nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: configuration section Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the environment division of a COBOL program that specifies the computer that the compiled code is to run on, and hence the instruction set that the compiler should use.
Word: input-output section Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the environment division of a COBOL program that specifies the symbolic names of external files accessed by the program
Word: file section Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of the logical records associated with external files to be accessed by the progrem
Word: working-storage section Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of local variables and constants to be used by the program
Word: linkage section Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of variables and constants passed to the program as parameters, either from JCL or from a calling program
Word: JCL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Junior Classical League. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Job Control Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: abbacination Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of abacination. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: BACS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bæks/ 1. Acronym of Bankers' Automated Clearing Services. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: denial of pregnancy Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition whereby a pregnant woman refuses to accept or recognise her pregnancy. Labels: uncountable
Word: tell it like it is Part of Speech: verb 1. To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation. Labels: idiomatic
Word: pull punches Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally from boxing. First use appears c. the 1920s. 1. To avoid using a high level of force when punching. Example: Traditionally on Okinawa (if 'traditionally' is the right word to use), protectors had been worn during sparring practise because the trainees believed that, to be effective, one should not train to pull punches. 2. To act with reserve; especially, to word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonym: mince words Example: I did not pull any punches when I told them my thoughts.
Word: pull one's punches Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pull punches. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Example: Eleanor and I tolerated each other most of the time, but she never pulled her punches
Word: apogée Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of apogee. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The diſtance of the Moon from her Apogée. Example: The apogée of economic liberalism, 1870–1914
Word: small wonder Part of Speech: noun 1. An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Small wonder if he had loved her for herself, she was so beautiful. Example: Small wonder that I am restless. I think, and think, and I cannot cease from thinking.
Word: small wonder Part of Speech: adv 1. No surprise; unsurprising that. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: I soon discovered that Smith was heels over head in love with Kate Stevens, shot through the heart as Mercutio would say, with a fair girl's blue eye! And small wonder, for Kate was lovely; a little above middle height with slight, rounded figure and most attractive face
Word: busticate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bust. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌstɪˌkeɪt/ 1. To break into pieces. Labels: colloquial, rare, transitive Example: That's Mr. Cordwainer and he'll busticate us for a lark, sir.
Word: little wonder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of small wonder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: busticates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of busticate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: busticating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of busticate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Lemma Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name. Labels: rare
Word: busticated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of busticate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: there is safety in numbers Part of Speech: proverb 1. There is a decrease in the likelihood of being the victim of an attack, accident, or other unfortunate event, as a result of being in a team or group.
Word: adjudgment Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of imposing judgment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The life record of every man, written not with pen and ink on paper, but with the finger of God on the tablet of his memory, will be the basis of his adjudgment to hell or his acquittal to heaven. Example: In the compartments of the shield of Achilles Homer describes the adjudgment of a fine for homicide.
Word: adjudgments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjudgment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undefine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + define. 1. To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of. Labels: transitive 2. To remove the definition of; to return to an undefined state. Labels: transitive
Word: sowbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sowback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jam rag Part of Speech: noun 1. A sanitary towel. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: jam rags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jam rag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noninformative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + informative. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒnɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/, /ˌnɑnɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/, [-ɾɪv] 1. Not informative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: soya beans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soya bean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unwish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unwished Part of Speech: adj 1. unwished-for Labels: not-comparable
Word: unwished-for Part of Speech: adj 1. unwelcome, unwanted
Word: bucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buck + -er. 1. A horse or other animal that bucks. 2. A holder-up; one who bucks rivets, typically holding a heavy bucking bar against the bucktail of a rivet which is heated if necessary till it is soft, while the riveter (or gunner or, before mechanisation, basher) uses a rivet gun (an adjustable pneumatic hammer) fitted with a rivet set, against the factory head to provide impulses which upset the bucktail into a field head. 3. One who bucks ore. 4. A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.
Word: choregus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χορηγός (khorēgós). Pronunciation: /kəˈɹiːɡəs/ 1. The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece 2. The leader of a group (especially of performers)
Word: gendarmery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gendarmerie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: workwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + -woman. 1. A woman who performs manual labour. Example: An untidy workwoman took their order and left them standing at the door.
Word: sweet peas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweet pea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: descrambler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From descramble + -er. 1. Something that descrambles; a device for decoding a scrambled signal.
Word: set top box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of set-top box. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: demast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + mast. 1. To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage. Labels: transitive 2. To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident. Labels: transitive Example: The powerful storm demasted the ship.
Word: Amur leopard Part of Speech: noun 1. a wild feline predator, of species Panthera pardus orientalis, native to the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests in Korea, Northeast China and the Russian Far East.
Word: Solo Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: toilet bowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toilet + bowl. 1. Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans. Example: These days, toilet bowls are most often of porcelain; however, one can find some of stainless steel, and even of resin or polymers.
Word: Amherst Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.ɝst/ 1. An English surname. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 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: 14. A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 15. A township municipality in Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. 16. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Amherst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.ɝst/ 1. Ellipsis of Lady Amherst's pheasant. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: It does sound unusual about the Kalij and Amherst compared to their close relatives. […] I've noticed Amhersts tend to be a little more nervous when compared to Goldens. They may stay around, but once they get spooked, they will probably split for good.
Word: micromagnetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + magnetics. 1. The study and application of micromagnetism Labels: uncountable
Word: polytomous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -tomous. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlitəməs/, /ˈpɑlitəməs/, /ˈpɑlɪtəməs/, /ˈpɑlətəməs/, /ˈpɔlitəməs/ 1. Subdivided into many parts. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a variable: having more than two categories. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spatiospectral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spatio- + spectral. 1. Describing the measurement and analysis of multiple spectra of spatially distinct objects Labels: not-comparable
Word: variole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole. Doublet of variola. 1. Alternative form of variola; smallpox Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. A spherule of a variolite. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A shallow pit or pitted marking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subradiance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + radiance. 1. The cooperative inhibition of spontaneous emission by a destructive interatomic interference Labels: uncountable
Word: viscoresistive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From visco- + resistive. 1. Of or pertaining to viscous resistance
Word: visco- Part of Speech: prefix 1. relating to viscosity; viscous Labels: morpheme
Word: Dench Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Dench, from Densc (“Danish”), from Old English Denisc, from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. Doublet of Danish. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnt͡ʃ/ 1. An English surname.
Word: ambisinistrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ambi- + sinister (“left”) + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˌæm.bɪ.sɪˈnɪs.tɹəs/ 1. clumsy, ambilevous
Word: saros Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σάρος (sáros), from Akkadian 𒊹 (šar₂ /⁠šār⁠/, “3600, total, many, a great quantity or measure”). The modern astronomical usage is attributed to Edmond Halley, who based it on the word σάρος, defined in the Suda as "a measure and a number among Chaldeans. For 120 saroi make 2222 years according to the Chaldeans' reckoning, if indeed the saros makes 222 lunar months, which are 18 years and 6 months." 1. A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years. 2. A period of 223 synodic months (approximately 18 years 11 days 8 hours), after which the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon recur, used to predict eclipses. Example: Suidas’ system (the lunar system) is as follows: reckoning a round 30 days per lunar month, 1 saros ... = 222 lunar months ... rather than 3600 years, as in the solar system, the neros ... being one sixth of that ... instead of 600 years, as in the solar system, and the sossos ... one tenth of a neros ... instead of 60 years
Word: shampoolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shampoo + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of shampoo. Labels: rare Example: Others, such as wavy-leaf soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), were used to stupefy and catch fish in the streams and to make a shampoolike soap. Example: It foamed up in a very shampoolike way. In the mirror a wild-eyed, peroxided stranger who had clearly gone insane stared back at me.
Word: shampooey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shampoo + -ey. 1. Resembling or characteristic of shampoo. Labels: rare Example: James could smell her, faintly sweaty and shampooey. His heart was hammering. Gently, he put his arm around her shoulders.
Word: unserrated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + serrated. 1. Not serrated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: animatic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌænɪˈmætɪk/ 1. An animated storyboard used as a rough preview of a film or advertisement. 2. An animated storyboard, especially one set to music, intended as a final product, not a work-in-progress. Labels: Internet 3. An animation set to music. Labels: Internet, broadly
Word: cardinalship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cardinal + -ship. 1. The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
Word: skew whiff Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of skew-whiff. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: skewiff Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of skew-whiff. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squewiff Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of skew-whiff. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: compounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compound + -er. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpaʊndə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result) Example: a compounder of medicines 2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises. Example: Compounders in politics. 3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime. Example: Religious houses made compounders / For the horrid actions of their founders. 4. One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take. Labels: UK, archaic Example: 1691–92, Anthony Wood (antiquary), Athenæ Oxonienses The first of these two was a compounder, the other who was an accumulator, was lately made provost of Trin. coll. near Dublin, and on the 31st of March 1692 was nominated bish. of Kilmore. 5. A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm. Labels: UK, historical
Word: daytimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daytime + -er. 1. An AM radio station that is only allowed to broadcast during the daytime. Labels: US Example: And, as you know, most of the black broadcasters and Mexican-American broadcasters and minority broadcasters in the United States have wound up with the dog stations in various markets, mainly daytimers. Very few of us are in the large markets […]
Word: diam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diameter. 1. Clipping of diameter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: diam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diamond. 1. Clipping of diamond. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: diam Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, this word is reanalysed as a loan from Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam⁷, “silent”). Pronunciation: /ˈdi.am/, [tjɑm˦˨] 1. Be quiet. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, informal Example: Diam lah, you have no gal let alone have a son or daughter. Example: If the answer is affirmative, then he is qualified to talk to us. Otherwise, diam lah.
Word: exteroceptive Part of Speech: adj 1. That responds to external stimuli Labels: not-comparable Example: Many amputees report that they are able to perform voluntary movements of their phantom, which generally increase the vividness of the sensations; immobility and involuntary movements are also common. Broadly, phantom sensations can be categorized into kinetic, kinesthetic, and exteroceptive components. Kinetic sensations include voluntary or involuntary perceptions of movement, kinesthetic sensations include the position and shape of the missing body part, while exteroceptive perceptions include sensory aspects such as touch, temperature, and vibration. The phantom limb typically mimics the sensory experience of the missing limb with amputees even reporting feeling that the limb is wet, sweaty, or tickly.
Word: exteroceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From extero- + -ceptor. 1. A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli
Word: fatoush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fattoush. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: daytimers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daytimer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaderene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: leader with pseudo-feminine suffix, like -ine. Credited to Norman St. John-Stevas, in reference to Margaret Thatcher. 1. A female leader (especially an autocratic one) Labels: UK
Word: leaderenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaderene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muster + -er. 1. A person who musters (rounds up) livestock.
Word: musterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutchkin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch mudseken (“mutchkin”), from mutse (“mutch”), from Classical Latin modius (“peck; Roman dry measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-. 1. A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres) Labels: Scotland Example: Paint Scotland greetin owre her thrissle; Her mutchkin stowp as toom's a whissle; An' damn'd excisemen in a bussle, Seizin a stell, Triumphant crushin't like a mussel, Or limpet shell!
Word: exteroceptors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exteroceptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outasight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From out of sight. Possibly from German/Yiddish "ausgezeichnet", meaning as below 1. excellent, amazing Labels: dated, slang
Word: cardinalships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardinalship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overconfidently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overconfident + -ly. 1. In an overconfident manner
Word: parabiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + -biosis. 1. The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as to cause them to share their vascular systems. Organisms so joined then are called parabionts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Parabiosis is the condition of more than one living organism joined ..., with ... circulatory fluids being exchanged among the parabionts. Example: 2017 Cosima in "Manacled Slim Wrists", Orphan Black Mud, parabiosis means that he is processing young blood and transfusing it. 2. The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Conjoined identical twins... could be thought of as parabionts. 3. A transient physiological state of suspension of obvious vital activities such as to enable an organism to escape the notice of its enemies or to conserve its energy. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A form of symbiosis, typically among ants, in which different species share common nest galleries but maintain distinct broods and do not practice mutualism other than incidentally. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An alien form of life within an organism, commonly invasive, such as a growing cancer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1873, Walter Moxon, Guy's Hospital Reports, 3rd series, Vol XVIII https://archive.org/details/3reportsguy18guysuoft …the fever sperm coming into ... the living frame ... is able to create a sort of other life or parabiosis within it ....
Word: compounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permeator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From permeate + -or. 1. A device, containing a semipermeable membrane, used to desalinate water by reverse osmosis
Word: permineralized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of permineralize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: permineralized Part of Speech: adj 1. fossilized by permineralization
Word: permineralization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From per- + mineralization. 1. A form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: possesser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of possessor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tomoz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tomorrow + -z. Compare appaz (“apparently”), soz (“sorry”). 1. Clipping of tomorrow. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
Word: tomoz Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tomorrow + -z. Compare appaz (“apparently”), soz (“sorry”). 1. Clipping of tomorrow. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, not-comparable
Word: sightworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sight + -worthy. Compare German sehenswürdig (“sightworthy”). 1. Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
Word: submucosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + mucosa. 1. A layer of connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane
Word: visional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vision + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to vision Labels: not-comparable
Word: youngstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From young + stock. 1. young farm animals Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: arterialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arterialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arterialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From arterial + -ize. 1. To convert venous blood into arterial blood (by the absorption of oxygen in the lungs)
Word: cerebellocortical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerebello- + cortical. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex Labels: not-comparable
Word: corticocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cortico- + cerebellar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex Labels: not-comparable
Word: cerebellothalamocortical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerebello- + thalamo- + cortical. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex. Labels: not-comparable
Word: corticothalamocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cortico- + thalamo- + cerebellar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the cerebellum, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex Labels: not-comparable
Word: cytoarchitectonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyto- + architectonic. 1. relating to cytoarchitectonics (cytoarchitecture) Labels: not-comparable
Word: cytoarchitectonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + architectonics. 1. cytoarchitecture Labels: uncountable
Word: diabesity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of diabetes + obesity. 1. The simultaneous diagnosis of obesity and diabetes in a patient, especially when the obesity is a causative factor of the diabetes. Labels: uncountable
Word: dysmorphology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + morphology. 1. The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: frontocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fronto- + cerebellar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the frontal lobes and the cerebellum Labels: not-comparable
Word: frontoparietal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fronto- + parietal. 1. Frontal and parietal (relating to such bones or lobes). Labels: not-comparable
Word: frontoparietal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fronto- + parietal. 1. The frontal bone and parietal bone considered as a unit.
Word: fronto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From frontal + -o-. Pronunciation: /fɹʌn.tə(ʊ)/, /fɹʌn.toʊ/, /fɹʌn.tə/ 1. frontal Labels: morpheme
Word: frustrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frustrate + -ive. 1. That frustrates; causing frustration.
Word: frustrative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frustrate + -ive. 1. A mood indicating frustration. Labels: uncountable Example: The frustrative marked with the clitic -tha indicates that the action was 'frustrated', that it has failed already or is bound to fail; or that the success of an action is not yet certain.
Word: hyperphagic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + -phagic. 1. Of or pertaining to hyperphagia
Word: ingestive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ingest + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to ingestion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lipometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lipo- + -meter. 1. Any of various devices used to measure subcutaneous fat
Word: lipometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lipo- + -metry. 1. The measurement of subcutaneous fat Labels: uncountable
Word: motilin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from motile + -in. 1. A polypeptide that has a role in fat metabolism Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neuroanatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomialbor. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic English neuroanatomic From neuro- + anatomic. 1. Of or pertaining to the anatomy of the nervous system Labels: not-comparable
Word: olfactoric Part of Speech: adj 1. olfactory Labels: not-comparable
Word: pallidum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pallidus (“pale yellow-green”). 1. The globus pallidus.
Word: paraxanthine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + xanthine. 1. A metabolite of caffeine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: percentual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From per cent /percent + -ual. 1. Of, relating to, or expressed as a percentage, Labels: not-comparable
Word: perceptuomotor Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the movement of a limb in response to a perception; especially describing the ability to reach towards an object that is being looked at Labels: not-comparable
Word: pontocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ponto- + cerebellar. 1. Of or pertaining to the pons and the cerebellum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postobese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + obese. 1. No longer obese. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiautomatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From semiautomatic + -ally. 1. In a semiautomatic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: sensorimotoric Part of Speech: adj 1. sensorimotor Labels: not-comparable
Word: unimanual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uni- + manual. 1. Involving or using only one hand Labels: not-comparable
Word: bimanual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + manual. 1. Involving or using both hands Labels: not-comparable
Word: retrocedent Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to retrocede; moving backwards. 2. Of gout, an attack in which surface symptoms such as joint inflammation disappear suddenly, and are replaced by affections of the internal organs.
Word: arachnologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arachnology + -ic. 1. Of or relating to arachnology, the study of arachnids.
Word: arachnological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to arachnology, the study of arachnids.
Word: arachnologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arachnology + -ist. 1. One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
Word: arachnologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arachnologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: activationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English activationist From activation + -ist. 1. A person who designs and implements recreational activities as therapy, especially for the disabled
Word: Miller syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Marvin Miller, who reported cases in 1979. 1. A particular genetic disease, characterized by facial anomalies and missing toes. Labels: uncountable
Word: knyghts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knyght Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kinseyan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kinsey + -an. 1. Of or relating to Alfred Charles Kinsey (1894–1956), American biologist and sexologist.
Word: kinoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lipometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lipometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonefficiency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + efficiency. 1. The quality of being nonefficient. Labels: uncountable
Word: egocentrisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egocentrism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acte clair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French acte clair. 1. The doctrine, in European law, that cases involving a law with a reasonably obvious interpretation do not need to be referred to the European Court of Justice. Labels: uncountable
Word: Amerithrax Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of America + anthrax; the name used for the case by the FBI. Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌθɹæks/ 1. The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians.
Word: Hildebrand rules Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the 1992 case Hildebrand v. Hildebrand. 1. The unofficial acceptance of the use of one's spouse's private documents in court during a divorce. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Previously, a spouse who came across information showing their partner was hiding money could copy it and put it before the court – a protection called the Hildebrand rules that was intended to help the financially impoverished.
Word: pictogramme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pictus + -o- + -gramme. 1. Rare spelling of pictogram. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: opera cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A French cake made with layers of almond sponge soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thortveitite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian Thortveit + -ite, after Norwegian engineer Olaus Thortveit. 1. A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: thortveitites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thortveitite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterchallenge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + challenge. 1. A challenge made in response to another challenge. Example: For more than a week, the campaign seemed to be at a standstill while various courts sorted out challenges and counterchallenges.
Word: counterchallenges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterchallenge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gunmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + -manship or gunman + -ship. 1. The art or skill of using a gun. Labels: uncountable Example: Evidence for this speculation is found in Mr. Woo’s fondness for two-fisted gunmanship, which Mr. Hunter credits him with introducing into movies, and also in a scene from “The Killer” that Mr. Hunter finds “strikingly similar to what must have happened Monday.”
Word: nonstructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + structure. 1. Absence of structure. Labels: uncountable Example: Yet that seemingly chaotic nonstructure best describes the scene at Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, which, for a few days last week, served as an essential news source for hundreds of thousands of people on the Internet trying to understand the shootings at Virginia Tech University.
Word: pepperidge Part of Speech: noun 1. Nyssa sylvatica, a medium-sized deciduous tree of North America. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In America we want things different; hedge-rows full of bright-berried bushes and varied autumn colors; meadows full of pepperidges, liquidambars, and thorns[…]. Example: “There used to be a charming little house here on a heavily wooded lot, with pepperidge and cedar and some beech trees,” said Kevin Kobs, a longtime resident of the neighborhood who stopped to watch the last stages of the clearing and grading of a lot bought by a home builder last year.
Word: pepperidges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pepperidge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudomystical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)der. Latin mysticus Old French mistiqueder. English mystic English -al English mystical English pseudomystical From pseudo- + mystical. 1. Apparently, but not actually, mystical; having pretensions of mysticism. Example: Some opera experts disparage “Suor Angelica” as maudlin and pseudomystical.
Word: woodwasp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + wasp. 1. Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood. Example: The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood.
Word: woodwasps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodwasp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood wasp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woodwasp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: branchlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of branchlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood wasps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood wasp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hacking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hacking cough Part of Speech: noun 1. A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough. Example: A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air-passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and especially in beginning pulmonary tuberculosis; hence its importance.
Word: hacking coughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hacking cough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hacking run Part of Speech: noun 1. A hacking session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours; sometimes an all-nighter. Example: It'll take a hacking run to find the roots of such a Byzantine bug.
Word: masculinisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masculinism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonresurgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + resurgent. 1. Not resurgent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hacking runs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hacking run Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affecteds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affected Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gorgio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Romany term for "house-dweller". 1. A person who is not a gypsy.
Word: Gorgios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gorgio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonaffecteds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonaffected Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hackingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hacking + -ly. 1. In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily. Example: The furnace protested long and hackingly like the lungs of an old smoker at an early morning cigarette. Example: Magazine illustrations cut hackingly by her tiny, amateur fingers.
Word: zoocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + -centrism. 1. A viewpoint or theory that focuses on animals, giving them preference above all other considerations. Labels: uncountable
Word: swerd Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sword. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: miasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From miasma + -ic. Pronunciation: /maɪˈæzmɪk/ 1. Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors. Example: Will thought of the shadowy miasmic forest they would all soon move into, a way of living that was an inversion of all their values. 2. Composed of or resembling vapors. Example: Such experiences were unlike dreams, or any of the miasmic apparitions that arise in the natural psyche, below the mind. Example: Claire and I met Mr. and Mrs. M., “Phil ‘n’ Irene,” one delicious day months ago when we looked over the fence and were assaulted by miasmic wafts of smoke and a happy holler from Mr. M. wearing a dinner’s on apron.
Word: pupilage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pupil + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːpəlɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The condition of being a pupil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1875, however, he left the firm and as he was still under 21, it was arranged that he should serve an additional pupilage, this time with the Midland Railway under S. W. Johnson, who had migrated to Derby from the Great Eastern two years before. 2. The period during which one is a pupil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A pupilage was normally two years, after three or four years as a premium apprentice.
Word: unremoved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + removed. 1. Not (yet) removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: narcolept Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone with narcolepsy.
Word: narcolepts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narcolept Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roily Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From roil + -y. 1. muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) 2. turbulent
Word: cheap at half the price Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Deliberate transformation of a street trader's cry, cheap at twice the price (informing customers that what he was selling would still be cheap even if it cost twice as much), into cheap at half the price which would imply that the price was excessive. 1. Quite expensive. Labels: humorous Example: After breakfast, Shirley and Gordon walked down the street to a shopping mall to look at fancy clothes and high priced jewelry. "Cheap at half the price," Gordon observed. Shirley smiled. 2. Satisfactorily cheap. Example: After he'd convinced you you'd only got one leg – the left – he'd sell you a gross of right-footed shoes. "Cheap at half the price! A real bargain." Afterwards, you'd feel you'd been done a favour to, and obligingly walk off with a limp.
Word: unappended Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + appended. 1. Not appended.
Word: go Galt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: After John Galt, a fictional character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. 1. To become a recluse and stop contributing to society, especially in the form of taxes, by reducing one's work or productivity or by refusing to follow societal norms that one believes to be unjust. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Smith, who’s still mulling over ways that she can “go Galt,” sees a possibility for a moral stand. During the Iraq War, she read about a painter who’d painted less, reducing his income, in order to dodge taxes and thereby make sure he didn’t fund the war. Example: We job creators are not going to take it. We are going Galt! Just like in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, we are gonna leave you parasites behind and relocate to an island where only rich people can live — Manhattan!
Word: Lev Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Лев (Lev). 2. A surname. Example: If attending to your childhood wounds and responding with kindness feels selfish, it is important to remember that compassion for oneself often makes people more compassionate to others, Lev said.
Word: unfits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unfit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aeromechanic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechanic English aeromechanic From aero- + mechanic. 1. A mechanic in the aircraft industry
Word: overcurious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + curious. 1. Excessively curious
Word: monaxonid Part of Speech: adj 1. monaxonic Labels: not-comparable
Word: monaxonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mon- + axonic. 1. Having a single axon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monaxonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mon- + Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -ic. 1. Having a single axis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisymmetrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + symmetrical. 1. antisymmetric Labels: not-comparable
Word: microplankton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + plankton. 1. microscopic zooplankton Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monomerize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From monomer + -ize. 1. To convert (a dimer, oligomer or polymer) into a monomer
Word: Ouest Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Ouest. 1. One of the ten departments of Haiti.
Word: onry Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɔːn.ɹi/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of ornery, representing Southern United States English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: neuroembryology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + embryology. 1. The study of the formation and development of the brain and nervous system in the embryo Labels: uncountable
Word: schlockware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schlock (“shoddy or inferior commodity”) + -ware, from Yiddish שלאַק (shlak). 1. Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable Example: As someone else wrote, "interesting thread you have here." Having worked in a group that has implemented 70,000 seats of M$ schlockware for a single customer, I can testify that having that many seats in your environment, barely draws any attention from the boyz in Redmond. Example: 1998, Larry Wall, quoted in "Open source gurus convene", C-Net E-Magazine, April 8, 1998. You'll do us all a big favor if you disassociate freeware from schlockware.
Word: tsheg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tibetan ཚེག (tsheg, “dot; intersyllabic dot”). 1. A syllable delimiter used in Tibetan script.
Word: Ockhamists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ockhamist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: velarizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velarization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Łukasiewiczian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Polish Łukasiewicz + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Jan Łukasiewicz (1878-1956), Polish mathematician. Example: In such cases the Łukasiewiczian notation is ambiguous.
Word: dark l Part of Speech: noun 1. A consonantal sound, the velarized alveolar lateral approximant, represented by ⟨ɫ⟩ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Example: Occasionally one meets with people in the South of England who do not differentiate between clear l's and dark l's to the extent mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.
Word: filamented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From filament + -ed. 1. Of or relating to a filament; having filaments; filamentous.
Word: failer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fail + -er. 1. One who fails. Example: While God is disciplining me and humbling me, He is also showing me His great love for failers. Example: The distributions of scores on the exam for passers and failers are plotted[…]
Word: failers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of failer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pahoihoi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pahoehoe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: unpreventably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unpreventable + -ly. 1. In an unpreventable manner.
Word: nonfilamented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + filamented. 1. Not filamented. Labels: not-comparable
Word: filamentless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English filamentless From filament + -less. 1. Without a filament. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfilamentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English filamentary English nonfilamentary From non- + filamentary. 1. Not filamentary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: impis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impi Labels: form-of, plural