nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: undescribability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English describability English undescribability From un- + describability. 1. The quality of being indescribable. Labels: uncountable
Word: postfusion Part of Speech: adj 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 fusion English postfusion From post- + fusion. 1. Following fusion Labels: not-comparable
Word: postglobular Part of Speech: adj 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 globular English postglobular From post- + globular. 1. Following a globular stage
Word: postinvasive Part of Speech: adj 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 invasive English postinvasive From post- + invasive. 1. Following invasion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postmigratory Part of Speech: adj 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 migratory English postmigratory From post- + migratory. 1. Following migration. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postnucleation Part of Speech: adj 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 nucleation English postnucleation From post- + nucleation. 1. Following nucleation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postprenylation Part of Speech: adj 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 prenylation English postprenylation From post- + prenylation. 1. Following prenylation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prenylation Part of Speech: noun 1. isoprenylation
Word: postreplicative Part of Speech: adj 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 replicative English postreplicative From post- + replicative. 1. Following replication Labels: not-comparable
Word: postreproductive Part of Speech: adj 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 reproductive English postreproductive From post- + reproductive. 1. Following a productive stage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postseismic Part of Speech: adj 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 seismic English postseismic From post- + seismic. 1. Following a seismic event. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postselection Part of Speech: adj 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 selection English postselection From post- + selection. 1. Following selection. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postsemester Part of Speech: adj 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 semester English postsemester From post- + semester. 1. Following a semester. Labels: not-comparable
Word: poststimulus Part of Speech: adj 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 stimulus English poststimulus From post- + stimulus. 1. Following a stimulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posttransfer Part of Speech: adj 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- Latin trānsferōder. English transfer English posttransfer From post- + transfer. 1. Following transfer Labels: not-comparable
Word: posttransition Part of Speech: adj 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- Middle French transitionbor. English transition English posttransition From post- + transition. 1. Following transition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posttreatment Part of Speech: adj 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 treatment English posttreatment From post- + treatment. 1. Following treatment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posttreatment 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 treatment English posttreatment From post- + treatment. 1. A treatment carried out after some earlier process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: posttumor Part of Speech: adj 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 tumor English posttumor From post- + tumor. 1. Following (removal of a) tumor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postorbital Part of Speech: adj 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 orbital English postorbital From post- + orbital. 1. Behind the orbit of the eye. Labels: not-comparable Example: the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles
Word: postorbital 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 orbital English postorbital From post- + orbital. 1. A postorbital bone or scale.
Word: postsuborbital Part of Speech: adj 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 suborbital English postsuborbital From post- + suborbital. 1. Behind the suborbital part of the eye. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postsynaptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English postsynaptic 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 postsynaptically From postsynaptic + -ally. 1. In a postsynaptic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: postzygapophyseal Part of Speech: adj 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 zygapophyseal English postzygapophyseal From post- + zygapophyseal. 1. Relating to the postzygapophysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: postzygotic Part of Speech: adj 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 zygote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zygotic English postzygotic From post- + zygotic. 1. Following a zygotic stage Labels: not-comparable
Word: pickable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pick Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pickable From pick + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkəbəl/ 1. Able to be picked.
Word: pickability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pick Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English pickability From pick + -ability. 1. The quality of being pickable. Labels: uncountable
Word: potentiator Part of Speech: noun 1. A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen. 2. A drug that enhances the response to another. 3. A flavour enhancer.
Word: preassociation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin associātiōbor. English association English preassociation From pre- + association. 1. Prior association.
Word: preequilibrium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English equilibrium English preequilibrium From pre- + equilibrium. 1. Before equilibrium Labels: not-comparable
Word: preequilibrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English equilibrium English preequilibrium From pre- + equilibrium. 1. The initial stage of a chemical reaction when the different chemicals are beginning to interact but have not yet reached equilibrium. Example: The decomposition of peroxydisulfate to sulfate radical ions was taken to be a rapid preequilibrium, and was postulated to be followed by the rate-determining reaction of a sulfate radical ion with MG to produce a radical intermediate, I. Example: In cases involving multiple preequilibria (e.g., multiple substrates, induced conformational change), K.,, reveals little about each of these steps individually. In the case of allosteric interaction, characteristic kinetic behavior is...
Word: prechordal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English chordal English prechordal From pre- + chordal. 1. In front of the notochord Labels: not-comparable
Word: precessional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From precession + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to precession. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allomother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English allomother From allo- + mother. Pronunciation: /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/ 1. A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another. Example: Within hours of birth, baby langurs are spirited away from their mothers. They spend up to 50 percent of daylight hours passed from allomother to allomother Example: Among the !Kung foragers of the Kalahari, babies are held by a father, grandmother, older sibling or some other allomother maybe 25 percent of the time.
Word: allomother Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English allomother From allo- + mother. Pronunciation: /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/, /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/ 1. To provide maternal care for another creature's young. Labels: transitive
Word: preclamping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English clamping English preclamping From pre- + clamping. 1. clamping before another operation Labels: uncountable
Word: precleaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cleaned English precleaned From pre- + cleaned. 1. cleaned in advance Labels: not-comparable
Word: allomothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allomother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precleared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cleared English precleared From pre- + cleared. 1. cleared in advance Labels: not-comparable
Word: precloacal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cloacal English precloacal From pre- + cloacal. 1. In front of the cloaca Labels: not-comparable
Word: preconformational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English conformational English preconformational From pre- + conformational. 1. Before a conformation has been adopted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: precritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English critical English precritical From pre- + critical. 1. Before a critical stage. Labels: not-comparable 2. Prior to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: predictand Part of Speech: noun 1. That which is to be predicted.
Word: transshipments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transshipment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prefill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fill English prefill From pre- + fill. 1. To fill in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: pregalactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English galactic English pregalactic From pre- + galactic. 1. Before formation of a galaxy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preimpact Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English impact English preimpact From pre- + impact. 1. Before an impact. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preincubating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preincubate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preincubating Part of Speech: noun 1. incubating in advance Labels: uncountable
Word: preinitiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English initiation English preinitiation From pre- + initiation. 1. initiation in advance or too soon
Word: preinvasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English invasive English preinvasive From pre- + invasive. 1. Before an invasion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prelife Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English life English prelife From pre- + life. 1. Before the start of life Labels: not-comparable
Word: woodshop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + shop. 1. A woodworking workshop. Example: Mrs Kelsey got her way, but not entirely. Curtis remained home – in his woodshop in the basement. 2. A vocational course or class in woodworking. Example: in woodshop Example: When he visited, Mr. Jaye learned that New Jersey ’s vocational schools have evolved from their woodshop roots into powerhouse math and science magnets that rival the elite schools like Stuyvesant and routinely send graduates to the Ivy League.
Word: woodshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. isoprenyl Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: isoprenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English isoprene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English isoprenyl From isoprene + -yl. 1. The univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: snowshoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowshoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prenylated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːnɪˌleɪtɪd/ 1. isoprenylated Labels: not-comparable
Word: preplating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English plating English preplating From pre- + plating. 1. plating in advance of another process Labels: uncountable
Word: snowshoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snowshoe + -er. 1. One who traverses snow wearing snowshoes. Example: Where downhill skiers have slopes illuminated by flood lamps to boost their vertical mileage, snowshoers and cross-country skiers rely on moonshine.
Word: kisaeng Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 기생(妓生) (gisaeng). 1. A member of a traditional Korean caste of female entertainers, whose work often included prostitution. Labels: historical Example: These raw emotions and unpolished behaviors are placed against the seductive, perfected armor of the kisaeng, whose skill as the ultimate purveyors of fantasy is belied by the almost caustic loneliness threading through their poems.
Word: preprophase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pro- English phase English prophase English preprophase From pre- + prophase. 1. A phase of plant mitosis before prophase.
Word: prereplication Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English replication English prereplication From pre- + replication. 1. Before replication Labels: not-comparable
Word: presenilin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From presenile + -in, since they were first identified in screens for mutations causing early onset forms of familial Alzheimer's disease. 1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins
Word: preshock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English shock English preshock From pre- + shock. 1. Before a shock (seismic event) Labels: not-comparable
Word: prespin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English spin English prespin From pre- + spin. 1. Before a spin stage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prestimulus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English stimulus English prestimulus From pre- + stimulus. 1. Before a stimulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pretectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tectal English pretectal From pre- + tectal. 1. Of or pertaining to the pretectum.
Word: pretectum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tectum English pretectum From pre- + tectum. 1. A region of neurons between the thalamus and the midbrain.
Word: pretumor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tumor English pretumor From pre- + tumor. 1. Before (development of) a tumor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prezygapophyseal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English zygapophyseal English prezygapophyseal From pre- + zygapophyseal. 1. Situated in front of the zygapophyseal joint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: presynaptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English presynaptic 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 presynaptically From presynaptic + -ally. 1. In a presynaptic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: rhetorical mode Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the several ways of writing that include variety, conventions, and purposes of writing, such as exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Labels: rhetoric
Word: mode of discourse Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhetorical mode. Labels: rhetoric
Word: arc-boutants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arc-boutant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modelly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English model Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English modelly From model + -y. 1. Resembling a fashion model. Labels: informal Example: A modelly black babe in a high-fashion white dress and a modelly white babe in a high-fashion black dress sit in the corner of the Pit deepthroating each other Example: The cleaning lady turns out to be a self-assured, modelly looking Ukrainian who destroys Trish’s fragile pretensions.
Word: brise soleil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French brise-soleil, from briser (“to break”) + soleil (“sun”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/ 1. A type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.
Word: brise soleils Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪz/, /ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/ 1. plural of brise soleil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incarnational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English incarnation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English incarnational From incarnation + -al. 1. Pertaining to incarnation, particularly the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bressummer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of breastsummer, from breast (“front or forward part”) + summer (“beam”). 1. A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction). Example: Once the floor joists were in position, the framing of the next storey could continue, with a bressummer laid along their ends. Example: East Lodge at Queen's Park, Crewe, dates from 1887-1888. Its bressummer inscription commemorates the Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Grand Junction Railway.
Word: breastsummer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bressummer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] warehouses and dwellings of solid brick and carved stone, with doors, window-frames, and breastsummers of stout oak, replaced irregular though not unpicturesque habitations; […
Word: breastsummers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breastsummer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bressumer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bressummer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bressummers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bressummer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autohagiography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + hagiography. 1. An autobiography of a saint. 2. An autobiography that flatters the subject. Labels: derogatory
Word: autohagiographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autohagiography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timbering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From timber + -ing. 1. Any structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The timbering and centring used for the construction of the main arch were exceptionally massive, and were acclaimed as masterpieces of joinery in contemporary reports on the progress of the work.
Word: timbering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From timber + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of timber Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: timberings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timbering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half-timbering Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together. The spaces between the posts and beams is infilled with material such as wattle and daub, bricks or stones. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: timber framing Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together. Labels: uncountable
Word: half-timbered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half- (prefix meaning ‘half, partial; not complete’) + timbered. Pronunciation: /ˌhɑːf ˈtɪmbəd/, /ˌhæf ˈtɪmbɚd/ 1. Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces (panels) between the timbers filled with bricks, stone, or wattle and daub, etc. (the infill), especially if the timber frame is visible on the outside of the building. Labels: not-comparable Example: Having ideally supposed that the County Town must be superior to all others in point of beauty and extent, we were disappointed to find it a small place, consisting of about a hundred half-timbered houses forming a miserable street. Example: The construction here described, is exactly similar to that followed in the old half timbered houses of England.
Word: present sense impression Part of Speech: noun 1. A statement made by a person (the declarant) that conveys his or her sense of the state of an event or the condition of something, made spontaneously while the person was perceiving (i.e. contemporaneous with) the event or condition, or immediately thereafter.
Word: cancellus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin cancellus (“little crab”). Doublet of chancel. 1. A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel. 2. One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.
Word: carphology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carphologia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: clerihew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the rhyme. Pronunciation: /ˈklɛɹɨˌhjuː/, /ˈklɛɹɪ̈ˌhju/ 1. A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line. Example: CLERIHEW CONTEST. CNV announces a clerihew contest, with the best examples to be published in this newsletter. Example: He [Peter Warlock] was the writer of brilliant limericks and clerihews and had a fine line in barbed invective.
Word: clinquant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”). Pronunciation: /ˈklɪŋkənt/ 1. Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. Example: Today the French, / All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, / Shone down the English;
Word: clinquant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”). Pronunciation: /ˈklɪŋkənt/ 1. Dutch metal. Labels: uncountable 2. Tinsel; glitter. Labels: uncountable Example: Harrison came that day in a scarlett coate and cloake, both laden with gold and silver lace, and the coate so cover'd with clinquant, that scarcely could one discerne the ground, Example: Lely supplied the want of taste with clinquant; his nymphs trail fringes and embroidery through meadows and purling streams.
Word: cockamamie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possible corruption of French décalcomanie (“process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals”); sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi/, /ˌkɑ.kəˈmeɪ.mi/, /ˌkɔk.əˈmæɪ.mi/ 1. A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface. Labels: US, countable, dated, uncountable Example: “If it wuz a nickel,” said one broody voice between the gratings, “I could buy fuh two cends cockamamies an’ pud em on mine hull arm. An’ den fuh t’ree cends I’ll go to duh movies.” “Yuh c’n buy fuh t’ree cends cockamamies.” Izzy crisply revised the dream. Example: As a youngster in The Bronx in the early 1930s, I would occasionally take my windfall of a few pennies to the local candy store and buy a strip of cockamamies, ‘comic-style cartoons in brilliant colors, each about an inch by an inch and a half, transferable to forearm or forehead by wetting’, preferably with saliva to make things agreeably messy. 2. A foolish or ridiculous person. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “What’s going down here, you cockamamies, we’re releasing two pictures this week about goddamn rich guys who get involved with their goddamn black tenants? What is this, an April Fool’s memo?” 3. Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most of his ideas were pure cockamamie. One of them, however, was a real beaut. Example: Among the items related to Liveliness, "Feel that I have a lot of inner strength" is positively keyed, making it an extroverted quality. Really? That's just cockamamie. What does inner strength have to do with introversion or extroversion?
Word: cockamamie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possible corruption of French décalcomanie (“process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals”); sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi/, /ˌkɑ.kəˈmeɪ.mi/, /ˌkɔk.əˈmæɪ.mi/ 1. Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable. Labels: informal Example: Do not give any more cockamamie reasons for failing to complete your assignment. Example: Anyone arguing against even the most cockamamie idea, so long as that idea is supposed to benefit conservation, is viewed with suspicion, at best. 2. Trifling.
Word: cohobation Part of Speech: noun 1. The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate. Labels: countable, dated, physical, uncountable 2. The concentrated distillate so formed. Labels: countable, dated, physical, uncountable
Word: pronk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank. 1. To jump with all four limbs at once. Example: Like stotting, pronking is a signal of medium excitation and is performed more often by fawns than by adults (1, 16). Example: Why do Springbok pronk? Pronking is the jumping up in the air they are famous for. Various theories exist, equating pronking to fitness displays. Most of the pronking is done by young animals and […]
Word: pronk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans pronk (“to show off, strut, or prance”), from Dutch pronken (“to show off, be flamboyant”). See also prank. 1. A gait or a leap in which all four legs are used to push off the ground at once.
Word: finnimbrun Part of Speech: noun 1. A trifle, trinket or knick-knack Labels: obsolete Example: Let me tell you, Scholar, that Diogenes walked on a day, with his friend, to see a country fair; where he saw ribbons, and looking-glasses, and nutcrackers, and fiddles, and hobby-horses, and many other gimcracks; and, having observed them, and all the other finnimbruns that make a complete country-fair, he said to his friend, "Lord, how many things are there in this world of which Diogenes hath no need!"
Word: depone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō English depone From Latin dēpōnō (“lay down, deposit, entrust”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈpəʊn/, /dɪˈpoʊn/, /diˈ-/ 1. To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. Labels: intransitive Example: These two females did afterwards depone that Mr. Willet in his consternation uttered but one word Example: The said William Aitken, being of new solemnly sworn, &c., depones he is a Burgess of Hawick, and had the property of a house which he now liferents, the fee being disponed to his son-in-law, Bailie Robert Scot, for the use of his son William, his daughter, Bailie Scot's wife, having paid the price of the house; depones sixty years ago Gilbert Elliot was tenant in Nether Southfield, who broke Hawick Common by plowing a part of it, which the Deponent saw at the Common-Riding when the Magistrates and other persons at the Common-Riding potched the ground he had plowed, and was then sown that he might not reap the crop of this. 2. To take the deposition of; to depose. Labels: transitive 3. To lay, as a stake; to wager. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive 4. To lay down; to place Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: c. 1829?, Robert Southey, Inscription at Fort Augustus the obedient element / Lifts or depones its burthen
Word: definitionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English definition Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English definitionless From definition + -less. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənləs/ 1. Without a definition. Labels: not-comparable Example: a definitionless word 2. Lacking definition; blurry or vague. Labels: not-comparable
Word: parturitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English parturition Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English parturitional From parturition + -al. 1. Concerning parturition, the act of giving birth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: finnimbruns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finnimbrun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crosscut saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crosscut saw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: present sense impressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of present sense impression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English boat Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English boatlike From boat + -like. 1. Resembling a boat Example: The bigger problem, though, was finding a space that could accommodate the boatlike LS, which is 198 inches long.
Word: bitter orange Part of Speech: noun 1. A citrus tree of the species Citrus ×aurantium, also called Citrus aurantium. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A citrus tree of the species Citrus limetta. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The fruit of these species. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: homeostases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homeostasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Khitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reconstruction of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script) under influence from Middle Chinese 契丹 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet tan). Doublet of Cathay. Compare Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. 1. A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E. Labels: historical
Word: Khitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reconstruction of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script) under influence from Middle Chinese 契丹 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet tan). Doublet of Cathay. Compare Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. 1. Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Khitan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reconstruction of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, small script) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i, small script) under influence from Middle Chinese 契丹 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet tan). Doublet of Cathay. Compare Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages. 1. The Khitan Empire; the state or land of the Khitan people. Labels: historical 2. The extinct Para-Mongolic language spoken by the Khitan people. Labels: historical
Word: primiparous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin prīmiparus, from prīmus (“first”) + pariō (“to give birth”). 1. Pregnant or giving birth for the first time. Labels: not-comparable Example: [The linea nigra] may generally be regarded, especially in a primiparous female, as a certain sign of pregnancy[…] 2. Having borne only one child. Labels: not-comparable Example: Seashore et al. (1973) found that in comparison to multiparous women, primiparous women separated from their premature babies undergo greater loss of self-confidence, an effect that apparently can be reversed if primiparous women have had prior experience caring for infants.
Word: primordia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primordium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pretecta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pretectum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presenilins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presenilin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preprophases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preprophase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isoprenyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isoprenyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prenyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prenyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: predictands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of predictand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potentiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potentiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prenylations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prenylation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isoprenylations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isoprenylation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: food colourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of food colouring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reed beds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reed bed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bovine scatology Part of Speech: noun 1. Bullshit. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: I would describe that report as bovine scatology, okay? Better referred to by the troops as "BS". I don't know who that guy's source is, but he ought to get a new source because the source is a liar. Example: Sure, there are a few potential flies in the ointment — not the least of which is the mountain of bovine scatology certain to envelop city hall
Word: phenelzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of phene(thy)l + hydrazine. Pronunciation: /fɪˈnɛl.ziːn/, /ˈfɛn.əlˌziːn/ 1. A synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Labels: uncountable Example: She had a history of depression and was taking phenelzine, an antidepressant.
Word: crotales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crotale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: springerle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Springerle. Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɪŋ.ɡəɹ.lə/, /ˈʃpɹɪŋ.ɡəɹ.lə/ 1. a white, anise-flavored German cookie with an embossed design Example: I have visited Baden-Württemberg every year to purchase springerle for my wife on her birthday.
Word: springerles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of springerle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garden gnomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garden gnome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brain corals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brain coral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crowned pigeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crowned pigeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collared doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collared dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turtle doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turtle dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passenger pigeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of passenger pigeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood grouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood grouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black redstarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black redstart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: invisible rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invisible rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chestnut rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chestnut rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zapata rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zapata rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paint-billed crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paint-billed crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ocellated crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ocellated crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uniform crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uniform crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giant wood rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giant wood rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snoring rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snoring rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white-throated rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white-throated rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: red rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: New Guinea flightless rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of New Guinea flightless rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bar-winged rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bar-winged rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Madagascar wood rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Madagascar wood rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nkulengu rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nkulengu rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osculator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osculate + -or. 1. An algorithm for performing osculation. Labels: Vedic 2. A circle of osculation. Labels: rare 3. Someone who kisses.
Word: black-headed gulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black-headed gull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osculators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of osculator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harpy eagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harpy eagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proapoptotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + apoptotic. 1. That leads to apoptosis
Word: probasin Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein expressed in the epithelial cells of the prostate. Labels: uncountable
Word: gephyrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gephyrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transducins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transducin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chemical reactions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chemical reaction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: procapsid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + capsid. 1. A capsid that contains no viral nucleic acid.
Word: procognitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + cognitive. 1. Describing a drug that reduces mental confusion, disorientation or delirium
Word: procapsids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of procapsid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unconfigure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English configure English unconfigure From un- + configure. 1. To remove or undo a configuration.
Word: procollagen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + collagen. 1. The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
Word: unconfigures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unconfigure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unconfigured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unconfigure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prodegenerative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + degenerative. 1. That leads to degeneration
Word: probenecid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (di)pro(pyl) + ben(zoic a)cid. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈbɛn.ɪs.ɪd/, /pɹoʊˈbɛn.əs.ɪd/ 1. A synthetic sulfur-containing compound which promotes increased excretion of uric acid and is used to treat gout. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hyperuricemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + uric + -emia. 1. An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: One victim, who asked to be nameless, was perplexed by his fate, given his fairly temperate habits, until he read that hyperuricemia had been found in a small number of patients (less than 2 percent) in clinical trials of Viagra, approved for erectile dysfunction in 1998 but also used off-book as a recreational drug for sexual enhancement.
Word: hyperuricaemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + uric + -aemia. 1. Alternative spelling of hyperuricemia. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually