nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unintentionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + intentionality. 1. The characteristic of being unintentional. Labels: uncountable Example: But this utopia, drawing on the unconscious operations of Adam Smith's invisible hand, and in sharp n sharp contrast to the hyperconsciousness of the utopian "intentional community," gambled everything on the unintentionality of its universal panacea, for which any number of populations around the globe proved unwilling to wait. 2. A thing for which there was no intent. Labels: countable Example: […] to cite it as one more proof of the dramatist's willingness to emulate the unintentionalities of living speech.
Word: unintentionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unintentionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperconsciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperconscious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English conscious ▲ English -ness English consciousness English hyperconsciousness From hyperconscious + -ness, or from hyper- + consciousness. 1. Extreme consciousness of something; often, excessively extreme. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: overconsciousness, hyperawareness
Word: hyperconsciousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperconsciousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supersorry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + sorry. 1. Extremely sorry. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I told her I was supersorry and that it was really dumb. Example: If she had a choice between being supercautious or supersorry, she'd pick cautious every time.
Word: 1drfl Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of wonderful. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Last season - texted: KK top man. bt man u - 1drfl. fwlr 8 all the ps. mn rd bcnu Example: Over the course of our lives, we each have all felt "1DRFL" or "GR8,,"^([sic]) and other days we have had "ENUF" and ran on "MT2DAY."
Word: WDYMBT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of what do you mean by that?. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JTLYK Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of just to let you know. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NTIM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of not that it matters. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BTAIM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of be that as it may. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OATUS Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of on a totally unrelated subject. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Archimedean screws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Archimedean screw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Archimedes' screw Part of Speech: noun 1. A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.
Word: Archimedes' screws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Archimedes' screw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ciels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ciel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Gammon Part of Speech: name 1. the Shelta or Cant language of the Irish Travelling Community. Labels: Ireland
Word: apodict Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from apodictic. Pronunciation: /ˈa.pə(ʊ).dɪkt/ 1. An apodictic proposition; a non-mathematical axiom. Labels: rare
Word: apodict Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτός (apodeiktós, “demonstrable”). Pronunciation: /a.pəʊˈdɪkt/ 1. = apodictic Labels: rare
Word: Eastermonth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Old English Ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter-month”), equivalent to Easter + month. Cognate with Old Dutch ōstermānoth (“April”), German Ostermonat (“April”, literally “Easter-month”) (cp. German Ostermond (“April”, literally “Easter-moon”)). 1. The typical month of the Paschal cycle; Paschal month; the month in which Easter typically occurs; April. Labels: poetic Example: It is pretended that it is a heathen institution, or copied from a heathen institution; which reflection is derived from the circumstance of there having been a goddess called by different writers Aoster, Eoster, Eostre, Oster, or Easter, whose feast was celebrated in the month of April, which was thence called Easter Month. Example: Charlemagne called April the Easter month, because it is the month in which Easter usually falls.
Word: dunnos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dunno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inner sanctum Part of Speech: noun 1. A sanctum sanctorum, a Holy of Holies.
Word: agoraphobiac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agoraphobia + -ac. 1. One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
Word: from A to B Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Possibly from the common practice of labelling points using letters of the alphabet, and then referring to motion from one point to another as “from A to B”, and so on. Pronunciation: /fɹəm ˈeɪ tə ˈbiː/, /fɹəm ˈeɪ ɾə ˈbiː/ 1. From one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end. Example: My car’s still O.K.: it gets me from A to B. Example: While in our actual world we identify architecture with elements related by permanent relations, in virtual worlds space is a constant function of time. For example, if I have to ascend a stair to get from A to B, I will not necessarily have to descend to get back from B to A. Virtual spaces can hold many surprises.
Word: doggonit Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Euphemistic variant (with metathesis of the consonants "g" and "d") of the phrase goddamn (doggone) + it. 1. An expression that shows mild or strong frustration about something. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: Doggonit, she made me waste my doggone pecan candy.
Word: pavages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pavage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broadway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Middle English antecedent, from an Old English one; by surface analysis, broad + way; more at Broadway. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːdweɪ/ 1. An esplanade. Example: Just above the doorway, which opened spang onto the broadway of Datura, a grinning face peered down upon the visitors, its eyes ruby-colored glass. Example: On a certain day the King was seated on the story of his palace which overlooked the town and the outskirts beyond the walls, in conversation with his Minister and favourites, when the Durweish was espied at no great distance standing on the broadway; which, when the King knew, he desired messengers might be dispatched to convey the holy man to his presence. 2. A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em, or any of the cards (ace, king, queen, jack, ten) used to make such a straight. Labels: slang
Word: bombasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bombast Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: That ill-made doublet of green cloth must be exchanged for one of velvet slashed in the Venetian style like mine own, with hose stuffed and bombasted according to the mode.
Word: bosoming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bosom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Beyond were the pines, and a rugged road, flint-edged, full of dips and rises, turns and twists, hovering on edges, or bosoming itself in deep rock-strewn cuts. Example: Those whom you feared most are now bosoming themselves in the queen's grace; and though her highness signified displeasure in outward sort, yet did she like the marrow of your book.
Word: 'eart Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of heart. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Cries of "Bless his 'eart!" and "Good old Ogden!" rang through the house. "
Word: eather Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of either. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: We are marters, both of us, to prinsple; and every body who knows eather knows that we would sacrafice anythink rather than that.
Word: eber Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of ever, representing African-American English. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: But wasn't I 'bout de sickest coon dat you eber seen?" " Example: Every time the Indians would make a charge at us, the darkeys would cry out: "Heah dey cum;" "Dey must be ten thousand ob 'em;" "De whole country is alive wid 'em;" "Massa Bill, does you tink we is eber agoin' to get out o' heah?" and many other similar expressions.
Word: eccho Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of echo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Farwel ye guilded follies, pleasing troubles, Farwel ye honour'd rags, ye glorious bubbles; Fame's but a hollow eccho, gold pure clay, Honour the darling but of one short day. Example: And suddainly hearing the fall of trees, through the force of a whyrlewinde, & noise of the broken bowghes, with a redoubled and hoarse sound a farre of, and yet brought to the eccho of the water thorow the thick wood, I grew into a new astonishment.
Word: electromyographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electromyography + -ic. 1. Relating to electromyography. Labels: not-comparable Example: In analogous studies in humans, when subjects view unpleasant pictures, there is an increase in the magnitude of the eyeblink reflex (measured from surface electromyographic recording from the orbicularis oculi muscle) in response to a brief burst of noise (28 ). Example: Recordings of electromyographic activity from the arm during practice of this task suggest that participants gradually learn to recruit new arm muscles and precisely control the timing of activations of these muscles in order to compensate for the force field (30 ).
Word: 'elp Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of help. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: “Burt? Stay there and I’ll ’elp ya finish ’im off!” called Sheila to the two men still fighting over the top of the burger machine. Example: The blighter made a bit of a row, and said as 'ow he just could n't 'elp stowin' aw'y every boat for T'iti." "
Word: embowelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embowel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embowelling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of disembowelment.
Word: enregistration Part of Speech: noun 1. registration Labels: archaic Example: A new thought causes a new structural enregistration. Example: He regretted that offices for the enregistration of property had not been established.
Word: epigrammatism Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of epigrams; epigrammatical character. Labels: uncountable Example: The work is rather too light, and bright, and sparkling; it wants shade; it wants to be stretched out here and there with a long chapter of sense, if it could be had; if not, of solemn specious nonsense, about something unconnected with the story; an essay on writing, a critique on Walter Scott, or the history of Buonaparte, or something that would form a contrast, and bring the reader with increased delight to the playfulness and epigrammatism of the general style.
Word: packthread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + thread. 1. A strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Eighty Poles, each of one Foot high, were erected for this purpoſe, and very ſtrong Cords of the bigneſs of Packthread were faſtned by Hooks to many Bandages, which the Workmen had girt round my Neck, my Hands, my Body, and my Legs. Example: It was tied with pink packthread instead of ribbon.
Word: padishah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Padishah. Labels: alt-of
Word: palaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palisadoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palisado Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पालकी (pālkī), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin. Doublet of palanquin. 1. Synonym of palanquin. Labels: South-Asia, historical Example: The pálkí is an oblong box with sliding doors at the side and a pole at each end; it is usually from six to seven feet long, and is carried by four bearers on their shoulders. Example: At length the daughters of respectable people feared to walk along the roads or on the gháts. If one was seen alone, the devoted Hindustani Durwans followed, calling out "Ma Thakurani," and, preventing them from bathing, brought a palki. Many of those who were not accustomed to travel in a palki seized the opportunity of doing so free of expense.
Word: pallial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin pallium (“a mantle”). 1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by a mantle, especially the mantle of mollusks. Labels: not-comparable Example: the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell Example: The oldest points are close to the outcrop of the pallial myostracum (9 ). 2. Of or relating to the pallium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palynologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From palynologic + -ally. 1. in a palynological manner Labels: not-comparable Example: However, carbon isotopic values of leaf wax n-alkanes increased by up to 5 in the mid- and late Holocene, corresponding to a palynologically documented decline in trees and an increase in herbs.
Word: pantheonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pantheon + -ic. 1. Of the nature of a pantheon; having the characteristics of a pantheon
Word: parabiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From para- + -biotic. 1. relating to parabiosis Labels: not-comparable Example: We examined the fate of blood-borne HSCs using genetically marked parabiotic mice, which are surgically conjoined and share a common circulation.
Word: paradisial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paradise + -ial. 1. paradisiacal Example: The grounds around the castle, paradisial in their own natural beauty under this heavenly blue sky of June, were adorned with all that art and taste and wealth could bring to enhance their attractions in honor of the occasion. Example: Nor far they steppèd when on culm'inant height / where stretcht a gem-enamel'd mead they stood; / Smaragd and Ruby-strewn, so rich the sight / presumed 'twas Paradisial floor they trod.
Word: Épernay Part of Speech: name 1. A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France.
Word: halaqa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic حَلْقَة (ḥalqa). 1. A religious gathering to study Islam and the Qur'an.
Word: vay-cay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vacay. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: hexameron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”). Pronunciation: /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/, /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rən/ 1. The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story. Example: He drew melancholy comparisons from Nature: men were compared to wandering clouds that dissolve into nothing, to wavering shadows, and shipwrecked beings, etc. His homilies on the Hexameron, too, shew thought of Nature. 2. The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron. 3. A treatise or sermon concerning the biblical creation story.
Word: technopole Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of technopolis.
Word: case-dependent Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of case dependent. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: YKB Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you know ball. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: apodictism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apodict(ic) + -ism. Pronunciation: /apəʊˈdɪktɪzm/, /apəʊˈdaɪktɪzm/ 1. Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually Example: It is my conviction that the evident stiffness and apodictism of the definitions cited was already predetermined. Example: His sincerity, bordering on naïvete, may explain his inability to approach people…and even a certain apodictism. 2. An apodictic assertion or pronouncement; a strong, unwarranted claim. Labels: countable, rare, usually Example: That phytogeography of today is a “confused hodgepodge of theory and half-baked notions”…is yet another example of Croizat’s apodictisms.
Word: Nath Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈneɪθ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Nathaniel or Nathan.
Word: Nath Part of Speech: name 1. A surname of Indian origin.
Word: finger fucking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of finger fuck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present, slang, vulgar
Word: Tofino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Adapted borrowing from Spanish personal name Tofiño. Pronunciation: /təˈfiːnoʊ/ 1. A settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Example: “She picked up and moved to Tofino fifteen years ago.” Example: Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording.
Word: Tofitian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Tofino.
Word: Tofitian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or resident of Tofino.
Word: winninger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From winning + -er. Compare winningest. 1. comparative form of winning: more winning Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: winninger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From winning + -er. Compare winningest. 1. More winning; more attractive or successful; (sports) having more wins. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: "Apparition is then of a monster-task in a policy carving new fashions, The winninger course than the rule of force, and the springs lured to run in a stream; [...]" Example: I ask it : for the question ariseth of itself to my mind because of the crass facts of my predicament; yet my heart knoweth it, Lord God, to be the grumble of an ingrate: for a hidden thing is, that is winninger than wife, or child, or the shining of any light, [...]
Word: flick-ons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flick-on Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rush hours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rush hour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: door-frame Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doorframe. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The owner should require the architect to furnish details of the trim (by which is meant the wood finish, window-frames, door-frames, wash- or base-boards, panels under windows, wainscoting, etc.) promptly,—in fact, simultaneously with the plans and other specifications,—in order that the builder may have no excuse for not having all of the trim kiln-dried in time for finishing the building.
Word: door frame Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː ˌfɹeɪm/, /ˈdɔɹ ˌfɹeɪm/ 1. The frame into which a door is fitted.
Word: door-frames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of door-frame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: door frames Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː ˌfɹeɪmz/, /ˈdɔɹ ˌfɹeɪmz/ 1. plural of door frame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temporisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of temporization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Joppa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰόππη (Ióppē)bor. English Joppa Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰόππη (Ióppē), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō). 1. Alternative form of Jaffa. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A small settlement in Hayle parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5636). 3. A coastal suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3173). 4. A hamlet near Coylton, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (grid ref NS4019). 5. A hamlet in Llanrhystyd community, Ceredigion, Wales (grid ref SN5666). 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Soros Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Soros, from Hungarian soros. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɹoʊs/, /ˈsɔɹəs/ 1. A surname from Hungarian. Example: George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny. 2. A surname from Hungarian.
Word: !Kung Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kʊŋ/, /ǃkʊŋ/ 1. Alternative form of ǃKung. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One of [the few hunter-gatherer cultures that remain] is the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, Africa (the exclamation point in !Kung represents one of four clicking sounds in their language). Example: For example, the !Kung* Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana have an explanation for the Milky Way, which at their latitude is often overhead. […] *The exclamation point is a click, made by touching the tongue against the inside of the incisors, and simultaneously pronouncing the K.
Word: this too shall pass away Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of this too shall pass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Anchises Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ancient Greek Ἀγχίσης (Ankhísēs), via Latin Anchises. Pronunciation: /æŋˈkaɪ.siːz/ 1. A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
Word: Delon Part of Speech: name Etymology: De- + Lon 1. A male given name.
Word: Delon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Delon 1. A surname from French
Word: Deli Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: gastric angle Part of Speech: noun 1. An angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.
Word: gastric angles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gastric angle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rheopecty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rheopexy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: South Cackalacky Part of Speech: name 1. South Carolina. Labels: humorous
Word: roundrect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of rounded + rectangle. In 1981, a function for quickly creating rounded rectangles was added to the Apple program LisaGraf (later renamed QuickDraw) created by Bill Atkinson at the request of Steve Jobs, with the program referring to this shape as the "RoundRect." 1. A rectangle with rounded corners. Example: The iPhone is, officially, King of Design: when even Intel is mirroring your new roundrect bezels, you have won that particular game.
Word: roundrects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roundrect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -pexy Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis)der. English -pexy Derived from Ancient Greek πῆξις (pêxis). 1. Fixing (in place), fastening. Labels: morpheme
Word: deep-fat-fried Part of Speech: adj 1. Deep-fried.
Word: Southern-fried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Because the particular style of frying is seen as characteristic of the Southern United States. 1. Coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and then deep-fried. Labels: US, not-comparable 2. Characteristic of the South of the United States; authentically Southern. Labels: US, comparable
Word: southern belle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Southern belle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: southern belles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of southern belle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cazh Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kæʒ/ 1. Casual, laid-back; casually pleasant. Labels: Australia, US, colloquial
Word: three day sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of three-day sickness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: RVSP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Rover Sequencing and Visualization Program, a tool that helps engineers plan the Curiosity rover's drives, modeling pebbles and bumps in the terrain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: deader than a doornail Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dead as a doornail. Labels: alt-of, alternative, comparative-only, humorous
Word: RCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of red cell concentrate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of renal cell carcinoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of roller compacted concrete. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of reinforced carbon-carbon composite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: RCCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of RCC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ChemCam Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Chemistry and Camera, an instrument onboard the Curiosity rover. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agemate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of age-mate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Twins are in an unusual situation: they have an agemate to play with from Day One.
Word: agemates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agemate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titanesque Part of Speech: adj 1. Titanic, Herculean
Word: titularise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of titularize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: titularises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of titularise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aliya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aliyah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aliyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aliya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umrah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عُمْرَة (ʕumra). 1. A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj.
Word: fairy lights Part of Speech: noun 1. Small electric lights on a strand which are used decoratively, especially on Christmas trees. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally Example: Through the trees ahead came odd strains from the dance band in the Casino, and now I could see many twinkling fairy lights and detect moving figures. Example: I managed to put quite a lot of small baubles on the top of the tree that way and helped drape the long string of fairy lights around it, […]
Word: halaqah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of halaqa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: agoraphobiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agoraphobiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modal adverb Part of Speech: noun 1. An adverb that qualifies a predicate with respect to way in which it is true.
Word: Five Books of Moses Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Books of Moses. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sonhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From son + -hood. 1. The state, condition, or quality of being a son; sonship. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Clearly, the present results are only a first step toward a more scholarly understanding of the nature of sonhood and the role of son within the family dynamic.
Word: sonhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sonhood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deep drawing Part of Speech: noun 1. A sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: topographia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τοπογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (topogrăphĭ́ā).. Doublet of topography. 1. Description of a place. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable
Word: temporisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temporisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese praia (“beach”). Doublet of playa and plage. 1. A promenade or drive located beside the seashore in Hong Kong. Example: Elsewhere on the Island, facilities for the transport of goods were limited to landing piers and prayas for junks and lighters.
Word: half-god Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of halfgod. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sedecimarticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sedecim + articulate. 1. Having sixteen joints. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mycetophila. Meig. Antennæ porrect, cylindrical, sedecimarticulate.
Word: liked to Part of Speech: adv 1. Variant of like to or would have liked to. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: like to Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Re-analysis of like (to) (an adjective meaning "likely") as an adverb. (Forms like liked to and would have liked to are from re-analysis as a verb.) Pronunciation: [laɪk.tə], [laːk.tə] 1. nearly; almost Labels: Southern-US, not-comparable Example: I like to (have) died when I saw you in that getup. Example: We like to didn't make it through the drawbridge.
Word: duodecimarticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin duodecim + articulate. 1. Having twelve joints. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cordila. Meig., Latr. Antennæ duodecimarticulate, compressed, clavate.
Word: quadriarticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + articulate. 1. Having four joints. Labels: not-comparable Example: Palps incurved, quadriarticulate.
Word: undecimarticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin undecim + articulate. 1. Having eleven joints. Labels: not-comparable Example: Antennæ undecimarticulate, perfoliate.
Word: halfdead Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English halfdede, from Old English healfdēad (“half-dead”), from Proto-Germanic *halbadaudaz (“halfdead”), equivalent to half- + dead. Cognate with West Frisian healdea (“halfdead”), Dutch halfdood (“halfdead”), German Low German halvdood (“halfdead”), German halbtot (“halfdead”), Swedish halvdöd (“halfdead”). 1. Halfway dead; only partially alive. Labels: not-comparable Example: But even after he was beyond the danger zone, he still felt halfdead. Example: Until the day King Nax had seized him and shattered his legs—not broken them, but shattered them, eight men taking turns with a mallet—and then sent him home, halfdead, to his wife, Aliss, in the northern Dells.
Word: moonnaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + -naut. 1. Someone trained to live and work on a moon; an explorer of a moon Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: An outstanding lineup of big-name speakers from the profession (and maybe a "Moonnaut"). Example: Has anybody remarked that Moonnaut Armstrong wasn't really the first?
Word: freshman fifteen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freshman + fifteen. 1. The amount of body weight (thought to be 15 pounds) gained by a student during their first year of college. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial Example: I gained the dreaded "freshman fifteen," whereas Ophi became unnaturally thin from eating too little. Example: Having gained the regulation freshman fifteen meant that my skirt that day fit.
Word: bodies of water Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of body of water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soups up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of soup up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: souping up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of soup up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: souping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of soup Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: souping Part of Speech: noun 1. The dietary practice of eating mainly soup, for example in order to lose weight. Labels: uncountable
Word: CDI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of context(s) and dependency injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Moreover, the CDI concept rationalizes the application structure by making the wiring points of one class with others explicit. 3. Initialism of Clostridioides difficile infection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: […] CDI should be placed on preemptive contact precautions pending the Clostridioides difficile test results. Patients with CDI should be admitted to a private room with a dedicated toilet to decrease transmission to other patients. Example: The highest incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients is reported in the Northeast and during spring months; highest CDI mortality rates are reported in the Midwest and during winter (2001 to 2010). 4. Ellipsis of CDI factor. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Example: Lauren turned to him and said, “I grew up on Army bases, so I know what CDI means. Chicks Dig It. The average male thinks things that go boom have a higher CDI than the hard work of diplomacy.”
Word: Taprobana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Tāprobana, from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē). 1. Sri Lanka. Labels: obsolete
Word: electrofunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + funk. 1. Any of various genres of electronic dance music influenced by funk. Labels: uncountable
Word: hophornbeam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hop + hornbeam (“hard wood”). 1. Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.
Word: snap fastener Part of Speech: noun 1. a pair of male/female interlocking disks used to fasten a piece of clothing in place of buttons
Word: epixylous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epi- + xyl- + -ous. 1. Relating to, growing on, or living on the surface of wood. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some moulds prefer to live on bread, but others are epixylous.
Word: codgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From codger + -y. 1. Old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy. Labels: informal Example: My voice and the rising voices of millions of other Americans who share this view represent more than the codgy old attempt of one generation to steal the fun of another.
Word: luge-ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of luge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: codgier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of codgy: more codgy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: During the questions and answers, Ivan calmly, slickly explained away his change of heart by saying, "This young man is very persuasive," that an old codger like himself needed fresh ideas to keep himself from getting codgier.
Word: codgiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of codgy: most codgy Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The band is, after all, one of the most engaging live acts around, able to transcend power failures, perform in locker rooms and the backseats of cabs, share recipes and impress even the codgiest of codgers, Lou Reed.
Word: from stem to stern Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Over the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end. Example: My father, as nurse said, did never fear, / But cried ‘Good seaman!’ to the sailors […] / Never was waves nor wind more violent; / And from the ladder-tackle washes off / A canvas-climber. ‘Ha!’ says one, ‘wilt out?’ / And with a dropping industry they skip / From stem to stern. Example: The very name of a Sioux became a watchword of terror. Not an elk, a wolf, or any other animal, could appear on the hills, but the boats resounded with exclamations from stem to stern, "voila les Sioux!" "voila les Sioux!" (there are the Sioux! there are the Sioux!) 2. From front to back; from one end to the other end. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: [T]he horse was the vainer brute of the two; he was far worse beflounced, bebonneted, and bemantled, than any fair lady. . . . [T]his poor animal from stem to stern was swamped in finery. Example: Michigan's Mackinac Island, the Lake Huron resort where automobiles are barred, was sprayed from stem to stern with DDT.
Word: fetterbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species: 2. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species: 3. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species: 4. Any of several heathlike shrubs, especially in species:
Word: fetterbushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetterbush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vacationship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vacation + relationship. Pronunciation: /vəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n.ʃɪp/ 1. a sexual relationship formed during the course of a vacation which has no attachments, and after the vacation has ended, ceases to exist. Example: And Kinsella, acknowledging how much she gets out of Mehan's doting over her in person and from afar, concedes she's in a "vacationship". Example: I'm not looking for a vacationship.
Word: vacationships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacationship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Calot's triangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Jean-François Calot. 1. An anatomic space bordered by the common hepatic duct, the cystic duct and base of the liver. It is used to identify the cystic artery.
Word: Calot's triangles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Calot's triangle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruffle someone's feathers Part of Speech: verb 1. To unease, cause discomfort to someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sutton and David Templeton both had efforts just off target as Hearts' tactics of high-tempo, pressing football ruffled the English side's feathers. Example: The Spanish newspaper El País suggested that Trump’s feathers had been ruffled by a video at the same meeting, showing Meloni appearing to scold him.
Word: that way inclined Part of Speech: adj 1. Interested in that; having such a tendency. Labels: literally, not-comparable 2. Gay, homosexual. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable, specifically
Word: determinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of determinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spinal disc herniation Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out beyond the damaged outer rings.
Word: solidarise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of solidarize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: solidarises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of solidarise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: white-beaked dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. A marine mammal belonging to the species Lagenorhynchus albirostris.
Word: white-beaked dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white-beaked dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schoolies weeks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schoolies week Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schoolies week Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schoolie + week. The festival originated from informal parties held at beach houses on the Gold Coast in Queensland, around 1975-78. 1. A festival during which finishing high school students celebrate the end of their studies, and the newfound freedom that follows. Labels: Australia Example: Under official management schoolies week emerges almost as another kind of Gold Coast theme park; a place to go ‘wild’ safely. Example: Traditionally there are separate Schoolies Weeks for Queensland and New South Wales/Victorian Year 12s on the Gold Coast, so that at each one, students party with their peers.
Word: tractlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tract + -let. 1. A pamphlet or brochure. Example: We could write a tractlet on foods, and if we did we would call it "Don't," for the first sentence in it would be, "Don't change the food if you can help it." 2. A small tract of land. Example: In a fenced-off tractlet was the cow family.
Word: tractlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tractlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: démêlés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of démêlé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bully + -er (agent noun suffix). 1. One who bullies. Labels: often, with-of Example: Neither of us has very much to lose, but a bully — especially a bullier of women — must be a coward Example: she looked upon Miss Ollier as a bullier of brothers, as a house-tyrant
Word: bullier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bully + -er (comparative suffix). 1. comparative form of bully: more bully Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: dobie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dhobi (“laundryman or washerman”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bulliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American pie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently shortened from the simile American as apple pie. 1. Having the attributes associated uniquely or primarily with Americans. Example: The prostitute's dream is the most upward mobile, middle class, American pie dream of all.
Word: copsa Part of Speech: noun 1. Manuscripts of the Bible in the Coptic Sahidic dialect. Labels: abbreviation, uncountable
Word: fortear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forteren, possibly from Old English *forteran, from Proto-West Germanic *frateran (“to tear up”). By surface analysis, for- (“up, completely”) + tear. Cognate with Dutch verteren (“to devour”), German Low German vertehren (“to consume”), German verzehren (“to consume”). 1. To tear up; tear to pieces. Labels: transitive Example: A German hussar, a veteran in the wars of Germany, appeared at the door of Congress, in Philadelphia, in his uniform and on horseback, with a fortorn cap upon his head, [...] Example: It was as if an earthquake rent, And made fortorn The households horn Of peace on earth, [...]
Word: forworship Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From for- (“wrongly, amiss”) + worship. 1. To worship wrongly, misworship. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forwall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forwallen, from Old English forweallan (“to boil away”), equivalent to for- (“away, off”) + wall (“to boil”). Related to well. 1. To boil away. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: forgab Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), equivalent to for- (“destructively, harmfully”) + gab. 1. To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forscald Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forscalden, forschalden, equivalent to for- (“up, completely”) + scald. 1. To scald completely; scorch. Labels: transitive
Word: forsench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forsenchen, from Old English forsenċan (“to reject”, literally “cause to sink”). By surface analysis, for- (“up, fully, completely”) + sench (“to cause to sink”). Cognate with Old High German firsenken (“to sink, destroy”). 1. To submerge; cause to sink; drown. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: Fennicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Fennic + -ize. 1. To make Finnish. Labels: transitive
Word: Fennicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fennicize + -ation. 1. The act, process or result of Fennicizing. Labels: uncountable Example: Fennicization of Swedish names
Word: at bottom Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Really, basically, fundamentally. Labels: idiomatic Example: They concerted Matters, and all at once fell to selling off their Stock, giving out daily Reports that they would be no longer concern'd, that it was a losing Trade, that the Fund at bottom was good for nothing. Example: I know you are a good man at bottom.
Word: namoura Part of Speech: noun 1. A Lebanese pastry made from semolina soaked in a flavoured sugar-syrup and decorated with almonds Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mud map Part of Speech: noun 1. A roughly drawn map or set of directions, especially one drawn on the ground. Labels: Australia, slang Example: This was just the mud-map, just enough to make sure I did not miss the turning to the Scenic View.
Word: JITing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of JIT Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upset the apple cart Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of upset the applecart. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As, it may be cheaper to ultimately build the solution yourself, and not have to deal with any of the business combination or cultural integration issues of a merger or acquisition. Proceed only with caution here, to not upset the apple cart. Example: Might upset the apple cart if you go off on a hunt for your ex.
Word: Bunty Part of Speech: name 1. a female pet name Labels: dated
Word: inasfar Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Variation of insofar probably influenced by inasmuch. Also a univerbation of in + as + far 1. Insofar. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: inasfar as Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Variation of insofar as probably influenced by inasmuch as. 1. Insofar as. Labels: nonstandard
Word: urinal cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A disinfectant block placed above the drain of a urinal in order to sanitize and deodorize it.
Word: urinal cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urinal cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: use it or lose it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Skills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time. Example: Any piece of curriculum, devoid of an opportunity to wield it, suffers the same fate as unutilized Spanish instruction. The time-tested colloquialism is accurate: use it or lose it. 2. Property and privileges will be lost if they are not utilized. Example: The legal rationale was simple: in much of the west, water rights operate under the "use it or lose it" principle. If you don't use the water, others had the right to appropriate it and use it themselves. 3. One's physical fitness will gradually decline if one does not exercise regularly.
Word: put on a pedestal Part of Speech: verb 1. To hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: A group of young literary men—and one or two women—put him on a pedestal and kissed the earth before it. Example: The months, even years, of allegations about President Clinton's private life seem to have toughened—and often exasperated—an electorate that now has more realistic expectations and is not as quick to put politicians on a pedestal.
Word: set on a pedestal Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of put on a pedestal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pak pai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cantonese 白牌車 /白牌车 (baak⁶ paai⁴⁻² ce¹), literally ‘white numberplate’. Pronunciation: /pakˈpʌɪ/ 1. A car used as an illegal taxi in Hong Kong. Labels: historical Example: He took pak-pai'''s, knowing they were less under the thumb of the police.
Word: pak pais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pak pai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 52 pickup Part of Speech: noun 1. A card game played as a practical joke, wherein the "dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor. Labels: uncountable Example: Snipe hunting is like “52 Pickup.” You learn the game the first time you play it. Example: The idea that I could exonerate Harris in a week while keeping the house of cards that was my life from quickly becoming a game of 52 pickup was a tall order even for someone with my extensive creative skills.
Word: knight of the post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting that such a person would be familiar with the whipping-post or pillory. 1. A known perjurer; a professional false witness. Labels: idiomatic, obsolete Example: A knight of the post […] quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence. Example: […] But with more lucky hit than those That use to make the stars depose, Like knights o' th' post, and falsely charge Upon themselves what others forge; As if they were consenting to All mischief in the world men do […]
Word: susurrance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin susurrans, p.pr. of susurrare (“to whisper”). 1. A murmur or whisper. Labels: uncountable Example: there was a susurrance in the darkness.