nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Gandalfish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gandalf + -ish. 1. Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Example: It has an Aragorn figure called Gwydion, a Gandalfish wizard called Dallben, a dwarf named Doli, […] Example: The archetypical instance is Ralph Bakshi's film Wizards, in which, at the final duel between the Disneylike good wizard and the Gandalfish evil wizard, […]
Word: talk pages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of talk page Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trovadoresque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trovador + -esque. 1. Characteristic of Portuguese troubadours.
Word: azaspirane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of azaspiran. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: basestock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From base + stock. 1. refined petroleum oil with no additives Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: betalight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beta + light. 1. A sealed capsule, internally coated with a phosphor and filled with a tritium whose beta decay causes the phosphor to glow.
Word: bulkheading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bulkhead + -ing. 1. bulkheads in general Labels: uncountable
Word: ecosection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + section. 1. A part of an ecoregion that shows only minor physiographic, macroclimatic or oceanographic variations
Word: equianharmonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From equi- + anharmonic. 1. equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity Labels: not-comparable
Word: equianharmonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From equi- + anharmonic. 1. A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
Word: falsing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From false + -ing. 1. False decoding (by a telecommunications decoder). Labels: uncountable
Word: falsing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From false + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of false Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ferrod Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of spodosol soil rich in iron.
Word: ferrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ferric + rod. 1. A ferrite rod antenna.
Word: granulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From granulate + -or. 1. A machine that forms material into granules.
Word: handloading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, hand + loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun. 1. The loading of cartridges for firearms when it is done by hand and (especially) at home (in semi-homemade manner): assembling them from the individual components (e.g., casing, primer, gunpowder or other charge, and shot or bullet). Labels: uncountable Example: With handloading of their practice rounds, they can save money, especially in light of how expensive the store-bought cartridges can be these days. 2. The loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand. Labels: uncountable
Word: handloading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, hand + loading. The verb (handload) is possibly a back-formation from the noun. 1. present participle and gerund of handload Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: impredicative Part of Speech: adj 1. definable only in terms of a totality of which it is itself a part Labels: not-comparable
Word: junctor Part of Speech: noun 1. A juncture, especially a means of attaching incoming and outgoing lines in an analog telephone exchange
Word: kicktail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + tail. 1. The upwards-bent tip of the deck of a skateboard.
Word: leadlighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leadlight + -er. 1. A person or company that makes leadlight windows.
Word: mandolute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mandolin + lute. Pronunciation: /ˈmændə(ˌ)luːt/ 1. A musical instrument similar to a mandolin, but larger. Example: Not content with flailing at the playwright and the movement that had nurtured him ("the little theater of cheesecloth and mandolutes"), De Voto attacked the Theater Guild, charging that its resources and prestige, its "power to compel the admiration of multitudes," where chiefly responsible for elevating O'Neill to "a grandeur" he did not deserve.
Word: newswriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + writer. 1. A journalist who writes the scripts for a newsreader
Word: osteoporitic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to osteoporosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: outqualifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outqualify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outqualify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + qualify. 1. To qualify in a higher position than another
Word: polychoral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + choral. 1. Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange) Labels: not-comparable
Word: porolepiform Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of prehistoric fish of the order †Porolepiformes Labels: not-comparable
Word: porolepiform Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of the extinct order †Porolepiformes
Word: pseudoobstruction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + obstruction. 1. Any of several conditions that prevent passage through the intestines / bowels without a physical obstruction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reequipment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + equipment. 1. The act, or the result of reequipping
Word: retropack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + pack. 1. A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft
Word: rhipidist Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the order Rhipidistia.
Word: tumi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua tumi. Pronunciation: /ˈtuː.mi/ 1. A ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South America. Example: The tumis are characterized by a metal handle, which can be bent at the free end or may have an ornament in the form of a button or a zoomorphic head; they also have a curved, sharp blade edge, forming a semicircle or half-moon.[…]The archaeological associations of the tumis found in Argentina indicate that these objects all had an Inca origin. Example: For instance, he makes sure that the reader is aware that the weapons taken by the Inca army, tumis, are ritual weapons used for the ritual hunt and slaughter of llamas.
Word: tumis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tumi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epicycloidal wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter. Example: The racks gear directly in the A-wheels, and the figures are placed on cylinders as in the Brunsviga. The carrying is done continuously by a train of epicycloidal wheels. The working is thus rendered very smooth, without the jerks which the ordinary carrying tooth produces; but the arrangement has the disadvantage that the resulting figures do not appear in a straight line
Word: epicycloidal wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epicycloidal wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carminate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carminic acid + -ate. 1. A salt or ester of carminic acid.
Word: carminates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carminate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ellisonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ellison + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Ralph Ellison (1914–1994), American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer.
Word: pierlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pier + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pier.
Word: reverse arms Part of Speech: noun 1. A position of a soldier in which the weapon points downwards and backwards at an angle of 45° (while walking), or straight down (when at rest) Labels: uncountable Example: […] it is recorded that at the funeral for Marlborough in 1722, the troops carried out a formal reverse arms drill which was especially invented for the service; it was a unique sign of respect to the great soldier.
Word: paludal fever Part of Speech: noun 1. malaria Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: chapeau-bras Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.
Word: chapeaux-bras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chapeau-bras Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protogrunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + grunge. 1. Collectively, the music that influenced the later grunge movement. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cobainesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cobain + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician. Example: He had a lot of Cobainesque qualities: He had shoulder-length hair, played guitar, had a bad childhood, often complained of stomach problems, and had troubling taste in women. Example: […] she established a mid-tempo, less-rocking-out standard governing the emotional moments of a certain class of later mature audience artists like Sufjan Stevens in a way that superseded Cobainesque howling.
Word: ribosidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From riboside + -ic. 1. Characteristic of a riboside, especially of the link between ribose and a sugar moiety Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisaturation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + saturation. 1. Preventing saturation. Labels: not-comparable Example: an antisaturation diode
Word: sarcospan Part of Speech: noun 1. A transmembrane protein, located within skeletal muscle, the loss of which is associated with muscular dystrophy. Labels: uncountable
Word: rocked out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rock out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shotshell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shot + shell. 1. A shotgun cartridge. Labels: countable 2. Handgun and rifle cartridges loaded with lead shot canisters instead of bullets, intended for pest control. Labels: uncountable
Word: shotshells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shotshell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unrotting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + rotting. 1. Not rotting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spermatangium Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gametangium.
Word: spermatangia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spermatangium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: memorially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From memorial + -ly. 1. By means of, or in terms of, memory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: warrior ants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warrior ant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trainset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From train + set. 1. A locomotive and carriages coupled together to form a unified set of equipment. 2. a self-propelled electric or diesel multiple unit, consisting of a fixed number of permanently coupled passenger vehicles.
Word: slavemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slave + maker. 1. A type of ant, a brood parasite that captures the brood of other ant species to increase the worker force of its own colony.
Word: slavemakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slavemaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slavemaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slave + making. 1. Engaging in the brood capture activity of a slavemaker ant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: warband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + band. 1. A group of soldiers or other military personnel actively engaged in warfare. Labels: dated
Word: warbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crossless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross + -less. 1. Without a cross. Labels: not-comparable
Word: archivolted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archivolt + -ed. 1. Furnished with archivolts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: map lichen Part of Speech: noun 1. Rhizocarpon geographicum, a lichen that grows in patches on rocks in mountainous areas, giving the appearance of a map.
Word: map lichens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of map lichen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwomanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + womanlike. 1. Not womanlike; not befitting a woman. Example: Madame Calderon's description of a bull-fight in the country is equally spirited and unwomanlike. Even the little pity vouchsafed has the air of being thrown in for decency's sake. Example: In 7.69, Martial portrays Theophila, the “god-loving” intellectual and fiancée of the Roman Canius, as even more Atticized than Epicurus and the Stoics, even more unwomanlike in her tastes than the poets Sappho and Panaetis.
Word: rudderfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rudderfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humaner Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of humane: more humane Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unrack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + rack. 1. To remove from a rack. Labels: transitive
Word: unracking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unrack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unracks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unrack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unracked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unrack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unracked Part of Speech: adj 1. Not racked. Labels: not-comparable Example: The wine, which is made in August, is left on its lees unracked for at least a year.
Word: shelfworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shelf + -worthy. 1. Good enough to be kept or displayed on a shelf. Example: On the other hand the small, individual ones, especially those shaped as fruits, pagodas, cottages etc., though eminently shelfworthy, are very expensive. Example: All materials must be shelfworthy for deposit at the SRLF. Volumes may be boxed or enclosed in archival containers if necessary.
Word: knock under Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from the old practice of knocking under the table with the knuckles, when conquered. Compare knuckle under 1. To acknowledge oneself conquered; to submit, to yield. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: I pull the second best trigger in this county. I knock under to Natty Bumppo there, sin' he shot the pigeon. Example: When he heard this news of Beatrix's engagement, Colonel Eſmond knocked under to his fate, and reſolved to ſurrender his ſword, that could win him nothing now he cared for; […] 2. To die. Labels: dated, intransitive, slang
Word: green cinnabar Part of Speech: noun 1. A green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire. Labels: uncountable
Word: hepatic cinnabar Part of Speech: noun 1. An impure cinnabar of a liver-brown colour and submetallic lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: backbore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + bore. 1. The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument. Example: More conical backbores give a richer tone, while more cylindrical ones give a brighter, more projected tone.
Word: backbore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + bore. 1. To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter. Labels: transitive 2. To bore from the backside of a workpiece by using a boring tool that passes through one or more through holes, deploys a cutting edge (or receives it by manual insertion from an operator), bores a feature on the far side, retracts the cutting edge (or has it removed), and then retreats back through the hole (toward the tool's origin).
Word: backbores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backbore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backbores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backbore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: troposcatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. tropospheric scatter Labels: uncountable
Word: zigzaggingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From zigzagging + -ly. 1. In a zigzagging way. Example: The curtain dropped zigzaggingly upon the first scene. There was a tense silence out front, then a burst of applause[…] Example: In their zigzaggingly argumentative way, the New Yorkers were taking their stand on what modern art was about.
Word: cannonproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cannon + -proof. 1. Impenetrable by cannonballs. Labels: not-comparable Example: It had not helped the duke to build himself a cannonproof stone chamber to sleep in for dread of vengeance after the assassination of Orleans. Example: A cannonproof breastwork, built during the previous war, extended along the beach from the hills to the rocks.
Word: franknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frankness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sticklac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stick + lac. 1. Lac in its natural state, as secreted by an insect and encrusting small twigs. Labels: uncountable Example: Sarkies' family firm traded in indigo, betel-nit and stick-lac.
Word: seedlac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seed + lac. 1. The granular residuum of lac when it has been broken off the original twigs (i.e. the sticklac) and had the colouring matter partly removed, but before it is processed into shellac. Labels: uncountable
Word: H-piece Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of a plunger pump that contains the valve.
Word: Titchmarsh convolution theorem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Edward Charles Titchmarsh, a British mathematician. 1. A theorem that describes the properties of the support of the convolution of two functions.
Word: Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Nicola Cabibbo, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskawa. 1. In the Standard Model, a unitary matrix that specifies the mismatch of quantum states of quarks when they propagate freely and when they take part in the weak interactions. It is important in the understanding of CP violation.
Word: CKM matrix Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gum stick Part of Speech: noun 1. A stick of chewing gum. 2. Any smooth hard substance for children to bite upon while teething. Labels: archaic Example: It is customary to give the child a gum stick, to rub on the itchy gum Example: If a piece of crust be given as a gum-stick, he must, while biting it, be well watched, or by accident he might loosen a large piece of it, which might choke him.
Word: gum sticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gum stick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hunter-Russell syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after D. Hunter and D. S. Russell, who wrote about it in 1940. 1. A condition caused by methylmercury(organic Hg) poisoning, characterised by paresthesia, ataxia, and impaired speech and vision. Labels: uncountable
Word: empress cloth Part of Speech: noun 1. A cloth for women's dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: duck's-bill limpet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape. 1. A limpet of the genus Scutus, Scutus breviculus. Labels: dated
Word: duck's-bill limpets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duck's-bill limpet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empress cloths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empress cloth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphinxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sphinx Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sphinxed Part of Speech: adj 1. Adorned or decorated with sphinxes.
Word: sphinxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sphinx Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cedille Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cédille. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The cedille is a small c thus (ç) placed under the c, when by reason of etymology the c is preserved before a, o, u[…]
Word: cedilles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cedille Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hungary water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of Queen of Hungary's water, possibly a calque of French Eau de la Reine de Hongrie, after its supposed origin. 1. One of various early modern perfumes and elixirs made of rosemary, camomile or later lavender infused in various alcohols. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: ...Your Bottle of Hungry Water to your Lady... Example: Certain unscrupulous men may call upon you here in your dressing-room. They will lavish you with flowers, with compliments, with phials of Hungary water and methuselahs of the costliest champagne. You must be wary of such men, my hearts, they are not to be trusted.
Word: antiregime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + regime. 1. Opposing a regime.
Word: lunchline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + line. 1. A line or queue where people wait to be served lunch.
Word: lunchlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunchline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liftline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lift + line. 1. A line or queue where people wait for a ski lift.
Word: liftlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liftline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hungary waters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hungary water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: give someone the bag Part of Speech: verb 1. To disappoint (someone). Labels: idiomatic, obsolete, transitive Example: I have felt of the power and terrors of what is yet unseen , he would not thus have lightly given us the bag
Word: fit rod Part of Speech: noun 1. A gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of bolt required.
Word: fit rods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fit rod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fly a kite Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money. Labels: archaic, slang 2. Synonym of go fly a kite. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, kite. Example: The children flew a kite in the park.
Word: canarying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of canary Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: canaried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of canary Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: read oneself in Part of Speech: verb 1. To read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: Parson Tyll was a curate of one parish across the Strood and of the two on the island. The rector was non-resident, on the plea of the unsalubrity of the spot. He had held the rectory of one parish and the vicarage of the other thirty years, and during that period had visited his cures twice, once to read himself in, and on the other occasion to exact some tithes denied him.
Word: gift rope Part of Speech: noun 1. A tow rope. Labels: archaic
Word: rosemaried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rosemary + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊzməɹid/, /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹid/ 1. Seasoned or flavoured with rosemary. Labels: not-comparable Example: a rosemaried leg of lamb
Word: double-geared Part of Speech: adj 1. Driven through twofold compound gearing, to increase the force or speed. Labels: not-comparable Example: double-geared drill press Example: double-geared milling machine
Word: blazing star Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blazing, star. 2. A comet. Labels: archaic 3. Any of various plants including: 4. Any of various plants including: 5. Any of various plants including: 6. Any of various plants including: 7. Any of various plants including:
Word: blazing stars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blazing star Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zabiha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dhabihah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: zabeeha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dhabihah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: 'swounds Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Contraction of God's wounds; see zounds. Pronunciation: /zwundz/ 1. Synonym of zounds. Labels: archaic Example: 'Swounds, show me what thou'lt do.
Word: woo't Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of wouldst + thou. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction Example: Come show me what thou'lt doe. / Woo’t weepe? Woo’t fight? Woo’t teare thy selfe? / Woo’t drinke up Esile, eate a Crocodile?
Word: WJ Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of West Jerusalem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: WJ Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of world junior record. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: anaptyctic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin anaptycticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυκτος (anáptuktos, “that may be opened”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up; again; back”) + πτυκτός (ptuktós, “folded”), from the stem of πτύσσω (ptússō, “to fold”) + τός (tós, suffix forming verbal adjectives). Pronunciation: /ænəpˈtɪktək/ 1. Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word. Labels: not-comparable
Word: claw sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. footrot Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: nonmonogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + monogamy. 1. The state of not being monogamous. Labels: uncountable Example: Though nonmonogamy seems to be on the rise — or at least society is more open about it than ever before — families consisting of three or more parents can face challenges that are in some ways different from, and similar to, those faced by divorced parents, single parents and L.G.B.T.Q. parents.
Word: sneck up Part of Speech: verb 1. Be silent; shut up. Labels: obsolete Example: We did keep time, sir, in our catches. Sneck up!
Word: calico bass Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish, the crappie.
Word: papermouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + mouth. 1. A fish, the crappie. Example: It is called bachelor in the Ohio Valley, campbellite, croppie, and new-light in Illinois, Indiana, and Кentucky; tin-mouth or paper-mouth in northern Indiana and Illinois, and sac-à-lait, and chinduapin perch in the lower Mississippi and Texas. Example: When Earhart and Jarvis found out that the Crappiethon Classic would be held at Lake Harris in Hot Springs, Arkansas, one year, they knew they had to develop new strategies for taking papermouths, because the lake was deep and clear -- unlike most of the lakes in their native state of Tennessee.
Word: papermouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papermouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harp on one string Part of Speech: verb 1. To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: epistopic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Robert Holmes in 1986, in Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet. 1. A recurrent topic of epistemological discussion and debate.
Word: epistopics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epistopic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hakadosh Baruch Hu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hebrew הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא (haqqāḏôš bārûḵ hû). Pronunciation: /həkəˈdoʊʃ bəɹʊˈhuː/, /həˈkʌdəʃ ˈbʌɹʊhuː/, /hɑːkɑːˈdoʊʃ ˈbɑːɹʊx ˈhuː/, /-bəˈɹʊx-/ 1. God, literally "the Holy One, blessed be He". Labels: Judaism
Word: Abigails Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Abigail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abners Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Abner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adeles Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Adele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adolfs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Adolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adolphs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Adolph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fight shy Part of Speech: verb 1. To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Maybe she is imprisoned there and cannot get out: it would be a terrible fate, would it not, Signorina? Me, I think it is better to fight shy of the heathen gods." Example: "That's worse than useless. He's drunk. And we'll only get him against us, for he'd order us to keep out of the mess. He'd fight shy of entangling alliances. He'd forbid me to send, for he's got his ship to clear from that port."
Word: Normandy pippin Part of Speech: noun 1. A sun-dried apple for winter use. Example: She had never been handsome; she was little, thin, and dry, but there was in her a suggestion of past pleasantness of face and figure such as resides in a Normandy pippin.
Word: Normandy pippins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Normandy pippin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whole snipe Part of Speech: noun 1. The common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe.
Word: whole snipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whole snipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: good-bys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of good-by Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitcher plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitcher plant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarracenias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarracenia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gerasene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa). By surface analysis, Gerasa + -ene. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/ 1. Of, from or relating to Gerasa Labels: historical
Word: Gerasene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa). By surface analysis, Gerasa + -ene. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Gerasa Labels: historical Example: And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Word: unapprehended Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + apprehended. 1. Not apprehended. Labels: not-comparable Example: Police are still seeking the unapprehended felon. 2. Not understood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Gergesene Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛəɡəsiːn/ 1. Alternative form of Gerasene. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: petition of right Part of Speech: noun 1. A remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown. Labels: UK, historical
Word: piece goods Part of Speech: noun 1. textiles sold by pieces or fixed sizes, such as cloth from clothes-making, calicos, sheetings, etc. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: piece broker Part of Speech: noun 1. A trader of pieces of cloth, or rags. Labels: historical
Word: unpieces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unpiece Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nonenriched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + enriched. 1. Not enriched. Labels: not-comparable
Word: toyline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toy + line. 1. A series of related toys produced by the same company. Example: Early Japanese anime superstar artists like mecha designer Shoji Kawamori and Kazutaka Miyatake participated in this toyline, creating some futuristic vehicles and robots.
Word: toylines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toyline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gerasenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gerasene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xylostein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylosteum + -in. 1. A bitter principle obtained from the berries of the fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) and formerly used in medicine. Labels: uncountable Example: Honeysuckle fruits contain valerianic acid and xylostein, which are irritant.
Word: Hippocrates' sleeve Part of Speech: noun 1. A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.
Word: run upon sorts Part of Speech: verb 1. To use or require a greater number of some particular letters or symbols than the regular proportion, as, for example, when making an index. Labels: dated Example: The writer remembers once printing a large index of map titles, which ran upon sorts so peculiarly that a two hundred-pound font of body letter had to be provided with two hundred pounds of sorts before the job was completed.
Word: flattishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flattish + -ness. 1. Quality of being flattish. Labels: uncountable
Word: expungings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expunging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suppressings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suppressing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pantropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “all”) + τροπή (tropḗ, “transformation”, literally “turning”), coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952. 1. The process of adapting humans through genetic and/or cybernetic means to thrive in environments otherwise inhospitable to them, such as outer space, the deep sea or other planets. Labels: uncountable
Word: quadrate bone Part of Speech: noun 1. A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals its equivalent is the incus.
Word: quadrate bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadrate bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: owl trains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of owl train Labels: form-of, plural
Word: split on a rock Part of Speech: verb 1. To completely fail in one's attempt Labels: archaic, idiomatic
Word: galley slice Part of Speech: noun 1. A sliding false bottom to a large galley. Labels: obsolete
Word: clary water Part of Speech: noun 1. A composition of clary flowers with brandy and other ingredients, formerly used as a cardiac. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hagars Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hagar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bat tick Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various wingless dipterous insects that are parasitic to bats, such as some in genus Argas
Word: ungoodness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ungood + -ness. 1. The quality of being ungood, or bad; badness. Labels: uncountable Example: c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness. Example: in this long list I find goodness the rule & ungoodness the exception
Word: fight it out Part of Speech: verb 1. To fight until there is decisively and conclusively a winner
Word: Haileys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hailey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Haleys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Haley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerebric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. cerebrin Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: second girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A female house-servant responsible for relatively light work, such as chamber-work or waiting at table. Labels: historical
Word: Flowery Kingdom Part of Speech: name 1. Nickname for China: a country in East Asia. Labels: dated, historical
Word: pinkoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncomforting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + comforting. 1. Not comforting.
Word: keeping room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keep, meaning abide. 1. The main room of a house. Labels: New-England, UK, US, dated, dialectal Example: The keeping room became less utilitarian as kitchens, storage area, and bedrooms were added onto homes. Example: The keeping room, with its large, open-hearth fireplace, served as her kitchen and main living area.
Word: keepings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keeping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protowriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + writing. 1. Any of the early systems of symbols that developed into writing. Labels: uncountable 2. Meaningless writing-like patterns drawn by children who cannot yet write. Labels: uncountable
Word: nsibidi Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of apparently ideographic symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria, found on excavated pottery etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: nsibiri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nsibidi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: firehose cursor Part of Speech: noun 1. A cursor that permits fast enumeration of rows but can only move forward. Labels: dated
Word: Verneuil process Part of Speech: name Etymology: Developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil. 1. The first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, involving the melting of a finely powdered substance using an oxyhydrogen flame and crystallising the melted droplets into a boule.
Word: night green Part of Speech: noun 1. The dyestuff iodine green.
Word: Hannas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hanna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hannahs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hannah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hannibals Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hannibal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iodine green Part of Speech: noun 1. An artificial green dyestuff, an iodine derivative of rosaniline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Rochelle powder Part of Speech: noun 1. seidlitz powder Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Harriets Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Harriet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defleshed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deflesh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: defleshing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deflesh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defleshing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing the flesh. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In extreme circumstances they would, however, eat a little plant matter and fungus, as well as each other: twelve skeletons from El Sidrón Cave in Spain, bearing marks of death blows and defleshing, offering clear evidence of cannibalism.
Word: defleshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deflesh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Heathers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Heather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Helens Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Helen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hopes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Horaces Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Horace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tympanic bone Part of Speech: noun 1. A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
Word: Jasons Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Jason Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ryans Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Ryan Labels: form-of, plural 2. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Rebeccas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Rebecca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hilled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having hills. Example: The Coastal Scene Rugged headlands, small sandy coves, and broad plains that may be partially hilled with sand dunes or covered by dense forest blend to produce unmatched beauty and scenic variety. 2. Having particular kind or number of hills. Labels: in-compounds Example: Rome, being built on seven hills, was thence called the seven-hilled city.
Word: enquirers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enquirer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jet Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Oklahoma. Labels: uncountable 2. A male given name. Labels: countable 3. A female given name. Labels: countable, rare
Word: gooders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gooder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhusband Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ex-husband. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: exhusbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhusband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: happinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of happiness Labels: form-of, plural Example: Notwithstanding the temptation to use familiar mathematical or sociopolitical models to explain Mill's elusive notion, the general happiness of a population is neither the sum total or arithmetic average of the several happinesses of individual persons in the population...
Word: exboyfriend Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ex-boyfriend. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: exboyfriends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exboyfriend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinkens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pinken Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pinkening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pinken Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pinkened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pinken Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reenforced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reenforce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reenforces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reenforce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: piedfort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, meaning "heavy weight" (literally "heavy foot"). 1. An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.
Word: selfconsciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self + consciousness. 1. Alternative form of self-consciousness. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zain Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic زَيْن (zayn, “beauty”) 1. Alternative spelling of Zayn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tin pest Part of Speech: noun 1. An autocatalytic transformation of tin into a different allotrope that causes tin objects to become brittle and flaky. The phase transition conversion of β-tin (white tin) into α-tin (gray tin/grey tin). Labels: uncountable
Word: savouries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savoury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Latics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Latic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pieboys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pieboy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: war hawk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 18th c., often attributed to Virginian Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, but no written evidence exists. Popularized in debates concerning the War of 1812. Sense "eagle" probably a calque of Old English guþhafoc 1. A proponent of war or military intrusiveness. Labels: figuratively Example: Suddenly, John R. Bolton, the conservative war hawk and favorite villain of the left, is the toast of Senate Democrats, the last, best hope to prove their abuse-of-power case against President Trump. Example: But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots. 2. An eagle. Labels: dated, literary
Word: war hawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of war hawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ragaba Part of Speech: name 1. A fortress in the ancient Middle East that was besieged by Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra, probably a walled city on the Argob of Bashan (modern-day Lajat). Labels: Classical Example: Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.
Word: Gerasena Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin (Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna (“Gerasene [Region or Land]”). Pronunciation: /ɡɛɹəˈsiːnə/ 1. The country of the Gerasenes. Example: Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.
Word: per diems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of per diem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toxophiliac Part of Speech: adj 1. Fond of archery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: toxophiliac Part of Speech: noun 1. A lover of archery.
Word: gh Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of good half. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: gx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of grex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: MCFC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Manchester City Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Melbourne City Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Citeh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Respelling of a local pronunciation of (Manchester) city. 1. Manchester City Football Club Labels: informal
Word: line-height Part of Speech: noun 1. The height of a line of text. Example: Therefore, you could give an inline nonreplaced element a line-height of 1em and still have its background overlap the content of other lines.
Word: FCUM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of F.C. United of Manchester. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: outprice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + price. 1. To sell at a lower price than (another seller). Labels: transitive
Word: outpricing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outprice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pomeranian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Pomeranian (dog) Labels: alt-of
Word: samoyed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Samoyed (dog) Labels: alt-of
Word: swimlaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From swimlane + -ed. 1. Divided into swimlanes Labels: not-comparable
Word: timelapse Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of time-lapse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: timelapse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of time-lapse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tranquillised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tranquillise Alternative spelling of tranquilized See: tranquilize. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barbequed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of barbecued. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: barbequed Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past and past participle of barbeque Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: muzzily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From muzzy + -ly. 1. In a muzzy manner.
Word: irritatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From irritated + -ly. 1. In an irritated manner.
Word: fallal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of falbala (“furbelow”), from French. 1. A piece of ribbon worn as a streamer. 2. Any trifling ornament. Labels: dated, in-plural, often Example: Wherever she went she had, if not the finest, at any rate the most showy gown in the room; her ornaments were the biggest; her hats, toques, berets, marabouts, and other fallals, always the most conspicuous. Example: I should be ashamed to coddle myself as you do! And yet I am old. I need looking after. And there! there! fitting up gowns! fallals!
Word: well-orderings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of well-ordering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nuraghes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuraghe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aforelinked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From afore- + linked. 1. Linked previously (in the current text). Labels: Internet, informal, not-comparable Example: If you'd read the aforelinked article, you wouldn't need to ask that question. Example: I don't think you noticed that the aforelinked page isn't at CNN.com. The real page (with the correct photo) is at: ¶ http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/18/obit.mccambridge.ap/index.html
Word: comprehendingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From comprehending + -ly. 1. In a comprehending manner; knowingly. Example: She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.
Word: quelle surprise Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Borrowed from French quelle surprise (“what a surprise”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɛl sə(ɹ)ˈpɹiːz/ 1. What a surprise. Labels: idiomatic, sarcastic Example: My brother made the same mistake I did, but he didn't get punished: quelle surprise.
Word: unforgiveable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + forgiveable. 1. Alternative spelling of unforgivable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In working out Aristotle’s view, it may help to keep in mind some of its rivals. We have a rich cultural gallery of competing candidates for the titles bad, vicious, evil, worst. There is the pursuer of disvalue as such, like Hannibal Lecter or Milton’s Satan; the wanton or brutish slave to low desires; the Dostoevskeian outlaw, committer of some unforgiveable crime; and the amoral egoist or sociopath who greets all moral considerations with a shrug.
Word: sinkful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sink + -ful. 1. As much as a sink will hold.