nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: teeterboarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teeterboard + -er. 1. An acrobat who performs using a teeterboard. Example: Aside from a backstage staff of 100, the cast of 48 includes 16 puppeteers, contortionists, teeterboarders, acrobats, jugglers, skateboarders and in-line skaters — not to mention the 100 million paper snowflakes that are expected to fall during the show's 10-week run.
Word: teeterboarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teeterboarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbereft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bereft. 1. Not bereft. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbereaved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bereaved. 1. Not bereaved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: apocalyptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apocalyptic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charismas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curlyhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From curly + head. 1. A person with curly hair. Example: The curlyhead was laughing politely and robustly. Example: I would say that thank goodness there was no danger of any curlyheads in Madam and the Master's family.
Word: curlyheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curlyhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curly quotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curly quote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decklid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deck + lid. 1. An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle. Example: For maximum corrosion resistance, the company builds its doors, hoods and decklids of galvanized steel.
Word: decklids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decklid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dermatopathologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dermato- + pathologist. 1. One who practises dermatopathology. Example: Her mother is a dermatopathologist in private practice in Tampa.
Word: dermatopathologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dermatopathologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuddyduddy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fuddy-duddy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fuddyduddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuddyduddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microdistilling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + distilling. 1. Small-scale distillery of alcohol. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. Fox's sales are driven mostly by word-of-mouth locally, and beyond the state through a network of microdistilling aficionados.
Word: midspeech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + speech. 1. A point in time during a speech, or while one is speaking. Labels: uncountable Example: He halted in midspeech as he noticed a curious figure hurrying towards us.
Word: insend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English insenden, from Old English insendan (“to send in, put in”), equivalent to in- + send. Cognate with Dutch inzenden (“to send in, put in”), German einsenden (“to send in, submit”). 1. To send in. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Not any man soothly insends, setteth, (doeth) cloth of neat's felt, new fleece, and foot cloth, […]
Word: minidocumentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary English minidocumentary From mini- + documentary. 1. A short documentary. Example: One of the latest developments, he noted, was the use of video. Mr. Romney's campaign has enlisted an Emmy-winning producer to create minidocumentaries of Mr. Romney's appearances on the campaign trail, which are posted on Mitt TV on the campaign's Web site.
Word: minidocumentaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minidocumentary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to neology. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Oxford English Dictionary's neological sleuths found a 1990 Canadian use suggesting an intense put-down, and the subsequent popularization as the name of a TV show starting in 1999 that presents the grunts and groans of fearsome wrestlers.
Word: nonparticipatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + participatory. 1. Not participatory. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: nonparticipating, nonparticipative
Word: overfeeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + feeder or overfeed + -er. 1. One who feeds too much. Example: The only way to handle habitual overfeeders is to identify them, befriend them and urge them to stop.
Word: overfeeders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overfeeder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehirings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rehiring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robatayaki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 炉端焼き (literally “fireside cooking”). 1. A technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer. Labels: uncountable Example: Robata is modeled after the casual robatayaki pubs in Japan, where people go to enjoy a few meat skewers with sake or beer. Example: Zennström chooses to lunch at Roka, a Japanese robatayaki restaurant that promises to “wrap each diner in a cocoon of warmth, welcome and hospitality”, for both nostalgic and pragmatic reasons.
Word: agrotechnology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agro- + technology. 1. The application of modern technology to agriculture; the result of that activity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He majored in agrotechnology. Example: They use recently developed agrotechnologies.
Word: agrotechnologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agrotechnology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maestrolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From maestro + -like. Piecewise doublet of masterlike. 1. Like a maestro; masterly, expert. Example: He had a maestrolike performance, directing an offense that ran for 517 yards.
Word: sycophantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sycophant + -ism. 1. Sycophantic behaviour. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unquirky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + quirky. 1. Not quirky. Example: And Ms. Sparks, winner of the sixth season of American Idol, had the opposite problem: She needed to figure out how to make the most of her smooth, unquirky voice and her wholesome reputation.
Word: flyhawk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + hawk. 1. A skilled outfielder. Labels: informal Example: Two flyhawks like Hunter and Matthews would be running into each other all the time, probably leaping against the wall simultaneously.
Word: flyhawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flyhawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precertify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + certify. 1. To certify in advance. Labels: transitive Example: Mr. Potter said that if the judge found that eBay had the same duty as flea markets and traditional retail stores to not sell counterfeit products, eBay will likely have to either stop auctioning famous luxury products or radically alter the way it does business so that it can precertify the authenticity of those products.
Word: predemocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + democratic. 1. Before democracy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Gordon Wood has pointed out that the founders belonged to a post-aristocratic, predemocratic age that nurtured the emergence of a self-conscious and unembarrassed political elite.
Word: precertified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of precertify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: precertifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of precertify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: precertifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of precertify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: inbring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan (“to bring in, bring to, present”), equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring (“to inbring, import”), Dutch inbrengen (“to bring in”), German einbringen (“to introduce, bring in”), Swedish inbringa (“to bring in, fetch”). 1. To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in. Labels: transitive Example: Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life. 2. To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal). Labels: transitive
Word: imbring Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of inbring. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gustnado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of gust front + tornado. 1. A type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud that can form in a severe thunderstorm.
Word: free vote Part of Speech: noun 1. In a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction from their political leaders.
Word: whipped vote Part of Speech: noun 1. In the Westminster parliamentary system, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are strictly required to vote as directed by the leadership of their political party. Example: Any minister who failed to support it in a whipped vote would be expected to resign. Example: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has called for a whipped vote, and the party says all 77 Liberals will vote to kill the bill.
Word: party whip Part of Speech: noun 1. Within a legislative body, a member appointed by a political party and given the authority to ensure that all members of that party participate in voting and vote strictly as directed by the party in all votes where adherence to a party line is required.
Word: mingier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of mingy: more mingy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: mingiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of mingy: most mingy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: major-generals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of major-general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archabbeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archabbey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ASATs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ASAT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avialans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avialan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bafilomycins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bafilomycin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puckle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *poukel, *pukel, from Old English pūcel (“a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit”), diminutive of pūca (“demon, goblin, imp”), equivalent to puck + -le. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck. 1. The devil; Satan. Labels: obsolete 2. A fairy; elf; sprite. Labels: dialectal
Word: vegetable lambs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vegetable lamb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēmentia, from dēmens (“out of one's mind”). 1. Madness; dementia. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: no direct access could be obtained to the banned, or burned, books of the three cosmologists, Xertigny, Yates and Zotov (pen names), who had recklessly started the whole business half a century earlier, causing, and endorsing, panic, demency and execrable romanchiks.
Word: mollitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mollitūdō, from mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -itude. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒlɪtjuːd/ 1. Softness; luxuriousness. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: I have frequented bordels since my sixteenth year, but […] nothing about them pre-announced the luxury and mollitude of my first Villa Venus.
Word: Hiren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of a character in George Peele's The Turkish Mahamet and Hyrin the fair Greek; originally a version of the name Irene. 1. A seductive woman; a courtesan. Labels: rare Example: Pistol. Haue we not Hiren here? / Host. On my word Captaine there's none such here. Example: What a number of these Sirens, Hirens, Cockatrices, Courtezans, in plaine English, Harlots, swimme amongst vs!
Word: dust off a batter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the concept that a pitch thrown very close to a batter will remove some dust or dirt from the batter's uniform either by brushing against it or causing a breeze very close to it, or alternatively by the batter jumping away from the pitch to avoid being hit. 1. for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate. Labels: idiomatic Example: That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'll dust off a batter. Example: He never attempted to dust off a batter; and his control was so great that no hitter was ever afraid to stand right up to the plate and look Matty's fast ball right in the eye.
Word: Sixth Commandment Part of Speech: name 1. The Commandment that states that killing a human being is a sin; commonly recited as "You shall not murder", "You shall not kill" or "Thou shalt not kill". Example: Long before, in the great controversy over smallpox inoculation, he was said to have been an anticlerical heretic who violated the Sixth Commandment and deserved to be stuck in the pillory; [...] Example: "And you're not going to kill anybody?" "Hay, this is your dad," I said, a little hurt. "Sixth commandment, remember?" It didn't mention anything about near-killing.
Word: fly like a rock Part of Speech: verb 1. to travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic lift Labels: sarcastic, sometimes Example: If the wings aren't big enough, your paper airplane will fly like a rock. Example: When students have compared the wing areas and weights by squaring and cubing the linear ratios, they correctly predict the large one will fly "like a rock"...
Word: broaden someone's horizons Part of Speech: verb 1. To increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range. Labels: idiomatic Example: He broadened his horizons by finally trying Vietnamese cuisine. Example: Travel broadens a person's horizons.
Word: anti-Semitically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From anti-Semitic + -ally. 1. In an anti-Semitic manner.
Word: jockey for position Part of Speech: verb 1. To try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race. 2. To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally. Labels: figuratively
Word: him/herself Part of Speech: pron 1. Himself or herself; singular of themselves, used as a reflexive and gender-neutral reference to the third-person singular. Labels: singular, third-person Example: Johannes de Moor has argued convincingly that the Priestly writer assumed the first human being was androgynous, both male and female, like God him/herself.
Word: Bed-Stuy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. Bedford–Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, United States. Labels: US, informal
Word: tile tracking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of keeping track of which letters have been played, usually by crossing them off a printed list. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lake poet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of Romantic poets who lived and worked in the English Lake District at the turn of the 19th century. Labels: historical
Word: filter up Part of Speech: verb 1. Of information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population. Labels: idiomatic Example: There are some brilliant new approaches being created at grass-roots level, but it is taking a long time for them to filter up to the larger institutions.
Word: unhouse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + house. 1. To displace one from one's housing or shelter. Labels: transitive Example: When a rock band began to unhouse its instruments on a riser beneath the bell tower, […] 2. To take a house away from. Labels: transitive
Word: unhousing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unhouse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filters up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of filter up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhouses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unhouse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: filtering up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of filter up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filtered up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of filter up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kick in the teeth Part of Speech: noun 1. A humiliating insult or instance of bad treatment, especially when one is expecting friendship or in need of support; a sudden and unexpected setback; a strong rebuff. Labels: idiomatic Example: This kick in the teeth, brutal under any circumstances, is more so, given Matoussem Ramoud's gentle, trusting nature and his infatuation with America. Example: King had remarked after the bill failed that a lot of people had lost faith in America; Roy Wilkins had said, “This defeat was a kick in the teeth to the civil rights effort.”
Word: laminaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Laminaria. Pronunciation: /ˌlæmɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/, /ˌlæmɪˈnɛɹi.ə/ 1. Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae. Example: The stands of sea tangles and long-stalked laminarias are, in their way, an Atlantic counterpart of the great submarine jungles of the Pacific, where the kelps rise like giant forest trees, 150 feet from the floor of the sea to the surface. 2. A thin rod made of the dried stems of this alga, used to dilate the cervix.
Word: facemail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + mail, modelled after email. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌmeɪl/ 1. Face-to-face communication, as opposed to other non-personal forms of communication. Example: It's been said that some high-tech experts think so little of actual conversation that they call it “facemail,” in their minds an inefficient and inferior form of communication. Example: So we had a facemail meeting and took him out to the woodshed, so to speak.
Word: facemail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From face + mail, modelled after email. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌmeɪl/ 1. To engage in face-to-face conversation. 2. To send a facemail. Example: All other tasks, except those designated as crucial by the governing council, are suspended until further notice. Colony members are to report to Hydroponics for assignments. To apply for an exemption, facemail the council.
Word: facemail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Facebook + mail. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌmeɪl/ 1. An email message sent via Facebook. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: Zaria was surprised as she opened her e-mail a few days later to find new facemail from none other than Michael Kennedy. [...] I was surprised that you accepted my friend request, but then receiving facemail from you ... Am I dreaming? ...
Word: cross-compatible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross- + compatible. 1. Able to use, connect, interact, and function universally with various systems. Example: The new video game is cross-compatible for anyone playing it online with teammates from any computer (Linux, Mac, or Windows), smartphone, or video game console.
Word: adequal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ad- + equal. 1. Approximately equal, in the context of infinitesimal calculus. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: lanuginose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”). Pronunciation: /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/, /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒɪnəʊs/, /ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/, /ləˈnjud͡ʒənoʊs/ 1. Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy. Labels: especially Example: lanuginose fruit Example: lanuginose twigs
Word: Brady Bunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the television sitcom The Brady Bunch, which featured the joining of two single-parent families. 1. A large number of children in a family; a large family. Example: And even if individuals can afford it, it's also become clear that the planet probably can't — that the world, were it composed of a billion Brady Bunches, would buckle under the environmental strain. Example: I haven't heard anything from Sariel or Rufus, not that I hear anything from those two and their respective Brady Bunches except for reports on babies and pregnancy stages. 2. Children in a family who are from previous partnerships of the parents; a family that includes children from previous partnerships of the parents. Example: The other families group themselves differently: empty nests, single parents, working mothers, spinsters with cats, curmudgeons with canes, the Brady bunches, reconstituted households of halves, steps, formers, and presents. Example: I have only one child gone and not a gaggle like the Kennedys, like the Brady Bunches of steps and halves of children that went off wholesale with her, so I suppose I don't have as much anger.
Word: manace Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of menace. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: manace Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of menace. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gallows tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows + tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum. 1. A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
Word: gallow tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gallows tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: hanging tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gallows tree.
Word: as all get out Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of as all get-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: CWT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of center wing tank (a fuel tank located in the fuselage between an aircraft's wings). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of continuous wavelet transform. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Civil War token. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CWT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Central War Time. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: unsulliedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsullied + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unsullied. Labels: uncountable
Word: texton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From texture + -on. 1. A basic microcomponent of an image that may be recognised visually before the entire image is.
Word: texton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From text + -on. 1. A string of text that acts like a variable, from which the scriptons of a dynamic text are assembled. Example: A hypertext such as Afternoon (Joyce 1990) will have a fixed number of scriptons (and textons), while the game Adventure (Crowther and Woods 1976) will have a fixed set of textons but a variable number of scriptons (texton cominations), determined by the progress of the play. In a MUD, where other concurrent users can type in anything, the number of textons is not known. Example: First of all, reading the whole text is the strongest literary convention, but as was implicit in the earlier discussion, it can now mean at least four slightly different things: reading every texton and scripton, reading every texton, reading every scripton, and taking every given path through the text (i.e. exhausting the variety of paths).
Word: textons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of texton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gin mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A tavern that serves gin. Labels: archaic, derogatory
Word: somea Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of some + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: reporteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: report + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of report Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reportest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: report + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of report Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: ergogenics Part of Speech: noun 1. Enhancement of sporting performance. Labels: uncountable
Word: socializee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socialize + -ee. 1. One who is socialized. 2. One who is converted to socialism.
Word: socializees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of socializee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsocialized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + socialized. 1. Not having been socialized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preattention Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + attention. 1. The noticing of something before attention is fully focused on it. Labels: uncountable Example: However, to develop a comprehensive model of how Web advertising works, it is recommended to examine different levels (ie, low, medium, and high) of preattention and focal attention.
Word: preattentive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + attentive. 1. Of or pertaining to preattention. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endurantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endurant + -ism. 1. The theory that material objects are persistent three-dimensional individuals wholly present at every moment of their existence. Labels: uncountable
Word: perdurantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perdurant + -ism. 1. The theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time. Labels: uncountable
Word: preattentional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From preattention + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to preattention. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protentions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonproteinuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + proteinuric. 1. Not proteinuric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proteinurias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proteinuria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precertification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + certification. 1. Certification in advance. Labels: uncountable
Word: precertification Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + certification. 1. Prior to certification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jockeys for position Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jockey for position Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jockeying for position Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jockey for position Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jockeyed for position Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jockey for position Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shanny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown 1. A fish, the prickleback.
Word: shannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shanny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poeticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poetical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being poetical. Labels: uncountable Example: The belief that the poeticalness of poetry is just that relationship between sound and sense is widespread in the teaching of English and other modern languages.
Word: intuitionisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intuitionism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: achily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From achy + -ly. 1. In an achy manner.
Word: towkay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 頭家 /头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”). Doublet of taoke. Pronunciation: /ˈt̪au̯.keɪ/, /ˈt̪ʰau̯.keɪ/ 1. A business owner; boss (especially a Chinese Malaysian or Chinese Singaporean boss). Labels: Malaysia, Singapore Example: My own experience would lead me to suggest that the Chinese immigrants should be placed under one Towkay, or head man, who would control those villages under his care. 2. Term of address for a business owner boss. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore
Word: towkays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of towkay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kelims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kelim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hatee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hate + -ee. 1. One who is hated. Example: The most obvious riot potential situation is one where there is a ritualized display of force by haters or hatees.
Word: hatees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hatee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewitcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bewitch + -er. 1. One who bewitches; an enchanter.
Word: bewitchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bewitcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stalkee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stalk + -ee. 1. One who is stalked; the victim of a stalker.
Word: stalkees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stalkee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waitee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wait + -ee. 1. One who is waiting for service. Labels: rare
Word: waitees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waitee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offendee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From offend + -ee. 1. One who is offended.
Word: offendees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offendee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offendest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: offend + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of offend Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: rolelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roleless + -ness. 1. Absence of a role. Labels: uncountable Example: In an article that helped encourage sociological thinking about women with disabilities, Michelle Fine and Adrienne Asch argue that such women often suffer from rolelessness, that is, the absence of socially sanctioned roles to fill...
Word: offendedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From offended + -ly. 1. In an offended manner.
Word: offendedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From offended + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being offended. Labels: uncountable Example: “No great theater director ever said to an actor, ‘Okay, this scene calls for some real emotion, now go out there and give me lots of offendedness!’”
Word: Russenorsk Part of Speech: name 1. An Arctic pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, mainly used by traders in the nineteenth century.
Word: acquired tastes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquired taste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wastelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wasteless + -ness. 1. Absence of waste. Labels: uncountable Example: It is not surprising that rugged, thrifty Scotsmen, noted for their idealism of wastelessness, were the ones to develop a beef making machine that through the years has met public approval, public needs, payments on mortgages […]
Word: videotext Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of videotex. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Despite the industry's failures in launching videotext services (electronically disseminated news and information) for general consumers several years ago, such systems are definitely a major part of the future.
Word: playership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From player + -ship. 1. The status or condition of being a player (in a game, on a team, etc.). Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: playest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: play + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of play Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: time attack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + attack. The time-trial sense is a calque of Japanese タイムアタック (taimu atakku), itself from English. 1. An attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival. Example: It was a time attack; if my opponents did not get up to my position and were not able to drive me from that position by a certain time, I won the day. 2. Synonym of time trial. Example: Starting off in Japan, Time Attack, Super Lap and Tuner Battles were organised by the media as a proving ground to see the difference between street tuned cars, produced by the tuning industries most respected tuners. Example: There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting.
Word: shudderingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From shuddering + -ly. 1. With a shuddering motion. Example: These wintry nights, if she turned from the fire and the beguilement of Jim's songs, to shudderingly look outside at the frosty moonlit world, Andrew's prediction that their waiting pints of water would be all ice in the morning was often a little consolation.
Word: squanderingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From squandering + -ly. 1. So as to squander; wastefully.
Word: ambushee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ambush + -ee. 1. One who is ambushed.
Word: ambushees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ambushee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scrabbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scrabble + -er. 1. A player of the word game Scrabble. Example: More specifically, Scrabblers are diehard, competitive, and occasionally cutthroat players who treat the game like it's chess or baseball...
Word: UCCJEA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: analyst programmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer programmer who also does the work of a systems analyst.
Word: unanalytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + analytic. 1. Not analytic.
Word: betine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English betinen, betynen, bitunen, bituinen, from Old English betȳnan (“to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury; shut out; conclude, end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitūnijan (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- + tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle Low German betü̂nen, Middle High German beziunen (German bezäunen (“to fence in, surround, border”)). 1. To hedge about; enclose; shut up. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: This year began Ida to reign, from whom arose the royal race of Northumbria; and he reigned twelve years and 'getimbered' Bebbanburh, which at first was 'betined' with a wall.
Word: betine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tine, variation of tind (“to set fire to”). More at tind. 1. To set fire to. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: betear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tear (“to rend”). Pronunciation: /bɪˈtɛɚ/ 1. To tear (rip); tear around the sides of; tatter. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: betear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tear. Pronunciation: /bɪˈtɪɚ/ 1. To wet with tears (from the eyes). Labels: transitive
Word: God does not play dice with the universe Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From a quotation of Albert Einstein, "I, at any rate, am convinced that [God] does not throw dice" [Jedenfalls bin ich überzeugt, daß der nicht würfelt.], by which he expressed his dissatisfaction with the preeminence of probability in the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. Einstein himself used variants of the phrase at different times. (See Albert Einstein on Wikiquote.Wikiquote ). 1. Probability (as applied in the Copenhagen interpretation) is an unsatisfactory basis for understanding quantum mechanics.
Word: prasine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪziːn/ 1. A green gem; an emerald. Labels: obsolete 2. A type of green pigment. Labels: obsolete 3. Pseudomalachite. Example: It is possible that just as chrysocolla is silicated malachite, so prasine is phosphated malachite; the physical appearance of these minerals strongly confirms this view.
Word: prasine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪziːn/ 1. Synonym of leek-green. Labels: archaic Example: He recalled, in passing, the sweetness in his lap, her round little bottom, her prasine eyes as she turned toward him and the receding road.
Word: puler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pule + -er. 1. Someone who pules; a whinger or complainer
Word: prasines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prasine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lapislazzuli Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of lapis lazuli. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable Example: A table of red granite, above which is a relief in nero antico on a ground of lapislazzuli […]
Word: Tabatha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Tabitha. 1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: eyepatched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eyepatch + -ed. 1. Wearing an eyepatch. Labels: not-comparable Example: Other colorful villains include Adolfo Celi, the eye-patched villain Emilio Largo of Thunderball (1965), who steals a nuclear aircraft, obliging Bond to display his powers of diving underwater to discover the sunken craft in the Bahamas.
Word: spongeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sponge + -less. 1. Without a sponge. Labels: not-comparable
Word: maliceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From malice + -less. 1. Without malice. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmalicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + malicious. 1. Not malicious.
Word: panchira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese パンチラ, itself from English panty. 1. upskirt, panty shot Labels: uncountable
Word: auræ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aura Labels: form-of, plural Example: Ocular auræ may consist of double vision, sudden blindness, flashes of light, vivid “stars,” or actual hallucinations of sight—faces, figures, or scenes. In auditory auræ various subjective noises or even definite words may be heard. Auræ of taste and smell also occur, but are rare.
Word: Latona Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ). Pronunciation: /ləˈtəʊ.nə/ 1. The Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Leto and the mother of Apollo. Labels: Roman
Word: Lattanzio Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Lattanzio. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: LQTM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of linear quantum Turing machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LQTM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of laughing quietly to myself. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Mustn't.... feed... the troll... Mustn't... feed... the troll.... ¶ Arrgggghhhh. ¶ A .483 slugging percentage does NOT mean that Stewart has a 48.3% chance of getting an extra base hit on (sic) his next at bat. ¶ LQTM LQTM LQTM Example: I'm sitting here LQTM, recalling Barry's explanation of my backing up instructions on the hand-held CB.
Word: superhero insurance Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed form of insurance held by superheroes, who often cause excessive damage to property without having to deal with payments or lawsuits. Labels: humorous, uncountable
Word: giant molecules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giant molecule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slaves to fashion Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slave to fashion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fashion victims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fashion victim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nastaliq Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian نَسْتَعْلِیق (nasta'līq), a compound of نسخ (nasx), from Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “transcription”), and تَعْلِیق (ta'līq), from Arabic تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq, literally “hanging, suspension”), the names of two other styles. Pronunciation: /ˌnæstəˈliːk/, /ˈnæstəliːk/ 1. A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.
Word: flying bricks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flying brick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: explodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From explode + -ium. 1. Any material that explodes extremely easily. Labels: uncountable
Word: zonæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zona Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: pizza face Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pizza + face. First use appears c. 1964 in the Delaware County Daily Times. 1. A person whose face has blemishes, acne, welts, bruises, colored splotches, etc. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Later, when he mouths off to a Broodwarrior (Hey, pizza face, looking for something?), he's brave. Example: After 12 rounds he will be a pizza face—then I will knock him out. 2. The face of such a person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: “You dated Dee?” “Mm.” “Briefly, yeah.” “We dated hard, yep?” “Both you girls dumped him because of his pizza face.” “Ooh, okay.” Example: The kid couldn't walk into a room without slamming into something, after which his pimply pizza face turned tomato red.
Word: pizza-face Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pizza face. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Pizza Face Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of pizza face. Labels: alt-of
Word: poops Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /puːps/ 1. plural of poop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poops Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /puːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hold fire Part of Speech: verb 1. To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone. Labels: intransitive 2. To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone. Labels: imperative, intransitive Example: Hold fire! Example: Hold your fire! 3. To delay taking action. Labels: intransitive Example: I have seen so much really credible evidence that the situation did not devolve the way we're being told it did. And then, another body of credible evidence that it was very different from what we're being told it is that I'm holding fire until I see the Warren Commission report on the assissination of JFK.
Word: holds fire Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hold fire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: holding fire Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hold fire Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: held fire Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hold fire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: betalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“about, concerning”) + talk. 1. To talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of). Labels: dialectal, reflexive, sometimes, transitive Example: Likewise and moreover, Howaji, is it a time to betalk ourselves merrily of dates, I request you, when the pasha's visit is to be made preparations for? Example: Today can we betalk about why Shacam broke up? 2. To talk repeatedly. Labels: dialectal, intransitive Example: Nevertheless, ere he departed, he contrived to betalk her to such effect, promising her to gamble no more, that the good woman gave him half a score ducats; [...]
Word: betallow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tallow. Compare German betalgen (“to daub”). 1. To cover with tallow. Labels: transitive
Word: betail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tail. 1. To furnish with a tail. Labels: transitive Example: betailed and bepowered 2. To take the tail off. Labels: humorous, transitive
Word: betag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + tag. 1. To furnish with a tag; deck with tags. Labels: transitive
Word: beswinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *beswingen, from Old English beswingan (“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”), equivalent to be- + swinge (“to scourge”). 1. To scourge; beat. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: synathrœsmus Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of synathroesmus. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: pæderast Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of pederast. Example: In this form also sexual perversions predominate; signs are made by persons in a crowd that he is a pæderast, an onanist, that he is impotent.
Word: pæderasty Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pederasty. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Dr. Randolf Wilson has observed several cases of anal and urethral gonorrhœa evidently resulting from the practice of active and passive pæderasty by the boys of the House of Refuge.
Word: decare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dec- + are. 1. A unit of surface area equal to 10 ares (that is, 1,000 square metres, 0.10 hectares, or approximately 0.25 acres)
Word: work one's magic Part of Speech: verb 1. To achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise. Labels: idiomatic Example: The company accountants worked their magic and found a way to lower overhead costs. Example: He's a smooth one. Always trying to work his magic on the ladies.
Word: gowpens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gowpen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beswaddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + swaddle. 1. To wrap or envelop in swaddling-clothes. Labels: transitive
Word: swaddling-clothes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of swaddling clothes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: bestud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + stud. 1. To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses. Labels: transitive Example: His turban, or mandil [mandīl], was of finest white silk interwoven with gold, bestudded with pearl[s] and carbuncles; […]
Word: pæderasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pæderast Labels: form-of, plural Example: In the case of this numerous class of pæderasts there is therefore no depraved fancy at work, no demoralisation through satiety of natural sexual appetite.(†) Their congenital impulse explains the fact, moreover, that very many pæderasts are addicted to what may be termed a Platonic voluptuousness, and feel themselves drawn towards the objects of their desire with a warmth of passion more fervent than is common in the relations of the opposed sexes ; that, in other cases again, they are satisfied with embracements, from which they derive a mutual pleasure.
Word: eupnœic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of eupneic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: eupneic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eupnea + -ic. 1. Characterized by eupnea; possessing healthy breathing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: raphane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos). 1. radish (especially the root of the plant) Labels: obsolete
Word: raphanoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From raphane + -oid. 1. Characteristic of a radish. Labels: rare
Word: preanalytic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of preanalytical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: have time Part of Speech: verb 1. To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule). Labels: intransitive 2. To have enough time, e.g. for doing something. Example: She had time to think about it. Example: Major, we don't have time for this. / It's just for one minute.
Word: has time Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have time Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: having time Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of have time Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: had time Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of have time Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hemodonation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemo- + donation; apparently a calque of Spanish hemodonación. 1. Donation of blood. Labels: rare, uncountable