nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chirally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chiral Middle English -ly English -ly English chirally From chiral + -ly. 1. In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
Word: deinterlace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English interlace English deinterlace From de- + interlace. Pronunciation: /diːˈɪntəleɪs/ 1. To convert (video footage) into a non-interlaced format; to remove one field from each video frame. Labels: transitive Example: A deinterlace filter for interlaced raster scanned video data receiving sequential fields of video data one pixel at a time with each pixel of video data being received during a pixel time and outputing a deinterlaced frame of video data for each field received, the deinterlace filter comprising […] Example: I think that an improved receiver, which could do deinterlacing, doubling the frame rate, perhaps combined with some way of getting rid of subcarrier-related artifacts, might be MAC or something else.
Word: JavaScripting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From JavaScript + -ing. 1. Programming in the JavaScript programming language. Labels: uncountable Example: The swliveconnect attribute comes into play when you're using FSCommands or JavaScripting in your Flash 4 movies. Example: Whether you're an old-school scripter who needs to modernize your JavaScripting skills or a standards-aware Web developer who needs best practices... 2. Execution of JavaScript code. Labels: uncountable Example: This can happen for a variety of reasons but it most often occurs when Javascripting^([sic]) is involved. Example: First, set your browser security protocols to high, and be sure JavaScripting is disabled. This will solve some of the problem...
Word: determinacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From determinate + -cy. Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsi/ 1. The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. (game theory) The study of the circumstances under which a game has a winning strategy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scripting languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scripting language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scripter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English -er English scripter From script + -er. 1. A programmer who uses a scripting language.
Word: scripter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scripter From script + -er (“Variety -er”). 1. A scriptwriter. Example: and condemned as 'the worst film of the year', Gummo is definitely a startling piece of original cinema, marking the directorial debut of Harmony Korine, the 23-year-old scripter of Kids.
Word: scripters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scripter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-security Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English electronic English e- English security English e-security From e- + security. 1. Security as it pertains to the Internet, such as information security. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: Caddy Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline. Example: Call Caddy and tell her to meet us at six o'clock.
Word: Caddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cadillac + -y. 1. A Cadillac car. Labels: US, informal Example: She pulled up in a shiny black Caddy at six o'clock. Example: All those ones live in those great big piecrust mock-Two-door houses with His and Hers Caddies parked out by the hydrangea bushes.
Word: Caddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Caddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piecrust Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pie crust. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: piecrusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piecrust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: administrativia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From administrative + -ia (“Latin plural”) – literally, “administrative matters”. Popularized 1960s in US education. Preceded by administrivia, which dates from the 1930s. 1. Administrivia. Example: An “ASCAP-type” clearing and licensing operation under the statute would involve too much “administrativia,” said Dr. [Harold E.] Wigren — coining a word the subcommittee immediately wanted to put into the public domain.
Word: beachscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English landscapebf. English -scape English beachscape From beach + -scape. 1. A beach landscape. Example: ...crowded with dozens of people and with a backdrop of photographically accurate buildings — the antithesis of a Whistler beachscape. Example: He is a realist as well as a Romantic, as you can see when you look at the marvel of this exhibition, his great Dawn After the Wreck (c.1841), a beachscape of despair that invites direct comparison with the Romantic art of Turner's German contemporary Caspar David Friedrich.
Word: beachscapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beachscape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghettoisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ghetto + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of ghettoization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: illusional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English illusional From illusion + -al. 1. Illusory; being or pertaining to an illusion.
Word: loathings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loathing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pokily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English poky Middle English -ly English -ly English pokily From poky + -ly. 1. In a poky way.
Word: pokiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English poky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pokiness From poky + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being poky. Labels: uncountable
Word: poshness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English posh Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English poshness From posh + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being posh. Labels: uncountable
Word: sniffiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sniffy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sniffiness From sniffy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sniffy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sniffily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sniffy Middle English -ly English -ly English sniffily From sniffy + -ly. 1. In a sniffy manner.
Word: editionalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From editional + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of editionalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: editionalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of editionalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: editionalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of editionalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: editionalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of editionalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bankability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bank Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English bankability From bank + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being bankable. Labels: uncountable
Word: boringness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English boren Middle English -ynge Middle English boryng English boring Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English boringness From boring + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being boring. Labels: uncountable Example: Instinctively, before they had a chance to open their mouths, she knew not only that they were bores but the quality of their boringness. Example: More than one critic has said, of course, that the boringness of the "New Novel" is a feature of its authenticity.
Word: cackhanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cack-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: characterful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English characterful From character + -ful. 1. Full of character. Example: It will be sadly missed by enthusiasts who have found Ireland's railways among the most characterful in Europe. Example: Definitely no ties or cravats (although I suppose a tie with a polo-necked sweater would be considered characterful).
Word: harmonisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmoniser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rendezvousing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rendezvous Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thrillfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thrill Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest English thrillfest From thrill + -fest. 1. An experience, such as a film, offering many thrills. Labels: informal
Word: thrillfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thrillfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timebomb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of time bomb. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: timebombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timebomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wellington Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot). Labels: alt-of
Word: wellingtons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wellington Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gives it some welly Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give it some welly Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: giving it some welly Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of give it some welly Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gave it some welly Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of give it some welly Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yuck it up Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of yuk it up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chatshows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chatshow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microgeneration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + generation. 1. The generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs. Labels: uncountable Example: Microgeneration has the potential to make a significant contribution to overall energy use in the UK and, combined with energy efficiency measures, will help towards reducing our carbon emissions. The concerned individual can take an active role in the battle against climate change. 2. A demographic or cohort similar to a generation but covering a shorter timespan. Labels: countable Example: The elderly are market segments, by generations or microgenerations within age cohorts or by historical experience as personality types. Example: Her [Madeline Cash's] debut novel taps into a microgeneration’s blurring of performance and reality.
Word: songsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From song + smith. 1. A writer of songs.
Word: songsmiths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of songsmith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tolazoline Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-selective competitive α-adrenergic receptor antagonist, a vasodilator used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis) and in veterinary medicine to reverse xylazine-induced sedation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tolazolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tolazoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uninvestigated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English investigated English uninvestigated From un- + investigated. 1. Not investigated. Labels: not-comparable Example: That the Oath Keepers recording went uninvestigated by the FBI until after January 6 is an “additional piece of information that congressional investigators in particular on the January 6th committee and the other Homeland Security committees should be looking at to determine whether or not the FBI and other law enforcement organizations were doing enough on the prevention side,” Cordero told CNN’s Ana Cabrera on Tuesday.
Word: unresearched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English researched English unresearched From un- + researched. 1. Not researched. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mudlark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + lark. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌdlɑːk/ 1. A pig; pork. Labels: archaic, slang 2. One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London. Labels: archaic, historical Example: Besides these, there were the mudlark and the scupple hunter: the former prowling about at low water, receiving in his small bag such petty packages as he could get from his dishonest friends on board; and the later sneaking about the wharves and quays, under the pretense of wanting work, to pick up everything and anything that came to hand. Example: She removes only what the water ‘delivers’ to her – items she can see lying on the surface. Unlike some other mudlarks, she does not dig for finds. 3. A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin. Example: the children were nothing like inert: a large population of junior mudlarks, so long unwashed that you could hardly make them out, climbed among the ruins, cheerfully playing the games that all children play – pushing wheels with sticks, flipping rusty lids and bottle caps in makeshift tiddlywinks. 4. A soldier of the Royal Engineers. Labels: slang 5. Any of various birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud, especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis. Labels: UK, regional 6. The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape. Labels: Australia 7. A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
Word: mudlark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mud + lark. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌdlɑːk/ 1. To scavenge in river or harbor mud for items of value. Labels: intransitive
Word: mudlarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudlark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bistability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English stability English bistability From bi- + stability. 1. The state or condition of being bistable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bistabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bistability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anamorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anamorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collagenase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English collagen Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English collagenase From collagen + -ase. 1. An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen.
Word: collagenases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collagenase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digoxigenin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From digoxin + -genin. 1. A steroid found exclusively in the flowers and leaves of the plants Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata.
Word: digoxigenins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digoxigenin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrophysiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English electrophysiological Middle English -ly English -ly English electrophysiologically From electrophysiological + -ly. 1. In terms of or by means of electrophysiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: immunostainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunostaining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: positionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English position Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English positionally From position + -ally. 1. In a positional context; in terms of position. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pristinamycine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pristinamycin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pristinamycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”). 1. An antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections.
Word: pristinamycines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pristinamycine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pristinamycins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pristinamycin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splenic fever Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of anthrax. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Betjemanesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Betjeman French -esquebor. English -esque English Betjemanesque From Betjeman + -esque. 1. Resembling the works of John Betjeman (1906-1984), English poet and broadcaster. Example: In 1941, first class facilities were withdrawn on Metropolitan trains; the old first class compartments can, however, still be distinguished by their wider seats and Betjemanesque lincrusta-papered compartment ceilings. Example: Other opinions, as on the smartness of well-maintained black engine liveries, are as sound as they are well stated, and justice is done to some Betjemanesque aspects of railway Victoriana.
Word: quantise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of quantize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: quantises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quantise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quantising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quantise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quantised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quantise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resamples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resample Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resampling Part of Speech: noun 1. Any technique or instance of generating a new sample from an existing dataset.
Word: resampling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resample Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fast Fourier transforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fast Fourier transform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transactivator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- 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 āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English activator English transactivator From trans- + activator. 1. An endogenous cellular or viral protein that triggers transactivation.
Word: transactivators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transactivator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unobservable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English observe Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English observable English unobservable From un- + observable. 1. That cannot be observed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unobservable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English observe Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English observable English unobservable From un- + observable. 1. Something that cannot be observed.
Word: unobservably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unobservable Middle English -ly English -ly English unobservably From unobservable + -ly. 1. In an unobservable way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ascospores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ascospore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biogeographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English geographer English biogeographer From bio- + geographer. 1. A person engaged in biogeography.
Word: biogeographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biogeographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atherectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atherectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bannian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of banyan (trader or merchant belonging to the business class) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This species of men, from the great severity with which they revenge the death of a hare or partridge, might be thought to cultivate the same superstition with the Bannians in India; many of whom, we are told, dedicate their whole lives to the preservation and protection of certain animals; was it not that our English Bannians, while they preserve them from other enemies, will most unmercifully slaughter whole horse-loads themselves; so that they stand clearly acquitted of any such heathenish superstition.
Word: bannian Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of banyan. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: epitaxially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English epitaxial Middle English -ly English -ly English epitaxially From epitaxial + -ly. 1. In an epitaxial way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lymphangioleiomyomatosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare, progressive disease in which abnormal smooth musclelike cells grow in the lungs and lymphatic system, leading to cystic lung damage and breathing difficulties.
Word: lymphangioleiomyomatoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lymphangioleiomyomatosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mislink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English link English mislink From mis- + link. 1. To link incorrectly.
Word: mislinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mislink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mislinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mislink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mislinked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mislink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mispredict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English predict English mispredict From mis- + predict. 1. To predict incorrectly.
Word: misprediction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + prediction or mispredict + -ion. 1. An instance of mispredicting; an incorrect prediction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mispredicts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mispredict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mispredicting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mispredict Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mispredicted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mispredict Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mispredictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misprediction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: traineeship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trainee Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English traineeship From trainee + -ship. 1. The condition of, or the time served by, a trainee; training. Example: There is a significant investment in scholarships and fellowships and traineeships, so that we are also making sure that we’re investing in domestic work force. Example: Tunnel boring machines creating 64 miles of route between London and the West Midlands have required special effort to find partners to create traineeships and apprenticeships.
Word: traineeships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traineeship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: user controls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of user control Labels: form-of, plural
Word: athetizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of athetize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: athetizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of athetize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cynodont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyno- + -odont, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ὀδόντος (odóntos), genitive singular of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth, tusk”). 1. Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives. Example: The Triassic immediately followed a devastating mass extinction, and the cynodonts diversified in its aftermath in much the same way mammals did in the Paleocene.
Word: erethic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See erethism and -ic. 1. Abnormally excited.
Word: athetized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of athetize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: auntly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aunt + -ly. 1. Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt. Example: It was late, very late, when finally she climbed into the great bed after having received an auntly kiss. Example: The legacy Martineau offers to Eliot is auntly in the terms of my definition, because it is simultaneously gratuitous and enabling.
Word: auntly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aunt + -ly. 1. In the manner of an aunt.
Word: astroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rutland beauties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Rutland beauty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beefalos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beefalo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trampoliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trampoline + -er. 1. Synonym of trampolinist.
Word: bepurples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bepurple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bepurpling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bepurple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pertinaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pertinacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pertinaciousness From pertinacious + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being pertinacious. Labels: uncountable Example: I had too much experience of my father's pertinaciousness ever to hope for a change in his views.
Word: crutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crut + -er. 1. A worker who drills blasting holes, prepares the explosive charge, and removes blasted rock.
Word: crutter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of creetur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bottle crate Part of Speech: noun 1. A container used for transport of beverage containers. In the present day they are usually made of plastic, but before the widespread use of plastic they tended to be made of wood or metal.
Word: domination line Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone line that a person calls to be sexually dominated.
Word: half-standard Part of Speech: adj 1. A tree or shrub whose branches originate from three to four feet above ground level.
Word: dratted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dratted Part of Speech: adj 1. Expressing annoyance or irritation towards the mentioned thing. Labels: informal Example: That dratted cat's been in the vegetable patch again.
Word: syllabic abbreviation Part of Speech: noun 1. An abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words. Example: Subaru named it after the New York zip code Tribeca — a syllabic abbreviation of “Triangle Below Canal Street” — not so much to connote wealth and glamour
Word: pitch mark Part of Speech: noun 1. An indentation caused by a golf ball hitting the ground in golf.
Word: pregorexia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pregnancy + anorexia. 1. A condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin. Labels: uncountable Example: 2008, Jane Bainbridge, "Pregorexia: body image over baby?" (article), in British Journal of Midwifery, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 4 2008, page 608. Example: Pregorexia came on the radar in 2006 when former TV presenter Liz Fraser told Marie Claire magazine about her struggle with bulimia during pregnancy.
Word: wheeze rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The proportion of the respiratory cycle duration occupied by wheezing (measured as Tw/Ttot)
Word: bepurpled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bepurple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: carnival glass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it was sometimes given as prizes at carnivals and fairgrounds. 1. A type of glassware dating from the early 20th century, notable for lustrous colors. Labels: uncountable Example: Consider, for example, the phenomenon of carnival glass. Known also as taffeta glass, it got its more popular name from the fact it was once given away as prizes in carnivals.
Word: aurora glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: dope glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: iridescent ware Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: Iridill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trade name of an early such glass produced beginning in 1908 by the Fenton Art Glass Company. Perhaps formed from iridescent. 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: rainbow glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: taffeta glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: brainists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brainist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poor man's Tiffany Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carnival glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: nullius in bonis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nūllīus (“of no one”) (genitive of nūllus) + in + bonīs (“goods, property”) (ablative of bōna). 1. No one's property. Labels: uncountable Example: ...but being the case of a singing bird, though reclaimed, as it is a thing of base nature, it must be considered as nullius in bonis.
Word: bullectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead man's switch Part of Speech: noun 1. A switch that ensures a fail-safe condition by automatically triggering an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered. Example: Holonyms: device, machine Example: This seat is equipped with a dead man's switch. As the theory goes, "if the driver stops sitting, the machine is quitting."
Word: punkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ventrilocution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ventri- + locution. 1. Obsolete form of ventriloquism. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: "You are not apprized of the existence of a power which I possess. I know not by what name to call it. [* Biloquium, or ventrilocution. Sound is varied according to the variations of direction and distance. . . .] It enables me to mimic exactly the voice of another, and to modify the sound so that it shall appear to come from what quarter, and be uttered at what distance I please."
Word: biloquist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805). 1. A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Labels: rare Example: Back in Maisel, I was a biloquist. A common street performer. What you would call a ventriloquist.
Word: biloquial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810). 1. Of, pertaining to, or possessing the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Deception was often unnecessarily practised, and my biloquial faculty did not lie unemployed . . . . Standing one evening on the steps of the great altar, this devout friar expatiated on the miraculous evidences of his religion; and, in a moment of enthusiasm, appealed to San Lorenzo, whose martyrdom was displayed before us. No sooner was the appeal made than the saint, obsequious to the summons, whispered his responses from the shrine.
Word: biloquium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810), from the Latin bi- (“two”) + loquor (“to speak”) + -ium. 1. The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: "You are not apprized of the existence of a power which I possess. I know not by what name to call it. [* Biloquium, or ventrilocution. Sound is varied according to the variations of direction and distance. . . .] It enables me to mimic exactly the voice of another, and to modify the sound so that it shall appear to come from what quarter, and be uttered at what distance I please."
Word: biloquism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly based on similar terms used by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale (1798) and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805). 1. The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Though there was certainly an element of entertainment in Raphaelle's performances, ventriloquism, or "biloquism" as the new "science" was called, represented far more than entertainment in early-nineteenth-century America.
Word: acai berry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese açaí + English berry. Pronunciation: /a.saˈiː ˈbɛɹi/ 1. A fruit, similar in size to a grape, that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant.
Word: trunk-maker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who builds large hinged boxes (trunks). 2. A critic who pounds upon the benches in a show of approval. Labels: obsolete Example: This somewhat may be indeed resembled to the famous trunk-maker in the playhouse; for, whenever the person who is possessed of it doth what is right, no ravished or friendly spectator is so eager or so loud in his applause: on the contrary, when he doth wrong, no critic is so apt to hiss and explode him.
Word: trunk-makers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trunk-maker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tom Jones Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the title character in The History of Tom Jones, written by Henry Fielding and published in 1749; now perhaps also influenced by the Welsh singer of the same name and similar reputation. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒm ˈdʒəʊnz/, /ˌtɑm ˈdʒoʊnz/ 1. A desirable man of loose morals, prone to having sex with many women. Labels: rare Example: All men are not Tom Joneses. The standard of masculine behaviour continues to go up: many of us make fine efforts to conform to it, and some of us succeed. But the Tom Jones is there in all of us who are not anaemic or consumptive. Example: You know he's not the king of Bedside Manor. He's not the Tom Jones who lives next door.
Word: Tom Joneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tom Jones Labels: form-of, plural
Word: animatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From animate + -ism. Originally coined by British anthropologist Robert Marett to refer to "a belief in a generalized, impersonal power over which people have some measure of control". 1. The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: annihilable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin annihilābilis, from annihilō. Equivalent to annihilate + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/ 1. Capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely. Example: [Space] cannot be a created Subſtance; becauſe vve cannot conceive it creable or annihilable; and therefore it carries vvith it an Idea of neceſſary Exiſtence; […] Example: The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.
Word: anniseed Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of aniseed. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Maconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Macon + -ite. 1. Someone from the city of Macon, in the US state of Georgia.
Word: macrandrous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antheridia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antheridium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antheridium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anther + -idium. 1. An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes. Example: Ascodesmis is a third type which might be derived either directly or through the erysiphaceous type from an endomycetous ancestor; the antheridium and oogonium are but little differentiated, but the latter is furnished with a trichogyne and becomes septate after fertilization; the ascogenous hyphae are few and the sheath simple.
Word: antheridial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, antheridium + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
Word: crabmeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crab + meat. 1. The meat of a crab. Labels: uncountable
Word: anticipative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English anticipative From anticipate + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant. Example: […] protestations of friendship, and expressions anticipative of the pleasure which must inevitably flow from so happy an acquaintance, were exchanged […]
Word: anticipatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticipative Middle English -ly English -ly English anticipatively From anticipative + -ly. 1. In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
Word: macraner Part of Speech: noun 1. An unusually large male ant.
Word: micraner Part of Speech: noun 1. An unusually small male ant.
Word: micraners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micraner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macraners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macraner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macrergate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macr- + ergate. 1. An unusually large worker ant.
Word: micrergate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micr- English ergate English micrergate From micr- + ergate. 1. An unusually small worker ant.
Word: micrergates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micrergate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macrergates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macrergate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macritude Part of Speech: noun 1. leanness Labels: obsolete
Word: macroalgal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English algal English macroalgal From macro- + algal. 1. Of, or pertaining to, macroalga. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microalgal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + algal. 1. Of, or pertaining to, microalga. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrourid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the family Macrouridae; a rattail.
Word: macrourids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macrourid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rattail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rat + tail: all of the nonliteral senses come from something else's fancied resemblance to the tail of a rat. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæt.teɪl/ 1. Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish. Example: In the North Atlantic, Russians pioneered the harvesting of rattails, a ubiquitous deep fish with big eyes and a long tail that swishes back and forth in a sinuous motion. 2. A fish, a California chimera (Hydrolagus colliei, syn. Chimaera colliei). 3. A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head; the dangling lock itself. Example: All of which could explain why, when I had my hair styled in a tight ponytail for the shoot accompanying this feature, most people who saw me thought I looked "unapproachable" (which might simply be a polite way of saying: "You looked like you had a rattail and a Croydon facelift"). 4. A type of file (cutting tool) with a round cross section and usually also a taper toward the distal end. 5. A towel that has been tightly twisted along the diagonal to make a rudimentary whip with a towel corner at the tip, typically used in juvenile pranks. Labels: slang 6. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. 7. The flowering plant Stachytarpheta cayennensis.
Word: hôtels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hôtel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticipately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticipate Middle English -ly English -ly English anticipately From anticipate + -ly. 1. In anticipation, in advance; anticipatedly. Labels: dated
Word: rattails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rattail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macula lutea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin macula (“stain, blemish”) + lūtea (“saffron yellow”). 1. macula (yellow spot in the human eye)
Word: maculiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macula + -i- + -ferous. 1. Having maculae or spots. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: […] combined with the earth's rotation on the axis, so the maculiferous belts of the sun may owe their origin to a greater equatorial efflux of heat, combined with the axial rotation of the luminary. Example: They place in a very clear and unmistakable light the anticipation in point of time of the occurrence of the maximum of maculiferous excitement before the middle of the total period which the present rapidly increasing number of spots actually in progress seems to promise fully to confirm for the period (1866·6-1877·7); and here I cannot help observing that although the lengths of the three periods here embraced vary between 9·81 and 12·68 years, yet the mean of the three is almost exactly 11·1, and this agrees with the whole course of the solar history since 1800, which was a year of maximum.
Word: marthambles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently coined by a Dr. Tufts of early 18th-century London, as the name of one of five diseases his medicine was claimed to be able to cure. According to C.J.S. Thompson's "The Quacks of Old London" (page 110), the marthambles is one of several nonexistent diseases invented by Dr. Tufts in a pamphlet circa 1700 in order to sell his tonics and medicines. Other diseases mentioned in Tufts' pamphlet are the "Strong Fives", the "Moon Pall", and the "Hockogrockle". Tufts claimed to have encountered these diseases on his travels over a period of forty years, and that he could cure them all. 1. A particular ailment unknown to, and uncurable by, medical science Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: These are to give notice, (for the benefit of the public,) that there is newly arrived from his travels, a gentleman, who, after above forty years' study, hath, by a wonderful blessing on his endeavours, discovered, as well the nature as the infallible cure of several strange diseases, which (though as yet not known to the world) he will plainly demonstrate to any ingenious artist, to be the greatest causes of the most common distempers incident to the body of man. The names of which take as follow : / The strong fives / The marthambles / The moon-pall / The hockogrocle. Example: If you can manage an attack of the Marthambles, we could persuade one to say an incantation over you. You would then be anointed with infallible remedies -- say, live earworms mashed into alcohol.
Word: anticipatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticipated Middle English -ly English -ly English anticipatedly From anticipated + -ly. 1. In an anticipated manner; in advance.
Word: Macusi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Macushi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anticipatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticipating Middle English -ly English -ly English anticipatingly From anticipating + -ly. 1. In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
Word: antra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yobos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yobo Labels: form-of, plural