nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sex talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable 2. An explanation of sex given to a child. Labels: countable Example: And although plenty of parents take the sex talk in stride, begin early, and are thorough, many other parents tremble at this part of their job. Example: Yes, I realize most parents have attempted “the sex talk” at least once, usually when the school is about to teach sex ed or the neighbor girl gets pregnant.
Word: morningmare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of morning + nightmare. 1. A nightmare experienced in the morning. Labels: humorous, rare Example: What a nightmare! Or morningmare, in this case. Example: My skin had goosebumps and my hands were damp and cold. I prayed I would never again be troubled by that—morningmare.
Word: midnightmare Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mid- + nightmare. 1. During a nightmare. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Minnie — " I tried again, but what issued from my throat was that sound we all make, midnightmare, somewhere between a growl and a silent scream. Example: Will tried to convince himself that he had the life he deserved. That it was restful not having to put up a front all the time. Knowing he wasn't disturbing Dinah's sleep when he woke midnightmare, shouting.
Word: sex goddesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sex goddess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpenetrative sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual activity that does not involve penetration of the vagina, mouth, or anus; masturbation, manual sex, mutual masturbation, frottage, dry humping, etc. Labels: uncountable 2. See also: intercrural sex Labels: uncountable
Word: postsex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + sex. 1. Occurring after sexual intercourse Labels: not-comparable Example: a nice postsex cigarette
Word: sex gods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sex god Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midsex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mid- + sex. 1. During sexual intercourse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Midsex Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Middlesex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sex party Part of Speech: noun 1. An orgy.
Word: dry sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual intercourse in which the vagina does not produce vaginal lubrication. Labels: uncountable 2. Nonpenetrative sex. Labels: uncountable
Word: street party Part of Speech: noun 1. A party, typically involving simple food, thrown in a cordoned-off street or road by its residents
Word: oecology Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of ecology. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: cumulostratus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cumul(us) + -o- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation. Pronunciation: /ˌkjuːmjʊlə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/, /-ˈstɹɑː-/, /ˌkjumjələˈstɹeɪtəs/, /-ˈstɹɑ-/, /-ˈstɹæ-/ 1. Synonym of stratocumulus. Example: [page 99] Cumulo-stratus. […] The cirro-stratus blended with the cumulus, and either appearing intermixed with the heaps of the latter or superadding a wide-spread structure to its base. […] [pages 104–105] The distinct cumulo-stratus is formed in the interval between the first appearance of the fleecy cumulus and the commencement of rain, while the lower atmosphere is yet too dry; also during the approach of thunder-storms: the indistinct appearance of it is chiefly in the longer or shorter intervals of showers of rain, snow, or hail.
Word: semiliquidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + liquidity. 1. the state of being a semiliquid. Labels: uncountable
Word: ichthyocol Part of Speech: noun 1. ichthyocolla Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: woodshifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + shifter. 1. A chess player who is not good at the game. Labels: archaic, derogatory
Word: woodshifters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodshifter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ichthyocolla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ichthyocolla, from Ancient Greek ἰχθυόκολλα (ikhthuókolla, “fish-glue”), from ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). 1. Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Several others of these drops I covered over with a thin but very tuff skin of Icthyocolla, which being very tough and very transparent, was the most convenient substance for these tryals that I could imagine […].
Word: venthole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vent + hole. 1. A hole through which gas or air can escape.
Word: Eolus Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Aeolus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sternutative Part of Speech: adj 1. That provokes sneezing.
Word: sternutative Part of Speech: noun 1. Anything that triggers sneezing.
Word: streamy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stream + -y. 1. Resembling a stream; streamlike. 2. Full of streams. Example: a streamy area
Word: meandry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meander + -y. 1. meandering; windy Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The river Styx, with crooked and meandry turnings, encircleth the palace of the infernal Dis.
Word: hyetology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyeto- + -logy. Pronunciation: /haɪəˈtɒlədʒi/ 1. The scientific study of precipitation. Labels: archaic, rare, uncountable
Word: moory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moor + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːɹi/ 1. Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy. Example: In Eſſex moory Land is thought to be the moſt proper, tho several other ſorts of Soil are eſteemed very good Example: As when thick mists arise from moory vales.
Word: moory Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːɹi/ 1. Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dry land Part of Speech: noun 1. Land consistently free of inundation, as opposed to semiaquatic environs (marshes) and aquatic environs (bodies of water). Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: terra firma, solid ground
Word: pelagian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pelagius [from Ancient Greek πελάγιος (pelágios), from πέλαγος (pélagos) + -ιος (-ios)] + -an. Pronunciation: /pəˈleɪd͡ʒiən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the open sea. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: dry as a bone Part of Speech: adj 1. completely dry; totally dry Labels: not-comparable Example: Wrong! When we got there, it was not only cloudy and cold, but dry as a bone!
Word: humect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See humectate. 1. to wet; to moisten. Labels: archaic
Word: gaseity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being a gas. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: spring back Part of Speech: verb 1. To recoil; to bounce back; to recover to an improved position. Labels: intransitive Example: The bough sprang back and hit us square in the face.
Word: phænology Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of phenology. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Example: If we want to grasp the principle of migration it soon becomes evident that this phenomenon appertains to phænology, and is therefore in organic connection with meteorology.
Word: phænomenal Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of phenomenal. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: It cannot be impugned, that the Mosaic Narrative thus interpreted gives a just and faithful exposition of the birth and parentage and successive movements of phænomenal Sin (Peccatum phænomenon: Crimen primarium et commune), that is, of Sin as it reveals itself in time, and is an immediate Object of Consciousness. Example: They both agree that only the phænomenal can be known, but they differ as to what is to be taken as the sum or composition of the phænomenal.
Word: willow in the wind Part of Speech: noun 1. One whose views are easily and regularly changed by the persuasion or influence of others. Labels: idiomatic Example: [T]he CAB has rightfully seen Congress as a willow in the wind, bending to the wishes of whatever special interest groups and businesses speak loudest. Example: Justice is not a willow in the wind; justice stands immutable against unjust forces.
Word: cuniculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cuniculus + culture. 1. The agricultural raising of rabbits. Labels: uncountable
Word: dwarf rabbit Part of Speech: noun 1. A small-sized variety of the domestic rabbit.
Word: décollement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French décollement. 1. A gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal detachment fault. Example: The décollements occur in near-continuously exposed Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata in the southern Chandler Lake quadrangle.
Word: CTF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of capture the flag. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of chlorine trifluoride. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of cock transformation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of counter-terrorism financing or counter-terrorist financing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Colorado tick fever. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of child trust fund. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: & seqq. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative spelling of et seqq.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rock & roll Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rock and roll. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nom-de-plume Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nom de plume. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: byspeech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + speech. 1. An incidental or casual speech not directly relating to the point. Example: That notwithstanding, I would of course suggest that the whole damn corpus is a "byspeech", and morality and ethical conduct come from much more reliable sources - our experience and application of our social relationships that do not require the alleged authority of a text or an imaginary supreme lawgiver.
Word: spiration Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of breathing. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually 2. The procession of the Holy Ghost. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stonerific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stoner Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin terrificusder. French terrifiqueder. English terrific blend English stonerific Blend of stoner + terrific. Pronunciation: /ˌstoʊ.nəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ 1. Characteristic of stoners, or recreational drug users. Labels: rare, slang
Word: archaistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archaist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɑːkeɪˈɪstɪk/ 1. Pertaining to an archaist; deliberately archaic, old-fashioned in an affected way. Example: The emperor Augustus introduced an archaistic revival of ancient virtue and ancient religion, which caused the poem of Lucretius On the Nature of Things to become unpopular, and it remained so until the Renaissance.
Word: archaistic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archaist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɑːkeɪˈɪstɪk/ 1. Archaistic themes, motifs, items, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: As in the case of Renaissance Italy, it is precisely the presence of the archaistic in the modern that is so fascinating to the cultural historian.
Word: phocines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phocine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phocas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phoca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spare room Part of Speech: noun 1. guest room Example: His entire adult life he had lived in the two-bed flat above the shop, sharing the space with his parents. Frank was in the spare room at the back. His parents had the master bedroom, with a big sash window that overlooked the high street.
Word: nowhere to be found Part of Speech: adj 1. not present; missing or lost. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: And despite Platt’s impressive vocals, the magic he brought to his stage performance (and to so much of his previous screen work) is nowhere to be found here.
Word: grill room Part of Speech: noun 1. A restaurant that specializes in grilled food, where often the food can be seen being prepared by the chefs.
Word: sachel Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of satchel. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: punch bowl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of punchbowl. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 2014, Elle Lee Strauss, Clockwise […] up along the wall, in cliques. The brains along one side, the artsies in the corner, the beauty queens near the punch bowl so everyone would have to look at how pretty they were when they got a drink, […]
Word: billiard room Part of Speech: noun 1. A room, usually in a house or hotel, in which there is a billiard table.
Word: file down Part of Speech: verb 1. To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file). Labels: transitive
Word: within reach Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. At a distance close enough to touch by reaching. 2. Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to). Labels: idiomatic Example: We were within reach of the finish line.
Word: leuconychia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Fromm leuco- + Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux) + -ia. 1. White discoloration of the nails. Labels: uncountable
Word: raise up Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise (put at a higher level) Labels: transitive
Word: topple over Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position). Labels: idiomatic Example: Moreover, some innocently untattooed people in the yoga class – who would otherwise be totally ace at balancing – find the light of self-satisfaction that radiates off their classmates' tattoos is so blinding they topple over.
Word: squamiferous Part of Speech: adj 1. Scaly; covered in scales.
Word: breechesmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breeches + maker. 1. A tailor who makes and sells breeches.
Word: mid-nightmare Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Fron mid- + nightmare. 1. During a nightmare. Labels: not-comparable Example: His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare.
Word: mid-nightmare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Fron mid- + nightmare. 1. The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare. Labels: uncountable Example: […] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […]. Example: Many times, I have seen your name in the paper— the detective who solves the mysteries in this sleepy little city that sometimes awakens in mid-nightmare.
Word: terminers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terminer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Catalanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Catalan + -ize. 1. To render someone or something more typical to Catalan pronunciation, spelling, culture, style, etc. Labels: transitive
Word: Catalanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catalan + -ism. 1. Patriotic feeling of being Catalan. Labels: uncountable 2. A word or phrase typically used in Catalan-speaking areas. Labels: countable, rhetoric
Word: Catalanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catalan + -ization. 1. The act or effect of Catalanizing something or someone.
Word: inobservance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + observance. 1. Lack of observance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: baryte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). 1. Alternative form of barite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: moulage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French moulage. 1. The art of applying mock injuries for the purpose of training medical or military personnel. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Casting, molding. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moulage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French moulage. 1. To apply mock injuries for the purpose of training medical or military personnel. Example: She really wants to get the point across that impalement is serious. I think she's going to moulage a few actors and have them stumble in to really scare the class. Example: 'You can describe wound symptoms, like bruising or bleeding, or you can moulage a "victim" and let the students actually see the injury.'
Word: Palma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Palma. Doublet of palm. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːl.mɑː/, /ˈpɑl.mɑ/, /ˈpɒl.mɒ/, /ˈpɐːl.mɐː/, /ˈpal.ma/ 1. A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca. 2. A town in Palma district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Word: bysitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + sitter. 1. One sitting near or nearby.
Word: coöperative Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of cooperative. Example: Men often work in unison to accomplish political or religious reforms. This is coöperative effort of one kind.
Word: steel guitar Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of playing slide guitar using a steel (a kind of slide). Labels: uncountable Example: Steel guitar — in which the player used a metal or glass slide to note the strings — became popular when Hawaiian musicians, such as master steel guitarist Sal Hoopi, toured and recorded in the 1910a and 1920s. 2. Any of several types of guitar designed to be played using this method. Labels: countable Example: While the acoustic guitar is stereotypically tied to country music, the pedal steel guitar, perhaps even more so than the acoustic guitar, represents country music by virtue of its visual appearance and more importantly its sound. […] During the 1950s and the era of the Nashville Sound, artists like Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, and Ray Price eschewed the hard country sounds of the steel guitar and fiddle and replaced them with softer back-up singers and string sections as they strove for a homogeneity that would appeal to a wider audience. Example: The sound of the steel guitar had become popular in country music in the 1940s and was especially noticeable in the fusion of country and big band jazz called western swing.
Word: eratapokriseis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐρωταποκρίσεις (erōtapokríseis), from ἐρωτάω (erōtáō, “ask”) + ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis, “answer”). 1. questions and answers (as a form of catechism etc.) Labels: uncountable Example: This material, thus offers a possible background to the unexpected appearance of the question of the Temple, in a remarkable work of Justinian's time, the Eratapokriseis, (or Questions and Answers) notionally attributed to Kaisarios, the brother of Gregory of Nazianzus […]
Word: scientifical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scientific + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the scientific method. Example: In ſcientifical propoſitions concerning natural bodies a definition is made, as of gold from its properties, ſuppoſe its colour, and ſpecific gravity, and another property or power joined to them, as a conſtant or common aſſociate. (Rewritten in modern spelling: In scientifical propositions concerning natural bodies a definition is made, as of gold from its properties, suppose its colour, and specific gravity, and another property or power joined to them, as a constant or common associate.)
Word: swing of things Part of Speech: noun 1. The normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field. Labels: idiomatic, no-plural Example: It's hard to get back into the swing of things after a long holiday. Example: "I know how it would knock me out to have to stop now, just when I've got into the swing of things, so I know just how you feel."
Word: jesa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Korean 제사 (jesa). 1. A Korean memorial ceremony for the ancestors of the participants. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pics or it didn't happen Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Suggesting the denial of the veracity of a report of the event by demanding pictures thereof as proof. 1. Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum. Labels: Internet, humorous Example: Pug Nose: “Oh, he will.” “Pics or it didn't happen.” Example: “I just got out of the shower,” I explained. Will pointed down, asking playfully, “Pics or it didn't happen.” “No pics,” I snorted. “No Snapchats, no video. Sorry.” 2. Used to demand verifiable evidence for a statement. Labels: Internet, humorous
Word: gratulant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin. 1. Expressing pleasure or joy. Example: The Hawfinch, excited by gales of the spring, / His gratulant notes was heard also to sing.
Word: hæretical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hæretic + -al. 1. Archaic spelling of heretical. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: præoccupate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of preoccupate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And hereupon he sent a part of his army presently forth to beset the ways with ambushment, and to præoccupate all places of strength, and prepared withal to encounter with the rest of his army.
Word: brodos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brodo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: præpose Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of prepose. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Wherefore, making (as they say) a vertue of necessitie, I did deeme it most convenient to præpose mine epistle, onely to beseech you to account of them as of toyes and amorous devises, and ere long I will impart unto the world another poeme, which shall be more fruitfull and ponderous.
Word: decos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aviados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aviado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digestate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From digest + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. Material that has been digested, usually using acid or biomethanation. Example: The sample was digested with sulphuric acid, neutralized, distilled, and Nesslerized. At the same time, tests were run [...] to obtain concordant results by direct Nesslerization of the ammonia formed by the distillation of the digestate. Example: Digestates were quantitatively transferred and diluted to a final volume of 50 ml with 1% HOT. Diluted digestates of bluegill samples were stored in preleached (Karin et al. 1975) conventional polyethylene bottles (Moody and Lindstrom 1977) prior to analysis.
Word: bewrite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bewriten, from Old English bewrītan (“to write, record, copy”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwrītan (“to write down; write about”), equivalent to be- (“about, over”) + write. Cognate with Old Frisian biwrīta (“to write down”), Middle Low German bewriten (“to engrave; to pronounce a blessing”), German bereiẞen (“to scale something by hand, carry out manually”). Compare also Dutch beschrijven (“to describe”), German beschreiben (“to describe”), Swedish beskriva (“to describe”). 1. To write about; describe. Labels: transitive Example: I vow and purpose, here in the presence of " Billy Shakspeare," to bewrite this ill-starred foolscap!! Example: I humbly beg of you, for God's sake and your own, to read what I here presume to bewrite: [...] 2. To write to. Labels: transitive Example: After I bewrote thee yesterday Mrs. Neville drove Lady Charlotte, young Bagot (Clerk) and self into Glastonbury. 3. To write; write from; copy. Labels: transitive Example: And it was in just one of these accessions of strength, (which after all, I count only as seductive illusions,) that I found myself with pen and paper, bewriting page after page — sketching men and scenes that I thought you would be glad to see, [...]
Word: Gmailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gmail + -er. 1. Someone who uses Gmail. Labels: Internet Example: If you don't personally know a Gmailer who'll invite you onboard, fire up Google itself and search for Gmail invitations, which should generate results with plenty of sites that dispense spare Gmail accounts...
Word: moleculæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molecule Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: Tianjin preserved vegetable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 天津冬菜 (Tiānjīn dōngcài). 1. A brown, pickled and shredded Chinese cabbage usually packaged in a foil packet or in a vacuum jar. Labels: uncountable
Word: tracheæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trachea Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: tretis Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of treatise. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: encyclopædical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From encyclopædic + -al. 1. Dated spelling of encyclopaedical. Example: How to combine the ready availableness of a dictionary with an encyclopædical completeness is the problem to be considered by the undertaker of a work like this.
Word: encyclopaedical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From encyclopaedic + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.
Word: tegos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tego Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encyclopedical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From encyclopedic + -al. 1. Alternative spelling of encyclopaedical. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: antigonorrhœic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + gonorrhœic. 1. Archaic spelling of antigonorrhoeic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: The author has had good results with injections of thallinum sulphate, which seems to have, in his judgment, a distinct specific antigonorrhœic effect.
Word: antigonorrhœic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + gonorrhœic. 1. Archaic spelling of antigonorrhoeic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Uranoblen is a new antigonorrhœic composed of silver and uranium.
Word: antigonorrhoeic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + gonorrhoeic. 1. That acts against, or prevents, gonorrhoea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antigonorrhoeic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + gonorrhoeic. 1. A drug or agent that prevents or counters gonorrhoea. Labels: dated
Word: cremasteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cremaster + -ic. 1. Of or relating to cremasters. Labels: not-comparable Example: The aponeurosis of the external oblique is now divided and its edges retracted; this exposes the cord and hernia sac lying on top, the whole surrounded by the cremasteric fascia through which run bundles of the cremasteric muscle.
Word: herniæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hernia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xyrophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xyro- (“razor”) + -phobic. 1. Abnormally fearful of razors and other sharp cutting instruments. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Many people suffering from hair loss are also xyrophobic, or have a fear of razors and other sharp cutting instruments.
Word: xyrospasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xyro- (“razor”) + spasm. 1. A spasm experienced whilst attempting to use a shaving razor. Labels: rare Example: I have seen in two cases a barbers’ cramp (keirospasm or xyrospasm) — i.e., a spastic contraction of the muscles of the hand and fingers, which came on in a barber at every attempt to use a razor.
Word: xyr- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ξυρόν (xurón, “razor”). 1. Razor; razorlike. Labels: morpheme, rare
Word: œsophagospasm Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of oesophagospasm. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Diseases of the œsophagus which can be demonstrated by means of the Röntgen rays are œsophagospasm, or cardiospasm, which usually causes temporary, complete obstruction and perhaps considerable dilatation, but in which the outlines are smooth.
Word: productionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English productionable From production + -able. 1. ready to be placed into a production environment
Word: media-historical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to media history. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the first part of this article, I will reflect on the media-historical situation.
Word: rotary phone Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone with a rotary dial.
Word: rotary phones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotary phone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewrites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bewrite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bewritten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + written. 1. Written about; depicted; portrayed; described. Example: If I live a thousand years, I do not believe I shall ever do a more virtuous deed than I did long ago in staying at home for the sake of a quarter of a dollar when the rest of the school went to see Tom Thumb, the late bewritten bridegroom. Example: He was wholly different from the much-writing and much-bewritten " Field Naturalist" of the type with which we have lately become painfully familiar, the man who is all eyes and tongue but has no brains, thinking everything he sees is seen for the first time, [...]
Word: bewritten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + written. 1. past participle of bewrite. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bewrote Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of bewrite Labels: form-of, past
Word: bewriting Part of Speech: noun 1. A description. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete
Word: bewriting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bewrite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: by-end Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + end. 1. A private end or ambition; a secret purpose or design; hidden agenda. 2. An incidental or subsidiary aim or objective.
Word: Velasco Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish
Word: Button Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buttons. Labels: countable 2. A township in Ford County, Illinois, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Button Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Buton (“Indonesian island”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: IDGAS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I don't give a shit. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: lines of sight Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line of sight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air-pump Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of air pump. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air-pumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air-pump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jody chant Part of Speech: noun 1. A Jody call. Example: And then, up ahead, I heard a few isolated voices counting cadence in a Jody chant, then a few more, ...
Word: jody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jody, a generic name for males romancing soldiers' girlfriends while they are away from home. 1. A Jody call. Example: I watched the formation move away and listened to the PT leader begin to call out a "jody," an Army song to help units run in step in formation Example: I walked back to the dorm as my team ran by in formation singing a jody about their last day.
Word: jody call Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jody call. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: To march, to be in formation with one's fellows, moving together with such precision that every footstep hits the ground at precisely the same time, and listening to the sing-song of a jody call or the steady cadence of a marching band is indeed pleasurable. Example: Perhaps you would like to help us pick up the pace with a jody call?
Word: jody cadence Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jody cadence. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One of our platoon sergeants wrote a "jody" cadence to it and we sang "We'll be there" on our daily runs.
Word: Jody cadence Part of Speech: noun 1. A Jody call. Example: Colonel Allen sat transfixed in his jeep, reminiscing as Charlie Company's Jody cadence gradually receded; echoing and re-echoing through honeysuckled foothills he had once traversed as a young officer candidate.
Word: logick Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of logic. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: bownds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bownd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bownd Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of bound. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: This Court haveing been moved to state the bownds of the New Village that is settled upon the playne as you goe to New Haven, doe grant that their bownds shall com from the Brook at the south end of the great playne, to the northward tenn miles, and from the said [Brook] sowthward to Brandford bownds, and on each side the river five miles, that is five miles on the east side and five miles on the west side the River, provided that the sayd village by carryed on and made a plantation wᵗʰout any relation or subordination to any other towne, and provided the bownds hereby granted to the sayd village doe not prejudice any bownds formerly granted to any planation or perticuler person, or doe not extend to the north any further than wh[ere] the old road to New Haven goeth over Pilgrimes Harbour.
Word: phrenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of frenetic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: It dispelled the muddle into which Bilbo’s phrenetic ravings had crowded my thoughts.
Word: phrenetic Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of frenetic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: aschematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1933; formed as a- + schematic; equivalent to a supposed Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ἀσχηματικός (askhēmatikós). 1. Devoid of a schema or of schemata. Example: Markus inferred that the aschematic women were just as likely to think of themselves as being independent as dependent.
Word: phrenetick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of frenetic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Ikalanga Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kalanga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tarok Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of tarot. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: -odontia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Formed from the suffixation of ὀδόντ- (odónt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), with the English suffix -ia; compare the Latin -odontia and the French -odontie. Pronunciation: /əˈdɒntɪə/, /əʊˈdɒntɪə/, /əˈdɑnʃə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/, /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/ 1. branch of dentistry Labels: morpheme 2. condition of the teeth Labels: morpheme
Word: horrifical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From horrific + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to horror. Example: If the pine woods be characterized by cathedral solemnity, and the cedars and tamaracks by certain horrifical gloom, and the popples by a silvery sunshine, and the berry-clearings by grateful heat and the homely manner of familiar birds, then the great hardwood must be known as the dwelling-place of transparent shadows, of cool green lucence, and the repository of immemorial cheerful forest tradition which the traveler can hear of, but which he is never permitted actually to know.
Word: four F's Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of four basic biological instincts: feeding, fighting, fleeing, and fucking. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Zappaesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Zappa + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the style of Frank Zappa (1940–1993), American composer, performer, and film director.
Word: bakkal Part of Speech: noun 1. A shopkeeper or dealer. Labels: India
Word: marechaussee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maréchaussée. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hypnopædia Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of hypnopaedia. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: One hundred repetitions three nights a week for four years, thought Bernard Marx, who was a specialist on hypnopædia.
Word: hypnopædic Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare spelling of hypnopaedic. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: “Yes, and civilization is sterilization,” Bernard went on, concluding on a tone of irony the second hypnopædic lesson in elementary hygiene.
Word: hypnopaedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypnopaedia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to hypnopaedia. Example: 'One cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments,' said the Assistant Predestinator, citing a piece of homely hypnopædic wisdom.
Word: swim fin Part of Speech: noun 1. A flipper; an items of footwear used while swimming for more speed. Example: The dirty old Wedge, where $6,000 worth of swim fins were lost last year - and their owners.
Word: swimfins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swimfin; alternative form of swim fins. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sosa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Sosa, from Portuguese Sousa. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊsə/ 1. A surname.
Word: Romero Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Romero. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Torres Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romance Torres (Portuguese Torres and Spanish Torres); from torres ("towers"; Portuguese torres and Spanish torres); indicating someone who lived in or near a tower. From Latin turris. 1. A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin. Example: Ryan Kohnke attended the parade with his two daughters to see his 11-year-old niece Jessalyn Torres dance. But Kohnke compared what he saw to his days of combat service in Iraq, calling it “a war zone.”
Word: Castro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860). Pronunciation: /ˈkæstɹoʊ/ 1. A surname from Spanish. 2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.
Word: Navarro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Navarro, from navarro, demonym of Navarra, from Basque Nafarroa. Pronunciation: /nəˈvɑɹoʊ/ 1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. 2. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. Example: Former name: Wendling 3. A small town in Navarro County, Texas, United States. 4. A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Word: Ramos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Ramos, from ramo (“branch”). 1. A surname from Spanish. Example: The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses, handing a victory to criminal defendants including petitioner Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of murder in Louisiana on a 10-2 vote. […] In court, a lawyer for Louisiana argued that if the Supreme Court were to rule in favor of Ramos the ruling could apply to some 32,000 people that are currently serving time for serious crimes because thousands of petitioners would come to the court demanding relief. 2. A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.
Word: Ramos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Ramo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vargas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Vargas. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico and Colombia. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Vargas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Varga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mendoza Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza. Pronunciation: /mɛnˈdoʊzə/ 1. A province in western Argentina. 2. A city, the capital of the province of Mendoza, Argentina. 3. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Word: Acuña Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
Word: Muñoz Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Word: Rojas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Rojas. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Castillo Part of Speech: name 1. A habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”). Example: Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense. 2. A surname from French, a rare variant of Castillon.
Word: Reyes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Reyes. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: by-report Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + report. 1. A side report or statement.
Word: by-purpose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + purpose. 1. An indirect or concealed purpose or design.
Word: by-plot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + plot. 1. A subsidiary plot in a play or novel.
Word: by-play Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + play. 1. Action carried on aside, commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds; action not intended to be observed by some of the persons present. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glutar- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From glutaric. 1. glutaric; pertaining to glutaric acid and related chemicals Labels: morpheme
Word: by-peep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From by- + peep. 1. To look or glance aside. Labels: intransitive
Word: by-place Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + place. 1. A retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way. Example: Would but your mother permit you to send her chariot, or chaise, to the bye-place where Mr Lovelace proposes Lord M.'s shall come […]. Example: "Hem! hem! however there will be a by-place for me behind the stove."
Word: by-past Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Equivalent to by- + past. 1. Past; gone by. Example: by-past perils
Word: by-room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + room. 1. An adjoining room or apartment; a side room.
Word: by-hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + hour. 1. A leisure hour. Labels: dated
Word: allœopathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allœopathy + -ic. 1. Obsolete spelling of allopathic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Under allœopathic treatment, with blisters and cathartics, they generally lasted several months at a time.
Word: Garza Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Aguilar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Aguilar. This surname is mostly found in Mexico. 1. A surname from Spanish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ávila Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Ávila. Pronunciation: /ˈɑvilə/ 1. A province in Castile and León, Spain. Capital: Ávila. 2. A city in Ávila province, Castile and León.
Word: Bustamante Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Bustamante. This surname is mostly found in Mexico. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Flores Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Flores, from flores (“flowers”). 1. An island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the North Atlantic. 2. An island of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, located east of Java.
Word: Flores Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Flores, from flores (“flowers”). 1. A surname from Spanish. 2. A province of Uruguay.
Word: Ortega Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ortega. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Rivera Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Rivera. 1. A surname from Spanish. 2. A small town and former municipality, now in Monteceneri municipality, Lugano district, Ticino canton, Switzerland.
Word: Villalobos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Villalobos. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Zapata Part of Speech: name 1. A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba. 2. A census-designated place and county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States. 3. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Iglesias Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish iglesias. 1. A commune of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy. 2. A surname from Spanish
Word: Villanueva Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Villanueva. Common surname in the Philippines and Mexico. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Márquez Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Márquez. Pronunciation: /mɑɹkɛz/ 1. A surname from Spanish
Word: Alvarado Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Alvarado. 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. Places elsewhere: 7. Places elsewhere: 8. Places elsewhere: 9. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Blanco Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish. 2. An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Tulare County, California. 4. A census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. 5. An unincorporated community in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. 6. An unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. 7. A small city in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
Word: Espinosa Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
Word: Fonseca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca. 1. A surname. 2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. 3. A phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean at 12° 27' N and 54° 48' W, east of Barbados and Tobago.
Word: Fuentes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Fuentes. 1. A surname from Spanish. Example: It’s a battle that’s both personality-driven and ideological, between supporters of Spencer and the “alt-right” more generally and supporters of the “dissident right” or the so-called “America First” movement, led in part by 22-year-old Nick Fuentes, a former conservative radio host and Unite the Right attendee who is growing in popularity with the white nationalist movement. Example: The idea that minority Republicans would want to support a white nationalist makes little sense until one realizes that Fuentes is fond of using coded language to hide messages intended only for racists, a practice frequently referred to within the alt-right as "hiding your power level."
Word: Fuentes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Fuente Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Galindo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Galindo. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Gallegos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Gallegos. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Hinojosa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Hinojosa. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Linares Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Linares, from linares (“flax fields”). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources. Pronunciation: /lɪˈnɑːɹɛs/ 1. A city in Spain. 2. A city in Chile. 3. A province of Chile around the city. 4. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Montoya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Montoya, from Basque Montoia. 1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Word: Ochoa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ochoa, from Basque otsoa, otxoa (“wolf”). Pronunciation: /oʊˈt͡ʃoʊə/ 1. A surname.
Word: kill screens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kill screen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: by-cause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + cause. 1. A secondary cause.
Word: by-book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- (“secondary, incidental or parallel to”) + book. 1. A notebook or memorandum book. 2. A subordinate book containing notes or jottings to be afterward extended in due form.
Word: by-business Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + business. 1. Business aside from the main business. 2. Something secondary or subordinate.
Word: amœnity Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of amenity. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: amœnities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amœnity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bydweller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + dweller. 1. One who dwells near; a neighbour.