nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Steiner Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Steiner. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪnə/, /ˈstaɪnɚ/ 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A ghost town in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bodycam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + cam. 1. A body camera. Example: I'll wear a bodycam – a copcam, which I'll have to get from the SPD. Example: The use of bodycams has been mooted for years and the English FA was given permission by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that determines the rules of the game, to begin a trial in February.
Word: dry orgasm Part of Speech: noun 1. An orgasm with an ejaculation that does not produce semen due to prepubescence or having run out of seminal fluid.
Word: arriero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish arriero. 1. A person who transports goods using pack animals. Labels: South-America
Word: deliverology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deliver + -o- + -logy. 1. A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms. Labels: uncountable Example: The term deliverology was originally developed in the British civil service as a gentle and light-hearted term of abuse for the process developed by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU), which Tony Blair had me set up; we have chosen to adopt it here and give it a positive definition. Example: This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”.
Word: Elsassian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Elsass + -ian. Compare Alsatian. 1. Alsatian: of or pertaining to Elsass (Alsace), especially when it is considered a German rather than a French area. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Elsassian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Elsass + -ian. Compare Alsatian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Elsass (Alsace). Labels: rare
Word: chowsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chowse Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He ſtole your cloak, and pick'd your pocket, Chowſ'd and caldeſ'd you like a blockhead,
Word: panel truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A small delivery truck with a fully enclosed body. Labels: Canada, US
Word: panel trucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panel truck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semifriend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + friend. 1. A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend Example: The horribly ladylike lady who kept the teashop was a semifriend as well as an employer, and thus could sweat and bully Julia to the tune of 'dearest' and 'darling'.
Word: semifriends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semifriend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Koshare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Eastern Keres [Term?] or Western Keres [Term?] Pronunciation: /kəʊˈʃɑː.riː/, /koʊˈʃɑɹ/, /koʊˈʃɛɹ/ 1. A jester or trickster in the Kachina religion of the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern USA, also called a sacred clown. Example: Sloan, in contrast, all but erased the social importance of the Koshare as mischief makers and satirists, instead presenting only their more serious religious function. Example: The advertisement states that the “Koshare are said to be the Tradition Keepers and the Delight Makers of the tribe.”
Word: paper diaper Part of Speech: noun 1. A disposable diaper made from paper and plastic, rather than cloth. Example: Corn starch, likewise, adds little since its primary functions are to absorb leftover moisture and decrease friction in the diaper area, which is unnecessary with current paper diaper designs.
Word: paper diapers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paper diaper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panel beater Part of Speech: noun 1. One who repairs vehicle bodywork; an auto body mechanic (US). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: McGee was one of three siblings, born in 1959 and raised in Glasgow's Mount Florida area. His father, John, was a panel-beater.
Word: panel beaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panel beater Labels: form-of, plural 2. A business that repairs bodywork damage to vehicles; a body shop. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK
Word: vagina lips Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia majora. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: Diadochi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Latinization of Ancient Greek διάδοχοι (diádokhoi, “successors”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈædəkaɪ/ 1. The rival generals of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BCE. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: traumatic brain injuries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traumatic brain injury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vector verb Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of light verb.
Word: vector verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vector verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: go bye-bye Part of Speech: verb 1. to leave; to be carried away. Labels: childish Example: Susie has to go bye-bye now, but she'll be back to play again tomorrow.
Word: tetraskelion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρασκέλιον (tetraskélion, “four-legged”). 1. A figure consisting of four limbs, radiating from the center; especially a fylfot or swastika. Example: Coordinate term: triskelion
Word: tetraskelions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetraskelion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: citizen journalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of citizen journalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: port of entry Part of Speech: noun 1. A harbor, airport, or border crossing where goods or immigrants enter a country. Example: For the Japanese, continued Russian control of Ying-k'ou was not simply a legal matter. Since Ying-k'ou was the major port of entry for Japanese goods into Manchuria, the Russian occupation threatened to undermine Japanese commercial interests. Example: The Motor Carrier Act that opened the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexican border shows that on average 46.4. local trucking and courier service establishments left each port of entry. 2. The location or mechanism by which a foreign entity gains entry into the body or self. Example: As it was becoming apparent in the development of Single port Access that we could begin applying the one port of entry approach to multiple procedures, applying it to cholecystectomies was simply a matter of time. Example: Furthermore when the bacteria become pathogenic, the nasopharynx is the port-of-entry of the infection.
Word: ports of entry Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of port of entry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subaltern studies Part of Speech: noun 1. The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite. Labels: uncountable
Word: street artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of street artist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stress balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stress ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bought and paid for Part of Speech: adj 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bought, paid for. 2. Corrupted by money from special interests; bribed. Example: Frank you are bought and paid for. Bought and paid for. You are here to do what I say when I say it. Example: Just like bought-and-paid-for politicians and bought-and-paid-for media, bought-and-paid-for scientists are an instrument of corporate power.
Word: bought and paid for Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buy and pay for Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buy and pay for Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In the sense "bribe, corrupt", the verb is much rarer than and is probably a back-formation from the adjective bought and paid for. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see buy, pay, for. 2. To bribe or corrupt with money from special interests; to obtain by bribery. Example: I presume that the lobbyists of those interests who can afford to buy and pay for special privileges, will read with a great deal of glee that this is now the order of the day. Example: The problem was, C.C. had a way of surrounding himself with people he'd bought and paid for, so I suppose you can't really blame him for being a bit confused.
Word: mind candy Part of Speech: noun 1. Pleasurable diversions; entertainment that serves no higher purpose. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I read Mysteries (in which I include all the sub-classes of police dramas, detective novels and old-style who-dun-its) because, like good food and drink, I damn well like them; they pass the time pleasantly; they are mind-candy; Example: The world will offer you eye candy, ear candy, mind candy. . . any and all diversion to keep you from initializing the Covenant with the Source
Word: immatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: owe someone one Part of Speech: verb 1. To be indebted to someone. Example: You still owe me one as far as I'm concerned. Example: When I say to a friend, "I owe you one," it's a way of saying thank you.
Word: AIDA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Asteroid Impact & Deflection Mission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AIDA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of attention, interest, desire, action. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: ESRIN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Space Research Institute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: degradant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From degrade + -ant. 1. The product of the process of degradation.
Word: degradants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of degradant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: understandible Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of understandable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chouser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chouse + -er. 1. Agent noun of chouse: one who chouses. Labels: agent, form-of Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:chouser.
Word: skapri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of skirt + capri pants. Compare skort. 1. An exercise garment combining leggings with a short skirt Example: The "skapri" (AAAAHHHHHH worst term ever) is essentially the skirted swimsuit of the running world. It says, "I want to wear fitted capris, but my thighs are too large to be inflicted upon the world without being covered." Example: 2013, April 17 Center Court Catwalk Amy Turek "What the heck is a skapri?" Behold: The “Skapri.” That’s right, the “skapri.” For those of us familiar with tennis skirts, we know that many of them come with shorts built in underneath. But these…oh no. These come with cropped leggings underneath.
Word: Banzhaf power index Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John F. Banzhaf III. 1. An index defined by the probability of changing an outcome of a vote where voting rights are not necessarily equally divided among the voters or shareholders.
Word: stuff you Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used in place of fuck you. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic
Word: A and E Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of A&E. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Emergency services in the field can communicate directly with A and E department staff. Example: Martin remembered being in the A and E there, his mother had scalded her hand while on a rare visit to him.
Word: caliphdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caliph + -dom. 1. A nation having as supreme ruler a Caliph and/or Calipha.
Word: Caliph Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of caliph. Labels: alt-of
Word: Calipha Part of Speech: noun 1. Caliphess
Word: Caliphess Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of caliphess (“wife of a caliph”). Labels: alt-of 2. Alternative letter-case form of caliphess (“female caliph”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Caliphesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Caliphess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chaoush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of chaoush; obsolete spelling of chiaus. Labels: alt-of Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chaoush.
Word: bodycams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodycam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaoush Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of chiaus. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]the chaoush informed us, in a solemn and important manner, that we were now approaching to the places where the Turcomans generally lie in wait for caravans,[…]
Word: Enus Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. 2. A surname.
Word: Seinfeldian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Seinfeld + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Seinfeld, an American television sitcom of the late 20th century, typically driven by humor interspersed with superficial conflict and characters with peculiar dispositions.
Word: Squeenix Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Square + Enix. Pronunciation: /ˈskwiːnɪks/ 1. Square Enix, a Japanese video game development company. Labels: humorous, informal
Word: working set Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of memory required by a process in a given time interval.
Word: working sets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of working set Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pavarottian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian Pavarotti + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007), celebrated Italian operatic tenor.
Word: post-Gregg Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + Gregg. 1. Subsequent to Gregg v. Georgia, a 1976 legal case that reaffirmed the United States Supreme Court's acceptance of the use of the death penalty in the United States. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: pre-Furman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + Furman. 1. Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: swim-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swim + -in, modeled after sit-in. 1. A peaceful form of protest in which people enter a swimming pool and refuse to leave. Example: What was the goal of the "swim-ins" held in St. Augustine? In 1964, black Americans were eager to desegregate Florida beaches. They targeted St. Augustine during the city's 300th year celebration.
Word: swim-ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swim-in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: facewash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + wash. 1. A lotion or soap to be applied to the face.
Word: facewashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of facewash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handwashings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handwashing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restream Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + stream. 1. To stream again or differently (in various senses). Labels: transitive Example: In addition to the Web server not having to restream the same data over and over to the clients, the database is also spared excessive connections and queries.
Word: restreamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restream Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restreams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of restream Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: restreaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restream Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prehospitalization Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + hospitalization. 1. Prior to hospitalization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterspiral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + spiral. 1. A spiral running in the opposite direction to another spiral. Example: Every turn, every spiral, every extension eventually has to be tempered by a counterturn, a counterspiral, or a flexion; sometimes strong, sometimes subtle.
Word: counterspirals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterspiral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chalmettian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chalmette + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Chalmette, Louisiana, in the United States of America. Labels: rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chalmettian.
Word: Chalmette Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for its founder, Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette, from French. Pronunciation: /ʃæl.mɛt/, /ʃɛl.mɛt/ 1. A census-designated place, the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
Word: Chalmettians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chalmettian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chauses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chaus Labels: form-of, plural Example: Of the other Iemoglans some come to the Chauses; who go on Embassies, execute Commandements, […]
Word: chiaous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling variation of chiaoux, from French chiaoux. 1. Obsolete form of chouse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]the chaoûsh informed us, in a solemn and important manner, that we were now approaching to the places where the Turcomans generally lie in wait for caravans,[…]
Word: adularescent Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting adularescence.
Word: Chiaux Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of chiaux; obsolete spelling of chiaus. Labels: alt-of Example: […] he appointed some Chiaux to go to demand Peace of the Emperor, the King of Poland, and the Republick of Venice, but not upon Terms so advantageous as those offered by the Sultan his Brother, who was deposed.
Word: CTCSS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of continuous tone-coded squelch system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: SSTV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of slow-scan television: a technique for transmitting pictures over radio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: multinationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multinational + -ism. 1. The practice or policy of being multinational. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Yet, the relative success of devolution in the British case points to the underlying role of another factor in the politics of multinationalism: political culture.
Word: game of two halves Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From football (soccer) commentary in the late 1980s. 1. Something that makes a major turnaround over the course of its lifespan. Example: In a few minutes they would be reporting their performances for Vijay's spreadsheet, and Doug would be almost certain to say it had been a game of two halves. Well, it had been for him at least. Nick had been losing all night, but looking across the table it seemed that Doug was back where he'd started. Example: The Conservative century was therefore a game of two halves with regard to the procedures for defining parliamentary constituencies.
Word: games of two halves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of game of two halves Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoppus foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor. 1. A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 1.27 cubic feet, where the cross-sectional area is taken as the square of one quarter of the circumference of the round.
Word: hoppus feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoppus foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + book. 1. A prelude to a book or series of books; a preface. Example: Could it be that for the writer everything happens in a forebook whose end he cannot see, whose end is in his book? Example: At Wisconsin, Galpin also wrote a "forebook" to what was to be an eight-book series on rural life [...]
Word: forebooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forebook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hassler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hassle + -er. 1. One who hassles.
Word: hasslers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hassler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + meal. 1. Meal made by the crushing or grinding of nuts. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: spaceframe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of space frame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spaceframes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spaceframe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nut-brown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nute-brun, equivalent to nut + brown. 1. Brown as a ripe and dried nut. Example: I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow; a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man; his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulders of his soiled blue coat; his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails; and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white.
Word: nutling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + -ling. 1. A small or juvenile nut; a nutlet. Labels: rare Example: Seed is very hard to get; the carpels fall while yet green, and you have to quest around each clump to detect the green nutlings lurking here and there in the chinks of the shingle; and then the catching them becomes an agitating business, [...]
Word: nutlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutbreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + breaker. 1. The nuthatch. 2. The nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
Word: nutbreakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutbreaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiaused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chiaus Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: What think you?—Chiaus'd by a scholar!
Word: nuthacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + hacker. 1. The nuthatch. Example: The common names nuthatch and nuthacker refer to the way the bird takes a nut in its claws and hacks at it with its bill or wedges it in the bark of a tree and hacks it with hard strokes to break it open.
Word: nuthack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nuthake, nuttehake, nothak, equivalent to nut + hack. Compare nuthatch and nutcracker. 1. Alternative form of nuthatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: laughing all the way to the bank Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of laugh all the way to the bank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: state's evidence Part of Speech: noun 1. Court testimony from a person involved in a criminal activity case, implicating other people in crimes, usually given in exchange for leniency from the prosecutor. Labels: uncountable
Word: Oenus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Oenūs, Ancient Greek Οἰνοῦς (Oinoûs). 1. A river in Laconia which flows into the Eurotas, now Kelefina
Word: scarcen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From scarce + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛːsən/, /ˈskɛɚsən/ 1. to become scarce Labels: dialectal, intransitive 2. to make scarce, meager, or lean Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: "Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual."
Word: scarcens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scarcen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scarcening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scarcen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scarcened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of scarcen Labels: form-of, past
Word: agrions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agrion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood nettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood nettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: builder's Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of builder's tea. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, uncountable Example: He got a custard danish that had sat around too long and a cup of builder's, ate the cake while he waited on hold for the bank. Example: More often it's the simple rituals of drinking that give the most pleasure: the rhythm of the morning cup of tea, whether a mug of builder's or a calming lemon-balm infusion, that helps you out of bed to start the day
Word: break the silence Part of Speech: verb 1. To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks. Example: Both men waited for the captain to make a decision. Finally, Dean broke the silence. “We need to know what to do, Captain! Before we sink!” Example: Words, like violence, / Break the silence / Come crashing in, / Into my little world 2. To state an opinion on a subject that has been taboo for a period of time. Example: The Free Tibet campaign is calling on world leaders to break the silence, claiming they "continue to refrain from publicly speaking out for Tibet".
Word: Egyptophile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Egypto- + -phile. 1. Having a love for Egypt. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Egyptophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Egypto- + -phile. 1. One who loves Egypt.
Word: Egyptophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Egyptophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deaccelerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin celer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin celerō Latin accelerō Latin accelerātuslbor. ▲ Latin accelerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accelerātiōder. English accelerationbf. English accelerate English deaccelerate From de- + accelerate. 1. Synonym of decelerate. Labels: nonstandard Example: This impact deaccelerates the abrasive blocks and then immediately accelerates abrasive blocks in a rebound direction as the vibration reverses.
Word: sophoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφοί (sophoí, “wise”, adjective). Pronunciation: /ˈso.fɔɪ/ 1. plural of sophos (“sage, wise man”) Labels: form-of, plural, substantive Example: […] since sophos means “wise,” sophia generally means “wisdom,” and sophoi denotes “wise men” of any kind and in any field […]. As a consequence, he regards Thales as having been the first of the sophoi and the profession as having begun with the seven sophoi of the oracle at Delphi […]. Given this understanding, the sophoi stood in close relation to religious ritual as well as to linguistic, musical, and dramatic performance, and philosophy itself becomes first of all an advanced form of poetic discourse still submerged in mythical images […] Example: […] many who are now classified separately as poets, philosophers, sophists, or historians, but whom the Greeks would have grouped together under the term sophoi—“wise men.”
Word: K-turn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Seen from above, the vehicle's motion would resemble the letter K. 1. Synonym of three-point turn.
Word: sportos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sporto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take the wrong way Part of Speech: verb 1. To misunderstand (something), especially in a case of mistakenly regarding someone's behavior or remarks as offensive or hostile. Labels: transitive Example: "[N]ow you do see what I mean, don't you, now? And you won't take it the wrong way? No, I was sure you wouldn't. There, now, we'll shake 'ands over it, and be as good friends as ever." Example: Mr. Feeney said that it was all just a joke, and that he hoped nobody took it the wrong way. "I apologize to the extent that my remarks offended anyone," he said.
Word: rum deals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rum deal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zambese Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Zambezi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Zambeze Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Zambezi Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dot release Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dot (the decimal point in a version number) + release. 1. Synonym of point release.
Word: posh wank Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of male masturbation with a condom placed over the penis. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang, vulgar Example: Mark bought a packet of condoms so that he could have a posh wank.
Word: Camões Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Camões, from a Galician habitational surname originating in Camos (spelled Camões and Camones in Medieval Galician), a parish in southern Galicia. 1. The Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões.
Word: Camoes Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Camões. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Camoens Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Camões. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Camoëns Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Camões. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: choush Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaʊʃ/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of chiaus. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, pronunciation-spelling Example: The other bodies were those of the choush that had fallen by my side, and the soldier who had been shot on the parapet.
Word: Bergen op Zoom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch Bergen op Zoom. Pronunciation: /ˌbɜɹɡən ɑp ˈzoʊm/, /ˌbɛɹɡ-/, /ˌbɜɹx-/, /ˌbɛɹx-/, /-ə -/ 1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Word: silver carp Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to East Asia, cultivated as a food fish. Example: The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc. According to their live habitat, they can be divided relatively into pelagic and benthic fish.
Word: flying carp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The fish leaps high out of the water when frightened. 1. A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to east Asia, cultivated as a food fish, highly invasive in US, also known as a silver carp.
Word: overjoyous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + joyous. 1. Extremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed. Labels: rare Example: Now and then a note from the bugle of some overjoyous youths as he entered the forest, brought a frown upon the brow of old Congo. Example: Sir John when he heard it was over-joyous.
Word: over-joyous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of overjoyous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: over joyous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of overjoyous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blue cohoshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue cohosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rollermania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roller + -mania. 1. A 1970s phenomenon of extreme or hysterical adulation for the Scottish boy band Bay City Rollers. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Everyone remembers Beatlemania. The Fab Four created a fan frenzy wherever they appeared. Yet a decade after their 1960s' peak, an equally hysterical teenage phenomenon gripped Britain. It was called Rollermania.
Word: hoppus ton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Edward Hoppus, an 18th-century English surveyor. 1. A unit of measurement for the volume of timber in the round, with a value equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic metres.
Word: hoppus tons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoppus ton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mainswear Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of manswear. Labels: Northern-England, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, transitive
Word: Hasaean Part of Speech: name Etymology: From al-Hasâ, the name of the northeastern part of the Saudi Arabian Eastern Province. 1. A Semitic language used in inscriptions found mainly in the great oasis of al-Hasâ, written in a variety of the South Arabian scripts. Example: The South Semitic (or South West Semitic) group brings together the ancient dialects of South Arabia: Sabaean, Minaean, and Qatabanian; the PreIslamic Northern Arabian languages of Thamudic, Lihyanite, Safaitic, and Hasaean, which is associated with central easter parts of the Arabian penninsula; and the Ethiopian languages of Ge' ez, Amharic, Tigrina, and Tigre.
Word: Hasaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From al-Hasâ, the name of the northeastern part of the Saudi Arabian Eastern Province. 1. Related to the civilization that left the Hasaean inscriptions, that is, to a pre-Islamic civilization that dates to the 8th century BCE in the northeastern part of the Saudi Arabian Eastern Province. Labels: not-comparable Example: For the Hasaean civilization based on Thaj in eastern Arabia, but also taking into account the areas of present-day Ra's al-Zur, Dammam, and Abqaiq, Potts (1983) has proposed a chronological system divided into early, middle, and late phases.
Word: fiercen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fierce + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪəsən/, /ˈfɪəɹsən/ 1. To make fierce. Labels: transitive 2. To make fierce. Labels: dialectal, transitive 3. To become or grow fierce. Labels: intransitive
Word: fiercening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fiercen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fiercening Part of Speech: adj 1. becoming fiercer Labels: not-comparable
Word: fiercens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fiercen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fiercened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of fiercen Labels: form-of, past
Word: bighead carp Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head 2. Any of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head
Word: horse and hattock Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the Scottish folk tradition that this is the cry that fairies make when they leave a place. 1. A call that invokes the fairies to transport someone or something. Example: ...but one of their number being, it seems, a little more bold and confident than his companion, said Horse and hattock with my top!' and immediately they all saw the top lifted up from the ground, but could not see which way it was carried, by reason of a cloud of dust which was raised at the same time. Example: Archroy had noticed that his old Morris Minor, which his wife described as 'an eyesore', was no longer upon its blocks in the garage but seemed to have cried horse and hattock and been carried away by the fairies. 2. An incantation used in witchcraft in order to fly. Example: I haid a little horse, and wold say, " Horse and Hattock, in the Divellis name !" Example: Isabel Gowdie of Auldearne in 1662[318] announced that she had two forms of words, one was "Horse and Hattock in the Devil's name"; the other was, "Horse and Hattock! Horse and go! Horse and Pellatis! Ho! Ho!"
Word: Hatten Part of Speech: name 1. A commune of Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France. 2. A municipality of Oldenburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: chiause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * See chiaus Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑˈʊs/ 1. Obsolete spelling of chiaus . Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:chiause. 2. Obsolete spelling of chouse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In addition to these characters, Simpleton (described in Variety as "a Country Chiause,")[…] Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:chiause.
Word: carrucate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin carrūcāta (“ploughland”), from carrūca (“chariot; coach; wheeled plough”). Compare French charrue (“plough”). 1. Alternative form of carucate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: carrucates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carrucate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-center Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: transitive Example: What does he think, that we're setting him up, that he'll ease his truck along the dirt road, high-center it in a rut, and then get jumped and die defending his pizzas? Example: I had to be careful driving toward the river so I wouldn't high-center the car on a boulder and break the crankcase. 2. To become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: intransitive
Word: caruca Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carruca. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Joyceans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Joycean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-centre Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: transitive Example: I became worried about high-centring the car, so I pulled it off to the side and began walking. Example: Trying to pull out, he high-centred the truck on a stump. 2. To become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: intransitive
Word: underbury Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + bury. 1. To bury beneath; bury under. Labels: rare, transitive Example: When the marriage act was mooted, Keith swore that he would revenge himself upon the bishops, by taking some acres of land for a burying-ground, and underburying them all. Example: The identification of faults, or fractures along which there has been movement is especially desirable, inasmuch as fractures of this type extend more deeply than others, and usually constitute the channels for the upward circulation of the original mineralized hot waters, volcanic vapors. etc., from the underburied igneous magmas, and for the descent of the impoverishing and enriching surface waters.
Word: high center Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: transitive Example: The banks on either side of the creek were high enough to high center the long trailer house. 2. To become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: intransitive Example: A high or sharp breakover tends to cause wheeled vehicles to high center (hang up on the frame midway between the axles). Example: When snow gets high enough, it causes a vehicle to ride up on it and high center, with the weight on the undercarriage, not on the wheels.
Word: high centre Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: transitive 2. To become stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: intransitive Example: He was afraid to get in with the cat because there was nowhere to push the snow, and as there was no side to push it to, he was afraid of getting high centred.
Word: high-centres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of high-centre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high-centring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of high-centre Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: high-centred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high-centre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: high-centred Part of Speech: adj 1. stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: not-comparable Example: When found, the vehicle was stuck, high-centred as an apparent attempt had been made to drive it through a creek bed. Example: Somehow, we'd become high-centred on a big boulder at the creek crossing. One back wheel was spinning wildly.
Word: Nep Part of Speech: noun 1. Nepali Labels: derogatory, ethnic, informal, offensive, slur Example: Nepali job. Hundred and one per cent a Nep job. You've seen some of the crime they're responsible for. I tell you, these guys are fucking crazy. […] Ninety-nine per cent of this kind of crime, at least in Delhi, is done by Neps.
Word: Neps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-centers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of high-center Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high-centering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of high-center Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: high-centered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high-center Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: high-centered Part of Speech: adj 1. stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: high centers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of high center Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high centering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of high center Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: high centered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high center Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: high centered Part of Speech: adj 1. stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: high centres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of high centre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high centring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of high centre Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: standardish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From standard + -ish. Etymology tree Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English standardish 1. Somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular. Example: Cabernet Sauvignon The Private Reserve is a true showpiece wine, but the regular bottling has been rather standardish to date, with a couple of exuberant exceptions. Example: Likewise, the basilectal phrase to make dirty (= 'to litter') is realigned as to make dirt, which is syntactically standardish without being a standard English idiom.
Word: high centred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high centre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: high centred Part of Speech: adj 1. stranded with all wheels off the ground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisnore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + snore. 1. Preventing snoring. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kopite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kop + -ite. In 1906, the banked stand at one end of the team's ground was formally named after Spion Kop, a hill in KwaZulu-Natal where many Liverpudlians were killed in the Second Boer War. 1. A fan of the English football team Liverpool F.C.. Labels: informal 2. A fan of the English football team Liverpool F.C.. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: Kopites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kopite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: standardlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From standard + -like. 1. Like, conforming to, or resembling a rule or standard; more or less regular. Example: (While the steps the offeree may have taken when an offeror has breached the more standardlike good faith bargaining duty may be classified as partial performance under certain interpretations of a course of conduct needed to perform, [...] Example: Casey reworked the rule-oriented Roe opinion into a standardlike undue burden test.
Word: employabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of employability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unforce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- (“lack or absence of”) + force. 1. The lack or absence of force; forcelessness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Force and unforce — the carrying along with of withdrawal. Example: The steretic alteration of force into unforce is accordingly of a different kind from, say, the turn from movement toward rest, not only because force and movement are different according to their particular content but because the proper possessive character of force is more inwardly bound up with loss and withdrawal.
Word: forcelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forceless + -ness. 1. The state, condition, or quality of being forceless; lack or absence of force. Labels: uncountable
Word: unforces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unforce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carucas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caruca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in favour of Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative spelling of in favor of. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: With financial losses emerging in 1957, the BTC abandoned the diesel pilot scheme in favour of wholesale orders for untried designs.
Word: yard of land Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yardland. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You must note, that two Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a Yard of Land.
Word: yards of land Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yard of land Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strengthfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English strengthfully, equivalent to strengthful + -ly. 1. In a strengthful or strong manner; with strength. Labels: rare Example: The perfection of physical form and power is fashioned by the soul strengthfully temperate, masterful of the forces of the body. The fulness of mental life is developed only by the soul strengthfully resolute and patient, heroic in endurance. Example: He must call her so no longer — but must go back forthwith to Paris, and in succouring others seek to forget himself — while she — God help her — she must strive to bear her solitary burden strengthfully.
Word: oxgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ox + gate (“way”). 1. Synonym of oxgang. Labels: historical
Word: oxgates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxgate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxengate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxen + gate (“way”). 1. Synonym of oxgang. Labels: historical
Word: oxengates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxengate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silver carps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silver carp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malabar flying frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Malabar flying frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malayan night herons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Malayan night heron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mare's-tails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mare's-tail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mares'-tails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mare's-tail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ochdamhs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ochdamh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoallergy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + allergy. 1. autoimmunity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Butten Part of Speech: name 1. A commune of Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
Word: Yangtze dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. A baiji.
Word: Yangtze River dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. The baiji.
Word: Chinese river dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. A baiji.
Word: whitefin dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of baiji.
Word: Chinese white dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. A baiji (†Lipotes vexillifer). 2. A subspecies of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis), of the Pearl River Delta, which become whitish pink coloured as they age.
Word: Yangtze dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yangtze dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whitefin dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whitefin dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinese white dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese white dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinese river dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese river dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whitefin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From white + fin. 1. Having a fin that is white in colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Yangtze River dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yangtze River dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gangs of Four Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gang of Four Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beer mats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beer mat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ooh, matron Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A catchphrase of Kenneth Williams' characters in the Carry On film series, said in response to comments from Hattie Jacques' hospital matron characters. 1. Highlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward. Labels: UK, slang Example: And, finally, here we have our groovy little DataSet, just ready to be pumped silly with information. Ooh, matron! Example: 'God, you've got a big head.' 'It's not the only big thing I've got.' 'Ooh, matron,' she giggled and then there was silence for a while until she gasped, 'Please don't stop.'
Word: unmarked car Part of Speech: noun 1. A police car that has no markings to distinguish it from a civilian car.