nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hamantasch Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of hamantaschen Labels: form-of, singular
Word: deverbatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deverbative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taxachusetts Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of tax + Massachusetts, referring to its high income tax. 1. Massachusetts Labels: humorous
Word: larrupings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of larruping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: larruppings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of larrupping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scramble dinner Part of Speech: noun 1. A potluck supper. Labels: US
Word: scramble dinners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scramble dinner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one-of Part of Speech: noun 1. A card included in a deck only once. Example: Weak card. Might be good enough for a one-of in a mono-black deck, but you're running R/B. Example: One-ofs are usually no good unless you can tutor for them or are late-game goodies, so you should decide which to keep and which to exchange for more copies of the good ones.
Word: one-ofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one-of Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doodinkus Part of Speech: noun 1. thingamabob Labels: US, informal
Word: doodinkuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doodinkus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: two-of Part of Speech: noun 1. A card included in a deck twice. Example: Eladamri's Call may help out with your deck in its current form, as would removing some of the one- and two-ofs for some more redundancy. Example: First note: IMO too many one-ofs and two-ofs.
Word: sewing needle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)). 1. A dragonfly or damselfly. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.
Word: sewing needles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sewing needle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renthouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rent + house. 1. A house that is rented out. Labels: US Example: The company has built pretty little whitewashed renthouses with front porches and fenced-in yards. There's enough room for flowers in the front yard and a vegetable garden in the back.
Word: renthouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renthouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: two-ofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of two-of Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kittenball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kitten + ball. 1. The game of softball. Labels: uncountable Example: Another sport, kittenball, also called diamond ball, was played more often than baseball because the games were 7 innings long. Kittenball also required less equipment therefore it was cheaper to field a team. Example: We called it "kittenball" in those days. For what reason I never thought to ask and still have not discovered. But it was softball, the twelve inch variety with the fast, underhand pitch.
Word: diddledees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diddledee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diddledees Part of Speech: noun 1. Pine needles. Labels: New-England, US, plural, plural-only, regional Example: I found 'em way hidden under the pine diddledees.
Word: slicky slide Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's playground slide. Labels: US, dialectal
Word: make the riffle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See riffle (“fast-flowing part of a stream”). 1. To succeed; to overcome obstacles. Labels: US, dialectal, intransitive
Word: bellings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlɪŋz/ 1. plural of belling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fore-handed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɔːˈhandɪd/ 1. Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. Labels: US Example: His unconscious requirement waas that this also must be reasonable; if it were not, he would accept the portions that were reasonable and reject the others as now too childish for his fore-handed American brain. Example: The “fore-handed mechanic,” who has the decision to resist the purchase of any coveted article until he has the money to pay for it, finds no trouble, when business reverses come upon a community, in deciding to take in sail while the storm is yet in the distance. 2. Wealthy. Labels: US, obsolete Example: "You mean to say that because I work hard and get a little fore-handed I ought to take a lot of shiftless folks and teach them to be lazy and dependent on me?" Example: The young man approaching us, with long temple-locks, cane and other appurtenances of dandyism, is the son of a plain, honest citizen who, as our country friends say, is fore-handed, or well to do in the world 3. Executed with a forehand stroke. Labels: not-comparable Example: A training device for tactually indicating to a player whether the player's hand has properly gripped the handle of a racket for forehanded play and for backhanded play Example: Barry's fore-handed strokes were very effective, while Moon's back-handers were at times brilliant. 4. Paid or executed in advance. Labels: obsolete Example: Concurrence in the conclusion that if the law of hypothec be repealed the landlords will resort to fore-handed rents, as a necessary security Example: People are being sued for rent, and, while legally they may be in arrear, in actual fact they are not in arrear, because they are being sued for fore-handed rent, sometimes as much as a quarter in advance. 5. Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse. Labels: obsolete Example: To this tribe we may refer a little fore-handed animal, of the island of Ceylon, which M. Buffon calls the Lori ; very remarkable for the singularity of its figure. Example: No matter how lacking he may be in other portions of his contour, this fore-handed formation and action are absolute prerequisites.
Word: fore-handed Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /fɔːˈhandɪd/ 1. With a forehand stroke. Example: This blow should be given fore-handed, as soon as the colt has quitted the wall. Example: It should be delivered back-handed from the right and fore-handed from the left court.
Word: knick-knackery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knick-knack + -ery. 1. Alternative form of knickknackery. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: footspeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + speed. 1. The speed at which a person can move on foot. Labels: uncountable Example: The journey, however, is not all peaches and cream, and thick skin is as much of a necessity as footspeed and arm strength.
Word: on pump Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. On credit; with payment delayed until later. Labels: US Example: to buy something on pump
Word: Kinkaider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kinkaid + -er. 1. A claimant of land under the provisions of the Kinkaid Act. Labels: US, historical
Word: Kinkaiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kinkaider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scaper Part of Speech: noun 1. A rascal. Labels: Florida, US, dialectal Example: They were silent, unsmiling youngsters, undersized and pale. They went to school passively, and since they showed no interest in education, Moe was trying to train them in his own profession of carpentering, and was teaching them frog-hunting on the side. "Them scapers is the best frog hunters in the county," he said.
Word: scapers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Milifandom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Miliband + fandom. 1. An Internet-based youth movement in support of Ed Miliband, then leader of the British Labour Party. Labels: UK, colloquial, uncountable Example: Abby says the Milifandom, which started last week, is “a movement against the distorted media portrayal of Ed”. Example: The student, who describes the 'Milifandom' as 'a movement against the distorted media portrayal of Ed', started the unlikely cult-following of Miliband in the run-up to the May election.
Word: Milibandian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Miliband + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Ed Miliband, former leader of the British Labour Party.
Word: Titan crane Part of Speech: noun 1. A large crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used especially for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc. Labels: historical
Word: Troian Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of Trojan (“native or inhabitant of ancient Troy”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Troyan Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of Trojan (“native or inhabitant of ancient Troy”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Troians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Troian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Troyans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Troyan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Trudgen stroke Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of trudgen (“type of swimming stroke”).
Word: tuck pointing Part of Speech: noun 1. The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar. Labels: uncountable
Word: traffic mile Part of Speech: noun 1. Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger miles and ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given period.
Word: trecentist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trecento + -ist. 1. A member of the trecento, or an imitator of its characteristics.
Word: trecentists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trecentist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trigonodont Part of Speech: adj 1. tritubercular Labels: not-comparable
Word: tribromophenol Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance with chemical formula C₆H₃OBr₃, prepared by the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine. Labels: uncountable
Word: tribromphenol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tribromophenol. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: trudgeon stroke Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Trudgen stroke. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: fore-handedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore-handed + -ness. 1. Alternative form of forehandedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: treasury stock Part of Speech: noun 1. Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company itself. Labels: uncountable
Word: trustee stock Part of Speech: noun 1. High-grade stock in which trust funds may be legally invested. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: forehandedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From forehanded + -ly. 1. Prudently, with thrift and foresight. Example: All that we have done comes as the result of a certain insistence that since we must work it is better to work intelligently and forehandedly. 2. Ahead of time, in advance. Example: Nevertheless, because of the frequent transposition between the two sexes of the traits supposedly specific of each -- a far more frequent transposition than the conventional division between the sexes affords opportunity to observe, the woman being often the more aggressive, the man the more retired of the two—to assign forehandedly one or the other complement to one or the other sex is arbitrary and without warrent.
Word: fore-handedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From fore-handed + -ly. 1. Alternative form of forehandedly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: biounit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + unit. 1. A unit defined by a biological criterion, especially a region defined by its biodiversity.
Word: biounits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biounit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spectrophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spectrophone + -ic. 1. Relating to the spectrophone. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spectrophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectro- + -phone. 1. An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope. 2. An instrument that is used to investigate the vibration of polyatomic gases by measuring pressure vibrations in the gas upon radiation with infrared light
Word: spectrophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spectrophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Khil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Хиль (Xilʹ). 1. A surname from Russian.
Word: squam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts. 1. An oilskin hat; a southwester. Labels: US Example: He raised his big hand to his squam hat. It lingered there and he removed the hat a little clumsily. She smiled again brightly. "Merry Christmas!" she cried. He smiled back, holding his squam hat in his hand, "Merry Christmas to ye, Miss," he answered gravely and she departed.
Word: squaw man Part of Speech: noun 1. A white man who married a Native American woman, sometimes gaining tribal rights by doing so. Labels: US, Western, derogatory, especially, historical, offensive, sometimes
Word: stabbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stabby: most stabby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stabbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of stabby: more stabby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Trololo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Onomatopoeia of how Eduard Khil vocalized "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой (Ja očenʹ rad, vedʹ ja, nakonec, vozvraščajusʹ domoj)". 1. Eduard Khil's vocalized recording of the song "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой (Ja očenʹ rad, vedʹ ja, nakonec, vozvraščajusʹ domoj)" and its accompanying music video, which has risen into a meme. Labels: Internet, informal, neologism
Word: Abrahamize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Abraham + -ize. 1. To make Abrahamic Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: the native religions of India have been increasingly “Abrahamized” Example: This was the case when Hinduism became Abrahamized as it was re-represented in India and elsewhere as an alternative' to Islam.
Word: Abrahamizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Abrahamize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Abrahamizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Abrahamize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Abrahamized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Abrahamize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cedarberg Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cederberg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cederberg Part of Speech: name 1. A mountainous nature reserve in South Africa. 2. A municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.
Word: Cederberg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Cederberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ceder (“cedar”) and berg (“mountain”). 1. A surname from Swedish.
Word: bioapatite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + apatite. 1. A form of calcium phosphate that is the major component in the mineralised part of vertebrate bone teeth, and in case of fish, scales. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dacetine Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the leafcutter ants of the tribe Dacetini. Labels: not-comparable
Word: graphitised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of graphitise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hydroclimate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + climate. 1. The climate of an aquatic habitat 2. The part of a climate influenced by water
Word: ketomycolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keto- + mycolate. 1. Any salt or ester of a ketomycolic acid
Word: ketomycolic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of keto-mycolic acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keto-mycolic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keto- + mycolic acid. 1. Any mycolic acid that contains a carbonyl group.
Word: ketomycolates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ketomycolate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methoxymycolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methoxymycolic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of a methoxymycolic acid.
Word: methoxymycolates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of methoxymycolate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methoxymycolic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methoxy- + mycolic acid. 1. Any mycolic acid that has a methoxy group as a substituent
Word: freaklitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freak + litter. 1. A set of higher-order multiples, especially one produced through fertility treatments. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: I am beginning to sense a backlash among the masses against freaklitters in general, and against those who play games with nature to achieve multiple births. Example: They took infertility as a sign to adopt rather than to do endless treatments in an attempt to produce a freaklitter.
Word: freaklitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freaklitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuctuplets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fucked up and the nonce suffix -tuplet, taken from septuplet, octuplet, etc. 1. A set of higher-order multiples, especially one produced through fertility treatments. Labels: derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Example: Why is it NOT okay if a smoker gets sick because of his/her CHOICE to smoke and racks up $100,000 in hospital bills, but it IS okay if a couple CHOOSES to recklessly and irresponsibly pop out a litter of fuctuplets and rack up over 2 million dollars (SO FAR) in hospital bills? Example: The Chukwu fuctuplets are about to turn 1, and the eyes of the media will be turning toward Texas.
Word: Octomom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From octo- + mom. 1. American woman Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in 2009. Labels: informal
Word: goldensprog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From golden + sprog, presumably influenced by golden boy. 1. A child who is coddled by his or her parents, especially one treated as extremely exceptional and incapable of any failure or wrongdoing. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Wanna bet the families can't afford the damages created by their goldensprog? Example: Because he's spayshul. *His* goldensprog is going to cure cancer, eliminate poverty, save the world from evildoers, ring in a new era of enlightenment ... and produce golden-grandsprogs.
Word: no one's fool Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nobody's fool. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kinderspullen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kinderspullen (“children's things”), from kind + -er- + spullen. 1. Items (such as toys) associated with a child. Labels: US, derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang Example: […] wiping up crayon and markers from the walls, handprints, thick mud tracks, picking up kinderspullen, etc. Example: Now, I'm not a morning person, but at least it doesn't take me 2 hours or more to get the k!dz rustled out of bed in the morning and all the kinderspullen packed, so I can *make* a 7:30am flight.
Word: Snotley Part of Speech: name Etymology: snot + -ley, a suffix used in several popular names, including Ashley and Bradley, from Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”). 1. Used as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: If so, I call bullshit...if I can't eat in, say, Bed Bath and Beyond, neither can Little Snotley. Example: Yes, there are more critical things to worry about during a power failure than whether little Snotley can watch his cartoons.
Word: Bratley Part of Speech: name Etymology: brat + -ley, a suffix used in several popular names, including Ashley and Bradley, from Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”). 1. Used as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Seems his dear Bratley had thrown a rock and broken a windsheild^([sic]) on a passerby's car. Example: Of course Bratley was running back and forth and back and forth in front of the performing area, trying to get the attention of his father who was playing the violin with much gusto.
Word: lepromatous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leproma + -ous, q.v. Pronunciation: /lɛˈproʊmədəs/, /lɛˈprəʊmətəs/ 1. Synonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy.
Word: leproma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin leproma, equivalent to lepra (“leprosy”) + -oma (“mass or tumor related to”). 1. An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy
Word: multiproxy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + proxy. 1. Involving multiple proxies Labels: not-comparable
Word: mycocerosate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mycocerosic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of a mycocerosic acid.
Word: mycocerosates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mycocerosate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mycocerosic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of highly methylated long-chain fatty acids present in mycobacteria
Word: mycolipenate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mycolipenic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of mycolipenic acid.
Word: mycolipenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A methylated unsaturated long-chain fatty acid, 2,4,6-trimethyltetracos-2-enoic acid, found in some mycobacteria Labels: uncountable
Word: dimycocerosate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + mycocerosate. 1. Any compound containing two mycocerosate groups
Word: odontomachine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Odontomachus + -ine 1. Relating to trap-jaw ants of the genus Odontomachus Labels: not-comparable
Word: trap-jaw ant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trap + jaw + ant, because the mandibles (jaws) snap shut forcefully like a trap. 1. Any of a group of carnivorous ants, of the genus Odontomachus, that have mandibles that can snap shut on prey Labels: informal
Word: palaeopathological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pathological English palaeopathological From palaeo- + pathological. 1. Alternative form of paleopathological. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: palaeorainfall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palaeo- + rainfall. 1. Alternative form of paleorainfall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paleomicrobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + microbiological. 1. Relating to paleomicrobiology Labels: not-comparable
Word: paleomicrobiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + microbiology. 1. The microbiological study of prehistoric material Labels: uncountable
Word: pentafluorobenzyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl English pentafluorobenzyl From penta- + fluoro- + benzyl. 1. A form of the benzyl radical in which each of the hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine Labels: especially, uncountable
Word: rhinomaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rhino- + maxillary. 1. Relating to the nose and the jaw (especially to the bones of the nose and the jawbone) Labels: not-comparable
Word: nephelopia Part of Speech: noun 1. cloudy vision due to damage to the cornea Labels: uncountable
Word: nephoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nepho- + -scopy. 1. Observation and measurement of the position and movement of clouds. Labels: uncountable
Word: multiplier onions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multiplier onion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gouge bits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gouge bit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Azazel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl). Pronunciation: /əˈzeɪzəl/, /ˈæzəˌzɛl/ 1. A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity. Labels: Judaism Example: Then strait commands that at the warlike sound / Of Trumpets loud and Clarions be upreard / His mighty Standard ; that proud honour claim'd / Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall: 2. Satan. 3. The name of Iblis.
Word: Azazael Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Azazel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silk-stocking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Among men, silk stockings were formerly worn chiefly by the rich. 1. Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious. Labels: archaic, derogatory, not-comparable Example: June 11, 1812, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry [They] will find their levees crowded with silk-stocking gentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers.
Word: spring steel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any variety of steel capable of returning to its original shape despite significant deflection or twisting. Labels: uncountable
Word: nephrocarcinoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nephro- + carcinoma. 1. carcinoma of the kidney
Word: Stillson wrenches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stillson wrench Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stop order Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of stop loss order.
Word: stop orders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stop order Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoefly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shoofly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shoeflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoefly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dorsetshire Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː(ɹ)sɪtʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɔː(ɹ)sɪtʃə(ɹ)/ 1. Dorset. Labels: archaic Example: Towards the end of the first world war, construction was begun on a branch to connect Bovington Camp with the London & South Western Railway at Wool, Dorsetshire.
Word: Rutlandshire Part of Speech: name 1. The English county of Rutland. Labels: archaic Example: It has been suggested that the school authorities at Uppingham considered the name inappropriate, because the Southern Railway had no connection with Rutlandshire.
Word: split wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of split pulley.
Word: nephroplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nephro- + -plegia. 1. functional paralysis of the kidney Labels: uncountable
Word: split switch Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of point switch.
Word: Golden Triangle Part of Speech: name 1. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points. Example: This is an informal crossing on a small river that separates the two countries in the infamous Golden Triangle. 2. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points. 3. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points. 4. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points. 5. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points. 6. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points.
Word: nephrorrhaphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nephro- + -rrhaphy. 1. suturing of the kidney (to hold it in place)
Word: Riffian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rif + -ian. 1. A member of a Berber ethnic group who inhabit the Rif in northern Morocco.
Word: Riffian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rif + -ian. 1. The Zenati language of these people.
Word: Riffians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Riffian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zenati Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the medieval Zenata tribe. Doublet of jennet. 1. A branch of the Northern Berber language family of North Africa.
Word: spekbooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spekboom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smeltable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smelt + -able. 1. Capable of being smelted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Heves Part of Speech: name 1. A county of Hungary.
Word: sciagraphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sciagraphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shaps Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chaps (clothing) Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: The Century A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.
Word: stream wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A wheel used for measuring, by its motion when submerged, the velocity of flowing water.
Word: weather-gaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from Scots weather-ga, weather-gaw, weather-gow, possibly from English weather-gall, from weather + gall (“blister, swelling; (figurative) something exasperating or galling”). cognates * Dutch weergal * German wettergalle Pronunciation: /ˈwɛðəɡɔː/, /ˈwɛðəɹˌɡɔ/, /-ˌɡɑ/, /ˈwɛðərɡõː/, /-ɡɑː/ 1. An instance of some phenomenon in the sky said to signal bad weather, such as an incomplete or secondary rainbow, or a parhelion or sun dog; a weather-gall or water-gall. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, often Example: They asked Wattie, who was a very religious man, what could have induced him to gather his sheep on the Sabbath day? He answered, that he had seen an ill-hued weather-gaw that morning, and was afraid it was going to be a drift. Example: [S]ee how much heavier the clouds fall every moment, and see these weather-gaws that streak the lead-coloured mass with partial gleams of faded red and purple. 2. A period of fine weather in the midst of bad weather. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, often Example: "This is a fine day after the storm." "Aye, but aa doot it's a weather-gaw."
Word: gawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dashitall Part of Speech: contraction 1. dash it all: a minced oath Labels: contraction, informal Example: "So I see. And what of your search, Ramsay? Have you discovered the source of my quotation as yet?" "At long last, sir. Henry the Fifth. But, dashitall, too late to win the wager."
Word: chasse-café Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chasse-café (literally “coffee-chaser”). Pronunciation: /ˌʃaskaˈfeɪ/, /ˌʃæskæˈfeɪ/ 1. A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc. Labels: dated Example: "[…] And here comes tea and coffee—may as well have some, I suppose it will be all the same price. And what's this?" eyeing a lot of liqueur glasses full of eau de vie. "Chasse café, Monsieur," said the garçon. "Chasse cafe—chasse cafe—what's that? Oh, I twig—what we call 'shove in the mouth' at the Free-and-Easy.—Yes, certainly, give me a glass." Example: The business of the drama is now over, and by way of epilogue, you toss off a demi-tasse of café noir, with its accompanying petit verre de liqueur, which has been appositely termed chasse-café, from the peculiar rapidity it usually exhibits in following that aromatic beverage. […] Such are the details of a Parsian dinner; […]
Word: choking coil Part of Speech: noun 1. An electric coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase.
Word: cincinnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cincinnus + -al. 1. Relating to a cincinnus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Conestoga wain Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Conestoga wagon. Labels: uncommon
Word: commerce destroyer Part of Speech: noun 1. A fast, unarmoured, lightly armed naval vessel designed to capture or destroy the enemy's merchant ships. Labels: dated, historical
Word: corbellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corbelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corbelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corbeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cossack post Part of Speech: noun 1. An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.
Word: Cossack posts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cossack post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jimdandy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of jim-dandy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jimdandy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jim-dandy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jimdandies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jimdandy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adipoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adipo- + -oma. 1. A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor. Labels: archaic
Word: adipomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adipoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adipomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adipoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeronat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aéronat. Pronunciation: /ˈɛroʊˌnæt/, /ˈɛrəˌnæt/ 1. A dirigible balloon. Labels: archaic Example: Four aeronats of the type Zeppelin have been ordered by the Government at a cost for each of $250,000, to be at the disposition of the Navy.
Word: aeronats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeronat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroboat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + boat. 1. A form of hydroaeroplane; a flying boat. Labels: archaic Example: In addition, since the size of aeroboats is quite limited, it is found that they travel over high seas best when they can rise and fall exactly with the contour of each wave, instead of spanning waves.
Word: aeroboats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeroboat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Culver's root Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after a Dr. Culver, who used it. 1. The root of the herb Veronicastrum virginicum, used as a cathartic and emetic. Labels: uncountable
Word: Culver's physic Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Culver's root. Labels: uncountable
Word: aeronef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aéronef. Pronunciation: /ˈɛː.ɹəʊ.nɛf/, /ˈɛː.ɹə.nɛf/ 1. airplane; a flying machine, an aircraft. Labels: archaic
Word: aeronefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeronef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroyacht Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + yacht. 1. aeroboat Labels: archaic
Word: aeroyachts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeroyacht Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oneirological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to oneirology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cuirie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quyrre, now respelled according to or reborrowed from its source, Old French cuirie (French cuirie). 1. An item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuirie.
Word: annunciation lily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It appears in many paintings of the Annunciation. 1. The common white lily, Lilium candidum.
Word: annunciation lilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of annunciation lily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: androdiecious Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of androdioecious. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: androdioecism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From andro- + dioecism. 1. The property of being androdioecious. Labels: uncountable
Word: ant cow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy to the milking of a cow. 1. Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
Word: ant cattle Part of Speech: noun 1. ant cows Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: ant cows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ant cow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthroponomics Part of Speech: noun 1. anthroponomy Labels: uncountable
Word: anthroponomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anthroponomy + -ical. 1. Relating to anthroponomy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: apercus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apercu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Archibald wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, especially adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars. Labels: historical
Word: Archibald wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Archibald wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argentamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin argentum (“silver”) + English amine. 1. A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant. Labels: uncountable
Word: argentamin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of argentamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: archoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archo- + -plasm. 1. The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: archoplasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archoplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought. Labels: uncountable
Word: Asterope Part of Speech: name 1. One of the stars in the Pleiades cluster.
Word: astrophotometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + photometry. 1. The determination of the brightness of stars and other heavenly bodies. Labels: uncountable
Word: astrophotometrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astro- + photometrical. 1. Relating to astrophotometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astrophotometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astro- + photometric. 1. Relating to astrophotometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: auction pitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A card game in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or "pitching" the trump suit. Labels: uncountable Example: Pedro , Pedro Sancho , Dom Pedro , and Snoozer , are all varieties of Auction Pitch, in which certain counting cards are added , and secondary bids are allowed
Word: asthma paper Part of Speech: noun 1. Paper impregnated with saltpetre and burned to produce fumes that can be inhaled to alleviate asthma. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually
Word: autotropism Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli. Labels: uncountable
Word: azotine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From azote + -ine. 1. An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum. Labels: uncountable
Word: airol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a trade name. 1. An antiseptic powder consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform. Labels: uncountable
Word: Aleppo grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Johnson grass Labels: uncountable
Word: Means grass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname. 1. Johnson grass Labels: uncountable
Word: alluvially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From alluvial + -ly. 1. In alluvial fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lirellaeform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lirellae (plural of lirella) + -form. 1. Alternative form of lirelliform. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ukrainophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ukraino- + -phone. 1. Speaking Ukrainian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ukrainophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukraino- + -phone. 1. One who speaks Ukrainian.
Word: Ukrainophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ukrainophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bulgarophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bulgaria + -phone. 1. Speaking Bulgarian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bulgarophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bulgaria + -phone. 1. One who speaks Bulgarian.
Word: Bulgarophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bulgarophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ajouan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ajwain. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Jowan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Cornish, a Cornish form of John.
Word: araroba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Tupi language. 1. Goa powder Labels: uncountable
Word: Ariel toucan Part of Speech: noun 1. Ramphastos vitellinus ariel, subspecies of the channel-billed toucan.
Word: had it coming Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of have it coming Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: felloes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of felloe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artillery wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of heavily built spoked wheel, often dished and often with a long axle box, used on gun carriages; the spokes are often fitted together in a keystone fashion in miter joints. Labels: historical Example: Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, cartwheel 2. A wheel of similar construction formerly used on large wagons, automobiles, etc. Labels: historical Example: Near-synonyms: wagon wheel, cartwheel
Word: artillery wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artillery wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arollas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arolla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: memester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meme + -ster. Pronunciation: /mimstɚ/ 1. A person who creates or enjoys memes, especially Internet ones. Example: He introduces such colorful and potentially significant groups as the Immediast Underground, Paper Tiger TV, and the merry 'memesters' who have taken the media revolution to the neurons of the worldbrain. Example: The conflict between the memesters and the creators of the source material ended with the creators throwing up their hands in defeat. It was simply impossible for YouTube to keep the stuff down.
Word: memesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of memester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookchest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + chest. 1. A chest for the storage of books. Example: Bookchests will be ready for distribution on the 4th Saturday of September and January. Books sent to the respective Circles are charged to the officers. Example: He composed hymns, read holy works, and carried his bookchests wherever he went.
Word: bookchests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookchest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nitrobacterial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English nitrobacterial From nitro- + bacterial. 1. Relating to nitrobacteria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Auld Licht Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Scots for Old Light. 1. A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century. Labels: historical
Word: cachemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cachaemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cachemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cachemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cachaemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cachaemic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kæˈkiːmɪk/, /kæˈkɛmɪk/ 1. Of or relating to cachaemia.
Word: Cassel brown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally found near Cassel (now Kassel) in Germany. 1. A brown pigment consisting of impure lignite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cassel browns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cassel brown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cassel Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Cassell. * As a German surname, variant of Kassel, related to the above. Both senses have been adapted as Swedish surnames. Compare Castel. * As a French surname, from the city Cassel, Nord, itself a derivative of Late Latin castellum and thus related to the above. 1. A surname. Example: David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers. 2. Dated spelling of Kassel: a city in Germany. 3. A commune in Bailleul canton, Dunkerque arrondissement, Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. 4. A village in John Taolo Gaetsewe district municipality, Northern Cape province, South Africa. 5. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. 6. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
Word: chasse-marée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chasse-marée. 1. A French coasting lugger.
Word: chokies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of choky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chokeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chokey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great blue herons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great blue heron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metalloenzymatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From metallo- + enzymatic. 1. Catalysed by a metalloenzyme Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tewkesbury mustard Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of mustard made with grated horseradish root. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His wit's as thick as Tewkesbury mustard.
Word: seed oysters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seed oyster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Coston light Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the inventor. 1. A signal made by burning lights of different colors, used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving [[service]. Labels: historical
Word: Coston lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Coston light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chivarras Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish chivarras, from chivo (“goat”). 1. Leather leggings of a sort worn by people in or from Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Labels: US, plural, plural-only
Word: chivarros Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chivarras. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Neo-Attic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + Attic. 1. Describing a late Hellenistic style of bas-relief sculpture Labels: not-comparable
Word: ermagerd Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of ermahgerd. Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous
Word: cross-buttock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross- + buttock. 1. A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his opponent, and pulls him forward over his hip. 2. An unexpected defeat or repulse. Labels: broadly
Word: cross-buttocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross-buttock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: game controller Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various hardware devices designed to allow the user to provide input to video games.
Word: game controllers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of game controller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cathodegraph Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cathodograph. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cathodograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cathode + -o- + -graph. 1. An X-ray image; a radiograph. Labels: archaic
Word: cathodographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cathodograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cathodegraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cathodegraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: EGM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extraordinary general meeting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of extragalactic medium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: EGMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EGM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eedjit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eejit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eedjits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eedjit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fakaleitī Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tongan fakaleitī; the second part comes from English lady. 1. A man who behaves in an effeminate manner.
Word: fakaleitīs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fakaleitī Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atheization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atheize + -ation. 1. Process of making atheistic. Labels: uncountable
Word: canoe plant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various plants taken from ancient Polynesia and transplanted to other Pacific islands.
Word: canoe plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canoe plant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipermethystine Part of Speech: noun 1. A toxic alkaloid present in the aerial portions of the kava plant. Labels: uncountable