nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: recommittal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + committal. 1. recommitment
Word: recommittals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recommittal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: falxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of falx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimonarchic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + monarchic. 1. Opposing monarchy.
Word: gnomonical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gnomonic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: carbochlorination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carbo- + chlorination. 1. Reaction with carbon and chlorine, either as the elements or as phosgene Labels: uncountable
Word: krals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Londongrad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From London + Russian град (grad, “town”), after placenames such as Leningrad and Kaliningrad. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌndənɡɹad/ 1. London, seen as a haven for Eastern European (especially Russian) exiles. Labels: derogatory Example: In summer 2007 I confronted Alistair Darling, the chancellor of the exchequer, over the “Londongrad” phenomenon. Example: One recent Russian emigrant to ‘Londongrad’ (also known as ‘Moscow-on-Thames’), argues that, ‘if in the 90s Russian migrants were associated with mobsters and gangsters, now it will be a wave of so-called creative class emigration.’
Word: Securitate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Securitate (from securitate (“security”)), short for Direcţia Generală a Securităţii Poporului (“General Directorate for the Security of the People”), later Departamentul Securităţii Statului (“Department for State Security”). Pronunciation: /sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/, /sɪkjʊɹɪˈtɑteɪ/ 1. The official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule. Labels: historical Example: My young interpreter scowls, inserting into her translation her own memories of six-hour queues to buy milk, and of the feared Securitate secret police. Example: Even our Securitate-approved minders went into a mental coma when we questioned the genius of the Genius of the Carpathians, Nicolae Ceauşescu.
Word: dead zone Part of Speech: noun 1. An area with no life. Example: Its first act upon its arrival — or, depending on the degree of intelligent agency you ascribed to it, the first side-effect of its arrival — was the neutralisation of the Foundation. In the space of a night, an international staff of tens of thousands disappeared into oblivion, or became amnesiac, or simply dropped brain-dead where they were standing. Foundation Sites became hollow, inaccessible dead zones. A few anomalies broke containment in the chaos, to devastating effect; thousands of others were choked into irrelevant obscurity beneath SCP-3125's antimemetic pressure. 2. An area of the ocean where oxygen levels are too low to support life, especially as a result of pollution. Example: Planet Earth Research this year discovered that humans have created at least 50 ‘dead zones’ (zones where there is no oxygen) in the sea through pollution, and have extinguished other species at 1,000 times the natural rate in evolution. Example: It is only really in the past decade that science has begun to tell us that the man-made changes now occurring in the oceans – from acidification to overfishing to the growth of dead zones – represent some of the greatest threats to life on Earth. 3. A region where mobile phones do not operate because there is no base station or repeater nearby. Example: When you are in a dead zone, most of your call drops or your phone doesn't work at all. 4. The part of the field where a player is on their opponent's side of the field but kicking a field goal would probably be unsuccessful and punting the ball would not dramatically change field position. 5. An area near a fortification that is relatively sheltered from defending fire because direct fire from other parts of the walls cannot be directed around a curved wall. Labels: historical 6. A region within the player's viewpoint that is less sensitive to small movements, aiding accurate firing of weapons etc.
Word: dead zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dead zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fontography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From font + -graphy. 1. The design and study of fonts, or typefaces. Labels: uncountable Example: One of the pioneers of the new fontography is Zuzana Licko (b. 1961), who started designing typefaces in 1985 […] Example: Type instruction should include a range of endeavors from metal typefounding to digital fontography.
Word: necroscopical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of necroscopic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: globate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin globatus, past participle of globare (“to make into a ball”), from globus (“ball”). 1. Having the form of a globe; spherical. Labels: archaic Example: globate gland
Word: globated Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of globate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: augmenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of augmenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overwording Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overword Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overworded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overword Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Masoretical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Masoretic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Shariatization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shariatization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: diegos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diego Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enclaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enclave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enclaved Part of Speech: adj 1. Forming an enclave; isolated within a surrounding area that has a different culture and/or political identity. Example: Some particularly severe cases of enclaved groups existed in the Soviet Union from the time of the Second World War. Example: Coincidentally, this region is the most resistant to change and is very enclaved lacking even access roads. 2. Consisting of tightly-knit groups that are closed off from outsiders. Example: In contrast, work by Barnes, Sullivan and Matka (2003) on Health Action Zones suggests that, where professional commitment is to be secured and where risk taking is to be encouraged, more enclaved forms , with their internally more egalitarian relations and sharper boundaries with outsiders, are more appropriate than individualistic or hierarchical forms. Example: The enclaved relationship between constituencies provides more room for independence between offices than did the congruent relationship.
Word: enclaved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enclave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polysyllabical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + syllabical. 1. Alternative form of polysyllabic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: troglodytical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of troglodytic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: clapboarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clapboard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clapboarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clapboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sea pear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + pear. 1. A sea squirt of the genus Boltenia.
Word: sea pears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea pear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pontific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Latin pontificius. Pronunciation: /pɒnˈtɪf.ɪk/, /pɑnˈtɪf.ɪk/ 1. Alternative form of pontifical Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: the pontific college with their augurs and flamens Example: pontific fury
Word: shahdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shah + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑːdəm/ 1. The position, dignity or jurisdiction of a shah.
Word: shahdoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shahdom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emirship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From emir + -ship. 1. The rank or office of an emir. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: emirships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emirship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mangoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mango Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peloria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin peloria (“mutant, especially mutant toadflax”), from Ancient Greek πέλωρ (pélōr, “monster”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia, -y: forming abstract nouns”) and Latin -ia (“-ia: forming neuter plurals”). 1. A variety of toadflax having five spurs instead of one. Labels: uncountable 2. abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which, being naturally irregular, have become regular through a symmetrical repetition of the special irregularity Labels: uncountable
Word: subacids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subacid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kwyjibo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Taken from a gibberish word (supposedly meaning "A big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper") used in the 1990 episode "Bart the Genius" of the TV show The Simpsons. 1. A particular yo-yo trick. Labels: rare Example: On the Kwyjibo.... On steps 2-4, I've been raising my left (free) hand, swinging the yo overto^([sic]) the right and then bringing my right hand over under it. Example: I have been yo-yoing for just over 1 year now, I have just recently learned kwyjibo, white buddha, and other tricks but I can't sleep a yo-yo for over a minute, without an amazing throw […]
Word: apods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mantlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mantling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raggie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rag + -y. 1. ragged; rough Labels: obsolete Example: a stonie and raggie hill
Word: raggie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rag + -ie. 1. One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual Labels: derogatory, informal, nonstandard Example: Emerging from a pop-up trailer owned by Eddie and Terry in the equipment-crowded back yard was Terry's cousin Bennett Morey, thirty-five, a raggie, and his “old lady”, Donna Call, pregnant by him. Example: “I can spot a raggie a mile away. And they don't get jobs here and they never will. Shiftless bunch, only care about themselves, steal anything in sight.” 2. A close friend; chum. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: He is concerned for his pal, his raggie, […] Example: Able-seaman Jenvey, his "raggie" Lofty Smith and Venus the honey-bear were ensconced in their usual billet under the fo'c'sle awning of His Majesty's cruiser Empire enjoying the peace of a make-and-mend afternoon.
Word: raggie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ragged + -ie. 1. A ragged-tooth shark or sand shark (family Odontaspididae). Labels: slang
Word: digitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of digitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: epidemical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of epidemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: Amongst other diseases the Leprosie was one epidemicall infection which tainted the Pilgrimes coming thither. Example: It was the epidemical sin of the nation.
Word: portraited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of portrait Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: portraiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of portrait Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: venoming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of venom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maturers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maturer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microphysicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + physicist. 1. One who studies microphysics.
Word: microphysicists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microphysicist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geodesical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of geodesic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: chilian Part of Speech: noun 1. A chiliarch (commander or chief of a thousand men).
Word: chilians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wincings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wincing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bengalee Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of Bengali. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Our early popular ideas of the mildness and effeminacy of the Hindoos were derived from the Bengalees, and are by no means characteristic of the general population of India. Example: The Klings of Western India are a numerous body of Mahometans, and, with many Arabs, are petty merchants and shopkeepers. The grooms and washermen are all Bengalees, and there is a small but highly respectable class of Parsee merchants.
Word: Bengalee Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Bengali. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Bengalee Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of Bengali. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Bengalees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bengalee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niggered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: [ˈnɪɡɚd], [ˈnɪɡəd] 1. simple past and past participle of nigger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: texturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From texture + -able. 1. Capable of being given a texture. Example: a texturable finish for plastics and metals
Word: gauded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gaud Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: begauded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of begaud Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: neologic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of neological. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vocalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vocality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: customer bases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of customer base Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PERSTAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of personnel status report. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: lolly scramble Part of Speech: noun 1. An event where lollies are thrown on the ground for children to pick up, often at parades, school galas, community events, etc. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: There were plenty of children out that way - where are they not when a big lolly scramble is on? Example: To kick it all off, there's a street parade through the Todd Mall, followed by a full-day of competitions with a lolly scramble for the kids[.]
Word: mushroomoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mushroom + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌʃ.ɹuːˌmɔɪd/, /ˈmʌʃ.ɹʊˌmɔɪd/ 1. Resembling a mushroom. Labels: rare Example: Near-synonyms: mushroomlike; mushroom-shaped, mushroomy; fungiform Example: The bomb exploded, sending a mushroomoid cloud of ash and fire into the sky.
Word: desire path Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of desire line. Example: In a fit of misplaced municipal energy, the local council is paving the desire path that countless walkers have beaten diagonally across my local park. Example: After finishing it I took the shortcut path through the wasteland to the supermarket – what they call a desire path – and looked at it afresh, thought about it and felt it differently.
Word: desire paths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desire path Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cobalts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cobalt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Schwellenangst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwellenangst, from Schwelle (“threshold”) + Angst (“anxiety”). 1. A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold or entering a place to begin a new chapter. Labels: uncountable Example: The inquiry also proves that a considerable number of people suffer from what is called "Schwellenangst", i. e., marked disinclination to visit a book shop unless they are quite sure of what title they want to buy. Example: She describes in her autobiography how she was overcome by an attack of ‘Schwellenangst’ when she wanted to cover her first trial, making it impossible for her to enter the courtroom.
Word: fogeydom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fogey + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊɡidəm/ 1. The state of being a fogey. Labels: uncountable Example: The latent fogeydom never goes away entirely: contemporary or modern architecture, derided as ‘childish’, ‘infantile’ or plain ‘ugly’, is consistently and erroneously elided with postwar cheap tower-block brutalism and the destruction of town centres.
Word: spinelle Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of spinel. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: styliser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stylizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: white-label Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a non-branded product manufactured by one company and sold by another, especially by a supermarket as a basic or economic alternative to a branded product. Labels: not-comparable
Word: white-label Part of Speech: verb 1. To sell (another manufacturer's product) in this manner. Labels: transitive
Word: macle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French macle, which in turn derives either from Latin macula (from Italic) or from Latin mascula (from Germanic). See mascle for more. 1. Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section. 2. A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance. 3. A twin crystal.
Word: spinelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double adapters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double adapter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entity-relationship model Part of Speech: noun 1. an abstract conceptual representation of structured data
Word: entity-relationship models Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entity-relationship model Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entity-relationship diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A graphical representation of entities and their relationships to each other in a conceptual data model.
Word: entity-relationship diagrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entity-relationship diagram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folk dances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folk dance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radioecological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From radio- + ecological. 1. Of or pertaining to radioecology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: agriproducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agriproduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A perfect rhyme. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dititanium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + titanium. 1. Two titanium atoms in a molecule Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: palatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English palatic From palate + -ic. 1. A palatal. Labels: archaic
Word: palatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English palatic From palate + -ic. 1. palatal; palatine Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: palatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”). Labels: Geordie
Word: palatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -pause Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis, “discontinuance”). 1. Indicative of a pause or discontinuance. Labels: morpheme
Word: sesban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sesban, from Arabic سَيْسَبَان (saysabān). 1. A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata or others of the genus Sesbania), whose fiber can be used for making ropes. Example: The sesban belongs to the pulse family which contains a number of poisonous plants like the lupine, rattle-box loco weed, etc.
Word: sesbans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sesban Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabob Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of kebab. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cabob Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of kebab. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cabobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miss a beat Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of skip a beat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Liverpool had barely missed a beat since the 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on 23 December, roaring forward on all four fronts.
Word: missing a beat Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miss a beat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stellulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See stellate and -ule. 1. minutely stellate; having the shape of tiny stars
Word: Hyblaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, “Hyblaean”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈbliː.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the Hyblaean Mountains in southeastern Sicily, Italy. 2. Of, from or relating to Hybla, three ancient cities of Sicily, famous for their bees and honey. Labels: historical 3. Honeyed. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss, Superior wisdom, crown'd with smiling joy.
Word: Hyblaean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, “Hyblaean”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈbliː.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the Hyblaean Mountains in southeastern Sicily. Labels: countable 2. A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with the same area or Hyblaean people. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hyblaean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, “Hyblaean”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈbliː.ən/ 1. The dialects of Sicily spoken in the Hyblaean Mountains.
Word: erubescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid 18th century. From Latin erubescens, from erubesco, from ex- + rubesco. Compare French érubescence. By surface analysis, e- + Latin rub(eō) + -escence. Pronunciation: /ˌɛɹʊˈbɛsəns/, /ˌɛɹuˈbɛsəns/ 1. The act of becoming red; reddening. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I then ventured to ask the master to ask small and red Dougal what cutlery was; but from the sudden erubescence of his pallid, ill-fed cheek, and the alarming brightness of his eyes, I twigged at once that he didn't himself know what it meant. 3. Reddishness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: crestings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛstɪŋz/ 1. plural of cresting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: funktastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From funk + -tastic. Pronunciation: /fʌŋkˈtæstɪk/ 1. funky; cool or stylish, especially in a way that relates to funk music Labels: slang
Word: ametabolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + metabolic. 1. Not undergoing metamorphosis Labels: not-comparable Example: ametabolic insects
Word: ametabolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of ametabolic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: long drop Part of Speech: noun 1. An outhouse; a pit latrine. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand 2. A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the individual's height and weight were used to determine how much slack would be provided in the rope, to ensure breaking of the neck without decapitation. Labels: UK, historical
Word: incondensable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + condensable. 1. Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid form.
Word: discretionarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From discretionary + -ly. 1. At one's discretion.
Word: discretionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From discretional + -ly. 1. At one's discretion.
Word: incondensible Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of incondensable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prowfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prowfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zaprorid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Zaproridae of prowfish.
Word: zaprorids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zaprorid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crescent spanner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericization of the trade name of a company famous for making them (although it did not invent them); details are at Wikipedia. The trademark is still protected, and this genericized term is only informal and loose. Compare kleenex and coke. 1. An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, broadly, idiomatic, informal 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any spanner made by the namesake company, which makes many tools. Labels: informal
Word: prowesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prowess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crescent spanners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crescent spanner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bernsteinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bernstein + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Basil Bernstein (1924-2000), British sociologist and linguist, known for his work in the sociology of education.
Word: backpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crowingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From crowing + -ly. 1. So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude. Example: 1902, Watson Bradshaw, "Thyestes", Act V., in The Ten Tragedies of Seneca, page 135. Wicked Atreus crowingly congratulates himself on his cruel revenge […]
Word: crawlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From crawling + -ly. 1. With a crawling motion. 2. In a humble or sycophantic manner. Labels: figuratively
Word: conqueringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From conquering + -ly. 1. So as to conquer. Example: E'en nature's boldest barriers he conqueringly assails.
Word: unfittingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English unfittyngly, equivalent to unfitting + -ly. 1. In a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably.
Word: driftingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From drifting + -ly. 1. In a way that drifts. Example: The clouds moved driftingly across the horizon.
Word: deludedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deluded + -ly. 1. under a delusion
Word: contendingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From contending + -ly. 1. So as to contend or compete.
Word: feigningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From feigning + -ly. 1. With feigning or deception.
Word: flaggingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From flagging + -ly. 1. So as to flag or slow down; wearyingly.
Word: forewarningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From forewarning + -ly. 1. So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
Word: faintingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From fainting + -ly. 1. While fainting; so as to faint. Example: Newly rescued from the desert, she faintingly asked for water.
Word: muddlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From muddling + -ly. 1. So as to muddle or confuse.
Word: wanderingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From wandering + -ly. 1. So as to wander; while wandering. 2. In a wandering manner; without any particular direction. Example: I seem to remember talking wanderingly to myself during that last spurt.
Word: twiningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From twining + -ly. 1. So as to twine. Example: The cap she selected for the occasion was one which owed almost all its Barnabian grace to a very magnificent wreath of crimson roses, which ran twiningly and caressingly round the front of it, […]
Word: twangingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From twanging + -ly. 1. With a twanging sound.
Word: unpretendingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unpretending + -ly. 1. Without pretence or pretension.
Word: underlyingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From underlying + -ly. 1. In a way that underlies. 2. In the underlying form.
Word: scrutinisingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From scrutinising + -ly. 1. Alternative form of scrutinizingly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scrutinizingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From scrutinizing + -ly. 1. So as to scrutinize; with close visual attention.
Word: incondensability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being incondensable. Labels: uncountable
Word: cuttermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutterman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Walmartians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Walmartian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inviolated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + violated. 1. Not violated or injured; inviolate.
Word: GMOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GMO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GEOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GEO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trimorphous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + -morphous. 1. trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms Labels: not-comparable
Word: denunciating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of denunciate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: denunciated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of denunciate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: denunciates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of denunciate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nonunionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + unionism. 1. Lack of unionism; absence of support for a union or trade union. Labels: uncountable
Word: noncommitments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncommitment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonclogging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + clogging. 1. That does not clog, or get clogged. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonclogging fluids Example: a nonclogging pump
Word: nonimplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + implication. 1. That which is not implied; the opposite of an implication. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonimplications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonimplication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmarkets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonmarket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconcurrences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonconcurrence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jugglingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From juggling + -ly. 1. deceitfully Labels: archaic
Word: prattlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From prattling + -ly. 1. With prattle, or worthless talk. Labels: dated, rare
Word: pursuingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pursuing + -ly. 1. With pursuit; so as to pursue or chase.
Word: pipingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From piping + -ly. 1. With a piping sound; with a high pitch. Example: The father said nothing, but the daughter pipingly suggested, "We could go and stay next door."
Word: biddi-biddi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Irregular formation from Māori piri-piri. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdi ˌbɪdi/ 1. The burr of the piri-piri plant. Labels: New-Zealand Example: Two days ago in the Duke, and still the hooks in that conversation stick in her throat like a half-swallowed bidibid.
Word: intreatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From intreating + -ly. 1. Archaic spelling of entreatingly. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: interrogatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interrogating + -ly. 1. So as to interrogate; with urgent or bullying questioning.
Word: deludingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deluding + -ly. 1. So as to delude or cause delusion.
Word: nontruth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + truth. 1. That which is not true; a lie or falsehood.
Word: nontruths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nontruth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defacingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From defacing + -ly. 1. So as to deface.
Word: nonparity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + parity. 1. Absence or lack of parity. Labels: uncountable
Word: noddingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nodding + -ly. 1. With a nodding motion, possibly expressing agreement. 2. To a very minor degree; slightly. Example: You could name ten thousand goodish books that you might, without any pressing necessity, noddingly know; you might name a hundred authors that cultured persons would be expected to talk about. Example: You may find in the first few months that your budgeted estimates are only noddingly close to your actual expenses.
Word: drivingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From driving + -ly. 1. So as to drive or motivate. Example: Keep her eyes, for the time, from her husband’s as she might, she soon found herself much more drivingly conscious of the strain on his own wit. 2. With forceful, inexorable motion. Example: One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […] 3. So as to drive.
Word: drizzlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From drizzling + -ly. 1. With drizzle, or light rain.
Word: nonproductivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English productivity ▲ English non- ▲ English productive English nonproductive ▲ English -ity English nonproductivity From non- + productivity or nonproductive + -ity. 1. Lack of productivity. Labels: uncountable
Word: aphonous Part of Speech: adj 1. Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: retributory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Latin retributorius (“worthy of retribution”). 1. Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment.
Word: suck the kumara Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Presumably because both a buried corpse and a kumara (“sweet potato”) are found under the earth. 1. To die. Labels: New-Zealand, idiomatic, slang
Word: hokey pokey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Hokey Pokey (“dance”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually 2. A confection made from golden syrup, white sugar, and baking soda; honeycomb toffee Labels: New-Zealand, uncountable, usually 3. Vanilla ice cream with small pieces of honeycomb toffee. Labels: New-Zealand, uncountable, usually
Word: cumshawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cumshaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cumshawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cumshaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tritheistical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + theistical. 1. Of or relating to tritheism. Labels: not-comparable Example: a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The very contrary happened in the tritheistical system , after the establishment of Christianity : and the second and the third divine hypostases grew by degrees
Word: trithianes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trithiane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philtered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of philter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: philtering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of philter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: geogonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare French géogonique. 1. Of or relating to geogony, or to the formation of the Earth. Labels: not-comparable Example: geogonic myth Example: geogonic planning
Word: geogonical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of geogonic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: talismanical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of talismanic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antorbitals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antorbital Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coleopteral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), + -al. 1. coleopterous. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: hypsometrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypsometry + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to hypsometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polytech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒliˌtɛk/ 1. A polytechnic. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: polytechs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polytech Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catechistical Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to a catechism.
Word: southeastwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From southeastward + -ly. 1. Toward the southeast.
Word: southwestwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From southwestward + -ly. 1. Toward the southwest.
Word: hoopoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of hoopoe. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hoopoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoopoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housewrights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housewright Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contradistinctively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From contradistinctive + -ly. 1. in contradistinction
Word: bureaucratical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bureaucratic + -al. 1. Synonym of bureaucratic.
Word: ayry Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of eyrie. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ayrie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of eyrie. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ambitioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ambition Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: inexpediencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inexpediency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inexpedience Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being inexpedient; unsuitableness or impropriety. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: refluence Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being refluent, of flowing back. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A flowing back. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Scared by the faith they feigned, each priestly slave Knelt for his mercy whom they served with blood, And, like the refluence of a mighty wave Sucked into the loud sea, the multitude With crushing panic, fled in terror’s altered mood.
Word: languaging Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: languaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of language Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: periphrastical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of periphrastic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Martello towers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Martello tower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsign Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + sign. 1. To remove one's signature from (something one has signed). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Listen : I say we signed, and there's no unsigning. And the voyage is never completed, though some may ask What creature is this, with the sea through his eyes looking[?] […] We signed and there's no unsigning. Hell, no, but she rolls And she rolls us like foam from her flanks, the gay mulatto. Example: UNSIGNING AND CHANGING A REPORT SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN VERY RARE CASES IN WHICH FAILURE TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL REPORT COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT HARM TO THE PATIENT. 2. To declare void one's signing of (a treaty). Example: Third, transnational legal process could be used to erode the force of the novel US tactic of unsigning the Rome Treaty. Example: Unsigning the Rome Statute. My happiest moment at State was personally “unsigning” the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC). […] bureaucrats urged at every turn that foreign governments would be extremely upset if we unsigned. In fact, only High Minded Europeans cared even slightly, which was simply further evidence that unsigning was the right thing to do.
Word: covelline Part of Speech: noun 1. covellite Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: micronuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + nuclear. 1. Of or pertaining to a micronucleus. Labels: not-comparable Example: The micronuclear genes, which are normally inactive, are split into multiple sections, with lots of interrupting DNA, called internal eliminated sequences, between the coding regions.
Word: microporosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + porosity. 1. The state of being microporous Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But microporosity is not the only beneficial property in the world of solids and the design of crystal structures of small organic molecules remains an attractive research area with considerable intellectual challenge and potentialities for further applications as materials ( 20 ).
Word: microseismicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + seismicity. 1. The state of being microseismic Labels: uncountable Example: This interpretation is supported by the occurrence of enhanced pre-earthquake microseismicity in the epicentral area (49, 50 ) (Fig. 1 ).
Word: microtopography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + topography. 1. microrelief Example: It is this interface, delineated by chemical and structural features on the surface of the organism (such as concentration and localization of cytochromes and reductases and the physical structure of the outer membrane) and the mineral surface (such as density and coordination of iron-oxide moieties, surface microtopography, and crystallographic orientation), which probably has a major impact on the kinetics and extent of bacterial reduction of Fe(III) minerals. Example: Each surface of phlogopite, or any other mineral, must behave according to the particular atomic structure, composition, and microtopography of that surface.
Word: microvillar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + villar. 1. Of or pertaining to a microvillus Labels: not-comparable Example: At about 90% of pupal development (pd), after the onset of rhodopsin expression at 75% pd, RTW microfilaments elongated commensurate with the increasing microvillar length and gathered into bundles (Fig. 1 D). Example: Brush border M1 tethers the microvillar core bundle to the plasma membrane of intestinal microvilli (3).
Word: midtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + time. 1. The time that occurs in the middle; the point midway through an event, etc. Example: (i) The peak of the central flash occurs about 2 s later than the midtime between the half-light times, and (ii) the slope of the light curve is shallower before the peak of the central flash than afterward. Example: Twas noontide of summer, And midtime of night, And stars, in their orbits, Shone pale, through the light Of the brighter, cold moon. '
Word: minareted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From minaret + -ed. 1. Having a minaret or minarets. Labels: not-comparable Example: The war as it appeared in the American press was a gorgeous tapestry of romance and swashbuckling adventure--frenzied Nazi rallies, weird religious rites in Japan, hairbreadth escapes on overcrowded trains teetering along mountain ravines, nights sleeping in haystacks in the backcountry of France after the fall of Paris, journeys in remotest Yugoslavia where the reporter "spent hours watching the army, with its wagons, horses, and guns, file past the minareted village in the moonlight." Example: But some were straight and tall, some were squat and fairy-colored and others blossomed from thin stalks into impossibly bulbous, minareted domes, like long-stemmed tulips reproduced in stone.
Word: minnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of minnow. 1. Alternative form of minnow. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In quiet, sheltered places, where the water is clear but does not run too swiftly, the ‘minnie,’ as the stickleback is locally called, makes its nest by the bank. […] On these fibres the ova are deposited, and they are then either purposely partly covered with sand by the minnie, or else the particles that are brought down by the current gather over the bundle of fibres and conceal it, excepting one small spot.
Word: minnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; probably a variant of mammy. Compare mummy. 1. Mother, mummy. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, childish, endearing, obsolete
Word: minnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of minenwerfer + -ie. 1. A minenwerfer trench mortar. Labels: World-War-I, slang
Word: molarize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From molar + -ize. 1. To evolve or develop into molar teeth. Example: Macrodontia and microdontia are relatively common human craniofacial abnormalities, and macrodontia of premolars has frequently been described as molarized premolars. Example: All are characterized by extreme postcanine megadontia, premolars with molarized roots, lower molars with accessory cuspules, and thick molar enamel. 2. To chew, especially with the molar teeth. Example: Then the children, dear little angels! will like to molarize juta-paste and taffy, and the happy father while purchasing these at Mike Sweeney's should try some of that tradesman's tobacco and cigars. Example: The other people are not eating, they're just watching you, as though you were Madonna having sex, or Lady Di doing nothing. Like you're on a stage, at a dinner table, and there's an auditorium full of curious, eager people with laser-like gazes aimed at your fork as you stab a glob of mutton, raise it to face level, part your lips, welcome the glob into your oral cavity, molarize it for a few seconds, then send it south. 3. To create a molar solution of. Example: It is assumed that it might be possible, by subjecting an aqueous solution to selective radiation in a narrow spectrum of wavelengths at which the hydrate ion sheaths would be destroyed, to molarize the ions and separate salts from the aqueous solution. 4. To incorporate or subsume (something) in its entirety. Example: If a person is able to “molarize” all knowledge or comprehend one molar reality or concept perfectly, that person will reach the highest level of extrasensory perception, which is to perceive the will of the Supreme Creator. Example: These subjectivities are struck together to form a truly disgusting gum to replace desiring machines. They molarize the desiring machines, and represent them.
Word: moqueca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Kimbundu mukekabor. Brazilian Portuguese moquecabor. English moqueca Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese moqueca, borrowed from Kimbundu mukeka. 1. A Brazilian stew from the state of Bahia, based on fish, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and cilantro. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now he serves up such Bahian specialties as moqueca, a zesty shellfish stew simmered in rich coconut milk and rice ($16). Example: Eating the crayfish moqueca was almost as painful at the outset as it was delicious.
Word: mordancy Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being mordant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Despite their name--and the name of their record--any morbidity or malice the Ships harbor is aggressively sublimated into relentlessly upbeat, largely staccato indie pop, with just a tinge of mordancy in the lyrics and the lap steel (which they underutilize criminally). Example: But its overall feel is a stark and regretful one, with sentimentality ("Catching an all-night station / Somewhere in Louisiana / Sounds like 1963 / But for now it sounds like heaven") vying for dominance with mordancy ("Driving down sunny 44 highway / There's a beach there known for cancer").
Word: mucket Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various species of mussels, especially those in the genus Lampsilis. Example: Of those, a few made up the lion's share of trade, among them the yellow sandshell, the black sandshell, the pocketbook, and the mucket. 2. A heavy cup with lid and bail which can be used over an open fire. Sizes can range from 0.5 to 1.0 liter.
Word: motionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From motional + -ly. 1. In terms of motion. Labels: not-comparable Example: At the low-frequency end, one observes motionally narrowed spectra, whereas, at the high-frequency end, the spectra display very slow motion, almost at the rigid limit (due to the increased importance of the g tensor).