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Word: euthanasian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From euthanasia + -an. 1. A supporter of the legalisation of euthanasia. Example: 1991 Joe Chamberlain, Re: Euthanasia Group: misc.handicap And even if you don't, you have *no* right to make it […] easier for the euthanasians to murder those who do. Example: 1996 Jeremy Anderson, Re: 16 YEAR OLD'S VIEWPOINT ON EUTHANASIA [long reply] Group: talk.euthanasia The language used by euthanasians can endanger any person. 2. A euthaniser. Example: 2008 Jerry f, Re: Archie Bunker's voting guide for November 2008. Group: alt.usage.english However, possibly euthanasians and executioners have some reason not to use this method.
Word: euthanasian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From euthanasia + -an. 1. Pertaining to euthanasia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: euthanasians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of euthanasian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euthanistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From euthan(asia) + -istic. 1. Pertaining to euthanasia. Example: Many drew parallels between the atrocities of the Nazis' euthanistic policies, particularly in light of Dr. Kennedy's open advocacy for the use of euthanasia in the case of the physically and mentally disabled (Humphry and Wickett 1986, 36).
Word: michel Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of mickle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: michel Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mickle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: so mickle Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular amount, often a large or excessive amount; so much. Labels: Northumbria, Scotland, uncountable 2. A demonstrated amount. Labels: Northumbria, Scotland, uncountable
Word: so mickle Part of Speech: adv 1. To a certain degree or extent; so much. Labels: Northumbria, Scotland, not-comparable
Word: so mickle Part of Speech: adj 1. Great in quantity, degree etc; so much. Labels: Northumbria, Scotland, not-comparable
Word: somickle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of so mickle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Ilke ane of them sall haue sameikill, as is within his awin lordship and dominion.
Word: somickle Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of so mickle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: somickle Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of so mickle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: And, failȝeand herof that thair be nocht sameikyll contenit in that croft, to pay...
Word: furcal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin furca (“fork”) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜɹ.kəl/, [ˈfɜː.kəɫ], [ˈfɝ.kəɫ] 1. Forked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: visual acuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of visual + acuity. 1. The sharpness of vision or sight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Italian railroads require of their employes both eyes normal in regard to visual acuity, ocular refraction, perception of red and green, and visual field. 2. Strength of vision expressed on some definite scale. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Myopia exceeding 6 D., provided the visual acuity exceed 1/4 for one of the eyes and 1/16 for the other, and there be no extended choroidal lesions.
Word: knick off Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of nick off. Labels: Australia, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: Koranish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Koran + -ish. 1. Qur'an-like; (nonstandard) Qur'anic. Example: No, it is Biblical or Koranish to believe that Example: There's simply nothing technically that's all so insurmountable about Venus, other than being intellectually insurmountable for the likes of the truly dumbfounded and otherwise bigoted mindsets that clearly exist within this anti-think-tank Usenet of yours, that's simply more OT and/or Koranish moderated to death than folks ...
Word: Koranology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Koran + -ology. 1. The study of the Koran. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable Example: there are very few open positions for people with a degree in Koranology. Example: Modern science (not like Muslim astrology, Koranology, alchemical search to turn lead into gold (easy to see why sultan's supported that one)) is western science. Again, worldwide, people (including Muslims) study western science and not some non-existent Muslim science.
Word: Quranologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Quran + -ologist. 1. One who studies Quran-related topics Example: By referring these facts we are in a position to request the scholars of Qur' an and Quranologists to study them in strict conformity, concordance and collaboration of Hadith which are parallel, congruous and interdependent. Example: Thus, in line with Kenneth Craig, the non-Muslim British Quranologist, there can be no dichotomization between the two: “Islam is the Quranically guided religion; the Quran is the Islamically revealed book”
Word: Quranologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Quranologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Koranesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Koran + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the Koran. Example: 2003, EddieA95, Re: A Few Questions to the NDE Experiencers Here Group: alt.consciousness.near-death-exp If more NDEs were recorded from the Muslim world, we would see more Koranesque accounts. Example: 2006, Face, Re-learning history -- it wasn't Popov, it was Mustafa Group: uk.current-events.terrorism Because, according to Professor Sherif Mardin of Washington University, (one of the two Americans with a Koranesque surname), to the Popovs of Islam we owe even the artichokes.
Word: Qurano- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Quran + -o-. 1. Pertaining to the Quran. Labels: morpheme Example: The Qurano-Prophetic intervention may be interpreted on the whole as a definitive affirmation of theocentric ethics. Example: […] both his exegesis and also his Quranocentric blueprint for moral reform in language aimed at a wider reading public.
Word: Koranism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Koran + -ism. 1. Alternative spelling of Quranism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Koranite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Koran + -ite. 1. Alternative spelling of Quranite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Koranites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Koranite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Koranist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Quranist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Koranists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Koranist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaafir Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kafir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kaafirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaafir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Qorân Part of Speech: name 1. Uncommon form of Qur'an. Labels: form-of, uncommon
Word: Qur'ān Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Qur'an. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He […] collected his gold-plated, velvet-fringed Qur’ān from the living room.
Word: clothedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clothed + -ness. 1. The state or condition of wearing clothes Labels: uncountable
Word: clothify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cloth + -ify. 1. To give a cloth-like texture to. Labels: transitive Example: Select JessiSkirt as the object to clothify Example: First, you need a prop or figure in your scene, and then something to “clothify.”
Word: clothifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clothify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clothifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clothify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clothified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clothify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prudism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prude + -ism. 1. prudishness Labels: uncountable
Word: prudist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prude + -ist. 1. prude Labels: rare
Word: prudists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prudist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genitaled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From genital + -ed. 1. Having a specific type of genitals. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: genitalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From genital + -ize. 1. To assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic. Labels: transitive Example: 1999 Skell Red, Re: Tele-Dummies Group: alt.atheism.moderated I'm not surprised adults genitalize the Teletubbies, as they do everything else. There are even sexual fetishists called "furries," I think, who are gratified by stuffed animals and people in animal costumes. Example: 1993 Chris Klausmeier, ARCHIVE: cdc-151 Group: alt.drugs For many people, for instance, it is possible to 'genitalize' almost any part of the body, by consciously transferring the response capacity from the sexual organs to some other part, such as a finer.
Word: genitalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of genitalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: genitalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of genitalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: genitalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of genitalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: genitalless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From genital + -less. 1. Without genitals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: genitalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From genital + -ness. 1. The quality of being erotic or erogenous. Labels: uncountable Example: ... my producer and I (Mrs S continuing to smile deafly), out of the whole population, knew that this line, affirming the genitalness of genitals, was by Arnold Bennett. Example: Super-skin is one - tightness, shininess and texture : super-genitalness-firm pubis, space between the thighs, extra pubic hair; mild threat - blackness, leatheriness, sadistic-looking buckles; submission -tied-upness, slave- bangles
Word: degenitalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + genital + -ize. 1. To deprive of its genitalic nature; to deemphasize the genitals of. Labels: transitive Example: Workers are truly "degenitalized females, with the total life energy spent doing the work of the hive.
Word: degenitalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of degenitalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: degenitalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of degenitalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: degenitalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of degenitalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Uriah Heep Part of Speech: name 1. A fictional character, Uriah Heep, in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.
Word: Uriah Heep Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone like the fictional character Uriah Heep. Labels: broadly Example: She is the Uriah Heep of society, humbling herself before the Church and the Law, whispering sweetly her vow to honor and obey, hugging her chains as a chattel and a slave. Example: It seems to me that misinterpretation of this 'customer is always right' business has too frequently resulted in a complete misunderstanding of the relations of merchant and customer and has made ‘Uriah Heeps’ out of too many shopkeepers.
Word: Uriah Heep Part of Speech: verb 1. To be a yes man, in the style of Uriah Heep. Example: But he'd Uriah-Heeped himself into yet another corner from which she refused to extricate him. Example: Time and time again, as Silbert Uriah Heeped his way through the trial, every other word to Sirica modified with a fawning "if the court please" until everyone was sick of it, Glanzer would pull on his coattail, whisper in his ear, and steer him from the brink of error.
Word: yers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toepad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toe + pad. 1. A pad that forms the lower surface of the toe of certain animals. Example: Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids.
Word: dillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion. 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: 'The human bean,' the Giant went on, 'is coming in dillions of different flavours. […] Example: He'd been sitting in the car for a dillion years waiting for his mother to find her glasses.
Word: dillions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toepads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toepad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: string bet Part of Speech: noun 1. Action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards. One common phrasing of a string bet is, "I see your X and raise you Y." 2. A raise where the chips are put into play in more than one movement. Such a raise is usually illegal and counts as a call.
Word: string bet Part of Speech: verb 1. To make such a raise.
Word: string bets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of string bet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: string betting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of string bet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: genitalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From genital + -ization. 1. The act or process of genitalizing Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: genitalizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genitalization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pro-Sunni Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + Sunni. 1. Supporting Sunnism
Word: epitomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epitome + -ical. 1. epitomic
Word: solidarize Part of Speech: verb 1. To show solidarity (with or against). Labels: intransitive
Word: solidarized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of solidarize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: solidarizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of solidarize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: solidarizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of solidarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: e-portfolio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + portfolio. 1. A digital portfolio; a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user.
Word: e-portfolios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-portfolio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fantasy of manners Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled on earlier comedy of manners. First used in print by science fiction critic Donald G. Keller in the April 1991 issue of The New York Review of Science Fiction. 1. A literary work in a fantasy genre that is also a comedy of manners.
Word: fantasies of manners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fantasy of manners Labels: form-of, plural
Word: namefagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of namefag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: audioconference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From audio + conference. 1. A conference or meeting held via a remote audio link.
Word: audioconference Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From audio + conference. 1. To hold a conference or meeting via a remote audio link. Example: I audioconferenced with the client this morning.
Word: audioconferences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of audioconference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audioconferences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of audioconference Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: audioconferencing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of audioconference Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: audioconferenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of audioconference Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: millwrighting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From millwright + -ing? 1. The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills. Labels: uncountable
Word: perforatus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin perforātus. 1. The short flexor of the toes, or the superficial flexor of the fingers.
Word: Bellary Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ballari (city in India) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was my fate to commence my career in the medical service forty years ago in the presanitary days, long before the introduction of modern methods of diagnosis, at two of the most unhealthy stations in the whole of India — Bellary and Secunderabad.
Word: bestickered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + stickered. 1. Covered with stickers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: upglides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upglide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncontracted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + contracted. 1. Not contracted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncontracted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncontract Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: driftlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From driftless + -ness. 1. Quality of being driftless. Labels: uncountable
Word: driftlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From driftless + -ly. 1. In a driftless manner.
Word: intracultural 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- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English cultural English intracultural From intra- + cultural. 1. Within a single culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Liver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from Liverpool, possibly influenced by liver bird. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvə(ɹ)/ 1. From or pertaining to Liverpool. Labels: rare Example: He was fat, he was round and his car was in the pound. But we loved Liver bloke Jan Molby all the same. Now he's decided to tell us all about his crazy old days as the Lardy Lord of the Liverpool midfield and you can get your hands on this very funny tale for free if you win this competition. Example: ‘Your accent has changed!’ ‘No, it hasn’t,’ I lied as I had found a cheap voice teacher for elocution lessons to remove my Liver accent. ‘Yes it has! You no longer sound like a female Sir Paul McCartney.’
Word: trolley busses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trolley bus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trolley buses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trolley bus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freedmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freedman + -ship. 1. The condition of being a freedman. Labels: uncountable Example: The third class of freedmanship (dedititia libertas) had long been obsolete when it was formally abolished by Justinian, A.D. 530, Cod. 7, 5. Example: 'Freedmanship' should not be reduced to an epiphenomenon of slavery, but be acknowledged as a relation of structural importance for the Italian economy.
Word: tai-pan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of taipan (“foreign businessman in China”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tamborim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese tamborim. 1. A small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin.
Word: sports field Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat area of land where sports events are staged.
Word: tycoonocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tycoon + -o- + -cracy. 1. A rule by tycoons, a plutocracy. Labels: colloquial, rare, uncountable Example: “Hong Kong's economic elites simply do not need further advantages,” he said [Martin Lee of The Democratic Party of Hong Kong], adding that the change would help turn Hong Kong into a “tycoonocracy.” Example: He labels these unhealthy links between the government and unelected, quasi-hereditary business elite as “tycoonocracy”. Unfortunately, since the publication of this book in 2007, the phenomenon of “tycoonocracy” has become more conspicuous.
Word: circumpolloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From circum- + poll + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜːkəmˈpəʊ.lɔɪd/, /ˌsɝ.kəmˈpoʊ.lɔɪd/ 1. shaped like a sphere with a thickened margin and concentric furrow Labels: not-comparable
Word: IXV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, an experimental space vehicle of the European Space Administration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Engineers are forging ahead with the final tests on ESA’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, to check that it can withstand the demanding conditions from liftoff to separation from Vega.
Word: grain beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several beetles from the families Silvanidae and Laemophloeidae that infest grains and grain products. Example: 1987, Gennadiĭ Alekseevich Zakladnoĭ, Vera Flegontovna Ratanova, Stored Grain Pests and Their Control, Oxonian Press, page 41, For instance, the saw-toothed grain beetle is commonly found, and prefers to develop, in dry fruits and naturally, its occurrence is mainly limited to fruit growing regions. The rusty grain beetle prefers crushed grain and therefore, usually inhabits grain mills and is widely distributed. Example: Taylor's power law overestimated the variance for the flat grain beetle and squarenosed fungus beetle (Lathridius minutus [L.]), and underestimated the variance for foreign grain beetle, larger black flour beetle, rusty grain beetle, and hairy fungus beetle.
Word: grain beetles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grain beetle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FFLO phase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the initials of the names of the physicist theoreticians who predicted this superconducting phase: Peter Fulde, Richard Ferrell, Anatoly Larkin, and Yuri Ovchinniko. 1. A type of superconducting phase, characterized by the presence of Cooper pairs with nonzero center-of-mass momentum and a spatially non-uniform superconducting order parameter. Labels: uncountable
Word: FFLO Part of Speech: adj 1. pertaining to FFLO phase Labels: not-comparable
Word: madlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voicer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From voice (verb) + -er. 1. One who voices something. Example: a voicer of controversial opinions 2. One who fits or regulates the pipes of an organ so as to produce the desired quality of sound.
Word: voicer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From voice (noun) + -er. 1. A spoken report to be broadcast. Example: This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap. Example: These reports usually come in the form of voice reports, or voicers, and voice-actuality reports.
Word: voicers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voicer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Uriah Heepish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Uriah Heep + -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man. 1. Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness. Example: Flunky opens the door, his face wreathed in a Uriah-Heepish smile of servility. Example: I am never going to adopt the Uriah Heepish attitude toward trustees that characterized Mrs. Lippett's manners.
Word: Uriah Heepishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Uriah Heepish + -ness: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man. 1. Fawning, cloying servility and obsequiousness. Labels: uncountable Example: To a man, the other candidates, imagining the College expected them to glorify Uriah Heepishness, proceeded on the old trite track to decry ambition as one of the devastating forces of humanity. Example: One must agree that the formulas they commend to Democratic politicians as a means of distancing themselves from student unrest and so on are crude; and the Uriah Heepishness of Hubert Humphrey's American Bar Association speech (apparently written by Wattenberg) was hardly attractive.
Word: Uriah Heepishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Uriah Heepish + -ly: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man. 1. In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner. Example: "I like to see you so ridiculous," he said ; " it just gives me the touch of superiority I need to keep me from becoming Uriah Heepishly 'umble ! " Example: 1995, Neal Gabler, "'Checkers' Lived Again - In Waldholtz's Act" (December 19, 1995) https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200726/http://articles.philly.com/1995-12-19/news/25670096_1_waldholtz-checkers-speech-pat-nixon Where Nixon drew on class resentments - "I believe that it's fine that a man like Gov. (Adlai) Stevenson, who inherited a fortune from his father, can run for president," Nixon grumbled Uriah Heepishly in Checkers - Waldholtz drew on the staple of the daytime talk shows: gender resentment.
Word: diglossically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From diglossic + -ally. 1. Using diglossia.
Word: computer viri Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computer virus Labels: form-of, plural, proscribed
Word: change aversion Part of Speech: noun 1. Negative short-term reaction to changes in a product or service. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ob-Ugric Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a subgroup of languages in the Uralic language family, including Khanty and Mansi. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ob-Ugric Part of Speech: name 1. A subgroup of languages in the Uralic language family, including Khanty and Mansi.
Word: floghera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek φλογέρα (flogéra). Doublet of fujara. 1. A Greek folk instrument of the end-blown flute family; a simple form of recorder.
Word: valeta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of veleta (“type of dance”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperbolic tangents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperbolic tangent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperbolic functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperbolic function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sports fields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sports field Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grade points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grade point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NoHo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of north of Houston, referring to a street in Manhattan. Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊhoʊ/ 1. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.
Word: NoHo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of north Hollywood * (Los Angeles): Syllabic abbreviation of North Hollywood. * (Hong Kong): Syllabic abbreviation of north of Hollywood Road. Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊhoʊ/ 1. A neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California; in full, North Hollywood. 2. A neighbourhood of Central and Western district, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; along Gough Street. Example: Just a few minutes away from Hong Kong’s buzzing SoHo district is NoHo, its hipper, more laid-back younger cousin. Lying (as you might guess from its acronymic name) north of Hollywood Road, and occupying the length of Gough Street between Aberdeen and Shing Wong Streets, it was once mainly home to family-run shops and small printing presses. These days, though, NoHo is an enclave of independent boutiques and contemporary-art galleries, chichi cafés and old-school dai pai dong or cooked-food stalls. Here are 10 reasons to visit. Example: Gough Street, in newly trendy NoHo, is now home to Ralph Lauren and other top brands.[…] As part of the larger "NoHo" area, Gough Street has attracted tenants priced out of its larger neighbour SoHo. Once home to family-run stores and printers and now known locally for its casual Cantonese restaurants and art galleries, the Gough Street area's tenant mix was "internationalised" one or two years ago.
Word: Noho Part of Speech: name Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of Northampton. 1. A city in Massachusetts; in full, Northampton. Example: Meanwhile, some tension lingers between the newcomers, who call the place "Noho," and the longtimers, for whom it is "Hamp."
Word: Noho Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of NoHo. Labels: alt-of
Word: mag book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the shape and opening method of the container, similar to a codex (colloquially referred to as books), and being used to store and carry "mags". 1. A container used to store and carry ammunition clips.
Word: mag book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of magazine + book. 1. A book in the format of a magazine. Labels: UK
Word: thundersome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thunder + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndəsəm/, /ˈθʌndɚsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by thunder. Example: It landed in the woods way back, and there was a thundersome noise as it exploded.
Word: leafsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leaf + -some. 1. Full of leaves, bearing leaves
Word: wondersome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wonder + -some. Compare German wundersam (“miraculous, wondrous”). Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndəɹsəm/, /ˈwʌndəsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by wonder; wondrous; full of wonder.
Word: firesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fire + -some. 1. Fiery; full of fire. Labels: archaic 2. Dangerous like fire. Labels: archaic
Word: Laurentians Part of Speech: name 1. The Laurentian Mountains, a mountain range in Quebec, Canada. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Laurentians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Laurentian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: car body Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of auto body. 2. The body of a rail vehicle called a car. Example: This was announced in October when details of a £4 million order for car bodies and bogies to complete the Central and Piccadilly Line's rolling stock renewal programmes with 619 more "1959 Stock" cars were made known.
Word: Heepish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Heep + -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, a yes man noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity. 1. Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness. Example: The London Times will, we presume, impugn the motives of the charity—call it Pecksniffian and Heep-ish—or possibly try to prove that the Federals had no hand in the good deed. Example: The two functionaries were all oleaginous smiles and Heepish hand-wringing declaring their eagerness to be of service to such a fine and deserving young person.
Word: fiddley Part of Speech: noun 1. The iron framework round the deck opening that leads to the stokehole of a steamer, usually covered by a grating of iron bars. 2. The space below this framework.
Word: fiddleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiddley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plain old telephone service Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reinterpretation of the long-standing acronym POTS, originally standing for post office telephone system. 1. A traditional telephony system based on the analog transmission of sound, as opposed to newer alternatives like ISDN or VoIP. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kobane Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Northern Kurdish Kobanê, Kobanî, from German Kompanie (“military company”), from French compagnie. Cognate with English company. Pronunciation: /ˌkəˈbɒni/ 1. A city in Kurdistan of Syria.
Word: goodful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gōdful, equivalent to good + -ful. 1. Full of good or goodness; good; excellent; worthy. Labels: rare Example: Oh, all these are nothing else than God's glorious and goodful thoughts, embodied in beautiful and sublime forms, written radiantly on the blue of the sky or whispered musically in the voices of the universe. Example: "You'll see. A goodful and righteous adventure.” “A noble quest,” Shane added. “For the acquisition of happiness,” Lucas said.
Word: rhythmicality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English rhythmicality From rhythmical + -ity. 1. The quality of being rhythmical. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rhythmicalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhythmicality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arhythmicality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical English arhythmical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English arhythmicality From arhythmical + -ity. 1. The quality of being arhythmical. Labels: uncountable
Word: arhythmical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical English arhythmical From a- + rhythmical. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɪðmɪk(ə)l/, /eɪˈɹɪðmɪk(ə)l/ 1. Arrhythmic, having no rhythm. Example: All the papers came as usual, in their long, arhythmical collapse onto the doormat, where they lay like a menace and were approached at last with long-armed reluctance.
Word: rhythmicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 rhythmicalness From rhythmical + -ness. 1. The quality of being rhythmical. Labels: uncountable
Word: restress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + stress. 1. To stress again.
Word: restresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of restress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: restressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: restressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stumpery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stump + -ery. 1. A garden feature similar to a rockery but made from parts of dead trees, especially stumps.
Word: stumperies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stumpery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of varize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: good-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Disposed to or having one's mind set on good. 2. Amiable; well-meaning.
Word: Actium Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion). Pronunciation: /ˈæk.ti.əm/ 1. A promontory in Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 B.C.
Word: goodlihood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goodly + -hood, or as a modern assimilation of earlier goodlihead. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being goodly; goodlihead; beauty; splendor. Labels: uncountable Example: Oh, could I see as then That figure of defiance, as he stood, Isled in a hush, in all his goodlihood, Superb, majestical, a man of men! Example: Being now obscured, Soiled with the grime of chores, unbeautified, She shows true gold. The fire which trieth gold Denoteth less itself by instant heat Than Damayanti by her goodlihood. As first sight knew I her.
Word: innocent agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who unknowingly, unintentionally, or under force or coercion commits a criminal act on behalf of another.
Word: voluntary agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A person (also called gestor) who acts on behalf of another (dominus), without the latter's prior consent. Such agency is called negotiorum gestio.
Word: upglide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + glide. 1. An upward glide. Example: Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.
Word: downglide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down + glide. 1. A downward glide. Example: Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.
Word: downglides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downglide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Drunksville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From drunk + -s- + -ville. 1. A notional town representing the state of being intoxicated from alcohol. Labels: slang Example: "Hell we are!" She laughed, almost happily. "Where to?" "A bar—a hotel room—a bed. Drunksville—and Sexville." Example: Max was in the express lane to Drunksville, there was no doubt about it, not anymore.
Word: drunksville Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Drunksville. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: accompass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Superficially ac- + compass, but perhaps a- (“intensifying prefix”) + compass (“to accomplish”). 1. To achieve; effect; bring about. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The remotion of two such impediments is not commonly accompass'd by one head-piece.
Word: accompasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accompass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accompassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accompass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accompassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accompass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: accolated Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next. Labels: not-comparable Example: an accolated shilling
Word: accumbrance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From accumber. 1. encumbrance; clog Labels: obsolete
Word: accumbrances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accumbrance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nellim Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Finland.
Word: accustomate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From accustom + -ate. 1. Customary, usual. Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete
Word: acetylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acetyl + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to acetyl. Labels: not-comparable
Word: achage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ache + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪkɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The state or condition of having aches. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The Pope could dispense with his Cardinalate, and his achage, and his breakage, if that were all.
Word: achirite Part of Speech: noun 1. dioptase Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: achirites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of achirite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: achromous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -ous. 1. colorless; achromatic
Word: acidulcis Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acidus (“sour”) + dulcis (“sweet”). 1. Both sour and sweet.
Word: acolyteship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acolyte + -ship. 1. The condition of being an acolyte. Labels: uncountable
Word: acraze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French acraser (“to break, burst, craze, bruise, crush”), same as écraser (“to squash”), from Middle French ecraser (“to squash”), from Middle English crasen (“to break, shatter”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). More at craze. 1. To weaken, impair, or enfeeble in mind, body, or estate; craze. Labels: transitive
Word: acrazes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of acraze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: acrazing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acraze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acrazed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acraze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acre-dale Part of Speech: noun 1. Land in a common field, different parts of which are held by different proprietors.
Word: acroasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin acroāsis, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόᾱσις (akróāsis, “a hearing or lecture”), from ἀκροάομαι (akroáomai, “listen”). 1. An oral discourse.
Word: acroases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acroasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acropetally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From acropetal + -ly. 1. In an acropetal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acrophonetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to acrophony.
Word: acrosticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acrostic + -ism. 1. Acrostic arrangement or character. Labels: uncountable
Word: actious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From action + -ous. 1. active; full of activity; full of energy. Labels: obsolete
Word: actitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin āctitātiō (“acting or pleading frequently”), from āctitātus, perfect passive participle of āctitō (“do something often or repeatedly”). 1. Frequent action; specifically, the debating of lawsuits. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: actionize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From action + -ize. 1. To bring a legal action against; to sue. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: actionizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of actionize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: actionizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of actionize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: actionized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of actionize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acuminulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See acuminate and -ule. 1. Somewhat or slightly acuminate. Labels: rare
Word: acupunctuation Part of Speech: noun 1. A pricking with or as if with a needle; the practice of acupuncture. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: adamantoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form”). Equivalent to adamant + -oid. 1. A crystal characterized by being bound by 48 equal triangles; a hexoctahedron.
Word: adamantoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adamantoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adarticulation Part of Speech: noun 1. arthrodia
Word: adarticulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adarticulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adaunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English adaunten, from Old French adanter, adonter, later addomter, from a- + danter. 1. To subdue. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: He […] With myghty corrage Adauntid the rage Of a lyon savage; […]
Word: adaunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adaunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: adaunting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adaunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adaunted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adaunt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: addebted Part of Speech: adj 1. indebted Labels: obsolete
Word: addressment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From address + -ment. 1. The act of addressing; the act of directing one's attention, speech, or effort toward a particular point, person, or object. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: weather satellite Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth.
Word: spike fiddle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.
Word: Bengaluru Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore. Pronunciation: /ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/ 1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. Example: Introduced in India in 2017, the program is now part of major hospitals in key Indian cities: Bengaluru, Varanasi, Gurugram and Delhi.
Word: epitenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”). 1. A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons. Example: It expands on the surface of the tendon, forming a delicate, almost microscopic layer, the epitenon. Paratenon, epitenon, and mesotenon constitute the esotenon as opposed to the endotenon, the connected-tissue strands within the tendon.
Word: subethnic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + ethnic. 1. Relating to a subethnicity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subethnicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + ethnicity. 1. An ethnic group that forms part of a larger ethnic group.
Word: subethnicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subethnicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addubitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin addubitātio (“doubting”), from addubitātus, perfect passive participle of addubitō (“doubt”). 1. A doubting; insinuated doubt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That this was not a vniuersall practice, it may appeare by St. Austins addubitation. 2. aporia Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: addubitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addubitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adeb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ardeb (“An Egyptian weight”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pick and mix Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pick 'n' mix. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adebs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adeb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adenocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adeno- + -cele. 1. A cystadenoma, a hidrocystoma.
Word: adenoceles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adenocele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adequative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin adaequātivus, from Latin adaequō (“make equal to”). 1. equivalent or sufficient; adequate. Labels: rare
Word: Somogy Part of Speech: name 1. A county of Hungary.
Word: bloomsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bloom + -some. 1. Blooming, like a flower. Example: Once more our village palpitates With joyous preparations To celebrate the bloomsome rose With proper incantations. 2. Happy, lively, full of life, blithe.
Word: adiapneustia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin adiapneustia, from Ancient Greek ἀδιαπνευστία (adiapneustía, “lack of perspiration”). Pronunciation: /ˌæd.i.ə(p)ˈnus.ti.ə/ 1. Defective perspiration; adiaphoresis. Labels: uncountable
Word: aminoketone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + ketone. 1. Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine. Example: The drug bupropion is an aminoketone.
Word: aminoketones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminoketone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adipocerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From adipocere + -ate. 1. To convert into adipocere. Labels: transitive
Word: adipocerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adipocerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adipocerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adipocerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person