nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bell punch Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used. Labels: dated Example: All local tickets were issued in the cars by the conductor, and were of the usual tramway bell-punch type. Example: The guard performs athletic feats in jumping from coach to coach while the train is in motion, taking orders for tickets, punching them on a bell punch in his van, and then returning to distribute them to passengers.
Word: bell cot Part of Speech: noun 1. A small or subsidiary construction, frequently corbelled out from the walls of a structure, and used to contain and support one or more bells.
Word: bear away the bell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A bell was once a traditional prize in races. 1. To be superior in something. Labels: idiomatic, obsolete Example: And as these western men do bear away the bell for might and sleight in wrestling , so the scholars here have always acquitted themselves with credit in palæstrâ literariâ
Word: steerike Part of Speech: intj Etymology: By epenthesis. 1. Emphatic form of strike (usually associated with umpires in baseball). Labels: emphatic, form-of
Word: lanternfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lantern + fly. The name came about because of claims that some Fulgoridae are luminous at night. European and Euro-American writers, including Maria Sibylla Merian and Carl Linnaeus, said that the claims came from Indigenous peoples in South America. (Merian had visited Suriname.) Various names, including lanternfly, the specific name laternaria, and various other (current or former) scientific names, came out of this belief. Compare names for insects that do in fact glow at night: firefly, lightning bug, glow fly, and glowworm. 1. Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.
Word: lanternflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lanternfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Land o' Cakes Part of Speech: name Etymology: In reference to the oatmeal cakes for which the country is famous. 1. Scotland Labels: poetic
Word: feather spray Part of Speech: noun 1. The spray thrown up, like pairs of feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel. Labels: uncountable
Word: silkgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + grass. 1. The flowering plant Yucca filamentosa. Labels: uncountable
Word: red liquor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because used originally for red dyestuffs. 1. A solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber. Labels: uncountable
Word: gold-of-pleasure Part of Speech: noun 1. Camelina sativa, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, or other species in the genus Camelina. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mary Worth Part of Speech: name 1. An American comic strip character, noted for her kindly role in solving other people's problems. Example: "She was the Mary Worth of the district," says her grandson. Edward McCormack Jr. "The one whom everybody came to with their troubles, arbiter of disputes, nurse of the sick, comforter of the oppressed." Example: But Orwell's portrayal of dark-jowled KGB-type Thought Police so alerted us to that type of threat that we've been left wide open to be preyed upon by the Ellsworth Tooheys and Mary Worths of the world, those insidious manipulators whose soliticious omnipresence has created the same incentive-crushing bureaucracy which Orwell so vividly depicted. 2. A spirit of folklore that can be summoned in a mirror, known by various "Mary" names. Example: Generally known as a girls' tradition common in elementary school, Mary Worth rituals invoke the atmosphere of the seance, but surround that custom in a particular legend. Example: There was another face in the mirror. ... Mary Worth.
Word: Kutchi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kachchi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mountain meal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A figurative use of the word meal, prompted by fancied resemblance. 1. A light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence. Labels: uncountable
Word: mountain milk Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft spongy variety of carbonate of lime. Labels: uncountable
Word: wood carpet Part of Speech: noun 1. A floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, such as cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: egoscan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ego + scan. 1. A brief search of a publication for one's name. Labels: dated, slang Example: *blush* I peek my nose in to r.a.sf.f for the first time in ages, and get a BINGO on the egoscan! Wowie zowie! Example: Nice to see my article on running into all the wonderful Vegans down in LA. I must admit to doing an egoscan to see how it turned out, and of course, it was wonderfully done.
Word: egoscan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ego + scan. 1. To quickly search a publication for one's name. Labels: dated, slang Example: Egoscan: To check through a fanzine for references [...] concerning oneself. Example: Every now and then I egoscan, as more and more people have been asking my permission to use excerpts from my reviews in their letters column.
Word: on the mending hand Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. convalescent; improving in health Labels: archaic
Word: egoscans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egoscan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egoscans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of egoscan Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: egoscanning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of egoscan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: egoscanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of egoscan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Irish reef Part of Speech: noun 1. The head of a sail tied up.
Word: Aloha shirt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of aloha shirt. Labels: alt-of
Word: shorthead redhorse Part of Speech: noun 1. Moxostoma macrolepidotum, a fish native to central and eastern North America.
Word: queen's delight Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Stillingia sylvatica.
Word: chiroform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chiro- + -form. 1. Shaped like a hand. Labels: rare Example: They support their argument with elaborate engravings from the Messak bearing chiroform patterns resembling the "open woman".
Word: biautomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + automatic. 1. Having two multiplier automata Labels: not-comparable
Word: dress shirt Part of Speech: noun 1. A collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit. Labels: US 2. A formal, eveningwear shirt with buttons, often worn as part of a black tie or white tie dress code. Labels: UK Example: First off, you certainly wouldn’t want to rock up to work sporting a dress shirt. Not unless you’re the Queen’s butler or one of those gents who holds the doors open at posh department stores. No, a dress shirt is to be worn exclusively as part of a black-tie outfit, most commonly a tuxedo.
Word: dress shirts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dress shirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: checkboard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of checkerboard (“design”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of checkerboard (“game board”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chignolin Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic decapeptide that folds into a beta-hairpin structure in water. Labels: uncountable
Word: eigenline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + line. 1. A one-dimensional eigenspace.
Word: eigenlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jungle green Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark bluish-green colour, like the vegetation in a tropical jungle. Example: Keir, in jungle green, sneered up at Nabby Adams[.]
Word: jungle green Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a dark bluish-green color, like the plants in a jungle Labels: not-comparable
Word: harmonichord Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of upright piano whose strings are set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but by indirectly transmitted friction.
Word: harmonichords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmonichord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apotelesmatical Part of Speech: adj 1. apotelesmatic
Word: apothecaryship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apothecary + -ship. 1. The state or period of working as an apothecary. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: apothecaryships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apothecaryship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appalment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From appal + -ment. 1. The state of being appalled or alarmed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One patient, in walking through the street, may be quite appalled at the approach of a runaway horse. The degree of appalment in another may be quite trifling.
Word: appalments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appalment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: applausively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From applausive + -ly. 1. In an applausive manner.
Word: applauseful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From applause + -ful. 1. Full of applause. Labels: rare
Word: appetited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From appetite + -ed. 1. Having an appetite (of a specified kind or size). Labels: not-comparable
Word: appeaseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From appease + -less. 1. That cannot be appeased.
Word: motorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From motor + -ial. 1. motor Labels: not-comparable
Word: apprehendingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From apprehending + -ly. 1. With apprehension or understanding.
Word: aquafer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aqua + -fer. 1. Alternative form of aquifer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aquafers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aquafer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aquake Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + quake. Pronunciation: /əˈkweɪk/ 1. quaking Example: I was all aquake with fear.
Word: aqueously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aqueous + -ly. 1. In an aqueous manner.
Word: Arabdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arab + -dom. 1. The world or sphere of Arabs. Labels: uncountable
Word: Arabianize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Arabian + -ize. 1. To make Arabian. Labels: transitive
Word: Arabianizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Arabianize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Arabianizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Arabianize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Arabianized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Arabianize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Arabianization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabian + -ization. 1. The act or process of making Arabian. Labels: uncountable
Word: Arabicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Arabic + -ize. 1. To make Arabic. Labels: transitive
Word: Arabicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic + -ization. 1. Act or process of making Arabic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Arabicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Arabicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Arabicizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Arabicize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Arabicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Arabicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arachniphobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arachnophobia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: antisuit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + suit. 1. Being or relating to an injunction that prevents an opposing party from commencing or continuing a proceeding in another jurisdiction or forum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiarbitration Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + arbitration. 1. Opposing arbitration.
Word: archaistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From archaistic + -ally. 1. In an archaistic fashion.
Word: archangelical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin archangelicus + -al. By surface analysis, arch- + angelical or archangel + -ical. 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] we have had the prediction of Christ and his Apostles, of above fifteene hundred yeeres standing; besides the daily sound of those Evangelicall Trumpets, that tell us of that Archangelicall Trumpet in their Pulpits. Example: […] they see in their conscience-blasted minds a barrier to a return home, high as the Archangelical gate behind Mother Eve […]
Word: areophane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a misspelling of synonymous aerophane. 1. A thin crepe fabric. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: archlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arch + -let. 1. A small arch.
Word: pillarlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pillar + -let. 1. A small pillar.
Word: archlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillarlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillarlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arkansian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or from Arkansas.
Word: Arkansian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or resident of Arkansas.
Word: Arkansians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arkansian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argentometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From argentometry + -ic. 1. Relating to argentometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argentometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From argentometric + -ally. 1. By means of argentometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argentometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From argento- + -meter. 1. The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
Word: argentometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argentometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: architectonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From architectonic + -ally. 1. In terms of architectonics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Arthurianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arthurian + -ism. 1. The use of Arthurian legend in literature, history, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: arksutite Part of Speech: noun 1. chiolite Labels: uncountable
Word: asperously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From asperous + -ly. 1. In an asperous manner.
Word: assassinatress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assassinator + -ess. 1. A female assassin. Labels: dated, rare
Word: assassinatresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assassinatress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asphyxiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From asphyxiate + -or. 1. One who or that which asphyxiates.
Word: asphyxiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asphyxiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aspergillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Aspergillus + -in 1. A black pigment obtained from Aspergillus. Labels: uncountable
Word: askeletal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + skeletal. 1. Lacking a skeleton. Labels: not-comparable
Word: asparagusate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From asparagus(ic acid) + -ate. 1. The conjugate base of asparagusic acid; any salt or ester of it. Labels: no-plural
Word: asparagusic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The organosulfur compound with chemical formula S₂(CH₂)₂CHCO₂H, found in asparagus. Labels: uncountable
Word: asparagolite Part of Speech: noun 1. apatite Labels: uncountable
Word: Burley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English burh (“burg”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). 1. A surname. 2. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2103). 3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8810). 4. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2780). 5. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire; see Burley in Wharfedale. 6. A city, the county seat of Cassia County, Idaho, United States. 7. A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.
Word: uncertificated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + certificated. 1. That has not been subject to certification. Labels: not-comparable Example: The shares of the Company shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board may provide that some of its stock shall be uncertificated shares.
Word: ascogonia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ascogonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ascogonial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to ascogonia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: askingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English askingli, axingly, equivalent to asking + -ly. 1. In an asking manner; so as to ask. Example: How askingly It’s footsteps t’ward me bend? It seems to say, “And have I then one Friend?” Example: “I don’t know whether this is something your wife ever knew about or not?” he began askingly.
Word: Ashqelon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ashkelon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ascensionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ascension + -ist. 1. One who carries out ascents, such as a balloonist or mountaineer.
Word: ascensionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ascensionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “bread”) + -phagous. 1. bread-eating Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Artophagous Frenchmen complain that, at Dutch hotels, the bits of bread beside your plate are absurdly small, and as light as sponge cake, but no penalty is incurred by asking for more. Example: To the artophagous, that is, bread-eating professions, bread is the staple diet. Tailors and teachers are often dedicated artolaters, refusing to eat anything else.
Word: artistess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English artistess From artist + -ess. 1. A female artist. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: artistesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artistess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrowlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arrow + -let. 1. A small arrow.
Word: arrowlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrowlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arkansite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arkansas + -ite. 1. Synonym of brookite. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. Ward has presented me with specimens of the Arkansite, and also with specimens of the Thermalite, and I have recently received from him at two different times, via New Orleans, various other geologicacl specimens of great interest, and also an aqualogical specimen, being a bottle of the water of the Hot Springs, which when taken from the spring was of the temperature of 148° of Farenheit. Example: Some crystals of arkansite from Magnet Cove, which I obtained some time ago through Mr. B. Hurtz, are in many respects very remarkable, and different from those usually obtained at the above locality.
Word: drop D Part of Speech: noun 1. An alternate (scordatura) guitar tuning in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down ("dropped") from the usual E of standard tuning by one whole step, to D. Labels: uncountable
Word: resistents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resistent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mom jeans Part of Speech: noun 1. Jeans, especially those for women, considered unfashionable and unflattering. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: In light of Jumbo Jessica's adventures in high-waisted "mom" jeans and ill-fitting leather pants, we bring you the 101 Best Celebrity Legs. Example: Mom Jeans fit Mom just the way she likes it. She'll love the nine inch zipper and casual front pleats. 2. high-waisted bluejeans for women Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: bilgeway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bilge + way. 1. Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched. Labels: historical
Word: bilgeways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bilgeway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groundways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dishrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dish + rack. 1. A rack for holding dishes. Example: This modification of the soiled-dish table will enable waiters to remove glasses, cups, and pitchers from the tray and to place them in the overhead dishracks.
Word: dishracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dishrack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: true bills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of true bill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: true bill Part of Speech: noun 1. A grand jury's formal decision to indict a criminal defendant, in which the jury has determined there is sufficient evidence (probable cause) to charge the person with a crime and proceed to trial.
Word: copros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horsebalm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + balm. 1. A strong-scented labiate plant (Collinsonia canadensis) with large leaves and yellowish flowers. Labels: uncountable
Word: leaf sight Part of Speech: noun 1. A hinged sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down.
Word: rockfoil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rock + foil. 1. saxifrage Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rockfoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rockfoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black plate Part of Speech: noun 1. sheet iron before it is tinned. Labels: uncountable
Word: noncarotenoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + carotenoid. 1. Not of or relating to carotenoids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncarotenoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + carotenoid. 1. Any substance that is not a carotenoid.
Word: noncarotenoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncarotenoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azafrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From azafranillo + -in? 1. An orange pigment with chemical formula C₂₇H₃₈O₄, found in azafranillo root (Escobedia scabrifolia). Labels: uncountable
Word: auroxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular carotenoid. Labels: uncountable
Word: neurosporaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A carotenoid present in fungi of the genus Neurospora. Labels: uncountable
Word: taraxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular carotenoid found in Taraxacum. Labels: uncountable
Word: echinenone Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular xanthophyll. Labels: uncountable
Word: kryptoxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cryptoxanthin. Labels: uncountable
Word: loraxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular carotenoid. Labels: uncountable
Word: flavaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular carotenoid. Labels: uncountable
Word: chrysanthemaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular carotenoid. Labels: uncountable
Word: siphonoxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of siphonaxanthin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Asclepiades Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs). Pronunciation: /æs.kləˈpaɪ.ə.diːz/ 1. Alternative form of Asclepiad (“any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama)”) Labels: Greek, alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of Asclepiad (“member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Asclepiades Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs). Pronunciation: /æs.kləˈpaɪ.ə.diːz/ 1. A male given name of historical usage
Word: antisolicitation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + solicitation. 1. Opposing or preventing solicitation.
Word: cybersport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + sport. 1. Electronic sport. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cybersports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybersport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macadaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of macadam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: macadamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of macadam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: macadammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of macadam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: macadamming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of macadam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: e-sport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + sport. 1. Abbreviation of electronic sport. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Downtonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Downton + -ian. 1. A fan of the television series Downton Abbey. Labels: slang Example: (As all Downtonians know, this, too, turns out to be felicitous when after much travail, cousin Matthew and Lady Mary happily wed at the beginning of season three.) Example: From coast to coast, "Downtonians" will be at the edge of their chesterfields, keen to see what's next for the Crawleys in 1920 after the unexpected deaths of two beloved young members of the patrician family. 2. A stage of strata at the base of the Devonian period. Example: The stage names of the Lower Devonian (Downtonian, Dittonian and Breconian) and of the Upper Devonian (Farlovian) are all derived from localities in Shropshire or Breconshire.
Word: Downtonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Downtonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diagnosticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English diagnosticity From diagnostic + -ity. 1. The quality of being diagnostic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Diagnostic expectations correspond to the following belief structure […] where #92;theta#95;i is a parameter controlling the degree of diagnosticity. 2. The quality of being diagnostic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Twisp Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Okanagan word for wasp or yellowjacket. 1. A town and river in Washington.
Word: Tonasket Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Washington.
Word: Coplay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kolapechka, name of the son of a local Native American chief. 1. A borough of Pennsylvania.
Word: Cherry Valley Part of Speech: name 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A community in Prince Edward Island.
Word: Farrell Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfæɹ.əl/, /ˈfɛɹ.əl/ 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A census-designated place in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Greenville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From green + -ville or Green + -ville (from the surname), depending on the place. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːn.vɪl/ 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: 26. A number of places in the United States: 27. A number of places in the United States: 28. A number of places in the United States: 29. A number of places in the United States: 30. A number of places in the United States: 31. A number of places in the United States: 32. A number of places in the United States: 33. A number of places in the United States: 34. A community in the Municipal District of Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 35. The capital of Sinoe County, Liberia, named after Judge James Green. Example: Along the coast, e.g. at Bendaja (7°16'N/11°13'W), Harbel (6°19'N/10°20'W) and Greenville the mean temperature of the coolest month is 24°C and that of the warmest month 27°C. Along the northern border corresponding figures are 24 and 26°C for Voinjama (8°25'N/ 9°42'W) and 24 and 27°C for Sanniquellie (7°24'N/8°45'W).
Word: goshwowboyoboy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of gosh + wow + boy + oh boy. Derived from a caption ("Gosh! Wow! Boyohboy! The mosta and the besta!") used in the July 10, 1939 issue of Time magazine, reprinted from a letter in the August 1939 issue of science fiction pulp magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories, in an article about the first World Science Fiction Convention, aka Nycon I, held in New York in July 1939. 1. Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang Example: I am one of the few fans that still have a copy of Spacewarp, No. 1, Vol. 1. As a first issue it was about as sickly a mag as you could ask for, and the fellow that was editing it sounded like the ultimate in "goshwowoboyoboy" new fans. I frankly expected it to be the last issue, and didn't subscribe. Example: The names you cite are as familiar to me as they are to you, and as fondly remembered. But I also remember the crap, and the naive goshwowboyoboy attitude of fellow neo-phans. I remember it well because I suffered from it.
Word: Bidens Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Biden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: untaintable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + taintable. 1. Not able to be tainted, incorruptible. Example: Sitting in the front seats of the bus staring at the storm burying the highway and the sagebrush and the antelope, Mike and I were trembling from an untaintable, undauntable expectancy. Example: How untaintable and sanctimonious are your morals and ethics?
Word: Spidey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From spider + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪdi/ 1. The fictional superhero Spider-Man. Labels: slang Example: Seven months later he reappeared in his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. In the 16 years since, Spidey (as his fans call him) has become the country's most popular superhero, appearing in 300 daily newspapers. Example: In the closet Marvin found his sea shell collection, baseball cards, a stack of Spidey comic books, a jar of dead flies he had forgotten about, a paper bag filled with pine cones, and five cans of mud from Lake Washington.
Word: spidey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of spider + -ey. 1. A spider. Labels: childish
Word: Asclepiads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asclepiad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kiviaq Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kiviak. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: TAI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of trifluoromethylaminoindane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of technical analysis indicator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TAI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Frenchtemps atomique international (“International Atomic Time”), a high-precision atomic coordinate time standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Toshiba America, Inc.. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Turkish Aerospace Industries. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Thai Airways International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux, a now defunct French airline. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: igunaq Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᒍᓇᖅ (iconaq). 1. An Inuit delicacy made by burying meat and fat which decompose for consumption the following year. Labels: uncountable
Word: Arb. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of arbitrator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: appeasably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From appeasable + -ly. 1. In an appeasable manner; in a manner intended to appease. Example: Boccard responded appeasably, the way one speaks to a sick person. Example: “My lady, I bring the young elf girl and her companions,” he answered appeasably.
Word: Kangiryuarmiutun Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the Inuit language spoken in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada by the Kangiryuarmiut, a Copper Inuit people.
Word: deism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French déisme, from Latin deus (“god, deity”) + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/, /ˈdeɪ-/ 1. A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: If my supposition be true, then the consequence which I have assumed in my Poem may be also true; namely, that Deism, or the principles of natural worship, are only the faint remnants or dying flames of reveal'd religion in the posterity of Noah. Example: As the Epicureans had a Deism without a God, so the Unitarians have a Christianity without a Christ, and a Jesus but no Saviour. 2. Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Phila. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Philadelphia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: bee beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the scarab beetles of the subfamily Trichiinae.
Word: froginess Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of frogginess. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: He quoted a student who had passed through such an experience and complained that "for him, zoology had too much froginess." Example: And yes, a life will grow there — everywhere — but some mutant successor species whose sages will preach that the human species was put on earth to prepare the way for their holy froginess or fungoidicity, or whatever the new holiness becomes.
Word: Balt. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Baltimore. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: lifetable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + table. 1. A statistical table showing, for each age, the probability that a person of that age will die before his or her next birthday.
Word: lifetables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lifetable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: life school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school for artists in which they model, paint, or draw from living models.
Word: life car Part of Speech: noun 1. A watertight boat or box, travelling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore, used to haul people through the waves in a rescue. Labels: historical Example: From this hawser the breeches-buoy or life-car is suspended and drawn between the ship and shore of the endless whip-line. The life-car can also be drawn like a boat between ship and shore without the use of a hawser. The breeches-buoy is a cork life-buoy to which is attached a pair of short canvas breeches, the whole suspended from a traveller block by suitable lanyards. It usually carries one person at a time, although two have frequently been brought ashore together. The life-car, first introduced in 1848, is a boat of corrugated iron with a convex iron cover, having a hatch in the top for the admission of passengers, which can be fastened either from within or without, and a few perforations to admit air, with raised edges to exclude water. Example: This was no explanation to the girls until Tom Cameron came running back from the house and announced that the crew were going to try to reach the schooner with a line. "They'll try to save them with the breeches buoy," he said. "They've got a life-car here; but they never use that thing nowadays if they can help. Too many castaways have been near smothered in it, they say. If they can get a line over the wreck they'll haul the crew in, one at a time."
Word: life everlasting Part of Speech: noun 1. Cudweed (Gnaphalium uliginosum). Labels: uncountable 2. Hylotelephium telephium, a succulent perennial ground cover native to Eurasia. Labels: uncountable
Word: sumbulic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sumbul + -ic + acid. 1. An acid obtainable from an oleoresin found in sumbul, or muskroot. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: umbelliferon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of umbelliferone. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: musk rose Part of Speech: noun 1. Rosa moschata, a species of rose.
Word: musk seed Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of abelmosk: the plant or its aromatic seeds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lizardom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lizard + -dom. 1. The state of being a lizard, or of belonging to the world of lizards; lizards, collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: His pose has also advanced one step at least towards lizardom: his legs and one of his arms seem to be glued together as if expecting to coalesce into a long body and tail; his right hand looks like a hind paw; and the sway of his body suggests reptilian flexibility. Example: So there were recognizable things such as lizards and squares, and realists argued that the abstracta of lizardom and squareness also had a real independent existence.
Word: unfaulty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + faulty. 1. Not faulty. Example: But, aunt, she must have had some kind of education, her accent was so pure, her English so unfaulty. The other girl dropped her h's by handfuls, and made some very wild confusion in her native etymology.
Word: cash poor Part of Speech: adj 1. Possessing considerable economic assets, but unable to quickly or easily liquidate them for monetary transactions. Example: Marc Spector: It turns out that I am what you call "cash poor" (Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1, June 1, 1989.)
Word: judgedom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From judge + -dom. 1. The realm or sphere of judges. Labels: uncountable Example: Earl Gullikson, a familiar and well loved figure in the Basenji ring for twenty years, was introduced and given an ovation at the news of his plans to enter the Olympian heights of judgedom. Example: Little quirk there in my particular branch of judgedom, he said.
Word: gas water Part of Speech: noun 1. Water through which gas has been passed for purification, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. Labels: uncountable Example: 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The tar and ammoniacal liquor or gas water are collected in the tar cistern, in which the tar occupies the lowest position.
Word: frogness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frog + -ness. 1. the state, quality, or condition of a frog. Labels: uncountable Example: Rather than empathy with what I might imagine a snake or frog might feel, I was sufficiently absorbed in snakeness and frogness as to wonder how the humans around me might feel. Example: I am obligated to explain frogness at this point, but I will let it go for now, lest we be led into a discussion regarding instinct and into speculations on nature you might have felt lurking in the original question the minute you saw it.
Word: strawberry tomato Part of Speech: noun 1. physalis
Word: eyetracks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + tracks. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪtɹæks/ 1. Imaginary marks left by looking at things, especially by reading books. Labels: dated, humorous, plural, plural-only, slang Example: When you read a new book you get eyetracks all over it. Then it isn't mint any more. Example: "You look good in that," he said. "Especially wet." I'd noticed the difference. "Feel like an ad for a Broadway parlor. I'll be scraping off eyetracks all night."
Word: pre-Qur'anic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + Quranic. 1. Before the publication of the Qur'an. Labels: not-comparable Example: pre-Quranic traditions
Word: postquranic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + quranic. 1. After the publication of the Quran. Labels: not-comparable Example: postquranic literature
Word: gum butea Part of Speech: noun 1. A gum yielded by Indian plants in the genus Butea, used in tanning and in precipitating indigo. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: suedey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From suede + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of suede.
Word: mesochronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + chronic. 1. Based upon time averages of observed phenomena Labels: not-comparable
Word: hashab gum Part of Speech: noun 1. A high-quality gum arabic from Senegalia senegal, superior to that from the red acacia (Vachellia seyal). Labels: uncountable
Word: cistuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cistus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gum cistus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of those flowering plants in the genus Cistus that yield resin, especially Cistus ladanifer. Example: The plain where he was riding was one immense thicket of the gum cistus, whose frail white leaves, just veined with the faintest pink, fell in showers at the least movement of the passer-by. What a prodigality of blossom!—for the gum cistus, born and withered in an hour, is the most ephemeral of flowers.
Word: gum cistuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gum cistus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monophoton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + photon. 1. A single photon (rather than a group)
Word: parametron Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of resonant logic element that may be used to represent a binary digit.
Word: selfadjointness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From selfadjoint + -ness. 1. The condition of being selfadjoint Labels: uncountable
Word: heretoga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English heretoga (“army leader, commander, general”). Doublet of heretog and herzog. Pronunciation: /ˌheɹəˈtəʊɡə/ 1. An Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke. Labels: historical Example: Like the old heretogas, they possessed no authority but such as was accorded them by their fellow-tribesmen, though when once constituted they had a power co-ordinate with that of the folk-moot.
Word: superdialect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + dialect. 1. A form of language that contains all the words in two or more different dialects
Word: superdialects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superdialect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chactid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any scorpion in the family Chactidae. Example: This character persisted in the literature despite the knowledge of chactids that do not have two pairs of lateral eyes and of vaejovids that do not have three pairs.
Word: chactids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chactid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricriterion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + criterion. 1. Any of three criteria in the same system
Word: vanbraces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanbrace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varminters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varminter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unphysically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unphysical + -ly. 1. In an unphysical manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: webometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to webometrics Labels: not-comparable
Word: Unangans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Unangan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webometrics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + -o- + metrics. 1. The measurement and subsequent analysis of links on the World Wide Web. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: unprofane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + profane. 1. Not profane.
Word: ununderstood Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + understood. 1. Not understood. Labels: not-comparable Example: VVith us they conſent in the Sufficiency of the Scriptures to ſalvation, in denying the Infallibility of the Church (much more of the Pope) the overplus of Merits, Service ununderſtood, Indulgencies, Liberaties out of Purgatorie, and the like.
Word: ziofascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ziofascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kalimotxos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kalimotxo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoom boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoom box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zorkhaneh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zurkhaneh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zoorkhaneh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zurkhaneh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zourkhaneh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zurkhaneh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zorkhanehs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zorkhaneh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zourkhanehs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zourkhaneh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoorkhanehs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoorkhaneh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: davul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish طاول (davul). 1. A large Turkish double-headed drum, played with mallets.
Word: davuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of davul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tupans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tupan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grolar bear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of grizzly + polar + bear. 1. A hybrid of the grizzly bear and the polar bear.
Word: Dodger blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A blue color, resembling the color of Dodger Stadium. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dodger blue Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the blue color of Dodger Stadium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: butterfly pea Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of genus Centrosema of American vines. 2. Any of species Clitoria ternatea of vines of tropical Asia.
Word: beach pea Part of Speech: noun 1. Various plants in family Fabaceae: 2. Various plants in family Fabaceae: 3. Various plants in family Fabaceae: 4. Various plants in family Fabaceae:
Word: nanea Part of Speech: noun 1. The vine Vigna marina.
Word: jeweller's gold Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy containing three parts of gold to one of copper. Labels: uncountable
Word: ꝑ Part of Speech: character 1. Scribal abbreviation of ⟨par⟩. Labels: letter, no-plural Example: parliament → ꝑliament Example: Over all this, hee ware a certeyne Mantell of like ſtuffe, made in ſuche maner, that coming vnder his righte arme, and covering moſte ꝑte of that ſyde, yt tuched not the lefte ſyde, […] 2. Scribal abbreviation of ⟨per⟩. Labels: letter, no-plural Example: ⸿Of folyſſhe exchanges ſcoꝛſyngꝭ ⁊ ꝑmutacions. Example: ⸿Here begynneth a deuout treatyſe in Englyſſhe / called the Pylgrimage of perfection: very ꝓfitable foꝛ all chꝛiſten people to rede: and in eſpeciall / to all relygious ꝑſons moche neceſſary.
Word: daboecia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, from Dabheog, the name of a late antique Irish saint. 1. Any of the genus Daboecia of evergreen shrubs related to heather.
Word: daboecias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daboecia Labels: form-of, plural