nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vlogosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English blogosphereinflu. English vlogosphere From vlog + -o- + -sphere, after the pattern of blogosphere. 1. The realm or culture of vlogs; all vlogs taken as a whole. Labels: Internet Example: A bit older than most of vlogging's main practitioners — who tend to be in their mid- to late-20s — the self-proclaimed baby boomer cites Hodson as one of two artists whose work attracted her to the vlogosphere. Example: But even if you don't have movie-studio muscle to devote to your monologues, there are still ways to make a splash in the vlogosphere.
Word: elementaristic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to elementarism Labels: not-comparable
Word: elementarism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elementary + -ism. 1. The view that things are constructed from simpler elements. Labels: uncountable 2. A genre of painting that makes use of bold geometric shapes. Labels: uncountable
Word: epigonal Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or characteristic of, a prehistoric culture of coastal Peru and Chile. Labels: not-comparable 2. Near or surrounding the gonads (in the embryos of some fish). Labels: not-comparable 3. Synonym of epigonic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Heraclitean Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to Heraclitus Labels: not-comparable
Word: YouTubian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From YouTube + -ian. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of YouTube. Labels: Internet Example: As large as the current Google database is, even bigger shocks are coming. An avalanche of digital video measured in exabytes (10 to the 18th power, or 1,000 petabytes) is hurtling down from the mountainsides of panicked Big Media and bubbling up from the YouTubian depths. Example: First I'm going to do something prototypically YouTubian: I'm going to talk about myself.
Word: YouTubian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From YouTube + -ian. 1. A user of video-sharing website YouTube. Labels: Internet Example: YouTubians, as many of us now refer to ourselves, have started to focus not only on the events of our own lives and the expression of our own views, but on the welcome response of others, from not only around the nation, but around the world. Example: Millions of us YouTubians laughed, out-loud some of us, as we watched a middle aged lady walk into the retaining wall of an ornamental fountain, fall head first into the water, thrash around as if being attacked by piranhas for a few seconds, clamber out and then continue to shop as if nothing had happened.
Word: e caudata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ē caudāta (literally “tailed e”). Pronunciation: /ˈiː.kaʊˈdɑːtə/, /ˈiː.kɔːˈdeɪtə/ 1. A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩. 2. A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩. 3. A form of the letter e modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ę⟩.
Word: Goldonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Goldoni + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɡɒlˈdəʊ.ni.ən/, /ɡɔlˈdoʊ.ni.ən/, /ɡɑlˈ-/, /ɡoʊlˈ-/ 1. Relating to, or characteristic of, the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793).
Word: e caudatae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Medieval Latin ē caudātae, the nominative plural form of ē caudāta. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.kaʊˈdɑːtaɪ/, /ˈiː.kɔːˈdeɪtiː/ 1. plural of e caudata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gravicembalo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹævɪˈtʃɛmbələʊ/ 1. An early form of piano derived from the harpsichord
Word: neusis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νεῦσις (neûsis, “inclination, tendency”), from νεύω (neúō). 1. A line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes through a given point.
Word: neuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neusis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intensimetric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to intensimetry Labels: not-comparable 2. Measured using an intensimeter Labels: not-comparable
Word: anthros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intensimetry Part of Speech: noun 1. The measurement of acoustic power Labels: uncountable
Word: hypodorian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + Dorian; see Dorian mode. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəʊˈdɔːɹi.ən/ 1. Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from A to D. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hypophrygian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hypophrygian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hypolydian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + Lydian. 1. Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from C to F. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hypomixolydian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + Mixolydian. 1. Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G Labels: not-comparable
Word: melopiano Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of piano in which a system of hammers allows a note to be prolonged indefinitely Labels: historical
Word: Petrarch Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Petrarcha, Latinized version of Italian Petrarca. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtɹɑːk/, /ˈpɛtɹɑɹk/, /ˈpitɹɑɹk/ 1. Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), Italian scholar and poet.
Word: polytextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + textual. 1. Set to two or more texts simultaneously Labels: not-comparable
Word: couturial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From couture + -ial. 1. Relating to couture Labels: not-comparable
Word: thoiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thoil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: revealings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revealing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Anzu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒉎𒂂𒄷 (AN.IM.DUGUD^(MUŠEN) /⁠Anzû⁠/, “a mythical dragon-like bird”), origin unknown, perhaps from 𒀭 (An, “heaven”) + 𒍪 (zu, “to know”). 1. A divine storm-bird in several Mesopotamian religions. 2. Certain depictions of lion-headed eagles in Sumerian art.
Word: embracings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embracing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-syllabic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of semisyllabic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: glistenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glistening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-syllabary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of semisyllabary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: get some air Part of Speech: verb 1. To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose. Labels: idiomatic Example: [I]t was enough to send her rattling away again in a cab, through deserts of gritty streets, where many people crowded at the corner of courts and byways to get some air. Example: [H]e took occasion to remark that it was lovely on the balcony: one really got some air, the breeze being from that quarter.
Word: take some air Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of get some air.
Word: wringings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wringing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adornings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adorning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hovering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joustings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jousting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bragging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revisitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revisiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tootings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tooting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unburdenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unburdening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tunewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tune + -wise. 1. In terms of a tune. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rostralmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rostral + -most. 1. Most rostral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ventralmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ventral + -most. 1. Most ventral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mazework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maze + work. 1. A labyrinthine structure. Labels: uncountable Example: The deep plexus or fourth layer is a complicated mazework, frequently confused with certain adjacent structures.
Word: multiprotection Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + protection. 1. Offering multiple forms of protection. Labels: not-comparable Example: MONY MODULE is a Completely New Multiprotection Plan. In one package, it offers various combinations of: 1. Retirement pension for the employee. 2. Death benefits for his dependents. 3. Income to his widow to supplement Social Security.
Word: Moyses Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). 1. Synonym of Moses (the Hebrew prophet)
Word: dallyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dallying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loiterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loitering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waylayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waylaying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chantings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chanting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puffings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puffing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stationmistress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From station + mistress. 1. The woman in charge of a railway station; a female stationmaster. Example: At Corris the present G.W.R. operations are in charge of a stationmistress, recalling earlier days at Tan-y-Bwlch on the Festiniog line.
Word: stationmistresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stationmistress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inlayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inlaying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inuendoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inuendo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forecastings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forecasting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tradings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumpings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌmpɪŋz/ 1. plural of bumping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nachleben Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Nachleben. Labels: alt-of, no-plural Example: Despite the recent appearance of several excellent studies of Chaucer's nachleben over the last two centuries […]
Word: reelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feelinglessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feelingless + -ness. 1. Lack of feelings or emotions. Labels: uncountable
Word: sharings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chalkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chalking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squabblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squabbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watchspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watch + spring. 1. The mainspring in a mechanical watch (timepiece).
Word: watchsprings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watchspring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewilderings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bewildering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: engulphing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of engulph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: engulphs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of engulph Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redoublings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redoubling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earmarkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earmarking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmessupable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mess up + -able. 1. That cannot be messed up; impossible to get wrong. Labels: informal Example: The error messages showed above seems to occur twice before the file is finally decoded! Is this just a little bit of quirkyness in Potato or have I really messed up the unmessupable? :) Example: Vince Young made things – how can I say this is in a G-rated setting? – unmessupable in many respects.
Word: chillings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perceivings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perceiving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philosophisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philosophising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deceivings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deceiving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guillotinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guillotining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purloinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purloining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imbezlement Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of embezzlement. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court […] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house.
Word: imbezlements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbezlement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swapping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: druggings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡɪŋz/ 1. plural of drugging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dismountings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dismounting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transformings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transforming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punishings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of punishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reboundings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebounding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indrawings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indrawing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paperings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corrodings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corroding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chauntings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaunting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rearrangings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rearranging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwindings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unwinding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whiskings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whisking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radicool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of radical + cool. 1. Cool, awesome. Labels: slang Example: Antonio sent me a tape and some radicool toys in a throw-up bag that was duct-taped closed. Example: It was a metal band that played Metallica and Black Sabbath covers. Cool thing was, instead of a bass, they had a tuba. Radicool.
Word: mimickings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mimicking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repentings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repenting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clockspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clock + spring. 1. A spring in a mechanical clock.
Word: clocksprings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clockspring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wakenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wakening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whacking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convertible marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convertible mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glampire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of glam + vampire. 1. A glamorous or beautiful vampire; a person who pretends to be a vampire. Labels: attributive, slang, sometimes Example: Well, it's basically a supernatural Dawson's Creek—a humiliatingly addictive soap opera in the meadows, with glampire Edward (Pattinson) as Dawson and Native American beefcake Jacob (Taylor Lautner) as Pacey. Example: “Because they couldn't even tell a real vampire from a glampire. Lucy didn't know anything.”
Word: polygonise Part of Speech: verb 1. UK spelling of polygonize.
Word: nanny goats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanny goat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lilliesleaf Part of Speech: name 1. A village south-east of Selkirk, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5325).
Word: Dryburgh Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet beside the River Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5932). 2. A surname.
Word: Reston Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛs.tən/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, including the villages of North Reston (OS grid ref TA3883) and South Reston (OS grid ref TA4083). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8862). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nisbet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Nesbitt. 1. A surname. 2. A hamlet in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6725). 3. An unincorporated community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: because reasons Part of Speech: phrase 1. for reasons that are tangential, dubious or unknown Labels: Internet Example: Why would I change the syntax like that? Because reasons. Good or bad, what's done is done […] Example: FW shoe-horned AM into Isstvan in HH2: Massacre, because reasons.
Word: cuntfaced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cunt + faced. 1. A term of abuse. Labels: vulgar 2. Very drunk. Labels: slang, vulgar 3. Under the influence of mind-altering drugs. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: dark money Part of Speech: noun 1. Funds used to pay for an election campaign that are not disclosed to voters prior to voting, whether spent on behalf of a candidate running in an election, or to influence voting on a ballot. Labels: US, uncountable Example: In Colorado, at least $18 million in dark money was spent on behalf of Cory Gardner, the Republican newly elected to the Senate; $4 million was spent on behalf of Senator Mark Udall, the Democratic incumbent. Example: The Senate budget committee held a hearing on Wednesday morning to scrutinize the role of oil- and gas-linked “dark money” in delaying climate action – and tearing through local and federal budgets.
Word: Shota Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Georgian შოთა (šota). 1. A male given name of Georgian origin. Example: Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.
Word: animalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From animal + -ian. 1. Of the kingdom Animalia, which includes humans. Example: To give an instance from the animalian side of Linnaeus's efforts, he may have classified the swift (Hirundo apus) and the swallow (Hirundo rustica) together because of general similarity … . 2. Of an animal or animals, usually including humans but sometimes connoting nonhuman nature. Labels: broadly Example: We stood before the Lord in the high-backed chair, and I saw that the wood figures of his regal throne were, of course, animalian, feline and diabolical. 3. Like that of an animal or animals, usually including humans but sometimes connoting nonhuman nature. Labels: broadly, rare Example: He did not look at her because he did not wish to see that deliciously animalian slit of her mouth, naked and red, beneath the white mask that made her eyes look so feline. Example: His big hands clutched him about the collar of the suit that had once been fine, and he was shaking him with animalian violence, shoving him[…].
Word: Sookie Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of the name Susan or Susannah, from Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (“Shoshána”) meaning "rose" or "lily". 1. A female given name of Hebraic origin.
Word: diplophonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diplo- + -phonia. 1. The production, by the voice, of sounds of two different pitches simultaneously Labels: uncountable
Word: triplophonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From triplo- + -phonia. 1. The production, by the voice, of three differently pitched sounds simultaneously Labels: uncountable
Word: fauxgasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux + orgasm. Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊ.ɡæzəm/ 1. A simulated orgasm. Labels: slang Example: Every woman, if she is honest, will admit to having performed a fauxgasm at least once in her life. Example: Opened in 1888, this kosher deli continues to serve some of the best pastrami in New York (and was the site of Meg Ryan's famous 'fauxgasm' scene in When Harry Met Sally…).
Word: geekosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geek + -o- + -sphere. 1. The realm or sphere of geeks collectively; a space belonging to a particular geek or geeks. Example: He looked around the cubicle he was dismantling, the good old geekosphere: a comfortable mush of old coffee cups and fast-food wrappers and technical manuals and rolled-up softscreens, and the multi-poster on the partition that cycled through classic Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea scenes. Example: Many visit the site every day; some (like me) read the site many times over the course of the day as a running summary of the geekosphere at any given time. Because of this, millions of Slashdot readers are likely to respond to a story at any given time.
Word: grrl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grrrl. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You end up being a projection screen for everyone’s unfinished business: butches excluded because they were “too male identified”; women body-builders and transmen who started testosterone because they made the space unsafe with their “male energy”; leatherdykes because they were into “violence against women” and that made the vanilla grrlz “feel threatened”; lesbos because the straight women were sure they’d get jumped, and on and on and on. Example: A rough-and-tumble newsprint equivalent is Wilds Woman (subtitled “Women Getting Wild Outside”) that also rounds up reviews of gear, rock groups, and “grrlz on film.”
Word: grrls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grrl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingerphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gingerphobia From ginger + -phobia. 1. Fear, dislike, or hatred of people with red hair. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable Example: Last night, Tate staged a nice running gag on racism by creating a world in which the majority had an irrational hatred of "gingers", meaning redheads. Women of that persuasion were forced to hide from gingerphobia in Russet Lodge, a "ginger refuge". Example: There is a phenomenon called "gingerism" (prejudices against red-headed people) and "gingerphobia" (fear of red-headedness) in Scotland today.
Word: craptabulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old Dutch krappender. Old French crappe Middle French crapebor. Middle English crappe English crap Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulous blend English fantabulous blend English craptabulous Blend of crap + fantabulous. 1. Extremely awful. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: So Kenny stayed back and said notliing, and the dude took his issues and limped up to the register, and life went on, every bit as craptabulous as before, the whole thing a nonevent, a not-amazing nonstory. Example: Same problem that plagues nearly all amateur video - craptabulous sound.
Word: destinkify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: de- + stink + -ify 1. To mask or remove the odor from; to deodorize. Labels: humorous, slang Example: After banishing his^([sic]) immediately to the shower on arrival home (grin), I use a full cup of vinegar (plain cheap white stuff) tossed into the wash to destinkify his clothes. Example: How can i destinkify my boots so they smell better or more neutral?
Word: defunkify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + funk + -ify. 1. To mask or remove the odor from; to deodorize. Labels: humorous, slang, transitive Example: I don't know of it works on defunkifying fridges, but I've used it to prevent nasty odors in ice chests. Example: And though we're not implying anything, scented candles and fragrance sticks can defunkify a flat and add alluring aroma to your efforts to cherchez l'amour. 2. To take out of a funk; to enliven; to cheer up. Labels: slang, transitive Example: But that only depresses me more! I need to defunkify myself in that manner too. Example: I am not trying to spit funky shit to my sisters even when they trying to defunkify my emotions by acting like we ain't all in de bottom of de black boat together.
Word: degunkify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + gunk + -ify. 1. To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from. Labels: humorous, slang Example: An aluminum window screen (nonrusting) placed at the bottom of your paint sink makes it easy to degunkify your sink. Example: Even though I spent half the night in the shower to degunkify.
Word: Dubyaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dubya + -phobia. 1. The fear or hatred of George W. Bush. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: A new disease of the nervous system is afflicting millions of voting-age Americans: Dubyaphobia. Example: If Dubyaphobia does not become widespread and cause Bush to be defeated in the upcoming presidential election, Hillary will be running against a republican nobody in the 2008 election year, and might actually win.
Word: social anthropologist Part of Speech: noun 1. An anthropologist who specializes in social anthropology. Example: Now for some rather more human terminology! Nodes can have mothers, daughters, and sisters (though interestingly the corresponding relations are known as fathers, sons, and brothers in Italian; I shall leave it to social anthropologists and psychologists to work out what the hidden significance of this cross-cultural transvestism may be!).
Word: moultings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moulting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moltings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conjoinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjoining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of showering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescuings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rescuing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of querying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stubbings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stubbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teleradiographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleradiograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picturephone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From picture + phone; a trademark of the 1960s for the earliest such device. 1. videophone Example: The program has twelve picturephones that link Illinois State Psychiatric Institute (ISPI) with Illinois State Pediatric Institute (one city block away) […] Example: So a long time ago, I was a true believer in picturephones as the logical extension of the telephone. Although the design I suggested for 2001 was clearly fiction, AT&T spent $500 million in designing and manufacturing its picturephone of the early 1970s.
Word: picturephones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picturephone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proclaimings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proclaiming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appealings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appealing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: implorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imploring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fordings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fording Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentlebeing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gentle + being, modelled on gentleman. 1. Polite term of address for any sentient being, human or otherwise. Labels: humorous, plural-normally, sometimes Example: Ladies and gentlebeings, let me introduce to you Doctor N'looma and her assistant L'raan, the Yularians who, along with other medical staff, were instrumental in giving me a new lease on life!
Word: gentlebeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gentlebeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backslappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backslapping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paederasty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pederasty. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: metamachines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metamachine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncoverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uncovering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concealedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From concealed + -ness. 1. Quality of being concealed. Labels: uncountable Example: Although clearly we play a part in particular uncoverings of entities, the discovery of particular truths, we have no control over basic modes of revealing and revealedness, concealing and concealedness.
Word: revealedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From revealed + -ness. 1. Quality of being revealed. Labels: uncountable Example: Although clearly we play a part in particular uncoverings of entities, the discovery of particular truths, we have no control over basic modes of revealing and revealedness, concealing and concealedness.
Word: poindings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poinding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: combinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of combining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ampelographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ampelography + -ic. 1. Relating to ampelography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gloatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gloating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telefilms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telefilm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unassumable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + assumable. 1. Not assumable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bio-oxidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + oxidation. 1. Alternative form of biooxidation Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: bolognino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian bolognino, after the city of Bologna. 1. Any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna. Labels: historical Example: Matteo di Capua followed the example of Chieti, the centre of his authority in the region, by striking a grosso agontano as well as a bolognino, the latter being of papal type with the bust of a saint, and the saint, shown standing on the grosso, being St Nicolas.
Word: unseens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unseen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overpopulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overpopulation Labels: form-of, plural Example: They generally indicate that there may be large overpopulations of some metropolitan areas, but that the welfare losses of these overpopulations are very small.
Word: orang-utang Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of orangutan. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: starvings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of starving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrangings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪŋz/ 1. plural of arranging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glarings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glaring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: considerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of considering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clottings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clotting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outflowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outflowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pausings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pausing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chortlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chortling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoistings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɪstɪŋz/ 1. plural of hoisting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outgushings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outgushing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.pɪŋz/ 1. plural of aping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebukings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebuking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mishappens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mishappen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mishappened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mishappen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mishappening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mishappen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mishappening Part of Speech: noun 1. An unfortunate incident. Example: He had been surprised to find that Detective Chief Inspector Peck, the man who was apparently in charge of the investigation into Willow Road and its mishappenings, was at the Institute.
Word: mishappenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mishappening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋz/ 1. plural of gaming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sportings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sporting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offendings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offending Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alightings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alighting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swirlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swirling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grazeland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From graze + land. 1. Land used for grazing animals; pasture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ghana is an agricultural country consisting mainly of the coastal plains with grazeland vegetation, a forest belt covering a large part of the South and Ashanti, and the Savannah in the North. Example: For instance, one could think of parcelling out the entire grazeland into small, appropriately scattered pastures
Word: grazelands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grazeland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grazings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋz/ 1. plural of grazing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clenchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clenching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surfacings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surfacing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biddings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdɪŋz/ 1. plural of bidding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tumblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tumbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upliftings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uplifting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fissurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fissuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eddyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eddying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circumnavigational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From circumnavigation + -al. 1. Relating to circumnavigation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pirouettings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirouetting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beholdings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beholding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soliloquizings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soliloquizing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of despising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: justlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of justling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reticulated pythons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reticulated python Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmanageability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + manageability. 1. unmanageableness Labels: uncountable
Word: blowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sendings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sending Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doubtings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊtɪŋz/ 1. plural of doubting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rememberings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remembering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jokings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tauntings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taunting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chearfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From chearful + -ly. 1. Obsolete form of cheerfully. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I will be obey'd, I tell you!—and chearfully too!
Word: qualifyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qualifying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wayfarings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wayfaring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dottings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dotting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trouncings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trouncing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blabberings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blabbering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blubberings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blubbering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dividings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dividing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dividings Part of Speech: noun 1. A line at which tides from two inlets meet and tide-borne sediment deposits. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: All the Sea Islands have what are called dividings, shoal areas behind the barrier islands where the tides meet and divide.
Word: Leyden phial Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Leyden jar.
Word: Leyden phials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Leyden phial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fur farm Part of Speech: noun 1. A farm where fur-bearing animals, such as mink, are raised.
Word: sniggerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sniggering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snickerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snickering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samesies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From same + -sies. 1. The same. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: […] a thousand thank yous to Rowan Lawton – super agent/enabler/general favourite person. Samesies to Lynne Drew and Thalia Suzuma, thank you for being so patient and so helpful and generally helping this book (and all the others) exist. Example: At one point, two of the friends opted to buy the same style of shoes as the other (whereupon one of the women was heard gleefully to use the word 'samesies') – another testament to the power of peer influence.
Word: Seussification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Seuss + -ification. 1. The process of making or becoming like the works of Theodor Seuss, "Dr. Seuss" (1904–1991), American writer and cartoonist best known for his imaginative children's books, often written in rhyme. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Residents of Pomona were reportedly pleased with the neighborhood's Seussification, which saw the production team creating facades for a quarter of the buildings — painting everything to conform to Anville's limited and loud color palette […] Example: With the blockbuster success of the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas (starring Jim Carrey) over Christmas 2000, the Seussification of commercial pop culture was pretty well complete.
Word: enclosings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enclosing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shruggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrugging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spongings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sponging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noddings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nodding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temptings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tempting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mannagrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mannagrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweetgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweet + grass. 1. mannagrass, in genus Glyceria Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Muhlenbergia filipes, a grass native to the southeastern United States Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sweetgrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetgrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filtering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braunschweiger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage). Labels: alt-of, no-plural
Word: Braunschweigers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Braunschweiger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swaggerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swaggering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollinaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollinarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viscidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viscidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scuffings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuffing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peltings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pelting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autographings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autographing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capstring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cap + string. 1. A string that fastens a cap on the wearer's head. Labels: plural-normally Example: By this well-managed ruse he came into possession of a scarlet breast-knot from Mrs. Dashwood; a black crape capstring from Mrs. Faithful; a smelling bottle from Juliet; and a pencil-case from Blanche[…] Example: He had scarcely finished the sentence when the door opened, and in rushed Toppin's wife, making such havoc of her capstrings, which she pulled and twisted in her excitement, that one might have been induced to suppose they were anything but minor objects of her wrath.
Word: capstrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capstring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhymings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhyming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flingings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flinging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: witnessings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witnessing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foreseeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foreseeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downpourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downpouring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tyrolean hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of green felt hat with the crown tapering to a point, originally from the Tyrol in the Alps.
Word: fleckings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflɛkɪŋz/ 1. plural of flecking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countermarchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countermarching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burpings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpotholed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + potholed. 1. Free from potholes. Labels: not-comparable Example: The road went from dirt to gravel to finally pavement unpotholed, but remained two lanes, winding back and forth over hills and down hills and always under a perfect canopy of trees with long fingers overhead laced.
Word: leechings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leeching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: publishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of publishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homophobias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homophobia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: awakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of awaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upgushings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upgushing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upsurgings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upsurging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misreckonings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misreckoning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spoonings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spooning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hesitatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hesitating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allegings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alleging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conceivings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːvɪŋz/ 1. plural of conceiving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gardenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gardening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fructophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fructo- + -philic. 1. able to ferment fructose Labels: not-comparable
Word: damnings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪŋz/ 1. plural of damning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swearings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swearing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: observings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of observing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intuitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intuiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detectings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detecting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inspectings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inspecting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apprehendings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apprehending Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cognisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cognising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cognizings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cognizing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spinternet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of spin + Internet. The word was presumably coined by Evgeny Morozov in 2009. 1. The Internet (and digital technologies) as used to influence public opinion while giving an impression of grassroots mobilisation. Example: […] the Spinternet — a Web with little censorship, but lots of spin and propaganda. Example: March 29, 2009, Evgeny Morozov, "Propaganda.com" in New York Times In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards recently announced their ambition to build their own spinternet by launching 10,000 blogs for the Basij, a paramilitary force under the Guards.
Word: furanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From furan + -ic. Pronunciation: /fjʊəˈɹænɪk/, /fjʊɹˈænɪk/ 1. related to, or based on the structure of furan Labels: not-comparable
Word: mentionings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mentioning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: versifyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of versifying Labels: form-of, plural