nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: proprietorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English proprietor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English proprietorial From proprietor + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to ownership. 2. Characteristic of or behaving like a proprietor or owner (of a thing); possessive. Example: A superficially handsome young fellow had his arm round her, and he barred my way and told me something in proprietorial Flemish. Example: “I'm pretty sure he did, Felix.” There was a proprietorial note in Rose's voice, to which I objected.
Word: proprietress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English proprietor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English proprietress From proprietor + -ess. 1. A female proprietor. Labels: dated Example: In addition, the proprietress is a Nazi. We barely escaped with our lives.
Word: proprieties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propriety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prophylaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prophylaxis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: libella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lībella, diminutive of libra (“balance”). Doublet of level and niveau. 1. A small balance. 2. A level, or levelling instrument.
Word: critical Reynolds number Part of Speech: noun 1. A Reynolds number at which the flow of a fluid changes from laminar to turbulent.
Word: bevy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛvi/ 1. A group of animals, especially quail or other birds. Labels: collective Example: The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash. 2. A group, especially a large group, and especially a group of attractive girls or women. Labels: collective Example: In the midſt of all this buſtle, I was ſtruck with the appearance of a large bevy of beauties and women of the firſt fashion, who with all the perfect confidence of good breeding, inſhrined themſelves in the ſeveral temples dedicated to the Cyprian Venus[.] Example: The same messenger who summoned the whole bevy of renegades, Dover, Peterborough, Murray, Sunderland, and Mulgrave, could just as easily have summoned Clarendon.
Word: bevy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See bevvy. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛvi/ 1. Alternative form of bevvy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Libentina Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Libitina (“ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hastas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hasta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Liber Part of Speech: name 1. A god of viticulture and wine, as well as male fertility and freedom. Labels: Roman
Word: tyran Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tyrant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Lordly love is such a tyranne fell.
Word: tyran Part of Speech: verb 1. To act tyrannically towards. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: terminologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English terminological Middle English -ly English -ly English terminologically From terminological + -ly. 1. Regarding terminology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conque Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of conch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: terrestrially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English terrestrial Middle English -ly English -ly English terrestrially From terrestrial + -ly. 1. In a terrestrial manner. 2. Whilst located on Earth, or on land.
Word: textually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English textual Middle English -ly English -ly English textually From textual + -ly. 1. In a textual manner. 2. Regarding text.
Word: thankfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, equivalent to thankful + -ly. 1. In a thankful manner; giving thanks. Example: Gratiano: […]I owe you much, and, like a wilful youth That which I owe is lost; but if you please To shoot another arrow that self way Which you did shoot the first, I do not doubt, As I will watch the aim, or to find both, Or bring your latter hazard back again, And thankfully rest debtor for the first. Example: I immediately offered my assistance to the unhappy person, who thankfully accepted it, and, putting himself under my conduct, begged me to convey him to some tavern, where he might send for a surgeon […] 2. fortunately, gratefully. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: I was almost late for work, but thankfully there wasn't much traffic on the roads.
Word: thermally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English thermal 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 thermally From thermal + -ly. 1. Regarding heat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermostatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English thermostatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English thermostatically From thermostatic + -ally. 1. By means of a thermostat. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature control employed on the prototypes have been superseded on the production version by Serck-Behr hydrostatic drive from an engine-driven pump with thermostatically controlled fan speed regulation.
Word: pin-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pin up, because such a photograph is often extracted from the publication and pinned up on a wall. 1. A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall. Example: pin-ups on every wall of their dorm room 2. The person so depicted. Labels: attributive, often Example: pin-up girl Example: Damn, she could be a pin-up, for real. 3. A figurehead, a person who represents an idea, cause, etc. Labels: figuratively Example: She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.
Word: tidally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tidal 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 tidally From tidal + -ly. 1. In a tidal manner. 2. Using the tides.
Word: titillatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English titillating Middle English -ly English -ly English titillatingly From titillating + -ly. 1. In a titillating manner.
Word: tonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tonal Middle English -ly English -ly English tonally From tonal + -ly. 1. In a tonal manner. 2. Regarding tone.
Word: tack up Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack (harness, reins, saddle etc.) 2. To attach in a temporary fashion (with or as if with tacks or pins), as for example to fix pieces of fabric into position in preparation for sewing their seams, or to hang dropcloths as masking before painting. Example: "The stage ought to be here," said Miranda, glancing nervously at the tall clock for the twentieth time. "I guess everything's done. I've tacked up two thick towels back of her washstand and put a mat under her slop-jar; but children are awful hard on furniture. I expect we sha'n't know this house a year from now."
Word: tonelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English toneless Middle English -ly English -ly English tonelessly From toneless + -ly. 1. In a toneless manner.
Word: toothily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English toothy Middle English -ly English -ly English toothily From toothy + -ly. 1. In a toothy manner. Example: Also eyeing them is a pair of toothily circling predators, who seem set to add Haley and Dave to their noisome floating larder of previously chomped-on snacks.
Word: topographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English topographic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English topographically From topographic + -ally. 1. In a topographic manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. Regarding topography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mentons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overselling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oversell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tax-sheltered Part of Speech: adj 1. Of money or other assets: protected by a tax shelter.
Word: tax shelter Part of Speech: noun 1. A legal structure that reduces tax liability for a person or the assets of that person.
Word: Sellers Part of Speech: name Etymology: Patronymic from Seller. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A town in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tax shelters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tax shelter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Seller Part of Speech: name 1. An English and Scottish topographic surname, derived from any of several places named Sell. 2. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a saddler, or for a person who sells things. 3. An English and Scottish metonymic surname for someone who worked in a cellar.
Word: suppletive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin suppletīvus. Pronunciation: /səˈpliː.tɪv/, /sʌˈpliː.tɪv/ 1. Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory. 2. Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good). Example: ... of optimus, meaning “best,” which in turn is the superlative suppletive form of bonus, “good.” 3. Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this. Example: Article 11 of the Louisiana Civil Code provides the legal framework for the doctrinal distinction between imperative, or mandatory, and suppletive laws. Although neither term is included in the article, traditional civilian doctrine characterizes as imperative those legal precepts rooted in public policy which may not be set aside by private agreement. Suppletive laws, on the other hand, are those legal norms designed to supplement the parties' will in cases wherein its application is not excluded. Example: ...I deem little short of frivolous the contention that the Equal Protection Clause prohibits enforcement of marital obligations, in either the mandatory or the suppletive form.
Word: suppletive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin suppletīvus. Pronunciation: /səˈpliː.tɪv/, /sʌˈpliː.tɪv/ 1. A form used by way of suppletion.
Word: agnatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French agnatique, from Latin agnātus (“paternal kinsman”). Equivalent to agnate + -ic. Pronunciation: /æɡˈnætɪk/ 1. of the male bloodline; patrilineal Example: agnatic primogeniture Example: Men accuse agnates of their own generation of bewitching them. Full brothers are not often suspected although half-brothers may be accused of witchcraft and agnatic cousins and more distant members of a man's minimal lineage are not unusual suspects.
Word: factiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English factious Middle English -ly English -ly English factiously From factious + -ly. 1. In a factious manner. Example: Philoſophers that opinioned the vvorlds deſtruction by fire, did never dreame of annihilation, vvhich is beyond the povver of ſublunary cauſes; for the laſt and proper action of that element [fire] is but vitrification, or a reduction of a body into Glaſſe, and therefore ſome of our Chymicks factiouſly affirme; yea, and urge Scripture for it, that at the laſt fire all ſhall be cryſtallized and reverberated into Glaſſe, vvhich is the utmoſt action of that element.
Word: americanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of americano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disturber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disturb 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 disturber From disturb + -er. 1. Someone or something that disturbs; a disrupter. Example: "Matter!" stormed Mr. Paulden, recklessly flinging open the door fully now to come face to face with his disturbers—"matter letting a flood of light into a darkroom in the middle of a delicate experiment!"
Word: disturbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disturber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ditherer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dither + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪðəɹə(ɹ)/ 1. One who dithers; one who is unable to decide; a procrastinator.
Word: haggardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English haggard 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 haggardness From haggard + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness. Labels: uncountable Example: His father is stoic and dutiful, and there is a haggardness around his eyes that lends him the air of a tortured poet.
Word: disrupter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disrupt + -er. 1. Someone or something that disrupts. Example: [Kazuma] Sekiya comes from a bloodline of disrupters. Example: This is [Jean-Luc] Godard the disrupter (played by Guillaume Marbeck), shooting guerilla-style in Paris without lights, permits and often without a script. 2. An energy weapon in the form of a pistol.
Word: disrupters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disrupter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heartless 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 heartlessness From heartless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtlɪsnəs/, /ˈhɑɹtləsnəs/ 1. the characteristic of being heartless Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: heartiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hearty 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 heartiness From hearty + -ness. 1. The quality of being hearty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: healthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English healthy 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 healthiness From healthy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being healthy. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The product or result of being healthy. Labels: countable, usually
Word: ditherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ditherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: healthfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English healthful 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 healthfulness From healthful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being healthful; healthiness; wholesomeness. Labels: uncountable
Word: agri-food Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin agerder. English agri- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English agri-food From agri- + food. Pronunciation: /ˈæɡɹiˌfuːd/ 1. The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced. Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, US, also, countable, uncountable Example: The Liberal statement does draw attention to its potential future agenda, namely, fisheries, forestry, agri-food, and mining, all resource-based sectors. Example: 2007, F. Scala, A. Raio, A. Zoina, and M. Lorito, "Biological Control of Fruit and Vegetable Diseases with Fungal and Bacterial Antagonists: Trichoderma and Agrobacterium", chapter 7 of S. B. Chincholkar and K. G. Mukerji (eds.), Biological Control of Plant Diseases, Haworth Press, →ISBN, page 177, Sales of organic products have increased dramatically in recent years (for instance, in Europe), and organic farming is the fastest-growing sector of agriculture and an important point in the EU agri-food policy.
Word: heartier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hearty: more hearty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: agri-foods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agri-food Labels: form-of, plural
Word: healthier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlθiɚ/, /ˈhɛlθiːə/ 1. comparative form of healthy: more healthy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: heartiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hearty: most hearty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fugleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier flugleman, flugelman, from German Flügelmann (“a file-leader”), from Flügel (“a wing, file”) + Mann (“man”). 1. The member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts. Example: A "Haka" is the native dance, answering to the corroboree of the Australian aboriginals, and we were anxious to see it. […] Later in the evening, however, the complaisant Herekiekie entertained a small and select party at a "Haka" in his "whare" or house (pronounced wharry). It was exactly what I expected. The performers, all male, stood in a row, one, slightly advanced, acting as fugleman. They shouted and gesticulated with the most hideous and revolting gestures, grimaces, and yells. 2. A political leader, or a ringleader. Labels: broadly
Word: healthiest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlθiɪst/ 1. superlative form of healthy: most healthy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tryhard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From try + hard. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑɹd/, /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑːd/ 1. A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity. Labels: derogatory, informal 2. A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game. Example: I'm going to try as hard as I—I'm going to be the sweatiest fucking tryhard in this server. I'm going to kill you.
Word: tryhard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From try + hard. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑɹd/, /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑːd/ 1. Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree. Labels: derogatory 2. Perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game. Labels: derogatory Example: They are being so tryhard right now.
Word: tryhard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From try + hard. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑɹd/, /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑːd/ 1. To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game. Labels: intransitive Example: Tryhard like you’ve never tryharded before. If you don’t get called a tryhard in game, you’re not tryharding enough. OK, so maybe don’t go overboard but, if you want to take ranked seriously this season, be sure to start off on the right foot. Example: Some people view tryhards negatively since more casual players can get instantly overwhelmed by people in matchmaking that are hard-pressed to win rather than to just have fun. But that’s where an important distinction is being asked: is tryharding the same as simply trying to win.
Word: hearties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hearties Part of Speech: noun 1. Hearty meals; warm, filling, and satisfying comfort foods (similar to heavy soups, chilis, or stews). Labels: colloquial Example: Casseroles and Hearties
Word: halfheartedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English halfhearted 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 halfheartedness From halfhearted + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being halfhearted. Labels: uncountable Example: But the halfheartedness of his acquiescence is instructive. This is the closest he has ever come to a betrayal — waffling on a cherished myth — despite repeatedly failing to deliver on so much of his supposedly radical political program.
Word: headiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heady 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 headiness From heady + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being heady. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: haziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hazy 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 haziness From hazy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being hazy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hawkishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hawkish 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 hawkishness From hawkish + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being hawkish. Labels: uncountable
Word: hatefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hateful 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 hatefulness From hateful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being hateful. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play.
Word: hastiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hastynes; equivalent to hasty + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being hasty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But before al of them were assembled to begin their sports, there came a fellow, who being out of breath (or seeming so to be for haste) with humble hastines told Basilius, that his Mistres, the Lady Cecropia, had sent him to excuse the mischance of her beastes ranging in that dãgerous sort, being happened by the folly of the keeper; […]
Word: harmoniousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English harmonious 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 harmoniousness From harmonious + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being harmonious. Labels: uncountable
Word: headier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of heady: more heady Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hawkishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English hawkish Middle English -ly English -ly English hawkishly From hawkish + -ly. 1. In a hawkish manner.
Word: Guelph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian guelfo, from Middle High German Welf, a Bavarian dynasty. Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, inherited from his Italian wife, the Countess Matilda of Tuscany, possessions including Tuscany, Ferrara, Modena, Mantua and Reggio, which played a role in the Investiture Controversy. The Welf dynasty sided with the Pope in this controversy, so partisans of the Pope became known in Italy as Guelfi. Pronunciation: /ɡwɛlf/ 1. In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor. Labels: historical Example: 1893, Oscar Browning, Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409, Methuen & Co., page 13, The parties of Guelph and Ghibelline raged as fiercely as if the lances of the German hosts were ever glimmering on the crest of the Alps, or as if the Lombard leagues were in constant watchfulness against an impending foe. […] Speaking generally, the Ghibellines were the party of the emperor, and the Guelphs the party of the Pope; the Ghibellines were on the side of authority, or sometimes of oppression, the Guelphs were on the side of liberty and self-government. 2. Any member of the German-Hanoverian Party (1867–1933), a conservative federalist political party in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic founded in protest of the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover by the Kingdom of Prussia. Labels: historical Example: Bismarck was aware of the opportunity which the Reichstag afforded the Guelphs.
Word: Guelph Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian guelfo, from Middle High German Welf, a Bavarian dynasty. Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, inherited from his Italian wife, the Countess Matilda of Tuscany, possessions including Tuscany, Ferrara, Modena, Mantua and Reggio, which played a role in the Investiture Controversy. The Welf dynasty sided with the Pope in this controversy, so partisans of the Pope became known in Italy as Guelfi. Pronunciation: /ɡwɛlf/ 1. Synonym of Welf, a dynasty, a cadet branch of the Italian House of Este, founded in the 11th century by Welf I, Duke of Bavaria. Example: House of Guelph 2. A city, the county seat of Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: headiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of heady: most heady Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Ghibelline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ghibellino, from German Waiblingen, from Middle High German Wibellingen, the name of a castle in Swabia held by the Hohenstaufen dynasty (nowadays in the township of Waiblingen), from Old High German Weibilinga, Weibelingen, possibly a suffixed form of the personal name Wabilo, Wahilo. The emperor's supporters used the name as a rallying cry, which was probably introduced to Italy during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa, 1155—1190. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪbəlin/, /ˈɡɪbəlaɪn/, /ˈɡɪbələn/, /ˈɡɪbɪlaɪn/ 1. In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Holy Roman Emperor in a long struggle against the Guelphs and the Pope. Labels: historical Example: These two factions came to be called Guelphs and Ghibellines respectively. The Guelphs were the supporters of the Popes, the Ghibellines of the Emperors. The Guelphs upheld the temporal supremacy of the Pope: the Ghibellines would separate temporal from spiritual authority. The Guelphs resisted the establishment of complete imperial government in the cities of northern Italy: the Ghibellines, with the glories of the old Roman Empire before their eyes, longed to see Italy welded together into a single nation, and governed and controlled by the strong hands of the emperor. Example: 2012, Elizabeth K. Haller, Dante Aleghieri (1265—1321), Lister M. Matheson (editor), Icons of the Middle Ages, Volume 1, ABC-Clio (Greenwood) page 246, The Ghibellines gained power in Florence in 1249 and immediately banished the Guelphs. Ezzelino da Romano was one of the leaders of the Ghibelline movement and had a reputation for cruelty. He is depicted by Dante as a tyrant in The Divine Comedy.
Word: hastier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hasty: more hasty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: reentrant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English entrant English reentrant From re- + entrant. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɛntɹənt/ 1. Reentering; pointing inward. Labels: not-comparable 2. Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread. Labels: not-comparable Example: The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not reentrant. 3. That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Global variables must not be altered by reentrant code. Example: Actor serialization […]might even lead to possible deadlock. To mitigate that risk, there's an important exception to actor serialization: actors are reentrant. This means that when an actor itself says await, then while the actor's code is waiting, its members can be accessed from outside the actor using await. 4. Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere. Labels: not-comparable 5. Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart). Labels: not-comparable 6. Having the strings not ordered according to pitch (having a re-entry). Labels: not-comparable
Word: reentrant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English entrant English reentrant From re- + entrant. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɛntɹənt/ 1. An angle or part that reenters itself. 2. One who enters (the labour market, etc.) again. 3. A valley between a pair of parallel ridges.
Word: hastiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hasty: most hasty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: militarisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. Alternative form of militarization. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The militarisation of Northern Ireland caused many problems.
Word: militarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English military 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 militarize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English militarization From militarize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ 1. The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The masculine militarization of culture has led to a feminine eroticization. Example: The 1990s saw a massive militarization of US police.
Word: ill-willed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English illwillid, ilwilled, il-wyllid, ill willd, equivalent to ill + will + -ed. 1. Showing ill will. Example: His ill-willed interference was not appreciated by the other members.
Word: hammerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hammer + -er. 1. One who hammers. Example: Builders are remodeling the lobby of Pacific Eden Apartments. Sheets are on the floor, an electrician is prodding a light fitting, an unseen hammerer hammers.
Word: harmlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English harmless 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 harmlessness From harmless + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being harmless. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Already, at this very early date, the ritualists were moving towards the ideal of ahimsa ("harmlessness") that would become the indispensable virtue of the Indian Axial Age.
Word: hardheadedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hardheaded 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 hardheadedness From hardheaded + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being hardheaded. Labels: uncountable
Word: haplessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hapless 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 haplessness From hapless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being hapless. Labels: uncountable
Word: hammerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hammerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kilting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kilt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kilting Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
Word: indrawn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English drawn English indrawn From in- + drawn. 1. Having been drawn in or inward. Labels: not-comparable Example: Not wishing to disturb the animal he was trying to photograph, he held his indrawn breath until the shutter was released. 2. Mentally withdrawn; introspective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: transitive verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transitive verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intransitive verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intransitive verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Superfund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English fund English Superfund From super- + fund. 1. A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. Labels: US Example: a Superfund site Example: The threat to the Dow complex highlights the risks to Superfund and other toxic cleanup sites posed by the effects of climate change, which include more frequent and severe flooding.
Word: cupronickel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cupro- + nickel, likely a calque of German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and kupfernickel. 1. An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monetization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monetize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monetization From monetize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌmɒnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The conversion of something (especially metal) into money. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 2. The process of making a business activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 3. The conversion of an economic system based mainly on barter and payment in kind into one that uses currency for most transactions. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
Word: kupfernickel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kupfernickel. Piecewise doublet of copper-nickel and cupronickel. 1. cupronickel Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: electrodeposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English deposition English electrodeposition From electro- + deposition. 1. The deposition of a metal on a cathode during electrolysis; used as a method of purification. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: electroplating
Word: earth science Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth, such as geology and meteorology.
Word: earth sciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earth science Labels: form-of, plural
Word: life science Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the sciences dealing with living organisms, such as biology and exobiology.
Word: life sciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of life science Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inglobate Part of Speech: adj 1. In the form of a globe or sphere; applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.
Word: inglobate Part of Speech: verb 1. To incorporate something into a larger globular thing Example: The scar of the obstructed bronchiole is inglobated in the wall of the free bronchiole. Example: The base electrolytic solution is continuosly^([sic]) agitated so that particles to be inglobated are distributed uniformly.
Word: Shabbos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of shabbos. Labels: alt-of
Word: bucca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cornish bocka. Doublet of pooka and puck. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌk.ə/ 1. A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit mines and coastal communities. Labels: Cornwall, UK Example: a fabled menagerie of fairies, buccas, sprites and giants
Word: bucca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bucca (“the cheek”). Doublet of bocca and bouche. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌk.ə/ 1. Synonym of cheek.
Word: buccas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bucca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scrap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scrapping Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of scraping. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: scrapping Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is scrapped. Example: The number of ship scrappings over the past five years has declined appreciably on an annual basis since the mid-1980s which was a period of intense shipbreaking activity. Example: Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.
Word: Düne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Düne. 1. an island close to Heligoland
Word: tenability Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being tenable. Labels: uncountable
Word: time-saving Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of timesaving. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: timorousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English timorous 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 timorousness From timorous + -ness. 1. The property of being timorous. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: titleholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From title + holder. 1. The person who possesses a rank or title. Example: The titleholder of the world championship was dethroned when he declined to defend his title.
Word: titleholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titleholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tiling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ 1. A covering of tiles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it. 2. The act of applying tiles. Labels: uncountable Example: We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom. 3. A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tiling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tike Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /taɪk/ 1. Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Bobtaile tike, or trundletaile, Tom will make them weep & waile, 2. Alternative spelling of tyke (Yorkshireman) Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. A boorish person. 4. Archaic form of tick (type of arthropod). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cajones Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Spanish plural of cajón. 1. plural of cajón Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of cajon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cajones Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of cojones. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: tikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tightener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tighten + -er. Referring to a meal, suggests the tightening of one's belt around the expanding waistline. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/, /ˈtaɪtn̩ə/ 1. Something used to tighten. 2. A large meal; a feast or blowout. Labels: UK, archaic, slang Example: 184?, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […] Example: Now a belt like this is a great saving to a man inasmuch as he can save many a meal by wearing it; all you have to do if you want to save a meal is to buckle in a hole or two tighter, and you will feel as if you have had a tightener and will not miss your dinner for that day.
Word: tighteners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tightener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tideland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tide + land. 1. The area at the shore that is exposed to the effects of the tide.
Word: tidelands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tideland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titillating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of titillate. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: titillating Part of Speech: adj 1. Pleasantly and sensually exciting. 2. Arousing.
Word: tunelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tuneless Middle English -ly English -ly English tunelessly From tuneless + -ly. 1. In a tuneless manner. Example: He whistled tunelessly his one air, beating his own time with a stick on the toe of his blucher[.] Example: After a pause that he spent whistling tunelessly under his breath, he said: “Hello, Miss Henry? […]”
Word: trusteeship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trustee Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English trusteeship From trustee + -ship. 1. Office or function of a trustee. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The administrative control of a territory granted to a country by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trusteeships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trusteeship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trouncer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trounce + -er. 1. One who trounces.
Word: trouncers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trouncer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troublesomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English troublesome Middle English -ly English -ly English troublesomely From troublesome + -ly. 1. In a troublesome manner.
Word: trumped-up Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up. 1. Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured. Example: These trumped-up charges are unfair to the defendant.
Word: troopship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From troop + ship. 1. A ship used to transport military troops. Example: […] the Duke of Rothesay and the Duke of York, however, are serving as troopships to and from Harwich, and it is unlikely that they will be released for some time to come. Example: The former, on the other hand, would put his troopships safely out of its reach.
Word: troopships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of troopship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tritely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English trite Middle English -ly English -ly English tritely From trite + -ly. 1. In a trite manner.
Word: trimness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trim 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 trimness From trim + -ness. 1. The property of being trim. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The lawn's trimness impressed the home and garden award committee. Example: The silky hair that covered round the borders, now smooth'd and re-pruned, had resumed its wonted curl and trimness; the fleshy pouting lips that had stood the brunt of the engagement, were no longer swollen or moisture-drenched
Word: trilateral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin trilaterālis or from tri- + lateral. Pronunciation: /ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/, [ˌtrɪˈlæ.ɾɚ.əl] 1. Having three sides Labels: not-comparable 2. Involving three parties Labels: not-comparable Example: The trilateral peace conference, between the red faction, blue faction and white faction, went nowhere. Example: Meanwhile, a trilateral agreement has been signed with the French and Irish governments committing the nations to keeping freight routes open throughout the pandemic.
Word: trendily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English trendy Middle English -ly English -ly English trendily From trendy + -ly. 1. In keeping with, or showing an awareness of, current trends.
Word: travelog Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of travelogue. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: travelogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travelog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trenchantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English trenchant Middle English -ly English -ly English trenchantly From trenchant + -ly. 1. In a trenchant manner. Example: By hammering trenchantly on that point, Podson was induced to say sulkily, "Oh, all right, if you're so set on it...I never mentioned it. Hang it, I'm not likely to mention it to anybody, am I?"
Word: trashiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trashy 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 trashiness From trashy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæʃɪnəs/ 1. The property of being trashy. Labels: uncountable, usually