nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: industrial music Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The style was introduced by the record label Industrial Records (formed in 1976). 1. A noisy, experimental genre of music with transgressive themes. Labels: uncountable Example: One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.
Word: handlable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of handleable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: moonfaced Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of moon-faced. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shaytan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shaitan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shaytans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shaytan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shannonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Shannon + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Claude Shannon (1916-2001), American mathematician and founder of information theory.
Word: skelps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skelp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: skelping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skelp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skelping Part of Speech: adj 1. large; whopping
Word: skelping Part of Speech: noun 1. A beating or slapping. Example: The word was old Scots for a good spanking, particularly in relation to the punishment of a miscreant child, and the Scots, after centuries of skelpings at the hands of the English themselves, absolutely loved it. Example: Jonty's instinctive awestruck expression had been curtailed by repeated skelpings across the head by his father, Henry.
Word: skelped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skelp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mycoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mycoplasma + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to mycoplasma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mycoplasmal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mycoplasma + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to mycoplasma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncatenative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + catenative. 1. Not catenative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: newgroup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From new + group. 1. To create (a newsgroup on Usenet) by sending a special control message. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: If the group passes, it will be newgrouped after five days. If the group fails, it can't be voted on again for six months.
Word: newgroups Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of newgroup Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: newgrouping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of newgroup Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: newgrouped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of newgroup Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonpsychosexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + psychosexual. 1. Not psychosexual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lounge music Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s, intended to evoke in the listener the feeling of being in some other place (an island paradise, outer space, etc.). Labels: uncountable
Word: slushie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slush + -ie. 1. A flavored frozen drink made with ice crystals. Labels: Canada, US 2. Alternative spelling of slushy (“a kitchen helper; a ship's cook”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slushies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slushie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of slushy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dreshel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of threshel. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, archaic 2. Alternative form of threshold. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: This gurt pig zays, I wants meat; T'other one zays, Where'll ye hay et? This one zays, In gramfer's barn; T'other one zays, Week! Week! I can't get over the dreshel.
Word: dreshels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dreshel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drinkathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drink + -athon. 1. A prolonged session of drinking alcohol. Labels: informal Example: The Weary Traveler has a messy Sunday night barbecue/drinkathon that attracts folks staying at the beach.
Word: drinkathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drinkathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: murderable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From murder + -able. 1. Capable of, or suitable for, being murdered. Example: And a man who is murderable is a man who in a profound if hidden lust desires to be murdered.
Word: unableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unable + -ness. 1. The quality of being unable. Labels: uncountable
Word: maximinning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of maximin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maximinned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maximin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maximined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maximin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maximining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of maximin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: minimisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minimiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Burgundies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Burgundy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chambertin Part of Speech: noun 1. A grand cru Burgundy wine from part of Gevrey-Chambertin, France. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Roast duck and Chambertin,” the man was saying. “And perhaps a souffle aux marrons, light and frothy.”
Word: Chambers Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚz/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəz/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A township in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A township and village therein, in Holt County, Nebraska. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Ellipsis of Chambers County. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Lankershim Part of Speech: name 1. A former settlement in Madera County, California, United States. 2. A surname.
Word: ultramoist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + moist. 1. Very moist. Labels: informal Example: This ultramoist yet rocky drainage has been known for years as the richest fern paradise in the Pacific Northwest. Example: Main courses include the ultramoist roast pork (perfect with a squeeze of lime) and camarones al ajillo, shrimp in spicy garlic sauce.
Word: well liquor Part of Speech: noun 1. An inexpensive liquor served at a bar etc. when the customer does not specify a brand. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: well liquors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of well liquor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guardswoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guard + -s- + -woman. 1. A woman who guards something. Example: Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardsman, watchman 2. A female member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof).
Word: guardswomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guardswoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orchidologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From orchido- + -logist. 1. One who studies orchids.
Word: orchidologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchidologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orchidological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From orchidology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to orchidology.
Word: gift card Part of Speech: noun 1. A gift certificate in the form of a card issued by retailers as an alternative to a non-monetary gift, allowing the bearer to purchase goods up to its face value.
Word: gift cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gift card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multilocality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + local + -ity. 1. The quality of being multilocal. Labels: uncountable
Word: multivocality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + vocal + -ity. 1. The quality of being multivocal. Labels: uncountable
Word: cup that cheers Part of Speech: noun 1. An alcoholic drink. Labels: archaic 2. A cup of tea. Labels: humorous
Word: non-Western Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + Western. 1. Not of or relating to the West. Labels: not-comparable
Word: infinitives of purpose Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infinitive of purpose Labels: form-of, infinitive, plural-of
Word: aimworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aim + -worthy. 1. Being a worthy goal; worth aiming at or for. Example: Simplifying of information at inner central area stations is thus aimworthy since the demand for information from staff is inversely proportional to simplicity. Example: Obviously, there are other constraints on service levels and fares which are determined politically; also, a distinction is made between 'aim-worthy' and ' non-aimworthy' passenger miles […]
Word: forthbear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthberen, possibly from Old English forþberan (“to bring forth, produce”). Equivalent to forth- + bear. The Middle English word is alternatively a calque of Latin prōferre. 1. To bear or carry forth. Labels: archaic
Word: forthbring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English forthbringen, from Old English forþbringan (“to bring forth, produce, bring to pass, accomplish, bring forward, adduce, quote”), from Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan (“to bring forth”); equivalent to forth- + bring. Cognate with Dutch voortbrengen (“to produce, generate, create”), German fortbringen (“to carry forth, carry away”). 1. To bring forth; bring out; produce. Labels: obsolete
Word: untravellable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + travellable. 1. Unsuitable for or hostile to travel; incapable of being journeyed over or upon. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: By encreasing the hollowness of a wide carriage road, much beyond the utility of form, the margins might no doubt be brought into a travellable state; whereas, of a flat road, in a wet season, every part, from side to side becomes equally untravellable. Example: Greece however is in a very untravellable state just now. 2. Unable to travel. Labels: not-comparable Example: . . . the defendant to have the right to reject 1000 sheep from the number mustered, which were to include lame or untravellable sheep.
Word: untravelable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + travel + -able. 1. Alternative form of untravellable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: forthcome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come. 1. To come forth. Labels: intransitive Example: By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off. Example: The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome.
Word: forthcome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”). 1. A coming forth. Labels: obsolete
Word: forthcut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthkutten, equivalent to forth- + cut. 1. To cut; plow. Labels: obsolete
Word: forthdeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an erroneous form of foredeal (“advantage”), as though from forth- + deal. 1. Alternative form of foredeal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: forthdraw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthdrawen, equivalent to forth- + draw. Pronunciation: /fɔːθˈdɹɔː/, /fɔɹθˈdɹɔ/ 1. To draw or bring forth. Labels: obsolete, poetic, transitive Example: Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide, By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, Which yet with him as relickes did abide Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […] Example: Forthdrawing from his unexhausted store, 'Twas his to bid the burden'd heart o'erflow, Infusing joys it never knew before, And melting it with soft luxuriant woe!
Word: forthen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English forthen, from Old English forþon, furþon, furþum (“even, exactly, quite, already, just as, at first, further, previously”), from forþ (“forth”). More at forth. 1. Also; even. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: forthfare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthfaren, from Old English forþfaran (“to go forth, depart”), equivalent to forth- + fare. Related to forþfaru (“departure”) and forþfōr (“departure, death”). 1. To go forth; go away; depart; journey. Labels: intransitive Example: When he had learned what he wanted to know, he forthfared to meet Winton at the incoming train. Example: [...] with great-hearted Christians fighting for each other instead of against each other, all just forthfaring unitedly for the Christianizing of the world, [...] 2. To decease; pass away; die. Labels: intransitive
Word: forthfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forthfare, from Old English forþfaru (“a going forth, departure”). 1. Departure. Labels: obsolete 2. Passing bell, death knell. Labels: obsolete
Word: passing bell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From passing + bell. 1. A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or funeral; death bell, death knell. Example: What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.
Word: forthfather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forthfader, forthfeder, from Old English forþfæder (“forefather, ancestor”), equivalent to forth- + father. 1. Forefather. Labels: obsolete
Word: resplendid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Influence by splendid. 1. Misconstruction of resplendent. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: beclip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beclippen, from Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *klumpijaną (“to hold, clench”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“to hold, clench”), equivalent to be- + clip. Compare also Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”). See also umbeclip. 1. To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: At the coming of Jupiter many Tears were wept for joy, by Dame Cibel and Vesc. Cibel kist and beclipt oftentimes her Son; Example: Which thing was told to the king by the same Hulin, and anon the king had pity on the poor man, and disdained not, but took him on his shoulders and bare him, whom the cripple beclipped with his foul and scabby hands and arms, and so, n the bearing, his sinews loosed and were reached out. 2. To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround. Labels: transitive 3. To include; comprise; comprehend; contain. Labels: obsolete, transitive 4. To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake. Labels: obsolete, transitive 5. To curdle (milk). Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: beclip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + clip. 1. To clip around or about (the edges of); crop. Labels: transitive Example: beclip a photograph
Word: Picrous Day Part of Speech: name 1. A festival formerly celebrated by the tin miners of Cornwall on the second Thursday before Christmas. Labels: UK, historical
Word: snoweth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: snow + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snow Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: multilocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + local. 1. Operating at a local level in more than one region. Example: One of the foundations of this multilocal strategy is that 90% of Unilever managers are locally recruited and trained.
Word: multipost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From multi- + post. 1. To post several copies of (a message) to different newsgroups. Labels: ambitransitive Example: It makes more sense to crosspost than to multipost: that way, replies will all appear together in a single thread.
Word: multiposts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of multipost Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: multiposting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of multipost Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: multiposted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of multipost Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unwearily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unweary + -ly. 1. Without weariness.
Word: unwarning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + warning. 1. Without warning; sudden. Labels: archaic, often, poetic
Word: necromantical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of necromantic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: permie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From permanent + -ie. 1. A permanent employee. Labels: UK, informal Example: Even if you take six months off you will still earn more than most IT permies, and about three times as much as non-IT permies.
Word: permies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of permie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permethylations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of permethylation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesquites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesquite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woebetide Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of woe betide. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: However, woebetide the male who takes that downward step into femininity.
Word: Old Korean Part of Speech: name 1. The earliest stage of the Korean language, written in hanja, which evolved into Middle Korean by the 10ᵗʰ or 13ᵗʰ century, depending on the analysis.
Word: Canterbury bells Part of Speech: noun 1. Campanula medium, an annual or biennial flowering plant with bell-shaped flowers. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Bonesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bones + man. 1. A member of the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale University, USA.
Word: Bonesmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bonesman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zamucoan Part of Speech: name 1. A small, endangered language family of Paraguay and Bolivia, consisting of the languages Ayoreo and Chamacoco.
Word: unbrick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + brick. 1. To reopen something bricked up. Labels: transitive Example: The skylight, although it had been bricked up by someone’s hysterical order, at that time in the past when a man had penetrated the attic-floor of the club to visit a girl, was not beyond being unbricked by the firemen. It was all a question of time. Example: "My folks are off playing golf, and Marci's going to that Summer Fun thing at the school. Which means we'll have plenty of time to unbrick that door and see what's behind it." 2. To repair a device that was bricked (rendered inoperative). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Using JTAG to Unbrick Your Router
Word: unbricks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unbrick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unbricking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unbrick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unbricked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unbrick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbricked Part of Speech: adj 1. Not paved or blocked up with bricks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neognosticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + gnosticism. 1. Any relatively modern Gnostic movement. Labels: uncountable
Word: neognostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + gnostic. 1. Of or pertaining to neognosticism. Example: It was in Languedoc that a neognostic group, the Cathars, flourished.
Word: hazardproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hazard + -proof. 1. Secure from, or resistant to, hazards.
Word: jihadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jihad + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to jihad. Example: Kepel, however, refuses to surrender his belief that the jihadic firestorm reached its zenith long before, with the Soviet expulsion from Afghanistan in 1989.
Word: machicolating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of machicolate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tegmenta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tegmentum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temptator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English temptatour, from Latin temptātor. 1. Synonym of tempter. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: If the temptator ſaye, thou haſte not kepte the lawe of god, wherfore thou arte accurſed. Example: Firſt they be Imitators; next, Mutators; thirdly, Temptators; and lastly, your Plantators, in all the varieties of vanity.
Word: syncarpous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From syn- + -carpous. 1. Having carpels joined together Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bootnik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of boot + beatnik? 1. A fan of the ReBoot CGI-animated television series.
Word: Bootniks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bootnik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: come into being Part of Speech: verb 1. To form; to start to exist. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sociologists would like to study how this phenomenon came into being.
Word: Booter Part of Speech: noun 1. A fan of the ReBoot CGI-animated television series.
Word: Booters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Booter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: JCP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Java Community Process. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of judicial corporal punishment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: JCP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Japanese Communist Party. Labels: Japanese, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SNAP Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Lots of people who are in compliance with the new rules – either because they already work or meet exemption criteria – could lose their assistance because of red tape, said Dottie Rosenbaum, the center’s director of federal SNAP policy. Example: Most of the current proposals to eliminate soda from SNAP come from reliably Republican states, but the partisan lines aren’t straightforward. 2. Acronym of Subnetwork Access Protocol. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 3. Acronym of Scalable Network Application Package. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical 4. Acronym of Symbolic Network Analysis Program. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: SNAP Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of soluble NSF attachment protein. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: bootblacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bootblack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bootblacking Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of shining shoes; shoe-shining. Labels: uncountable Example: A smell of scent soap and bootblacking[.]
Word: bootblacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bootblack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reset button Part of Speech: noun 1. A button that resets something. 2. A plot device that interrupts continuity in works of fiction, by returning characters and situations to the status quo they held before certain changes were introduced. Example: But after a year of sagging ratings, Dallas hit the reset button, by having Pam wake up to see Bobby, very much alive, lathering up in their shower. The entire 1985–86 season, including Bobby's death, had been a bad dream of Pam's, and now that she was awake, Dallas could go on the way it should have, with the previous year's events effectively wiped away. Example: Voyager the show ambles and meanders just like Voyager the ship, hypothetically exploring new territory but actually doomed to retreads and consequence-free episodic storytelling (heavy on what fans came to call “the Reset Button” that restores the status quo), exacerbated by overuse of technobabble.
Word: reset buttons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reset button Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the lady doth protest too much Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: An allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet, where the line is spoken by Queen Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. In the play, "protest" is used to mean "insist that what one is saying is true" (in this case, the Player Queen's protestations of love), not "insist that what another is saying is false." 1. It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what they're saying must be true. Example: In all Penelope's devotion to her husband there is an ever present sense that the lady doth protest too much.
Word: tristful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English trystefull; equivalent to trist + -ful. 1. Sad, melancholic. Labels: archaic Example: Be mindefull still of my presumpteous crime, Which forced me to tell this tristfull tale. Example: […] Heaven’s face doth glow; Yea, this solidity and compound mass, With tristful visage, as against the doom, Is thought-sick at the act.
Word: kine-pox Part of Speech: noun 1. cowpox. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: tentorii Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tentorium Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural Example: The tentorii, hardened structures within the head which provide additional support, are also made of this material (Borror et a1. 1976).
Word: mrw Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of MRW. Labels: alt-of
Word: BOFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BOF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tragula Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of javelin, used in ancient Sparta, attached to the thrower's wrist by a rope
Word: tragulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tragula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tragulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tragula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1846. Unknown origin — possibly alteration of caddie. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪdi/ 1. A man's straw hat
Word: cady Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of caddie. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Alternative spelling of kady. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: witchiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From witchy + -ness. 1. The quality of being witchy. Labels: uncountable
Word: money spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the family Linyphiidae, or (loosely) any very small spider, superstitiously believed to bring financial good luck. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: money spiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of money spider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Enosis Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: trepidant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin trepidāntem. 1. Trembling with fear or emotion. Labels: rare Example: The good old Duke – no, the General, called me all trepidant to him, smiled, asked my age and service, liked the wire, and passed into the village. 2. Marked by trembling or tremor. Labels: archaic
Word: Transpondian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jocular coinage from trans- + the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”) + -ian. 1. Someone from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the British Isles or the United States.
Word: transpondian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Jocular coinage from trans- + the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”) + -ian. 1. Having to do with the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean or with traversing it, especially between the British Isles and the United States. 2. Having to do with the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the British Isles or the United States.
Word: transpondian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jocular coinage from trans- + the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”) + -ian. 1. Someone from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the British Isles or the United States.
Word: transpondians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transpondian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Transpondians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Transpondian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acteme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From act + -eme. 1. A unit of behavior. Example: A realisation of an acteme is called an act, and is the content of one semantically homogeneous verse series.
Word: recompilable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From recompile + -able. 1. Capable of being recompiled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: compilability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compile + -ability. 1. The quality of being compilable. Labels: uncountable
Word: aeroboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- (or the Irish aer) + board, or from a company of a similar name which manufactures polystyrene insulation products in Ireland. 1. Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in insulation. Labels: Ireland, uncountable
Word: allyou Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From all + you. 1. Plural form of you. Labels: Caribbean, dialectal, form-of, plural Example: 'Ah, I wish I was like all you Jamaican,' Moses say, 'Allyou could live on two-three pound a week... Example: What I paying the two of allyou for if I have to hire management consultant?
Word: frithborh Part of Speech: noun 1. A frankpledge. Labels: obsolete
Word: frithborhs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frithborh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fissirostral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fissi- + rostral; or else Fissirostres + -al. 1. Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and nightjars. 2. Belonging to the Fissirostres. Labels: obsolete Example: In such places I found a good many birds, among which were the fine cream-coloured pigeon, Carpophaga luctuosa, and the rare blue-headed roller, Coracias temmincki, which has a most discordant voice, and generally goes in pairs, flying from tree to tree, and exhibiting while at rest that all-in-a-heap appearance and jerking motion of the head and tail which are so characteristic of the great Fissirostral group to which it belongs.
Word: hypogeums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypogeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypogaeums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypogaeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypogaea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypogaeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaikomako Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori kaikōmako. 1. Pennantia baylisiana, a rare tree of New Zealand. Labels: New-Zealand, no-plural
Word: hokkus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hokku Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allylzincs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allylzinc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Havdoloh Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Havdalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Havdala Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Havdalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: folklives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folklife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: longcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From long + case. 1. A longcase clock.
Word: longcases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longcase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: longcuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longcut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: libethenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Libethen (“Ľubietová, Slovakia, where it was discovered”). 1. A rare copper phosphate hydroxide mineral that forms striking dark green orthorhombic crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: rednecky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From redneck + -y. 1. Like a redneck; rural, uneducated, unsophisticated, etc. Labels: US, informal
Word: kadies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kady Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cadies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cadie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of cady Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lessoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lesson Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lessoning Part of Speech: noun 1. instruction; tuition Labels: archaic Example: And then I learned / Unto mine own tamed heart a higher trust, / And mightier strength to bear, so to give thee / Life's truest lessonings.
Word: lessoned Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: lessoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lesson Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: leafmeal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From leaf + -meal. 1. One leaf at a time; leaf by leaf. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic Example: Áh! ás the heart grows older / It will come to such sights colder / By and by, nor spare a sigh / Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; […]
Word: leafmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leaf + meal, modelled after leafmould. 1. A feed or meal, particularly for animals, consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves. Labels: uncountable 2. Fallen or decaying leaves; leaf litter Labels: uncountable Example: The Wilburtsons' pool, by contrast, is a swirl of sunk and sinking leafmeal, their yellow cat basking on the diving board.
Word: leafmould Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leaf mold. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: class acts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of class act Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rocken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rochen, equivalent to rocke, roche + -en. 1. Consisting or made of rock or rocky material. Labels: archaic Example: […] Don't talk ov housen all o' brick, / Wi' rocken walls nine inches thick, […]
Word: cytotrophoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + trophoblast. 1. The inner layer of the trophoblast.
Word: bridle up Part of Speech: verb 1. To show anger or indignation at something.
Word: syncytiotrophoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syncytium + -o- + trophoblast. 1. The outer layer of the trophoblast, consisting of a single cell with many nuclei and a very large size and surface area.
Word: cytomegaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + -megaly. 1. Enlargement of cells, seen especially in infections of cytomegalovirus Labels: uncountable
Word: Stoliczka's mountain voles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stoliczka's mountain vole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomodaeum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stomodeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sarlacc Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983). 1. A fictional multi-tentacled beast known to dissolve its prey slowly, buried in a depression in the desert sands of the planet Tatooine.
Word: latka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of latke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: latkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of latka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jelly donut Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jelly doughnut. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jelly donuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jelly donut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sufganiyah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew סופגנייה. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːfɡɑniˈjɑː/ 1. A deep-fried, ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar.
Word: sufganiyot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sufganiya Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of sufganiyah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pointsettia Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of poinsettia. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pointsettias Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of poinsettias. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: poinsetta Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of poinsettia. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: poinsettas Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of poinsettias. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Trans-New Guinea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From trans- + New Guinea. 1. A major language family spoken in large parts of New Guinea. Example: The squares of the numbers 1 to 10 are spelt out in the Ndom³ language, in arbitrary order: […] ³ The Ndom language belongs to the Trans-New Guinea family. It is spoken by about 1200 people on the isle of Kolopom (Pulau Kolepom, Pulau Kimaam or Pulau Dolok, formerly Frederick Hendrik Island) off the coast of the Indonesian half of New Guinea.
Word: pyloric valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.
Word: proctodaeum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of proctodeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fluid intelligence Part of Speech: noun 1. The capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge. Labels: uncountable
Word: bacaw Part of Speech: intj 1. A representation of the vocal sound made by a chicken at the end of a series of clucks. Usually used in conjunction with either buck or cluck. 2. Used to accuse another person of cowardice. Example: Buck buck bacaw! Betcha won't do it.
Word: forthgo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthgon, forthgan, from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away, go on, precede, succeed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- + go. Cognate with Dutch voortgaan (“to continue, proceed, go ahead”), German fortgehen (“to go away, leave, depart, blin”), Swedish fortgå (“to continue, go on, proceed”). 1. To go forth; proceed. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: forth-issuing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From forth- + issuing. 1. Issuing; coming out; coming forth, as from a covert.
Word: forthlead Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthleden, from Old English forþlǣdan. Calque of Latin prōdūcere (“to lead forth”). Equivalent to forth- + lead. 1. To lead forth. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forthleap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthlepen, equivalent to forth- + leap. 1. To leap forth or out. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: forthlook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthloken, from Old English forþlōcian (“to look forth”), equivalent to forth- + look. 1. To look forth; look out. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: forthlook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forthloken, from Old English forþlōcian (“to look forth”), equivalent to forth- + look. 1. A looking forth, forward, or ahead; an outlook; prospect; projection. Example: This essay is a thoughtful forthlook to the time when, at the approaching disestablishment of the Episcopal Church in England, Congregationalism will be placed on a new footing — [...]
Word: proctodeum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “rectum”) + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”). Compare stomodeum, urodeum, coprodeum, and phallodeum. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒktəˈdiːəm/ 1. The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal. Example: The proctodeum is slightly larger than the urodeum in most species. It is separated from the urodeum by the uroproctodeal fold.
Word: nonculturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English culturable English nonculturable From non- + culturable. 1. Not culturable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unculturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English culturable English unculturable From un- + culturable. 1. Not culturable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gammaproteobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gammaproteobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exgratia Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of ex gratia. Labels: India, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: exgratia Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of ex gratia. Labels: India, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: OTA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of over-the-air. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of operational transconductance amplifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of online travel agency/agent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of on-time arrival. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of optical tube assembly (of a telescope). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: OTAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of OTA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magmalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magma + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of magma. Example: The reason for this was the great acceleration of life itself, the magmalike mixture of everything coming together at once: technology, education, the economy, and the media.
Word: bruxisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bruxism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme involved in pyruvate metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: gregoryite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gregory + -ite. 1. A mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, potassium and sodium. Labels: uncountable
Word: grisled Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of grizzled. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
Word: have had one's chips Part of Speech: verb 1. To be dead or finished. Labels: idiomatic Example: He must have had his chips, she thought, and our children will be born fatherless.
Word: hypercarnivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + carnivore. 1. Any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals. Example: Most sharks are hypercarnivores. 2. Any creature with an increased slicing component of dentition relative to the grinding component.
Word: hypercarnivores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypercarnivore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypercarnivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + carnivorous. 1. Being or pertaining to a hypercarnivore.
Word: patientives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patientive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonlexicalized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + lexicalized. 1. Not lexicalized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hypersymmetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + symmetry. 1. symmetry in more than two dimensions Labels: uncountable 2. extended supersymmetry Labels: uncountable
Word: hyloist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”) + -ist. 1. Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist. Labels: archaic, historical Example: But, leaving for the present, as far as relates to the material world, the materialists, hyloists, and antihyloists, to settle this point among them […]: we may very safely assert that the esse of happiness is percipi. It exists as it is perceived.
Word: hyloism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hylo- + -ism. 1. Alternative form of hylotheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, uncountable
Word: hyloists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyloist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insert song Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of incidental music in anime. Example: Fushigi Yuugi - some of the insert songs are weak, but the BGM and op/ed make up for it. Example: Can anyone tell me the title of the insert song from epsiode^([sic]) 40 that occurs about halfway through?
Word: insert songs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insert song Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jade Emperor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Chinese 玉皇 (Yùhuáng) or 玉帝 (Yù Dì, “Jade Emperor”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪd ˈɛmpəɹə/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪd ˈɛmpɹə/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪd ˈɛmpəɹɚ/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪd ˈɛmpɹɚ/ 1. The lord of the Celestial Hierarchy, ruling over Heaven, Earth, and Hell. Labels: Chinese
Word: prepayable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + payable. 1. To be paid, or paid for, in advance. Labels: not-comparable 2. Able or capable of being prepaid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: maledom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From male + -dom (“group”). Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪl.dəm/ 1. Men considered as a group; mankind. Labels: uncountable Example: There is a gender connotation here also, with the second power rhetoric clearly identified with maledom...
Word: maledom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From male + -dom (“domination”). Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪlˌdɒm/, /ˈmeɪlˌdɑm/ 1. Male domination; a sexual practice in which men dominate women or other people. Labels: uncountable 2. A male dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices. Labels: countable Example: And these things are better coming from a femsub like her because you so often dismiss criticism from maledoms as proof that they can't take competition.
Word: counternotice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + notice. 1. A legal notice sent in reply to an earlier notice from an opposing party. Example: Draper (1990) produced a harsh result for the tenant who responded to a section 25 notice by a counternotice and an application to the court for a new tenancy […]
Word: counternotices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counternotice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaderlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From leaderless + -ly. 1. Without a leader. Labels: not-comparable
Word: leaderettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaderette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: velaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veterate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin veterātus. 1. Of long standing, experienced, seasoned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: utinam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin utinam. 1. A fervent wish. Labels: obsolete Example: now can the Will which hath a power to run into velleities, and wishes of impossibilities, have any utinam of this.
Word: the cure is worse than the disease Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin aegrescit medendo (literally “it worsens with healing”) attributed to Virgil in book XII of the Aeneid. 1. The medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via adverse effects. 2. The solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via unintended consequences. Labels: figuratively Example: Regarding the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act and other repeals of financial regulations, or even in legislating new financial regulations, you have to be careful that the cure is not worse than the disease.
Word: Igors Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Igor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Igors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Igor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: base on balls Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.
Word: catcher interference Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of a hitter being awarded first bases, due to the catcher touching the batter's bat during his or her time at bat.
Word: Mb/s Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mbps. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Marks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marks Part of Speech: name 1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark. 2. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
Word: dured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dure Labels: form-of, participle, past