nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: drive someone up the wall Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a person very angry or frustrated; to infuriate. Labels: idiomatic Example: Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall. Example: There is nothing and no one that's going to shut him up. That's what makes [Chris] Tucker funny. It's also what can drive you up the wall about him.
Word: run on empty Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An allusion to a vehicle operating with the fuel gauge pointing to empty or near empty, likely to stop running in the very near future. 1. To be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run out of steam Example: He has been running on empty for a while. It's likely the project will be canceled.
Word: coussinet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch or vault. Example: The intrados of a simple vault is generally formed of the portion of the surface of a cylinder, cylindroid, or sphere, never greater than that of half the solid; and the springing lines of the coussinet, which terminate the walls from which the vault rises, are generally straight lines, parallel to the axis of the cylinder or cylindroid. Example: It is to be observed that in most of , if not in all , their bridges , the ancients did not increase the dimensions of their voussoirs from the crown towards the springing or coussinet, but made them of an equal thickness throughout; in this they were followed by Palladio, and all the Italian architects. 2. Part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute. Example: The term balteus is also used by Vitruvius to denote the strap which seems to bind up the coussinet or cushion of the Ionic capital. Example: Many details merely painted on in the Doric order, like the leaves on the molding, the coussinet, etc., are presented plastically in the Ionic.
Word: sponge cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sponge cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centers of lift Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of center of lift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centres of lift Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centre of lift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house husbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of house husband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mirepoix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mirepoix, named after Gaston de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757). Pronunciation: /mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/, /mɪəɹəˈpwɑː/ 1. A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Mirepoix is from this moment complete. Example: Trim off superfluous fat, rub over the outside of the meat with salt and flour, and set it upon the mirepoix. 2. A mixture. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: To this mirepoix of contradictory news, add another Pew survey from earlier this month, which found that 54 percent of respondents said they believe that Americans are seeking out more-healthy food than they did 20 years ago—even though they are eating less healthfully than they did in that same timeframe.
Word: freebirthing Part of Speech: noun 1. gerund of freebirth. Labels: form-of, gerund, uncountable Example: The practice of freebirthing — where babies are born without medical assistance at home — is on the rise as women in regional Australia struggle to gain access to midwives amid a national shortage.
Word: freebirther Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freebirth + -er. 1. A woman who chooses to give birth without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife. Example: The vast majority of women, freebirthers believe, could give birth more safely and happily without medical involvement.
Word: columbary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin columbarium, columba (“a dove”). 1. A pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot. Example: Meronym: pigeonhole
Word: draw up Part of Speech: verb 1. To compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan. Labels: transitive Example: I asked my lawyer to draw up a new will. Example: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well. 2. To arrange in order or formation. Labels: transitive Example: Sergeant, please draw the men up in ranks of three. 3. To cause to come to a halt. Labels: transitive Example: Draw up the carriage just around the corner! 4. To come to a halt. Labels: intransitive Example: The tractor drew up alongside the haystack. Example: As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace, a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children huddled in the doorways, and many women of many different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a morning glass; […] 5. To withdraw upwards. Example: 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII Ere long a bell tinkled, and the curtain drew up. Within the arch, the bulky figure of Sir George Lynn, whom Mr. Rochester had likewise chosen, was seen enveloped in a white sheet.
Word: columbaries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of columbary Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cooptate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin cooptātus, perfect passive participle of cooptō (“to elect”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from co- + optō (“to choose”). Pronunciation: /ˌkəʊˈɒp.teɪt/ 1. To choose; to elect. Labels: obsolete Example: the Gentiles shall be cooptated with the Israelites
Word: coronato Part of Speech: noun 1. An old silver coin of 15th-century Italy, introduced during the reign of Ferdinand I of Aragon. Labels: historical
Word: over-rate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of overrate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kontra Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bugarija. 2. A large instrument, similar to a viola but with three strings and a flat bridge, originating in the traditional music of Transylvania. 3. The harmonic and rhythmic part of certain Hungarian folk music, as opposed to the melodic part.
Word: spend time Part of Speech: verb 1. To dedicate time to an activity. Example: These days, many people spend time surfing social networking sites. Example: The rebuilt "Merchant Navy" Pacifics have the monopoly of these workings, and Mr. C. K. Dunkley writes that as a result of their reduced water consumption, as compared with the unrebuilt engines, some engine-crews no longer spend time taking water at Southampton Central, the invariable practice previously. 2. To accompany someone for leisure; to hang out. Example: It's my day off today - let's spend some time together. Parents should spend more time with their children.
Word: ahead of time Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Prior to an expected or scheduled time; early. Example: He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time. Example: But from Northallerton No. 46143 reached 65½ m.p.h. by Otterington, 73 by Thirsk, 79½ by Pilmoor, and 82½ by Alne and was still accelerating when it was decided on the footplate that the train was getting too much ahead of time—and no wonder, with 40 min. allowed for the level 30.0 miles from Northallerton to York!—so that the engine was drastically eased.
Word: Lambda Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name. Example: Lambda, on the other hand, was practically giddy when she finished crawling through the lander.
Word: Omikron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of omikron; Alternative spelling of omicron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: marker pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A pen, often with a thick tip made of felt.
Word: Sigma Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
Word: lose one's mind Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /luːz wʌnz maɪnd/ 1. To enter a strong negative mental state. Labels: idiomatic Example: I can't take this anymore. We gotta do something about this or I'm gonna lose my mind! 2. To enter a strong negative mental state. Labels: idiomatic 3. To enter a strong negative mental state. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Fannie Mae Part of Speech: name Etymology: From its initialism, FNMA. 1. The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), a stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1938 and partially privatized in 1968. Labels: informal Example: The quarterly analysis looks at delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups: FDIC-insured banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities, life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Word: blow someone's mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind / Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine Example: Still I keep loving you / More and more each time / Girl, what am I gonna do / Because you blow my mind
Word: Freddie Mac Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modeled after Fannie Mae. 1. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), a private, stockholder-owned corporation sponsored by the US government, established in 1968 to provide market competition for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). Labels: informal Example: The acting CFO of Freddie Mac has been found dead in his basement, an apparent suicide. He's one of the executive team who has been clashing with regulators over how much to disclose about the ways the government has been running the company for its benefit, rather than that of the shareholders. Example: The quarterly analysis looks at delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups: FDIC-insured banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities, life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Word: Theta Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: Kamadeva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कामदेव (kā́ma-deva). 1. The Hindu deity of love, son of the goddess Sri and the incarnation of Pradyumna, Krishna's son. Labels: Hinduism
Word: piaffer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French piaffer. 1. A dressage movement in which a horse trots in a stationary position while using high lifting of the legs.
Word: side effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bhakti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit भक्ति (bhaktí). 1. devotion to God Labels: Hinduism, countable, uncountable Example: It should be obvious by now that bhakti is not merely pious thoughts of "love" but rather fearless action. Nārada asks nothing less of the bhakta than complete surrender and complete dedication unto the will of Bhagavān. But if at any point one feels himself unable to reach the ideals taught by Nārada, he is not condemned. Lord Kṛṣṇa also says that if we cannot achieve the topmost surrender, then we should do what we can and try to progress gradually. Example: The offering of Bhakti is a specific activity, either mental or physical, through which a devotee can finally attain the knowledge of the Supreme Reality. So, Karma and Jñāna are not antagonistic to the Bhakti Mārga, rather, they are indispensable parts of it.
Word: sequacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from Latin sequāx (“a follower”), from sequī (“to follow”), + -acious (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /sɪˈkweɪʃəs/ 1. Likely to follow or yield to physical pressure; easily shaped or molded. Labels: obsolete Example: Of all Fire there is none so ductile, so sequacious and obsequious as this of Wrath. Example: Now extract From the sequacious earth the pole. 2. Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led. Example: See how sequacious these poor creatures are to God their Centurion. Example: By seeming to... admire their many new masters, and their rarer gifts; which make them worthy indeed of such soft and sequacious disciples. 3. Following neatly or smoothly. Example: And now, its strings Boldlier swept, the long sequacious notes Over delicious surges sink and rise. Example: That Hellenic speech... that rises and falls in Plato with the long sequacious music of an Æolian lute. 4. Following logically or in an unvarying and orderly procession, tending in a single intellectual direction. Example: Milton was not an extensive or discursive thinker, as Shakespeare was; for the motions of his mind were slow, solemn, and sequacious, like those of the planets.
Word: service mark Part of Speech: noun 1. A trademark denoting the source of a service rather than a product.
Word: service marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of service mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: figure-of-eight Part of Speech: adj 1. in the shape of an 8 (eight) Labels: attributive, not-comparable
Word: figure-of-eight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of figure of eight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cancel out Part of Speech: verb 1. To neutralize the effect of. Labels: transitive Example: We can cancel the aberration out by adding another filter. Example: […] there is every likelihood that the current pattern of increase would eventually cancel out each expensive improvement, as has happened with the ten-car scheme. 2. Of two or more things: to neutralize each other's effect. Labels: intransitive Example: Love and hate cancel out.
Word: cameloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From camel + -oid. 1. Like a camel, or as found in a camel. Labels: not-comparable Example: A cameloid cell is an elliptical red blood corpuscle found in mammals only among the camel family (Camelidae).
Word: cameloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From camel + -oid. 1. Any (fictional) animal similar to a camel. 2. Misspelling of camelid. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: water towers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water tower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: right-abouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of right-about Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capacitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From capacity + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance. Example: Capacitive touchscreens are all glass and designed for use in ATMs and similar kiosk-type applications. Example: A line voltage detector unit ascertains where the supply is 25 kV. or 6.25 kV. and appropriate connections of the transformer primary winding are made through voltage-sensitive relays fed from a capacitive potential divider.
Word: capacitative Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of capacitive. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: northern lapwing Part of Speech: noun 1. A crested plover, Vanellus vanellus.
Word: northern lapwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of northern lapwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boppy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boppy From bop + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒpi/ 1. Characteristic of bop or bebop. Example: Panic excursions to tribal Jazz wombs and transfusions Heroin nights of birth/ and soaring/ over boppy new ground.
Word: livabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of livability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wishing wells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wishing well Labels: form-of, plural
Word: childly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child + -ly. 1. Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
Word: storm clouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storm cloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: storm doors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storm door Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summoners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summoner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stripteasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stripteaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tape recorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tape recorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tape players Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tape player Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telephone calls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telephone call Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telephone operators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telephone operator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telephone lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telephone line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telephone jacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telephone jack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: title pages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of title page Labels: form-of, plural
Word: esoterism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌiːsəʊˈtɛɹɪzm/, /ˌɛsəˈtɛɹɪzm/ 1. The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Being esoteric. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rub salt in someone's wounds Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the practice of using salt to inhibit infection of open wounds. 1. To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions). Labels: idiomatic Example: John already feels guilty for what he did to you. Don't rub salt into his wounds.
Word: homeplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + place. 1. The part of a piece of land on which a home is built. Labels: US
Word: out of commission Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not operational; not functioning properly. Example: One pair of handcuffs will put both hands out of commission. Example: At the same time, the valves, pistons, motion and brakegear plus ancillary equipment is overhauled, putting the locomotive out of commission for about 26 to 30 days.
Word: encunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encunting Part of Speech: noun 1. Vaginal penetration. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: encunting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of encunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: encunted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of encunt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shuttle diplomacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by Henry Kissinger during his term as United States Secretary of State. 1. Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The White House denied today that it would conduct quiet “shuttle diplomacy” with Chinese diplomats at the United Nations on matters directly involving Washington and Peking. Example: Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. He replied, “Yes, it is one of the options on the table.”
Word: I stand corrected Part of Speech: phrase 1. I was wrong. Example: The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1055. No it wasn’t! Look in the textbook! Oh, sorry. I stand corrected—it was fought in 1066.
Word: true believer syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of true-believer syndrome. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: true-believer syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by M. Lamar Keene in his book The Psychic Mafia (1976). 1. A phenomenon in which witnesses to a staged event continue to believe in its authenticity even after it has been debunked. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sogdiana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sogdiāna, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ). Compare the Old Persian name of the region 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d /⁠Suguda⁠/). More at Sogdia. By surface analysis, Sogdia + -ana. 1. An ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan.
Word: female ejaculation Part of Speech: noun 1. The forceful expulsion of fluids from the vagina during the female orgasm, possibly originating from the Skene's gland (paraurethral gland) and/or urethra. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: disarranged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disarrange Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: play games Part of Speech: verb 1. To deceive; to lie about one's intentions. Labels: idiomatic Example: Stop playing games with me and tell me the truth. Example: "Accusing Governor Carey of playing games with taxpayers in his $12.7 billion budget, the Senate majority leader, Warren M. Anderson of Binghamton, said today that it would face rough sledding, in the Republican led State Senate." - New York Times, 1979
Word: rough sledding Part of Speech: noun 1. A difficult period of time. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: We're running out of money. It's going to be rough sledding from now on, but we'll have to cope. Example: Rudy's team did not handle last weeks discovery well. They are in for 30 days of rough sledding.
Word: tarbagan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian тарбаган (tarbagan), from Southern Altai (Teleut) тарбаган (tarbagan), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *tarbagan. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːbəɡən/ 1. Any of species Marmota sibirica of marmots that live on the steppes of Central Asia. Example: One can only guess which rodent was most readily to be found near Lake Issyk-Koul in 1338 but the experience of later epidemics points to the tarbagan or Manchurian marmot, a beguiling squirrel-like creature much hunted for its skin.
Word: opsimath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής (opsimathḗs, “late in learning”), ultimately from ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) and μανθάνω (manthánō, “I learn”); compare opsimathy, philomath, and polymath. First appears c. 1808 in The Gentleman's Magazine. Pronunciation: /ˈɒpsɪmæθ/, /ˈɑpsɪmæθ/ 1. A person who learns late in life. Labels: rare Example: But with reference to the latter, I may be permitted to say, that from the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath. Example: The truth is that Zola was an opsimath, who had read Stendhal, Flaubert, Balzac, the Goncourts and Taine late in life.
Word: preschools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preschool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preschools Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preschool Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abecedisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abecedism Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: racinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of racino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hoovervilles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hooverville Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lastborns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lastborn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lectureships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lectureship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epopea Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of epopee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: readerships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of readership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ownerships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ownership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adminships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adminship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trapezii Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trapezius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trapeziuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trapezius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proprietorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proprietorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: authorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of authorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bagmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bagman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bald eagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bald eagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banana splits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banana split Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bananaquits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bananaquit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: berzerkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of berzerker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gharial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl/, /ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/ 1. A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. Example: Placed in a family by itself, the Gavialidae, the gharial has long been separated from the rest of the crocodilian stock, with the possible exception of Tomistoma (Densmore 1983). Example: We crossed the Rapti at Bijlipur, three miles from Balrampur, over a pontoon bridge, from where we would often see marsh crocodile and gharial lying on the sandbanks with their mouths open, absorbing the solar heat.
Word: gharials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gharial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: best men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of best man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bibelots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bibelot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: golden plover Part of Speech: noun 1. A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America. Example: One bright clear June morning, I watch golden plovers strutting along the southern end of Koltur, picking tiny flies off the seaweed left behind by the tide on the basalt shelf at this lowest end of the island.
Word: golden plovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of golden plover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birdbrains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birdbrain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blood brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chickadees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chickadee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eaglehawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eaglehawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accentors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accentor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cassowaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cassowary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiffchaffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiffchaff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabchicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dabchick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dunnocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dunnock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanity numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanity number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blackcaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blackcap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dotterels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dotterel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullfinches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullfinch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bramblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brambling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: firecrests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firecrest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flamingos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flamingo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flamingoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flamingo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gyrfalcons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyrfalcon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hawfinches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hawfinch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadwalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadwall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fulmars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fulmar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: godwits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of godwit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ibises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ibis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garganeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garganey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goosanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goosander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grebes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grebe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greenfinches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greenfinch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greenshanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greenshank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redshanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redshank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redshanks Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Adenostoma sparsifolium, of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico. 2. Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Word: lammergeiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lammergeier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kittiwakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kittiwake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goldcrests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goldcrest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoopoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoopoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lyrebirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lyrebird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mockingbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mockingbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: killdeers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of killdeer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mynas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moorhens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moorhen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phalaropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phalarope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pintails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pintail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: starlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of starling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shelducks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shelduck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sanderlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanderling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandpipers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandpiper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jammu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindustani جَمُّوں (jammū̃) / जम्मू (jammū), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Raja Jambulochan. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌm.uː/, /ˈd͡ʒʌm.u/, /ˈd͡ʒɐm.ʉː/, /ˈd͡ʒʌm.ʉ/, /ˈd͡ʒəm.uː/ 1. A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion. 2. A district of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 3. A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India; located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Word: cold fish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations. 1. A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion. Labels: idiomatic Example: […]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […] Example: He wouldn't have thought her such a cold fish. Pity. Still, there was plenty of time. Perhaps when she got used to his company she would thaw a little. 2. A sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity. Labels: slang Example: Ah, don't be such a cold fish!
Word: protobiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + -biont. 1. An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells
Word: skipping ropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skipping rope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vasu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “dwelling, dweller”). 1. Any of the attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. They are eight elemental gods representing aspects of nature. Labels: Hinduism
Word: sporogony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sporo- + -gony. 1. The formation of sporozoites from spores or zygotes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: jook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century. Pronunciation: /dʒuːk/ 1. To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.
Word: jook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century. Pronunciation: /dʒuːk/ 1. A quick movement to evade something. Example: Defendant then ran forward to kick him (witness) and he gave a "jook." Defendant was very unruly, and used bad language. 2. A bow or curtsey.
Word: jook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) and Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and juk. 1. Synonym of congee. Labels: uncountable Example: Or it could be that I’ve traveled enough to learn the joys of jook, the Chinese rice porridge also known as congee, which is among my favorite ways to start the day even when seasoned with nothing more than scallions, soy and chopped peanuts[…]
Word: jook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gullah juke, jook, joog (“wicked, disorderly”). 1. Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ‘Bet heʼs hanginʼ round some jook or ʼnother.’
Word: jook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊk/ 1. MLE form of juke (“to stab, to ching”). Labels: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of
Word: jook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jamaican Creole jook, from Fula jukka (“to poke”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊk/ 1. Knife. Labels: Multicultural-London-English Example: Make man run when I back this jook Chef man up but ain’t no cook 2. Sexual intercourse. Labels: Multicultural-London-English Example: But, if she's already been sent around like a zoot, then I ain't feelin the roach but (Roach) Don't think I'll turn her down, all that means that she not wifeyable, I'll still get the one jook now
Word: jook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Possibly related to Etymology 1, above. Compare Scots jouk (“(hidden under one's) jumper”). 1. A shirtfront; the front of a jumper or T-shirt. Labels: Scotland, informal
Word: four-door Part of Speech: adj 1. Having four doors. Labels: not-comparable
Word: four-door Part of Speech: noun 1. A motor car with four doors. Example: Hop out the four-door with the .44 / It was one, two, three and four (us, man)
Word: disennoble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English ennoble English disennoble From dis- + ennoble. 1. To deprive of what ennobles; to degrade. Labels: transitive
Word: disinthral Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inthral English disinthral From dis- + inthral. Pronunciation: /dɪs.ɪn.θɹɔːl/ 1. Alternative spelling of disenthrall. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: txalaparta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Basque txalaparta. 1. A traditional Basque percussion instrument.
Word: disenthral Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of disenthrall. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
Word: disinthrals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disinthral Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disenthrone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English enthrone English disenthrone From dis- + enthrone. 1. To remove (someone) from their position as monarch; to deprive of a position of supremacy. Example: […] to disinthrone the King of Heav’n / We warr […] Example: […] the step taken two or three months after the battle of Leuktra […] of causing the peace, which had already been sworn at Sparta in the preceding month of June, to be re-sworn under the presidency and guarantee of Athens, by cities binding themselves mutually to each other as defensive allies of Athens; thus silently disenthroning Sparta and taking her place. 2. To move (someone or something) from a desirable location or place of honour. Example: There were fruits of every kind; clusters of luscious grapes, quinces, pears, apples and pomegranates, long strings of figs, boxes of dates, and honey-dew melons sweeter than honey; all would be disenthroned from their lofty pantry dominions from which for months they had been tempting the yearning eyes of children, and placed before all to have and to hold until they could no more. Example: She remembered how she had so often disenthroned her father from his favorite chair for parlor dates […] 3. To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance. Labels: figuratively Example: 1844, Benjamin Disraeli, speech given at the Manchester Athenæum Grand Soirée, 3 October, 1844, in Addresses Delivered by Lord John Manners […] B. Disraeli […] G. Sydney Smythe, London: Hayward and Adam, 1845, p. 18, As civilization has gradually progressed it has equalised the physical qualities of man. Instead of the strong arm it is the strong head that is now the moving principle of society. You have disenthroned Force, and placed on her high seat Intelligence […] Example: No other than these simple words were possible to her; and even these were too much for her in a state of emotion where her proud secrecy was disenthroned: as the child-like sentences fell from her lips they re-acted on her like a picture of her own helplessness, and she could not check the sob which sent the large tears to her eyes.
Word: disentitle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English entitle English disentitle From dis- + entitle. Pronunciation: [ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtaɪtəɫ] 1. To deprive of title, right or claim. Labels: transitive
Word: disentitles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disentitle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disentomb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English entomb English disentomb From dis- + entomb. 1. To remove from a tomb. Example: 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter IX, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt […] the three men emerged into the open air in a queer looking depression about thirty feet deep. The sun shone into it fiercely, and the disentombed travellers were nearly blinded by its effulgence. Example: He passed through the doorway into the back room, where several customers disentombed lost novels from the deep shelves.
Word: disentrance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English entrance English disentrance From dis- + entrance. 1. To awaken from a trance or deep sleep; to arouse from a reverie.
Word: disesteem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English esteem English disesteem From dis- + esteem. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsəˈstiːm/ 1. Lack of esteem; disregard. Labels: uncountable Example: Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs.
Word: disesteem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English esteem English disesteem From dis- + esteem. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsəˈstiːm/ 1. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
Word: disincorporate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incorporate English disincorporate From dis- + incorporate. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹeɪt/, /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət/ 1. To deprive of corporate rights. 2. To revoke the charter of an incorporated town or city. Labels: US Example: Four towns in the Quabbin Valley were disincorporated, and their residents relocated, to create a reservoir.
Word: disincorporate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incorporate English disincorporate From dis- + incorporate. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət/ 1. Separated from, or not included in, a corporation; disincorporated. Labels: not-comparable Example: So as it is a thing of great use well to define , what , and of what latitude those points are , which do make men merely aliens and disincorporate from the church of God
Word: Machiavellianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Machiavellian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Machiavellianism From Machiavellian + -ism. 1. The political philosophy of Machiavelli, especially the realist doctrine which emphasizes the maintenance of the state above ethical concerns. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Machiavellianism is a radical type of political realism that is applied to both domestic and international affairs." Example: Let us turn, finally, to the war itself, and ask ourselves if it can be understood as the victory of decency over Machiavellianism. 2. A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy. Unsavory government politics. Labels: countable 3. A psychological construct centered on interpersonal manipulation, lack of empathy, cold affect, and indifference to morality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Machiavellianism refers to interpersonal strategies that advocate self-interest, deception, and manipulation, so it would seem inherently related to core psychopathy and narcissism. Example: A cluster of dark personality traits named the “dark tetrad” (psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, sadism) has attracted the interest of researchers studying personality and decision making.
Word: macroeconomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic English macroeconomic From macro- + economic. Pronunciation: /ˌmækɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌmækɹoʊˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk/ 1. Relating to macroeconomics. 2. Relating to the entire economy, including the growth rate, money and credit, exchange rates, the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. Example: On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) cut its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, citing “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” Last week, Intel’s (INTC) CEO also noted that “trade and macro concerns, especially in China, have intensified.” Example: But judges, law students, economists, human rights experts, and Mexico’s most important trading partners worry [the judicial reform] could lead to democratic backsliding – and macroeconomic turbulence – that the incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit when she takes office Oct. 1.
Word: macro-economic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of macroeconomic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: magnetizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of magnetize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maladapted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adapted English maladapted From mal- + adapted. 1. Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
Word: not worth a dime Part of Speech: adj 1. Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value. Labels: US, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: a dime a dozen, dime-a-dozen, ten a penny Example: This vase is not worth a dime. Why did you pay so much for it? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, worth, a, dime: worth less than ten cents, at any value down to and including zero (nothing). Labels: not-comparable
Word: dime's worth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from not worth a dime. 1. An insignificant amount Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Why is he here? Nothing will change. At best, he'll make a dime's worth of difference. Example: But why, he asks, should a similarly rapt and adoring crowd bank up before a lighted wall niche containing nothing but a dime's worth of daffodils and a couple of sprays of forsythia in a blue dish?
Word: jazzify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English jazz Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English jazzify From jazz + -ify. 1. To make jazzy.
Word: jazzifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jazzify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jazzifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jazzify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jazzified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jazzify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jazzification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jazz + -ification. 1. The act of making jazzy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: jazzifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jazzification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calumniates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of calumniate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calumniating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of calumniate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: calumniated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of calumniate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: canonisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of canonization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: canonisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canonisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: characterises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of characterise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: characterising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of characterise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cervixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cervix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charismatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charismatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cassocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cassock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myspaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myspace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myspaces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of myspace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: terzetto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian terzetto, diminutive of Italian terzo (“the third”), from Latin tertius. See tierce. Pronunciation: /tɝˈzɛ.toʊ/, /tɝˈtsɛ.toʊ/ 1. A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.