nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: subcompartmentalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentalization English subcompartmentalization From sub- + compartmentalization. 1. The formation of subcompartments. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subcompartments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subcompartment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superlubricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + lubricity. 1. A regime of motion in which friction vanishes or very nearly vanishes. Labels: uncountable
Word: tetraethylorthosilicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetraethyl + orthosilicate. 1. The tetraethyl ester of orthosilicic acid, Si(O-CH₂CH₃)₄
Word: tetramutant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + mutant. 1. A gene that has four mutations (often of the same type at different locations)
Word: thalassaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of thalassemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thalassaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thalassaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topophotomap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From topo- + photomap. 1. A map created by superimposing topographic features (especially contours) onto a series of photographs
Word: triphalangeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + phalangeal. 1. Having three phalanges (especially when the usual number is two) Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultraconserved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + conserved. 1. Highly conserved Labels: not-comparable
Word: unadenylated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + adenylated. 1. Not adenylated Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpoetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + poetic. 1. Not poetic Example: “I get good reception in the neighborhoods,” Mr. Menino said, summing up his popularity in his signature unpoetic style.
Word: unrestrictive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + restrictive. 1. Not restrictive
Word: vacuolated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vacuole + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) + -ed. 1. Having vacuoles Labels: not-comparable
Word: vortexed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vortex + -ed. 1. mixed using a vortex mixer Labels: not-comparable
Word: zeotype Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of artificial materials based on the structure of zeolites
Word: underplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + plate. 1. An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock. 2. A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another. 3. A charger plate
Word: underplate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + plate. 1. To act as an underplate.
Word: underplated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underplate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underplates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underplate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underplates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underplate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underplating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underplate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underplating Part of Speech: noun 1. the formation of an underplate
Word: underthrust Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English underthristen, underthresten, equivalent to under- + thrust. 1. To thrust under another
Word: underthrusting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underthrust Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underthrusts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underthrust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vergence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From verge (“tend, incline”, from Latin vergere) + -ence, synonym of earlier (1660s) vergency (the equivalent of French vergence). Coined as a technical term in ophthalmology, as a hypernym of convergence and divergence, in 1902. The sense of the numeric quantity in geometric optics was introduced, from use of the term in physiological optics, in the 1920s. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns/ 1. The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A measure of convergence or divergence of rays. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a special vertex trial case computed for an object vergence of 4.00. Example: 1947 Benjamin King Johnson, Optics and Optical Instruments: An Introduction with Special Reference to Practical Applications, Courier Corporation (1960 [1947]), p. 152. "Ample movement between the source and condenser should be available in order to allow for a variation in the vergence of the light leaving the condenser" 3. The direction of the overturned component of an asymmetric fold. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moegoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moegoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: List 99 Part of Speech: name 1. A confidential register of people forbidden to work with children, maintained by the Department of Education and Skills. Labels: UK, historical Example: Those subject to a disqualification order, and those permanently included on the Protection of Children Act List, are also included on List 99 automatically. Example: As changes are being made to List 99 (by including new offences that will merit automatic disqualification), additional individuals will be barred from working in daycare settings and as childminders.
Word: vergences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vergence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underthrusted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underthrust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overtip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + tip. 1. To leave a tip that is too large. Labels: ambitransitive Example: She had been overtipping for as long as she’d had money. These small compensations for how fortunate she’d been. 2. To tip over.
Word: overtips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overtipping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overtip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overtip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: untiredly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From untired + -ly. 1. In an untired manner; not having tired.
Word: draper's Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop that sells drapery
Word: clepto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clepto-, a combining form of Ancient Greek κλέπτης (kléptēs, “thief”), κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”). Doublet of klepto-. 1. stealing, theft Labels: morpheme
Word: clino- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “to lean”). 1. slope or angle Labels: morpheme 2. bed; reclining Labels: morpheme
Word: chloroborate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloroboric acid + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of chloroboric acid
Word: pointcut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From point + cut. 1. In aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.
Word: pointcuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pointcut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gamsome, gamsum, equivalent to game + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪmsəm/ 1. Full of sport; playful. Example: A pretty young Kitty, / She had that could Purr; / 'Tvvas gameſome and handſome, / And had a rare Furr; […] Example: In their gamesome but still serious way, one whispers to the other—“Jack, he’s robbed a widow;” or, “Joe, do you mark him; he’s a bigamist;” ...
Word: impersonalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From impersonal + -ize. 1. To make impersonal. Labels: transitive 2. To dehumanize. Labels: transitive
Word: spherize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sphere + -ize. 1. To cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere. Labels: transitive 2. To form or force into a spherical shape. Labels: transitive Example: The particles were spherized by flame-spraying.
Word: moloi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Tswana loa Tswana moloibor. English moloi Borrowed from Tswana moloi, from loa (“to enchant”). Pronunciation: /məˈlɔɪ/, /mɔˈlɔɪ/ 1. A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in traditional tribal society. Labels: Southern-Africa Example: At dead of night the baloi issue forth from their homes. Example: He dared not use violent means, and the only course that suggested itself was to call in the aid of the molois; but neither did the operation of magic prove effectual, nor did he succeed in getting some poison, […]
Word: baloi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moloi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archimage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archi- + mage, by analogy with Latin archimagus. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkɪmeɪdʒ/ 1. Alternative form of archmage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: He felt, for a moment, as the daring archimage whose spells, too potent for their master's safety, have evoked and unchained a spirit that defies their guidance. Example: The learned Marsilio Ficino translated Plotinus, that great archimage of platonic mysticism.
Word: impersonalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impersonalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: impersonalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of impersonalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: impersonalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of impersonalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boomerang kids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boomerang kid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mokoro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana mokôrô. Pronunciation: /məˈkɔːɹəʊ/ 1. A dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana. Example: The mokoro owner I hired happily piled us all into a single, rather small craft and we set off over a flooded meadow, covered with barely half a metre of water. Example: Several companies offer trips by mokoro, lasting from one to three days, although almost all these trips are run by the same community trust.
Word: polysurgical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical English polysurgical From poly- + surgical. 1. Of or pertaining to polysurgery. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a polysurgical addiction; repeatedly and deceptively setting up situations where he or she will receive medical attention. Labels: not-comparable
Word: arousings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arousing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arousingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From arousing + -ly. 1. In an arousing manner.
Word: unfashioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + fashioned. 1. Not fashioned; unmade, unformed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfashioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unfashion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supernet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + net. 1. An IP network formed from two or more networks (or subnets) with a common CIDR routing prefix. Labels: Internet
Word: supernets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supernet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From stateless + -ly. 1. In a stateless manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: statefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From stateful + -ly. 1. In a stateful manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: statefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stateful + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being stateful. Labels: uncountable
Word: stateful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From state + -ful. In the computing sense it is intended as an opposite for stateless. 1. That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state. Labels: not-comparable Example: CORBA and DCOM are both stateful protocols. A user establishes a connection with the server and that connection remains in place during the entire session. 2. Full of state; stately. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: [T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […]
Word: Waughesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Waugh + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist.
Word: myomectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myoma + -ectomy. 1. The removal of the uterine myomas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: myomectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myomectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leukodystrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leukodystrophy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: leukodystrophies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leukodystrophy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leukodystrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leuko- + dystrophy. 1. Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rampartless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rampart + -less. 1. Without ramparts. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: 3NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of third normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 2NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of second normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: 1NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of first normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 5NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fifth normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 4NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fourth normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 6NF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sixth normal form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: polysemousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polysemous + -ness. 1. Polysemy. Labels: uncountable
Word: dicone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + cone. 1. A bicone.
Word: dicones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diconical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + conical. 1. Biconical. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: biconically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From biconical + -ly. 1. In a biconical manner.
Word: muconic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, C₆H₆O₄, with two double bonds.
Word: bicone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + cone. 1. The three-dimensional shape swept by revolving an isosceles triangle around its edge of unequal length, or by joining two identical right circular cones, base to base.
Word: bicones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secretarylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From secretary + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a secretary. Example: They may be further stereotyped by being assigned secretarylike functions in groups or by being given jobs that reflect their presumed feminine capabilities […] Example: The secretarylike job bored him, and he immediately requested a transfer to the gunnery division...
Word: buffoonishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From buffoonish + -ly. 1. In a buffoonish manner.
Word: Græcian Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of Grecian. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: Græcian Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of Grecian. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: AChilles transformation: Palimed / Accuſd of Treaſon and condemnd to die: / After long battaile, honor Hector led / The boldest Argiue Champion to defie: / The Græcians ſtorme to be ſo chalenged, / Hector and Aiax the fierce Combat try: / A Truce, a Banquet: at this pompous feaſt, / Queene Hellen is inuited a chiefe gueſt.
Word: Græcians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Græcian Labels: form-of, plural Example: […]I thinke it not amiſſe , by way of diſcourſe , to give you a ſhort account of the five Moods uſed by the ancient Græcians in their ſeverall varieties of their Muſick[…]
Word: mixite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anton Mixa, mine engineer and its discoverer + -ite. 1. A rare hexagonal copper bismuth arsenate mineral. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mixites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimonial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From antimony + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to antimony. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: antimonial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antimony + -al. 1. Any drug or medical preparation containing antimony.
Word: smaltites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smaltite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerebrohepatorenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerebro- + hepatorenal. 1. Pertaining to the brain, liver, and kidneys; applied to Zellweger syndrome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Latinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin latināt(us) (“Latin-speaking”), from Latin latīnō (“to speak Latin”). By surface analysis, Latin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlætɪnət/, [ˈlæʔənəʔ], /ˈlætɪneɪt/, [ˈlæʔɪneɪʔ] 1. Of or derived from Latin. Labels: not-comparable 2. Characteristic of or pertaining to Latin. Labels: comparable
Word: erythrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythr- + -ite. 1. Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: erythrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erythrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybercast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + broadcast. 1. A broadcast of audiovisual material over the Internet. Labels: Internet
Word: cybercast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cyber- + broadcast. 1. To broadcast such material. Labels: transitive
Word: cybercasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybercast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybercasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cybercast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cyberhealth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + health. 1. Telehealth involving the Internet. Labels: uncountable
Word: businessmanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From businessman + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a businessman. Example: Under the businessmanlike exterior, however, beat a heart just as dashing as that of a movie star. Example: A materialistic, businessmanlike attitude toward the creation of manuscripts or even a maternalistic concern for the fate of his books past the publication phase are conspicuously absent from the diary records.
Word: phallicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phallic + -ism. 1. The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Phallicism was, therefore, at the root of all religion, and was definitely the opponent of evil and darkness. Example: The study of phallicism is the study of religion. In this lies its importance. So true is this, it may safely be stated that no one who neglects the study of phallic worship can hope to secure any adequate understanding of the origin of religion.
Word: rhonchisonant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rhonchus, and sonans, the past participial of Latin sonare. 1. Making a snorting noise; snorting.
Word: squeaky bum time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attributed to Sir Alex Ferguson, famed Scottish association football manager and former player, it implies the sound made by moving around in a plastic seat while squirming under pressure. Ferguson had said "squeeze your bum time" (that is, clenching one's buttocks under pressure) but it was misheard by journalist Kevin McCarra and the misquote stuck. 1. Chiefly, an exciting part of a sporting event, particularly the final moments of a close game or season. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable Example: "It's getting tickly now - squeaky-bum time, I call it."
Word: overwind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + wind. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈwaɪnd/ 1. To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively. Labels: transitive Example: People also come in full of misgivings about "overwinding" their watches. "You can't overwind a watch - you can only underwind it," said McKelvey. Example: In a typical Morris cock-snook at classical technique, tutu-ed dancers prance Bambi-like across the stage. On and off, on and off, with fixed smiles like overwound clockwork dolls: it should have been charming and funny, but despite stylish individual efforts, the ragged ensemble meant the joke fell flat. 2. To twist (itself) more tightly. Labels: intransitive Example: DNA's helical structure implies that twisting and stretching should be coupled, hence the prediction that DNA should unwind when stretched […] That is why it was such surprise when we directly measured twist-stretch coupling to find instead DNA overwinds when stretched.
Word: overwind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + wind. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈwaɪnd/ 1. Synonym of overwinding. Example: They are intended to prevent the cage falling back in case the rope breaks or in case an overwind occurs.
Word: overwind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + wind. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌwɪnd/ 1. Excessive wind; a movement of such atmospheric air caused by air pressure. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 2. A wind that moves over or above an object. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overwinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overwind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overwinds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overwind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overwinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overwind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overwinding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of winding something too far or too tightly.
Word: dodecadactylum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo. Pronunciation: /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/ 1. The duodenum. Labels: obsolete
Word: overwound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + wound. 1. simple past and past participle of overwind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overwound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + wound. 1. Nervous, tense, jumpy. Labels: figuratively, uncommon Example: Everyone else Christian had had anything to do with, ever since the bad night outside Alexandria, had seemed to be overwound, jumpy, bitter, hysterical, overtired... Example: He has left his class, at least in spirit, by being in certain ways unusual; and he is still unusual in another class, too tense and overwound.
Word: mango juice Part of Speech: noun 1. Juice produced from mangoes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: run circles round Part of Speech: verb 1. alternative form of run circles around Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jewfro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Jew + afro. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː.fɹəʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒu.fɹoʊ/ 1. A curly, bushy hairstyle worn by some Ashkenazi Jews. Example: He raked his fingers through his hair, which had become a Jewfro in the Florida humidity.
Word: mitose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from mitosis. 1. To undergo mitosis.
Word: circle-strafes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of circle-strafe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: circle-strafing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of circle-strafe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: circle-strafed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of circle-strafe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quartersaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quartersaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nonapplicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + applicable. 1. Not applicable; inapplicable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonwidowed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + widowed. 1. Not widowed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondivorced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + divorced. 1. Not divorced. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondivorce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + divorce. 1. Not of, pertaining to, or affected by divorce. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonsingle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + single. 1. Not single. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmarrieds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonmarried Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsuburban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + suburban. 1. Not suburban. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quarter saw Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of quartersaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quarter-saw Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of quartersaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quarter saws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter saw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quarter sawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quarter saw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quarter sawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quarter saw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quarter-saws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter-saw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quarter-sawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quarter-saw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: open valleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open valley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: I see, said the blind man Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: USA, about 1860. This form of word play is known as a Wellerism. 1. Expressing confusion. Labels: idiomatic 2. Expressing understanding after an initial period of confusion. Labels: idiomatic
Word: nigromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nigromauncy, from Old French nigromancie, nigremance, from Late Latin nigromantia, a blend of niger (“black”) and necromantīa (“necromancy”). Compare black art. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪɡɹə(ʊ)mansi/ 1. Necromancy; magic involving death. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: But ah! celestial enchantress! the negromancy of thy tyrannical charms hath fettered my faculties with adamantine chains […]. Example: "I hope thou wilt bring with thee Rebecca, even the scholar of the wise Miriam, whose cures the Gentiles slandered as if they had been wrought by nigromancy."
Word: druggily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From druggy + -ly. 1. In a druggy manner.
Word: druggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of druggy: more druggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: druggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of druggy: most druggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: drugginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From druggy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being druggy. Labels: uncountable
Word: scalar curl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scalar + curl. 1. The coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field. Example: Since the curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(xy,xy,0) is the vector field #92;vec#123;#92;nabla#125;#92;times#92;vec#123;F#125;#61;(0,0,y-x), the scalar curl of the vector field #92;vec#123;G#125;#61;(xy,xy) is the scalar field y-x#92;#59;.
Word: scalabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scalability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaf curl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several plant diseases, caused by diverse fungi or viruses, characterized by curling of leaves. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonbiochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + biochemical. 1. Not biochemical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonbiochemist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + biochemist. 1. One who is not a biochemist.
Word: nonbiochemists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonbiochemist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jewspeak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jew + -speak. 1. The language used by Jews, usually Hebrew and Yiddish. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: caporegime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪ/ 1. A high-ranking member of a crime family in the Mafia who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has significant social status and influence in the organization. Example: And so usually a trusted caporegime would be sent out to rent a secret apartment and fill it with mattresses. That apartment would be used as a sally port into the city when an offensive was mounted.
Word: caporegimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caporegime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sing-songy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sing-song + -y. 1. Singsong. Labels: informal Example: They sounded, Ms. Gilchrist explained, more sing-songy because they were sung in a wavering voice. Example: The group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had a sincere sing-songy style in the 1990s. Just as interesting is the current attempt by artists like Ja Rule and Nelly...
Word: oralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oral + -ist. 1. A supporter of oralism.
Word: oralists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oralist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: facesitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + sitter. 1. One who engages in facesitting.
Word: oralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oral + -ism. 1. A philosophy of education for the deaf, opposed to manualism, that uses spoken language consisting of lipreading, speech, the process of watching mouth movements, and mastering breathing techniques. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: facesitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of facesitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strigine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin strig- (“screech-owl”), + English -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒaɪn/ 1. Of or pertaining to owls. Labels: not-comparable Example: He thought of the pellets he found by day, the tight packages of bone, fur and excrement that, like crushed auto carcases in a wrecker's yard, were all that remained of voles or mice swallowed whole by their strigine predators. Did those small creatures scuffling over leaves and roots hear the owls calling, and tremble in fear?
Word: antipest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + pest. 1. Serving to counter or eliminate pests. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisink Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + sink. 1. Aiding suspension by preventing the chassis of the vehicle from sinking. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antifoul Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + foul. 1. Antifouling. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: antifoul Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From anti- + foul. 1. To apply antifouling paint to (a boat)
Word: Assyriological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Assyriology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to Assyriology.
Word: attentisme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French attentisme. 1. A policy of waiting; a waiting game. Labels: uncountable
Word: angioleiomyoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From angio- + leio- + myoma. 1. A vascular leiomyoma of the skin, thought to arise from vascular smooth muscle, and generally acquired.
Word: angioleiomyomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angioleiomyoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angioleiomyomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angioleiomyoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bondmaid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bond + maid. 1. A female bondservant.
Word: petro-dictator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably back-formed from petro-dictatorship. 1. The dictator of a country whose economy is primarily dependent upon the export of petroleum. Example: […] ignore the warnings while America's career politicians coddled and sun-bathed with their corrupt corporate campaign donors and the petro-dictators and monarchs[…] Example: By any reasonable standard it is a far better deal to send money to America's farmers than to various petro-dictators.
Word: bondmaids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bondmaid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bondmaiden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bond + maiden. 1. A bondmaid.
Word: bondmaidens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bondmaiden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pickily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From picky + -ly. 1. In a picky way; pedantically.
Word: consociational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From consociation + -al. 1. Having major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, with none of the divisions large enough to form a majority group, yet nonetheless stable due to consultation among the elites of each of its major social groups.
Word: petro-dictatorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From petro- + dictatorship. 1. A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports. Example: The development of energy resources in an otherwise underdeveloped economy […] is often accompanied by the rise of corrupt, authoritarian regimes (Witness the petro-dictatorships of Nigeria, Libya[…]) Example: Internationally, what is already the world's most indebted nation is overextended on the military front, highly dependent on OPEC oil and increasingly beholden to sovereign wealth funds run by petro-dictatorships or authoritarian regimes
Word: Divya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit दिव्या (divyā́), feminine of दिव्य (divyá, “divine, charming, heavenly”). 1. A female given name from Sanskrit. 2. A male given name from Sanskrit.
Word: screw pine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screw + pine: the fruit resembles a pine cone, though the plants are not closely related; and the clustered leaves are thought to resemble a screw. 1. An Old World tropical tree, Pandanus utilis. 2. The tree Pandanus spindalis. Labels: Australia 3. Any species in the genus Pandanus
Word: acclivated Part of Speech: adj 1. Upward-sloping. Example: […] for, where where the ground is wet, and the ridges acclivated, the horses are yoked in a line […] Example: […] the E.T.A. hilltop overlooking on one side, east, historic Commonwealth Avenue's acclivated migration out of the squalor of lower Brighton […]
Word: borated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From borate + -ed. 1. Having been treated with borate Labels: not-comparable Example: An advantage of this borated oil is that it always retains a slight stickiness, and so gives a good joint when wrapped around wires, etc. Example: […] little need be done for them except to wash them with a little boric acid solution (one teaspoonful of boric acid to a glass of water) occasionally, and now and then to rub in a little petrolatum, plain or borated.
Word: cotinga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga. 1. Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae. Example: Flocks of aquatic birds were to be seen on every side, the most numerous being the pelican, and a bird of the cotinga species, about the size of an English throstle, the plumage of which, being jet black and flamingo red, had a beautiful effect in the sunshine, as they flew or settled in thousands on the canes. Example: Sheer color alone is powerful enough, but when heightened by contrast, it becomes still more effective, and I seemed to have secured, with two barrels, a cotinga and its shadow.
Word: cotingas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cotinga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ans. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of answer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: accepted pairing Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique in which two or more competing products are compared in such a manner that certain good qualities are connected, while one product is made to appear more beneficial or desirable than its competitors.
Word: body English Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1908. 1. A body motion made to coax an object already propelled to go in a desired direction. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: A mountain rider will as he loses momentum will turn out a bit, reducing the angle of attack. He will continue carving switchbacks, using body english jumping from one side of his sled to the other, as he continues climbing higher and higher.
Word: correctio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correction. 1. The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable Example: This syntactic correctio (self-correction) is not so emphatic as to constitute full ambiguity.
Word: disavail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + avail. Pronunciation: [dɪsəˈveɪɫ] 1. To disadvantage or harm. 2. To loose or stop using something. Example: I disavailed myself of his services. Example: She disavailed him of that opinion.
Word: mailpack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mail + pack. 1. A collection of published, printed materials, and sometimes other objects, placed in a container (typically an envelope) and sent through the mail to a specific person or postal address.
Word: OCMT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of original currency and amount, describing payments between banks, in messages using the SWIFT standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: osseoaponeurotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin osseus (“bone”), and Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) plus νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon”), literally translated as "the end of the muscle where it becomes tendon". 1. Pertaining to an object composed of bone and aponeurosis; at the end of a muscle where it becomes tendon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rexine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from Rexine, a trademark name. 1. A type of leather imitation, as used for things like book covers and upholstery. Labels: uncountable
Word: rip box Part of Speech: noun 1. A high end computer used for "ripping" (decoding) DVDs and converting them into various formats, using ripping and encoding software.
Word: wordflow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From word + flow. 1. A flow of words. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sheepish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English schepische, shepisse, shepisshe; equivalent to sheep + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈʃiːpɪʃ/ 1. Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility. Example: “King Ty? Your sister is back.” “I don't want to talk to her unless she's here to apologize. Does she look sheepish?” “I guess I've seen a sheep in a cage before, so, yeah, kind of.” 2. Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed. Example: a sheepish girl Example: a sheepish grin
Word: Jacot tool Part of Speech: noun 1. A special-purpose lathe used by watchmakers to burnish and adjust the size of cone pivots.
Word: opp. Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of opp (“opposite”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: opp. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of opuses. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: hyp. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hyp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: achronological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + chronological. 1. Not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion Labels: not-comparable Example: Another reason was the apparently inspired pairing of screenwriter Dennis Potter and director Nicolas Roeg, two dark poets of psychic subtexts and achronological memory flashes. Example: The Time Traveler's Wife tracks the achronological course of their lifelong love affair.
Word: afikomen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ κῶμος (epĭ́ kômos)der. Hebrew אֲפִיקוֹמָן (afikomán)bor. Yiddish אַפֿיקומן (afikoymen)bor. English afikomen Borrowed from Yiddish אַפֿיקומן (afikoymen), from Hebrew אֲפִיקוֹמָן ('afikomán). 1. The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner. Labels: Judaism Example: The Passover Seders that Jews celebrated on the weekend would have been incomplete without the afikomen.
Word: afterfest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From after- + fest. 1. Occurring subsequent to a festival. Labels: not-comparable Example: Jazz Festival week is a busy one for Alexander: her gigs include a Friday afterfest set at Rosa's with her own band, a Sunday afterfest set at HotHouse with Thompson's Africa Brass, and a Tuesday duet at the Cultural Center with pianist Jeremy Khan.
Word: aggrievedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aggrieved + -ly. 1. In the manner of someone who is aggrieved Example: "And what's the matter this time?" he demanded aggrievedly. Example: "Lady, you're carrying off the bouquet," he said, aggrievedly.
Word: agitational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agitation + -al. 1. Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation Example: Its enrolled membership was under 10,000, and its activities were non-political (since it refrained from nominating its own tickets) but entirely agitational and propagandist. Example: Despite his continued commitment to social issues, Weber claims, "I've never been involved in didactic art, agitational art.
Word: agitpop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of agitprop + pop. Pronunciation: /ˈædʒɪtpɒp/, /ˈæd͡ʒətˌpɑp/ 1. Pop music of an agitational character. Labels: uncountable Example: His keenest outrage is reserved for the Bush administration, which he tears into like a good punker should, but Gabel's lyrics and delivery have a subtlety and wit that more didactic agitpop singers lack.
Word: alderpeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alderperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alderperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of alderman + -person. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldəˌpəːsn/, /ˈɒldəˌpəːsn/, /ˈɔldərˌpərs(ə)n/, /ˈɑldərˌpərs(ə)n/ 1. An alderman of any gender (gender-neutral); a member of a city council. Labels: uncommon Example: That is the problem with Dorothy's Third Ward, all these years she has been alderperson she has not made any deals to better that pigsty. Example: With Daley's iron grip and his loyal band of alderpeople, he will continue to ride roughshod over what appears to be a very complacent Chicago populace.
Word: alienations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alienation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jew-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jew + -free. 1. Free of Jews; without any Jews. Labels: derogatory, not-comparable
Word: accordioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accordion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accordioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accordion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: accordioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having formed, been crumpled into the form of, an accordion-like shape. Labels: not-comparable
Word: JAV Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Japanese adult video. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: antecessor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English antecessour, from Anglo-Norman antecessour, Middle French antecesseur, or their etymon Latin antecessor, a compound of ante + cedo + -tor; thus a doublet of ancestor. 1. A person or thing that precedes or goes before. Labels: archaic Example: 1671, Joseph Glanvill, A Præfatory Answer to Mr. Henry Stubbe, London: J. Collins, p. 57, […] the Waldenses[,] Antecessors of the Protestants Example: Yet who says, I have faith in the existence of George II., as his present Majesty’s antecessor and grandfather? 2. A person from whom one is descended. Labels: archaic Example: […] some, hath iudged wrongfully As in reproche, of our country Deniyng playne, moste noble Brute Our antecessor our stocke and our frute. Example: […] promises made to Abraham, and to other antecessors of the Iewes,
Word: antecessors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antecessor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antielitist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + elitist. 1. Opposed to elitism. Example: Basically, our politics will be populist, antielitist, antibureaucratic. Example: The pair do not appear to have discussed the irony of a famous billionaire who kept a black book of his connections with the global elite helping Mr. Bannon whip up anti-elitist political sentiment.
Word: antielitist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + elitist. 1. One who opposes elitism.
Word: antidocumentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary English antidocumentary From anti- + documentary. 1. A documentary made in opposition to the normal standards of a documentary Example: Written by Sam Shepard and director-cinematographer Robert Frank, this 1968 antidocumentary emphasizes the relationship between Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Peter's brother Julius[…].
Word: anticontra Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + contra. 1. Opposed to the Nicaraguan Contras, right-wing paramilitaries fighting the Sandinista regime. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: In the Senate, Alan J. Dixon, new to the anticontra team, is part of a movement gathering signatures on a letter asking President Reagan to overturn the embargo if peace breaks out. Example: Several weeks later Meyer, Kelly, and five others associated with the Pledge of Resistance, a national anticontra group, walked into the courtrooms of 11 judges at the Dirksen Federal Building, presented an "open letter" to the judges, and declared that an "emergency situation" had developed.
Word: amoung Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete spelling of among. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He looked round amoung the slaves again, and inquired for Harry. Example: There was a slight shuffling movement amoung the men crowded about.
Word: apneic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From apnea + -ic. Pronunciation: /æpˈniːɪk/ 1. Exhibiting or relating to apnea: no longer breathing Example: Rarely (in cases which trouble us all) our new tools find themselves applied to bodies which in any prior human era would have become apneic in seconds, pulseless in minutes, rigid in hours, and putrid in days[…]. Example: In three animals, apneic episodes in the second minute of hypoxia necessitated termination of the hypoxic challenge.
Word: aquitted Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of acquitted. Labels: alt-of, misspelling