nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: honey-mouthed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From honey + mouthed. 1. (in a positive sense) Having a sweet and smooth voice; eloquent. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1627, John Donne, Fifty Sermons, London: M.F., J. Marriot & R. Royston, 1649, Volume 2, Sermon 42, p. 386, Truely, when I reade a Sermon of Chrysostome, or of Chrysologus, or of Ambrose, Men, who carry in the very signification of their Names, and in their Histories, the attributes of Hony mouthed, and Golden-mouthed Men, I finde my selfe oftentimes, more affected, with the very Citation, and Application of some sentence of Scripture, in the middest or end of one of their Sermons, then with any witty, or forcible passage of their owne. Example: […] they had much profitable conversation, McCampbell quoting the doctrines of a rabbi called John Calvin, and our grandfather’s grandfather replying with Talmud and Torah till McCampbell would almost weep that such a honey-mouthed scholar should be destined to eternal damnation. 2. (in a negative sense) Indirect, delivering a message in a way that will make it seem more pleasant to the hearer(s); seductive, persuasive. Labels: idiomatic Example: Now to thintent thou mayest playnly beholde and Iudge rightly of these hony mouthed false feynyng flatterours and auncient enemyes of Christes religion the better and more readily […] Example: He must be told on’t, and he shall: the office Becomes a woman best; I’ll take’t upon me: If I prove honey-mouth’d let my tongue blister And never to my red-look’d anger be The trumpet any more.
Word: suckup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from suck up. 1. Alternative form of suck-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spermatorrhœa Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of spermatorrhea. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: good wine needs no bush Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: First recorded in the epilogue to As You Like It by William Shakespeare: "If it be true, that good wine needs no bush, ’tis true, that a good play needes no Epilogue." Here, the term bush denotes a branch or bunch of ivy formerly hung as a vintner’s sign in front of a tavern. 1. There is no need to boast or advertise about something of good quality.
Word: of one's word Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. That keeps promises and tells the truth. Example: She never needed to show them to us — we knew, just as the adults did, that Dadi was a woman of her word. Example: Dean is a great guy and is always helping someone. He is a man of his word, very respectable, and highly intelligent. But he is not the kind of man you would want to cross if you know what I mean.
Word: true to one's colors Part of Speech: adj 1. loyal Labels: not-comparable
Word: shitmuncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + muncher. 1. An unwanted or undesirable person. Labels: humorous, slang, vulgar
Word: well-doing Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of doing good; virtuousness, good conduct. Labels: uncountable Example: If we take not the law of weldoing from our selves: if impunity be justice in us: to how many kindes of treacherie are we daily to abandon our selves? Example: But I will not have your murderous propensities interfere with Emily's well-doing.
Word: well-doing Part of Speech: adj 1. virtuous Labels: not-comparable
Word: sticker prices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sticker price Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asking prices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asking price Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scum of the earth Part of Speech: noun 1. An undesirable individual; the worst type of person or people. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: Child abusers and pedophiles are the scum of the earth. Example: When I see people who arrive here legitimately seeking refuge and shelter, and they are treated as the scum of the Earth and they are sentenced to awful detention and sometimes death by both major political parties […]
Word: shitmunchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitmuncher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockmuncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + muncher. 1. Term of abuse. Labels: humorous, slang, vulgar Example: Jeremy Usborne: Look, you're a cockmuncher, OK?
Word: cockmunchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockmuncher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockmunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: cock + munch 1. An idiot or other undesirable person. Labels: derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar
Word: cockmunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockmunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shitnecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitneck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hæmaturiæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hæmaturia Labels: form-of, plural Example: There had been two hæmaturiæ in six months previous, with lumbricoidal clots passed in the five following days.
Word: hæmaturia Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of hematuria. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: orthopnœic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of orthopneic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: suckups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suckup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: line judges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line judge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superluminosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + luminosity. 1. The property of being superluminal. Labels: uncountable
Word: fuckton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fuck + ton (“large amount”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʌktʌn/ 1. A large amount. Labels: humorous, often, slang, vulgar
Word: multihomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + homed. 1. Having network reliability increased by means of multihoming. Labels: not-comparable
Word: packway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + way. 1. A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
Word: packways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paddlewood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddle + wood. 1. The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks. Labels: uncountable
Word: ouchless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ouch + -less. 1. Without pain. Labels: informal
Word: paddy bird Part of Speech: noun 1. The Java sparrow. 2. An egret.
Word: paleolimnologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + limnologist. 1. One who studies paleolimnology.
Word: paleolimnologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paleolimnologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philosophists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philosophist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propound + -er. 1. One who propounds.
Word: propounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proportionateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proportionate + -ness. 1. The quality of being proportionate. Labels: uncountable
Word: Smurf turf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Rhyming name: The Smurfs are blue cartoon characters. 1. The distinctive blue ground of the Bronco Stadium, Idaho, United States. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: propeptone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + peptone. 1. A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: propeptones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propeptone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propidene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of propyl + ethylidene. 1. propylidene Labels: uncountable
Word: Kollam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malayalam കൊല്ലം (kollaṁ), from കോ (kō, “king”) + ഇല്ലം (illaṁ, “house”). 1. A city in Kollam district, Kerala, India. 2. A district of Kerala, India.
Word: cross-infection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross- + infection. 1. mutual infection between infected objects, animals, etc Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sarcomatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Sarcomatoid. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: I do not mean osseous sarcoma, but the ordinary sarcomatic condition found in an abnormal growth of the tissues. Example: This statement is of exceptional interest in that it supports the view that while cancer does occur among South African natives, broadly speaking, it is chiefly of a sarcomatic type or, if a carcinomata, affects the liver.
Word: bonus-point Part of Speech: adj 1. That secures a bonus point. Labels: not-comparable Example: England put themselves within sight of the World Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable bonus-point victory over Romania in Dunedin.
Word: open-side Part of Speech: noun 1. the portion of the field which is larger as measured from a scrum or breakdown to the touchline 2. a position in the last row of forwards on that side, more fully open-side flanker, designated with number 7 3. a player in that position Example: Up front, skipper and open-side Lewis Moody looked almost back to full fitness, while England's set-piece was barely troubled, albeit against a Romania side showing 11 changes from that beaten by Argentina earlier in the week.
Word: string together Part of Speech: verb 1. To connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material. Example: I'll string together these beads to make a necklace for you. Example: I'll string these beads together to make a necklace for you. 2. To put together in a series or sequence. Labels: broadly, figuratively, transitive Example: When Romania did manage to string together some phases midway through the first half, England's discipline held firm, although on the whole it was a less focused display from the Six Nations champions in the second half.
Word: last meal Part of Speech: noun 1. A final meal that a prisoner may choose before being executed. Example: Inmate Arthur Dennis Rutherford, who was executed in Florida on October 18, 2006, enjoyed a last meal of fried catfish, fried green tomatoes, fried eggplant, hush puppies, and sweet tea. Example: Heathers: the Musical - Dead Girl Walking Cuz Heather says I gotsta go / You're my last meal on death row / Shut your mouth, and lose them tighty-whities!
Word: IDing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ID Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mucoviscidose Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to mucoviscidosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: pavon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pavo (“peacock”). 1. A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon. Example: High silken pavilions or colored marquees, shooting up from among the crowd of meaner dwellings, marked where the great lords and barons of Leon and Castile displayed their standards, while over the white roofs, as far as eye could reach, the waving of ancients, pavons, pensils, and banderoles, with flash of gold and glow of colors, proclaimed that all the chivalry of Iberia were mustered in the plain beneath them. Example: In modern parlance, under the generic name of flag is included standards, ancients or ensigns, banners, bannerolls, pavons, colors, streamers, pennons, pennoncelles, gonfanons, guidons , coronetts or coronells (hence the title of colonel), and the like. 2. Alternative form of pavane. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I danced with him a pavon to please my godmother, who would have it; though I do hate with all my heart that slow solemn dance; a country round, for steps and spirit, is worth it a hundred times over. Example: Meantime, the king and his band having finished their stately "pavons" and " corantos high " with the utmost success, his majesty, in high good-humour, bade the ladies come forward and pluck the golden letters and devices from his dress and that of his company. 3. The peacock bass Example: A pavon on every cast and my hands were raw from grabbing their jaws. Example: A fast, noisy retrieve excited most strikes; if a pavon swirled short, a dancing lure usually triggered a follow-up attempt. 4. Any of various birds with ornate plumage, similar to a peacock. Labels: South-America Example: To console our bereavement somewhat, she sent down to the galliota a pair of young, noisy, half-fledged parrots, and a pavon or sun-bird . Example: This is often stated to be the female of the pavon, but the opinion is erroneous, the pava not even appearing to belong to the same genus as the pavon, and having more the characer of a Penelope or Salpiza. 5. A tropical butterfly, Doxocopa pavon, noted for the iridescent purple coloration of the male. Example: The Pavon is yet another tropical member of the huge Brush-footed Butterfly family that just barely enters the United States, in southeast Texas, and even there only rarely. Example: Then, as I was spreading Ben's special brew on the big log over the wash, a general call went up: "Pavon!" I ran,and there was Doxocopa pavon all right, on a fruit basket. 6. A subtropical plant of genus Peperomia. Example: The Pavon plant , which appears to be similar to Mandon No. 1123 , has no ripe fruits , but was probably the plant on which the original description was based , for Pentland's plant is without doubt a specimen of P. peruviana, Dahlst 7. A hydrochloride of opium alkaloid, similar to Pantopon, used as a pain medication. Example: This indicates that pavon is a diluted pantopon, a pavon tablet is equivalent to half a pantopon tablet , and an ampule of pavon to half a ampule of pantopon . Example: Many similar preparations have appeared since, viz., glykopon, glykomekon, totopon, holopon, pavon, etc.
Word: chalk out Part of Speech: verb 1. To draw or write down (something) using chalk. Labels: transitive 2. to make (plans); to sketch (something); to describe (a plan). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: I shall pursue the plan I have chalked out. 3. In a multi-race wager, to lose to the favorite in all of the remaining races. Labels: US, intransitive Example: A 25-1 shot won race 3, but the rest of the early pick 5 chalked out after that. 4. To die. Labels: US, intransitive, slang 5. To kill (someone). Labels: US, slang, transitive
Word: chance upon Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/, /ˈt͡ʃæns-/, /ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/, /-ˌpɔn/ 1. To find (someone or something) by chance. Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: change over Part of Speech: verb 1. to convert to, to make a transition from one system to another Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: charge down Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose electrical power Labels: idiomatic, intransitive 2. To run towards something in an effort to stop it going forward. Labels: transitive Example: Another Wilkinson attempt was charged down before a fine clearing run and kick from Ashton and burgled Scottish line-out worked a penalty chance from wide left.
Word: chase off Part of Speech: verb 1. To drive someone or something away. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The bears were interested in the campers' food, but they chased them off.
Word: check off Part of Speech: verb 1. To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory). Labels: Philippines, US, often Example: Check off the items on the list that interest you. Example: Check off the correct answer to each question. 2. To carry out a decision recorded through the process of checking off an item on a list, including dealing with it, removing it from the possible choices, or removing the not checked items from further consideration. 3. To deduct union members' dues from their wages. 4. To request protection by prison authorities. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: He's not in gen-pop anymore because he checked off.
Word: chew on Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, on. 2. To consider, to ponder. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Once you chew on it that way, you start thinking, jeez, maybe QAnon was almost inevitable.
Word: clog up Part of Speech: verb 1. To block something completely and physically. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.
Word: clown about Part of Speech: verb 1. To have fun in an irresponsible manner. Labels: UK
Word: count in Part of Speech: verb 1. To include (someone) in an activity, etc. Labels: transitive Example: You're going to the beach? Count me in! 2. To do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance, in which case the countdown is in time with the beats of the music. Labels: transitive Example: The drummer will count us in with a "three-two-one".
Word: count up Part of Speech: verb 1. To count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total. Labels: transitive Example: He counted up the glasses, and realized there were fifteen missing.
Word: cream off Part of Speech: verb 1. To extract the cream or creamy part from something. 2. To separate (the best part of something from the regular part). Example: Manuel points out that the real cost of corruption is not what is actually embezzled or creamed off the top: The best thing these people could do is just take from the public treasury directly, because that would be much less expensive. Example: For entirely self-serving reasons, ministers and civil servants never dispelled the public belief that uncaring 'fat cat' privateers or foreign state railways were in control, ramping up fares and creaming off profits which either enriched shareholders or subsidised European rail fares. DfT left train operators to 'take the heat' - which they dutifully did, fearful of speaking up and 'biting the hand that feeds'. 3. To use a cream (cold cream) to remove something (usually makeup, from one's face). 4. To earn, or embezzle, a percentage of a profit. Labels: figuratively
Word: crumb down Part of Speech: verb 1. to clean by removing crumbs from Example: Crumb down the table.
Word: X-certificate Part of Speech: adj 1. Strictly reserved for adult viewing; pornographic.
Word: knobtwat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knob + twat. 1. A stupid or contemptible person. Labels: UK, derogatory, informal, neologism, vulgar
Word: fucktwat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fuck + twat. 1. A stupid or otherwise undesirable person. Labels: derogatory, informal, neologism, offensive, vulgar
Word: infinite suicide Part of Speech: noun 1. A diabolo trick where a large number of suicides are performed consecutively.
Word: infinite suicides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infinite suicide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of badine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: community nurse Part of Speech: noun 1. a nurse working in a team which provides health care to patients within their own homes.
Word: plyg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Condensed pronunciation of the first two syllables of polygamist, in reference to the Mormon practice (which has been discontinued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) of polygamy (plural marriage). Pronunciation: /plɪɡ/ 1. A fundamentalist Mormon, especially one from a sect which practices polygamy. Labels: capitalized, offensive, often, slang Example: Chastity was aware that many people on the outside thought Mormons were narrow, humorless, and authoritarian. […] the plygs had to be on their way to the rear of the dwelling. She tapped two of the guys and pointed into the empty room behind them. Example: The Mormons at the Magic Valley ward didn't mention [it...] […] "You're going to marry one of the plygs and have a bunch of deformed kids," she called from the other room. She came back into Grace's room with a pair of scissors. "We're going to cut that hair. You look like a wild Indian." "No!"
Word: plygs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plyg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turkling Part of Speech: noun 1. A young turkey, either wild or domestic. Labels: rare
Word: yé-yés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yé-yé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -ways Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From way + -s (adverbial suffix). 1. Towards, in the direction towards. Labels: morpheme, not-comparable 2. In the orientation of. Labels: morpheme, not-comparable
Word: winning ways Part of Speech: noun 1. a winning streak; a sequence of winning games. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Robin van Persie scored his 99th and 100th goals for Arsenal as the Gunners returned to winning ways with a deserved victory over 10-man Bolton.
Word: last thing one needs Part of Speech: noun 1. Something not wanted by someone, who is already burdened. Labels: idiomatic Example: With Yossi Benayoun, Jack Wilshere and Thomas Vermaelen already sidelined, the last thing Arsene Wenger needs is more injuries.
Word: first touch Part of Speech: noun 1. A player's initial contact with the moving ball, used to get the ball under control. Example: They might have taken the lead when Gervinho latched on to a Mikel Arteta through ball, only for a heavy first touch to let Jussi Jaaskelainen gather. Example: "His ability to take the ball on the half-turn allows his first touch to be always forward when he receives it."
Word: through balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of through ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: play the advantage Part of Speech: verb 1. To allow play to continue, that the referee doesn't whistle for a foul, despite the attacking team being fouled, because they are in an advantageous position. Example: Referee Mark Clattenburg played the advantage after Gretar Steinsson's challenge on Gervinho and Aaron Ramsey fed Van Persie, who shot low past Jaaskelainen.
Word: near misses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of near miss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: late on Part of Speech: adv 1. at a late stage of something Example: Late on, Song collected Bacary Sagna's cut-back and whipped home a high finish - but Walcott's late injury took some of the gloss off what was only Arsenal's second win of the campaign.
Word: consolation goal Part of Speech: noun 1. A goal scored by the losing team near the end of a game that has no effect on the outcome.
Word: close-range Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of operating at a short distance. Labels: not-comparable Example: Knuckledusters are excellent close-range weapons. 2. Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target. Labels: not-comparable Example: He took a close-range picture of the wrestlers to try to capture the energy. Example: Raul Meireles volleyed over from 12 yards before Leon Britton blocked a close-range effort from Ramires as Chelsea started to press.
Word: take a turn for the worse Part of Speech: verb 1. To start to become worse; to worsen. Labels: idiomatic Example: Rest assured, this will not last. Take a turn for the worse. Your hate, clipped and distant. Your luck, [a] two-headed cow. Example: But Torres's afternoon was to take a turn for the worse for a second week in succession as he was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Dean for a two-footed challenge on Gower.
Word: overword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + word (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ˌwɜːd/, /ˈoʊ.vɚ ˌwɝd/ 1. Any word or phrase frequently repeated. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. The burden or chorus of a song. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: overword Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + word (verb). Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈwɜːd/, /ˌoʊ.vɚ ˈwɝd/ 1. To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Labels: ambitransitive Example: a grave and judicious Writer, […]extremely over-worded Example: However, one study overworded the question by asking “Which of the following do you identify with: […]?
Word: Dollin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Olave Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Olave, a Castilianized form of Basque Olabe. 1. A surname.
Word: obnoctious Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of obnoxious. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: anctious Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of anxious. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: perplexion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin perplexionem, from perplexio, equivalent to perplex + -ion. 1. Condition or state of being perplexed; perplexity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Just as reality cannot be fully expressed in language, it also resists confinement to a single belief system: “We live in a world full of contradictions. . . . and ideology cannot stand contradictions.” Rather, Oz advises perplexion—that we all be driven by our confusion to constantly examine and re-arrange our attic of ideas.
Word: perplection Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of perplexion. Labels: alt-of, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: Taig Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of taig (“Roman Catholic”). Labels: alt-of Example: Ya Fenian cunt. Ya shiftless fucking soapdodging Taig.
Word: neck brace Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of neckbrace. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neck-brace Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of neckbrace. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: discovre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of discover. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]the same Crafte and Brethirhede and al the ordinaunces now made and hereaftyr to be made for the commune well of all persones of the seid Crafte and Fraternite I schall well and trewly do my powre, obeye, observe and kepe and noon of them to discovre nor of them speke but onely to men of the same Crafte in like wyse sworen.
Word: best thing since sliced pan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of greatest thing since sliced bread. Labels: Ireland, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: neck braces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neck brace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neck-braces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neck-brace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Harral Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Harold. 1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: chips with everything Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic restaurant menu, without much planning or style. Labels: UK, attributive, derogatory, uncountable, usually Example: It was one of the first to lead the charge to wean Glaswegians away from their "chips-with-everything" habit. Example: Mijas village has some excellent restaurants in among the 'chips with everything' establishments catering for the day trippers.
Word: Eed Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Eid (“Muslim festival, especially Eid al-Fitr”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Sir Salar Jung was proceeding to the palace of the Nizam on his bocha, a sort of state palanquin, in order to be present at the customary Eed durbar... when two shots in rapid succession were fired. Example: At Nauroz and Eed festivals in Dardistan the women swing on ropes suspended from trees.
Word: diminished fifths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diminished fifth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perfect fifths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perfect fifth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malâ fide Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of mala fide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sharp-cornered Part of Speech: adj 1. Angular, having sharp corners.
Word: Cooney Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”). 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oligoester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + ester. 1. an ester oligomer chain containing a small number of repeating ester units (monomers). (Oligoesters are short analogs of polymeric polyesters.)
Word: oligoesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligoester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyxidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyxidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barnacling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of barnacle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tourtière Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”). Pronunciation: /tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/, /toɹ-/ 1. A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork. Labels: Canada, Quebec, countable, uncountable Example: Last December, I called my mother to get her recipe for tourtière, a beloved traditional French-Canadian dish. It would be the meaningful heart of a bundle of gifts I had lovingly gathered to honour a Métis elder I had recently met. To share this recipe for tourtière was to share a piece of my family’s story with this elder, to whom I owed a great debt of gratitude.
Word: tourtiere Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tourtière. Labels: Canada, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: What I wanted Anna to understand was that I was more from here than she was. At least half my people were from Cape Breton. Salt water did run in my veins. Okay, so it was mixed with a bit of tourtiere, but it was there.
Word: fuck-ton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuckton. Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous, often, slang, vulgar
Word: fuck ton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuckton. Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous, often, slang, vulgar
Word: fucktons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuckton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuck tons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuck ton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuck-tons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuck-ton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blow it out one's ass Part of Speech: verb 1. An expression of anger or disrespect toward another party's statement. Labels: vulgar Example: Then the one with the bangs handed the phone to the other one, who said something snotty to Leo. He told her she could blow it out her ass. Example: 'You little monsters! Who the hell do you think you are? I'm calling the police right now. You're all going to get a thorough licking on this one. Jail, too.' 'Blow it out your ass,' said Wade. Mrs. Breznek snorted in disgust.
Word: Liss Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).
Word: Liss Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Germanized or Americanized form of Lis, from Polish lis (“fox”), Ukrainian лис (lys, “fox”), and related languages. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Martyn Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A male given name. 3. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Мартын (Martyn) 4. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Марти́н (Martýn)
Word: cut someone loose Part of Speech: verb 1. To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation. Labels: idiomatic Example: The pizza chain was forced to close several locations and cut employees loose.
Word: zivania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek ζιβανία (zivanía). 1. A traditional Cypriot alcoholic beverage made from grape pomace and wine. Labels: uncountable
Word: Rolan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Rolán. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Sallee Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. Alternative spelling of Salé, a coastal town near Rabat in north-western Morocco. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: AfPak Part of Speech: name 1. Afghanistan and Pakistan considered as a single entity Labels: US
Word: blackboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + boy. For sense (plant of genus Xanthorrhoea): from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear. 1. An Aboriginal boy or servant. Labels: Australia, obsolete, offensive, possibly Example: 1898, Guy Boothby, Billy Binks—Hero, republished in Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, The Anthology of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction, page 118, A moment later he beckoned the blackboy to his side, and when he arrived pointed to the ground. The boy gesticulated in answer, and then both pulled their horses to a standstill and waited for me to come up. Example: September 30th, 1905.—Examined some hills in the locality. A Chinaman and some blackboys are camped here with some cattle belonging to the Mount Diamond butcher. 2. Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia. Labels: Australia, informal Example: As with many things, the pioneers followed the natives in the use of the Blackboy. They also found that the gum possessed some property that will cure dysentery and other internal complaints. The gum was also used for dyeing, tanning and varnishing. Example: 1966 November 8, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, page 2181, The gum from the blackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain, […]
Word: black boy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blackboy. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A male with dark skin.
Word: datacommunications Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of data communications. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: With the HP 4951A/4955A protocol analyzer team, you can now go wherever your datacommunications problems take you[…] Example: This new single-chip modem simplifies designs for users who are building intelligent modems, or who wish to incorporate datacommunications capability into specialized systems.
Word: reexplanation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + explanation. 1. A second or subsequent explanation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the explanations of strategies do not make clear the personalized nature of such processing, the reexplanations offered in light of student difficulties certainly should.
Word: reexplanations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reexplanation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pornographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pornography + -ist. 1. A pornographer. Example: He hated the pornographists who wrote in Hebrew.
Word: pornographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pornographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pornographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pornograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryptographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryptograph + -ist. 1. A cryptographer. Labels: rare Example: Good cryptographists are rare indeed; and thus their services, although seldom required, are necessarily well requited.
Word: cryptographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A typographer. Example: The mistake is in the very line the typographist checks with the original.
Word: typographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autobiographist Part of Speech: noun 1. An autobiographer. Example: Without letters of marque from him we all are but intruders in his domain. Which other autobiographist will ever have material equal to that which he has surrendered so spontaneously to his own pen?
Word: autobiographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autobiographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stenographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stenography + -ist. 1. A stenographer. Example: Jesus was not followed by stenographists, though we must not forget that Eastern memories are wonderfully retentive.
Word: stenographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stenographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radiography + -ist. 1. A radiographer. Example: Oral radiography does not differ from general radiography, and can be obtained by any good radiographist.
Word: radiographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cartographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A cartographer. Example: That we do not too highly estimate the value of these volumes to sacred geography, is shown by the testimony of Kiepert, the cartographist of Berlin, by whom the maps were constructed.
Word: cartographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cinematographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A cinematographer.
Word: cinematographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cinematographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cinematographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cinematographic + -ally. Pronunciation: /sɪnɪˌmætəˈɡræfɪkəli/ 1. By means of cinematography. Labels: not-comparable Example: To record cinematographically the various processes of feeding and digestion[…]
Word: cinematographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cinematographic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: choreographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From choreograph + -ist. 1. A choreographer. Example: A dancer turned choreographist, she has founded, fostered, directed and held together the Sadler's Wells Company.
Word: choreographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of choreographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stratigraphers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stratigrapher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stratigraphist Part of Speech: noun 1. A stratigrapher. Labels: dated Example: The study of the geological features' of this district presents many problems of exceeding interest both to the stratigraphist and petrologist.
Word: stratigraphists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stratigraphist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bibliographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A bibliographer. Labels: dated Example: The bibliographists of this century are like the schoolmen of the thirteenth, and will hereafter be held in equal estimation by their votaries and opponents: their time has been employed in empty discussion, not upon any satisfactory object[…]
Word: bibliographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bibliographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prehabilitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + rehabilitation. 1. A form of strength training that aims to prevent injuries before they can occur Labels: uncountable
Word: prehab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. prehabilitation Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: cosmographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A cosmographer.
Word: cosmographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cosmographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrographer. Labels: dated, rare Example: This work seems to be almost entirely unknown to English, French, or American hydrographists, as far as we are aware, except by Admiral Burney in his work on Pacific voyages of 1816.
Word: hydrographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: datacomms Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. data communications Labels: uncountable Example: Firstly because a Merlin datacomms system is designed with growth in mind. Example: Computing contract house providing systems programming and datacomms personnel on a contract and staff basis[…]
Word: datacoms Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. data communications Labels: uncountable Example: Using the MD110 for datacoms, as well as for conventional voice calls, brings new flexibility to information exchange. Anyone with a PC, or terminal, and a telephone is fully equipped. Example: A key feature of this unified networks strategy was strengthening the company's datacoms capability, hence the acquisition.
Word: oceanographist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oceanography + -ist. 1. An oceanographer. Labels: rare
Word: oceanographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oceanographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-formation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a variant of reformation. In later use also independently from re- + formation, after re-form. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən/, /ˌɹifɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ 1. A new formation (a subsequent coming together of the elements of a former grouping).
Word: waferscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wafer + scale. 1. On the scale of an entire silicon wafer. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is naturally desirable to create a waferscale design which makes optimal use of the area available. Example: Nearly 10% of the devices from a waferscale fabrication batch met these criteria.
Word: Pavie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Pavie. 1. A city in Gers department, France.
Word: reformability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reform + -ability. 1. The quality of being reformable; potential for reform. Labels: uncountable
Word: cliquet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cliquet (“pawl”). 1. An exotic option consisting of a series of consecutive forward start options. The first is active immediately, the second becomes active when the first expires, and so on.
Word: tailpin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + pin. 1. The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe. 2. The endpin of a musical instrument.
Word: tailpins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailpin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailplanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailplane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tanglingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tangling + -ly. 1. So as to entangle. Example: The flowers do not lie so tanglingly thick there; the pathway is not encumbered with them.
Word: talookdar Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of talukdar. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: talookdars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of talookdar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: talook Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of taluk. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: talooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of talook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “impression”) + -lite. 1. A stone or fossil bearing impressions of plants and animals. Labels: obsolete, uncommon
Word: typolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typhotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From typhoid and toxin. 1. The toxin C₇H₁₇NO₂, produced by the typhoid bacillus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: typhotoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typhotoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typhomalarial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From typho- + malarial. Pronunciation: /ˌtaɪ.fəʊ.məˈlɛəɹi.əl/, /ˌtaɪ.foʊ.məˈlɛɹi.əl/ 1. Pertaining to typhoid fever and malaria. Labels: not-comparable Example: Typhomalarial fever has symptoms both of malarial and typhoid fever.
Word: tourtières Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tourtière Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cliquets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cliquet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polydactyle Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of polydactyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: polydactyle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polydactyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twitchgrass Part of Speech: noun 1. quitchgrass Labels: uncountable
Word: palato- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. English palato- Derived from Latin palātum (“the palate”). Pronunciation: /pal.ət.ə(ʊ)/, /pə.leɪ.təʊ/, /pæl.ət.oʊ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the palate. Labels: morpheme Example: palatoplegia, palatodental
Word: palfreyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From palfrey + -ed. 1. Mounted on a palfrey. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: […]husbandmen and artisans; now and then a carriage of the squirearchy, their wives and daughters; and a larger display of country women palfreyed[…]
Word: paleontographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleontography + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to paleontography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Palestinean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Palestinian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Palestinean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Palestinian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Palestineans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palestinean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sagrada Familia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Catalan. The full name is Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) 1. A large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona.
Word: fursuiting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fursuit + -ing. 1. The act of wearing a fursuit. Labels: uncountable
Word: fursuiting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fursuit + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of fursuit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: palindromical Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of palindromic. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: palingenesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, French palingénésie, from Late Latin palingenesia: see further at palingenesis. Pronunciation: /ˌpælɪnˈd͡ʒɛnɪsi/, /ˌpælɪnˈd͡ʒɛnəsi/, /-lən-/ 1. Rebirth; regeneration. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: palingenesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin palingenesia (“rebirth; regeneration”), from Koine Greek παλιγγενεσία (palingenesía, “rebirth”), from Ancient Greek πᾰ́λῐν (pắlĭn, “again, anew, once more”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn (end-over-end); to revolve around; to dwell, sojourn”)) + γένεσις (génesis, “creation; manner of birth; origin, source”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.lɪn.d͡ʒɪˈniːzɪ.ə/, /ˌpæ.lɪn.d͡ʒəˈni.ʒə/ 1. Rebirth; regeneration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads, and sows itself anew, and so, in endless palingenesia, lives and works. Example: The Greek word, palingenesia, is only twice used in the New Testament; namely, here and at Titus iii. 5., and it is in both places translated “regeneration,” a word used, I believe, in no other part of our version of the Scriptures.
Word: palatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatize From palate + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪtaɪz/, /ˈpælətaɪz/, /ˈpælətɑez/ 1. Synonym of palatalize.
Word: palatized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palatize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palatizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of palatize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: palatizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of palatize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: desos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Danegelt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Danegeld. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dullsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dull + -some. 1. Characterised or marked by dullness. Labels: archaic Example: Then suddenly a breath of air, Unheralded, from who knows where, Brings to my sense an odor faint, Unrecognized yet eloquent, And whiff! the dullsome street is gone — […]
Word: dyslysin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + lysis + -in. 1. A substance formed by heating cholic acid. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: dullhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dull + head. 1. A blockhead; a dolt.
Word: dullheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dullhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysteleology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + teleology. 1. The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. Labels: uncountable 3. The frustration of natural function, as for example where an insect obtains nectar by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening. Labels: uncountable
Word: dysteleological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + teleological. 1. Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
Word: duodecennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin duodecennium (“12-year period”) + English -al (“forming adjs”), equivalent to borrowing the unattested duodecennialis. Pronunciation: /ˌduːoʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl/, /ˌdjuːəʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl/ 1. Consisting of twelve years, occurring in 12-year cycles. Labels: not-comparable Example: The duodecennial Chinese zodiac originated from Chinese and Indian observations of the duodecennial cycle of the Jovian orbit. 2. Occurring once a duodecade, occurring every 12 years. Labels: not-comparable Example: The concept of a duodecennial "Jupiter return" in Western astrology arose from similar concerns.
Word: dynamist Part of Speech: noun 1. A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.