nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: thesaural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thesaurus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English thesaural From thesaurus + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a thesaurus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thingummies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thingummy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thespian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθɛspi.ən/ 1. A person from the ancient Greek city of Thespiae. 2. Alternative letter-case form of thespian. Labels: alt-of Example: In his way Carlyle was as much of a Thespian as Garrick or Kemble, Booth or Jeferson. Example: Now, I don’t think you’ve met Melissa Wayne, a fellow Thespian.
Word: Thespian Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈθɛspi.ən/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of thespian. Labels: alt-of Example: Went to that magnificent Temple of Thalia, the New Olympic, and saw the bewitchingest Pauline, in the person of Winifred Emery, that ever I saw in the shammiest, stagiest, tawdriest, tinsellest, transparentest, most diaphanously theatrical comedy I ever saw in the absolute period of my Thespian existence. Example: He stopped, and smiled, his blond hair, male-model good looks, and his ponytail giving away his Thespian dreams.
Word: Thessalonica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Thessalonīca, from Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessălonī́kē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field in Thessaly. Pronunciation: /ˌθɛsələˈnaɪkə/ 1. Alternative form of Thessaloniki: a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. Labels: alt-of, alternative, especially, historical
Word: Thessalonican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thessalonica + -an. 1. Of, or from, Thessalonica (Thessaloniki) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Thessalonican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thessalonica + -an. 1. Someone of or from Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)
Word: Thessalonicans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thessalonican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theurgic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin theurgicus. By surface analysis, theurgy + -ic. 1. Of, or pertaining to, theurgy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bo Diddley beat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Made popular by musician Bo Diddley. 1. A rumba-like beat similar to hambone, somewhat resembling the "shave and a haircut" beat.
Word: theurgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theurgy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tickly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tickle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪkli/, /ˈtɪkəli/ 1. Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled. 2. Producing an itchy sensation like that of being tickled. Example: a tickly woollen blanket 3. Ticklish. Labels: rare Example: He just knows I'm not tickly behind my knees (but who is?)! Example: I like the new name [Feathers_McGraw]....Are you tickly???
Word: pancake tortoise Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.
Word: supremes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of supreme Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: supreming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of supreme Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: supremed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supreme Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: utility knives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of utility knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tondi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tondo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unifacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English unifacial From uni- + facial. 1. Having, or showing, a single face. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having only one principal or specialized surface or edge. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface. 3. Cylindrical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: strobili Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɹəʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.laɪ̯/, /stɹoʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.laɪ̯/, /stɹoʊ̯ˈbʌɪ̯.lʌɪ̯/, /stɹəʉ̯ˈbɑe̯.lɑe̯/, /stɹɐʉ̯ˈbaɪ̯.laɪ̯/ 1. plural of strobilus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prædecessor Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of predecessor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Oure said brother, your prædecessor, paide to him c li. of Scottez money. Example: Mr Thomas Smith your prædecessor has been dead about 16 or 17 years he was never concerned with the Army accounts.
Word: prædecessors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prædecessor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: not equal sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A relation symbol that indicates that two expressions are different; the ≠ symbol.
Word: œnology Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of oenology. Labels: uncountable Example: A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine; Being a Complete Manual of Viticulture and Œnology: Being a Complete Manual of Viticulture and Œnology Example: Royal schools of viticulture and œnology.
Word: photofit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites. 1. An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit. Labels: UK Example: The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker.
Word: photofits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photofit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doudouk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of duduk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: see into Part of Speech: verb 1. To perceive the truth about, especially of future events. 2. To escort into, especially a place of shelter. Example: Just see her into the house.
Word: printing house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the expansive sense of house to refer to any building, particularly those like shops or workshops where people work together for a common purpose. Originally used in reference to printing workshops supplying or included within a bookshop; later used more expansively to refer to any institution or company involved in printing. 1. An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing. Example: Meronym: imprint (subsidiary printing house or brand name) 2. The building where printing occurs. 3. A place to make personal copies. Labels: uncommon
Word: ecocidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ecocide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English ecocidal From ecocide + -al. Pronunciation: /iːkə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/ 1. Destructive of the environment. Example: Awareness of the ecocidal propensities of the rural population coincided with the first reckless surge of modern industry.
Word: bump-off Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bumpoff. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Scotland Yard men were searching tonight for a girl who wore a leopard skin coat, in connection with a so-called "bump-off" murder, the first of its kind in Britain.
Word: pébrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pébrine. 1. A parasitic disease affecting silkworms. Labels: uncountable Example: In 1852, a disease called pébrine began to spread among the silkworms.
Word: catachreses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catachresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shaka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain. Shaka is not a word in the Hawaiian language, which lacks the /ʃ/ sound. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑːkə/ 1. A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist, used to express a variety of positive meanings including all right, hello and goodbye. Example: Greet someone with the slang, “Howzit?” and say goodbye with a flash of the “shaka” sign (fist closed, thumb and pinky extended) and you have established your credibility with Hawaii natives. Example: US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd […]
Word: robe de chambre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French robe de chambre. 1. dressing gown Labels: dated
Word: extrasystole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English systole English extrasystole From extra- + systole. 1. A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat rhythm, associated with heart disease or the use of some pharmaceuticals. Example: An extrasystole originating at the rhythmic centre is thus followed by a returning cycle of natural length. Example: A 30-year-old woman, with no heart disease, was referred to our center with a history of rare episodes of sustained tachycardia and frequent feeling of extrasystoles.
Word: cordelière Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cordeliere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: muzaky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English muzak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English muzaky From muzak + -y. 1. Reminiscent of Muzak; insipid and monotonous. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: […] whose voice might be nice enough to make you forgive the rotten songs and the Muzaky backgrounds he covered […] Example: It's difficult to appreciate the innovative breakbeats when they're sandwiched between muzaky sex-talk, and the album mostly fails because of it.
Word: polyrhythms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyrhythm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nomic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the suffix -nomic; see -nomy. 1. A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules. Example: This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings. Example: The game Nomic also has rules that change over time. But these games still have rules for how they're played...
Word: house martin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + martin. 1. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon 2. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon
Word: crossborder Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cross-border. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: crossborder Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of cross-border. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: breloque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French breloque. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈləʊk/ 1. A seal or charm for a watchchain. Example: she praised the lovely breloques or gimcracks which the young gentleman wore Example: […]wearing a waist-coat rich in breloques (the most amusing of which was a dagger the size of a fingernail)
Word: antidrug Part of Speech: adj 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- English drug English antidrug From anti- + drug. 1. Against drugs; advocating against drug use. Example: The antidrug administration cracked down on cocaine sales.
Word: sand martin Part of Speech: noun 1. A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia. Example: 1668, John Wilkins, An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language, London: Sa. Gellibrand and John Martyn, Part 2, Chapter 5, p. 151, SAND-MARTIN, Shore-bird. Example: 1774, Gilbert White, Letter 20 in The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, London: B. White & Son, 1789, p. 175, The only instance I ever remember where this species haunts any building is at the town of Bishop’s Waltham, in this county, where many sand-martins nestle and breed in the scaffold-holes of the back-wall of William of Wykeham’s stables:
Word: undertrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train English -ed English trained English undertrained From under- + trained. 1. Not having adequate training. Example: The undertrained zookeeper met with an unfortunate fate.
Word: preinvasion Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English invasion English preinvasion From pre- + invasion. 1. Before an invasion; the state before an invasion. Labels: not-comparable Example: The preinvasion police force did nothing.
Word: cotemporality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English temporality English cotemporality From co- + temporality. 1. The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time. Example: Tolstoj goes on to stress the cotemporality of past and present as he tells us that all of these precious moments return to Andrej's memory "not merely as something past but as something present." Example: Young women who adopt urban attire deny cotemporality to their locally dressed counterparts by accusing them of feudal marital and dating practices.
Word: unwholly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unwhole + -ly or un- + wholly. 1. In a way that is not whole; partially, incompletely. Labels: not-comparable Example: The task was a novel and not unwholly congenial one, but he finally got the attention of a saleswoman and made his wishes known. Example: ...but the growth of the house from the blueprint to the completed building is a process not unwholly like that of the growth of the kitten into a cat...
Word: wholely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole Middle English -ly English -ly English wholely From whole + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of wholly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: If this circle fall wholely without the ellipse, the point H will be the vertex of the greater axis... Example: A wholely owned subsidiary is one whose common voting shares are wholely owned...
Word: quotationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quotational Middle English -ly English -ly English quotationally From quotational + -ly. Pronunciation: /kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənəli/, /kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃnəli/, /kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənli/, /kwoʊˈteɪʃənəli/, /kwoʊˈteɪʃnəli/ 1. As a quotation; by use of quotations. Labels: not-comparable Example: I have presented this matter thus quotationally because I am anxious to emphasize Conrad's understanding loyalty to his art... Example: So as not to appear disbelieving, they opted to respond quotationally, to offer literal citation of chapter and verse.
Word: cyberbully Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English bully English cyberbully From cyber- + bully. 1. A bully who operates online, in cyberspace. Example: Typically, male cyberbullies use the computer more than the cell phone.
Word: cyberbully Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English bully English cyberbully From cyber- + bully. 1. To bully online. Labels: transitive Example: Another Internet concern is cyberbullying. LGBT youth sometimes are the targets of harassment by persons (usually other students) who use the Internet... Example: Around one-third of those being cyberbullied told no one about the bullying.
Word: cyberbullying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying English cyberbullying From cyber- + bullying. 1. Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyberbullying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English bully Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying English cyberbullying From cyber- + bullying. 1. present participle and gerund of cyberbully Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cyberbullied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cyberbully Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cyberbullies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberbully Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberbullies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cyberbully Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: IOU1 Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I owe you one. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: carpule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A registered trademark CARPULE^®. Developed, coined and trademarked in 1928 by Bayer Dental. Current trademark owner is Kulzer Dental GmbH. 1. A type of ampule or cartridge, distributed by Kulzer Dental GmbH, former Heraeus Kulzer GmbH , that contains liquid medication to be inserted using a syringe. It is often a tube with a puncturable cap on one end and a sliding plug on the other end.
Word: no host bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for the drinks themselves.
Word: normal for Norfolk Part of Speech: adj 1. Peculiar or odd. Labels: UK, derogatory, not-comparable, slang 2. Of a patient, having lesser intellect. Labels: UK, derogatory, not-comparable, slang
Word: unharried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English harried English unharried From un- + harried. 1. Not harried; free of harassment Example: Anyone who wishes may quit and ride away, untroubled and unharried.
Word: ascomycete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (older synonym of Ascomycota) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete. 1. Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores. Example: Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.
Word: saccharogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English saccharogenic From saccharo- + -genic. Pronunciation: /ˌsækəɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. producing sugar or capable of producing a sugar.
Word: shakas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shaka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hang-loose sign Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hang loose. 1. The shaka, a gesture made with a fist with the thumb and little finger extended. Example: After three runs, I was surfing the wake and letting go of the rope's handle with one hand so I could give the hang-loose sign to my buds.
Word: sac fungus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ascomycete.
Word: obligate carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. An individual who may be clinically unaffected but who must carry a gene mutation based on analysis of the family history; this usually applies to disorders inherited in an autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive manner.
Word: pabble Part of Speech: verb 1. To make the sound like liquid or porridge makes when bubbling under heat, on a stove. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: […] and also to blear your een, at the same time makin' the room so insufferably hot that water would pabble in a dish […] Example: The hissing, and the fizzing, and the pabbling of the great pan in which the basted trouts are writhing.
Word: peely-wally Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Scots peely-wally. Pronunciation: /ˈpiliˌwali/, /ˈpiːliwali/, /piːliˈwali/ 1. Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable Example: ‘Are there no English troops out here?’ ‘A few,’ Gilzean said. ‘But they're all sick. Peely-wally lot the English, ye ken.’ Example: But I felt that Tommy's championing of the lit de soleil, as it's known in Maryhill, was courageous and condign. It allowed otherwise peely wally Glaswegians to hold their tanned faces aloft in polite company and let their neighbours think they'd been to Santa Ponsa or Majorca.
Word: piffy on a rock bun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Age and etymology are uncertain; it existed in the 1930s and possibly derives from a music hall catchphrase. Some commentators (e.g. World Wide Words) suggest that piffy may have originally been patience, and the rock bun was simply a type of cake. 1. A person ignored or sidelined from an activity Labels: UK, idiomatic, slang, uncountable Example: I hate your work parties: you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.
Word: play someone like a fiddle Part of Speech: verb 1. To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully. Labels: idiomatic
Word: pogonophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pogono- + -phile. 1. One who loves or studies beards. Labels: uncommon
Word: procatalepsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin procatalepsis (“anticipating and answering an objection”), from Ancient Greek προκατάληψις (prokatálēpsis, “seizing in advance”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊkætəˈlɛpsɪs/ 1. A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments. Labels: rhetoric 2. Rebuttal of anticipated objections. Labels: rhetoric Example: This long sequence skilfully deploys the rhetorical tropes of procatalepsis and concessio, pre-emption and concession: that is, they concede the accuracy of certain classic attacks on communism, but in ways that redound on their opponents. 3. Left dislocation.
Word: red face test Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment. Labels: idiomatic
Word: resistance distance Part of Speech: noun 1. In classical mechanics, the distance from the resistance (on a lever) to the fulcrum.
Word: return spring Part of Speech: noun 1. The spring that returns a door handle or knob to its original position when rotated.
Word: servitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Irregularly from service + -ization. 1. The delivery of a service component as an added value, when providing products. Labels: uncountable
Word: alexanders Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French alisander, apparently named for Alexander the Great, for one or more species thought to be endemic to Macedonia. Pronunciation: /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/, /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/, [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz], [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz] 1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip. 2. Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders. Labels: Canada, US
Word: alexanders Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See alexander, Alexander. Pronunciation: /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/, /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/, [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz], [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz] 1. plural of alexander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demotivating Part of Speech: adj 1. That causes demotivation.
Word: demotivating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of demotivate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spectatoring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectator + -ing; process suggested by Masters and Johnson (1970). 1. The act of a person focusing on him/herself during sexual activity, as if watching as a third person. Labels: uncountable
Word: spinoreticular tract Part of Speech: noun 1. Ascending pathway in the white matter of the spinal cord, positioned closely to the lateral spinothalamic tract.
Word: storagewall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of storage wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] for a lounge, a storagewall, and the cove lighting strip along the windows.
Word: superpub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English pub English superpub From super- + pub. 1. A very large bar, usually in a converted building, that serves food and drink all day, and generally does not conform to the regulations of a public house.
Word: saccharoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English saccharoid From saccharo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈsækəˌɹɔɪd/ 1. Having a texture like granulated sugar.
Word: saccharoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English saccharoid From saccharo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈsækəˌɹɔɪd/ 1. A polysaccharide that resembles a sugar, often insoluble and not sweet. Example: A sweet taste is possessed by nearly all sugars, to a greater or less extent, though in some of the rarer saccharoids the character is very feebly marked. Example: While the errors of the indirect procedure are chiefly manifested at high blood sugar levels, still we feel that in any critical study of the saccharoids the direct yeast procedure is the method of choice.
Word: fluorescents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənts/, /flɔˈɹɛsənts/ 1. plural of fluorescent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cultish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cultish From cult + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cult. Labels: derogatory Example: a cultish movement Example: As anyone who lived through those times will recall, a lot of pointless farting around was unleashed in the name of electronic music, particularly once the likes of Leer, Robert Rental, and Daniel Miller scored a degree of cultish fandom with their earliest releases, and provoked their own surge of imitators.
Word: saccharoidal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌsækəˈɹɔɪdəl/ 1. Having a texture like granulated sugar.
Word: armyworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From army + worm. 1. The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.
Word: armyworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armyworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: VSIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of very high-speed integrated circuit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Talyrond Part of Speech: noun 1. A sphericity-measuring device, originally a trade name from Taylor Hobson.
Word: tendency writing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name is borrowed from German forms such as Tendenzschrift, Tendenzroman ("tendency novel"), and Tendenzdrama. 1. Literature produced in order to promote a cause or serve a rhetorical purpose that the writing itself never makes explicit. These purposes are typically social, political, or moral. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toe pleats Part of Speech: noun 1. Pleats in the sheets that allows a patient in bed to be able to move feet, to prevent pressure ulcers from developing on patients' heels and toes. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Turkish towel Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick towel with a nap of uncut pile. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A bath towel with rough loose pile. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A condition of birds in which the mucosa of the crop and proventriculus resembles white towelling due to moniliasis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uterine isthmus Part of Speech: noun 1. An elongated, narrow part of the uterus at the junction of the body of the uterus and the cervix.
Word: venistasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From veni- + -stasis. 1. A condition of slow blood supply, usually to the limbs. Labels: uncountable Example: A patient with venistasis might be more vulnerable to the formation of blood clots due to long periods of immobility such as when driving for long distances.
Word: WRICEF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of workflows, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements and forms; commonly used in ERP/MRP and other business software implementation projects egSAP. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: war daddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase may have originated with Harold T. White, a coach at Mississippi's Perkinston Junior College in the 1950s. 1. A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness. Labels: US, slang
Word: woolly back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Liverpool Echo suggests two possible origins for the term, both dating back to the early 1900s: * It may be a term for scab workers brought into the city from surrounding towns to manually load and unload ships in the Liverpool docks; unloading ships, the dockers would carry the woollen bales on their backs, leaving wool on their clothes. * It may be a term for men who delivered coal into Liverpool from mines surrounding the city, who wore sheep fleece to protect their backs. Another suggestion is that it could have originated in the Middle Ages from non-resident Welsh and English people trying to avoid the entry fee at the Chester city walls on market day by sneaking in the livestock entrance with a sheep on their back. 1. A non-Liverpudlian person who travels to Liverpool, especially to work at the docks. Labels: historical 2. A person from the Merseyside area surrounding Liverpool such as Skelmersdale, Southport, Halton, and the Wirral. Labels: derogatory 3. Any unsophisticated person from the countryside. Labels: UK, slang 4. A Welsh person. Labels: US, slang 5. A New Zealander. Labels: US, slang
Word: Zolten Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name derivative of the common Hungarian name Zoltán. 2. A family surname.
Word: PLAN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of People's Liberation Army Navy The national navy of the People's Republic of China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. A particular standardized examination taken by high-school students. Labels: US
Word: People's Liberation Army Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Chinese 人民解放軍 /人民解放军 (rénmín jiěfàngjūn). 1. People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China. Example: Jinggangshan [translating 井岡山 /井冈山 (Jǐnggāngshān)] is considered the "cradle of the Chinese revolution" and, in 1927, was the official birthplace of the Red Army, now known as the People's Liberation Army of China. 2. The military arm of the People's Republic of China.
Word: BND Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Bundesnachrichtendienst. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of Bank of North Dakota. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 3. Acronym of Buy Nothing Day. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 4. The station code of Bhandup railway station in India.
Word: mouse print Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mouseprint. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: barnlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English barn Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English barnlike From barn + -like. 1. Resembling a barn Example: They live in a big, barnlike house.
Word: beetworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beet + worm. 1. A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest
Word: beetworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beetworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metastasizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of metastasize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: metastasizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of metastasize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: knishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miriest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of miry: most miry Labels: form-of, rare, superlative
Word: mellophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from mellow + -phone, although compare melo-. 1. A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups. Example: On the issue of the mellophone being used as an introductory instrument for a beginning French horn student you must consider the fact that although they look similar, the instruments are entirely different. Example: A pupil wishing to study the French horn will make more rapid progress by having at least a year's experience on the mellophone.
Word: mellophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mellophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homestand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + stand. 1. A series of games played at a team's home field Example: Two Sarasota pitchers proved easy picking for the St. Petersburg Saints at Waterfront park this afternoon and the locals walked off with the first game of their homestand, 8 to 1.
Word: homestands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homestand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burstable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English burst Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English burstable From burst + -able. 1. Able to be burst. 2. Having the ability to exceed the normal maximum bandwidth for short periods. Example: Our Internet service includes a burstable connection.
Word: songlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *singwaną Proto-Germanic *sangwaz Proto-West Germanic *sangu Old English sang Middle English song English song Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English songlike From song + -like. 1. Resembling a song Labels: not-comparable Example: a songlike adagio
Word: -mane Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Borrowed from French -mane, from Ancient Greek -μανής (-manḗs). Pronunciation: /meɪn/ 1. Forming compound nouns with the sense of person who has a mania for. Labels: morpheme
Word: overtreat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + treat. 1. To subject to excessive medical treatment, often to such an extent as to cause adverse effects. Labels: transitive Example: The traditional physician in Astoria who overtreated me for a case of syphilis six and a half years ago to the tune of twelve penicillin shots plus three weeks' worth of penicillin pills. Example: Also, overtreated patients become more insulin-resistant, and this gradually reverses as insulin doses are reduced.
Word: overtest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English test English overtest From over- + test. 1. To subject to excessive testing Example: A blown fuse should not be overtested.
Word: overtreated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overtreat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overtreating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overtreat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtreats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtreat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: news magazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + magazine. 1. A magazine that specializes in delivering news. Example: Very recently newsmagazines tell us that "the pendulum is swinging back." 2. A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports. Example: Their newsmagazine airs twice weekly.
Word: overtests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overtesting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overtest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overtest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: newsmagazines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsmagazine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osteosclerotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English sclerotic English osteosclerotic From osteo- + sclerotic. 1. Exhibiting osteosclerosis; thus, showing an abnormal increase in bone density
Word: melodicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English melodic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English melodicism From melodic + -ism. 1. A focus on the development of melody Labels: uncountable Example: No sense of aloofness or distance diluted his warm melodicism.
Word: cocainomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cocaine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mania English cocainomania From cocaine + -o- + -mania. 1. Cocaine addiction. Labels: uncountable Example: Freud, of Vienna, denies the danger of chronic cocainomania, except in cases of previous morphine or alcohol inebriety, or in cases predisposed to the various forms of inebriety. Example: But, in order that the campaign against cocainomania may be effective, it is desirable that some form of international understanding on the subject should be reached.
Word: Svalbardian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Svalbard Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Svalbardian From Svalbard + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Svalbard.
Word: overtreatment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + treatment or overtreat + -ment. 1. Excessive treatment, often specifically medical treatment 2. A window treatment added above an existing treatment
Word: placeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English placeles, placelees, equivalent to place + -less. Piecewise doublet of piazzaless. 1. Lacking a proper place. Example: a placeless person Example: I own thy speechless, placeless power; but to the last gasp of my earthquake life will dispute its unconditional, unintegral mastery in me. 2. Lacking places for people, things, etc.; lacking a geographic orientation. Example: a placeless society
Word: chutneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chutney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nectars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nectar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demonomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin daemonomania; equivalent to demono- + -mania. 1. An unnatural fear of devils and Hell. Labels: uncountable 2. A delusion that one is possessed by devils. Labels: uncountable
Word: rejectionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rejection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English rejectionism From rejection + -ism. 1. The political position of reflexively rejecting a policy or proposal. Labels: uncountable
Word: pupusas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pupusa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dromomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dromo- + -mania. 1. An irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose. Labels: uncountable
Word: reconjure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English conjure English reconjure From re- + conjure. 1. To conjure back; to bring something back as if by magic Example: With careful attention to detail, he reconjured the atmosphere of a 19th-century ball.
Word: instaling Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of installing. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: instaled Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of installed. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Sekgalagadi Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in the Kgalagadi region of Botswana. Example: Sekgalagadi has noun classes like those of the other Bantu languages.
Word: marplot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːplɒt/, /ˈmɑɹplɑt/ 1. Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something. Example: “The old marplot has discovered the baby,” Monica whispered. “I suppose it cried and woke him up, and now he thinks he's witness to a miracle.” Example: Several classical texts relate that the mighty god Kung Kung (Common Work) [translating 共工 (Gònggōng)] plays the mythic role of the marplot, that is, one who seeks to destroy the cosmos.⁴¹ Chapter Three of Huai-nan Tzu [translating 淮南子 (Huáinánzǐ)], for example, narrates how the rebellious Kung Kung fought with the sky god Chuan Hsü [translating 顓頊 /颛顼] for world domination and in his titanic fury Kung Kung broke one of the supports that separated the sky from the earth.⁴²
Word: marplot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːplɒt/, /ˈmɑɹplɑt/ 1. Ruining a plan, interfering, spoilsport. Labels: archaic Example: Let us argue the point with this pert, unruly, marplot conscience of mine…
Word: parvoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parvovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parvo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Parvovirus. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Inoculating a dog against parvo costs about $7 to $15 for the shot, depending on your area and choice of veterinarian. Example: He will probably be next to a street cur that has parvo or rabies or distemper.
Word: Gaza Strip Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɡɑːzə ˈstɹɪp/ 1. A region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel. Example: The creator of the viral “Trump Gaza” AI-generated video depicting the Gaza Strip as a Dubai-style paradise has said it was intended as a political satire of Trump’s “megalomaniac idea”.
Word: nerdbrain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerd + brain. 1. A nerd; a socially awkward brainy person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: ...talking on the phone for three hours to her friends about some nerdbrain boy. Example: "What happened? Was I kicked by Demon?" "You were kicked by the table in the hall, you clumsy nerdbrain!" Brad replied.
Word: nerdbrains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerdbrain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zahir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic ظَهَرَ (ẓahara) Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir)bor. English zahir Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir). 1. The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an Labels: uncountable
Word: batin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَاطِن (bāṭin). 1. The internal or hidden meaning of the Qur'an Labels: uncountable
Word: reconjures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconjure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconjuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reconjure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconjured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconjure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cow-orkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cow-orker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arse bandits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arse bandit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass bandits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass bandit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass clowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass clown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illegal aliens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illegal alien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarong party girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarong party girl Labels: form-of, plural