nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: linemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From line + mate. 1. Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive line Example: Jason Pominville and his linemate Derek Roy each scored two goals to help Buffalo win at Toronto.
Word: fortepianists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortepianist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midmajors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midmajor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neuropsychological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + psychological or neuropsychology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to neuropsychology, the relation or combination of brain and mind. Labels: not-comparable Example: a neuropsychological examination
Word: linemates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linemate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midmajor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English midmajor From mid- + major. 1. A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff 2. A conference that is not a major conference Labels: US
Word: nonexhibiting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + exhibiting. 1. Not participating in an exhibition Labels: not-comparable Example: "Dozens of our exhibitors as well as nonexhibiting dealers tell us that there is very little traffic in their galleries," Mr. Smith wrote.
Word: goldless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English goldlees, goldles, equivalent to gold + -less. Compare Dutch goudloos (“goldless”), German goldlos (“goldless”), Swedish guldlös (“goldless”), Icelandic gulllaus (“goldless”). 1. Lacking gold. Labels: not-comparable Example: a goldless vein of quartz
Word: premodern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English modern English premodern From pre- + modern. 1. Preceding or predating the modern era. Labels: not-comparable Example: a premodern Chinese sculpture
Word: by-catch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bycatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: read head Part of Speech: noun 1. That part of several electromechanical devices that converts digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium into electrical signals
Word: write head Part of Speech: noun 1. That part of several electromechanical devices that converts electrical signals into digital or analog information stored on a magnetic or optical medium
Word: read/write head Part of Speech: noun 1. A combination read head and write head
Word: giant magnetoresistance Part of Speech: noun 1. A quantum mechanical magnetoresistance effect observed in thin film structures composed of alternating ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic layers
Word: knockout mouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the notion that specific genes have been knocked out of the genome. 1. Any of several forms of mice that have been genetically engineered by inactivating specific genes.
Word: genetically engineered Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of genetically modified.
Word: one-two punch Part of Speech: noun 1. A combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession. 2. A rapid sequence or combination of two things that has a quick or powerful effect. Labels: broadly Example: Fish + Broccoli The benefit: You can sock it to cancer with this one-two punch. Example: Products are increasingly differentiated by the one-two punch of crowd-sourced review and easy factual comparison.
Word: Baird's tapir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Spencer Fullerton Baird, American naturalist. 1. A tapir, Tapirus bairdii, from Central America
Word: exit policy Part of Speech: noun 1. A policy or plan that would enable a project to be halted or completed in an effective manner. Example: Near-synonym: exit strategy
Word: splice variant Part of Speech: noun 1. A variant form of an mRNA produced by RNA splicing.
Word: gene splicing Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The feat was accomplished using the gene-splicing techniques known as recombinant DNA technology.
Word: budgetless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English budget Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English budgetless From budget + -less. 1. Lacking a budget. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glioblastoma multiforme Part of Speech: noun 1. The most common and most aggressive type of primary brain tumor
Word: morpholino Part of Speech: noun 1. A structural analog of natural nucleic acid used to modify gene expression, in which the ribose or deoxyribose rings of nucleic acids are replaced with morpholine rings and the phosphodiester intersubunit linkages of nucleic acids are replaced with phosphorodiamidate linkages.
Word: errhine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.aɪn/ 1. Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze. Labels: rare
Word: errhine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.aɪn/ 1. A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing. Labels: uncommon
Word: bankra Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of basket for transporting goods. Labels: Jamaica Example: All who were able carried a basket or what the locals called a 'bankra' of harvest offerings […]; the firm-backed men, including David, were burdened with bigger baskets that they called 'cutacoos', the woven shoulder straps made of hemp.
Word: sari-sari store Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog sari-sari + store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari. 1. A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities. Labels: Philippines
Word: cDNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of complementary DNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of copy DNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DNA ladder Part of Speech: noun 1. A reagent consisting of a solution of DNA of specified length; used in gel electrophoresis as a standard.
Word: cAMP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cyclic AMP. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: thank yous Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thank you Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biomedically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English biomedical Middle English -ly English -ly English biomedically From biomedical + -ly. 1. In a biomedical manner or context. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reparse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English parse English reparse From re- + parse. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɑː(ɹ)s/ 1. To parse again. Labels: transitive
Word: reparse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English parse English reparse From re- + parse. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɑː(ɹ)s/ 1. The act of parsing again. Example: Due to the possibility that a reparse may be necessary, it is crucial that the parsing of a command should avoid any irrevocable alteration in the state of the data structures until the command is confirmed. Example: In the case of less vicious examples, the alternate parse may be readily available as a parallel hypothesis, but in the vicious example cited above, a reparse is started with a different set of expectations for the syntactic role of what is being parsed.
Word: reparses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reparse. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reparses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reparse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reparsing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reparse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reparsing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is reparsed.
Word: reparsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reparse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chopsocky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Punningly from chop suey (“stir-fried vegetable dish”), chop (“fighting blow”), and sock (“punch”). Coined by Variety magazine. 1. A genre of exaggerated martial arts films made primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan during the 1960s and 1970s. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable Example: Chopsocky actioner with standard fight scenes and atrocious dubbing. Example: The chopsocky films garnered a small following in this country precisely because of their often-ludicrous dubbing and the unrealistically-hard smacking […] 2. An individual film of this kind. Labels: countable
Word: put someone in mind of Part of Speech: verb 1. To remind someone of; to inspire a mental image or awareness of; to cause thoughts concerning. Labels: idiomatic Example: Your talking of a retreat, Mr. Marlow, puts me in mind of the Duke of Marlborough, when we went to besiege Denain. Example: "Ye hae a face and a tongue that puts me in mind of auld times."
Word: sea-eagle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea eagle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea-eagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-eagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bancos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bancos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of banco Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bancas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bavettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bavette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bayadères Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bayadère Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spuddles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spuddle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spuddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spuddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bêches-de-mer Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bêche-de-mer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bêche-de-Mer Part of Speech: name 1. Bislama (language).
Word: deth Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of death. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: schlockiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of schlocky: most schlocky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pickies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkiz/ 1. plural of picky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antifibrinolytic 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- English fibrinolytic English antifibrinolytic From anti- + fibrinolytic. 1. Serving to inhibit fibrinolysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antifibrinolytic Part of Speech: noun 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- English fibrinolytic English antifibrinolytic From anti- + fibrinolytic. 1. An antifibrinolytic agent.
Word: antifibrinolytics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antifibrinolytic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fibrinolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fibrino- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English fibrinolysis From fibrino- + -lysis. 1. The process wherein a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fibrinolyses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibrinolysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribbed vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribbed vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ophthalmologic Part of Speech: adj 1. ophthalmological Labels: not-comparable
Word: vectorisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vectorlbor. English vector English -isation English vectorisation From vector + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vectorization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: vectorisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vectorisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vectorizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vectorization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vectorise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector English -ise English vectorise From vector + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of vectorize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vectorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vectorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vectorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vectorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vectorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vectorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चूल्हा (cūlhā), Bengali চুলা (cula). 1. A hearth, stove, or other traditional cooking-place. Labels: Bangladesh, India Example: After conducting feed back surveys, it was established that success will not depend on maximum number of chulhas installed but also on after installation care and follow up measures to ensure that skill transfer in installation and operation of chulhas has appropriately taken place and any other difficulty and problem has been overcome. Example: When the basket was full, she carried it back and emptied it next to the outdoor chula where she did most of her cooking.
Word: binarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English binary Middle English -ly English -ly English binarily From binary + -ly. 1. In a binary fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: premillennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English millennial English premillennial From pre- + millennial. 1. Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place before the millennium. Labels: not-comparable Example: Robert Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Dallas, said in an interview that Mr. Van Impe’s premillennial view of the end times paved the way for his own ministry and that of other popular preachers like John Hagee and David Jeremiah. 2. Occurring before, or in anticipation of, a new millennium. Labels: not-comparable Example: Had the aliens in “Independence Day” succeeded in their conquest of the Planet Earth and set about investigating the world they'd just destroyed, they might have come to some rather odd conclusions about our pre-millennial culture. Example: [I]t is highly likely that some preachers may have called on millennial frettings for their purposes. The theologian Abbo of Fleury recalled a premillennial sermon in his youth which did precisely this.
Word: premillennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English millennial English premillennial From pre- + millennial. 1. One who believes in the advent of Christ before the new millennium.
Word: unsummarizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English summarizable English unsummarizable From un- + summarizable. 1. Not able to be summarized. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many of the writings of James Joyce are nearly unsummarizable.
Word: interschool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English school English interschool From inter- + school. 1. Occurring or taking place between two or more schools. Labels: not-comparable Example: The interschool basketball tournament was held in March.
Word: splendours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splendour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lochside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English loch Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English lochside From loch + -side. 1. Bordering or near a loch. Labels: not-comparable Example: Until the Crinan Canal was opened in 1801 there was little on this lochside spot apart from a 7th-century church. Example: […] a BBC behind-the-scenes documentary about the royal family’s life, showing the royals watching television, meeting visitors, holding a lochside barbecue while on holiday at Balmoral and even buying sweets in a local shop.
Word: lochside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English loch Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English lochside From loch + -side. 1. The land bordering a loch. Example: Here were the MacKays' cattle coming steadily up the track from their daily grazings on the lochside driven by Glen.
Word: boyband Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of boy band. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Kay Murphy and former Boyzoner Stephen Gately, who ditches the boyband look in favour of the loincloth attire for his stage debut as Joseph. Example: The man who gave us all those cheesy 1990s boybands has died. Lou Pearlman was the brains behind *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys (and many other copy-and-paste acts).
Word: chatshow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chat show. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boy bands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boy band Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chat show Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of talk show. Labels: UK
Word: chat shows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chat show Labels: form-of, plural
Word: explicative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”). 1. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. Example: The witness was explicative in telling the police what he saw.
Word: off-label Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of off label. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The prescriber assumes legal liability when he prescribes unlicensed or off-label products.
Word: off-label Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of off label. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Many medicines used for children are prescribed and used off-label.
Word: pickin' and grinnin' Part of Speech: noun 1. Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly. Labels: US, idiomatic, uncountable Example: From Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap there was a lot less pickin’ and grinnin’ and a lot more soft rockers and heartbroken love ballads. Example: In this city of guitars and grits, Andersen is the ambassador of pickin’ and grinnin’.
Word: picking and grinning Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pickin' and grinnin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nonemergency Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin ēmergō Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin emergensbor. English emergency English nonemergency From non- + emergency. 1. Not an emergency. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonemergency situation Example: Rupak says that 45 percent of his clients undergo nonemergency, nonelective surgeries (such as knee, shoulder, back, and hip operations), while 30 percent have cosmetic procedures (tummy tucks, breast enlargements, and facelifts.) 2. Not involved in emergency services, such as fire or rescue. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonemergency personnel
Word: nonemergency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin ēmergō Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin emergensbor. English emergency English nonemergency From non- + emergency. 1. Something that is not an emergency Example: That's the number for nonemergencies.
Word: Croesus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːsəs/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by Example: “[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.
Word: Croesus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːsəs/ 1. A rich person. Labels: figuratively Example: 1875, Henry James, "Benvolio" in The Galaxy 20 (2) (August 1875). "Decidedly he was to be a great man, and this was not the moment for letting him go! At the same time there was something impressive in this extraordinary lapse in his eagerness—in his finding it so easy to forget his honors. It was only an intellectual Croesus, the Countess said to herself, who could afford to keep so loose an account."
Word: non-progressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + progressive. 1. Not progressive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: non-contagious Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of noncontagious. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: precollege Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college English precollege From pre- + college. 1. Occurring before, or in preparation for, college Labels: not-comparable Example: precollege testing
Word: postcollege Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college English postcollege From post- + college. 1. Occurring after one's college, especially undergraduate, education Labels: not-comparable Example: You need to start thinking about your postcollege life.
Word: nonterrible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Old French terriblebor. Middle English terrible English terrible English nonterrible From non- + terrible. 1. Not terrible; decent, acceptable. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The meal was surprisingly nonterrible, all things considered.
Word: harborside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English harbor Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English harborside From harbor + -side. 1. An area (especially a residential area) near a harbor (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
Word: harborside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English harbor Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English harborside From harbor + -side. 1. Located on or near a harbor. Labels: not-comparable Example: We met at a harborside cafe.
Word: injectables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of injectable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nebbishlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nebbish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English nebbishlike From nebbish + -like. 1. Resembling, or characteristic of, a nebbish Example: Despite his nebbishlike looks, average height, serious eyeglasses and all-black attire, Mr. Luchini knows how to fill a landmark space with his presence.
Word: neuroticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neurotic 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 neuroticism From neurotic + -ism. 1. The quality or state of being neurotic Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your neuroticism is getting out of hand. Example: Eysenck has suggested the three dimensions of neuroticism, psychoticism and introversion-extraversion.
Word: overhits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overhit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overhitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overhit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English team 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 teamer From team + -er. 1. Someone in a team. Labels: usually 2. A player who teams with other players, often in an FFA match.
Word: first-teamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From first team + -er. 1. Someone in the first team.
Word: first team Part of Speech: noun 1. The first-choice lineup of players in a team who start the game. 2. The actors who will actually appear in a scene, as opposed to the stand-ins, or second team, who take their places for the purpose of setting up the shot.
Word: teamers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teamer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end + play. 1. A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks Labels: countable Example: At this point, South should have played a spade to dummy's ace, ruffed a spade and led her club king to catch West in a trump endplay, but she became flustered and lost two more tricks to go down one. 2. Alternative form of end play. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: endplay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From end + play. 1. To make an endplay. Example: Then a diamond lead endplayed West.
Word: rebids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rebid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rebids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebidding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rebid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: endplays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endplay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endplays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of endplay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: midcourse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English course English midcourse From mid- + course. 1. In the middle of a course; happening partway through something Labels: not-comparable Example: a midcourse assessment
Word: fatting Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: fatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Great Pyrenees Part of Speech: noun 1. A large breed of dog originating in France and often used to guard livestock. Labels: US
Word: anearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aneared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roaves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roaved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uniquifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uniquify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unloosens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unloosen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unloosening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unloosen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unloosened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unloosen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tumefies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tumefy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tumefying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tumefy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: steppingstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steppingstone, an alternative form of stepping stone. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tumefied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tumefy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncrosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uncross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uncrossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uncross Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: uncrossing Part of Speech: noun 1. Movement out of a crossed position. Example: For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.
Word: unprosecuted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English prosecuted English unprosecuted From un- + prosecuted. 1. Not prosecuted Labels: not-comparable Example: We are investigating several unprosecuted offenses from the past. Example: Palestinians inside of Israel do not enjoy full citizenship and are sitting ducks for attacks by Israelis that go unprosecuted.
Word: uncrossed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English crossed English uncrossed From un- + crossed. 1. Not crossed (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable Example: The northeast corner has coal mines, old railroad towns and, along the Wyoming border, the Uinta Mountains, uncrossed by road and showing hardly a sign of civilization. Example: Where an uncrossed cheque, or a cheque crossed generally, is sent to a bank for collection, that bank may add a special crossing in favour of itself.
Word: uncrossed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English crossed English uncrossed From un- + crossed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reprograms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reprogram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rancidifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rancidify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rancidifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rancidify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rancidified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rancidify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: demaunds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demaund Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demaunding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of demaund Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demaunded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demaund Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: affoards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affoard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affoarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affoard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affoarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affoard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: affoords Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affoord Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affoording Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affoord Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affoorded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affoord Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: afoords Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of afoord Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: afoording Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of afoord Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: afoorded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of afoord Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preprograms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preprogram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preprogramming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preprogram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of preprogramme Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preprogrammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preprogram Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of preprogramme Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: entrammels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of entrammel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: entrammeling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of entrammel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: entrammelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of entrammel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: entrammelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of entrammel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misfunctions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misfunction Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misfunctioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misfunction Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redeposits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redeposit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redepositing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redeposit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redeposited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redeposit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: infolds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of infold Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: infolding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of infold Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: infolding Part of Speech: noun 1. A folding inward. Example: […]Rosilia seated herself upon a small stool in the centre of the floor, when the child in playfulness slipped from her head the combs which confined her hair, and instantly those silken tresses, falling to the ground, spread luxuriantly like a sable veil around her. Amused by the sight, the sportive child stood laughing, and again approaching twisted her fingers through the rich infoldings.
Word: infolded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of infold Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: precanceling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of precancel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: precanceled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of precancel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blatters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blatter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blattering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blatter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blattered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blatter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underlead Part of Speech: noun 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-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead English underlead From under- + lead. 1. A lead of a low card when holding the top card or cards in a suit.
Word: underlead Part of Speech: verb 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-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead English underlead From under- + lead. 1. To lead a low card when holding the top card or cards in a suit.
Word: underled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underlead Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underleads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underlead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underleads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underlead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underleading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underlead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: naptime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nap + time. 1. The time when one takes a short sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Days filled with feeding, diaper changes, naptimes and bedtimes, trying to find a moment to go to the bathroom.
Word: naptimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naptime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: storytime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From story + time. 1. The time at which a story is told.
Word: seedtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seed tyme, from Old English sǣdtīma (“time for sowing, season”), from Proto-West Germanic *sādatīmō, from Proto-Germanic *sēdatīmô (“seedtime”), equivalent to seed + time. Cognate with Icelandic sáðtími (“sowing time, seedtime”). Compare also West Frisian siedtiid (“seedtime”), Dutch zaaitijd (“sowing time, seedtime”), German Saatzeit (“season for sowing seed”), Swedish såddtid (“sowing time, seedtime”), Faroese sáðtíð (“sowing time”), Old Norse sáðtíð (“April”, literally “seed time”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːdˌtaɪm/ 1. The time to sow seeds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Seed time and Harvest, Heat and hoary Frost Shall hold thir course 2. A time for new development. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: seedtimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seedtime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sleepytime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sleepy + time. 1. The time to sleep. Labels: childish
Word: obnubilate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin obnūbilātus, perfect passive participle of obnūbilō (“to cover with clouds or fog”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ob- + nūbilō (“be cloudy”), from nūbēs (“cloud”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). By surface analysis, ob- + Latin nubil- + -ate. Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪlət/ 1. Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured. Labels: obsolete Example: [B]ot sen I the to hir cure vassaill: [To mak the r]efrane, my power laikis haill. [For] in hir net thow art obnubilate: [Gif] thow conuert, and tak my trew counsall […]eng or lust thow suld neuer assaill. […]waill hart fra hir to sequestrate, […] time sa far as is fustrate: […]oir repent, and thow sall ȝit preuaill. Example: And that ſame ὁρμὴ, that violent motion vnto action…is it not that that effecteth thoſe ſtrange and horrible acts of madneſſe when the reaſon & ſence are both beſotted and obnubilate?
Word: obnubilate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin obnūbilātus, perfect passive participle of obnūbilō (“to cover with clouds or fog”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ob- + nūbilō (“be cloudy”), from nūbēs (“cloud”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). By surface analysis, ob- + Latin nubil- + -ate. Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪleɪt/ 1. To obscure, to shadow. Labels: obsolete Example: There is here fine criticism, classic wit, poetic dreaming, and some grains of sound doctrine, but so obnubilated with the fumes of German metaphysics, that we become giddy. 2. To make cloudy.
Word: overruffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overruff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overruff 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- English ruff English overruff From over- + ruff. 1. To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.
Word: overruff Part of Speech: noun 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- English ruff English overruff From over- + ruff. 1. An act of overruffing. Example: Declarer eventually lost one heart, two diamonds and the club overruff for plus 110 to win the board and leapfrog his team from third to second.
Word: overruffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overruff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overruffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overruff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vulvic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vulva Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vulvic From vulva + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈvʌlvɪk/ 1. Pertaining to the vulva. Example: Shops along the path are selling live clams, indisputably vulvic in appearance. Example: As Jeffrey Kripal explains, in Indian culture ‘feet are the sacred meeting point of the human and the divine’, and ‘for the sake of liberation, the yogi ponders in his heart the lotus feet of Kali’, the vulvic goddess.
Word: overruffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overruff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonmedical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical English nonmedical From non- + medical. 1. Not of a medical character; not directly involved with medicine. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals Example: All U.S. states allow exemptions for children with medical conditions that prevent them from getting certain vaccines. Most also allow exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons.
Word: unmakable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English makable English unmakable From un- + makable. 1. Alternative spelling of unmakeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uberdork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ubiri German über German über-bor. English uber- English dork English uberdork From uber- + dork. 1. An extremely dorky or geekish person Example: By his own admission there is something autistic about this sort of uberdork obsessiveness. Example: "You got jumped because you're an uberdork."
Word: turndown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from turn down. Pronunciation: /ˈtɝnˌdaʊn/ 1. A downturn. Example: In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. 2. A rejection. 3. The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates, etc., on the pillow. Example: Also, the amenities vary between the paradors: almost all that we visited had hairdryers, many had small refrigerators in the room, and some even had bathrobes and turndown service. 4. A downward pointing extension to a vehicle muffler. 5. The operational range of a device.
Word: turndown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from turn down. Pronunciation: /ˈtɝnˌdaʊn/ 1. Capable of being turned down, or decreased in intensity. Labels: not-comparable Example: a turndown lamp 2. Made to wear with the upper part turned down. Labels: not-comparable Example: a turndown collar
Word: unmakeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English make 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 unmakeable From un- + make + -able. 1. Unable to be made (in various senses) Example: an unmakeable shot Example: an unmakeable contract in bridge
Word: uberdorks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uberdork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turndowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turndown Labels: form-of, plural