nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: twissell Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of twissel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: solœcistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of solecistic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: solecistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of solecism + -istic. 1. Pertaining to or involving a solecism.
Word: dig in one's heels Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From firmly placing one’s heels in the ground, particularly in tug of war (pulling) or when bracing oneself (pushing). Compare drag one's feet (“act slowly, from lack of enthusiasm or to delay”). 1. To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition or cajoling. Labels: idiomatic Example: What we want are more women of combined business efficiency and integrity to get into public life and dig in their heels against the forces of war, lust, and injustice. Example: Margaret Thatcher tried to do it again, digging in her heels, lecturing archly on her achievements, illuminating our European partners on the superior virtue of her ways.
Word: turn on one's heel Part of Speech: verb 1. To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness. Labels: idiomatic Example: There he stood, answering shortly and gruffly to all questions proposed to him, . . . and as soon as the ancient priestess had handed him his glass of the salutiferous water, turned on his heel with a brief good-morning. Example: "Well, Maude, he was on the platform this morning, and when he saw me, he turned on his heel and hurried out of the station."
Word: hogswallop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of codswallop, by analogy with swill (“pig food, garbage”). 1. Nonsense, rubbish. Labels: uncountable Example: One law for him, another for us. Hogswallop. Shamus has conned us, Cassidy. Shamus has pulled off the biggest bloody load of hokum …
Word: Tower of Pisa Part of Speech: name 1. Uncommon form of Leaning Tower of Pisa Labels: form-of, uncommon
Word: simple majority Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of plurality: The largest share of the item being counted. Labels: UK, informal 2. Synonym of majority: (of a motion) more votes in favor of a proposition than against it. Labels: Canada, US Example: Oregon and Colorado were chosen by anti-gay groups to build momentum for a nationwide attack, beceause thhe two states have lenient election laws that allow for state constitutions to be amended by a simple majority of voters
Word: Goos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch and German Goos. 1. A surname.
Word: præsumptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of præsumption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: præcipice Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of precipice. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Nay, sir, ’tis as I told you :—you may as soon recall an arrow when ’tis flying, or a stone from præcipice, as reclaim him.
Word: measuring cup Part of Speech: noun 1. A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.
Word: antihæmorrhagic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of antihemorrhagic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Dr. Eckfeldt states that cetraria possesses antihæmorrhagic power and has been recommended in hæmoptysis.
Word: Paytakaran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʻaytakaran). 1. One of the provinces of Greater Armenia, now in Azerbaijan. Labels: historical
Word: club fender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated in England in the 18th century, as a form of fireside seating in 'club rooms' where cards, billiards and other social games were played. 1. A backless three-sided bench in front of a fireplace.
Word: Lankaran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian لنکران (lankarân), from Old Median *Lan(a)karan- (“the land of the Lan”). The Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also Old Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʻaytakaran). 1. A city (and district) in Azerbaijan. Example: In Persia, the Russians continued their operations with so much success that they gained a large portion of the shores of the Caspian Sea, and united them to the Czar's dominion, as far as Lankaran. Example: The triumphant Persians also managed to recover the great fortress of Lenkoran, on the Caspian shore.
Word: Lenkoran Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lankaran. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: near sight Part of Speech: noun 1. nearsightedness; myopia Labels: uncountable
Word: far sight Part of Speech: noun 1. farsightedness Labels: uncountable
Word: long sight Part of Speech: noun 1. Longsightedness. Labels: uncountable
Word: longsightedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From longsighted + -ness. 1. Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight. Labels: uncountable
Word: speechlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speech + lore. 1. The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics. Labels: uncountable Example: I know it may be said that place names are very unsafe ground, as they are mostly taken by wild casts of thought ; but the truth is that they are more or less trustworthy, as they are taken upon wider or narrower grounds of speechlore. Example: It says they were driven forth by another race; and it is markworthy that it makes the Magyares, or Hungarians as we call them, to be what speechlore has now found them to be, Finns, or of the Finnish race, [...] 2. Philology; grammar. Labels: nonce-word, uncountable Example: After the publication of Redecraft, nearly all William Barnes's literary energies were given to "Speechlore," as he called Philology.
Word: publish or perish Part of Speech: verb 1. The pressure to frequently publish in academic journals in order to gain tenure or to sustain a career.
Word: wordlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From word + lore. Compare Old English wordlār (“verbal teaching or instruction”). 1. The science, study, or knowledge of words. Labels: uncommon, uncountable Example: Morris mastered the secrets of English wordlore as much better than Shakespeare as the manifold development of the science of language (speechlore) natually enabled him to do. Example: Alcohol wordlore and folklore: Being a compendium of linguistic and social fact and fantasy associated with the use […]
Word: songworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From song + -worthy. 1. Worthy of song or of being sung. Example: That he comes up a shade self-pitying (he still goes barefoot) is reconciled only by the fact that he's made the subject songworthy this late in his career. 2. Worthy of being sung about. Example: [...] which contains this truly beautiful description of a thoroughly successful life as imagined by a Greek: "That man is happy and songworthy by the skilled, who, victorious by might of hand or vigour of foot, achieves the greatest prizes with daring and with strength; [...]
Word: jerksome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jerk + -some. 1. Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky. Example: With females jolting up and down, upon no springs — except those of jerksome curiosity — conduct of this character was rude in the extreme.
Word: jerksome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jerk + -some. 1. Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person. Example: That was mighty jerksome of you. Example: From time to time, Ace will, in a jerksome way, monotonize the conversation with witticisms too humorous to mention.
Word: DMCAing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of DMCA Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: DMCAed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of DMCA Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stockaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stockade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stockading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stockade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vestibulitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vestibule + -itis. 1. Inflammation of a vestibule, especially localized vulvodynia in the vestibular region (the entry point into the vagina). Labels: uncountable Example: It has been noted after vestibulitis, furuncles, and acute and chronic coryza. Example: Vulvar vestibulitis is a chronic clinical syndrome of unknown cause defined (by Friedrich) by the constellation of severe pain on vestibular touch or attempted vaginal entry, tenderness to pressure localized within the vulvar vestibule […]
Word: clitorodynia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clitoro- + -odynia. 1. Vulvodynia in the vicinity of the clitoris. Labels: uncountable
Word: perineoplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perineo- + -plasty. 1. Any of several related surgical procedures used in the correction of conditions of the vagina and/or anus, especially the repair of the perineum.
Word: perineoplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perineoplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perineoplastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to perineoplasty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abdominoperineal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abdomino- + perineal. Pronunciation: /æbˈdɑm.ɪ.noʊˌpɛɹ.əˈni.l̩/ 1. Relating to the abdomen and to the perineum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pie-holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pie-hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quantivalent Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to quantivalence, or valence. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: quarry-faced Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrinominal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of quadrinomial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: quadriparas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadripara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preeclampsias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preeclampsia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sextipara Part of Speech: noun 1. A female that has borne six offspring.
Word: quintipara Part of Speech: noun 1. a female that has borne five offspring.
Word: sextiparas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sextipara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quintiparas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quintipara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: querimony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin querimonia (“complaint”); related to querulous. 1. A complaint. Labels: archaic
Word: querimonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of querimony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: querpo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spanish cuerpo 1. The inner or body garments; underwear. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Boy: my Cloake, and Rapier; it fits not a Gentleman of my ranck, to walke the streets in Querpo. Example: I would fain see him walk in querpo, like a cased rabbet, without his holy furr upon his back, that the world may once behold the inside of a fryar.
Word: teach away Part of Speech: verb 1. In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention. Example: A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach away absent clear discouragement of that combination. Example: By focusing specifically on the Weissman method, which arguably taught away from the invention, the Federal Circuit court avoided to discuss the more general prior art probing methods the applicants had actually used.
Word: teaches away Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teach away Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: teaching away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of teach away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: taught away Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of teach away Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quaternate Part of Speech: adj 1. Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four. Labels: not-comparable Example: quaternate leaves
Word: therapying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of therapy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: therapied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of therapy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: join points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of join point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinquangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quinqu- + -angular. Compare earlier quinquangle. 1. Having five angles or corners. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinquagenarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quinquagenarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinoyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quinone + -yl. 1. A radical whose hydride is quinone, analogous to phenyl. Labels: uncountable
Word: quinovin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: New Latin quina nova, the tree (formerly Cosmibuena magnifolia) whose bark yields quinovin. See -in. 1. An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: quinovic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A triterpene carboxylic acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark Labels: uncountable
Word: quinoproteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quinoprotein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quiddative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Related to quiddity. 1. Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing. Example: It is that among other distinctions possible among symbols, an indispensable one is that between indicative and quiddative symbols.
Word: quidditative Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of quiddative. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kinovic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of quinovic acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: quinqueliteral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quinque- + literal. 1. Consisting of five letters. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinqueliteral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quinque- + literal. 1. A sequence of five letters.
Word: quinquelocular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quinque- + locular. 1. Having five cells or compartments. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinizarin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hydroquinone + alizarin. 1. A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially and isomeric with alizarin. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: questuary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quaestuārius. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛstjʊəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstʃʊəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstʃəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstjʊˌɛɹi/, /ˈkwɛst͡ʃʊˌɛɹi/ 1. Acquisitive; greedy. Labels: archaic Example: Although lapidaries and questuary enquirers affirm it, yet the writers of minerals, and natural speculators, conceive that stones which bear this name to be a mineral concretion.
Word: questuary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quaestuārius. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛstjʊəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstʃʊəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstʃəɹi/, /ˈkwɛstjʊˌɛɹi/, /ˈkwɛst͡ʃʊˌɛɹi/ 1. One employed to collect profits. Labels: archaic
Word: questuaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of questuary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acquisitionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From acquisitional + -ly. 1. In terms of acquisition (especially of language). Labels: not-comparable
Word: lurkest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: lurk + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of lurk Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: quirkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quirk + -ish. 1. Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky. Labels: archaic
Word: quitture Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of quitter (“pus”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: quirked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quirk + -ed. 1. Having, or formed with, a quirk.
Word: nonprosecutable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + prosecutable. 1. Not prosecutable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: softcovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of softcover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: softback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soft + back. 1. A softcover or paperback book.
Word: softbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of softback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juicy girl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The typical drink the client is expected to purchase for the bargirl is a small glass of juice. 1. A Korean bargirl. Labels: slang Example: Instead, I had a few clubs that I liked to go to and I usually had a particular juicy girl that I hung with at each of them. I wasn't overly fond of the Korean juicy girls because you could honestly tell that they saw us Americans as a walking wallet with a penis (much like the Ojimas) and I preferred to feel a little more special than that, even if it was only an illusion.
Word: quinquefid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quinquefidus, variant of quinquifidus, from quinque (“five”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent to quinque- + -fid. 1. Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments. Labels: not-comparable Example: a quinquefid leaf a quinquefid corolla
Word: Italophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italo- + -phone. 1. Italian-speaking Labels: not-comparable
Word: Italophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italo- + -phone. 1. A person who speaks Italian
Word: ringsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringtailed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of ring-tailed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: old sight Part of Speech: noun 1. oldsightedness; presbyopia Labels: uncountable
Word: trench-coated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trench coat + -ed. 1. Wearing a trench coat. Labels: not-comparable Example: A trench-coated police detective (Fred Ward) comes to a suburban house to interrogate a single mother (Suzy Amis) on the disappearance of her two young children. Example: Maher, too, said athletes at Columbine routinely teased the trench-coated students, muttering "Goth" every time they passed one another in the hallways.
Word: quintan fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. An intermittent fever returning every fifth day (inclusive), or in which the intermission lasts three days. Labels: archaic
Word: oldsightedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From old sight + -ed + -ness. 1. old sight; presbyopia Labels: uncountable
Word: stœchiological Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare spelling of stoichiological. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: stoichiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stoichiology + -ical. 1. Of or relating to the science of stoichiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phœnicopter Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of phenicopter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Indian law‐giver, Manu recommends that a Bráhman should choose for his wife a young maiden, whose gait was like that of a phœnicopter, or flamingo, or even like that of a young elephant.
Word: phenicopter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Phoenicopterus 1. A flamingo. Labels: archaic
Word: Phœnicopteridæ Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Phoenicopteridae. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Phœnicopteridæ or Flamingoes, common to the Tropical regions of Asia, Africa and America, but absent from Australia, is the only other feature of general interest presented by the distribution of the Waders.
Word: duck-billed dinosaur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the similarity of the heads of certain members of the family to those of modern ducks. 1. Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae. Labels: informal Example: The scientists' report, published in Biological Reviews, found that while, largely, the dinosaurs were faring well at the time of the asteroid impact, the big plant-eating types, including the horned triceratops and duck-billed dinosaurs, had suffered a loss of biodiversity.
Word: duck-billed dinosaurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duck-billed dinosaur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duck-billed Part of Speech: adj 1. Especially of animal species, having facial features resembling the bill of a duck.
Word: phœnices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phœnix Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: In accordance with the order, vultures, phœnices, hawks, falcons, kites, owls, parrots, and, in fine, all carnivorous birds having claws and beaks instantly presented themselves.
Word: phœnix Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of phoenix. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: world soul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin anima mundi. 1. A single, unifying spirit believed by some to animate every living being in the world and to underlie the value of every inanimate thing as well. Example: You, to whom love was peace, that now is rage; Who did the whole world's soul contract, and drove Into the glasses of your eyes Example: Thanks to the morning light, Thanks to the seething sea, To the uplands of New Hampshire, To the green-haired forest free . . .
Word: world-soul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of world soul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: World Soul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of world soul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: World-Soul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of world soul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: world's soul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of world soul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stand-to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of stand-to-arms. 1. A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime. Example: "Stand-to" at dusk for about an hour, work all night, "stand-to" for an hour before dawn. That's the general programme.
Word: stand-to Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Ellipsis of stand-to-arms. 1. To assume such a state of readiness. Example: I passed the word along the line for the company to stand-to arms. The N.C.O's whispered hoarsely into the dug-outs: ‘Stand-to, stand-to,’ and out the men tumbled with their rifles in their hands.
Word: beer o'clock Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌbɪə(ɹ)əˈklɒk/, /ˌbɪə(ɹ)əʊˈklɒk/, /ˌbɪɹ əˈklɑk/, /ˌbɪɹ oʊˈklɑk/, /ˌbiə̯ɹ əˈklɑk/ 1. The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day. Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable Example: Pack an esky with ice-cold bottles of Cooper's Green Label and head down to Holloways Beach, just north of Cairns, around beer o'clock on a Friday afternoon. Example: He let her go and stood up. "I also believe it's beer o'clock. You want some iced tea?" 2. Time for a beer (the first of the day or otherwise). Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable Example: Questioner: What time is it? Answerer: It's beer o'clock. Example: Calling at Stalybridge, I cast one eye at the refreshment rooms and one eye at my watch, but 'beer o'clock' it isn't! Besides, I have a long way to travel!
Word: stand to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of "stand to arms" 1. Alternative form of stand-to. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stand to Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortened form of "stand to arms" 1. Alternative form of stand-to. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. To tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial. Example: You could stand to lose a couple pounds. 3. To be on the verge of (something) happening, if certain conditions are met. Example: He stands to inherit ten million dollars if that happens! 4. To live up to; to insist upon or maintain. Labels: archaic Example: I do not, for that cause, or any other cause, propose to destroy, or alter, or disregard the constitution. I stand to it, fairly, fully, and firmly. Abraham Lincoln
Word: beinghood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From being + -hood. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being or existing; existence. Labels: uncountable Example: As it is alone supposable that subjective mind can operate on objective substance; as it is not conceivable that objective material can itself be the absolute basis or foundation of beinghood, or can of itself, and as such, [...] Example: Is the universal of beinghood itself being or not-being? 2. Personhood; personality. Labels: uncountable Example: [...] to the whole notion, that this realized Personality is, of right, not attributable to the Divine Beinghood, which to me is of right but symbolical, but needful to be known by us as only affecting the human Self.
Word: scrofulæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrofula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sonn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Sonn. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Har Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation or ellipsis of Sanskrit हरि (hari) 1. Alternative form of Hari. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plutomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pluto- + -mania. 1. A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money. Labels: uncountable 2. The delusion that one is wealthy. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: diœceses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diœcese Labels: form-of, plural Example: But the resolution proceeds—‘ And so that of the Pontic, the Asian, and the Thracian diœceses the metropolitans alone, together with those bishops of the said diœceses who live in barbaric territories, should be ordained by the aforesaid holy see of the holy Church of Constantinople ; it being understood that each metropolitan in those diœceses will, together with the comprovincial bishops, ordain comprovincial bishops, as is prescribed by the sacred canons ; but that the metropolitans of those diœceses, as has been said, should be ordained by the archbishop of Constantinople, after harmonious elections have been made according to custom, and reported to him.’
Word: corneæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornea Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: tineæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tinea Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: Their caterpillars live in the same manner as many tineæ, in portable domiciles, consisting of a silky tube, on which they apply a morsel of a stalk, or small branches of vegetables, forming little bags, placed one above the other.
Word: send to the glue factory Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Since glue was traditionally made by boiling down the hooves of a horse. 1. To kill, usually a horse. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic 2. To retire or remove from prominence, usually due to obsolescence, old age or injury. Labels: humorous, idiomatic
Word: eatworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eat + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being eaten; suitable for consumption; edible. Example: Fido believes that there is something eatworthy behind the triangle. Example: When a creature thinks of something as eatworthy or chew-worthy, for example, it might move toward and ingest it; the creature does not have to wait for food to come to it […]
Word: drinkworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drink + -worthy. 1. Capable or worthy of being drunk; drinkable; potable. Example: Whenever the take was drinkworthy, he would do a bit of legerdemain with the coins until they came out to exactly thirty francs, enough for two raw taffias and a generous tip, and gallantly ask Ruth to join him in a short one, [...] Example: When I wanted to emphasise a further important aspect of leading pupil horses to educational water — that the water must appear drinkworthy to the teacher as well as to the pupil [...]
Word: baklava-like Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baklava + -like. 1. Resembling baklava.
Word: ecopoem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + poem. 1. A poem with a strong ecological message or emphasis.
Word: blastworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blast + -worthy. 1. Worthy or capable of being blasted; explosive. Example: Shown with the foregoing, the desperate and blastworthy Puss in Boots Example: Oxford Universal Dictionary is more accepting of things blastworthy. It allows places for both " — " and "flatulence," although respecting the former it does confess "not in decent use." 2. Indicative of an exceptionally good time; enjoyable. Labels: figuratively, rare, slang Example: Last year we had a blast; this year will be even more blastworthy.
Word: mapwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From map + work. 1. The study and analysis of maps, especially prior to, or in relation to fieldwork Labels: uncountable Example: Studies of the mapwork of children per se have mainly concerned large scale maps and perception maps.
Word: unipennate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uni- + pennate. 1. Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the parallel fibres of which attach to a tendon at an acute angle (as a feather that is barbed on one side). Labels: not-comparable Example: We applied this method to the proximal aponeurosis of the unipennate medial gastrocnemius muscle (MG) of the cat during active force production at fixed muscle length. Example: The most distal region of the muscle was again unipennate, with fibers oriented between the posterior aponeurosis and the anterior surface of the muscle (Fig. 1D,E).
Word: hæmatologist Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of hematologist. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: hæmatologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hæmatologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hæmatologic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of hematologic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Various “rule o’ thumb” have been offered, based upon the blood pressure reading and hæmatologic estimates, indicating when to transfuse and when it is safe to wait.
Word: NEMO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of northeastern Missouri. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: NEMO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of NF-kappa-B essential modulator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: NEMO deficiency syndrome
Word: Mennonite Low German Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mennonite + Low German, because Mennonites were the ones to carry it out of Prussia. 1. A variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)
Word: swinging door Part of Speech: noun 1. A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked. Example: The restaurant's kitchen was separated from the dining room by a swinging door. Example: Two barmaids who looked like mother and daughter hustled between the tables and shouted out lunch orders to the bartender who then shouted them through a swinging door door back to the kitchen.
Word: double S Part of Speech: noun 1. The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß.
Word: just because Part of Speech: adv 1. Used to show that the truth or existence of one thing does not logically justify the truth or existence of another thing. Labels: not-comparable Example: Just because he didn't accept your friend request (it) doesn't mean he has forgotten you nor does it imply that he no longer wants to be friends with you. 2. Used to say that something has insufficient grounds for being done. Labels: not-comparable Example: [My banishment was p]etty spite on the part of the Lord President, just because they [my lab mice] et his cat. 3. For no particular reason. Labels: not-comparable
Word: double action Part of Speech: adj 1. Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: double action Part of Speech: noun 1. A trigger mechanism requiring a single pull to both cock and fire. Example: Some prefer a double action because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.
Word: double-action Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of double action. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: double-action Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of double action. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: friendworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From friend + -worthy. 1. Worthy, capable, or deserving of friendship; friendable. Example: Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a routine about this, the general idea being that the people you meet after you turn 30 are not any less friendworthy; you like them just as much as the people you met earlier. Example: "I'm sure," said Edward Blake, but could not recall an especially friendworthy face standing out.
Word: nameworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From name + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention. Example: Languor was not in his heart, Weariness not on his brow. . . . for, while he ailed in body, he was, as man, seeking the good of the 'man' in us; he was naming to us nameworthy things that he saw; he was seeking to make us well. Example: [...] pound is intended to serve as a short-cut means of singling out a particular referent or class of referents although the referent or class in question may not really be nameworthy in the long run.
Word: sailworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sail + -worthy. 1. Of a ship, in a condition suitable for sailing; seaworthy.
Word: sailworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sailworthy + -ness. 1. Of a boat, the characteristic of being sailworthy; suitability for sailing; seaworthiness. Labels: uncountable
Word: school-marm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of schoolmarm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Teven Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Ballina council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: school-marms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of school-marm (alternative spelling of schoolmarms). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hæmatological Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of hematological. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The whole of modern hæmatological research makes it clear that oxygen carrying to the tissues is a subject which we must appreciate and control, if possible.
Word: awayness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From away + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism. Labels: uncountable Example: It was the awayness of it that first attracted me to the place. The vast awayness from what I had called home up till the time I first stayed there — that was what made me decide to settle for good at Miss Carruthers's. Example: These periods of awayness are not followed by manifestations of fatigue, and are usually terminated by a sudden [...]
Word: ægagrus Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of aegagrus. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: But this difference is leſs perceptible, in comparing the bouquetin with the Siberian ibex, the ibex with the ægagrus, and the ægagrus with the tame goat.
Word: hydræ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fig wasps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fig wasp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partition coefficient Part of Speech: noun 1. The ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of a solute in two immiscible solvents.
Word: cryophysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + physics. 1. The physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures Labels: uncountable
Word: heat index Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heat + index. 1. A figure used by American meteorologists to describe the apparent heat felt by a person as the result of a combination of temperature and humidity. Labels: US
Word: vicesimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably formed by the suffixation of the Latin vīcēsimus (“twentieth”) with the English -ation on the pattern of decimation, but compare the Latin vīcēsimātiō (“a killing of every twentieth man”); the spelling vigesimation is an alteration of vicesimation under the influence of vigesimal. Pronunciation: /ˌvaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/, /ˌvɪsɪsɪˈmeɪʃən/ 1. The destruction of one-twentieth of something; especially, the killing or putting to death of every twentieth person, especially by lot. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: The common prisoners…were ordered to cast lots for every twentieth man to be tried, as a sort of vicesimation. Example: We must change the numerator of our fraction.…If one must have the precise fractional term in “ation,” and the loss is one in five, let him coin the word quintation…if one in twenty, vicesimation.
Word: vigesimation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vaɪdʒɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/, /vɪdʒɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/ 1. Alternative form of vicesimation. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phobiæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phobia Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: inertiæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inertia Labels: form-of, plural Example: It will be seen that, although one strip was developed twice as long as the other, the inertiæ coincide, both straight‐line portions when prolonged cutting the scale at 0.2.
Word: dequity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of debt + equity. 1. Securities characterized by attributes of both fixed-income and equity securities. Labels: uncountable Example: This book is the first to fully examine the many recent financial innovations that have blended the traits of debt and equity and created the hybrid security known as dequity. Example: For example quasi-debt (or dequity) instruments, such as redeemable preference shares, carry obligations and incentives to perform in order that the shares may be repurchased
Word: composing stick Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used in printing with movable type to hold the type as it is being selected.
Word: Draskhanakert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Դրասխանակերտ (Drasxanakert). 1. A town or village in ancient Armenia, in the province of Ayrarat.
Word: umbelap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English umbelappen, umbelappe (“to clothe or wrap; to enclose, envelop; to beset or encircle (an enemy); to besiege; to interlace, overlap”) [and other forms], either from: * umb-, umbe- (prefix meaning ‘around, encircling, surrounding; covering, enveloping, wrapping’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“about, around, on either side of”)) + lappen (“to wrap; to place so as to enclose or enfold; to encase; to envelop; to clothe; to put on armour; to ensnare, snare”); or * um- (prefix meaning ‘around, encircling, surrounding; covering, enveloping, wrapping’) + bilappen (“to envelop; to clothe; to surround; to blend, mix”) (from bi- (completive, intensifying, or figurative prefix) + lappen (see above)). Lappen is derived from lap, lappe (“loose part of a garment; folded or extended skirt, or loose sleeve, used to hold things; small piece of cloth or mail detached from a garment or coat of mail; a part, portion, share; a person’s lap; (also figuratively) a person’s bosom or breast; (anatomy) a loose part of the body (such as an earlobe or a lobe of the liver); female genitalia; cavity or sinus in the body; (in place names) piece of land at the edge of an estate or parish”) (from Old English læppa (“skirt; (anatomy) lobe”), from Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”)) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). The English word is analysable as umbe- + lap (“to enfold, envelop; to enwrap, wrap around”) or um- + belap (“to lap or wrap around, envelop, surround”). Pronunciation: /ˌʌmbɪˈlæp/, /ˌʌmbəˈlæp/ 1. To enshroud, to envelop; to surround. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: For hit is a figure that haldes · five pointes, / And eche line umbelappes · and loukes in other, / And aywhere hit is endeles; · and Englich hit callen / Overal, as I here, · the endles knot. Example: & þerfor godis wretħ on þame is sched, & rightwys venieans, with grete ferisnes of turmetis vmbelappyng.
Word: get the memo Part of Speech: verb 1. To receive an item of information. Labels: literally Example: Apart from that, it was England’s attack against Latvia’s massed defence. Marcus Rashford had got the memo to take on his man; he was positive, although the end product consistently eluded him. 2. To be aware of the current state of affairs. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Well it's a bit late now, to suddenly start caring about that. I guess you didn't get the memo? Example: They've gotten it into their head that there's a mystical secret to academic success, and they just didn't get the memo. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, memo.
Word: venenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hnarakert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Հնարակերտ (Hnarakert). 1. A town in ancient Armenia, at the border of Gugark and Utik provinces, on the Kura River; today in Qazax district, Azerbaijan.
Word: belap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi From Middle English bilappen (“to envelop; to clothe; to surround; to blend, mix”), from bi- (completive, intensifying, or figurative prefix) + lappen (“to wrap; to place so as to enclose or enfold; to encase; to envelop; to clothe; to put on armour; to ensnare, snare”). Lappen is derived from lap, lappe (“loose part of a garment; folded or extended skirt, or loose sleeve, used to hold things; small piece of cloth or mail detached from a garment or coat of mail; a part, portion, share; a person’s lap; (also figuratively) a person’s bosom or breast; (anatomy) a loose part of the body (such as an earlobe or a lobe of the liver); female genitalia; cavity or sinus in the body; (in place names) piece of land at the edge of an estate or parish”) (from Old English læppa (“skirt; (anatomy) lobe”), from Proto-Germanic *lappô (“cloth; rag”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”)) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). The English word is analysable as be- (prefix meaning ‘about; around’ or ‘completely, utterly’) + lap (“to lap or wrap around, envelop, surround”). Pronunciation: /bɪˈlæp/, /bəˈlæp/ 1. To lap or wrap around (someone or something); to envelop, to surround. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: There was redy in a wode / Two hundurde knyghtys, þat were gode. / Owte of the wode þey came anon / And belapped vs euerychon. Example: For the lytell vertue & strength of that nature the which remayneth / there is as who sayth a lytell sparke of fyre wrapped and hyd in asshes / This is the naturall reason of man belapped with great darkenes / yet hauing dyscrecion of good & yll / of truthe & falsenesse, though it be vnable to fulfyll all that he approueth, nor may nat vse yet the full lyghte of truth / nor his affeccyons helthfully
Word: Murayama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 村山 (Murayama). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Yerazgavors Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Երազգավորս (Erazgavors). 1. a village or town in the Ayrarat province of ancient Armenia 2. a village in the Shirak region of modern Armenia
Word: artere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”). 1. sinew, ligament, tendon, artery Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: My fate cries out And makes each petty artere in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve.
Word: source languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of source language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: target texts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of target text Labels: form-of, plural
Word: source texts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of source text Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hæmorrhagiæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hæmorrhagia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hæmorrhagia Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of hemorrhagia. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: haemorrhagia Part of Speech: noun 1. haemorrhage 2. Any of several hemorrhagic fevers. 3. A former genus, Haemorrhagia, of moths belonging to the family Sesiidae, now placed in genus Hemaris in Sphingidae.
Word: storylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From story + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a story. Example: The story-like prose poetry of the final childhood memory sections. Example: If this is what real people and societies are like, then it may be appropriate for historians to represent their subjects' lives in storylike form.
Word: quittal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quit + -al? 1. compensation, requital, or repayment. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: quittals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quittal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinquefarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quīnque (“five”) +ferō (“carry, bear”). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪŋ.kwɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌkwɪŋ.kwəˈfɛɹi.əs/ 1. Arranged in five vertical rows. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: queest Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of cushat. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: queests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of queest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrifarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + ferō (“carry, bear”). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒdrɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌkwɑdrəˈfɛɹi.əs/ 1. Arranged in four rows or ranks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quartation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin quartus, "fourth", because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth. 1. The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: quartations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quartation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inquartation Part of Speech: noun 1. quartation Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: quadricipital Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the quadriceps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultraclever Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + clever. 1. Extremely clever.
Word: ultradurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + durable. 1. Extremely durable.
Word: metadatabase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + database. 1. A database that serves to catalogue and classify other databases.
Word: metadatabases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metadatabase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quotemark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of quote mark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quotemarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quotemark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quaileth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: quail + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quail Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quailest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: quail + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of quail Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: metarelational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + relational. 1. Of or pertaining to metarelations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jaynesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jaynes + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), American psychologist who argued that ancient peoples were not conscious.
Word: metareflection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + reflection. 1. The consideration of various different points of view. Labels: uncountable 2. The reflection on one's own reflection process. Labels: uncountable
Word: metarelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + relation. 1. A relationship (or similar interaction) between relationships
Word: quarteroon Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of quadroon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: quarteroons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarteroon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metarelations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metarelation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polygala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any milkwort of the genus Polygala
Word: polygalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polygala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + somatic. 1. Having grains or layers of multiple minerals 2. Having both polyploid and diploid cells in the same tissue
Word: polysomatism Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being polysomatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: nontransformable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + transformable. 1. Not transformable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diploid. 1. Not diploid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonhaploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + haploid. 1. Not haploid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polynucleate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + nucleate. 1. polynuclear
Word: polynucleated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + nucleated. 1. polynuclear
Word: quayd Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of quail Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: Therewith his ſturdie corage ſoone was quayd, / And all his ſences were with ſuddein dread diſmayd.