nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ultrafiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultrafiche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultramicrofiche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + microfiche. 1. A particularly compact microfiche, storing data at significantly higher densities.
Word: ultramicrofiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultramicrofiche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waggishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English waggish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English waggishness From waggish + -ness. 1. Waggish behaviour. Labels: uncountable
Word: wah-wah Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Imitative. 1. Modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wah-wah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. 1. The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment, often used mockingly. Labels: Canada, US, onomatopoeic Example: When told during a Fox News segment about a 10-year-old with Down syndrome who was separated from her mother at the southern border, the former campaign manager of President Trump replied, "Wah wah."
Word: wah-wah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. 1. A wavering sound produced by means of a movable mute or by electronic means.
Word: wah-wah Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. 1. To make a wah-wah sound. Labels: intransitive
Word: concyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English concyclic From con- + cyclic. 1. Lying on a common circle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: condemningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English condemning Middle English -ly English -ly English condemningly From condemning + -ly. 1. In a condemning fashion.
Word: condemnatorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English condemnatory Middle English -ly English -ly English condemnatorily From condemnatory + -ly. 1. In a condemnatory fashion; condemningly.
Word: non-words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonword Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of non-word. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We used a nonword naming task to examine how English speakers assign stress to novel phonological forms. Example: Trevor quickly challenged my nonword and then cleverly played out with TITIAN
Word: nonwords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unspellable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English spellable English unspellable From un- + spellable. 1. Difficult or impossible to spell. Labels: not-comparable Example: His masters, the Houyhnhnms of the unspellable and unsayable name, were more than performing horses or uncultured squires. Example: Their children, with unpronounceable, unspellable names, came to school in tattered clothes, the boys in drab vests and the girls in more colorful ones.
Word: condolatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Offering condolence. Labels: not-comparable Example: The affair at the time made much noise in the fashionable world, and formed the subject of the condolatory address in question, from Lord Byron's pen. Example: And soon, condolatory messages started to pour in.
Word: userboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of userbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confabbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of confab Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confabbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of confab Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: confabulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From confabulate + -or. 1. One who confabulates.
Word: confabulators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confabulator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: executive branch Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gag me with a spoon Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression of disgust. Labels: US, slang Example: "Gag me with a spoon," I said. He scratched his head. Example: "Whatever!" I pretend to stick my finger in my mouth and make a choking sound of mock disgust at Beth's compliment. "Like gag me with a spoon!" I laugh.
Word: conference call Part of Speech: noun 1. An audio-only phone call between more than two people.
Word: conference calls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conference call Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confessionalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From confessional + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of confessionalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: confessionalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confessionalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: confessionalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of confessionalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: confessionalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of confessionalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confidence games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confidence game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confidantes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confidante Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confiscable Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be confiscated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: confiscatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English confiscate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English confiscatable From confiscate + -able. 1. That can be confiscated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conflagrator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who starts a fire. Labels: rare
Word: conflagrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conflagrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tushed Part of Speech: adj 1. having a particular tush (bottom) Labels: US, colloquial, especially, not-comparable Example: a big-tushed dancer.
Word: tushed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conflictless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English conflict Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English conflictless From conflict + -less. 1. Without conflict. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conformability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conform 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 conformability From conform + -ability. 1. conformableness Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: conformabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conformability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antinodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antinode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astroparticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English particle English astroparticle From astro- + particle. 1. A subatomic particle of cosmic origin
Word: astroparticles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astroparticle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NNS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-native speaker. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of nonsegmented negative-strand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: free variation Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect. Labels: uncountable
Word: vaginated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a sheath. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultrabasic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + basic. 1. ultramafic Labels: not-comparable Example: In the process of basification, the top layer of the crust becomes basic, while the lower becomes ultrabasic acquiring the density of the mantle or an even greater density
Word: ultrabasic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + basic. 1. ultramafic
Word: formal logics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of formal logic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vainglories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vainglory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaingloriousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vainglorious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vaingloriousness From vainglorious + -ness. 1. vainglory Labels: uncountable
Word: confusticates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confusticate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: confusticating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of confusticate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: confusticated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of confusticate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confusional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English confusion Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English confusional From confusion + -al. 1. Characterized by confusion. Example: The person suffering from a confusional state is not sleeping. Example: Aggressive behavior, for instance, is quite common in a confusional state but is often transient and quickly resolves as confusion clears.
Word: valuableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English valuable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English valuableness From valuable + -ness. 1. valuability Labels: uncountable Example: And then our valuableness, strictly speaking, arises from the practice of moral duties, and not from the way and means by which we are led on, or invited to the practice of them.
Word: vampirically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vampiric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English vampirically From vampiric + -ally. 1. In a vampiric fashion. Example: She believed that the seance was an arena in which power was vampirically transferred between medium and spirit.
Word: centrosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From centrosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultranationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English nationalism English ultranationalism From ultra- + nationalism. 1. Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: congealed salad Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad made with flavoured gelatin and fruit or vegetables.
Word: congealed salads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congealed salad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehypnotize 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 hypnotize English dehypnotize From de- + hypnotize. Pronunciation: /diːˈhɪpnətaɪz/ 1. To release from a hypnotic state.
Word: correlators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of correlator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehypnotise 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 hypnotise English dehypnotise From de- + hypnotise. 1. Alternative spelling of dehypnotize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dehypnotises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dehypnotise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dehypnotising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dehypnotise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dehypnotised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dehypnotise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dehypnotizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dehypnotize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dehypnotizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dehypnotize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dehypnotized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dehypnotize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barycenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bary- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English barycenter From bary- + center. 1. The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal Example: the Earth–Moon barycenter 2. The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
Word: barycenter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English bary- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English barycenter From bary- + center. 1. To determine such a barycenter
Word: terraformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From terraform + -er. 1. A machine that has the capability to terraform. 2. A person who terraforms.
Word: barycenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barycenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biodiverse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from biodiversity; morphologically, from bio- + diverse. 1. Biotically diverse; having a high degree of biodiversity.
Word: correlator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cor- English relate English correlate English -or English correlator From correlate + -or. 1. That which correlates or causes correlation 2. A correlation function 3. A type of device used to compare two signals
Word: geometrid moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae.
Word: geometer moth Part of Speech: noun 1. A geometrid moth of family Geometridae.
Word: spanworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From span + worm. 1. A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Word: beamline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beam + line. 1. The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator
Word: pusillanimities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pusillanimity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beamlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beamline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prorations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buchiid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from Buchiidae, from the genus name Buchia. 1. A bivalve mollusc of the extinct family †Buchiidae. Example: The buchiids were certainly the most abundant bivalve group in the oceans of British Columbia during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.
Word: buchiids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buchiid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lappet moth Part of Speech: noun 1. An eggar.
Word: snout moth Part of Speech: noun 1. An eggar (family Lasiocampidae). 2. Any of various moths with a long proboscis, such as in the families Pyralidae and Pyraloidae, and the subfamily Hypeninae. Example: Subobjective 1.1: Conduct integrative taxonomic research of spilomeline genera (Pyraloidea or snout moths).
Word: humble plant Part of Speech: noun 1. sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
Word: poulaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman poleine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”) and Middle French poulaine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”), apparently from Old French poulain (“Polish”) (compare crackow), the style being supposed to be Polish. Possibly related to poleyn (“knee armor”). Pronunciation: /puːˈleɪn/ 1. A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries. Labels: historical 2. A shoe in such a style. Labels: historical 3. Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”). Labels: form-of, historical, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:poulaine.
Word: bayadère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar (“to dance”). Pronunciation: /baɪəˈdɛː/ 1. A Hindu dancing-girl.
Word: KOL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of key opinion leader. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. influencer, particularly on social media Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: ultrasensitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + sensitive. 1. Extremely or excessively sensitive.
Word: puke up Part of Speech: verb 1. To vomit. Labels: colloquial Example: The baby puked up all over my shirt.
Word: trophont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Analysable as tropho- + -ont. 1. The adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.
Word: didelphine Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, opossums, of the family Didelphidae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ichthyophthiriasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ichthyophthirius + -iasis, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) + -ius. 1. A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: trophonts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trophont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delphinine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Delphinium + -ine. 1. A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in the genera Delphinium and Clematis, which can also be used medicinally. Labels: uncountable
Word: delphinine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Delphinium + -ine. 1. Characteristic of dolphins
Word: pepsine Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of pepsin. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: ground sharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ground shark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splanchnic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikós), from σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). Pronunciation: /ˈsplæŋk.nɪk/ 1. Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines. Labels: not-comparable
Word: submicron Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron. 1. Smaller than micron-scale
Word: submicron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron. 1. A unit smaller than a micron.
Word: profit and loss Part of Speech: noun 1. A profit-and-loss statement; an income statement. Labels: uncountable Example: That's far from the promised land set out in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, that the railways would have a guiding mind that would be in control of the industry's finances. Businesses have what is called a profit and loss account, showing both revenue and costs, but the current situation means that the two sides of the system are in different hands - and neither is (as yet) in the hands of a 'guiding mind'.
Word: subfemtosecond Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English femtosecond English subfemtosecond From sub- + femtosecond. 1. Of or pertaining to time spans of less than a femtosecond Labels: not-comparable Example: subfemtosecond intervals
Word: subangstrom Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English angstrom English subangstrom From sub- + angstrom. 1. Smaller than an angstrom Labels: not-comparable
Word: stroboscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stroboscopic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English stroboscopically From stroboscopic + -ally. 1. By means of a stroboscope Labels: not-comparable Example: a stroboscopically-illuminated target
Word: ground-breaking Part of Speech: adj 1. innovative, different than other things of its type. Labels: idiomatic Example: ground-breaking technology Example: There were papers such as John Aspinall's presidential address about his ground-breaking work on railway electrification in 1909 [...].
Word: ground-breaking Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building. Example: I HAVE had a hand in numerous ground breakings and ribbon cuttings, but never before have I approached one with the eagerness and enthusiasm that I possess for today's ceremony. Example: At anniversaries and graduations, ground breakings and inaugurations — the various community occasions when achievements are recognized and ventures launched […]
Word: stomping ground Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of stamping ground. Labels: idiomatic Example: What would bring her there? He knew that she wanted something because this area of town wasn't her usual stomping ground. Example: ‘So, out in Soho. Does that mean you live centrally, or is Soho just your Friday-night stomping ground?’ ‘My stomping ground?’ I looked at him in surprise, then forced a smile onto my face. ‘It's my flatmate's stomping ground really. We live in Islington.’
Word: stomping grounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomping ground Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moral high grounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moral high ground Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fine-tunes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fine-tune Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fine-tuning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fine-tune Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fine-tuned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fine-tune Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: road trip Part of Speech: noun 1. A recreational or impromptu excursion in a car, usually at long distances from one's home. Example: On their road trip they found a gem of a classic diner. Example: Crisscrossing the United States on an epic World Cup road trip, the pseudonymous soccer fan posted about the beauty of big-box chain stores and gas stations, projecting an infectious enthusiasm for American mass culture. 2. A series of games played by a team away from its home field. Example: On their road trip they racked up the best streak of wins they'd had in years.
Word: road trip Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of road-trip. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Kenneth Edwards, 43, a teacher, had driven all the way from Tallahassee, Florida, to see the fireworks and so his daughter could make a TikTok video at the Washington Monument. “We’ll road trip for almost anything, so 13 hours for a TikTok? We’ll do that, if need be.”
Word: road trips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of road trip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trippier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of trippy: more trippy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: trippiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of trippy: most trippy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: talk show Part of Speech: noun 1. A television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience.
Word: jumpups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumpup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handlebar moustaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handlebar moustache Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nighest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nigh + -est. Doublet of next. 1. superlative form of nigh: most nigh Labels: archaic, form-of, superlative
Word: dinospore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dino- + spore. 1. A spore produced through multiple fission of a dinomastigote
Word: dinospores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dinospore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinomastigote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dinomastigota, from dino- + mastigote. 1. A dinoflagellate of the phylum Dinomastigota.
Word: dinomastigotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dinomastigote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ersatzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ersatz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicistronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + cistron + -ic. 1. Having or involving two cistrons, loci responsible for generating a protein Labels: not-comparable Example: bicistronic transcription
Word: mealworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meal + worm. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːlˌwɜː(ɹ)m/ 1. The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle. Labels: usually Example: We buy mealworms to supplement our chickens' feed ration, and they do some scratching in the yard to find other bugs too. 2. This or any other larva that looks similar and is found in similar circumstances (i.e., in meal, in flour, in food, in the pantry, in feed, in the feedroom), such as the larva of a mealmoth (flour moth). Labels: broadly, informal, sometimes Example: Near-synonym: waxworm Example: They'd seen a few mealmoths and mealworms in recent days, and then they figured out that the cornflakes in the pantry were the source of the problem.
Word: mealworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mealworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perineural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English neural English perineural From peri- + neural. 1. Near a nerve or nerves Labels: not-comparable Example: a perineural injection Example: The histological diagnosis of PC is currently restricted to lesions showing unequivocal extra-parathyroidal growth, as evidenced by perineural invasion, full thickness capsular invasion with growth into adjacent tissues, extratumoral vascular invasion, or metastasis.
Word: phenoloxidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phenol + oxidase. 1. An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes Example: In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]
Word: phenoloxidases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phenoloxidase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recollision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English collision English recollision From re- + collision. 1. A repeat collision between two particles (such as an electron and an ion) which have collided before.
Word: silcrete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of silica + concrete. 1. An indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silcretes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silcrete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resolidify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English solidify English resolidify From re- + solidify. 1. To solidify again; to return to a solid state.
Word: resolidification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English solidification English resolidification From re- + solidification. 1. The process or instance of resolidifying. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: resolidifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resolidify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resolidifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resolidify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resolidified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resolidify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: war chests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of war chest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SGR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of soft gamma-ray repeater or soft gamma repeater. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The expected gamma-ray spectrum of the Soft Gamma-ray Repeater SGR 1900+14 for various inclination angles. Example: Other missing neutron stars might be the unpredictable soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs), the recurrent soft X-ray transients discovered in the 1980s. Although there are only a few examples known at present, SGRs have attracted a lot of attention lately because of their unique characteristics. 2. Initialism of standard gauge railway. Labels: Africa, East, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AXP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of anomalous X-ray pulsar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The radio-silent neutron stars include anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs), soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs), and “quiescent” neutron star candidates in SNRs. There is growing evidence that AXPs and SGRs are indeed magnetars (see [109] for a review).
Word: AXP Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of American Express. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Revenue for American Express (AXP) came in at $10.2 billion, a 33% jump from the second quarter of 2020 and also ahead of consensus estimates.
Word: scientometrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scientometry Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English scientometrist From scientometry + -ist. 1. A practitioner of scientometry; one who studies the progression and value of science through quantitative measures Labels: rare Example: This paper is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr Kenneth S. Warren in appreciation of his considerable positive influence on the course of schistosomiasis research, first as an experimentalist and subsequently as administrator and scientometrist.
Word: remated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remating Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent mating
Word: scientometrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scientometrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dEG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dIG Part of Speech: noun 1. dwarf irregular galaxy
Word: scientometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sciento- + -metry. 1. The study and valuation of science by quantitative means, such as the number of papers published in a field Labels: uncountable
Word: Irr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of irregular galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Baekje Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje). 1. An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea. Labels: historical Example: The site, yet to be named, straddles the farming counties of Yeongi and Gongju. The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui. 2. An ancient language spoken in that kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: HVC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high velocity cloud. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HVS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of hypervelocity star. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of hyperventilation syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: finishing off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of finish off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: LBV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of luminous blue variable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: asteriskless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀστερῐ́σκος (asterĭ́skos)bor. Late Latin asteriscusder. Middle English asterisk English asterisk Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English asteriskless From asterisk + -less. 1. Not marked with an asterisk. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: neo-pantheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English pantheism English neo-pantheism From neo- + pantheism. 1. Any revived or reconceived variation of pantheism, the belief that the Universe is sacred and should be revered; any of a number of modern form of present day renditions of pantheism, as distinguished from earlier perspectives. Example: The founders of Neo-Pantheism... have no wish for a moment to depreciate the world that has gone before them; and, therefore, not that portion of it which, though they know it not, still subsists in pristine strength, and will alone survive the coming catastrophe! Example: But Aristotle's Absolute had personality without will; the Absolute of German neo-pantheism has, or rather is, will without personality; for originally it is without self-consciousness.
Word: electrostress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Latin distringōder. Old French destrecierbor. Middle English destresse English stress English electrostress From electro- + stress. 1. The supposed negative effects of electromagnetic fields on living beings. Labels: uncountable
Word: arse end of nowhere Part of Speech: noun 1. A very remote place. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic
Word: town criers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of town crier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nature of the beast Part of Speech: noun 1. The unchangeable nature of something. Labels: idiomatic Example: In your pasture management program, you need to anticipate that goats will try to chew on just about anything; that's the nature of the beast. Example: You need to roll with the punches; that's just the nature of the beast when you're doing a project like this one.
Word: darkful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dark + -ful. 1. Full of darkness Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: endark 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 dark English endark From en- + dark. 1. To darken Labels: archaic
Word: endarks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of endark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: endarking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of endark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: endarked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of endark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: MPEGs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MPEG Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oceanaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ocean + -naut, modelled on astronaut. 1. An explorer in a submarine. 2. Someone who lives or does scientific work underwater.
Word: oceanauts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oceanaut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tableaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tableau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricycling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tricycle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tricycled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tricycle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sallying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sally Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sallying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who sallies. Example: 4 September 1798, Charles Brockden Brown, letter to William Dunlap Johnson & I are pretty well, but E H S, by midnight sallyings forth, sudden changes of temperature, fatigue & exposure to a noon day sun, is made sick.
Word: sanitise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sanitize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: With deep cleaning one of the most effective means of preventing the transmission of Coronavirus, the King's Heath cleaning team are sanitising and disinfecting all hard surfaces - including those which the maintenance crew are due to touch.
Word: sanitises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sanitise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sanitising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sanitise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sanitised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sanitise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sermonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sermon + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sermonize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: sermonises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sermonise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sermonising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sermonise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sermonising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sermonizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sermonised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sermonise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shinnies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shinny Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shinnying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shinny Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shinnied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shinny Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sambaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of samba Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sambaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of samba Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sparred Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: sparred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: smuggles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smuggle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soupier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of soupy: more soupy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: soupiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of soupy: most soupy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sheikdoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheikdom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shaggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of shaggy: more shaggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: shaggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of shaggy: most shaggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sheerer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sheer: more sheer Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: sheerest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sheer: most sheer Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: attract mode Part of Speech: noun 1. A demonstration mode intended to attract potential players to an arcade game.
Word: attract modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attract mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arnicas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arnica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wolken Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wolken. 1. A surname from German.
Word: con men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of con man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sirloins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sirloin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scapulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scapula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scapulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scapula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smokier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of smoky: more smoky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: smokiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of smoky: most smoky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sexpots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexpot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spiralling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spiral Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Speaking to Parliament on March 23, Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty of 5p per litre to hard-pressed motorists who have faced spiralling prices for diesel and petrol in recent weeks.
Word: spiralling Part of Speech: noun 1. Movement in a spiral. Example: c. 1949-1950, Theodore Roethke, In the Bush of her Bones Dear witch, dear devious dove, I halfway know / The meaning of these giddy spirallings.
Word: spiralled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spiral Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Afghan hounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Afghan hound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sere: more sere Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: serest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sere: most sere Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sidebars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidebar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scoldings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scolding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silverier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of silvery: more silvery Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: silveriest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of silvery: most silvery Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: schoolmistresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schoolmistress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweatiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sweaty: most sweaty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: snored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snore Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: saunaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sauna Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saunaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sauna Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stowing Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To render these stoppings effective, they must be built of brick or stone, and plastered with lime, and also supported at one or both sides by stowings of rubbish to provide against the effect of explosions. 2. The act by which something is stowed; stowage. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Very often, the bales have to be subitted to several transshipments and stowings, for which reason the bales do not all arrive at destination in good condition.
Word: soberer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sober + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). 1. comparative form of sober: more sober Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: soberer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sober + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). 1. Something that makes a person sober. Example: I was once very mischievous—I am not so now, age is a sad soberer of frolic fancies […] Example: […] business, as we know, is the great soberer of theorists, no matter on what side they theorize.
Word: Lemminkäinen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Lemminkäinen, a proper name derived from lempi (“love”) from Proto-Finnic *lempi. 1. Lemminkäinen of Kalevala; the young, handsome, charming, but aloof legendary hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. Labels: literary, poetic
Word: soberest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sober: most sober Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Caspian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κάσπιος (Káspios)bor. Latin Caspius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caspian From Latin Caspius + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkæspi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea or the region around it. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Caspian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κάσπιος (Káspios)bor. Latin Caspius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caspian From Latin Caspius + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkæspi.ən/ 1. A member of the ancient people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, in the region which was called Caspiane after them. Labels: historical 2. A person from a country that borders the Caspian Sea.
Word: Caspian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κάσπιος (Káspios)bor. Latin Caspius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caspian From Latin Caspius + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkæspi.ən/ 1. A male given name of modern usage, popularized by the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
Word: geocoronal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English coronal English geocoronal From geo- + coronal. 1. Of or pertaining to the geocorona. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geocorona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + corona. From being the luminous part of the atmosphere, the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere. 1. The region of ionized hydrogen (protons) that makes up the outermost region of the Earth's atmosphere (and by extension of other planets.) Labels: uncountable 2. Analogs of the geocorona; Synonym of protonosphere. Labels: broadly
Word: saltshakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saltshaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrotums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrotum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shortish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English short Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English shortish From short + -ish. 1. Somewhat short; moderately short. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sheepskins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheepskin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seaway Labels: form-of, plural