nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: barky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bark Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English barky From bark + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹki/ 1. Having bark. Example: This drink has a barky taste. Example: It was a very barky tree. 2. Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog. Example: a barky dog 3. Sounding like the bark of a dog. Example: She has a barky cough.
Word: beclothe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + clothe, perhaps continuing Middle English *beclothen, *beclathen, *beclethen (suggested by Middle English bycladde (“dressed, clad”)), from Old English *beclǣþan, *beclāþian (“to put on clothing, clothe about”), from Proto-West Germanic *biklaiþijan, *biklaiþōn (“to clothe about”). Compare Saterland Frisian bekloodje (“to beclothe”), West Frisian beklaaie (“to beclothe”), Dutch bekleden (“to beclothe”), German Low German bekleden (“to beclothe”), German bekleiden (“to beclothe”), Danish beklæde (“to beclothe”), Swedish bekläda (“to beclothe”). 1. To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: beigy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of beigey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bilgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bilge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bilgy From bilge + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪld͡ʒi/ 1. Containing, or resembling, bilge.
Word: brothy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English broth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English brothy From broth + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of broth. Example: The brothy taste of tea brew originates in the amino acids fraction […]
Word: buckeroo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of buckaroo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: braless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bra Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English braless From bra + -less. 1. Not wearing a bra. Labels: not-comparable Example: To be more comfortable, her sister suggested to going to the store braless under her sweatshirt. Example: I find bras totally uncomfortable, hot and itchy, for both work and leisure. But looking around, I seem to be in the minority. What are the rules for going braless? Is it OK to show my nips, or is it rude? 2. Without a bra; not worn with a bra. Labels: not-comparable Example: a braless ensemble
Word: bralessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bra Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English braless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 bralessness From braless + -ness. 1. The state of being braless, or not wearing a bra. Labels: uncountable Example: She soon discovered that bralessness was not practical when running.
Word: toplessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English topless 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 toplessness From topless + -ness. 1. The state of being topless (not covering one's torso with garments). Labels: uncountable Example: She soon discovered that the customers preferred toplessness to cheaper drinks. Example: The ruling rejected the city's concern that striking down the ordinance would lead to women "parading in front of elementary schools or swimming topless in the public pool." The nearby communities of Boulder and Denver allow female toplessness, but there was no evidence of "any harmful fallout" in those cities, the court said.
Word: buffy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From buff + -y. 1. Of a buff color. Example: A small sandpiper with rather buffy upper parts[…]
Word: erme Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn. 1. To grieve; to feel sad. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: damascene Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdæməˌsiːn/, /ˌdæməˈsiːn/ 1. Inlaid with silver or gold. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or from Damascus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: damascene Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdæməˌsiːn/, /ˌdæməˈsiːn/ 1. To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask. Labels: transitive
Word: damascene Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdæməˌsiːn/, /ˌdæməˈsiːn/ 1. Archaic form of damson. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: As Emily was carrying one of the jars, she perceived that it was tied down so loosely that she could put in her finger and get at the fruit. Accordingly she took out one of the damascenes, and ate it[…] 2. A pigeon of a certain breed.
Word: ensemblist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ensemble 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 ensemblist From ensemble + -ist. 1. Someone who performs in an ensemble. 2. A musician specializing in ensemble performances.
Word: gunpowderish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gunpowder Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English gunpowderish From gunpowder + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder. Labels: archaic
Word: consumptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English consumptively From consumptive + -ly. 1. In a consumptive manner.
Word: undiscoverably Part of Speech: adv 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 discover Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able Middle English -ly English -ly English undiscoverably From un- + discover + -able + -ly. 1. In an undiscoverable manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: undiscoverably hidden
Word: misconjugate 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 conjugate English misconjugate From mis- + conjugate. Pronunciation: /mɪs.kɒn.dʒəɡ.eɪt/ 1. To conjugate (a verb) incorrectly. Labels: transitive Example: The schoolboy was scolded for misconjugating a Latin verb.
Word: configurated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of configurate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exhaustingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exhausting Middle English -ly English -ly English exhaustingly From exhausting + -ly. 1. In an exhausting manner.
Word: galactic year Part of Speech: noun 1. The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years. 2. The time taken for a celestial body to complete a quasi-orbit in a galaxy. Labels: broadly
Word: miscorrect 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 correct English miscorrect From mis- + correct. 1. To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake. Example: A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words.
Word: commensurability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French commensurabilité. 1. The quality of being commensurable or commensurate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: poiesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Doublet of poesy. 1. An act or process of creation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Metanoia is the knowledge that there can be totalities in this world totally different from what we thought. This is the sense in which metanoia is the most radical form of poiesis.
Word: transformability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin transformo Old French transformer Middle French transfourmerbor. Middle English transformen English transform 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 transformability From transform + -ability. 1. The state of being transformable. Labels: uncountable
Word: Megaera Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα (Mégaira, “the jealous one”), from μεγαίρω (megaírō, “to grudge, envy”). Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/, /məˈd͡ʒ(ə)ɪɹə/ 1. One of the Furies, Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity. Labels: Greek
Word: business administration Part of Speech: noun 1. A course of study in higher education intended to prepare the students for a career in business. Labels: uncountable
Word: sensel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sensor + cell or sensor + element, by analogy to pixel. 1. A single sensor element of an array of sensors, such as in a charge-coupled device.
Word: anovulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English ovulatory English anovulatory From an- + ovulatory. 1. Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation). Labels: not-comparable
Word: viator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin viātor (“traveler”). Pronunciation: /vaɪˈeɪt.əɹ/, /vaɪˈeɪ.tɔɹ/, /vʌɪˈeɪtə/ 1. A wayfarer, traveler. Labels: rare Example: After the deperdition of Indagator, having an appetency still further to pervstigate the frithy occident; being still an agamist, and not wishing to be any longer a pedaneous viator, nor to be solivagant, I brought about the emption of a yaud, partly by numismatic mutuation, and partly by a hypothecation of my fusee and argental horologe. Example: [The] notion of man as viator in search of perfection in history thus did not function as a legitimating idea for progress. 2. An apparitor, a summoner: a minor Roman official. Labels: historical, rare Example: The apparitor tribuni was a viator, whose most important function was that of arrest. 3. A person who is subject to a viatical insurance policy or a viatical settlement. Example: […] the viators are residents of different states, the viatical settlement […] Example: Viatical settlement providers purchase the policies from individual viators. Once purchased, these viatical settlement providers typically sell […]
Word: viators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coheirship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English coheir Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English coheirship From coheir + -ship. 1. The state of being a coheir Labels: uncountable
Word: off one's game Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Playing or competing below one's usual level of performance. Example: One fellow I knew once was off his game the whole first half because some idiot was flying a kite over the field advertising some one's pills. Example: Then the latter, as every golfer does at times, suddenly went right off his game. 2. Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: Big Bertha, the crowd-pleasing sand tiger shark who survived an astonishing four decades at the New York Aquarium, has died. "She was off her game. She slowed down. She wasn't quite right," said Hans Walters, the animal department supervisor. Example: Adam found himself answering the viewer's questions while also trying to cook—which threw him off his game.
Word: pentice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse. 1. An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath. 2. A covered walkway. 3. An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
Word: uncate Part of Speech: adj 1. uncinate
Word: love-bite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of love bite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: underachieving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underachieve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underachieves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underachieve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underachieved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underachieve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ecologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elaborations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elaboration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg-white Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the color of egg whites. 2. Made of egg whites.
Word: eggwhites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eggwhite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eggwhite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of egg white. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: egg whites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egg white Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egosurfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of egosurf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: egosurfed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of egosurf Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: empresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empress Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of empresse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of empress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: triungulin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Latin ungula Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English triungulin From tri- + Latin ungula (“claw”) + English -in. 1. The first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot. 2. Loosely speaking, the first-instar of any of various other insect parasites or parasitoids with a similar life cycle. The strictly correct general term is planidium
Word: exculpates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exculpate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exculpating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exculpate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exculpated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exculpate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: emendations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emendation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entrenches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of entrench Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: erects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of erect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forget-me-nots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forget-me-not Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconsolidated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + consolidated. 1. Including the financial data of only the parent company. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Israelitess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Israelite Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English Israelitess From Israelite + -ess. 1. A female Israelite. Labels: archaic
Word: red ring of death Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from blue screen of death, a type of failure on a personal computer running Microsoft Windows. 1. A fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button.
Word: pseudoscalar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English scalar English pseudoscalar From pseudo- + scalar. 1. A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion
Word: vector boson Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of gauge bosons having a spin quantum number of one.
Word: midget tossing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of dwarf tossing. Labels: uncountable
Word: selectron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English s- New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron English selectron From s- + electron. 1. A slepton which is the hypothetical supersymmetric partner of an electron. Labels: particle
Word: slepton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + lepton. 1. A hypothetical boson superpartner of a lepton whose existence is implied by supersymmetry.
Word: sleptons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slepton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sneutrino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + neutrino. 1. A hypothetical boson superpartner of a neutrino whose existence is implied by supersymmetry
Word: smuon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + muon. 1. A hypothetical boson superpartner of a muon whose existence is implied by supersymmetry
Word: smuons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smuon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sneutrinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sneutrino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carnaval Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival. Pronunciation: /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/ 1. One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carnaval Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of carnival. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mussites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mussite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nater Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of nature. Labels: alt-of, archaic, pronunciation-spelling
Word: insidiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin insidiatus, past participle of insidiare (“to lie in ambush”), from insidiae. See insidious. 1. To lie in ambush for. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: he afterwards long sought all advantages how to insidiate his life
Word: osteal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English -al English osteal From osteo- + -al. 1. bony Labels: not-comparable
Word: have-a-go hero Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinary member of the public who intervenes, often at personal risk, to stop a troublemaker, hooligan or ne'er-do-well in the act of committing a crime. Labels: UK, informal Example: Jack Straw today admitted that he was "always uneasy" about the government's refusal to offer greater protection for have-a-go-heroes as he explained plans to review the laws on self-defence.
Word: bumkin Part of Speech: noun 1. A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.
Word: clayish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *gloyHós Proto-Germanic *klajjaz Proto-West Germanic *klaij Old English clǣġ Middle English cley English clay Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English clayish From clay + -ish. 1. Resembling clay. 2. Containing clay.
Word: DRCP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dynamic Rapid Configuration Protocol, and extension of DHCP. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Labels: UK
Word: pathologize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pathologize From pathology + -ize. 1. To characterize as a pathology or disease; to characterize (a person) as suffering from a disease. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: medicalize Example: Some childhood behavior has been pathologized as attention-deficit disorder.
Word: crit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From criticism, critique, critical, criterium, and critical hit, by shortening. Pronunciation: /kɹɪt/ 1. Criticism. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 2. Critique. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 3. A proponent of critical legal studies. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 4. A criterium race. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A critical hit. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: crit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From criticism, critique, critical, criterium, and critical hit, by shortening. Pronunciation: /kɹɪt/ 1. To attack with a critical hit. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: 2010 Christopher Wragg, replying to Timothy Ryan's MMO Balancing Techniques Gamasutra Now when talking randomness, players don't mind as long as it's not a negative random chance, for instance, missing causes more annoyance than an opponent dodging, we don't mind an opponent critting against us, but we hate it if something we do affects how much damage we take (aka rolling a 1). Example: January 2013 Elliot Metson, Team Fortress 2 guide - conquering Mann vs Machine's expert mode PC Gamer Finally, the Axtinguisher just about edges the Neon Annihilator as the best melee weapon because you're in control of whether your target's on fire or not, whereas the Neon Annihilator's critting of wet targets is down to your team.
Word: crit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for haematocrit. Pronunciation: /kɹɪt/ 1. Haematocrit. Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: commensalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English commensal 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 commensalism From commensal + -ism. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/ 1. A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of eating together; table fellowship. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ghostwrites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ghostwrite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ghostwriting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ghostwrite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ghostwriting Part of Speech: noun 1. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name. Labels: uncountable
Word: ghosted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ghost Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ghosted Part of Speech: adj 1. written under the name of another person; ghostwritten Labels: not-comparable
Word: gismos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gismo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gustier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gusty: more gusty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gustiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gusty: most gusty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: gallbladders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gallbladder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endogeny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -geny. 1. Growth from within. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gall bladders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gall bladder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaskets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gasket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: generalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of generalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: generalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of generalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gulches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌlt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of gulch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gulches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌlt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gulch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ghostlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ghostly: more ghostly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: ghostliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ghostly: most ghostly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: buttonology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From button + -ology. In the sense of pedantic systematization, a calque of Swedish knappologi with the same literal meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtənɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The study of buttons (clothing fasteners and badges). Labels: uncountable Example: We're masters "buttonology" — of experimentation, of keeping pace with far-sighted fashion trends — are climaxed in a new Spring line which we present to the trade as worthy of representing our Golden Jubilee. Example: Happily this “button book of button books” by Lillian Smith Albert and Kathryn Kent provides a convenient guide through the maze of buttonology. 2. An exaggerated and pointlessly pedantic systematization, especially of something trivial. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: In the short story De lycksaliges ö from 1890 there is a satire on the Historical Museum in Stockholm , where archaeology with its typological method is characterized as a “ buttonology " ( Strindberg 1890 : 116ff ; cf. Welinder 1994 : 297ff , 320ff ) Example: From this point of view ethnology carries on, as do also, of course, all other disciplines, "buttonology" (knappologi). 3. The basic training required to start using a machine or piece of software: what the components of the interface are, what they do, and how to accomplish basic tasks. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: But if he does know his buttonology, there is much pleasure and profit for him in amateur picture-taking. Example: The bottom line is that high - technology training goes far beyond “ buttonology , " or learning how to push the buttons on the computer . 4. User interface Labels: US, slang, uncountable Example: “The [controller] that will go in theater . . . is just a tad bigger . . . but all the same buttonology, but it’s ruggedized for the environment,” Raulerson said. Example: Fielding the newer version of the system with or without the enclave is important to units slated to have DCGS-A because the newer version “is a lot more user friendly for our analysts, as it’s more in tune with Windows-type applications,” he said at the roundtable. What’s more, it features what he called new “buttonology” to which users are more receptive.
Word: lace monitor Part of Speech: noun 1. A monitor lizard of species Varanus varius, native to Australia.
Word: Pickett's charge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties. 1. A valiant but futile frontal assault. 2. A major battle. 3. A bad decision.
Word: prime factors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prime factor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prime factors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prime factor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pech Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Scots pech, apparently of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /pɛk/, /pɛx/ 1. To pant, to struggle for breath. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: An' as they breisted the lang lang hill / The puir horse graned and peched. Example: Then Chris saw Bruce, the porter, come in, with the mark on his jaw where his godfather hit him, then Leslie, the smith, paiching and sweating, he dropped his stick with an awful clatter.
Word: topocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From topo- + -centric. 1. Relative to an observer; that is, relative to a point on the surface of the Earth; said of a frame of reference, of a coordinate system, or the like, or of motion or position within such. Labels: not-comparable
Word: content keys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of content key Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cut scenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cut scene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deathmatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathmatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electronic games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electronic game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first-person shooters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first-person shooter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: level caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of level cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: launch games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of launch game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joint accounts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joint account Labels: form-of, plural
Word: killer games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of killer game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: griefers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of griefer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: games consoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of games console Labels: form-of, plural
Word: game consoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of game console Labels: form-of, plural
Word: massively multiplayer online games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of massively multiplayer online game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: massively multiplayer online role-playing games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Word: minibosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniboss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overworld maps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overworld map Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platform games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platform game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platformers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platformer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: save points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of save point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skill trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skill tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: technology trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of technology tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: video games consoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of video games console Labels: form-of, plural
Word: video game consoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of video game console Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sidequest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side (“incidental; indirect”, adjective) + quest (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdkwɛst/, /ˈsaɪdˌkwɛst/ 1. In fictional or historical writings about chivalric romances: a quest embarked upon by a knight or other person which is not the main quest. 2. A quest given to a player which has no direct bearing on the outcome of the main campaign or story of a video game, but often provides additional rewards. Example: Completion of a sidequest often results in the acquisition of money or items that are otherwise unavailable, or unlocks another sidequest. Example: The following items are either the objects of a quest or vital components of an optional sidequest. 3. A quest given to a player which has no direct bearing on the outcome of the main campaign or story of a video game, but often provides additional rewards. Labels: Internet, broadly Example: That celebrity keeps completing random sidequests like hosting award shows. Example: ATEEZ had a whole sidequest phase during lockdown, as each of them dedicated their time and did videos on some specific thing that they felt like doing
Word: sidequests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidequest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pauce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucusbor. English pauce Borrowed from Latin paucus. Pronunciation: /pɔːs/, /pɔs/, /pɑs/ 1. Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient. Labels: rare Example: […] although the foraminiferal content is pauce. Example: Comparable information for the Soviets is pauce; but the authors' observations are stimulating and plausible.
Word: O.K. Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of OK. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stoking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stoke Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stoking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is stoked. Example: To prevent sudden changes in temperature from cracking the pots, the wood fire is built up slowly for several hours and then increased for four to five hours with intermittent stokings of scrap pine slabs.
Word: distensible Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of swelling or stretching.
Word: passive-aggressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From 1940s, after passive aggression. 1. Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations. 2. Showing covert hostility, intending to cause annoyance or to humiliate, while maintaining a transparent (to the recipient) veneer of politeness. Example: “I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappointment perpetually lingering just under the surface of their relationship. Example: Curt texts, unanswered emails, Facebook statuses declaring “someone” to be an idiot, the notorious subtweet; if you can communicate with it, people can be passive aggressive with it. No doubt there were frosty telegrams in centuries gone by.
Word: distensibility Part of Speech: noun 1. Capability of swelling or stretching Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The major issue here is simply one of comparative size of the penetrating object (hand, wrist, forearm) to the size and distensibility of that which is being penetrated.
Word: continental divide Part of Speech: noun 1. A line of elevated terrain that divides a watershed or a continent, so that water flowing on either side eventually travels to separate bodies of water.
Word: eustress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + stress, coined by contrast with distress, as if interpreting the latter as dys- + stress. Pronunciation: /juːˈstɹɛs/ 1. A healthful, stimulating kind and level of stress. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: eustress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From eu- + stress, coined by contrast with distress, as if interpreting the latter as dys- + stress. Pronunciation: /juːˈstɹɛs/ 1. To cause eustress for someone.
Word: skull fucking Part of Speech: noun 1. Aggressive deepthroat fellatio. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: 2010, Jackman Hill, Forty Dollar Butt Boy, preview Clayton's skull fucking was giving me a head rush.
Word: applicatorful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From applicator + -ful. 1. The amount that will fill an applicator Example: "When using with a condom, put an applicatorful of spermicide inside the vagina before sexual intercourse" Example: "Another phone call informed her that there was indeed a dance collection of such files, too; an hour later (pausing only long enough to use an applicatorful of the newly delivered Monistat), and the hell with whether you were supposed to star horizontal."
Word: face fucking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or an instance of thrusting the penis into someone's mouth or throat. Labels: uncountable, usually, vulgar Example: Both men were completely, and very actively into this face fucking! Suddenly Bill pulled off of Jim's meat and said,
Word: throat fucking Part of Speech: noun 1. Aggressive deep-throat fellatio. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: Maria says that she enjoys throat fucking but her boyfriend believes she just does it to please him due to self-esteem.
Word: Google bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. An attempt to influence the ranking of a web page within the Google search engine by linking to it from many other pages.
Word: bizygomatic breadth Part of Speech: noun 1. The width or breadth of the face from the widest part of one zygomatic arch to the widest part of the other
Word: kermes oak Part of Speech: noun 1. An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.
Word: all but dissertation Part of Speech: noun 1. A status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable
Word: haymaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English heymakere; equivalent to hay + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪmeɪkɚ/ 1. A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder. Example: A long rank of haymakers—men and women—proceeded with their rakes, the white shirt-sleeves, straw bonnets, and ruddy faces, radiant in the bath of sunshine. 2. A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms. Labels: informal Example: The saga of Newt Gingrich's ethics suddenly resembles a brawl between blindfolded boxers who flail away so wildly that each lands a haymaker on his own jaw. Example: The interview consisted of [Demis] Hassabis challenging [Joe] McDonagh to a series of games; he beat the candidate in a race to fold an origami bird, but decided not to test his left hook or his haymaker. 3. Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The real potential haymaker for the industry is a proposal, now gaining support in Congress, that would tax the profits private equity reaps on selling companies not at the low cap gains rate, but at the regular income tax rate. Example: Guardiola swung haymakers in all directions; he presented one of the world’s richest clubs as a noble, put-upon underdog; and he established a siege mentality with such coruscating precision that Football Daily instantly bet the farm on City winning the Premier League this season.
Word: Johnny Canuck Part of Speech: name Etymology: 1869, Johnny + Canuck, a character in political cartoons. 1. A Canadian. 2. A Canadian soldier. Labels: World-War-I 3. A personification of Canada.
Word: etho- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos). 1. Relating to ethics Labels: morpheme 2. Relating to essential character and behavior patterns. Labels: morpheme Example: ethogram; ethospecies
Word: canoeman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From canoe + -man. 1. A voyageur. Labels: Canada, historical 2. A canoeist. Labels: Canada
Word: canoemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canoeman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: French Canadians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of French Canadian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Canadian French Part of Speech: noun 1. French Canadians, collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Design on Lequesne, supposing all to have been honest that produced it, could have taken it's Rise from nothing but want of Knowledge in common Geography: No Eye that follows the Course in the Map, which is always taken by the Canadian French from Quebec to Fort Lequesne, but must be necessarily convinced that the taking Niagara would have answered all the Purposes of possessing that and Lequesne.
Word: Canadian French Part of Speech: adj 1. French Canadian.
Word: Canadian French Part of Speech: name 1. The French language as spoken by Francophones in Canada.
Word: French Canadian Part of Speech: noun 1. A Canadian whose first language is French.
Word: French Canadian Part of Speech: name 1. The French language as spoken in Canada, Canadian French. Labels: US
Word: French Canadian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of French-Canadian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: French-Canadian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Francophone Canadians or French Canada. 2. Of or relating to Canadians of French ancestry or descent.
Word: cook book Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cookbook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cookery book Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cookbook.
Word: in the future Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. At a future time, at some point in the future. Example: Perhaps humans will live on Mars in the future. Example: 7 messages to people 500 years in the future. 2. From now on. Labels: US Example: Please put the toilet seat down in the future.
Word: in the past Part of Speech: prep_phrase Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: parasceve Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Parasceve. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There, therefore, because of the parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus: because the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Word: these days Part of Speech: adv 1. Currently, at present. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: now, lately, recently Example: These days everyone can make a movie using their mobile phone, which we didn't use to be able to do.
Word: perfecter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perfect + -er. 1. comparative form of perfect: more perfect Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: perfecter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perfect + -er. 1. A person who perfects something Example: fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Word: conjee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of congee (“the food”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: coralligenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coral French -gènebor. English -gen Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English coralligenous From coral + -genous. 1. Producing coral Labels: not-comparable
Word: coralliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coral + -i- + -ferous. 1. Producing coral Labels: not-comparable
Word: coralligerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coral + -gerous. 1. Producing coral Labels: not-comparable
Word: predestinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English predestinate, from Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre. By surface analysis, pre- + destinate. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈdɛstɪneɪt/ 1. To predestine. Example: Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Example: Boys possessing any mental or moral force to give them a tendency, then predestinate their careers; or, if under supervision, take the impress that is given them: not often to cast it off, and seldom to cast it off altogether.
Word: predestinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English predestinate, from Latin praedestinātus, past participle of praedestināre. By surface analysis, pre- + destinate. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈdɛstɪnət/ 1. Predestined, preordained. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: God keep your ladyship still in that mind; so some gentleman or other shall 'scape a predestinate scratched face. Example: It’s said there’s one predestinate / To be his mortal foe; / But that man is yet unborn, / And long may it be so.
Word: logocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From logo- + centric. 1. Of or pertaining to logocentrism
Word: zerbert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as part of Bill Cosby’s stand up act. It gained adoption when it was broadcast in an episode of The Cosby Show in 1986, where it was spelled ZRBTT. Pronunciation: /ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t/ 1. The sound made when someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence. Labels: informal
Word: va banque Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From French (je) va (la) banque, a call used in the 18th century in games like Rouge et Noir and Faro to announce that one was betting as much money as the bank had, to either win or lose that amount. 1. All or nothing, all in, for broke; riskily putting everything on the line to either win it all or lose it all. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sämisch was critical of this move, saying Black was now playing va banque. However, as was often the case in games between these players, Richter looks for ways to complicate things for Sämisch by adding to his clock problems. Example: Now he went va banque, risking the failure of the negotiations. Eden proposed to sign only a mutual military assistance agreement for twenty years and not to mention political questions or questions connected to borders at all.
Word: coralliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coral English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English coralliform From coral + -iform. 1. Having the shape of coral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: corallaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coral + -aceous. 1. Having the characteristics or qualities of coral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coralloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coral Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English coralloid From coral + -oid. 1. Having the shape or form of coral. Labels: not-comparable