nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: catstail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cattestail, equivalent to cat + -s- + tail. 1. Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)
Word: catstails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catstail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kakariki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori kākāriki. 1. A parakeet of New Zealand, genus Cyanoramphus.
Word: kakarikis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kakariki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitfo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic ክትፎ (kətfo). 1. A traditional Ethiopian dish of minced raw beef marinated in spices and clarified butter. Labels: uncountable
Word: naturopathist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From naturopathy + -ist. 1. A naturopath; One who practises naturopathy.
Word: naturopathists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naturopathist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unneglected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + neglected. 1. Not neglected.
Word: unrelished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + relished. 1. Not relished.
Word: kewpie doll Part of Speech: noun 1. A plump doll with a curl of hair on its head. Example: He was a low-browed youth of about twenty, very big for his age, swarthy as a Greek, and shaped rather like a kewpie doll, having a rotund pendulous paunch and a distinctly egg-shaped head. Example: The young explorer stood in the crowd, Kewpie doll under his arm […].
Word: kewpie dolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kewpie doll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MiST Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of MST (to mock a work by inserting annotations) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MiSTing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of MiST Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: MiSTs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of MiST Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: MiSTed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of MiST Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: two-body problems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of two-body problem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cholin Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of choline. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: kotleta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian котле́та (kotléta), from French côtelette (“cutlet; chop”), whence the English doublet cutlet; also a doublet of kotlet via Polish. 1. A meat patty or meatball made of ground pork and/or beef flattened into an oval shape, then seasoned and fried or baked. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Take up the kotleti and place them on a hot platter. Strain the sauce, which may be poured over the kotleti or served separately. Example: Beware of the juiciness of kotlety, for many a frock has been ruined by those who cut into their kotlety too vigorously and allowed the hot butter to splatter all over them!
Word: bridge-and-tunneler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bridge-and-tunnel + -er. 1. One who travels to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities. Labels: New-York-City, derogatory, slang
Word: bridge-and-tunnelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bridge-and-tunneler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: threonin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From threo- + -in. 1. threonine (an essential amino acid) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sulfid Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of sulfide. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: quarter bathroom Part of Speech: noun 1. A room with a toilet, but no shower or bathtub, and typically no sink; a water closet. Labels: US
Word: kolovrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ. In historical records, similar symbols were recorded as ладинец (ladinec) in Russian or słoneczko in Polish. This spelling was influenced by Russian коловра́т (kolovrát), the more well-known form of the symbol invented by the neo-pagan leader Alexey Dobrovolsky in the 1990s. 1. An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups. Example: In contrast, Krasnodar respondents were keen to differentiate between the kolovrat and the swastika, while recognizing the symbolic connections between them: […]
Word: elkes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Porte Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle French porte (“gate”), ultimately after Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Bâb-ı Âli, “Exalted Gate”), from Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and عَالِيّ (ʕāliyy, “high, exalted”), a synecdoche for the Ottoman government originally referring to the outer gate of the sultan's Topkapı palace at which justice was administered, and later to the gate of the palace of the grand vizier. 1. The Ottoman court; (hence), the government of the Ottoman empire. Labels: historical Example: Another odd Combination: 'tis now confidently asserted that the Ottoman Porte enters into a League offensive & defensive with France […]. Example: A hired diplomat in Edirne and to the Porte in Constantinople, a military commander in the Austro-Turkish wars, a polyhistor and a learned man.
Word: kumys Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of koumiss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: organogermane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any simple organogermanium compound (equivalent to a hydrocarbon or silane)
Word: geomodelling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + modelling. 1. The science of creating computerized representations of portions of the Earth's crust based on geophysical and geological observations. Labels: uncountable
Word: geomodeling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of geomodelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: placemark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From place + mark. 1. A marker indicating a place on a map or elsewhere.
Word: placemark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From place + mark. 1. To indicate (a place on a map) by means of a marker. Labels: transitive
Word: placemarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placemark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: placemarks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of placemark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spondyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spondyle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spondyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spondyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spondyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spondyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetrical Part of Speech: adj 1. tetric; harsh; morose Example: As my nephew has nothing immorigerous or tetrical in his disposition, he indubitably would have gratefully profited of my advice. Example: It is not good to be too tetrical and virulent. Kind words make rough actions plausible.
Word: arnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Dutch aardnoot. 1. The earthnut. Labels: Scotland, archaic
Word: arnuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arnut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From replay + -er. 1. One who, or that which, replays; a person or device carrying out playback. Example: A reference to a type of equipment as "television reception equipment" shall be deemed to be a reference to television receivers, and video recorders and replayers[…] Example: DJs increasingly became creators of music rather than replayers[…]
Word: replayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncollaborative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + collaborative. 1. Not collaborative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: New Woman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attributed to Sarah Grand. 1. An educated, independent feminist of the late 19th century. Labels: historical Example: These ladies, actuated by the modern spirit of independence, have yet nothing in common with the “New Woman”—if, which we doubt, this feminine Frankenstein be indeed among us, waiting to fall upon us to our undoing.
Word: New Women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of New Woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autobuffering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + buffering. 1. automatic buffering Labels: uncountable
Word: Galileian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Galileo + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Galilean. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1920, Robert William Lawson (translator), Albert Einstein (original author in 1916), Relativity: The Special and the General Theory Part II The special theory of relativity has reference to Galileian domains, i.e. to those in which no gravitational field exists.
Word: marrot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹət/ 1. The common guillemot.
Word: marrots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marrot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soothable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soothe + -able. 1. Capable of being soothed. Example: For example, caregiver reactions may be quite different for a highly irritable, highly soothable child, as compared to an equally highly irritable child who is not soothable.
Word: unsoothable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + soothable. 1. Impossible to soothe.
Word: nonmorphological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + morphological. 1. Not morphological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: old maids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of old maid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goldin Part of Speech: noun 1. The golding, or corn marigold. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal
Word: goldins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goldin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rilievos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rilievo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: HNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of hexitol nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of hydrohexitol nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of anhydrohexitol nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: HNA Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of high nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: changing hands Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of change hands Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: changes hands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of change hands Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: changed hands Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of change hands Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: knock-me-down Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong alcoholic drink. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: His mother didn't have the price of a bed, and so she crept into the outbuilding, the labor pains coming like blows to the groin, a bottle of clear white Knock-Me-Down clutched in her fist.
Word: knock-me-down Part of Speech: adj 1. Overbearing; overpowering. Example: ‘I never can think such tremendous, knock-me-down figures in the least degree elegant […].’ Example: And Bloom, of course, with his knockmedown cigar putting on swank with his lardy face.
Word: greensickness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of green sickness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: piscatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Irregular formation from the stem of Latin piscārī (“to fish”), + -ology. Pronunciation: /pɪskəˈtɒlədʒɪ/, /pɪskəˈtɑlədʒi/ 1. The study of fishing. Labels: uncountable Example: Ned acquired the rudiments of orthography, geometry, piscatology, a phrase or two of French, and a profound loathing for the Classics.
Word: savines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kalliope Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Calliope. 1. 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
Word: aldehyde oxidase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid
Word: cadmiuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cadmium + -uria. 1. The presence of cadmium salts in the urine Labels: uncountable
Word: calciuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calci- + -uria. 1. The presence of calcium salts in the urine (especially at an elevated level) Labels: uncountable
Word: calcophilic Part of Speech: adj 1. That tends to be associated with calcium
Word: bezil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bezel. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The winder is let in the bezil of the case, and when the bezil is properly attached to the watch case the winder should be just free of the pillar plate, and is fastened to the bezil by means of screws or pins, or it may be cemented as most convenient. Example: He solders the belt which he calls a bezil, a term which applies to any ring formed of fiat metal.[…]When the bezil has taken the shape of the stone, it is rubbed on a flat slab of holystone till its bottom is worn level.
Word: bezils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bezil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexacarbonyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + carbonyl. 1. Any compound having six carbonyl groups
Word: extrapolatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extrapolate + -able. 1. That can be extrapolated
Word: identity matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of identity matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: identity matrixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of identity matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diagonal matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diagonal matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singular matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singular matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hermitian matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hermitian matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symmetric matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of symmetric matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: normopath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From normo- + -path. 1. A person who conforms excessively to social norms.
Word: normopaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of normopath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bursting pressures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bursting pressure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ionizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ionizable + -ity. 1. The condition of being ionizable. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A measure of the extent to which something is ionizable. Labels: countable, usually
Word: nodulizing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nodule + -ize + -ing. 1. The consolidation of fine material into nodules Labels: uncountable
Word: nodulizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nodule + -ize + -ing. 1. That helps this consolidation process Labels: not-comparable
Word: acalyptrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acalyptrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hormonogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hormone + -o- + -genesis. 1. The biosynthesis of hormones Labels: uncountable
Word: perxenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From per- + xenic. 1. Relating to perxenic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perxenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The acid H₄XeO₆, presumed to be formed by solution of xenon tetroxide in water, but known only as its salts, the perxenates Labels: uncountable
Word: radioembolization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + embolization. 1. A form of internal radiotherapy in which small radioactive particles are surgically implanted
Word: Cocytus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, literally “lamentation”). Pronunciation: /koʊˈsaɪtəs/, /koʊˈkaɪtəs/ 1. A river of the underworld in Greek mythology. Example: By the Stigiall flode, / And the stremes wode / Of Cochitos bottumles well; […] Example: A bold bad man, that dar'd to call by name / Great Gorgon, prince of darknes and dead night, / At which Cocytus quakes and Styx is put to flight.
Word: Cocytos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κωκῡτός (Kōkūtós). 1. Alternative form of Cocytus. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A mile of this, and on the right, a small river — the Cocytos — joined the Acheron. […] Soon after we passed the Cocytos, the narrowness of the river and the speed of the current forced us to abandon the good ship Aghios Spyridon, step ashore and to make the remainder of the pilgrimage — about a mile — on foot.
Word: Kokytos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κωκῡτός (Kōkūtós). 1. Alternative form of Cocytus. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Greeks believed that Hades was beneath the earth. It had five rivers—the Acheron, the Kokytos, the Lethe, the Pyriphlegethon, and the Styx. Each served as a boundary between the land of the living and the land of the dead.
Word: cumguzzler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cum guzzler. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Two of the five girls take the bait. “You see this little cumguzzler here?” He says, pointing at me.
Word: cumguzzlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cumguzzler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tellurhydric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tellurium + hydric. 1. Relating to tellurhydric acid Labels: not-comparable
Word: Phlegeton Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Phlegethon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Firebrand of hell firſt tynd in Phlegeton, / By thouſand furies, and from thence out throwen / Into this world, to worke confuſion, / And ſet it all on fire by force vnknowen, / Is wicked diſcord, […] Example: Acheron and Phlegeton, which a subterraneous fire causes to boil, are the billows of that hell which was visited by Æneas.
Word: tubulopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tubulo- + -pathy. 1. Any disease of the renal tubules of the nephron
Word: Dnepr Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Dnieper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dneipr Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Dnieper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xeno- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnɪk/, /ˈzinɪk/ 1. Containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to xenogenders. Labels: not-comparable 3. Strange or foreign in some way. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sino-Xenic
Word: xenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xenon + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnɪk/, /ˈzinɪk/ 1. Relating to xenic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The powerful oxidizing agent H₂XeO₄ formed by the dissolution of xenon trioxide in water Labels: uncountable
Word: Dnipr Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Dnieper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xenica Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Geitoneura, Oreixenica. and Nesoxenica.
Word: Yenissei Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Yenisei. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Northern Dvina Part of Speech: name Etymology: So called to distinguish it from the Western Dvina or Daugava. 1. A river in Russia.
Word: confusement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From confuse + -ment. 1. Confusion. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable Example: All of these big words are causing me confusement.
Word: pitchforkful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitchfork + -ful. 1. The amount that a pitchfork holds. Example: If you clean it out as other people do, ten pitchforksful will come in for every one you throw out.
Word: Pavlovian conditioning Part of Speech: noun 1. classical conditioning Labels: uncountable
Word: in puris naturalibus Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in puris naturalibus. 1. In a purely natural state; naked. Labels: not-comparable Example: Report has it, however, that when he returned from the wood he found the no longer fair lady firmly established in his bed, in puris naturalibus; or one should say, in impuris naturalibus. Example: Boyles crouched against the wall in puris naturalibus, while Ned wrapped the magician's cape around his bare legs and flagged down the coach.
Word: dhuhr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr, “noon”), in صَلَاة اَلظُّهْر (ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr, “noon prayer”). Pronunciation: /ˈðʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈðʊhə(ɹ)/ 1. The midday Islamic prayer. Labels: uncountable Example: Each afternoon – immediately following the dhuhur or midday prayers – he was summoned to Fatima's tent for a question-and-answer period. Example: It is 1999 and I am told that, as an employee of the nation of Islam, one of my duties is to supervise the female students of the college while they participate in Dhuhr.
Word: transcompiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transcompile + -er. 1. A translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.
Word: Acri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Acri. 1. A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Antenor Part of Speech: name 1. A son of Aesyetes Labels: Greek
Word: ex-husbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-husband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echinuliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin echinus (“hedgehog”), + -form. 1. Resembling small spines.
Word: Brunetto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Brunetto. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: apetaly Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of having no petals Labels: uncountable Example: He suggested that well-established plants, as shrubs and trees, as well as those which mass their flowers may dispense with petals. Petaly is apparently correlated with entomophily, and apetaly with anemophily.
Word: seter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See saeter. 1. Alternative spelling of saeter. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Every summer, a long long time ago, they went up to the seter with the cows from Melbustad, in Hadeland. Example: In Østlandet, on the contrary, the high mountain plateau, the gentle slopes and the grouping of seters in clusters permit the building of roads and therefore a modernized use of the seters.
Word: seter Part of Speech: noun 1. A natural terrace in solid rock, formed by waves, that marks the former position of a shoreline. Example: The lowest important terrace, known as Sherbrooke-street terrace, lies at a height of 36-6 meters in the Leda clay; the next, Waterwork terrace, at a height of 67 meters, is excavated in the lower Silurian limestone, and I am not sure whether it should not be regarded as a seter. Example: As far as Suess could see from the existing maps and from the aneroid that he had wisely brought with him, the seters are also horizontal. Nowhere did Suess see any marine fossils on the seters, and neither had anybody else before him.
Word: seter Part of Speech: noun 1. A silk scarf or thin pice of cotton cloth used to consecrate a domestic animal to a deity in Mongolia. Example: Similar to the seter, it is forbidden to touch the tree, or to chop the tree down for firewood, or timber. It is clear that the sacred tree and the seter cow have powers, beyond that of an ordinary cow or tree, which assist in protecting the herding family and their herd of animals from harm. Example: As I entered her house early on the afternoon before the ritual, Nadmid Udgan was busy making protective amulets (seter, lusyn örgöl) on her manual sewing machine.
Word: seters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nominate executor Part of Speech: noun 1. An executor or administrator appointed to administer the estate of a deceased who left a valid will.
Word: hightide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hegtide, from Old English hēahtīd (“a holy day”), equivalent to high + tide. Cognate with Dutch hoogtijd, German Hochzeit, Danish højtid, Swedish högtid, Icelandic hátíð, Norwegian Bokmål høytid, Norwegian Nynorsk høgtid. Compare also highday, hockday. 1. Alternative form of high tide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cockpunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + punch. 1. A strike to the groin Labels: slang Example: What was coming? A slap to the face? A fist to the gut? An epic cockpunch?
Word: cockpunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cock + punch. 1. To strike in the groin Labels: slang
Word: cockpunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockpunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockpunches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cockpunch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cockpunched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cockpunch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cockpunching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cockpunch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: highpriesthood Part of Speech: noun 1. The office or dignity of a highpriest. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: highgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”). 1. A highway. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: highday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English heh dæi, from Old English hēah dæġ, equivalent to high + day. Compare Dutch hoog dag, German hoher Tag. 1. A feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure. Example: Here a man cleaned a horse or his harness, there a group chatted on the curb of the well; here a white-capped cook showed himself, and there, beside the entrance, a couple teased the brown bear that inhabited the stone kennel, and on high days made sport for the Captain of Vlaye's dogs. 2. A time or period of full activity or strength; heyday.
Word: highpriestship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From high priest + -ship. 1. The office of a high priest. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: highpriestly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From highpriest + -ly. 1. Of or pertaining to a highpriest.
Word: SMSF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of self-managed superfund. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: snoggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of snog + snuggle? 1. To kiss. Labels: informal Example: 2001, Billie, Re: Meg went dateless in Aspen, alt.gossip.celebrities, <20010107192337.27750.00000321@ng-fs1.aol.com> No, she and Crowe both attended, but they entered and exited separately, but were seen dancing and snoggling together. Example: 2003, "dog", Re: What is the best selling jazz album of all time?, rec.music.jazz, <3f9b0f03_2@newspeer2.tds.net> Hey he's not bad when reading a book, or snoggling with a lady.
Word: look on the bright side Part of Speech: verb 1. To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic. Labels: idiomatic Example: Look on the bright side. At least having a broken leg means Joyce will have to do the TPS reports until they remember to send your laptop over. Example: Patrick O'Brien: No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job. Gene Hunt: Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud.
Word: nitta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fula nete, and its source, Mandingo nɛtɛ. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪtə/ 1. A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds, especially Parkia filicoidea or Parkia biglobosa. Example: These are the hard times, the long lingering days before the rains. Udders dry, grain reserves shot – even the insipid nitta pods in short supply.
Word: Fafnir Part of Speech: name Etymology: Old Norse Fáfnir, Icelandic Frænir. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːvnəɹ/, /ˈfɑːfnɪəɹ/ 1. The son of the dwarf king Hreiddmar, who killed his father, transformed into a lindworm, a type of dragon, and was subsequently slain by Sigurd. Labels: Norse
Word: ciboa Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of palm tree with large fronds, Borassus aethiopicum, growing in West Africa. Example: The Ciboa-Tree is very much like a Palm-Tree, and grows to a great Height: The Leaves which grow on the Top are very usesul for covering of Houses, and the Natives extract Wine out of it in the same Way as out of the Palm-Tree […] Example: In the afternoon it rained hard, and we had recourse to the common Negro umbrella, a large ciboa leaf, which being placed upon the head, completely defends the whole body from the rain.
Word: prosopagnosias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prosopagnosia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gullinbursti Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Gullinbursti (“Golden-bristled”); sometimes known as Slíðrugtanni. 1. A giant bronze mechanical boar forged by Brokkr and Eitri as a gift for the god Freyr. Labels: Norse
Word: dioch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ.ək/, /ˈdaɪ.ɑk/ 1. An African weaverbird of the genus Quelea. Example: From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.
Word: Potto Part of Speech: name 1. A village in North Yorkshire.
Word: Jörmungandr Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Jǫrmungandr. Pronunciation: /ˈjɔɹmunˌɡɑndɹ̩/, /-mʊn-/, /-ˌɡænd-/ 1. The World Serpent or Midgard Serpent, an offspring of Loki, which is thrown into the ocean by Odin but grows to encircle the world, and is finally slain during Ragnarok by Thor, who then succumbs to its poisonous breath. Labels: Norse Example: The dragon Jörmungandr, for instance, was said to encircle the entire world of Midgard (where people live). To complete the circle, he bit his own tail. Example: The ultimate symbol of evil, the Midgard Serpent or Jörmungandr, was the offspring of the trickster Loki and the sorceress Angur-boda, who also gave birth to Hel (the queen of the dead) and the Fenris Wolf (see page 239).
Word: barguest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of barghest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: barguests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barguest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wanderlusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wanderlust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wanderlusts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wanderlust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: easiliest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of easily (adverb): most easily Labels: dated, form-of, literary, superlative Example: Who ever yet could sound thy bottom? find / The ooze, to show what coast thy sluggish crare / Might easiliest harbour in? Example: December 15 1665, William Temple, letter to Sir William Coventry My presumptions may be great with my friends, but they are the easiliest checked of any man's alive.
Word: crare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French craier, creer, croyer (“ship of war”), Late Latin craiera, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic (compare German Krieger (“warrior”), or Dutch krijger). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A slow unwieldy trading vessel. Example: Who ever yet could sound thy bottom? find / The ooze, to show what coast thy sluggish crare / Might easiliest harbour in?
Word: crares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unenamelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enamelled. 1. Not enamelled (UK), enameled (US). Labels: not-comparable
Word: unenameled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enameled. 1. Not enameled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interconnector Part of Speech: noun 1. That which interconnects. 2. That which interconnects.
Word: interconnectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interconnector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robotkind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robot + -kind; compare humankind. 1. Robots collectively, regarded as a species. Labels: uncountable
Word: robothood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robot + -hood. 1. The state or condition of being a robot. Labels: uncountable
Word: reboations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reboation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alvite Part of Speech: noun 1. A silicate of hafnium, thorium and zirconium
Word: astatate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astatine + -ate. 1. The anion AtO₃⁻; any salt containing this anion.
Word: astatide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astatine + -ide. 1. A binary compound of astatine and another element.
Word: azamacrocyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aza- + macrocyclic. 1. Relating to an azamacrocycle Labels: not-comparable
Word: blomstrandine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Blomstrand + -ine, after Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand. 1. A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carroting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carrot + -ing, in reference to the orange colour of the drying fur. 1. A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercury salts, such as mercuric nitrate. Labels: uncountable Example: The present commonly used method for application of the carroting solution to the furs is, as indicated above, the brushing of the fur with the solution while the fur is on the pelt, with subsequent drying usually performed at an elevated temperature. Example: In a now-classic 2002 article, they warn museum professionals that the remnants of mercury from the carroting process still remain a threat.
Word: chrysiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chrys- + -iasis. 1. A pigmentation of the skin following contact with gold salts Labels: uncountable
Word: nonacoordinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nona- + coordinate. 1. Having nine ligands Labels: not-comparable
Word: photopolymerizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + polymerizing. 1. That aids photopolymerization Labels: not-comparable
Word: gadopentetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gadolinium + pentetic. 1. Relating to gadopentetic acid and its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: gadoteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: gadolinium + ? 1. Relating to gadoteric acid and its derivaties Labels: not-comparable
Word: wardom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + -dom. 1. The state or condition of war; warfare; conflict. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In other words, because both policies were global, it led to the establishment of a global state of "wardom." Example: [...] between two periods within the era of industrialization: the "paleotechnic" under the sway of steam and mechanics, that coincides with the "imperial-financial age," the era of Kriegspiel or "wardom"; [...]
Word: huebnerite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hübnerite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hydroxylbastnäsite Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic mixed carbonate and fluoride of cerium and lanthanum
Word: nuclearities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuclearity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncapricious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + capricious. 1. Not capricious.
Word: comfortabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comfortability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Quilon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kollam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yidakis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yidaki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: springall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of springald (“young man”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Understand, this Firſt-ling [the wallflower] vvas / Once a briſk and bonny Laſſe, / VVho a ſprightly Springall lov'd, / And to have it fully prov'd, / Up ſhe got upon a vvall, / Tempting dovvn to ſlide vvithall: / But the ſilken tvviſt unty'd, / So ſhe fell; and bruis'd, ſhe dy'd.
Word: springalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of springall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encyclopedy Part of Speech: noun 1. encyclopedia Labels: archaic
Word: encyclopaedy Part of Speech: noun 1. encyclopedia Labels: archaic
Word: encyclopaedies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encyclopaedy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downrank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down + rank. 1. To lower in rank. Labels: transitive
Word: downranked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downrank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downranking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of downrank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: downranks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of downrank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: parachutable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From parachute + -able. 1. Capable of being deployed by parachute. Example: parachutable supplies
Word: antiparachute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + parachute. 1. Opposing parachutes or parachutists. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monazitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monazite + -ic. 1. Composed of monazite Labels: not-comparable
Word: peece Part of Speech: noun 1. A fortress. Labels: obsolete Example: The Prince beheld the peece, which site and art / Impregnable had made on every part.
Word: peece Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of piece. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: peeces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peeced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of peece Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peecing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of peece Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redeliverable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From redeliver + -able. 1. Capable of being redelivered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undeliverability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + deliver + -ability or undeliverable + -ity. 1. The state or quality of being undeliverable. Labels: uncountable Example: Response rate was limited due in part by^([sic]) the undeliverability of a large portion of the surveys (approximately 50%) and to respondents' attrition from the firm in question.
Word: niobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From niobium + -ic. 1. Relating to niobium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unclaimable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + claimable. 1. That cannot be claimed.
Word: sand crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sand crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chanchito Part of Speech: noun 1. Australoheros facetus, the chameleon cichlid.
Word: chanchitos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chanchito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gill-over-the-ground Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the female name Gillian. 1. ground ivy Labels: uncountable
Word: eyeshines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eyeshine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dranks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drank Labels: form-of, plural, slang
Word: snake's head Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snake + -'s + head. An upright portion of each plant bears a checkered or overlapping pattern that resembles the appearance of snakeskin. 1. snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Eurasia. Example: Hangings of tapestry were behind the high seats, worked with flowers, snake’s-head, snapdragon, dragon-mouth, and their kind; and on the dado below the windows were sculptures of birds and beasts and creeping things. 2. snake's head desertdandelion (Malacothrix coulteri), a plant in the family Asteraceae, native to North America. 3. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum maculatum), a plant in the family Araceae, native to northern Europe. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snake, head.
Word: snakesheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snakeshead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osmiate Part of Speech: noun 1. osmate
Word: perastatate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From per- + astatate. 1. The anion AtO₄⁻; any salt containing this anion
Word: kinetogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kineto- + -genic. 1. Producing movement.
Word: cessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: broskis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copyholding Part of Speech: noun 1. tenure by copyhold
Word: copyholdings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copyholding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diascord Part of Speech: noun 1. diascordium Labels: uncountable
Word: Venice treacle Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of theriac. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.
Word: treacles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treacle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treacles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of treacle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: treacled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From treacle + -ed. 1. Covered with treacle. Example: a slice of treacled bread
Word: treacled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From treacle + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of treacle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: houndly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English houndly, houndely, from Old English hundlīċ (“of or like dogs, canine”), equivalent to hound + -ly. Cognate with Middle Dutch hondelike (“doglike”), Middle High German huntlich (“doglike”). 1. Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine. Example: [...] all of which really ought to be secondary considerations to those two houndly gifts, the keen, discriminating sense of smell, and ready, truthful tongue. Example: Of course, I knew he couldn't read; we loved this basset for his extraordinary beauty and houndly bouquet, not his brains. But he had been quite the book-hound as a youngster, [...]
Word: precompensation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + compensation. 1. compensation in advance Labels: uncountable
Word: houndish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English houndisch, equivalent to hound + -ish. Compare Dutch honds (“doglike”), German hündisch (“houndish; doglike”). 1. Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine. Example: This the "free" burgher of our Civilisation calls "houndish fidelity," with a contemptuous accent on the "hound." Example: [...] houndish face was anything but memorable, yet Verna felt certain she had seen it somewhere before. "Delfred! Delfred! Delfred! Woof! Woof! Woof!" continued the chant outside the garden wall.
Word: houndy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hound + -y. 1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike. Example: Indeed, there was a time when the question was debated whether the Airedale should not be grouped with the hound, and in the earlier days of his development he certainly had a very decidedly houndy look, as well as a houndy weight, […] Example: The brothers were of opposite types, one inclined to be heavy-boned and houndy, the other somewhat elegant, arch-loined, and light; the same variation occurred in the two bitches: all four were prize-winners. In due course I sold them.
Word: houndlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hound + -like. Compare houndly. 1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly. Example: Nevertheless, the desire for "long ears, houndlike head, and much throatiness" was going on, though one of our first and most successful breeders protested [...] Example: And in the British Isles, there were the shepherd-type dogs already mentioned, an ancestral houndlike dog and a small house dog that could have later given rise to the terriers.
Word: boyg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Norwegian Bøyg 1. Formless hindrances personified as an enemy Labels: uncountable Example: He fought the boyg all right, pedantry, routine, timeservers at office desks, trustees, collegepresidents^([sic]), the plump flunkies of the ruling businessmen, all the good jobs kept for yesmen, never enough money, every broadening hope thwarted.
Word: Hungarland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English *Hungerland, from Old English Hungerland, Ungerland (“Hungary”), equivalent to Hungar + land. Compare German Hungarland, Ungarland (“Hungary”), Icelandic Ungverjaland (“Hungary”). 1. Hungary (Magyarország). Labels: archaic, rare Example: The gouernment of Hungarland was anciently spirituall & seculer, the spiritualty was gouerned by the Arch-Byshop of Strigonium (who were Chancellors os the Land) and of Colozza. Example: Considering that the surrounding text mentions imported fashions from other parts of Europe (France, Italy), it is possible that "Hungerland" should mean Hungary and the reference would be to a special kind of ribbon produced there.
Word: Hungerland Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hungarland. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hungarish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hungary + -ish. 1. Of or relating to Hungary, its culture, language, or people; Hungarian. Labels: archaic Example: May 25th, I sent the Lantgrave my twelve Hungarish horses. Example: Take, in the name of the Lord, of Hungarish gold, which hath been cast thrice through antimony and hath been laminated most thinly, as much of it as you will, and make with quick Mercury an amalgam; […]
Word: Hungarish Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungary + -ish. 1. The Hungarian language; Magyar. Labels: archaic Example: One of them reader of Hungarish.
Word: electric toothbrushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric toothbrush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: were you born in a tent Part of Speech: phrase 1. An admonishment to someone who has left a door open. Labels: idiomatic
Word: rhenate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhen(ium) + -ate (“derivative”). 1. The anion ReO₄⁻; any salt containing this ion.
Word: polyoxoanion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion English oxoanion English polyoxoanion From poly- + oxoanion. 1. Any of several complex polymeric oxoanions, especially those of larger transition elements
Word: rhabdophane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhabdo- + -phane. 1. Any of a range of phosphate minerals containing varying amounts of several lanthanides
Word: ribby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rib + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbi/ 1. Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. Example: In bony, ribby regions of the earth, where at the base of high broken cliffs masses of rock lie strewn in fantastic groupings upon the plain, you will often discover images as of the petrified forms of the Leviathan partly merged in grass, which of a windy day breaks against them in a surf of green surges. Example: Fendi's smasheroo short, short fur belted over shorts, worn with ribby stockings, ribbier over-the-knee socks, Oxford ties. 2. Specifically, so thin as to have prominent ribs; emaciated. Example: He grew thin and ribby, with narrow shoulders and a breast like a plucked chicken. 3. Shabby, in poor condition. Labels: UK Example: Darbishire glanced at the first manuscript. "This one’s pretty ribby for a kick-off. It’s Binns’ famous effort.”
Word: bejan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French béjaune (“freshman”), from bec jaune (“yellow beak”), in allusion to young birds. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːdʒən/ 1. A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities. Labels: historical Example: They'd been at it, say and night, for four years – only to be shown up by a snivelling little wimp of a bejan.
Word: faith healers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faith healer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sergedusoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French serge de soie. 1. Silk serge. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: SERGEDUSOY (Fr.). A coarse silken stuff, as its name implies. It was used in the last century for coats, etc., for common people, being a degree above cloth. Example: He is wearing a freshly starched cravat and a new sergdusoy jacket, his boots are polished and he carries a clumsily wrapped package under his arms.
Word: thiocyanide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thio- + cyanide. 1. thiocyanate