nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ecocide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + -cide. First used in 1969 by the American plant biologist Arthur Galston to refer to the willful destruction of the environment with Agent Orange. Pronunciation: /ˈiːkəʊsaɪd/ 1. The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Two common terms used to characterize injuries to the environment include “geocide” and “ecocide,” terms particularly applicable to rain forest damage because it is irreparable. Example: It has also been suggested that environmental crimes might include the proposed crime of ‘ecocide’ or ‘geocide’, with proponents of this view attempting to draw parallels between destructive acts towards the environment and those against the qualifying groups for genocide. […] [M]any who advocate for the creation of either ecocide or geocide principally argue that the best place to try such crimes is through an apparatus created in a separate and environment-oriented treaty.
Word: genericizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genericization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regiolect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of region + dialect. 1. A lect spoken in a particular geographical region.
Word: Ryder Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a rider, cavalryman, or knight. Labels: countable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Labels: countable 3. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kifli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian kifli, from German Kipfl. 1. A Hungarian crescent-shaped bread roll. Labels: uncommon
Word: Terrance Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.
Word: on account of Part of Speech: prep 1. On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figurative) for the sake of. Example: […] and His Imperial Majesty further agrees to pay to the British Government the sum of Three Millions of dollars, on account of debts due to British subjects by some of the said Hong merchants (or Cohong), who have become insolvent, and who owe very large sums of money to subjects of Her Britannic Majesty. 2. Because of, due to, owing to. Labels: idiomatic Example: The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made. Example: ‘My brother,[…], is at Radley, on account of my parents thinking it a bad idea to have us both at the same school.’ ‘On account of your being twins?’ said Adrian. ‘Right, on account of my mother OD-ing on fertility drugs.[…]’
Word: on account of Part of Speech: conj 1. On account of the fact that: because, since. Labels: colloquial Example: […] I had a pretty good notion of the weather conditions generally, on account of I was out in them. Example: Truth is I was the kind of fellow who people would run away from when they seen me coming on account of I was so full of facts and names and places and families I had to tell about.
Word: cryptofascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Italian fascistabor. English fascist English cryptofascist From crypto- + fascist. 1. Alternative spelling of crypto-fascist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cryptofascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Italian fascistabor. English fascist English cryptofascist From crypto- + fascist. 1. Alternative spelling of crypto-fascist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crypto-fascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Italian fascistabor. English fascist English crypto-fascist From crypto- + fascist. 1. A person whose fascist views or motives are kept private or secret. Example: The American people will no longer retreat from “crypto-fascists” attacking their civil liberties, but will stand and fight for basic democracy, Senator Claude Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, declared yesterday at the closing session of the conference on cultural freedom and civil liberties at the Hotel Commodore.
Word: crypto-fascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Italian fascistabor. English fascist English crypto-fascist From crypto- + fascist. 1. Having private or secret fascist views or motives. Example: He also provides the helpful service of describing the contents of such cryptofascist films as Chuck Norris's “Invasion U.S.A.,” sparing the reader the ordeal of actually having to watch them.
Word: cryptofascism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English cryptofascism From crypto- + fascism. 1. Alternative spelling of crypto-fascism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: crypto-fascism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English crypto-fascism From crypto- + fascism. 1. The holding of fascist views in private or secret. Labels: derogatory, uncountable 2. The embracing of cryptocurrency by neo-fascists and the wider far right. Labels: derogatory, neologism, uncountable
Word: Wilbur Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an Old English female given name Wilburg, from wil (“will”) + burh (“fortress”). 1. A surname originating as a matronymic. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: US 3. A stereotypical given name for a pig.
Word: Willard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪləɹd/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from Old English of mostly American usage. Partly transferred back from the surname. Example: The date on the document corresponded to Bill's date of birth, which Scott had seen many times on records and forms, and the name of the child was Willard Skansey Jr. - - - A bank robber's name. Or a tough welterweight of the 1930s with his hair parted in the middle. A bank robber lying low between jobs. 3. A place in the United States. 4. A place in the United States. 5. A place in the United States. 6. A place in the United States. 7. A place in the United States. 8. A place in the United States. 9. A place in the United States. 10. A place in the United States. 11. A place in the United States. 12. A place in the United States. 13. A place in the United States. 14. A place in the United States. 15. A place in the United States. 16. A place in the United States. 17. A place in the United States.
Word: Woodrow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From wood + row. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊd.roʊ/, /ˈwʊd.rəʊ/ 1. A topographic surname from Middle English for a dweller in a row of houses near a wood. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, given in the 1910s in honor of President Woodrow Wilson. Labels: US
Word: Wyatt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪ.ət/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, modern transferred use of the surname. Example: Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family. 3. A place name in the United States: 4. A place name in the United States: 5. A place name in the United States:
Word: Zackary Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Hebrew, of occasional usage, variant of Zachary.
Word: TIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of tourist information centre. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of tenancy in common. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of total invested capital. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of offence to be taken into consideration. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: TICs must be admitted by a defendant in addition to the crimes for which they have been convicted. 5. Initialism of translocon on inner chloroplast membrane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of thermal imaging camera. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Lennon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛn.ən/, /ˈlɛn.ɪn/ 1. A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles. Example: 'He means the other Lennon,' Slowey's voice said. ' John Lennon from the Beatles.' And Farley saw him then, on the bend of the counter smoking a cigar. Slowey then turned to the barman, '... and he means the other Lenin, you know, the Russian revolutionary?' 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. 3. A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France. 4. A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
Word: Declan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Irish Declán, whence the modern Irish equivalent Deaglán. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛklən/ 1. A male given name from Old Irish, borne notably by Declán of Ardmore
Word: get-rich-quick Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a scheme, claiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable, often Example: Five companies offering get-rich-quick schemes to property investors have been shut down. Example: Get-rich-quick email scams are on the increase.
Word: Delaney Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Norman baronial surname, from a place in France, Old French del aunaie (“from the alder grove”). In Ireland an anglicization of Irish Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)). Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪni/ 1. A surname from Old French. 2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. 3. A male given name. 4. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. 5. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: Kyler Part of Speech: name Etymology: An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar". * The surname is quite rare. The given name may be a recent coinage based on Kyle and Tyler. 1. An American surname from Dutch. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage.
Word: bronzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bronze Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bronzine From bronze + -ine. 1. A metal made to look like bronze. Labels: uncountable
Word: noduli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nodulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortenings + -y. 1. Address (especially e-mail address). Labels: Internet Example: My e-mail addy is being spammed. I should've kept it private. 2. Adderall. Labels: slang
Word: Rackmanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of Rachmanism, perhaps influenced by rack rent. 1. Misspelling of Rachmanism. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable
Word: food for thought Part of Speech: noun 1. Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: If I were ScotRail management, I'd be looking at the feasibility of taking some more trailer cars to make them five-car sets, and even the possibility of using them on the West Highland, Kyle and Far North lines as well (although I fear that is a cost too far, but food for thought).
Word: timbrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪmbɹəl/ 1. An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine. Example: Hence the soft couch, and many-colour'd robe, The timbrel and arch'd dome and costly feast, With all th' inventive arts that nurse the soul To forms of beauty […] Example: "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"
Word: timbrel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪmbɹəl/ 1. To play the timbrel. Labels: intransitive 2. To accompany with the sound of the timbrel. Labels: transitive Example: with timbrelled anthems Example: Yet there the timbrelled hymn / Rings to Osiris […]
Word: Baptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Baptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tollgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toll + gate. 1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid Example: Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.
Word: tollgate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From toll + gate. 1. To furnish (a road) with a tollgate. Labels: transitive 2. To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.
Word: tollbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toll + bar. 1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid.
Word: tonearm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tone + arm. 1. The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.
Word: hot flashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot flash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot flushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot flush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pettier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of petty: more petty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: pettiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of petty: most petty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: flosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of floss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of floss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: get moving Part of Speech: verb 1. To start hurrying to undertake a task. Labels: idiomatic Example: We should get moving with the props if we want this play ready on time.
Word: petalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pet-der. Proto-Hellenic *pétalos Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon)lbor. English petal Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English petalous From petal + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtələs/ 1. Having petals.
Word: alcazar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Arabic الْقَصْر (al-qaṣr). Doublet of castle. Pronunciation: /ˌalkəˈzɑː/, /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/, /ælˈkɑzɚ/ 1. Any Moorish fortress in Spain. Example: But most eloquent of all were the stories passed down to her - highly decorated items which Harriet embellished even further in her resolute myth of the enchanted alcazar, the fairy chateau that never was.
Word: go-kart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of go-cart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: go-kart Part of Speech: verb 1. To take part in the sport or activity of go-karting.
Word: go with the flow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Here, flow is used in the sense of "direction of movement." 1. To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance. Labels: idiomatic Example: “Look, you know, I go with the flow based on what the campaign wants to do,” Priebus told NBC’s Meet the Press. “I think Kellyanne is doing a phenomenal job. I don’t know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.”
Word: go without Part of Speech: verb 1. To forgo (something). Labels: ambitransitive, idiomatic Example: If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without. Example: Sometimes Tyson went whole months without practicing. 2. To lack or be deprived of (something). Labels: ambitransitive, idiomatic Example: The poor man's children went without supper. Example: Jamie would get upset growing up over all the times she, or we, went without, but, looking back, we can see that that was what made us tough.
Word: GUNT Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French GUNT, an initialism of Gouvernement d'Union Nationale de Transition. 1. The National Union Transition Government, a former governing body of Chad, Africa.
Word: man crush Part of Speech: noun 1. An intense and typically nonsexual feeling of attraction toward and admiration for a man. Labels: colloquial Example: 2004, Mark St. Amant, Committed: Confession of a Fantasy Football Junkie, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 278, Another interesting note from the Super Bowl: aside from my season-long man-crush, Stephen Davis (who ultimately let me down in Week 15), and maybe his Panther teammate WR Steve Smith, who had a good season (when he wasn’t beating the shit out of his own teammates in team meetings, that is), there was not one, single fantasy stud on either Super Bowl team. Example: 2005, Phil Kiver, 182 Days in Iraq, Word Association Publishers, →ISBN, page 82, The second one was a gag gift for Private First Class Dubee. He had this man crush on a male professional wrestler. We managed to get a digital shot of Dubee standing next to a poster of his man crush. 2. A crush on (sexual attraction toward) a man. Labels: colloquial Example: 2004, Joyce Anthony Huff, Meadowlark, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 52, “[…] Her old man crushes were always just that—crushes. But maybe she really is dating him. […]” Example: 2005, Amy Scheibe, What Do You Do All Day?, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 65, We talk a bit about the man crushes we have in common, recount our conquests, celebrate our fabulous younger selves. We don't talk about the men we lost, or how utterly decimating the eighties were, or how lucky we are to be sitting here, drinking ourselves silly.
Word: go overboard Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall out of a vessel. Example: Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard. 2. To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings. Example: Of course, Bradshaw goes overboard on the cathedral [at Gloucester]: "a cross, 426 feet long; the oldest parts are the Norman crypt and nave, built in 1089."
Word: Asif Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אסף (asef, “to gather”); or Persian, Urdu آصف (āsaf, “name of Solomon's vizier”). 1. A male given name from Persian or Urdu.
Word: take heart Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/, /ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/ 1. To be courageous; to regain one's courage. Labels: intransitive Example: I took heart in the assurance that the issue was already solved. Example: England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.
Word: take heart Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/, /ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/ 1. Used when encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult situation. Example: Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.
Word: stubborn as a mule Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely stubborn Labels: not-comparable
Word: quick as a flash Part of Speech: adj Etymology: In reference to the rapidity of flashes of lightning. 1. Extremely quick. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: quick as a flash Part of Speech: adv Etymology: In reference to the rapidity of flashes of lightning. 1. Extremely quickly. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: sleep on Part of Speech: verb 1. To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice. Labels: idiomatic Example: I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead. Example: There's no chance to sleep on the matter. You have to decide now. 2. To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street. Example: I can't believe I slept on that movie for so long. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, on.
Word: sleep with Part of Speech: verb 1. To have sexual intercourse with. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: K.T. Oslin once made a living as a Broadway chorus girl, and when she turned to country in her mid-40s, it was to sing about such nonbucolic topics such as older women sleeping with younger men. Example: Roy: You remember the woman from last night? She seemed lovely, right? Moss: She was a delight. Roy: Yeah. We get outside, there's a group of tramps, two of whom she knows by name. She starts screaming at them, "You owe me money! You owe me money!" She thinks that the tramps owe her money. Next thing I know, it all kicks off. I'm running for my life. It was a horrible evening, a really horrible evening, and she's a really horrible woman. Moss: Right. But you slept with her? Roy: Yeah. 2. To share a bed or bedroom with. Example: My daughter has to sleep with her teddy bear or she gets scared.
Word: snuffles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snuffle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: snuffles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snuffle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sniffled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sniffle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: animal kingdom Part of Speech: noun 1. The regnum Animalia; the set of all animals. Labels: no-plural
Word: phone-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from phone in. 1. A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio. 2. A protest in which a large number of calls are made to the target. Example: In another demonstration against the broadcast, members of GLAAD participated in a weeklong phone-in protest to the local PBS affiliate and were told a rebroadcast of the film scheduled for March 29 had been canceled.
Word: meaning of life Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical answer to all of life's ultimate questions; the purpose or raison d'être of human life. Example: The meaning of life here on earth might be defined as consisting in this: To unfold your self, to work what thing you have the faculty for. It is a necessity for the human being, the first law of our existence. Example: I asked myself if this were the meaning of life—to be a work-beast? I knew of no horse in the city of Oakland that worked the hours I worked.
Word: doze off Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall asleep unintentionally. Example: Therefore, what the train of the future must do is offer a comfortable and enjoyable experience in well-designed carriages that (for example) have pleasant lighting, have seats that align with windows, and which are comfortable enough so that you can doze off without having to call your oesteopath as soon as you wake up.
Word: doze off Part of Speech: noun 1. A short unintentional nap, an instance of dozing off.
Word: susurruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of susurrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empty nests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empty nest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yean Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *yenen, ȝenen, eanen, from Old English *ġeēanian, ēanian (“to yean, bring forth young (usually lambs), bring forth as a ewe”) (for the prefixed form, compare Old English ġeēan, ġeēane (“yeaning”, adjective)), from Proto-West Germanic *gaaunōn, *aunōn (“to yean, lamb”), from *aunōną (“to yean, lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Scots yean (“to yean”), Saterland Frisian bejänne (“to produce; show signs of calving”), West Frisian antsje, eandsje, inje (“to yean”), Dutch onen (“to yean”), Swedish öna (“to yean”, dialectal). Akin also to Latin agnus, Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Irish úan (“lamb”). See also ean. Pronunciation: /jiːn/ 1. To give birth to. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: nesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nest + -er. 1. One who nests. 2. One who forms a strong attachment to their home. Example: I suppose, even for a nester, which I most assuredly am, there comes a time for moving on, and the time has finally come for my sother and me to leave Boston's Back Bay for other, not necessarily greener pastures. Example: I AM A NESTER. I love our house and the things that fill it. My problem is, I am always on the go, rarely getting the opportunity to be there. 3. A person who intends to settle in an area without permanent residents; a settler, as distinct from an explorer or pioneer. Labels: US, historical Example: As cow camps were succeeded by the nesters, and towns came to grow at their sites, the springs continued to serve mankind both in an industrial way and as a playground for the ever-increasing population.
Word: Nyunga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Nyunga nungar (“a person, a man”). Pronunciation: /ˈnʊŋa/, /ˈnjuːŋɡə/ 1. An indigenous people of southwestern Australia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nyunga Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Nyunga nungar (“a person, a man”). Pronunciation: /ˈnʊŋa/, /ˈnjuːŋɡə/ 1. The Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language, or group of related languages or dialects, spoken by the Nyunga.
Word: Nyunga Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Nyunga nungar (“a person, a man”). Pronunciation: /ˈnʊŋa/, /ˈnjuːŋɡə/ 1. Of or relating to the Nyunga people or their language or culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gambrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe (“leg”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæmbɹəl/ 1. The hind leg of a horse; the hock. 2. A bar, usually metal, with a central loop and a hook at each end, used to hang a carcass for butchering. Labels: dialectal, historical, obsolete Example: Within two hours the hog - killed, scalded, and scraped of its hair - was hanging pale from a big tree limb by a gambrel stick run through the tendons of its hind feet 3. A kind of meathook shaped roughly like a horse's hind leg. 4. A gambrel roof.
Word: gambrel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps from Old Northern French gamberel, from gambe (“leg”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæmbɹəl/ 1. To truss or hang up using a gambrel. Example: They raised him so, gambreled up by the bones in his cheek. Example: And meet me; or I'll box you while I have you, And carry you gambril'd thither like a mutton
Word: lebes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek λέβης (lébēs). 1. An Ancient Greek cauldron, normally of bronze, and often supported by a tripod. Labels: historical
Word: lectica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lectīca (“litter”), from lectus (“bed, couch”) + -īca (“forming related nouns”), q.v. 1. A kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle.
Word: dw Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of don't worry. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: But...what exactly are celebrities asking for in the first place? It’s a classic chicken-and-egg scenario. Dw, tho, I asked the pros firsthand: What are the elite set asking for this year, for those of us who want to get in on the trends a little early? And they delivered.
Word: lectisternium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lectisternium. 1. An ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table. Labels: historical
Word: cocker spaniels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cocker spaniel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rice cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A food item made from puffed rice congealed in a wafer, usually circular and palm-sized. 2. A sticky, dense food item made from rice flour, popular in parts of East Asia.
Word: rice cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rice cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unknowingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unknowing Middle English -ly English -ly English unknowingly From unknowing + -ly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/ 1. Without awareness, without intent. Labels: not-comparable Example: An endianness difference can cause problems if a computer unknowingly tries to read binary data written in the opposite format from a shared memory location or file.
Word: self-love Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English love English self-love From self- + love. 1. Regard for oneself; love of oneself. Labels: uncountable Example: Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others. 2. Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self. Labels: uncountable 3. Masturbation. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies
Word: other woman Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Remembering the turmoil she experienced when her father left her mother, she vowed she would never be the other woman. Example: The other woman finds time to manicure her nails / The other woman is perfect where her rival fails
Word: legal eagle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Chosen for the serendipitous alignment of rhyme and connotation (eagles are eagle-eyed and sharp). 1. A skillful and adroit attorney. Labels: informal Example: He made his reputation as a legal eagle as a prosecutor before entering private practice.
Word: legal beagle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From legal + beagle. Beagle was probably chosen for the rhyme and because beagles were traditionally used for hunting hares or rabbits, due to their keen sense of smell and tracking instinct. Compare legal eagle. Pronunciation: /ˌliːɡl̩ ˈbiːɡl̩/, /ˌliɡəl ˈbiɡəl/ 1. A lawyer, specifically one regarded as astute and skilful. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: He was a prosecutor before entering private practice and gaining a reputation as a legal beagle. Example: He offer'd submission in meekness and tears, / The fierce legal beagles to hush; / But they clapp'd him in Newgate a couple of years, / To keep him from—"Buying a Brush."
Word: swingle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, swingelle (“whip, scourge”), equivalent to swing + -le. Related to Middle Dutch swingel, swengel, Dutch zwingel, zwengel. Doublet of swingel. The verb is from Middle English swingelen, from the noun. Related to Middle Dutch swingelen, swengelen. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋ(ɡ)əl/, /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəl/ 1. An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch. 2. The swinging part of a flail, especially that which is used on the grain in threshing; the swipple. Example: The pole of the Chinese flail is roughly 90 cm. long, the swingle about 30 cm. in length, joined to the pole by a wooden axle projecting at right-angles from the top of the swingle and passing through a loop at the top of the pole[…] Example: (A flail swingle was a large wooden handle attached to a freeswinging stick, which was used in threshing grain.)
Word: swingle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, swingelle (“whip, scourge”), equivalent to swing + -le. Related to Middle Dutch swingel, swengel, Dutch zwingel, zwengel. Doublet of swingel. The verb is from Middle English swingelen, from the noun. Related to Middle Dutch swingelen, swengelen. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋ(ɡ)əl/, /ˈswɪnd͡ʒəl/ 1. To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch. Labels: transitive Example: Now after you have swingled your Hempe and Flaxe ouer once, you shall take and shake up the refuse stuffe, which you beate from the same seuerally, and not only it, but the tops and knots, and halfe brak't buns which fall from the brake also, and drying them againe cause them to bee very well thresht with flayles, and then mixing them with th refuse which fell from the swingle tree, dresse them all well with threshing and shaking, till the buns be cleane driuen out of them; Example: The instruments necessary to swingle flax are, a tressel, and a swingle.
Word: swingle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From swing + -le (frequentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋ(ɡ)əl/ 1. To dangle; to wave hanging. 2. To swing for pleasure. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: legal beagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legal beagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legal eagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legal eagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moneyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Monēta Latin monēta Old French moneie Old French monoie Anglo-Norman muneiebor. Middle English moneye English money Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English moneyed From money + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌniːd/, /ˈmʌnɪd/ 1. Affluent, rich. Example: The attacking three have also been allowed to bloom. Liberated from deep defensive duties Eden Hazard has become more expressive, more obviously, flashily complete. Not to mention more saleable too, his role closer to the way Europe’s monied giants in Spain and France allow their stars to function. Example: Many in these moneyed ranks choose to spend the festival in gas-guzzling luxury RVs. 2. Paid for; funded
Word: misomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the prefix miso- (hatred), and the Latin word mania. 1. A mania of hatred for everything. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. A fear of persecution, or being hated by everyone. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Laredo Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ləˈreɪdoʊ/ 1. A large city, the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States. 2. A city in north Tamaulipas, Mexico. 3. A town in Cantabria, Spain.
Word: subclasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subclass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subclasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of subclass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Serpentarius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin, literally "serpent handler". 1. A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens. Labels: obsolete
Word: Bellatrix Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin bellātrīx (“warrior woman”). 1. A blue eruptive variable star, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion; Gamma (γ) Orionis. Example: He is so pictured in the ancient Denderah Zodiac, where we see a man coming forth pointing to the three bright stars (Rigel, Bellatrix, and Betelguez) as his.
Word: puzzler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puzzle + -er. 1. A puzzling situation or problem. Example: And reason cannot answer that question, because it exists outside of reason. It’s a puzzler, right? A real head-scratcher? Which brings us back to me. 2. A puzzling person. 3. A puzzling person. Example: Near-synonyms: riddler, quizzer, setter 4. A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve. Example: With the exception of certain handheld titles […], puzzlers (such as the countless Tetris iterations), and download-only games […], two-dimensional gaming has largely become a lost art, alienating many of us who grew up in a 2D virtual world. 5. A person who solves puzzles as a hobby. Example: […] he commits what to a hardened puzzler seems an unforgivable sin when he uses a picture of a two-masted ship followed by HTER for the word BRIGHTER. Example: Mentally stimulating leisure activities, such as doing crossword puzzles, seem to help keep the brain sharp. […] The puzzlers delayed the onset of accelerated memory loss (a sign of dementia) by an average of 2.54 years.
Word: puzzlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puzzle + -ment. 1. The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The puzzlement caused by the complex system led to great anger. 2. A puzzle; something baffling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Or, larger mothers might have not necessarily more progeny but more fit ones, while smaller size might be an advantage to the males, allowing them to get around faster. Finally, for creatures that continue to grow, perhaps more of the females simply live longer, gaining in stature all the time. “'Tis a puzzlement.” Example: The diary contains plenty of small puzzlements.
Word: putterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From putter + -er. 1. A person who putters
Word: red beet Part of Speech: noun 1. Beetroot. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: putrescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin putrēscentia. 1. The condition of being putrid; decay Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Putrid matter Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hot, and precipitate, and zealous, as has been the assiduity, with which the public eye is blinkled by this glittering putrescence of rotten policy, and the public ear is deaffened by a vapid and senseless jargon of political bombast, …
Word: putrefactive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction. Example: And scattered about it, some in their overturned war-machines, some in the now rigid Handling Machines, and a dozen of them stark and silent and laid in a row, were the Martians—dead!—slain by the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared; […]
Word: Alnilam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic اَلنِّظَام (an-niẓām), related to the word نَظْم (naẓm, “string of pearls”). 1. A large blue star in the constellation of Orion; Epsilon (ε) Orionis, one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
Word: TALULAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Teaching And Learning Using Locally Available Resources. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: putdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from put down. 1. Alternative form of put-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Saiph Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic سَيْف (sayf), originally سَيْف اَلْجَبَّار (sayf al-jabbār, “sword of the giant”). 1. A blue star in the constellation Orion; Kappa (κ) Orionis.
Word: northwesterly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From north + westerly. See also northwestern. 1. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest. 2. Coming from the northwest.
Word: northwesterly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From north + westerly. See also northwestern. 1. From the northwest.
Word: northwesterly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From north + westerly. See also northwestern. 1. A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
Word: northwestward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English northwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English northwestward From northwest + -ward. 1. In or toward the northwest
Word: northwestward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English northwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English northwestward From northwest + -ward. 1. Toward the northwest
Word: northwestwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From northwest + -wards. 1. northwestward
Word: northwestwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From northwest + -wards. 1. northwestward
Word: northwester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From northwest + -er. 1. A strong wind blowing from the northwest.
Word: northwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -wards English northwards From north + -wards. 1. northward; in a northerly direction Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1903, I had adventured, for the first time, northwards, and it really was the North, as my objective was the Great North of Scotland Railway.
Word: untreated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English treated English untreated From un- + treated. 1. Not treated. Labels: not-comparable Example: The volume of the flame given out by the untreated wood was estimated at three times that given out by the best treated wood. Example: This short list represents but a few items of an extensive and open-ended list of untreated Indian English lexis.
Word: northeastwards Part of Speech: adj 1. northeastward
Word: northeastwards Part of Speech: adv 1. northeastward
Word: northeastward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English northeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English northeastward From northeast + -ward. 1. In or toward the northeast.
Word: northeastward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English northeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English northeastward From northeast + -ward. 1. Toward the northeast.
Word: bedroomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bedroom + -ed. 1. Having the specified kind or number of bedrooms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbuilt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English unbilt. By surface analysis, un- + built. 1. Not built. Labels: not-comparable Example: One side of the road was entirely unbuilt on and afforded the prospect of a level meadow where hay was made and real animals grazed in due season. Example: Yerkes created the GNP&BR [Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway] in 1901 by merging two underground railway companies with unbuilt lines - the Great Northern & Strand Railway and the Brompton & Piccadilly Circus Railway.
Word: unbuilt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of unbuild. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cleanest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of clean: most clean Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Chief executive Andrew Haines said: "Rail is already the cleanest and greenest mode of transporting large numbers of people and goods, but we're committed to cutting our carbon footprint even further. [...]."
Word: cleanest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of clean Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: coldish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cold Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English coldish From cold + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊldɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat cold. Labels: not-comparable Example: "It's a treat of a colour," said he. "That coldish colour like earth, and yet shiny. It's like bog-water." Example: I was walking westward up the Strand, and though it was coldish I went slowly to get the pleasure of my cigar.
Word: contactable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English contact Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English contactable From contact + -able. 1. Able to be contacted. Example: Steve is contactable on his mobile phone and his pager.
Word: uncontactable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contactable English uncontactable From un- + contactable. 1. Not contactable, not having a means by which contact can be made.
Word: undealt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dealt English undealt From un- + dealt. 1. Not dealt. Labels: not-comparable Example: The gambler gazed at the undealt cards, desperate to know whether the ace of hearts was still among them. Example: Some of our problems are, as yet, undealt with.
Word: 'bot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For mudders like myself (an AI researcher), ’bots and their associated likely behavior patterns are old hat. I tend to expect that random characters on a mud might be ’bots, and tend to know how to tell (generally, even the best ’bots or other AI programs fall victim to very simple conversational gambits, such as topical conversation, slang, or a conversation requiring a complicated discourse model such as reference to subjects more than a couple exchanges in the past). Example: Sumo ’bots also tend to have very low ground clearance since they operate on dohyos, which have a very smooth rubberized running surface; […]
Word: economise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of economize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: equalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of equal Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: inexpensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inexpensive 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 inexpensiveness From inexpensive + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being inexpensive. Labels: uncountable
Word: unfavored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unfavored; equivalent to un- + favored. 1. Not favoured.
Word: EDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of expected date of confinement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of everyday carry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of electronic data capture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of endocrine disruptor chemical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Exposing animals to EDCs disrupts both male and female sexual development. 5. Initialism of ethylene dichloride and 1,2-dichloroethane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EDC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Defense Community. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism