nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Timese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Time Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Timese From Time + -ese. Pronunciation: /taɪˈmiːz/ 1. A style of writing found in Time magazine, especially during its early decades, characterized by exaggeration, catchy phrasing, and offbeat word order. Labels: US Example: The company's first publication was Time, a new kind of weekly magazine that chronicled the affairs of the world in a stylized prose of inverted nouns and verbs that came to be known as Timese. Example: "Prosy was the first issue of Time on March 3, 1923. Yet to suggest itself as a rational method of communication, of infuriating readers into buying the magazine, was strange inverted Timestyle. It was months before [editor Briton] Hadden's impish contempt for his readers, his impatience with the English language, crystallized into gibberish. By the end of the first year, however, Timeditors were calling people able, potent, nimble. 'Great word! Great word!' would crow Hadden, coming upon 'snaggle-toothed,' 'pig-faced.' Appearing also were first gratuitous invasions of privacy. Stressed was the bastardy of Ramsay MacDonald, the 'cozy hospitality' of Mae West. Backwards ran sentences until reeled the mind." — Wolcott Gibbs, profiling Henry Luce in Timese in the New Yorker, 1936.
Word: under the yoke Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Under subjugation. Example: They were under the yoke of the Romans. Example: They were under the Roman yoke.
Word: tee hee Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”). 1. The sound of a giggle. Example: She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne, the bawewawe of ſchollars, the tutt of gentlemen, the tee-heegh of gentlewomen, the phy of citizens, the blurt of Courtiers, the poogh of good letters, the faph of good manners, and the whoop-hooe of good boyes in London ſtreetes. Example: Tee hee! Isn't that naughty?
Word: tee hee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tehee, te he, ti he, alteration of hehe, from Old English he he (“hee hee”). 1. To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter. Example: That was more than could be said for those two bastards tee-heeing away over there by the bookshelves.
Word: with no further ado Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Without any other formalities; with no further delay. Labels: idiomatic
Word: without further ado Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of with no further ado. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: Talibanistan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Taliban Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Persian ـستانbor. English -istan English Talibanistan From Taliban + -istan. 1. The region of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. Labels: informal 2. Waziristan. Labels: Pakistan, informal, offensive
Word: changing pad Part of Speech: noun 1. An impermeable pad that babies are placed on for changing their diapers.
Word: BBW Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Noun sense 1 was coined by Carole Shaw in 1979 in the first sense with the launch of BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women. 1. Initialism of big beautiful woman, used as a positive description for women who are (sometimes slightly) overweight and physically attractive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Dank Demoss, who’s described herself as “obese” and a BBW — “big beautiful woman” — walked into the New York City studio and sat down in a wheeled office chair before the interview started and she immediately looked uncomfortable and let the crew know it. 2. Initialism of big beautiful woman, used as a positive description for women who are (sometimes slightly) overweight and physically attractive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of brake-by-wire. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: BBW Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviations. Noun sense 1 was coined by Carole Shaw in 1979 in the first sense with the launch of BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women. 1. Initialism of Big Bad Wolf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: well-endowed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a substantial income, wealthy; (usually includes a notion of endowment, versus bootstrapping). Example: Near-synonyms: well-heeled, well off; see also Thesaurus:wealthy 2. Having a significant measure of a natural (innate) gift, talent, or ability. 3. Having large sexual features (of a woman, breasts or buttocks; of a man, penis). Labels: euphemistic Example: From: Morlan "I am sorry, my mate, I leave you for a krogan because you are not endowed as good for your species!" Do you fear those words? Morlan's famous shop sells many enhancements online that are not restricted by Citadel trading regulations! Whether you require hormone augmentation, cybernetic enhancement, or genebiotic xenografting, Morlan has many things you will be pleased with! All species and gender order online from Morlan's famous extranet site, hotlinked from this message!
Word: aforesayd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of aforesaid. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: timelesslie Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of timelessly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: blossome Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of blossom. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: toucht Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From touch + -t. 1. simple past and past participle of touch. Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...]
Word: mortalitie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of mortality. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: hoverest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hover Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English hoverest From hover + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of hover Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: pittie Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of pity. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pittie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pity. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: pittie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -ie English pittie From pit (“pit bull terrier”) + -ie. 1. A pit bull terrier. Labels: countable, endearing, informal, uncountable Example: I was used to slammed doors, rumbling buses, shouting, snarling pitties, police sirens, […] Example: Maybe he'd want a signal from me that he should rush to the carrier and retrieve a pittie on his own— a small one, alive, our new class pet.
Word: roofe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of roof. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: carefull Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of careful. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: izar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of izaar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moneth Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of month. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: IT is deſigned, that the Countery ſhall be furnished once a moneth ( or if any Glut of Occurrences happen, oftener, ) with an Account of ſuch conſiderable things as have arrived unto our Notice.
Word: extra-label Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English label English extra-label From extra- + label. 1. Of or pertaining to the use of a drug in a way or for a purpose not specified on the label, or specifically the information provided by the manufacturer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chicken-shit Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of chickenshit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chicken-shit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chickenshit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: have a good time Part of Speech: verb 1. To enjoy oneself. Labels: idiomatic
Word: adiposis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adipo- + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌæd.ɪˈpəʊ.sɪs/, /ˌæd.ɪˈpoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌæd.ɪˈpəʉ.sɪs/ 1. A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These adiposes are etiologically divisible into two types; those, on the one hand, which constitute a phenomenon of hypo- or athyroidea; and, those, on the other hand, which are sequela to hypoplasias and to functional errors in the germinal organs (castration, genital infantilism, etc). Example: 2004, Günther Wittlinger, Hildegard Wittlinger, Textbook of Dr. Vodders: Manual Lymph Drainage, Volume 1: Basic Course, 7th Edition, Complementary Medicine Series, page 92, One should always differentiate between adiposis and panniculopathia-oedemato-fibrosclerotica (the so-called cellulite).
Word: frot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English frotten, froten, from Old French froter (“to rub, polish”), of obscure origin. Pronunciation: /fɹɒt/, /fɹɔt/, /fɹɑt/ 1. To rub one's penis against another person's penis for sexual gratification. Labels: slang Example: Wanna frot? Have that nasty kinda dude sex, yeah / Body hair I can sink my lips into like mwah 2. To rub, chafe. Labels: archaic 3. To work leather by rubbing.
Word: frot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English frotten, froten, from Old French froter (“to rub, polish”), of obscure origin. Pronunciation: /fɹɒt/, /fɹɔt/, /fɹɑt/ 1. A sexual act in which two people rub their penises together.
Word: teether Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teethe + -er. 1. A device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething, often filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated. 2. One who teethes. Example: If your baby is an early or late teether now, the same is likely to be true with the second set of teeth.
Word: Lombard rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lombard rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anisothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aniso- + thermal. 1. Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature. Labels: not-comparable Example: anisothermal plasma
Word: sprouted bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of bread made from whole grains that have been allowed to sprout, that is, to germinate. It is often eaten uncooked, or slightly heated, by proponents of raw foods. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gubmint Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌb.mɪnt/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of government, representing dialectal English. Labels: alt-of, countable, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Example: "Good luck corroboree, make him big fat one, all same Gubmint fella," old Rosie, his "aunt by skin" told me earnestly. Example: [H]e understood that his musings about onomatopoeia and sympathetic response gave the gubmint boys far too much credit.
Word: gynophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyno- + -philia. 1. Alternative form of gynephilia (“love of women”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: polycatenane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English catenane English polycatenane From poly- + catenane. 1. Any polymer containing a number of monomers linked in the fashion of a catenane.
Word: normothermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English normothermia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English normothermic From normothermia + -ic. Pronunciation: /nɔːməˈθɜːmɪk/, /nɔɹmoʊˈθɝmɪk/ 1. Having a normal body temperature. Labels: not-comparable Example: Perhaps a compromise between near normothermic temperatures and the typical 4°C perfusion would be best for clinical use. Here the warmer temperatures at midthermia (15–20°C) may promote metabolic repair but remain cool enough to suppress metabolism and slow reactions and flow rates so that machine automation can be practical for clinical use. Example: In contrast to cold preservation, the concept of normothermic preservation is to maintain the cellular metabolism.
Word: normothermia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English normo- English -therm Latin -iader. English -ia English normothermia From normo- + -therm + -ia. 1. The condition of having a normal body temperature Labels: uncountable
Word: antidazzle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + dazzle. 1. Designed not to dazzle oncoming traffic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Joselin Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage, variant of Jocelyn. 2. A surname.
Word: anti-incendiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + incendiary. 1. That prevents fire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Joslyn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage, variant of Jocelyn.
Word: Yoselin Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage, variant of Jocelyn.
Word: antiparasitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + parasitic. 1. That counters infection by parasites
Word: antiparasitic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + parasitic. 1. A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
Word: appendice Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of appendix. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: openable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-Germanic *upanaz Proto-West Germanic *opan Old English open Middle English open English open 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 openable From open + -able. 1. Capable of being opened. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: turrón Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of turron. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Egg custard, Basque cheesecake, chocolate turrón and caramel flan are some of the options.
Word: LoTAG Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of London Technical Advisors Group. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: gold-dust Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gold dust. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: coure Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of cower. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.
Word: South Asia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌsaʊθ ˈeɪʒə/ 1. A geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
Word: cabre Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kəˈbɹeɪ/, /ˈkɑː.bɹeɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of cabré. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cabre Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈbɹeɪ/, /ˈkɑː.bɹeɪ/ 1. A person of mixed black and mulatto descent. Example: Further, the registration returns for some colonies provided only a generalized “coloured” or “mulatto” category, […] The Trinidad registration returns certainly provide clear examples of mulatto-black couples having cabre children, but […]
Word: materialise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From material + -ise; compare with French matérialiser. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of materialize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: Therefore, the new standard design in fact has materialised as a 4-6-2 with two 20 in. cylinders and a boiler pressure of 250 lb. per sq. in. Example: Third, while there is no immediate risk of Greece being kicked out of the club, such a threat could materialise if German taxpayers were to cut up rough and exert real political pressure on Angela Merkel's government.
Word: metalled Part of Speech: adj 1. Surfaced, tarred, covered in stone or crushed rock (usually tar-coated). Labels: UK, not-comparable 2. Made of metal or having metal fittings or plating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of metal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Miryam Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Miriam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: NAZARETH A village in northern Galilee, where Miryam and Yosef live. This is where Miryam saw the angel who told her that she would become the mother of Yeshua! Example: “We’re not going out anymore,” my wife declared. So instead of heading to the cafes or restaurants, we spent our evenings inside, with Savta, or Grandma, Miryam.
Word: Myriam Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Miriam.
Word: perceiue Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of perceive. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: caseinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From casein + -ate. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.si.ɪn.eɪt/, /ˈkeɪ.siː.neɪt/ 1. Any of several salts derived from casein via the coagulation of milk protein
Word: catadioptrics Part of Speech: noun 1. The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems Labels: uncountable
Word: catadioptric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of catoptric + dioptric. Pronunciation: /ˌkæt.ə.daɪˈɑp.tɹɪk/, /ˌkæ.tə.daɪˈɔp.tɹɪk/, /ˌkæ.tə.daɪˈɔp.tɹək/ 1. Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both reflective (catoptric) and refractive (dioptric) elements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antient Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ancient. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Cicero héereby being blowen vp with ambition, sayde, he perceyued a conspiracie to be wrought by the Captaynes abroade, and therefore he thought good to pleasure this yong man, béeyng not well intreated, and Lorde of a greate armye, and rather to graunte him an office in the Citie before his time, than to force him to be in armes, least he might do something that should not content the Senate, and wished some of the wise antients might be appoynted, as a maister of his yong yeares. Example: In the Indian histories there is often mention made of Lezards or Caymans (as they call them) and they are the very same which Plinie and the Antients call Crocodiles, they finde them on the sea side, and in hote rivers, for in colde rivers there are none to be found.
Word: antient Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of ancient. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And these be the antient beginnings of the great countrey of Illyria. Example: In Gascoine, the wiues are in no subiection at all, but gad vp and downe at theyr pleasures, like antient Amazons.
Word: roave Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of rove. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Licence they mean when they cry libertie; For who loves that, must first be wise and good; But from that mark how far they roave we see For all this wast of wealth, and loss of blood.
Word: vertuous Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of virtuous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: TO THE GODLY AND VERTUOUS LADY, THE LADY JANE DEUOREUX, OF MERIUALE. Example: Doſt thou thinke becauſe thou art vertuous, there ſhall be no more Cakes and Ale?
Word: artfull Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of artful. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [W]e, in changed ſhapes, act Ovid's tales, / […] / Then vvill I haue thee in more moderne formes, / Attired like ſome ſprightly dame of France, / Braue Tuſcan lady, or proud Spaniſh beauty; / Sometimes, vnto the Perſian Sophies vvife; / Or the grand-Signiors miſtreſſe; and, for change, / To one of our moſt art-full courtizans, […] Example: VVhat ſtrength of arm, or Art-full ſtratagem, / From Nile’s fell Rover could deliver them, / VVho runs, and rovves, vvarring by Land and VVater / 'Gainſt Men and Fiſhes, ſubiect to his ſlaughter?
Word: purparty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French porpartie, from por (“for”) and partie (“a part”). Compare Old French purpart (“a respective part”). 1. A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener. Example: 1793 October 6, Horace Walpole, letter to “the Miss Berrys” (sisters Mary and Agnes Berry), I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as well as my own thirds.
Word: purpose statement Part of Speech: noun 1. mission statement 2. An affidavit stating the purpose for a proposed loan. Labels: US
Word: chlorofibre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + fibre. 1. Any synthetic fibre made from the polymerization of a chlorinated monomer (especially from forms of polyvinyl chloride) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grand jury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English graunde jurie, from Anglo-Norman graund juree. Named because it typically has more jurors than the petit jury. 1. A group of citizens assembled by the government to hear evidence against an accused, and determine whether an indictment for a crime should be brought. Example: Though the current wave of die-ins began after grand juries in Ferguson and New York City refused to indict the cops who used lethal force against Michael Brown and Eric Garner, they tap into a deep well of what professor Salamishah Tillet calls “civic estrangement” from a state that ignores excessive police violence against black and brown people. Example: Justice department attorneys quickly filed paperwork in Manhattan and south Florida federal courts requesting unsealing of grand jury testimony for Epstein. […]A grand jury is a panel that decides whether evidence presented by prosecutors shows “probable cause” that someone committed a crime, and whether they should be tried. Should the grand jury, which is not the trial jury, find that there is sufficient evidence, an indictment will be issued. 2. The legal process that uses such a jury.
Word: grand juries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grand jury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petit jury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English petite jury, petit jury, from Anglo-Norman [Term?]. 1. A regular trial jury, assembled to determine criminal or civil liability. Example: Though far smaller than Greek juries (some five hundred jurors had sat in judgment of Socrates), American grand juries, criminal petit juries, and civil juries would enable ordinary Americans to participate directly and daily in American government.
Word: petit juries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petit jury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi अरब (arab). 1. billion (sense 1); 1,000,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,00,000. Labels: India, rare
Word: planar induction Part of Speech: noun 1. The process in which genetic signals are transmitted across a single embryonic layer, such as ectoderm.
Word: caseine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of casein. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: dog eat dog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dog + eat + dog. Derived from Latin canis caninam non est (“a dog does not eat the flesh of a dog”). Pronunciation: /dɒɡ iːt dɒɡ/, /dɔɡ it dɔɡ/ 1. Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive; of a business or other set of circumstances, trying to succeed at the expense of other people. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: dog-eat-dog world Example: In this company it's dog eat dog. If you don't do better than the rest, you're on the street in next to no time.
Word: Silvester Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A male given name, variant of Sylvester.
Word: physicotheology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From physico- + theology. 1. The view that evidence and sound arguments for God's existence can be derived from a study of the natural world; a study of the natural world intended to provide such evidence. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: What else can be concluded, but that all was made with magnificent Design, and that all the whole Structure is the Work of some intelligent Being; some Artist, of Power and Skill equivalent to such a Work? Example: We have been rather severe in the foregoing observations on Dr. Büchner's work, because it belongs to a school of physico-theology, which, whether on the affirmative or negative side, we hold to be equally opposed to the true interests of science.
Word: physico-theology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of physicotheology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: microclimates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microclimate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: highbrow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication. 1. Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: highbrow entertainment Example: “He's so darn afraid you'll be offended if he smokes. You scare him. Every time he speaks of the weather you jump him because he ain't talking about poetry or Gertie—Goethe?—or some other highbrow junk. You've got him so leery he scarcely dares to come here.”
Word: highbrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication. 1. A cultured or learned person or thing. Labels: derogatory, sometimes
Word: praeternature Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of preternature. Labels: alt-of, rare, uncountable Example: In my own heart there dwells no faith in praeternature.
Word: preternature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preter- + nature, after preternatural. Pronunciation: /pɹiːtəˈneɪtʃə/ 1. The realm beyond the natural; the preternatural. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: In my own heart there dwells no faith in preter-nature. Example: We can speak here too, then, of pressure and, indeed, encroachment by the category of preternature on territory previously occupied by the miraculous.
Word: webroot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + root. 1. The topmost directory in which the files making up a web site are located on a web server. Labels: Internet
Word: baby-sits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of baby-sit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: baby-sat Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of baby-sit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backdates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backdate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backdates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backdate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backdating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backdate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backdating Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is backdated. Example: Before discussing the securities fraud class action, we are going to outline the relevant events relating to the alleged backdatings and other issues […]
Word: spiffily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spiffy Middle English -ly English -ly English spiffily From spiffy + -ly. 1. In a spiffy manner; done with style. Labels: colloquial Example: He is always dressed spiffily.
Word: wafter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/ 1. Armed convoy or escort ship Labels: obsolete 2. An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing. Labels: obsolete
Word: wafter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waft + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/ 1. One who, or that which, wafts. Example: Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane. 2. A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.
Word: Zamboni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname of the inventor, Frank J. Zamboni, and his brand of such machines. Zamboni was originally (and may still be) a trademark of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc.. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The surname itself is of Italian origin, as a northeastern dialectal variant (possibly Venetan) of Giambono, comprised of a reduced form of Gianni (from Giovanni (“John”)) + Bono or buono (“good”). Frank Zamboni's father originated from Arsio in Trentino, northern Italy. Pronunciation: /zæmˈbəʊ.ni/, /zæmˈboʊ.ni/ 1. An ice resurfacing machine used to groom skating rinks, especially for professional use. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Zamboni.
Word: percussions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of percussion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfeasibility Part of Speech: noun 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 feasibility English unfeasibility From un- + feasibility. 1. The state of being unfeasible or impractical
Word: pillages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pillage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pillages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decisional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From decision + -al. Pronunciation: [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ] 1. Of or pertaining to decisions. Labels: not-comparable Example: Subjects characterized as having achieved decisional equilibrium were well distributed throughout the range of decisional situations, although none of these individuals participated in more than nine different decisions. 2. Having the power or authority to make decisions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The procedures should also make plain that a decisional official, whether or not challenged, may voluntarily abstain from participating in a particular proceeding.
Word: detonability Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the readiness with which an explosive will detonate under specified conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hydrogen-air-steam was chosen for this analysis since its flammability and detonability limits are well known.
Word: on the heels of Part of Speech: prep 1. In close pursuit of; close behind. Labels: idiomatic Example: A quarrelsome band of footsore sulky niggers trod on the heels of the donkey. Example: On the heels of the little lop-sided man appeared an overgrown dolt of a fat youth, followed by another youth. 2. Closely following; in succession immediately after. Labels: idiomatic, usually Example: One woe doth tread upon another's heel. Example: To avoid these dreadful consequences, that tread upon the heels of those allowances to sin, will be a task of far more difficulty.
Word: demist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mist English demist From de- + mist. Pronunciation: /diːˈmɪst/ 1. To remove the layer of fine liquid particles from the surface of (a window or mirror). Labels: transitive
Word: demisting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of demist Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demisting Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of the layer of fine liquid particles from the surface of a window or mirror. Labels: uncountable Example: The roof is double-skinned and packed with insulation; the window glass is invisibly wired for electric demisting.
Word: caducous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”). Pronunciation: /kəˈdjuːkəs/ 1. Of a part of an organism, disappearing in the normal course of development. Example: The Jubulaceae have a leaf whose lobule, usually transformed into a water-sac, is normally very narrowly attached to the stem and to the dorsal lobe; indeed some Frullania taxa reproduce vegetatively by dropping the dorsal lobes, but not the lobules, and Neohattoria has caducous lobules but persistent lobes. 2. Tending to fall early. Example: caducous leaves
Word: Nehruvian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Nehru English -v- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Nehruvian From Nehru + -v- + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964, and his policies. Example: ‘India's villages are the colonies of the city,’ Singh often complained about Nehruvian India. Example: Pakistan took a quite different route, pursuing a Western-oriented, free-market approach at a time when India was shackled by Nehruvian autarky, strict state controls and Soviet-style five-year plans.
Word: ambient findability Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being findable at all times. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: I mean to assert, rather, that everyware, the regime of ambient informatics it gives rise to, and the condition of ambient findability they together entrain, will have significant and meaningful impact on the way you live your life [...] Example: This influence is exerted from conscious, proactive effort. Companies must aggressively pursue ambient findability, the art and science of promoting their domain through organic means.
Word: wop-wops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Comes from the fact that you tend to go to these places in a bush helicopter (such as a MD500) which makes a 'wop wop' noise. The onomatopoeia is being used as a noun. 1. An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry. Labels: New-Zealand, plural, plural-only Example: Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops.
Word: backcountry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + country. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/ 1. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: upcountry, interior, hinterland Example: Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.
Word: fivety Part of Speech: num 1. Misspelling of fifty. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, nonstandard
Word: threety Part of Speech: num 1. Thirty. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, nonstandard, obsolete Example: He hath threety-six votes of the greatest barrons of the shyre to ninteen very mean ones, wherof syv have no right to vote; there is not so much as doubt of that matter heir. Example: Kecept Paid to Andrew Marshall Smith in Gorballs for Threety howes and tuo Axes at 12"1 p. pss. p.
Word: twoty Part of Speech: num Etymology: From two + -ty. 1. Twenty. Labels: nonstandard Example: The colonel would then shout, "Twoty-twoth, form quarter distance column on the grenadier company."
Word: NADH Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) carrying two electrons and bonded with a hydrogen (H) ion; the reduced form of NAD. Labels: uncountable
Word: threeth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From three + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /θɹiːθ/ 1. third. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare
Word: fiveteen Part of Speech: num 1. Obsolete form of fifteen. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Taken in clap-nets of fiveteen yards length. Example: ‘I declared that 5 volumes could never be attacked! – but since I begun, I have read it 3 Times.’ ‘O terrible!’ cried I, – ‘to make them fiveteen! – ’
Word: threeteen Part of Speech: num Etymology: Etymology tree English three Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-West Germanic *tehunder. Anglian Old English -tēne Middle English -tene English -teen English threeteen From three + -teen. 1. thirteen Labels: nonstandard
Word: NADPH Part of Speech: noun 1. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) carrying electrons and bonded with a hydrogen (H) ion; the reduced form of NADP. Labels: uncountable
Word: hidest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hide Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English hidest From hide + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of hide Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: adenosine diphosphate Part of Speech: noun 1. A nucleotide, the result of adenosine triphosphate losing a phosphate group in metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: whale sharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whale shark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A good person; a hero. Labels: idiomatic 2. A well-meaning hacker who hacks for a good cause or to aid a company, organization, or government without causing harm (for example, to identify security flaws). Labels: idiomatic, slang 3. A sailor. Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: edulcorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin ēdulcōrō. Compare French édulcorer. Pronunciation: /əˈdʌlkəɹeɪt/ 1. To sweeten. Labels: rare 2. To make more acceptable or palatable. Labels: rare Example: I guess I am simply accustomed to dealing with more edulcorated versions of xenophobia. 3. To free from acidity. Labels: rare Example: The more Judicious of the Chymiſts themſelves do ſeveral of them novv acknovvledge, that the bare reducing of Pearls to fine Povvder, affords a Medicine much richer in the Vertues of the Pearls, then the Magiſtery, prepar'd by diſſolving them in acid Spirits, and precipitating them vvith Oyl of Tartar, and aftervvards ſcrupulously edulcorating them.
Word: erucic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Eruca Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English erucic From Eruca + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈɹuːsɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from plants of the genus Eruca. Labels: not-comparable
Word: etoile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French étoile. 1. Alternative form of estoile. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of étoile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fog lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright red lamp (normally one of a pair) at the rear of a motor car that can be switched on during foggy weather so as to avoid collisions from cars approaching from behind
Word: dramatiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dramatizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: komodo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Komodo. Labels: alt-of
Word: Komodo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/, /kə-/ 1. An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands
Word: Komodo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian pulau Komodo (literally “Komodo Island”). The name is from the island's indigenous (Austronesian) name in Komodo, Tana Modo (“the land of Modo”), used by the native Ata Modo people. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/, /kə-/ 1. A Komodo dragon.
Word: drachme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French drachme or directly from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæk.mi/ 1. Dated form of drachma. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: unprotected sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual activity without protection from sexually transmitted disease; sex that is not safe sex, or that is barebacking. Labels: uncountable 2. Sexual intercourse without protection from pregnancy; the nonuse of birth control. Labels: uncountable
Word: piece out Part of Speech: verb 1. To increase or complete by adding one or more pieces. Labels: transitive Example: She pieced out a meal for three from what was in the cupboard. 2. To lay out or present possible components of a whole. Labels: transitive Example: He pieced out what he knew from the witnesses.
Word: thick as a brick Part of Speech: adj 1. Very stupid; slow to learn or understand. Labels: not-comparable Example: So you ride yourselves over the fields And you make all your animal deals And your wise men don't know how it feels To be thick as a brick.
Word: old as the hills Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?” Pronunciation: /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/, /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/ 1. Extremely old. Labels: excessive, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable. Example: “[…]And for us to suppose we can have something great—ideas, work—it’s all dust and ashes.” “But all that’s as old as the hills, my boy!” “It is old; but do you know, when you grasp this fully, then somehow everything becomes of no consequence.[…]”
Word: breed like rabbits Part of Speech: verb 1. To breed very rapidly, to have many children. Labels: informal
Word: cold as ice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English cold as ise, cold as yse, colde as ise. 1. Very cold. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sleep like a log Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/, /-ˈlɑɡ/, /ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɒɡ/ 1. To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Word: sly as a fox Part of Speech: adj 1. Very sly, very cunning. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lactoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- English protein English lactoprotein From lacto- + protein. 1. Any protein (such as casein) present in milk
Word: metrological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English metrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English metrological From metrology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to metrology
Word: directress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English director Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English directress From director + -ess. 1. A female director. Labels: dated Example: And now a maiden […] ſupplied them, next, / With a reſplendent table, which the chaſte / Directreſs of the ſtores furniſh'd with bread / And dainties, remnants of the laſt regale.
Word: righter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *rightere, from Old English rihtere (“a ruler; director”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz, equivalent to right + -er (agent suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gjuchter (“one who makes right; judge”), West Frisian rjochter (“one who makes right; judge”), Dutch rechter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Low German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), Icelandic réttari (“a justiciary”). 1. Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong. Example: righter of wrongs
Word: righter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rightere, rihtere, from Old English rihtra, comparative of riht (“right”), equivalent to right + -er (comparative suffix). 1. comparative form of right: more right Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: rightest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English right Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English rightest From right + -est. 1. superlative form of right: most right Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: rightest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English right Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English rightest From right + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of right Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: cusper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cusp + -er. 1. A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations. Example: Millennial cusper Example: When the younger of their two overlapping generations feels like it's not being heard, a Cusper can provide a voice. 2. A person born on a day at a junction of star signs. Example: And if you were borm on those tricky days which fall between two signs — like 23 December, or 21 May — then you are called a ‘cusper’, a person born on the cusp of two signs, and said to partake a little bit of both.
Word: viure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A form of wire. 1. A thin ribbon crossing the field in any direction. Labels: rare Example: Viure, Wiure, or Wyer. These terms, according to several authorities, signify a very narrow fillet, generally nebuly, which may be placed in bend, in fess, or otherwise. We can point to but one instance of such a bearing, viz. the arms of Haidon, or Haydon, of Devon: argent , three bars gemels azure , on a chief gules a viure or. This is probably nothing but a wide line nebuly. Example: […] how are the viures to be tricked?
Word: fuel tank Part of Speech: noun 1. A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle. Example: The main fuel tank is slung from the underframe midway between the two bogies, and its capacity of 420 gal. supplies both the main engine and the train heating boiler. 2. A container for storage of fuel, e.g. in a depot. Example: Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon.
Word: modacrylic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of modified + acrylic. 1. Any of several copolymer fibres (mostly polymers of acrylonitrile) that are soft yet strong, and are used in carpeting, wigs, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fuel tanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuel tank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fibrose Part of Speech: verb 1. To undergo fibrosis. Labels: intransitive
Word: air-brush Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of airbrush. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Joseph Locke made a significant contribution to the development of railways in Britain. It seems strange, therefore, that his name has largely been air-brushed out of the history books.
Word: air-brush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of airbrush. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air brush Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of airbrush. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air brush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of airbrush. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: light air Part of Speech: noun 1. A light wind with wind speed between 0.3 and 1.5 m/s; a Force 1 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.
Word: weregild Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wergeld. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: "This I will have as weregild for my father, and my brother," he said; and therefore whether we would or no, he took it to treasure it. But soon he was betrayed by it to his death; and so it is named in the North Isildur's Bane.
Word: EG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of envelope generator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of ethylene glycol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dirty girl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of director-general. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of dangerous goods. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of dependency grammar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of guided-missile destroyer, a type of destroyer warship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism