nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: globalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of globalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: globalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of globalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: globalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of globalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: globalised Part of Speech: adj 1. Influenced by globalisation. Labels: UK Example: COVID-19 has brought crisis to the world on a scale we have not seen for generations, as virus spreads rapidly across borders and through communities. In a globalised world, the intertwined elements of technology and human behaviour have been critical in diffusing it, while at the same time the close proximity in which people travel has afforded plenty of opportunity for transmission.
Word: moither Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See moider (“to toil, muddle, pester”) 1. to bother or harass Labels: Yorkshire, dialectal Example: Gie o'er mitherin thi brother an come help me wi t'weshin 2. To toil; to labour. Labels: UK, dialectal 3. To perplex; to confuse. Example: She always had what her mother, who does not seem greatly to have cared for her, called “moithered” brains
Word: guiltyness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guiltiness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare, uncountable
Word: screen printing Part of Speech: noun 1. A printing technique in which ink is forced through a woven mesh with an ink-blocking stencil on it. Labels: uncountable
Word: head cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Dutch hoofdkaas. 1. A terrine made from the flesh of the head of a pig (such as the face). Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Word: head cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of big cheese. Example: Oh, some of our clients talk big. Spend big. And you get a big rush of power when the head cheeses come in. One time, I got Janet Reno.
Word: head cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cock cheese. Labels: euphemistic, slang
Word: acarminative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English carminative English acarminative From a- + carminative. 1. Preventing the development of gas in the digestive tract. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ginger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ginger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fuck finger Part of Speech: noun 1. The middle finger. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: Joost Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Dutch.
Word: pontify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pontiff + -fy. 1. To pontificate.
Word: rif Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of RIF. Labels: alt-of Example: This sense was expressed in a story about a friend who had been laid off (riffed) in a particularly uncaring manner. Example: If an employee is not given concrete and objective reasons for being riffed, it may be assumed the decision, "must have been discrimination" due to race, sex, age, ethnic background, or other wrongful basis.
Word: Buchs Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland. 2. A former municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland. 3. A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland, on the border with Liechtenstein. 4. A municipality in Zurich canton, Switzerland.
Word: willlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English willless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English willlessness From willless + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being willless. Labels: uncountable
Word: kermis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kirmess. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kermis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kermi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chronostratigraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English stratigraphic English chronostratigraphic From chrono- + stratigraphic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived using chronostratigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chronostratigraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English stratigraphy English chronostratigraphy From chrono- + stratigraphy. 1. The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata. Labels: uncountable
Word: ochl- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “mob”). Pronunciation: /ɒ.kl/ 1. Alternative form of ochlo-, used before a suffix beginning with a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: ciliopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cilio- + -pathy. 1. Any of a range of genetic disorders involving defects in the cilia or flagella of cells
Word: circumstantiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of circumstantial + -ate. 1. To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence Example: Neither will time permit to circumstantiate these particulars, which I have only touched in the general. 2. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. Example: If the act were otherwise circumstantiated, it might will that freely which now it wills reluctantly.
Word: clear-eyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having clear, sharp sight. 2. Mentally acute and perspicacious. Labels: figuratively Example: Another is the smoldering radicalism of eternal student Terrence Moses (Marc Ewing, aptly intense), once the family’s tutor, now smitten with Anna and perhaps the clearest-eyed person in the play. Example: The new government of President Jacob Zuma seems to have a clearer-eyed view of the problem, its remedies and the need to improve the overall health care system than its predecessor did.
Word: clothes-peg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of clothes peg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coccolithophorid Part of Speech: noun 1. coccolithophore
Word: business-as-usual Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of business as usual. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: business-as-usual Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of business as usual. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: As the day progressed, the Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Masters, sent an email to the clubs. It was still early, nothing felt concrete, but there was a business-as-usual tone to his note. Masters reassured everybody that Chelsea would complete their remaining fixtures of the season.
Word: balds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bald Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bald Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pusilanimous Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of pusillanimous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: herbed up Part of Speech: adj 1. Under the influence from using marijuana. Labels: slang
Word: metabole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of metabola. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amphiprostyle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “having pillars”). Pronunciation: /æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/, /ˌæmfɪˈpɹoʊstaɪl/ 1. Having columns at either end but not along the sides. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle. Example: Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.
Word: amphiprostyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-) + πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “having pillars”). Pronunciation: /æmˈfɪpɹəˌstaɪl/, /ˌæmfɪˈpɹoʊstaɪl/ 1. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. Labels: historical Example: 1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page, Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ſides; by which they were distinguished from proſtyles, and amphiproſtyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides.
Word: metabola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”). 1. A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment. Labels: uncountable
Word: metabola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”). 1. Insects that metamorphose. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only
Word: smoothes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smoothe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breasticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of breast + testicle. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛs.tɪ.kəl/ 1. A breast. Labels: humorous, slang Example: She stumbled out of her bra and panties and stood naked, hugging her elbows, while Gerard surveyed her, frowning up and down her body, biting the flesh on the ball of his thumb. She waited for him to notice her lopsided breasticles but he stayed quiet about them, a real gentleman. Example: Toby changes tactics and now attempts to reach my clenched armpits (my tickliest bits), but mistakenly squeezes my left breasticle instead! We both freeze up and instantly want to die. Breasticles are entirely new to this game; one day I was happily flat chested and the next day I had these pointy things.
Word: omnisciently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English omniscient Middle English -ly English -ly English omnisciently From omniscient + -ly. 1. In an omniscient manner; with omniscience. Labels: not-comparable
Word: holonymy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From holo- + -onymy (compare Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). 1. A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym). Labels: uncountable Example: The relation between the terms ‘foot’ and ‘heel’ is that of holonymy, since one of the parts of a foot is a heel. 2. The quality or nature of being the whole in a holonymous relation. Labels: uncountable
Word: amphiprostylar Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌæmfɪpɹəʊˈstaɪlɚ/ 1. amphiprostyle Labels: not-comparable
Word: prostyle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ancient Greek πρόστυλος (próstulos, “having pillars”). 1. Having pillars only along the front side Labels: not-comparable
Word: prostyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek πρόστυλος (próstulos, “having pillars”). 1. A building having pillars only along the front side
Word: anesthesize Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of anesthetize. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: claver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots claver. Pronunciation: /ˈklævɚ/ 1. Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter. Labels: Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers.
Word: claver Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Scots claver. Pronunciation: /ˈklævɚ/ 1. To gossip or chit-chat. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: claver Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of clover. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.
Word: amortisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of amortization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: amortisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amortisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of artsy: more artsy Labels: comparative, form-of 2. comparative form of artsie: more artsie Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: artsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of artsy: most artsy Labels: form-of, superlative 2. superlative form of artsie: most artsie Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: assaulter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assault + -er. 1. One who commits assault. Example: Earnest assaulters of current theories, or earnest apologists for them, should alike have conducted attack or defence, as it seems to us, upon some more concerted plan. Example: "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well."
Word: assaulters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assaulter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lanneret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lanner + -et. 1. A male lanner, smaller than the female.
Word: awarer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of aware: more aware Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: awarest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of aware: most aware Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: gamerscore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trademark Gamerscore, from gamer + score. 1. Points accumulated by earning achievements in Xbox video games. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ayatollahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ayatollah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ayatolla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ayatollah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ayatollas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ayatolla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of fitchew, or directly borrowed from its antecedent, Middle Dutch vitsche (“polecat”). More at fitchew. 1. A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America. Example: The more beautiful of the two comes from a North American species, the black-footed pole-cat (No. 3), which is creamy yellow, sprinkled with black. Made-up skins of this species are sold as "natural fitch" to distinguish them from those of the common fitch, which are generally dyed. The finest skins of this pole-cat, now nearly extinct in Great Britain, are procured from the colder parts of Russia and Siberia. Example: Not only as it been quite difficult to eliminate the yellow tinge from the dyed fur, but practically every fur dyer has had to admit his inability to make the dyed fitch permanent in color or prevent it from very quickly turning or fading to a sickening shade of red […] 2. A skin of a polecat. Example: For those who cannot afford the luxury of real fur, the most picturesque and delightful substitute is offered in stoles and muffs made up of plush-pony skin trimmed with a piece of natural fitch set slant-ways across the front of the muff […]
Word: fitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fitch due to the similarity to the striped or mottled texture of polecat fur. 1. A kind of twisted open weave in wickerwork.
Word: fitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fitch due to the similarity to the striped or mottled texture of polecat fur. 1. To use this kind of open weave.
Word: fitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See vetch. 1. Alternative form of vetch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: 1. Colutæa vesicaria vulgaris sylvestris. Ordinary Bastard Sene with bladders. This greater Bastard Sene groweth in time to be a tree of a reasonable greatnesse, the stem or trunck being of the bignesse of a mans arme or greater, covered with a blackish greene ragged barke, the wood whereof is harder then of an Elder, but with a pith in the middle of the branches which are divided many wayes, having divers winged leaves composed of many small round pointed or rather flat pointed leaves, set at severall distances, and somewhat like unto Licoris, or the Hatchet fitch, among which come forth yellow flowers like unto Broome flowers and as large; after which come thinne swelling cods, like unto thinne transparent bladders; wherein are conteined blacke seede set upon a middle ribbe within the bladders, which being alittle crushed betweene the fingers, will give a cracke like a bladder full of winde: the roote groweth great and wooddy, branching forth divers wayes. Example: Fitches or Vetches are of divers Sorts, of which before; but since our Author's Time, several new Grasses have been found out, which supply the same Defect. Those which are most in Request, at present are, Clove, Ray-grass, Nonesuch and St. Fein.
Word: keitloa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana [Term?]. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪtloʊə/, /ˈkeɪt-/ 1. A variety of the black rhinoceros.
Word: gloriole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gloriola. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɔːɹi.oʊl/ 1. halo
Word: khamseen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of khamsin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kamsin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of khamsin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kamseen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of khamsin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nirwana Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of nirvana Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: 8-bit Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌeɪtˈbɪt/ 1. Of a word size or an integer, represented using units of 8 bits (1 byte). Labels: not-comparable Example: I started creating 8-bit music around 2002 when I picked up nanoloop[…] 2. Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era. Labels: not-comparable Example: Typically far more complex than the songs of the 8-bit games, songs in Amiga games had a highly varied structure, but usually followed the same basic principles seen in the 8-bit games (shorter loops with fewer distinct sections for battle music, and longer loops with more distinct sections for in-game music). Example: Much of La-Mulana's 8-bit aesthetic is tied to its self-imposed graphical limitations. To start, the native resolution of 256 × 192 pixels is (as we would expect) much less than that of contemporary standards[…] 3. Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era and subsequent eras. Labels: broadly, not-comparable, proscribed
Word: 8-bit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌeɪtˈbɪt/ 1. A computer that processes data in groups of 8 bits (binary digits). Example: The BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum are well-known British 8-bits.
Word: Xbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks bɒks/ 1. Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox. Example: The Xbox or the Arcade Game Box? That's weird. They knocked off the look of the Xbox with the PlayStation controller.
Word: Xbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks bɒks/ 1. To play a video game using an Xbox home console. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: There's a time and a place for mindless activities (we don't need to make them a big deal) but, if done excessively, they don't exactly deliver what they promise. In other words, Xboxing for hours at a time may give you an illusion of rejuvenation but it doesn't truly make you feel rested.
Word: Playstation Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of PlayStation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: X-box Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Xbox. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: XBox Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Xbox. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: obscurant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”). Pronunciation: /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/, /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ 1. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure. 2. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
Word: obscurant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”). Pronunciation: /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/, /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ 1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist. 2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment. 3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
Word: break the buck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Break (as in break the bank) + the + buck (“dollar (colloquial)”). 1. To fall below the value of one dollar per share. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: In 1994, during the Orange County bankruptcy, a few funds were poised to break the buck, until their parent companies stepped in. Example: "We were likely going to see more funds halt redemptions" and break the buck. The insurance program is part of a wider rescue package […]
Word: mintaqah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa, “area”). 1. A first-level country subdivision used in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries.
Word: manatiq Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مَنَاطِق (manāṭiq), plural form of مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa, “area”). 1. plural of mintaqah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: at work Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, work. At one's workplace. Example: He's not home at the moment: he's at work. Example: They've got a new photocopier at work. 2. Working, in the process of doing work. Example: Don't interrupt me while I'm at work on my housing project. Example: In the United States, where the railways are 90 per cent. dieselised today, diesel-electric power is the unvarying rule for independent locomotive units, and the only motive power exceptions are the highly successful 600-h.p. diesel-hydraulic railcars of the Budd "RDC" type, of which between 300 and 400 are now at work. 3. At play, in action. Labels: figuratively
Word: levitical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Levitic (“of or pertaining to the Levites”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. priestly
Word: gabbai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גַּבַּאי (gabái). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈbaɪ/, /ɡæˈbaɪ/ 1. A custodian of a synagogue, who often performs assistant duties in services. Labels: Judaism 2. A treasurer and/or manager of an organization. Labels: Judaism Example: What of organizations that today do most of their solicitation through pushkes or via the mail? How can we determine their legitimacy? The halakhah provides two clear criteria: The trustworthiness of the gabbai or collector — today that means the person who runs the charity — and the financial records of the organization.
Word: vulvar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vulv(a) + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈvʌlvə/, /ˈvʌlvɑː/, /ˈvʌlvɚ/, /ˈvʌlˌvɑɹ/ 1. Of, being, or pertaining to the vulva. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yardland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ȝerdelonde, yerdland, yerdlond, yertland, equivalent to yard (“unit”) + land. 1. Synonym of virgate. Labels: historical
Word: sephiroth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛfɪɹəʊθ/ 1. plural of sephirah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comes to Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come to Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coming to Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come to Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: came to Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of come to Labels: form-of, past
Word: comes in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: yari-yari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a native Guianan name. 1. A type of wood from certain species of trees from the Caribbean in the Annonaceae family. Labels: uncountable
Word: coming in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: came in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of come in Labels: form-of, past 2. past participle of come in Labels: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: co-recursive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English recursive English co-recursive From co- + recursive. 1. Describing a definition, particularly of an algorithm, given in terms of its output, rather than its input. Labels: not-comparable Example: Co-recursive algorithms allow infinite large objects to be used without necessarily running out of memory.
Word: comes by Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come by Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coming by Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come by Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: came by Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of come by Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coops up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coop up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cooping up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coop up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yarpha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Scandinavian language. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːfə/, /ˈjɑɹfə/ 1. Peat bog. Labels: Orkney, Scotland, obsolete, uncountable
Word: cops out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cop out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: copping out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cop out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: copped out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cop out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cordons off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cordon off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cordoning off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cordon off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cordoned off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cordon off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cottons to Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cotton to Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cottoning to Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cotton to Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cottoned to Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cotton to Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cranks up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crank up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cranking up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crank up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cranked up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crank up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cranked up Part of Speech: adj 1. Agitated; worked up. Example: Now, I mean this turkey was cranked up good. He had been gobbling at the slightest sound of my hen calls earlier. Example: She thought I'd had too much to drink, which, of course, I had. But now I felt cranked up and wide awake.
Word: yarran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a native name. 1. Acacia homalophylla, a species of acacia tree found commonly in Australia.
Word: crops up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crop up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cropping up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crop up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cropped up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crop up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cries out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cry out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crying out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cry out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yarringle Part of Speech: noun 1. A historic instrument for winding yarn, no longer used. Labels: obsolete
Word: cried out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cry out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cries out for Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cry out for Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crying out for Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cry out for Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cried out for Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of cry out for Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grows up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grow up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grows out of Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grow out of Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: growing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of grow up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yarwhelp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to Old English hwilpa, Scots whaup and Dutch wulp (“curlew”). 1. godwit, a type of bird. Labels: England, archaic
Word: grew up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of grow up Labels: form-of, past
Word: growing out of Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of grow out of Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grew out of Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of grow out of Labels: form-of, past
Word: grown out of Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of grow out of Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yarwip Part of Speech: noun 1. godwit, a type of bird. Labels: archaic
Word: yashiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 屋敷. 1. A residence or estate of a daimyo Labels: Japanese
Word: grown ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grown up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarrans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yarran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarwips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yarwip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarwhelps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yarwhelp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarringles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yarringle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yashikis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yashiki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yarn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yarned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yarn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yassuh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From yes sir. 1. A formal affirmative response, addressed to a man; yes. Example: 'Hurt him considerably. Ride him down to Bellevue Hospital and dump him nearby. Got that?' 'Yassuh.' 'Don't be seen.' 'Nossuh.' Mr. Big centred the switch.
Word: nosuh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From no sir. 1. A negative response, addressed to a man; no. 2. no way, expresses surprise or disbelief
Word: yat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jatʹ). 1. A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use 2. The Late Proto-Slavic (Common Slavic) vowel that was represented by this letter, usually transcribed as /ě/. This vowel underwent various alterations in the later Slavic dialects and is no longer distinguished (except in Ijekavian).
Word: yat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling variant. 1. Alternative spelling of yatt (“woman”). Labels: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: [Chorus:Kano]:3 wheel-ups in a row, that means I'm a direct rudeboy. 2 2 yats of my own that means I'm a direct rudeboy. Example: Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat.
Word: yatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”). 1. Natter; prattle; mindless chatter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”). 1. To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.
Word: yaucht Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of yacht. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: sentence element Part of Speech: noun 1. In certain approaches to grammar, a part of the sentence, classified as one of subject, predicate, object, predicative and adverbial.
Word: hard work Part of Speech: noun 1. Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.) Labels: uncountable Example: Compact strongly-built engines, with a capacity for hard work, they were, perhaps, not in the front rank of handsome locomotives, yet withal were pleasing to the eye. Example: Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession.
Word: job title Part of Speech: noun 1. A specific designation of a post within an organization, normally associated with a job description that details the tasks and responsibilities that go with it.
Word: job description Part of Speech: noun 1. An outline of the description of the tasks and responsibilities in a post within an organization. Example: Meet Whistle the dog: Northern's new mascot who has a job description to encourage more people to travel by rail.
Word: yautia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Spanish, from Taíno [Term?] or more broadly some Arawak language. 1. An edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.
Word: nidi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nidus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yaw-haw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative 1. A loud, coarse laugh. Example: […] it was greeted with "a loud, tremendous yaw haw from all quarters," […]
Word: yaw-haw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative 1. To laugh loudly
Word: yawny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From yawn + -y. 1. Prone to yawning. Example: Waking up in the small room, you feel dull, stupid, gloomy, oppressed, yawny, lax, and all unstrung in body and mind... 2. Sounding like a yawn. Example: I drew the deepest, yawniest breath I could fake and swiftly lifted my right arm. 3. Boring, uninteresting, causing yawns.
Word: ybaptized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From y- + baptized. 1. past participle of baptize: baptized Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: ybarred Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ybarred. Pronunciation: /ˌɪˈbɑːd/, /ˌɪˈbɑɹd/, /ˌɪˈbɐːd/, /ˌəˈbɐːd/, /ˌɪˈbaɹd/ 1. past participle of bar Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: ybent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ybende, i-bente, from Old English *ġebended, past participle of Old English bendan as well as ġebendan. Equivalent to y- + bend + -t. 1. past participle of bend: bent Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: Though Tytius doe indure his Liuer to be rent Of Vultures tyring on the same unto his spoyle ybent: Example: And for I was in thilke ſame looſer yeares, (Whether the Muſe, ſo wrought me from my birth, Or I tomuch beleeued my ſhepherd peres) Somedele ybent to ſong and muſicks mirth, A good olde ſhephearde, Wrenock was his name, Made me by arte more cunning in the ſame.
Word: ybought Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of buy: bought Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: Avernus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Avernus, from Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). The lack of birds was likely due to fatal gases like carbon dioxide seeping from the volcanically active lake. 1. The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself. Example: His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. To pull the triple headed dog from hell. 2. A lake in Southern Italy. Example: I perceive the Lake Avernus, an extinguished volcano, whose waves once inspired terror.
Word: avocadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avocado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arranger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tequila sunrise Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail made with tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, and soda water. 2. A cocktail made with tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup.
Word: B-52 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress, a bomber aircraft used in the Vietnam War. 1. A cocktail shooter consisting of three distinct layers of coffee liqueur, Baileys and Grand Marnier. 2. A combination of diphenhydramine, 5 mg of haloperidol, and 2 mg of lorazepam, widely used for the sedation of acutely agitated patients. Labels: informal
Word: garlics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garlic Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: "For all these reasons, they are not a commercially viable crop, which means that just about the only garlics you have ever found available in your..."
Word: garlics Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of garlic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: -'er Part of Speech: suffix 1. Variant form of -er used in words ending with an abbreviation or (sometimes) a number. Labels: form-of, morpheme, variant Example: 4-H'er, 49'er 2. Variant form of -er (“in Chinese literature: junior”) using the apostrophe which marks syllable boundaries in pinyin. Labels: form-of, morpheme, variant Example: Li’er said hello to his father.
Word: nomen agentis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nōmen agentis. 1. agent noun
Word: yashmaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yashmak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coll. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of colloquial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: bucks' party Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buck's party. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The lovers prepare for marriage. There's a shower tea and a bucks' party. Then the groom walks out.
Word: gallipot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncertain first element + pot. 1. A small, glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding medicine and ointment. Example: VVhy, by his skill, / Of vvhich he has left you the inheritance, / Here in a pot: this little gally pot, / Of tincture, high roſe tincture. Example: Take a Sheet of Lead, and have a piece of Lead made like a Slickſtone; then betvveen them tvvo grind vvhite Lead and Sallet-Oil till 'tis very fine, put it in a Gallipot for uſe. 2. Someone who uses such pots; an apothecary. Labels: archaic Example: ‘We are physicians' gallipots. Don't you want the sick healed?’
Word: Heath Robinson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the drawings by William Heath Robinson. 1. Anything ingenious (and often complex) but absurdly impractical or even useless. Labels: UK, attributive Example: Among the many Heath Robinson contraptions he devised were the Light Vessels (the Sun and the Moon) which would ferry the rescued Light-Particles back to their land of origin along the Milky Way. Example: And that is how we came to mow our lake weed, although we eventually found it easier to tie two ropes, one to each side of the inner tube, and to pull the Heath Robinson contraption back and forwards across the water with Chris and I standing on opposite banks, each holding one of the lines.
Word: ganged up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gang up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gangs up on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gang up on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ganging up on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gang up on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ganged up on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gang up on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: handing down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hand down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: handed down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hands in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: handing in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hand in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: handed in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: handing off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hand off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: handed off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hands out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: epitrochoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + trochoid. 1. A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
Word: handed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hangs about Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hang about Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hanging about Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hang about Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hung about Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hang about Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hangs around Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hang around Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hanging around Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hang around Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hung around Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hang around Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hangs up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hang up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hanging up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hang up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heats up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heat up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heating up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of heat up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heated up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of heat up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hits out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hit out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hitting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hit out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hits up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hit up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Wankel engine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the inventor, engineer Felix Wankel. 1. A rotary internal combustion engine, without pistons, using instead an epitrochoid-shaped housing.
Word: hitting up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hit up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hits upon Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hit upon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hitting upon Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hit upon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: holds off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hold off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: holding off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hold off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: held off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hold off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: holding up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hold up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: holds up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hold up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: change up Part of Speech: verb 1. To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed. Labels: intransitive Example: He changed up on Wilson after three fastballs and struck him out. 2. To confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way. Labels: intransitive Example: I thought that we were going to study the project some more, but then he came back from the weekend and changed up, making it a top priority. 3. To vary. Labels: informal, transitive Example: change it up Example: The more accessories you have (cheaper than clothing and can be worn multiple times) it's easier to change up your look. So, imagine having one dress that you can accessorise 4 different ways, simply with a shoe change […] 4. To change to a higher gear in a vehicle.
Word: boy-crazy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of boy crazy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boy wonder Part of Speech: noun 1. A male child prodigy; wonderboy. Labels: informal
Word: hypotrochoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English trochoid English hypotrochoid From hypo- + trochoid. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈtɹəʊ.kɔɪd/, /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/, /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɹoʊ.kɔɪd/ 1. A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.
Word: zileuton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from (ben)z(oth)i(ophene) + leu(ko)t(riene) + -on. Pronunciation: /zaɪˈluː.tən/, /zaɪˈlu.tən/ 1. An asthma drug that blocks leukotriene synthesis by inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase, an enzyme of the eicosanoid synthesis pathway. Labels: uncountable
Word: rethrown Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of rethrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kolkhoz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian колхо́з (kolxóz), contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство (kollektívnoje xozjájstvo, “collective farm, household”). Pronunciation: /kəlˈkɒz/, /kɒl-/, /kɔːl-/, /kol-/, /-kɔz/ 1. A farming collective in the former Soviet Union. Labels: historical Example: And books were demanded of them, books on Russia, on sailors, on aeroplanes, on scientists, on metro-workers, on kolkhoz labourers, on women and schoolchildren and parachute heroes.