nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: finite difference Part of Speech: noun 1. A difference between the value of a function evaluated at a number, and the value of the same function evaluated at a different number, a fixed distance from the first.
Word: hide and go seek Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪd ən ˌɡoʊ ˈsik/ 1. hide and seek Labels: US, uncountable
Word: Pale of Settlement Part of Speech: name 1. A particular region of Russia from 1791 to 1917, designated for Jews.
Word: E chart Part of Speech: noun 1. A placard with the capital letter E printed on it in various orientations and sizes, designed to test distance vision.
Word: Messers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Messer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: third estate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy. Labels: singular, singular-only 2. The commoners, collectively, in any society. Labels: broadly, singular, singular-only 3. The House of Commons. Labels: singular, singular-only
Word: leaping house Part of Speech: noun 1. A brothel. Labels: obsolete Example: Unless hours were cups of sack and minutes capons and clocks the tongues of bawds and dials the signs of leaping-houses and the blessed sun himself a fair hot wench in flame-coloured taffeta, I see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of the day. Example: In the late sixteenth century, the word nunnery also came to mean brothel. . . . Around the same time, the synonymous leaping-house also emerged, which anticipated the eighteenth-century terms vaulting-school and pushing-school, all implying vigorous acts of sex.
Word: leaping-house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leaping house. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prancy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prance + -y. 1. Of an animal, especially a horse, tending to prance.
Word: ultradense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + dense. 1. Extremely dense; of utmost density. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultraviolent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Latin violentusbor. Old French violentbor. Middle English violent English violent English ultraviolent From ultra- + violent. 1. Extremely violent; of utmost violence. Labels: not-comparable Example: "The Crow," because of Lee and the crack filmmaking team behind him, succeeds in its bid to translate comic book style to bigscreen ambiance as a sort of ultraviolent "Batman." It's a heavyweight finale to a career of an actor whose potential was just beginning to surface. Example: In contrast to the situation in both civil and malignant communities, in turbulent minor communities no individual type has gained the upper hand, so that there is no predominant individual type but instead an admixture of types. Thus ultraviolent people with their unmitigated violent phantom communities, violent people with their mitigated violent phantom communities, and marginally violent people with their nonviolent phantom communities all come to live, work, and play in close physical proximity with one another.
Word: ultradry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + dry. 1. extremely dry.
Word: pay-to-play Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See pay to play. 1. Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: quid pro quo (attributively) Example: Davis's pay-to-play reputation, demanding donations before he would consider policies or appointments favorable to the potential donors, was used against him. 2. Requiring payment from the player. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: paywalled, subscription (attributively) Example: As the lawsuit claims, we’re being programmed to constantly seek a dopamine hit from each swipe in what it calls a “pay-to-play” loop.
Word: lead-footed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Lead is a heavy metal; therefore feet made of lead would move sluggishly, or weigh heavily on the accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Pronunciation: /ˌlɛdˈfʊtɪd/ 1. Slow, boring, dull, or stupid. 2. Tending to drive too fast.
Word: ultrasoft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft English ultrasoft From ultra- + soft. 1. Extremely soft; of utmost softness. Labels: not-comparable 2. Softer than supersoft, and harder than hypersoft. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultrasoft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft English ultrasoft From ultra- + soft. 1. An ultrasoft tyre.
Word: xanthane Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of xanthan. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: ultratough Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + tough. 1. Extremely tough; of utmost toughness. Example: The ultratough baseball captain stepped up, “Any other last wishes?’ he inquired. Example: The U.S.S Sam Houston had to be as reliable and as strong as human ingenuity could make it; and it is largely made from steels that didn't even exist 10 years ago. To resist the enormous pressure of very deep dives, the hull -- two-thirds of the ship's total weight -- is made from HY-80, an ultratough armorplate steel developed jointly by the Navy's Bereau of Ships and United States Steel metallurgists.
Word: ruedas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rueda. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xeroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xer- + -oma. 1. Dryness of the eye. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supereminence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin supereminentia. 1. The quality of being supereminent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supereminently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English supereminent Middle English -ly English -ly English supereminently From supereminent + -ly. 1. In a supereminent manner; to a supreme degree. Example: He begins his letter under the same sensations he would have, if he were to accost her in person, only with this difference,—that he may take as much time as he pleases, for consideration, and need not write a single word that he has not well weighed and pondered beforehand, much less a sentence that he does not think supereminently clever. Example: A perfect list of its deans, from their first establishment by Edward III, to the time of its surrender by the last; and an account of the benefactions to it when a chapel, from incontrovertible evidence, one of its own records, which has never before been attempted, will also be found here inserted. Few buildings, whether its internal beauty, its original destination and use as a chapel, or its subsequent purpose of an House for the sitting of one branch of the legislature, be considered, can be better entitled than this to regard and attention; and as it was in itself a supereminently beautiful specimen of the Gothic style, it has been thought advisable to subjoin an enquiry into the origin of Gothic architecture also, on which, though a subject often undertaken, original materials before undiscovered have been used, and by a fair state of a variety of facts, it has been ascertained how little former opinions on that point are to be confided in; at the same time, as it is hoped, it will be found, on examination, to contain sufficient circumstances for deciding the question.
Word: xerophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξηροφαγία (xērophagía). Compare xero- + -phagy. Pronunciation: /zɪəˈɹɒfədʒi/ 1. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
Word: ultradistant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant English ultradistant From ultra- + distant. 1. Extremely distant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xenotransplant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English transplant English xenotransplant From xeno- + transplant. 1. An instance of xenotransplantation. Example: Near-synonym: xenoengraftment 2. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of xenograft.
Word: xenotransplant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English transplant English xenotransplant From xeno- + transplant. 1. To carry out xenotransplantation.
Word: xylic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪlɪk/ 1. Pertaining to xylene. Labels: not-comparable Example: Xylic material and organic sediment were deposited in the supratidal marshes.
Word: sing from the same hymnbook Part of Speech: verb 1. To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement. Labels: idiomatic Example: Still, he mostly sang from the same hymnbook as the Bush Administration, saying fundamental fiscal trends are favorable.
Word: xylol Part of Speech: noun 1. Xylene.
Word: signal crayfish Part of Speech: noun 1. An American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate.
Word: xylorimba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of xylophone + marimba. 1. A pitched percussion instrument corresponding to a xylophone with an extended range.
Word: xylomarimba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of xylo-marimba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xylo-marimba Part of Speech: noun 1. The xylorimba.
Word: sick to one's stomach Part of Speech: adj 1. Nauseated, queasy or vomiting, sick. Labels: US Example: [H]e had torn the paper from one of his cigarettes and was chewing the tobacco. This was his last resort, an expedient which he fell back upon only in great extremity, as it invariably made him sick to his stomach. Example: You don't know how sick you make me / You make me fucking sick to my stomach / Every time I think of you I puke
Word: shunless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shun + -less (suffix meaning ‘lacking, without’), probably popularized by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616) by its use in his play Coriolanus (c. 1608–1609): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌnləs/, /-lɪs/ 1. That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable. Labels: literary Example: Th' immortal Parcæ, fatal sisters three, / Of mortal men, do sing the shunless fate: / What once Was, what Is now, and what Shall Be, / Their life, their death, their fortune, and their state. Example: [A]lone he entred / The mortall Gate of th'Citie, which he painted / With ſhunleſſe deſtinie: […]
Word: xystarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin xystarchēs, from Ancient Greek ξυστάρχης (xustárkhēs). 1. The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.
Word: seroprevalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English prevalent English seroprevalent From sero- + prevalent. 1. That gives a positive response to a blood test for a specific disease
Word: self-directed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English directed English self-directed From self- + directed. 1. Directed, independently by oneself without external control or constraint; directed for oneself. 2. Directed at oneself. Example: I see a lot of self-directed anger on the part of the straight wives: What's wrong with me that I can't keep this man attracted to me? What's wrong with me in the first place for attracting a gay man?
Word: pitch pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A device much like a harmonica, used to supply a sought pitch.
Word: selfdirection Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of self-direction. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: self-direction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English direction English self-direction From self- + direction. 1. The condition of being self-directed. Labels: uncountable Example: The terms “autonomy” and “self-direction” are being used more and more frequently in educational discussion.
Word: self-adjointness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English self-adjoint 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 self-adjointness From self-adjoint + -ness. 1. The condition of being self-adjoint Labels: uncountable
Word: Uncle Ned Part of Speech: noun 1. bed. Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Get up them apples and pears and into Uncle Ned! Example: Went in a room, not much furniture: still no bloody light; sat down on a Uncle Ned an' waited while ol' woofy said she'd make some Rosie Lee. 2. head. Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Use your Uncle Ned! Example: Get yer barf towel— always supposin' as yer've gotter barf towel— fold it rhand the jug, an' rhand yer uncle Ned [head] , stick yer mouth over the jug where all the steam's rushin ' art — yer are listening , aren't yer?— and ignore it.
Word: metamathematical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English mathematical English metamathematical From meta- + mathematical. 1. Pertaining to metamathematics, a branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.
Word: metamathematics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English mathematics English metamathematics From meta- + mathematics. 1. A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature. Labels: uncountable
Word: descriptivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/ 1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
Word: descriptivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/ 1. Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.
Word: descargas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of descarga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proponed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of propone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: propones Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of propone Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vaulting school Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vaulting, school. (A place where one learns to vault.) Example: His three years there were spent chiefly in the study of music, in the Vaulting-school, in dancing; and in quarrelling, studiously, with the authorities, upon all sorts of subjects. Example: Prince Charles must have visited the vaulting school during his stay in Oxford from the end of November 1642 to July 1643, [...] 2. A brothel. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: Invite 'em to my Vaulting School, The Saints for freedom tell; How they may live without Controul, With me at Camberwell. There all Provision shall be made To entertain the best, Old Mother Creswel of our Trade, For to rub down our Guests; Three hundred of the briskest Dames, In Park or Field e're fell: Whose Amorous Eyes shall charm the flames O'th' Saints at Camberwell. Example: And some young Cracks, who waiting never fail, Commence Grave Bauds and keep a Vaulting School, Where Callow Youths their Health and Mony fool.
Word: vaulting-school Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vaulting school. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bawdy house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bawdy-house. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pushing-school Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pushing school. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Technicolor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of technology + color. A trademark (1916), in reference to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where two of its three developers met. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour. Labels: uncountable Example: filmed in Technicolor [collocation in movie credits]
Word: Technicolor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of technology + color. A trademark (1916), in reference to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where two of its three developers met. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ 1. Using the Technicolor process. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was his opinion that 1946's Do You Love Me, a Technicolor musical, would go down much better with 'industrial audiences' than the 'better class' of viewer.
Word: Technicolor yawn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally Australian slang, early 1970s. 1. An act of vomiting. Labels: slang Example: I was down by Bondi Pier, drinkin' tubes of ice cold beer / With a bucket full of prawns upon my knee / When I swallowed the last prawn / I had a technicolor yawn and I chundered in the old Pacific Sea
Word: otherworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world. Pronunciation: /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ 1. A world beyond death; an afterlife. 2. A world other than the everyday world. Example: We do not want, of course, to return to all the crudities and barbarities of the past; but also we do not want to become attenuated and spiritualized out of all mundane sense and recognition, and to live in an otherworld Paradise void of application to earthly affairs. 3. A world other than the everyday world.
Word: full blast Part of Speech: noun 1. Maximum capacity or effort Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: At Fallgate a short branch leading to a quarry is disused, but some gravel pits are working at full blast; [...].
Word: Joe Six-pack Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Joe Sixpack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: full-powered Part of Speech: adj 1. At full power; at the very utmost limit. Labels: not-comparable Example: They will stand unused for a considerable period without noticeable deterioration. Their strength does not rapidly "leak" or escape. They are full-powered, eager to give you their sparks. Example: I repeat that to understand the history of Financial Advertising we need understand only the past few years, because those crucial years have made a full-powered man of him, a giant in power, vision and purpose, who can never turn back. 2. For vessels that depends on engines for propulsion that is independent of assistance from any sails. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Royal Mail Steamship " Britannia," full-powered ocean-going screw steamer of 3,700 tons, engines of 650 horsepower, barque-rigged, carries 3,300 tons dead weight of coal and cargo. Example: The color came back into his face in patches. A smile settled down and expanded. Finally he was straining Treasure Island Inn again with his stride, beating full-powered up and down the room, everything but victory shut out from the joyful confines of his newly-renovated brain.
Word: Jane Sixpack Part of Speech: name 1. An ordinary woman. Labels: slang
Word: cumshaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cumshaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corvids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corvid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zipgun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zip + gun. 1. An improvised single-shot pistol-sized weapon that uses a spring or elastic to propel a bullet to its target.
Word: zoospores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoospore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weightily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English weighty Middle English -ly English -ly English weightily From weighty + -ly. 1. In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
Word: ampacities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ampacity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tarsiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarsier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saddlery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English saddle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English saddlery From saddle + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈsædləɹi/ 1. The trade or craft of a saddler. Labels: uncountable Example: A good deal of dressed leather is now sent to London, from whence formerly much of what was used here was brought. Saddlery is carried on to some extent. Example: 1863, Rachel Henning, letter dated 27 January, 1863, in David Adams (ed.), The Letters of Rachel Henning, Penguin, 1969, p. 124, The whole station is engaged in saddlery just now. It is wonderful how soon people learn to do everything for themselves in the bush. 2. A place of business of a saddler. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is a tinker’s shop and a pharmacy; a saddlery, where the broken gear used in cultivating the monastery lands is mended […] Example: 1931, Ruth Russell, Lake Front, Chicago: Thomas S. Rockwell, Part 3, Chapter 2, p. 209, Occasional stores pressed close to the wooden walk, and you got the dry smell of hay-and-feed shops or leathery whiffs from saddleries […] 3. The inventory and equipment of a saddler; saddles and other horse-riding equipment, or the materials for making them. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: tack Example: The next article, and the most important article of all to this country, was saddlery. This embraced every part of the leather manufacture, boots, shoes, gloves, &c.
Word: safeties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safeties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of safety Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: PrP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of prion protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sauteing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of saute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scenthound Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of scent hound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scent hound Part of Speech: noun 1. A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.
Word: PIP Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Peripheral Interchange Program. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical
Word: PIP Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of picture-in-picture. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Acronym of predicted impact point. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Acronym of performance improvement plan. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Acronym of product improvement program. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Acronym of peak inspiratory pressure. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Acronym of personal independence payment. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: SHF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of super high frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: on one's uppers Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From uppers (“the top part of a leather shoe”), having worn through the sole. 1. destitute; poor. Example: “We are bound toward the scuppers, And the time has come to act, Or we’ll both be on our uppers For a fact!”
Word: VLF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of very low frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: sea campion Part of Speech: noun 1. A flowering plant, Silene maritima. Example: I collected a fine mixed bunch of valerian and thrift and white sea campion.
Word: business continuity planning Part of Speech: noun 1. An interdisciplinary concept used to create and validate a practiced logistical plan for how an organisation will recover and restore interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption. Labels: uncountable
Word: saccharify Part of Speech: verb 1. To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars Labels: transitive
Word: saccharification Part of Speech: noun 1. The hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: publickation Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of publication. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: claime Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of claim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: claime Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of claim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ittself Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of itself. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: watchfull Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of watchful. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: shye Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of shy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: propertie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of property. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: school mate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of schoolmate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dyspathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + -pathy. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪspəθi/ 1. Antipathy, aversion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I may well be, I have received of them that natural dyspathie unto physicke.
Word: blinden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From blind + -en. 1. To make or render blind. Labels: rare, transitive Example: The race for success has blindened him, making him incapable to lucidly appraise his work and to judge it by higher and more exacting standards than those prevailing in local, more modest competitions. Example: She laughed at my attempt, and I got a pull of the ears for daring to blinden myself.
Word: hemicycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English hemicycle From hemi- + cycle. 1. A semicircle. 2. A semicircular structure.
Word: Eneolithic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian eneolitico, from Latin aeneus (“copper, bronze”). 1. Describing the Copper Age, which occurred between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Example: Perhaps linguists have provided a step towards the right solution in presenting evidence from Indo-European kinship terminology that the Indo-Europeans were very much into exogamy, including taking the Eneolithic equivalent of mail-order brides from afar.
Word: Eneolithic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian eneolitico, from Latin aeneus (“copper, bronze”). 1. The age between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
Word: apricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin aprīcitās, noun of quality from aprīcus (“warmed by the sun”). Pronunciation: /əˈpɹɪsɪti/ 1. The light or warmth of the Sun. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Apricity, the warmenes of the Sunne in Winter." Example: APRICITY [Apricitas, L.] Warmth in the Sun, Sun-ſhine. L."
Word: superdrastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der. English drastic English superdrastic From super- + drastic. 1. Very drastic. Labels: not-comparable Example: "The color can usually be done in an hour to one hour and a half," Ambrose said. Sometimes, if you're making a superdrastic change — like going brunette to blond — it can take even longer. "It's important to allow time after to follow up with styling or a cut."
Word: Piscean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Pisces star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Piscean Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone with the Pisces star sign.
Word: Capricornian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Capricorn Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Capricornian From Capricorn + -ian. 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Capricorn star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Capricornian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Capricorn Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Capricornian From Capricorn + -ian. 1. Someone with the Capricorn star sign.
Word: Sagittarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sagittarius + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Sagittarius star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sagittarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sagittarius + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Someone with the Sagittarius star sign. Example: Thus I read in the newsprints that "fortune" favors Scorpions this month but extravagance and rashness should be avoided Aquarians and Sagittarians should live quietly.
Word: Sacramentarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin sacramentarius, compare French sacramentaire. Pronunciation: /ˌsækɹəmənˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌsækɹəmənˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. One of the German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy Eucharist. 2. One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments.
Word: Sacramentarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin sacramentarius, compare French sacramentaire. Pronunciation: /ˌsækɹəmənˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌsækɹəmənˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental. 2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.
Word: Libran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Libra + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Libra star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Libran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Libra + -an. 1. Someone with the Libra star sign. Example: Happy Anniversary My Aquarius Man from your Libran with Love.
Word: Virgoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Virgo + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Virgo star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Virgoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Virgo + -an. 1. Someone with the Virgo star sign.
Word: Cancerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cancer + -ian; from Latin Cancriana, from Cancer + -iana. 1. Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Cancer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cancerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cancer + -ian; from Latin Cancriana, from Cancer + -iana. 1. A person born under the astrological sign of Cancer.
Word: Geminian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gemini + -an. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛmɪˈnaɪən/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Gemini star sign Labels: not-comparable
Word: Geminian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gemini + -an. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛmɪˈnaɪən/ 1. Someone with the Gemini star sign
Word: Taurean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, the star sign Taurus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Taurean Part of Speech: noun 1. A person born during the period of the year associated with the star sign Taurus.
Word: Leonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Leō Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Leonian From Latin Leō (stem Leōn-) + English -ian. Pronunciation: /liːˈəʊ.ni.ən/, /liˈoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Leo star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Leonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Leō Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Leonian From Latin Leō (stem Leōn-) + English -ian. Pronunciation: /liːˈəʊ.ni.ən/, /liˈoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Someone with the Leo star sign.
Word: Sammarinese Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, San Marino or its culture or people Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sammarinese Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone from San Marino or of Sammarinese descent
Word: Saint Lucian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Saint Lucia + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Saint Lucia or its culture or people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Saint Lucian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Saint Lucia + -an. 1. Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent
Word: South Georgia Part of Speech: name Etymology: The main island was renamed "Isle of Georgia" in 1775, in honour of King George III of Great Britain, by Captain James Cook. 1. An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory. 2. Ellipsis of the South Georgia Islands: an island group next to South Georgia, in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: From South Georgia Islands + South Sandwich Islands. 1. Two archipelagos comprising an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean. A territory of inhospitable islands, composed of the South Georgia island group, and the South Sandwich Islands chain.
Word: topas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese topaz, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpas/ 1. A person of mixed black and Portuguese descent. Labels: East, India, historical Example: The topas represented the earlier colonial presence of Portugal in the subcontinent.
Word: salify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French salifier; from Latin sal (“salt”) + -ficare (“to make”) (only in comparative). See -fy. 1. To react so as to form a salt Labels: dated 2. To combine or impregnate with a salt. Labels: dated, transitive 3. To form a salt with; to convert into a salt. Labels: dated, transitive Example: to salify a base or an acid
Word: rectal varicosity Part of Speech: noun 1. haemorrhoid (UK), hemorrhoid (US)
Word: rectal varicosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rectal varicosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calces Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkælsiːz/, /ˈkalsiːz/ 1. plural of calx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mmkay Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of m'kay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prolifick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of prolific. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: quasiconvex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasi- (“to some degree”) + convex. 1. said of a function, if the inverse image of any set of the form (-∞,a) for that function is a convex set. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quasiconcave Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasi- (“to some degree”) + concave. 1. said of a function, if the inverse image of any set of the form (a,∞) for that function is a convex set. Labels: not-comparable
Word: put hair on someone's chest Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature. Labels: idiomatic Example: When Lonnie Bushey was 6 he started drinking with his father who told him it would put hair on his chest and make him a man.
Word: talk smack Part of Speech: verb 1. To talk trash; to make insulting comments about someone, especially in an aggressive or confrontational manner. Labels: US Example: Just as long as they don't come around talking smack to us. But if they ain't in no gang and they live in our area, it's up to them if they join or not. Example: He kept talking smack, his story getting more and more depressing with each lie.
Word: tegulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tegula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turn a hair Part of Speech: verb 1. To show fear, alarm or distress; to be affected (by an experience or situation). Labels: idiomatic Example: If in some hideous dissecting-room or fetid laboratory you found this man lying on a leaden table with red gutters scooped out in it, you would simply look upon him as an admirable subject. You would not turn a hair. Example: […] those seasoned topers who drank their companions under the table without themselves turning a hair […]
Word: institutional framework Part of Speech: noun 1. The systems of formal laws, regulations, and procedures, and informal conventions, customs, and norms, that shape socioeconomic activity and behaviour.
Word: icen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English -en English icen From ice + -en (“to become like”). 1. To make or become iced or icy; frost (all senses) Labels: ambitransitive Example: Ole Becky ain't got much to give but her blessin', but I can cook yet, and I done made you a big spice cake apiece, and icened it with icin' an inch thick. Example: He felt the Codex roll from his fingers as his other hand joined in on the icening storm.
Word: icen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English isen, ysen, equivalent to ice + -en (“made of”). 1. Made of or consisting of ice. Labels: not-comparable Example: When winter's cutting gales swept fierce and free Down th'wide upland plains of pilëd snow, I loved to wade across the windy lea To see the lake far-paved with icen floe, […] Example: "Mother, what is this light o'er me? It flashes pink from that far North Sea Whose icen walls are an opal bowl— It would lead me safe to the ultimate Pole."
Word: in power Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Currently ruling; being the present controlling authority, as of a government or country. Example: He's now in power at City Hall. Example: The party in power here is always the Democrats. 2. Within the portion of a tossup during which a correct response earns power. Example: That buzz was in power. 15 points for team A.
Word: power behind the throne Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority. Labels: idiomatic
Word: flouse Part of Speech: verb 1. To splash. Labels: UK, ambitransitive, dialectal
Word: familiarise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From familiar + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: An interesting feature in the weeks preceding the diversions was the provision of a road-learning train to familiarise main line drivers with the alternative route. Example: Mr Avery was a great believer in mnemonics; he had one for every possible aspect of flying – which was as good a way as any for student pilots to familiarise themselves with their new environment […]
Word: scuppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the initial letters of socially conscious or saffron-clad, and yuppie. 1. A socially-conscious yuppie. 2. saffron-clad yuppie. Labels: India
Word: scombrid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the family Scombridae.
Word: scombrid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of these fish.
Word: saurischian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Saurischia + English -an. 1. Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia.
Word: saurischian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Translingual Saurischia + English -an. 1. Characteristic of the dinosaurs of the order Saurischia.
Word: safe harbor Part of Speech: noun 1. A safe haven. 2. A statutory, regulatory, or contractual provision that provides protection, usually from a penalty or liability.
Word: supermelodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English melodic English supermelodic From super- + melodic. 1. Very melodic
Word: superable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin superabilis (“that may be surmounted”), from superare (“to go over, rise above, surmount”), from super (“over”). 1. Capable of being overcome or surmounted; surmountable or conquerable.
Word: run interference Part of Speech: verb 1. To handle problems or remove obstacles for another person, especially for a person in authority Labels: US
Word: topfull Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From top + full. 1. full to the top. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supercondensed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English condensed English supercondensed From super- + condensed. 1. Very condensed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superstrength Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English strength English superstrength From super- + strength. 1. Remarkable strength, above and beyond that of normal human strength. Example: Up to this point we have been concentrating on varying combinations of strength and endurance, but we will now turn to methods of developing either superstrength or superendurance with weights. 2. Remarkable strength, containing a higher percentage of alcohol than is typical or expected. (of an alcoholic beverage) Example: The potency of such a beer is typically 4 to 5 percent ABV (alcohol by volume), although low-alcohol and superstrength beers are also available. 3. Superhuman strength Example: They have the power to make things happen, see the future, and kill off bad guys, but they rarely have the superstrength of Superman, which would make them too unfeminine.
Word: superformidable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English formidable English superformidable From super- + formidable. 1. Extremely formidable; causing great dread or very difficult to overcome. Labels: rare Example: The obstensible purpose as announced by the US that this superformidable task force was intended to help evacuate the West Pakistanis. Example: The fantastic amazing renowned superformidable Busker Theater Company!
Word: superintensity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English intensity English superintensity From super- + intensity. 1. The quality of being very intense. Labels: uncountable
Word: superintelligence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English intelligence English superintelligence From super- + intelligence. 1. Intelligence surpassing the level of a human genius. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The lesson of this little story is that if and when human-level AI is achieved, superintelligence will soon follow. […] What we have in this story seems to be a form of collective superintelligence. Example: On Thursday, Meta unveiled a $14.3 billion investment and partnership that will be the core of a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to the pursuit of “superintelligence,” a swing-for-the-fences effort in the global technology race. […] Silicon Valley leaders are now talking about building superintelligence, which would be even more powerful than A.G.I. It, too, is a loosely defined term, but generally refers to a machine that is more powerful than the human brain.
Word: superthick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English thick English superthick From super- + thick. 1. Very thick. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superintelligent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English intelligent English superintelligent From super- + intelligent. 1. Having remarkable intelligence. Example: Even assuming that superintelligent A.I. is years away, there is still plenty that can go wrong in the meantime.
Word: saltchuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinook Jargon saltchuck (“the sea”, literally “saltwater”), from salt (“salt”) (from English salt) + chuck (“water”) from Nootka č̕aʔak (“water”). 1. Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean. Labels: British-Columbia, Northwestern, US Example: The ultimate consensus was to keep the de-Whited river Green to its Tukwila junction with the Black, the outlet of Lake Washington, then make it Duwamish the rest of the way to the saltchuck. Example: Trucks disappeared over precipices, rail cars were shunted into the saltchuck, and donkey engines collapsed from old age. […] However, if it was abandoned anywhere near the saltchuck, it was probably picked up by one of the entrepreneurs […]
Word: make old bones Part of Speech: verb 1. To live to an old age. Labels: informal Example: With his heart condition, he'll never make old bones. 2. To last a long time; to last or store well. Labels: informal Example: It is a nice fruity wine, but it doesn't make old bones.
Word: rebozo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish rebozo. 1. A woman's garment of Mexico, a rectangular piece of fabric worn as a scarf or shawl and sometimes used to carry children or goods. Example: Strange crossroad towns on top of the world rolled by, with shawled Indians watching us from under hatbrims and rebozos.
Word: security deposit Part of Speech: noun 1. An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation. Example: The landlord demanded one month's security deposit for rent, another for damage to the apartment, and one month's rent in advance.
Word: jackass morwong Part of Speech: noun 1. tarakihi
Word: supergenius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English genius English supergenius From super- + genius. 1. A genius of extreme brilliance.
Word: epicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English epic 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 epicness From epic + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɛ.pɪk.nəs/ 1. The quality or state of being epic. Labels: uncountable Example: The Muse, as embodiment of epicness, is throughout the Metamorphoses both desired and resisted.