nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: preblog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + blog. 1. Before the advent of blogs. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: In a preblog world it is unlikely that Jack's story would have spread much further than his family and circle of friends. However, Jack's blog provided other people a window into his life... Example: “A killed story used to be pretty much dead unless it got leaked to another newspaper,” Mr. Roderick said of the preblog era of print-based newspapers.
Word: oricha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of orisha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orichas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oricha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Manipuri ꯄꯨꯌꯥ (puyā). 1. Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
Word: puya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish puya, from Mapudungun puüya. 1. A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants. Example: The puya is a strange form of bromeliad, and the giant species grows ever so slowly for between 30 and 100 years and then sends a flower spike covered in 8000 florets about 9 metres (30 feet) up into the air, like a floral telegraph pole.
Word: puyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperconsumerist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English consumerist English hyperconsumerist From hyper- + consumerist. 1. Extremely consumerist.
Word: superconsumerist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English consumerist English superconsumerist From super- + consumerist. 1. Extremely consumerist. Labels: rare Example: It’s apparent in the obesity of our dogs and cats, and in our increasing spending on veterinary care and gourmet pet food and dietary supplements and everything else that helps us treat them as our superconsumerist equals.
Word: teletimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trademark of American Teletimer Corp: tele- + timer. 1. An electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race. Example: “We are reviewing it,” the New York Racing Association spokesman John Lee said. “So far, every test we’ve put it through, the time came out to be accurate — they correspond to the teletimer.
Word: teletimers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teletimer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insubordinately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From insubordinate + -ly. 1. In an insubordinate manner. Example: This is a task dispatched to one of three assistants, from whom he demands formal, written apologies when they behave insubordinately.
Word: nightclublike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nightclub + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nightclub. Example: The Conrad in Miami has closed its Noir Bar, which had a South Beach, nightclublike atmosphere, and is replacing it with a brighter, lighter bar.
Word: precredit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + credit. 1. Before credit is taken into account. Labels: not-comparable 2. Before the credits (of a television programme, etc.). Labels: not-comparable Example: There is no precredit compassion expressed in “Side Street”: In place of Ray’s protective, implied narrator there is the professionally gruff voice of Paul Kelly, an actor who specialized in coldly professional New York City police detectives.
Word: refluxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refluxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + mall. 1. A very large shopping mall. Example: Companies controlled by Robert Congel, a Syracuse developer, also figured prominently in the records, which showed they were falling short of their investment goals by hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Congel, who has long had plans to build an upstate supermall, has been a high-profile political donor, most recently to Gov. Eliot Spitzer .
Word: supermalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OOAD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of object-oriented analysis and design. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: glucomannan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gluco- + mannan. 1. A water-soluble polysaccharide used as an emulsifier and thickener, extracted from the tubers of the konjac plant and certain orchids. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bulbs contain a mucilaginous carbohydrate called glucomannan, which the orchids use to retain water during dry periods. Example: Glucomannan (also known as konjac flour or konjac root powder) is a fiber extracted from the tubers of the konjac plant (Amorphophallus konjac).
Word: nonmucilaginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + mucilaginous. 1. Not mucilaginous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glucomannans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glucomannan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypereroticized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + eroticized. 1. Very highly eroticized. Example: He was a visionary whose portrayal of the failure of Eros in a hypereroticized climate addressed the modern world and its discontents in a new, intensely poetic cinematic language.
Word: nondigestible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + digestible. 1. Not digestible. Labels: not-comparable Example: Will probiotics be supplemented by prebiotics (nondigestible ingredients that promote the growth of healthy bacteria in the intestine)?
Word: powderkeg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of powder keg. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Now Mr. Bush plans to pour more arms into this unstable region and add fuel to the volatile powderkeg he has foolishly created.
Word: powderkegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powderkeg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superantioxidant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + antioxidant. 1. A highly effective antioxidant. Example: American Fruit Processors of California championed the goji berry, açaí and mangosteen as superantioxidants.
Word: superantioxidants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superantioxidant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vitaminlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vitamin + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a vitamin. Example: Or will it be coenzyme Q10, known as CoQ10 (a vitaminlike substance that is said to enhance stamina)?
Word: vitamisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitamiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonadvisory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + advisory. 1. Not advisory. Labels: not-comparable Example: Beyond growing its nonadvisory businesses, Lazard is seeking to expand into other markets.
Word: brasswares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brassware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: godfathering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of godfather Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: godfathered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of godfather Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: millefleur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French, meaning "thousand flowers". 1. A background of many small flowers and plants, popular in tapestry of the Middle Ages in Europe.
Word: millefleurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millefleur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paisleylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paisley + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of paisley. Example: Finally, in “#30,” of 1968, a loose paisleylike scheme emerges in richly off-key yet regimented tones: two contrasting shades each of earth red, brown and green with constant input from lavender and light blue.
Word: plenny Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of plenty. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable
Word: plenny Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of plenty. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: Folks plenny mad.
Word: wonderest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: wonder + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of wonder Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: postponer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From postpone + -er. 1. One who postpones. Example: Rock’s shaggy dog story is Guns N’ Roses’ endlessly postponed “Chinese Democracy”; in hip-hop-soul, the great postponer is Lauryn Hill, the former Fugee who has not made a proper studio album in nine years.
Word: presnap Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + snap. 1. Before the snap (passing of the football from the center to a back). Labels: not-comparable
Word: postsnap Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + snap. 1. After the snap (passing of the football from the center to a back). Labels: not-comparable
Word: postponers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postponer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reappreciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + appreciation. 1. Appreciation again or anew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "We were calling for an orderly and smooth reappreciation of risks, and we asked markets and investors to be as keen as possible to avoid sharp and abrupt corrections," Mr. Trichet said.
Word: reappreciations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reappreciation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Winni Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. Winnipesaukee Labels: informal
Word: timpanis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timpani Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teenagery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teenager + -y. 1. Characteristic of teenagers. Labels: informal Example: That can confuse people, so we’re trying to focus the point of view so that it’s not so teenagery, but nor is it meant to be old and frumpy.” Example: 2018 Molly Su, Next Gen, 27 minutes 45 seconds, to daughter Are you at least going to look at me while you're being all teenagery?
Word: Winnipesaukee Part of Speech: name 1. A large lake in New Hampshire, United States.
Word: Winnipeggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Winnipegger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: directionlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From directionless + -ness. Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/ 1. Absence of direction. Labels: uncountable Example: But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high. Example: The sector is booming and dullness and directionlessness are a plus.
Word: directionlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From directionless + -ly. 1. Without (fixed) direction; aimlessly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postreligious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + religious. 1. After the decline of religion. Labels: not-comparable Example: For the postreligious culture of modern humanity, art is the last religion. Example: His world is severely postreligious, a circumstance that made reflective believers intensely interested in his work, too.
Word: prereligious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + religious. 1. Before the existence of religion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here, they will naturally say, are tribes of men who have no religion because their forefathers never had any. They represent a prereligious stage of the human race, above which, in the course of ages, religious stages have risen[…]
Word: reanswer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + answer. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈænsə(ɹ)/, /ɹiːˈɑːnsə(ɹ)/ 1. To answer again or anew. Labels: transitive Example: It mingles thoughts on pitching, producing and getting an agent with more light-hearted bits, like reanswering questions sent to the regular Walter Scott column in Parade magazine (in which momentous topics, like the most popular celebrity features demanded by plastic surgery patients in Beverly Hills, are tackled). 2. To repay, compensate, or make amends for. Example: Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow under.
Word: reanswering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reanswer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reanswered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reanswer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reanswers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reanswer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stonefall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + fall. 1. The fall of loose stones from a natural surface. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The North Face of the Eiger is notoriously fickle, frequently rebuffing the world’s most experienced climbers with stonefall, storms and avalanches.
Word: stonefalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stonefall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stonedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stoned + -ness. 1. The quality of being stoned (high on drugs). Labels: uncountable Example: I felt Lent move next to me and became aware of her consciousness — then Tang's — I felt Lent's stonedness, her emotions were coming toward me.
Word: unembed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + embed. 1. To remove (something embedded) from what it is fixed in. Labels: transitive Example: It goes on and gets rather graphic as Jimmy, under the impression that he’s speaking to someone at The Herald, pleads to be unembedded.
Word: unembedding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unembed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unembedded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unembed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unembedded Part of Speech: adj 1. Not embedded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: viewspaper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of views + newspaper. 1. A newspaper that includes many opinion pieces. Example: Q. Before stepping down as Britain’s prime minister, Tony Blair made a speech criticizing the British media, during which he singled out The Independent as a “metaphor” for what has happened to the news over his tenure, saying it is “well-edited and lively” but “is avowedly a viewspaper not merely a newspaper.”
Word: viewspapers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viewspaper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acronymization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acronym + -ization. 1. The act, process, or result of turning a phrase into an acronym. Labels: uncountable Example: The acronymization of frequently cited titles was a common practice.
Word: Golan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán). 1. A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Golan Heights Part of Speech: name 1. A plateau in Syria straddling the border with (and currently occupied by) Israel. Example: The agreement to disengage forces in the Golan Heights had been an achievement of substational proportions, and my visit was an opportunity to encourage, support, and nurture the new Syrian-American relationship that Kissinger had begun.
Word: gonarthritis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gon- + arthritis. 1. inflammation of the joint of the knee Labels: uncountable
Word: godetia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Godetia, a former genus name and now a basionym, having been reused as a section name. 1. Any of several flowering plants of the taxonomic section of Clarkia, Clarkia sect. Godetia. Example: This annual plant resembles the clarkia so strongly that all godetias are now classified as clarkias. But we will mention them individually here because most seed catalogues still do the same.
Word: godetias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of godetia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inarticulability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inarticulable + -ity. 1. The quality of being inarticulable. Labels: uncountable Example: […] be in the inarticulability of deeply felt emotion, is always difficult and more so where there are cultural barriers.
Word: to-night Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From to- + night. 1. Dated spelling of tonight. Labels: not-comparable Example: Dinah'll miss me very much to-night, I should think!
Word: to-night Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From to- + night. 1. Dated spelling of tonight. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: night-time Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nighttime. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Can we use an accredited agent, or perhaps for a night-time incident it would be better to deploy in daylight hours, for example?
Word: oh my hell Part of Speech: intj 1. Expression of shock, frustration, or dismay. Example: Old strap for strop, penn’orth of emery powder, bit of Sunlight, nail‐brush to rub it on face, and — oh my hell !— torture — and your face is smooth again.
Word: lamprophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “clear, distinct”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, pertaining to”). 1. pertaining to loudness and clarity of vocal enunciation Labels: not-comparable
Word: paniolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian paniolo, from Paniolo, from Spanish español. Doublet of spaniel. 1. A Hawaiian cowboy.
Word: ligature point Part of Speech: noun 1. Any feature in an environment which could be used to support a noose or other strangulation device (especially, for the purpose of attempting to end their life by suicide). Example: We are representing a family whose family member committed suicide in a mental health hospital. One of the main issues in this particular case relates to whether the failure to remove a particular ligature point in a room where she committed suicide (despite repeated requests from NHS Estates and others that ligature points should be removed) could be considered grossly negligent.
Word: ligature points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ligature point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeolian harps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeolian harp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mandchuria Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Manchuria. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: duck tests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duck test Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shwasted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of shitfaced + wasted. Pronunciation: /ˈʃweɪ.stəd/ 1. Extremely intoxicated. Labels: slang Example: i got shwasted in wine when i was like 12 Example: so i came home the other night and i was shwasted and pulse was on
Word: kya Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: By surface analysis, k- (“kilo, thousand”) + ya (“years ago”), or, by surface analysis, ky (“kiloyears”) + a (“ago”). 1. Symbol for kiloyears ago: thousand years ago. Labels: alt-of, symbol
Word: gya Part of Speech: symbol 1. Alternative spelling of Gya (“gigayears ago: billion years ago”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hemisphære Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of hemisphere. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hemisphæres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemisphære Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voice recognition Part of Speech: noun 1. Speech recognition Labels: uncountable Example: The app also employs voice recognition, letting users simply announce what they're searching for. 2. The identification of a speaker based on the sound of their voice. Labels: uncountable Example: Patients with severe prosopagnosia rely on voice recognition to identify people.
Word: speech recognition Part of Speech: noun 1. The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system. Labels: uncountable
Word: Gongorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet, + -ism. 1. A florid literary style with many puns etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: J. A. Symonds The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet.
Word: OMT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of O-MethylTransferase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Object Model Template. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Object-Modeling Technique. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: gonidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gono- + -idium. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊˈnɪdi.əm/, /ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/ 1. A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
Word: gonidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gonio- + -idium. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊˈnɪdi.əm/, /ɡoʊˈnɪdi.əm/ 1. A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Word: Gotha Part of Speech: name 1. A town and rural district of Thuringia, Germany.
Word: nabal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 나발(喇叭) (nabal). 1. a long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music of Korea
Word: calamistrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin calamistrum (“a curling-iron”). Pronunciation: /kæləˈmɪstɹəm/ 1. A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of cribellate spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to comb out fine bands of silk in the construction of their webs.
Word: calamistra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calamistrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catenet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (con)catenating networks. Coined by French computer scientist Louis Pouzin in October 1973. 1. A system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways. Example: Furthermore, it is assumed that each catenet gateway can report a certain minimum amount of status information to an internetwork monitoring center for the purpose of identifying and isolating catenet failures, collecting minimal performance statistics and so on. Example: A gateway interconnects heterogeneous networks or catenets both physically and logically.
Word: catenator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catenate + -or. 1. Something that catenates.
Word: Aud Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Auld. 1. A surname.
Word: choragus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós). 1. A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens. Labels: historical Example: […] no less a person than Themistocles had, as choragus, defrayed the special cost of the performance.
Word: choragi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of choragus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Java sparrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird. Example: Still there was a cheerful appearance; a capital fire burnt in the bright grate; there were some stands of thriving plants in the windows; and some canaries and Java sparrows chirped as if they were quite content to be "hereditary bondsmen.
Word: Java sparrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Java sparrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Java cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A viverrid of species Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, musang.
Word: Kowloon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279). Pronunciation: /kaʊˈluːn/ 1. A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong. Example: Holonyms: HKSAR, HK (region) < PRC, People's Republic of China, China Example: By the late 1930's some modern factories, built by outside interests and producing such goods as bricks, beer, and chinaware for export abroad, had already appeared in Tsuen Wan, a market town near Kowloon.
Word: unsanitariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsanitary + -ness. 1. the state, condition, or practice of being unsanitary Labels: uncountable
Word: & seq. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative spelling of et seq. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: œdematous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From œdema + -tous. 1. Obsolete spelling of edematous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: to-draw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw toward, allure”), equivalent to to + draw, and partly from Middle English todrawen (“to draw away, distract, tear apart”), equivalent to to- + draw. More at todraw. 1. A resort; refuge; a place of shelter; that which stands one in stead. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete 2. A newsmonger's house; a place or person resorted to by idlers; a hangout. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: squares the circle Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of square the circle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: squared the circle Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of square the circle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Mumm Part of Speech: name Etymology: * From the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”). * As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”). Both senses are comparable to Mumme, a spelling variant. 1. A surname.
Word: inhabitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inhabitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pooh-Bah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is consequently my degrading duty to serve this upstart as First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral, Master of the Buckhounds, Groom of the Back Stairs, Archbishop of Titipu, and Lord Mayor, both acting and elect, all rolled into one. And at a salary! A Pooh-Bah paid for his services!
Word: Pooh-Bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pooh-Bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pooh bah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːbɑː/ 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pooh bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pooh bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pooh-bah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885). Pronunciation: /ˈpuːbɑː/ 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: poo bah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːbɑː/ 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pooh-bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pooh-bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poo-bah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːbɑː/ 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: poo bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poo bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poo-bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poo-bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Poo-Bah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːbɑː/ 1. Alternative form of poobah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Poo-Bahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Poo-Bah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divine right of kings Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of divine right, especially regarding kings as monarchs. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: noles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shass Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃæs/ 1. A heap of sheaves (straw). Labels: Ireland, obsolete, possibly Example: If there were any sheaves left, they composed a compact shass in the end, and the long ladder, strewn with straw, and resting on stones, or other supports, lay [...] opposite the shass. Example: She was speaking at the time lower than a whisper, so that I had to kneel beside her on the ground—she was lying on a shass ov straw—an' bend my face down to her's to hear her.
Word: hæmophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of haemophobia. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: consent of the governed Part of Speech: noun 1. A political theory in which a government or set of governments could only be deemed legitimate if it is supported by the people under which it exercises its political influence. Labels: uncountable
Word: -astic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Equivalent to -ast + -ic Pronunciation: /æstɪk/ 1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, often with the meaning meaning "of, or relating to". Labels: adjective, morpheme, suffix
Word: crips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gdb Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of GNU Debugger. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Cygwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Formed from Cygnus Solutions and Windows. 1. A POSIX-compatible environment that runs natively on Microsoft Windows.
Word: MinGW Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Minimalist GNU for Windows. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: MSYS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Minimal System, a component of MinGW. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, initialism
Word: parador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish parador. 1. A simple hotel or bed and breakfast in Spanish-speaking countries. Example: Also, the amenities vary between the paradors: almost all that we visited had hairdryers, many had small refrigerators in the room, and some even had bathrobes and turndown service.
Word: Autotools Part of Speech: name Etymology: From auto- + tools. 1. The GNU build system.
Word: graphitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From graphite + -ize. 1. To convert to graphite. 2. To coat with graphite.
Word: Interix Part of Speech: name 1. an optional, full-featured POSIX and UNIX environment subsystem for Microsoft's Windows NT-based operating systems
Word: gram atom Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of an element whose mass in grams is that of its atomic weight; a mole of atoms.
Word: gram molecule Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of a compound whose mass in grams is that of its molecular weight; a mole of molecules.
Word: nilas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ни́лас (nílas), from Saami nulas, 'stripe'. 1. Newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick.
Word: CMY Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cyan, magenta, yellow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: C of A Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Commonwealth of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: C of A Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certificate of airworthiness. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: byos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of byo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amatuer Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of amateur. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: massive astrophysical compact halo object Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A back-formation from MACHO, which is used as an acronym for massive compact halo object. Words used to fill in the apparently missing "A" word include astrophysical and astronomical. 1. Alternative form of massive compact halo object. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: granose Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a string of grains or beads, as the antennæ of some insects or the ridges of some conch shells. Example: Those species in which the antennæ gradually enlarge and are either wholly or partly almost granose, with the last joint avoid or oval; in which the head projects but little before, and is prolonged and insensibly rounded behind; and where the thorax is almost cylindrical or square, compose our genus LAGRIA properly so called (1). Example: Shell somewhat fusiform, conical, granose throughout, ridged at the base, spire slightly channeled, finely coronated at the edge; white, tinged with light brown at the base and apex. Length 1 inch.
Word: euhemerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From euhemerize + -ation, ultimately from Latin Euhēmerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling. Pronunciation: /juˌhiməɹɪzˈeɪʃən/, /juːˌhiːməɹɪzˈeɪʃən/ 1. The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: The euhemerization of Taoist myth by Confucian historians sometimes led to the appearance of figures such as "Lord Primordial Chaos" (渾沌氏) in the imperial genealogies. 2. The fanciful invention of plausible historical figures and events as an attempt to rationalize mythology and legends Labels: countable, derogatory Example: One such euhemerization is a Rowan Atkinson bit where he presents Jesus Christ as a misunderstood street magician. 3. Synonym of deification: the actual creation of mythology and legends from historical figures and events; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: Much of Chinese mythology appears to have been the result of euhemerization, the later deification of Neolithic tribal leaders and inventors incompletely remembered through oral traditions and now-lost records.
Word: MACHOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MACHO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MACHO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of massive astrophysical compact halo object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: synchronised swimmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synchronised swimmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synchronised swimmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who participates in synchronised swimming
Word: grassatore Part of Speech: noun 1. Any harvestman of the infraorder Grassatores
Word: abristle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + bristle. Pronunciation: /əˈbɹɪ.sl̩/ 1. Bristling. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cat's fur was all abristle.
Word: awheel Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English an Middle English a- English a- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English awheel From a- + wheel. Pronunciation: /əˈwiːl/, /əˈʍiːl/ 1. Riding a bicycle. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: Before the war, I used often to put my "bike" on the 12.20 p.m. (Saturdays only) and cover quite a lot of ground a-wheel before returning by another "Saturdays only" train leaving Moniaive about 10 p.m. Example: Originally we were supposed to conduct the interview on bikes (or "awheel" as the British say) 2. Travelling by a wheeled vehicle. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: […] an observer at large who chanced to be at the corner of Fourteenth Street and Seventh Avenue late one night when the traffic signals brought to a halt the few taxis that were awheel then. 3. Circling; moving in the shape of a wheel. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: Its light glimmered on the river and on the wings of carrion fowl awheel overhead.
Word: graticulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From graticule + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To divide into a grid of horizontal and vertical lines. Labels: transitive
Word: graticulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of graticulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: graticulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graticulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ephelis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪˈfi.lɪs/ 1. Synonym of freckle.
Word: lifelore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + lore (“learning, knowledge”). 1. The knowledge of life or life experiences; wisdom. Labels: uncountable Example: For who is he that shall hinder thee from being good and simple?" Full of high and pure religious thoughts and beautiful lifelore is this sage, [...] Example: The heritage of a language lies in its lifelore and literature. 2. The study of life; biology. Labels: uncountable Example: The students of Biology, or, in simple English, of "Life-Lore,” will find matter of the highest interest in many of the papers read at the recent meetings of the British Medical Association at Glasgow. Example: If we use the term Biology, in its widest sense of Life-lore, to include all the results of the scientific study of living creatures, we must admit that it had its foundations in antiquity.
Word: life-lore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lifelore. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: life lore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lifelore. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Origin of Life Lore
Word: gres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: same-blooded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From same + blooded. 1. Having the same blood or sharing identical blood lineages; consanguineous. Labels: not-comparable Example: Uncharted, unbeknown to coroner Or him who heals, or maybe even those Who stand same-blooded round the open grave [...] Example: Cut from the same cloth, like-minded, same-blooded.
Word: Primitive Irish Part of Speech: name 1. The Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries C.E. and written in the Ogham alphabet, the predecessor of Old Irish. Labels: historical
Word: rappeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rappel + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpɛlɚ/ 1. One who rappels (descends by rope).
Word: rappellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rappeller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rappelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rappeler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dataphone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From data + phone. 1. A telephone capable of transmitting data as well as voice.
Word: dataphones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dataphone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: featurephone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of feature phone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: featurephones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of featurephone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonfrugivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + frugivorous. 1. Not frugivorous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: graticulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of graticulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tiradito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tiradito. 1. A Peruvian dish of raw fish, similar to sashimi and carpaccio, in a spicy sauce. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tiraditos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tiradito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onion straw Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin strip of onion deep-fried in batter.
Word: onion straws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onion straw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: get a wiggle on Part of Speech: verb 1. To hurry up. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: “If yeh're goin' to see yer fren', yeh better get a wiggle on. He won't last long.” Example: Get a wiggle on you, fellows. We'll never get out at this rate.
Word: festinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of festinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: festinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of festinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: festinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of festinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Schrödinger's kittens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Schrödinger's kitten Labels: form-of, plural
Word: massive astrophysical compact halo objects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of massive astrophysical compact halo object Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ephelides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈfiːlɪdiːz/ 1. plural of ephelis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epiphænomena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + phænomena. 1. plural of epiphænomenon Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural, rare
Word: miscite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + cite. 1. To cite erroneously.
Word: pentametric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pentameter + -ic. 1. Relating to or exhibiting pentameter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexametric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hexa- + -metric. 1. Relating to or exhibiting hexameter Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetrametric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tetra- + metric. 1. Relating to or exhibiting tetrameter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kangaroo bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kangaroo bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From same + -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb). 1. Similar; monotonous; unvaried. Labels: dialectal Example: It is commonly said that the world today is becoming very samely, and the traveller who visits lands that were yesterday regarded as remote haunts of barbarism usually experiences much disillusion. Example: It all helps to vary a diet which, at this time of year, is very samely and low on greens.
Word: rya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish rya (“thick cloth”). 1. A Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry. Example: People were proud of art ryas designed by textile artists and woven by professionals, and they themselves wove copies of published traditional compositions, or executed new craft ryas that were designed for the purpose by textile artists.
Word: ryu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 流(りゅう) (ryū), mainly an affix, used here in the sense of 流派(りゅうは) (ryūha). 1. A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts. Example: When Nakanishi became the headmaster of his own ryu, in the later 1700s, he began looking for a way to make swordsmanship less hazardous, concentrating on the improvement of practice equipment. Example: In these ways, the ryu system differed little from the European custom of apprenticeship. The Japanese ryu were distinctive, however, in that an imparting of the mechanics of the craft, the shoden and chuden (“first and second stages of teachings”), were considered to be only a partial aspect of a student’s education. What really mattered was the sensei’s careful transmission of the metaphysical principles of his ryu to his most promising disciples.
Word: ryo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 呂 (ryo). 1. An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third. Labels: uncountable
Word: World War IV Part of Speech: name 1. A hypothetical world war following a hypothetical World War III. Example: I don't know how World War III will be fought, but I do know World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Word: Crowe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: bewonderment Part of Speech: noun 1. Wonderment; amazement; a state of wonder. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: groma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin grōma, from Ancient Greek γνῶμᾰ (gnômă) 1. A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.
Word: gromas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bushcamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + camp. 1. A campsite located in the bush. Example: Another option is Londolozi, (the Zulu word for “protector of all living things”) a well-known South African bushcamp specializing in leopard conservation.
Word: bushcamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bushcamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consiglieres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consigliere Labels: form-of, plural Example: Last year, Wall Street raked in $8.5 billion in fees for acting as behind-the-scenes consiglieres in the United States.
Word: dahabieh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic ذَهَبِيَّة (ḏahabiyya, literally “golden one”). 1. A traditional Egyptian sailing-boat. Example: The last year of his life he went up the Nile on a dahabiyeh Example: Much has changed since the Victorians traveled in large comfortable boats called dahabiehs — “a bit like floating down the Nile in a brownstone,” Mahoney says.
Word: dahabiehs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dahabieh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dagwoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dagwood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: distancingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From distancing + -ly. 1. So as to distance oneself. Example: “Personal stuff” is “smoke,” Kate tells Jamie, trying to sound distancingly in control.
Word: hinterlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hinterland + -er. 1. One who lives in the hinterland. Example: The enduring suspicion of some rural hinterlanders is that the Northwest’s precious environment, of mountains, forest, ocean, is merely an urban weekend amenity, to be saved from the local yokels by crusading Seattleites who recoil from the prospect of actually living in it.
Word: hinterlanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hinterlander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nostalgiac Part of Speech: noun 1. A nostalgic person. Example: It is quite amazing how many nostalgiacs are in their twenties, thirties, even their teens, and cannot possibly have any first-hand memories of what went on in the inter-war years when dance bands were at their most popular. Example: In olden times (back in the day when nostalgiacs would say “time was”) your answer would be campaign manager.
Word: nostalgiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nostalgiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overidealize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + idealize. 1. To idealize to too great an extent. Labels: transitive Example: “He’s an American who overidealizes Paris as a sort of idyllic political and cultural mecca,” Mr. Goldberg said by phone.
Word: overidealizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overidealize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overidealized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overidealize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overidealizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overidealize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present