nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cath Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clippings of various words, based on their shared prefix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latinization of Arabic قات (qāt), the plant's native name (whence English khat). 1. Clipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ambitransitive, clipping, informal Example: At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast. Example: Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery.
Word: neurochemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neurochemical Middle English -ly English -ly English neurochemically From neurochemical + -ly. 1. In a neurochemical manner or context. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multigenre Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English genre English multigenre From multi- + genre. 1. Encompassing multiple styles or genres. Especially in music or literature Labels: not-comparable
Word: metametaphysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English metaphysical English metametaphysical From meta- + metaphysical. 1. Pertaining to metametaphysics.
Word: Lisper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lisp + -er. 1. A person who programs in Lisp.
Word: homoiconicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homoiconic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -icity English homoiconicity From homoiconic (“self-representing”) + -icity. Pronunciation: /ˌhəʊ.məʊˌaɪ.kɒˈnɪ.sɪ.ti/ 1. A property of some programming languages, in which the primary representation of programs is also a data structure in a primitive type of the language itself. Labels: uncountable Example: Homoiconicity is a feature of a programming language system that denotes that a computer program has the same form as the data that are input and output by the program.
Word: homoiconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English iconic English homoiconic From homo- (“self-”) + iconic (“representing”). 1. Exhibiting homoiconicity. Labels: not-comparable Example: Instead, the homoiconic paradigm draws from the mathematics of computability theory. […] In the case of a homoiconic programming language, the program processes itself, performing mechanical reductions on the application until there is nothing left except the answer. Example: Clojure and other languages from the Lisp family are homoiconic. In a homoiconic language, the source code of a program is represented as a plain data structure.
Word: metaprogramming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English programming English metaprogramming From meta- + programming. 1. The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform operations at runtime that would typically be done at compile time. Labels: uncountable
Word: electrophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + -phone. 1. any instrument designed to create sounds using electric currents
Word: Halabja Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the Kurdish part of Iraq that was attacked with chemical weapons by Iraqi Air Force jets in March 1988.
Word: spinnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacque Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sæk/ 1. Alternative spelling of sack (“a short, loose-fitting garment for women and children”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Ay, ay; she wore a flowered silk tabby sacque, on band days,” said Toole, who had an eye and a corner in his memory for female costume, “a fine showy—I remember.” Example: On the wall should be hooks and pegs at convenient distances, from which may be suspended sacques, dressing-gowns, dresses about to be worn, or any other article of general or immediate use.
Word: insnare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English snare English insnare From in- + snare. 1. Alternative spelling of ensnare. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Let theſe / Inſnare the vvretched in the toils of lavv, / Fomenting diſcord, and perplexing right, / An iron race!
Word: insnares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of insnare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: insnaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of insnare Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: insnared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of insnare Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: creepify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From creep + -ify or creepy + -ify. 1. To make creepy; to make annoying, unpleasant, or mildly threatening. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Singer Layne Staley’s dark words further creepify Alice’s sound. Example: McCloy had the power to say yes, but said no / a no that creepifies his name in the time-track 2. To creep out, to give (someone) the creeps. Labels: informal, transitive Example: But the Gun Dude ends up creepifying me when he tells me to hurry because, ever since the gun ban, the assault weapons have been "selling like hot cakes." Example: I know I’m at the right place when I see 5 guys pushing a broken down van into the Café Risque parking lot (there’s ample trucker parking, but the prospect of free trucker showers creepifies me).
Word: ELT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of emergency locator transmitter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of euglobulin lysis time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of English language teaching. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ELT Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of extract, load, transform. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sacr- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of sacro-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: sacro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From sacrum. 1. Of or relating to the sacrum. Labels: morpheme
Word: PLB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of personal locator beacon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of passenger loading bridge, a synonym of jet bridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, jargon 3. Initialism of public light bus. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: personal locator beacon Part of Speech: noun 1. An emergency location radio beacon.
Word: shake-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shake-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underrecruits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underrecruit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underrecruiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underrecruit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underrecruited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underrecruit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hermetic seals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hermetic seal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emergency position indicating radio beacon Part of Speech: noun 1. An emergency location radio beacon, used on ships. Example: The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket.
Word: abactinally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abactinal Middle English -ly English -ly English abactinally From abactinal + -ly. Pronunciation: /æˈbæk.tən.l̩i/ 1. from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end). Labels: not-comparable
Word: abacterially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English abacterial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English abacterially From abacterial + -ly. 1. Without the presence or use of bacteria. Labels: not-comparable Example: an abacterially-derived polysaccharide
Word: emergency locator transmitter Part of Speech: noun 1. An emergency location radio beacon, used on aircraft.
Word: abapically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abapic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English abapically From abapic + -ally. 1. From the lowest point (on down). Labels: not-comparable
Word: abashlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abashless Middle English -ly English -ly English abashlessly From abashless + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbæʃ.ləs.li/ 1. In an abashless, unabashed manner: unabashedly.
Word: section automatic weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of squad automatic weapon.
Word: squad automatic weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of light machine gun; a machine gun issued to a squad of troops, being heavier than the standard assault rifles, personal machine guns, machine carbines, and battle rifles issued per trooper.
Word: blownup Part of Speech: adj 1. Enlarged Example: The blownup photographs hung outside the museum.
Word: zeptoliter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zepto- + liter. 1. An SI unit of volume equal to 10⁻²¹ liters. Symbol: z
Word: sees through Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of see through Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: seeing through Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of see through Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saw through Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of see through Labels: form-of, past
Word: seen through Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of see through Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: last in first out Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: adonist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the Tetragrammaton translated "Jehovah" are the vowel points that belong to the word Adonai.
Word: Hebraist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Hebra- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Hebraist From Hebra- + -ist. 1. A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language. 2. A proponent of Hebrew as the language of the Zionist movement. Labels: obsolete 3. One who has a passion for Hebrew religious texts and traditions. Example: The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.
Word: texturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English textural Middle English -ly English -ly English texturally From textural + -ly. 1. In a textural manner, relating to texture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: transfigurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English transfigurate, from Latin transfigūrātus, past participle of transfigūrāre. 1. To transfigure or transform.
Word: study circle Part of Speech: noun 1. A club or informal group of people sharing knowledge of a specific subject.
Word: twire-pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere. Labels: obsolete
Word: tweer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twee + -er. 1. comparative form of twee: more twee Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: tweer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tuyere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twyer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪə/, /ˈtwaɪə/ 1. Alternative spelling of tuyere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tuyere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: teetotalers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teetotaler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypernovae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypernova Labels: form-of, plural
Word: posttranscriptional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English transcription English -al English transcriptional English posttranscriptional From post- + transcriptional. 1. Subsequent to the transcription of RNA. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monogonont Part of Speech: noun 1. Any rotifer of the subclass Monogononta.
Word: housebuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + building. 1. The building of houses Labels: uncountable Example: He says he'll be spending the £5bn available to him to "jump-start" the capital's stalling housebuilding market in pursuit of his target of providing an additional 50,000 "affordable" homes over the next three years.
Word: eurosceptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From euro- + sceptic. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Eurosceptic. Labels: alt-of
Word: eurosceptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eurosceptic; alternative form of Eurosceptic. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mammograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mammo- + -graph. 1. A machine for taking X-ray pictures of the breasts (mammaries) Example: Two floors down, in the assembly area for digital mammographs and vascular x-ray systems, it's a mini-UN, with staff from 38 nations working on equipment and components brought from China and India, as well as France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the US. 2. A mammogram; a picture taken with such a device.
Word: mammographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mammograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CDD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of childhood disintegrative disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of concentration deficit disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of chlorine dioxide disinfection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of conserved domain database. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of comment-driven development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of community-driven development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of cooling degree day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Abbreviation of choledochoduodenostomy Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 11. Initialism of custom Debian distribution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of cyclic delay diversity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Initialism of community development district. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of customer due diligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CDD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Centre for Democracy and Development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Cidade de Deus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Congregatio Discipulorum Domini. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: urgings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urging Labels: form-of, plural Example: Galvanised by this knowledge, the figurine family take to exercise and healthy eating in the park, forming themselves into the key words "Eat" (better), "Move" (more) and "Live" (longer) of the government's urgings and soon the municipal landscape is filled with other happy, healthier families who, incidentally, look even more delicious en masse.
Word: poeticise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From poetic + -ise. 1. Alternative form of poeticize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: What goes into the writer's ear comes out of the characters' mouths edited and poeticised.
Word: poeticises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poeticise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: poeticising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poeticise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poeticised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of poeticise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: malates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaohu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 高胡 (gāohú). 1. A two-stringed vertical fiddle-like chordophone (stringed instrument) used as a leading instrument in Cantonese music.
Word: dizi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 笛子 (dízi). Pronunciation: /ˈdiːdzə/ 1. A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo.
Word: actorly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English actorly From actor + -ly. 1. Pertaining or proper to an actor. Example: Will it be the technically wondrous charms of "Benjamin Button" or the actorly accomplishments of "Milk" ?
Word: adrenalize Part of Speech: verb 1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of adrenalise. Example: Still, this adrenalized jolt of designer nihilism tapped right into late-capitalist disaffection and premillennial anxiety.
Word: beaklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English beak Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English beaklike From beak + -like. 1. Resembling a beak. Example: a beaklike nose Example: The remaining works concentrate mostly on sketchy pictures of hairless creatures with elongated beaklike and sometimes trunklike noses.
Word: adrenalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adrenalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: adrenalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adrenalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: adrenalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adrenalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: folklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English folklike From folk + -like. 1. Resembling the style of folk music Example: Fortunately, Lucy Wainwright Roche sings and writes gentle, lapping, folklike songs, and her clear, steady voice feels like a beacon of sorts, slicing straight through the room.
Word: gentrifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gentrifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentrifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gentrify + -er. 1. An agent of gentrification. Example: This real-estate drama, however, has a twist: one of the area's gentrifiers is a stylish new restaurant and performance space opened by Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factory.
Word: lutelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lute Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English lutelike From lute + -like. 1. Resembling a lute in form or sound Example: a lutelike instrument Example: And an African ensemble, with Kewulay Kamara narrating and Missia Sarah Dioubate singing to the accompaniment of the lutelike kora and percussion, offered "A Badenya Greeting: Being of One Mother."
Word: trunklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trunk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English trunklike From trunk + -like. 1. Resembling a trunk or proboscis Example: The monster had a long, trunklike nose.
Word: winnet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small piece of faeces stuck to the hairs around the anus of a mammal. Labels: UK, regional
Word: noirish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English noir Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English noirish From noir + -ish. 1. Having the character of film noir. Example: His feature directing career began with the third installment of the "Alien" franchise, and before "Benjamin Button" all his movies were noirish thrillers of a sort. Example: It must be acknowledged that the now global recognition his work has received […] has no doubt to do with his works’ noirish mixture of extraordinary artistic delicacy and ultra-creepy subject matter […]
Word: pulpier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pulpy: more pulpy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: pulpiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of pulpy: most pulpy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: woodlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English woodlike From wood + -like. 1. Resembling wood, such as in color or texture Example: A prime example is "Ragnarok," with its scattering of airbrushed dots over a rough-textured, woodlike surface.
Word: thelytoky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θηλυτοκίᾱ (thēlutokíā), from θῆλυς (thêlus, “female”) + τόκος (tókos, “birth”). Pronunciation: /θəˈlɪt.ə.ki/ 1. A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs. Labels: uncountable
Word: splendors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splendor Labels: form-of, plural Example: Getting a ticket is one thing, finding a suitable place from which to enjoy the cinematic splendors can be quite another.
Word: unclassifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + classifiable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈklæsɪfaɪ.əbəl/ 1. Incapable of being classified. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unclassifiable mixture of genres
Word: mycorrhized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mycorrhiza + -ed. 1. That has a mycorrhiza (symbiotic relationship with a fungus) Labels: not-comparable
Word: underpriced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English priced English underpriced From under- + priced. 1. Having a relatively or abnormally low price. Example: Dauman, said the increase was justified because MTV Networks had been underpriced compared with other cable networks with fewer viewers. 2. Underestimated. Example: The case that Sunak is underpriced (though still unlikely) to remain prime minister is one I have made before. It rests on: the limited value of voting-intention polls this far out from an election, the competitiveness of his personal ratings with those of the Labour party leader, and the historic rarity of Britain turning decisively left when it isn’t in a good mood […]
Word: unremarkably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unremarkable Middle English -ly English -ly English unremarkably From unremarkable + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that is unremarkable. Example: Cast in dark bronze and resembling Roman antiquities, Riccio's small-scale statuettes, reliefs and oil lamps seem unremarkably modest at first.
Word: islandwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *awjō Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland Old English īeġland Middle English ilond English iland English island Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English islandwide From island + -wide. 1. Extending throughout an island. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. Obama's determined effort to remain out of power for now extended to Oahu's islandwide loss of electricity last Friday and Saturday.
Word: islandwide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *awjō Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland Old English īeġland Middle English ilond English iland English island Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English islandwide From island + -wide. 1. Throughout an island. Labels: not-comparable Example: The bakery added bread and delivered it islandwide.
Word: Knudsen flow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist. 1. The flow of a gas in which the mean free path of its molecules is much longer than the characteristic dimension of the tube etc that it is flowing through.
Word: jigsawlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English jigsaw Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English jigsawlike From jigsaw + -like. 1. Resembling a jigsaw puzzle in form or complexity Example: In this detailed, jigsawlike procedural, which cracks open the unsolved case of the symbol-mad killer who taunted and terrorized the Bay Area in the late '60s and early '70s, the thrill and confusion of the chase gives way to the slow burn and the haunting clarity of defeat.
Word: wackily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wacky Middle English -ly English -ly English wackily From wacky + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that is wacky. Example: She was wackily entertaining.
Word: microcrystal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + crystal. 1. A microscopic crystal. Example: If all crystallization centers are evenly spaced, the resulting microcrystals will form equant, polyhedral blocks of subuniform size such as those observed with the electron microscope.
Word: unsilenceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English silenceable English unsilenceable From un- + silenceable. 1. Unable to be silenced Example: It may be impossible to replace Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the unsilenceable Nigerian dissident who was the patriarch of Afrobeat.
Word: strain burst Part of Speech: noun 1. The sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure
Word: rock face Part of Speech: noun 1. An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock
Word: universe of discourse Part of Speech: noun 1. The set of all entities over which quantifiers—including "for all" and "there exists"—range.
Word: bryalean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Bryales + -an 1. Of or pertaining to mosses of the subclass Bryales.
Word: plastoglobule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English plasto- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin globuluslbor. French globulebor. English globule English plastoglobule From plasto- + globule. 1. A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.
Word: eyespot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + spot. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪspɒt/ 1. Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms. Labels: countable Example: The eyespot is a complex sandwich of membranes with rows of granules that contain around 200 different proteins, including the same rhodopsins found in the retina of our own eye. 2. An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly. Labels: countable 3. A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light. Labels: countable 4. Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: basal body Part of Speech: noun 1. A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.
Word: basal bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basal body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fosmid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fertility + cosmid? 1. A cosmid related to a bacterial fertility factor.
Word: postresonance Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English resonance English postresonance From post- + resonance. 1. Subsequent to resonance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: circumterrestrial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English terrestrial English circumterrestrial From circum- + terrestrial. 1. That surrounds, or revolves about, the Earth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: firefountain Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fire fountain. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fire fountain Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of pyroclastic eruption containing magma suspended in gas.
Word: Pele-type Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing an eruption or volcano similar to that of Pele on Io (the moon of Jupiter). Labels: not-comparable
Word: Prometheus-type Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing an eruption or volcano similar to those on Prometheus (the moon of Saturn). Labels: not-comparable
Word: kilorayleigh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + rayleigh. 1. A unit of brightness equal to one thousand rayleighs.
Word: Bennet Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito. 1. A surname transferred from the given name, a less common spelling of Bennett. 2. A male given name from Latin, in modern use often transferred back from the surname. Example: - - - the triplex, sir, is a good tripping measure; or the bells of Saint Bennet, sir, may put you in mind; one, two, three. 3. A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
Word: rayleigh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Lord Rayleigh, English physicist 1. A unit of brightness (of the sky at night) equal to 10¹⁰/4π quanta per square meter per second per steradian
Word: jumped the gun Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jump the gun Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jumping the gun Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jump the gun Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Malia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”). Pronunciation: /məˈliː.ə/ 1. A female given name from Hawaiian.
Word: Malia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Μάλια (Mália). 1. A coastal town in Crete, Greece.
Word: jumps the gun Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jump the gun Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: off-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of offhanded. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Involving the use of the left or non-dominant hand. Example: That's a substantial difference for two almost identical gloves except that one was what collectors call "off-handed." But what about left-handed gloves of left-handed players, ie.^([sic]) Stan Musial. Example: Some ranged weapons are clearly listed as light off-handed weapons (such as pistols and hand crossbow), and may be used in your off-hand. 3. Offhand. Labels: archaic
Word: Beto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Beto. 1. A male given name from Spanish.
Word: buffoonlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English buffoon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English buffoonlike From buffoon + -like. 1. Resembling a buffoon Example: Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.
Word: cataphoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cataphora Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cataphoric From cataphora + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈfɔːɹɪk/, /ˌkætəˈfɒɹɪk/ 1. Of or relating to cataphora. Labels: not-comparable
Word: synonymist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English synonym Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English synonymist From synonym + -ist. 1. A person who uses or studies synonyms, especially one who curates collections of them.
Word: Jensen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish Jensen. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnsən/ 1. A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish or Norwegian origin. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Word: -wide Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: See wide. 1. Throughout the specified area or thing. Labels: morpheme, not-comparable
Word: Johansen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From North Germanic (Danish Johansen and Norwegian Johansen), patronymic from Johan + -sen. 1. A surname from the North Germanic languages, Norwegian, or Danish.
Word: comparables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comparable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compromiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compromise + -er. 1. One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily Example: The word on Ken Salazar, tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to run the Interior Department, is that he is friendly, approachable, a good listener, a genial compromiser and a skillful broker of deals.
Word: Hansson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Hansson. 1. A surname from Swedish.
Word: compromisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compromiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypertalented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English talented English hypertalented From hyper- + talented. 1. Extraordinarily talented Example: But Brian d'Arcy James and the hypertalented Sutton Foster find a sweet, goofy chemistry as an ogre and a princess.
Word: backcourt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + court. 1. A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building. Labels: Scotland Example: Some backcourts had wee outside buildings. They had caved-in roofs and tile chimneys broke off and all smashed windows. Example: Each unique backcourt was an adventure playground with walls to be climbed, chasms to be leaped and dustbins to be raked through and pillaged. 2. A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area. Example: So the Knicks, who began the season with a depleted frontcourt, have muddled through the last six weeks with a depleted backcourt as well. 3. The area farthest from the opponent's goal around the nine-metre line, where a team's defensive centre players are located. Example: It also shows Mathias Gidsel’s greatness, as he is the only backcourt player that ranks in the top 20 in both shot quality and shot making, something he regularly does in the German Bundesliga as well.
Word: backcourts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backcourt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soapmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soap + making. 1. The business or process of producing soap Labels: uncountable
Word: sendups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sendup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semirural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English rural English semirural From semi- + rural. 1. Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing Labels: not-comparable Example: In Elephant Butte, the couple's main criteria --temperate climate, a semirural location and affordability -- were met. Example: 2012, Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2012, Sketches of Pleasanton trash-can victim released, link The body was found May 24 on the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon Road, a semirural area on the outskirts of the city.
Word: reteam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English team English reteam From re- + team. 1. To team (two or more people) together again. Labels: transitive Example: Set in Amritsar, “Rab” reteams the director Aditya Chopra with Shahrukh Khan, Hindi cinema's reigning superstar, and the two deftly and winningly blend comedy and melodrama. 2. To team up again. Labels: intransitive Example: Perhaps in time Almond will find a way to reclaim the Soft Cell momentum, almost ten years after he abandoned the group. Maybe it's a matter of reteaming with David Ball (which doesn't seem likely) or finding better collaborators than those he worked with on this album.
Word: restaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English stage English restage From re- + stage. 1. To stage (a production) again; to bring (a production) to the stage again. Labels: transitive Example: In 2006 the Wrong Gallery restaged this work at the Frieze Art Fair to much less outcry but with its disturbing questions intact. 2. To stage (a disease, especially a cancer) again; to revise the staging of a case as its course varies. Labels: transitive
Word: reteams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reteam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reteaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reteam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reteamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reteam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of restage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: restaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: restaging Part of Speech: noun 1. A staging again; thus: 2. A staging again; thus:
Word: pierogies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pierogi Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of pierogie Labels: form-of, plural 3. plural of pierogy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightscapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightscape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jump the queue Part of Speech: verb 1. To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in. 2. To receive preferential treatment. Labels: idiomatic
Word: jumping the queue Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jump the queue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jumped the queue Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jump the queue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nightscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English night English landscapebf. English -scape English nightscape From night + -scape. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtskeɪp/ 1. The nighttime landscape, or a depiction thereof. Example: Artificial light has a pronounced effect on the nightscape. Example: I saw a moon-bathed nightscape.
Word: babbies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæ.biz/ 1. plural of babby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boy shorts Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of boyshorts. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: transport café Part of Speech: noun 1. A roadside eating establishment used especially by lorry-drivers; a truck stop. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: From Area B I'd usually [...] do the whole thing in reverse, until I'd qualified for the reward of a bacon sandwich and a cup of exquisite milky coffee at a transport café in Bartley Green Village.
Word: Kepler shear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johannes Kepler, German astronomer. 1. The effect of differential rotation speeds in the rings of Saturn Labels: uncountable
Word: tropical arc Part of Speech: noun 1. A weak aurora above the tropics
Word: Balmer series Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician. 1. The set of spectral lines of the hydrogen atom that correspond to transitions involving a principal quantum number n=2
Word: jovian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Jovian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Doppler velocimetry Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique used to determine the velocity of fluids using two beams of laser light. Labels: uncountable
Word: Burgers vector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers. 1. A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice.
Word: depinning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English pinning English depinning From de- + pinning. 1. The loss of a one-to-one relationship between the atoms of two surfaces as the surfaces move relative to each other. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: depinning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English pinning English depinning From de- + pinning. 1. present participle and gerund of depin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pierogis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pierogi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perogies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perogie or plural of perogy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: F-box Part of Speech: noun 1. A structural motif, and associated protein, first identified in cyclin-F.
Word: banku Part of Speech: noun 1. A Ghanaian dish of fermented corn and cassava dough formed into a paste cooked by steaming. Labels: uncountable
Word: lotus effect Part of Speech: noun 1. The superhydrophobicity associated with the leaves of the lotus plant
Word: carbon sequestration Part of Speech: noun 1. The natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: biosequestration Example: Carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation are interconnected. Healthy forests with robust carbon sequestration capabilities also provide habitats for diverse plant and animal species. 2. Any of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: carbon capture, CC, CCS, CCU, CCUS
Word: DNA snippet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small portion of DNA associated with one or more genes or attributes Labels: informal
Word: anterior cingulate cortex Part of Speech: noun 1. The frontal part of the cingulate cortex. Example: In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear.
Word: cingulate cortex Part of Speech: noun 1. The medial part of the cortex, between the corpus callosum to the cingulate sulcus. Example: In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear.
Word: C fiber Part of Speech: noun 1. The slowest of the nerve fibers, unique in being unmyelinated
Word: black coral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the black colouration of their skeletons of the corals, made of chitin; unlike shallow-water corals which use calcium carbonate to build white skeletons, evident during coral bleaching events which reveal the colour of the skeletons, due to the transparent corals expelling their colourful algae symbionts. 1. Any of various tropical corals of the family Antipathidae.
Word: sea whip coral Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of cnidarians, of the order Alcyonacea ( <= Gorgonacea), that form flexible colonies with few branches.
Word: barrel sponge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria. Example: In making use of something as simple as a difference in water speed, barrel sponges are exploiting energy from currents and tides that ultimately derive from the gravitational pull exerted by the Moon and Sun.
Word: fortepianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fortepiano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fortepianist From fortepiano + -ist. 1. A player of the fortepiano