nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Pipewell Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Rushton parish, North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering district and Wilbarston parish (OS grid ref SP8385).
Word: hyperdisyllables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperdisyllable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperdissyllable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + dissyllable. 1. Alternative form of hyperdisyllable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperdissyllables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperdissyllable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperdistension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + distension. 1. Alternative form of hyperdistention. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hyperdivision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + division. 1. Extreme or excessive division. Labels: uncountable Example: In Nazi Germany, the hyperdivision of labour according to gender (political and military roles for men, domestic roles for women), had it lasted for centuries, would have possibly resulted in a model not unlike the Nayar. Example: In Japan, for example, tenure-in-place in a sharply segmented labor market with little mobility between primary sector firms created strong enough incentives that firms avoided the hyperdivision of labor and atrophy-inducing rules that once characterized many Western firms.
Word: hyperenthusiasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + enthusiasm. 1. Extreme or excessive enthusiasm. Labels: uncountable
Word: Valky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ва́лки (Války). 1. A city in Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.
Word: antiepiscopal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + episcopal. 1. Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
Word: antispreading Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + spreading. 1. Preventing or countering the spread of something. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mispronouncement Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of mispronunciation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mispronouncements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mispronouncement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: missayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From missay + -er. 1. One who missays; a misspeaker. Labels: rare
Word: missayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of missayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misput Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + put. 1. To put badly or wrongly. Labels: rare, transitive Example: It all springs from misputting the problem. 2. To put out; to inconvenience or disturb. Labels: US, dialectal, rare, transitive Example: But I don't like to misput nobody. Example: "Would you mind if I came out and saw her for myself? I wouldn't be there to misput anyone, just to see her well," Dr. Quinton said.
Word: misputs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misput Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misputting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misput Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of misputt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misputted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misputt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mistetch Part of Speech: verb 1. To misteach; teach badly or wrongly. Labels: UK, Yorkshire, obsolete
Word: mistetched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistetch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mistetches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistetch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistetching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistetch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misappraisement Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of misappraisal. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: misappraisements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misappraisement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superabnormal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + abnormal. 1. Very abnormal.
Word: Vashkivtsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ва́шківці (Váškivci). 1. A city in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superabstract Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + abstract. 1. Very abstract.
Word: superabundancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superabundancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superaccommodating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + accommodating. 1. Very accommodating. Example: Responses vary from the superaccommodating to the resolutely uncompromising.
Word: superaccomplished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + accomplished. 1. Very accomplished.
Word: superadaptable 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable English superadaptable From super- + adaptable. 1. Very adaptable. Example: It should be possible for man—as a clever and superadaptable species—to exploit without being exploited.
Word: Vynnyky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ви́нники (Výnnyky). 1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Hlyniany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Hlyn + -ian + -y from Ukrainian Глиня́ни (Hlynjány). 1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superarrogant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + arrogant. 1. Very arrogant.
Word: Derhachi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Дергачі́ (Derhačí). 1. A city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superbenevolent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + benevolent. 1. Very benevolent.
Word: supercandid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + candid. 1. Very candid.
Word: supercapable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + capable. 1. Very capable.
Word: superceremonious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + ceremonious. 1. Very ceremonious.
Word: subcommentator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + commentator. 1. Synonym of supercommentator.
Word: supercommentator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + commentator. 1. A writer of supercommentary.
Word: subcommentators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subcommentator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supercommentators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercommentator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supercommercial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + commercial. 1. Very commercial.
Word: supercordial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + cordial. 1. Very cordial.
Word: superelegant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + elegant. 1. Very elegant.
Word: superelegance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + elegance. 1. Great elegance. Labels: uncountable
Word: supereligible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + eligible. 1. Very eligible.
Word: supereconomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + economy. 1. A very large or successful economy.
Word: supereconomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supereconomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superepic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + epic. 1. Very epic.
Word: superepic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + epic. 1. A very large, ambitious, or successful epic work.
Word: superepics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superepic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dubliany Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Дубля́ни (Dubljány). Pronunciation: /dʊbˈl(j)anɪ/ 1. A city in Lviv urban hromada, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1468. 2. A rural settlement in Novyi Kalyniv urban hromada, Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1432. 3. A village in Demydivka settlement hromada, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1545.
Word: Dunaivtsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Дуна́ївці (Dunájivci). 1. A city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Illintsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Іллінці́ (Illincí). 1. A city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superevangelical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + evangelical. 1. Very evangelical.
Word: superexacting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + exacting. 1. Very exacting.
Word: superexact Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + exact. 1. Very exact.
Word: superfervent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + fervent. 1. Very fervent.
Word: superficialisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superficialism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kivertsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Кі́верці (Kíverci). 1. A city in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Labels: historical 2. A city in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superformal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + formal. 1. Very formal.
Word: superfortunate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + fortunate. 1. Very fortunate. Example: Now I'm on a payment plan with them to repay all the rehab costs, which is superfortunate for me. A lot of people don't have that option.
Word: supergallant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + gallant. 1. Very gallant.
Word: superglorious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + glorious. 1. Very glorious.
Word: Kobeliaky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Кобеля́ки (Kobeljáky). 1. A city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superhandsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + handsome. 1. Very handsome.
Word: superhearty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + hearty. 1. Very hearty.
Word: superhypocrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + hypocrite. 1. A very hypocritical person. Example: They'd say he was operating behind a screen of guilelessness and was a superhypocrite.
Word: Kopychyntsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Копи́чинці (Kopýčynci). 1. A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superhypocrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superhypocrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superhypocritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + hypocritical. 1. Very hypocritical. Example: He kind of hated the idea of Hugo having been with someone else, even though that was superhypocritical, considering Brand's own previous arrangements with Ramie and Jackson.
Word: Lanivtsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ла́нівці (Lánivci). 1. A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superimprobable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + improbable. 1. Very improbable.
Word: superinclusive 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive English superinclusive From super- + inclusive. 1. Very inclusive.
Word: superindulgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + indulgent. 1. Very indulgent.
Word: superindustrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + industrious. 1. Very industrious.
Word: superinformal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + informal. 1. Very informal.
Word: superinformative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + informative. 1. Very informative.
Word: Peremyshliany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Przemysl + ian + y from Ukrainian Перемишля́ни (Peremyšljány). 1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superingenious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + ingenious. 1. Very ingenious.
Word: superingenuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + ingenuity. 1. Great ingenuity. Labels: uncountable
Word: superinquisitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + inquisitive. 1. Very inquisitive.
Word: Pidhaitsi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Підга́йці (Pidhájci). 1. A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Polohy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Поло́ги (Polóhy). 1. A city and raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Beckwithshaw Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish (served by Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2652).
Word: Pryluky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Прилу́ки (Prylúky). 1. A city and raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Pustomyty Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Пусто́мити (Pustómyty). 1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Piatykhatky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian П’ятиха́тки (Pʺjatyxátky). Compare Pyatikhatki. Pronunciation: /pjətɪxˈatkɪ/, /pjatɪxˈatki/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Piatykhatky urban hromada, Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1886. 2. A city, the administrative centre of Piatykhatky urban hromada, Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1886. 3. A city, the administrative centre of Piatykhatky urban hromada, Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1886. 4. A village in Yuriivka settlement hromada, Pavlohrad Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. 5. An urban district of Chystiakove City, Chystiakove urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded as a workers’ settlement in the early-twentieth century. 6. A rural settlement in Horlivka urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. 7. A neighbourhood of Kyivskyi district, Kharkiv City, Kharkiv urban hromada, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded as a khutir in the nineteenth century. 8. A village in Borozenske rural hromada, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1909. 9. A village in Dmytrivka rural hromada, Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1850. 10. A village in Smoline settlement hromada, Novoukrainka Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. 11. A village in Nechaiane rural hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. 12. A village in Novomarivka rural hromada, Voznesensk Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. 13. A village in Omelnyk rural hromada, Kremenchuk Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. 14. A former village in Promin silrada, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, last inhabited in the early-2000s. 15. A village in Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1890. 16. A village in Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1890.
Word: elevatorful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English elevatorful From elevator + -ful. 1. Enough to fill an elevator. Example: In gathering up the goods of producers the car-load is the common unit, and yet an iron-bound rule in a national statute touching the commerce by rail of 100,000 miles of road, comprehending movements of freight where grain by the elevatorful, coal by the output of a mine, wood by the acre, or sand by the hill, might work inconvenience where the exception would be sanctioned if no monopoly was created against the smaller car-load dealer. Example: They come in elevatorsful, with their children, and their witnesses, and their lawyers.
Word: elevatorsful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elevatorful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rovenky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ровеньки́ (Rovenʹký). 1. A city and raion of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Romny Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ромни́ (Romný). 1. A city and raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Rudky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ру́дки (Rúdky). 1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Sarny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian Са́рни (Sárny). Pronunciation: /ˈsɑrnɪ/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Sarny Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. Labels: historical 2. A city, the administrative centre of Sarny Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. 3. A city, the administrative centre of Sarny Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. 4. A village in Yavoriv urban hromada, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1415 5. A village in Monastyryshche urban hromada, Uman Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1657 6. A village in Lublin, Poland 7. A village in Lodz, Poland
Word: Roselia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, equivalent to English Rosalie.
Word: Tatarbunary Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Татарбуна́ри (Tatarbunáry). 1. A city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: superlenient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + lenient. 1. Very lenient. Example: […] to prevent a reversal — and a new trial by a superlenient appellate court. Example: I've been accused by a few of my relatives of being superlenient with Donna and with my son.
Word: supermoist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + moist. 1. Very moist.
Word: supermodest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + modest. 1. Very modest.
Word: submystery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + mystery. 1. A mystery making up part of a larger mystery.
Word: submysteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submystery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Haverah Park Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish (served by Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England.
Word: Kamikwasi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of kamikaze + Kwasi Kwarteng. 1. Kwasi Kwarteng; used to characterise Kwarteng's term as the Chancellor of the Exchequer as reckless. Labels: UK, derogatory Example: Kamikwasi Kwarteng and Librium Liz were paralysed with terror. They had waited years for their chance to wreck the economy and now couldn’t bear to deal with the consequences. Example: Those spending plans allied with the tax cuts sent sterling plunging to its lowest-ever value against the dollar earlier this week, as critics decried the government's "KamiKwasi" economics.
Word: KamiKwasi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kamikwasi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khmilnyk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Хмільни́к (Xmilʹnýk). 1. A city and raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Stebnyk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Сте́бник (Stébnyk). 1. A city in Drohobych urban hromada, Drohobych Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1440. 2. A city in Drohobych urban hromada, Drohobych Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1440. Labels: historical 3. A village in Lysets settlement hromada, Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1440.
Word: Staryi Krym Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Старий Крим (Staryj Krym). 1. A city in Crimea, in southern Ukraine.
Word: semianatomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomialbor. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic English -al English anatomical English semianatomical From semi- + anatomical. 1. Somewhat or partly anatomical. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semianatomical diagram Example: a semianatomical model
Word: semialpine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + alpine. 1. Somewhat or partly alpine. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semialpine wilderness area
Word: semiarchitectural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + architectural. 1. Somewhat or partly architectural. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semiarchitectural sketch
Word: semiblunt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + blunt. 1. Somewhat or partly blunt. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semiblunt needle
Word: semibaronial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + baronial. 1. Somewhat or partly baronial. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semibaronial farmhouse
Word: semicentury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + century. 1. A period of fifty years.
Word: semicenturies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicentury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semicircumferentor Part of Speech: noun 1. A graphometer.
Word: semicircumferentors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicircumferentor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semicomplicated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + complicated. 1. Somewhat or partly complicated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semidiagrammatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma)der. Italian diagrammader. French diagrammeder. English diagram Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) 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)bor. English -tic English -atic English diagrammatic English semidiagrammatic From semi- + diagrammatic. 1. Somewhat or partly diagrammatic. Labels: not-comparable Example: a semidiagrammatic drawing
Word: semidramatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) 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 -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic English semidramatic From semi- + dramatic. 1. Somewhat or partly dramatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semifrantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + frantic. 1. Somewhat or partly frantic. Labels: not-comparable Example: My mother took care of my daughter so my husband and I could go on a business trip years ago, and while I was semifrantic the whole time because I had never been away from my baby before, it was a good break for us.
Word: semigelatinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + gelatinous. 1. Somewhat or partly gelatinous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sub-inspector Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of subinspector. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub-inspectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sub-inspector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semijuridical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + juridical. 1. Somewhat or partly juridical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semijudicial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + judicial. 1. Somewhat or partly judicial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semimathematical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + mathematical. 1. Somewhat or partly mathematical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semimonster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + monster. 1. A somewhat or partly monstrous creature.
Word: semimonsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semimonster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semimonstrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + monstrous. 1. Somewhat or partly monstrous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semimucous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + mucous. 1. Somewhat or partly mucous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seminasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + nasal. 1. Somewhat or partly nasal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seminiferal Part of Speech: adj 1. seminiferous Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
Word: seminocturnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + nocturnal. 1. Somewhat or partly nocturnal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiopalescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + opalescent. 1. Somewhat or partly opalescent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiopacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + opacity. 1. The quality of being semiopaque. Labels: uncountable
Word: semioriental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + Oriental. 1. Somewhat or partly Oriental. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semisavagery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + savagery. 1. A half-savage condition. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ahom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese আহোম (ahüm). Pronunciation: /əˈhɒm/ 1. A member of a Kra-Dai ethnic group in northeastern India.
Word: Ahom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese আহোম (ahüm). Pronunciation: /əˈhɒm/ 1. The dormant Southwestern Tai language of the Ahoms.
Word: epistaxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epistaxis + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to epistaxis. Example: Upon investigation, such bleeding may be found to be epistaxic rather than esophageal.
Word: semirotund Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + rotund. 1. Somewhat or partly rotund. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semisacerdotal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + sacerdotal. 1. Somewhat or partly sacerdotal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semipoetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + poetical. 1. Somewhat or partly poetical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semipoetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + poetic. 1. Somewhat or partly poetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semisensuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + sensuous. 1. Somewhat or partly sensuous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semischolastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + scholastic. 1. Somewhat or partly scholastic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiscenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + scenic. 1. Somewhat or partly scenic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semistarved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + starved. 1. Half-starved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supersuspicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + suspicious. 1. Very suspicious.
Word: superthorough Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + thorough. 1. Very thorough. Example: The rollers came out, and Maurice gave her hair a superthorough brushing, the classic 100 strokes and more, from crown right down to the ends. Example: He’s parodied often for his overwork of masculinity, of adjectives like “good,” “wonderful,” and “clear,” and of short sentences. He’s remembered for superthorough craftsmanship, rewriting again and again, and for his hard-playing lifestyle.
Word: tuchunship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tuchun + -ship. 1. The state or business of a tuchun. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tuchunships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuchunship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superurgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + urgent. 1. Very urgent. Example: Label the cubbies from top to bottom in large bold type as follows: superurgent, urgent, non-urgent, hold, file. To qualify for Superurgent status, a paper must require action today or something bad will happen.
Word: supervast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + vast. 1. Very vast. Example: His 5-minute improvised demonstration, during which he produced a metal ribbon without a crystal structure from molten steel by supervast cooling (at the rate of 5,000,000 degrees per second), has not been successful this time. The snake-like ribbon that is thinner than a hair has burned to ashes at the end of the experiment, as if it were saying to its creator: This is how inventors' dreams are turned into nothing. Example: There is one supervast reservoir of funds which the Union can tap , and share with States , for the pursuit of programmes to meet the basic needs of the poor people, as also to speed up infrastructural development, and thereby contribute substantially to the promotion of good governance.
Word: supervigorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + vigorous. 1. Very vigorous.
Word: jarbird Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: jarbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jarbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jalkar Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of tenure involving fishing rights. Labels: India, historical
Word: jalkars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalkar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jaypie Part of Speech: noun 1. The jay (bird). Labels: UK, archaic Example: The magpie and jaypie inhabit the woods, and commit depredations on gardens. Example: Loud screams the jaypie as he sounds retreat, / And turtles hurry from their latent seat: […]
Word: jaypies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jaypie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jakaltek Part of Speech: name 1. A Mayan language of Guatemala.
Word: Jakalteko Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Jakaltek. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jacaltec Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jakaltek. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jacalteco Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Jakaltek. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jakun Part of Speech: noun 1. An ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. An individual of this group. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The savage Malays are the Dyaks of Borneo; the Battaks and other wild tribes of Sumatra; the Jakuns of the Malay Peninsula; the aborigines of Northern Celebes, of the Sula island, and of part of Bouru.
Word: Jakun Part of Speech: name 1. Their Austronesian language.
Word: jemmily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From jemmy + -ly. 1. In a jemmy manner; neatly, elegantly. Labels: archaic
Word: jubilization Part of Speech: noun 1. Celebration. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: BookToks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BookTok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juxtatropical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From juxta- + tropical. 1. Near the tropics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jerryism Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of jerry-building. Labels: uncountable Example: Substantial and honest workmanship has given way before the advance of jerryism and shams […] Example: There has been many a "big" contractor who has been as guilty of jerryism as the smaller operator […]
Word: jaspopal Part of Speech: noun 1. jasper opal Labels: uncountable
Word: Jucuna Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Yucuna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Yucuna Part of Speech: name 1. An Arawakan language spoken in several communities along the Mirití-Paraná River in Colombia.
Word: hand-raise Part of Speech: verb 1. For a person to rear (an animal), rather than have it reared naturally by its mother. Labels: transitive 2. To shape the pastry of (a pie) by hand, rather than having it molded by a machine. Labels: transitive
Word: hand-raised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand-raise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hand-raises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand-raise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hand-raising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hand-raise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blearness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blear + -ness. 1. The quality of being blear. Labels: uncountable Example: blearness of vision
Word: headwaitress Part of Speech: noun 1. Female equivalent of headwaiter. Labels: feminine, form-of Example: But Porterfield commented to the headwaitress, Lily, a handsome, much-loved ornament of the club, that “there’s something wrong with the old man today. Or maybe not exactly wrong, but there’s something up with him.”
Word: headwaitresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headwaitress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haw-hawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of haw-haw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: haw-hawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of haw-haw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doubledealing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of double-dealing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: In their doubledealing way, even from a friend and ally, they would want more sugar for fewer goods.
Word: land-grab Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of landgrab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gekkos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gekko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gekkoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gekko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pliss Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of please, representing primarily German or Slavic accented English. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: “I have not found this. Excuse pliss.” With a Germanic bob of the head, Mr. Hendriks moved decisively away from Bond and went up to Scaramanga, who was still lounging in solitary splendour at the bar.
Word: Barlavington Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish (served by Sutton and Barlavington Parish Council) in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9716).
Word: decaffeined Part of Speech: adj 1. Uncommon form of decaffeinated. Labels: form-of, not-comparable, uncommon Example: The conductor arrived at the same time as the Pullman attendant. Bond ordered Old Fashioneds, and stipulated Old Granddad Bourbon, chicken sandwiches, and decaffeined Sanka coffee so that their sleep would not be spoilt.
Word: Argarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From El Argar + -ian. 1. Synonym of Argaric.
Word: preparacrista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + para- + crista. 1. A crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum. Example: The metaconule is smaller than the protocone. The preparacrista extends mesially, linking to the parastyle.
Word: lizzie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lezzie (“lesbian”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: He got close to Bond and said earnestly, ‘Mister, if that's your doll, you better watch her. Pussy gets the girls she wants. She consumes them in bunches—like grapes, if you follow me.’ Mr Midnight sighed wearily. ‘Cheesus how they bore me, the lizzies! […]’
Word: lizzies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lizzie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrilabial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + labial, modelled on bilabial. 1. Articulated with two pairs of lips (i.e. involving mouth-to-mouth contact between two people). Labels: humorous
Word: North Leverton with Habblesthorpe Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7882).
Word: hash-trap Part of Speech: noun 1. The mouth. Labels: slang Example: Sluggsy said indifferently, ‘You’ll be wised up come morning. Meanwhiles, howsabout shuttin’ that dumb little hashtrap of yours? All this yak is bending my ear. I want some action.
Word: hash-traps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hash-trap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make landfall Part of Speech: verb 1. (of a storm) To reach land. 2. (of a ship) To arrive on shore, or sight the shore.
Word: superbine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual (Gloriosa) superba + -ine, from Latin superbus (“superb”). 1. A toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba. Example: Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii. Example: Other publications report the presence of a toxic compound, superbine, which is experimentally lethal to a cat in a dose as small as 0.01 g (0.00036 oz).
Word: lampoil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lamp-oil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: lampoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lampoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: by crums Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of by crumbs. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bamboo palm Part of Speech: noun 1. A West African palm tree, Raphia vinifera. 2. A Central American palm tree, Chamaedorea seifrizii.
Word: masterplanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of masterplan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aleatorically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aleatoric + -ally. 1. In an aleatoric manner.
Word: postfascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postfascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redactor-in-chief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rédacteur en chef. 1. An editor-in-chief. Example: As every necrolover noticed, neither redactor of the Necroletter had had the time to do anything necrophiliac recently. So we're looking for redactors for it, and / or new redactors-in-chief for the Giovanni, Harbinger of Souls, Samedi and Nagaraja newsletters.
Word: redactors-in-chief Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redactor-in-chief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chillth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chill + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪlθ/ 1. Chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: During the past season in London, I note that umbrage was taken by the English smartees at the “chilth” with which they were treated by the American women of title who have rigorously excluded them from their entertainments. Example: But there is cold and cold. The Salisbury Plains type is of the "and cold" variety! It steals in through the tent flaps with a "chilth” that damply clings.
Word: chilth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chillth. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: motor truck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motor + truck. 1. A truck (motor vehicle with design tuned for carrying cargo). Labels: dated
Word: nympho- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young woman, adolescent girl”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɪmfoʊ-/ 1. nympha, nymphae (labia minora). Labels: morpheme 2. adolescent girl or young woman. Labels: morpheme
Word: motor trucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motor truck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duoden- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: See duodeno- § Etymology. 1. Alternative form of duodeno- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: embolo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from embolus. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmboʊloʊ-/, /ˈɛmbəloʊ-/ 1. embolus; embolic; embolism. Labels: morpheme
Word: embol- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: See embolo- § Etymology. 1. Alternative form of embolo- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: fortnith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A collateral form of fortnight with the dialectal change of /xt/ to /θ/ (probably via an intermediate /θt/); compare Doric Scots dother (“daughter”), mith (“might”), and obsolete noth (“nothing”). Note that drouth (“drought”) is not an example of this change; it instead retains the dental fricative of Old English drugaþ. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːtnɪθ/, /ˈfɒtnɪθ/ 1. Alternative form of fortnight. Labels: Northern-England, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Example: […]to Anne Mercer, my daughter, the some of xiiij li., according to an agrement between her husband and me, to be paid within one fortnith of the death of my wiffe. Example: […] & palmson fare which is kept the thursday before palme sunday all in the towne, & this fare setts all the fortnith fares for the year Round.
Word: haircutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haircut + -ed. 1. Having a (specified kind of) haircut. Labels: not-comparable Example: There was the Indian Scalp Burn. This was done by placing the palm flat against the newly haircutted back of another kid’s neck and pushing up against the grain. Example: She glanced back in a feminine way at Frank Nelsen, a tall, lean guy of nineteen, butch-haircutted and snub featured.
Word: haircutted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From haircut + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of haircut Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fortniths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortnith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortneth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fortnith. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fotneth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fortnith. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fotnith Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fortnith. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fortneths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortneth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fotneths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fotneth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fotniths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fotnith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sailor hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A straw hat with wide brim, formerly worn by sailors and a common fashion item in the 19th century. Example: We did not even possess "two coats apiece" - our ordinary costume being waterproof monkey jackets, sailor hats with puggarees twined round them, and some simple white muslin or fresh cotton dresses.
Word: sailor hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sailor hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-German Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + German. 1. Not German. Labels: not-comparable
Word: non-German Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + German. 1. One who is not a German.
Word: non-Germanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + Germanic. 1. Not Germanic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: buzz-cutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From buzz cut + -ed. 1. Having a buzz cut. Labels: not-comparable Example: Right, from top: demonstrating hilarious, Donald Trump-style “Who invited her?” finger gesture to introduce date Susan Mercandetti to Suzy at a fundraiser at the Metropolitan Opera; striking out with an unidentified buzz-cutted woman at superexciting party in honor of Ted Koppel; […] Example: I know it’s hard to believe when you look at me now, with my buzz cut and all (we are a strange pair, me and Carol—a butch with long hair and a buzz-cutted femme), but that’s the way I was.
Word: buzzcutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From buzzcut + -ed. 1. Alternative form of buzz-cutted. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Now we’re going to get a law where beered up, buzzcutted cops from provincial holes like Voronezh and from the Podmoskoviye are going to have to walk into places like Luch, look at the sloe-eyed teenyboppers in London rave gear grinding away to monotonous techno music, and make the expert determination, on sight, as to their sobriety. Example: It is quiet in the daytime but kicks off at night, its courtyards hiding dubious bars such as Łódź Kaliska, a hangout organized by the conceptual artists of the same name, decked out with ‘ironic’ photographs of the artists surrounded by large breasted women, in tableaux inspired by the great European paintings, its mirrored dancefloor with buzzcutted men and tall women dancing to dubious pop.
Word: bell, book and candle Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression denoting excommunication by anathema according to a rite of the Latin Church. Example: I am afraid Jim Crow was a hardened sinner, and, alas! we had no one on board duly qualified to do for him with "bell, book and candle" what had been done ages before to his ancestor at Rheims.
Word: Beef Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: Potentially named after the practice of smoking beef to create provisions for long sea voyages on the island. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːf ˈaɪ̯.lənd/ 1. An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Word: Bellamy Cay Part of Speech: name Etymology: The island is named after the infamous English pirate captain Samuel Bellamy (around 1689 - 1717). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛl.ə.mi ˈkiː/ 1. An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Word: crew-cutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crew cut + -ed. 1. Having a crew cut. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Those boys are just freckle-faced crew-cutted creeps and big loud show-offs. Example: Nicklaus’s 72-hole score was 279, nine strokes under par and, incidentally, seven better than his winning total here in 1963 when he was a beefy, crew-cutted 23-year-old (but eight strokes worse than his course-record 271 in 1965).
Word: crewcutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crewcut + -ed. 1. Alternative form of crew-cutted. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The spectacle of a bunch of crewcutted, gumchewing teenagers lording it over the natives in the streets of Saigon is a lesson in how not to conduct foreign relations. Example: Then in comes Sabby in a U.S. Army uniform, sad, idealistic, crewcutted now, but dream-minded, […]
Word: camp oven Part of Speech: noun 1. A large sturdy cast-iron pot used for cooking in a camp fire. Example: Our bread was baked for us by one of the Government cooks, and the scones and cakes which we consumed so ravenously were baked by my mother in a camp oven. This primitive but useful oven requires very little description. It is a round iron vessel, standing on three legs and covered with a dome-shaped tightly-fitting lid. Fire is placed above and below, and I know no more satisfactory mode of baking bread or cake.
Word: camp ovens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camp oven Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buck Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: The islands are named for the presence of buckwood (“Guaiacum sp.”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʌk ˈaɪ̯.lənd/ 1. An island of the British Virgin Islands. 2. An island of the United States Virgin Islands near Saint Croix. 3. An island of the United States Virgin Islands near Saint Thomas.
Word: knocks on the head Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knock on the head Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: knocked on the head Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of knock on the head Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: knocking on the head Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of knock on the head Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gumchewing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gum + chewing. 1. Chewing gum. Labels: not-comparable Example: Other valuable allies are Sammy, the foxy publicity man, and his ladylove, the slangy, gumchewing stenographer, who, in a mix-up with the boss, is equal to tackling the latter’s snobbish wife single-handed. Example: The spectacle of a bunch of crewcutted, gumchewing teenagers lording it over the natives in the streets of Saigon is a lesson in how not to conduct foreign relations.