nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bahuvrihi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi, “rich, wealthy”, literally “(possessing) much rice”), itself an example of a bahuvrihi. Pronunciation: /bahuːˈvɹiːhi/ 1. A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second but neither part alone conveys the intended meaning. Labels: also, attributive Example: Considerable discrepancies prevail with regard to the word मूचिीः which the Calcutta edition and all the authorities except the Bombay copy and No. VI. read without the visarga. It has subsequently been inserted in Mr. [Charles] Wilkins' ms., and is clearly required by the sense, as तोजोमूचिीः is a bahuvrihi or compound epithet. Example: The drift of this paribâshâ, as Patañjali explains it, is to show that Bahuvrîhi compounds (in English comparable to adjective compounds like lightfoot—i.e. one who possesses light feet,—or blueeye-d, &c.) are of two kinds, the one expressing a quality or an attribute which is essential, and the other expressing a quality or an attribute which is not essential, to the subject so predicated by the compound. Thus, as Patañjali illustrates, if you say: 'there march the priests having red turbans on,' the Bahuvrîhi lohitoshńísháh 'having red turbans on' implies here an essential quality of the priests, since this quality cannot be disconnected from their appearance as they march.
Word: impeccability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English impeccable 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 impeccability From impeccable + -ability. 1. The property of being impeccable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: impecuniousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English impecunious 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 impecuniousness From impecunious + -ness. 1. The property of being impecunious. Labels: uncountable Example: To my partner, thank you for putting up with my grumpiness, my impecuniousness and my constant need for validation while researching this dark topic.
Word: impenitence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin impaenitentia. 1. the property of being impenitent, of lacking penitence, of not being regretful of wrongs done Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I asked him, and he replied with cheerful impenitence that he had hired them in the open market for one rupee eight, adding feelingly that he would willingly have given twice as much to qualify for my honourable service.
Word: play down Part of Speech: verb 1. To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War. Example: The senator played down the threat of a recession.
Word: inarticulateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inarticulate 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 inarticulateness From inarticulate + -ness. 1. The property of being inarticulate, of lacking articulateness. Labels: uncountable
Word: inanimateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inanimate 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 inanimateness From inanimate + -ness. 1. The property of being inanimate. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: inartistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic English inartistic From in- (negative prefix) + artistic. 1. Lacking in artistic ability. Example: my inartistic flings at pottery 2. Not done in an artistic style.
Word: inattentiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inattentive 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 inattentiveness From inattentive + -ness. 1. The property of being inattentive. Labels: uncountable
Word: inaudibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inaudible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inaudibility From inaudible + -ity. 1. The property of being inaudible. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: quietness, silence
Word: imprinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From imprint + -er. 1. A device that imprints. 2. A person who does imprinting with such a device. 3. An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment. Example: This would be unlikely with a very rapid imprinter such as a duckling or a chick, but mammals tend to become socialized more slowly.
Word: incestuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incestuous Middle English -ly English -ly English incestuously From incestuous + -ly. 1. In an incestuous manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inciter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English incite 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 inciter From incite + -er. 1. One who incites. Example: (obsolete) Example: ‘Someone put those disrespectful imbeciles up to what they did! And I want that inciter in custody else I’ll do what I did in the war, else I’ll show every single one of you why they call me Tuvy!’
Word: inclusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive 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 inclusiveness From inclusive + -ness. 1. The property of being inclusive; inclusivity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interlope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Early 17th century, likely back-formation from interloper. Alternatively, directly formed as inter- + lope (“leap, jump”) – literally “to jump in”. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈləʊp/, /ɪntəɹˈloʊp/ 1. To intrude, meddle, or trespass in others' affairs.
Word: play it safe Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a cautious, risk-free approach. Example: Deciding to play it safe, he joined his father's accounting firm rather than pursue an acting career.
Word: risk-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English risk Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English risk-free From risk + -free. 1. Free from or devoid of risk; safe. Labels: not-comparable Example: While no investment is risk-free, some have less risk involved than others.
Word: high-powered Part of Speech: adj 1. Possessing great physical or political power. 2. Vigorous and energetic. 3. Of an instrument, capable of great magnification. 4. Of a weapon, of a caliber or power that exceeds the typical threshold.
Word: lightfast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From light + fast. Compare Icelandic litfast (“colourfast”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtfæst/ 1. Resistant to fading. Example: Verdigris is lightfast in oil paint, as numerous examples of fifteenth-century paintings show. Example: Some ink-and-paper combinations are more lightfast than others, and the resulting prints are more fade-resistant.
Word: high-speed Part of Speech: adj 1. That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed. Example: Dead-man's handle, automatic train stop, quick-acting compressed-air brake specially suited for high-speed working, and regenerative braking are among the features of the new locomotives. Example: Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.
Word: clivus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”). Pronunciation: /ˈklaɪvəs/ 1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward. 2. A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome. Labels: historical
Word: woolly bear Part of Speech: noun 1. A hairy caterpillar. Labels: colloquial 2. A hairy caterpillar. Labels: colloquial 3. An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts. Labels: historical, slang Example: As Bourne came out, he could see shells exploding by the dump, with some shrapnel bursting, woolly-bears they called them, overhead. Example: ‘A Woolly Bear was used for demolition, and could be compared with our 5.9's. It burst on impact, made a big hole and left a tremendous cloud of black smoke.’
Word: woolly worm Part of Speech: noun 1. The larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae.
Word: cleido- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English cleido- From Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “a key; the collarbone”) + English -o-. Pronunciation: /klʌɪ.də(ʊ)/, /klaɪ.doʊ/, /klaɪ.də/ 1. Of or pertaining to the clavicle. Labels: morpheme 2. Of or pertaining to a key. Labels: morpheme
Word: break water Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose one's amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy. 2. To rise up partially out of the water when swimming underwater.
Word: rise up Part of Speech: verb 1. To ascend to the surface. Labels: intransitive, literally 2. To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Captain Anderson: Shepard's right. We're headed for war with the Reapers. If we lose, it's the end of all life as we know it. And no other species in the galaxy truly understands what it will take to survive. Captain Anderson: The other races have to follow our lead. We need to take control. It's time for humanity to rise up and seize its destiny! 3. Of a horse, etc., to rear. Labels: intransitive
Word: puerpera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin puerpera (“woman in labor or childbed”), substantive of puerperus (“parturient, bringing forth children”), from puer (“child, boy”) + pariō (“to bring forth, bear”) + -us (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə/, /pjuˈɝ.pəɹ.ə/ 1. A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy. Example: I saw a very serious hemorrhage result from relaxation of the uterus on the eleventh day when the puerpera had been frightened by a domestic quarrel. Example: Since one of the principal reasons for keeping the puerpera in a recumbent posture is avoidance of strain upon relaxed and weakened supporting structures by a large heavy uterus, the length of the stay in bed is not made a matter of routine 2. A woman who has recently given birth. Labels: rare Example: An often proved Remedy to bring away what is, or should not be left in the Womb of a Puerpera, though it were Part of a dead Child. Example: "I must acknowledge, if Kolletschka's disease and the disease from which I saw so many puerperae die, are identical, then in the puerperae it must be produced by the self-same engendering cause, which produced it in Kolletschka."
Word: as you wish Part of Speech: intj 1. A formal expression of agreement to something, especially with the connotation that one does not really agree. Example: - So, you will work till 8 tomorrow, then? - As you wish.
Word: as you like Part of Speech: intj 1. Expressing unenthusiastic consent. Example: - So, we'll buy the green one, then? - As you like. Example: "Oh," he said, "so you're Conrad, are you? It strikes me the thickness of my skull was lucky for you too. When I look at you I feel it's almost a pity I've enabled you to cheat the hangman." The man snarled, and the bearded man said quietly: "He would have run no risk of that." "Just as you like," replied Tommy. "I know it's the fashion to run down the police. I rather believe in them myself."
Word: as you like Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. To any extent or degree. Labels: colloquial Example: So he walks in, calm as you like, and demands all the money from the till. Example: But the weird thing was, there was no working-out at all — just the sum, with that brackety thing with the line on top, and the answer written up above it, tidy as you like.
Word: merrythought Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English mery English merry Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English merrythought From merry + thought, traditionally explained with reference to the pleasant thoughts imagined when the bone is ritually broken. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/, /ˈmɛɹiˌθɔːt/ 1. The wishbone or furcula. Labels: archaic Example: One puts yᵉ merrithought on his nose (slightly) like a paire of spectacles, and shakes his head till he shakes it off his nose. Example: All Birds want the Channel-bones in the Breast, instead whereof they have a bone, which we call the Merry thought.
Word: high-toned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a pretentious, high-class attitude Example: A robber is more high-toned than what a pirate is—as a general thing. In most countries they’re awful high up in the nobility—dukes and such. Example: Maybe real estate developers with friends on the City Council have wanted to convert Hennepin Avenue, where the Locker Room and the bookstores are located, into a higher-toned entertainment district.
Word: palpebral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin palpō Latin -bra Latin palpebra Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin palpebrālisbor. English palpebral Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/, /pælˈpi.bɹəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palpebral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin palpō Latin -bra Latin palpebra Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin palpebrālisbor. English palpebral Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/, /pælˈpi.bɹəl/ 1. A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.
Word: hit-skip Part of Speech: verb 1. To flee (as the driver) from the site of a motor vehicle accident without reporting it to the police or emergency services. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: […] hit-skipping, speeding, driving while intoxicated, crashing red lights, driving the wrong way on one-way streets […]
Word: hog-wild Part of Speech: adj 1. Enthusiastic or excited to a foolish or irrational extent. Labels: informal
Word: homelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From home + -like. Compare Swedish hemlik (“homelike”). 1. Having the comfortable characteristics of a home.
Word: homemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + making. 1. The management of a household considered as an occupation. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hookey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hooky. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. A game in which rings are thrown at a board having numbered hooks. Labels: uncountable
Word: horror-stricken Part of Speech: adj 1. Horror-struck.
Word: horror-struck Part of Speech: adj 1. Horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated. Labels: idiomatic Example: At sight of these strange, swift, and terrible creatures, the crowd along by the water's edge seemed to me to be for a moment horror-struck.
Word: houseboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/ 1. A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. Labels: historical Example: House servants are usually either Chinese or Tamil, the former predominating, especially in towns of any size. The domestic staff will in general consist of a houseboy (in large establishments two houseboys), a water carrier (tukang ayer), whose duties include washing dishes and preparing baths, a cook, a gardener, a chauffeur or sais, and perhaps an ayah (if Chinese, amah) or two, according to the size of the family. Example: A married man with a family of three living in a private house will require in most cases a cook, houseboy, an amah (female servant) for washing and ironing, a second amah to take care of small children or infants, and one or possibly two gardeners depending on the size of the lot. A syce (chauffeur) is optional in each individual case. Cooks, houseboys, and amahs are usually Chinese, while gardeners and chauffeurs are Malay. 2. A non-white adult male domestic servant. Labels: derogatory, historical, offensive
Word: pseudoureas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudourea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gyppo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gippo. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, offensive, slang, uncountable
Word: gasification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English -ification English gasification From gas + -ification. 1. The action of gasifying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of transforming carbon-based materials into a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can serve as fuel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gasifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gasify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ULDB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ultra light displacement boat, ultra lightweight racing sailboat that is especially fast when running downwind under spinnaker, developed and popularized in California, home of major downwind races. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: marginalisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English marginalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English marginalisation From marginalise + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌmɑː.dʒɪ.nə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 1. Alternative spelling of marginalization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: olfactometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From olfacto- + -metry. 1. The study and measurement of smells. Labels: uncountable
Word: hang the moon Part of Speech: verb 1. To place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: "Everybody in the 8th Wing thinks he hung the moon," says one of Olds's aviators. "We'd follow him anywhere." Example: If I had two dozens roses and an older bottle of wine, If I really could have hung the moon, Would it change your mind?
Word: housewifely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *houswyfely, *houswijfli, *houswiflich, suggested by houswifliche (adverb), equivalent to housewife + -ly. 1. Befitting a housewife. Example: […] to make the yong women sobre minded, to loue their husbands to loue their children, to be discrete, chaste, housewifely, good and obediente vnto theyr owne husbands […] Example: A wholesome good housewifely Countrey Wench is worth a thousand of you, in sadness.
Word: incorrectness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English incorrect 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 incorrectness From incorrect + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being incorrect. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonfatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fatal. 1. Not fatal; from which death will not result. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfatal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + fatal. 1. An incident not causing death; a nonfatality. Example: For this same period there have been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines.
Word: nonfatally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + fatally. 1. In a nonfatal manner; in a manner which does not result in death. Labels: not-comparable
Word: slatterns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slattern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dæbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dab Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Peter Pan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the eponymous character in the novel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. 1. A man who acts like a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood. Example: "A Peter Pan if ever there was one. Hopeless at school. Incapable either of competing or co-operating."
Word: estro Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of estrogen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Example: With spiro and estro from Vanuatu / What the hell do you think that'll do to you?
Word: magnetic anisotropy Part of Speech: noun 1. The dependence of any magnetic property of a material on the direction in which it is measured. Labels: uncountable
Word: bet the farm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly nothing more than a case of real estate as wager stakes, but also plausibly because farmers cannot avoid gambling and the stakes are financial ruin: they must make many decisions (such as which crops to plant each year, and how to manage livestock), and outside factors such as weather or changing commodity markets can dash their hopes. Thus, when making a decision they must ask themselves whether they are confident enough to bet the farm as the wager stakes. 1. To be absolutely certain, to have no doubts. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'd be surprised if those two are still dating come Christmas, but I'm not betting the farm on a breakup just yet. Example: Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price. 2. To make a substantial wager or risk. Labels: idiomatic
Word: eka-radium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + radium. 1. unbinilium Labels: uncountable
Word: sticky fingers Part of Speech: noun 1. An inclination to steal. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: You'd better lock up your belongings before handing your keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers. Example: ‘She was great,’ Bennie said. ‘I was crazy about her. But it turned out she had sticky fingers.’ He glanced at Alex. ‘She stole things.’ 2. Petty thieves. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse unattended.
Word: sticky fingers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sticky finger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eka-francium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + francium. 1. ununennium Labels: uncountable
Word: little one Part of Speech: noun 1. A young child. Example: The toy store was full of little ones. Example: ⁠I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing: And unto one her note is gay, ⁠For now her little ones have ranged; ⁠And unto one her note is changed, Because her brood is stol’n away. 2. A term of endearment, especially toward a child. Example: "How about you, little one? What do you think of me?"
Word: eka-radon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + radon. 1. The unstable, radioactive, chemical element with atomic number 118, now named oganesson. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: scopie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scope + -ie. 1. An aerospace systems operator (ASOp) or fighter controller (FC) in the Royal Air Force. Labels: UK, slang Example: I always thought we were paid more BECAUSE of the boredom factor. Certainly the air traffic sections worked just the same shifts, and stood their turn at ground defence like us scopies so no cause for a scopie premium there ! Example: I don't regret joining as a scopie even though I wanted to be a Telecomms techie!
Word: Chicana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French chicanebor. Spanish chicanabor. English Chicana Borrowed from Spanish chicana. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/, /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnə/ 1. A female Chicano. Labels: US
Word: Chicana Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French chicanebor. Spanish chicanabor. English Chicana Borrowed from Spanish chicana. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnə/, /t͡ʃɪˈkɑnə/ 1. feminine singular of Chicano Labels: feminine, form-of, singular
Word: Chicanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chicana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scopies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scopie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eka-polonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + polonium. 1. Former name for livermorium. Labels: uncountable
Word: eka-bismuth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + bismuth. 1. moscovium Labels: uncountable
Word: Algernon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French als gernons (“having mustaches”), from als (contraction of a and les) + gernon, variant of grenon (“mustache”), from Vulgar Latin *granonem (“facial hair, mustache”), from Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, mustache”), related to Old High German grana, granu (“mustache”), Old Norse grǫn (“mustache, (upper) lip”), Old English granu (“mustache”). Mustaches were often a prominent cultural component for men of some early medieval Germanic societies (contrary to popular culture, beards were uncommon), whence the name originates from. However, the particular distinction owing this name vis-a-vis other families is unclear. 1. A male given name from French.
Word: eka-lead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead English eka-lead From eka- + lead. 1. Synonym of flerovium. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: boundary rider Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing. Labels: Australia Example: For these sixty-seven and a half miles of fence we must have three men known as boundary riders. A boundary rider is one whose duty is to see that the fence is in order. Example: No. 2 shows a boundary-rider. This out-back servant of the State has about 70 miles of fencing to look after and inspects the whole every six days. 2. A commentator on Australian rules football games who reports from the boundary of the field of play, and interviews players on the interchange bench as well as coaching and medical staff. Labels: Australia
Word: Bosniak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒzniæk/ 1. A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro. 2. A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
Word: unenlightened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enlightened. 1. Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
Word: panspermist Part of Speech: noun 1. An advocate of panspermism; one who believes that life on Earth originated in outer space.
Word: panspermists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panspermist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pandeiro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese pandeiro, from Latin pandurium. Pronunciation: /pænˈdɛəɹəʊ/ 1. A type of hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame and six pairs of metal discs fit along the sides, and an animal skin or nylon head; similar to a tambourine but with head tension that can be tuned and crisper, drier, and less sustained jingles, used in a number of Brazilian music forms. 2. A square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside, used in medieval Spanish/Moorish music.
Word: anorexiant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anorexia Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English anorexiant From anorexia + -ant. 1. A thing, especially a medication, that promotes a decrease in body weight or a reduction in appetite.
Word: Anand Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːnənd/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit. Labels: countable 2. A surname from Sanskrit. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A Khukhrain Punjabi surname. Labels: countable 4. A city in Gujarat, India. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A district of Gujarat, India. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rock candy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: rock sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. White or brown sugar that has been crystallized into chunks. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nasi' Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nasi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: moma Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of momma Labels: Philippines, alt-of, alternative
Word: hist Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /hɪst/ 1. An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention. Labels: dated 2. An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard. Labels: dated Example: "My worthy Nelly! I am greatly rejoiced to find it is no other than thee. Hist! child, hist! Should Ishmael gain a knowledge of our plans, he would not hesitate to cast us both from this rock, upon the plain beneath. Hist! Nelly, hist!" Example: 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Scenes from "Politian", 2009 [1902], Charles F. Richardson (editor), The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1: Poems, page 87, Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,
Word: hist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪst/ 1. An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent. Labels: dated Example: 'A tinker!' repeated Sir Hugh, quite loud, in defiance of the signs and hists! hists! of Camilla, 'good lack! that's a person I should never have thought of!'
Word: hist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪst/ 1. Abbreviation of history. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: hist Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɪst/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of hoist. Labels: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: 1952, R. A. Atkinson, Uncle Aaron Peddles a Possum, 2010 [1976], J. Mason Brewer (editor), Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos (Combined edition), page 30, When he spy de train a-comin' 'roun' de curve, he hists de hankershuf way up ovuh his haid for hit to stop, an' when de engineer rech de spot whar Unkuh Aaron stannin', he jumps down outen his seat to de groun' an asts Unkuh Aaron de why he stop de train.
Word: h'm Part of Speech: intj 1. Form of hmm Labels: form-of Example: 'H'm. It looks rather hopeless, doesn't it, Mr Carrados?' she remarked professionally. 'When do you want it by?'
Word: desaparecido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish desaparecido. 1. One of the people who disappeared during the 1976-1983 military rule in Argentina, presumed to have been killed by members of the regime. Example: And Timerman's memoir, Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number, was the book above all that clothed in living, hurting flesh the necessarily abstract idea of the desaparecido: the disappeared one or, to invest it with the more sinister and grisly past participle with which it came into the world, the one who has been “disappeared.” Example: The French missionaries aided the mothers of Argentina's desaparecidos by accompanying them to police stations and military barracks looking for news of their children, before being kidnapped themselves by Astiz. 2. One of the people who disappeared during the 1972-1981 martial law in the Philippines, presumed to be killed by the military.
Word: houseclean Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From house + clean. 1. To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence. Labels: intransitive 2. To make major reforms; to clean house. Labels: intransitive 3. To clean the interior and residential furnishings of. Labels: transitive 4. To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures. Labels: transitive
Word: houseful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English housful, equivalent to house + -ful. 1. as many as a house will hold
Word: housewares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of houseware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hucksterism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English huckster Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hucksterism From huckster + -ism. 1. The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: humph Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century. Pronunciation: /h(ʌ)mf/, [həɱf], [hɱ̩f], [ɱ̊ɱ̩f] 1. A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: `Beauty is too rare upon it. Give me no thanks, who am made happy by thy coming.' `Humph! old fellow,' said Leo aside to me in English, `the lady is very civil.' Example: "There!" panted Pollyanna, hastily plucking a pink from a vase near by and tucking it into the dark hair where it would give the best effect. "Now I reckon we're ready to be looked at!" And she held out the mirror in triumph. "Humph!" grunted the sick woman, eyeing her reflection severely. "I like red pinks better than pink ones; but then, it'll fade, anyhow, before night, so what's the difference!"
Word: humph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century. Pronunciation: /h(ʌ)mf/, [həɱf], [hɱ̩f], [ɱ̊ɱ̩f] 1. To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval. Labels: intransitive
Word: honeys Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʌniz/ 1. plural of honey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honeys Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʌniz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of honey Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mammifera Part of Speech: noun 1. Mammiferous animals; mammalians; mammals. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Most mammifera exhale, in the rutting season, peculiar emanations serving to announce to the male the presence of the female, and excite in him the sexual desire.
Word: antonomasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin antonomasia, Ancient Greek ἀντονομασία (antonomasía, “antonomasia”). Pronunciation: /ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/, /ænˌtɒnəʊˈmeɪzɪə/, /ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/ 1. The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 2. Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Antonomasia proper names imparts From kindred, country, epithets, and arts.
Word: little ones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little one (A term of endearment toward children.) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protractile Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be protracted. Example: A cat's claws are protractile.
Word: sweeties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of sweety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retractile Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be retracted (as a cat's claws)
Word: spiccato Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”). 1. Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
Word: spiccato Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”). 1. Played in that style.
Word: spiccato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”). 1. A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note. Example: Most libraries have smooth, buttery legatos and exciting, natural-sounding spiccatos.
Word: primitivo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian primitivo. Doublet of primitive. 1. A grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape. Labels: uncountable
Word: eka-thallium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + thallium. 1. nihonium Labels: uncountable
Word: hierophanies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪəˈɹɒfəniːz/ 1. plural of hierophany Labels: form-of, plural Example: For example, the symbolism of the moon implies a system of hierophanies which cluster about the moon. Example: The major themes in Eliade’s thought are symbol, myth, and ritual¹, hierophanies, the sacred and the profane, the coincidentia oppositorum, the repetition of archetypal structures², illud tempus, and homo religiosus.
Word: eka-mercury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury English eka-mercury From eka- + mercury. 1. copernicium. Labels: uncountable
Word: LFB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of London fire brigade. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sweethearts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetheart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eka-gold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold English eka-gold From eka- + gold. 1. Roentgenium. Labels: uncountable
Word: eka-platinum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English eka-platinum From eka- + platinum. 1. darmstadtium Labels: uncountable
Word: reproves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reprove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eka-iridium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + iridium. 1. meitnerium Labels: uncountable
Word: aegides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːd͡ʒɪdiːz/ 1. plural of aegis. Labels: form-of, plural Example: The robe and aegides of the statues of Minerva the Greeks have made in imitation of the Lybians, for except that the robe among the Lybians is of leather and the fringes of the aegis are not serpents but strips of leather, the adorning is entirely the same. And the very name is an acknowledgement that the vesture of the palladium is derived from Lybia, for the Lybian women put around the robe their goat skins tasselled and stained with madder (ἐρευθεδάνω) and from these goat skins, (ἐχ δὲ τῶν αἰγἑων τουτἑων) the Greeks have taken the word aegis. Example: The outside string is balls of carnelian. The centre figure is Hathor in ivory. Beneath it is a necklace of “blue-glaze aegides of […]
Word: aegises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aegis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sunk cost Part of Speech: noun 1. A cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree. Example: sunk costs fallacy
Word: trinomials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trinomial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indispensability Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of being indispensable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In thinly-peopled spots, I have known brick-layers on tramp, coming up with bricklayers at work, to be so sensible of the indispensability of lookers-on, that they themselves have sat up in that capacity, and have been unable to subside into the acceptance of a proffered share in the job, for two or three days together. 2. Something indispensable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Beetle: Yes, I am certain I can be helpful. Indispensable! Monkey: In what way? [Beetle displays his ability with bow and arrow, firing multiple arrows on the same spot] […] Beetle: Just tell me of our quest, and I will immediately demonstrate my numerous indispensabilities.
Word: whale oil Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: actionability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English actionable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English actionability From actionable + -ity. 1. The characteristic of being actionable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: spermaceti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”, genitive of cētus). Pronunciation: /ˌspɜːməˈsiːti/, /spɚməˈsiːti/, /spɚməˈsɛti/, /spɚməˈsɪti/ 1. A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonym: sperm oil Example: Moreover, as that of Heidelburgh was always replenished with the most excellent of the wines of the Rhenish valleys, so the tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state.
Word: hyracoid Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.
Word: hyracoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the hyraxes (order Hyracoidea). 2. Displaying characteristics typical of hyraxes.
Word: suffusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From suffuse + -ive? 1. Of or relating to suffusion.
Word: improvisational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, improvisation + -al, or, by surface analysis, improvise + -ation + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃənəl/, /ˌɪm-/ 1. Having the nature of an improvisation. Example: Near-synonyms: impromptu, extempore, extemporaneous
Word: rectifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rectify 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 rectifiable From rectify + -able. 1. Able to be rectified; correctable; fixable.
Word: Garra Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
Word: packrattery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English packrat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English packrattery From packrat + -ery. 1. The behavior of a packrat; a tendency to collect miscellanea or bric-a-brac, often to excess. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable Example: But packrattery soon precluded any Williamsburgish consistency. Example: Many stories were tape-recorded at family reunions through the years (we also are record keepers, given a little leeway for chaos and packrattery).
Word: silanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silane + -ization. 1. The covering of a surface which contains hydroxyl groups (metal oxides, glass, etc) with a coating that contains silane-like molecules, thus making the surface chemically inert. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sumeria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru)lbor. English Sumer Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Sumeria From Sumer + -ia. Pronunciation: /suˈmɪəɹi.ə/, /səˈmɪəɹi.ə/, /suˈmɛəɹi.ə/, /səˈmɛəɹi.ə/ 1. Sumer. Labels: archaic, poetic
Word: lump together Part of Speech: verb 1. To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly). Example: Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate Example: In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here.
Word: shrubland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shrub + land. 1. Land that is covered mostly with shrubs. Labels: in-plural
Word: shrublands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrubland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cast fossil Part of Speech: noun 1. A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism.
Word: apparence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English apparence, from Middle French aparence, from Latin appārentia. Doublet of apparency and appearance. 1. Alternative form of apparency. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: klinker Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of clinker. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cast fossils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cast fossil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heightening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of heighten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heightening Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is heightened or increased. Example: For them, there was "an increase in total lymphocyte production, and a higher IG antibody response," among other heightenings. Example: There are flourishes and coloratura passages in this art, heightenings and sharpenings of the line that serve only to give the needy linear system a value of its own in confrontation with nature.