nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gadjo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Romani gaʒo. Doublet of gadgie and gorger. 1. A non-Roma, a non-Romani person.
Word: mallternative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mall + alternative. 1. Any style or genre that is ostensibly counterculture or alternative, but actually mainstream enough to be encountered at a mall, or among the type of people who frequent a mall. Labels: attributive, derogatory, often, sometimes, uncountable Example: As the "over-the-counterculture'" has grown, as once cutting-edge alternative styles and products have become "mallternative," Newbury Comics has benefited from the market moving in its direction. Black leather biker jackets, body piercings, tattoos, and jarring hairstyles, which once could shock the counterculturally challenged, today are part of a lifestyle choice that barely raises eyebrows. 2. An alternative to a mall, particularly an open-air urban shopping district. Labels: countable Example: Although several energy-depleting surface parking lots remain, Mass Avenue's interesting mix of business and people is quickly turning it into a full-fledged window shopper's mallternative, full of energy.
Word: mallternatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mallternative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪmiː/ 1. plural of cyma Labels: form-of, plural Example: Acanthus blossoms, drying like immortelles, “bloom continually” (Hellanicus, ap. Athen. XV, 680 a). Therefore carved acanthus garlands adorn the Erechtheum, while the plant is carved on cymae, stelae-acroteria (Conze, Attische Grabreliefs, pl. clxv) and antefixes (Lycian Payava Tomb), and is sketched from life on white Athenian lecythi (Brit. Mus. Coll. pl. xiv), which, conventionalized, it constantly encircles.
Word: mutton dagger Part of Speech: noun 1. The penis. Labels: slang Example: She would giggle silently and nudge the girl next to her, and so it would go; Rocco would be shaking his mutton dagger at every girl in class.
Word: manufactroversies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manufactroversy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manufactroversy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of manufactured + controversy. 1. The deliberate presentation of a largely uncontroversial matter as subject to substantive dispute in order to further a particular ideological or political agenda. Example: There is, however, a manufactroversy — a manufactured controversy — created by junk science, dishonest researchers, professional misconduct, outright fraud, lies, misrepresentations, irresponsible reporting, unfortunate media publicity, poor judgment, celebrities who think they are wiser than the whole of medical science, and a few maverick doctors who ought to know better.
Word: poncif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French poncif (“cliché, stereotype”), from French poncif (“stencil”), from poncer (“to copy with pouncing paper”) + -if, from ponce (“pumice”) + -er, from Late Latin pōmex (“pumice”), from Latin pūmex (“pumice”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). 1. An unoriginal or uninspired idea; a cliché. Labels: literary, rare Example: This hope is based on an optimistic view that human beings are capable of understanding their culture, naïvely, if their minds have not been corrupted by the poncifs of fashion, the superficiality of the juste-milieu, or the kind of art which falsifies the conditions of life.
Word: meanderthal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of meander + Neanderthal. 1. An aimless, slow-moving person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: It takes 60 to 90 minutes to walk from the Eiffel Tower to the Marais, depending on how many slow-moving "Meanderthals" are in your way.
Word: meanderthals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meanderthal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yaya Part of Speech: name Etymology: The male name is ultimately from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā); likely through a West African language. 1. A female given name. 2. A male given name.
Word: menoporsche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause English Porsche blend English menoporsche Blend of menopause + Porsche. 1. Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Some doctors believe that midlife crises often stem from men's waning testosterone levels. Dr. Harry Fisch, a New York physician and author of the "Male Biological Clock," drolly refers to the phenomenon as "menoporsche," noting that testosterone treatment may prove a better antidote for the condition than the purchase of a new sports car. 2. A sports car bought by a man during a mid-life crisis. Labels: countable, informal Example: At the onset of their mid-life crisis, along with the desire to recapture their lost youth, comes a yearning for the sexy, sleek, high-performance car of their dreams — the menoporsche.
Word: menoporsches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menoporsche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gauge bosons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gauge boson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microboredom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + boredom. 1. Momentary or short-lived boredom. Labels: uncountable Example: Orange spokesman Matt Sears says you can use MobiTV to watch "regular telly in moments of microboredom".
Word: micro-boredom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of microboredom. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: While most of the participants used the internet for 'chore time', or to complete a specific task, 75% of visitors to the Open platform (BSkyB's digital interactive platform) went there to deal with 'micro-boredom' - to kill a few minutes of spare time.
Word: Fuþark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of futhark. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: fuþark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of futhark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blue ointment Part of Speech: noun 1. Mercurial ointment. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His arm was placed on a rectangular splint, wrapped in a piece of lint thickly smeared with blue ointment, and the whole covered with oil-silk; and he was ordered a purge of blue pill followed by senna and salts. Example: In this article we called attention to the fact that blue ointment was more volatile than calomel.
Word: conspirancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of conspiracy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: market-gardens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of market-garden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marine infantries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marine infantry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: notablest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of notable: most notable Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The Ægyptians […] by precious Embalments, depositure in dry earths, or handsome inclosure in glasses, contrived the notablest wayes of integrall conservation.
Word: galopade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gallopade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galopin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French galopin. 1. A boy employed in a kitchen. Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: saises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sais. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liberty of conscience Part of Speech: noun 1. The freedom to follow one's religious or ethical beliefs. Labels: uncountable Example: the Emperor Julian useth the same receipt of libertie of conscience, to enkindle the trouble of civill dissention, which our Kings employ to extinguish. Example: The 1620 ship brought a small company of brave men and women to plant here liberty of conscience denied them in their homeland.
Word: clarkias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clarkia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gambadas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gambada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + tau. 1. the antitauon. Labels: particle
Word: antitaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antitau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charmoniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charmonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gargarise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of gargarize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gargarises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gargarise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chargon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From charge + -on. 1. The holon, a quasiparticle produced as a result of electron spin-charge separation. Labels: particle
Word: chargons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chargon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surface plasmons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surface plasmon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supersolidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supersolidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: payos Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: gaufrette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gaufrette. 1. A kind of waffle. 2. A crispy fried slice of potato.
Word: roi fainéant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French roi fainéant (“lazy king”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹwɑː ˈfeɪnɪənt/, /ˌɹwɑː feɪneɪˈɒ̃/ 1. Any of the later French kings of the Merovingian dynasty, considered to have played a merely ceremonial role. Labels: historical Example: Whether it be some Visigothic chieftain raised on a shield above the shoulders of his shouting warriors, some Roi Fainéant of the Merovingian race, a listless, pallid, long-haired kingling, dragged languidly through the streets in a painted wagon by sleek oxen, […] it seems clear to me that we must have some sort of a show, and a pageant, and a ‘barbaric pomp’ of procession. 2. A leader with only nominal power. Example: He is a King Do-Nothing, a Roi Fainéant, who shirks and evades all the responsibilities of his position […] Example: Although Jacques Chirac more recently gave the role a distinctly sleepy, roi fainéant flavor, it remains a throne more than a mere office.
Word: Mongo Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Word: poncifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poncif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galopades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galopade. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galopins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galopin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaufrettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaufrette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rois fainéants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roi fainéant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: composite particles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of composite particle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bedeem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bidemen, equivalent to be- + deem. Cognate with Danish bedømme (“to judge, adjuducate, decide”), Swedish bedöma (“to judge”). 1. To condemn. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To determine or decide the fate of; doom (one) to; sentence; forebode; foretell. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: God grant this vision bedeem me any good.
Word: gégène Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gégène. Pronunciation: /ʒeɪˈʒɛn/ 1. A form of electroshock torture, especially as used by the French during the Algerian War of 1954-1962, whereby electrodes are run from a field generator to parts of a victim's body. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: It was a view that would not necessarily be shared by Algerians subjected to the gégène or having had their bellies pumped full of water during the Battle of Algiers. Example: The politicians were helpless. Paras used the gégène no matter how much politicians condemned it.
Word: bedeal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bedelen, bidelen, bidælen, from Old English bedǣlan, equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + deal. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian (“to deprive”), Old High German piteilan (“to deprive”). 1. To deprive (of). Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: gainand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gainand, present participle of Middle English gainen (“to gain, benefit”), equivalent to gain + -and. 1. Appropriate; becoming; fit; suitable; convenient.
Word: Martinos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Martino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dionysia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Διονῡ́σια n pl (Dionū́sia), from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos, “Dionysus”). Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsiə/ 1. Any of the ancient festivals held in honour of the Olympian god Dionysus, and corresponding to the Roman Bacchanalia. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only Example: The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.
Word: Dionysia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Dionȳsia, feminine of Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Δῐονῡ́σῐος (Dĭonū́sĭos), from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos, “Dionysus”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, “pertaining to”). Doublet of Denise. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsiə/ 1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], masculine equivalent Dionysius. Example: Mr. James Keene, one of the proprietors of the Bath Journal, to Miss Dionysia Barnes, daughter of the late Mr. Barnes, surgeon, of Heytesbury, Wilts. Example: The engagement of Miss Dionysia Vernice Moustakas to Robert Lewis Renner Jr. of Cocoa is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Moustakas of Fort Lauderdale.
Word: immiserizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immiserization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misinvestment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + investment. 1. An incorrect or unwise investment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: misinvestments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misinvestment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misinvest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + invest. 1. To invest incorrectly or unwisely
Word: misinvests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misinvest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misinvesting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misinvest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misinvested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misinvest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: legplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leg + plate. 1. Plate armour worn on one's legs.
Word: cuissard Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwisɑɹ(d)/ 1. An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard. Example: His looks anxiously followed the men as, upon given signals, they disappeared and returned with a fresh supply of cuissards, brassards, gorgets, knee and breast plates, groaning under the weight […]
Word: revêtement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of revetment. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microvacation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + vacation. 1. A very brief vacation; a momentary respite from the cares of everyday life. Example: With only a few tree silhouettes, and both the freeways and El Camino Real miraculously silent, for just these moments Ralph Sr., appreciative of peace as anybody, could take another of what he'd come to think of as microvacations on an island of time fragile and precious as any Tahiti or one of them.
Word: microvacations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microvacation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eargasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eargasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micro-vacation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of microvacation. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Many writers find that a diversionary activity such as doodling provides a good micro-vacation from writing.
Word: micro-vacations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micro-vacation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: win through Part of Speech: verb 1. to attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the way
Word: It⁺⁶ Part of Speech: symbol 1. Italian augmented sixth chord
Word: Fr⁺⁶ Part of Speech: symbol 1. French augmented sixth chord
Word: Ger⁺⁶ Part of Speech: symbol 1. German augmented sixth chord
Word: scima Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cyma. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, singular
Word: syma Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cyma. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, singular
Word: cymae inversae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma inversa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymæ inversæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma inversa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymae rectae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma recta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymæ rectæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma recta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymae reversae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma reversa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymæ reversæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyma reversa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spaulder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle English spaulde (“shoulder”), from Anglo-Norman espalde, Old French espaule (ultimately from Latin spatula), + English -er. However, compare spallière, ultimately from the same Latin source. Pronunciation: /ˈspɔl.dɚ/ 1. A piece of plate armour that protects one's shoulder, generally covering less than the pauldron which developed later.
Word: spaulders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spaulder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: middlescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of middle age + adolescence. 1. The period or condition of middle age, especially as a time of transition comparable to adolescence. Labels: uncountable Example: Or was I a broken-down college professor living out a spasm of middlescence on the golden coast of Califomia?
Word: gainsaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gainsawe, ȝeinsawe, equivalent to gain- + saw (“a saying”). Compare gainsay. 1. Gainsaying; contradiction. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: gainset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gaynsetten, yensetten (also aȝeynesetten (“to oppose”)), equivalent to gain- + set. Cognate with archaic German gegensetzen (“to oppose”) (whence entgegensetzen), German Gegensatz (“opposition”). 1. To set over against; oppose. Labels: archaic, dialectal, rare, transitive Example: This humour aideth the vnderstanding with two qualities, and gainsetteth it selfe only with one. Example: Sith I doe not take vpon mee but to write bare Annotations, I leaue it to the Readers conſideration, who may ſee, now more then euer, that the world continueth the building of Babel: that is, men madly gainſet their owne wiſedome and power againſt the wiſedome and power of God; […]
Word: gainspeaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + speaker. 1. A gainsayer; opponent. Labels: no-plural, obsolete Example: To this was appended "A Brief Rehearsal of the Belief of the Good-willing in England which are named the Family of Love, With the Confession of their upright Christian Religion against the false Accusation of their Gain-speakers."
Word: gainspeaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + speaking. 1. A speaking against; opposition. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: here be dragons Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Evidence of the use of this term as a notation on actual historical maps is lacking. The only known appearance of an equivalent phrase in any language on a historical map is of Latin HC SVNT DRACONES (“here are dragons”), placed on the east coast of Asia, on the Hunt-Lenox Globe, which dates from c. 1510. The phrase is simply a variation on HIC SVNT LEONES ("here are lions"), the classical phrase used by medieval cartographers to denote unknown territories on maps. 1. A fanciful notation, commonly attributed to historical maps, held to indicate either the belief that unknown dangers exist in a certain location on the map, or that actual dragons can be found there. Example: It's like in those old maps of the world, where the mapmakers wrote, "Here be dragons" on the unexplored parts of the globe. Example: The awakening world scrawled ‘Here Be Dragons’ across the unknown territory. 2. By extension, used to indicate that which is unknown or uncertain, particularly if it seems to carry some type of risk. Example: Here be dragons in the shape of London landladies, owners of small hotels ('B. & B.') in the streets off the lower end of Euston Road. . . Example: . . . let me go into what was the unknown, ‘Here-be-Dragons’, hinterland of science, to find out what made scientists tick. . .
Word: beframe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + frame. 1. To frame about; construct; perform. Labels: transitive Example: What bearing hath be shown of late toward thee By which thou might'st beframe some estimate Of his mind's placid flow or turbulent?
Word: milkaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milk + -aholic. Pronunciation: /mɪlkəˈhɑlɪk/, /mɪlkəˈhɔlɪk/ 1. One who likes to drink milk, particularly an excessive amount. Labels: informal Example: He's said to be a milkaholic, and to pack a hip-flask of Half & Half.
Word: milkaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milkaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millionerd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of millionaire + nerd. 1. A wealthy nerd, especially one whose fortune was made in technology. Labels: slang Example: With their entry into new high-tech industries, many nerds suddenly became millionerds.
Word: millionerds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millionerd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gainbirth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + birth. Compare againbirth. 1. Regeneration; rebirth. Labels: no-plural, nonstandard, rare Example: What schal we have ŷen? Jesus said vnto ŷem, Je ŷt hav folowed me in ŷe gain birth when ŷ sõn of man schal sit in ŷe throon of his glorí, [...] Example: One of these is Regeneration, or "the gainbirth" as the fathers were fond of calling it. A Christian is understood to be a new man in Christ Jesus; old things have passed away, all things are become new.
Word: gainrising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + rising. Compare againrising. 1. A rising again; resurrection. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: At that tijm cam the Saddoucais vnto him, who sai theer is no gainrising.
Word: momic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mom + comic. 1. A comedienne whose act focuses on her children and family life. Labels: US, informal Example: They should be called "momics," those housewives who climb comedy-club stages and tell jokes about their kids and dirty laundry.
Word: momics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of momic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: distomedial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English disto- 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-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial English distomedial From disto- + medial. 1. Pertaining to an inside aspect, but also farther away from the center of the body. Example: When held vertically close to your nose, the top left quadrant of the right thumb is the most distomedial quadrant. Example: ...fifth joint with about eight distomedial setae;
Word: distomedially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disto- 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-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial English distomedial 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 distomedially From distomedial + -ly. 1. In a distomedial direction.
Word: housey-housey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reduplicated diminutive house + -y. See house (“the game of bingo”) 1. Lotto or bingo, especially when played for money. Labels: uncountable Example: The rest of the day they passed lying on their beds yarning, or reading stories by Victoria Cross, or playing cards or housey-housey.
Word: momoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mom + memoir. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑmˌwɑː(r)/, /ˈmɒm-/ 1. A memoir written by or about a mother. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: So-called momoirs, first-person accounts exploding some of the sentimentality about motherhood, include Andrea J. Buchanan's "Mother Shock" and Muffy Mead-Ferro's "Confessions of a Slacker Mom."
Word: archrivalry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archrival + -ry. 1. The relationship between two or more archrivals. The term usually applies to two archrivals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The archrivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox is probably the most famous in baseball. Example: Although the Swedish track season is only a month old, the arch-rivalry has already produced three other world's records.
Word: archrivalries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archrivalry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: billyo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of billy-oh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: momoirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of momoir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arch-rivalry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of archrivalry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: arch rivalry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of archrivalry. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arch-rivalries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arch-rivalry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arch rivalries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arch rivalry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tommies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tommie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of Tommy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swinging the lead Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swing the lead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chimneysweep Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chimney sweep. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chimneysweeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimneysweep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: municide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: muni(cipality) + -cide 1. The demise of a city through economic collapse or disincorporation. Example: If he succeeds, it will be only because a lot of legislators want to see if Chicago really is foolish enough to commit municide, or whatever it's called when a city kills itself economically.
Word: municides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of municide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Indo-Portuguese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Indo- + Portuguese. 1. Pertaining to India and Portugal.
Word: Indo-Portuguese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indo- + Portuguese. 1. Any of various Portuguese-based creoles spoken in India and Sri Lanka.
Word: therewhilst Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From therewhile with genitive -s. 1. Therewhile. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: there is nothing may so justly distaste a subject from putting himselfe in paine and danger for the service of his Prince then therewhilst to see him given to lazinesse, to base and vaine occupations, and to have care of his conservation, seeing him so carelesse of ours.
Word: marlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girolle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French girolle. 1. chanterelle (mushroom) Example: The dominance of the squeaky-clean white button has given way to a far wider range: brown chestnuts and flat-capped portobellos, and pearly-white oysters, which really do look a bit like the oyster shells they’re named after, carotene-orange girolles, flavour-bomb dried shiitake and porcini, or delicate enoki, with their long, skinny legs and tiny caps, which are often sold in packages with buna and shiro shimejis and labelled “exotic”.
Word: cuissards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuissard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revêtements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revêtement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingivites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gingivitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girolles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of girolle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mansionization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mansion + -ization. 1. The practice of demolishing smaller, older houses in a neighbourhood and replacing them with new ones that occupy the maximum amount of lot space possible and dwarf surrounding dwellings. Labels: uncountable Example: "Mansionization," Faith said. "It's happening all over the country. Even in Aleford. Remember that sweet little Cape on River Street? Now it's a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath Colonial on steroids, with great room, gym, home theater, and wine cellar."
Word: cour d'honneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cour d'honneur. 1. A three-sided ceremonial courtyard, created by flanking the main central block, or corps de logis, with symmetrical advancing secondary wings containing minor rooms.
Word: grand prior Part of Speech: noun 1. The chief of a group of priors, at a large religious house with more than one; also specifically, the commander of a priory of the Knights of St John.
Word: MSTing Part of Speech: noun 1. A parody fanfic created by inserting satirical commentary into an existing work. Labels: slang Example: The intent may not have been deliberately malicious; but it was negligent and in bad taste not to ask the author's permission first, which in no way precludes the MSTing from being hurtful. Example: I love all the discussions and especially enjoy reading MSTings of fan fiction.
Word: MSTing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of MST Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: MSTed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of MST Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: light on the hill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Used by Ben Chifley and since adopted as a catchphrase by members of the ALP. 1. Used to evoke the values of the Australian Labor Party. Labels: Australia, figuratively Example: 1949 June 12, Ben Chifley, speech, 2009, Pamela Robson (editor), The Light on the Hill, Great Australian Speeches, unnumbered page, We have a great objective—the light on the hill—which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand. Example: The traditional ethic of the fair go was resurrected, the light on the hill reignited, and the government promised that those currently unemployed would not be left to stagnate.
Word: Neutral Zone Part of Speech: name 1. A former area between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, abolished 1991. Labels: historical
Word: cours d'honneur Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cour d'honneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: douit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Guernsey Norman douit, from Anglo-Norman duit, from Old French duit, from Latin ductum. Doublet of duct. 1. A stream or brook. Labels: Guernsey Example: He crossed the douit and forced his way into the thicket. Example: He said, ‘Didn't you know that every douit and every hedge and every inch and square inch of land on Guernsey is weighed and measured, and has been for centuries?’
Word: douits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of douit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water spaniel Part of Speech: noun 1. A large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl. Example: Shee hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, […] Shee can fetch and carry: why a horſe can doe no more; nay, a horſe cannot fetch, but onely carry, therefore is ſhee better then a Iade.
Word: Lutetia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lutetia. Pronunciation: /luːˈtiːʃə/, /luːˈtiːʃi.ə/ 1. An ancient Roman city and island in what is now modern France, on the site of what is now Paris. 2. Paris. Labels: poetic 3. 21 Lutetia, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Massilia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía). 1. Alternative form of Massalia Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gaintaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + taking. 1. A taking back again; recovery. Labels: Scotland, uncountable Example: Deforcing of the officiare in execution of his office in the gane taking of ane caldrown poundit be the said officiare; [...]
Word: gainstriving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gainstrive + -ing. 1. A striving against; contention. Labels: uncountable Example: […] if in peace and quietness we are so fainthearted, that with every small breath or wind of temptation we are blown away from God, and without any gainstriving are carried headlong into all kind of wickedness and mischief?
Word: gainstriving Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gainstrive + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of gainstrive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gainstrife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gain- + strife. Compare gainstrive. 1. Contention; striving against. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: He had come to see Ralph, but my lady took him off to one of the solars, and said briskly: 'Now, I charge you, John, no prating to my lord about all this gainstrife that is sprung up over my brother Somerset's ending, for he is nigh diswitted already by the debate, and he will not for his life mell himself in it!
Word: shipling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ship + -ling. 1. A small or miniature ship; a boat. Labels: diminutive
Word: shipfyrd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of Old English sċipfyrd, sċipfierd (“naval expedition, naval force, fleet, navy”), equivalent to ship + fyrd. Compare landfyrd. 1. An Anglo-Saxon naval force or militia; naval fleet; navy. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: This national army or militia was called the fyrd; the shipfyrd manned the navy.
Word: landfyrd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English landfyrd (“army”); equivalent to land + fyrd. 1. A ground force; ground expedition; militia; army. Labels: historical Example: For that purpose Harold had of course to trust to the landfyrd, the militia of the shires.
Word: outframe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + frame. 1. To frame better than another; exceed or surpass in framing. Labels: transitive Example: The framers of the Constitution were being outframed by the president, and the Democrats in Congress felt helpless to stop it. Example: For example, George Lakoff, a left-wing linguist at the University of California at Berkeley, thinks Democrats have lost many of the modern political battles because they are “outframed” by Republicans, who get their preferred [...]
Word: semirant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + rant. 1. A mild or brief rant. Labels: Internet, informal Example: anyhoo, just my little semirant..
Word: semirants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semirant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beef injection Part of Speech: noun 1. penetrative sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: "DeSantis told me that I just needed an Italian beef injection to clear out my system. I told him I didn't listen to language like that. To please get out of my office. […]
Word: beef injections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beef injection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unwid, from Old English unwīd (“not wide”), equivalent to un- + wide. Cognate with Dutch onwijd (“unwide”), German unweit (“not far from”). 1. Not wide. Example: But how, you ask, do you display a wide-screen movie on a decidedly unwide television screen?
Word: worthly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English worthely, wurthlich, from Old English weorþlīċ (“important, valuable, splendid, worthy, estimable, honorable, distinguished, exalted, fit, becoming”), from Proto-Germanic *werþalīkaz (“worthy”), equivalent to worth + -ly. Cognate with Old Frisian werdelik, Old Saxon werthlīk, Old High German werdlīh. 1. Having great worth or value; valuable; important; dignified; stately; excellent; worthy; deserving (of). Example: It is not good to be alone, / to walk here in this worthely wone Example: I hope that the few details set down here will induce more worthly contributions along the same line.
Word: worthliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From worthly + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being worthly; valuableness; importance; stateliness; dignity; worthiness; excellence. Labels: uncountable Example: We confess it appears to us that knowledge of character, quick perception into the worth or worthliness of those about us, in no degree depends on, or can be governed by, any system or theory whatever. Example: Some undergraduates will advance while some graduates will retreat, so that in the end their worthliness may be cancelled in parallel lines.
Word: N-bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of neutron bomb Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of nuclear bomb Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Alternative letter-case form of n-bomb (“the word nigger”). Labels: alt-of, slang 4. The synthetic hallucinogen 25I-NBOMe, used as a recreational drug.
Word: hot beef injection Part of Speech: noun 1. Penetrative sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Maybe her new boyfriend had just been over and given her a hot beef injection.
Word: hot beef injections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot beef injection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Isan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). 1. A large region in northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau. 2. The language of the Isan people (between Lao and Thai, and sometimes considered a dialect of Lao, although it is written in Thai script).
Word: Isan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). 1. The ethnic Lao people who have traditionally lived in Isan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Isan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thai อีสาน (ii-sǎan) (same in Isan), claimed to be from Sanskrit ईशान (īśāna, “Shiva of the northeast”). 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Isan, the Isan people or the Isan language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: let slide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English leten sliden (“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”), equivalent to let + slide. 1. To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: let ride Example: The police officer let the ticket slide when she found her brother-in-law's car illegally parked. 2. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence. 3. To tolerate a violation of a norm from. Labels: transitive Example: The judge let me slide on the speeding, but not on a $200 seat-belt violation. Example: I take it all, I let it slide But hey, you went too far this time 4. To allow the condition of something to deteriorate due to negligence or apathy. Labels: idiomatic Example: He let the farm slide after inheriting it from his father. 5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, slide.
Word: hot-beef injection Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hot beef injection. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, vulgar Example: The woman licked her lipstick-smeared teeth at him and spoke, her voice full of hunger and venom: "Hey, Rev! You gonna be my sugar daddy? Wanna give me the hot-beef injection?"
Word: hot-beef injections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot-beef injection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jewelsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jewel + smith. 1. A person whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones. 2. The place where such a person carries out their trade.
Word: NUWC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cartridge box Part of Speech: noun 1. The case in which a soldier carries cartridges.
Word: horizontal hula Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual intercourse. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: […] But when you're in love, you want to be with that person and talk to her, not just do the horizontal hula with her."
Word: cartridge boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartridge box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diapre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of diaper Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: strings together Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of string together Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: strung together Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of string together Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stringing together Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of string together Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: begowk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + gowk. 1. To play a trick on, make a fool of. Labels: Scotland, archaic Example: But I'll begowk them there, Mr. David. Example: Is she trying to begowk a donnert old man next?
Word: begowking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of begowk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: begowked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of begowk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: begowks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of begowk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Sam Browne belt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British general Sam Browne, who wore such a belt after losing an arm in battle. 1. A wide military belt, usually leather, supported by a strap going diagonally over the right shoulder. Example: You see that? The moths haven't got this, then. - You kept the old Sam Browne all these years? - Certainly. - And kept it polished. Might come in useful.
Word: voice-overs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voice-over Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voice-overs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of voice-over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Sam Brown belt Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Sam Browne belt. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: SQDG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: mulay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mulai. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MPO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mercury Planetary Orbiter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of myeloperoxidase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Ust-Luga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Усть-Луга (Ustʹ-Luga). 1. One of Russia's major ports, near Saint Petersburg.
Word: baloney pony Part of Speech: noun 1. The penis. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: We read the first scene — Bernadette telling Paul that she's taken a vow of chastity before he rakishly persuades her to ride the baloney pony in the attic. Example: There was no way I was going to sit idly by and let her spend all the money I'd made while she rode David's baloney pony.
Word: baloney ponies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baloney pony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sec'y Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of secretary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: antitilt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + tilt. 1. Preventing tilting. Labels: not-comparable Example: an antitilt device in a pinball machine
Word: antidisturbance Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + disturbance. 1. Causing an explosive device to detonate if disturbed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: slap bellies Part of Speech: verb 1. To have sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Just two months earlier Hattie had caught her and Mr. Jacobson slapping bellies up against a west-wing wall […]
Word: long faces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of long face Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lock outs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lock out Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chartulary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cartulary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chartularies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chartulary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chartula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin chartula (“little paper”). Doublet of charter. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːrtʃələ/ 1. A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder. Labels: obsolete
Word: eyegasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + -gasm. 1. A feeling of pleasure derived from a sight. Labels: informal Example: You have been near the Grand Canyon. You did not have time during your last visit to Arizona to have the eyegasm of viewing this natural wonder. 2. A sight that is a pleasure to behold. Labels: informal Example: "All I remember is those cars and the candy-red and pearl-white paint jobs. What an eyegasm."
Word: eyegasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eyegasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From crying + -ly. 1. While crying; with tears. 2. In a way that desperately demands attention. Labels: figuratively Example: […] a state of things cryingly calling for immediate and sweeping reforms […]
Word: soccerplex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soccer + -plex, perhaps originally in the name of Maryland SoccerPlex. 1. A sports complex that includes soccer facilities. Labels: US Example: Incidentally, that soccerplex is something the Nation could well look at. Example: Here there are split-level communities, cul-de-sacs, soccerplexes, regional shopping malls with ever more grand titles (plaza, galleria, court),
Word: pharmacoeconomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharmaco- + economist. 1. One who studies pharmacoeconomics.
Word: pharmacoeconomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pharmacoeconomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multitailed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + tailed. 1. Having more than one tail. Example: Figure 9-6 also makes use of multitailed arrows when the same event in different states leads to the same final state.
Word: puff pieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puff piece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necessariest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of necessary: most necessary Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sodiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sodium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenysalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + sal(icyl)ate. 1. A particular antiseborrheic compound. Labels: uncountable
Word: superior letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A letter written in superscript, usually when it indicates an abbreviation.
Word: tazomeline Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug that acts as a non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. Labels: uncountable
Word: milameline Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug that acts as a non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist. Labels: uncountable
Word: sabcomeline Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug that acts as a selective M₁ receptor partial agonist. Labels: uncountable
Word: psychotherapeutically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From psychotherapeutic + -ally. 1. By means of, or with regard to psychotherapy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Prigatano (1999) highlights the importance of these issues for clinicians working psychotherapeutically with brain-injured persons.
Word: alvameline Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug designed to treat Alzheimer's disease. Labels: uncountable
Word: orthotopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthotope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthotope Part of Speech: noun 1. The generalization of a rectangle for higher dimensions, formally defined as the Cartesian product of intervals.
Word: hyperrectangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + rectangle. 1. An orthotope.
Word: hyperrectangles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperrectangle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperrectangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + rectangular. 1. Having the form of a hyperrectangle.
Word: Chinese eight-ball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The game is of American origin, and probably takes its name from the fanciful notion that things might be done backwards on the other side of the world (compare Chinese fire drill). 1. A pocket billiards game for two players, combining the play of eight-ball (except by shooting object balls into the cue ball instead of the other way round) with the shooting style of carom billiards games. Labels: uncountable