nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rattish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English rattish From rat + -ish. 1. Pertaining to rats. 2. Exhibiting qualities that are commonly associated with rats.
Word: rattish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ratty Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English rattish From ratty + -ish. 1. Slightly short-tempered. 2. Slightly run-down or dilapidated.
Word: waltzing Matilda Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of waltz Matilda Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crown wards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crown ward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ticky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪ.ki/ 1. infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina). Example: The ticky cows should be kept well separated to avoid contamination.
Word: ticky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪ.ki/ 1. a tick (particularly, a check mark). Labels: childish Example: Can I get another ticky?
Word: ticky Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From tick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪ.ki/ 1. Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.
Word: tickies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ticky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: engle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛŋɡəl/ 1. Alternative spelling of ingle (“paramour”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: What between his Mistress Abroad, and his Engle at Home, high Fare, soft Lodging[…]
Word: engle Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɛŋɡəl/ 1. Alternative spelling of ingle (“cajole”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: I'll presently go and engle some broker.
Word: circumlocutional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From circumlocution + -al. 1. Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
Word: bucheron Part of Speech: noun 1. A goat's-milk cheese from the Loire Valley in France. Labels: uncountable Example: As soon as I saw the wrapper of a delightfully pungent, runny-centered bucheron, I knew my dinner was done.
Word: yeggman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yegg + man. 1. A person who breaks open safes, a burglar; a yegg. Labels: slang
Word: droving Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊvɪŋ/, /ˈdɹoʊvɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: droved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹəʊvd/, /dɹoʊvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of drove Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. informal past tense of drove. Labels: form-of, informal, past
Word: Praag Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of Prayagraj.
Word: velouté Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French velouté (“velvety, smooth”). Pronunciation: /vəluˈteɪ/ 1. A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: onpass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From on + pass. 1. To pass along or hand over. Labels: transitive Example: Canberra will pass on to the United States allegations by two former British detainees that Australian terror suspect Mamdouh Habib was tortured at Guantanamo Bay. Example: Presumably the North Koreans balked because they hadn't been able to find any financial institution that would onpass to them the $25 million unfrozen by the U.S. from a bank in Macau.
Word: la-la land Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of La-La Land. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Chloe found the whole subject so dreary and dull that her imagination would float away into la-la land whenever the subject came up.
Word: mounting block Part of Speech: noun 1. A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc. Labels: historical Example: The Sun Inn is an attractive black-and-white building, and has an old mounting block outside as a reminder of the days when horsepower meant four legs and a saddle.
Word: Irish flute Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden flute used for playing traditional Irish music.
Word: Obamania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Obama + -mania. 1. Alternative form of Obamamania. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Obama-mania Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Obamamania. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Obama mania Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Obamamania. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lip- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of lipo- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: fascinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fascinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correcta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly an unadapted borrowing from Latin correctus (literally “corrected, improved”). 1. Synonym of exacta
Word: romanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolsas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bolsa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insectlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English insect Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English insectlike From insect + -like. 1. Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound Example: The name captured […] the sound of the cars themselves, a high-pitched, insectlike whine — the sound of constant speed.
Word: bipod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + -pod. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪpɒd/ 1. A two-legged stand or organism.
Word: fogless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fog Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fogless From fog + -less. 1. Free of fog. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was a bright, fogless morning. Example: Fans of ionic air cleaners and fogless shaving mirrors rejoice: The Sharper Image is back.
Word: extralong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra + long. 1. Much longer than usual. Labels: not-comparable Example: But the series returned on Sunday after an extralong break.
Word: contextualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contextualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: contextualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of contextualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: contextualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of contextualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: challengingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English challenging Middle English -ly English -ly English challengingly From challenging + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that challenges Example: […] Mr. Keltner is ready and eager to conduct all manner of experiments, whether they are whoopee-cushion silly or challengingly serious.
Word: antirocket Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + rocket. 1. Designed to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire Labels: not-comparable Example: Some 200 were killed instantly, shocking Hamas and indeed all of Gaza, especially because Israel’s antirocket attacks in previous years had been more measured.
Word: annotater Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of annotator. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: One frequent annotater of Library of Congress photographs of New York City on Flickr goes by the name Epicharmus.
Word: mid-tier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English tier English mid-tier From mid- + tier (“level, category, rank”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdˌtɪə/, /ˈmɪdˌtɪɚ/ 1. Of medium size and importance. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our new marketing strategy targets mid-tier businesses.
Word: midheight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu Old English hīehþu Middle English heighte English height English midheight From mid- + height. 1. Of medium height; neither high nor low Labels: not-comparable Example: Ms. Whelan and Mr. Millepied are, as they were last spring, excellent, heart-catching in the midheight hovering lifts where athleticism becomes feeling.
Word: microvariation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + variation. 1. A very slight variation Example: Taking cues from cabaret and Broadway and blues and gospel, his voice is spookily beautiful, but it’s constantly on the move, with microvariations in pitch and tone that keep the ear on edge.
Word: liberalish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English liberal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English liberalish From liberal + -ish. 1. Somewhat liberal Labels: US Example: “Fox is in a much better position with a liberalish Democrat in the White House than they were with a Republican,” said Eric Alterman, the media columnist for The Nation magazine.
Word: microvariations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microvariation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knockabout Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from knock about. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒk.əˌbaʊt/, /ˈnɑk.əˌbaʊt/ 1. Boisterous Labels: not-comparable Example: I like the way Ana Sophia Scheller — replacing the injured Ashley Bouder — doesn’t exaggerate the ballet’s second lead woman, but Ms. Bouder’s blend of knockabout comedy and physical brilliance is missed. 2. Suitable for rough use. Labels: not-comparable Example: I have a knockabout cello for non-concert gigs.
Word: knockabout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from knock about. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒk.əˌbaʊt/, /ˈnɑk.əˌbaʊt/ 1. Clothing suitable for rough use. 2. A worker habitually engaged in casual employment. Example: We'd had a couple of knockabouts to help with the cooking and stockyard work. They were paid by the job. They were to stay at the camp for a week, to burn the gunyahs, knock down the yard, and blind the track as much as they could. Example: It will prevent these shops from keeping these girls and using them as messengers or "knockabouts" for twelve months, and then discharging them and getting another batch in their place, which is sometimes done 3. A person living in rough, violent conditions. Example: They denounced the peasant's passions as animal lusts and complained that vagabonds and knockabouts were "generally given to horrible uncleanness. They have not particular w1ves, neither do they range themselves into families, but consort together as beasts. Example: The guests were mostly reformed drunks and knockabouts who wanted to talk about their troubled trek through life 4. A tumbler. 5. A slapstick comedian or comedy. 6. A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area. Example: We sailed our knockabout around Cape Cod. 7. An act of playing a sport casually or informally. Labels: informal Example: The kids had a knockabout with a football in the backyard.
Word: multisection Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English section English multisection From multi- + section. 1. Having multiple sections Labels: not-comparable Example: “We believe there’s something here worth dying for,” he declares in the album’s 12-minute, multisection title track[…].
Word: multivolume Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English volume English multivolume From multi- + volume. 1. Having multiple volumes. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] he found inspiration in “Parting the Waters,” the first installment of Taylor Branch’s multivolume biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Of or relating to more than one volume, or storage area. Labels: not-comparable Example: multivolume archives
Word: nonmonetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + monetary. 1. Not in the form of money Labels: not-comparable Example: Church members contributed millions to the “Yes on 8” campaign, and the California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating accusations that the Mormon leadership neglected to report a battery of nonmonetary contributions, including phone banks, a Web site and online commercials on the behalf of Proposition 8. 2. Not directly related to money or monetary policy Labels: not-comparable Example: The central banks also deal with nonmonetary issues.
Word: numbingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English numbing Middle English -ly English -ly English numbingly From numbing + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that numbs Example: While he normally is numbingly dependable, his streak of 155 consecutive extra points ended in the third quarter[…].
Word: knockabouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knockabout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bouddha Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Buddha. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: playings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonproof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + proof. 1. A failure to prove something; the absence of a proof Example: Here is another nonproof of the existence of God. Example: In his 1965 paper about his nonproof of the Poincaré Conjecture[…] Dr. Stallings ended on a musing note:
Word: nonproofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonproof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tangolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tango Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English tangolike From tango + -like. 1. Characteristic of tango music or dance Example: But she flowers in the least tangolike moments.
Word: symphonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek -φωνίᾱ (-phōníā) Ancient Greek σῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)der. Latin symphōniader. Old French simphonieder. Middle English symphonye English symphony 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 symphonist From symphony + -ist. 1. A composer of symphonies Example: Always more a colorist than a symphonist, Bernstein nevertheless created a powerful statement in the symphony’s three movements: Prophecy, Profanation and Lamentation.
Word: salvager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English salvage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English salvager From salvage + -er. 1. A person who engages in salvage work. Example: The fuel tank in the right wing has a small leak, and investigators and salvagers decided to empty it before moving the barge […]
Word: preinaugural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English inaugural English preinaugural From pre- + inaugural. 1. Preceding or in preparation for an inauguration Labels: not-comparable Example: Senior Master Sgt. Bill Hones, a member of the Joint Service Orchestra, rehearsing on a carbon-fiber cello for the preinaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday.
Word: salvagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salvager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symphonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of symphonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticlotting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + clotting. 1. Acting to reduce or prevent the formation of blood clots Labels: not-comparable Example: A year ago, Baxter International and APP Pharmaceuticals split the domestic market for heparin, an anticlotting drug needed for surgery and dialysis .
Word: sheltermate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shelter + mate. 1. A person with whom one shares a shelter. Example: Her sleepless nights there were haunted by the collective grumble of her sheltermates […].
Word: sheltermates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheltermate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dream come true Part of Speech: noun 1. Something which has long been desired or hoped for and which has finally happened. Labels: idiomatic Example: You look so special / There's no one else like you / Your style, your smile, your personality / Like a dream come true
Word: paleofantasy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + fantasy, introduced by Marlene Zuk as the title of her book criticising paleodiets. 1. A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past. Labels: rare Example: That’s just a paleofantasy about the future.
Word: paleofantasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paleofantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amlodipine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From am(ino-ch)lo(ro) + di(hydro)p(yrid)ine. 1. A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina Labels: uncountable
Word: buboes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bubo Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of buboe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- + read. Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈɹiːd/, /əʊvəˈɹɛd/ 1. To read over, or peruse. Labels: obsolete Example: Over the dore thus written she did spye, / Bee bold: she oft and oft it over-red, / Yet could not find what sence it figured […]. 2. To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read in too much depth; overinterpret; overanalyze. Labels: ambitransitive Example: To overread Plath's houses is to transform these biographical documents into spatial ones. Example: At the same time, we overread. That is, we find in narratives qualities, motives, moods, ideas, judgments, even events for which there is no direct evidence in the discourse. 3. To read too much or excessively.
Word: overread Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- + read. Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈɹiːd/, /əʊvəˈɹɛd/ 1. Having read too much.
Word: overreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overreading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overread Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overreading Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of something being overread.
Word: metformin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meth- + -formin (“phenformin derivative”). Pronunciation: /mɛtˈfɔː.mɪn/, /mɛtˈfɔɹ.mɪn/ 1. A biguanide derivative, C₄H₁₁N₅, used, now chiefly as the hydrochloride, as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; 1,1-dimethylbiguanide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gorehound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gore + hound. 1. A person who enjoys gory entertainment. Labels: colloquial Example: Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of “Saw II” through “Saw IV,” offers a musical comedy for gorehounds, set in a future where transplanted organs are subject to repossession.
Word: gorehounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gorehound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overleverage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English leverage English overleverage From over- + leverage. 1. Excessive leverage. Labels: uncountable
Word: overleverage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English leverage English overleverage From over- + leverage. 1. To leverage excessively. Labels: transitive Example: The company was severely overleveraged. Example: “Yes, there was overleveraging in the industry.
Word: factionalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English faction English -al English factional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English factionalize From factional + -ize. 1. To split into factions Example: He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.
Word: overleverages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overleverage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overleveraging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overleverage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: factionalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of factionalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: factionalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of factionalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: factionalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of factionalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chambira Part of Speech: noun 1. Astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree. Labels: uncountable Example: Women in this remote Amazon village can weave fibers from the branch of the chambira palm tree into practically anything they need — fishing nets, hammocks, purses, skirts and dental floss.
Word: rain forest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rainforest. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In recent years, the problems of the tropical rain forests have become an almost daily topic of conversation. Example: 2002, Rain Forests of the World, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, page 449, Tropical rain forests have a greater variety of plants than any other place on Earth.
Word: strander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strand + -er. 1. a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable 2. a steelworker whose job is to guide bar stock from one milling machine to the next in a multi-step milling process
Word: faves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /feɪvz/ 1. plural of fave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /feɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: partless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English part Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English partless From part + -less. 1. Having no parts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megastore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English store English megastore From mega- + store. 1. A large supermarket or similar retail outlet; a superstore. 2. A big box.
Word: Pressburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Pressburg. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛs.bɚɡ/ 1. Former name of Bratislava: the capital city of Slovakia. Labels: historical
Word: châtelain Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chatelain. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The edict of the Duchess Iolande, in 1476, enjoining the châtelains of Pignerol, Cavour, and Lucerna, to cause all the Vaudois of the Italian Alps to return within the pale of the Catholic Church, could not but affect in some measure those on the right bank of the Po; […] Example: The châtelains of the tenth and eleventh centuries were not the same officers as those who are found in the latter part of the eleventh and later.
Word: unbonded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bonded English unbonded From un- + bonded. 1. Not bonded Labels: not-comparable Example: “The weak layers are faceted crystals, very smooth and unbonded to each other,” almost like ball bearings, he said.
Word: psychiatrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English psychiatric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English psychiatrically From psychiatric + -ally. 1. In psychiatric terms, or by means of psychiatry Labels: not-comparable Example: The case was treated psychiatrically. Example: He was puzzled about a 24-year-old man whom he viewed as psychiatrically healthy except for intense depression that lasted for several hours after sex.
Word: postcoital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English coital English postcoital From post- + coital. 1. Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex. Labels: not-comparable Example: The patient suffered from postcoital malaise. Example: Post-coital tristesse, like post-coital jouissance, is known only to the human animal and occurs as orgasm most often signals the end of immediate sexual excitement, if not the end of the pursuit of further sexual pleasure.
Word: ringgits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringgit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troctolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Troktolit. 1. A rare type of ultramafic intrusive rock, consisting primarily of olivine and calcic plagioclase Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Here, we report a magnetic study of an unshocked ancient rock with a well-constrained thermal history, troctolite 76535.
Word: troctolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of troctolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: étape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple (“warehouse; a place where merchants bring their wares to be sold”), from Middle Dutch stapel (“warehouse; market”), from Old Dutch stapul, from Frankish *stapul. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Russian эта́п (etáp). More at the doublet staple. Pronunciation: /eɪˈtæp/ 1. A public storehouse. 2. Supplies issued to troops on the march. 3. The place where troops on the march halt overnight. Labels: broadly 4. The distance marched during a day. Labels: broadly 5. In Russia, a rest point for parties of prisoners in transit on foot Labels: historical 6. A stage of a multistage bicycle race.
Word: nacreous cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. polar stratospheric cloud
Word: audio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewisder. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- From the root audi of Latin audiō (“to hear; to listen”) + -o-. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”), Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic. 1. Sound. Labels: morpheme
Word: paven Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /peɪvən/ 1. Alternative form of pavane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pave + -en (past participle ending). Pronunciation: /peɪvən/ 1. paved Labels: archaic, not-comparable, rare Example: Firm as a paven road sprang what had seemed a hearse, Meet to uplift the load of a great universe; […] Example: A paven road or gathered tax But partly yield him what he lacks.
Word: cortinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cortina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ventas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mañanas Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈnjɑː.nəz/, /mɑːˈnjɑː.nəz/, /məˈnjæ.nəz/ 1. plural of mañana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unhuman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + human. 1. Not resembling or having the qualities of a human being. Example: One of their book’s heroes is the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who overthrew the democratic Second Spanish Republic in the country’s 1930s civil war. The authors call him a “great man of history” and compare him to George Washington. They quote him on what doesn’t work against the unhuman threat: “We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box.”
Word: unhuman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + human. 1. One who is not human; nonhuman. Example: The book argues that leftists don’t deserve the status of human beings — that they are, as the title says, unhumans — and that they are waging a shadow war against all that is good and decent, which will end in apocalyptic slaughter if they are not stopped.
Word: unhuman Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + human. 1. To make less human; to remove human qualities.
Word: NURBS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of non-uniform rational B-spline (Non-Uniform Rational Basis Spline) (“a mathematical model used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surfaces”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: turbodiesel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English turbo- German Dieselbor. English diesel English turbodiesel From turbo- + diesel. 1. A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger. Example: The Volkswagen Cross Coupe concept has a turbodiesel direct injection engine and two electric motors resulting in 157 mpg and emissions of 46 g/km CO2.
Word: chain stores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chain store Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chain store Part of Speech: noun 1. A retail outlet that is one of a group of similar establishments having common format, contents, ownership and management.
Word: negator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From negate + -or, or directly from Latin negātor. Pronunciation: /nəˈɡeɪtəɹ/ 1. One who, or that which, negates. 2. One who, or that which, negates. Example: The word "not" is a negator in English.
Word: aestheticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aesthetician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appendicectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appendicectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: screw shoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screw shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axodendritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From axo- + dendritic. 1. Of or pertaining to the synapse that connects an axon (of one nerve cell) and a dendrite (of another). Labels: not-comparable
Word: seize up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The term originates c. 1870 referring to a machine which jammed up because of excessive heat or friction; it has been used figuratively since c. 1950. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːz ˌʌp/, /ˈsiz ˌʌp/, /ˈsiːz ˌɐp/, /ˈsiːz ˌəp/ 1. To stop functioning; to come to a halt. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed. Example: In the 2004 film A Day Without a Mexican, Sergio Arau imagines, in mockumentary style, what would happen to California if its entire Mexican-immigrant population vanished. With so many housekeepers and farmworkers, teachers and gardeners, line cooks and police gone, the state seizes up. 2. To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move. Labels: intransitive Example: It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather. Example: I have had over six years to think about my future and it does not look good. I … can expect no cure or improvement in my condition as my muscles and joints seize up through lack of use. 3. To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again. Labels: intransitive Example: My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.
Word: corticocortical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English cortical English corticocortical From cortico- + cortical. 1. That connects one cortex with another. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argosies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argosy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corticostriatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English striatal English corticostriatal From cortico- + striatal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum Labels: not-comparable
Word: corticotectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English tectal English corticotectal From cortico- + tectal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum
Word: falsas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of falsa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disynaptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disynaptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English disynaptically From disynaptic + -ally. 1. By means of two synapses Labels: not-comparable
Word: exacta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”). 1. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
Word: exactas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exacta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monosynaptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English synaptic English monosynaptic From mono- + synaptic. 1. Having, or involving a single synapse Labels: not-comparable 2. Stupid, lacking in brainpower Labels: derogatory, not-comparable
Word: dsDNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of double-stranded DNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: rDNA Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of ribosomal / recombinant DNA. 1. ribosomal DNA 2. recombinant DNA
Word: rRNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ribosomal RNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: flexographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to flexography
Word: lobos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intracortical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English cortical English intracortical From intra- + cortical. 1. Within a cortex. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blepharoplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blepharoplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyroptosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyroptosis + -some. 1. A supramolecular assembly of adaptor protein dimers that mediates inflammatory cell death.
Word: pyroptotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to pyroptosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seed grain Part of Speech: noun 1. Grain seed saved from one year's harvest for the subsequent year's planting. Labels: uncountable
Word: pyroptosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire; fever”) + πτῶσῐς (ptôsĭs, “falling”), by analogy with apoptosis. Equivalent to pyro- + ptosis. Coined by Brad T. Cookson and Molly A. Brennan in a 2001 paper in Trends in Microbiology. 1. A form of programmed cell death associated with antimicrobial responses during inflammation. Labels: uncountable
Word: blepharoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blepharoplasty Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English blepharoplastic From blepharoplasty + -ic. 1. relating to blepharoplasty Labels: not-comparable
Word: seed drill Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sowing machine. Example: Most Chinese seed-drills sow not only seed but also manure. The idea was almost as old as the seed-drill itself in Europe, and it was common in India too. Example: American farmers began using the seed drill on a limited basis by 1775.
Word: selfsameness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English selfsame Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English selfsameness From selfsame + -ness. 1. The property of two or more appearances of being of the selfsame underlying object; sameness as regards self or identity; identity; identicality. Labels: uncountable Example: There is no doubt about the selfsameness of the morning Sun with the evening Sun. Example: Now the first condition of the possibility of my guiltiness, or of my becoming a subject for moral imputation, is my self-sameness; I must be throughout one identical person.
Word: buvette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French buvette. 1. bar (place where beverages are sold), mainly in French contexts
Word: crimebuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crime + buster. 1. A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice. Labels: US, informal Example: This corporation law background is less known than his record as a crime-buster. Example: Bit by bit, J. Edgar Hoover's image as an incorruptible crimebuster has crumbled since his death in 1972.
Word: crime-buster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crimebuster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crime buster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crimebuster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eventualist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English eventual 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 eventualist From eventual + -ist. 1. Pertaining to eventualism.
Word: eventualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eventual 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 eventualist From eventual + -ist. 1. One who subscribes to eventualism.
Word: eventualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eventualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + -metry. 1. The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Their power and knowledge are as closely limited as ours. But this is not a matter for the spirit people. What I did then was psychometry, which, so far as we know, is a power of the human soul." Example: Then there is that queer practice of the whites, psychometry, by which mediumistic people claim they can, by handling any object, tell events that occurred to the owner of it. 2. The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In psychometry and paedometry his original contributions will be little unless he had equipped himself well with the subjects like mathematics and statistics. Example: Again, barring in a few universities psychometry and physiological psychology are not regarded as compulsory papers.
Word: kittenishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English kittenish Middle English -ly English -ly English kittenishly From kittenish + -ly. 1. In a kittenish manner.
Word: collotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -type. 1. A dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume mechanical printing. Labels: uncountable 2. An image produced by this process Labels: countable
Word: collotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Robitussin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trademark, from combining Robins (surname of the original maker) and tussive or similar. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊ.bəˌtʌs.ɪn/, /ɾoˈbi.tʊ.sɪn/ 1. Any of various cold and cough medicines. Example: A dose of guaifenesin, plain and simple Robitussin / To liquefy the mucous membranes.
Word: domotics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of domestic robotics. Alternatively, from Latin domus (“home”) and robotics. Pronunciation: /doʊˈmɒtɪks/ 1. Robotic technology for use in the home. Labels: uncountable 2. The automatic control of home appliances by electronic systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: calcifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calcification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collateralizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of collateralize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: collateralizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of collateralize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonmusician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + musician. 1. A person who is not a musician.
Word: nonmusicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonmusician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: striver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strive + -er. 1. One who strives. Example: I am angered not only by such bloodsucking selective memory, but also at another example of how gay "respectability"-strivers try to distance themselves from the nonconformists and fringe members of our movement. Example: The company’s namesake, Condé Montrose Nast, was a Gilded Age striver from St. Louis who purchased a sleepy society gazette called Vogue in 1909 and made it an arbiter of women’s fashion […].
Word: strivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of striver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zzzs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs. Pronunciation: /ziːz/ 1. Sleep. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs. Example: When you want to catch some zzzs, carry foldable eye shades, foam or silicone ear plugs, an inflatable neck pillow […]
Word: zzzs Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs. Pronunciation: /ziːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of zzz Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: swamp pine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several pine trees, such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine, that prefer swampy conditions Labels: US
Word: Canadian red pine Part of Speech: noun 1. Pinus resinosa, a pine tree found in eastern North America having long needles and reddish bark.
Word: multidoctor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Latin doctorbor. Old French doctur Anglo-Norman doctourder. Middle English doctour English doctor English multidoctor From multi- + doctor. 1. Comprising or employing multiple doctors. Labels: not-comparable Example: So it's equitable for a multidoctor corporation to carry a disabled MD... Example: However, there is an increased demand for true multiuser systems among multidoctor, multioffice practices because they can perform multiple tasks...
Word: jack pine Part of Speech: noun 1. An evergreen tree of species Pinus banksiana.
Word: acontextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English context English -ual English contextual English acontextual From a- + contextual. 1. Without context. Example: Her acontextual approach did not endear her to historians.
Word: acontextually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English acontextual Middle English -ly English -ly English acontextually From acontextual + -ly. 1. Without regard to context; in an acontextual way.
Word: nonfederal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal English nonfederal From non- + federal. 1. Not federal. Labels: not-comparable Example: We rely on nonfederal funding.
Word: appellee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelé. Pronunciation: /ˈæpəli/, /ˌæpəˈli/ 1. A respondent. Labels: US Example: After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.
Word: appellees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appellee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aprioristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English a priori 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English aprioristic From a priori + -istic. 1. A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
Word: aprioristically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English aprioristic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English aprioristically From aprioristic + -ally. 1. A priori; in an aprioristic manner.