nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mainspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of main + namespace. 1. The primary namespace of a wiki, excluding secondary content such as discussion pages. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: In the tutorial […] you see how to move your article from your personal space (the draft) to mainspace, where actual articles reside. Example: This groups together a majority of the site's content. There is no namespace prefix for the mainspace.
Word: mainspace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of main + namespace. 1. To move a page on a wiki into the mainspace. Labels: Internet
Word: night-watchman state Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of night watchman state. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atocia Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈtəʊʃɪə/ 1. Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children). Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Mr. Wei Hongkai, a veteran doctor of the Shaanxi Provincial Research Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been treating atocia (female sterility) for more than thirty years. Example: RAI therapy is contraindicated for patients in pregnancy, but it is not related to an increase in the risk of atocia and fetal anomaly.
Word: asonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- (“without”) + Latin son(us) (“sound”) + -ia. Pronunciation: /əˈsoʊniə/ 1. tone-deafness Labels: uncountable
Word: Berinmo Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Flehmen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Capitalized apparently due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym. 1. Nonstandard form of flehmen. Labels: alt-of, no-plural, nonstandard
Word: autology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/ 1. The study of oneself. Labels: countable, literary, uncommon, uncountable Example: If only the discoverer of autology (self-knowledge) had said, "Let all drugs alone, even Detoxyl, eat simple, nutritious food, sleep and play and work in the open air, and don't worry — then acids and poisons will not accumulate in your system, you will have a high vitality and resisting power, disease and pestilence will pass you by. Example: The distinction between anthropology and autology is fundamental and one that separates the "modern" from the traditional. The central question of anthropology is. What is man ?; that of autology. Who am I ? 2. The property of a word or phrase which describes itself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The words multisyllabic and sesquipedalian display autology: multisyllabic is a multisyllabic word, and sesquipedalian is a sesquipedalian word. Example: Holly, the noun for the thorny-leaved shrub of the holiday season requires two Vs. While we righteously call holy the divine autology of spelling, we should compassionately refrain from calling holey (containing holes) an infernal autology. 3. The ability of a concept to apply to itself. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Within systems theory, autology provides the solution to this problem of self-reference. Through the concept of autology, systems theory can describe itself as a form of self-description describing itself. Example: While contradictions and oppositions within the system have been explained in terms of the inherent otherness (allology) of a system to its environment and the complementary system CS, the accordance of its properties is known as systems autology. The concept of systems autology closely relates to its gestalt or ganzheit.
Word: flehman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German flehmen. Respelled apparently under the influence of the common name-ending -man, due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym. The term is sometimes capitalized (Flehmen, Flehman) for the same reason). 1. Nonstandard form of flehmen. Labels: alt-of, no-plural, nonstandard
Word: Flehman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German flehmen. Respelled and capitalized apparently under the influence of the common name-ending -man and due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym. 1. Nonstandard form of flehmen. Labels: alt-of, no-plural, nonstandard
Word: autothaumaturgist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + thaumaturgist. 1. One who pretends to be notable or mysterious. Example: Of course there are dull men who could not understand a tabby-cat or a professional cricketer, let alone an expert autothaumaturgist—a self-mystery-maker—like a woman.
Word: Bellamy salute Part of Speech: name Etymology: Introduced in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, Christian socialist minister and author. 1. A salute with the right hand raised, intended to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance.
Word: eyebrow flash Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief raising of the eyebrows as an unconscious social signal when approaching another person to interact with them.
Word: eyebrow flashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eyebrow flash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Roman salute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Italian salùto romàno. 1. A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements. Labels: Nazism Example: “The decision of the cassation court establishes that the Roman salute is not a crime unless there is a concrete danger of the reconstruction of the fascist party, as provided by Article 5 of the Scelba law, or there are concrete aims of racial discrimination and violence, as provided by the Mancino law,” a lawyer for two of the defendants Domenico Di Tullio told CNN.
Word: autothaumaturgists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autothaumaturgist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moutzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moutza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semantic-pragmatic disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. An impairment in comprehending pragmatic aspects of language. Labels: uncountable
Word: incurreth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: incur + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of incur Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: impelleth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: impel + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impel Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beautifieth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: beautify + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beautify Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: probability measures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of probability measure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: σ-algebras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of σ-algebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trichloroanisole Part of Speech: noun 1. A chlorinated derivative of anisole, responsible for cork taint in wines. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trichloroanisoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trichloroanisole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cointreau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers. Pronunciation: /ˈkwæntɹəʊ/, /ˈkwɑːntɹəʊ/ 1. An orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in France.
Word: Cointreau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Cointreau brothers, who set up a distillery in 1849 in Angers. Pronunciation: /ˈkwæntɹəʊ/, /ˈkwɑːntɹəʊ/ 1. A single serving of this liqueur.
Word: athymia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + -thymia. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart". Pronunciation: /əˈθaɪ.mi.ə/ 1. The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: underculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English underculture From under- + culture. 1. A subculture, a non-dominant culture of a portion of a society, as opposed to the society's overculture.
Word: overculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English overculture From over- + culture. 1. The dominant culture in a society, whose mores, traditions, and customs are those normally followed in public, as opposed to a subculture.
Word: uberculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *ubiri German über German über-bor. English uber- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English uberculture From uber- + culture. 1. Synonym of overculture.
Word: macroculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English macroculture From macro- + culture. 1. The dominant culture in a society, its overculture; a collection of related microcultures Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overcultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overculture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undercultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underculture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ubercultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uberculture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrologaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astrology + -aster. 1. A foolish or petty astrologer.
Word: astrologasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astrologaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrionics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of astro- + avionics. Pronunciation: /ˌæs tɹiˈɒn ɪks/ 1. The science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics. Labels: uncountable
Word: aurilave Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle. 2. An ear-brush. Example: The patient also has used for some time an aurilave, with which he has swabbed his ear until he has packed the canal with debris of ear-wax
Word: askefise Part of Speech: noun 1. One who blows on ashes to bring them to flame. Labels: obsolete
Word: aspersory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aspersōrium. By surface analysis, asperse + -ory. Pronunciation: /əˈspɜː(ɹ)səɹɪ/ 1. Synonym of aspersorium.
Word: aspersory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aspersōrius. By surface analysis, asperse + -ory. Pronunciation: /əˈspɜː(ɹ)səɹɪ/ 1. aspersive
Word: allochthon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1940–45; back formation from allochthonous. Pronunciation: /əˈlɒkθən/, /əˈlɒkθɒn/ 1. A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
Word: arctogaeal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹk.təˈdʒi.əl/ 1. Alternative form of arctogeal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: overcultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English overculture English -al English overcultural From overculture + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an overculture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undercultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From underculture + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an underculture. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: arrhizous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + rhiz- + -ous. 1. Having no root: applied to parasitical plants which have no root, but adhere to other plants by any part of their surface, and derive their nourishment from them; also to mosses and Hepaticœ which are destitute of rhizoids.
Word: microcultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English microculture English -al English microcultural From microculture + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a microculture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrocultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English macroculture English -al English macrocultural From macroculture + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a macroculture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aversant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin āversantem, from āversāns. 1. Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet). Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] bore, sable three sinister gauntlets aversant [...] Example: Gules, a fess azure between 4 hands (mains) sinister aversant or.
Word: arguria Part of Speech: noun 1. silver poisoning Labels: uncountable
Word: macroculturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English macroculture English -al English macrocultural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English macroculturally From macrocultural + -ly. 1. On the level of macroculture; on a macrocultural level. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microculturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English microculture English -al English microcultural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English microculturally From microcultural + -ly. 1. On the level of microculture; on a microcultural level. Labels: not-comparable
Word: arithmography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arithmo- + -graphy. 1. A formal presentation of the properties of numbers. Labels: uncountable 2. The encoding of words as numbers Labels: uncountable
Word: auricomous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin auricomus (“golden-haired”), from aurum (“gold”) + coma (“hair of the head”). Compare English floricomous. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːˈɹɪk.ə.məs/ 1. Having golden hair; yellow-haired. Example: Meanwhile Lord Bantam, taking off his hat, stood forward, the sun flaunting brilliantly on his auricomous poll. Example: Mrs. Hepenstall, a very frisky matron, and her friend of the auricomous hair, looked blankest forgetfulness.
Word: arithmogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arithm(etic) + -o- + -gram. 1. The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
Word: churnover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of churn + takeover. 1. The excessive buying and selling of shares by a stockbroker for a client’s account as a method of generating income from the resulting commissions. Labels: uncountable
Word: consciousness-raising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First known use: 1968. 1. An increase of concerned awareness, especially of some social or political issue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colopexy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From colo- + -pexy. 1. The attachment of a portion of the colon to the abdominal wall. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cotman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cotman, Coteman (literally “cotter, cottager”), equivalent to cot + man. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒtmən/ 1. A surname.
Word: cast down Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English casten doun, casten adoun, equivalent to cast + down. 1. To make (a person) discouraged or dejected. Labels: transitive Example: Disclose it not to the others, for none can strive with Fate and gain the victory, and it would but cast down their hearts. But it is fitting we be ready against evil hap. 2. To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin. Labels: transitive 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.
Word: curbsider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From curbside + -er. 1. An unregistered car dealer who sells vehicles from parking lots and other public locations while masquerading as a private seller; a person who sells stolen, rebuilt, or odometer-tampered vehicles. Labels: slang
Word: docky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dock + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒki/ 1. Lunch. Labels: Norfolk, slang
Word: curbsiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curbsider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: query languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of query language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dragonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dragon + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡəˌnaɪz/ 1. To turn into a dragon. Labels: transitive 2. To guard attentively; to watch over. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: choke hold Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chokehold. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I'm gonna walk up behind that fucker without making a sound and put the choke hold on him. Example: Within five to ten seconds, one officer began to apply a choke hold by pressing his forearm into [Adolph] Lyons' throat. As Lyons was struggling for air, the officer handcuffed him and continued to apply the choke hold until Lyons blacked out. He was almost choked to death. […] Between 1975 and 1982, sixteen people died from the LAPD [Los Angeles Police Department]'s use of choke holds.
Word: ergomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ergo- + -morphic. 1. That changes shape to conform with the body part that is using it.
Word: dragonizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dragonize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dragonizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dragonize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dragonized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dragonize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: astrionic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to astrionics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gin jockey Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gin burglar. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: gin jockeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gin jockey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wertrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from German wertrational. Used by Max Weber. 1. Pursued because of reasons or motives intrinsic to the actor.
Word: zweckrationality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zweckrational + -ity. 1. Quality of being zweckrational. Labels: uncountable
Word: wertrationality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wertrational + -ity. 1. Quality of being wertrational. Labels: uncountable
Word: Stukas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stuka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian canaglia, cf. French canaille. 1. Alternative form of canaille (people of the lowest classes) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] in whatever light Mr. Sharp's profession may be looked upon in Italy, yet as he is in this country allowed by a gentleman, it is certainly very impudent in Mr. Baretti to treat him so frequently on English ground with such illiberal language, which, however he informs us is not to be met with in Italy, except amongst the canail. 2. Alternative form of canaille (the inferior part of flour) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The average weight is about 48 lbs. per bushel, and 16 to 18 lbs. of superfine flour per bushel. The canail I consider worth more per pound than oats for stock; it is quite bitter and seems to act as a tonic, and sharpens the appetite much.
Word: Binner Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɪnə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: binnering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of binner Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: binnered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of binner Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rostral bone Part of Speech: noun 1. The edentulous ossification that forms the ceratopsian beak.
Word: premedial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + medial. 1. Antemedial; located before the middle.
Word: premedial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Related to premeditate. 1. Premeditated. Labels: rare
Word: dangling modifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dangling modifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tangors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tangor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temple orange Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tangor.
Word: temple oranges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temple orange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fernowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fern + owl. 1. A European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
Word: fernowls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fernowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hedgewitch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hedge witch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hedgewitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedgewitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fleming valve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented in 1904 by John Ambrose Fleming. 1. An early kind of vacuum tube.
Word: Fleming valves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fleming valve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isosyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iso- + syllabic. 1. of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of equal length Labels: not-comparable
Word: anisosyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aniso- + syllabic or an- + iso- + syllabic. 1. of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths Labels: not-comparable
Word: anisosyllabism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anisosyllabic + -ism, from an- + iso- + syllabic. 1. the use of anisosyllabic verse Labels: uncountable
Word: isosyllabicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From isosyllabic + -ity, from iso- + syllabic. 1. the use of isosyllabic verse Labels: uncountable
Word: vinyl insert Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of shaped plastic that may be clipped inside the hole on the middle of a record that has previously been used in a jukebox so that it can be played on a normal record player
Word: Trapezuntines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Trapezuntine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bhatta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of batta. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: heptasemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heptaseme (“a line containing seven morae or units of time”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /hɛptəˈsiːmɪk/ 1. containing seven morae or units of time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nucleo-capsular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nucleo- + capsular. 1. Relating to, or connecting, the basal ganglia nuclei and the internal capsule. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptaseme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος (heptắsēmos, “of seven marks”) compare semeion. 1. a unit of seven morae or units of time. Labels: rare
Word: heptasemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heptaseme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saraikistan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saraiki سرائیکستان (srā'īkstān). 1. A geographic region of Saraiki-speaking people, in Pakistan.
Word: sporo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From spore + -o-. Pronunciation: /spɒ.ɹə(ʊ)/, /spɔː.ɹə(ʊ)/, /spɔɹ.oʊ/, /spɔɹ.ə/ 1. Relating to spores. Labels: morpheme Example: sporocyst, sporangium, sporicidal
Word: Palawans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palawan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Palawano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish palawano, from Palawan + -o. 1. An inhabitant of the island of Palawan.
Word: Palawano Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish palawano, from Palawan + -o. 1. Any of a number of languages spoken by these people.
Word: Palaweño Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish palaweño, from Palawan + -eño. 1. An inhabitant of the Palawan island. Example: The major fear of Palaweños such as our guides, as they watch their forests disappear, is not the loss of beauty. Example: Many Palaweños, subjected to air raids and wide ranging abuses from the Japanese, fled into the hills to build primitive homes near the native Batak tribesmen.
Word: Pala'wan Part of Speech: noun 1. An inhabitant of the island of Palawan.
Word: Palawanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palawano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Palaweños Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palaweño Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pala'wans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pala'wan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schtup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the main lemma. Pronunciation: /ʃtʌp/, /ʃtʊp/ 1. Alternative spelling of shtup (“to push; to have sex (with)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Such a Momma’s boy.” The old men had started up again—or perhaps they had never stopped. “No matter who he schtupped. Even Marilyn. I wouldn’t be surprised he was queer.”
Word: antireductionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + reductionist. 1. A proponent of antireductionism
Word: guayabos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guayabo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guindillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guindilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cymophenol Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carvacrol. Labels: uncountable
Word: Japanese night heron Part of Speech: noun 1. An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.
Word: masculinistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From masculine + -istic. 1. Of or relating to or in accordance with masculinism. Example: Filling the gender gaps in history and art is then accompanied by a reflection on the masculinistic, hetero- and ethnocentric construction of cultural values as such.
Word: masculinistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From masculinistic + -ally. 1. In a masculinistic way.
Word: black-crowned night heron Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblæk ˈkɹaʊnd ˈnaɪt ˈhɛɹən/ 1. A medium-sized heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.
Word: haplologize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From haplology + -ize. 1. To undergo haplology. Labels: intransitive Example: In neither instance is more than one possessive s manifested (*McMug's's); the predicted two suffixes ''haplologize to a single instance of s. Example: De Lacy admits that "[coalescence] does not make any prediction about the preservation of features when two affixes haplologize." 2. To shorten by haplology. Labels: transitive Example: A number of IE languages show a tendency to haplologize sequences of the type *-sVs- to *-s-, Example: For example, if the word haplology were to undergo haplology (were to be haplologized), it would reduce the sequence lolo to lo, haplology > haplogy.
Word: haplologized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of haplologize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: haplologizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of haplologize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: haplologizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of haplologize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: haplologise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of haplologize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: […] where the SK has obviously misanalysed a "krtam nah" (haplologised by the reciters into "krta nah") and changed it into "karta nah" […] Example: Since in some cases (see (51) below) only a haplologised form is reconstructable on the basis of the Oceanic evidence, I have opted for positing both full and haplologised forms for Proto-Oceanic where both types of witness are found.
Word: haplologised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of haplologise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Kingdom of Great Britain Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the island. See Great Britain for more. 1. A former sovereign state in Western Europe, encompassing the island of Great Britain and formed from the union of the kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707, predecessor of the United Kingdom.
Word: Tithonic Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Tithonian. Labels: obsolete
Word: higumen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hegumen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fustick Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fustic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: Apocrypha Part of Speech: name Etymology: See apocrypha. 1. That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by others (namely by Protestants). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: resiphon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + siphon. 1. To siphon again or anew. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: resiphons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resiphon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resiphoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resiphon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resiphoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resiphon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: let someone go Part of Speech: verb 1. To dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic
Word: acouchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French acouchi, probably from the same Old Tupi name akuti as agouti. 1. Any of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
Word: acouchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acouchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knights caligate Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knight caligate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knight caligate Part of Speech: noun 1. A knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”). Labels: England, obsolete
Word: motherfreaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of motherfucking + freaking. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)ˌfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. An intensifier, used in the same contexts as freaking, but more intense. Labels: US, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Example: What I find insanely wonderful about this is that technically my friend is now driving a car which is powered by the motherfreakin’ sun.
Word: motherfreaking Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Blend of motherfucking + freaking. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)ˌfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. To an extreme degree. Labels: US, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Example: He is one motherfreaking mean dude.
Word: sugar parents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sugar parent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sugar mommy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sugar mama. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Rise of the Sugar Mommy Economy¶ [title] What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
Word: sugar mummy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sugar mama. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sugar mamma Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sugar mama. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Afghanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Afghan + -ize. 1. To make Afghan; to cause to have an Afghani character.
Word: rolling papers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rolling paper Labels: form-of, plural 2. Official documents permitting one to drive, (particularly) to drive a freight truck Labels: US, obsolete
Word: signal aspect Part of Speech: noun 1. The visual appearance of a railway signal
Word: signal indication Part of Speech: noun 1. The meaning of a railway signal
Word: PIV5 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of parainfluenza virus 5. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: PIVs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PIV Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hPIV Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of human parainfluenza virus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: hPIVs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hPIV Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PIV-5 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of parainfluenza virus 5. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: catenatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catenative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheesh kebab Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shish kebab. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Five Eyes Part of Speech: name 1. An alliance of the intelligence agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Example: In fact, in 2003, during the United Nations Security Council debate over whether to invade Iraq, the NSA asked all Five Eyes countries to target the communications between diplomats on the Council. Example: Broadly speaking, the NSA has three different categories of foreign relationships. The first is with the Five Eyes group: the US spies with these countries, but rarely on them, unless requested to by those countries' own officials.
Word: FVEY Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Five Eyes. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: crown jewel Part of Speech: noun 1. A prized possession or asset, originally one making up part of the royal regalia. 2. A valuable part of a company, especially one that is sought by another in a hostile takeover.
Word: uninferant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + infer + -ant. 1. Not implying or supporting an inference. Example: We go on, with a motion so soporific, so dreamlike as to be uninferant of progress, as though time and not space were decreasing between us and it. Example: riders horses bison beating on soporific wings through the high dry air their close-ranked bodies blotting out the earth so as to be uninferant of progress except that the hooves beneath them jolted on the solid ground
Word: kathodophone Part of Speech: noun 1. An obsolete form of microphone that detected sound waves by measuring the density of ionised air between a cathode and an anode
Word: Dalhart Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Dallam County and Hartley County and their border. 1. A city, the county seat of Dallam County, Texas, United States.
Word: Sinton Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A city, the county seat of San Patricio County, Texas.
Word: Rusk Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana. 3. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia. 5. A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin. 6. An unincorporated community in the town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin. 7. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Word: acouchis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acouchi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calls to prayer Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of call to prayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iqamas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iqama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iqamat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of iqama. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: iqamats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iqamat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pull-off cap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pull-off + cap. 1. A bottle cap that can be opened by pulling a ring or tab and thereby loosening the cap from the bottle.
Word: Afghanise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Afghan + -ise. 1. Alternative form of Afghanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Luann Part of Speech: name Etymology: Lu + Ann. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
Word: crown cap Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bottle cap made by pressing a circular piece of metal around the top of the bottle.
Word: posterchild Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of poster child. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crown cork Part of Speech: noun 1. A crown cap.
Word: toolage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + -age. 1. the wear and tear involved in tool usage Labels: uncountable 2. the quality of being a tool; obnoxiousness; conceit; hubris Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: leave it be Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of let it be. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: step up one's game Part of Speech: verb 1. To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic
Word: blood, sweat and tears Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized through a famous speech made by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons in 1940, with slight modification, but already present in earlier poetry. More information May be an extension of a much older Indo-European poetic formula “blood and tears”; compare e.g. Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒄩𒉌 𒅖𒄩𒄴𒊒𒌑𒄿 (e-eš-ḫa-ni iš-ḫa-aḫ-ru-ú-i, “in blood [and] in tear(s)”). It is common in Indo-European oral traditions to juxtapose three bodily substances pertaining to a certain theme, such as “flesh, bone and marrow” for the internal solids (cf. Calin (2017), pages 143–146). 1. A person's determination and hard work. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: We've poured lots of blood, sweat, and tears into this project. Example: […] for if Princes could keep their own, and that which juſtly belongeth unto them, they could not be urged to draw ſuch extraordinary Subſidies from the blood, ſweat, and tears of their people-; […]
Word: hole saw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hole + saw. 1. A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.
Word: Fermi gas Part of Speech: noun 1. A gas composed of a large number of fermions.
Word: crown colony Part of Speech: noun 1. A British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch. Labels: historical
Word: crown colonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crown colony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the heart wants what it wants Part of Speech: proverb 1. Who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision.
Word: 'que Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of barbeque. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: There was nothing left on the plate but some 'que sauce and a bit of Wonder Bread. Example: Truth, Justice and the BBQ way / In a world full of Arby^([sic]) 'ques and McRibs, […]
Word: 'cue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apheretic form of barbecue. 1. Clipping of barbecue. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Some are homes that are converted into barbecue joints and, yes, some are even part of a church. [It ...] will inspire you to do your best in whatever you do, no matter how humble, or at least inspire you to go out and get some 'cue. Example: One of the premier events on the BBQ cooking contest circuit. […] To actually feast on some 'cue, head to one of Memphis's many great barbecue restaurants.
Word: wall plate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wall plate, walplate, equivalent to wall + plate. 1. A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist. 2. A plate mounted to a wall as a housing. Example: Wallplate sockets may become obstructed when a room is repainted; be sure the gold contacts inside the socket are clean.
Word: snippeting Part of Speech: noun 1. Act of snippeting, excerpting. Labels: uncountable Example: Yet the information obtained is immense, and will, we suspect, when published in a readable form,— for snippeting spoils Mr. Senior's work,— have an important influence over public opinion. 2. Sound of snipping, as in scissors. Labels: uncountable Example: There was a snippeting of scissors, and snappeting of thread … Example: … sounded like the working of a pair of fine silver scissors snippeting a measured line along the margin of the dark …
Word: snippeting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snippet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: criminal psychology Part of Speech: noun 1. Branch of psychology which studies the wills, thoughts, intentions and reactions of criminals. Labels: uncountable
Word: scorereader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From score + reader. 1. Musical notation reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back.
Word: virtual piano Part of Speech: noun 1. An online software application designed to simulate playing a piano (or other keyboard instrument) on a personal computer, mobile device or a tablet computer.
Word: apophysate Part of Speech: adj 1. Possessing an apophysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: planectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From planum + -ectomy. 1. The removal of the nasal planum (the flat tip of the nose in cats and dogs).
Word: nematodesmata Part of Speech: noun 1. Bundles of microtubules that support the oral cilia in some protozoa. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The nematodesmata extend posteriorly to form the rhabdos or litostome cytopharyngeal apparatus. Dileptus species may have two rings of nematodesmata, the inner one of which is not associated with kinetosomes (Grain & Golińska, 1969).
Word: monokinetid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + kinetid. 1. A structure, in some protozoa, consisting of a single kinetid
Word: dikinetid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + kinetid. 1. A structure, in some protozoa, consisting of a pair of kinetids
Word: kinety Part of Speech: noun 1. A row of granules at the base of a cilium.
Word: kineties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monokinetids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monokinetid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dikinetids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dikinetid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big things come in small packages Part of Speech: proverb 1. Things should not be underestimated because of their small size.
Word: diaphasic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to diaphasia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diaphasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dia- + Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “utterance”) + -ia. 1. The variation in a language across degrees of formality. Labels: uncountable
Word: Eonavian Part of Speech: name 1. Galician-Asturian
Word: 'cues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'cue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'ques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'que Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abuts on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abut on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abutted on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abut on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abutting on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abut on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adds on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of add on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: adding on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of add on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: added on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of add on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asking out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ask out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: asks out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ask out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: asked out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ask out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: belts out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of belt out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: belting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of belt out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: belted out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of belt out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blasts off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blast off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blasting off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blast off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blasted off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blast off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snowmageddon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Snowmageddon. Labels: alt-of
Word: roars on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roar on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roared on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roar on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roaring on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roar on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snowmageddons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowmageddon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palms off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of palm off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: palmed off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palm off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sizes up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of size up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sizing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of size up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sized up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of size up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unalienates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unalienate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unalienating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unalienate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mongos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mongo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hausa [Term?]. 1. Boscia senegalensis, a perennial woody plant species of the genus Boscia, native to West Africa
Word: moose limb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mooselimb. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: a century from now, children will ask; "daddy what's a moose limb?"