nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: disambiguator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambigu(ous) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ambiguate English disambiguate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English disambiguator From disambiguate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪ.samˈbɪɡ.juːeɪt.ə/, /ˌdɪs.amˈbɪɡ.juːeɪt.ə/, /ˈdiːsamˌbɪɡ.juːeɪt.ɚ/ 1. Anything that serves to disambiguate. Example: Those nouns, adjectives and verbs which only occurred with one of the senses were extracted from this list but only nouns were used as additional potential disambiguators in a differential list. 2. A program that determines the meaning of a term from the context in which it is used
Word: nanolocalized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nano- + localized. 1. localized within a nanosized region Labels: not-comparable
Word: neurodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English neurodynamic From neuro- + dynamic. 1. Of or pertaining to neurodynamics Labels: not-comparable
Word: neurodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English neurodynamics From neuro- + dynamics. 1. The study of rhythmic or repetitive neural activity Labels: uncountable
Word: porphycenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porphycene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subcubic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + cubic. 1. Having an order less than cubic Labels: not-comparable
Word: pre-hung Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of prehung. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Seal out winter winds or enjoy summer breezes with this pre-hung extruded aluminum combination door. Example: A wide variety of pre-hung door units are available from building material suppliers. The door usually arrives at the job with the hinges installed on the door and jamb, with the opening bored for the lock.
Word: Church Latin Part of Speech: name 1. The Latin language as spoken, written, and used in the Christian church and in church services.
Word: Hemming Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English, Scottish, and Swedish surname, from the Old Norse personal name Hemingr, variant of Hæmingr, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from hamr, hemingr (“form, shape; skin of an animal”). This word may have been borrowed into Old English as hemming (“a rawhide boot”). * As a German surname, variant of Hemme. 1. A surname.
Word: afterthink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compound of after- + think, probably a calque of Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia). 1. To think about after the fact, reflect on. 2. To repent, or feel remorse for; to regret. Example: Do not afterthink except for poetic or P.S. reasons. Never afterthink to "improve" or defray impressions, as the best writing is always the most painful personal wrung-out tossed from cradle warm protective mind – tap from yourself the song of yourself, blow! – now! [...] Example: Never fear," said her husband ; " there, sit you down and mend your stockings, and the less you heed us the less you'll have to afterthink."
Word: rolls up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roll up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rolling up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roll up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rolled up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roll up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roll ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roll up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tobruise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tobrusen, tobrisen, from Old English tōbrȳsan (“to bruise, crush, shatter”), equivalent to to- + bruise. 1. To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb. Labels: archaic Example: Then he brought the monk all tobruised in a sack to S. Benedict, and anon S. Benedict made upon him the sign of the cross, and blessed him and raised him to life, and sent him to the work again. Example: Onely his shield and armour, which there lay, / Though nothing whole, but all tobrusd and broken, [...]
Word: bruise up Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause bruises to appear, usually by beating or battering. Labels: transitive 2. To show or get bruises. Labels: intransitive Example: Instead, we must find an unworthy substitute for the defeat of a foe in that small grin we quickly suppress when we learn that a beheadphoned texter got hit by a car—no, not seriously injured, just bruised up enough to give him a wake-up call.
Word: pigwidgeon Part of Speech: noun 1. A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf. Labels: rare Example: "Yes," said the pigwidgeon who had spoken before. "We will do that, for we are very anxious to know how to divide five-sevenths by six. We have been working at it for four or five days, and there wont be anything worth dividing if we wait much longer." The pidwidgeons now began to descend the vine; […] Example: "What is a pigwidgeon?" you ask. "That's Mister Pigwidgeon to you," says the elf with a sniff, "and I'd like to know what gives you the right to interrupt my afternoon nap." 2. A contemptible or stupid person or creature. Labels: rare Example: PIGWIGGIN was this Faery Knight, One wondrous gracious in the sight Of fair Queene Mab ... Example: "Fie, then, naughty child" cried madame; […] But the great orator chuckled with laughter. "Pigwidgeon, pigwidgeon!" he said, nodding his head at the culprit. "Not for youth and health are rouge and enamel, and all the vestments of vanity."
Word: tonneaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonneau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tonnelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonnelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legal names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legal name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: come out swinging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An allusion to the behavior of a boxer who immediately begins a boxing match or a round of a match by aggressively throwing punches in an unrestrained manner. 1. To initiate an encounter or interaction by behaving in an unrestrainedly aggressive, confrontational, or accusatory manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: New York baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, rolling up his sleeves and coming out swinging for the first time Monday, bluntly told Pete Rozelle to quit "kidding the people" about football being the nation's no. 1 sport. Example: So ingrained is the instinct for massive retaliation that Downing St. came out swinging before mastering the facts. 2. To display spunk and strength of character, especially when rising above or when fighting back against trouble or adversity. Labels: idiomatic Example: There's ferment is Philadelphia where the ad agency with the oldest name in the business after a very bad year is picking itself up and coming out swinging. Example: She'd endured cruelty and grief and still came out swinging.
Word: besetten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English besetten, beseten, from Old English beseten, past participle of Old English besittan (“to sit around, beset”). 1. alternative past participle of beset Labels: Northern-England, alternative, dialectal, form-of, participle, past
Word: forthan Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (“because of”) + þon (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that. 1. For this reason; therefore. Labels: Northern-England, dialectal 2. For the reason that; because. Labels: Northern-England, dialectal
Word: stevvon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See steven (“voice”). 1. To speak (especially loudly) or shout. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete Example: Says he, whispering, — "Ah wunder'd what yer'd goan art for; keep it art o't' seet ur yer'll hev Somb'dy darn on yer pretty quick;" an' cocking up his head agean he stevvons art "Silernce!" Example: Then sez Mattha: "Ah've felted a bottil Aback o' yon cam-dyke near-by, An Ah lay at a sup wad be welcome," An t'rist on us stevvoned oot: "Aye! " Seea Mattha e grobbed iv is jacket, Then let oot 20.
Word: foremind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English foremynden, equivalent to fore- + mind. 1. To intend; predetermine.
Word: foremind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foremynden, equivalent to fore- + mind. 1. intent, intention. 2. The forward or conscious part of the mind, easily accessible to memory and cognition. Example: […] I'm floundering at sloppy deliberation in the choice of every new word, and thus damned up in my soul is left to rot. The limit of my foremind to tap and drain onto paper any flow from my residue of self-saturated thoughts is usually half a page at any one sitting.
Word: frem Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of fremd. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foreminds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of foremind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: foreminds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foremind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foreminding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of foremind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: foreminded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of foremind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: think much of Part of Speech: verb 1. To like; to hold in high esteem; to look upon favourably. Labels: transitive Example: I don't think much of her new book. 2. To consider deeply. Labels: transitive Example: When he asked to have a look at my bank statements, I didn't think much of it, but now I'm certain he was up to something no good.
Word: atumble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + tumble. Pronunciation: /əˈtʌmbəl/ 1. Set in a tumbling motion.
Word: bimmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Clipping of BMW + -er. 1. Diminutive of BMW: a car manufactured by BMW. Labels: diminutive, form-of, slang
Word: confiseur Part of Speech: noun 1. A French confectioner.
Word: confiseurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confiseur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BGT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Britain's Got Talent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: revendication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French revendication. 1. The act of revendicating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: minceur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French minceur. 1. slenderness Labels: uncountable
Word: Kag-Fer-Jiir-Koor-Ror-Us-Zuksun Part of Speech: name Etymology: A compound of the names of seven of its eight principal dialects. (The omitted dialect is Kur, also called Keri-Ni, Keli-Ni or Kelinchi, and not to be confused with Koor.) 1. A Niger-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
Word: paradentosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of periodentosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: periodentosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums. Labels: uncountable
Word: single yellow line Part of Speech: noun 1. A single yellow line painted at the side of a road to show that parking is permitted only at specified times. Labels: UK Example: She hugged the single yellow line, but she drove fast. Example: He knew it would be risky parking on a double yellow line, or even a single yellow line, at this hour, but in a side street off the back of Kensington Church Street he found areas demarcated on the roadway with white lines.
Word: double yellow line Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of yellow lines painted at the side of a road to show that parking is not permitted at any time. Labels: UK Example: The person who parked their car on the double yellow line may be a doctor who has been called urgently to the house of a critically ill patient ... Example: I'm sorry, you were parking on a double yellow line, you've got a ticket. 2. A pair of yellow lines painted along the middle of a road to show that traffic should not cross into the oncoming lane Example: The photo on pages 22 and 23 of your February issue shows the driver of a Chevy Beretta topping a hill and rounding a curve on the wrong side of a double yellow line. Example: Police officer: Well, for one thing, you went over a double yellow line back there to pass a car.
Word: Proto-Armenian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From proto- + Armenian. 1. The reconstructed ancestor of the Armenian language.
Word: orotundly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From orotund + -ly. 1. In an orotund manner.
Word: unjudgmentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unjudgmental + -ly. 1. In an unjudgmental manner.
Word: unjudgementally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unjudgemental + -ly. 1. In an unjudgemental manner.
Word: craniosacral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cranio- + sacral. 1. Of or pertaining to the cranium and sacrum, especially with regard to craniosacral therapy, a form of alternative medicine resembling massage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aggrupation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish agrupación. 1. A group, an organization. Labels: Philippines
Word: aggrupations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggrupation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concursus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of interpleader.
Word: risker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From risk + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪskə(ɹ)/ 1. One who risks or hazards something. Example: And hither came t'observe and smoke What courses other riskers took
Word: conducti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conductus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confecture Part of Speech: noun 1. confiture Labels: obsolete
Word: Indo-Uralic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Indo- + Uralic. 1. Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages; especially, of or pertaining to a proposed language family containing both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages. Example: Perhaps the most widely accepted proposal is of an Indo-Uralic family, encompassing PIE and Proto-Uralic.
Word: Indo-Uralic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indo- + Uralic. 1. The Indo-Uralic languages: a proposed language family containing both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages. Example: Other proposals, further back in time (and correspondingly less accepted), model PIE as a branch of Indo-Uralic with a Caucasian substratum; […]
Word: traditioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tradition + -er. 1. Someone who adheres to tradition; a traditionalist.
Word: taxor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tax + -or. 1. Archaic form of taxer. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: LMWD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low-mass white dwarf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sheet pizza Part of Speech: noun 1. A large rectangular pizza, designed to be cut into individual slices.
Word: Indo-Semitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Indo- + Semitic. 1. Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the Semitic languages, or to a proposed ancestor of both. Labels: not-comparable Example: Such stretched out forms were to become important for the Indo-Semitic hypothesis, and in 1911 Möller writes […] Example: Western scholars consistent intent to exclude, without any evidence, the Ethiopic language as one of the possible original languages of the book [the Book of Enoch], perhaps, suggests that the Ethiopic language is not part of the Indo-Semitic languages. 2. Of or relating to India and Semitic peoples; for example, of or relating to Semitic (or supposedly Semitic) peoples of India. Labels: not-comparable Example: He proceeds, after mentioning that the Indo-Semitic, or Tuda, have massive heads, large eyes, and receding foreheads: […]
Word: kyriarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”) + -archy (“rule of”), modelled after German Herrschaft (“lordship; dominion, reign”) and expanding on patriarchy. Coined by Romanian-born German-American feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza in 1992. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹɪˌɑːki/, /ˈkɪ-/, /ˈkaɪɹiˌɑɹki/ 1. A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [F]eminist theologies must adopt a social analytic that can break through the sex/gender system's totalizing and mystifying dualistic frame of reference. An analytic of kyriarchy rather than simply an analytic of gender, I argued, provides a more adequate conceptual tool of analysis. Example: The idea of kyriarchy or kyriocentrism acknowledges the complex interstructures of domination that include sexist practices and social arrangements but contextualizes and situates them within a wider scope of oppression.
Word: bildar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बेलदार (beldār), from Persian بیلدار (literally “spade wielder”), from بیل (bil, “spade”) + ـدار (-dâr, “haver”). 1. A laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India. Labels: India, historical
Word: kyriarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kyriarchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kanjis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kanji Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: All is written in shaky kana letters, only with one or two kanjis, i.e. the Chinese letters. Example: Because the standard vernacular writing system of Japanese makes no use of spaces between words and because kanas (syllabic Japanese characters) and kanjis (ideographic Chinese characters) are used instead of Roman letters, it is necessary to devise a method of automatically cutting into its components the unsegmented sentences, written in kanas and kanjis.
Word: byter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From byte + -er. 1. A chunk of data having a size of so many bytes. Labels: in-compounds Example: This patch is a one-byter.
Word: finger on the pulse Part of Speech: noun 1. An active interest in the latest developments (of some topic). Labels: idiomatic Example: Despite retiring, he still tries to keep a finger on the pulse of the industry.
Word: BMR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of basal metabolic rate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of biomedical research. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: overcomest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: overcome + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of overcome Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: wheelwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheel + work. 1. An assembly of wheels serving a mechanical purpose. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: wheelworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheelwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: criminologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of criminology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swirlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swirlie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fritt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frit (“material for making glass”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pulp mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A factory for making paper pulp from (usually) wood.
Word: pulp mills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pulp mill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: froise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English froise. Compare French froisser (“to bruise”). 1. A kind of large thick pancake or omelette, often with slices of bacon. Example: Take Apples sliced thin round ways, and lay a layer of the Froise, and another of the Apples, with Currans betwixt the layers
Word: geeminy Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːməni/ 1. Alternative form of jiminy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I wish to geeminy she'd stick to one or t'other
Word: orful Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of awful. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I ain't bin werry well lately, and, to crown the hole, I was cort in the Lizzard, I think, as they called it, on that awful Munday nite, and that was pretty nearly a settler for both my old bones and my breth, and might ha' bin quite so, if one of the werry kindest Members of the old Copperashun as I nos on, who had bin a dining with a jolly party on 'em, hadn't kindly directed my notise to about a harf bottle-full of werry fine old Port, with the remarkabel kind words, "That's just about what you wants, Mr. ROBERT, to take you ome safely this most orful nite!" Example: "Gorblimey, it's bleedin' orful," said they.
Word: orful Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of awful. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "It's orful silly of you to stick to that notion! Example: "He felt orful bad at not bein' invited, and made some poetry about 'em.
Word: dewan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane. Pronunciation: /dəˈwɑːn/, /ˈdeɪwɑːn/ 1. A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor. Labels: historical Example: At the same time, Rajah Goordass, son of Nuncomar, was appointed dewan to the nabob, whose duties were strictly to be confined to the household, and who was to have nothing to do with the public business or public revenues of Bengal. Example: On these occasions I often heard him declare that the whole of Europe did not contain ten thousand men, and that as for King George, he was only fit to be a dewan or zamindar under himself.
Word: provand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French [Term?], from Latin praebenda (“a payment, pittance”). 1. provender Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: I had always a ready fancy and some of the natural vanity of youth, so I could see myself landing off the lugger at the quay of Inneraora town, three inches more of a man than when I left with a firkin of herring and a few bolls of meal for my winter's provand; thicker too at the chest, and with a jacket of London green cloth with brass buttons. Example: He gave no heed to his horse, but left him at his provand in the meadow.
Word: proresearch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + research. 1. Supportive of research. Example: For teachers interested in presenting the proresearch point of view, our organization offers a wide range of educational materials.
Word: woodhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + house. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊd.haʊs/ 1. A house or shed for storing (chopped) wood Labels: Texas Example: The ceiling is covered with paintings of scriptural subjects, which still remain, notwithstanding that the building is now desecrated, and used as a woodhouse by the neighboring farmer. Example: I felt awfully poor, and a stranger, and this was a beginning for me at any rate, so I went to work with a will and never lost a minute of daylight till I had split up all the wood and filled his woodhouse completely up.
Word: butt dial Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation when one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket where its buttons are being inadvertently pressed. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, vulgar
Word: butt dial Part of Speech: verb 1. To accidentally make a call this way. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, transitive, vulgar Example: sorry didnt meana butt dial u, ttyl!
Word: cap'ns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cap'n Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerebral localizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cerebral localization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerebral localisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cerebral localization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cerebral localisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cerebral localisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Judaica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/ 1. Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects. Labels: uncountable Example: ‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the Judaica.’ Example: You could find crucifixes as well as crystals, Christian mysticism alongside astrological charts, Buddhist self-help and Judaica sharing shelf space with Wiccan texts, Bibles cheek by jowl with copies of “Women Who Run With the Wolves.”
Word: Judaica Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/ 1. Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion. Labels: formal, not-comparable
Word: brown-noses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown-nose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown-noses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brown-nose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: do with Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of deal with. Labels: archaic Example: In Anderson you have evidently a very clever and difficult man to do with, and one who if he had his own way would do you no favour […] Example: Stokesey is a most amiable man to do with. I know him slightly. His attitude to you was evidently the outcome of the circumstances. We shall all get along very nicely.
Word: do with Part of Speech: verb 1. Only used in to do with 2. Only used in can do with 3. Only used in make do with 4. Only used in could do with
Word: cedula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cédula. Doublet of schedule and cedule. 1. A community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines. Labels: Philippines Example: "A certain man," it is said in the Novena of San Vicente (p. 15), "gave his soul to the devil with a certificate (cedula) signed by his own hand, and hearing the Saint preach, implored him to ask that the demon return it. Example: His short residence in Barcelona was possibly for the purpose of correcting the irregularity in his passport, for in that town it would be easier to obtain a cedula, and with this his way in the national University would be made smoother. 2. A South American promissory note or mortgage bond on lands.
Word: orthophemistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + -phemistic in euphemistic, dysphemistic. 1. Plainly denotative; not euphemistic or dysphemistic. Example: For ‘cunt’ to move to the orthophemistic realm, a seismic linguistic and cultural shift would need to take place.
Word: dets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of det Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prevalency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from prevalent + -ency or Latin praevalentia. 1. prevalence Labels: uncountable Example: Now Chriſtian looked for nothing but death, and began to cry out lamentably, even curſing the time in which he met with Mr. Worldly-Wiſeman, ſtill calling himſelf a thouſand fools for hearkening to his counſel: he alſo was greatly aſhamed to think that this Gentlemans arguments, flowing only from the fleſh, ſhould have that prevalency with him, to forſake the right way. Example: To break in upon this Sanctuary of Vanity and Ignorance, will be, I ſuppoſe, ſome Service to humane Understanding: Though ſo few are apt to think, they deceive, or are deceived in the Uſe of Words; or that the Language of the Sect they are of, has any Faults in it, which ought to be examined or corrected, that I hope I ſhall be pardon’d, if I have in the Third Book dwelt long on this Subject; and endeavoured to make it ſo plain, that neither the inverateneſs^([sic – meaning inveterateness]) of the Miſchief, nor the prevalency of the Faſhion, ſhall be any Excuſe for thoſe, who will not take Care about the meaning of their own Words, and will not ſuffer the Significancy of their Expreſſions to be enquired into.
Word: ginn Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of jinn. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: AZA'ZEL, one of the ginn or jinn, all of whom were made of "smokeless fire," that is, the fire of the Simoom. Example: There also were the "maids of modest glances," previously indifferent to the wooing "of man or ginn."
Word: ginn Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɪn/ 1. Nonstandard form of given. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: You ginn it us hot--you did. Example: Well, the doctor axed me to vote for his son, and I just up and told him I would, only my relation was candidating also; but ginn him my hand and promise I would be neuter.
Word: connivent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin connīvēns. Pronunciation: /kəˈnaɪvənt/ 1. Forbearing to see; intentionally inattentive. Labels: obsolete Example: connivent justice Example: his legal justice cannot be so fickle and variable , sometimes like a devouring fire , and by and by connivent in the embers 2. Arched inward so that the points meet; brought close together or in close contact; converging. Example: the connivent petals of a flower Example: connivent wings of an insect
Word: Gaanay Part of Speech: name 1. Gunai
Word: incontrollable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + controllable. 1. uncontrollable Labels: archaic Example: Set upon his will as the one law of Nature; storming forward with incontrollable violence: a very whirlwind of a man. Example: They had tasked our improved capacity for bearing annoyances ever since we first set foot in Sicily; but here they are perfectly incontrollable, stinging and buzzing at us without mercy or truce, not to be driven off for a second, nor persuaded to drown themselves on any consideration.
Word: thunderstricken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From thunder + stricken. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndəɹˌstɹɪkən/ 1. past participle of thunderstrike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thunderstricken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thunder + stricken. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndəɹˌstɹɪkən/ 1. Thunderstruck. Example: 1590, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 2, Chapter 2, p. 104, […] I sawe straight, Maiesty (sitting in the throne of Beautie) draw foorth such a sworde of iust disdaine, that I remayned as a man thunder-striken; not daring, no not able, to beholde that power. Example: The Doctor was so thunderstricken, that he pocketed the money without uttering a word.
Word: gosts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eastermost Part of Speech: adj 1. easternmost Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: [139] [Footnote 139: Isola de Tierra, the eastermost of these islands of Juan Fernandez, in lat. 33 deg. 42' S. and long. 79 deg. 5' E. is about 15 English miles from E. to W. by 5-1/2 miles in its greatest breadth from N. to S. Besides this and Isola de Fuera, mentioned in the text, there is still a third, or smallest island, a mile and a half south from the S.W. end of the Isola de Tierra, called Isola de Cabras or Conejos, Goat or Rabbit island, three English miles from N.W. to S.E. and a mile in breadth. Example: Two miles beyond the eastermost town there are black rocks, which continue to the uttermost cape or point of the land for the space of a league, after which the land runs E.N.E. Some negroes came down to these black rocks, whence they waved a white flag for us to land; but as we were near the principal town, we continued our course along shore, and when we had opened the point of land we perceived another head-land about a league farther on, having a rock lying off to sea, which was thought to be the place of which were in search.
Word: carelessest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of careless: most careless Labels: form-of, superlative Example: On the contrary, taken as a whole, they form the oiliest, fattest, drollest, noisiest, sleekest, dirtiest, ignorantest, prejudicedest, narrow-mindedest, shirtlessest, clotheslessest, idlest, carelessest, jolliest, absurdest, rascaliest--but still, all that, perhaps--taken all in all--the happiest community on the face of the earth. Example: Well, I was getting to feel that way myself, though I've always reckoned that looking at the new moon over your left shoulder is one of the carelessest and foolishest things a body can do.
Word: bigraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + graph. 1. bipartite graph
Word: bigraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bigraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrosols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrosol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interchannel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + channel. 1. Between channels Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpercolative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + percolative. 1. Not percolative Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetrapartite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tetra- + -partite. 1. Having four parts. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to four parties. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tristability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + stability. 1. The condition of being tristable Labels: uncountable
Word: tristable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + stable. 1. Having three stable states Labels: not-comparable
Word: awareness bracelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of awareness bracelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friendship bracelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friendship bracelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eugenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Eugenia. 1. Any member of the genus Eugenia of myrtaceous plants.
Word: eutocia Part of Speech: noun 1. A normal birth process. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The characteristic eutocias of Jewish women rendered operations rare, but in insisting upon scrupulous cleanliness Jewish medicine taught one of the most important lessons in operative obstetrics and general surgery, […]
Word: cedulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cedula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Swiss Confederation Part of Speech: name 1. Official name of Switzerland: a country in Western Europe and Central Europe.
Word: off one's tits Part of Speech: adj 1. Heavily intoxicated; under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang Example: “Did this bitch just say what I think he said?” “He did.” “Are you off your tits, boy?” “What?” “He is.” “Exactly. We are in far too deep now, baby. The only way forward is to stick to the plan.”
Word: cisvestism Part of Speech: noun 1. The wearing of clothing that does not represent one's profession or status Labels: uncountable
Word: thermodynamic system Part of Speech: noun 1. A localized physical system consisting of interacting components, called degrees of freedom
Word: thermodynamic state Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of values (state variables) that together constitute a complete specification of the thermodynamic properties of a system.
Word: probability measure Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical measure on a probability space that can take on values between 0 and 1, with 0 corresponding to the empty set and 1 to the entire space.
Word: volitant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin volitāns. 1. flying; capable of flight. Labels: not-comparable Example: volitant aquatic birds Example: And to test his idea he made no further effort, merely keeping his balance in the air each time his drop to earth lifted him again into those long and fantastic cruises; but the impetus weakened with every dwindling flight and the volitant boy came gradually to a standstill.
Word: volitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin. 1. To fly. Labels: formal, intransitive, obsolete
Word: Americanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From American + -ese. 1. American English Labels: derogatory, informal, often Example: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shattered the myth that Americanese has taken an unshakeable hold on the Anglophone world.
Word: Jaspis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Jasper + Lapis; the latter’s name is from lapis lazuli. 1. The ship of characters of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli from the Steven Universe series. Labels: slang
Word: forty-leven Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of forty-eleven, quite a lot. Labels: US, alt-of, dialectal, informal, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: pastoress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pastor + -ess. 1. A female pastor (person who tends to a flock). Labels: dated Example: The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock. 2. A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church). Labels: dated
Word: pastoresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pastoress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: music school Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːzɪkˌskuːl/ 1. A school whose main objective is teaching music. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pūkeko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori pūkeko. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/, /ˈpʉːkeko/, /ˈpʉːkekʌʉ/ 1. Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus). Labels: New-Zealand Example: I had my place to sit, on the fallen birch log by the creek, where I could watch the pukeko, the ducks and the eels, and look through the sheltering willows to the paddock […].
Word: give an eye-tooth Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of give one's eye-teeth. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: How his frown Hath scatter'd them like leaves! they fly from him As nimbly as their bodies had no more weight Than their petitions. I would give an eye-tooth, To read but three lines.
Word: taking the cake Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of take the cake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: took the cake Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of take the cake Labels: form-of, past
Word: taken the cake Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of take the cake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: autons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wegenerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Wegener + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Alfred Wegener or his theory of continental drift.
Word: dry-fire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of dry fire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ball of fire Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I wonder how fast this feller is? Ever heard?" "They seem to think he's a whirlin' ball of fire, but that don't worry you none, does it?" Example: Despite Kennedy's glowing tribute, Hernandez was no ball of fire his first year as a pro.
Word: Nurse Ratched Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined for the fictional character Nurse Ratched, the head nurse in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (and the 1975 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by actress Louise Fletcher). 1. A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.
Word: Obi-Wan Kenobi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined for the movie character Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Master in the Star Wars films, introduced in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊbiˌwɑn kəˈnoʊbi/ 1. A trusted mentor
Word: intra legem Part of Speech: phrase 1. - A court's power to interpret and apply the law to achieve the most equitable result.
Word: Atticus Finch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined for the fictional character Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird (and the 1962 film adaptation, in which he was portrayed by actor Gregory Peck). 1. An honest lawyer who defends the underprivileged and persecuted. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Atticus Finch.
Word: prosentence Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pro-sentence. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oxishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From oxish + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪʃli/, /ˈɑksɪʃli/ 1. In a manner like that of an ox. Labels: rare Example: The shy young man gazed like a calf, blushed when she looked at him, smiled oxishly when she talked, and forgot to eat his dinner. Example: He blinked at us, yawned oxishly, and went out again.
Word: wyrds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wyrd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retriable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retry + -able. 1. Capable of being retried. Labels: not-comparable Example: a retriable bank transaction
Word: conscribes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conscribe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moonblood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + blood, as the lunar cycle is traditionally linked to menstruation. 1. Menstrual blood. Labels: uncountable Example: When the menopausal woman was seen as holding her moonblood within her for greater power, menopause was not the trauma that modern society makes it today. Example: Bring some of your saved moonblood and make blood drawings […]
Word: conscribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin cōnscrībere. See conscript. By surface analysis, con- + scribe. 1. To enroll; to enlist. Labels: obsolete Example: this armie[…]was conscribed and come together to Harflete.
Word: Sinitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Sīna (“China”) + -itic, as in Semitic. Pronunciation: /saɪˈnɪtɪk/, /sɪˈnɪtɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to Chinese languages 2. Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples
Word: intratas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horseshoe map Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of chaotic maps of the square into itself, used in the study of dynamical systems.
Word: horseshoe maps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horseshoe map Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shot glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shot glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: people-first language Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term first appears in 1988, used by advocacy groups in the United States. 1. Language that refers to people with disabilities by saying people first, for example "people with disabilities", instead of adjectives ("disabled people") and copulas ("he is disabled") that would give primacy to the disability. Labels: uncountable Example: People with disabilities and professionals in the human services field are promoting the use of "people first" language, which refers to the person first and the disability second: "Americans with disabilities," for example, rather than "disabled Americans".
Word: separation anxiety Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of separation anxiety disorder. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: consecute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin consequor, consecutus. 1. To follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue. Labels: obsolete Example: For, as ferr as I can lerne, few men hitherto, being here in any auctoritie, hath finally consecuted favors and thankes, but rather the contrarie, with povertie for theire farewell. Example: And that ye be utterly in despair to consecute or attain any thing to the purpose there, to the benefit of the said Cause, with the strange demeanour that hath been used in calling you to make answer, why the supplications presented by the Emperor's Ambassador for advocation of the Cause should not proceed.
Word: Torontarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Torontarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consolatio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin consolatio. Doublet of consolation. 1. A ceremonial oratory used to comfort mourners at funerals.
Word: consolationes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consolatio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baldist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bald + -ist. Popularized by the television sitcom Seinfeld, in the episode "The Tape". 1. Discriminatory against bald or balding people. Labels: humorous Example: "I’ve had baldist/homophobic abuse in the street a couple of times and I’ve even been asked on the Tube: ‘Are you BNP, mate?’" Example: The statement noted that the announcement "comes after years of 'baldist' press reports that have confused the two famously clean shaven, African-American members of Congress."
Word: baldist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bald + -ist. Popularized by the television sitcom Seinfeld, in the episode "The Tape". 1. One who discriminates against bald or balding people. Labels: humorous Example: "Elaine, have you ever gone out with a bald man?" / "No." / "You know what that makes you? A baldist." Example: We must speak only of the Follicley^([sic]) Challenged to avoid being branded a baldist […]
Word: nonisolable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + isolable. 1. Not isolable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: travel document Part of Speech: noun 1. An identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries, such as a passport. 2. An identity document similar to a passport, but which does not confer proof of citizenship from the issuing country.
Word: consolator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnsōlātor. 1. One who consoles or comforts. Example: by the fauor and grace of the holy Consolator
Word: callet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), or Irish caile (“girl”). Pronunciation: /ˈkælət/ 1. A trull or prostitute. Labels: obsolete 2. A scold or gossip. Labels: obsolete
Word: callet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from French caillette (“a frivolous gossip”), or Irish caile (“girl”). Pronunciation: /ˈkælət/ 1. To rail or scold. Labels: obsolete Example: hear her in her spleen Callet like a butter-quean
Word: callet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French callet. 1. A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a chocolate chip, designed for melting when cooking. Example: You add unmelted chocolate callets (purpose-made chocolate chips) or finely chopped chocolate to already-melted chocolate to bring the temperature down. Example: In the shops and bakery we use chocolate callets (or chips) in our baking. They come in a range of cocoa percentages and have the great advantage of melting evenly, which makes the chocolate less temperamental to work with.
Word: chicken gun Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of chicken cannon.
Word: abelianized Part of Speech: adj 1. transformed into an abelian group Labels: not-comparable
Word: abelianized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abelianize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rooster booster Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of chicken cannon.
Word: amorphisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of amorphization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antifluxon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + fluxon. 1. The antiparticle of a fluxon
Word: bitriplets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bitriplet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitriplet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + triplet. 1. Six lines or peaks composed of a pair of triplets
Word: microspherical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + spherical. 1. Composed of microscopic spheres Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the form of a microscopic sphere Labels: not-comparable