nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: marotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French marotte. Pronunciation: /məˈɹɑt/, /məˈɹɒt/ 1. A jester's dummy, bauble, or sceptre. Example: The cover seemed to sum it all up—a depressed jester gazing forlornly at his ‘marotte’ as if desperate for inspiration. 2. A quirk, an obsession. Example: They were a substitute for real tapestries, which could not be obtained in sufficient numbers, or for which there was neither the time nor the skill to embroider them with images appropriate to the occasion. It is true that this view contradicts that of Raoul-Rouchette, who remains faithful to his marotte, which admits only paintings on wood, because they are called tabulae. Example: During the summer Henry had been on the best of terms with his chief, but he had been first irritated, and then alarmed at Picquart’s fixation on Esterhazy, his ‘marotte’.
Word: marqueterie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of marquetry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […]on a little marqueterie table.
Word: langret Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of loaded die. Labels: obsolete Example: Captaine, you perceiue how neere both of vs are driuen, the dice of late are growen as melancholy as a dog, high men and low men both prosper alike, langrets, fullams, and all the whole fellowshippe of them will not affoord a man his dinner, some other means must be inuented to preuent imminent extremitie. Example: If I throw out with him, Hell rot him for a false die. But ’tis not such a cast shall cast away all my fortune. I have a langret in my purse shall cross-bite for me i’ the end and win me all, howsoe’er the Demons cog against me.
Word: langrets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of langret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maréchaussée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French maréchaussée. Doublet of marshalcy. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɹeɪʃəʊˌseɪ/ 1. A type of guard force in France, French colonies, or sometimes by extension other places, commanded by a marshal (formerly used as a police force before the introduction of the gendarmerie); loosely (chiefly humorous), the police, the constabulary. Labels: historical Example: I do not unite the Maréchaussée, because that corps is destined for a particular service, to which it will be altogether applied in the course of the next campaign, nor should I think it advisable to convert it to any other purpose. Example: Enquire of the citizen, the mechanic, if he repoſes not more quietly in his houſe from the certainty that it is not now liable to be entered by the marechauſſées, and that it is no longer poſſible for him to be forcibly taken out of it by a lettre de cachet, […]
Word: scaphopod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “boat”) + -pod. 1. tusk shell
Word: scaphopods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaphopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: standard-wing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From standard + wing, with the sense of standard (“pennon, flag on a long pole”). 1. A species of bird of paradise (Semioptera wallacii) having two long ornamental erectile lesser covert feathers on each wing.
Word: standard-wings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standard-wing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polynesian arrowroot Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant with starchy tubers used like true arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides) Labels: uncountable
Word: apple aphis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of apple aphid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soft launch Part of Speech: noun 1. The launch of a missile in such a way that the rocket motor ignites outside of the launch tube, ejecting the missile non-explosively. 2. The release of a product or service (particularly software) to a limited audience, often in order to gain data on the product's usage and acceptance by customers. 3. The subtle or ambiguous announcement of a romantic relationship, often via social media. Labels: Internet, informal, transitive Example: Ms. Wright, who has done a soft launch on Instagram, shared that a healthy dose of mystery could be a good thing.
Word: soft launch Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of soft-launch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Landwehr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Landwehr, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/ 1. A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland. Labels: historical
Word: Landwehrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Landwehr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullauns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullaun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cowhage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cowage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: paranuclei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paranucleus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paranucleus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + nucleus. 1. An accessory nucleus; a smaller body in the cell resembling the nucleus.
Word: gyroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyro- + -oma. 1. A large, convoluted mass in the ovary, similar to an endothelioma. Labels: dated
Word: gyromata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyroma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coppin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See cop. 1. A cop of thread.
Word: coppins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coppin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perichaetial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the perichaeth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: surseance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *surseance (not found), from Old French surseance (“suspicion; delay”), from surseoir (“to delay”), from supersedo. More at surcease. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːsiəns/, /ˈsɜɹsiəns/ 1. peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness) Labels: obsolete Example: all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience, ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace, silence, and surseance
Word: surseance Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːsiəns/, /ˈsɜɹsiəns/ 1. The phase of reaching an agreement with the creditors of a bankrupt company. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: surseances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surseance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crimpage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crimp + -age. 1. The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 3. crimping (using small holds with little surface area). Labels: uncountable
Word: arachnidial Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˌɹækˈnɪdi.əl/ 1. Of or relating to the Arachnida. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mascarade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of masquerade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kendrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A calmodulin-binding protein. Labels: uncountable
Word: arrow worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrow worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: napoos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of napoo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: napooing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of napoo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: napooed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of napoo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unpitous Part of Speech: adj 1. impious; wicked. Labels: obsolete 2. pitiless, merciless Labels: obsolete
Word: buccinoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Buccinum + -oid 1. Belonging to the genus Buccinum. 2. Belonging to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.
Word: buccinoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Buccinum + -oid 1. Any species of Buccinidae
Word: porwigle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)wɪɡəl/ 1. Alternative form of pollywog. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: porwigles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porwigle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caryophyllous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of caryophyllaceous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sequacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sequācitās (whence -acity), from sequāx + -tās. 1. Quality or state of being sequacious. Labels: uncountable Example: a highly coloured substance , which has not the sequacity of saffron to spread in liquids and incorporate itself with them
Word: money changing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of exchanging currency of one type for another for a fee or percentage. Labels: uncountable
Word: ancile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa Pompilius. 11 copies were said to have been made, and it was the palladium of Rome. Labels: Ancient-Rome
Word: anciles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ancile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Usanians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Usanian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moneychanging Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of money changing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: barrigudo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Native name, from Spanish barrigudo (“big-bellied”). 1. The brown woolly monkey Labels: archaic
Word: barrigudos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrigudo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anhelose Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anhelous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: snifting valve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the noise of its action. 1. A small valve opening into the atmosphere from the cylinder or condenser of a steam engine, to allow the escape of air when the piston makes a stroke. Example: The small mounting behind the chimney of many L.N.E.R. locomotives is the "snifting" valve, or vacuum relief valve, provided to keep the superheater elements cool when the engine is running with steam shut off. When the engine is steaming, these valves, which are carried in small chambers connecting with the superheater header, are kept closed by the pressure of the steam; but as soon as the regulator is shut, the valves open, and admit cold air to the superheater pipes. Apart from this provision, the latter, when empty of steam, would be in danger of burning out by the action of the hot gases surrounding them, especially at the firebox end.
Word: snifting valves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snifting valve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peschito Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Peshito. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tith Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See tight (adjective). 1. tight; nimble Labels: obsolete Example: Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith.
Word: tith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See tight (adjective). 1. Obsolete spelling of tithe. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: beggar's ticks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the notion of a beggar sleeping rough and acquiring a coating of the seeds, which stick to the body like ticks. Compare beggar's lice, beggar's buttons. 1. The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing. Labels: uncountable
Word: strobiline Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, similar to, or producing, a strobile Example: strobiline fruits
Word: strobiline Part of Speech: noun Labels: empty-gloss, no-gloss, uncountable
Word: eleidin Part of Speech: noun 1. A clear intracellular protein present in the stratum lucidum of the skin, a transformation product of keratohyalin. Labels: uncountable
Word: praetermit Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pretermit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: praetermits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of praetermit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: praetermitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of praetermit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: praetermitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of praetermit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blow valve Part of Speech: noun 1. snifting valve
Word: blow valves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blow valve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diatheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diathesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: herpetism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From herpes + -ism. For diatheses named by suffixing -ism, cf. cancerism. 1. herpetic diathesis, or a tendency to be afflicted with herpes Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: herpetisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herpetism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planeted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From planet + -ed. 1. Of or relating to planets. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic Example: Tell me, ye stars ! ye planets ! tell me, all Ye starr'd and planeted inhabitants !
Word: pharmacon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon). 1. A medicine or drug. Labels: formal, rare 2. A poison. Labels: obsolete
Word: pharmacons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pharmacon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: all-hail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From all hail (interjection). Pronunciation: /ˌɔːlˈheɪl/, /ˌɔlˈheɪl/, /ˌɑl-/ 1. To greet or salute (someone) with a cry of "all hail"; hence, to greet or welcome (someone). Labels: literary, often, poetic, transitive Example: Missives from the king, who all-hailed me Thane of Cawdor
Word: all-hailed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of all-hail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cream slice Part of Speech: noun 1. A vanilla slice. 2. A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream or ice cream.
Word: cream slices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cream slice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Monothelite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Monothelete. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Monothelites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Monothelite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stylomaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stylo- + maxillary. 1. Of or relating to the styloid process and the maxilla. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pituitous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pituitosus: compare French pituiteux. 1. Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus. Labels: archaic
Word: piculet Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkjʊlət/ 1. A of the genus Picumnus and other genera of small woodpeckers in subfamily Picumninae.
Word: piculets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piculet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splenish Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of spleenish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: O lawleſſe paunch the cauſe of much deſpight, / Through raunging of a curriſh appetite, / When ſplenish morſels cram the gaping Maw, / Withouten diets care, or trencher-law, / Tho neuer haue I Salerne rimes profeſt / To be ſome Ladies trencher-criticke gueſt; […] Example: But here your selves you must engage Somewhat to cool your splenish Rage,
Word: sea lilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea lily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsupial bone Part of Speech: noun 1. The epipubic bone.
Word: marsupial bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marsupial bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epipubic bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epipubic bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bournous Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of burnoose. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bournouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bournous Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Minoress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin minorissa, from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) + -issa (“-ess”), under influence from Norman frere-menouresse and Middle French sereur meneuresse (“lesser sister”), from menour (“minor”) + -esse (“-ess”), after the model of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“Lesser Brothers”), chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in the order's members. Equivalent to minor + -ess. Doublet of minoress and Sister Minor. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnərəs/, /ˈmaɪnəˌrɛs/, /ˈmaɪˌnɔrəs/, /ˈmʌɪnərɪs/, /mʌɪnəˈrɛs/ 1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare. Example: Also I. bequethe to the Religiouse Wommen the Menouresses dwellyngge witħoute algate of london̄, C. s. to be departed amonge [hem] by euene porcion̄, for to synge and rede and to praye diuine seruice for my lordes soule Sir Thomas West, and myn, and for alle christene soules, and for the estates of Thomas my sone, and Iohane his wyf, and for her children. Example: These Nunnes were of the order of S. Clare, and called Minoresses.
Word: Minoresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Minoress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sans-culottic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sans-culotte + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌsɒ̃ŋkjuːˈlɒtɪk/ 1. Relating to, or involving, sans-culottism; radical; revolutionary; Jacobinical. Example: Falling Bastilles, Insurrections of Women, thousands of smoking Manorhouses, a country bristling with no crop but that of Sansculottic steel[.]
Word: soccerplexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soccerplex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faburden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French faux bourdon. See false, and burden (“a verse”). 1. A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass. 2. A succession of chords of the sixth. 3. A refrain. Labels: obsolete Example: [B]ecause he obseru'd Ergo was the deadly clap of the piece, […] hee accustomed to make it the Faburden to anie thing hee spake; As if anie of his companions complained hee was hungrie, hee would straight conclude Ergo you must goe to dinner; or if the clocke had stroke or bell towld, Ergo you must goe to such a Lecture; […] Example: They haue all of them one and the same manner of tune in their singing; and commonly they make three rests in their song, besides the fa-burden in the end, which is a kind of grone.
Word: faburdens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faburden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: segmented worm Part of Speech: noun 1. An annelid.
Word: segmented worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of segmented worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marqueteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marquetery Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of marqueterie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maréchaussées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maréchaussée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; either from Latin masculus (“male, masculine”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or a back-formation from emasculate. 1. To make strong. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Great spiders watched his toil with globose eyes, And pined with empty masculated jaws
Word: masculated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of masculate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: masculates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of masculate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: masculating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of masculate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counterbiblical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + Biblical. 1. contrary to what is stated in the Bible
Word: goniatite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the extinct Goniatitida, a taxonomic order of ammonites.
Word: goniatites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goniatite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: durophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin durus (“hard”) + -phagy. 1. The eating of hard-shelled foods such as bones or nuts, or prey organisms such as shellfish. Labels: uncountable Example: 2023 Sylvain Marcellini, Melanie Debiais-Thibaud & Frederic Marin (eds) The evolution of biomineralization in metazoans →ISBN DOI 10.3389/978-2-83251-339-2 frontiers Research Topics Among cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes), the consumption of hard prey (durophagy) is most common in the clade of skates and rays. . . which contain only durophagous taxa . . . Durophagy in batoid fishes takes a variety of forms: diets can involve comparatively thin-shelled crustaceans, thick-shelled molluscs and/or prey with softer, tougher exoskeletons (e.g. shrimp or even insects) . . . Hard prey processing has not been extensively surveyed in batoid fishes, but at least two strategies exist . . .: what we will call "chemical durophagy," where predators rely on low stomach pH or chitinase to break down prey exoskeletons . . . and "mechanical durophagy", where predators crush prey before ingestion . . .
Word: durophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From durophagy + -ous. 1. Of or relating to durophagy or an organism that practices it. Labels: not-comparable
Word: predelineation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + delineation. 1. Previous delineation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An obsolete theory that supposed the whole body to be predelineated at a small size in the spermatozoon. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: predelineations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of predelineation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baculites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baculite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: esculin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to Latin aesculus. 1. A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). Labels: uncountable
Word: splenetical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of splenetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arquifoux Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alquifou. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: alquifoux Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alquifou. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: shielddrake Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sheldrake. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: shielddrakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shielddrake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shieldrake Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sheldrake. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: shieldrakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shieldrake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: progue Part of Speech: noun 1. A sharp point; a goad. Labels: Scotland, US, dialectal
Word: progue Part of Speech: verb 1. To prick Labels: Scotland, US, archaic, transitive 2. to goad. Labels: Scotland, US, archaic, transitive
Word: progues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of progue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: progued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of progue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: proguing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of progue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: epidermose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epidermo- + -ose? 1. keratin Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: luwack Part of Speech: noun 1. The paradoxure. Labels: archaic, no-plural
Word: homoplast Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the plastids composing the "idorgan" of Ernst Haeckel. Labels: archaic
Word: homoplasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homoplast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circumduct Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”). 1. To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed. 2. To lead about or astray. Labels: obsolete 3. To contravene; to nullify. Labels: obsolete Example: But Acts of Judicature may be cancelled and circumducted by the Will and Direction of the Judge 4. Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: circumducted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of circumduct Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: circumducting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of circumduct Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: circumducts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of circumduct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boogie board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of boogieboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boogie-board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of boogieboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boogie boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boogie board (alternative spelling of boogieboards). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boogieboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boogieboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish piraya. 1. A piranha fish. Labels: dated
Word: pirais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boogie-boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boogie-board (alternative spelling of boogieboards). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: connectin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From connect + -in. 1. titin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tracheocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tracheo- + -cele. 1. Goiter. 2. A tumour containing air and communicating with the trachea. Example: It was evident, then, that on the right side the morbid signs were due to the contiguity of the tracheocele and the lung […]
Word: tracheoceles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tracheocele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedobaptist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + baptist. 1. Alternative form of paedobaptist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pedobaptist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + baptist. 1. Alternative form of paedobaptist. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pedobaptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedobaptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paedobaptist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paedo- + baptist. Pronunciation: /ˌpiː.dəʊˈbæptɪst/ 1. Relating to the baptism of infants or small children. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paedobaptist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paedo- + baptist. Pronunciation: /ˌpiː.dəʊˈbæptɪst/ 1. One who advocates for or practises infant baptism.
Word: paedobaptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paedobaptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amoebian Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the amoebae.
Word: amoebians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amoebian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safari suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safari suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axe murderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of axe murderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fun sponge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting that such a person, etc. would suck up the fun as a sponge sucks up water. 1. Someone who or something that takes the fun out of life; a killjoy. Labels: derogatory, endearing, figuratively, informal, mildly, usually
Word: lawyerese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lawyer + -ese. 1. The jargon used by lawyers. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: marketingese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marketing + -ese. 1. The jargon used in marketing. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: When Ford launched the Taurus, the design was characterized as "customer driven," marketingese for determining exactly what the customer wants and then bolting it into the concept.
Word: businessese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From business + -ese. 1. The jargon used in business. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: uraniid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Uraniidae, swallowtail moths.
Word: uraniids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uraniid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cinque Ports Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Anglo-Norman; literally “Five Harbours”. Pronunciation: /sɪŋk pɔːts/ 1. A series of five historic coastal towns in Kent and Sussex; namely, Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich.
Word: hobo bag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because its shape resembles the bindle on a stick supposed to be carried by hobos. 1. A handbag or purse characterized by a crescent shape, a slouchy posture, and a long shoulder strap.
Word: hobo bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hobo bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phrenosin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See phrenic and -in. 1. A nitrogenous body that contains no phosphorus, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain. Labels: uncountable Example: In both methods the crude galctosides were separated into the phrenosin and kerasin fraction by fractional crystallization at various temperatures. Example: On decomposition of phrenosin, the crebronic acid breaks off first and there remains a compound of sphingosin and galactose of a basic nature named psychosin, C₂₃H₄₅NO₇.
Word: Pindarics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pindaric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pindarical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pindar + -ical. 1. Synonym of Pindaric. Example: You may wonder, Sir, (for this seems a little too extravagant and Pindarical for Prose) what I mean by all this Preface […]
Word: scintillous Part of Speech: adj 1. scintillating; sparkling Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: exaration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exarātiō. 1. The act of writing. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 2. A piece of writing. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: exarations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exaration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: periecian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Perioecian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: periecians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periecian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rutaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ruta (“rue”) + -aceous. See rue (“the plant”). 1. Of or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: puddle ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A vaguely spherical lump of gloopy wrought iron taken from the puddling furnace, which gets hammered or rolled into shapes, such as a puddle bar.
Word: puddle balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puddle ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolfly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wolf + -ly. Cognate with Middle Dutch wolflijc (“wolflike”), Middle High German wolflich (“wolflike”). 1. Pertaining to wolves; lupine. Example: It was too long a shot for real hope of hitting a wolf, but Gwen's luck was in and she grazed one wolf and frightened the bejesus out of both wolves. The wolfly focus shifted to putting as much real estate as possible between themselves and mutton dinners. Example: The modern cottager studies the animals too, through such vehicles as the nighttime wolf howl, in which guides take unsuspecting cottagers into the night, then lead them in howls that might elicit a wolfly response. 2. Like or characteristic of a wolf; wolflike. Example: Her golden eyes were intent, and her tongue lolled out in a wolfly smile. Example: Back out in the reception room, Benjy found JT leaning against the counter with a wolfly air, both relaxed and alert.
Word: dogling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dog + -ling. 1. A little or young dog; a puppy. Example: The day she came home to find that our dogling had gone to live permanently with the man who spaded up our back yard it seemed for a time that there was no balm in Gilead.
Word: hypercortisolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + cortisol + -ism. 1. Excessive production of cortisol in the body. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hypercortisolisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypercortisolism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulfydrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulfydrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulphydrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sulfydrate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphydrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulphydrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propyla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propylon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propylon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin propylon, from Ancient Greek πρόπῠλον (própŭlon). 1. Alternative spelling of propylaeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: nonlabialized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + labialized. 1. Not labialized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: labialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of labialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: labializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of labialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rainbowfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rainbow + fish. 1. Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Word: rainbowfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rainbowfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unimportantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unimportant + -ly. 1. In a way that is not important; insignificantly.
Word: unhairing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + hair + -ing. 1. removal of hair; depilation Labels: uncountable
Word: uncooperatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uncooperative + -ly. 1. In an uncooperative manner.
Word: unpractically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unpractical + -ly. 1. In a way that is not practical.
Word: undistractable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + distractable. 1. Incapable of being distracted.
Word: distractable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From distract + -able. 1. Alternative form of distractible. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: undistractible Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + distractible. 1. Incapable of being distracted.
Word: unstressful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stressful. 1. Not stressful.
Word: unsarcastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sarcastic. 1. Not sarcastic.
Word: unusability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + usability. 1. The quality of being unusable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unrepairable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + repairable. 1. Impossible to repair.
Word: underworldly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From underworld + -ly. 1. Befitting the underworld.
Word: unadvisedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unadvised + -ness. 1. The quality of being inadvisable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unerected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + erected. 1. Not erected. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unflanged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flanged. 1. Not flanged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncupped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cupped. 1. Not cupped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: journalistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From journalist + -ics. Also by surface analysis, journal + -istics. 1. journalism; the work or techniques of journalists Labels: uncountable
Word: dumben Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”). 1. To make dumb. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat.
Word: unroadworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unroadworthy + -ness. 1. The quality of being unroadworthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: understrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + strap. 1. A strap running underneath something. Example: In the chassis of the barbette carriage, the middle transom, instead of being held by bolts passing through it, is connected with the rails by understraps, which are fastened to the rails by one or two bolts on each side of the transom[…] Example: The penis is inserted through a plate which is securely held to the pubis by a waistband and leg understraps (Figure 2.3).
Word: understraps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of understrap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: medicalizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From medicalize + -able. 1. Capable of being medicalized.
Word: unveracious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + veracious. Pronunciation: /ʌnvəˈɹeɪʃəs/ 1. Not veracious; untruthful; false. 2. Fake, imitation. Example: We did not speak, and she began to flush and wriggle on her seat, and stooped forward to fumble under the legs of her chair for her umbrella. The sight of its green seams and unveracious tortoiseshell handle disgusted Kitty into speech.
Word: ventilatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ventilate + -able. 1. Capable of being ventilated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unventilatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ventilatable. 1. Not ventilatable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unvengefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unvengeful + -ness. 1. The quality of being unvengeful. Labels: uncountable
Word: underskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + skin. 1. The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: underskins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underskin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpulverized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pulverized. 1. Not pulverized. Labels: not-comparable Example: Graham flour is coarsely granulated wheat meal. No sieves or bolting cloths are employed in its manufacture, and many coarse, unpulverized particles are present in the product.
Word: unresolvedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unresolved + -ly. 1. Without resolution; in an unresolved manner.
Word: forrarder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Dialectal form of forwarder. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒɹədə/ 1. Further forward; more advanced. Labels: humorous, not-comparable Example: Bright back-chat cheers the patient, but gets us no forrarder. Example: Good morning, Inspector. Any forrarder? Yes, sir. I think we are a little forrarder.
Word: unergonomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ergonomic. 1. Not ergonomic.
Word: unround Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + round. 1. To change (a vowel) so that it is no longer round. Labels: ergative
Word: unround Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + round. 1. Not round.
Word: unrounds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unround Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unrounding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unround Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glass noodle Part of Speech: noun 1. A cellophane noodle.
Word: glasscutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glass + cutter. 1. One who cuts glass to make objects from it. 2. A device for cutting through glass.
Word: glasscutters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glasscutter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrofulguration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + fulguration. 1. cauterization with electricity; fulguration Labels: uncountable
Word: caneworking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cane + working. 1. A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects. Labels: uncountable
Word: glasscutting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glass + cutting. 1. The cutting of glass to make objects from it. Labels: uncountable
Word: parvolin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of parvoline. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: strobile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone. 1. A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine. 2. An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis. 3. A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.
Word: strobiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strobile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multifruit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + fruit. 1. Of or relating to more than one kind of fruit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: strobilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strobilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supraaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + axillary. 1. Growing above, or inserted above the axil; inserted above the axil. Labels: not-comparable Example: supraaxillary branches Example: supraaxillary fascicles
Word: Mammonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mammon + -ist. 1. A Mammonite.
Word: Mammonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mammonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parturiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See parturient. 1. To bring forth young; to give birth. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: —Himself his own father, Sonmulligan told himself. Wait. I am big with child. I have an unborn child in my brain. Pallas Athena! A play! The play’s the thing! Let me parturiate!
Word: parturiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of parturiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parturiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parturiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: parturiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of parturiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pappous Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpæpəs/ 1. pappose
Word: moolley Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of muley (“without horns”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: tricarbimide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + carbimide. 1. cyanuric acid in a solid state. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tricarbimides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tricarbimide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rank and yank Part of Speech: noun 1. A model of employee productivity in which workers are ranked into the top 20 percent, the adequate 70 percent, and the bottom 10 percent, and those in the bottom group are fired. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Stack ranking had come into fashion after GE CEO Jack Welch used a similar system, called rank-and-yank, to turn around that company in the 1980s and 1990s.
Word: antly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ant + -ly. 1. Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic. Example: Statues, of heroic size, would be erected to the great ant heroes — warriors, builders, or what not — inscribed with phrases like, "He was the antliest ant of all time." . . . And of course there would be an anthropomorphic god. Example: Beside the pool, the little workers were diligently going about their antly business, unnoticed by everybody except Milton.
Word: BSN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: fishly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fish + -ly. 1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or pertaining to fishes; piscine. Example: […] which fowles "would strike at our men as they were aloft: "some of them wee killed and eat: they seemed-" to us very good, only tasted somewhat fishly. Example: Twice the cork bobbed prophecies of a fishly investigation. Twice the angler raised the squirming bait; but each time minus the scaly victim.
Word: shotted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shot + -ed. 1. loaded with, or made of, shot Labels: not-comparable Example: shotted guns Example: a single-shotted guns 2. Having a shot attached or administered. Labels: not-comparable Example: a shotted suture Example: a double-shotted patient
Word: shotted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shot + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of shot Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of shoot Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: picketee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From picket + -ee. 1. One who is being picketed. Example: The picketee is given no choice , and neither is anyone who wishes to visit the picketee's premises or who has business there to attend to, or who would like to go there to work or deliver materials. Example: Then, the date is scheduled, the press is notified (both the electronic and paper press), signs are prepared, scheduling and logistics are arranged, the press is notified again on the day of picketing, everybody shows up, and a good time is ordinarily had by all, except, usually, the picketee, who can become variously infuriated or outraged.
Word: picketee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See picotee. 1. Obsolete form of picotee. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Gardeners divide it into Five Claſſes, which they diſtinguiſh by the Name of Picketees, Painted Ladies, Beazarts, Flakes, and Flames: The Flowers of the Picketees are always of a white Ground, ſpotted or pounced (as they call it) with Red or Purple […] Example: Sic flow’rs o’ sorts ane seldom sees, / Flecks, flames, bussards an’ picketees, / Wi’ strong carnations, like young trees, / To face the entry; […]
Word: picketees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picketee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phenicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek purple red: compare French phénicine. 1. A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water. Labels: uncountable 2. A colouring matter produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric acid and sulphuric acid on phenylic alcohol. Labels: uncountable
Word: peascod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pesecod; equivalent to pease + cod. 1. The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea. Labels: archaic 2. A padded doublet fashionable in 16th century Europe. Labels: historical Example: [A] Tudor figure, whose clothing contains enough accurate details – from the peascod style doublet with its row of tiny buttons to the voluptuous panes of the trunk hose – to clearly date it to the 1570s or 1580s.
Word: peascods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peascod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rheumides Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain types of herpetic diathesis. Labels: archaic, plural, plural-only
Word: fishling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + -ling. 1. A small or young fish; fry. Example: […] said an older woman, bending over her, "hush, little fishling! Ichuk, my son, is dead, but we will get thee another man." Example: My fingers moved subtly, and now Fiacha was a tiny raven no bigger than a bee, a little speck of darkness that spun out of the fixing charm as easily as a fishling escapes the herring net, […]
Word: poenology Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of penology. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: fishlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thimbleeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thimble + eye. 1. An Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias). Example: July 25, 1887, the schooner Peter Cooper caught 6000 thimbleeye mackerel off Manasquan N. J. Example: A schooling fish of temperate waters, chub mackerel or thimbleeye migrates in much greater numbers to New Jersey than into New York waters . 2. A loop at the end of a rope that is protected from chafing by a thimble (metal ring). Example: Each end of the runner has a thimble-eye splice , with a strong hook at the end of the standing part. Example: Thimbleeye nuts are installed on through bolt, and pole is protected with curved washers.
Word: thimbleeyes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thimbleeye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musimon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin musimo (“wild sheep”), related to Late Latin mufrō (“wild sheep”), both probably of pre-Latin origin. Compare mouflon; see also musmon. 1. Synonym of mouflon (“wild sheep”).
Word: musimons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musimon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endosmosmic Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of endosmotic. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: atrabiliary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”) (āter (“dark, black”) + bīlis (“bile”)) + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌæt.ɹəˈbɪl.i.əɹ.i/, /ˌæt.ɹəˈbɪl.i.ɛəɹ.i/ 1. Of or relating to black bile. Labels: obsolete Example: A Cancer again is known by its renitency of touch, if it be mild it carries a black or livid colour outwards, so made by the peccant humour or atrabiliary juice; there's no heat felt on the touch, but rather a coldness in the part; […] Example: […] 'Tis true, when once a Schirrus is formed in a glandular Part, no one can tell how it may terminate; becauſe various changes may ariſe from various Cauſes in the Conſtitution of the Perſon; and if the Juices ſhould degenerate into a highly acrid, or what the Ancients termed an atrabiliary State, the Schirrus will be (cæteris paribus) more liable to become a Cancer. 2. Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious. Example: ATRABIL′IARY, ATRABIL′IOUS, a. Melancholic, or hypochondriacal; from the supposed preponderance of black bile. – atrabiliary capsules, the renal or supra-renal glands or capsules. Example: […] that chronic dissatisfaction at the imperfections of ordinary mortality and that yearning after the impossible incarnation of some superhuman ideal, which are characteristic of the typical "reformer," especially in his more atrabiliary moments.
Word: dartrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French dartreux. See dartars. 1. Relating to, or suffering from, tetter (any of various pustular skin conditions); herpetic. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete