nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: middleweight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From middle + weight. 1. A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports Labels: uncountable 2. A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc Labels: countable 3. A class in between heavy and light. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: This would give the U.S. Army five parachute-capable brigades, or two "middleweight" infantry brigades, or six light infantry brigades, or six airmobile brigades in only two multicapable divisions. Example: In Ukraine, jaeger brigades are middleweight infantry—neither as light as territorial brigades, which generally lack tracked vehicles, nor as heavy as tank or mechanized brigades with their hundreds of tanks and fighting vehicles. 4. An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior. Labels: broadly, countable Example: And it's interesting because in a way they're much more of a design company, and they've got their juniors and their seniors and their middleweights and all this stuff.
Word: midmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old English medemest, superlative of medeme (“middling”), from Proto-Germanic *medumô; the word may be analysed as mid + -most. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdməʊst/, /ˈmɪdmoʊst/ 1. superlative form of mid: most mid; in the exact middle, or nearest to the exact middle; middlemost. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: When life had labour'd up her midmoſt ſtage, / And, weary with her mortal pilgrimage, / Stood in ſuſpenſe upon the point of Prime; [...] Example: A wide half-circle of foam and glinting lights and shining shoulders of green water, the great weir closed the backwater from bank to bank, troubled all the quiet surface with twirling eddies and floating foam-streaks, and deadened all other sounds with its solemn and soothing rumble. In midmost of the stream, embraced in the weir's shimmering arm-spread, a small island lay anchored, fringed close with willow and silver birch and alder.
Word: midsize Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of mid-size. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: midsize Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mid-size. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mid-size Part of Speech: adj 1. Of intermediate size. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mid-size Part of Speech: noun 1. A car of intermediate size. Example: When Pontiac dropped a 389 into the intermediate Tempest and called it the GTO, the muscle car tide began turning from big bodies to lighter, more nimble midsizes.
Word: midstream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English stream English midstream From mid- + stream. 1. The middle of a stream or river. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: midstream Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English stream English midstream From mid- + stream. 1. in midstream Labels: not-comparable Example: moored midstream Example: some of them got caught midstream by the tide 2. in midstream, abruptly Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: the most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream Example: But it was in the middle of this process that he had met Ms. Lukoji, and he opted not to change his application midstream to take his marriage into account.
Word: midtown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English midtown From mid- + town. 1. The part of a city between uptown and downtown. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: midyear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English midyear From mid- + year. 1. The middle part of a year. Labels: uncountable 2. An examination taken in the middle part of an academic year. Labels: countable Example: “I thought, Thomas,” remarked Clements, crossing his fat legs, “you were out in Havana interviewing palm-climbing fishermen?” / “Well, I’ll be on my way after midyears,” said Professor Thomas. “Of course, most of the actual field work has been done already by others.”
Word: mind-read Part of Speech: verb 1. To discern, or appear to discern, someone's thoughts. Labels: transitive
Word: minor-league Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a minor league Labels: US, not-comparable 2. Of relatively minor importance Labels: not-comparable
Word: alienans Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aliēnāns, present active participle of aliēnō (“make something another's”), from aliēnus (“another's, foreign”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪli.ənænz/ 1. Negating, denying, modifying, or casting doubt on the applicability of its modificand. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric Example: The newspaper never called him "the murderer", always "the alleged murderer", but the alienans adjective didn't help very much: the word "murderer" is all people saw. Example: Because a "decoy duck" is not a duck, "decoy" is an alienans adjective.
Word: alienans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aliēnāns, present active participle of aliēnō (“make something another's”), from aliēnus (“another's, foreign”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪli.ənænz/ 1. An alienans adjective. Labels: rhetoric
Word: global image Part of Speech: noun 1. An image or brand (typically a corporate one) created for an international audience.
Word: limbi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limbus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hooie Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Compare German hui. See hooey for more. 1. An expression of relief. Labels: Southern-US Example: I am all done. Hooie!
Word: hooie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare German hui. See hooey for more. 1. Alternative form of hooey. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable Example: You're full of hooie. Example: That's a bunch of hooie.
Word: mucotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muco- + -tomy. 1. A surgical procedure of excising the mucous membrane.
Word: Yatish Part of Speech: name Etymology: "Yatish" means "master of all saints" according to Hindu books. 1. A male given name from India.
Word: proliferative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English proliferate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English proliferative From proliferate + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'... Example: cultures of cells may be considered to have reached the end of their proliferative lifespan when the cell number fails to double. 2. Proliferating; tending to proliferate. Example: ...they give rise to a progressive, proliferative, chronic arthritis.
Word: proliferative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English proliferate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English proliferative From proliferate + -ive. 1. Such a cell
Word: caveats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caveat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caveats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of caveat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: battledress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From battle + dress. 1. A form of military uniform. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: khaki drill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From khaki (the colour) + drill (“cotton fabric”). 1. A form of British military uniform made of cotton drill, often used in tropical service. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mintage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English mintage From mint + -age. 1. The process of minting coins. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The batch of coins minted at one time. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Coins collectively; specie. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The fee paid to a mint. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mixed-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Mixed together in an uncertain manner 2. Confused, muddled or bewildered Example: […] with such expectations of gun violence, should it be any surprise that the expectations are obligingly met by mixed-up kids?
Word: mix-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from mix up. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪksˌʌp/ 1. A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding. Example: Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.
Word: glossing Part of Speech: noun 1. The addition of a gloss, or explanatory note. Example: And it was in this university that the doctors began to sharpen their wits in matters of Holy Writ; they rejected the glossings and musings of interpreters and took the biblical writings to hand, preaching and writing thereof.
Word: glossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gloss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trichologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trichology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English trichologist From trichology + -ist. 1. A professional who helps people with hair or scalp problems; a practitioner of trichology. Example: All hairstylists are not trichologists, but most trichologists have been professional hairstylists. Many stylists become trichologists due to their years of experience working with normal and abnormal hair conditions.
Word: riempie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From South African Dutch riempje, later Afrikaans riempie, diminutive form of riem. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪmpi/, /ˈɹiːmpi/ 1. A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc. Labels: South-Africa
Word: riempie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From South African Dutch riempje, later Afrikaans riempie, diminutive form of riem. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪmpi/, /ˈɹiːmpi/ 1. Made of or featuring crisscrossed leather strips. Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable Example: But back on the farm he submitted obediently to the routine of his parents: morning prayers, evening prayers – reading from his father's Dutch Bible, singing, kneeling at the riempie chairs until one's knees were aching […].
Word: Helene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen, Helena, and Elaine. Pronunciation: /hɛlˈiːn/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that. 2. A moon of the planet Saturn. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kapelle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Kapelle. 1. A village and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Word: chevaux de frise Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheval de frise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cayenne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”). Pronunciation: /kaɪˈɛn/, /keɪˈɛn/ 1. The capital city of French Guiana department, France.
Word: prosecutable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prosecute 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 prosecutable From prosecute + -able. 1. Able to be prosecuted. Example: a prosecutable offence
Word: Magdalena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena. Doublet of Magdalene and Madeline. Pronunciation: /mæɡdəˈlɛnə/ 1. A female given name, variant of Magdalene. Example: His wife was Miss Magdalena Drach, daughter of Peter Drach of Greenport. Example: Miss Magdalena Greenslet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Greenslet of Boston and Ipswich, was married here today to John H. Finley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. John H. Finley of New York. 2. A department in northern Colombia. 3. A river in Colombia. Example: It was 2 a.m. on our first night cruising Colombia’s Rio Magdalena when I woke up, rolled over, and saw what looked like a log in the water. 4. A municipality of Honduras. 5. A municipality of Laguna, Philippines. 6. A village in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
Word: Ilona Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena. Pronunciation: /ɪˈləʊnə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: wood pulp Part of Speech: noun 1. Pulp made from wood (most often softwood, but sometimes hardwood) that is used to make paper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ronja Part of Speech: name Etymology: * Borrowed from Swedish Ronja, from the book of Lindgren. * Transliteration of Russian Роня (Ronja), diminutive of Вероника (Veronika). 1. A female given name, variant of Ronia. 2. A female given name, variant of Ronia.
Word: Knut Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cnut (“historical name”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: LCA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of logic cell array. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of large commercial aircraft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of last common ancestor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Against the backdrop of these global and local climatic changes, the LCA of African apes and humans split into a gorilline clade and Pan-Homo clade, and the latter split again into panin and hominin clades. 4. Initialism of Leber congenital amaurosis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Leucocyte common antigen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of left coronary artery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: misapplication Part of Speech: noun 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- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English misapplication From mis- + application. 1. The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Trying to open a paint can with a chisel is a misapplication of the tool. Example: Julia Farrington, head of arts at Index on Censorship, argues that extra powers to ban violent videos online will "end up too broad and open to misapplication, which would damage freedom of expression".
Word: misapplications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misapplication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdirection Part of Speech: noun 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 direction English misdirection From mis- + direction. 1. An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The magician used misdirection to get us to watch his left hand while he did something with his right hand. 2. Movement or tendency in the wrong direction. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An error of law within a judgement committed by a judge or judges of a lower court, particularly as found by an appeals court. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: misdirections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misdirection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multifamily Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English family English multifamily From multi- + family. 1. Of or relating to more than one family. Labels: not-comparable Example: An apartment building is a multifamily structure. Example: Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first quarter of 2023, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Word: multifamily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English family English multifamily From multi- + family. 1. A residence intended for more than one family. Example: Gipson Street has multifamilies that have risen over the last few years from the sites of teardowns; Beach Ninth Street’s condos, with narrow stoops and Juliet balconies, are also examples of “infill” housing.
Word: muleskinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mule + skinner. 1. A mule driver; the whip used by such a driver. Labels: slang
Word: muleskinners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muleskinner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiple-choice Part of Speech: adj 1. Having more than one possible answer, to be chosen from a list provided. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mudslinging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + slinging. 1. Casting aspersions with intent to discredit. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The campaign degenerated into mutual mudslinging, each candidate trying to tarnish the other's reputation and looking bad in the process. Example: The mudslinging didn't help expand the media coverage of the issues; all that was reported was the mudslingings.
Word: mudslingings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudslinging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spearphishing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spear + phishing, modeled on spearfishing. 1. Phishing against a small group of selected targets who are more likely to be attracted. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: novice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvɪs/, /ˈnɑvɪs/, /ˈnɔvɪs/ 1. A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. Example: I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid. 2. A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. Example: Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead […]
Word: novice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvɪs/, /ˈnɑvɪs/, /ˈnɔvɪs/ 1. Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.
Word: novices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of novice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inexpert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert. 1. Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality. Example: My inexpert attempts at repairing the hole with duct tape only made the problem worse.
Word: inexpert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert. 1. An inept or unskilled person.
Word: in-house Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of in house. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: MUTV, United’s in-house channel, was so confused by all the changes it announced before kick-off that Matic would be playing as a centre-half. Example: 'My personal view is that the best way forward would be for Network Rail to build the junction with the main line as a conventional in-house project, while for the tunnels to the airport, NR would be best to act as client for a private sector builder' opines Ms Bagley.
Word: in-house Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of in house. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: "We've also invested £500,000 in new machinery in the last two years, including the engraving machine, so that we can bring £250,000 worth of work in-house that we previously sub-contracted. That's great news for us as it means we have upskilled people and can offer more security of employment."
Word: interdepartmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + department + -al. 1. Between departments; to do with the connection of departments. Labels: not-comparable Example: I sent the memo to the accounting department via interdepartmental mail. 2. Involving multiple departments; multidepartmental. Labels: not-comparable Example: The memo discussed a new interdepartmental project that would require resources from nearly every group.
Word: take down Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed. Example: He took down the picture and replaced it with the framed photograph. 2. To remove something from a hanging position. Example: We need to take down the curtains to be cleaned. 3. To remove something from a website. Example: We must take this fake news item down today. 4. To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken. Example: If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number. Example: But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name 5. To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding. Example: When everything else is packed, we can take down the tent. 6. To lower an item of clothing without removing it. Example: The doctor asked me to take down my trousers. 7. To arrest someone or to place them in detention. Example: You have been found guilty. Take the prisoner down. Example: We've got enough evidence now to take McFee down. 8. To swallow. Example: I took down the medicine and soon felt better. Example: Marcus Seltz, who can take down a bucket of crab legs like a freaking combine. 9. To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person). Example: It took me eight years to get enough on the asshole to try and take him down. Example: They'd had occasion to see Peyton Armistead in all his righteous fury and she knew they wouldn't hesitate to take him down if she gave the word. 10. To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc. 11. To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue. Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: "[…]I mind the year after we came, my father took down with the ague, and things looked dark enough for a while; but, when old Billy Slater, on the Clear Fork killed a fat cow, he loaded a lot of the choicest on to a horse and brought it to us;[…]" Example: My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees, / And they rode the truck till they took down and died. 12. To reduce. Labels: transitive Example: to take the volume down a bit
Word: laudate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laudātus, perfect passive participle of laudō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of laud. 1. To laud. Labels: uncommon Example: After some laudating remarks on the character of Mr. Jefferson, Mr. T. said, that it was not proposed to be placed in the Capitol, but in the yard. Example: Mr. Furley is laudated and exalted as a man of more than common talent,—as a star of the first magnitude, because Mr. Lawry has seen him in the pulpit of the old meeting-house at Tresayes, and because he led a superintendent preacher by the arm, through the streets of St. Austell in a time of persecution.
Word: JK Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various abbreviations. 1. Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta: a province of Indonesia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JK Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Various abbreviations. 1. Initialism of junior kindergarten. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JK Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Various abbreviations. 1. Initialism of just kidding. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JK Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese JK (JK, “high-school girl”). 1. A high-school girl; a schoolgirl. Labels: slang
Word: signoria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian signoria (“lordship”). 1. lordship, especially in medieval Italian city states Labels: uncountable
Word: sporocarp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sporo- + -carp. 1. The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs.
Word: injurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From injure + -er. 1. One who injures something. Example: The court found the injurer liable for damages.
Word: backread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + read. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌɹiːd/, /ˈbækˌɹɛd/ 1. To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for. Labels: Internet, especially 2. To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for. Labels: Internet, broadly, especially 3. To interpret what one has read previously in the light of later experience or knowledge. Example: Thereafter, Freud was obliged not only to expand but to backread that expansion into all that came before. Example: What must be recognized is the nature of the source material in which one sees a theological/ideological backreading of history.
Word: injurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of injurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repoire Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of rapport. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ineptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inept 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 ineptness From inept + -ness. 1. The quality or degree of being inept. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The ineptness of the novice jugglers was apparent as they frequently dropped their juggling pins. Example: Today has been a day of folly, stupidity, and ineptness. The time is now eleven o'clock in the evening, and I am sitting in my room and thinking.
Word: ineligibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French inéligibilité, from Middle French. 1. The state or quality of being ineligible. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor.
Word: inelegance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French inélégance, from Late Latin inelegantia. 1. The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The inelegance of the ugly duckling stood in contrast to its ultimate life as a swan.
Word: inflationary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inflationary From inflation + -ary. 1. Causing or liable to cause inflation. Example: The rapid influx of precious metals from the new mines had an inflationary effect on the specie based economy. Example: For the period through 1984, there is weak support for accelerationism, though the linear fit is mainly due to the disinflationary impact of high unemployment, which no one disputes, not the inflationary effects of prosperity. 2. Of or relating to inflation.
Word: inadvisability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English advisability English inadvisability From in- + advisability. 1. The quality or state of being inadvisable. Labels: uncountable Example: I had been warned of the inadvisability of disturbing sleeping dogs, so it did not surprise me when the wakened dog snarled at me.
Word: impeacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From impeach + -er. 1. One who impeaches. Example: Although she was not ultimately removed from office, she still carried a grudge against her impeachers.
Word: impeachers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impeacher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homebody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + body. 1. A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: Although my uncle likes to travel, my aunt is a homebody, so he usually comes with us while she stays home with her cats. Example: After Phillis left Mrs. Weston's room, she was on her way to her cabin, when she noticed Aunt Peggy sitting alone at the door. She was rather a homebody; yet she reproached herself with having neglected poor old Peggy, when she saw her looking so desolate and dejected.
Word: homebodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homebody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English laic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English laicism From laic + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.ɪ.sɪz.əm/, /ˈleɪ.ə.sɪz.əm/ 1. Secularism. Labels: countable, especially, uncountable Example: In a speech in commemoration of the 67th anniversary of the insertion of the principle of laicism into the Turkish constitution, he gave the following ideal typical Kemalist account of laicism: National sovereignty is grounded in the foundation of laicism. Example: As a matter of fact the Enlightment culture was based on a philosophy inspired to an ethical laicism whose aim was to create a better society based on principles such as solidarity, equality of rights and duties, and full freedom.
Word: hotcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hot + cake. 1. Synonym of pancake. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US Example: For breakfast he ordered a stack of hotcakes with butter and syrup. 2. Something that sells quickly in large volumes, in the manner of proverbial hotcakes. Labels: figuratively Example: Monsieur Kopay's account of coming-out in the locker room has returned to the printers for a third run. That little hotcake is coming out of Arbor house at a selling rate of 650 copies per day. 3. Alternative form of hot cake, a cake that is hot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: hotcakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotcake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humpbacked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hump + backed. 1. Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition. Labels: not-comparable Example: All modern camels are humpbacked creatures, but the number of humps depends on the species. 2. Being a humpback bridge. Labels: not-comparable Example: There was a little stream, or brook, never dry, flowing, now slow, now with torrential rapidity, for ever in its narrow ditch. Unsteadily a rustic bridge bestrode its dark waters, a rustic humpbacked bridge, in a state of extreme dilapidation.
Word: humpbacked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hump + backed. 1. simple past and past participle of humpback Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: do-gooder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English do good 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 do-gooder From do good + -er. 1. One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority. Labels: derogatory Example: Prohibition in the United States was an unsuccessful attempt by do-gooders to save people from the dangers of alcohol, whether they wanted to be saved or not. Example: I was hopping along, minding my own business. All of a sudden, up he comes, cures me. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by-your-leave! “You're cured mate.” Bloody do-gooder.
Word: do-gooders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of do-gooder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rearwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rear + -wards. 1. Rearward.
Word: rearwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From rear + -wards. 1. Rearward. Example: "Never look rearwards, but always to our glorious goal."
Word: rearwards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rear + -wards. 1. plural of rearward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dauphine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dauphine, equivalent to dauphin + -ine. 1. The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
Word: dauphine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of dauphin Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Soon after the young Queen Mary growing on towards years fit for Marriage, bein of singular Beauty, and adorned with ſuch rare and admirable Parts both for Vertue and Wiſdom: the French King, Henry the Second (at whoſe Court, whither ſhe was conveyed ſoon after the Battel at Muſlebrugh, ſhe had ſuch Royal Education as well became her Birth) very earneſtly deſired to Marry her to his Eldeſt Son, the Dauphine of France ; to which purpoſe he writeth to the Queen Regent, deſiring that the Scotch Nobility might declare their Aſſent to this ſo much defired Marriage, and forthwith to ſend over certain Commiſſioners to be preſent at the Nuptials: [...] Example: Theſe Miſeries ſoon began to approach: For it being ſignify’d to King Edward that John King of France had given the Dukedom of Gaſcony to his Son the Dauphine, being much incens’d he immediately beſtow’d that Province upon his invincible Son the Prince of Wales; commanding Him to defend his Right with his Sword againſt his Adverſaries.
Word: redefinition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + definition. 1. The act or event of redefining. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: George Orwell's novel 1984 proposed that people's thoughts could be constrained by the redefinition of words in their language. Example: Although the value of the kilogram will not change, the redefinition of the kilogram using a constant will ensure it remains reliable, and enable far more accurate mass measurements in the future.
Word: redefinitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redefinition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redrew Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈdɹuː/, /ˌɹiˈdɹu/ 1. simple past of redraw Labels: form-of, past
Word: redraws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redraw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redrawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redraw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redrawing Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent drawing
Word: renegotiable Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to be renegotiated. Example: All contracts are renegotiable if one of the parties has sufficient leverage.
Word: bag-carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who carries someone's bags 2. A relatively unimportant assistant or spokesman of a more important person Labels: informal Example: Ryanair bag-carrier Peter Sherrard ranted Diary entry edited by Sophie Brodie Example: Gordon Brown's former bag-carrier Neal Lawson is in a state of ecstacy
Word: repairable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pair English repair 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 repairable From repair + -able. 1. Able to be repaired. Example: Luckily, the damage from the accident was repairable. Example: Even though W.R. locomotives would always be maintained in W.R. territory, "foreign" depots must be capable of attending to any repairable defects that might occur while the Western units are "abroad"; [...].
Word: Edelstein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree German edel Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old High German stein Middle High German stein German Stein German Edelsteinbor. English Edelstein Borrowed from German Edelstein. 1. A surname from German.
Word: nimrods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nimrod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightdress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + dress. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt.dɹes/, /ˈnaɪt.dɹɛs/ 1. A nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed. Example: She was too modest to come downstairs dressed only in her nightdress. Example: The window of the room was open, and beside the window, all huddled up, lay the body of a man in his nightdress.
Word: nightdresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightdress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niceties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nicety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frequentative aspect Part of Speech: noun 1. A subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the frequentative verb to crackle, as opposed to the nonfrequentative to crack. Labels: uncountable
Word: edgier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of edgy: more edgy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: edgiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of edgy: most edgy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: impenetrability Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1651, uncredited translator, Naturall Philosophie Reformed by Divine Light, or, A Synopsis of Physicks by J. A. Comenius, London: Thomas Pierrepont, Chapter 4, “Of the tangible quality,” Humidity (or humour) is the liquidnesse of the parts of the body, and aptnesse to be penetrated by one another; siccity on the contrary is a consistency, and an impenetrability of the parts of the body. Example: What does Don Carlos Gould think of that? But, of course, with his English impenetrability, nobody can tell what he thinks.
Word: molcajete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl. 1. A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.
Word: tejolote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tejolote. Pronunciation: /ˌteɪhəˈloʊteɪ/ 1. A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.
Word: donzels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of donzel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: germlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of germline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superfamilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superfamily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoven Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hoven, alteration of Old English hafen, ġehafen by analogy with class 4 strong verbs (compare broken, past participle of breken (“to break”)), from Proto-Germanic *habanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, heave”), equivalent to hove + -en. Compare German Low German hoven (“hoven”, past participle), German gehoben (“hoven”, past participle). More at heave. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊvən/ 1. alternative past participle of heave Labels: alternative, form-of, participle, past
Word: hoven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hoove + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈhuːvən/ 1. Affected with the disease called hoove. Labels: not-comparable Example: hoven cattle
Word: cobby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cob + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒbi/ 1. Stocky. Example: In a variety that is desirous of an overall cobby outline, the neck should be short and full without a tendency to hollow between back skull and shoulder. Example: The hamster shall be cobby, well-conditioned in body, with large head, broad skull, and short in face, blunt-nosed, avoiding all rat-like appearance. 2. Compact with short bushy leaves. Example: […] and there are more of them, so presenting a leafier and more cobby bush. Example: This material had been made up with success from a fairly uniform, bright and compact or cobby grade of thick-skinned barley, 3. Stout; hearty; lively. Example: So I may middle life enjoy, And jaunt about, my lovely toy; We'll spend our time so cobby, Now thus, be in our hobby, And so enjoy the fashion Example: Each one should be master now, of his own nose, But I pray you don't thus, take too strong a dose; -- A circumstance here allow me to mention, The subject of which is all good intention: The thing is so cobby, and just to the point, Of a nose, with the snuff, well nigh out of joint --- 4. Obstinate; headstrong. Example: Nothing really serious but the Owens boys was cobby and so was Niles . Didn't take much for them to tangle horns Example: If the rest of your outfit's as cobby as you and this pair, I hope the lot of you […] 5. Arrogant. 6. Starchy and tough like a corncob rather than sweet and juicy like the kernels of corn. Example: The aroma and flavor resembled that of cornmeal and tasted starchy and "cobby." Example: Another Methodist minister who had trouble with a parishioner by the good old Cape Cod name of Cobb left this record: Cobb, dismissed; too cobby; all cob and no corn." 7. Poorly made; rough and unfinished. Example: Once a group of design engineers finishes with a prototype, it is often very cobby. it needs to be refined and detailed. Example: Early cars were cobby in appearance, but our recently produced test car looked terrific overall, and there's more dedication to come. 8. Forming hard clumps. Example: Gemson Series (clay loam, very cobby clay loam, stony, gravelly loam, Stony loam) Example: SOIL fractured sandstone bedrock 20 stony fine sandy loam, very cobby fine sandy loam 13-20 very cobby loamy fine sand 0-13 (inches) 9. Uneven or lumpy. Example: I sat on the bed — jumped up — and found a less cobby place. Example: one face is cobby gothick with a big quatrefoil on each side of the arch, and the other is cobby classical with alcoves.
Word: oiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɔɪlɚ/, /ˈɔɪlə/ 1. One who or that which oils. 2. One who or that which oils. 3. An oil tanker. Example: The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents. 4. Synonym of oilcan. 5. Synonym of oilcan. 6. Synonym of oil well. 7. An oilskin coat. Labels: informal 8. A Mexican. Labels: US, ethnic, slur Example: Near-synonym: greaser Example: There were a lot of renegades down towards the Mexican line who made a raid once in a while, and a few oilers livin' near had water holes in the foothills, […] 9. A sycophant, which is someone who is oily (smarmy). Labels: derogatory, slang Example: He also said that it was just as difficult to make friends at Cheam School and at Cambridge because he couldn't be sure who 'genuinely liked him' and who were 'trying to suck up' to him because of who he was — 'oilers', Princess Diana once called such people. 10. A heavy drinker; especially, an alcoholic. Labels: slang
Word: duplicable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being duplicated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astragyromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a joining of astragalomancy and gyromancy (spinning of the dice). 1. Divination by dice. Labels: uncountable Example: Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate. Example: ASTRAGALOMANCY or ASTRAGYROMANCY: Divination with dice, ranging from crude bones with primitive markings to cubes bearing spots, letters, or cabalistic symbols, all interpreted by the bone caster.
Word: methaqualone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meth English aqua English -al German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English methaqualone From meth + aqua + -al + -one. 1. A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates, also used recreationally. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heterotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English heterotrophic From hetero- + -trophic. 1. Being a heterotroph. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to heterotrophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Seventh-day Adventist Church Part of Speech: name 1. A Protestant Christian denomination that observes Saturday as the Sabbath
Word: tempre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of temper. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tridua Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triduum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marsch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree French marchebor. German Marschbor. English Marsch Borrowed from German Marsch. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Platine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Plate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English Platine From Plate (“the River Plate”) + -ine. 1. Of or pertaining to the River Plate (Río de la Plata) or its basin. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Platine War was fought between August of 1851 and February of 1852. Example: Paranhos, father of the Barão do Rio Branco, was a foremost statesman of the monarchy and celebrated for his Platine diplomacy.