nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unanimousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin ūnanimusder. English unanimous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unanimousness From unanimous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unanimous. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: uncheerfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncheerful + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being uncheerful. Labels: uncountable
Word: troublesomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From troublesome + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being troublesome. Labels: uncountable
Word: treeiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From treey + -ness. 1. Resemblance to a tree. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: ...found it necessary to discard the treeiness of the tree and the grassiness of the grass. Example: When we try to say what a tree is, we can only say that a tree is a manifestation of treeiness.
Word: star polymers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star polymer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: star sedges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star sedge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: star streams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star stream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postexecution Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + execution. 1. After execution (the government-sanctioned killing of a criminal). Labels: not-comparable Example: The postexecution DNA test showed he was innocent. 2. After execution (the running of a computer program, etc.). Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonvillain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + villain. 1. One who is not a villain.
Word: nonvillains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonvillain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Latgalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latgale + -ian. 1. Of or from Latgale. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Latgalian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latgale + -ian. 1. An ancient or modern inhabitant of the Latgale region in eastern Latvia.
Word: Latgalian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latgale + -ian. 1. A language spoken by the ancient Latgalians, from which Latvian is largely derived. 2. A modern language spoken in the eastern part of Latvia, sometimes considered a dialect of Latvian.
Word: Latgalians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Latgalian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unlathed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + lathed. 1. Not lathed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonoptional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + optional. 1. Not optional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tricksiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tricksy + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being tricksy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: From the very first there had been an exasperating fascination in the tricksiness with which she had- not met his advances, but- wheeled away from them.
Word: threadbareness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From threadbare + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being threadbare. Labels: uncountable
Word: terrifyingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From terrifying + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being terrifying. Labels: uncountable
Word: theatricalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theatrical + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being theatrical. Labels: uncountable
Word: teachableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teachable + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being teachable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tallowiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tallowy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products). Labels: uncountable
Word: nonformatted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + formatted. 1. unformatted Labels: not-comparable
Word: subterraneousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From subterraneous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being subterraneous. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: complete lattices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of complete lattice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subterraneously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From subterraneous + -ly. 1. In a subterraneous manner; underground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: structuredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From structured + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being structured. Labels: uncountable
Word: unsutured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sutured. 1. Not sutured. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stick-to-itiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stick-to-itive + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of sticktoitiveness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: stemmy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stem + -y. 1. Resembling, or characterised by, stems. Example: a stemmy plant
Word: strongness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English strongnes, stroungnesse, from Old English strangnes, equivalent to strong + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being strong; strength. Labels: uncountable
Word: weak force Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of weak nuclear force.
Word: stemminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stemmy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being stemmy. Labels: uncountable
Word: stalwartness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stalwart + -ness. Superseded earlier stalworthness. 1. The state or condition of being stalwart. Labels: uncountable
Word: spontaneousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spontaneous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being spontaneous; spontaneity. Labels: uncountable
Word: spirituousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English spirituousness From spirituous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being spirituous. Labels: uncountable
Word: mindednesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mindedness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bump caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bump cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaf-peeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leaf peeper. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The valley was stunning this time of year in particular, which drove thousands of leaf-peepers to enter the Mount Washington Valley by busloads to take in the splendor that lay for all to see. Example: A magnet for leaf-peeper pilgrimages, the color is brilliant in autumn, sweeping over the knolls and rises of the landscape.
Word: leaf-peepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaf-peeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: went to the dogs Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go to the dogs Labels: form-of, past
Word: goes to the dogs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go to the dogs Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sottishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sottish + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sottish. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sombreness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sombre + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of somberness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The idleness of a passenger, my isolation amongst all these men with whom I had no point of contact, the oily and languid sea, the uniform sombreness of the coast, seemed to keep me away from the truth of things within the toil of a mournful and senseless delusion.
Word: soppiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soppy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being soppy; oversentimentality. Labels: uncountable
Word: solubleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soluble + -ness. 1. solubility Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: soldierliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soldierly + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being soldierly. Labels: uncountable Example: Across much of the world, soldierliness is considered a virtue and fighting for one’s country a natural way to serve it. Less so in Germany, where the use of military power often raises uncomfortable associations with the country’s Nazi past.
Word: sociableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sociable + -ness. 1. the state or condition of being sociable Labels: uncountable
Word: snobbiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snobby + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being snobby. Labels: uncountable
Word: snooziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snoozy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being snoozy. Labels: uncountable
Word: smudginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smudgy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being smudgy. Labels: uncountable
Word: slinkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slinky + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being slinky. Labels: uncountable
Word: slanderousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slanderous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being slanderous. Labels: uncountable
Word: skilfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skilful + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being skilful. Labels: uncountable
Word: sinlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinless + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sinless. Labels: uncountable
Word: sincereness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sincere + -ness. 1. Synonym of sincerity. Labels: uncountable
Word: sinewiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinewy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sinewy. Labels: uncountable
Word: singularness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From singular + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being singular. Labels: uncountable
Word: sinisterness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinister + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sinister. Labels: uncountable
Word: silveriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silvery + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being silvery. Labels: uncountable
Word: sightlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sightly: more sightly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: sightliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sightly: most sightly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sightliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sightly + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sightly; attractiveness, beauty. Labels: uncountable Example: Your ſightlineſs of perſon, may perhaps make ſome think this alliance diſparaging.
Word: reqd Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of required. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: nongenius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + genius. 1. One who is not a genius.
Word: nongeniuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nongenius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showeriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From showery + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being showery. Labels: uncountable Example: The showeriness of the weather made it undesirable to go walking.
Word: steloj Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Esperanto steloj. 1. plural of stelo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiplatelet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + platelet. 1. Working against or destroying blood platelets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiplatelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + platelet. 1. A drug that destroys blood platelets. Example: Discharge drugs included antihypertensives, statins, and antiplatelets (aspirin, aspirin/dipyridamole, clopidogrel, aspirin/clopidogrel dual antiplatelet therapy, and other antiplatelet agents).
Word: blood banks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood bank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stevan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name.
Word: lovelock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + lock. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌvˌlɒk/ 1. A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains. 2. A flowing lock of hair that is dressed apart from the hair that remains.
Word: lovelocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lovelock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoppiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shoppy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being shoppy. Labels: uncountable
Word: shamefastness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schamefastnesse, from Old English sċeamfæstness (“modesty”), equivalent to shamefast + -ness. 1. The condition or state of being shamefast. Labels: uncountable Example: This lokyng about of Jeſus, was a geſture of hym that courteouſly requyred a confeſſion of the benefite receiued. He woulde not vtter her by name, leſte he ſhoulde haue ſemed to haue hit her in the teethe, wyth the good turne he dyd her. The woman, of a womanlye ſhamefaſteneſſe, and not of any vnthankfullneſſe, helde her peace.
Word: sequaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sequacious + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sequacious. Labels: uncountable
Word: sententiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sententious + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sententious. Labels: uncountable
Word: ulcerogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ulcer + -o- + -genic. 1. That causes ulcers.
Word: black beans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black bean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inheritress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inheritor + -ess. 1. A female inheritor; an heiress. Example: By their decease I became the lawfull Inheritress of their House and Fortune.
Word: inheritresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inheritress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inheritrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inheritor + -trix. 1. female inheritor.
Word: inheritrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inheritrix Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of inheritrice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vassalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vassal + -ic. 1. of or pertaining to vassals
Word: cipollino Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌtʃɪpəˈliːnəʊ/ 1. Alternative form of cipolin (“type of marble”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: vassaldom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vassal + -dom. 1. State of being a vassal; vassalage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: molers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moler. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heterosporous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + sporous. 1. Producing both male and female gametophytes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: commentitious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin commentīcius. 1. fictitious, imaginary. Labels: rare Example: In philosophy no place should be given to commentitious fables.
Word: slood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to Old Norse slóð, whence English sleuth. Pronunciation: /sluːd/ 1. Wheel track.
Word: costume jewellery Part of Speech: noun 1. Inexpensive jewellery, made of glass and other non-precious materials. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: soup up Part of Speech: verb 1. To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Imagine souping up a Mini with a Cosworth engine: the car would fly. 2. To embellish with many additions. Labels: broadly, figuratively, transitive Example: They are dickering over a tax cut small enough, in a bill "souped" up with gadgets, to escape or override a veto.
Word: monkeyish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monkey + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a monkey.
Word: English English Part of Speech: noun 1. A dialect of the English language that is spoken mostly in England. Labels: uncountable Example: My own tongue is neither American English nor English English, but Irish English; so I am as nearly impartial in the matter as it is in human nature to be.
Word: rectitudinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rēctitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin rēctitūdō, from rēctus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, rectitude + -ous. 1. righteous or correct or upright Example: Our common room, thanks to a morally rectitudinous constitutional change some time previously, was known as the Nelson Mandela Room.
Word: roadstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + stone. 1. Any type of stone or stone product, such as shingle, flints, crushed stone, etc used as a construction material for building roads. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: roadstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roadstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Southern Ireland Part of Speech: name 1. The short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922, superseded by the Irish Free State. 2. The Republic of Ireland. Labels: informal, rare
Word: I rest my case Part of Speech: phrase 1. My argument is proven; I conclude my statement. Example: All the evidence points toward the defendant's guilt. I rest my case. 2. The previous statement or proclamation encapsulates my view. Labels: idiomatic Example: The drive will be too long, the seats too few, and the people too many. I rest my case.
Word: Kingdom of Scotland Part of Speech: name 1. A kingdom in western Europe, until the foundation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on the First of May 1707.
Word: Kingdom of England Part of Speech: name 1. A kingdom in western Europe, from the early 900s until the foundation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May 1707.
Word: theatre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-der. Ancient Greek θεάομαι (theáomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron)der. Latin theātrumbor. Old French teatrebor. Middle English theater, theatre English theatre From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”). 1. Alternative spelling of theater. Labels: Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres. Example: City's players and supporters travelled from one end of the emotional scale to the other in those vital seconds, providing a truly remarkable piece of football theatre and the most dramatic conclusion to a season in Premier League history. 2. A cinema; movie theatre. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Asia, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: snowbase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + base. 1. The snow which is settled on the ground in below-melting-point conditions. Example: The Ski Club of Great Britain is forecasting fluctuating and heavy snowfalls of the kind that could make for an unstable, potentially dangerous snowbase.
Word: snowbases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowbase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turn to custard Part of Speech: verb 1. To go badly awry. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: placemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placeman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baker's dozens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baker's dozen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: destigmatise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of destigmatize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: Training for railway employees will continue as before, as will work within the wider community to destigmatise suicide and promote help-seeking behaviour.
Word: destigmatises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of destigmatise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: destigmatising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of destigmatise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: destigmatised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of destigmatise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flatties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatty. Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of flattie. Labels: form-of, plural 3. Flat shoes. Labels: slang
Word: reindustrialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + industrialize. 1. To reintroduce industry or industrial techniques to. Example: The government plans to reindustrialize the former mining region.
Word: reindustrializes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reindustrialize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reindustrializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reindustrialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reindustrialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reindustrialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reindustrialise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + industrialise. 1. Alternative spelling of reindustrialize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reindustrialises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reindustrialise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reindustrialising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reindustrialise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reindustrialised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reindustrialise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reindustrialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + industrialization or reindustrialize + -ation. 1. The reintroduction of industry or industrial techniques. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: the reindustrialization of a former mining region Example: That would be “quite inflationary, and will get in the way of the reindustrialization of the U.S.” says Mr. Kroeber.
Word: reindustrialisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + industrialisation. 1. Alternative spelling of reindustrialization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Brown Betty Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple American baked pudding made with layers of sweetened and spiced fruit (usually apple) and buttered breadcrumbs. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A Brown Betty teapot. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Brown Betties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brown Betty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: annexer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From annex + -er. 1. One who annexes.
Word: contemplant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin contemplans (“contemplating”), present participle of contemplor (“to contemplate”). 1. Given to contemplation; meditative. Labels: archaic Example: Contemplant Spirits! ye that hover o'er With untired gaze the immeasurable fount Ebullient with creative Deity!
Word: contemplant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin contemplans (“contemplating”), present participle of contemplor (“to contemplate”). 1. One who contemplates. Labels: archaic
Word: bʼakʼtun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: "[T]he gloss b’ak’tun was invented [by scholars], it is not an indigenous Maya word; the Classic Maya word was probably pik." Pronunciation: /ˈbɑkˌtun/, /ˈɓakʼtun/ 1. In the Maya calendar, a period of 144 000 days (20 k’atun periods): 394.25 solar years. Example: We would create the same problem that the Mayas did in omitting the b’ak’tun if we were to drop the number that indicates where a century falls in relation to a fixed point in our own calendar. For example, reference to the "nineties" could refer to the ninth decade of any century past or present. Example: Because this "long count" had a fixed beginning point and identified b'ak'tuns and each of their 20 k'atuns in numerical sequence, scholars can correlate long-count dates with the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
Word: servitrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of servitrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gołąbki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of golabki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Instead of the stock, rye borsch (żur) may be used over the gołąbki. Example: The food is good and inexpensive, and includes daily specials like kiełbasa, pierogi, and gołąbki.
Word: spinward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From spin + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪnwɜ(ɹ)d/ 1. In a rotating reference frame, along the direction of spin. Labels: often Example: It was half-daylight; the shadow of the terminator was coming in from spinward like a black curtain. Example: Edna's language was peppered with the unfamiliar. You found your way around a spinning space habitat by going spinward or antispinward or axisward ...
Word: insultive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From insult + -ive. 1. Insulting. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: The inſultive Epigram, which I make no Doubt ſhe has ſeen, concludes with a cutting Inſinuation, that the Man who touched her, bid fair to loſe his Manhood. To an ordinary Female this was unpardonable — What muſt be it to a lady of the higheſt Pride and Jealouſy? Example: Perhaps it was the too-tooing of the youth on the coach horn which frustrated the proposal, and made it appear ludicrous rather than insultive to her ears.
Word: kutia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian кутья (kutʹja) and Ukrainian кутя (kutja). 1. A ceremonial grain dish with sweet gravy traditionally served mostly by Eastern Orthodox Christians and some Catholic Christians during the Christmas – Feast of Jordan holiday season or as part of a funeral feast. Labels: uncountable Example: He reached for a handful of kutia, the luscious sweet of boiled wheat, poppy seeds and honey. Example: Katya prepared a large batch of kutia, the ancient porridge of wheat and honey, to be served at the meal in the cultural center following the burial.
Word: italo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative letter-case form of Italo-. Labels: alt-of, morpheme
Word: makowiec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish makowiec. 1. A Polish cake (flat or rolled) layered with poppy seed-based paste. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: MAKOWIEC. (Poppy-seed. roll). Example: If you have a cookie spatula, slide it under the makowiec and transfer it to the baking pan.
Word: Italo Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Italo disco. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: During the late 1980s Italo began fading away and some groups moved into the Hi-NRG genre, which combined high-paced Italo and house.
Word: packshot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + shot. 1. A still or moving close-up of a (usually packaged) product, used to portray the product in advertising.
Word: nut roll Part of Speech: noun 1. A pastry of yeast bread with one or more fillings, found in the United States and in Central European cuisines.
Word: nut rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nut roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mizeria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish mizeria (“squalor”), due to the salad's low-class origin. Doublet of misère and misery. 1. A Polish cucumber salad with sour cream. Labels: uncountable
Word: ichthyol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -ol, since it is an oily mixture prepared by dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. 1. The ammonium salt of sulfonated bitumen; used to treat some forms of skin diseases Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: absofreakinlutely Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of absofreakinglutely. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: That is absofreakinlutely the best Frellin Frackin' gimmick I've seen.
Word: absofreakinlutely Part of Speech: intj 1. Pronunciation spelling of absofreakinglutely Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: kabanos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish kabanos. 1. A spicy smoked salami sausage, typically made from pork and beef.
Word: pack journalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by the American journalist and writer Timothy Crouse (born 1947) in his book The Boys on the Bus (1973) about the activities of journalists during the 1972 United States presidential election: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈpæk ˈdʒəːn(ə)lɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpæk ˈdʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/ 1. A tendency of reporting to become homogeneous due to the reporters' habit of relying on one another for news tips, or being dependent on a single source for information. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: The press likes to demonstrate its power by destroying lightweights, and pack journalism is never more doughty and complacent than when the pack has tacitly agreed that a candidate is a joke. As soon as a candidate shows his vulnerability by getting flustered, or by arguing when he shouldn't argue, the pack is delighted to treat him as the class clown. Example: Problems of pack journalism [heading] […] I think the herd instinct expression is one that I would use, too. I frankly try deliberately to find out which way the herd is going and run the other way.
Word: tupan Part of Speech: noun 1. A governor in China. Labels: historical
Word: tupan Part of Speech: noun 1. A large double-headed drum, played with mallets.
Word: buran Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of borani. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aillt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh aillt. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪlt/ 1. A member of a semi-servile class among the Cymry. Example: […] but the laws and the Extents make us acquainted with another class, somewhat akin to the manorial serf of England, the aillt class.
Word: aillts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈaɪlts/ 1. plural of aillt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bugans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bugan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clogwyn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh clogwyn, clog. Pronunciation: /ˈklɒɡˌwiːn/, /ˈklɔɡˌwɪn/ 1. cliff, precipice
Word: clogwyns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clogwyn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labors of love Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labor of love Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mahala Part of Speech: noun 1. A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
Word: takken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of tak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: turkle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːkəl/, /ˈtɝkəl/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of turtle. Labels: US, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Example: I knew my father's nature so well, that I was certain his anger would hang on to him like a turkle does to a fisherman's toe [...].
Word: turkles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turkle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: westwardly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From westward + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstwədli/ 1. Blowing from the west (of wind). 2. Situated in or moving towards the west.
Word: westwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From westward + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstwədli/ 1. In a westward direction. Example: He was going westwardly, and very kindly enquired of me where I was travelling?
Word: a little of the creature Part of Speech: noun 1. A small drink of alcoholic spirits. Labels: Scotland, US, colloquial, uncountable Example: So I took ‘a leetle of the creater’ – that warmer of the cold, and cooler of the hot, – and it made me feel so good that I concluded it was like the negro's rabbit, ‘good any way.’ Example: Nothing; only it is poor sport to go on a dub without a little of the critter.
Word: agliata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian agliata, itself from aglio (“garlic”) 1. A sauce made of garlic, vinegar and breadcrumbs. Labels: uncountable
Word: pize Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; perhaps a variant of pest, pox. 1. Used in various imprecatory expressions: a pest, a pox. Labels: UK, archaic, countable, regional, uncountable Example: Pize on 'em, they never think beforehand of any thing;—and if they commit Matrimony, 'tis as they commit Murder; out of a Frolick: And are ready to hang themſelves, or to be hang'd by the Law, the next Morning.— […] Example: Ah! a pize upon it! Dick, after all, was the man.
Word: pize Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike or hit (a person). Labels: Yorkshire, dialectal, transitive
Word: stannyne Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbon to tin triple bond R₁-C≡Sn-R₂
Word: distannyne Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a tin to tin triple bond R₁-Sn≡Sn-R₂
Word: labio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Latin labium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English labio- From Latin labium + English -o-. 1. labial Labels: morpheme
Word: come on to Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a romantic or sexual advance to. Labels: informal, transitive Example: He was really coming on to me at the party. Example: Sometimes I go to bed alone, horny and frustrated, angry at myself for not being more assertive and coming on to a new man who excited me. 2. To harass (someone). Labels: slang, transitive 3. To start to. Example: It came on to snow after dusk. Example: She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact, drowsily realizing that since she had fallen asleep it had come on to rain smartly out of a shrouded sky.
Word: leuco- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- From Latinized form of Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”). 1. Latinized Alternative spelling of leuko- (“white; colourless; leucocyte”). Labels: morpheme
Word: shrieve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sheriff. Pronunciation: /ʃɹiːv/ 1. Obsolete form of sheriff. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Please it your Majesty, here is the shrieve of Northamptonshire, with certain persons that of late committed a riot, and have appealed to your Majesty beseeching your Highness for special cause to hear them. Example: I know him: he was a botcher's 'prentice in Paris, from whence he was whipped for getting the shrieve's fool with child: a dumb innocent that could not say him nay.
Word: shrieve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See shrive. Pronunciation: /ʃɹiːv/ 1. Obsolete form of shrive. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]he ordered [father Jerome] to be called and shrieve the prisoner. Example: He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood. 2. To question. Labels: obsolete Example: But afterwards she gan him soft to shrieve, And wooe with fair intreatie, to disclose Which of the nymphes his heart so sore did mieve:
Word: Siret Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Siret. 1. A river in Ukraine and Romania; a tributary of the Danube.
Word: on the tap Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Begging, making requests for loans. Labels: British, slang
Word: tapped out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tap out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tapped out Part of Speech: adj 1. Having no money, broke, penniless. Labels: US, slang
Word: Rutt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Kadri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قادري. This surname is predominantly found in Algeria. 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Kajar Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of Qajar.
Word: Kajar Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of Qajar. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Andres Part of Speech: name Etymology: Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés. 1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every year in California thousands of parents choose names such as José, Andrés and Sofía for their children, often honoring the memory of a deceased grandmother, aunt or sibling. On the state-issued birth certificates, though, those names will be spelled incorrectly. 2. A surname from Spanish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Andrus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Andrews. 1. A surname.
Word: Ando Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 安藤 (Andō). 1. A surname from Japanese. 2. A barangay of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
Word: Ando Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: ha'pence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪp(ə)ns/ 1. plural of ha'penny Labels: form-of, plural Example: "Give us hold of the three ha'pence. Cut away with you, and if you are gone as long as a minute, see what you'll catch." "Give him the three-ha'pence and cut away !" Example: Now Maple were Sam's Monopoly; That means it were all 'is to cut, And nobody else 'adn't got none; So 'e asked Noah three ha'pence a foot.
Word: drink in Part of Speech: verb 1. To absorb (liquid). Labels: transitive Example: The dry land drank in the rain. 2. To absorb; to be completely attentive to. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: They listened to him in rapt silence, drinking in his every word. Example: I like to walk in the hills and drink in the wonderful views.
Word: drink to Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something). Example: Let's drink to a successful outcome. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drink, to. Example: He drank to the point of drunkenness. Example: They drank to forget.
Word: shilling shocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the price of one shilling, and the shocking content. 1. A cheap paperback book produced for the mass market in 19th-century Britain, often consolidating twelve to fifteen episodes of a serial novel whose chapters had previously been published separately as penny dreadful pamphlets, and typically focused on crime and violence. Labels: UK, historical
Word: shilling shockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shilling shocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penny dreadfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penny dreadful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + scope. 1. To change the scope of. Labels: transitive Example: The project was rescoped in order to meet the deadline.
Word: rescopes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rescope Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rescoping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rescope Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rescoping Part of Speech: noun 1. The changing of the scope of a project etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rescoped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rescope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cymrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈkəmˌɹaɪt/, /ˈkɪmˌɹaɪt/, /ˈsɪmˌɹaɪt/ 1. A mineral, belonging to the zeolite family, that consists of a basic aluminosilicate of barium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dystopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dystopic + -ally. 1. In a dystopic manner.
Word: costamere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/, /ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/ 1. A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.
Word: costameres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of costamere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countertrades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countertrade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countertrades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of countertrade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bearded dragons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bearded dragon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bearded dragon Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the genus Pogona of lizards.
Word: logoplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + -plegia. 1. inability to speak because of paralysis of the speech organs Labels: uncountable
Word: cynganeddion Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəŋəˈnɛðjən/ 1. plural of cynghanedd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make a break for it Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt to escape; to flee; to run away. Labels: idiomatic Example: "By Gar! it was as well that he made a break for it before the note reached us! I guess he won't show his face in this valley again." Example: To restrain runaways who are too fragile to survive on the outside, Administrator Edward Farmilant of Chicago's Somerset nursing home gave the front door guard pictures of 36 patients who might make a break for it.
Word: warranter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warrant + -er. 1. One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers. 2. One who gives a warranty or guarantee.
Word: cywydd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌwɪð/ 1. A Welsh verse form consisting of rhyming couplets written in cynghanedd.
Word: cywyddau Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈwʌðaɪ/ 1. plural of cywydd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: englyns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of englyn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: englynion Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛŋˈlɪnjən/ 1. plural of englyn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galanas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh galanas (“murder; weregild”). Pronunciation: /ɡaˈlanas/ 1. the blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law Labels: historical
Word: galanases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galanas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counter check Part of Speech: noun 1. A check (draft) that is printed ex tempore, as for an accountholder who has no printed checks available to him.
Word: counter checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counter check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: traveler's check Part of Speech: noun 1. A check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account. Labels: US
Word: travelers' checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traveler's check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cashier's check Part of Speech: noun 1. A check guaranteed by a bank, drawn on the bank's own funds and signed by a cashier. Example: Near-synonym: bank cheque
Word: cashier's checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cashier's check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cashiers' checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cashier's check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skillings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skilling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: byens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of byen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: North Frisian Part of Speech: name 1. A Frisian language, or group of dialects, spoken by 5,000 to 10,000 people in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Word: North Frisian Part of Speech: noun 1. A person belonging to or descended from the people.
Word: North Frisian Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the North Frisians.
Word: RHA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of rolled homogeneous armo(u)r. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: RHA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Horse Artillery, four units of the British Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RHAe Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of rolled homogeneous armo(u)r equivalency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: witte Part of Speech: noun 1. spelling of wit Labels: obsolete
Word: witte Part of Speech: verb 1. spelling of wit Labels: obsolete
Word: seigneurialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seigneurial + -ism. 1. Manorialism; feudalism. Labels: uncountable Example: In addition, peasants had to operate within a social and juridical system – seigneurialism, or féodalité (‘feudalism’) in contemporary parlance – which also inhibited innovation.
Word: off-campus Part of Speech: adj 1. Situated off the campus of the educational institution in question. Labels: not-comparable 2. Residing off the campus of the educational institution in question. Labels: not-comparable
Word: off-campus Part of Speech: adv 1. Engaging in an activity by a faculty member or a student of an educational institution off the campus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: on-campus Part of Speech: adj 1. Situated on the campus of the educational institution in question. Labels: not-comparable 2. Residing on the campus of the educational institution in question. Labels: not-comparable
Word: on-campus Part of Speech: adv 1. Engaging in an activity by a faculty member or a student of an educational institution on the campus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protologism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Mikhail Epstein in 2003, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism, by analogy with prototype and neologism. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/ 1. A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged. Labels: neologism Example: This word is so new-fangled that it hasn't yet been accepted as part of the language—which makes it not a "neologism" but a "protologism." Example: The biophotonics hypothesis finds support from a completely different and unexpected angle: the protologism “epi-genetics” - or the “Biology of Belief” was coined by Dr. Bruce Lipton, who has also been a pioneer in applying the principles of quantum physics to the field of cellular biology.
Word: sallowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *salowy, from Old English *saluwiġ (“dark-coloured, yellowish”) (attested in saluwiġfeþera, saluwiġpād (“having dark feathers”)), equivalent to sallow + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsælɵwi/ 1. Of a sallow tinge; yellowish. Example: He ^([sic]) skin was a sallowy yellow shade and her hair had been dyed black for a film.
Word: sallowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sallow (“goat willow”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsælɵwi/ 1. Having many sallows. Example: 1859-85, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King He dreamed; but Arthur with a hundred spears / Rode far, till o'er the illimitable reed, / And many a glancing plash and sallowy isle
Word: Sally Lunn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the name of a 17th-century English baker. Pronunciation: /ˌsali ˈlʌn/ 1. A type of teacake or sweetened bun, leavened with yeast. Example: I had the misfortune to lose a beloved brother in the prime of life, who dropt down dead as he was playing on the fiddle at Sir Robert Throgmorten's, after drinking a large quantity of Bath Waters, and eating a hearty breakfast of spungy hot rolls, or Sally Luns. Example: A slice of Sally Lunn, still warm from its swaddling of serviette, is more to her liking. 2. A Boston bun. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: he who smelt it dealt it Part of Speech: proverb 1. A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own. Labels: colloquial 2. A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem. Labels: broadly, colloquial
Word: whoever smelt it dealt it Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of he who smelt it dealt it. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fore-and-aft-rigged Part of Speech: adj 1. having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel Labels: not-comparable 2. rigged in this manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: gold standards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gold standard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nomos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Doublet of nome and namus. 1. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
Word: nomos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nome. 1. A territorial division of ancient Egypt; a nome.
Word: knock-on effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knock-on effect Labels: form-of, plural