nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: modelish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From model + -ish. Piecewise doublet of modelesque. 1. Resembling a fashion model. Example: Her fellow San Franciscan Fraser is a long-haired, 24-year-old ex-baseball player with rugged, modelish looks. Example: She is tan and beautiful in a modelish way and Duane is crazy about her and they travel a lot.
Word: lunchmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + making. 1. The activity of making lunches. Labels: uncountable Example: If I can't even swing elementary lunchmaking my career in politics may just grind to a halt here and now. Example: And you can imagine by now how seriously expert I am at the lunchmaking gig.
Word: lobotomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lobotomy + -ist. 1. Someone who performs lobotomies. Labels: rare Example: I can imagine a lobotomist saying, "Do you want your daughter dead or lobotomized?" Example: Freeman's career as a lobotomist was fairing as badly in the eye of the medical profession as the procedure was.
Word: lobotomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobotomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preacherlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From preacher + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a preacher. Example: The preacherlike man asked his friend, who had become silent. Example: Looking like no stranger to hard work, Jim was tall and lean with a deep, resonant, preacherlike voice and manner.
Word: china clay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its chief original use in Jingdezhen, China. 1. Synonym of kaolin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Particularly engaging management's attention is the expanding market for china clay, which is mined in a sector of the Cornwall peninsula between St Austell in the south and Newquay in the north.
Word: bizen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bysen, partly from Old English bȳsen (“example, pattern, model, similitude, parable, parallel, rule, command, precept”), and partly from Old Norse býsn (“a wonder, a portentous thing”), both from Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to ask, beg”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, perceive fully”). Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪzən/ 1. Something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; sorry spectacle; disgraceful thing. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, rare Example: She's a shem and a bizen to all the heale town. Example: […] and a bizen like this. 2. Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: Akitsu Part of Speech: name 1. The name of several towns in Japan.
Word: non-modern Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonmodern. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: MTG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Magic: The Gathering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Marjorie Taylor Greene. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: [JD] Vance recently defended MTG for speaking at a white-nationalist conference, saying, “She said nothing wrong, and I’m absolutely not going to throw her under the bus, or anybody else who’s a friend of mine.” Example: She had her committee assignments pulled by Pelosi in her first term — and rose to be a national figure. We haven’t seen or heard the last of M.T.G.
Word: California condor Part of Speech: noun 1. A New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, the largest North American land bird.
Word: condoners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of condoner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inkwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ink + work. 1. Art done in ink. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The comic-book artist was renowned for his sparse yet evocative inkwork. 2. A person's collection of tattoos. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Because suspicions have been aroused this morning that there is more to the Argentinian’s inkwork than meets the eye, which is just as well because all that meets the eye is a collection of stars, numbers and smudges that look awfully like nearly everyone else’s tattoos.
Word: multiperil Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + peril. 1. Providing cover in the event of multiple circumstances. Labels: not-comparable Example: As climate risks increase, multiperil insurance is slowly creeping into the toolbox and the white paper provides $29.9m for farm insurance advice and risk assessments for products like multiperil.
Word: pillorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pillorize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The spacious folding-doors were presently opened by an ill-shaped, clumsy-looking youth, in a gorgeous suit of state livery, and a starched neck-cloth, so broad and so stiff as perfectly to pillorise him.
Word: pillorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pillorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pillorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pillorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pillorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pillorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pilosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amerindianized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Amerindianize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Amerindianizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Amerindianize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Amerindianizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Amerindianize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pilotings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piloting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilow Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pillow. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pilow Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pilaf. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pilows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinakoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pinacoid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pinakoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinakoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pincer attacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pincer attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinchbecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinchbeck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinealectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinealectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinealectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pinealectomy + -ize. 1. To perform a pinealectomy upon.
Word: pinealectomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pinealectomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pinealectomizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pinealectomize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pinealectomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pinealectomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pingoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pingo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinkness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pinky + -ness. 1. The condition of being pinky, or somewhat pink. Labels: uncountable
Word: pinnular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pinnula + -ar. 1. Relating to a pinnula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pinoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pintadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pintado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinocytotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pinocytotic + -ally. 1. By means of, or in terms of, pinocytosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pinwales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinwale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pintsize Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pint-sized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: piousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipeclays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pipeclay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pipages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipeage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pipage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pipeages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipeage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piperines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piperine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipestones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipestone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piquancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piquancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piquances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piquance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piranas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pirl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pirling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pirl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pirls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pirl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piroplasmata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piroplasma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piteousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piteousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pithinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pithiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitifulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitifulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitiablenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitiableness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitilessnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitilessness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitmans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pit props Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pit prop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitprop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pit prop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pitprops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitprop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piupiu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Māori piupiu. 1. A grass skirt with long fringes worn by the Maori for traditional performances.
Word: piupius Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piupiu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pivotings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pivoting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maori onion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the three plant species Bulbinella angustifolia, Bulbinella gibbsii, and Bulbinella hookeri, native to New Zealand.
Word: Maori onions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maori onion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: placabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pizes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pize Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: placidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plackless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plack + -less. 1. Penniless; broke. Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: prelicensure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + licensure. 1. Occurring before licensure. Labels: not-comparable Example: In “Panel Recommends Cautious Approach to Meningitis B Vaccine ” (June 25), regarding the use of the vaccines in adolescents and young adults, I was quoted saying there were “red flags with safety,” but my overall point was that safety questions remain despite the fact that prelicensure studies found no increased risk of serious complications.
Word: coffeeberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coffee + berry. 1. A shrub with glossy green leaves and bright red fruits that look like those of the coffee tree, native to the far western edge of North America, from Oregon to Baja California, Frangula californica
Word: coffeeberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coffeeberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raisin tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Any East Asian deciduous tree, of genus Hovenia, with glossy leaves and edible fruits that can be dried like raisins.
Word: raisin trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raisin tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plainchants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plainchant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plangencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plangency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planimetrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From planimetric + -ally. 1. In a planimetric manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plasmins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasmin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plasminogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasminogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plasmolytic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to plasmolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: plasmolyzed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plasmolyze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plasmolyzed Part of Speech: adj 1. Modified by plasmolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: plasmolyzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plasmolyze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plasmolyzing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plasmolyze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plasticizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasticization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plastocyanins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plastocyanin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platitudinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of platitudinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: platitudinizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of platitudinize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: platitudinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of platitudinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: platyhelminthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From platyhelminth + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the platyhelminths. Labels: not-comparable
Word: playfulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playfulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playactings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playacting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From play + -less. 1. Devoid of play (recreational activities). Labels: not-comparable 2. Without plays (theatrical works). Labels: not-comparable Example: Despite his repeated insistence that the theater should dispense with plays, his own work in the theater was far from playless.
Word: playwritings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playwriting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plenipoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plenipo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plenipos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plenipo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lotebush Part of Speech: noun 1. A shrub native to dry, scrubby areas in the southwestern US and Mexico, with thorny branches and an edible fruit, Ziziphus obtusifolia
Word: plenteousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plenteousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleomorphisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleomorphism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lotebushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lotebush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleonexias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleonexia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antipleuritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + pleuritic. 1. Working against pleurisy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pleuritics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleuritic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plexures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plexure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plimmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plimming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plim Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plimsole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of plimsoll. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plimsol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of plimsoll. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plimsoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plimsole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plimsols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plimsol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pluffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pluff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pluffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pluff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pluffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pluff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pluffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pluff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plugolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plugola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumipeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumiped Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumpnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumpness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dreamhouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dream house. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: pluteuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pluteus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plutoniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plutonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plutonomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plutonomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pneumaticities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pneumaticity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pneumothoraces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pneumothorax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pneumothoraxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pneumothorax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pocketer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pocket + -er. 1. One who pockets something, or (figurative) appropriates money or goods. Example: He did not tell the “thinking people,” that he himself was one of the great receivers and pocketers of the said salvage. Yet, at the time when he wrote, he and his sons were, and they now are, in the receipt annually of public money […]
Word: pocketers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pocketer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podophyllins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podophyllin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podsolization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From podsol + -ization. 1. Alternative form of podzolization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: podsolizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podsolization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poetised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of poetise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poetises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poetise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: poetising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poetise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poetless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poet + -less. 1. Without a poet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: poetress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English poetresse; compare Medieval Latin poētrix, Classical Latin poētris; equivalent to poet + -ress. 1. A female poet; a poetess. Labels: obsolete
Word: poetresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poetress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pogeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pogey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pogromist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pogrom + -ist. 1. One who supports, or carries out, a pogrom.
Word: pogromists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pogromist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pointednesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pointedness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pointillisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pointillism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poisonwoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poisonwood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polarimetries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polarimetry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polemarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polemarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polemise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of polemize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polemised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polemise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polemises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polemise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polemising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of polemise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polianites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polianite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: politicalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From political + -ize. 1. To make political; to politicize. Labels: transitive
Word: politicalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of politicalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: politicalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of politicalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: politicalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of politicalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of polk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: politicizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of politicization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollicy Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of policy. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: pollicies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollicy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollyannas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollyanna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polychromies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polychromy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abortoriums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æ.bɔɹˈtɔə.ɹi.əmz/ 1. plural of abortorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clonish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clone + -ish. 1. Characteristic of a clone.
Word: polycentrisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polycentrism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polycythemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polycythemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polycythaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polycythaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polydipsias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polydipsia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polydipsic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polydipsia + -ic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, polydipsia.
Word: gendarussa Part of Speech: noun 1. The willow-leaved justicia (Justicia gendarussa). Labels: uncountable Example: This is a male contraceptive pill based on the active ingredient of gendarussa, a shrub native to Indonesia, where the drug has been developed.
Word: paveside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pave + -side. 1. Situated on a pavement (sidewalk) Labels: not-comparable Example: When the group asked why, the bouncer – gatekeeper, arbiter, paveside general – characterised this frustration and reasonable request for information as aggression.
Word: umms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of umm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polygonums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polygonum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyneuritides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyneuritis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyominos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyomino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyploidies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyploidy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysemies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polysemy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollmeister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poll + -meister. 1. pollster Labels: informal Example: But the real excitement is to be found in Erith and Thamesmead, where the Blairites in exile are channelling their hopes on Georgia Gould, 22, daughter of Mr Tony's famed pollmeister Philip.
Word: polyvinyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyvinyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollmeisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollmeister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyphonously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From polyphonous + -ly. 1. In a polyphonous manner.
Word: pomatoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promotively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree 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 *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English promotive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English promotively From promotive + -ly. 1. In a promotive manner Example: But perhaps it should be left to her long-term collaborator, Agee, to sum up the work as "the record of an ancient, primitive, transient and immortal civilisation, incomparably superior to our own", and its creator as "one of a handful who have to be described as good artists, not loosely, or arrogantly, or promotively, but simply because no other description will do".
Word: pomologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pompousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pompousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: screentest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of screen test. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: screentests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screentest Labels: form-of, plural Example: She may have passed her American screentests with flying colours, appearing on the cover of Vogue in her first month in the White House, but the delicate negotiations in London, against the backdrop of high-profile protest, posed a new test.
Word: ponderated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ponderate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ponderates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ponderate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ponderating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ponderate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ponderousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ponderousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pongoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pongo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pontages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pontage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncliched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cliched. 1. Having no clichés Labels: not-comparable Example: He recorded with his fellow altoist Phil Woods in 2004, formed the Bud Shank Big Band in 2005, and confirmed how creative and uncliched a simple sax-and-piano duo could be in 2006's Beyond the Door, recorded with the pianist Bill Mays.
Word: poolsides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poolside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English popehode; equivalent to pope + -hood. 1. The status of pope; papacy. Labels: uncountable
Word: popples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of popple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of popple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: poppycocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poppycock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: populously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From populous + -ly. 1. In a populous manner.
Word: porousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claypit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clay + pit. 1. Alternative form of clay pit. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: After a preliminary survey had been made during 1909, it was decided to construct a narrow-gauge railway from the claypits to a point adjacent to the G.W.R. main line between Ivybridge and Bittaford. Example: As the couple cared for the deeply traumatised nine-year-old, their son, Ian, went to Brick Ponds, an expanse of semi-wild parkland and lakes on the site of an old claypit used for brickmaking.
Word: claypits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of claypit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clay pit Part of Speech: noun 1. A quarry for clay. Example: A short branch ran northwards from the brickworks to an extensive clay pit in which there was a considerable network of sidings.
Word: portabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porterages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porterage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portess Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of portass. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: portesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: posologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neodruid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of neo-druid. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I was thinking about all this while listening to Under Stellar Stream, the new album from Richard Youngs, which the accompanying press release describes as "a collection of neodruid hymns and chants for the minutiae of homelife and fatherhood, poetic transcendance through repetition â€¦ in these atonal, spatial arrangements, each phrase is granted the room to work into the cerebral cortex".
Word: shambolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shambolic + -ism. 1. A shambolic situation. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Poor appointments, early resignations — James McGrath, Tim Parker, Ray Lewis, a general air of shambolism.
Word: posturers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posturer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trippily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From trippy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpəli/ 1. In a trippy manner Example: San Francisco indie label Birdman Records describes him as a "psychedelic shaman" and releases albums by his fine band Gris Gris as well as his solo albums, like the abrasive but trippily beautiful Medicine Fuck Head.
Word: potassiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potassium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potentise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of potentize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: potentised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of potentise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: potentises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of potentise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: potentising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of potentise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: potlache Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of potlatch. Example: I questioned the Chief respecting a "Potlache" which he had held at his place during the previous winter, and ascertained that himself and two of his Headmen had given away in presents to their friends 134 sacks of flour, 140 pairs of blankets, together with a quantity of apples and provisions, amounting in value to about $700, for all of which they had paid in cash out of their earnings as laborers, fishermen, and hunters. Example: Anyway, I lie here and imagine grandfather celebrating a heavenly potlache – (heaven is the only place he'll ever celebrate it, for it's long since been forbidden by the government here on earth) – and the great Christian gates are opening for him now, and behind him the charred remains of his pipe and his blue denims bear witness to the last potlache of all.
Word: webfirst Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Web + first. 1. initially published on the World Wide Web Labels: not-comparable Example: â€¢ England's women are in Euro 2009 quarter-final action against Finland at 2pm - we'll have a webfirst report on the final whistle.
Word: potshares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potshare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pottinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pottiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pott Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poufter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of poofter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: poufters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poufter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clampee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clamp + -ee. 1. A person whose car has been clamped Labels: informal Example: Ted's most high-profile clampee is Betty Boothroyd, former speaker of the house.
Word: poysons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poyson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcentralised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + centralised. 1. Alternative form of overcentralized. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The claim that policing has become dangerously overcentralised is now a political commonplace.
Word: overcentralised Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + centralised. 1. simple past and past participle of overcentralise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: botulotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin botulus (“sausage”) + toxin, because botulism was linked to sausage poisoning. 1. botulinum toxin Labels: uncountable
Word: practicalnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of practicalness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kiddywinkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kiddywink Labels: form-of, informal, plural Example: In the time it takes to pitch my little one-man tent the kiddywinkies have been ushered inside quicker than if the childcatcher had been spotted on the edge of town.
Word: praeamble Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of preamble. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: praeambles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of praeamble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praefect Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of prefect (Ancient Roman official) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: praefects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of praefect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megalogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mega- + dialogue. By surface analysis, mega- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡəlɒɡ/, /ˈmɛɡəˌlɔɡ/, /ˈmɛɡəˌlɑɡ/ 1. A simultaneous conversation involving a large number of people Example: It started a few months ago when this megalogue finally prodded me into belated action.
Word: megalogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megalogue Labels: form-of, plural Example: The thinker Amitai Etzioni comes up with a useful concept in the current edition of Prospect magazine when he talks of "moral megalogues" â€“ mass dialogues over right and wrong.
Word: praetorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of praetorian.
Word: prairied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prairie + -ed. 1. Provided with prairie land. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prankful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prank + -ful. 1. Full of pranks; mischievous.
Word: newscasting Part of Speech: noun 1. The production of newscasts Labels: uncountable Example: Ever since the three avuncular masters of newscasting — Peter Jennings, Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw — left their posts four years ago, the news arena has been looking for a dramatic conflict to revive it.
Word: praseodymiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of praseodymium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preachified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preachify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preachifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preachify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: paedophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paedo- (“child”) + -phobe. 1. Commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who dislikes children”). Example: I'm no paedophobe, but I'm quite relieved that the children are back at school.
Word: paedophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paedo (“paedophile”) + -phobe. 1. Commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who fears or dislikes paedophiles”). Example: To explain. A paedophobe is one who rants endlessly about paedophiles yes, but also foreigners taking our jobs, yobs, gays. the liberal elite, the goody goody nanny state and the fact that teachers can't torture children anymore. Example: > It's left as an exercise for the reader why this practice is to be > discouraged. > Is it because it might confound the expectation of the Paedophobe on the Clapham omnibus?
Word: preased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prease Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prease Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pedophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -phobe. 1. A person who dislikes children. Labels: US, rare Example: Like Kincaid's pedophile, who embodies a prohibited extreme of child-love, the pedophobe in children's literature occupies a similar place, giving voice to the most hyperbolic expressions of child-hate, sometimes even as a source of pleasure for child-hating adult (or child) readers who might consciously or unconsciously identify with the pedophobe. Example: Children's book author or confirmed pedophobe who found children “quite frequently not terribly likeable”?
Word: pedophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo (“pedophile”) + -phobe. 1. A person who fears or dislikes pedophiles. Labels: US, rare Example: Perhaps that has to do with the number of people who DO use the word "pedophile" interchangably with the term "child molester". If you live with that prejudice every day then you would tend to get somewhat defensive wouldn't you? […] I'm not a pedophile, and the actions of certain pedophobes have caused me to be offended by the misuse of the word. Example: Also making strides is an offshoot of the gay movement, spearheaded by its more progressive members, called the North American Man-Boy Love Association. They still have a ways to go before Congress passes a law eliminating a legal age of consent. (Even in England, parliamentary pedophobes (or pedophilophobes?) in 1998 voted against lowering the age of consent from 18 to 16 although the measure passed in the House of Commons 336 to 129.)
Word: preciousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preciousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precipitances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of precipitance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preconized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preconize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preconizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preconize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preconizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preconize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preconise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of preconize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preconised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preconise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preconises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preconise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preconising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preconise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: predaceousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From predaceous + -ness. 1. Alternative form of predaciousness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: predaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From predacious + -ness. 1. The quality of being predacious. Labels: uncountable
Word: requestee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From request + -ee. 1. A person from whom something is requested.
Word: requestees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of requestee Labels: form-of, plural Example: Sometimes there are stacks and stacks of paper that have to go out to requestees which is very time consuming."
Word: prednisolones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prednisolone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prednisones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prednisone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prefascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + fascist. 1. Prior to fascism. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the political life of prefascist Italy personal relationships were more important than group ideals or programs of cooperative action. Example: To anticipate the discussion, I believe that the Moorian and Weberian arguments are quite convincing as descriptions of the social and political structure of prefascist Germany.
Word: prefascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + fascist. 1. A person with leanings or beliefs resembling fascism prior to the founding of fascism in 1919. Labels: historical
Word: prefascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prefascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reviewerese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reviewer + -ese. 1. The form of language used by a reviewer (of books, restaurants etc) Labels: uncountable Example: If that wasn't bad enough for the harmless browser, there's that "reviewerese" to negotiate:
Word: preferabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preferability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preformulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + formulate. 1. To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability
Word: preformulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preformulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preformulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preformulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preformulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preformulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pregnenolones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pregnenolone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tweety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tweet + -y. 1. Characterised by tweets (in various senses). Example: If, though, he's curious about the voice of a particular instrument — “What made that high tweety sound?” — a knowledgeable parent can provide answers. Example: Witness Calvin Harris, who got himself into a right old tweety huff over a record review the other day, accusing the unnamed writer of giving other musicians - "rich people's kids" - good reviews "because mummy fucked the journo in the 80s"; but only giving Calvin's album two stars because the journo skipped through the tracks on his lunchbreak.
Word: antifibromatogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + fibromatogenic. 1. Opposing fibromatogenesis; serving to counteract the formation of fibromata. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fibromatogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fibromato- + -genic. 1. Promoting or relating to fibromatogenesis.
Word: fibromatogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fibromato- + -genesis. 1. The formation of a fibroma or fibromata. Labels: uncountable
Word: withdrawalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From withdrawal + -ist. 1. Favouring withdrawal. Example: The Lib Dems are flirting with a withdrawalist position without actually advocating it.
Word: withdrawalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From withdrawal + -ist. 1. One who favours a policy of withdrawal.
Word: prehnites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prehnite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prejudize Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of prejudice. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: prejudized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prejudize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prejudizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prejudize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prejudizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prejudize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: web of trust Part of Speech: noun 1. A decentralized cryptographic mechanism for establishing the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner.
Word: webs of trust Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of web of trust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dundrearyism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Lord Dundreary, a foolish aristocrat in Tom Taylor's play Our American Cousin (1858), who utters remarks of this kind; + -ism. 1. A twisted and consequentially nonsensical aphorism. Example: Like the argot once confined to a class, some of his phrases have become part of the general idiom. A Dundrearyism can be recognized as soon as uttered, like an Irish bull. Example: A typical illustration is the case cited years ago, half in joke, perhaps, half in earnest, by a distinguished professor of obstetrics. It occurred in the days when the elder Sothern was playing Lord Dundreary to crowded houses and when Dundrearyisms were the current witticisms and Dundreary ties and Dundreary clothes and Dundreary whiskers were all the rage.
Word: Dundrearyisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dundrearyism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Piccadilly weepers Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Dundrearies (type of sideburns) Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: pricklinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prickliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: priggishnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of priggishness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: priggisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of priggism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primatologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primatology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primitivenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primitiveness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primrosy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From primrose + -y. 1. Having primroses growing. Example: c. April-May 1865, Lucy Caroline Wedgwood, letter to Charles Darwin […] there were 8 or 10 plants growing in a group (some very small), but no primrose or cowslips anywhere near (tho in a primrosy wood). Example: I wonder sometimes just how sweet and primrosy the paths of the Elysian fields will have to be to win Miss Swinton's unqualified approval.
Word: primuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prismoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prismoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiprismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + prismatic. 1. Relating to an antiprism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: denoiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From denoise + -er. 1. A program or algorithm that performs denoising. Example: We employed an adaptive Wiener filter as the image denoiser, and called our algorithm "AMP-Wiener." In this paper, we extend AMP-Wiener to three-dimensional hyperspectral image reconstruction.
Word: denoisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of denoiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hadwiger's theorem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proven by Hugo Hadwiger. 1. A theorem asserting that every valuation on convex bodies in Rⁿ that is continuous and invariant under rigid motions of Rⁿ is a linear combination of the quermassintegrals (or, equivalently, of the intrinsic volumes).
Word: subloop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + loop. 1. A loop making up part of another loop. Example: In particular, our attention turns to multiplicative loops which have either a normal subloop of positive dimension or which contain a $1$-dimensional compact subgroup.