nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Chrismahanukwanzakah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas English Hanukkah Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *kw- Common Bantu *-jànda Proto-Sabaki *-anzya Proto-Sabaki *-a kwanzya Swahili -a kwanzabor. English Kwanzaa blend English Chrismahanukwanzakah Blend of Christmas + Hanukkah + Kwanzaa. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪs.məˌhɑ.nəˈkwɑn.zə.kə/ 1. A fictional holiday in December combining aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into one festival. Labels: humorous Example: Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah! Merry HanuKwanzMas! (Whew... that covers everyone, right?) Example: How could Fox ever win its holiday war now? Surely all would be lost, and the nation would be forced to endure another Chrismahanukwanzakah.
Word: Chrismahanukwanzakahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chrismahanukwanzakah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonapplied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + applied. 1. Not applied. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonapplied mathematics
Word: Croft Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun croft (“small piece of land”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Craft. * As a Danish, Swedish, German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kraft. * The place in Leicestershire is from Old English cræft (“device”). Also compare Kroft. 1. A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft. 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.
Word: *nices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of *nix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: *nixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of *nix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in the eyes of Part of Speech: prep 1. In the opinion of, from the perspective of, as far as concerns. Example: Suddenly she felt an insidious suspicion. She saw this version of Brian in the eyes of the world, and she saw herself, too. Did people think he was basically a moron? Did they laugh at her for being with him?
Word: Melina Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: cannista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cannabis + barista. 1. A service employee at a marijuana shop. Labels: Canada Example: “Our cannistas have worked tirelessly to understand how to guide people … where we can show them what a terpene is, what THC and CBD are, what strains are potentially the best for the outcomes they’re looking to have,” Mison said. Example: The store also has a dedicated “education room” or “experimental room,” where customers can search tablets or talk to the shop’s cannabis educators — or “cannistas” — about different strains and consumption methods.
Word: Emmeline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia. 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: With no notice from her father's family, Emmeline had attained her twelfth year.
Word: arc-connected Part of Speech: adj 1. Such that every pair of points in the space comprises the boundary of some arc embedded in the space. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mitzi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Mitzi in the 20th century. 1. A female given name from German. Example: "Helen," he called, "is this Mitzi?" and held out the burnt blackened doll. The child seized it with a scream of joy. "Mitzi! Mitzi!" she cried.
Word: Fátima Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Ourém municipality, Santarém district, Portugal.
Word: ǀXam Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kɑm/, /kæm/ 1. An extinct Khoisan language once spoken in South Africa.
Word: colp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of collop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: colp Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of colposcopy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Word: Halfrican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of half + African. Pronunciation: /ˈhæfɹɪkən/ 1. Biracial, of one black parent and one of another race. Labels: offensive, slang Example: (POLITICO) — President Barack Obama continued to have trouble on Tuesday performing in Democratic primaries in traditionally conservative states, barely eking out wins in Kentucky and Arkansas.
Word: Halfrican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of half + African. Pronunciation: /ˈhæfɹɪkən/ 1. A person who is biracial, with one black parent and one of another race. Labels: offensive, slang Example: My son who calls himself a Halfrican-American flattens his hair by pressing the top of his head against the wall in our hallway. Example: […] ¶ “White girl!” ¶ “Nigger bitch!” ¶ “HALFRICAN!” ¶ “MUTT!” ¶ “HALF-BREED!” ¶ […]
Word: histotechnology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From histo- + technology. 1. The preparation of tissue for examination under a microscope, as a field of study and practice Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: warishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of warish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: warishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of warish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: statute of frauds Part of Speech: noun 1. A statute that bars enforcement of an oral contract.
Word: statutes of frauds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statute of frauds Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of warish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coöperated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of coöperate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coöperating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coöperate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coöperates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coöperate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coördinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coördinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: SOS's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SOS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SOSes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SOS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: askes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aske Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cantaro Part of Speech: noun 1. A clayen pot used as a percussion instrument in South America.
Word: Canuto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Canuto. 1. A surname.
Word: cannolicchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian cannolicchi. 1. Pasta in short twisted tubes resembling razor clams. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: birdsit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bird + sit. 1. To babysit for (take care of) a bird. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: birdsits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of birdsit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: birdsitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of birdsit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: birdsat Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of birdsit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dogsit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dog + sit. 1. To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence. Example: Our new neighbor down the street asked me to ask you if you want to dogsit for her when she is on vacation? Example: And when he took Shoe for a run, Mom and I would dogsit Lucky.
Word: dogsits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dogsit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dogsitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dogsit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: catsit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cat + sit, by analogy with babysit. 1. To babysit for (take care of) a cat.
Word: catsits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catsit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: catsitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of catsit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: petsit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By analogy with babysit. 1. To babysit for (take care of) a pet. Example: Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie have been hired to petsit Trixie-Belle, a very aristocratic Yorkshire Terrier. Example: If you don't want to make the longterm commitment of taking on a pet, offer to petsit for a friend.
Word: petsitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of petsit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: put that in your pipe and smoke it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used after stating something surprising or undesired, in order to emphasize its truth. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic Example: You musht know that I om (do you take me? see!) an owld rubble that has found marsee and purteckshin from ago-burn-mint, that mite very justly have scent me and awl my comerogues, sowl and boddy, piking off to the divle (Christ bless us!) and the two looking eyes in my foolish head is so opent, by this and other matthers, to see owld times and time to cum, fwhen I should be afther being dead of the himpen or leaden disorder, that I think I can give the peephill that reeds the Water-fart Chronickhill, sum hints worth shmoaking; and af yew don't prent them, fwhy-Na bocklesh! That's all! Put that in your pipe and shmoak it! Example: "There's plenty of room for improvement in it, I don't deny; but it's my belief, Snap, if you was to try to do some of the improvement, you'd find you'd such a lot to do in your own self that you'd begin to doubt whether you was quite a proper judge about other folk's badness. Put that in your pipe, old boy, and smoke it. Good night, Snap; we'll be going now, sir, if it's convenient." 2. Used after refuting an argument. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic
Word: stir the pot Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause unrest or dissent [with with]. Labels: figuratively Example: Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title] Example: [Dario] Amodei is careful not to stir the pot any further with [Sam] Altman but is hopeful that if sufficient momentum can be built among a core of AI companies, then everyone will feel compelled to come on board.
Word: forholden Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of forhold Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asyndeta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asyndeton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headsail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + sail. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌsəl/, /ˈhɛdˌseɪl/ 1. Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
Word: master mariner Part of Speech: noun 1. A seaman who has qualified to be a captain of a merchant ship Example: That B. C. S., late, &c., master mariner, on, &c., at a foreign port or place called Valparaiso, in South America, then and there being the master and commander of the "Henry Clay," ... Example: 1901, Joseph Conrad, Falk: A Reminiscence, He was a Schiff-fuhrer: Ship-conductor. That's how they call a Master Mariner in Germany. I prefer our way. The alliteration is good, and there is something in the nomenclature that gives to us as a body the sense of corporate existence: Apprentice, Mate, Master, in the ancient and honourable craft of the sea.
Word: mullahcracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mullah + -cracy. 1. Rule by Islamic religious leaders, or mullahs. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] a firm stand against Mullahcracy is essential for the political and religious health of the country. Example: […] officials of the ruling mullahcracy threaten to haul one of the French diplomats before an Islamic court on charges of espionage.
Word: crêpier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crepier. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Choose from assorted size “Walnut” frypans, “Super Beige” heavy duty base frypans, crêpiers, “Imperial” saucepans, dutch ovens & frypans with new “durabase” & splatter covers! Example: A seasoned crêpier waited next to a wide sauté pan, where butter for a sauce sizzled in a slow, circuitous melt.
Word: crêpier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of crêpy: more crêpy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: crêpiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crêpy: most crêpy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tête-à-têtes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tête-à-tête Labels: form-of, plural
Word: croisés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croisé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fillérs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fillér Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coryphées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coryphée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrphid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Syrphidae. Pronunciation: /səɹfɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae.
Word: syrphid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Syrphidae. Pronunciation: /səɹfɪd/ 1. Any species of the hoverfly family Syrphidae. Example: 2008, Robert L. Bugg, Ramy G. Colfer, William E. Chaney, Hugh A. Smith, James Cannon, Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and Other Biological Control Agents for Aphids in Vegetable Crops, University of California Division of Agriculture an Natural Resources, Publication No. 8285, page 12, Because they are strong fliers and able to hover and inspect foliage for aphids, syrphids may be especially good at locating aphid colonies. Example: A single syrphid larva can consume hundreds of aphids during its development. Syrphid larvae also feed on other soft-bodied insects, such as mealybugs, psyllids, and whiteflies. Adult syrphids, also called flower flies or hover flies, are not predaceous.
Word: malaised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From malaise + -ed. 1. Experiencing malaise.
Word: over-age Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of overage. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The dolorous effects of the second world war on train services, and its protracted legacies of over-age equipment and shortages of material for replacement, are too fresh in memory to require recapitulation here; […].
Word: foodful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From food + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːdfəl/, /ˈfudfəl/ 1. Supplying food. Labels: dated Example: […] Athens the fair, where great Erectheus ſway'd, / That ow'd his Nurture to the blue-ey'd Maid, / But from the teeming Furrow took his Birth, / The mighty Offspring of the foodful Earth. Example: The democratick commonwealth is the foodfull nurſe of ambition. […] Whenever, in ſtates which have had a democratick baſis, they have endeavoured to put reſtraints upon ambition, their methods were as violent, as in the end they were ineffectual; as violent indeed as any the moſt jealous deſpotiſm could invent.
Word: extramundane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + mundane. Pronunciation: /ɛkstɹəmʌndeɪn/ 1. Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary. 2. Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth.
Word: artificial florist Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who makes or sells artificial flowers. Example: Some stores in New York are confined to the sale of materials for artificial florists. Example: All artificial florists are not good feather dressers. Feather dressing is an art by itself and has to be learned by apprenticeship.
Word: osseointegrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of osseointegrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: osseointegrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of osseointegrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: osseointegrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of osseointegrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yees Part of Speech: pron 1. you Labels: dialectal Example: "Oh, Mr. Munro, shure here's a card for yees," handing me a lady's card. Example: "Where does yees get the jug?"
Word: yeeld Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of yield. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The guider of all crownes, Graunt that our deeds may wel deserve your loves: And so they shall, if fortune speed my will, And yeeld our thoughts to height of my desertes. Example: This doone, […] he compelled capteine Gilbert to yeeld vp the fortresse into his hands.
Word: yeelde Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of yield. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: […] my minde giues me, that this place yet will yeelde us all our suppers this night, the other holding like opinion with him, there likewise walked vp and downe, looking when occasion would serue for some Cash. Example: And to please the eye, the faire fruite was in no place wanting, where it should yeelde content.
Word: yerth Part of Speech: noun 1. earth Labels: dated, dialectal Example: Maybe the great anes o' the yerth get sic a forlethie (surfeit) o' grand'ur 'at they're for nae mair, an' wad perish like the brute beast. Example: Den he drap right ter de yerth, en I des stop long enough ter put a tin bucket on my haid 'fo' I began ter crawl atter Marse Dan.
Word: sibilancy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪbɪlənsi/ 1. The property or state of being sibilant. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: How do such words differ from hilltop, townend, candlelight, rushlight, cityman, and the like, where no double s can be made the scapegoat? Certainly Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote […] verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath.
Word: laterality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lateral + -ity. 1. the state or quality of being lateral Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: frication Part of Speech: noun 1. friction Labels: countable, uncountable 2. turbulent and noisy airflow Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hegelese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hegel + -ese. 1. The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel Example: We have felt it ourselves when the obvious meaning of Shakespeare has been rewritten into Hegelese, by some Doctor of Philosophy […] eager to apply his new theory of fog as an illuminating medium. Example: To speak Hegelese for a moment, since the deductive processes so discriminated require for their own development, for their own self-realization, to be combined with and enriched by their ampliative complements, in the broad view of these matters required by an investigation of philosophical governance the opposition between them must be overcome.
Word: Coombs Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old English. 2. A community on Vancouver Island in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Word: loudness war Part of Speech: noun 1. The music industry's practice of producing ever louder versions of recorded music by mastering albums to such an extent that it distorts their sound quality.
Word: loudness race Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of loudness war.
Word: thioacid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thio- + acid. 1. Any acid formally derived from an oxyacid by replacement of one or more oxygen atoms with sulfur.
Word: glycollate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glycolic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of glycolic acid.
Word: taken out Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of take out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: took out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of take out Labels: form-of, past
Word: Rider Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun rider. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. Compare Reeder. * Also as an English surname, from dialectal rithe (“small stream”). * As an Irish surname, calque from Irish ó marcaigh (“descendant of the (horse)rider”). This is also found directly in Markey. * As a German surname, Americanized from Reiter. 1. A surname originating as an occupation. More often spelled Ryder.
Word: master mariners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of master mariner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adélie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Adelie (“Adelie penguin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Adélie.
Word: Adélie Land Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Adèle Dumont d'Urville (wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville). 1. An area of Antarctica, claimed by France, one of the five French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
Word: Shore Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun shore. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Schorr, Szor, Schauer. 1. A topographic surname from Middle English. 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England:
Word: Straw Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English straw, as a nickname for a thin person or one with straw-coloured hair, or an occupational name for a dealer in straw. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
Word: teglach Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teiglach. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: headsails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headsail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrphids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syrphid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirr Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃɪr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃeː/ 1. To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). Labels: intransitive
Word: chirr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative, ca. 1600. More at churr. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɜː/, /t͡ʃɝ/, /t͡ʃɪr/, /t͡ʃøː/, /t͡ʃeː/ 1. The trilled sound made by an insect.
Word: chasséing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chassé Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chasséd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chassé Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: syrphian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From syrphus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈsəɹfi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Word: syrphian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syrphus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈsəɹfi.ən/ 1. A fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Word: syrphus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: translingual Syrphus Pronunciation: /səɹfəs/ 1. A fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Word: syrphus fly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of syrphus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: syrphus flies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syrphus fly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrphuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syrphus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrphians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syrphian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moon illusion Part of Speech: noun 1. The optical illusion whereby the moon looks larger when it is low in the sky than otherwise. Labels: singular, singular-only
Word: Ebbinghaus illusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). 1. An optical illusion whereby a disk appears smaller if surrounded by larger disks than if by smaller.
Word: city states Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of city state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ponzo illusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First demonstrated by the Italian psychologist Mario Ponzo (1882–1960) in 1911. 1. An optical illusion whereby a horizontal bar looks wider when farther up a picture of railroad tracks than when lower.
Word: Ponzi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) who notoriously ran such type of scam. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnzi/, /ˈpɑnzi/ 1. Pertaining to a scheme whereby investors' returns are paid for directly by later investors' investments, giving the false impression that the investment is viable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Officers, who say he [Kautilya Nandan Pruthi] was Britain's most prolific Ponzi fraudster "by some way", fear that only around £2m will be returned to his victims.
Word: Ponzi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) who notoriously ran such type of scam. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnzi/, /ˈpɑnzi/ 1. A Ponzi scheme. Example: Based on the media's portrayal of these Ponzies, at the end of the day, it seems as though these villains had zero concern about what they were doing to their clients. Example: There are as many Ponzies and greedy people that have infinite time and resources, knowledge, freedom and the greatest of all, The Purpose!
Word: Ponzi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) who notoriously ran such type of scam. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnzi/, /ˈpɑnzi/ 1. To introduce or perpetrate a Ponzi scheme style scam. Labels: informal, intransitive, uncommon Example: Harry then ponzied over on Rotarians, the slickest scheme in high finance that has ever been witnessed by the organization. Example: Senator KERRY: Lending and ponzying and scheming and defrauding and buying illegally and doing all these things, correct? 2. To deceive someone by promising false investment returns that are funded by the proceeds of a new victim. Labels: informal, transitive, uncommon Example: About 6,000 California investors did—and got "Ponzied" out of their money. Example: Never mind that the losers outnumber them and that their losses are greater than the winners' gains; the losers discover that in effect they got Ponzied.
Word: piecewise-linear Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of piecewise linear. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chirrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirrs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chirr Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chirring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chirr Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of chirre Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chirring Part of Speech: noun 1. The sound of a chirr. Example: American toads still fill spring nights with prolonged chirrings, while tree-frogs trill from perches in trees and shrubs.
Word: chirred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chirr Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of chirre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silurid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Siluridae. 1. Any catfish of the Siluridae family.
Word: silurids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silurid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexagenaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexagenary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin silurus (“a sort of river fish”), from Ancient Greek σίλουρος (sílouros, “a very large sort of river fish”). 1. A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.
Word: silures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brain drains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brain drain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brain drains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brain drain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hermandades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hermandad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ming Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 明 (Míng). Pronunciation: /mɪŋ/ 1. A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching). Example: […]the Chineſe having got the upper-hand under Hong vou, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty, the Lamas were drove out with the reſt of the Tartars. Example: CHWEN, King of Korea, having by his Ambaſſadors paid Homage to the Emperor Hong-vû, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty in 1368, was, by that Monarch, created King of Kau-li, preſented with a Silver Seal, and veſted with the ancient Privileges of ſacrificing to the Gods of the Rivers and Mountains of Korea. 2. A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam 3. The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned 4. A surname. 5. A male or female given name.
Word: Ming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 明 (Míng). Pronunciation: /mɪŋ/ 1. A member of the Ming dynasty. Labels: countable 2. The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality. Labels: uncountable
Word: compile time Part of Speech: noun 1. The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable, usually
Word: osseointegration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osseo- + integration. 1. The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: link time Part of Speech: noun 1. The point at which multiple binary objects are merged into a larger program; literally, the time at which they are linked. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable Example: link-time optimization
Word: quicksandy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quicksand + -y. 1. quicksandlike
Word: load time Part of Speech: noun 1. The point at which a program is put into an executable state. Labels: attributive, countable, often, uncountable 2. The amount of time taken to load something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: minestrones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minestrone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asscheek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass + cheek. Pronunciation: /ˈæst͡ʃik/ 1. A buttock. Labels: Canada, US, slang, vulgar
Word: asscheeks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asscheek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groundbursts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundburst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mulligatawnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulligatawny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: medallionlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From medallion + -like. 1. Resembling a medallion.
Word: unenfranchised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enfranchised. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪnˈfɹantʃʌɪzd/ 1. Not enfranchised; unfree. Example: People lounged near the door, and handed out scraps of news to the unenfranchised, who stood outside in the gutter.
Word: muffulettas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muffuletta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonfootwear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + footwear. 1. Not of or pertaining to footwear. Labels: not-comparable Example: Furthermore, the problem with defining a shoe store's right to sell nonfootwear items as products that are incidental to the sale of shoes is exacerbated by the constantly changing conditions of the retail shoe business.
Word: Parker House roll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Parker House Hotel in Boston, where it was invented. 1. A bread roll made by flattening the center of a ball of dough so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half. Labels: New-England
Word: Boston cream pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A round cake that is split, filled with custard or cream, and frosted with chocolate, the official dessert of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: More Boston than baked beans (which seem to exist mostly in cans around here), this cake creates the taste of Boston cream pie with layers of golden cake layered with a rich vanilla custard and fudge frosting.
Word: overset Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *upér The verb is derived from Middle English oversetten (“to place or set over, cover; to assail; to defeat, overcome, overpower, overthrow; to defer; to discredit, refute; to disregard, overlook, set aside; to hinder; to oppress; to repulse”), from Old English ofersettan (“to put in a position of authority; to overcome or be overcome; to set over”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsattjan (“to place above, set over; to establish, install”), from *ubarsittjan (“to abstain from, neglect; to occupy, possess; to sit over or upon”), from *ubar- (prefix meaning ‘above, over’) + *sittjan (“to sit”) (from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”)). By surface analysis, over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessive, excessively’) + set (verb). Doublet of oversit. Verb sense 1.2.3 (“to translate (a text)”) is probably a calque of German übersetzen. The adjective is derived from overset, the past participle form of the verb. The noun is also derived from the verb. cognates * Dutch overzetten (“to ferry, transport, translate”) * Old High German ubarsezzen (Middle High German übersetzen, modern German übersetzen (“to cross over, translate”)) * Saterland Frisian uursätte (“to cross over, translate”) * Swedish översätta (“to translate”) * West Frisian oersette (“to translate”) Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈsɛt/, /ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/ 1. Having been overset (verb sense). Labels: not-comparable Example: They groped their way, pushing and panting, to the road again, where, beholding the overset buggy with its wheels ludicrously in the air, they suddenly seized and shook each other, and in an outburst of hilarious ecstasy, fairly laughed until the tears came into their eyes. Example: A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the overset machine. 2. Having been overset (verb sense). Labels: not-comparable
Word: overset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *upér The verb is derived from Middle English oversetten (“to place or set over, cover; to assail; to defeat, overcome, overpower, overthrow; to defer; to discredit, refute; to disregard, overlook, set aside; to hinder; to oppress; to repulse”), from Old English ofersettan (“to put in a position of authority; to overcome or be overcome; to set over”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsattjan (“to place above, set over; to establish, install”), from *ubarsittjan (“to abstain from, neglect; to occupy, possess; to sit over or upon”), from *ubar- (prefix meaning ‘above, over’) + *sittjan (“to sit”) (from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”)). By surface analysis, over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessive, excessively’) + set (verb). Doublet of oversit. Verb sense 1.2.3 (“to translate (a text)”) is probably a calque of German übersetzen. The adjective is derived from overset, the past participle form of the verb. The noun is also derived from the verb. cognates * Dutch overzetten (“to ferry, transport, translate”) * Old High German ubarsezzen (Middle High German übersetzen, modern German übersetzen (“to cross over, translate”)) * Saterland Frisian uursätte (“to cross over, translate”) * Swedish översätta (“to translate”) * West Frisian oersette (“to translate”) Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈsɛt/, /ˌoʊvəɹˈsɛt/, /ˈəʊvəsɛt/, /ˈoʊvəɹˌsɛt/ 1. Copy or type set in excess of a given space; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable 2. An act of knocking over or overturning; a capsize or capsizing, an overturning, an upset. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] I vvas upon the Rock vvhen their Boat vvas daſh'd againſt it, and vvas over-ſet vvith the ſame Sea, under the flat bottom'd Boat, vvhere you found me. That vvas a happy Overſet for thee; vvell, is there no Gratitude due to Providence for thy Eſcape? due to Providence, ſaid he, vvhy, I thought you had ſav'd me? 3. An excess, a surplus. Labels: countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: And vvith this overſet of vvealth and pomp, that came on men in the decline of their parts and age, they, vvho vvere novv grovving into old age, became lazy and negligent in all the true concerns of the Church: […]
Word: seminomadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + nomadic. 1. Partly nomadic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seminomad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + nomad. 1. A seminomadic person.
Word: seminomads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seminomad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seminomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seminoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parkettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parkette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parkless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From park + -less. 1. Without a park (recreational area). Labels: not-comparable
Word: snowlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snowless + -ness. 1. Absence of snow. Labels: uncountable
Word: psychobabbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psychobabble + -er or psycho- + babbler. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen. 1. A person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: psychobabblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychobabbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychojargon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + jargon. 1. psychobabble Labels: rare, uncountable Example: There's a condition in combat—most people know it by now. It occurs when a soldier's nervous system has reached the breaking point. In World War I, it was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables. Shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves. Shell shock!![...] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder. It was still eight syllables, but a hyphen had been added, and, at last, the pain had been completely buried under psycho-jargon. Post-traumatic stress disorder. I'd be willing to bet anything that if we'd still been calling it shell shock, some of those Vietnam veterans might have received the attention they needed, at the time they needed it.
Word: psychodiagnostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic English psychodiagnostic From psycho- + diagnostic. 1. Of or pertaining to psychodiagnosis or psychodiagnostics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychobehavioural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From psycho- + behavioural. 1. Alternative spelling of psychobehavioral. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smartmouthed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smart + mouthed. 1. Prone to making smart-alecky comments.
Word: smartmouthed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From smart + mouthed. 1. simple past and past participle of smartmouth Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: springloaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of spring-loaded. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: springlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of springlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonranching Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ranching. 1. Not ranching. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonranching community
Word: unexiled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + exiled. 1. Not exiled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: warpwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From warp + -wise. 1. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. Labels: not-comparable Example: a warpwise striped pattern Example: You may weave those structures in warpwise stripes but not create the checkerboard.
Word: warpwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From warp + -wise. 1. In the orientation of the warp in woven yarn. Labels: not-comparable
Word: weftwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weft + -wise. 1. In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn. Labels: not-comparable Example: a weftwise striped pattern
Word: weftwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From weft + -wise. 1. In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn. Labels: not-comparable
Word: windpants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + pants. 1. A sportswear variety of trousers (pants) intended for wearing without undergarments for athletic and comfort purposes. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: overtrousers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + trousers. 1. Trousers to be worn over a similar inner garment. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Then, moving as quietly and efficiently as he could, he opened his backpack and took out his balaclava and a pair of overtrousers.
Word: togglable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From toggle + -able. 1. Able to be toggled, or to change its binary state. Labels: not-comparable Example: That button is togglable.
Word: toggleable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From toggle + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of togglable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: noncaching Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + caching. 1. Not caching. Labels: not-comparable Example: a noncaching algorithm 2. That does not make a cache. Labels: not-comparable Example: noncaching birds
Word: graphlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From graph + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a graph.
Word: sparklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spark + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a spark.
Word: pellucidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pellucid + -ly. 1. In a pellucid manner.
Word: nonmechanized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + mechanized. 1. unmechanized Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmechanized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mechanized. 1. Not mechanized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmultiplex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex English nonmultiplex From non- + multiplex. 1. Not multiplex. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonorthorhombic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + orthorhombic. 1. Not orthorhombic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpubertal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + pubertal. 1. Not pubertal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpadded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + padded. 1. unpadded Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonvotable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + votable. 1. Not votable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nontabular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + tabular. 1. Not tabular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonswollen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + swollen. 1. unswollen Labels: not-comparable
Word: unswollen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + swollen. 1. Not swollen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonscary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + scary. 1. unscary Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonflaccid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + flaccid. 1. Not flaccid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: empathogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983. Pronunciation: /ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/ 1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.
Word: empathogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empathogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entactogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986 as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”). Pronunciation: /ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/ 1. An empathogen.
Word: entactogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entactogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Manwich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark, presumably a blend of man + sandwich or man + -wich. 1. An easily made sandwich of ground meat and commercially made, seasoned tomato sauce.
Word: squaller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squall + -er. 1. One who squalls; a crier, complainer, or bad singer. Example: A conviction of Bedlam broken loose scattered Bradly's wits. Edmund circled the uproar with hackles up, craving a signal from Bradly to nip this old squaller by her broomstick legs. Cora kept edging off, her frown dark with impotent rebellion.
Word: squallers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squaller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robotripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of robotrip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: "Robotripping" -- getting a hallucinogenic high with cold and cough medicines like Robitussin -- has increased 10-fold since 1999, according to a California Poison Control Center study released this week.
Word: nonrelationship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + relationship. 1. Not of or pertaining to a relationship. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonrelationship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + relationship. 1. Absence of relationship; unrelatedness.
Word: nonrelationships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonrelationship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbacktracking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + backtracking. 1. That does not backtrack. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonbacktracking search algorithm
Word: minikitchen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + kitchen. 1. A small, compact kitchen. Example: Our hotel room had a minikitchen.
Word: minikitchens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minikitchen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonreloadable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + reloadable. 1. Not reloadable. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonreloadable rocket-launcher
Word: in stead of Part of Speech: prep 1. Archaic form of instead of. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Slaue I haue ſet my life vpon a caſt, / And I will ſtand the hazard of the die, / I thinke there be ſixe Richmonds in the field, / Fiue haue I ſlaine to daie in ſtead of him, / A horſe, a horſe, my kingdome for a horſe. Example: I my ſelfe vvill haue / The beards of Barbels, ſeru'd, in ſtead of ſallades; / Oyld Muſhromes; and the ſvvelling vnctuous papps / Of a fat pregnant Sovv, nevvly cut off, / Dreſt vvith an exquiſite, and poynant ſauce; […]
Word: kvetchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of kvetchy: more kvetchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: kvetchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of kvetchy: most kvetchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lilliputians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lilliputian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gridline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grid + line. 1. A line that forms part of a grid.
Word: snapline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snap + line. 1. A guideline shown while adding an item to a user interface to help align it with other items.
Word: gridlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gridline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snaplines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snapline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pennae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thick of things Part of Speech: noun 1. A central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events. Labels: idiomatic Example: Christ calls for large ideas, bold enterprise, heavy undertakings, brave adventure, and heroic plunging into the thick of things. Example: Second base is a pleasurable post for the reason that the man covering it is in the thick of things at all times.
Word: marry me Part of Speech: phrase 1. the shortest form of marriage proposal