nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: undiagnostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic English undiagnostic From un- + diagnostic. 1. Not diagnostic.
Word: barratrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From barratrous + -ly. 1. In a barratrous manner.
Word: take the cash and let the credit go Part of Speech: proverb 1. Exploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications. Example: Some for the Glories of This World; and some / Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come; / Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go, / Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum! Example: "I will live my life, alone with the few people I find to my liking. I will take the cash and let the credit go."
Word: zoster sine herpete Part of Speech: noun 1. Herpes zoster in the absence of a rash. Labels: uncountable
Word: scrumpox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scrum + pox, as it may be transmitted through the contact sport of rugby. 1. herpes gladiatorum Labels: uncountable
Word: herpes gladiatorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. One of the most infectious of herpes-caused diseases, transmissible by skin-to-skin contact. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mollaret's meningitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Pierre Mollaret, French neurologist who first described it in 1944. 1. A recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Labels: uncountable
Word: rompered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of romper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rompering Part of Speech: noun 1. The abduction of a victim to a room where they are tortured and murdered. Labels: Ireland, historical
Word: rompering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of romper Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: romperings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rompering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commentator's curse Part of Speech: name 1. The supposed propensity of a competitor to blunder after having their talents pointed out by the commentator. Labels: humorous
Word: Loaghtan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Manx lugh dhoan or lugh dhone which means mouse-brown and describes the colour of the sheep. The first syllable is from luch, from *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”), and Breton logod (“mice”); and the last syllable from donn, from *dusnos (“brown”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”). 1. A primitive, heritage sheep of a breed native to the Isle of Man, characterised by dark brown wool with usually four, or occasionally six, horns.
Word: Loaghtans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Loaghtan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green ormer Part of Speech: noun 1. Haliotis tuberculata, an edible gastropod.
Word: Daneland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dane + -land. 1. Denmark Labels: archaic, poetic
Word: on the earie Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news. Labels: slang
Word: fanqie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè). Pronunciation: /fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/, /fɑːnˈt͡ʃjɛ/ 1. In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation. Labels: Chinese, uncountable
Word: femmagist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From femmage + -ist. 1. An artist who creates femmage. Labels: rare
Word: gladiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from gladiator. 1. combat between gladiators Labels: uncountable
Word: homedebtor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + debtor. 1. One whose unpaid mortgage on a house exceeds the house's resale value. Labels: rare
Word: homedebtors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homedebtor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halfalogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From half + -alogue. 1. half of a telephone conversation, overheard by a listener at one end Labels: colloquial
Word: halfalogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halfalogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kakotopia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cacotopia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cacotopia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caco- + -topia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”), by rebracketing utopia as eu- + -topia, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”). 1. A dystopia; the worst possible world.
Word: kakotopias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kakotopia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cacotopias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cacotopia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kegler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kegler (“bowler, bowling player”), from Kegeln (“bowling”) + -er (“-er”). 1. A ten-pin bowling player or enthusiast. Labels: Singapore, US, slang
Word: keglers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kegler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Loamshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From loam + shire. 1. Used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a British rural county. Labels: dated
Word: lezdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lez (“lesbian”) + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛzˌdɒm/, /ˈlɛzˌdɑm/ 1. Lesbian domination; a sexual practice in which a lesbian dominates the other woman or women. Labels: uncountable Example: Similar scenes exist on the Menstruation Sluts.com website which advertises “60 menstruation lezdom photos” and which exploits this same idea, that the forced smelling and tasting of menstrual blood is something particularly abhorrent […] 2. A lesbian dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices. Labels: countable
Word: lesdom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lezdom. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: labiolingual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From labio- + lingual. 1. Relating to the lips and tongue Labels: not-comparable 2. Articulated with the tongue and the lower lip. Labels: not-comparable
Word: labiolingual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From labio- + lingual. 1. A speech sound that is articulated with the tongue and the lower lip.
Word: ROFLMGDMFAO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my goddamned motherfucking ass off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: ROFLMMFGDAO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of roll on the floor laughing my motherfucking goddamned ass off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: ROMFFLMMFAO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of roll on the motherfucking floor laughing my motherfucking ass off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: ROTFLMGDMFAO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my goddamned motherfucking ass/arse off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: ROTFLMMFGDAO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my motherfucking goddamned ass/arse off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: salicology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Salix (“willow genus”) + -ology. 1. The study of willow trees. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Southern Gothic Part of Speech: noun 1. A subgenre of Gothic fiction, set in the American South. Labels: uncountable
Word: softcodes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of softcode Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: softcoding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of softcode Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tempest-tost Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of tempest-tossed. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: tantrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tantra + -ism. 1. tantric beliefs and practices generally Labels: uncountable
Word: ivoried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ivory + -ed. 1. Decorated with ivory. Labels: not-comparable 2. Furnished with teeth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interblent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interblend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inborne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + borne. 1. borne inward Labels: not-comparable
Word: immuning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of immune Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: immuned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of immune Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chely Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of chela (“pincer-like claw”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chelydre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chelidre, chelyder, chelydre, from Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus (“fetid water serpent”), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). Cognate of French chélydre. 1. A fetid water snake. Labels: obsolete
Word: semifrequent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + frequent. 1. Moderately frequent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fratire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of frat + satire. 1. A politically incorrect and overtly masculine style of non-fiction written for and marketed to young men. Labels: uncountable Example: It is up to you to prove that guy did not use mathematics in his livelihood. he wrote a comedy/fratire book.....that doesn't require mathematics to do. Example: For those who have never encountered Maddox before: This is the website of a man who made himself successful in the early 200X's by writing a kind of vitriolic, shouty, bro-lit/fratire. Particularly famous is his fan mail response where he mocks children's artwork […]
Word: ethoxyzolamide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ethoxzolamide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ethoxzolamide Part of Speech: noun 1. A sulfonamide medication that functions as a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and is used to treat glaucoma and duodenal ulcers and as a diuretic. Labels: uncountable
Word: erythrocruorin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythro- + cruor + -in. 1. A large oxygen-carrying protein related to chlorocruorin, and found in many annelids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: erythrocruorins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erythrocruorin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epitympanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epi- + tympanic. 1. Above the middle ear. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eschscholzias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eschscholzia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ethoxybutamoxane Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular adrenergic blocking agent. Labels: uncountable
Word: endotheliochorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endotheli(um) + -o- + chorial. 1. Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels. Labels: not-comparable Example: Specialized hemophagous regions are a striking characteristic of some of these placentas yet absent in hyraxes, elephant shrews, and golden moles. It is possible that the common ancestor of the Afrotheria had an endotheliochorial placenta.
Word: epitheliochorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epithelio- + chorial. 1. Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi grow into the apertures of uterine glands (epithelium). Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemochorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of haemochorial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: chelydres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chelydre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erythroxyline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Erythroxylon + -ine. 1. The cocaine alkaloid. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: ethamivan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of etamivan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: erotogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eroto- + -genesis. 1. origination in sexuality Labels: uncountable Example: the erotogenesis of religion
Word: prologetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably either from the Latin prologēticus or formed in English as prologue + -etic, in both cases resembling a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *προλογητικός (prologētikós), from πρόλογος (prólogos, “prologue”) + -ητικός (-ētikós, “-etic”), a formation akin to the extant words ἀναλογητικός (analogētikós, “analogetic”) (from ἀνάλογος (análogos), whence analogue), ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós, “apologetic”) (from ἀπόλογος (apólogos), whence apologue), and ὁμολογητικός (homologētikós, “homologetic”) (from ὁμόλογος (homólogos), whence homologue). Pronunciation: /pɹɒləˈd͡ʒiːtɪk/, /pɹəʊləˈd͡ʒiːtɪk/ 1. Occurring in or serving as a prologue. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: PROLOGETIC. Description of Prison of Weltevreden [etc.…] 1 Example: The simple matter-of-fact style of the narrative is, from its unobtrusive character, more adapted for spiritual reading than the views and generalisations, and prologetic extenuations of more recent biographers.
Word: egregors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egregor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egregores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egregore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banner year Part of Speech: noun 1. An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1965 was a banner year for the company; it produced a million widgets for the first time. Example: The year just closed has been the banner year for New-Hampshire Home Missions. The amount raised for the cause is $505,38 more than ever was raised before in any one year.
Word: banner years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banner year Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midwinters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midwinter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: short-legged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From short + legged. 1. Having short legs, particularly in proportion to one's body. Example: However, small, deep-bodied, shortlegged cattle have been known in Ireland since Celtic times. Example: The two dogs were beagles, shortlegged and frantic, leaping in and out of the chest-high fall of snow, or plowing their noses through it and furrowing snow up and past their ears, their tails spinning, then looking up with white brows and whiskers, gnomic and hoary-faced as little old men.
Word: short-sightedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From short-sighted + -ly. 1. in a short-sighted manner. Example: 'She peered short-sightedly at Poirot through her glasses, but was quite calm.' Example: My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside.
Word: contractarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contract + -arian. 1. Relating to contractarianism Labels: not-comparable
Word: contractarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contract + -arian. 1. An advocate of contractarianism
Word: contractarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contractarian + -ism. 1. The political doctrine that the legitimacy of a government derives from a (normally unstated) contract between the government and the people (normally derived from an election) Labels: uncountable
Word: short-necked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a short neck
Word: criticist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From critic + -ist. 1. Relating to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant Labels: not-comparable
Word: criticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From critic + -ist. 1. An advocate of the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Word: Unix time Part of Speech: noun 1. A widely used date and time representation that measures time by the number of nonleap seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. Labels: uncountable 2. An individual timestamp using this system. Labels: countable
Word: UNIX time Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Unix time. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: POSIX time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From POSIX, a set of standards designed to provide portability between Unix variants. 1. Synonym of Unix time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phytosociological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phyto- + sociological. 1. Relating to phytosociology Labels: not-comparable
Word: graphited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From graphite + -ed. 1. Modified by the addition of graphite Labels: not-comparable
Word: independentism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From independent + -ism. 1. Advocacy of independence (for example of a non-independent state). Labels: uncountable Example: His emphasis on this aspect, which is a tragic contributory factor to independentism in South Africa, has established a blind spot in his analysis of the causes for the rise of the movement. Example: This projection has been the strategic underpinning of independentism since the early 1960s.
Word: crepitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crepitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crepitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crepitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crepitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crepitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: extenuacion Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of extenuation. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The saide citie is much decaid…not a little to the extenuacion of that part of this realme.
Word: extenuacions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extenuacion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you beauty Part of Speech: phrase 1. An exclamation of joy or enthusiasm, often said in response to a player taking a specky or kicking a great goal. 2. A general exclamation of happiness and joy. Labels: Australia, UK, broadly
Word: HIIT Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪt/ 1. Initialism of high-intensity interval training, a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Perhaps I would struggle to do a HIIT session. Example: A HIIT routine can torch more calories than a traditional endurance workout while being performed in a shorter amount of time.
Word: LISS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low-intensity steady state: a form of exercise that uses prolonged periods of effort at a steady pace, such as jogging. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: lippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lipping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lothly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”); equivalent to loth + -ly. 1. In a loth manner. Example: The bodies which the plague had ſlaine were (O moſt wretched caſe) / Not caried forth to buriall now. For why ſuch ſtore there was / That ſcarce the gates were wyde inough for Coffins forth to paſſe. / So eyther lothly on the ground vnburied did they lie, / Or elſe without ſolemnitie were burnt in bonfires hie / No reuerence nor regard was had. Example: Even the rank poplars bear / Lothly a rival's air.
Word: limitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: littles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little Labels: form-of, plural Example: […] there was something of the habitude of the wild animal in the unreflecting instinct with which she rambled on — disconnecting herself by littles from her eventful past at every step, obliterating her identity […]
Word: leopardine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leopard + -ine. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a leopard. Example: Near-synonym: leopardlike (sometimes synonymous) Example: My leopardine beauties are rarer
Word: lourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of louring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Leucadian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Leucadius + -an or Leucadia + -n. 1. Of or relating to Leucas or Leucadia, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.
Word: Leucadian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Leucadius + -an or Leucadia + -n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Leucas or Leucadia.
Word: Leucadians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Leucadian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saudi champagne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resemblance of the drink to champagne, and in reference to Saudi Arabia, an Islamic country where drinking alcohol is forbidden. 1. A mixture of soda water and apple juice. Labels: uncountable
Word: Stout Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A former town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A minor city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Synonym of Rome, Adams County, Ohio. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sadiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic صَدِيقِي (ṣadīqī, “my friend”). 1. homebrew alcohol; moonshine Labels: uncountable
Word: sadiqi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sadiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sidiki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sadiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sidiqi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sadiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: beaver fever Part of Speech: noun 1. giardiasis (an infection by Giardia parasites) Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: undainty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dainty. 1. Not dainty.
Word: sabinols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sabinol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mabinlang Part of Speech: noun 1. Capparis masaikai, a plant that grows in the subtropical region of the Yunnan province of China and whose mature seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Labels: uncountable
Word: camelthorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn. 1. Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa. 2. Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.
Word: camelthorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camelthorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenobionts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenobiont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detumescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From de- + tumescent. 1. Exhibiting detumescence; deflated. Example: I should note that Meat does not work for everyone. A friend called it too rough, others pick it up and then go on to GQ or October, and others seem to be able to read it and stay detumescent. Example: CDWM brings class into the picture because it tapped into the snobbery of viewers. Look at the ghastly arrivistes, aping their betters and weeping into their detumescent soufflés.
Word: Pyke Part of Speech: name Etymology: English and Irish surname, spelling variant of Pike. 1. A surname, variant of Pike.
Word: batcape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bat + cape. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Batcape. Labels: alt-of Example: The rabbit's feet and batcapes were selling like crazy. Example: Right, anoraks off... and batcapes on.
Word: Leucippean Part of Speech: adj 1. Related to, or characteristic of Leucippus or his theories
Word: Lombrosian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lombroso + -ian. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of, Cesare Lombroso or his theories.
Word: smoke-filled room Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: backroom (as a meeting place of crooked insiders) Example: In its first decade, prize business was settled in the smoke-filled rooms of London clubs, where it remained resolutely insular. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoke, filled, room.
Word: batcaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after The Batcave, a London nightclub considered to be the birthplace of the English goth subculture, + -er. 1. An early member of the goth subculture. Example: btw, hamilton just hosted the marilyn manson concert on friday. the only question i have is, did i look that dopey when i was a batcaver? oh gawd, i hope not! Example: The people who listened to bauhaus and wore black were known as the "Batcavers". Instead of sitting around, sipping red wine and saying "this place isn't very goth", we Batcavers enjoyed getting shit-faced, beating up the crap out of the mods and then stealing their mopeds.
Word: batcavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of batcaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winter sun Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see winter, sun. Labels: uncountable Example: a sickly winter sun. 2. The off-season holiday market, typically to destinations in North Africa and Southern Europe. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable
Word: behandle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behondelje (“to handle, deal with, treat”), Dutch behandelen (“to handle, treat”), German behandeln (“to treat”), Norwegian behandle (“to treat”). 1. To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat. Labels: transitive Example: In England I know a household where, after the eight o'clock breakfast, it is usual to behandle one's skeins, find one's knitting, and continue the long even rounds of the stocking begun yesterday, or copy patiently the completed gusset in the sleeve of a spencer.
Word: mixis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “mingling”). 1. reproduction by the fusion of gametes
Word: chuanxiong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 川芎 (chuānxiōng). 1. Szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A preparation of the plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hedge sermon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Dutch hagenpreek, from hage (“hedge”) + preek (“sermon”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdʒ ˌsɝmən/ 1. An open-air religious service held by Calvinists in the Low Countries during the Reformation, typically in rural areas beyond the reach of civic authorities. Labels: historical Example: Fearing an escalation of the unrest, the city administrators made some important concessions to the Protestants: the Catholic churches were closed after the removal of all religious images; the Calvinists were permitted to hold their hedge sermons, albeit only outside the city […]. Example: The first so-called hedge sermon was held in the cemetery of Boeschepe in the always turbulent Flemish Westkwartier on Sunday morning, July 12, timed to coincide with mass.
Word: hedge sermons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedge sermon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Punic tree Part of Speech: noun 1. The pomegranate tree, Punica granatum. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Wetaskiwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cree ᐑᑕᐢᑮᐏᐣ ᐃᐢᐸᑎᓇᐤ (wiitaskiiwin ispatinaw, “hills where peace was made”). Pronunciation: /wiˈtæskəwɪn/ [wiˈɾæskəwɪn] 1. A city in Alberta, Canada, located within the municipal district. 2. A municipal district in central Alberta; in full, the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.
Word: Airdrie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛədɹi/, /ˈeɹdɹi/, /ˈɛɹdɹi/ 1. A town in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland. 2. A city in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Coronation Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Alberta, Canada. 2. A settlement in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Word: cisphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cis- + -phobia or cis + -phobia. 1. Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals. Labels: uncountable Example: One could then speak of 'cisphobia' or 'heterophobia', claiming adequate protection for cisgender and straight persons. Example: Piers Morgan has claimed to be the “victim of cisphobia” after several members of the transgender community blasted his ignorance on Twitter.
Word: Czar Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada. 2. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Galahad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Galahad, of obscure origin and meaning. Suggestions include Old Welsh, or biblical Gilead. 1. Sir Galahad, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table famously known for his purity and who was one of the three achievers of the quest for the Holy Grail. 2. A male given name from the Celtic languages in occasional use since the 19th century. Labels: rare 3. A hamlet in Flagstaff County, in east-central Alberta.
Word: Galahad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French Galahad, of obscure origin and meaning. Suggestions include Old Welsh, or biblical Gilead. 1. A man considered to be pure, noble, or chivalrous.
Word: new mysterianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Owen Flanagan noted in his 1991 book Science of the Mind that some modern thinkers had suggested that consciousness might never be completely explained; he called these thinkers "the new mysterians" after the rock group Question Mark and the Mysterians. 1. A philosophical position proposing that the hard problem of consciousness cannot be resolved by humans. Labels: uncountable
Word: Foremost Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Consort Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Hussar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village. 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Hussar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized form of Hungarian Huszar or Czech Husar. 1. A surname.
Word: Duchess Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Empress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From empress. The village was named in 1913 for Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India. 1. The title of an empress. Example: The opening through which French taste jumped was Peter the Great’s “window on Europe,” the new Russian capital he built on the Neva River in 1703 to give Russians greater proximity to European culture, and to showcase Russia’s wealth and burgeoning cultural institutions. It took the better part of a century and Empress Catherine the Great -- wife of Peter’s grandson -- to make it happen. Example: Japan’s Empress Michiko, left, being welcomed by Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India, in New Delhi. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are in India on a state visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Word: Empress Part of Speech: name Etymology: From empress. The village was named in 1913 for Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India. 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: prolocutrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prolocutrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Innisfree Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Circleville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From circle + -ville. 1. An unincorporated community in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. 2. A tiny city in Jackson County, Kansas. 3. A hamlet in Orange County, New York. 4. A city, the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. 5. A town in Piute County, Utah. 6. An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Word: Denison Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Denis + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnɪsən/ 1. A surname. 2. A male given name. 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Soldier Part of Speech: name 1. A tiny city in Monona County, Iowa. 2. A tiny city in Jackson County, Kansas. 3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Carter County, Kentucky. 4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Word: Fairbury Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. 2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States.
Word: dack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear. Pronunciation: /dæk/ 1. To pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke. Labels: Australia, informal 2. To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent. Labels: Australia Example: We have it because way back in 1918, Billy Hughes — the Labor defector and leader of the Nationalist Party, from whose remains Robert Menzies was ultimately to build the Liberal Party — introduced preferential voting specifically in order to dack the Labor party.
Word: dacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dad jokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dad joke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: no harm done Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to express that someone's action had no serious adverse consequences. Example: Well, you painted my room the wrong shade of blue, but (there was) no harm done really.
Word: not to worry Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: The origin of the phrase is unknown. According to Partridge’s Dictionary of Catch Phrases the idiom dates from the mid-1930s with a surge in 1957–8. 1. There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem. Example: She didn't catch this train, but not to worry: she can get the next one. Example: For those whose economic outlook may be summarised in that hackneyed expression "Not to worry," then the latest figures could be interpreted as conducive to that conviction.
Word: each to their own Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of each to his own. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gehinnom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gēhīnnōm). Doublet of Gehenna and Jahannam. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈhɪnəm/ 1. The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God. Labels: Judaism
Word: Ahuja Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਅਹੂਜਾ (ahūjā). 1. A surname from Punjabi.
Word: Rahuria Part of Speech: name 1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.
Word: Ralhan Part of Speech: name 1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.
Word: Rehalan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit राजा-ऐ-जाहान (Rājah-e-Jahan, “Ruler, King of the whole existence”). 1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.
Word: Rehani Part of Speech: name 1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.
Word: Roshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit meaning light, radiance or bright. Roshan is masculine name of Indian origin and Roshni is feminine version. From Persian روشن (rowšan). Roshan is gender neutral in Persian. 1. A kshatriya Punjabi surname.
Word: arithmetic progressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arithmetic progression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geometric progressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geometric progression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steamboated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of steamboat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mismeeting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + meeting, coined by Martin Buber. 1. A situation where a person fails to interact properly with another.
Word: mismeeting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mismeet + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of mismeet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mismeetings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mismeeting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mindsight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mind + sight. 1. Focused awareness of one's own mental processes in order to correct undesirable behaviours. Labels: uncountable
Word: mindings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melodied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From melody + -ed. 1. Having a melody (of a specified kind). Labels: not-comparable
Word: mayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mayntenance Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of maintenance. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: mayntenances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mayntenance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nurst Part of Speech: verb Etymology: nurse + -t 1. simple past and past participle of nurse Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past Example: They would not deign / To profit by a stain / On the honourable rules, / Knowing that practise perfidy no man durst / Who in the heroic schools / Was nurst.
Word: norward Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of northward. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Example: Wind oozing thin through the thorn from norward. Example: […] considering how much more durable the shingles of this Country are than those from the norward, they are equally as cheap.
Word: naibour Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of neighbour. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: naibours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naibour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nighs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nigh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: neo-ultramontanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + ultramontanism. 1. The belief of certain Catholics, primarily during the period immediately prior to Vatican I, that papal infallibility was not restricted to a small number of papal statements but applied ipso facto (by virtue of being said by the Pope) to all papal teachings and statements. Labels: uncountable
Word: ultramontanisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultramontanism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outshrill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + shrill. 1. To surpass in shrilling; to cry louder than. Labels: transitive Example: Once again she had been stricken, beaten down, so violated that to give utterance to her feelings might have outshrilled all the criers in hell. Example: For one terrifying moment, she felt nothing beneath her feet; empty space whirling round and past her, the slang and heckle of the wind outshrilling her own shriek of fear.
Word: outshrills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outshrill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outshrilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outshrill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outshrilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outshrill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: orchet Part of Speech: noun 1. orchard Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal Example: Till he comes to the orchet, when crooping thereright In the lewth of a codlin-tree, bivering wi’ fright, Wi’ on’y her night-rail to screen her from sight, His lonesome young Barbree appears.
Word: orchets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unpled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pled. 1. Not having been pled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unarithmetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + arithmetical. 1. Not arithmetical. Example: It is not pleasant for lazy ladies to get breakfast over at that regular early hour, which alone sets a household fairly a-going for the day: nor for unarithmetical ladies, who have always reckoned their accounts by sixpences, to put down each item, and persevere in balancing periodically receipts and expenditures […]
Word: happy talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Lighthearted, pleasant conversation; upbeat banter; optimistic remarks. Labels: uncountable Example: Dr. Sandwith soon afterwards ran out to the excited chattering group in the garden, and after a few minutes' happy talk with him, Harry spoke to him of the visitors. Example: "Maybe the public is waking up and getting skeptical about simple public relations, effortless, happy-talk rhetoric," he said.
Word: sadlier Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of sadly: more sadly Labels: comparative, dated, form-of, literary, rare Example: So, toward our myth's oblivion, / Darkling, and languid-lipped, we creep and grope / Sadlier than those who wept in Babylon […]
Word: silkworks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + works. 1. A silk manufactory.
Word: slatestone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slate + stone. 1. slate Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It [St Pinnock Viaduct] has seven piers of roughly-dressed, coursed slatestone from Westwood quarry. […] Moorswater is another masonry replacement, consisting of seven tapering piers of rock-faced slatestone with eight semi-circular arches with granite long and short voussoirs.
Word: slatestones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slatestone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semblancy Part of Speech: noun 1. semblance Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A dwelling's character / Takes theirs, and a vague semblancy / To them in all its limbs, and light, and atmosphere.
Word: semblancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semblancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sentry + -ed. 1. At which a sentry is posted. Labels: not-comparable Example: sentried battlements
Word: sepulturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sepulture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sepultured Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss, not-comparable
Word: sepultured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sepulture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shieldingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From shielding + -ly. 1. In a way that shields. Example: At once she flung her faint form shieldingly on his […]
Word: desilk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + silk. 1. To remove the silk from (corn). Labels: transitive Example: While we shucked and silked the corn, we talked, sang old nursery rhymes […]
Word: silking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of silk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: silked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of silk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desilked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desilk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desilks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of desilk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: desilking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of desilk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: undesignable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + designable. 1. That cannot be designed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: waggonette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waggon + -ette. 1. Alternative form of wagonette. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At eleven o’clock a commodious waggonette, drawn by four horses and driven by soldiers riding postillion-wise, was in readiness to pick up officers’ wives and others having business at the Puy. Example: As I drive to the junction of lane and high-way, And the drizzle bedrenches the waggonette, I look behind at the fading byway
Word: waggonettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waggonette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: withoutdoors Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From without (“outside of, beyond”) + doors. 1. outdoors Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: The candles alight in the room / For my parting meal / Made all things withoutdoors loom / Strange, ghostly, unreal.
Word: undesigningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undesigning + -ly. 1. In an undesigning manner; with no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose.
Word: vampirine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vampire + -ine. 1. vampiric Example: Krook is such an indispensable part of the symbolism of the book that when he spontaneously combusts another vampirine figure has to take his place; namely Vholes.
Word: violed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of viol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: violing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of viol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tabouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tabour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: taboured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tabour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vineland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vine + land. 1. land where vines are grown
Word: vinelands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vineland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worktime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + time. 1. The period, or daily hours, during which somebody works. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: worktimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worktime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wrothfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From wrothful + -ly. 1. Alternative form of wrathfully. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wrothful Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of wrathful. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: black moss Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of numerous species of dark-coloured mosses (Bryophyta), possibly species of the genera Grimmia, Andreaea, Syntrichia, Cinclidotus. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1823, Agriculture, article in (editor), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 6th Edition, Volume 1, page 373, There are, however, two general kinds of mosses; black moss, and whitish or yellow moss. The black moss is originally of a mahogany colour, but speedily becomes black upon exposure to the air. 2. Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use as stuffing and decoration. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Nostoc flagelliforme (fat choy), a terrestrial cyanobacterium eaten in Chinese cuisine. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Black moss, also known as seaweed hair, looks like fine black hair. The name of the ingredient in Cantonese, fat choy, is the same as the New Year's greeting, Gung Hay Fat Choy, so it has an auspicious meaning and symbolizes prosperity. 4. Bryoria fremontii (wila), a lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: illuded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of illude Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: illuding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of illude Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unilluded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + illuded. 1. Not illuded or deceived. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yet, would men look at true things, / And unilluded view things […]
Word: upskirted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of upskirt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: upspoke Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of upspeak Labels: form-of, past
Word: upspeaks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upspeak Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: upspeaking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upspeak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upspake Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of upspeak Labels: archaic, form-of, past
Word: unconscienced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + conscience + -ed. 1. Lacking a conscience. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unaverred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + averred. 1. Not averred. Labels: not-comparable
Word: untroublous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + troublous. 1. Not troublous.
Word: untasked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tasked. 1. Not tasked. Labels: not-comparable