noun 1. In property law and real estate, a legal right to property ownership which will vest in the future, but which does not include the right to present possession or enjoyment of the property.
Word: future interests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of future interest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fautor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fautor. 1. Patron, protector. Labels: obsolete Example: The laity of England had refused to apostatise; the fautor of his schemes was dead; and then, then, as a last miserable alternative, he dropped from his ambitious height back into the foul slough of avarice, and plied all the arts of threat and of falsehood to reconfiscate the revenues of the see of Canterbury, and figured once more not as head of the Church, not as source of jurisdiction, not as lord of all, but merely as a croned robber. 2. Admirer, one who favours. 3. Supporter, adherent, partisan. Example: The effect of the ſtatute of 16 R. 2 [Statute of Praemunire (16 Ric. II, chapter 5)] is, if any purſue or cauſe to be purſued in the court of Rome, or elſewhere, any thing with toucheth the king, againſt him, his crowne and regality, or his realme, their notaries, procurators, &c. fautors, &c. ſhall be out of the kings protection. Example: ...Edmund Wyld, Esq., also, then a member of Parliament and a great fautor of ingenious and good men for mere merit's sake...
Word: returner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From return + -er. 1. One who returns from another place. Example: Returning to school is fairly simple, but remaining there proves to be a challenge for the returners. 2. One who returns something, such as defective goods. Example: For instance, some merchants suppress the names of “serial returners”; basically, customers who repeatedly buy products that they quickly return after using them once. 3. A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked
Word: returners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of returner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snobbism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snob + -ism, where the letter b is doubled in order to clarify the pronunciation of the letter o. 1. A snobbish attitude, particularly in relation to art or high culture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is no answer to say that "my" programme in art and letters has gradually been forced through, has, to some extent, grabbed its place in the sun. For one thing, I don't care about "minority culture." I have never cared a damn about snobbisms or for writing ultimately for the few. Example: This question of the part played by culture in a civilisation prompts the similar question of the role of snobbism.
Word: Hispanophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hispanophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ginshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ginshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hostage negotiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hostage negotiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underboss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + boss, calque from Italian sotto capo. 1. An assistant to the boss of a crime family Example: An alleged "underboss" of the Bonanno family, Carmine Galante, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison […]
Word: underbosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underboss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slip of the pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo Example: There are one or two slips of the pen—L.S.W.R. trains did not run through Ludgate Hill, for instance—[...].
Word: meccas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mecca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ungilded 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- English gilded English ungilded From un- + gilded. 1. Not gilded Labels: not-comparable Example: an imprint on ungilded silver
Word: ungilded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ungild + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of ungild Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crackdowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackdown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: takable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of takeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: takeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English takable, takeable, equivalent to take + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪkəbəl/ 1. Capable of being taken. Example: a takeable fish
Word: enduringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English enduring Middle English -ly English -ly English enduringly From enduring + -ly. 1. In an enduring manner or fashion; so as to endure or last. Example: The painter's works were enduringly popular. Example: Originally written in the era of the Cold War, Clavell's enduringly relevant, extraordinary allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.
Word: kinesthetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English kinesthetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English kinesthetically From kinesthetic + -ally. 1. In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics Example: Children can be taught visually, auditorily, or kinesthetically.
Word: backbend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + bend. 1. A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. Example: The gal's backbends, the father's hoofology, the boy's fast steps and the mother's taps all won solid mitting.
Word: backbend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + bend. 1. To perform such a move.
Word: backbends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backbend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluegelhorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flugelhorn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unpiloted 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- English piloted English unpiloted From un- + piloted. 1. Lacking a pilot Labels: not-comparable Example: The ship was unpiloted and adrift. Example: The trouble has been mainly due to the preceding 6.40 p.m. Sheffield express, which since being demoted from an "XL Limit" to a "Special Limit" schedule had presented unpiloted Class "6" 4-6-0s with loads at times up to 12 bogies. [In railway parlance "unpiloted" means the train had no pilot engine double-heading it.]
Word: rubberstamped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rubberstamp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boppish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bop Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English boppish From bop + -ish. 1. In the bop style Example: The strategy of using two standard tunes and two boppish originals on the first session (23 February 1945) set the pattern for subsequent dates. Example: With the exception of the leader's boppish title tune, the album is filled with anarchistic jazz reduxes of Nichols, Ellington, Kurt Weill, and Cole Porter.
Word: rubberstamping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rubberstamp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rubberstamps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rubberstamp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: postpunk 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- English punk English postpunk From post- + punk. 1. Alternative form of post-punk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: postpunk industrial music
Word: postpunk Part of Speech: noun 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- English punk English postpunk From post- + punk. 1. Alternative form of post-punk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: flulike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flu Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English flulike From flu + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈfluːlʌɪk/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of influenza. Example: The patient presented with flulike symptoms.
Word: depositary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/, /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/ 1. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.
Word: depositary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/, /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/ 1. One who receives goods or a deposit in trust. Example: She was also depositary of the golden chain, the produce of whose sale was to be devoted to the nurse's support. Example: The United States is the depositary, or safekeeper, of NATO under the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty. 2. A place where deposits are kept
Word: depositaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of depositary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tropicalia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tropicália (“the tropicalismo movement in Brazilian art and music”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: telephonelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English telephonelike From telephone + -like. 1. Resembling a telephone or something associated with a telephone Example: So, for instance, a very telephonelike number, 880-1545, is listed next to the three-piece chicken meal combo, […]
Word: runbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of runback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: runback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From run + back. 1. The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff Example: A fifty yard runback of a punt by Jack Reed in the fourth period gave Bowdoin a 6-0 win over Williams today in a driving rain. 2. A managed reduction of output in a power plant. 3. The path taken to the location of a boss to fight it again after respawning. Example: Maybe I’m just a bit of a masochist, but as Team Cherry continued to torment me with ill-placed benches and hostile runbacks, I started to respect that viciousness as a part of Silksong’s character.
Word: plainchant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus. 1. Synonym of plainsong. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: philanthropies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philanthropy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonexecutive Part of Speech: adj 1. Not executive; lacking executive authority Labels: not-comparable Example: A nonexecutive director was appointed.
Word: nonexecutive Part of Speech: noun 1. One who is not an executive.
Word: nondiet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diet. 1. Not designed or intended for use in dieting Labels: not-comparable Example: These beverages are nondiet.