nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: normoplasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From normo- + -plasia. 1. normal development or growth of an organ, without hyperplasia or hypoplasia Labels: uncountable
Word: normocapnic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to normocapnia; having the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood Labels: not-comparable
Word: normoactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From normo- + active. 1. Having a normal level of activity; neither hypoactive nor hyperactive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: normoactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From normo- + activity. 1. A normal level of activity; the state of being normoactive. Labels: uncountable
Word: snivelingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sniveling + -ly. 1. While sniveling. Example: The child snivelingly crept back to its toys. 2. In a pitiful, cringing or pathetic manner.
Word: snivellingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From snivelling + -ly. 1. Alternative form of snivelingly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: megacorp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + corp. 1. A very large corporation; megacorporation. Labels: informal Example: In the period following World War II, the diversification strategy became a more common one for megacorps, the technique being refined so that expansion was no longer limited to industries with a similar technology. Example: The gel is a genetically-engineered bioplasm created by the Sirta Foundation, a medical technology megacorp based on Earth. Technically, medi-gel violates Council laws against genetic engineering, but so far, it has proved far too useful to ban.
Word: megacorps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megacorp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rickle o' banes Part of Speech: noun 1. An emaciated person or animal. Labels: Scotland, idiomatic Example: To behold him, mounted on his old shelty, was truly a laughable scene, the animal being always so lean — a perfect "rickle o' banes," […]
Word: likejacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking. 1. The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like. Labels: Internet, neologism, uncountable Example: On Facebook, the form this takes has been dubbed Likejacking, because the object of the scam is to get you to click a hidden Like button, sending out a News Feed story saying that you Liked a Page or a link that you haven't, in fact, Liked. Example: No risk of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days.
Word: trapeze dress Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman's dress with a trapezoid shape, widening towards the waist and legs. Example: She wore thrift-store clothes that tended not to flatter her—a man's plaid polyester leisure suit, a paisley trapeze dress, gray Mr. Goodwrench coveralls with the name Randy embroidered on the left front pocket.
Word: trapeze dresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trapeze dress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triradially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From triradial + -ly. 1. In a triradial manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triradial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + radial. 1. radiating outward in three directions Labels: not-comparable
Word: undercollar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + collar. 1. Part of a garment that goes under the collar.
Word: undercollars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undercollar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pad stitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of running stitch made by placing small stitches perpendicular to the line of stitching, used to secure layers of fabric together for increased firmness.
Word: Chanelism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chanel + -ism. 1. A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "All the Paris couture (except Fath) is permeated with the easy underdone sort of clothes that were the basis of Chanelism at its height." Example: A woman of eighty-four, the world's top designer still going strong, producing a look that spanned several decades and Chanelisms which became fashion classics.
Word: Chanelisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chanelism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomodaea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomodaeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomatodaea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomatodaeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomatodaeum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “likeness”) + -um 1. Alternative form of stomodeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stercoranism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin stercoranista + -ism (“forming the names of schools of thought”), from stercor- (“dung, excrement”) + -anista, from root of stercus (“dung, excrement”) + suffixal construction from -ānus (“of, pertaining to”) + -ista (“one who practices or believe”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/, /ˈstɜːkɹənɪzm̩/, /ˈstɝkəɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /ˈstɝkɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/ 1. The belief or doctrine of stercoranists. Labels: uncountable Example: Great conteſts have ariſen in the church of Rome, vvhether the ſacramental bread and vvine vvere ſo far digeſted, as that ſome part of them, like other food, vvas turned into excrements: thoſe vvho held the affirmative, vvent by the name of Stercorarians or Stercoraniſtæ. Cardinal Humbert, in his anſvver to Nicetas Pectoratus, treats him as a Stercoraniſt, merely for holding that the euchariſt breaks the faſt; vvhich opinion he imagined led directly into Stercoraniſm.
Word: chebacco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chebacco, the former name of Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were built, and the still current name of bodies of water in its environment. The town's name derives from Agawam, an Eastern Algonquian language. 1. A (relatively small) narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries. Example: On an evening soon after the first of the year, we went on board a felucca boat (much less than a chebacco) for Leghorn.
Word: chebaccos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chebacco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defensors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defensor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semimonthlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semimonthly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interlunary Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of interlunar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: windrowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of windrow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: windrowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of windrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prismatical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of prismatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dartoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dartos + -oid. 1. dartoic. Labels: archaic Example: dartoid tissue
Word: mydaus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be clammy or damp”). 1. The teledu. Labels: no-plural Example: In Java there is a curious animal, the mydaus, intermediate between a pole-cat and a badger, which lives only on the high mountains, and has an offensive smell.
Word: uneffectual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + effectual. 1. ineffectual. Example: his uneffectual fire
Word: rickle of bones Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rickle o' banes. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He felt no heavier than my half-plate camera does after a league or two — such a rickle of bones was he.
Word: rickle of banes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rickle o' banes. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And without so much as a departing retort, some face-saving insult, the duffel-coated rickle of banes slunk off.
Word: rickle o' bones Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rickle o' banes. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "She's gonna be a rickle o' bones if she don't stop fallin' off her weight," Mrs. Feeley said.
Word: solwy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English solwi (also solowe), from Old English *solwiġ (“miry”), from solwe, the oblique form of Old English solu (“mud, mire”). More at soil. 1. Dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: bags of bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bag of bones Labels: form-of, plural Example: What a lot of scrawny old women! lean old hags, some of them without their faces covered; even the veiled ones you can see are only bags of bones.
Word: tracheid cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tracheid cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ischio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “ischium”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪskɪəʊ/ 1. ischium Labels: morpheme
Word: Janeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪnaɪt/ 1. A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism. Labels: derogatory, usually Example: “Every dam' thing about Jane [Austen] is remarkable to a pukka Janeite!” Example: Unlike virtually all academic readers of Austen since the 1950s, Janeites in foxholes do not think Austen's novels are about courtship and marriage.
Word: Janeites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Janeite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Janeiteism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Janeite + -ism. 1. The love or worship of the works of Jane Austen. Labels: uncountable Example: [F]ew true admirers will hesitate, much, to admit to the possession of a mug or a tea towel from Chawton. To do so is not necessarily latter-day Janeiteism.
Word: Cameroons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cameroon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bechic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”). Pronunciation: /ˈbiːkɪk/ 1. Relating to, or relieving, a cough. Labels: dated Example: The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it.
Word: bechic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”). Pronunciation: /ˈbiːkɪk/ 1. A medicine for relieving coughs. Labels: dated Example: Medicines which alleviate cough are called bechics
Word: bechics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bechic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mathurins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mathurin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diabolistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to diabolism.
Word: sea holm Part of Speech: noun 1. Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sea holms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea holm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pneumonometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A spirometer Labels: archaic
Word: pneumonometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pneumonometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leatherhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leather + head. 1. The friarbird. Example: The piping-crows, the laughing-jackasses, the odd leatherheads, and the coach-wheel birds, all gave us their old music, and brought back pleasant memories of travel. 2. A city watchman who wore a leather helmet. Labels: obsolete, slang 3. A firefighter. Labels: slang
Word: leatherheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leatherhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: murza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian мурза, related to mirza. 1. One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, up to the 19th century, especially one of the second class. Labels: historical
Word: murzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of murza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catacoustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English catacoustic From cata- + acoustic. 1. Of or relating to catacoustics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hahnemannian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hahnemann + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843), German physician, or the alternative medicine of homeopathy that he founded.
Word: Hahnemannian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hahnemann + -ian. 1. A supporter of Hahnemann's theories regarding homeopathy.
Word: Hahnemannians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hahnemannian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Leatherhead Part of Speech: name Etymology: The Leatherhead Museum has traced the history of the town from its beginnings in about AD 880 when it was known as Leodridan (dative case of a compound of leode and rida), meaning "place where people [can] ride [across the river]" in Anglo-Saxon). Later in the Domesday Book it was called Leret. Later forms recorded are Lereda, Ledreda, Leddrede (all second half of 12th century). Pronunciation: /lɛðəhɛd/ 1. A town in Surrey, England.
Word: wofulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From woful + -ness. 1. Archaic form of woefulness. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: wofully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From woful + -ly. 1. Archaic form of woefully. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: "Are you not assuming," asked Mr. Welson, "the privilege and understanding of a judge without knowledge sufficient for the condemnatory sentence you have pronounced as a penalty against this savage?" "By their works ye shall know them," replied the padre, looking wofully at his arm.
Word: sillimanites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sillimanite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incorrespondency Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of incorrespondence. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: incorrespondence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + correspondence. 1. Lack of correspondence; failure to correspond or match up; disagreement, disharmony or disproportion. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: incorrespondences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incorrespondence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chatellanies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chatellany Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chatellany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French châtellenie, from Old French chastelenie, from chastelain + -ie, from Latin castellānus, from castellum + -ānus, from castrum (“fort”) + -lum (diminutive suffix). Doublet of castellany. 1. Archaic form of castellany. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: ichthyoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ichthyoid + -al. 1. Like a fish; ichthyoid.
Word: Muhammedan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Muhammed + -an. Compare New Latin Muhammēdānus. 1. Alternative form of Mohammedan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Muhammedan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Muhammed + -an. Compare New Latin Muhammēdānus. 1. Alternative form of Mohammedan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Muhammedans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Muhammedan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underaccomplished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + accomplished. 1. Insufficiently accomplished; not having done or achieved enough.
Word: serpenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of serpent Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: serpented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of serpent Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ruddily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ruddy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌdɪli/, /ˈɹʌdəli/ 1. In a ruddy way; with red colour. Example: Many a hand's on a richer hilt, / But none on a steel more ruddily gilt; [...] Example: I notice that each of the myriad towel carts on the Dreamward’s Deck 12 is manned by its very own Towel Guy, and that their Towel Guys are ruddily Nordic and nonspectral and have nothing resembling withering neutrality or boredom about their mien.
Word: rudderlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder 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 rudderless 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 rudderlessness From rudderless + -ness. 1. The quality of being rudderless; absence of direction or control. Labels: uncountable
Word: padrones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of padrone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furbelowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of furbelow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: furbelowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of furbelow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unwatchability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being unwatchable. Labels: uncountable
Word: physiologic dead space Part of Speech: noun 1. The volume of the conducting airways of the lung. This definition became inadequate once the alveolar dead space was described. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: 1948. Ward S. Fowler, Lung Function Studies. II. The Respiratory Dead Space., J. Physiology. Vol. 154. p 406. Throughout this paper, the term physiological dead space will be used to refer to the volume of the conducting airway down to the location at which a large change in gas composition occurs. 2. That volume of air in the lung which does not partake in gas exchange. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. That volume of air in the lung that does not eliminate carbon dioxide, as defined functionally by the Bohr equation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 2011. John B. West, Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition. Bohr's method measures the volume of the lung which does not eliminate CO₂. Because this is a functional measurement, the volume is called the physiologic dead space. 4. The sum of the anatomic plus the alveolar dead spaces. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The sum of the parallel and the serial dead spaces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...the effective respiratory dead space is made up of two principal components. The first component is associated with the volume of the respiratory passages leading to the lung.... A second component is the ... well ventilated, but poorly perfused alveoli are in parallel with the respiratory passages and it is convenient to designate this component as the ‘parallel’ dead space.
Word: crossflowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crossflow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crossflowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crossflow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: catch-basin Part of Speech: noun 1. A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer. Example: There has been expended, during the year, in the three districts, for repairs of sewers and catch basins, for altering man holes and catch basin covers to suit changes of grade of the streets[…]
Word: catch-basins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catch-basin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reclusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recluse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reclused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recluse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fasciculated Part of Speech: adj 1. Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: redleg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + leg. 1. A bird, the redshank. 2. A bird, the turnstone. 3. A plant in the buckwheat family, the lady's thumb. 4. A member of a class of impoverished white people, originally from Ireland, Scotland and the west of England, now living on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Labels: Caribbean, derogatory
Word: redlegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redleg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turntabling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of turntable Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turntabled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of turntable Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wardenry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warden + -ry. 1. The office or jurisdiction of a warden; wardenship.
Word: wardenries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wardenry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incitants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incitant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harquebuse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of harquebus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: translateable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of translatable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of souring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soureth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: sour + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sour Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dyeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: dye + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dye Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. third-person singular simple present indicative of die Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sourgums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sourgum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soured creams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soured cream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hermaphroditisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hermaphroditism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encephalos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Pronunciation: /ɛnˈsɛfələs/, /ɛnˈsɛfəlɒs/ 1. The encephalon. Labels: obsolete Example: In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.
Word: shag-rag Part of Speech: noun 1. The unkempt and/or ragged members of the community. Labels: archaic, slang Example: She finds he makes the shag-rag hero-race, / The noble slaves, wise women, move as much / Pity and terror as true tragic types: […]
Word: mystagogical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to mystagogy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mystagogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Ancient Greek μυσταγωγικός (mustagōgikós), corresponding to mystagogue + -ic. Pronunciation: /mɪstəˈɡɒdʒɪk/ 1. Of or relating to mystagogy. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘…this tiny element, with all his vigour of thought, would even today still hold him fast in his mystagogic camp!’
Word: unamusable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + amusable. 1. not amusable Labels: not-comparable
Word: deturpating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deturpate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deturpated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deturpate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gablets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gablet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obroks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obrok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monodrame Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of monodrama. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: monodrames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monodrame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impallas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impalla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetradrachma Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tetradrachm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tetradrachma Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetradrachmon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetradrachmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetradrachma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: idiopathical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of idiopathic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: idiopathically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From idiopathic + -ally. 1. In an idiopathic sense or manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indeclinables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indeclinable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indecisivenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indecisiveness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ubication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin ubicātiō (“location”) (whence Portuguese ubicação and Spanish ubicación; compare the inflected forms ubicātiōnis, ubicātiōnī, etc.) + -ion. Ubicātiō is derived from Latin ubicātus (“located”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns); while ubicātus is a past participial form of ubicō (“to situate”) (found in British works from the 14th century), from ubi (“where”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (primary interrogative root)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs). By surface analysis, ubicate + -ion (ubicate is probably a back-formation from ubication). Later occurrences are influenced by Spanish ubicación, hence their use chiefly in Spanish contexts. Pronunciation: /juːbɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /jubəˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position; whereness, ubiety; also, a location. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: We conceiue these modifications if the thing, like substances; and…we call them by substantiue names, Whitenesse, Action, Vbication, Duration, &c. Example: Relations, Ubications, Duration, the vulgar Philosophy admits into the list of something.
Word: ubications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ubication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patristical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of patristic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: towhees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of towhee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supercunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side-lock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sidelock. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: side-locks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side-lock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panegyrization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From panegyrize + -ation. 1. Praise, exultation. Labels: uncountable Example: The peasant revolution of 1789 had marked them out as participatory members of the new nation and there was a constant panegyrization of the bon cultivateur in Revolutionary discourse, which stressed the involvement of the countryside in the forging of national unity.
Word: berouged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + rouge + -ed. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɹuːʒd/ 1. Wearing rouge. Example: Berouged and beribboned aristocrats were assailed on these grounds as much as unreproductive ecclesiastics who spent their time consorting with females. Example: No matter what quotient of Josephine's actual features, Isabey's artful cosmetics, or David's own inventions made it onto the final canvas, Josephine's berouged face evoked the youth and vitality valued in fertile females.
Word: avalone Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of abalone. Labels: US, alt-of, obsolete
Word: abbatess Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of abbess. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: abbatesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abbatess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbotess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abbodesse, from Old English abbadisse, abbodyse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa; equivalent to abbot + -ess. 1. Obsolete form of abbess. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: abbotesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abbotess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ibrahimic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ibrahim + -ic. 1. Abrahamic.
Word: Abrahamical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Abraham + -ical. 1. Like or pertaining to Abraham. Example: Witness the yesterday's sacrifice of that Abrahamical old man, who, being newly returned from banishment, ye knocked on the head at noon-day in the middle of the street, whose murderers yet, at our intercession, were spared and pardoned. Example: They indeed practise circumcision, on which account, they have been supposed to be descended from the Abrahamical stock ; but they have lost all tradition of its origin, and assign custom only as the reason of the operation.
Word: bardolator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bard + idolator. Pronunciation: /bɑɹˈdɑlətɚ/, /bɑːˈdɒlətə/ 1. One who loves or worships the works of William Shakespeare. Labels: derogatory, usually Example: Was Williams enjoying a philistine practical joke at the expense of an intrusive antiquary and transparently naive bardolator? Example: To Victorian bardolators, Shakespeare was so elevated a hero that he was virtually immobile.
Word: bardolater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bardolator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Potterhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Potter + -head, possibly by analogy with pothead. 1. One who loves the Harry Potter series of books, the Potterverse, and/or the Wizarding World Rowling-created franchise, especially to a fanatical degree. Labels: informal, slang Example: Yesterday's news that Universal Studios was planning to open "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" in 2009 will have prodded the shriek-buttons of millions of young Potterheads, whose relentless campaign for a "really fun holiday this time, Daaad" will have ratcheted forward a few more irreversible notches. Example: Her infectious enthusiasm has brought many knitters (like Alison Hansel!) into the Potterhead fold and has introduced Potterheads into the world of knitting.
Word: Potterheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Potterhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: group of death Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Spanish grupo de la muerte. Coined before or during the 1970 FIFA World Cup. 1. A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament. Labels: slang
Word: change someone's mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one. Labels: idiomatic Example: How can I change your mind about quitting? Example: This new film that everyone loves is crap. There, I said it. Change my mind. [a challenge inviting a counterargument]
Word: take someone's head off Part of Speech: verb 1. To berate. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Pat's Irish but don't hold it against him— he's likely to take your head off.' Example: She should take his head off for that last remark, but darned if she didn't find him adorable instead. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take off, head. Example: "That's fine," said the Scarecrow, and you are welcome to take my head off, as long as it becomes better when you put it back." Example: "When James hit him with that uppercut, they were right in our corner." recalled Russell. “And I swear to God, I thought [James] was going to take Tyson's head off.”
Word: mosaic gold Part of Speech: noun 1. A powdered form of stannic sulfide (SnS₂), used as a pigment in gilding. Labels: uncountable Example: Mosaic gold, generally a compound of tin, 64.63 parts, and sulphur, 35.37 parts, is odorless and tasteless, and dissolves only in chlorine solution, aqua regia, and boiling potash lye. It is employed principally for bronzing plaster-of-Paris figures, copper, and brass, by mixing it with 6 parts of bone ashes, rubbing it on wet, or applying it with varnish or white of egg in the preparation of gold paper or for gilding cardboard and wood.
Word: withholdest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: withhold + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of withhold Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: overratedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overrated + -ness. 1. The quality of being overrated. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorhydric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hydrochloric. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, rare
Word: disfavorable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of disfavourable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: young fogey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: young + fogey 1. A young and overly conservative person. Labels: idiomatic
Word: young fogeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of young fogey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tonca bean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tonka bean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tonca beans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonca bean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: terma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”). 1. Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.
Word: terma Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/ 1. The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain. Example: The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind
Word: professory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin professorius. 1. Of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial. Example: dotations to professory learning
Word: retiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Latin retiarius. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/, /ˈɹiːʃəɹi/, /ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/, /ˈɹiʃiəɹi/ 1. net-like Labels: not-comparable Example: And, beside this kind of work in retiary and hanging textures 2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; said of certain spiders. Labels: archaic, not-comparable 3. Armed with a net; hence, skilful at entangling. Labels: not-comparable Example: c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor scholastic retiary versatility of logic
Word: retiary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Latin retiarius. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːʃɪəɹi/, /ˈɹiːʃəɹi/, /ˈɹiʃiˌɛɹi/, /ˈɹiʃiəɹi/ 1. Any spider that spins webs to catch its prey. 2. A retiarius: a gladiator who fought with a net. Labels: historical
Word: heydeguy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely hay (“kind of circle-dance”) + French de (“of”) + a proper noun of unclear referent, Guy or Guise. 1. A kind of hay (country dance or round) popular during the English Renaissance. Labels: historical Example: But ye are ſo full of vertibilite, And of frenetyke folabilite, And of melancoly mutabilite, That ye would coarte and enforce me Nothing to write, but hay the gy of thre, And I to ſuffre you lewdly to ly Of me with your language full of vilany! Example: But frendly Faeries, met with many Graces, And lightfote Nymphes can chace the lingring night, With heydeguyes, and trimly trodden traces, Whilſt ſyſters nyne, which dwell on Parnaſſe hight, Doe make them muſick, for their more delight: […]
Word: heydeguys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heydeguy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhedra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of exedra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: exhedrae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhedra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhedras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhedra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumpable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bump + -able. 1. That can be bumped.
Word: rakeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rake + -able. 1. Capable of being raked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sea leopard Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of spotted seals, all in family Phocidae. 2. Any of several species of spotted seals, all in family Phocidae. 3. Any of several species of spotted seals, all in family Phocidae.
Word: sea leopards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea leopard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salebrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin salebrōsus, from salebra (“a rugged road”), from salire (“to leap”). 1. rough; rugged Labels: obsolete
Word: spermatin Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous character. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: dragbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drag + bar. 1. A drawbar. Labels: US Example: Those elements may result in applied forces and torques only (e.g. springs, dampers) or they may constrain the motions of the system as well (e.g. dragbars, wheels).
Word: dragbars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dragbar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samaroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From samara + -oid. 1. Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.
Word: squalodon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of a genus of extinct whales with serrated teeth, belonging to the family Squalodontidae.
Word: squalodons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squalodon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pubble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps from bubble. 1. pudgy; fat Labels: Northern-England, obsolete Example: Thou shalt me fynde fat and wel fed, As pubble as may be.
Word: rodomontado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Italian rodomontata (with change of suffix), partly an alteration of rodomontade, after -ado. Compare rodomontade. Pronunciation: /ɹɒdəmɒnˈtɑːdəʊ/ 1. A brag or boast; a rodomontade. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I likewiſe blame thoſe who being angry, will brave and mutinie when the partie with whome they are offended is not by. Theſe Rodomantados muſt be employed on ſuch as feare them. Example: A domeſtic poet, called Flann Mac Lonnane, who was of this king’s retinue, having heard out this piece of rodomontado, could not refrain from telling his maſter, that he was apprehenſive if he had gone upon ſuch a ſporting ſchcme into the country of the Dal-Caſſian tribe[…]
Word: rodomontadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rodomontado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromidroses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromidrosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromidrosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chromhidrosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: durable medical equipment Part of Speech: noun 1. Any relatively long-lasting (nonconsumable) medical equipment to improve quality of life, such as iron lungs, oxygen tents, nebulizers, catheters, wheelchairs, walkers, elevatable beds, etc. This name is used mostly when referring to such equipment being used for in-home (at-home) care. Labels: uncountable
Word: indeciduate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + deciduate. 1. Having no decidua; nondeciduate. Labels: not-comparable Example: indeciduate placenta
Word: terutero Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teru-tero. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: teruteros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terutero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unangelical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + angelical. 1. not angelical Labels: not-comparable
Word: pedogeochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedo- (“soil”) + geochemical. 1. Pertaining to the geochemistry of soil and till. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brand geese Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brand goose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brand goose Part of Speech: noun 1. A wild goose, the brant.
Word: unantagonistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + antagonistic. 1. not antagonistic
Word: unangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + angular. 1. not angular Labels: not-comparable
Word: unanointed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + anointed. 1. not anointed Labels: not-comparable
Word: sangiac Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of sanjak. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: sangiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sangiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inamorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1602; borrowed from Latin inamōrātus, perfect passive participle of inamōrō (“to enamour”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + amor (“love”). Doublet of enamour and enamoured. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈæməɹət/ 1. enamoured; in love Labels: archaic Example: His blood was framed for every shade of virtue To ravish into true inamorate fire
Word: inamorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1602; borrowed from Latin inamōrātus, perfect passive participle of inamōrō (“to enamour”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + amor (“love”). Doublet of enamour and enamoured. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈæməɹət/ 1. To enamour, inspire with love.
Word: apotelesm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See apotelesmatic. 1. The calculation and explanation of a horoscope. Labels: obsolete Example: And finally, the Elementes, and all thinges of the Elementes composed, do geue Testimonie (as Aristotle sayd) that theyr Whole Dispositions, vertues, and naturall motions, depend of the Actiuitie of the heauenly motions and Influences […] What shall be the heauenly Impression, the perfect and circumspecte Astrologien hath to Conclude. Not onely (by Apotelesmes) τὸ ὁτὶ. but by Naturall and Mathematicall demonstration τὸ διότι. Example: Had Alvarez the Spanyard endeavoured among us, to cure men with Apotelesmes or Figures, agreeable to the aspect of Heaven at our Birth, wee had laughed at him for an Almanack-maker.
Word: apotelesms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apotelesm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: periclitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin periclitatio. Compare French périclitation. 1. The state of being in peril. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: periclitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periclitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frost-blite Part of Speech: noun 1. Lamb's quarters (especially Chenopodium album, syn. Atriplex alba), formerly also called orach. Example: Frost Blite: In Isla the poor people boil and eat it as greens. Example: After the gathering of the crops the Ladybugs again began to migrate to other plants, as corn, orach, pigweed, frost-blite, notch-weed, which were inhabited by Aphis evonymi; in a few days all the colonies of the latter were annihilated by the Lady-bugs.
Word: cordonnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cordonnet, diminutive of cordon. See cardon. 1. Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This silk is of two kinds , each of which has its first and its second qualities . The name of sewing silk is exclusively appropriated , in France , to the finest of these two species ; the other is called cordonnet or twist.
Word: alcyonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the soft corals of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps are somewhat flower-like.
Word: alcyoniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alcyonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bonduc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bundook. 1. Synonym of nicker tree.
Word: skunkhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skunk + head. 1. A surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata). 2. A Labrador duck (†Camptorhynchus labradorius, which formerly inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England, now believed extinct.
Word: skunkhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skunk (“strong-smelling marijuana”) + -head. 1. One who habitually smokes skunkweed (strong-smelling marijuana). Example: I'm not a shaykh, I'm a skunkhead. I'm not a saint, I'm a slacker.
Word: skunkheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skunkhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bengola Part of Speech: noun 1. A Bengal light. Labels: dated
Word: bengolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bengola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double-tonguing Part of Speech: noun 1. An action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The rapid repetition of notes in cornet or trumpet playing, achieved by fast tongue movement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: double-tonguing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of double-tongue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: punction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English punccioun, from Latin pūnctiō, pūnctiōn-. Doublet of puncheon. 1. A puncture or pricking. Labels: obsolete
Word: punctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protohistorical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From proto- + historical. 1. Of or relating to protohistory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Permians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Permian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protohistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + history. 1. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.
Word: protohistories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protohistory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flowk Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flaʊk/ 1. Archaic form of fluke (type of worm). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: flowks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flowk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promulge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare French promulguer. See promulgate. 1. To promulgate; to publish or teach. Labels: transitive Example: the prince by his edict may promulge a new code, more ſuited to the preſent emergencies. Example: Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged
Word: promulged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of promulge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: promulging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of promulge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snow-broth Part of Speech: noun 1. sleet Labels: dated, uncountable Example: […]Upon his place / And with full line of his authority, / Governs Lord Angelo; a man whose blood / Is very snow-broth; one who never feels / The wanton stings and motions of the sense...
Word: pubescency Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of pubescence. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: silatranes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silatrane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subsextuple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + sextuple. 1. Having the ratio of one to six. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] the whole would amount to 320000 pounds; half of which would be lightened by the help of one pulley, three quarters by two pullies, and so onward, according to this subduple, subquadruple, and subsextuple proportion.
Word: spumiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin spūmifer. By surface analysis, spume + -i- + -ferous. 1. Producing foam. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: spumiferous agent
Word: epinasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epinasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoepinasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + epinasty. 1. A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light. Labels: uncountable Example: a clear cut relation is shown between these photoresponses and the induced photoepinasty
Word: tendinites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tendinitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disguize Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of disguise. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: disguize Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of disguise. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tryptophane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tryptophan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: exobiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exobiology Labels: form-of, plural