nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: red corpuscle Part of Speech: noun 1. An erythrocyte (red blood cell).
Word: backburner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + burner. 1. Alternative form of back burner. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: There had been plans to extend electrification from Harrow to Rickmansworth. But when the First World War broke out in 1914, this and a new branch to Watford were placed on the backburner, along with further housing development.
Word: backburner Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + burner. 1. To relegate to a lower priority. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: "What I noticed was that my sadness and loneliness got backburnered," she told the BBC.
Word: backburners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backburner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backburners Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backburner Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backroad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of back road. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backroads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backroad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: basemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baseman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sabayon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sabayon, from Italian zabaione, possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”, from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsabaɪjɒ̃/, /ˌsɑbaɪˈoʊn/, /ˌsɑbɑˈjoʊn/ 1. Synonym of zabaglione. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An orange-blossom-water sabayon is thickened in the microwave (and I will never again make finicky sabayon any other way).
Word: deaminase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + amino + -ase. Pronunciation: /diːˈæmɪneɪz/ 1. An enzyme that catalyses deamination
Word: deaminases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deaminase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dead end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead-ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dead-end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead-ends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dead-end Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brocoli Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of broccoli (“vegetable”). Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: Athina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Αθήνα (Athína), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). Doublet of Athens. 1. Synonym of Athens (“the capital city of Greece”). Example: Hazel nuts constitute the great riches of the coast districts, extending from Athina to a little to the west of Kerassund, and particularly of the latter place, Tireboli, Ordoo, Keureli, Yomurah, and Surmeneh. Example: I was a boy from Athina. A city boy.
Word: Athina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Αθηνά (Athiná), from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athena. 1. A transliteration of the Greek female given name Αθηνά (Athiná). Example: Lunch was waiting on the veranda along with Athina’s husband, Pericles. Example: ‘It’s somewhere in Greece, not Venice,’ Nicola said slowly. ‘That’s where Steven’s friends lived. I’ve no idea who “N.K.” was, but it was probably his sister who Lavinia spent so much time hating. She even remembered the girl’s name – Athina.[…]’
Word: enjail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English jail English enjail From en- + jail. 1. To put in jail. Labels: transitive
Word: bring to a boil Part of Speech: verb 1. To heat something until it reaches its boiling point. Labels: US 2. To bring (a debate, etc.) to a peak of activity or emotion. Labels: figuratively
Word: resectability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English resect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English resectability From resect + -ability. 1. A measure of the expected benefits of a resection
Word: to taste Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Up to an amount determined by personal taste, anywhere from zero to a bit to a lot. Example: season to taste Example: Add garlic to taste.
Word: froggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of froggy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of froggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: painted frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various frogs with colorful markings: 2. Any of various frogs with colorful markings: 3. Any of various frogs with colorful markings: 4. Any of various frogs with colorful markings: 5. Any of various frogs with colorful markings: 6. Any of various frogs with colorful markings:
Word: tailed frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, distinctive by virtue of having what looks like a tail.
Word: disc-tongued frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any frog in the former family Discoglossidae, now known as the Alytidae. Example: Today, the common midwife toad can be found from the lowlands of southern Belgium to the sandy wastes of Spain, making it the most successful and widely distributed member of Europe’s oldest surviving vertebrate family, the Alytidae, a group comprising the midwife toads, the disc-tongued frogs, the firebellies and the painted frogs.
Word: litter frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Megophryidae, notable for their camouflage abilities.
Word: parsley frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Pelodytidae, of which only genus Pelodytes is extant, some of which have the appearance of being garnished with parsley.
Word: tongueless frog Part of Speech: noun 1. One of a group of aquatic frogs in the Pipidae family.
Word: clawed frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of aquatic carnivorous frogs in the genus Xenopus, which are very small and have small claws.
Word: Tukeit Hill frog Part of Speech: noun 1. A small frog of variable colouration, until recently the only described species in the genus Allophryne, found in South America.
Word: marsupial frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Amphignathodontidae, found in Central America and South America.
Word: screeching frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae, with distinctive high-pitched calls.
Word: glass frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of glass + frog. 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Centrolenidae, with distinctive light-coloured or translucent skin.
Word: strapline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strap + line. 1. A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another. 2. A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand. Labels: UK Example: On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published a long piece by Reggie Ugwu, looking at how a variant of instrumental electronic music had become the favoured soundtrack of the “alt-right”, the US-based far-right movement. Within hours, a website whose strapline declares it is “destroying Jewish tyranny” had picked up on the piece.
Word: ghost frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of ghost + frog. Perhaps because of their occurrence in Skeleton Gorge. 1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa.
Word: shovelnose frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of moderate-sized frogs in the genus Hemisus and family Hemisotidae, which have a small upturned nose. Example: Shovelnose frogs, fat little things, lumpy-backed and moss-coloured, come together to mate, the male climbing on the back of the female as she digs down into the ground away from the river.
Word: sedge frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any in family Hyperoliidae of medium-sized frogs.
Word: bush frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + frog. 1. Synonym of sedge frog. 2. Raorchestes chalazodes (a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats). Example: The call of the male of this tiny bush frog, hardly exceeding 20 mm. in snout to vent length, is a feature of the forests and nearby scrub lands of the Ghats during the rains.
Word: coqui Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Puerto Rican Spanish coquí. 1. A coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus). 2. A coqui francolin (Campocolinus coqui)
Word: cyclohexanol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclohexane + -ol. 1. The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ecdysone Part of Speech: noun 1. A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: greenbody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green (“undried, raw”) + body (“physical object”). 1. A ceramic precursor, usually mesostructured with dopants, which has been formed but not yet milled or fired. Example: For metal dopants, the surfactant can be removed by calcining the greenbody, resulting in an anchored metal silicate.
Word: superdelegate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + delegate. Originally written super-delegate or super delegate; the former is attested since 1981. 1. A member of the Democratic Party who has been selected to attend the national convention to help select a nominee for president. Labels: US Example: If no candidate won on the first round (something that hasn’t happened since 1952), voting would be opened up to 739 superdelegates, who are not pledged to any candidate. These superdelegates, also known as “automatically seated delegates,” include all Democratic members of Congress and Democratic governors, as well as other party leaders.
Word: super delegate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of superdelegate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: super delegates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of super delegate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superdelegates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superdelegate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faithless elector Part of Speech: noun 1. A delegate selected to participate in an electoral college and assigned to a particular candidate who votes for a different candidate, usually to protest the already-determined outcome of the vote. Labels: US
Word: faithless electors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faithless elector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: national convention Part of Speech: noun 1. A meeting of the major figures in a political party to outline a party platform, set party rules, select a nominee for president as well as rally supporters. Labels: US
Word: national conventions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of national convention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Super Tuesday Part of Speech: name 1. The day in February or March on which a large number of states hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates. Labels: US
Word: greenbodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greenbody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WTB Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of want/willing/waiting to buy. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WTS Part of Speech: name 1. The station code of Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong. 2. Abbreviation of WhatsApp. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Wilson's temperature syndrome/Wilson's thyroid syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Wilson-Turner syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. want to show (generally preceding a theorem that will subsequently be proved) Labels: uncountable
Word: WTS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of want/willing/waiting to sell. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WTT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of want/willing to trade. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of working timetable Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: meat shield Part of Speech: noun 1. A human shield. 2. A so-called "tank" whose main purpose is to hold aggro from mobs and absorb damage. 3. A stunned or dead enemy character used as a shield against attacks.
Word: MOB Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of man overboard, used e.g. on the emergency button of a satellite navigator. By pushing the button the operator stores the coordinates of a man overboard incident for easy access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MOB Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of mesio occlusal buccal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of missing on blog, the act of abandoning ones blog (or weblog) for an extended period of time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: MOB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mother of the bride. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: meatshield Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of meat shield. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: meat shields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meat shield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Muses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːzɪz/ 1. plural of Muse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: working out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of work out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ICA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Innovative Communications Alliance, an alliance formed by Microsoft and Nortel to develop unified communications products. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Irish Citizen Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 3. Initialism of International Contract Agency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of International Cooperative Alliance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Impoundment Control Act. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “OMB asserts that its actions are not subject to the ICA because they constitute a programmatic delay,” GAO wrote.
Word: ICA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of image compression artifact. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of internal carotid artery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: countably infinite Part of Speech: adj 1. That is both countable and infinite; having the same cardinality as the set of natural numbers; formally, such that a bijection exists from ℕ to the set. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1953 [Addison-Wesley], Bruce Elwyn Meserve, Fundamental Concepts of Algebra, 1982, Dover, page 36, This one-to-one correspondence between the set of positive integers and the set of pairs of positive integers indicates that the set of pairs is countably infinite. Since the set of positive rational numbers is a subset of the set of all pairs of positive integers, the set of positive rational numbers is at most countably infinite. Then, since it is also at least countably infinite, the set of positive rational numbers is countably infinite. Example: Instead of saying that the aggregate of natural numbers is countably infinite (see Chapter 24), one can use Cantor's symbolism and state that its cardinal number is #92;aleph#95;0 (read aleph null).[…]Now the range of a random variable may be a finite set, a countably infinite set, or a continuum.
Word: Searsport Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sears + port, after David Sears of Boston, who granted a large sum of money towards the town's founding. 1. A town and census-designated place therein, in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Word: HMAS Part of Speech: noun 1. His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases. Labels: Australia, initialism Example: The Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (Dart)[…]accepted as true allegations of abuse made by 207 former young recruits of HMAS Leeuwin at Fremantle, Western Australia, however it stopped short of recommending a royal commission. 2. His Majesty's Australian Ship. Labels: Australia, initialism 3. His Majesty's Auxiliary Ship Labels: UK, initialism, obsolete 4. Her Majesty's Auxiliary Ship Labels: UK, initialism, obsolete 5. His Majesty's Armed Schooner Labels: UK, initialism, obsolete 6. Her Majesty's Armed Schooner Labels: UK, initialism, obsolete
Word: HMVS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Her Majesty's Victorian Ship, a designation for ships from Victoria, Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete
Word: HMBS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Bahamian Ship, a designation for British ships from the Bahamas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: KDB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Kindle Direct Publishing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Kevin De Bruyne. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BNS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Belgium Naval Ship (“A NATO designation for ships of the Belgian Naval Component”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Bangladesh Naval Ship (“A designation for ships in the Bangladesh Navy”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official criminal code of India. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Bing-Neel syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: UBS Part of Speech: name 1. Union of Burma Ship. The designation of ships in the Burmese Navy. 2. Initialism of Union Bank of Switzerland, a Swiss global bank. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: To what extent the CPI reductions are a sign of what’s to come remains to be seen; but the immediate impacts to inflation readings could be minimal for now, Alan Detmeister, a UBS senior economist who previously helmed the Fed’s Wages and Prices section, told CNN.
Word: HMCS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Her Majesty's Courts Service. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: HMCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of His (or Her) Majesty's Canadian Ship; ship prefix of the Royal Canadian Navy. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of His (or Her) Majesty's Colonial Ship. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: CFAV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel. A designation for research and development ships in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CCGS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Canadian Coast Guard Ship. The designation for vessels operated by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CCGC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Canadian Coast Guard Cutter. A designation for cutters operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: goods train Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡʊdz.tɹeɪn/ 1. A train used for the transportation of goods. Example: In 1914, the Hendon and Finchley Times published a piece titled 'People who have no Christmas'. An engine-driver's comment was this: "For many years now I have never enjoyed a real Christmas. My engine has claimed me on this day, and my only regret is that I am not attached to a slow goods train, so that I could snatch time to eat some plum-pudding."
Word: Feejee Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Fiji. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: forté Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of forte (“loud”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Example: ...lamps lighted on the stage; benches betokened mobility; pedal applications were made forté to the piano; basely violated was the repository of the base viol;... Example: For variety, few equal him, and his piano and forté passages are, to an attentive ear, peculiarly striking.
Word: forté Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of forte (“strength, talent”). Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Gastronomic renditions of Corsican standards are its forté: the octopus in olive oil and lemon confit is hard to top, and there are plenty of wonderful vegetarian options. Example: Home invasion robberies, credit card and check fraud, and computer chip thefts are known to be Asians ^([sic]) gangs' forté, the guide stated.
Word: pluviograph Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.
Word: PWC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of personal water craft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Clearly, Yamaha saw a trend coming when it designed this big PWC. Since the Callaway Gardens introduction, Bombardier debuted its own 3-person watercraft, the Sea-Doo GT. Example: Until the collapse of the Soviet Union, serious criticism of our culture of consumption and domination, symbolized nicely by PWC, was very often thought un-American and unacceptable.
Word: canonicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English canonic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English canonicity From canonic + -ity. 1. The degree to which something is canonical. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hoster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English host Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hoster From host + -er. 1. A provider of online hosting, especially web hosting. Labels: Internet, neologism Example: Make sure your hoster provides fast FTP access to your files. Example: Microsoft sues Web hoster over spam
Word: mangler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mangle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mangler From mangle + -er. 1. One who mangles laundry. 2. The mangle (machine) used by this person. 3. One who mangles or mutilates. Example: a habitual mangler of words 4. A manager (person in charge). Labels: Internet, dated, humorous Example: I told my current mangler I needed to leave in 2 weeks, and predictably, he went off the deep end and waved my contract in my face
Word: Linn Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn/ 1. A surname. 2. A city and town in Kansas, United States. 3. A small city, the county seat of Osage County, Missouri, United States. 4. A town in Wisconsin, United States.
Word: newsbreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + break. 1. An instance of news broadcasting.
Word: tada Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of ta-da. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Signe Part of Speech: name 1. an asteroid discovered by Max Wolf on October 22, 1900
Word: inhomogeneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English homogeneity English inhomogeneity From in- + homogeneity. 1. The state of being inhomogeneous. Labels: uncountable 2. Something that lacks homogeneity. Labels: countable 3. A local departure from homogeneity. Labels: countable Example: Other inhomogeneities in the ensemble of quantum dots are considered to make the optical spectrum of the levels broad.
Word: ditone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + tone. 1. An interval of two tones Labels: obsolete
Word: Magellan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães. Pronunciation: /məˈɡɛlən/, /məˈd͡ʒɛlən/ 1. A surname. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Ferdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: clear one's throat Part of Speech: verb 1. To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.
Word: ya'll Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Contraction of ya + will. By surface analysis, ya (“you”) + 'll. Pronunciation: /jʌl/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of you'll. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: Don't go in, ya'll only make thins worse. Example: Yis, yis; ya'll be forced, or else ya'll tak t' luck awaäy wi' ya, an' that wad niver deä.
Word: ya'll Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Contraction of you all or ya all, with spelling perhaps influenced by you'll. Pronunciation: /jɔːl/, /jɔl/, /jɑl/ 1. Alternative spelling of y'all. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So ya'll need a place to camp do ya? Example: Ya'll all gotta look real beautiful for tonight.
Word: HWOB Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of held without bond. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: DWOP Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of dismissed without prejudice. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of dismissed for want of prosecution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: claudetite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral composed of arsenic trioxide, chemical formula As₂O₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: bardo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːdəʊ/, /ˈbɑɹdoʊ/ 1. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. Labels: Tibetan Example: According to the belief of the Tibetans, that is considered an untimely death, which, in opposition to the ordinary course of nature, is accelerated by evil spirits, such as Sringan, Dechad, Jungpo, and others. As a consequence of premature decease, the "Bardo," is prolongated. This is the middle state between the death and the new re-birth, which does not follow immediately, but there exists an interval, which is shorter for the good than for the bad. The prolongation of this intermediate state is considered as a punishment caused by evil spirits who have only power over sinful men. Example: The soul's gradual progress to God in terms of a spiralling pathway up the side of the cosmic mountain, from one spiritual station to the next, is an image common to almost all of the world's mystical systems; but few mention the direct path from the base of the mountain straight up to the summit. Even the Bardo Thodol mentions the direct path only once, and then glancingly, confining itself solely to a description of the soul's circuitous afterlife journey through the heaven-worlds. The shortcut for heroes that bypasses the heaven-worlds or bardos and takes them straight to the divine world—in one lifetime, so it is said—is so well guarded in religious literature that the relevant Tibetan Buddhist texts are written in the "twilight language," a cipher that can be understood only with the help of revelation.
Word: baristi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From suffixing Italian -i, plural of nouns ending with -o. 1. plural of baristo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baristi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian baristi, masculine plural of barista. 1. plural of barista Labels: form-of, plural Example: Asa Jelena Petterson’s graceful heart atop her cappuccinos (pictured at right) at the 2003 World Barista Championship in Boston in April helped the Icelandic barista win the distinction of being one of the top two baristi on the planet. Example: The fifteen-inch bronze sculpture was an artist’s rendering of a barista rising like steam from a coffee cup. Since baristi come in both genders and all shapes and sizes, the trophy’s steamy barista was supposed to be generic.
Word: oxeye daisy Part of Speech: noun 1. A widespread flowering plant native to Europe and temperate regions of Asia (Leucanthemum vulgare). 2. A black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). Labels: US
Word: half-line Part of Speech: noun 1. ray; a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
Word: realties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of realty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of realtie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iffen Part of Speech: conj Etymology: * see if'n 1. Nonstandard form of if. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: “Itʼs burninʼ hot as iffen the house was caught on fire.”
Word: ifen Part of Speech: conj Etymology: * see if'n 1. Nonstandard form of if. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: rediscovered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rediscover Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rediscovering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rediscover Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rediscovers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rediscover Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keepie-uppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from keep up, with suffix + -ie. 1. The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands. Labels: uncountable Example: The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves. 2. A bounce in such a way. Labels: countable Example: My record is 50 keepie-uppies!
Word: keepy-uppy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of keepie-uppie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: condemnations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of condemnation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deputations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deputation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subterfuges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subterfuge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confiscations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confiscation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intonations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intonation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interpolations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interpolation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: combustibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of combustible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crack pipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crack pipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crack pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. Any pipe used for smoking crack cocaine.
Word: inheritances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inheritance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enlargements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enlargement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compositors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compositor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bathing cap Part of Speech: noun 1. a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.
Word: swim cap Part of Speech: noun 1. A silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.
Word: swim caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swim cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tragedians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tragedian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English titleles, titlelees, equivalent to title + -less. 1. Having no title; nameless. Example: The first four drafts were swept down a manhole and a long, titleless book began to evolve. 2. Without noble title; common. Example: Coriolanus / He would not answer to: forbad all names; / He was a kind of nothing, titleless, / Till he had forged himself a name o' the fire / Of burning Rome.
Word: thwartings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thwarting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: after-school special Part of Speech: noun 1. A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents. Labels: US
Word: after school special Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1972 by the American Broadcasting Company. 1. A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues. Labels: US
Word: epicine Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of epicene. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: kiss the ground someone walks on Part of Speech: verb 1. To praise someone highly. Labels: figuratively Example: and when you shall teach me otherwise, I will not only embrace it, but will kiss the ground you walk on Example: Yes ; they cross themselves, bow down their heads level with their heels, kiss your feet, grovel on the very ground, and kiss the earth you walk on.
Word: acervately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English acervate Middle English -ly English -ly English acervately From acervate + -ly. 1. In an acervate manner.
Word: adularescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adularia Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English adularescence From adularia + -escence. Pronunciation: /ˌæd͡ʒ.ə.ləˈɹɛs.əns/ 1. The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces. Labels: uncountable
Word: magnesium carbonate Part of Speech: noun 1. The magnesium salt of carbonic acid, MgCO₃; it is a white powdery solid that occurs as magnesite and other minerals; it used as a mild base and in numerous industrial applications Labels: uncountable
Word: silver nitrate Part of Speech: noun 1. The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride. Labels: uncountable
Word: sodium sulphate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sodium sulfate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sodium sulfate Part of Speech: noun 1. The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na₂SO₄; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products. Labels: uncountable
Word: ammonium nitrate Part of Speech: noun 1. The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO). Labels: uncountable Example: According to the Lebanese government, about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer was stored in a warehouse on the Beirut waterfront and caught fire, later exploding.
Word: busy as a beaver Part of Speech: adj 1. Very busy.
Word: clean as a hound's tooth Part of Speech: adj 1. Very clean. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable 2. Very innocent. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Rogers left the Department of State in September, 1973, before the Watergate scandal had implicated Nixon and some of his principal White House aides. He couldn't have picked a better time to return to private life and all his friends were happy for him. Bill Rogers simply cleaned his desk and moved back to his old law firm, Rogers and Wells. He came through all this untarnished, as clean as a hound's tooth.
Word: poor as a church mouse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of earlier hungry as a church mouse, from the fact that Catholic and Orthodox priests are called to scrupulously prevent any crumb of the sacrament of Eucharist (the bread which is understood to be Christ's body) from falling on the altar or to the ground, meaning that church mice had no crumbs to feed on. This phrase seems to be a corruption of the even earlier expression “as quiet as a church mouse” from the 1300s. 1. Very poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: But to return to our public functions; that we have had a decided turn for the church appears from the fact that the church-mouse is a recognised order amongst us, and it is our just pride that we alone have preserved the genuine character of the institution as founded by the Apostles, inasmuch as our poverty has passed into a proverb— "as poor as a church-mouse." Example: She was an Eastern Virginia woman, and, although poor as a church mouse, thought herself superior to West Virginia people.
Word: quiet as a mouse Part of Speech: adj 1. Very quiet, so as to not be heard. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: clean as a whistle Part of Speech: adj 1. Very clean. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable 2. Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: happy as Larry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: This has been said to refer to the Australian boxer Larry Foley (1849–1917), who never lost a fight. This is not likely as the earliest reference to the phrase is in a letter to the editor of the Illawarra Mercury in Wollongong, Australia in 1857. In it the correspondent "G U A" (probably Dr. George Underwood Alley, known for regularly corresponding with newspapers) writes "...we'll all live together, like Brown's cows, and be as happy as Larry." 1. Extremely happy and carefree. Labels: informal Example: Their purpose couldn’t be clearer or more sinister. They are hoping lots of us will pause and ask ourselves: “Why do we need independence when Scotland is quite palpably as happy as Larry?”
Word: strong as an ox Part of Speech: adj 1. Very strong and powerful.
Word: white as a sheet Part of Speech: adj 1. Very white or pale, as if suffering from shock.
Word: tiros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tiro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undiscoverable 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- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Latin discooperīreder. Late Latin discoperīre Old French descovrirbor. Middle English discoveren English discover 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 discoverable English undiscoverable From un- + discoverable. 1. Unable to be discovered; hidden perfectly. 2. Not subject to being produced in response to a discovery request.
Word: adjutancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish ayudantebor. Portuguese ajudantebor. Latin adiūtō Latin adiūtānsder. English adjutant English -cy English adjutancy From adjutant + -cy. 1. The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
Word: trembles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tremble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trembles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tremble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trembles Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of milk sickness. Labels: uncountable
Word: aldermanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From alderman + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of ealdormanic. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːldəˈmænɪk/, /ˌɒl-/, /ˌɔldəɹˈmænɪk/, /ˌɑl-/ 1. Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen. Example: The Board of Councilmen last night made an active attempt to pass a reduced Japanese bill, without giving the items; […] The proposed reduction is a substantial one, cutting down the total of the bill from $105,000, the Aldermanic figure, to $90,000, which must be somewhere in the neighborhood of an honest amount. But why do the Councilmen, while acting to this extent in the public interest, refuse to give us the items as originally rendered by the Reception Committee of the Board of Aldermen? Example: The first feature that I would say is desirable, as I read it, is that it is a nonpartisan bill, similar to our aldermanic campaigns in Chicago. 2. Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman. Labels: figuratively Example: Let's just say the city is not well served by the tradition of aldermanic courtesy. 3. Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman. Labels: figuratively Example: The male trout of this weight, however finely marked with various tints of blue, crimson, and gold, tends dangerously to aldermanic girth […] Example: True to his Scots ancestry, Mr. McLeay [i.e., John McLeay Sr.] said his gardening was strictly utilitarian. In the first place it had been the means of reducing his still aldermanic figure by a stone in weight to about 16½ st. 4. Having the (supposed) lifestyle or qualities of an alderman. Labels: figuratively Example: Lunches and snacks so aldermanic / That one would furnish forth ten dinners, […]
Word: slums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /slʌmz/ 1. plural of slum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slums Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /slʌmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abdominal cavity Part of Speech: noun 1. The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.
Word: abdominal cavities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abdominal cavity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stay at home Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of stay-at-home. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: stay at home Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stay-at-home. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stay at home Part of Speech: verb 1. Not to vote in an election; not to turn out; not to make it to the polls Example: Democrats were concerned that Mitt Romney might win the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election because millennials would stay at home on Election Day. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, at, home.
Word: abdominal wall Part of Speech: noun 1. The layer of muscles that surrounds the abdominal cavity and contains the abdominal organs.
Word: abdominal walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abdominal wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acacia gum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.ʃə ɡʌm/, /əˈkeɪ.sjə ɡʌm/ 1. The sticky congealed sap of the acacia tree, used as a food additive and in adhesives. Labels: uncountable
Word: methyl methyacrylate Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical compound C₅O₂H₈, mostly used as a monomer for the production of the transparent plastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Labels: uncountable
Word: PMMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of polymethyl methacrylate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Lucite Part of Speech: name 1. The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
Word: gives out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: giving out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of give out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gave out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of give out Labels: form-of, past
Word: given out Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of give out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: action potential Part of Speech: noun 1. A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. Example: Even some single-celled organisms have action potentials.
Word: lesser evil Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lesser of two evils.
Word: scrubland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scrub + land. 1. A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert. Example: New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone, she could lead her 100 animals to drink their fill.
Word: accouche Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A back-formation from accouchement, or else from French accoucher. Pronunciation: /əˈkuːʃ/, /əˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ 1. To aid in an accouchement; to assist (a mother) in the birth (of a child). Labels: dated, transitive Example: If a woman be accouched or die in the house of her parents, the parents are unclean for three days, and the brother for one. Example: Every one recognises in the process of generation a certain amount of hereditariness […] nor (except in the Arabian Nights) do royal husbands believe that their princesses can be accouched of logs of wood. 2. To give birth (to a child); (figuratively) to bring into the world. Labels: ambitransitive, dated Example: After the elaboration of a fact, the most magnificent in all its proportions and most complete in all its details; after accouching a monster such as the world never saw equalled in extent, a leviathan of a lie […] Example: that immortalized yet unborn Thane of Fife who, invulnerable to normally accouched swordsmen, laid on and slew Macbeth
Word: heathland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”). 1. A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Beyond the latter station—reached after traversing the only level mile of track between East Suffolk Junction and Beccles—a stiffish climb leads across heathland to Wickham Market Station, which is actually at Campsea Ashe, 1½ miles from the town of Wickham Market.
Word: heathlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heathland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrublands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrubland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geophytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English geophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English geophytic From geophyte + -ic. 1. Relating to geophytes Labels: not-comparable
Word: securitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English security Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English securitize From security (“tradeable financial asset”) + -ize. 1. To convert assets or claims (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors. Example: Once the private sector had discovered securitization, it securitized any claim imaginable, from residential mortgages to receivables for products and services from cars to credit cards and student loans; the original policy goal of lowering the costs of credit for homeowners gave away to minting as much private money (or debt) as investors demanded.
Word: securitized Part of Speech: adj 1. Made into a security. Labels: not-comparable
Word: securitized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of securitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: securitizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of securitize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: securitizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of securitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: financial instruments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of financial instrument Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stepuncle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English step- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os Latin avunculus Old French unclebor. Middle English uncle English uncle English stepuncle From step- + uncle. 1. The brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother). Labels: rare 2. The stepbrother of one's father or mother. Labels: rare
Word: stepaunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step- + aunt. 1. The sister of one's stepparent Labels: rare 2. The stepsister of one's parent Labels: rare
Word: stepniece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English niece English stepniece From step- + niece. 1. The daughter of one's stepbrother or stepsister Labels: rare 2. The stepdaughter of one's sibling Labels: rare