nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: planelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plane + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a geometrical plane. 2. Resembling or characteristic of an aeroplane. Example: (The cover of “Underworld,” to name one uncanny example, had a planelike bird flying toward the twin towers.)
Word: preadult Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + adult. 1. Not yet adult. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preadult Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + adult. 1. One who is not yet an adult. Example: This species has been described from a series of specimens including holotype adult female and paratype adult females and males and preadults collected by Mr. E. G. Smyth on Acacia species at Oaxaco, Mexico, September 22, 1923, while he was engaged in a search through Mexico for parasitic enemies of the Mexican Bean Beetle for the Bureau of Entomology. Example: In May it transforms to a preadult, and about 15 days later it becomes mature. No males or winged forms of this species are known.
Word: preadults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preadult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pummellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pummelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pummelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pummeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconviction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + conviction. 1. Conviction again or anew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Only Illinois and New York, besides Texas, have had more convictions overturned by genetic testing than Dallas County, a fact attributable in part to evidence retained to assure reconviction in the event of a successful appeal.
Word: reconvictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reconviction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehydrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rehydration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siblinged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sibling + -ed. 1. Having a sibling or siblings. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Only children also have a slight advantage in terms of vocabulary and math readiness over their siblinged counterparts, though “by the time they’re 25 or so, it’s pretty much dissipated,” according to Toni L. Falbo, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin who has studied only children for decades.
Word: stepmotherhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stepmother + -hood. 1. The state of being a stepmother. Labels: uncountable Example: Lissy, who never makes it through any of the assigned books, nonetheless wrestles with Angela’s claims about art as life lesson and ends up with a stronger lease on marriage and stepmotherhood as well as miraculous recompense for a never-healed childhood loss.
Word: subcastes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subcaste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unblown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blown. 1. Not having been blown (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable Example: an unblown trumpet Example: Fortunately, for this, his first book, Letcher’s mind has remained unblown. 2. Still in the bud; not yet having bloomed. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not turbocharged or supercharged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nabis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nabi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nabam Part of Speech: noun 1. A dithiocarbamate salt, which is the disodium salt of ethylenebis (dithiocarbamic acid); a fungicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: unfractured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + fractured. 1. Not having been fractured. Labels: not-comparable Example: I would rather that his head remain unfractured, even if that means his psyche remains unchallenged.
Word: nanto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kaurna nanto, a shortening of pindi nanto (literally “European kangaroo”). 1. A horse.
Word: uninvolving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + involving. 1. Not involving. Example: As a director Mr. Hare must take his share of the responsibility for the theatrical nonevent that was “The Year of Magical Thinking,” the uninvolving stage adaptation of Joan Didion’s memoir.
Word: vanitases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanitas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātum. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ̯.eɪ̯t/, /ˈhʌɪ̯.eɪ̯t/, /ˈhɑe̯.æɪ̯t/, /ˈhaɪ̯.et/, /ˈhəj.eːʈ/ 1. To gape; to cause a hiatus. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: divvy van Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a diminutive of divisional + van. 1. A police van. Labels: Australia, slang Example: On the way back I walked through the Block, then past the Aboriginal Legal Service and three divvy vans. One of the constables wound down his window and put his radio in his lap. ‘Hold onto your purse, Lady.’ Example: Lucky they got them in the divvy vans quick as they did. You hear about that? Had to bring in divvy vans far as bloody Albury to take them off. Had them in lock-ups all over the place.
Word: vessell Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of vessel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: vessells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vessell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chondrodysplasias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chondrodysplasia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonnursing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + nursing. 1. Not of or pertaining to nursing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonrhizomelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + rhizomelic. 1. Not rhizomelic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonresolved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + resolved. 1. Not having been resolved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: surlily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From surly + -ly. 1. In a surly manner. Example: One of the biggest and most redoubted of the Black Family was now in that seat of dignity, and, refusing surlily to yield it at Jasper's rude summons, was seized by the scuff of the neck, and literally hurled on the table in front.
Word: hoopties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoopty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unserene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + serene. 1. Not serene.
Word: apostatas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apostata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crocitate Part of Speech: verb 1. To croak or caw Labels: intransitive
Word: carmelize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From carmel + -ize. 1. Alternative form of caramelize. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Example: The flour will carmelize in this way just as the sugar carmelizes: that is, a change will take place. Example: Carmelize onions; in a large nonstick saute pan, heat oil and add onions.
Word: vicechairman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vice-chairman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vicechairmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vicechairman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vice chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vice chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amadans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amadan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agencylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agency + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an agency. Example: Over the last five years, Mr. Beckman has developed an agencylike business within Condé Nast’s ad sales unit, generating new revenue by planning events for advertisers and creating advertisements that help sell more magazine pages.
Word: antimusical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + musical. 1. Opposing or countering music. Example: This does become monstrously antimusical in one scene: when Tchaikovsky’s music, softly depicting the sleeping palace (my favorite passage of this composer’s entire oeuvre, with its beautifully muffled oboe melody suggesting how beauty ripens in sleep like a chrysalis), is turned into an epic battle for the poor passive Prince, conducted between the wicked Carabosse, with her ghoulish minions, and the Lilac Fairy, with her elves. 2. Of or pertaining to antimusic.
Word: lockjawed Part of Speech: adj 1. Rigidly humourless. Labels: informal Example: A work that never quite succeeds in matching its thoughtful head to its sentimental heart, “Crazy Mary” charts a culture clash between a lockjawed, button-down matron and her distant cousin, a longtime sanitarium resident who is, to put it politely, bonkers.
Word: miniagency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + agency. 1. A small agency. Example: Now some of them have set up what amount to internal miniagencies that work with clients to design campaigns for their own pages.
Word: miniagencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniagency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: publicizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From publicize + -able. 1. Capable of, or suitable for, being publicized. Example: There are many more publicizable authors, authors are more in demand, and more clients are looking.
Word: rewinded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: rewind + -ed 1. rewound Labels: nonstandard Example: “I rewinded that play like 30 times,” Butler said.
Word: superfabulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + fabulous. 1. Very fabulous; great, fantastic, wonderful. Labels: informal Example: He must be expecting an onslaught, because Mr. Wainwright, 33, the singer-songwriter-rhinestone-lover, has been superfabulous lately. Example: With a few simple ingredients and a minimal amount of effort, these nuts will go from ordinary to superfabulous!
Word: Y-fronted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Y + fronted. 1. Having a Y-shaped seam, as Y-fronts do. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: Underneath he was wearing white Y-fronted underpants. 2. Wearing Y-fronts. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: Squeezing open the kitchen door, Amy came face to face with Greg's baggy Y-fronted backside. 'Greg! Amy's here!' shouted Sophie, too late.
Word: rechalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + chalk. 1. To chalk again or anew. Labels: transitive Example: The snooker player rechalked his cue nervously between shots.
Word: rechalks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rechalk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rechalking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rechalk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rechalked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rechalk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decongestive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From de- + congest + -ive. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/ 1. Serving to decongest. Example: The preferred therapy for lymphedema, called complete decongestive therapy, involves a time- and labor-intensive gentle massage technique to stimulate new pathways for the lymphatic fluid.
Word: decongestive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + congest + -ive. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/ 1. A decongestant.
Word: diverticuli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *inoculus/inoculi for inoculum/inocula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin. 1. Misconstruction of diverticula. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction Example: The presumption was that tiny seeds or partly chewed nuts might lodge in the pouches in the outer wall of the colon, called diverticuli, leading to irritation, inflammation and infection, called diverticulitis.
Word: embroiderings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embroidering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aegrotant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aegrotat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aestuate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of estuate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: intersonant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *swonaō Latin sonō Latin intersonō Latin intersonānsbor. English intersonant Borrowed from Latin intersonāns. 1. sounding between Labels: not-comparable
Word: Seljuq Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Seljuk, Seljuk Bey. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: Seljuq Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Seljuk, a member of the Seljuk dynasty or person of their empire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: Seljuq Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical, not-comparable Example: These scholars seemed more oriented towards Seljuq than Ottoman studies in their research, and even the curricula at the universities emphasized the former. The Ottoman cultural heritage had been rejected at a very recent date, and […] Example: […] (where four or five features of the layout are distinctly different), and on his theory that the guard stripes in which geometrical motifs dominate are carved than sculptural and more “Seljuq” than “Mongol” […]
Word: Seljuqs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Seljuq Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perennialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From perennial + -ize. 1. To return year after year as a perennial. Labels: intransitive Example: I recommend spending your bulb budget on bulbs that will perennialize in the garden, and if you need big tulips, purchase a bunch from the local florist. 2. To make perennial. Labels: transitive Example: The quest here is one of several around the world, to perennialize everything from sorghum to chickpeas to sunflowers.
Word: perennializes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perennialize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: perennialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of perennialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perennializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of perennialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonperennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perennial. 1. Not perennial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonperennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + perennial. 1. Any plant that is not a perennial.
Word: nonperennials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonperennial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stitchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stitching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undersensitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + sensitive. 1. Insufficiently sensitive. Example: They remain oversensitive, continually recoiling from the world, or undersensitive, banging into things, duck-walking through the day as if not entirely aware of their surroundings.
Word: undershell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + shell. 1. The plastron of a turtle or tortoise.
Word: undershells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undershell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmalleable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + malleable. 1. Not malleable. Example: If location photography meant better-looking backgrounds than the painted flats or rear-projection screens of the studios, it also meant that filmmakers had to curtail their creative urges in the face of unmalleable reality.
Word: antevolate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From antevolāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin antevolō (“to fly before”), from ante (“before”, “in front of”) + volō (“to fly”). Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪvɒleɪt/, /anˈtɛvɒleɪt/, /ænˈtɛvɑˌleɪt/ 1. To fly before or in front of. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Several scouts antevolated the main column to ensure its security by gathering reconnaissance data from the terrain ahead.
Word: nondesignative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + designative. 1. Not designative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: designable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From design + -able. Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪnəbəl/ 1. Capable of being designed.
Word: designable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēsignābilis, from dēsignō (“to indicate, designate”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzɪɡnəbəl/, /ˈdɛzəɡnəbəl/, /ˈdɛs-/ 1. Capable of being designated; designatable. Labels: archaic
Word: redesignable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From redesign + -able. 1. Capable of being redesigned.
Word: flipness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flip + -ness. 1. The quality of being flip. Labels: uncountable Example: No flipness is intended; one man profiled in the program, which chronicles the rehabilitation of several American soldiers severely wounded in Iraq, makes a similar observation himself.
Word: minimarkets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minimarket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oleocanthal Part of Speech: noun 1. A tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Labels: uncountable Example: He, Dr. Breslin and several collaborators confirmed that the pungent substance in olive oil is a phenolic chemical, which they named oleocanthal.
Word: overpopularized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + popularized. 1. Popularized to too great an extent. Example: “As soon as something becomes overpopularized, I don’t want to serve it anymore,” Mr. Birsh said.
Word: perfusionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né-? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti ~ ǵʰundénti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English perfusionist From perfusion + -ist. Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈfjuːʒənɪst/ 1. A trained clinician who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac and other surgeries. Example: The doctors were joined several hours later by two perfusionists, Richard Chenault II and Richard Lapensee, and all four sped to Willow Run Airport, a cargo terminal in Ypsilanti, Mich., about 15 miles east of the hospital.
Word: perfusionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perfusionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toothachingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From toothaching + -ly. 1. So as to cause toothache. Example: Sweeter still — almost toothachingly so — are chongos zamoranos, a curious confection invented in Zamora in which milk, sugar and spices are boiled for about five days then laid away in syrup. Example: While this last could be eliminated for my taste, the overall effect is not as toothachingly sweet as some of these cereals can get. 2. Overly in possession of an otherwise positive trait. Example: A college teacher (that makes the heart sink to begin with), he has a literary reputation about which he is agreeably modest (toothachingly), and, since Seymour committed suicide in 1948, Buddy is, at forty, the eldest Glass child. Example: 1991: The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks, by Donald C. Farber and Robert Viagas The critics complained that the show was toothachingly darling, though the consensus among its creators is that the show was removed from its open-stage concept and placed in a traditional proscenium environment, breaking the important connection between actor and audience. 3. Painfully, irritatingly. Example: Have you ever wondered how it is possible for someone to drive a motorised vehicle so toothachingly, nerverenderingly slow?
Word: applejacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of applejack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: numbers game Part of Speech: noun 1. A lottery in which bettors attempt to guess which numbers will later be drawn randomly; especially, an illicit one. Example: Back in that day, mafias ran the numbers games and there was no such thing as a state lottery. 2. The incorrect use of statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading). Example: They're playing a numbers game to make it look like seat belts and vaccines are dangerous. Example: Is it not as misleading to apply a simple numbers game to the Civil Service as it is to the police? 3. An activity that benefits from having many things to work with or on; a focus on quantity. Example: In this business, breakeven is a numbers game: if you can achieve enough volume, you'll be all right. Example: If dating is, as Match.com's Trish McDermott puts it, “a number's game^([sic])”, there can be no denying that the numbers are increased online. The speed and affordability of these services are further attractions. 4. A game or sport that is dominated by analytics. Labels: uncommon Example: Somehow, to me, it's not quite as fun now that they've turned it into a numbers game. Example: Is rugby union losing its way by becoming a numbers game? [title]
Word: numbers racket Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of numbers game. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bicheiro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese bicheiro. 1. One who runs an illegal numbers game in South America. Example: Today it is played everywhere in Brazil, including remote corners of the Amazon, but continues to be controlled from Rio by about a dozen bosses, called bicheiros.
Word: bicheiros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicheiro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitchatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chitchat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chitchatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chitchat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hypertufa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + tufa. 1. An anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded with Portland cement, intended as a substitute for natural tufa. Labels: uncountable Example: There are weight restrictions on rooftops and terraces, of course, and fiberglass is a lot lighter than tufa, the limestone rock used in alpine gardens, or the mix of cement, peat and sand that makes up hypertufa, the artificial stone used for troughs.
Word: laptoplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From laptop + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a laptop. Example: The Icon weighs about 7.4 ounces, but carries a laptoplike price tag; it sells for $1,395 at www.levelstar.com and can also be ordered by calling toll free at (800) 315-2305.
Word: myopias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myopia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonscreaming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + screaming. 1. Not screaming. Labels: not-comparable Example: WANTAGH, N.Y., June 5 — It was a breezy Tuesday night here at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, and the stands were filled with screaming teenagers and a few nonscreaming parents.
Word: active vocabulary Part of Speech: noun 1. The collection of words and phrases that someone commonly uses in speech and writing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Joan's active vocabulary consists of over ten thousand words.
Word: devisen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Devisen. Pronunciation: /dəˈviːzən/ 1. Foreign currency. Labels: plural, plural-only, uncommon Example: […] in February there was a moderate decline in its holdings of devisen, and in March there was a loss of both devisen and gold. Example: […] the fall in the value of Hungary’s exports in 1930 had already driven the Government to use up a large proportion of its reserves in gold and devisen.
Word: annates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of annate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaillardia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate and an enthusiastic botanist. Pronunciation: /ɡeɪˈlɑː(ɹ)dɪə/ 1. Any of several New World flowering plants of the genus Gaillardia
Word: geopark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + park. 1. Any of several official sites of geological importance, often also of archaeological, ecological or cultural value
Word: countable additivity Part of Speech: noun 1. The following property of a measure: that the measure of a countable union of disjoint sets is equal to the sum of their measures. Labels: uncountable
Word: glocalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of global + localization. Pronunciation: /ˌɡləʊ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɡloʊ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The global distribution of a product or service that is tailored to local markets Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: greenstuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + stuff. 1. Vegetation; greenery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was no roof visible, the greenstuff extending upwards apparently without limit. 2. Green vegetables used as food. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hallstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hall + stand. 1. A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored. Example: He showed Nicol into the kitchen and stowed the letter in the hallstand drawer alongside the other unopened envelopes.
Word: handroll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + roll. 1. A piece of sushi in the form of a cone of seaweed filled with rice, fish, vegetables etc. 2. A piece of material placed in a patient's hand as an anticontracture measure.
Word: passive vocabulary Part of Speech: noun 1. The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: John's passive vocabulary seems to encompass most of the words in the Collegiate Dictionary!
Word: extended real number system Part of Speech: noun 1. The real number system adjoined with two extra symbols: ∞ and −∞, inheriting the ordering of the real number system, and defining −∞ to be less than any real number, and ∞ to be larger than any real number.
Word: splo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of explosion, suggesting its effects when consumed. 1. Illegally produced liquor; moonshine. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Packed in one-gallon plastic milk jugs, it's shipped to eastern cities such as Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Miami and New York. Once there, the splo (short for the explosion in one's head after drinking some) sells in shot houses by the glass at enormous profit. Example: He originally learned to play music in a splo house (an illegal bar with a still in the basement) spending many weekends playing till the sun came up or the cops came, whatever happened first.
Word: real number system Part of Speech: noun 1. The complete Archimedean ordered field (of real numbers). Example: As we have mentioned before, the structure of Euclidean geometry, as formalized through the axioms of Hilbert, produces an archimedean ordered field. To com- plete the story, one can add to these axioms the further requirement that this field is maximal in the sense that it cannot be embedded inside any larger archimedean ordered field. It turns out then that any such ordered field is isomorphic to any other, and thus there is essentially one such ordered field. This ordered field is the real number system R. Example: The real number system is a complete, linearly ordered field #92;mathcal#123;R#125;#61;(#92;mathbb#123;R#125;,#43;,#92;cdot,lt;).
Word: brinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of breakfast + dinner, on the pattern of brunch. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪnɚ/ 1. An evening meal consisting of breakfast food; breakfast for dinner. Labels: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:brinner.
Word: brupper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of breakfast + supper, on the pattern of brunch. From at least 1949. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌpɚ/, /ˈbɹʌpə/, /ˈbɹʊpə/ 1. A meal consisting of a fusion of breakfast (one’s first meal upon awakening) and supper. Labels: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:brupper.
Word: episodical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From episode + -ical. 1. Episodic.
Word: real number line Part of Speech: noun 1. A geometric representation of the real number system.
Word: real function Part of Speech: noun 1. A function whose range is a subset of the set of real numbers.
Word: complex function Part of Speech: noun 1. A function whose range is a subset of the set of complex numbers.
Word: snap judgment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snap + judgment. 1. A decision made without deliberation or in excessive haste. Labels: countable, idiomatic 2. Making decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: σ-algebra Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡ.mə ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/ 1. A collection of subsets of a given set, such that the empty set is part of this collection, the collection is closed under complements (with respect to the given set) and the collection is closed under countable unions. Example: Consider all the sigma-algebras that contain #92;mathcal#123;F#125; and take their intersection, which we call #92;Sigma, i.e., a subset A#92;subset#92;Omega is in #92;Sigma if and only if A is in every sigma-algebra containing #92;mathcal#123;F#125;. It is easy to check that #92;Sigma is indeed a sigma-algebra. Example: Consider all the σ'''-algebras on [0,1] containing all intervals from that segment (there is at least one such σ'''-algebra, for the collection of all the subsets of a given set clearly forms a σ'''-algebra).
Word: measurable set Part of Speech: noun 1. A subset of a given measurable space which is a member of the σ-algebra of that space.
Word: Zanzy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from Zanzibar. 1. Zanzibar. Labels: informal
Word: open ball Part of Speech: noun 1. The set of all points in a metric space whose distance from a given point ("the open ball's center") is less than a given length ("the open ball's radius").
Word: iatrophysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iatro- + physics. 1. The physics of medicine or of medical and surgical treatment. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. The treatment of diseases by physical or mechanic means. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: iatrophysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iatro- + physical. 1. Of or relating to a 17th-century school of medical thought that explained all physiological and pathological phenomena by the laws of physics; opposed to the iatrochemical school. Labels: not-comparable
Word: skipworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skip + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being skipped. Example: His Froissart and De Comines novels are skipworthy, but when he comes to Catharine de Medici and Henri Quatre he is a magician.
Word: sirenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siren Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mill-race Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mill race. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weroance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of werowance. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: disregardful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dis- + regardful. 1. Neglectful; negligent; heedless.
Word: influentials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of influential Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marrowfat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marrow + fat. 1. A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans. Example: Peas are scarce; good marrowfats are in better demand.
Word: microphage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + -phage. 1. A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
Word: mottlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mottling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthoptera Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts
Word: orthoptics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + optics. 1. The study and treatment of muscular irregularities of the eye. Labels: uncountable
Word: outsail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + sail. 1. To sail faster or further than. Labels: transitive
Word: outshop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + shop. 1. To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul. Labels: UK Example: Just over 50 years ago, in September, 1910, Eastleigh locomotive works outshopped their first newly constructed locomotive, Class S14 0-4-0 motor tank No. 101. 2. To purchase goods outside of one's local area. Labels: intransitive Example: Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […] 3. To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than. Labels: transitive Example: Speaking of the mall, I'm here to tell you that no one on the planet can outshop Mrs. Jane Presley.
Word: outsing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + sing. 1. To sing better, longer or louder than. Labels: transitive
Word: pakamac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a trademark "Pack-a-Mack". 1. A lightweight mackintosh that can be folded up into a small pack when not in use. Labels: UK
Word: paragraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paragraph + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or written in paragraphs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pipewort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pipe + wort. 1. Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.
Word: pistacite Part of Speech: noun 1. A green variety of epidote that is rich in iron Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carmelizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carmelize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: carmelizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of carmelize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: carmelized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of carmelize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pithead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pit + head. Pronunciation: /pɪtˈhɛd/ 1. The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine. Example: Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...]. 2. A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.
Word: pitot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Henri Pitot. 1. A pitot head or pitot tube.
Word: pittosporum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericization of translingual Pittosporum, from New Latin pittosporum, from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds. Pronunciation: /pəˈtɒspərəm/, /pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/ 1. A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees. Example: Coldish night. Scent of pittosporum and other blossoming plants stabs the air. Example: Crimson and orange chats whistled from the heath of spinifex, pittosporums, mulga and eremophila scrubs growing along the sides of the lake.
Word: pityriasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin pityriasis, from Koine Greek πιτυρίασις (pituríasis), from Ancient Greek πίτῡρον (pítūron, “bran”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɪtəˈɹaɪəsɪs/ 1. Any of several varieties of skin diseases characterized by the shedding of flakes or scales, such as dandruff. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘This patch is pityriasis, you see, it's coffee-coloured. The things we use for the other troubles will cure that too.’
Word: pixelate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pixel + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪksəleɪt/ 1. To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels. Example: In a fittingly modern use of mosaic tile, Tord Boontje pixelates his signature floral designs in a new collection of storage furniture for Bisazza Home. Example: I could have used the camera's digital zoom, but digital zooms tend to soften and pixelate an image. 2. To transform an image (or a portion thereof) into large pixels, especially in order to hide details. Example: Fox TV has decided to pixelate a bare derriere in a cartoon series, The Family Guy, which was originally broadcast five years ago with no complaints. Example: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have reached a settlement with Mail Online that includes an agreement to pixelate photos of their children.
Word: preconize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praecō (“herald”) + -ize or Latin praecōnizō. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːkənaɪz/ 1. To proclaim in public; especially (of the Pope) to announce the appointment of a bishop. Example: The song grew louder, with more insistent, magical tones, surging and falling in unearthly modulations, the very speech of incantation; and the drum beat madly, and the pipe shrilled to a scream, summoning all to issue forth, to leave their peaceful hearths; for a strange rite was preconized in their midst. Example: On one hand, the Church preconizes transformation from above, that is to say, through Governments, international organizations, responsible leaders at all levels, and the conversion of the rich, the powerful and the educated.
Word: pyxidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion), diminutive of πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s, “box”). 1. A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. Example: Key to Species of Cariniana Inflorescence predominantly terminal and subterminal; pyxidium without teeth at line of opercular dehiscence. Example: The pyxidium has the trigonoidly cylindrical or obconical form of that of Couratari, but it is much thicker, heavier, and more solid in substance.
Word: rainfast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rain + fast (“fixed firmly”, adjective, as in fast asleep). 1. That is not washed off by the rain
Word: reconvict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + convict. 1. To convict again
Word: resemblant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French resemblant, present participle of resembler (Modern French ressembler). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɛm.blənt/ 1. Having a resemblance (to).
Word: reviewal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From review + -al. 1. the act or process of reviewing Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The work itself, which is formally summoned for reviewal, is dismissed in twenty lines savoring of his disappointment; […]
Word: ringneck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + neck. 1. Any of several unrelated birds that have a ringed neck.
Word: ringsider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ringside + -er. 1. A person occupying a ringside seat
Word: rottenstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rotten + stone. 1. A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rottenstone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rotten + stone. 1. To polish with rottenstone. Labels: transitive
Word: Middle Armenian Part of Speech: name 1. A transitional stage of the Armenian language, spanning roughly from the 11th to 17th centuries.
Word: pruta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of prutah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rad. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of radian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: shopping centres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping centre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: velar nasal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From velar + nasal. 1. A nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.
Word: marrowfats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marrowfat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringsiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringsider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rottenstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rottenstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipeworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipewort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pithead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reviewals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reviewal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spanish Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. Andalusian Arabic (a language).
Word: whale watching Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Labels: uncountable
Word: verbum sat Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti. 1. Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded. Example: For there one learns—'t is not for me to boast, / Though I acquired—but I pass over that, / As well as all the Greek I since have lost: / I say that there 's the place—but ‘Verbum sat.’
Word: epilates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of epilate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: epilating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of epilate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: epilated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of epilate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: epilators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epilator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inter nos Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin inter nos (“between us”). Cognate with Italian inter nos, French entre nous and Spanish entre nos. 1. between ourselves Labels: not-comparable Example: Never could she survive that common loss; / But just suppose that moment should betide, / I only say suppose it—inter nos. / (This should be entre nous, for Julia thought / In French, but then the rhyme would go for naught.)
Word: roups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roups Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roup Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rouping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roup Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rouped Part of Speech: adj 1. Affected with roup; roupy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rouped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roup Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: John Does Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of John Doe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jane Does Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jane Doe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tellin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”) Pronunciation: /ˈtɛlɪn/ 1. A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.
Word: tellins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tellin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picture box Part of Speech: noun 1. A user interface control for displaying an image. Example: Visual Basic has a picture box control in its toolbox, represented by a cactus (the same icon as is used by Developer Studio to represent a bitmap resource). Example: Displaying images on a form is very simple with a picture box. Just set the image property to a file on your hard drive.
Word: nete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin nētē, from Ancient Greek νήτη (nḗtē, literally “lowest [string]”). It was "lowest" in the sense of being the farthest from the player and physically below the other strings, but was the highest in pitch. Compare the high E string in a modern guitar, which is farthest from the player. 1. In Ancient Greek musical theory, the highest-pitched fixed note in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth above the paramese, with two movable notes between them, the trite (lower in pitch) and the paranete (higher in pitch). The paramese was higher-pitched than the mese (the highest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre) by a ratio of 9:8.
Word: night wind Part of Speech: noun 1. A wind that blows at night. Example: 'T is sweet to listen as the night-winds creep / From leaf to leaf; 't is sweet to view on high / The rainbow, based on ocean, span the sky.
Word: Bacchanal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bacchanal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: overshade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + shade. 1. To cast a shadow over, to overshadow. Example: as a veil, / Waved and o'ershading her wan cheek, appears / Her streaming hair [...].
Word: kanoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kanoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caveas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cavea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kanuns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kanun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of qanun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: canuns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qanun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish kanun, from Ottoman Turkish قانون (kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of canon. 1. A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges. Example: WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums.
Word: qanuns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qanun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: augerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auger + -er. 1. One who uses an auger (boring tool).
Word: subrident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin subrīdēns, subrīdentem (“smiling”), from Latin subrīdeō (“to smile”). 1. Characterized by a smile; smiling. Labels: literary, rare Example: In 1852 a correspondent to Notes and Queries recalled having heard many years before (as usual from somebody whose name he had forgotten) that the Cheshire Cat owed its origin to the unhappy attempts of a sign-painter of that county to represent a lion rampant, which was the crest of an influential family, on the sign-boards of many of the inns. The lion was presumably depicted heraldically subrident.
Word: sigma-algebra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of σ-algebra Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Geddes Axe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sir Eric Geddes, who chaired a UK government committee charged with finding unprecedented spending cuts in the 1920s. 1. Any process tending to eliminate non-essential elements Labels: UK Example: The necessity for its maker, if he wishes to remain in business, to produce an efficient machine which shall at the same time be cheap, and therefore must be as simple as possible, has acted as a kind of "Geddes' Axe," (sic) sweeping away a number of inessential contrivances […]
Word: Khurrite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Hurrian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khurrite Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Hurrian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khurrite Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hurrian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khurrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Khurrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: open interval Part of Speech: noun 1. An interval in the real number line which does not contain its supremum and infimum. If specified by a pair of real numbers, then it consists of all the points on the real line whose values lie strictly between those two real numbers.
Word: open rectangle Part of Speech: noun 1. A rectangle in the real plane which is an open set: i.e., which does not contain its edges. If the sides of the open rectangle are parallel to the plane's axes, then the open rectangle can be described as the Cartesian product of two open intervals.
Word: nine days' wonder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nine day wonder. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The pleasant scandal which arose next day, / The nine days' wonder which was brought to light, / And how Alfonso sued for a divorce, / Were in the English newspapers, of course. Example: Everybody else was thinking of his breakdown; some with real sorrow and sympathy; others as of any other nine-days' wonder,—pretty much as if the favorite for the Derby had broken down; others with ill-concealed triumph, for Blake had many enemies amongst the men.
Word: real plane Part of Speech: noun 1. The Cartesian product of two real lines.
Word: harshlier Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of harshly: more harshly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: harshliest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of harshly: most harshly Labels: form-of, superlative