nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: uncapable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + capable. 1. Not capable; incapable. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: whosoever readeth them is not tied to plod long upon them, whereof I am uncapable.
Word: nonpalliative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + palliative. 1. Not palliative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mensal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin mensis (“month”). 1. Occurring once in a month; monthly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mensal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin mensalis, from mensa (“table”). 1. Belonging to the table; transacted at table. Labels: not-comparable Example: mensal conversation
Word: semestral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semester + -al. Pronunciation: /səˈmɛstəl/ 1. Synonym of biannual (“half-yearly”). Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to a semester. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zithern Part of Speech: noun 1. A zither Example: The zitherns and mandolins have forms to match their pretty names, but the soul of the musical instrument abides elsewhere than in its body, and informs it only to the ear.
Word: zitherns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zithern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zikurat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ziggurat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It had two zikurats, of which that on the north may, as Andrae supposes, have been dedicated to Anu, and that on the south to Adad.
Word: zooerastia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + -erastia. 1. The practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal Labels: uncountable Example: A curious instance of perversion in religio-sexual feeling, bordering on zooerastia, is the case of St. Veronica.
Word: zooerasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + -erasty. 1. The practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal Labels: uncountable
Word: zooflagellate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + flagellate. 1. Any of the heterotrophic flagellates of the phylum Zoomastigophora
Word: zooflagellates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zooflagellate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoomastigote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + mastigote. 1. A zooflagellate: a heterotrophic flagellate of the phylum Zoomastigophora
Word: crusado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partially borrowed from Spanish cruzado as well as Portuguese cruzado. 1. A crusader. Labels: archaic Example: So you agree with me, and don't think that the crusado from Russia will recover the Holy Land! Example: No crusado ever returned with more humility. 2. A crusade. Labels: archaic Example: I do not approve of this wholesale going to work, this impertinent crusado, or bellum ad exterminationem, proclaimed against a species. 3. Obsolete spelling of cruzado (old monetary unit). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Secondly, There was the account of four years more, while they kept the effects in their hands, before the government claimed the administration, as being the effects of a person not to be found, which they called civil death; and the balance of this, the value of the plantation increasing, amounted to nineteen thousand four hundred and forty-six crusadoes, being about three thousand two hundred and forty moidores. Example: The King's fifth of the mines, yields annually thirteen millions of crusadoes or half dollars.
Word: f-words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of f-word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: f-words Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of f-word Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: zymolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zymo- + -lysis. Pronunciation: /zaɪˈmɒlɪsɪs/ 1. The action of enzymes in breaking down organic substances during fermentation Labels: uncountable
Word: Farquharson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Farquhar + -son. 1. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name.
Word: wrynesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wryness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonopsonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + opsonic. 1. Not opsonic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonphagocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + phagocytic. 1. Not phagocytic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonevergreen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + evergreen. 1. Not evergreen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonevergreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + evergreen. 1. Any plant that is not an evergreen.
Word: nonevergreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonevergreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmorphometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + morphometric. 1. Not morphometric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: curlycue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of curlicue. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A flourish; a caper. Labels: dated Example: I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot.
Word: curlycues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curlycue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kyogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 狂言 (kyōgen), from Middle Chinese 狂言 (MC gjwang ngjon, “crazed ramblings”)), from 狂 (MC gjwang, “crazy, mad”) + 言 (MC ngjon, “speech”). 1. A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission. Labels: uncountable 2. A work in this genre. Labels: countable Example: Many kyogen include komai, small comic dances and songs which enhance the sense of fun or absurdity of a play.
Word: phocid Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of true seal.
Word: phocids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phocid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncartilaginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cartilaginous. 1. Not cartilaginous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: swashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: swashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of swash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swashing Part of Speech: adj 1. Hectoring; swaggering. Example: Weele haue a ſwaſhing and marſhall outſide, / As manie other manniſh cowards haue, / That doe outface it with their ſemblances. 2. Crushing; resounding. Example: Draw [your swords] if you be men, Gregorie, remember thy [ſ]waſhing blowe. Example: And with this ſwaſhing blow, do you ſwear Prince; / I could hulk your Grace, and hang you up croſs-legg'd, / Like a Hare at a Poulters, and do this with this wiper.
Word: swashing Part of Speech: noun 1. A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
Word: siddown Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of sit down. Labels: alt-of, imperative-only, pronunciation-spelling Example: Hey, kiddo, you're all white. Whad you do, stay up all night and didn't get no sleep? Come on in and siddown. Example: Trust that in 2025 Kumi Koda is gonna do something real similar and call it 12 Singles ColleXXion, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of when she famously released weekly singles back in 2005 - just to remind bitches. That’s if she can wait that long. She might do it this year. We know Kumi Koda can’t siddown.
Word: conchologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conchology + -ist. 1. One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
Word: conchologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conchologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conchological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conchology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to conchology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: donatrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of donatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solidaristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of solidarism + -istic. 1. Exhibiting, or pertaining to, solidarism.
Word: multiracialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multiracial + -ism. 1. The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But the rise of multiracialism is not all Kumbaya choruses and “postracial” identity. The N.A.A.C.P. criticized the census change, fearing that since so few in the black community are of fully African descent, mass attrition to a mixed-race option could threaten political clout and Federal financing.
Word: myelomatoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myelomatosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deputyship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deputy + -ship. 1. The position or role of deputy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interfertile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + fertile. 1. Capable of interbreeding Labels: not-comparable
Word: deputyships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deputyship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unphilosophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + philosophic. 1. Not philosophic. Example: Light is a term merely relative to us; but light itself has no absolute existence any more than sound: then how unphilosophic are the terms latent light, and light in darkness, which we sometimes hear—as if that which is merely an effect could be regarded as a cause, or as a physical force, at the same time that we know it is not possible to demonstrate the existence of any other physical force in nature than electricity.
Word: unassertiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unassertive + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unassertive. Labels: uncountable
Word: fluvastatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flu(oro)- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). 1. A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Labels: uncountable
Word: Trombetta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Trombetta. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Tarascan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tarasco + -an, from a Purepecha word meaning indistinctly “father-in-law” or “son-in-law”. 1. A member of the Purepecha people.
Word: Tarascan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish tarasco + -an, from a Purepecha word meaning indistinctly “father-in-law” or “son-in-law”. 1. The Purepecha language.
Word: Tarascans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tarascan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yukon Standard Time Part of Speech: name 1. Alaska Standard Time. Labels: obsolete
Word: gymnasial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gymnasium + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an academic gymnasium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unutilized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + utilized. 1. Not utilized; unused. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unutilised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + utilised. 1. Alternative spelling of unutilized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: telemetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From telemetry + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to telemetry. Labels: not-comparable Example: In an effort to alert coaches and trainers to a head hit warranting investigation, players at several colleges and some high schools have helmets fitted with a telemetric system that can almost instantly transmit wireless signals to computers on the sideline about the intensity and location of a hit.
Word: nontelemetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + telemetric. 1. Not telemetric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: synesthetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of synaesthetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zootoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + toxin. 1. A toxin produced by an animal.
Word: thanatomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thanato- + -mania. 1. The morbid belief that one is fated to die, having been cursed or bewitched by an enemy. Labels: uncountable Example: Suicide may also sometimes be effectuated by the mechanism of thanatomania.
Word: zootoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zootoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zootoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zoo- + toxic. 1. Of or pertaining to zootoxins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unanalytical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + analytical. 1. Not analytical. Example: After seeing Big Dance Theater’s “Comme Toujours Here I Stand,” at the Kitchen on Sunday night, several unanalytical thoughts crowded into my head: Why aren’t Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, who founded this company in 1991, more famous?
Word: unanalytically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unanalytical + -ly. 1. In an unanalytical manner.
Word: stromuhrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stromuhr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unglossy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + glossy. 1. Not glossy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Laodiceans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Laodicean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neurophysiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological English neurophysiological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English neurophysiologically From neurophysiological + -ly. By surface analysis, neuro- + physiologically. 1. In terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology. Labels: not-comparable Example: In her own view, she was most likely predisposed neurophysiologically to schizophrenia in such a way that her psyche could not tolerate the fracturings that others weathered while maintaining a functioning life.
Word: nonnew Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + new. 1. Not new. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + old. 1. Not old. Labels: not-comparable Example: The elderly are four times as likely as the nonold to be hospitalized.
Word: nonyoung Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + young. 1. Not young. Labels: not-comparable Example: The nonyoung, the nonmale, and the nonwhite have known that their vocational options were restricted[…] Example: Thus the so-called youth culture is really a culture of nonyoung people who have decided to dissolve their adulthood and absorb it into patterns once considered appropriate only for children and adolescents.
Word: uninspiringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uninspiring + -ly. 1. In an uninspiring manner. Example: In particle physics, that system is uninspiringly called the Standard Model, which accounts for all known matter but has one gap: the elusive Higgs boson.
Word: intersphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + sphere. 1. A sphere that is tangent to every edge of a given polyhedron.
Word: interspheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intersphere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elasmobranchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elasmobranch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elasmobranches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elasmobranch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perilymph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peri- + lymph. 1. An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thanato- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”). 1. Death. Labels: morpheme
Word: amassable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amass + -able. 1. Capable of being amassed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Continuous amassable entities like stuffs and activities contrast with things and events which are always at least cardinally countable and have unique and determinate spatio-temporal locations... Example: Nirankari devotees appeared to me more certain of the blessings amassable through seva.
Word: Rossum Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Dutch surname van Rossum. 1. An American surname from Dutch.
Word: nonspatiotemporal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + spatiotemporal. 1. Not spatiotemporal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncourteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + courteous. 1. Not courteous; impolite, rude.
Word: uncourteousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncourteous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being uncourteous; impoliteness. Labels: uncountable
Word: impolicies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impolicy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impluviums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impluvium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impluvia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impluvium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: martyrologues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of martyrologue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: martyrologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From martyrology + -ist. 1. One who studies martyrology.
Word: martyrological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From martyrology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to martyrology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: martyrologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of martyrologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: martyrologes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of martyrologe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcautiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overcautious + -ness. 1. Excessive cautiousness. Labels: uncountable
Word: ridgeway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ridge + way. 1. A track or path that follows the highest part of the landscape. Example: A prehistoric ridgeway cuts across the parish, which contains two 19th-century turnpike tollhouses.
Word: ridgeways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ridgeway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ridgetops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ridgetop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noisomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noisome + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being noisome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dhoney Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of dhoni. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: dhoneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dhoney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dhonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dhoney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpliant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pliant. 1. Not pliant. Example: The brawny craftsman finds it no child's play to mould his unpliant rugged masses; neither is guidance of men a dilettantism: what it becomes when treated as a dilettantism, we may see!
Word: ploughability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plough + -ability. 1. Alternative spelling of plowability. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: vernix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːnɪks/, /ˈvɝnɪks/ 1. Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies. Labels: uncountable Example: The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb. Example: But when – like Troy in the end of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.
Word: gibberishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gibberish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guidebookish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From guidebook + -ish. 1. Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
Word: nonmicrobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + microbiological. 1. Not microbiological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiripening Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + ripening. 1. Preventing ripening. Labels: not-comparable Example: This antiripening agent that keeps apples hard long enough to survive long-distance travel was denounced for its alleged carcinogenic effects.
Word: serviceableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From serviceable + -ness. 1. the state or condition of being serviceable Labels: uncountable Example: The Tʻu-mên river flows close to the borders of Manchuria and its opening will probably increase the serviceableness of Possiet, which is near its mouth.
Word: insideness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inside + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being inside. Labels: uncountable Example: Children as young as four are known to have relational concepts such as insideness, sameness, and so on (eg, Smith, 1989). Example: If we can establish a point that is guaranteed to be outside of our polygon, we can test the insideness of any point by connecting this test point to our outside point by a straight line and counting the number of times the line crosses the polygon.
Word: outsideness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From outside + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being outside. Labels: uncountable Example: We should not be content with the compromises of integration or assimilation. Our "outsideness" has given us a special vision. We cannot capitulate, but must use it to change the world. Example: Outsideness, however, does not necessarily equate with powerlessness.
Word: unlearnedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unlearned + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unlearned; lack of education. Labels: uncountable
Word: farruca Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of Flamenco music and dance, probably originating in Galicia, traditionally danced only by men. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: farrucas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farruca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underlinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underlining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overlinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overlining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resignedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From resigned + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being resigned (passively accepting a situation). Labels: uncountable
Word: resignee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From resign + -ee. 1. One who resigns from employment. 2. One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.
Word: resignees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resignee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oersted Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. 1. The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.
Word: oersteds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oersted Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Oe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: nanotesla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + tesla. 1. An SI unit equal to one billionth of a tesla.
Word: nanoteslas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanotesla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tightish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tight + -ish. 1. Somewhat tight. Example: Getting six people into the car was a tightish squeeze. Example: For some years past the favorite costume of the out-and-out young gentleman has been a rough pilot coat, with two gilt hooks and eyes to the velvet collar; buttons somewhat larger than crown-pieces; a black or fancy neckerchief, loosely tied; a wide-brimmed hat, with a low crown; tightish inexpressibles, and iron-shod boots.
Word: scissors paper stone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of rock paper scissors (game) Labels: uncountable
Word: meant to be Part of Speech: adj 1. Destined to exist or occur. Example: Why, look at how long I've been dating Oliver. If it wasn't meant to be, it would have ended a long time ago. Example: From the moment he started dating my mom, I never doubted that it was meant to be.
Word: bloomless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bloom + -less. 1. Without blooms. Labels: not-comparable Example: In winter, the bloomless trees looked gaunt and miserable.
Word: unsuspectedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unsuspected + -ly. 1. In a manner not previously suspected.
Word: nonwheeled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + wheeled. 1. Without a wheel or wheels. Labels: not-comparable
Word: herbiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From herby + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being herby. Labels: uncountable Example: The wine had a pleasant herbiness.
Word: nonbuttered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + buttered. 1. Not buttered. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sandwich the chocolate between the nonbuttered sides. Heat a small skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, place the sandwich in the center.
Word: heartbreakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartbreaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superpredator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + predator. Sociology sense coined by American political scientist John DiIulio in 1995. 1. A youth who repeatedly commits violent crimes, said to be a result of being raised without morals. Example: In 1996 [DiIulio] authored an incendiary warning of a "rising tide of juvenile superpredators" [and in the National Review] "[a]ll that's left of the black community in […] urban America is deviant, delinquent, and criminal adults[.]" Example: Superpredators theoretically arise from dysfunctional homes, inadequate schools, and morally bankrupt communities. 2. A predator that eats other predators.
Word: superpredators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superpredator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: idocrase Part of Speech: noun 1. vesuvianite Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: idocrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of idocrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stenog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. A stenographer. Labels: dated, informal Example: When a girl's a young lady she's got to have a good supply of fresh skirts and clean shirt-waists. Men like to see their stenogs dressed clean and pretty. Example: The very stenogs who had scorned them before wanted them now.
Word: stenogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stenog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overprescription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + prescription. 1. Prescription of a drug more frequently than appropriate. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: overprescriptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overprescription Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpsychoactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + psychoactive. 1. Not psychoactive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chi-square distributions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chi-square distribution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dermabrasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From derm- + abrasion. Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːməˌbɹeɪʃən/ 1. A cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface of the epidermis of the skin is removed by abrasion, typically to remove scarring or sun-damaged skin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dermabrasions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dermabrasion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dermabrader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From derm- + abrader. 1. A device used to perform dermabrasion.
Word: dermabraders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dermabrader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bit depth Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel. Example: A bit depth of eight corresponds to a palette of 256 possible colours, because 2⁸ = 256.
Word: proconsulship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proconsul + -ship. 1. The office or status of a proconsul; a proconsulate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: proconsulships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proconsulship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bit-depth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bit depth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nuthin' Part of Speech: pron 1. Pronunciation spelling of nothing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Oh, sweet nuthin' / She ain't got nothing at all Example: “Yeah. I got a union card. You want I should show it ta ya?” “Yeah. If you would be so gracious as to indulge my wishes. […] Nuthin’ poisonal, you understand. It was just last week that a guy I used ta woik wit, who knows a guy that was married to a guy’s cousin seen dem FBI guys nab dem German spies. Ya know? So . . .”
Word: phoneward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From phone + -ward. 1. Towards a telephone. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The pet book produced, the librarian again starts phoneward, but is waylaid by the president of the student council. Example: In the meantime Ivor had already skated phoneward across the parquetry to hear what Nina Lecerf or some other neighbor wanted.
Word: redoable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From redo + -able. 1. Capable of being redone. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many new functions and commands are undoable and a maximum of 30 commands are undoable and redoable.
Word: redoubted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redoubt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redoubting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redoubt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: calicivirus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any virus of the family Caliciviridae.
Word: caliciviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calicivirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SDRAM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of synchronous dynamic random access memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PVAL Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of polyvinyl alcohol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MRAM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of magnetoresistive random access memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: nonlitigious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + litigious. 1. Not litigious. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mitigative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mitigate + -ive. 1. Serving to mitigate.
Word: undoability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c. 1984, from undoable + -ity or undo + -ability. 1. Ability to be undone. Labels: uncountable Example: The advantage of having a separate subclass for each kind of undoable text control is that you can make a separate decision about undoability for each instance of each kind of control.
Word: semiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semiology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semiologic + -al. By surface analysis, semio- + logical. 1. Of or pertaining to semiology.
Word: dogwatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogwatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog watch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dogwatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cynomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyno- + -morphic. 1. doglike Example: The company of these excellent animals in my childhood gave a kind of cynomorphic twist to my philosophy and an enjoyment of animal society... Example: It was especially the unburied dead whose souls were considered to be cynomorphic in the ancient world: Lilja, Dogs, p. 35.
Word: Sanhedrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín, “Sanhedrin”), from Ancient Greek συνέδριον (sunédrion, “sitting together, hence assembly or council”). Doublet of synedrion. Pronunciation: /sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/, /sænˈhi.dɹɪn/ 1. An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel. Labels: historical 2. The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem. Labels: historical
Word: Sanhedrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sanhedrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psilocin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of translingual Psilocybe + -in, from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.ləˌsɪn/, /ˈsaɪ.loʊˌsɪn/ 1. 4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms. Labels: uncountable
Word: uninterred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + interred. 1. Not having been interred; unburied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anywhither Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Univerbation of any + whither. 1. To (in the direction of) anywhere. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Clearly enough, if the Chiefs be not self-motive and what we call men, but mere patient lay-figures without self-motive principle, the Government will not move anywhither; it will tumble disastrously, and jumble, round its own axis, as for many years past we have seen it do.
Word: Algic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Unami Alikehanebor. English Allegheny Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic blend English Algic Blend of Allegheny + Atlantic. Coined by Henry Schoolcraft in his Algic Researches (1839) from the names of the Allegheny River and the Atlantic Ocean. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɡɪk/ 1. An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
Word: philologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noplace Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From no + place. 1. Nowhere. Labels: US, informal, not-comparable
Word: chef d'œuvre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French chef-d'œuvre. Pronunciation: /ˌʃeɪˈdɜː.v(ɹə)/, /-ˈdɜː.vɹə/, /ˌʃɛdˈəːv/, /ˌʃeɪ-/, /ʃɛf-/ 1. A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one considered the greatest work of a person's career. Example: It was there that the Romans exposed their chefs-d’œuvre of painting and of sculpture. Example: I shall have a bottle of the old Burgundy, and tell Chloe he must exert himself to send me up some slight chef-d'œuvre for supper: I am sure that one needs something, after so much annoyance! 2. A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship. 3. A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Word: Janey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jane + -y, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Jane.
Word: Janey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jan + -ey. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: portion control Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of moderating one's diet by determining the number of calories in each serving of food, and keeping one's consumption below a predetermined number. Labels: uncountable
Word: yardgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yard + grass. 1. Grass in a lawn. Labels: uncountable Example: Longarm followed the path in the yardgrass to a cellar door at the rear of the bigger frame church. 2. Eleusine indica, a coarse annual grass often found as a weed. Labels: uncountable Example: The yardgrass (Eleusine indica) has similarly spread along roadside verges in western Africa and other tropical regions.
Word: ground tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. Equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings. Labels: uncountable
Word: one after the other Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of one after another. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: teeteringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From teetering + -ly. 1. While teetering, or as if teetering. Example: We feel more dangerously, teeteringly close to disease and death (in a slow, rotting, swamp-induced fashion) than we did during the war in Rhodesia... Example: She would feel ridiculous slinking around in clinging lame dresses and teeteringly high heels, playing the seductress.
Word: hiccupy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hiccup + -y. 1. Characterised by hiccups. Example: She burst into hiccupy sobs. Example: Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.
Word: outleap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out- + leap. 1. A sally; flight; escape. 2. A bursting forth; an ambush; a sudden quick effort. Example: The outleap of fury in the dagger-thrust had evidently exhausted him. 3. A fine which is paid by a person to their lord for deserting an estate without permission. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: outleap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + leap. 1. To leap out, as if from an ambush. Labels: transitive 2. To leap beyond or farther than. Labels: transitive
Word: outleaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outleap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outleaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outleap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outleapt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outleap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outleaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outleap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lept Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of leap Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: Into the lake he lept his lord to ayd, / (So love the dread of daunger doth despise,) / And, of him catching hold, him strongly stayd / From drowning […]
Word: seakeeping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + keeping. 1. Effective operation of a ship at sea; remaining seaworthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: postpuberty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + puberty. 1. After puberty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prepuberty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + puberty. 1. Before puberty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indignancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indignant + -cy. 1. indignation
Word: delint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + lint. 1. To remove lint from.
Word: delints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of delint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: delinting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of delint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: delinted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of delint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: delinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delint + -er. 1. A machine or tool that removes lint.
Word: delinters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delinter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: let's see Part of Speech: phrase 1. used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, but allowing hearer to participate Example: Let's see... I don't know if that would work. Example: Let's see. What should I make for dinner tonight?
Word: cat-harpings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cat-harping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cat-harping Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.
Word: Pichilemo Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Pichilemu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Deng Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 鄧／邓 (Dèng). Pronunciation: /dʌŋ/, /dɛŋ/ 1. A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping. Example: Think of the foam pie a protestor tried to throw in Rupert Murdoch’s face, halted by his then-wife Wendi Deng.
Word: cendol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol). 1. A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lapsang souchong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cantonese 立山小種 /立山小种 (laap⁶ saan¹ siu² zung², literally “Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety”). 1. A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: nonepidural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + epidural. 1. Not epidural. Labels: not-comparable
Word: creatorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From creator + -less. 1. Without a creator. Labels: not-comparable
Word: suffixable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From suffix + -able. 1. Capable of being added as a suffix. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prefixable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prefix + -able. 1. Capable of being added as a prefix. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yanker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yank + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈjæ̞ŋkə/, /ˈjæ̝ŋkɚ/, /ˈjeɪ̯ŋkɚ/, /ˈjɛ̃ŋkɚ/, /ˈjäŋkəɹ/ 1. Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull Example: He's a yanker of braids, a tousler of bangs […] 2. A brazen lie Labels: Scotland Example: "Ay, billy, that is a yanker !" said Tam aside : " When ane is gaun to tell a lie, there's naething like telling a plumper at aince, and being done wi't 3. Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.
Word: yankers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yanker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarmelke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yarmulke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ytterbite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ytterby + -ite. 1. Gadolinite: a black, vitreous mineral consisting primarily of silicates of various rare earths including ytterbium Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: zoophilism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + -philism. 1. An affection for non-human animals Labels: uncountable Example: Zoophilism bears witness to a new human being, one who no longer fears nature. 2. A preference of a parasite or vector to feed on non-human animals Labels: uncountable Example: They make the interesting suggestion that since cattle are rare in Kigezi christyi has had to abandon its zoophilism and become anthropophilic. 3. Zoophilia, a sexual inclination towards bestiality Labels: uncountable
Word: yacca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno. 1. Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.
Word: yacca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks. 1. Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea. Labels: Australia
Word: yaccas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yacca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yeshivah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yeshiva. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: youth-on-age Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the way young plantlets sprout from the middle of older leaves. 1. A perennial plant native to North America and widely planted as an ornamental: Tolmiea menziesii Labels: uncountable Example: Sometimes flowers of youth-on-age are white streaked with green instead of greenish streaked with purple.
Word: scorpionweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scorpion + weed. 1. Any plant of the genus Phacelia. Labels: uncountable Example: The name scorpionweed comes from the curling habit of the blossoming flower heads which somewhat resemble the flexed tail of a scorpion in striking position. Example: Lyall's scorpionweed is closely related to the more common species silky scorpionweed (Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray) and was once considered a variety of that species.
Word: insultathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From insult + -athon. 1. A vigorous, lengthy exchange of insults. Labels: informal Example: Here's a repeat of two halfhour episodes back to back featuring Vint (Ken Berry) and Naomi's (Dorothy Lyman) wedding and the usual insultathon among Ed (Harvey Korman) Mama (Vicki Lawrence), Ellen (Betty White) and Eunice (Carol Burnett).
Word: insultathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insultathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yottabit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yotta- + bit. 1. One septillion (10²⁴, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 zettabits. Example: Assuming a steady traffic growth similar to that created by the Internet over the last 3 years, we could actually be consuming a yottabit of bandwidth by the year 2015! 2. a yobibit. Labels: informal
Word: yottabits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yottabit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lyne Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of line (“path, rope, etc.”). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Noſce teipſum of Thales: Noſce tempus of Pittacus: Nihil nimis of Cleobulus; which notwithſtanding to ſpeake indifferently, are but vulgar precepts in Morality, carrying with them nothing above the lyne, or beyond the extemporall ſententioſity of common conceits with us. 2. Alternative form of line (“(obsolete) flax, linen”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Nor anie vveauer, vvhich his vvorke doth boaſt In dieper, in damaske, or in lyne; Nor anie skil’d in vvorkmanſhip emboſt; Nor anie skil’d in loupes of fingring fine, Might in their diuers cunning euer dare, VVith this ſo curious netvvorke to compare.
Word: Teegeeack Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the works of L. Ron Hubbard, of unknown origin. Perhaps after Terra and Gaia. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːɡi.æk/ 1. The planet Earth at the time of Xenu. Example: He caused people to be brought to Teegeeack (Earth) and put an H Bomb on the principal volcanoes […] Example: The church believes that 75 million years ago, the leader of the Galactic Federation, Xenu, solved an overpopulation problem by freezing the excess people in a compound of alcohol and glycol and transporting them by spaceship to Teegeeack -- which we know as Earth.
Word: gyraton Part of Speech: noun 1. An object that has a finite energy and spin, moving at the speed of light
Word: homojunction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + junction. 1. A junction between two similar semiconductors
Word: homophilous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + -philous. 1. homophilic Example: 1929, Report of the Health Department of The Panama Canal for the Calendar Year 1929, page unknown The evidence seems conclusive that A. tarsimaculatus variety aquacaelestis is but slightly homophilous.
Word: homostructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + structure. 1. Any structure made from one or more homojunctions.
Word: magnetospherically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From magnetospheric + -ally. 1. With regard to the magnetosphere Labels: not-comparable
Word: nanotracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanotrack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanotrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + track. 1. A nanosized track
Word: nonmonotonously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonmonotonous + -ly or non- + monotonously. 1. Not monotonously
Word: rheometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rheo- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to rheometry. Labels: not-comparable 2. Measured using a rheometer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superhumping Part of Speech: noun 1. the production of superhumps Labels: uncountable
Word: superspinar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + spinar. 1. A very large spinar, especially one that violates the Kerr bound (cJ/GM^2>1)
Word: tripolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + polar. 1. Having three poles. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having three electrical connections. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having or involving three centers of military, economic or political power. Labels: not-comparable Example: Instead, what will ultimately replace today’s dollar-centric international monetary and financial system is a tripolar system organized around the dollar, the euro, and the Chinese renminbi.
Word: ULRR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of upper limit of reference range. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DDL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Data Definition Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Direct Download Link, an Internet link to a file, for immediate download, instead of via file sharing. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: critiquable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From critique + -able. 1. Able to be critiqued.
Word: APU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of auxiliary power unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: APU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Azusa Pacific University. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RPP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of recreational pilot permit. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of registered pension plan. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism