nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Madagascarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Madagascar Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Madagascarian From Madagascar + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌmadəˌɡaˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/ 1. Synonym of Madagascan.
Word: Madagascarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Madagascar Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Madagascarian From Madagascar + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌmadəˌɡaˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌmædəˌɡæˈkɛɹi.ən/ 1. Synonym of Madagascan.
Word: Madagascarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Madagascarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to an antrum Labels: not-comparable Example: In forms with a modified outer antral fence, both this and the adjacent distal band of the domiciliar wall may be concave and form the antrum (Figs. 6 J-K; 7 B), and in some forms the antrum apparently is formed by the dolon alone (dolonal antrum). Example: Antral gastritis may be graded as mild, moderate, or severe on the basis of an evaluation of the degree of obliteration of the pyloric glands, the degreee of infiltration of the lamina propria by inflammatory cells, and the presence and extent of intestinal metaplasia.
Word: Madagass Part of Speech: noun 1. A negro slave of Madagascan origin. Labels: historical
Word: madapollam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Telugu మాధపొల్లం (mādhapollaṁ), after the village of మాధవయ్య-పాళెము (mādhavayya-pāḷemu) in Andhra Pradesh, India. 1. A soft cotton fabric manufactured from fine yarns. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: resail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sail English resail From re- + sail. 1. To sail again.
Word: torchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antrectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antr- + -ectomy. 1. The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
Word: antrectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antrectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midwesterner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Midwesterner. Labels: alt-of Example: But he's not a native midwesterner; he came here from Portland, Oregon, in 1973 to become an architecture student at the U. of I.
Word: Midwesterner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Midwestern + -er. 1. A person from the Midwest. Labels: US Example: People from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Kentucky are often considered Midwesterners.
Word: Midwesterners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Midwesterner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Midwestern Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Midwest. Labels: US
Word: mads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mad Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: madded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mad Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penis worm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From penis + worm. 1. Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis. Example: Penis worms today use their hydrostatic skeletons to make burrows with a distinctive shape, and paleontologists have discovered similar shapes in rocks 542 million years old.
Word: Madeiran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Madeira + -an. 1. Of, or from Madeira.
Word: Madeiran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Madeira + -an. 1. Someone from Madeira.
Word: maluses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maderizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maderize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maderizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of maderize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maderized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maderize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lader From lade + -er. 1. One who loads cargo onto a vessel.
Word: penis worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penis worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madragues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madrague Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Madrilenians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Madrilenian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madroños Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madroño Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Madura Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”). 1. An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.
Word: Madura Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Mathura (“Indian city”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of Madurai (“Indian city”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Madurese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Madura Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Madurese From Madura + -ese. 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Indonesian island of Madura.
Word: Madurese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Madura Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Madurese From Madura + -ese. 1. An Austronesian language spoken predominantly on the island of Madura.
Word: Madurese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Madura Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Madurese From Madura + -ese. 1. Synonym of Raas (“a cat breed”).
Word: rumpo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rumpy-pumpy + -o. 1. Sexual intercourse. Labels: colloquial, humorous, uncountable Example: A film in French with subtitles in which nothing happens for two hours but you'll sit through it because these French films always have a bit of rumpo in somewhere. Example: He'd been more than happy to impersonate my “valued customer,” especially as he'd been rewarded with a bit of rumpo (on the house) for his pains.
Word: Maduran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Madura + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, the Indonesian island of Madura. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Maduran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Madura + -an. 1. Someone from the island of Madura.
Word: Maduran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Madura + -an. 1. Uncommon form of Madurese (“an Austronesian language”). Labels: form-of, uncommon
Word: Madurans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maduran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mae Wests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mae West Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infoporn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From info + porn. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfəʊˌpɔːn/, /ˈɪnfoʊˌpɔɹn/ 1. Information which does not serve a purpose other than to hold the attention of its audience; information for information's sake. Labels: uncountable Example: This uselessness bestows on art a certain autonomy from the grim dealings in shopworn slogans and infoporn that characterize all other domains of the spectacle.
Word: fluidify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English fluidify From fluid + -ify. 1. to make fluid Labels: transitive 2. to become fluid Labels: intransitive
Word: kinnikinnicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinnikinnick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: francocentric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Francocentric. Labels: alt-of
Word: kinnikinnick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/ 1. A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He lit his pipe of kinikinnick, thought before he spoke. 2. Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He ate kinnikinnick berries.
Word: canteen cup Part of Speech: noun 1. A metal cup which can be nested on the top or under a canteen. Example: My tin canteen cup was too hot to touch. I held it in gloved hands, blowing steam from the coffee and watching the sun rise over the fields beyond the fence.
Word: luciferine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of luciferin. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: These several experiments show that the light produced by the animal is the result of the bringing of a secretion, the luciferine, into contact with the free oxygen in the sea-water, when the luciferine is discharged from the cells[…] Example: The writer has attempted to devise certain fixations and stains that would serve to determine a substance as luciferine or photogenin or not when this substance was being sought in an organ of unknown location in an animal that had been[…]
Word: caravanning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caravan + -ing. 1. holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site Labels: uncountable
Word: convexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scanning electron microscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scanning electron microscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: præsentation Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of presentation. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: 1778–1795?, Rev. Ezra Stiles, literary diary; reprinted in: Example: In the afternoon the Disputations being ended, I uncovered my head, made a public Præsentation of the Candidates to the Fellows, & addressed them thus : […] 2. Archaic spelling of presentiation. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: dysgracia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dyscrasia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: præsentations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of præsentation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lardaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lard + -aceous. 1. Resembling lard. 2. Containing lard.
Word: butter bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A wine in which diacetyl is deliberately promoted in order to impart a buttery flavour. Labels: informal Example: ...this wine has the structure for another 1-3 years of aging. Classic WA Chardonnay, great with food, but not the typical "butter bomb" from California (thankfully!). Example: ...between $4 and $5 a bottle, you can't go wrong with those big butter-bomb styles.
Word: butter bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butter bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madreporites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madreporite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unjealous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + jealous. 1. Not jealous.
Word: unjealously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unjealous Middle English -ly English -ly English unjealously From unjealous + -ly. 1. Without jealousy; in an unjealous way.
Word: incomprehensively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incomprehensive Middle English -ly English -ly English incomprehensively From incomprehensive + -ly. 1. In an incomprehensive manner.
Word: incomprehensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English comprehensive English incomprehensive From in- + comprehensive. 1. Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete. 2. Uncomprehending. Example: So she for those first few moments stood incomprehensive and stared with empty eyes. 3. Incomprehensible.
Word: unibody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English unibody From uni- + body. 1. An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame. Labels: uncountable 2. A body of this type. Labels: countable 3. A shell that is the principal source of structural strength of an object; also, its design and construction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In selected cases where there is advanced (TASC) D aorto-iliac occlusive disease, treatment with a unibody stent-graft positioned at the aortic bifurcation is a safe and effective treatment. 4. A style of mobile phone, tablet, or laptop computer where the user cannot replace the battery because the device is manufactured as a single sealed unit. Labels: countable, euphemistic, uncountable Example: We're looking at the most recent unibody white MacBook here; the first to contain batteries that aren't considered user-serviceable by Apple. Example: Aesthetics (ID, industrial design) are another obvious reason to go that route, with designers opting for a fluid, unibody motif, since sealed phone body is a beautifully crafted device "... created from a single piece of polycarbonate with precision machined details." This ID design philosophy is in a direct conflict with customers' desire of extended use of their purchased phones; that is, when the sealed battery fails to function because of the limited charging cycles, and a replacement is needed.
Word: unibodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unibody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endogenization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English endogenize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English endogenization From endogenize + -ation. 1. the process of endogenizing something.
Word: indies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiz/ 1. plural of indy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of indie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peletons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peleton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting. 1. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A wine produced from this variety of grape. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There will be organic beer from Anheuser-Busch and Six Gill syrah and Great White chardonnay from Shark Trust Wines, which gives 10 percent of its proceeds to help the endangered marine predators.
Word: disinvestment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disinvest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disinvestment From disinvest + -ment. 1. The process of disinvesting; negative investment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: decumulation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/ 1. The process of decumulating; in chemistry, any exothermic molecular change that converts a cumulated diene to a conjugated diene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: decumulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ 1. To decrease in number. Example: [S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again.
Word: canteen cups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canteen cup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reading week Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reading + week. From every class period of the school day during the school week being a reading period, where students read their notes and self-revised class material in preparation for assessments. 1. A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests. Labels: Canada, UK 2. A mid-term break. Labels: Canada 3. A mid-term break.
Word: mgt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: disamenities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disamenity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mittenlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mitten Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mittenlike From mitten + -like. 1. Resembling mittens Example: But the doctors had to amputate the top bone of the two bones in each thumb and the top two of the three bones in each of the other eight fingers, leaving her with mittenlike hands.
Word: stealthiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stealthy: most stealthy Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Herons hunt by stealth, and the bittern may be the stealthiest of the lot.
Word: streamside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stream Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English streamside From stream + -side. 1. Located near or bordering a stream. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: creekside Example: But once upon a time, bitterns nested in every pothole marsh and every streamside cattail patch from British Columbia to Newfoundland and from Florida to California.
Word: streamside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stream Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English streamside From stream + -side. 1. The land bordering a stream. Example: Near-synonyms: streambank, creekside, creekbank
Word: gutturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English guttural Middle English -ly English -ly English gutturally From guttural + -ly. 1. In a harsh or throaty manner. Example: And you still can't imagine the results without blurring and often removing the lines between composition and improvisation, between acoustic and electronic sound, and between the percussive counterpoint posed by Staley's trombone to the weird lyricism Frisell manages to achieve with gutturally synthesized blocks of sound.
Word: antiplaque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + plaque. 1. Acting to prevent or remove plaque. Example: The extract of one plant common in Illinois, Sanguinaria canadensis, or bloodroot, is an ingredient in brand name antiplaque toothpastes; and the National Cancer Institute has contracted with the University of Illinois to help test the antitumor properties of tropical plants.
Word: favourited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of favourite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beauty-sleep Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of beauty sleep. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: A medical man, who may be called up at any moment, must make sure of his ‘beauty-sleep.’ Example: And would I please to remember that I had roused him up at night, and the quality always made a point of paying four times over for a man's loss of his beauty-sleep. I replied that his loss of beauty-sleep was rather improving to a man of so high complexion; and that I, being none of that quality, must pay half-quality prices; […]
Word: pathologizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pathologize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pathologizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pathologize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pathologized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pathologize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pathologise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of pathologize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] a wider professional complacency about these interventions has encouraged women to see such adjustments as worthwhile, as opposed to what they usually are: an astonishing, almost comically cynical pathologising of the healthy.
Word: replenishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English replenish 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 replenishable From replenish + -able. 1. Able to be renewed or replenished. Example: Time is the most perishable good in the world, and it is not replenishable.
Word: antiheroine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English heroine English antiheroine From anti- + heroine. 1. A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero. Example: Since she sprang from the imagination of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1890, this coldhearted antiheroine has maintained a tight grip on the attention of audiences across the globe, outstripping all the many other complicated women in Ibsen’s oeuvre, even the door-slamming Nora of “A Doll’s House”. Example: Fictional male antiheroes like television’s crime patriarchs Tony Soprano and Walter White have reigned for some time, but the antiheroine has only more recently had the opportunity to rise up – and become the cause of her own downfall. And while a “bad woman” may once have meant a period-piece protagonist who prioritized herself over finding a husband, today’s antiheroines are more complex, as the Netflix dark comedy “I Care a Lot” illustrates.
Word: coldhearted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cold-hearted. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Since she sprang from the imagination of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1890, this coldhearted antiheroine has maintained a tight grip on the attention of audiences across the globe, outstripping all the many other complicated women in Ibsen’s oeuvre, even the door-slamming Nora of “A Doll’s House”.
Word: electability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English elect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English electability From elect + -ability. 1. The capability of a candidate to be elected. Example: That applicant, the aide said, focused on electability and appeal to voters in all 62 counties of New York, and spoke not only of retaining the seat, but of delivering votes for Mr. Paterson. “We figured that the major frame that he’s looking through in this is his own re-election in 2010,” the aide said.
Word: smoke signal Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke. 2. A message or sign sent by this method. Example: "I have seen the first of the smoke signals, Gulunna," he said, "Chief Bulla's tribes are on their way." Example: However, there are still signs of the careful study of sources—the smoke-signal which brought Caesar news of the Pompeian escape (279; Caes.3.65.2) and the second fortification inside the camp which Caesar attacked (288; Caes.3.66.4-5). 3. An indirect message or indication, especially concerning a future event. Labels: idiomatic Example: By every kind of wigwag and smoke signal in the language of diplomacy, the Administration seemed to be trying last week to tell Chinese Communist Boss Mao Tse-tung that he had nothing to worry about from the U.S. 4. A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal. Example: A Huskie helicopter was whirring over the Gulf of Tonkin in search of Cullen when Vietnamese 1st Lieut. Nguyen Van Phu, who ditched his flaming Skyraider near the spot where the U.S. pilot went down, fired a smoke signal to attract its attention.
Word: smoke-signal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smoke signal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smoke-signal Part of Speech: verb 1. To use smoke signals. 2. To inform or indicate by smoke signal. Example: ‘His approach was smoke-signalled, the leper collected his mates and they took to the rocks, camping in caves up in the heads of gorges.’
Word: smoke-signals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smoke-signal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smoke-signals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smoke-signal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smoke signals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smoke signal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirogis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirogi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poblanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poblano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poblano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish poblano. Pronunciation: /pəˈblɑːnəʊ/, /pəʊˈblɑːnəʊ/ 1. A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”). Example: In our times of popular gourmetism, the Anaheim chili is easy to find year round in the supermarket, but the poblano remains seasonal in spring and fall.
Word: Barons Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Barone Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: hunger is a good sauce Part of Speech: proverb 1. Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food. Labels: dated Example: His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.
Word: sancta sanctorum Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanctum sanctorum Labels: form-of, formal, plural
Word: delicatas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delicata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-detected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + detected. 1. Having failed to be detected; not detected. Labels: not-comparable
Word: long ranger Part of Speech: noun 1. A historical linguist engaged in search of long-range relationships among already established language families by comparing proto-languages. Example: He thinks that long-rangers often use Pokorny's material uncritically ("fishing expeditions in Pokorny's") although it is considered to be dated in many respects by the modern state of Indo-European studies. Example: Yes, all the long rangers, as far as I can tell, are not controlling for the possibility that the similarities between languages they are working on fall within the range of what one would expect by chance alone.
Word: long-ranger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of long ranger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Indo-Europeanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Indo-European 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 Indo-Europeanist From Indo-European + -ist. 1. A scientist (usually a linguist or anthropologist) engaged in Indo-European studies. Labels: Indo-European-studies Example: The Nostratic hypothesis was postulated for the first time by the Danish Indo-Europeanist, Holger Pedersen, at the beginning of the 20th century. Today we suppose a Nostratic origin for Afroasiatic (Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Omotic), with perhaps a rather independent position; Kartvelian, Indo-European, Uralic (Fenno-Ugric and Samoyed), Dravidian (probably together with the extinct Elamite) and Altaic (Turkic, Mongolian, Tungusian, Korean, Japanese). Example: It had been assumed that the two series merged by the time of Common Balto-Slavic until the Indo-Europeanist Werner Winter proposed in the 1970s that the distinction had persisted for longer, at least between *dh and *d.
Word: hunger is the best sauce Part of Speech: proverb 1. Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
Word: maner Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of manner. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]
Word: maner Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of manor. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: medios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bombsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bomb + site. 1. A place where a bomb has exploded. Example: Postwar London remained pockmarked with bombsites for many years. 2. A very messy place. Labels: colloquial Example: All around the neatly arranged victim, the sitting room was a bombsite. Ornaments had been sent tumbling from the shelves , and the ground was littered with the debris of shattered porcelain animals. In the foreground of the photograph were the splintered remains of a pink poodle barometer promising fair weather. Example: The kitchen was a bombsite—-unwashed dishes, food scraps and mess everywhere.
Word: bodyslam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From body + slam. 1. To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, eg in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them Example: I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver. 2. To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent Labels: figuratively Example: He is struggling with his swing, and undoubtedly that has bodyslammed his inner psyche. Example: The recession is bodyslamming Corporate America in a new and troubling way.
Word: bodyslam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + slam. 1. Such a throw 2. A devastating blow against an opponent. Labels: figuratively Example: Just a simple bodyslam of everyone else in the sector. Which is why I am glad I never sold my Cisco. But it is also why I am not buying more.
Word: bezique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bésigue, of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /bəˈziːk/ 1. A trick-taking card game for two players. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Queen Elizabeth II does not play, preferring racing demon, complicated games of solitaire and six-deck bezique. 2. The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: biriyani Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of biryani. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: biriyanis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biriyani Labels: form-of, plural
Word: down tack Part of Speech: noun 1. The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
Word: ritornelli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ritornello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NVRM Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of never mind. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sandhill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + hill. 1. A dune or sandpile. Example: He resumed running in November, varying the workload by running in sandhills, on ovals and tennis courts[…]. 2. A sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis). Example: Adult sandhills can be 4 to 5 feet tall.
Word: sandhills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandhill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beziques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bezique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juvenile diabetes Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease in which the main symptom is the body's lack of production of insulin. Labels: uncountable
Word: rakshas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rakshasa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: body slam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bodyslam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But I could also see Nerdo was expecting a verbal body slam.
Word: nail bed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nailbed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nail beds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nail bed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: body-slam Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bodyslam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I'm going to body-slam your client at trial until he wishes he had been more cooperative and you wish you had been more persuasive.
Word: reimplantation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English implantation English reimplantation From re- + implantation. 1. The act of implanting again. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Reattachment of a severed body part. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reimplantations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reimplantation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reimplementation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English implementation English reimplementation From re- + implementation. 1. The act of implementing again. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reimplementations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reimplementation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redisplay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English display English redisplay From re- + display. 1. To display again.
Word: redisplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English display English redisplay From re- + display. 1. A second or subsequent display.
Word: redisplays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redisplay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redisplays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redisplay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redisplaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redisplay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redisplayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redisplay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recache Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cache English recache From re- + cache. 1. To cache again.
Word: recaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recache Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recaching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recache Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: admirables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admirable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of apan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arsonic + phenyl + azo- + naphthalene + sulfonic, from disodium salt of 4-[(2-arsonophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid. 1. (acronym) Synonym of thorin (C₁₆H₁₁AsN₂O₁₀S₂·Na₂) Labels: uncountable
Word: runs batted in Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of run batted in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: funny farms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of funny farm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Greek numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Greek number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: favouriting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of favourite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: branons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of branon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summer and winter Part of Speech: verb 1. To spend extended periods of time with; to test. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: An even more important reason for the primary is that by "summering and wintering" these candidates, New Hampshire people, as representatives of the nation .... 2. To endure. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: brandade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French brandade, from Occitan brandada, from brandar (“to stir”). Cognate to Spanish brandada. 1. A puree of salted cod, olive oil, and milk. Example: Mr. Fages, who enjoys cooking, greeted them with a large meal he had spent the better part of the day preparing, including cheeses, homemade bread, a fennel and apple salad, Israeli couscous, hummus, tzatziki, codfish brandade, pasta e fagioli with parmesan shavings and dessert.
Word: sprachgefuhl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sprachgefühl. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hutong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 衚衕 /胡同 (hútòng), 胡同 (hútòng, “narrow street”), probably: * from Mongolian гудам (gudam), from Middle Mongol ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮ (ɣudum, “corridor, passage, passageway”); or * from Mongolian худаг (xudag), ᠬᠤᠳᠳᠤᠭ (qudduɣ, “water well”) (from the prevalence of wells where people lived). Pronunciation: /ˈhuːtɒŋ/, /-tʊŋ/, /ˈhuˈtɑŋ/ 1. A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing. Example: The fish-bone-like transportation network is also present, especially in large neighbourhoods, where a series of major hutong (usually running east-west) are either joined by smaller transverse hutong or lead to even smaller dead-end hutong that occasionally run between housing plots. Example: 'I spent my childhood in those old hutong courtyards. Relationships were warmer then.' His mouth puckered, as if hunting a lost taste.
Word: ducked and covered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of duck and cover Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ducks and covers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duck and cover Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ducking and covering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of duck and cover Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Meshach Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew מישך (myšk /⁠mēšak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh (“sheep, ram”) with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah. Pronunciation: /ˈmi.ʃæk/ 1. Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed. Example: And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: Shadrach Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah. 1. Hananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: Shadrach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah. 1. Synonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”).
Word: European options Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of European option Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American options Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American option Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bermudan options Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bermudan option Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonverbatim Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + verbatim. 1. Not verbatim, i.e. not corresponding to the original, word for word. Labels: not-comparable
Word: livelily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lively Middle English -ly English -ly English livelily From lively + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvlɪli/ 1. In a lively manner. Example: They were friends, travelling together;⁠—they began to say we. Ah! how pathetic is that we, when pronounced by love! How timid, yet how livelily expressed, is the declaration which it contains!
Word: tarantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin tarantismus + English -ism (suffix forming nouns of action, process, or result), from Old Italian Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”) + Latin -ismus (“-ism”); see further at tarantula. The English word is cognate with French tarentisme, Italian tarantismo. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹəntɪzm/, /ˈtæɹənˌtɪzm/ 1. An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This dancing mania or tarantism prevailed during the whole of the 17th century — and Baglivi, one of the best physicians of that time, made it the subject of a dissertation. He supports his history of the symptoms by the testimony of his father, […] Example: The position depicted is often seen to characterize rituals of tarantism, used for centuries in southern Italy and elsewhere to treat victims of the tarantula's bite, expressing personal and social crises (De Martino 2005).
Word: ABSD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of advanced base sectional dock. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Word: AFDB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of auxiliary floating drydock barge. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Word: fluencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: E.D.N.C. Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: W.D.N.C. Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: M.D.N.C. Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: strobing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of strobe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strobing Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief flashing on and off, as of a stroboscopic lamp. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When a TV monitor is in shot, and the film is transferred to video through the normal 2:3 pulldown there will be a strobing effect where the film and video frame rates clash.
Word: strobed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strobe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: N.C. Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of North Carolina: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The past three decades have been a roller-coaster ride for the Charlotte, N.C., company, aiming to keep investors on a sugar high as it works out how to expand while remaining true to its heritage of serving fresh doughnuts.
Word: N.C. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of no chord. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: aubaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French aubaine, as in droit d'aubaine. 1. The inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime. Labels: historical
Word: Classical Armenian Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Old Armenian.
Word: factitial Part of Speech: adj 1. produced artificially or unintentionally; factitious. Example: In addition to trigeminal trophic syndrome, the differential diagnosis of conditions that can cause nasal ulcers include factitial disorders with self-induced ulcerations (such as dermatitis artifacta and neurotic excoriations), granulomatous conditions, infectious diseases, malignancy, and pyoderma gangrenosum.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17269524
Word: Grabar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian գրաբար (grabar). 1. Synonym of Old Armenian.
Word: telefilm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English film English telefilm From tele- + film. 1. A film made for television.
Word: Old Armenian Part of Speech: name 1. The oldest attested form of the Armenian language, first recorded at the beginning of the 5th century AD and spoken until the 12th century.
Word: anti-icing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English icing English anti-icing From anti- + icing. 1. The prevention of the buildup of ice on the surfaces of an aircraft, by means of heating, antifreeze etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: villans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of villan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arachnogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arachno- + -genic. 1. Caused by the bite of a spider. Labels: not-comparable Example: arachnogenic necrosis
Word: give lie to Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of give the lie to.
Word: supercilia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercilium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jostaberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Jostabeere, itself derived from Johannisbeere and Stachelbeere. 1. A fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.
Word: unobvious 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 obvious English unobvious From un- + obvious. 1. Not obvious.
Word: non-obvious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + obvious. 1. Alternative form of nonobvious. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: villar Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a villus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: main-truck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck". 1. On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. Example: But oh! shipmates! on the starboard hand of every woe, there is a sure delight; and higher the top of that delight, than the bottom of the woe is deep. Is not the main-truck higher than the kelson is low? Example: I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
Word: EDGAR Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, a system that performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: trailer truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A semi-tractor truck. Labels: Philippines, dated