nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Indus script Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indus + script. 1. An as yet undeciphered corpus of symbols found on some artefacts from the Indus Valley Civilization, possibly representing a script of a language. Example: Although scholars have had these seals, the so-called Indus script, since the early twentieth century, little progress has been made in decoding their meaning, largely because of the nature of the seals themselves and the problem of language. Example: It has been suggested, based solely on the number of signs, that the Indus script is logo-syllabic.
Word: band rotunda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From band (etymology 2) + rotunda. 1. A small round building, completely open at the sides and without walls, where a band of musicians can play to an audience. Usually situated in a public park.
Word: Yuroks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yurok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pentuple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”). 1. Synonym of quintuple in its various senses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pentuple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”). 1. Synonym of quintuple: To multiply or be multiplied by five. Example: He gives the agents 50 gp and promises to pentuple it if they discover who's harassing his business.
Word: hextuple Part of Speech: adj 1. sextuple Labels: not-comparable
Word: gross register ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the total enclosed volume of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³. Labels: obsolete
Word: net register ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the cargo capacity of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³. Labels: obsolete
Word: St Kilda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Apparently from Old Norse skildir (“shields”). 1. An archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 2. Any of various localities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, named for the archipelago. 3. Any of various localities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, named for the archipelago.
Word: unnarratable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + narratable. 1. Not narratable.
Word: trialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trial + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌɪəlɪzm̩/ 1. A union of three states or political entities. Labels: uncountable Example: The consequence of an unsuccessful war might be concession to the Slavs, perhaps the ‘trialism’ which would undo Austro-Hungarian ‘dualism’. 2. The doctrine of the existence of body, soul, and spirit in human beings. Labels: uncountable
Word: errorlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From errorless + -ly. 1. Without errors. Labels: not-comparable
Word: telecardiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + cardiology. 1. Cardiology carried out remotely using telecommunication technology. Labels: uncountable
Word: teleinstructor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + instructor. 1. One who gives teleinstruction.
Word: teleinstructors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleinstructor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: televoter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + voter. 1. One who participates in televoting.
Word: televoters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of televoter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lizardbreath Part of Speech: name Etymology: From lizard + breath, as an approximate rhyme. 1. Nickname for Elizabeth. Labels: derogatory, humorous Example: Fiercely green-eyed Elizabeth […] is a testament to human indecision in the wrong cases and stubborn decisiveness in others. […] If Lizardbreath had ever given Ben her number, he twists his mouth, he'd never have had his current dilemma. Example: […] "Punkin's real name's Lizardbreath, but ever'body 'cept Teacher calls her Punkin.” A round-faced girl with wispy hair the color of lemon taffy hair^([sic]) sneered at Tom-Tom, “Listen here, Tom Turkey. My name is Elizabeth McNamara.”
Word: highballing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of highball Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: highballed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of highball Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glacierless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glacier + -less. 1. Without glaciers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shitbucket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shitgibbon compound of shit + bucket. 1. Synonym of shitpot (in all senses). Labels: humorous, slang, vulgar Example: It's not even a real bus stop, just a gas station where the bus drops off whoever's stupid enough to come to this shitbucket town and picks up whoever's smart enough to leave. Example: He was under the streetlight by then, next to my shitbucket Volkswagen.
Word: shitbuckets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitbucket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eggie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From egg + -ie. 1. Diminutive of egg. Labels: diminutive, form-of Example: Anyway, as soon as I could get my head into the car--3PM today--I drove home. Roz and hubby were starting with the iced vodka and fish eggies, really making my stommie lurch...had to get out of there. 2. An Eggdrop bot: a kind of automated IRC user with various functionality. Labels: Internet Example: about $5 a month will get ya a shell with 2 eggies Example: I think that Efnet and IRCnet, among others, prove that nick/chanserv is not an indispensible^([sic]) requirement, as long as you have reasonable alternatives (eggdrop bots, etc.) Indeed some folk I know even object to eggies on a channel and will avoid them like the proverbial plague!
Word: eggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mudhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + house. 1. A simple house built primarily of mud. Example: The new villages are built of mortar and brick, some of stone, and are a far cry from the villages of mudhouses. Example: The settlers' mudhouses were swamped and they could not get out.
Word: mudhouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudhouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interverbal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + verbal. 1. Between words. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraverbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intraverbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: manded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tacting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tact Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tacted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tact Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: typehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From type + head. 1. The assembly within a typewriter, teleprinter, etc., that physically prints characters onto the page.
Word: typeheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teletransmission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + transmission. 1. The transmission of data over a telecommunication system or network. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: teletransmissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teletransmission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teletransmitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + transmitter. 1. A device that carries out teletransmission.
Word: teletransmit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tele- + transmit. 1. To transmit (data) over a telecommunication system or network. Labels: transitive
Word: teletransmits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teletransmit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: teletransmitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of teletransmit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: teletransmitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of teletransmit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teletransmitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teletransmitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratiometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ratio + meter. 1. A measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the meter was proportional to the ratio of the currents through the two coils.
Word: ratiometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ratiometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratiometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ratio + -metry. 1. measurement involving a ratio, as by a ratiometer Labels: uncountable
Word: rerationalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + rationalize. 1. To rationalize again or in a different way.
Word: rerationalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rerationalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rerationalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rerationalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rerationalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rerationalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gustofacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and facial. 1. Of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the gustofacial reflex, sweet tastes evoke a smile, bitter tastes produce a look of disgust and sticking out of the tongue, while sour tastes make the newborn purse its lips.
Word: blepharonasofacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blepharo- + nasofacial. 1. Of or relating to the eyelids, nose, and face; applied to Pashayan syndrome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pashayan syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It was described by H. M. Pashayan. 1. A rare syndrome characterized by facial abnormalities (including a mask-like appearance and a bulky, flattened nose) and malformation of extremities. Labels: uncountable
Word: cerebrofacioarticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerebro- + facio- + articular. 1. Of or relating to the cerebrum, face, and joints; applied to a particular form of Pashayan syndrome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jenilyn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage: alternative form of Jennilyn.
Word: Nerissa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice, apparently from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “sea-nymph”). Pronunciation: /nəˈɹɪsə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Well, while I live, I’ll fear no other thing So sore as keeping safe Nerissa’s ring. Example: When Nerissa saw the worm her immediate reaction was to kill, for she disliked its sliminess and crawlingness.
Word: socializable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From socialize + -able. 1. Capable of being socialized.
Word: punkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redefeat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + defeat. 1. To defeat again. Labels: transitive
Word: redefeated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redefeat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redefeats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redefeat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redefeating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redefeat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Bettie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Word: e-vite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of e- + invite. 1. An invitation sent by email or computer network. Example: Apparently the e-vite I had sent to fifty classmates last night was forwarded to another two hundred by morning. Since they all received the e-vite, they all assumed they were invited regardless of the fact that it hadn't been sent by me. Example: The e-vite had a cute picture of Dan carrying Autumn across the threshold of their apartment — taken at their request by the doorman with Autumn's iPhone camera […]
Word: e-vites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-vite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outmetal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + metal. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈmɛtəl/ 1. To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower. Labels: transitive Example: The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible. Example: The French VIII Corps […] was overwhelmed; its artillery was outmetalled by the heavier German guns, under the fire of which the German infantry drove the French from one position after another.
Word: outmetalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outmetal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: steampunker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steampunk + -er. 1. A fan of the steampunk style or subculture.
Word: steampunkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steampunker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steampunking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of steampunk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: steampunked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of steampunk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: masquers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masquer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slickness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granary breads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granary bread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granary loaf Part of Speech: noun 1. A loaf of granary bread.
Word: granary loaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granary loaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Craven Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic; equivalent to Welsh craf (“garlic”) + the suffix -an. Compare Cremona. 1. A surname. 2. A former local government district in North Yorkshire, England, merged in 2023 into the North Yorkshire unitary authority. 3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada. 4. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: encapsulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From encapsulate + -or. 1. One who, or that which, encapsulates
Word: encapsulators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encapsulator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halal + -ness. 1. The quality of being halal. Labels: uncountable Example: For example, an article advocating the halalness of vinegar, which is widely believed to be haram due to the alcohol content resulting from fermentation, provides detailed accounts of Prophet Mohammad's praise for vinegar[…] Example: […] halal butchers' shops embody a certain 'Islamic' authority and expertise Malays rarely question per se even if these customers are not quite sure about the halalness of products.
Word: cullable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cull + -able. 1. Capable of being culled. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] a description or set of descriptions cullable from their beliefs […]
Word: backface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + face. 1. The back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered.
Word: backfaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meshable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mesh + -able. 1. Able to be meshed together. Labels: not-comparable Example: a rack that is meshable with the pinion 2. Capable of being converted to a polygon mesh. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is important to mention that we do not always simplify the CAD model with the sole objective of making it meshable.
Word: preallocated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preallocate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preallocating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preallocate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preallocates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preallocate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preallocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + allocation. 1. allocation in advance Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preallocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preallocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splat map Part of Speech: noun 1. The alpha channel map used in the process of splatting.
Word: splat maps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splat map Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lightmapped Part of Speech: adj 1. Illuminated using a lightmap. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lightmapping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From light + mapping. 1. The use of lightmaps. Labels: uncountable
Word: marching cubes Part of Speech: noun 1. An algorithm for extracting a polygonal mesh of an isosurface from a three-dimensional scalar field. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hypernode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + node. 1. A kind of graph whose node set can contain other graphs as well as basic nodes.
Word: hypernodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypernode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperheparinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hyperheparinemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hyperheparinemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperheparinemia + -ic. 1. Having or relating to hyperheparinemia.
Word: nontriangulated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + triangulated. 1. Not triangulated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperpnoeic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hyperpneic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hypervitaminotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting or relating to hypervitaminosis.
Word: hypertaxation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + taxation. 1. Very heavy taxation. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperlocomotive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + locomotive. 1. Exhibiting or relating to hyperlocomotion. Example: the hyperlocomotive effects of cocaine
Word: hyperleptinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hyperleptinemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hyperleptinaemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hyperleptinemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperleptinemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperleptinemia + -ic. 1. Exhibiting or relating to hyperleptinemia.
Word: hypovitaminotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting or relating to hypovitaminosis.
Word: mobbist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mob + -ist. 1. One who engages in mobbism; a member of a mob.
Word: mobbists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mobbist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsynchronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + synchronic. 1. Not synchronic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiachronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diachronic. 1. Not diachronic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondemonstrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + demonstrative. 1. Not demonstrative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bejeansed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + jeansed. 1. Clad in jeans. Labels: not-comparable Example: She crosses her bejeansed legs under her. Example: She avoided lunch in the commissary […] and went along with the studio publicity presentation of herself as a bejeansed farm girl: "Back home I still have three dogs, 18 cats, a goat named Josephine and a lamb called Ali Baba."
Word: allistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allo- + -istic, by analogy with autistic; compare allism. Pronunciation: /æˈlɪstɪk/, /əˈlɪstɪk/, /ɑˈlɪstɪk/ 1. Not autistic. Labels: neologism, not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: neurotypical Example: As with the rest of the article, I am following the conventions of the disabled people I am discussing. Autistics prefer to be called "autistic" and perceive the term "people with autism" as an allistic (non-autistic) phrase.
Word: wordstring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From word + string. 1. A string of words. Example: But most linguists want to be more inclusive, and allow for the possibility that a wordstring can be semantically transparent and grammatically regular, but still be formulaic. Example: For some researchers, the wordstrings that occur most often are the most interesting.
Word: wordstrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wordstring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bashtag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bash (“disparage, criticize”) + hashtag. 1. A hashtag used to criticize something, especially one that was intended for promotional use but repurposed by users to criticize that which it was intended to promote, or make the opposite point. Labels: Internet Example: The threat of a viral video or Twitter “bashtag” takedown has raised the cost of direct manipulation and greenwash. Example: The hashtag became a bashtag and Twitter users were instead using it to share their negative experiences of McDonalds,^([sic]) letting others know about the poor service and bad food they had experienced.
Word: rise to the bait Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of take the bait.
Word: hot reactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Dr. Robert Eliot et al c. 1982 1. A person whose blood pressure and heart rate increase abnormally in response to stress. Example: Secondly, BP and HR values at baseline and during test activity, and change scores (ie baseline level minus level during activity) are fairly stable on retesting. In other words, a hot reactor is still likely to be a hot reactor 6 months later.
Word: microfuge tube Part of Speech: noun 1. A small tube used in a laboratory for holding small volumes.
Word: devirginize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + virgin + -ize. 1. To cause no longer to be a virgin; to deflower. Labels: transitive
Word: devirginizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devirginize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: devirginizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of devirginize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: devirginise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + virgin + -ise. 1. Alternative form of devirginize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: devirginized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of devirginize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: devirginization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From devirginize + -ation. 1. The act or process of devirginizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: devirginises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devirginise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: devirginizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devirginization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: devirginising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of devirginise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: devirginised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of devirginise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: devirginisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From devirginise + -ation. 1. Alternative form of devirginization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: devirginisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devirginisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cancerette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cancer + cigarette. First use appears c. 1953 in the The Country Gentleman. 1. A cigarette. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Moreover, so far as I know, only one public authority has started an official campaign to draw the attention of the population to the danger of death from what the Americans call the cancerette. Example: 'Have some Widows' Mourners, my silent friend. Or a Cancerette.'
Word: newer-fangled Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of new-fangled: more new-fangled Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: newest-fangled Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of new-fangled: most new-fangled Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bonding protocol Part of Speech: noun 1. link aggregation, especially in Linux
Word: tuckerboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuckerbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuckerbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tucker + box. 1. A box used when travelling to store food or provisions. Labels: Australia Example: His dog not only sat on the tuckerbox but also shit on it. Example: To Charlie, the function of a house was to keep the dew off your swag at night and shade the waterbag and tuckerboxes during the day.
Word: tucker box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tuckerbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tucker boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tucker box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cotemporaneously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cotemporaneous + -ly. 1. During the same time period. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cotemporaneousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cotemporaneous + -ness. 1. Quality of being cotemporaneous; existence or occurrence in the same time period. Labels: uncountable
Word: semantic fields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semantic field Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revelators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revelator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chequerboarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chequerboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chequerboarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chequerboard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: checkerboarding Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of checkerboard rendering. Labels: uncountable
Word: checkerboarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of checkerboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: checkerboarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of checkerboard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crocard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crockard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crockard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crocard, from Anglo-Norman crocard/Old French crokard, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include: * that it is from croc (“hook”), from a Scandinavian language (compare Old Norse krókr (“hook”)) + -ard. * that it is related to croquier (“break in pieces”). * that it is a diminutive of Middle English crok (“a crock, a potsherd”). 1. A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed. Labels: historical
Word: crocards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crocard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crockards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crockard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cetothere Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various cetotheriids of genera considered to be Cetotheriidae sensu lato.
Word: cetotheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cetothere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterphobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + phobic. 1. Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
Word: cybotage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cyber- + sabotage. 1. sabotage of computer systems or networks Labels: uncountable
Word: netwar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From net + war; see net (“computer network”). 1. cyberwar
Word: netwars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of netwar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eisegetical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to eisegesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eisegetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to eisegesis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Derived from eisegesis; fabricated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eisegetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From eisegetic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, eisegesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Interpret them eisegetically — read into them the noble thoughts which improve you — let them be burning characters of light. Example: We are certainly not “eisegetically” importing anything into such passages if we find total spiritual impotence expressed in them.
Word: eff why eye Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of FYI. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: triuneness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From triune + -ness. 1. Quality of being triune. Labels: uncountable
Word: paleomammalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + mammalian. 1. Of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were responsible for the motivation and emotion involved in feeding, reproductive behavior, and parental behavior. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neomammalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + mammalian. 1. Of or relating to the cerebral neocortex, which (according to the triune brain model) arose relatively late in mammalian evolution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: greeners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honorand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin honōrandus, gerundive of honōrāre (“to honor”); equivalent to honor + -and. 1. One who receives an honor.
Word: dedicand Part of Speech: noun 1. One to whom something is dedicated.
Word: honorands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honorand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dedicands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dedicand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoomalimali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian hoʻomalimali. 1. flattery; soft-soap Labels: uncountable
Word: ill-informed Part of Speech: adj 1. Poorly informed; ignorant. Example: the ill-informed decision to close the hospital Example: The Southern Region takes, in the main, a candid line with its public. [...] An ill-informed attempt to blackguard the railway publicly is likely to see the complainant put politely—but very firmly—in his place.
Word: killboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kill + board. 1. A table that ranks players by number of kills. Example: The killboard system also offered an indicator of the expertise and trust hierarchy. A member who was active in the combat team would keep statistics of combat he or she was involved with on the killboard […]
Word: killboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of killboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: less so Part of Speech: adj 1. Contextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a lesser degree of the quality in question. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some are rich, others less so.
Word: yadu Part of Speech: noun 1. A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five lines, with certain constraints on syllables and rhyme.
Word: yadus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yadu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xylostyptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xylo- + styptic. Pronunciation: /ˌzaɪ.ləʊˈstɪp.tɪk/, /ˌzaɪ.loʊˈstɪp.tɪk/ 1. Applied to a substance with styptic and hemostatic properties, made by dissolving tannic acid in a mixture of alcohol, ether, and collodion. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: nonlimbic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + limbic. 1. Not limbic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: black dog syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A disputed phenomenon according to which black dogs tend to be passed over for adoption in favor of lighter-colored animals, perhaps because of superstition or the belief that they are more aggressive. Labels: uncountable Example: Black Dog Syndrome is prejudice and discrimination against dogs that are black, and it is a real issue.
Word: joculatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ioculātrīx. By surface analysis, joculator + -trix. 1. A female joculator; a female jester, comedian or entertainer. Labels: obsolete Example: Joculator Regis is an officer holding no less than three vills in the return of the Domesday Survey for Gloucestershire; and in the same survey, in Surrey, we have a Joculatrix. Example: He had heard that in far-away France the motley was not confined to men. Had not Jeanne, queen of Charles I, possessed her jestress, Artaude de Puy, "folle to our dear companion," as said the king? Had not Madame d'Or, wearer of the bells, kept the nobles laughing? Had not the haughty, eccentric Don John, his handsome, merry joculatrix, attached to his princely household?
Word: joculatrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joculatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arseholic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arsehole + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being an arsehole. Labels: Commonwealth, informal, vulgar
Word: husbands-in-law Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of husband-in-law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: border collie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Essentially the collie from the Scottish and English Borders. 1. A herding dog of a breed originating near the border between England and Scotland, and specifically bred for intelligence and obedience. Example: And you really know you are in The Dales when you see a border collie riding on the back of a quadbike!
Word: aftanoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of afternoon. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: crowd surf Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in crowd surfing (being carried over the heads of a densely-packed crowd)
Word: metaconcept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + concept. 1. A presumptive concept necessary for rational deduction or conceptualization.
Word: Weeshie Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname for the male given name Aloysius Labels: Ireland, informal
Word: lynch law Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial. Labels: uncountable Example: Anarchy still reigns in this new country;—not only have the miners to defend their persons and their acquisitions against the incursions from Indian tribes; not only are crimes and offences common (lynch law maintaining a permitted existence instead of laws and police); but every one appears to hold his property by right of first comer: a miner choses the spot he likes best; a strong arm and a carbine, with a steady eye, are his title deeds. To seize upon a rich "placer" from a miner too weak to resist, is called in the slang of the district, to "jump a claim." The President of the United States himself, stated in his last message, that "The mineral lands should remain free to every citizen;" and the Secretary of State has added, "that the right of occupancy should be submitted only to such laws as the miners themselves thought fit to make."
Word: biomedicinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + medicinal. 1. Of or pertaining to biomedicine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dodolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dodo + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a dodo.
Word: semiacoustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English semiacoustic From semi- + acoustic. 1. Having a soundbox as well as one or more electric pickups. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ungelatinizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + gelatinizable. 1. Not gelatinizable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gelatinizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gelatinize + -able. 1. Capable of being gelatinized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: outbrain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + brain. 1. To exceed in mental ability; to be cleverer than. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: outbrains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outbrain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outbrained Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outbrain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outbraining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outbrain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: out cold Part of Speech: adj 1. Soundly unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was growing unsteady as the blows landed, and that final right hook finished him — he was out cold.
Word: keraphyllocele Part of Speech: noun 1. A horny tumor which forms on the internal surface of the wall of a horse's foot, at the expense of the keraphyllous tissue, which becomes hypertrophied.
Word: keraphylloceles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keraphyllocele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keritherapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kerotherapy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: kerotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek. 1. The treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: ambrine Part of Speech: noun 1. A paraffin preparation used in the treatment of burns. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Kienböck's disease Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Kienbock's disease. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pin drill Part of Speech: noun 1. A drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.
Word: mulberry mass Part of Speech: noun 1. A morula.
Word: mulberry masses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulberry mass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Labarraque's liquor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Antoine Germain Labarraque, the French chemist who formulated it. 1. A solution of an alkaline hypochlorite, such as sodium hypochlorite, used in bleaching and as a disinfectant. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: liquor thief Part of Speech: noun 1. A tube for taking samples of liquor from a cask through the bung-hole. Labels: dated
Word: in liquor Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. intoxicated with alcohol
Word: open diapason Part of Speech: noun 1. A certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end.
Word: swellshark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swell + shark. 1. Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.
Word: swellsharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swellshark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crucession Part of Speech: noun 1. A procession headed by the cross of Christianity. Labels: rare
Word: crucessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crucession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: step short Part of Speech: verb 1. To diminish the length or rapidity of the step of a march in a military drill according to the established rules. Labels: obsolete
Word: rock alum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably by confusion with French roche (“rock”). 1. Alternative form of roche alum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyacinth bean Part of Speech: noun 1. A climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.
Word: hyacinth of Peru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a mistake as to its origin. 1. Scilla peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers.
Word: Jacintha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hyacintha (possibly as a fanciful spelling of Spanish Jacinta), from Ancient Greek Ὑακίνθη (Huakínthē). 1. A rare female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: top and but Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers. Labels: uncountable
Word: top minnow Part of Speech: noun 1. A small viviparous freshwater mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) abundant in the southern United States. 2. Any other mosquitofish
Word: green fire Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyrotechnic composition which burns with a green flame, consisting of sulfur and potassium chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate). Labels: uncountable
Word: cancerettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cancerette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blind axle Part of Speech: noun 1. An axle that turns but does not communicate motion.
Word: blind shell Part of Speech: noun 1. A shell containing no charge, or one that does not explode.
Word: blind level Part of Speech: noun 1. A level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon.
Word: blind coal Part of Speech: noun 1. Coal that burns without a flame; anthracite coal. Labels: uncountable
Word: red ash Part of Speech: noun 1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America. 2. Forest natal-mahogany (Trichilia dregeana)
Word: green ash Part of Speech: noun 1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America.
Word: red copper Part of Speech: noun 1. red copper oxide; cuprite Labels: uncountable 2. pure copper, as opposed to an alloy (cf. yellow copper) Labels: uncountable Example: Their popularity began to fade as soon as red copper daggers appeared on the scene. Example: He reports further that the natives had daggers of iron and sometimes of red copper; that the latter metal was common enough with them; ...
Word: cuprites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuprite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soda alum Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulfate of alumina and soda. Labels: uncountable
Word: ghost moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Hepialus humuli, a white moth of the family Hepialidae.
Word: ghost swift Part of Speech: noun 1. ghost moth
Word: woman of the night Part of Speech: noun 1. A female prostitute. Labels: euphemistic
Word: nullipotence Part of Speech: noun 1. Quality of being nullipotent. Labels: uncountable
Word: sin taxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sin tax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dioid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + -oid? 1. An idempotent semiring.
Word: dioids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dioid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomato gall Part of Speech: noun 1. A large yellowish green gall, somewhat tinged with red, consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines, produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera vitis).
Word: chapelmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of chapel + master. 1. A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
Word: chapelmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chapelmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mother Carey's goose Part of Speech: noun 1. The giant fulmar of the Pacific.
Word: mother's mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of birthmark.
Word: in proper Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Individually; privately. Labels: obsolete Example: the princes found they could not have that in proper which God made to be common
Word: needle bar Part of Speech: noun 1. The reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is attached.
Word: needle spar Part of Speech: noun 1. aragonite
Word: needle shell Part of Speech: noun 1. A sea urchin.
Word: potter's ore Part of Speech: noun 1. alquifou Labels: uncountable
Word: Armstrong gun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented by Sir William Armstrong. 1. An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
Word: hogging frame Part of Speech: noun 1. hogframe
Word: full butt Part of Speech: adv 1. headfirst with full force Labels: colloquial, dated, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Two Whimsical Chimeras, that were abroad upon Adventure, happen'd to encounter, head to head, full-Butt, upon the way Example: The corporal […] ran full butt at the lieutenant.
Word: way-finding Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wayfinding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Blanchard lathe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented by Thomas Blanchard. 1. A lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, such as lasts, gunstocks, etc.
Word: throw lathe Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of throw (“hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers”).
Word: engine lathe Part of Speech: noun 1. A turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.
Word: drift of the forest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drift (“act of driving or herding cattle”) + of + the + forest. Pronunciation: /ˌdɹɪft‿əv ðə ˈfɒɹɪst/, /ˌdɹɪft‿əv ðə ˈfɔɹəst/, /-ˈfɑ-/ 1. The act of driving or herding cattle in a forest to a particular place in order to determine who they belong to and whether the owners have a right to common or pasture them in the forest, and whether any fines should be paid by those without such a right. Labels: UK, historical Example: It ſeemeth by the Aſſiſes of the Forreſt of Pickring and Lancaſter, that the Officers of the Forreſt there, did vſe to make two driftes of their Forreſt euery yeare, the firſt of thoſe driftes was made yearely fifteene daies before Midſomer, at the beginning of the Fence moneth, becauſe that in that moneth, no man might haue any beaſtes commoning within the waſt ſoile of the Forreſt, and then by that drift, the forreſt was cleane emptied and auoided of all beaſts and cattell, during the fence moneth onely: […] Example: The drifts of the foreſts are ſaid to be when all the Cattle as well of Commoners as of Strangers are driven by the Officers of the foreſt to ſome certain Pound or place incloſed, and the end hereof is threefold, viz. Firſt, to ſee whether thoſe that ought to common doe common with ſuch kind of Cattle as by preſcription or grant they ought. Secondly, if they common with ſuch Cattle as they ought, whether they doe ſurcharge or no. Thirdly, if the Cattle of any Stranger be there, which ought not to common at all.
Word: cross lots Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Across the fields; by way of a shortcut. Example: "I didn't see Crosby go by, did you?"¶ "He'd have had to foot it by the path 'cross-lots," replied Ezra, gravely, from the doorstep. "He's sold his hoss."
Word: played out Part of Speech: adj 1. Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources. Example: Bo was about played out and I hollered up for that Hutchens to come help me. 2. Overused, hackneyed; clichéd.
Word: played out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of play out. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flat rope Part of Speech: noun 1. A rope made by plaiting instead of twisting; gasket; sennit.
Word: sennits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sennit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rope's end Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of rope, especially one used as a lash in inflicting punishment.
Word: bench show Part of Speech: noun 1. An exhibition of dogs, during which the dogs are mainly kept in assigned locations so that spectators and breeders can walk around the event and view them.
Word: bench table Part of Speech: noun 1. A projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
Word: Fresnel's rhomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Designed in 1817 by Augustin-Jean Fresnel. 1. A rhombus or oblique parallelopiped of glass cut so that a ray of light entering one of its faces at right angles shall emerge at right angles at the opposite face, after undergoing within the rhombus, at other faces, two reflections. It is used to produce a ray circularly polarized from a plane-polarized ray, or the reverse. Example: In Fresnel’s rhomb, whatever be the colour of the light, the retardation of the phase is exactly 90°, or the corresponding retardation in space is exactly ^λ⁄₄ whatever the value of λ may be.
Word: terra ponderosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin. 1. Barite, or heavy spar. Labels: uncountable
Word: terra-japonica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin, meaning "Japanese earth"; it was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. 1. gambier (Uncaria gambir) Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: Arabian tea Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Abyssinian tea. Labels: uncountable