nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: grecicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grecicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: graecicizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of graecicize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: graecicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of graecicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: graecicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of graecicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pick away at Part of Speech: verb 1. To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.
Word: cart away Part of Speech: verb 1. To take something away in order to dispose of it; to remove a large volume of materials. 2. To remove someone difficult or troublesome. Example: One of Otto’s first moves after Viserys’ death is to make the lords and ladies of the Red Keep bend the knee to Aegon. The two holdouts are swiftly carted away by the guards, while the third, Rhaenyra’s faithful Lord Caswell (Paul Hickey), reluctantly kneels.
Word: drain away Part of Speech: verb 1. To diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.
Word: plump for Part of Speech: verb 1. To choose; to select. Labels: UK, informal Example: The entire dessert menu was tempting, but I plumped for the cheesecake.
Word: queen up Part of Speech: verb 1. To get in drag; to get ready to perform as a drag queen. 2. To dress like, or become appropriate for, a queen.
Word: speak of Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”). 1. To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to. Labels: phrasal, transitive, verb Example: This act speaks of his kindness.
Word: talking to Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of talking-to. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: talking to Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of talk to Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strike a blow Part of Speech: verb 1. To hit; to successfully land a hit. Labels: idiomatic Example: His opponent danced and dodged so nimbly that he couldn’t strike a blow. 2. To do something to support or defend (for) or to hinder or harm (at / against) something. Labels: figuratively Example: The Supreme Court ruling struck a blow for gender equality. Example: It is hoped that the new vaccine will strike a blow against the spread of tuberculosis.
Word: hoatching Part of Speech: adj 1. Infested; swarming; teeming. Labels: Scotland, usually Example: "Isn't the haill country hoatching with disbanded sojers, men with guns and swords that haven't been paid for months, that'll cut a throat for a couple of maiks?" Example: So in 1651, at the age of 16, his adventure began when he took ship from Aberdeen to Danzig, and even on the first leg of his journey to Königsberg, he quickly realised that the country was hoatching with his fellow countrymen.
Word: settle into Part of Speech: verb 1. To become comfortable with a place or routine. Labels: idiomatic Example: Will this decision-making paralysis continue until Great British Railways has been established and settled into a new rhythm? If so, passengers on the West of England line are in for a rough ride, as the reliability of these tired old British Rail trains inevitably declines, and maintenance costs rise.
Word: slipped into Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slip into Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slips into Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slip into Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slipping into Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slip into Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rips into Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rip into Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ripping into Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rip into Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ripped into Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rip into Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grab off Part of Speech: verb 1. To hurriedly and forcibly take, appropriate or seize control of; to arrest (someone).
Word: grab at Part of Speech: verb 1. To grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner.
Word: mark as Part of Speech: verb 1. To provide sufficient reason to come to a conclusion about something. Example: His loudly verbalized beliefs marked him as an ignorant bore.
Word: mark down as Part of Speech: verb 1. To come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.
Word: polymyxin E Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polymyxin + E. 1. Synonym of colistin. Labels: uncountable
Word: pass as Part of Speech: verb 1. To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
Word: hold up as Part of Speech: verb 1. To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive). Example: Judge Gilligan has been held up as a shining example of judicial restraint.
Word: NDM-1 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (“an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. A bacterial gene that produces the enzyme. Labels: uncountable
Word: pawn off as Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else. Example: We'll pawn this necklace off as real gold, and make a fortune.
Word: New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first. 1. An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Labels: uncountable 2. A gene that codes for the enzyme. Labels: uncountable
Word: look on as Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way. Example: I've always looked on him as the ideal candidate for the job. 2. To witness (something) without participating in it.
Word: draghound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drag + hound. 1. A hunting dog especially trained to be effective in drag hunts, having the highly developed sense of smell and the stamina to follow an artificially scented trail at high speed over considerable distance. Example: "Pompey is the pride of the local draghounds—no very great flier, as his build will show, but a staunch hound on a scent." Example: "I've told them, I'm ready to be the first chairman of the Badsworth draghounds," Mr Beechey said. "I'm all for riding round the countryside, and it's just as enjoyable if you're chasing artificial scent."
Word: bring up against Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue. Labels: transitive
Word: drag-hound Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of draghound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: drag hound Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of draghound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bring together Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, together. Example: Although third-rail operation in the region dates back more than a century, it was in the 1970s that tunnels under Liverpool's city centre opened to bring together previously disparate routes. 2. To cause people to do something together; to bring about togetherness. Labels: idiomatic
Word: lean in Part of Speech: verb 1. To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something. 2. To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation. Labels: figuratively Example: 2011, Sheryl Sandberg, Forrestal Lecture at the United States Naval Academy. We need to find a way for women to not drop out, but to lean in to their careers and give them the flexibility they need to stay in the workforce. 3. To continue or strengthen a reaction in the face of criticism or disappointment; to redouble efforts despite setbacks and uncertainty from others. Labels: figuratively
Word: carbonless copy paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of paper that is coated with a substance on the reverse and so does not need a separate sheet of carbon paper in order to produce copies Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: programming interface Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of application programming interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: programming interfaces Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹamɪŋ ɪntəfeɪs/ 1. plural of programming interface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hunger Games Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the titular fictional gladiatorial contests in The Hunger Games, first published in 2008. 1. A vicious contest, especially one that is winner-take-all. Labels: neologism Example: If the term “daytime TV” used to be synonymous with slightly ramshackle, undemanding programming attuned to the languid circadian rhythms of hungover students and the retired, it’s now a hyper-competitive arena of mechanical oneupmanship, a Hunger Games for image and sound editors.
Word: Hunger Games Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the titular fictional gladiatorial contests in The Hunger Games, first published in 2008. 1. plural of Hunger Game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: havta Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of have + to. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: birch brackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birch bracket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudocompliment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pseudo-compliment. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This time, however, the true valuation of the two poets — disguised in the former poem by a pseudocompliment to Ponticus and ironic self-effacement on Propertius' part — is out in the open from the beginning […]
Word: pseudocompliments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudocompliment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for all one knows Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Possibly or conceivably, given one's limited knowledge. Example: I haven't seen her for weeks. For all I know, she's moved to another country. Example: Turn out the light Don't try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right
Word: tenkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ten + key; the numeric keypad includes keys for the ten digits. 1. The numeric keypad portion of a computer keyboard.
Word: bubble tap Part of Speech: noun 1. drinking fountain Labels: Australia Example: Through the open door Clement sees the girls in the shady shelter shed drinking daintily from the bubble taps and dabbing at their mouths with their crumpled white hankies.
Word: bubble taps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bubble tap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailormades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailormade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veldfire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From veld + fire. 1. A wildfire on the veld.
Word: megafire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + fire. 1. A very large wildfire, typically one covering more than 100,000 acres. Example: This increase means that almost every aspect of the Earth’s climate system is now influenced by humanity, and the consequences – droughts, heatwaves, megafires, melting glaciers and rising oceans – are now well understood. Example: There remains much that can be done to limit the damage to come, to brace against the coming megafires and superstorms and save lives and hold onto a thriving civilization.
Word: veldfires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veldfire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megafires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megafire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hall-of-famer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hall of fame + -er. 1. One who has achieved a spot in a hall of fame.
Word: sitcomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sitcom + -ic, perhaps influenced by comic. 1. Of or relating to sitcom. Example: Kettle films deal with sitcomic themes, their feature length, lack of audience response tracks, and relatively panoramic settings make them very different viewing experiences. Example: In The Simpsons, the sitcomic plot drives the camera over the harsh, black, thin lines making up the flat setting in an often hasty and inconsistent tempo.
Word: testosteronal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From testosterone + -al. 1. Full of testosterone; characterised by masculine sexual drive. Labels: informal Example: (Mad Pierre had showered her with his customary praise as well, exclaiming on IRC that she made him behave “like a testosteronal teenager in an AOL chat room”—a line that Shiksaa was quick to appropriate for use in her Usenet signature.) Example: Given the testosteronal fug surrounding these two, it can be hard to sort out who gets the gold medal for compassion and commitment.
Word: chickenboners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chickenboner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chickenboner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chicken + bone + -er, from their supposed diet of fast food. 1. A small-time spammer. Labels: Internet, derogatory Example: While leaders of notorious spam gangs tend to be more upscale in their lifestyles, it is believed that many of them rely on numerous "chickenboners" to perform affiliate mailings on behalf of the gangs. Example: With Wallace vanquished, antispammers turned their attention to smaller foes, whom they jokingly referred to as chickenboners. Unlike big operators such as Wallace who incorporated their businesses and maintained office space with hired employees and other trappings of legitimacy, chickenboners were imagined by spam fighters as living in mobile homes with a personal computer on the kitchen table, surrounded by beer cans and buckets of take-out fried chicken.
Word: cocommutativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + commutativity. 1. The quality of being cocommutative. Labels: uncountable Example: Using cocommutativity of the Hopf algebra of symmetric functions, certain skew Schur functions are proved to be equal.
Word: Schur function Part of Speech: noun 1. A Schur polynomial. 2. A holomorphic function in the Schur class.
Word: Schur functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Schur function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bidispersity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + dispersity. 1. The condition of being bidisperse. Labels: uncountable Example: A two-dimensional system of photoelastic disks subject to vertical tapping against gravity was experimentally monitored from ordered to disordered configurations by varying bidispersity.
Word: coreset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From core + set. 1. A small set of points that approximates the shape of a larger point set, in the sense that applying some geometric measure to the two sets (such as their minimum bounding box volume) results in approximately equal numbers. Example: This coreset based learning approach can be applied for both real-time learning of small, varied data and fast learning of big data..
Word: coresets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coreset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lithiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lithiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delithiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delithiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dreibeins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dreibein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypercyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + cyclic. 1. Of or relating to hypercycles. Labels: not-comparable Example: Hence the regular polygon ABCD ... can either be a convex n-gon, a star n-gon, a horocylic apeirogon or a hypercyclic apeirogon.
Word: silicane Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of silane.
Word: silicanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silicane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbarotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + barotropic. 1. Not barotropic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ptychographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to ptychography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ptychography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ptycho- (compare ptychonome) + -graphy, from Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “write”). 1. A technique that aims to solve the diffraction-pattern phase problem by interfering adjacent Bragg reflections coherently and thereby determining their relative phase. Labels: uncountable Example: It was recently suggested that the transmitted phase can be directly measured in ptychography experiments performed on nanocrystal samples.
Word: similaritons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of similariton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiwormhole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + wormhole. 1. Involving more than one wormhole. Labels: not-comparable Example: The construction of stationary axisymmetric multiwormhole solutions to gravitating field theories admitting toroidal reductions to three-dimensional gravitating sigma models is reviewed.
Word: slip through Part of Speech: verb 1. To get past an inspection or procedure without any issue. Example: Criticisms of poor accuracy can usually be justified, but the occasional error (as in many a published work) can still slip through. 2. To barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.
Word: get past Part of Speech: verb 1. To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way. 2. To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way. 3. To pass by unnoticed by someone who would have the power to halt or correct it. Labels: figuratively Example: He was an intelligent mathematician, and very few mistakes got past him in his works. 4. To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief. Labels: broadly, figuratively 5. To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: be with Part of Speech: verb 1. To have sex with. Labels: euphemistic, transitive Example: We dated for almost a year, but I've never been with him. 2. To date or be boyfriend/girlfriend with. Labels: transitive Example: I've been with her for almost a year now. 3. To agree with someone. Labels: transitive Example: I came in here disagreeing, but I've changed my mind, and now I'm with you on this. 4. To understand someone's point or intention. Labels: transitive Example: I'm sorry; I'm not with you on this point. 5. To be down with (something); believe in, like, or espouse. Example: You know I ain't with using drugs. Example: You like robbing banks? Nah, I ain't with that.
Word: bob up Part of Speech: verb 1. To rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there. Labels: intransitive Example: He bobbed up and flailed toward the near bank. The weight of his boots and soaked uniform kept pulling him under. 2. To appear or arrive unexpectedly. Labels: broadly, figuratively, intransitive Example: That's when he bobbed up again and ruined everything.
Word: push up Part of Speech: verb 1. To make (something) higher; to increase. Labels: transitive Example: In a unanimous decision, the Fed's open market committee pushed up its federal funds rate by a quarter point to 1.25% and hinted that it would adopt a measured approach to any future increases. 2. To arise or jut out from; to thrust from. Example: The slab and piles will work together to resist 'ground heave' (the upward movement of the ground as it tries to push up into the box).
Word: jut out Part of Speech: verb 1. To protrude; to extend outwards into space; to stick out. Labels: intransitive
Word: rub oneself off Part of Speech: verb 1. To masturbate. Labels: colloquial, intransitive, reflexive
Word: closes in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of close in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: closing in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of close in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lean into Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, into. Example: When we work a line with our thumbs we lean into it with our bodyweight. Example: I tried to imagine how it would feel to lean into his embrace, feel his arms around me . . 2. To make an effort with; to work hard at; to show determination and perseverance. Example: Hartman leaned into his work like he would lean into a winter blizzard, Grandma's tearful conniptions merely the whining of the wind. Example: Just as a fiddler can “lean into” the bow, you can “lean into” the breath. 3. To embrace; to experience fully or respond to wholeheartedly. Example: But we also threw in the third question to help people lean into their own feelings and experiences. Example: Oftentimes, success happens when you just lean into it—when you make yourself open to opportunities and are willing to do what it takes to pursue it further—without a contract, without a promise of success, without any expectation whatsoever. 4. To take on or embrace something difficult or unpleasant, usually through determination or perseverance; to find a way to benefit from, or alleviate the harm of, risk, uncertainty and difficult situations. Example: In other words, you will pay not just later, but more. Lean into your discomfort. Example: There's nothing to do but mourn, and the pain will disappear a lot faster if you lean into it.
Word: Taylour Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Taylor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: laced up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lace up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: laces up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lace up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lacing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lace up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crumple up Part of Speech: verb 1. To become crumpled or messily folded up. Labels: intransitive 2. To crumple or messily fold (something). Labels: transitive 3. To collapse; to give up and fold in a stressful situation. Labels: broadly, figuratively, intransitive
Word: folds up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fold up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: folding up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fold up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: folded up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fold up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: folded up Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been folded; having many folds.
Word: folded-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of folded up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sink one's teeth in Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sink one's teeth into. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nip at Part of Speech: verb 1. To bite or pinch with small actions. 2. To be cold; to be bitingly cold. 3. To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts. Labels: idiomatic
Word: suck down Part of Speech: verb 1. To drink (or, more rarely, eat) all of something quickly. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, transitive 2. To consume greedily, especially when undeservedly. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, transitive Example: sucking down resources 3. To give fellatio to. Labels: slang, transitive, vulgar
Word: redneckification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redneck + -ification. 1. The process of becoming a redneck; the changing of something to be suitable for, or characteristic of, rednecks. Labels: colloquial, rare, uncountable
Word: paiche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish paiche 1. An arapaima, also called the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas).
Word: run low Part of Speech: verb 1. To near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out. Example: Our supplies are running very low. Example: We're running low on meat.
Word: bring low Part of Speech: verb 1. To embarrass or humiliate. 2. To kill. Example: Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle. Thus did Beowulf bring him low!
Word: bring to Part of Speech: verb 1. To restore consciousness. Example: The smelling salts will bring him to. 2. To make something equal to a different amount. Example: This brings your total to twenty dollars. 3. To turn into the wind; to check the course of (a ship) by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other. Labels: transitive
Word: entelechial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From entelechy + -ial. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈtɛləˌki.əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to entelechy. Example: And this process “would be ‘entelechial’ or ‘perfectionist’ in the ironic sense of the term, insofar as the sufferer was in effect striving to impose a ‘perfect’ form by using the key terms of his formative wound as a paradigm.” Example: I am assuming that an entelechial "tendency" […] does exist for human beings – that human beings "tend" to act in accordance with a purpose (or telos) which exists within the mind of the specific human taking the action. […] What would be more entelechial in the Burkean sense than a "single word" which reveals "an underlying pattern of experience"?
Word: paiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paiche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bring up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement. Labels: transitive 2. To raise (a person) to enter the specified career. Labels: transitive Example: Vernon, you see, was never brought up to the business—to any business, in fact—and when an uncle left it entirely to him on condition that he carried it on, it was like beginning life over again.
Word: shine through Part of Speech: verb 1. To be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced. Labels: figuratively, intransitive, usually Example: Though she makes lots of spelling and grammar mistakes in her article, her passion for the subject shines through. Example: He went on to say that the society was also too loose and that WOMEN were too loose! Aha! Their true anti-woman and homophobic selves were shining through! 2. To be visible across a barrier. Labels: intransitive Example: The clouds are heavy, but the sunlight is still managing to shine through.
Word: attend to Part of Speech: verb 1. To serve; to satisfy someone's needs as a servant would; to wait on. 2. To diligently work on; to pay attention to. Example: You should attend to your studies if you plan to succeed in the exams. Example: Some ten years ago, an evening excursion train from the Walsall area to Manchester, when travelling well over the heavily-graded Walsall-Rugeley line, was brought to a stand at a level crossing at Hednesford by the tardiness of a gatekeeper, who was pottering about in his garden instead of attending to his duties.
Word: wichu Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From with/wi' + -chu. 1. Contraction of with + you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: bitten off Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of bite off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bites off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bite off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: biting off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bite off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bit off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of bite off Labels: form-of, past
Word: blinged-out Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of blinged out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dak bungalows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dak bungalow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make-shift Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of makeshift. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: An interesting problem is the consideration of partial failure and make-shift repair.
Word: make-shift Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of makeshift. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In making this report, it may be proper to state, that the weight of the established bower anchor of the Hind exceeds that of the make-shift by about five cwt...
Word: make-shifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of make-shift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make shifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of make shift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheat out of Part of Speech: verb 1. To trick (someone) into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of (something). Example: Terence introduces a flatterer talking to a coxcomb, whom he cheats out of a livelihood, and a third person on the stage makes on him this pleasant remark, 'This fellow has an art of making fools madmen.' Example: My dear Sir William, my Marmion has won the cup at Ilsley and been cheated out of it.
Word: cling to Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cling, to. 2. To have an intense emotional dependency on (someone). Labels: broadly 3. To remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: half-backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half-back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fly-halves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fly-half Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrum halves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrum half Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stand-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stand-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first receivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first receiver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stitch aloft Part of Speech: verb 1. To sew (something, usually a shoe) such that the stitches are visible instead of covered. Labels: transitive Example: To "stitch aloft" is the best way on welts, too, for the same reasons stated above. Example: Shoes that are stitched aloft go through the same operations as the channel-stitched shoes, with the exception that the rounding machine contrivance of cutting is eliminated.
Word: pay towards Part of Speech: verb 1. To subsidize; to contribute to paying part of the cost of (something); to contribute to (something).
Word: gear towards Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of gear to. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gear to Part of Speech: verb 1. To design or adapt so as to suit (someone).
Word: go towards Part of Speech: verb 1. To be a contribution to. Labels: idiomatic Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, towards. Example: Your mission is to go towards that canyon.
Word: cop off with Part of Speech: verb 1. To successfully engage the company of someone for a period of time. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang, transitive Example: Who was that bird you copped off with at the pub last night?
Word: cosy up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To come physically close to, using body language in an attempt to persuade another (often hesitant) party to snuggle or embrace. Labels: transitive Example: He forgot the whole argument when she cosied up to him on the couch. Example: The kitten cosied up to the gruff old hound, and all resistance disappeared. 2. To form a relationship with some one or some thing for the purpose of obtaining some benefit. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: It is often suggested that politicians are too inclined to cosy up to big business in order to receive funds for election expenses. Example: The sales guys might be able to cosy up to the customers, but they are inexperienced in technical support.
Word: cozy up to Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of cosy up to. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The company’s expansion in China required cozying up to its repressive autocrats.
Word: cotton on to Part of Speech: verb 1. To come to know or understand (something). Labels: slang Example: Buuut the Kamchatka eventually showed up, with news: whilst the main fleet had almost triggered a war with the British Empire, she'd managed to outdo them all, by reporting that, not only had she fired three hundred shells in an engagement with three Japanese ships, but, in fact, had shot at a Swedish merchantman, a German trawler, and a French schooner, putting the Russians at odds with almost every other major European fleet in existence. Fortunately, everyone else seemed to cotton on to the truly-appalling level of captaincy on the Kamchatka, and those incidents were quietly dropped. This was coupled with the fact that Kamchatka's truly-appalling levels of gunnery prevented it from having started several new wars, by not actually hitting anything. 2. Synonym of cotton to (“like, tolerate”). Labels: archaic, slang
Word: ball out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from ball (“to play basketball”) + out. 1. To play or perform extremely well. Labels: slang Example: The Lakers were behind the whole game until they started balling out in the last quarter. Example: The defensive tackle is an intriguing pick because you know he will ball out this season.
Word: ball out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from balls-out (“with great abandon; at the fastest possible speed”). 1. To spend extravagant amounts of money (especially at a casino or nightclub); to act as a baller. Labels: slang Example: I'm not going to tell you how much I lost last night—let's just say I balled out. Example: If you've ever been to Las Vegas, you know it's damn near impossible to ball out on a budget.
Word: ball out Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of bawl out. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: There's I guess, a pretty notable hearing that Austin had back when John McCain was alive, where he shied away from talking about regime change in Syria, and McCain just sort of balled him out and said that this is outrageous that you wouldn't be on my side on this.
Word: ball out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rootball. 1. To move a plant with its rootball attached. Labels: transitive
Word: ball out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ball sealer. 1. To plug a hole using a ball sealer. Labels: transitive
Word: plugs up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plug up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plugging up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plug up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plugged up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plug up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plugged up Part of Speech: adj 1. Clogged or otherwise blocked from flowing.
Word: cacks up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cack up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cacking up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cack up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cacked up Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a pipe, plug or filter, clogged or plugged up.
Word: cacked up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cack up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: creeps out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creep out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: creeping out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of creep out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: creeped out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of creep out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: creeped out Part of Speech: adj 1. Experiencing a creepy sensation; having been weirded out. Labels: informal Example: “I don’t want to get myself into trouble,” he added, “but she’s very, she’s a great woman.” Victoria [Starmer] looked a little creeped out. Her husband might be a master Trump-wrangler, an expert at sycophancy and genuflection, but she wasn’t.
Word: Castellón Part of Speech: name 1. A province in Valencian Community, Spain.
Word: thumbnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thumb + nut. 1. A nut with a knurled rim which can be turned with thumb and forefinger. 2. Synonym of wingnut.
Word: thumbnuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thumbnut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: go to town on Part of Speech: verb 1. To devour or consume (something); to enthusiastically or assiduously work on (something); to tear into (something). Labels: idiomatic Example: Is this coming from my role model mother? The shoplifter, the drug addict, the porn star, the whore who let Gene Simmons and Bill Clinton go to town on her?
Word: goes to town Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go to town Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: three-dimensionality Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or characteristic of occupying, or of appearing to occupy, three dimensions of space. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [T]here are several fascinating mixed-media pieces that give subtle three-dimensionality to predominately flat surfaces. 2. Complexity and depth of character. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Example: Gleeson, a brilliant performer, shows us the face of evil but with the mitigating circumstances of humanity. But his three-dimensionality is jarring; at odds with the wooden movie around him. Example: Dr. Williams . . . commended his "search for some way of talking about human value, human depth and three-dimensionality, that doesn't depend on God."
Word: toss out Part of Speech: verb 1. To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad). Labels: informal, transitive Example: My grandmother said being organized led to success, so I set out to turn our fridge into a liquid dieter's paradise. First was detoxing the kitchen. I tossed out everything that would lead to temptation, like the leftover candy from Halloween, as well as everything that was expired and rotten. 2. To remove or eject from a group; to kick out. Labels: informal, transitive 3. To reject or refuse to consider as evidence. Labels: transitive Example: The judge tossed out her testimony when it came to light that she was getting paid as a contractor by the defendant.
Word: duke out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From duke it out. 1. To fight, especially with fists; to knock out (someone). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Both perfect homes are destroyed—and yet the two men remain effectively passive, locked in hang-ups while assorted protégés and allies do all the duking out and legwork. Example: How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages.
Word: flatten out Part of Speech: verb 1. To make flat (something rough, folded or bumpy). 2. To become more even. Labels: idiomatic 3. To win a fight, usually by punching someone until they are knocked over. Labels: slang
Word: screw around Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /skɹuː əˈɹaʊnd/ 1. To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Who do you have to screw around here to get a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit? 2. To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle. Labels: intransitive, slang 3. To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around. Labels: intransitive, slang 4. To harass and annoy someone. Labels: slang
Word: arc up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Thought to be from electrical arcs created when starting/booting/arcing up an electrical device. Pronunciation: /ɑːk ap/ 1. To become upset or angry. Labels: Australia, intransitive, slang Example: Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’
Word: arcs up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arc up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arcing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of arc up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arced up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arc up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: African daisy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially: 2. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially: 3. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially: 4. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially: 5. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially: 6. Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:
Word: African daisies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of African daisy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alogism Part of Speech: noun 1. An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His right eye was black; the left, for some strange reason (alogism), green. Black eyebrows, but (alogism) one higher that the other. In short a foreigner (alogism). Example: The formal composition in all of these works done in the style of alogism is structured with mathematical precision approaching that of a blueprint. 2. An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The theatricality of logic is, then, at least as effective in such speeches as are the meanderings of many an avant-garde playwright whose comic alogisms tend, sometime, to detract from the gravity of the situation described. Example: In the puppet show he also found the style of discourse of the puppet-show barker, which breaks into the course of the action, with its tones of ironic publicity and praise, its alogisms and deliberate absurdities. 3. Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dialectics degenerates into its contrary (as it does later in neo-Hegelian irrationalism), into alogism. Example: Mere logism does not do justice to the import of being, and alogism does not do justice to the forms of thought. The former leads to formalism, the latter to arbitrariness. 4. An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: so the pen of Moses, of which the former may be regarded as in some manner symbolical, will confound all the physical sophisms and alogisms which have been advanced, in contradiction or perversion of the record which that pen was commissioned to inscribe. Example: The only means of discovering alogisms in thought is concrete dialectical analysis of reality reflected in the utterance. 5. An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus, in order to develop a system or automatic monitoring of the results of observations abourt the vessels of the GUGMS, it was necessary to conduct a statistical analysis of the data in the operational regions for the purpose of determining locally uniform regions, with respect to variability of the elements to be analyzed and to develop algorithms of the alogisms for all forms of observation. Example: From the multitude of his "equivalent thoughts" a person may, depending on his psychological "attitude," select and combine the most “comfortable” ones, tolerating the rest as unavoidable alogisms that must be circumvented if they cannot merely be swept aside.
Word: freeway daisy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freeway + daisy. Often planted along freeways in California. 1. A plant often used as a flowering ground cover in mild climates, Osteospermum fruticosum Labels: California 2. Any of various other, similar species with similar uses. Labels: California
Word: freeway daisies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freeway daisy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IPV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of inactivated polio vaccine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of intimate partner violence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: The most prevalent form of VAWG (as already stated) is IPV, not rape in public by a non-partner (which most firewood rapes are classed as) or conflict rape.
Word: alogisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alogism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fwoom Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /fwuːm/ 1. The sound of a rocket (or similar) taking off. Example: Squirrel Girl: Well let's go to the friggin' moon. FWOOM Example: Fwoom! Oliver fired himself down the hall like a human rocket.
Word: siguiriya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish siguiriya. 1. A deep, expressive form of flamenco music. Labels: uncountable 2. A piece of music in this style. Labels: countable
Word: siguiriyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siguiriya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greasy pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A sporting event that involves staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing a pole that has been made slippery. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The slippery pole used in the event. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He advertised about the town, in long posters of a pink colour, that games of all sorts would take place here; and set to work a little battalion of men under his own eye. They erected greasy-poles for climbing, with smoked hams and local cheeses at the top. Example: The mud was unspeakable. The paths through the beet-fields were simply a succession of lumps, as slippery as a greasy pole, with huge pools everywhere. 3. The work and scheming that leads to the position of prime minister or other leadership position. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole. Example: Merkel sacrificed her “Thatcherite” agenda to get to the top of the greasy pole. One should be careful, however, with explanations that reduce Merkel to a mere tactician.
Word: puntillero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish puntillero. 1. A bullfighter who finally kills the bull with a blow of a knife.
Word: puntilleros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puntillero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: third partier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From third party + -er. 1. A member or supporter of a third party. Labels: US
Word: productors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of productor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moleculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molecular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cloathes Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of clothes. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cloathes Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of clothes. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: helixing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From helix + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of helix Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: helixing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From helix + -ing. 1. The practice of wearing a beanie towards the back of one's crown, so as to expose the helix (outer rim) of one's ears. Labels: uncountable Example: And just as Russell Branding fobbed us off with the idea of “pillowcasing” (packing your massive hair into a beanie), and David Beckham sold us “haggising” (like pillowcasing, just with shorter hair), we have Harry Styles to thank for “helixing”, the new beanie standard. Example: ‘I told you no more helixing!’ … Jonas and Eva in season one of Skam. .
Word: choripetalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek χωρίς (khōrís, “separately”) + petalous. 1. Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous. Labels: not-comparable Example: In dicotyledons that do not form a calyx, like the buttercups, the corollas are always choripetalous.