nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: caxon Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of wig. Labels: obsolete Example: The other , an old , discolored , unkempt , angry caxon , denoting frequent and bloody execution . Woe to the school , when he made his morning appearance in his passy , or passionate wig
Word: giant radio galaxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: giant + radio galaxy 1. a very large radio galaxy; a double radio source having an overall projected linear length exceeding 2 megaparsecs (or more specifically, 2×h₅₀⁻¹ Mpc)
Word: psc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of parsec. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete 2. Abbreviation of parallax second. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: location, location, location Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Often attributed to English property tycoon Harold Samuel, Baron Samuel of Wych Cross, but the phrase was already in common use when he was still quite young. 1. The most important consideration in buying real estate is its location. 2. Locations are important. Labels: broadly Example: One could argue that sports are no different from fast foods—it's all location, location, location. Because the core sport product is a game form, simultaneously produced and consumed, it makes sense that the venue of that game form should maximize exposure. Example: Theatre is all about location, location, location. More than most art forms, it is rooted in a specific time and place.
Word: scenesterism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scenester + -ism. 1. The culture of scenesters; involvement in a lifestyle associated with a particular music scene. Labels: uncountable Example: It was an unexpected tip of the fedora from a group of artists who, like Danko Jones, had slogged it out on the late '90s American indie circuit but had since left the insular scenesterism behind to pursue loftier ambitions. Example: Wasik's motivation, he claimed in 2006 and later, was to spoof the hipsterism and scenesterism that he found rampant in New York City by creating an artificial and allegedly hip new trend.
Word: orphrey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English orfray, orfrei, orefreys (“elaborate (especially gold) embroidery; fabric adorned with such embroidery; embroidered ornamental band or border; decorative elements”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French orfrais, orfreis, orfrois, and other forms, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, aurifrigium and other forms, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery”, literally “Phrygian gold”), from aurum (“gold”) + Phrygium (neuter singular of Phrygius (“Phrygian”), the Phrygians being renowned for their gold embroidery). The English word is cognate with Late Latin orfrasium, orfresium, Old Occitan aurfre, aurfres, orfres (modern Occitan aurfrés), Spanish orofrés, orifrés. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːfɹi/, /ˈɔɹfɹi/ 1. Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery. Labels: obsolete Example: There is the lower panelled portion of a parclose screen of a chapel in the south aisle [of Elham Church], of the Early Perpendicular style, of which four compartments are sub-divided into eight; and on each of these, under an ogee-headed and crocketted canopy, is depicted a female saint. Beginning northwards— / 1. Sca [Sancta] Barbara. Crowned and nimbed; habited in a sleeved tunic, having a swan amidst foliage embroidered in gold: her mantle red, with a collar of orphrey fastened by a band; flowing hair; in her right hand a palm branch, in her left a tower. 2. An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. Example: Item, another Chaſuble of blue Tiſſue Velvet, with Flowers and Branches of Gold, and in the Orphrey a Picture of the Paſſion of Chriſt, and of either ſide of him an Angel with Chalices in their Hands, two Tunicles and three Albes. Example: This word [orphrey] is used for a band or border of rich work, generally of gold or silver texture, which is sewed on to church vestments and furniture. All copes have an orphrey, or border, on the straight edge. On chasubles the Orphrey at present forms a cross behind, and falls in a straight line, in front of the vestment. Antiently the Orphreys were the same behind and before, like a Pallium, as may be seen in all monuments of the middle ages.
Word: giant quasar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: giant + quasar 1. a quasar embedded in a double-lobed radio source, similar to a radio galaxy, whereby the quasar replaces a non-quasar galaxy, where the radio source extends over 1Mpc.
Word: Angelverse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Angel + -verse. 1. The fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the television series Angel. Labels: slang Example: This suggests that free will has its place in the Angelverse: the choice to fight matters to the end, even if it cannot stop a prophesied event from occurring. Example: To the degree that my universe intersects with the Angelverse, I view Angel as far more than a creature tormented by blood cravings, past horrors, and mystical forces.
Word: smutfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smut + -fest. 1. Something excessively smutty; something vulgarly sexual or pornographic. Labels: informal
Word: cocktail dresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cocktail dress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From morning + -ly. 1. every morning; daily in the morning. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: noonly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From noon + -ly. 1. every noon; daily at noon. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Asian Games Part of Speech: name 1. An Asian multi-sport event taking place every fourth year.
Word: fanfaronas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanfarona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kanami Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: XNA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Xinhua News Agency (“新华社”); the New China News Agency (新华通讯社); the government news agency of the People's Republic of China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: XNA Part of Speech: noun 1. nucleic acid analogue (nucleic acid analog) ; Initialism of xeno nucleic acid (backformation) ; X nucleic acid, where "X" is a stand-in for multitude of various nucleic acid acronyms, which are not DNA or RNA.
Word: XNA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of X-No-Archive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pauperise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of pauperize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pauperising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pauperise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pauperises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pauperise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pauperised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pauperise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: multicreedal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + creedal. 1. Comprising or pertaining to more than one creed. Labels: not-comparable Example: December is a time of multicreedal spirituality and festivities, and alcohol has been a fixture of celebration and religious ritual since humans first learned to play and pray.
Word: planarium Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pləˈnɛəɹi.əm/, /pləˈnɛɹi.əm/ 1. Alternative form of planarian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: planaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planarium Labels: form-of, plural Example: The flatworms known as planaria have long amazed scientists with their capacity for regeneration.
Word: underanesthetized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + anesthetized. 1. Inadequately anesthetized. Example: Called anesthesia awareness, it occurs when patients wake up during surgery because they are underanesthetized.
Word: accountantlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From accountant + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an accountant. Example: A dutiful, almost accountantlike rendering by Lois Martin, violist; Chris Finckel, cellist; and Aleck Karis, pianist, did not make things any clearer.
Word: daurade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French daurade, itself borrowed, through the intermediate of an Italian text, from Spanish dorada, partially from Latin aurāta, and influenced by the verb dorar (“gild, give a golden color”). Doublet of dorado. Pronunciation: /dɔːˈɹɑːd/ 1. sea bream Labels: US Example: The chef, Csar Ramirez, and his partners, Kiwon Standen and Didier Palange, all Bouley alumni, have an eclectic menu, with dishes like slow-roasted rabbit and sweetbread salad, oxtail consommé, ginger-steamed daurade, slow-cooked Cornish hen and Japanese rice risotto with shrimp; 142 West 10th Street, (212) 255-2330 .
Word: perfectest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: perfect + -est 1. superlative form of perfect: most perfect Labels: form-of, superlative Example: For as Fire, the perfectest of Elements, and Heaven, the perfectest of Bodies; so the Soule of Man, the perfectest of formes, hath the most vehement motion.
Word: perfectest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: perfect + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of perfect Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Thou perfectest its body, it breaks the shell from inside, it comes out of the egg, it chirps with all its might, having come forth it walks on its two feet. O how many are the things which thou hast made!
Word: graywacke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of greywacke. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Hundreds of projectile points and ceramic pieces from the island are stored in the State Museum in Albany, and archaeologists found human bones at a burial site from the early Woodland period at the back of the rock shelter, a 45-foot-long overhang of graywacke, a local sandstone.
Word: graywackes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graywacke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greywacke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anglicised form of grauwacke. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/, /ˈɡɹeɪ.wæk/ 1. A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Endless bleak, rounded hills composed of shales and ribs of tough ‘greywackes’ make up the Southern Uplands – all of such rocks were originally deposited under marine conditions.
Word: greywackes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greywacke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grauwacke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Grauwacke, from grau (“grey”) + wacke (“boulder”). 1. Greywacke. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grauwackes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grauwacke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pothunters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pothunter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pothunting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + hunting. 1. The hunting of animals to be cooked as food. Labels: uncountable 2. Careless, profiteering archeology. Labels: uncountable
Word: pothunting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pothunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refought Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: semiwild Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + wild. 1. Partly wild. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: In the last 25 years, with the introduction of superior varieties and growing practices, production surged to some 865,000 acres, although much fruit is still gathered from semiwild stands.
Word: periscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From periscopic + -ally. 1. Using a periscope. Labels: not-comparable 2. With a similar movement to that of a periscope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: periselectivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periselectivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: servable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From serve + -able. 1. Capable (as a meal, lawsuit, etc.) of being served. Labels: not-comparable Example: At many such occasions, meat and poultry dishes would be eaten, and your recipes as printed would not be servable.
Word: prepharmacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + pharmacy. 1. A course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for graduate study in pharmacy, usually followed by practice as a pharmacist. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonserotonin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + serotonin. 1. Not of or pertaining to serotonin. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonserotonin receptors
Word: pigeoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pigeon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pigeoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pigeon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hypersocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + social. 1. Extremely social. Example: Some rats in these overcrowded communities appeared to develop hypersocial tendencies, seemingly obtaining accentuated satisfaction from close social contacts, refusing to eat except in the company of their companions. Example: "I'm a hypersocial person," she said. 2. Going out of their way to please their owner, as compared to a merely tame animal.
Word: midsole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + sole. 1. The layer of a shoe in between the outsole and insole, typically there for shock absorption. Example: But that is not stopping Brooks Sports from introducing its BioMoGo midsole, made with an additive that the company says will promote the break down of the polymers within 20 years.
Word: midsoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midsole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsustainable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + sustainable. 1. Not sustainable. Labels: not-comparable Example: The surge was a nonsustainable military incursion of Shiite Baghdad, which had the effect of curbing street-level violence.
Word: plumerias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumeria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pointwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From point + work. 1. The engineering of sets of points on a railway, tramway, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: Before long, this box will be installed nearer Grosmont (NYM) level crossing to permit control of the crossing gates (presently hand-worked) and to replace the eight-lever ground frame which currently operates the pointwork. Example: And for maintenance of pointwork, a six-platform service can be operated whichever throat is under possession. 2. Alternative form of pointework. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Though Mr. Lacotte makes certain nods to the early 19th-century ballet style of the first act of Giselle and August Bournonvilles ballets, he asks all his female dancers to do the sustained pointwork known to be late-19th-century in style.
Word: subempire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + empire. 1. A lesser or secondary empire. Example: But, no, it's not about building a subempire.
Word: subempires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subempire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supersite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + site. 1. A major website. Labels: Internet, informal Example: It is a wonder some overcaffeinated hacker hasn't cobbled together the code to scrape all of the above into one gadget shopping supersite. 2. A large or major physical site. Example: The work started in early 1990 on the central east supersite, and will continue throughout 1992 and 1993. 3. A site comprising multiple subordinate sites. Example: The supersite is regarded as empty if the majority of the three sites (i.e. two or three sites) are empty, otherwise it is regarded as occupied.
Word: supersites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supersite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underproductive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English underproductive From under- + productive. 1. Insufficiently productive. Example: Doubt clouds the family itself: 70 percent of Italians between 20 and 30 still live at home, condemning the young to an extended and underproductive adolescence.
Word: antisteroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English antisteroid From anti- + steroid. 1. Opposing the use of steroids. Example: But after 1973, most strength coaches working with team sports in America took an antisteroid position. Example: The Drug Enforcement Administration, the federal agency in charge of drug control, has responsibility for enforcement of antisteroid laws. 2. Blocking or counteracting steroids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: what was someone smoking Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Suggesting the smoking of mind-altering drugs. 1. Used to express surprise about someone's uncharacteristic or wacky, offbeat past actions. Labels: humorous, idiomatic Example: The SGZ is primarily a signal that Alfa Romeo is back in business as serious maker of serious cars although the Zagato body puts one in mind of the FI team owner whose response to a new car was to ask his designer 'What were you smoking when you designed that?' Example: “...We don't want to live there. It's dark, creepy and it stank. What were you smoking when you bought this place? Hope you bought it real cheap, where is your change at?” “Shut the hell up”, James snapped back. “I'm your daddy and you going to live where I move you”.
Word: biothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + thermal. 1. Of or pertaining to heat generated by biological processes. Labels: not-comparable Example: But some environmentalists said they were unhappy that the bill would not provide large incentives for expansion of renewable energy sources like wind, solar and biothermal.
Word: nonapology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + apology. 1. Alternative form of non-apology. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "These are nonapology apologies," said Larry J. Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist.
Word: nonapologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonapology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermodeldom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From supermodel + -dom. 1. The realm of supermodels. Labels: uncountable Example: Now, in what seems like a mere handful of seconds after her official supermodeldom was announced, the Internet is abloom with rumors that Ms. Deyn, 26, may abandon the modeling business for greener pastures.
Word: pyrosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -sphere. 1. The zone of igneous activity and lava formation, situated between the lithosphere and barysphere. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: modeldom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From model + -dom. 1. The realm or world of fashion models; models collectively. Labels: uncountable 2. The state of being a fashion model. Labels: uncountable 3. The industry and community of modelmaking. Labels: uncountable Example: But if modelmaking is not art, why is it that, in the upper reaches of modeldom, where the best do their work, there is an identifiable difference in "feel" between the work of one modelmaker and another? 4. The quality or state of being a model (any sense) or exemplar. Labels: uncountable Example: Might the mouse be the Holy Grail of genetic and neuroscientific modeldom? Example: But as the village emerged into the full glare of modeldom in the early 1990s, Yu's tolerance for any form a dissent wore thin.
Word: nonprofane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + profane. 1. Not profane. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tolbert said profanity was considered a violation of league policy but also that nonprofane comments could be deemed offensive if they prevented players from hearing their coach during a timeout.
Word: gurudom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guru + -dom. 1. The realm of gurus. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of being a guru. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unprofaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + profaned. 1. Not having been profaned; unsullied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: premortal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + mortal. 1. Before the start of life. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Latter-day Saints believe that all of us, Christ included, existed in a premortal existence, as spirits," Mr. Millet said.
Word: unmodernist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + modernist. 1. Not modernist. Example: The creaky plywood floor he has laid down — a replica of the one in his studio — reinforces a sense of impurity and instability, unmodernist if not necessarily antimodernist, like late Ad Reinhardt.
Word: unmockable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mockable. 1. That cannot be mocked.
Word: pubbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pʌbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supermod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + mod. 1. supermoderator Labels: Internet, informal
Word: supermods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of puck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sludged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sludge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sludgecore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sludge + -core. 1. A genre of music, sludge metal. Labels: uncountable
Word: sludge metal Part of Speech: noun 1. An abrasive, distorted subgenre of heavy metal music influenced by hardcore punk and doom metal, typically with a slightly higher tempo than doom metal but still slower than average. Labels: uncountable
Word: stoner rock Part of Speech: noun 1. A subgenre of heavy metal which combines it with elements of psychedelic rock and acid rock. Labels: uncountable Example: As with psychedelia, the literary links of stoner rock are not its dominant features, especially insofar as many bands distance themselves from the broadly understood mainstream, which connotes forms of elitism and canonization.
Word: röck döts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The words rock (“musical style”) + dots (“umlaut”), with umlauts. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/, /ˈɹøːk ˌdøːts/ 1. Synonym of heavy metal umlaut. Labels: humorous, informal, plural, plural-only Example: In the world of heavy metal, the umlaut - otherwise known as röck döts - is the ultimate illustration of Spinal Tap's dictum that there's a fine line between clever and stupid. Example: I imagine I'd be seeing a lot of metal tonight, so why not go for an obscure eighties punk song? Plus, Hüsker Dü = dual röck döts!
Word: stoner rocker Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who plays, or is a fan of, stoner rock. Example: Some excellent bands played at the festival too, including Sonic Youth themselves, stoner rockers the Melvins, classic punks Flipper (featuring Nirvana's Krist Noveselic on bass)...
Word: forcedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From forced + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.sɪd.li/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɪd.li/ 1. In a manner that is, or seems, forced. Example: In the last 75 years, the two main resident choreographers who have reshaped the Paris Opera Ballet are Serge Lifar and Rudolf Nureyev, intelligent stars whose choreography was generally empty, pompously (Lifar) or forcedly (Nureyev) academicist, astoundingly anti-musical in emphasis, strong on surface and almost entirely devoid of dance tone.
Word: death grunt Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of death growl.
Word: lodgepoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lodgepole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rockstone Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana.
Word: lodgest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: lodge + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of lodge Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Word: death grunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of death grunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complexifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From complexify + -er. 1. Someone or something that introduces complexity (into an issue or situation) Example: Whereas the complexifiers emphasize tolerance of ambiguity, contradiction, and change as critical ingredients for good judgment, the fundamentalists take a starkly different approach. Example: The complexifiers seek to acknowledge and express the contradiction and to articulate reasons for resolving it one way or the other without reference to a single overarching theory or formula.
Word: underrotate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + rotate. 1. To rotate insufficiently. Example: Kim's hands down on her triple flip cost her the combination jump, but other mistakes in the women's competition were more costly: the world silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan skipped a jump and finished in last place, just behind the United States champion Kimmie Meissner, who was fifth, after she underrotated her triple-triple combination.
Word: underrotates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underrotate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underrotating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underrotate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underrotated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underrotate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: archfoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arch- + foe. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌfoʊ/ 1. archenemy Example: This contrast was noted even by one archfoe, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the billionaire who was arrested after publicly challenging the Kremlin.
Word: archfoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archfoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coachbuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coach + building. 1. The construction of coaches. Labels: uncountable Example: Some 70 or so cars are captured in photographs, and the book includes essays on such subjects as coachbuilding and engine evolution as well as biographies of auto-world figures, beginning with Karl Benz and ending with Ugo Zagato, the coachbuilder.
Word: pasote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pasote 1. Alternative form of epazote. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: flagstoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flagstone + -ed. 1. Paved with flagstones. Labels: not-comparable Example: One of the most unusual things about the house is the flagstoned courtyard in the back, reachable by a set of French doors.
Word: hypermaterialistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + materialistic. 1. Extremely materialistic. Example: For the hypermaterialistic and chronically adolescent Nancy, what was nonnegotiable was control, the power to sculpture her world to gratify her ever-sharpening appetites and desires.
Word: pawless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paw + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːləs/ 1. Without paws. Labels: not-comparable Example: My unpleasant vision of a pawless bear cramped in his cage gave way to a vision of whole families of bears roaming free in the hills, on sore feet.
Word: jeeplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jeep + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a jeep. Example: The offerings included a slab-sided sports car called the Hotshot, which some enthusiasts cite as the first American sports car, and a jeeplike vehicle known as the FarmOroad.
Word: megapopular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mega- + popular. 1. Extremely popular. Labels: informal Example: With the megapopular "Dancing With the Stars" as its lead-in until recently, it ranked just behind CBS's "Two and a Half Men" as the most watched half-hour comedy.
Word: minijeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + jeep. 1. A small, compact jeep.
Word: minihelices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minihelix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minihelixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minihelix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merengues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merengue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minicasino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + casino. 1. A small casino. Example: Cal Nathan, owner of the New York Fun Factory, an event planner in Hicksville, N.Y. (nyfunfactory.com), said that he, too, has witnessed an uptick in the number of couples using out-of-the-box gimmicks like stilt walkers, celebrity look-alikes, photo booths and minicasinos to make their weddings stand out.
Word: minispectacle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + spectacle. 1. A minor, small-scale spectacle (impressive event). Example: But by bombarding users with distorted and deracinated images, the Internet instead just forces us to confront increasingly bizarre minispectacles, often right when were most vulnerable — alone, anxious, looking for answers.
Word: minicasinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minicasino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minispectacles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minispectacle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: notewise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From note + -wise. 1. In terms of musical notes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recollective Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to recollection.
Word: stoopless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stoop + -less. 1. Not requiring the worker to stoop from a standing position. Labels: not-comparable
Word: milkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superregion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + region. 1. A region that comprises several other regions. Example: The council has been the most vigorous proponent of creating a semiautonomous southern superregion similar to the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, even though its political ally, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, has been trying to head off the diffusion of Baghdad's power.
Word: superregions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superregion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultrachic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + chic. 1. Very stylish or elegant. Example: Lord & Taylor's bags threaten to upstage those of its glossier rivals, like the ultrachic Bergdorf Goodman, whose traditional lavender bags, emblazoned with the image of well-dressed Park Avenue ladies, are thin and frail by comparison. Example: Besides e-mails, accessing his favorite comic strips via the Internet, and occasionally writing a letter, Frank primarily used his multiple-thousand dollar, ultrafast, ultrathin, ultrachic Macintosh computer to play a simple card game.
Word: undispelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dispelled. 1. Not having been dispelled. Labels: not-comparable Example: Observe, however, that the great preceding illusion is undispelled.
Word: medleyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of medley Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: medleying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of medley Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wiphala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (South?) Bolivian Quechua. 1. A square emblem, commonly used as a flag, representing the native peoples of the central Andes of Bolivia. Example: Mr. Morales spoke before thousands of supporters in downtown La Paz on Saturday, some of whom were waving the wiphala, a multicolored flag representing indigenous people in Bolivia.
Word: wiphalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wiphala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stooper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overchoreograph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + choreograph. 1. To choreograph with too much or too elaborate dancing. Labels: rare Example: Nureyev was always inclined to overchoreograph, cramming steps onto every beat, a tendency only increased when he restaged ballets.
Word: overchoreographing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overchoreograph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overchoreographed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overchoreograph Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + cock. 1. To cock (a firearm) again. Labels: transitive Example: He recocked, fired again, and hit his adversary's abdomen. Mr. Dickinson bled to death over many hours, in terrible agony, according to accounts.
Word: recocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roboticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robot + -icide. 1. The killing of a robot. Labels: uncountable Example: The spot was re-edited, returning with the scene of imagined roboticide removed.
Word: unwrittenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unwritten + -ness. 1. The quality of being unwritten. Labels: uncountable Example: Soap opera is so readily incorporated into everyday life because its formal structures represent the liveness, the nowness, the unwrittenness of oral culture.
Word: antispeculative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + speculative. 1. Opposing speculation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: grupero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish grupero. 1. A kind of Mexican pop music. Labels: uncountable
Word: gruppettos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gruppetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neoprimitivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + primitivism, taking its name from Aleksandr Shevchenko's book Neo-primitivizm (1913). 1. A Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The loss of cultural complexity due to environmental factors and forms of social interaction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neoprimitivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + primitive + -ist. 1. An artist working in the style of neoprimitivism.
Word: neoprimitivists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neoprimitivist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neorealisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neorealism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neoplasticist Part of Speech: noun 1. An artist working in the style of neoplasticism.
Word: neoplasticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neoplasticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: socioethical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From socio- + ethical. 1. Of or pertaining to both society and ethics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thingal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thing + -al. 1. Belonging or pertaining to a thing or things; real. Labels: rare Example: [...] we apply thingal subjective conceptions. Our perceptions have a negation in them, they have not Being enough; to know the fact we must study by appropriate means, we must lay aside all these thingal idols of the mind; [...] Example: Indeed he possessed no true aesthetic feeling at all; there is probably not a single word in all that he wrote which indicates any sense of what he would probably call "thingal beauty".
Word: preadmission Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + admission. 1. Before admission (to a hospital, university, etc.). Labels: not-comparable Example: In September, the Board of Regents said that commercial schools could no longer use the preadmission test that Interboro was using to determine whether students without high school diplomas had the ability to benefit from higher education, and thus be eligible for financial aid.
Word: preadmission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + admission. 1. A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission. Labels: uncountable 2. A preadmission process; a process that precedes admission. Labels: broadly, uncountable 3. Admission, as of steam, to an engine cylinder before the backstroke is completed, thus increasing the cushioning. Labels: uncountable
Word: reichsmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Reichsmark. 1. The monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948. Labels: historical
Word: reichsmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reichsmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: final solution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Endlösung, which is short for Endlösung der Judenfrage (“Final Solution to the Jewish Question”) 1. The planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews by the Nazis; the Holocaust. Labels: capitalized, historical, often Example: Criticizing China’s actions alone is not enough. The United States, which at first called the Nazis' Final Solution a "war rumor," according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, must not make the same mistake again. The United States cannot stand idly by and let its economic relationship with Beijing cloud its judgment. 2. Any similar attempted or successful genocide. Labels: broadly 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see final, solution. Example: Each mol of nitric acid gives three mol of nitrous acid which is therefore present in the final solution to the amount of 0.048 mol per liter. Example: Thus to argue that there is no final solution to this problem would be a disguised form of pretentious finality, [...]
Word: whalefall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whale + fall, possibly modelled after snowfall. Compare also marine snow. 1. A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor. Example: But the ocean floor is not exactly wall-to-wall whalefalls.
Word: whalefalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whalefall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asetate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + setate. 1. Not setate; that is, not having setae.
Word: aglaonema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name taxonomic name Aglaonema, of Ancient Greek origin, from ἀγλαός (aglaós, “shining”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”). 1. Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
Word: aglaonemas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aglaonema Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thing + -er. 1. A realist; one who considers only things or objects. 2. A practical or matter-of-fact person.
Word: baroquey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baroque + -y. 1. Suggesting a baroque style. Labels: informal Example: It's the watered-down versions you cant look at: the lacquered baroquey mirror, the dining room table with the zebra rug under it, those Chippendale chairs, the dark-painted walls.
Word: thingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brusher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discretions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discretion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydroculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English hydroculture From hydro- + culture. 1. A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action. Labels: uncountable
Word: overborrow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + borrow. 1. To borrow too much money. Example: I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.
Word: overborrowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overborrow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overborrowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overborrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overborrows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overborrow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nonburrowing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + burrowing. 1. That does not burrow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overconsume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume English overconsume From over- + consume. 1. To consume too much. Example: I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.
Word: overconsumes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overconsume Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overconsuming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overconsume Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overconsumed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overconsume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sealings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sealing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subflooring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + flooring. 1. A level of flooring below the main floor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subinvestment Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + investment. 1. Not at a level where investment is considered wise or profitable. Labels: not-comparable Example: The biggest impact of the S.& P. announcement was felt by investors who had bought protection from the ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation, whose rating was cut to CCC, a subinvestment grade, from an A rating.
Word: tartiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tarty + -ness. 1. The quality of being tarty. Labels: uncountable Example: Too often Tango Fire tries to suggest that the tango will be rendered more enjoyable by shows of flashy temperament, obvious sexiness or sheer tartiness.
Word: toothbrusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tooth + brusher. 1. One who brushes the teeth. Example: Patience is also no virtue among toothbrushers.
Word: toothbrushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toothbrusher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: placelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From placeless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being placeless. Labels: uncountable
Word: rodentologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rodentology + -ist. 1. One who studies rodentology.
Word: rodentologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rodentologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corkwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cork + wood. 1. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 2. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 3. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 4. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 5. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 6. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 7. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 8. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 9. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 10. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 11. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 12. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders: 13. The wood of Quercus suber (cork oak).
Word: smilier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of smiley: more smiley Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: smiliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of smiley: most smiley Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: birdlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bird + lore. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːd.lɔː/, /ˈbɝd.lɔɹ/ 1. The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology. Labels: uncountable Example: The Birds and Birdlore of Samoa sets out with admirable objectives: [...] Example: In her non-technical approach to birdlore, and in her frank delight in every personal discovery of well-known scientific facts, Mrs. Baker writes nature essays much in the manner of John Burroughs, [...]
Word: great-pox Part of Speech: noun 1. Syphilis. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Putting aside passages which might possibly apply to great-pox, smallpox was evidently well known to Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Word: great pox Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of great-pox. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Great Pox Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of great-pox. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sheepflesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sheep + flesh. Compare Dutch schapenvlees (“mutton”), German Schaffleisch (“sheep meat, mutton”). 1. The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton. Labels: uncountable Example: Everybody wore home-made clothing; and that wool might not become scarce, the use of sheepflesh, for food, was discouraged. Example: Sheep and goat wines are directed to be prepared in the following' manner: Take ten catties (i catty — i \ lb.) of soaked rice, seven catties of goat or sheep flesh, fourteen onions, one Shan-tung cabbage, and a catty of almond kernels [...]
Word: cowflesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cowe flesh (also kowes flesche), equivalent to cow + flesh. Compare German Kuhfleisch (“cow meat”), West Frisian kowefleis, Dutch koeievlees, koeienvlees. 1. The meat or flesh of a cow; beef. Labels: uncountable Example: A monstrous fine bit of cowflesh! I'll be sworn she has rendezvoused you. What, you dog? Have you a way with them? Example: At first Maud, so afraid for her husband and baby, was unable to eat, but within a few days she tore into burnt cowflesh like any soldadera.
Word: calfflesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English calfflesch, equivalent to calf + flesh. Compare Dutch kalfsvlees (“veal”), German Kalbfleisch (“veal”). 1. The meat or flesh of a calf; veal. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable Example: The calf should be allowed to suckle or to be fed from the pail for six or eight months. It has then strength to stand weaning, and, if properly cared for, will not be checked in its growth, and it will retain the good calfflesh it has put on. Example: […] and also very often eat man beefsteaks or calfflesh. [Note: This text is deliberately imitating a non-native speaker of English for comic effect.]
Word: numerologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of numerology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armbone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arm + bone. 1. A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus. Example: Before their wondering eyes they saw him suddenly wrench the ogre's arm backward and snap the armbone from the shoulder.
Word: instreaming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + streaming. 1. A flowing in; influx.
Word: instream Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in- + stream. 1. To flow or stream in; flow or stream into. Labels: intransitive Example: The amnesiads in my Soapsac were reduced, accordingly, and ascension catalysts instreamed.