nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dysmenorrhoeal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dysmenorrheal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: dysmenorrheal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dysmenorrhea + -al. 1. Relating to dysmenorrhea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unsettable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + settable. 1. Not settable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonresettable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + resettable. 1. Incapable of being reset. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesomelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mesomelia + -ic. 1. Of or relating to mesomelia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rhizomelia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhizo- (“root”) + Ancient Greek Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia. 1. A disproportion of the length of the proximal limb, such as the shortened limbs of achondroplasia. Labels: uncountable 2. Any other disorder of the hip or shoulder. Labels: uncountable
Word: haemolacria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) (from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”)) + Latin lacrima (“tear”). 1. The shedding of tears containing blood Labels: uncountable
Word: fibulares Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfɪb.jəˈlɛɹˌiz/ 1. plural of fibularis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fibrinogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibrinogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fetoglobulins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetoglobulin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forewaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forewater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hindwaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hindwater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heavenly virtues Part of Speech: noun 1. All the cardinal virtues and theological virtues. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: forewater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + water. 1. The amniotic fluid that comes out before the baby's head during childbirth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hindwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hind + water. 1. The amniotic fluid that comes out after the baby's head during childbirth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flopwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flop + wing. 1. A bird, the lapwing. Labels: dated, dialectal
Word: flopwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flopwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydroxypropyl + methylcellulose. 1. Alternative form of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hydroxypropylmethylcelluloses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theological virtues Part of Speech: noun 1. Virtues that are bestowed upon human beings during baptism. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: filmcoated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From film + coated. 1. Coated with a film. Labels: not-comparable Example: filmcoated seeds Example: filmcoated tablets
Word: Foolah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Fula. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Foolahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Foolah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Crookesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Crookes + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Sir William Crookes (1832–1919), British chemist and physicist who worked on spectroscopy and was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube. Example: Thomson promoted the Crookesian view of cathode rays as particulate against the apparent counterevidence presented by Phillip Lenard that such particles were not stopped by an encounter with metal[…]
Word: Crookes tubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Crookes tube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Crookes Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Crookes radiometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sir William Crookes. 1. Synonym of light mill.
Word: Fulah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Fula. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Crookes radiometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Crookes radiometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fulahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fulah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diisopropylfluorophosphatases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diisopropylfluorophosphatase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diisopropylfluorophosphatase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: diphosphotransferase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + phospho- + transferase. 1. Any of a group of phosphotransferase enzymes that act on pyrophosphate groups.
Word: diphosphotransferases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diphosphotransferase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furunculous Part of Speech: adj 1. furuncular Labels: not-comparable
Word: floorcovering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From floor + covering. 1. A covering for a floor.
Word: floorcoverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floorcovering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Casino Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: fonofos Part of Speech: noun 1. A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide primarily used on corn. Labels: uncountable
Word: fenamiphos Part of Speech: noun 1. An organophosphate ACE inhibitor used as an insecticide. Labels: uncountable
Word: calliopsis Part of Speech: noun 1. A flower of the genus Coreopsis. Example: Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].
Word: deamidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + amide + -ase. 1. An enzyme, carboxypeptidase C. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deamidases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deamidase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desulfhydrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desulfhydrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deiminases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deiminase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desmolase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the formation or destruction of carbon-carbon bonds within a molecule. These enzymes play a significant role in respiration and fermentation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: desmolases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desmolase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foetalism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fetalism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Calcuttan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Calcutta + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Calcutta.
Word: Calcuttan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Calcutta + -an. 1. A person from Calcutta
Word: Calcuttans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Calcuttan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kolkatan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kolkata + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Kolkata.
Word: Kolkatan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kolkata + -an. 1. A person from Kolkata
Word: Kolkatans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kolkatan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bangalorean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bangalore + -ean. See Bengalurean. Pronunciation: /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː.ɹi.ən/, /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.lo.ɹi.ən/, /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlo.ɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Bangalore.
Word: Bangalorean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bangalore + -ean. See Bengalurean. Pronunciation: /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː.ɹi.ən/, /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.lo.ɹi.ən/, /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlo.ɹi.ən/ 1. A person from Bangalore.
Word: Hyderabadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hyderabadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ahmedabadi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ahmedabad + -i. 1. Of or pertaining to Ahmedabad.
Word: Ahmedabadi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ahmedabad + -i. 1. A person from Ahmedabad
Word: Delhiite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Delhi + -ite. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Delhi. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Delhiite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Delhi + -ite. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Delhi, India.
Word: Jaipuri Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Jaipur Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jaipuri Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone from Jaipur.
Word: Jaipuris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jaipuri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jaipurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jaipur + -ian. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Jaipur Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jaipurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jaipur + -ian. 1. Someone from Jaipur.
Word: Jaipurians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jaipurian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheatish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wheat + -ish. 1. Having a light brown complexion. Labels: India
Word: wheatland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheat + land. 1. An area where wheat is produced.
Word: wedding-cake Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is from wedding cake. 1. Extremely ornate. Labels: idiomatic Example: Nightlife in Strumstad boils down to Skagerack, a very loud, very young music venue in the classic wedding-cake building where the Stockholm elite once parried.
Word: wedding-cake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is from wedding cake. 1. Dated form of wedding cake. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Example: For years past this branch of art-manufacture had been entrusted to those whose taste, if it may be called taste at all, can be no more referred to correct principles of design than the gimcrack decorations of a wedding-cake could be tested by any standard of sculpturesque beauty. Example: Many a Suffolk lass believes that she will be sure to dream of her future husband if she sleep with her head on a pillow beneath which there lies a piece of wedding-cake that a bride has with her own hand cut from her bridal cake, and passed three times through her bridal ring.
Word: wedding march Part of Speech: noun 1. A slow-tempo march played during a wedding. Example: "Oh, there isn't much danger, as long as I have got breath in my nostrils," said Peik, and took a ram's horn, which he began blowing; and when he had blown a wedding march on it he put the horn to his sister's nostrils and blew life into her again and she rose up as if nothing had been the matter with her. Example: The musicians had been quietly singing some familiar Christian songs but then the singing stopped and the music turned into a wedding march as the procession started down the small hallway. First, Sandra, in her yellow bridesmaid dress and carrying a small bouquet of yellow roses […]
Word: wedge heel Part of Speech: noun 1. A shoe's heel which is part of the sole. 2. A shoe with such a heel.
Word: weekend bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight handbag suitable for travelling.
Word: weeny-bopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weeny + bopper by analogy with teenybopper. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːniˈbɒpəɹ/ 1. A preteen child, especially one who enjoys pop music Labels: informal
Word: weeping fig Part of Speech: noun 1. An ornamental tree of species Ficus benjamina, often grown in containers indoors.
Word: wei ch'i Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi². 1. go (board game) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: wellington boot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Wellington boot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: well-oiled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The figurative sense of smoothrunning is an extension from the literal sense involving lubrication. 1. Well-run; smoothrunning; efficiently run. Labels: idiomatic Example: Pro-Trump political influencers have spent years building a well-oiled media machine that swarms around every major news story, creating a torrent of viral commentary that reliably drowns out both the mainstream media and the liberal opposition. 2. Drunk. Labels: idiomatic Example: Well, in 2000, a pair of well-oiled strangers hit the news and were arrested – after groping each other and undressing on a transatlantic flight – but it’s usually less extreme, as with the couple who were intensely snogging in 2020. Example: Swinging onto the Treherbert branch under the new OLE, the train's onboard Passenger Information Screens announce we have entered a 'no alcohol' zone. That doesn't seem to help, as some of the passengers who joined us earlier seem 'well oiled' already. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see well, oiled.
Word: well-tempered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A calque of German wohltemperiert 1. good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament Labels: archaic, not-comparable 2. Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Welsh corgi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh + corgi. Pronunciation: /wɛlʃ ˈkɔːɡi/, /wɛlʃ ˈkɔɹɡi/ 1. A type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears. Example: With reference to the correspondence upon Welsh corgwn, it is interesting to learn that one of these animals, which have a dachshund body with collie head, tail, and coat, was used at Plas, Llanfechan,^([sic]) for many years to turn the roasting jack. Example: Having been a breeder of Welsh Corgwn (Pembrokeshire) for the past seven years, I would like to give the people of this area some information about this wonderful breed as they are very rare in the U.S.A.
Word: Wergaia Part of Speech: name 1. An indigenous Australian language group in the Wimmera region of northwestern Victoria.
Word: West Bromwich Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /wɛst ˈbɹɒmɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, formerly in Staffordshire (OS grid ref SP0091). Example: They had been to a party thrown by friends of theirs from a congregation in West Bromwich, and likely themselves had enjoyed a glass of red.
Word: West Brom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. West Bromwich Labels: informal 2. West Bromwich Albion Football Club Labels: informal
Word: wheatlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheatland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white-fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whitefish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cryoturbated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cryo- + turbated. 1. Disturbed by cryoturbation.
Word: folist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folium and histosol. 1. A histosol that is not saturated with water for long periods of time during the year.
Word: fibrist Part of Speech: noun 1. A histosol that is made up of only slightly decomposed organic materials, often called peat.
Word: fibrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saprist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sapro- (“putrid”). 1. A histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck.
Word: hemist Part of Speech: noun 1. A histosol that is primarily made up of moderately decomposed organic materials.
Word: saprists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saprist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudoresonant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + resonant. 1. Exhibiting pseudoresonance.
Word: White Nile Part of Speech: name 1. One of the two main tributaries of the River Nile in Africa, which starts in Lake No and flows into the Nile at Khartoum. 2. A state of Sudan.
Word: Blue Nile Part of Speech: name 1. A river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into the Nile at Khartoum in Sudan; one of the two major tributaries of the Nile. 2. A state in southern Sudan.
Word: cryosol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -sol. 1. A gelisol.
Word: cryosols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryosol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gelisol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin gelāre (“freeze”) + + -sol 1. A kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface.
Word: gelisols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gelisol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of organic soil, similar to a histosol but with permafrost near the ground surface.
Word: histels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of histel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turbel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of soil that shows marked influence of cryoturbation.
Word: orthel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of soil that shows little or no cryoturbation.
Word: turbels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turbel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shetland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shetland sheep. 1. Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: orthent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ortho- + Clipping of entisol 1. A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.
Word: fluvent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of fluvial entisol. 1. A kind of alluvial soil where development is prevented by repeated deposition of sediment in periodic floods.
Word: orthents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluvents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluvent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aquent Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of wet soil formed on river banks, tidal mudflats etc.
Word: aquents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aquent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snack-bar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of snack bar. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Afterwards, Alan and I wentup to the snack-bar for coffee and sandwiches, and now we both are here in the lounge writing before we go to the hotel. Example: In one of the coaches was a snack-bar, but uniformed attendants brought trays of food to those who preferred to remain seated.
Word: erodable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From erode + -able. 1. Alternative form of erodible. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weatherable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weather + -able. 1. Capable of being weathered. Example: weatherable minerals
Word: eutrophications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eutrophication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unerodable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + erodable. 1. Not erodable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonerodable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + erodable. 1. Not erodable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: FIPS Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Federal Information Processing Standards, a government standard of the United States of America. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: friendshippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From friendship + -y. 1. Indicative of friendship or friendliness; cordial. Labels: informal Example: 'Dine with me, of course, Brown,' said Sir Eichard, whom the Malaga had made very friendshippy.' Example: "I really like it," Wally jumped into the breach, trying to make up for the cold splash with his warm towel of friendshippy approval.
Word: friendshipy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From friendship + -y. 1. Alternative form of friendshippy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Don't soaps want to have hot romances that heat up the screen? A couple fighting to be together? I mean, sweet, "friendshipy" marriages might be nice in real life, but TV romances need something more. Example: “You're incredible,” I'd said sincerely. Out of the blue he kissed me after that compliment! But it all too quickly felt too friendshipy.
Word: friendful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English freendful, frendful, frendfull, freondfull, equivalent to friend + -ful. 1. Full of friendlihood; friendly. Example: It might have been that these occasions held a cracked mirror to my image of myself as being friendful---let alone the fairest. Example: Finally, 'that cruel and fervent enemy of nature, the deadly corruption, did utterly vanquish and overcome the pure and friendful blood, without all manner of physical help and remedy.'
Word: mastectomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mastectomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: friendlihood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of earlier friendlihead, equivalent to friendly + -hood. Cognate with Dutch vriendlijkheid, Old Danish fryntlighet. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being friendly; friendliness. Labels: uncountable Example: “He ran for help as soon as he saw what he'd done. No one thought there was intent about it. Hasn't made for friendlihood between the Ashewells and Medcotes, though.” 2. Friendship. Labels: uncountable Example: [...] 'and also that he will not hurt you in your bargain if you could be friendlily disposed toward him as you have been; for without a friendlihood of your part he seems he should not greatly help you in your bargain, so I feel him. He lives somewhat aloof, and not utterly malicious against you.'
Word: megawatt-hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, megawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, mega- + watt-hour. 1. A unit of energy equal to that provided by one megawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10⁹ joules). Example: Holonyms: kilowatt-year (31.536e9 J) < terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J) < exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J) Example: Meronyms: yoctojoule (1.000e-24 J) < zeptojoule (1.000e-21 J) < attojoule (1.000e-18 J) < hartree (4.35974e-18 J) < femtojoule (1.000e-15 J) < picojoule (1.000e-12 J) < nanojoule (1.000e-9 J) < microjoule (1.000e-6 J) < millijoule (1.000e-3 J) < joule (1 J) < milliwatt-hour (3.6 J) < microwatt-year (31.536 J) < kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J) < milliwatt-year (31.536e3 J) < megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J) < watt-year (31.536e6 J) < gigajoule (1.000e9 J)
Word: boot boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boot + boy. 1. A boy who cleans boots and shoes. 2. One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots. Example: He's [Enda Kenny] acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion. 3. A boy who cares for a footballer's boots. Labels: UK Example: Among Bryan Gunn's myriad incarnations, from Alex Ferguson's babysitter through Scotland goalkeeper to Norwich manager, boot boy to Alex McLeish was one of the less successful. Once, just before a Scottish Cup final, McLeish discovered his size 10s were still in Aberdeen.
Word: boot-boy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of boot boy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boot boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boot boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boot-boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boot-boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bovver boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bovver + boy. 1. A hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang. Labels: UK
Word: bovver boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bovver boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bovver bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bovver + bird. 1. The female counterpart of a bovver boy. Labels: UK, slang
Word: bovver birds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bovver bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: runecraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English runecraft From rune + -craft. Compare Old English rūncræftiġ (“skilled in deciphering runes”). 1. Knowledge of runes; skill in deciphering runic characters. Labels: uncountable 2. Knowledge of, or skill in, the use of runes for esoteric and magical purposes. Labels: uncountable Example: They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.
Word: rubab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian رُبَاب, from Arabic رُبَاب (rubāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba); similar forms exist in many languages where the instrument is played, such as Pashto رَبَاب (rabāb), Punjabi ਰਬਾਬ (rabāb) / رَبَاب (rabāb), Hindustani (Hindi रबाब (rabāb) / Urdu رَبَاب (rabāb)). 1. A traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
Word: robab Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rubab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: liligers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liliger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kurort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kurort, in some cases via Russian куро́рт (kurórt). 1. A health resort, especially one in a German-speaking country or in the area of the former Soviet Union. Example: […] how rotten it must be for her to be shut up in a potty little German kur-ort when the world could be so otherwise amusing […] Example: ‘And she loved inventing some rare illness and going to some famous kurort […].’
Word: monodimensionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -al English dimensional English monodimensional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English monodimensionally From monodimensional + -ly. 1. in a monodimensional manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: digital watermark Part of Speech: noun 1. Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.
Word: ccm Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of cubic centimeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a week is a long time in politics Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Usually attributed to British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the mid-1960s. Also used by (and incorrectly attributed to) Australian PM Gough Whitlam in the 1970s. 1. In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time. Labels: idiomatic
Word: chulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Devil's buttermilk Part of Speech: noun 1. Whiskey. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: I am glad that you, Mr. Speaker, are in a minority, because we both refrain from indulging in the stronger waters—or the Devil's buttermilk, as I sometimes call it.
Word: snap strap Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong elasticated tow strap, used for pulling a vehicle out of a bog.
Word: immigratory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to immigration. Labels: not-comparable
Word: immixt Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of immixed. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: immunizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From immunize + -er. 1. One who immunizes.
Word: immunizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impassionately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From impassionate + -ly. 1. In an impassionate manner.
Word: tidge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a blend of tidbit and smidge. 1. A very small amount. Labels: informal Example: Cucumber left for half a day, with red peppers and soy sauce and a tidge of sea salt (which tastes nice) comes through fierce and maritime as a Yangtse pirate. Example: Before I knew it he had taken my hand and squeezed it, just a tidge, like a gentleman would.
Word: tidges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tidge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SGRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SGR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumpings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluffings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflʌfɪŋz/ 1. plural of fluffing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pattings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpætɪŋz/, [ˈpʰæɾɪŋz] 1. plural of patting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpluːmɪŋz/ 1. plural of pluming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jevonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jevons + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛˈvəʊ.ni.ən/, /d͡ʒəˈ-/, /d͡ʒɛˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to William Stanley Jevons (1835–1882), English economist and logician.
Word: seamfree Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From seam + -free. 1. Seamless; without seams. Labels: not-comparable
Word: search-light Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of searchlight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: search-lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of search-light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-medicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From self- + medicate. 1. To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: Brown Shirt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Brownshirt. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of brown shirt (squadron personnel) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Brown Shirts crowded close to the aircraft, taking righteous possession of it now that it was shut down on the deck. Example: Brown Shirts were attached to the aircraft squadrons and were maintenance people.
Word: bullmastiff Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Bullmastiff. Labels: alt-of
Word: params Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of param Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumfreezer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bum + freezer. 1. An Eton jacket or other similar short jacket. Labels: slang Example: Seated at table, eating delicious food brought by European migrant waiters in red bumfreezers, I felt that we were all making a very game pretence of reconstructing Europe. Example: Smaller boys wore short Eton jackets, known as bumfreezers
Word: Eton jacket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Eton, a prestigious college in England, where it was part of the uniform. 1. A mess jacket. Labels: slang
Word: bundle off Part of Speech: verb 1. To send someone away quickly and without fussing. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Her mother came back in and pulled her out into the hallway as if she were bundling her off on a date and whispered urgently to her. 2. To go somewhere unceremoniously. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The porpoises gave us one last push and our strange-looking craft bumped gently on a low beach. Then, thanking our lucky stars for a chance to stretch our cramped legs, we all bundled off on to the land—the first land, even though it was floating land, that we had trodden for six weeks.
Word: bibliotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From biblio- + therapeutic. 1. Relating to bibliotherapy.
Word: bibliotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From biblio- + therapist. 1. A therapist who provides bibliotherapy.
Word: bibliotherapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bibliotherapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bungee running Part of Speech: noun 1. A leisure activity where someone is attached to a secured bungee cord and attempts to run far enough away to reach a target. Labels: uncountable
Word: bunny slope Part of Speech: noun 1. A ski area with a gentle slope, usually used for novice skiers or snowboarders.
Word: burp gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A small submachine gun Labels: US, slang
Word: bust-up Part of Speech: noun 1. An angry argument. Labels: slang Example: “It was a real old bust-up. I do wish I knew what it was all about.” Example: Donald Trump warned Elon Musk on Saturday that he faces “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates following the pair’s epic public bust-up this week.
Word: bust up Part of Speech: verb 1. To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something). Labels: US, informal, transitive Example: If I was school . . . I’d capitulate tomorrow. I’d bonfire the books, drain the inkwells and bust up the blackboard — if only he would stop hating. It’s wearing me out! Example: The doctor told me nothing that I didn't already know; my hand was busted up pretty good. It was too early to tell how badly it had been busted up, but I was most definitely out of the tournament. 2. To break up (end a relationship). Labels: US, informal, intransitive Example: I knew, because both Alison and Penny had taught me, that busting up with someone could be miserable, but I didn't know that getting off with someone could be miserable too. 3. To shoot (someone). Labels: slang 4. To express sudden and intense emotions; to burst into loud laughter. Labels: slang 5. To spend money wildly, especially on alcoholic drinks. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: bus pass Part of Speech: noun 1. A pass that allows the user to travel on buses for a certain duration or a certain number of trips. Example: A city block, chock full of empty heroin bags, used condoms, dirty diapers and expired bus passes. Sewer grates, straining under the weight of quarter water bottles and wrappers from cheap snacks and cakes.
Word: hooteth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hoot Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: And she'll speak no more, no more, To make the heart beat quicker in me; For the owl hooteth, where she lies, Under the alder-tree.
Word: flaunteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: flaunt + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flaunt Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Byelorussia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Белоруссия (Belorussija). Pronunciation: /ˌbjɛləˈɹʌʃə/ 1. Belarus Labels: historical Example: In Byelorussia, Stalin not only killed 100,000 people in purges and repression in the 1930s but also doomed 1.5 million people and 75 percent of the republic's cities and towns to death and destruction through his half-witted military strategies in World War II.
Word: Turkmenia Part of Speech: name 1. Turkmenistan. Labels: rare 2. Turkmenistan. Labels: rare
Word: Ozarker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ozark + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Ozarks. Example: Another thing: most native Ozarkers actually prefer suckers to either bass or trout, and will regularly pass up game fish in order to strike at a big redhorse or hogmolly!
Word: Ozarkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ozarker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poreless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pore + -less. 1. Without pores. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antinudist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + nudist. 1. Prohibiting or opposing nudism.
Word: roller shutter Part of Speech: noun 1. A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top. Example: [...] aluminium is used extensively for cross-partitions, intercommunicating doors and roller shutter doors.
Word: muleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimidiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dimidiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dimidiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dimidiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dimidiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dimidiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unpricked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pricked. 1. Not pricked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yantric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From yantra + -ic. 1. Relating to yantras. Labels: not-comparable
Word: great-grandparenthood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From great-grandparent + -hood. 1. The state of being a great-grandparent. Labels: uncountable Example: He and Segismunda enjoy happiness and prosperity and eventually take delight in great-grandparenthood. Example: Indeed, great-grandparenthood can be said to occupy much the same niche today as grandparenthood did a century ago: not all that common and little understood.
Word: hollowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hollowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dramaticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English dramaticism From dramatic + -ism. 1. The habit of performing actions in a histrionic manner. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grandrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand- + relation. 1. A member of one's family from whom one is separated by two generations. Example: This includes bilateral name relations, consanguineal-affinal term transpositions, reciprocal grandrelation and sibling-cohort terms, extension of relationship terms through namesake equivalence, and marriage to specific cousin categories.
Word: grandrelations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandrelation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: descend upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To arrive, usually without warning or invitation. 2. To arrive, usually without warning or invitation. Example: My neighbour descended upon me just as I was walking out the door. 3. To visit in large numbers, especially a public place. Example: This fall, millions of devout Muslims will descend upon Mecca, Medina, and Saudi Arabia's holy sites in one of the largest annual migrations in human history.
Word: ski bunny Part of Speech: noun 1. An attractive female at a ski resort, especially one who is more interested in being seen than in skiing. Labels: slang
Word: hotsy-totsy Part of Speech: adj 1. Fine, all right, good. Labels: slang Example: He and Catherine would patch it up, prosperity might now really be around the corner, it would all turn out hotsy-totsy, and Studs Lonigan would be singing in the bathtub, and singing in the rain, and singing. Example: The waters made old men young, and everything was hotsy-totsy until Ouachita broke the "moral law" by killing a man who seemed likely to succeed him as chief. Then "the mountains yield molten lava," destroying Ouachita and his tribe. 2. Fancy, sophisticated. Labels: derogatory, slang, usually Example: I could never forget his supercilious sarcasm when I walked out on the practice field of his hotsy-totsy college, and he listened to my Flats accent, and listened to me asking him with Flats words how did I go about playing the game of football for his school. Example: […] and every spring, in the fullness of their benevolence, they sent him and my mother for a hotsy-totsy free weekend in Atlantic City, to a fancy goyische hotel no less, there (along with all the other insurance agents in the Middle Atlantic states who had exceeded the A.E.S., their annual expectation of sales) to be intimidated by the desk clerk, the waiter, the bellboy, not to mention the puzzled paying guests.
Word: hotsy-totsy Part of Speech: noun 1. An attractive woman, especially one who is the companion of a man. Labels: slang Example: “Don't you get risque with me! This is your mother you're talking to and not one of your little hotsy-totsies.” Example: It's so he can fly off in a swirl of self-justification to Um-beseir and his huge bed and his Russian hotsy-totsies.
Word: hotsy-totsies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotsy-totsy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tool and die Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the cutting tools and forming dies that are among the principal kinds of tooling that this specialty makes. 1. An area of activity (concentration or specialty) in manufacturing, comprising toolmaking, diemaking, and (usually also) moldmaking. Labels: attributive, uncountable, usually Example: The toolmakers are employed in tool and die shops. Example: They work in tool and die. 2. The tools and dies made by this specialty. Labels: sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: Wage rates for tool and die makers differ in various regions of the country.
Word: make the world go round Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of make the world go around. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: self-abasing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + abasing. 1. Humbling by the consciousness of guilt or by shame.
Word: self-acting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + acting. 1. Acting of or by itself. Labels: not-comparable Example: The door is fitted with a powerful spring and a feather-touch self-acting lock. It cannot be left unlocked unless you deliberately prop it open. Example: On this railway there were three inclined planes of the self-acting type, the full wagons pulling up the empty.
Word: self-action Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + action. 1. Action by or originating in one's self or itself. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-activity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity English self-activity From self- + activity. 1. Self-motion or the power of moving one's self or itself without foreign or external aid. Labels: uncountable Example: If it can intrinsically stir itself […] it must have a principle of self-activity which is life and sense.
Word: material witness Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with information alleged to be material concerning a criminal proceeding, and who therefore may be detained to insure their participation in such a proceeding.
Word: material witnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of material witness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-admiration Part of Speech: noun 1. Admiration of oneself. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-annihilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + annihilation. 1. Annihilation by one's own act. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: self-destruction, suicide; self-murder Example: If technologically advanced civilizations can avoid self-annihilation for a period L_(lifetime) at least as long as the existence of Homo sapiens (over 100 000 years), the consequences suggested by the Drake equation are enormous for how we view ourselves. But perhaps our solar system is far from typical. Some people would claim that it is unique, in the strongest sense. […] The original suggestion that civilizations may be able to communicate with radio signals for about 10 000 years was considered by many to be far too long a period. Human self-annihilation through nuclear war was being much debated at the time of the Green Bank conference, and there are of course many other scenarios in which a technologically advanced society perishes, due to actions of the inhabitants or to natural disasters. But even if the typical L_(lifetime) is much shorter than 10 000 years, the Drake equation suggests that the search for extraterrestrial life is worthwhile, and many enthusiasts are engaged in that endeavor.
Word: self-conceited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + conceited. 1. Having self-conceit; vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
Word: self-confiding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + confiding. 1. Confiding in one's own judgment or powers; self-confident.
Word: self-convicted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + convicted. 1. Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, or avowal. Labels: not-comparable Example: In a better cause, what fortitude, what endurance, would have belonged to her nature! even humiliated, self-convicted as she felt, her native pride could not quite desert her.
Word: loaded dice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loaded (“weighted asymmetrically”) + dice. 1. An advantage obtained by manipulating rules or insider influence. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only Example: Slave states have always won. They have played with loaded dice—loaded with Slavery. Example: In fact, the need for a cultural-relativistic point of view has become apparent because of the realization that there is no way to play this game of making judgments across cultures except with loaded dice. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loaded, dice. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: We here behold an impudent unlettered miscreant, wheedling himself into the acquaintance of the young and unexperienced, taking advantage of the hour of intoxication, to introduce loaded dice, and then enforcing his pretended claim by means of a loaded pistol.
Word: self-conviction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + conviction. 1. Conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession. Labels: uncountable Example: No wonder such a spirit, in such a situation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or self-conviction.
Word: self-culture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + culture. 1. Culture, training, or education of oneself without the aid of teachers. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-destroyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + destroyer. 1. One who destroys himself/herself.
Word: self-devoted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + devoted. 1. Devoted in person, or voluntarily devoted.
Word: self-devotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + devotion. 1. The act of devoting one's self; willingness to sacrifice one's own interests or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-distrust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + distrust. 1. Distrust of, or lack of confidence in, oneself or in one's own powers. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-evolution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + evolution. 1. Development by inherent power or quality. Labels: uncountable Example: The geth are a humanoid race of networked A.I.s. They were created by the quarians 300 years ago as tools of labor and war. When the geth showed signs of self-evolution, the quarians attempted to exterminate them. The geth won the resulting war. This example has led to legal, systematic repression of artificial intelligences in galactic society.
Word: self-exaltation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + exaltation. 1. The exaltation of oneself. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-interested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + interested. 1. Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.
Word: self-involution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + involution. 1. Involution in oneself; hence, mental abstraction; reverie. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-involved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + involved. 1. Wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts. Example: Leave the phone calls, leave the music, leave the TwitFace, and leave all your self-involved portal devices in the house. Take the brain and body out for some fresh air.
Word: self-justification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + justification. 1. Justification of oneself. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-justifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + justifier. 1. One who excuses or justifies himself/herself.
Word: self-killed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + killed. 1. Killed by oneself. Labels: not-comparable
Word: salutarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From salutary + -ly. 1. In a salutary manner.
Word: self-knowing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + knowing. 1. Knowing of itself, or without the communication from another.
Word: self-motion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + motion. 1. Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse. Labels: countable, uncountable