nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: orature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots oratur, orature, a variant of oratour, oritour, from Middle English oritore, a variant of ōrātōrī, ōrātōrīe (“room or other place for prayer or private study; chapel, church, temple; shrine”), from Old French oratur, orator, oratore, oratori, oratour (modern French oratoire (“oratory; oratorical”)), from Latin ōrātōrium, from ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“orator, speaker”) (from ōrō (“to deliver a speech, orate”), from ōs (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹətʃə/, /ˈɔː-/, /ˈɔɹət͡ʃɚ/, /ˈɔɹəˌt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/, /-ˌt(j)ʊ-/ 1. Variant of oratour (“a small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study; an oratory”). Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: This bishop was ane wyse and godlie man, and answered the king in this maner, as after follows, saying, “Sir, I beseech your Grace, that ye take a little meat to refresh you, and I will passe to my orature and pray to God for you, and the commonwealth of this realme and cuntrie.[”] Example: Yet nertheleſſe within mine orature / I ſtode, whan Titan had his bemis bright / Withdrawin doun, and ſcylid undir cure, / And faire Venus the beaute of the night, / Upraiſe, and ſette unto the weſte ful right […]
Word: pipejacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pipe + jacking. 1. The use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways. Labels: uncountable
Word: pinhoen oil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese pinhão (“pine nut”) 1. An oil obtained from Jatropha curcas (syn. Curcas multifidus), formerly used as an emetic. Labels: uncountable
Word: digitigrady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From digitigrade + -y. 1. digitigrade locomotion Labels: uncountable
Word: plantigrady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plantigrade + -y. 1. plantigrade locomotion Labels: uncountable
Word: heelstrike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heel + strike. 1. The action of the heel striking the ground when walking or running.
Word: heelstrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heelstrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demihypercube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From demi- + hypercube. 1. Any of a class of n-polytopes constructed from alternation of an n-hypercube.
Word: demihypercubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demihypercube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hosohedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὅσος (hósos, “as much as”) + -hedron, in the sense of "as many faces as desired". 1. A tessellation of lunes on a spherical surface, such that each lune shares the same two vertices.
Word: hosohedra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hosohedron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicylinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + cylinder. 1. A solid formed by two intersecting cylinders.
Word: tricylinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + cylinder. 1. A solid formed by three intersecting cylinders.
Word: bicylinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicylinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricylinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tricylinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Steinmetz solid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Charles Proteus Steinmetz, though these solids were known long before Steinmetz studied them. 1. The solid body generated by the intersection of two or three cylinders of equal radius at right angles.
Word: Steinmetz solids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Steinmetz solid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicylindrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + cylindrical. 1. Of or relating to two cylinders. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tricylindrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + cylindrical. 1. Of or relating to three cylinders. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prelab Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + lab. 1. Before a laboratory session. Labels: not-comparable Example: prelab questions in a textbook
Word: prelab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + lab. 1. An activity before a laboratory session.
Word: pipesnake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pipe snake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pipesnakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipesnake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipevine swallowtail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; see pipevine. 1. Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.
Word: cabin bed Part of Speech: noun 1. platform bed
Word: platform bed Part of Speech: noun 1. A bed whose base consists of a raised, level, usually rectangular horizontal solid frame, often with a section consisting of rows of flexible wooden slats or latticed structure meant to support just a mattress.
Word: cabin beds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabin bed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platform beds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platform bed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sticky buns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sticky bun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NUSAS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Union of South African Students. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: obsessionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsessional + -ity. 1. The quality of being obsessional. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kasabian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Գասապյան (Gasapyan), Կասաբյան (Kasabyan), Կասապյան (Kasapyan), variants of Ղասաբյան (Ġasabyan). Pronunciation: /kəˈseɪbi.ən/ 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: oblivescence Part of Speech: noun 1. forgetting; state of being forgotten Labels: formal, uncountable
Word: obsequency Part of Speech: noun 1. obsequiousness Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: Sloane Rangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sloane Ranger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dystrophia myotonica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. myotonic dystrophy Labels: uncountable
Word: myotonia atrophica Part of Speech: noun 1. myotonic dystrophy Labels: uncountable
Word: Steinert disease Part of Speech: noun 1. myotonic dystrophy type 1 Labels: uncountable
Word: myrmecomorphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myrmeco- + -morphy. 1. The mimicry of ants by other organisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: myrmecomorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myrmeco- + -morph. 1. Any organism that mimics an ant.
Word: myrmecomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myrmecomorphy + -ic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, myrmecomorphy; ant-mimicking. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myrmecomorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myrmecomorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apex court Part of Speech: noun 1. A supreme court.
Word: apex courts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apex court Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Anancy Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Anansi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And so ends the story of July’s birth—a story that was more thrilling than anything the rascal spider Anancy could conjure.
Word: nail-tail wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nailtail wallaby.
Word: castism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of casteism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: casteist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caste + -ist. 1. One who discriminates against people based on their caste. Example: If Indians endorse literature that endorses caste, all it means is that such admirers are also unabashed casteists or apologists for caste.
Word: casteist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From caste + -ist. 1. Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to casteism. Example: The casteist slur of 'chamar' was hurled at a worker in a private housing colony and he was prevented from walking before certain residents because of the casteist fear of pollution. Example: Shining Jewel of Truth made an impassioned speech to his crowd and cameras about collective responsibility, and how these consequences demonstrated that the actions of the state are neither racist nor casteist. See, he said, the high are punished as surely as the low.
Word: casteists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casteist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: castist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of casteist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: castists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of castist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ulnarmost Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ulnar + -most. 1. Furthest toward the ulna. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nambudiri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Namboothiri. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nambudiris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nambudiri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nagapie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans nagapie (literally “night monkey”). 1. mohol bushbaby Labels: South-Africa
Word: nagapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nagapie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mohol bushbaby Part of Speech: noun 1. Galago moholi, a primate of Africa.
Word: sarpanch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi सरपंच (sarpañc), from Hindi सर (sar, “head”) / Urdu سر (sar, “head; chief”) (from Persian سر (sar, “head; chief, leader”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head; top”)) + Hindi पंच (pañc, “five (number of people in a panchayat council)”) / Urdu پنچ (pañc); from Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca, “five”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɹpʌnt͡ʃ/ 1. The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan. Example: Recourse to arbitration is not an uncommon mode of setting a dispute. Generally the number of arbitrators appointed is three, but sometimes five is the number, and occasionally some one individual is made single arbitrator (hasar karna). If more than one arbitrator be appointed, an umpire (or sarpanch) is also usually fixed upon, who gives the ultimate decision if the other two cannot agree. Example: The sarpanches were remunerated by the remission of part of the quota of labour which they were bound to supply.
Word: sarpanches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarpanch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nageire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 投入. 1. A Japanese style of flower arrangement, characterised by informality and spontaneity. Labels: uncountable
Word: nannandrous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having nannandria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nannandrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”) + ἀνδρός (andrós, “male”) + -ium. 1. A small male filament in certain green algae.
Word: nannandria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nannandrium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Namburi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Nambudiri. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Namburis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Namburi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loomless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From loom + -less. 1. Without a loom. Labels: not-comparable
Word: masterweaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From master + weaver. 1. An expert weaver.
Word: masterweavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masterweaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nain rug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of a town in Iran. 1. A kind of rug constructed using the Persian knot, with flowing designs such as flowers and tendrils.
Word: Nain rugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nain rug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maratelli Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of rice from northern Italy. Labels: uncountable
Word: murphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːfi/, /ˈmɝfi/ 1. An Irish or white potato. Example: "[… Example: To the chimney nook, / Having found admittance, / There I watch a pup / Playing with two kittens / (Playing round the fire, / Which of blazing turf is, / Roaring to the pot / Which bubbles with the murphies) […]
Word: murphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of murphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Booghdee Part of Speech: noun 1. A cross between a male Bactrian camel and a female dromedary.
Word: Booghdees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Booghdee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beanflour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bean + flour. 1. A flour made from pulverised beans. Labels: uncountable
Word: Caspians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Caspian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myxamoebal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myxamoeba + -al. 1. Relating to a myxamoeba. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lectotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lectotype + -ic. 1. Relating to a lectotype. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudoplasmodial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + plasmodial. 1. Relating to a pseudoplasmodium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myxamoebae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myxamoeba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Narina trogon Part of Speech: noun 1. Apaloderma narina, a medium-sized, largely green bird in the family Trogonidae of Afrotropical forests.
Word: downcase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down + case. 1. To convert (text) to lower case. Labels: transitive
Word: downcased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downcase Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downcases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of downcase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: downcasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of downcase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: antifaith Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + faith. 1. Opposed to or acting against religion.
Word: blurter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blurt + -er. 1. One who blurts. Example: At that point W. B. Crumpton, the regular blurter of truths, boasted about what many fellow Baptists might not have wanted to own up to and which they would have found embarrassing to admit.
Word: blurters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blurter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OHD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Old High Dutch. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete
Word: Old High Dutch Part of Speech: noun 1. Old High German. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: High Dutch Part of Speech: name 1. Pennsylvania Dutch, particularly the Fancy Dutch. Labels: US 2. The standard Dutch language, especially the literary Dutch language of the Netherlands, as contrasted with Cape Dutch or Afrikaans. Labels: South-Africa 3. High German. Labels: archaic Example: The Emperor Charles V, made almoſt the ſame Obſervation, when he ſaid, That if he were to ſpeak to his Horſe, it ſhould be in High-Dutch. Example: [H]is impatience increased, he swore in high Dutch, the noise of the wheels on his pavement saluted his ears, his vexation redoubled […].
Word: High Dutch Part of Speech: noun 1. Double Dutch; nonsense. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: Logos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From logos. 1. In Ancient Greek philosophy, the rational principle that governs the cosmos. 2. The Word of God, which itself has creative power; a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom. 3. The Word of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ, or as identified with the second person of the Trinity; Jesus; God the Son; Word of God.
Word: chutney ferret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chutney (as a euphemism for excrement) + ferret (“diligent searcher”), a reference to anal sex. 1. A homosexual man. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: 'They warned me off you and Lawrence because they reckoned you were a couple of chutney ferrets after my arse. […] Example: "A chutney ferret. No one likes one of those and you shouldn't either. You ever find yourself with an arse-bandit like that you get your back to the wall and if he gives you any trouble you break his nose."
Word: chutney ferrets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chutney ferret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polychoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -choric. 1. Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus. Labels: not-comparable Example: The polychoric motets of the Venetian school (Willaert, the Gabrielis, etc., some of whose motets are found in CW vol. 10 and IM vols. 1-2) furnish striking possibilities for multiple brass choirs. Example: The brilliant polychoric canzona has contrasting sections of imitation and homophony; this evolved into the Baroque sonata.
Word: polychoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pol-y + Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “field”) + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the relationship between two latent variables, each assumed to have a normal distribution and associated with an ordinal variable. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2007, Bruno D. Zumbo, 3: Validity: Foundation Issues and Statistical Methodology, C. R. Rao, S. Sinharay (editors), Handbook of Statistics, Volume 26: Psychometrics, page 66, Because the CES-D items are ordinal in nature (i.e., in our case a four-point response scale, and hence not continuous), a polychoric covariance matrix was used as input for the analyses. Example: Socioeconomic status (SES) was represented by a factor score derived using the polychoric method, which is a variation on the principle component analysis procedure designed for use with dichotomous and categorical variables (Kolenikov S, 2004).
Word: polychoric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pol-y + Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “field”) + -ic. 1. A polychoric correlation
Word: dryshod Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of dry-shod. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: kioea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian kioea. 1. Any of the species †Chaetoptila angustipluma of extinct Hawaiian birds.
Word: aerophane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + -phane, or from French aérophane. 1. A thin fabric resembling crape Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aerophanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerophane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ameritard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of American + retard. Compare the suffix -tard. Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtɑːd/, /əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtɑɹd/ 1. A stupid or ignorant American. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Basic logic has gone out the window for video-game addicted Ameritards. Example: The alternative is getting rid of Mr. Bush and the brainless jingoism's^([sic]) of Ameritards like yourself.
Word: Ameritards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ameritard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullyproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bully + -proof. 1. To make resistant to bullying. Labels: informal, transitive Example: to bullyproof a child or a classroom
Word: bullyproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bullyproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bullyproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bullyproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bullyproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bullyproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Bath chaps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the city of Bath in England. 1. The salted smoked cheek and jawbones of a pig, used as food. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: cake plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A dish designed to serve cake.
Word: cotton ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball of cotton wool.
Word: coventure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + venture. 1. An international coproduction set up in the absence of any official treaty between the countries.
Word: coventures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coventure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coventurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + venturer. 1. Any of the parties involved in producing a coventure.
Word: coventurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coventurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crowd manipulation Part of Speech: noun 1. The deliberate use of psychological techniques to direct the behavior of a crowd. Labels: uncountable
Word: consanguineously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From consanguineous + -ly. 1. In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship. Labels: not-comparable
Word: consanguinously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From consanguinous + -ly. 1. Alternative form of consanguineously. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: cut-and-try Part of Speech: adj 1. Done by trial and error, without precise calculation in advance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enarmes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enarme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reigne Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of reign. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reigne Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of reign. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reignes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reigne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evilutionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of evil + evolutionist. 1. A supporter of the theory of evolution, regarded as an enemy of religion. Labels: derogatory, nonstandard, rare Example: In several large cities I was asked to address secret midnight meetings of high school teachers who feared to lose their jobs if seen consorting with an "evilutionist." Example: Originally seen as a great opportunity to do irreparable damage to religious modernists and "evilutionists," the fundamentalists found, instead, that it was they who were injured by the Scopes trial.
Word: evilutionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evilutionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resistant materials Part of Speech: noun 1. A school subject combining elements of woodwork, metalwork and plastic-work, sometimes a module of a larger design and technology syllabus. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: This is clear, for example, in the case of GCSE D&T, where students have to follow a core course in resistant materials but can gain a GCSE by combining this with another course in food technology or textiles technology Example: We heard of a school that distributed timetables one week before the end of term; a boy who had been studying resistant materials throughout year 10 had food technology on his timetable.
Word: midbeat Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mid- + beat. 1. In the middle of a beat (of a heart, of music etc.) Labels: not-comparable
Word: midbeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + beat. 1. The middle of a beat (of a heart, music etc.) Labels: uncountable
Word: face cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A cosmetic cream used to moisturize the face. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: face creams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of face cream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filecard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of file card. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: filecards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filecard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midtest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + test. 1. A test administered partway through a course of instruction.
Word: midtests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midtest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backstep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + step. 1. A step backwards Example: There are also times when a player needs to enlist the aid of the backstep while on the baseline. Example: The attacker steps across his body and places his right foot on the mat. As he does this, the attacker uses his left hand to pull on his opponent's right sleeve and uses his left hand to start his backstep. 2. A regression. Labels: figuratively Example: Up until now Almodovar has presented us with characters who are past the edge and flying over the abyss; for better or worse they have liberated themselves from the social structures and repressions of everyday life. […] Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown may feel as though it is a bit of a backstep for its director […] because it is examining the lives of the characters who have not broken very far from the everyday reality of accepted life. 3. An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression. 4. Flow over a backward-facing step. 5. The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details. Example: With care it is possible to combine a median-of-three mechanism with partitioning that avoids backstep initialization. 6. A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand. Example: Then, when I was a backstep firefighter in the early 1960s, a fire occurred in an old vacant movie theater on my day off. Example: Note the mirror next to the rear warning lights that allows the driver to view the backstep area of the apparatus.
Word: backstep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + step. 1. To take a step backwards 2. To return to a previous place or time. 3. To retract or take back. Example: Tony's smile departed his face and sadness became him. Pete began to backstep his words. He was filled with remorse over what he had asked the Corporal and was quick to reassure Tony that she was there, waiting. 4. To be arranged in steps going backwards. Example: Le Vau is responsible for the jutting central core, while the wings that backstep so elegantly were designed Hardouin-Mansart. 5. To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression. Example: As seen elsewhere in the North Sea, transgression continued in the Late Jurassic, causing shorelines to backstep, with coeval deposition of the Heno Formation clastics and Lola Formation claystones. Example: In some localities the bank margins of several cycles are stacked above each other^([sic]), in other places they backstep or prograde relative to each other. 6. To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details. Example: Robust adaptive backstepping control algorithms are developed for state feedback tracking of a class of uncertain dynamic nonlinear systems preceded by unknown dead-zone nonlinearities, in the presence of bounded external disturbances.
Word: one-upwomanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship. 1. One-upmanship among women. Labels: uncountable Example: In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship.
Word: uterosacral ligament Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the major ligaments travelling from the uterus to the anterior aspect of the sacrum.
Word: spearshaft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spere schaft; equivalent to spear + shaft. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪə̯ˌʃɑːft/, /ˈspɪɹˌʃæft/, /ˈspiəˌʃɐːft/ 1. The shaft of a spear
Word: spearshafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spearshaft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backstepped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backstep Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backsteps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backstep Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backsteps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backstep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: darkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of darkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: criolla Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of Cuban music. Labels: uncountable
Word: spear closet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small irregular space left by the building of other rooms in a structure. Labels: slang
Word: spear closets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spear closet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shortline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + line. 1. An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. Labels: US
Word: brown pound Part of Speech: noun 1. the perceived purchasing power of Britain’s Black and Asian minorities as a group Labels: UK Example: MUCH has been said about the value of the pink pound, the grey pound and the brown pound'. Example: It's only a matter of time before marketers collide in the scrabble for the pink grey brown pound.
Word: smartsizing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smart + sizing. 1. downsizing Labels: euphemistic, uncountable
Word: shortlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shortline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: criollos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of criollo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smack bang Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of smack-dab. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: And then Tulloch ran smack-bang into Todman[.]
Word: relatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + latch. 1. To latch again Example: They descended the precipitous path, they relatched the rusty gate, and set off at a stamping, ringing walk down the frozen forest road.
Word: relatched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relatch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sonsie Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sonsy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: relatches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relatch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relatching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relatch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sonopuncture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sono- + puncture. 1. A form of acupuncture using sound instead of needles. Labels: uncountable
Word: nutcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + cake. 1. A cake made with nuts 2. A crazy person Labels: informal
Word: nutcakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutcake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: survivor guilt Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish. Labels: uncountable
Word: spitoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spittoon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spitoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spitoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: survivor syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of survivor guilt. Labels: uncountable
Word: slender loris Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the genus Loris of lorises native to India and Sri Lanka.
Word: slender lorises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slender loris Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomick Part of Speech: noun 1. stomach Labels: pronunciation-spelling
Word: stomicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neuronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuron + -ic. 1. neuronal Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychoanalysable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From psychoanalyse + -able. 1. Suitable for psychoanalysis.
Word: telepolitics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + politics. 1. The use of telecommunications or television broadcasts as a tool in politics. Labels: uncountable
Word: out back Part of Speech: adv 1. Outside at the back. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: My car is parked out back.
Word: Baader-Meinhof phenomenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in 1994 after the West German Baader-Meinhof Group of the 1970s, when a commentator unexpectedly heard two references to the group within 24 hours. The group is named after two of its leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof. 1. A cognitive bias by which a recently learned word, concept, etc. suddenly seems to appear with improbable frequency. Labels: no-plural Example: There’s a well-known cognitive bias where, after you become aware of something new, you start seeing it everywhere. It’s known as the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, but from this year, I’ll think of it as the Katy B effect, after Katy on a Mission became the unexpected soundtrack of my summer.
Word: impostor syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First observed as impostor phenomenon by Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes in 1978. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/, /ɪmˈpɑstɚ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/, /-dɹəm/ 1. A psychological phenomenon in which a person is unable to internalize their accomplishments, remaining convinced that they do not deserve any accompanying success. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The office family is not the only phenomenon to watch out for at work. Another common psychological pitfall is something called the "impostor syndrome." Example: The Myth of Growth and the surfacing of the Authentic Voice, with a dash of the Impostor Syndrome thrown in for good measure, combine to deprive women from deriving satisfaction out of the boring details of technical mastery.
Word: Dunning-Kruger effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined on everything2 in 2002 by user uucp, who in 2005 copied the same entry to Wikipedia under the title Dunning-Kruger syndrome, named for David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University, who studied the phenomenon. 1. A cognitive bias where an individual with limited knowledge or competence in a specific domain tends to greatly overestimate their own ability relative to objective criteria or the performance of others. Example: Though it grants them the advantage of higher levels of optimism, the Dunning-Kruger effect also hamstrings low performers with an even greater disadvantage: being less aware of their failings, they remain less likely to see the need, and thus make the effort, to improve themselves. Example: [Prince] Andrew, unfortunately, exhibited classic symptoms of what is scientifically recognised as the Dunning-Kruger effect, the cognitive bias in which people come to believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. The combination of minimal self-awareness and dim wattage leads sufferers of this condition to overestimate their own capabilities.
Word: aisleway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aisle + way. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪlˌweɪ/ 1. Aisle (clear path between seats, shelves, etc).
Word: insteada Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a reduction of instead of. 1. Contraction of instead + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang
Word: springcleaning Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spring cleaning. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mock-heroic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mock + heroic. 1. Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style.
Word: mock-heroic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mock + heroic. 1. A work in the mockheroic style.
Word: velcros Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of velcro Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: velcroing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of velcro Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: velcroed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of velcro Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: floorboarding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From floorboard + -ing. 1. The floorboards in a building or part thereof. Labels: uncountable Example: The necessary works were extensive and included replacing missing and damaged slates and other roof repairs (in order to make the building watertight), pointing and drainpipe replacement, and extensive replacement of rotten floorboarding.
Word: floorboarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of floorboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: floorboarded Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered or furnished with floorboards. Labels: not-comparable
Word: floorboarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of floorboard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: floursack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flour + sack. 1. A sack for flour. Example: She brought us her quilting scraps in an old floursack, ready to be used in our crafting project. 2. Sackcloth. (In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, floursack cloth was often reused for making clothing, quilts, or rags, and this tradition continues to some extent today.) Example: Near-synonyms: hessian, burlap Example: Let's be honest: the outfit hardly matters — you could put her in a dress made of floursack and she'd still look fabulous.
Word: floursacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floursack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millowner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mill + owner. 1. The owner of a mill
Word: millowners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millowner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tobaccer Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of tobacco. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: tobaccers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tobaccer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mischiefe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of mischief. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: forrader Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of forwarder. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: hitchrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hitch + rack. 1. A post or railing to which horses are tied
Word: bowwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bow + woman. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊwʊmən/ 1. A female archer. Example: And if we may compare modern with ancient archery the performances of some of our bowmen and bowwomen may be said to fairly rival the historic and partly fabulous exploits of famous mediaeval archers […]
Word: bowwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hitch rack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hitchrack (post for tying a horse) Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A rack attached to the back of a car, used to transport bicycles or skis.
Word: hitchracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hitchrack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hitchrail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hitch + rail. 1. A post or railing to which horses are tied
Word: hitchrails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hitchrail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Protestant. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Proddy. Labels: alt-of
Word: proddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prod + -y. 1. A technique for achieving three-dimensional effects or deep pile by using cut wide strips rather than continuous loops, bringing both tails of the strips forward through the backing. Labels: uncountable
Word: proddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niminy-piminy Part of Speech: adj 1. Overtly or excessively prim. Example: "I detest rude, unlady-like girls." "I hate affected, niminy piminy chits." Example: Inside were many fine pictures, not in the niminy-piminy manner, but strong, full-coloured, and just.
Word: niminy-piminy Part of Speech: noun 1. excessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingness Labels: uncountable 2. one who acts in an excessively prim manner Labels: uncountable Example: "I was," she said, "but I didn’t stay." Her nose was shiny and her hair was bedraggled. "If I had been penned in with that niminy-piminy any longer I'd have broken down the door to get out."
Word: overstarch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + starch. 1. To starch excessively
Word: overstarched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overstarch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overstarches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overstarch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overstarching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overstarch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flibberty-gibbets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flibberty-gibbet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chickory Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chicory. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: The eating is beautiful; that must be allowed. Two soups, three fishes, five roast chickens, and a piece of veal, stewed with cherries; a dish of chops with chickory, and a meat-pie garnished with cockscombs— […] Example: Chickory and radicchio (Cichorium intybus), which is a red-leafed chickory, can add a slightly bitter tang to a salad. Green chickories can be sown in early spring.
Word: sheriffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sheriff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sheriffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sheriff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sheriffwick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English shirevewyk; equivalent to sheriff + wick. 1. The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff. 2. The position or office of a sheriff. Example: Thirdly, by the Acceſsion of another office, as when a Iuſtice of Peace is choſen to be Sheriff of the ſame County, his authority of a Iuſtice of Peace there is ſuſpended during his Sheriffwick; […] Example: And alſo all his and their goods and chattels, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatſoever, of and from all and all manner of execution or of executions of Priſoners whatſoever, which to the office of Sheriffwick ſhall appertain, Forfeitutes, Fines, amerciaments, impriſonments, paine, penalties, or impoſitions, whatſoever, to be charged, layed, or impoſed upon the ſaid County of S. his executors, adminiſtrators or aſſigns, his or their or either of their goods, or chattels, lands, tenements or hereditaments, […]
Word: sheriffwicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheriffwick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undertoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + toned. 1. Not sufficiently toned.
Word: undertoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From undertone + -ed. 1. Having an undertone of a specified kind. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: Makeup is most often a shopper’s port of entry into recreational buying, yet it is also where race immediately thwarts that lovely sense of possibility. I want foundation by the latest maker, but it’s all too ashen or ruddy for my brown, yellow-undertoned complexion. Example: […] talk show host Chris Matthews chastised former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney for his racially undertoned birther jokes […]
Word: undertoned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From undertone + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of undertone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: theyself Part of Speech: pron 1. Themselves. Example: Just because they is gay, that don't mean they don't suppose to stand up for they self.
Word: shortcutting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shortcut Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shortcutted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shortcut Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lovenest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of love nest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lovenests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lovenest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guttapercha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gutta-percha. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: guttaperchas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guttapercha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goosie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goose + -ie. 1. goose Labels: childish, endearing
Word: glammed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡlæmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of glam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glams Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡlæmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of glam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: glamming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡlæmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of glam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quicke Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of quick. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: maintaine Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of maintain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: beered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of beer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: watersnake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of water snake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: watersnakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watersnake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water snake Part of Speech: noun 1. A snake that resides in, or spends a lot of time in, fresh water. 2. A toy consisting of a liquid and (optionally) plastic trinkets encased in a long, soft, plastic torus. It is difficult to grip. Example: It slips out of your hands easily, like a water-snake toy. Example: Trying to pin him down on any one topic, much less a specific time and place, is like trying to hold onto a Water Snake toy—as soon as I think I have a firm grip, he comes gooshing out the other side.
Word: skazka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ска́зка (skázka, “fairy tale”). 1. A Russian fairy tale
Word: skazki Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skazka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skazkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skazka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goosies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goosie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repulsor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repulse + -or. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpʌls.ə/, /ɹɪˈpʌls.əɹ/, /ɹɪˈpɐls.ə/, /ɹəˈpɐls.ə/, /ɹɪˈpʌls.əɾ/ 1. A device used to deflect or repel other objects, or for flight stability.
Word: inlinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inlining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repulsors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repulsor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smockfrock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smock frock. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: side boob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sideboob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: side-boob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sideboob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: side boobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side boob; alternative form of sideboobs Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side-boobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side-boob; alternative form of sideboobs Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Muslimophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Muslim + -o- + -phobia. 1. Alternative form of Muslimphobia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Muslimophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Muslim + -o- + -phobic. 1. Alternative form of Muslimphobic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Muslim positions meanwhile which previously were identified for the most part with the extreme right have increasingly come to be respectable and mainstream Example: At that time, the new mosque and the foundations, which had already been widely criticised from different Muslimophobic angles, far from being a space for knowledge and dissemination of the Din of Islam, a gathering place, became more like a new place not to meet the rest of the population
Word: smockfrocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smockfrock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwitherable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + wither + -able. 1. Incapable of being withered; imperishable; timeless.
Word: ideator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From verb ideate + -or. 1. One who ideates; one who holds or generates an idea, or synthesizes a concept. Example: The fact that in the lowly forms of life the function greatly exceeds the form in complexity shows conclusively that there is an inner entity synthesizing these functions, and that evolution in all its phases is but the outer response to the inner idea, and, as ideas necessitate an ideator, an inner entity is therefore necessitated. Example: Active suicidal ideators were defined as people who were seriously thinking, planning, or wishing to commit suicide.
Word: ideators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ideator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parently Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From parent + -ly. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parent; parental. Example: A great benefit of breaking down sexism would be creation of a more "parently" society by recognizing and validating the traditional nurturing strengths of women, […] Example: They feel they are caught up in all these parently duties. All their waking hours are taken up in housekeeping, caring for the daughter, son-in-law and the grandchild.
Word: flyscreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flyscreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dropleaf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drop + leaf. 1. A flat section of a table that can be extended or collapsed.
Word: dropleafs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dropleaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: firwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *firwode, *firrewode, from Old English furhwudu, equivalent to fir + wood. 1. The wood of the fir tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A wood largely populated with fir trees. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: firwoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firwood Labels: form-of, plural