nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pentimenti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Italian pentimenti, from pentimento + -i (the plural form of -o (suffix forming masculine singular nouns). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛntɪˈmɛnti/, /ˌpɛntəˈmɛnti/, [-ɾə-], [-ɾi] 1. plural of pentimento Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nail scissors Part of Speech: noun 1. Small, usually curved scissors for cutting the fingernails and toenails. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: achiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English achy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English achiness From achy + -ness. 1. The state of being achy. Labels: uncountable Example: Aspirin may help the achiness of my muscles from overworking.
Word: adenoiditis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adenoid Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English adenoiditis From adenoid + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
Word: tonsilitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tonsillitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: shrewdnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrewdness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abnormals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abnormal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abrogators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abrogator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aberrants Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbɛ.ɹənt/, /ˈæ.bə.ɹənt/ 1. plural of aberrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ablatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ablative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbotcies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ət.sis/ 1. plural of abbotcy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abettals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbɛt.l̩z/ 1. plural of abettal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abeyancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abeyancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abysses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abyss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abridgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abridger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorbencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorbency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abundances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abundance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cataclysms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cataclysm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: didicoi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of didicoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bombarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bombard 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 bombarder From bombard + -er. 1. One who bombards. 2. A high-voltage transformer used in neon signage.
Word: absenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pippa Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, diminutive of Philippa.
Word: acidoses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English -oses English acidoses From acid + -oses. 1. plural of acidosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advocacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advocacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advisories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advisory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advice Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: It is desired that the following advices be deliberately read in each subordinate select meeting, at least once in the year:
Word: adulterants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adulterant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adulators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adulator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: very well Part of Speech: adv 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Labels: not-comparable Example: She plays very well almost any instrument that you can think of. Example: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well. 2. Used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: It may very well rain this afternoon. Example: I can't very well talk to you and concentrate on sanding this at the same time.
Word: very well Part of Speech: intj 1. Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation. Labels: formal, idiomatic Example: A: I don't want to go today. Example: B: Very well. Let's go tomorrow, then. 2. Synonym of fair enough. Labels: idiomatic 3. A standard response by a superior to a report or confirmation. Example: Conning officer: "Rudder amidships." Example: Helmsman: "Rudder amidships aye! Rudder now amidships."
Word: very well Part of Speech: adj 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see very, well. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm feeling very well today.
Word: adulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aerators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerofoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerofoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aestivated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aestivate Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. Alternative spelling of estivated. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aestivates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aestivate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aestivating Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of estivating. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aethers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aether Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airspeeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airspeed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English polar English apolar From a- + polar. 1. Having no polarity Labels: not-comparable 2. Having no polarity Labels: not-comparable, physical 3. Orthogonal under the polar pairing between the symmetric algebra of a vector space and its dual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: airbursts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airburst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airbursts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of airburst Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: airbrushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of airbrush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: airbrushing Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of an airbrush; work done with an airbrush. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uniquify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English unique Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English uniquify From unique + -ify. 1. To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq. Labels: transitive 2. To turn an instance of a type into an instance of a new unique copy of the original type. Labels: transitive
Word: airbrushed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of airbrush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: airbrushed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been manipulated with an airbrush. 2. Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation. Labels: broadly
Word: airbrushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airbrush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airbrushes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of airbrush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: agronomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agronomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agriculturalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agriculturalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agribusinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agribusiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agrarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agrarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acroliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acrolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwarfisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dwarfism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dobbies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dobby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoprotolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + protolysis. 1. The autoionization of water (or similar compounds) in which a proton (hydrogen ion) is transferred to form a cation and an anion e.g. 2H₂O => H₃O⁺ + OH⁻ Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: aikidos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aikido Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aigrets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aigret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agoras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agora Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of send, influenced by ascend. 1. The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.
Word: scend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A corruption of send, influenced by ascend. 1. To heave upward. Labels: intransitive
Word: agones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋz/ 1. plural of aging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowrie”). 1. Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture. Labels: not-comparable Example: Aggri beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa.
Word: begry Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of beggary. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: aggregations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggregation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggrandizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggrandizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aftertastes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aftertaste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nangry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From angry; from 17th century. Pronunciation: /ˈnæŋɡɹi/ 1. Alternative form of angry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: 1738, Robert Dodsley, Sir John Cockle at Court, Act II, Scene III, in 1811, Walter Scott (editor), The Modern British Drama, Volume 5, page 104, Kitty. Poor Sir Timothy! are you disappointed, love? Come, don′t be nangry, and I′ll sing it a song.
Word: nangry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug nangaray (“to sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈnæŋɡɹi/ 1. Asleep. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: nangry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug nangaray (“to sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈnæŋɡɹi/ 1. To sleep. Labels: obsolete
Word: menagry Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of menagerie. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: aftershaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aftershave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afterimages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterimage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puggry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɡɹiː/ 1. A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
Word: afterglows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterglow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aftereffects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aftereffect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afterbirths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterbirth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skuggery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of scuggery. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: affluxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afflux Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skulduggeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skulduggery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affrays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affrays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affray Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affraying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affray Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affrayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affray Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: affusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ageings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ageing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absinthes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absinthe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: academes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of academe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ogres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ogre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adoptees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adoptee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pct Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of percent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: on line Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a queue; waiting one's turn for something. Labels: New-Jersey, New-York, US Example: I'm waiting on line at the bakery. Example: Get on line while I shop.
Word: rollerblades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rollerblade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rollerblades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rollerblade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bowdlerized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bowdlerize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bowdlerized Part of Speech: adj 1. Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work). Example: a bowdlerized edition of Shakespeare’s plays
Word: discretizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discretize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forwent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From for- + went. Pronunciation: /fɔɹˈwɛnt/ 1. simple past of forgo Labels: form-of, past
Word: forgone Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of forgo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forgoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forgo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gang signal Part of Speech: noun 1. A gang sign.
Word: dumpsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dumpster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: new broom Part of Speech: noun 1. A new leader or management. Example: In one way, Mr. Brown's position is particularly difficult, because unlike other political leaders he cannot claim to be a new broom. The Economist in article "Labour pains" on Dec 1st 2007
Word: supt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sup Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Word: circumfuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English fuse English circumfuse From circum- + fuse. Pronunciation: /sɝkəmˈfjuz/, /ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌfjʊz/ 1. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid. 2. To spread round; to surround.
Word: accts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beknown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown From be- + known. Pronunciation: /bɪˈnoʊn/ 1. known Labels: obsolete
Word: beknown Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown From be- + known. Pronunciation: /bɪˈnoʊn/ 1. past participle of beknow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acerbities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acerbity Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:acerbities.
Word: rimland theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A political theory that holds that control of Eurasia and Africa (the World Island) is achieved via control of the countries bordering the Soviet Union Labels: uncountable
Word: acerber Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of acerb: more acerb Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: acerbest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of acerb: most acerb Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: abrupter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of abrupt: more abrupt Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: abruptest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lampyrid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the family Lampyridae; a firefly or lightning bug
Word: acerbated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acerbate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acerbating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acerbate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marsh gas Part of Speech: noun 1. gases emitted by a marsh Labels: literally, uncountable 2. methane Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: gers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agapae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈɡɑ.paɪ/, /aˈɡɑpi/, /ˈɑ.ɡə.paɪ/ 1. plural of agape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pie + cake. 1. Synonym of piecake. Labels: informal Example: Cherry pie baked inside a chocolate cake, for a dandy Black Forest pake. Example: Pie specials include pumpkin, pumpkin crunch, pumpkin pecan, pumpkin haupia, gluten-free pumpkin pake (cake meets pie), pumpkin pake, cranberry walnut pudding, chocolate chip pecan and rum pecan.
Word: AFRICOM Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kɑm/ 1. Acronym of Africa Command. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: hars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of har Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kapia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. 1. The resin of the kauri tree from New Zealand, often in petrified form. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: abscessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abscess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: achenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of achene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acnes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acne + -ed. 1. Marked by acne; suffering from acne. Example: An acned teenager with his hand in a bag of nacho-flavored Doritos was whispering to another kid who was reading Lolita and picking his nose.
Word: aconites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aconite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acquaintanceships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquaintanceship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acridities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acridity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acrostics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acrostic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acidifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acidifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acknowledgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acknowledger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fends off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fend off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fending off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fend off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acreages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acreage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fended off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fend off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acquirers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquirer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: activisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of activism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of active Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actuaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actuary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adaptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adaption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adaptors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adaptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame. 1. A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium. 2. The bract of a deciduous spike. 3. Any scaly bracted leaf. 4. A calypter.
Word: addictives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addictive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of addend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: adducers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adducer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addressers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addresser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addresser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English -er English addresser From address + -er. 1. A person who gives an address or speech. Example: The girls were listening with the polite though precarious attention which Brown Borough girls always bring to bear on the first three hundred words of any address, especially if the addresser be a man. 2. A person who addresses someone (directs spoken or written communication toward someone). Example: When letters were in their infancy, and when knowledge and the arts were groping their way through seemingly impervious mists, some splendid name was necessary to give an author celebrity—hence the custom of DEDICATIONS; hence those floods of adulation, which poured from the press, and outraged the feelings of the addresser and the addressed. Example: All adults had to be addressed as Mister, Missus, Miss, Auntie, Cousin, Unk, Uncle, Buhbah, Sister, Brother and a thousand other appellations indicating familial relationship and the lowliness of the addressor. 3. A person who addresses (applies an address to an object to be delivered to a particular location). Example: […] if they had not been lifted in the air by the enormous accident of a man of genius, the Dickenses, I fancy, would have appeared in poorer and poorer places, as inventory clerks, as caretakers, as addressers of envelopes, until they melted into the masses of the poor. 4. A machine that addresses.
Word: adequacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adequacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adhesions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adhesion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adieus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adieu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adiposities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adiposity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admittances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admittance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admixtures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admixture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggrandizements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggrandizement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēmptor. 1. Buyer. Example: “The point at issue seems to be now a mere difference of opinion as to the definition of the word ‘payment’ between the vendor and emptor.[…]” Example: Nolte […] is of the following opinion: As a rule, the emptor cannot waive his claim for delivery of documents and demand delivery of the discharged goods […]
Word: ahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ahs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ah Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ahems Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ahem Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: airbuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airbus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abstractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English abstractor From abstract + -or. Pronunciation: /æbˈstɹæk.tɚ/ 1. Alternative form of abstracter Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service. Labels: UK, dated, historical
Word: abstractors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstractor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aborters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aborter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abraders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abrader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acceptees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acceptee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accepters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accepter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accounters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accounter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: achromats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of achromat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acumens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acumen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjurors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjuror Labels: form-of, plural
Word: administrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of administrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admiralships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admiralship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adoptabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adoptability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adopters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adopter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adorners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adorner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adsorbents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adsorbent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adulterators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adulterator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affecters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affecter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affinities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affinity Labels: form-of, plural Example: And married she was, thanks to the affinities of landed property!
Word: affirmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affirmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bibulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bibulous Middle English -ly English -ly English bibulously From bibulous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪbjʊləsli/ 1. In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated. Example: The Venetian captain, prodding among the butts and bales of the cargo, had discovered a stowaway--a fat, sandy-haired man in worn leather, snoring bibulously among the barrels.
Word: affixers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affixer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affrayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affrayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agglutinins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agglutinin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airbills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airbill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airboats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airboat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of advertisement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: afghanis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afghani Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afghans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afghan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceilidhs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceilidh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceilidhs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ceilidh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: miss the boat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Allusion to failing to catch a boat in time, effectively “missing” the boat. Popular since the 1920s. 1. To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action. Labels: intransitive Example: The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal. Example: As for food delivery technology, our company missed the boat, the harbor, and the ocean.
Word: pull up one's socks Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pull one's socks up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: raisons d'etre Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raison d'etre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suck face Part of Speech: verb 1. To kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: We would wrap our arms around each other and suck face like orangutans in his little red Fiero.
Word: ground rule Part of Speech: noun 1. A rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court. 2. The basic rules or standards; basic principles. Labels: idiomatic, plural-normally Example: Make sure everybody knows the ground rules for the trip before they leave. Example: The apparent success of the City and South London triggered an avalanche of bills for Tube railways, and in 1892 a Joint Select Committee of Parliament set out some ground rules.
Word: with respect to Part of Speech: prep 1. Regarding; concerning; pertaining to. 2. Taking as the independent variable. Example: To calculate acceleration, you need to differentiate velocity with respect to time.
Word: innovativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English innovative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English innovativeness From innovative + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being innovative. Labels: uncountable
Word: mulches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mulches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mulch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overtimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overtime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overtimes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtime Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: headways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: golds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡəʊldz/, /ɡɔʊldz/, /ɡoʊldz/ 1. plural of gold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: golds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡəʊldz/, /ɡɔʊldz/, /ɡoʊldz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gold Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tzitzit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít). 1. The knotted fringes of the tallit.
Word: helling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dot the i's and cross the t's Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In reference to cursive (joined up) writing, where adding the dot to the letter i and the crossbar to the letter t is done after one reaches the end of the word and thus may be forgotten if one is not being careful. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒt ði ˈaɪz ən ˌkɹɒs ðə ˈtiːz/, /ˌdɑt ði ˈaɪz ən ˌkɹɔs ðə ˈtiz/, /ˌdɔt ðɘ ˈɒez ɘn ˌkɹɔs ðɘ ˈtɘiz/ 1. To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete. Labels: idiomatic Example: Before taking the project to the CEO, let's make sure we dot the i's and cross the t's. Example: 1858, United States Congress, Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, D. Appleton, page 387; from a January 1820 debate Pray, sir, what is the object of referring a bill to a committee —merely to dot the i's and cross the t's?
Word: ciders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-mails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-mail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cacaos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cacao Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sizzles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sizzle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sizzles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sizzle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sizzled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sizzle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clubbings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklʌbɪŋz/ 1. plural of clubbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: straight edges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straight edge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passes away Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pass away Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: passing away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pass away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: capitalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capitalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tautologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tautology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: capacitances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capacitance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marxisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marxism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wisen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Old English wīs Middle English wys, wyse English wise English -en English wisen From wise + -en. 1. To become wise or wiser. Labels: intransitive 2. To make wise or wiser. Labels: transitive Example: Joe laughed, saying, “Boy, I got to talk to you and wisen you up. […]”
Word: harden someone's heart Part of Speech: verb 1. To make someone more resistant to something. Labels: dated, idiomatic, reflexive, usually Example: Seeing so much suffering for so long hardened his heart. Example: She hardened her heart against his inevitable pleas.
Word: the buck stops here Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Popularized by US President Harry Truman. The phrase is based on the metaphorical expression passing the buck, derived from poker gameplay, that came to mean "passing blame", or absolving oneself of responsibility or concern by denying authority or jurisdiction over a given matter. 1. A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities. Labels: idiomatic Example: Well, nobody else can make a decision but me because I was the President and the final decision comes to the President, you know. I used to have a sign on my desk that said, "The Buck Stops Here." The buck stops at the president's desk when he's president of the United States, and he either makes the decisions or he lets them go by default, and you can't afford to do that when you're president. Example: 1994 January 25, William J. Clinton, State of the Union Address, 2004 Gutenberg eBook, If you will stick with this plan, we will post three consecutive years of declining deficits for the first time since Harry Truman lived in the White House. And once again, the buck stops here.
Word: ab aeterno Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin ab aeternō. Pronunciation: /ˌæb iˈtɚ.noʊ/, /ˌɑb ˌaɪˈtɚ.noʊ/ 1. From time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ablings Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Northern formation, from able + -lings. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.blɪnz/ 1. Alternative form of aiblins. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable
Word: testudineous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin testūdin- + -eous, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa. 1. Characteristic of a tortoise, or the shell of a tortoise. 2. As slow as a tortoise.
Word: toyi-toyi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Seemingly from Northern Ndebele [Term?], but the ultimate origin is unclear. 1. A dance from southern Africa, used especially during political protests. Labels: South-Africa, Zimbabwe
Word: toyi-toyi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Seemingly from Northern Ndebele [Term?], but the ultimate origin is unclear. 1. To perform this dance. Labels: South-Africa, Zimbabwe Example: [H]e stood with his back against the chanting, toyi-toying boys, arms outstretched as a shield before them: the sergeant strangely distracted by the old authority enacted the same stance, but to hold his men back. Example: They are kids who get caught up in the excitement, hysteria of the period. You know, toyi-toying and hurling stones, and they are arrested and sentenced to a minimum five years on Robben Island.
Word: howzit Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Contraction of how is it? In South Africa, possibly a calque of Flemish Dutch hoe is 't?. 1. Hello; what's up? Labels: Hawaii, South-Africa, slang
Word: ketyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic radicals, R₂C-O^., formally derived from a ketone
Word: struthious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn)bor. ▲ Latin strūthiocamēlusinflu. Latin strūthiō Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English struthious From Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”) + English -ous (“relating to”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹuːθiəs/ 1. like an ostrich or other ratite
Word: gas bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A filling station. Labels: Canada
Word: fueling station Part of Speech: noun 1. filling station
Word: fuelling station Part of Speech: noun 1. filling station
Word: petrol filling station Part of Speech: noun 1. A filling station, especially one attached to a supermarket. Labels: UK
Word: petrol garage Part of Speech: noun 1. garage, petrol station Labels: UK
Word: fuel station Part of Speech: noun 1. A filling station.
Word: motor station Part of Speech: noun 1. filling station
Word: chloralkaline Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the industrial electrolysis of sodium hydroxide, especially to the main products, sodium hydroxide and chlorine Labels: not-comparable
Word: cholesteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly 2. Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives
Word: cholesteric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic. 1. Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal
Word: colligative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin colligātus (“bound together”) + -ive. Coined by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1891. 1. Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present. Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: squame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin squāma. Doublet of squama. Pronunciation: /skweɪm/ 1. The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean. 2. A flake of dead skin tissue. Example: EGF increased proliferation and squame formation and induced keratinization in cultured MA cells, an observation heretofore not reported in rat MA cells. Example: They flatten further and become compacted into a dense keratinous layer known as the stratum corneum. The superficial flake-like squames are eventually cast off (desquamate). 3. A squamous (scale-like) cell. Example: Here the invading cell masses of the cancer consist of short thick squames, and the nearest approach to cell nest formation may be only a whorling of those squames in the centres of the cell masses. Example: Second, if it is a squame, the nuclear size and chromatin pattern are determined. If the nucleus of this squame is plump and vesicular with an intact chromatin pattern, the cell is an intermediate; if it is pyknotic, shrunken, and hyperchromatic and lacks chromatin pattern, the cell is a superficial. 4. A bony plate. Example: Most of the right temporal bone is well-preserved, with the exception of much of the zygoma and the upper edge of the temporal squame (Plate 8). Example: A tapering of the fragment on its inner surface, and the pattern of branching of the middle meningeal vessel grooves, have enabled us to identify the piece as most probably part of the left temporal squame of a cranium.
Word: just as well Part of Speech: adv 1. Used to say that an occurrence, or situation, is not only fortunate, but that on the contrary, it could have been a lot worse; or that something that might at first seem bad is actually good because it could have been worse. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's just as well you missed the train: it ended up crashing. Example: Nothing is produced at Sellafield any more. Which was just as well, because I’d gone to Sellafield not to observe how it lived but to understand how it is preparing for its end. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, as well, as, well. Labels: not-comparable Example: A paper cup will do (us) just as well.
Word: missingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English missing Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English missingness From missing + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ.nəs/, /-nɪs/, /-nɛs/ 1. Absence. Labels: uncountable Example: So far, we assume that he took the rifle from the cabinet to throw blame by its missingness — I mean, its absence — on some one else. Example: However, in examining the influences on Merton, there is one major influence which is missing, and its 'missingness' is illustrated by one quotation in which Merton describes the relationship between […] 2. Missing data; omission. Labels: uncountable 3. The manner in which data are missing from a sample of a population. Labels: uncountable Example: In large scale surveys the assumption of missingness at random is untenable. Example: These methods are very sensitive to assumptions made about the missingness mechanism or about the distributions of the variables with missing data.
Word: zeunerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After German physicist Gustav Anton Zeuner (1828-1907) in 1872. 1. A mineral with tetragonal crystals, of the autunite group, Cu²⁺(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·4H₂O.
Word: Kingdom of Heaven Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English kingdom of hevene, kingdom of hevenes, a calque of Ancient Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν (Basileía tôn Ouranôn), from the Gospel of Matthew. 1. A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels. 2. The place where God rules and reigns.
Word: termen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin termen. 1. The outer edge of the wing of a butterfly or moth, joining the apex to the tornus.
Word: Mencius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Mencius, from Mandarin Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnʃ(ɪ)əs/ 1. Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.) Example: This laſt tome, notwithſtanding, is not ſo much the work of Confucius, as of Mencius his diſciple, whoſe life was leſs regular than that of his maſter, but his ſtile more eloquent and pleaſant. Example: Some 2000 years ago Chinese philosopher Mencius famously wrote: "Who wins the hearts of people gains the whole world." Today, his words still ring true. 2. A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.
Word: formulaically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English formulaic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English formulaically From formulaic + -ally (“adverb”). 1. In a formulaic manner; according to an established formula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: IAW Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of in accordance with. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Log note: 2005-09-03: Inspected IAW section 14.2.1; no violations found.
Word: cryoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English cryoscopic From cryo- + -scopic. 1. of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope Labels: not-comparable, physical
Word: adultly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Middle English -ly English -ly English adultly From adult + -ly. 1. In an adult manner; not childishly. Example: Can't we all sit down and discuss this adultly, without the childish name-calling? Example: Jerry smiled adultly, shook his head wisely and said softly, ‘That doesn’t matter.’
Word: posttest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English test English posttest From post- + test. 1. A test given after an event or experience.
Word: advertently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English advertent Middle English -ly English -ly English advertently From advertent + -ly. 1. intentionally, on purpose, purposely Labels: not-comparable
Word: chromophoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chromophore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chromophoric From chromophore + -ic. 1. Of or relating to a chromophore Labels: not-comparable 2. Coloured Labels: not-comparable
Word: thunderheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunderhead Labels: form-of, plural