nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: jockey shorts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Former trade name, from jockstrap, since they were regarded as offering a similar level of physical support. 1. Men's or boys' briefs. Labels: US, dated, informal, plural, plural-only Example: He had left his swimming suit at home, but going around in his jockey shorts seemed a good substitute. Example: Back in his stateroom, sitting in his black jockey shorts, Scotty once again felt the exhaustion creep back into his body.
Word: parazygosphenal Part of Speech: adj 1. In relation to foramina on vertebrae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posament Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of passement. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: The posament trade, both for home and export, was good during the whole year. Example: […] Frisian, and Wendish/Slavonic pottery, a glass beaker decorated with gold foil, weights, Arabian coins, posament work, and continental sword types, […]
Word: go bush Part of Speech: verb 1. To abandon one's normal surroundings and live in the bush; to flee into the bush; to revert to a feral nature Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: Taika Waititi and Sam Neill talk about going bush in the director’s latest childhood adventure, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Example: Groote riot: Police fear those responsible for deaths may have gone bush and be difficult to locate
Word: all righto Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From all right + -o. 1. Informal form of all right. Labels: form-of, informal, rare
Word: brown stew Part of Speech: noun 1. A stew in which the meat is browned before being added Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: For a brown stew, the meat and sometimes the vegetables are browned in hot fat before being simmered Example: For the duffs are now brown, and the stew is brown stew, They're all fancy names for the scoff. 2. A stew cooked or served with a brown-coloured sauce Labels: Caribbean, Jamaica, countable, uncountable Example: Increasingly preferred was the method known as "brown stew". Sullivan had recommended adding a brown gravy to broiled kingfish and stewing junefish in a brown sauce, thickened with flour. Example: Brown Stew is simply a meat/fish dish in gravy.
Word: bush warbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + warbler. 1. Any of various small insectivorous songbirds belonging to the genera Cettia and Bradypterus.
Word: Binghi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a word meaning "elder brother" in the Ngamba, Birbai and Wanarua languages once spoken between Kempsey and Newcastle, NSW. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪŋaɪ/ 1. An Aboriginal person. Labels: Australia, derogatory, ethnic, slur Example: "Ned Kelly: Hearing the deuce of a racket in the abo (aborigines) camp near our place, we strolled over to see what was wrong, and saw a young Binghi giving his gin a father of a hiding for making eyes at another buck. Every respectable Binghi has the right to wallop his missis, but this one laid it on so much that he knocked her senseless. […]" Example: Differ smiled again, and after a while said smoothly, "You look on Binghis as animals. They're not really. They've got a different code from ours, that's all—but one no more different in its way than a Chinaman's. As a matter of fact, their code of simple brotherhood is the true Christian one. […]"
Word: Japanese bush warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. A songbird, Horornis diphone.
Word: impopularity Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of unpopularity. Labels: uncountable
Word: thank the goddesses Part of Speech: intj 1. Expression of relief.
Word: thank the Goddesses Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative letter-case form of thank the goddesses. Labels: alt-of
Word: thank goddesses Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of thank the goddesses. Labels: rare
Word: thank Goddesses Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative letter-case form of thank goddesses. Labels: alt-of
Word: Canadian tuxedo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canadian + tuxedo from the stereotypical occurrence of a Prairies-dwelling Canadian wearing such attire (jean jacket and jeans). 1. An outfit consisting of denimwear for tops and bottoms, such as a jean jacket and jeans (pants) Labels: US, derogatory
Word: -boro Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From boro, from Old English burh (“fortified place”). 1. Synonym of -borough. Labels: morpheme
Word: Jonesboro Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jones + -boro. 1. A number of places in the United States, including: 2. A number of places in the United States, including: 3. A number of places in the United States, including: 4. A number of places in the United States, including: 5. A number of places in the United States, including: 6. A number of places in the United States, including:
Word: monkess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monk + -ess. 1. A female monk; a nun. Labels: rare
Word: grolar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of polar (“polar bear”) + grizzly (“grizzly bear”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊlɚ/, /ˈɡɹəʊlə/ 1. A hybrid cross between a polar bear and a grizzly. Example: Polar bears that spend more time on land as their sea ice habitat shrinks are coming into contact with grizzly bears that have wandered further north – resulting in “grolar” or “pizzly” bear hybrids.
Word: Tusheti Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Georgian თუშეთი (tušeti). 1. A historic region in northeastern Georgia.
Word: percentually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From percentual + -ly. 1. In percentual manner; proportionately, as measured in percent. Example: Although this was a good year for forest industry, percentually their profits increased least of all sectors.
Word: 14th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of fourteenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.
Word: wincher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winch + -er. 1. One who winches.
Word: winchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wincher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonresonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + resonance. 1. Absence of resonance. Labels: uncountable Example: On a smooth, compact and oriented manifold without boundary, we give a complete description of the correlation function of a Morse-Smale gradient flow satisfying a certain nonresonance assumption.
Word: unchunkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + chunkable. 1. Not chunkable. Labels: not-comparable Example: This provides the first direct measurement of the unchunkable capacity limit of language based items.
Word: unchunked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + chunked. 1. Not chunked. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is the best limit on the capacity of unchunked working memory.
Word: chunkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chunk + -able. 1. Capable of being divided into conceptual chunks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fattism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unifiedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unified + -ly. 1. In a unified manner; after unification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: winchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: khilafatist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of caliphatist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: khilafatists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of khilafatist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caliphatist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caliphate + -ist. 1. A supporter of the caliphate.
Word: caliphatists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caliphatist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grolars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grolar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monkesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monkess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Canadian tuxedos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Canadian tuxedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palazzo pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Very wide flared trousers for women. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: It's a sunny Saturday and Shannen is giving a tour of her new house. She is wearing loose navy palazzo pants, a sleeveless white linen shirt that keeps coming unbuttoned, and her omnipresent motorcycle boots. Example: Here you are […] in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants.
Word: food-literate Part of Speech: adj 1. Conversant with the concepts of food literacy.
Word: e-mentorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + mentorship or e-mentor + -ship. 1. The role of an e-mentor. Labels: uncountable
Word: e-tutorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + tutorship or e-tutor + -ship. 1. The role of an e-tutor. Labels: uncountable
Word: e-fraud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + fraud. 1. Synonym of cyberfraud. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: snuffee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snuff + -ee. 1. The participant in a snuff film who is killed. Labels: rare
Word: snuffees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snuffee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PWS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Prader-Willi syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of password stealer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: dermatillomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”). Pronunciation: /ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin. Labels: uncountable
Word: 15th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of fifteenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Ms. Sheinbaum will legislate from buildings in downtown Mexico City near the Palace of the Inquisition, where crypto-Jews—a term used to describe Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity by the Spanish crown in the 15th century but continued to practice Judaism in secrecy—were tortured during the colonial period.
Word: stick the knife in Part of Speech: verb 1. To say or do something deliberately and unnecessarily malicious. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bengali speaks with courtly floweriness even when sticking the knife in, and Thompson's well-meaning British bluntness was not appreciated.
Word: trail angel Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who helps hikers, cyclists, etc. by voluntarily maintaining trails, offering food and transportation, etc. Labels: informal
Word: trail angels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trail angel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tubulars Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tubular + -s. 1. Bicycle tires with the inner tube permanently stitched inside the casing. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tubies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive + -ie. 1. Synonym of tubulars. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: sew-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tubulars. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: turbo trainer Part of Speech: noun 1. A trainer equipped with a fan to simulate pedal resistance and airflow.
Word: turbo trainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turbo trainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stamp collector Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who takes part in stamp collecting. 2. An officer who collects stamp duties.
Word: walking school bus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: walking + school bus. 1. Synonym of walking bus.
Word: walking school buses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walking school bus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baitshop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bait + shop. 1. A shop that sells bait for anglers.
Word: baitshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baitshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceibo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish ceibo. 1. The tree Erythrina crista-galli.
Word: laying hen Part of Speech: noun 1. A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.
Word: keeps shtum Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep shtum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keeping shtum Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep shtum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kept shtum Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keep shtum Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: keeps schtum Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep schtum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keeping schtum Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep schtum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kept schtum Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keep schtum Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Mareva injunctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mareva injunction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceibos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceibo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crocodiled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crocodile + -ed, from the resemblance to scales. 1. Of paint or a similar coating: having formed cracks.
Word: crocodiled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From crocodile + -ed, from the resemblance to scales. 1. simple past and past participle of crocodile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stamp collectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stamp collector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: night-cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of night cart. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical Example: This dismal box, mounted nakedly on four frail wheels, was drawn along by a pale, lean horse, and the driver sat severe in his shirt-sleeves and tattered hat, like some desperate blackguard driving a night-cart. Example: No person shall act as night-man or drive any night-cart within the limits of the city of Grafton, unless such person be authorised so to do by the said Council.
Word: unthanking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unthank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unthanks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unthank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plum pudding dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its coloration. 1. A Dalmatian dog.
Word: plum pudding dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plum pudding dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unimpounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + impounded. 1. Not impounded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pounded. 1. Not pounded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: baitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bait + -able. 1. Capable of being baited.
Word: dungareed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dungaree + -ed. 1. Dressed in dungarees. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homemake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from homemade. 1. To prepare (a recipe, etc.) at home through one's own efforts, rather than buying it; to create homemade goods. Labels: transitive
Word: homemake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from homemaking. 1. To manage a household; to engage in homemaking. Labels: intransitive
Word: homemakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of homemake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pregraduation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + graduation. 1. Prior to graduation from an academic course. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pregraduates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pregraduate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jalabiah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galabiyah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galabiah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galabeah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galabea Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: galabeas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galabea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galabeahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galabeah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galabiahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galabiah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galabiyahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galabiyah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jalabiahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalabiah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jalabiyah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of djellaba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jalabiyahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalabiyah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gainstrived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gainstrive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gainstrives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gainstrive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gainstriven Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of gainstrive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gainstrove Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of gainstrive Labels: form-of, past
Word: daffodilly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A form of daffodil, perhaps influenced by lily; in colloquial and childish use, by -y (diminutive suffix). 1. A daffodil. Labels: childish, colloquial, dialectal, poetic Example: And he cut the leaves of the snow-drop down, / And tied up the daffodilly; / And then he sung, as he bent at ’s work, / With a “Hiho! willy, willy.” Example: OK I’ll take it one flight down with a daffodilly for my love […]
Word: daffodilly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From daffodil + -y (adjectival suffix). 1. Resembling or characteristic of a daffodil. Labels: rare Example: The demise of a distinguished person in relaton to whom (as in your case) much may be said on both sides, is a sort of God send to the press. Only think of it! The whole periodical & diurnal press of England ringing with the praise of such a daffodilly Poet as [William] Wordsworth! Example: May was forced to obey. She felt belittled standing on line. Some day, when she’d be famous, she vowed, she’d make this daffodilly young fellow eat out of her hand. She regarded him down her nose, yet rather liked his nice manners. Some one called him Mart, but to May he was—and always remained—Wales. 2. With daffodils. Labels: rare Example: It is Homer’s “asphodelos leimon,” the daffodilly mead or meadow, descriptive of Elysium, the Hesperides or western isles of departed shades. Example: He ceded a moment to the daffodilly breeze and the sound of crickets before answering.
Word: daffodillies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daffodilly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clippable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clip + -able. 1. Capable of being clipped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unshitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + shitty. 1. Not shitty. Labels: rare, vulgar
Word: bystanding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From by + standing. 1. Standing nearby; having the role of bystander. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bystanding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by + standing. 1. The state of being a bystander. Labels: uncountable Example: The woes of the world call forth the loudest outcries from the bystanders. Bystanding is not the closest possible adjustment to the universe. Example: Adults love to talk about the importance of bystanders in stopping social cruelty. But bystanding is really complicated, and when we encourage our children to do it we rarely think about whether we're willing and able to do it ourselves.
Word: argyll Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of argyle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: argylls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argyll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unloaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + loaned. 1. Not loaned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unexecutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unexecute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unsissy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sissy. 1. Not sissy. Labels: rare
Word: sissied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sissy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sissying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sissy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: porchless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From porch + -less. 1. Without a porch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: peasantist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peasant + -ist. 1. Showing support for peasants.
Word: peasantist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peasant + -ist. 1. Somebody who favors the peasants over others.
Word: time pencil Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pencil detonator.
Word: time pencils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time pencil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first-day cover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of first day cover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: remember like it was yesterday Part of Speech: verb 1. to remember very well, especially something that happened long ago Labels: transitive
Word: back action Part of Speech: noun 1. The effect of a detector on the measurement being recorded. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dalmahoy Part of Speech: name Etymology: The wig is said to have first been worn by a chemist of that name. 1. A surname.
Word: Dalmahoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The wig is said to have first been worn by a chemist of that name. 1. A kind of bushy bob wig, worn by tradesmen etc. in the 18th century. Labels: historical
Word: Dalmahoys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dalmahoy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mailer Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname for an enameler, via Middle English from Old French esmal. Compare Ambler. * As a Welsh surname, variant of Meylor, from the personal name Meilyr, of Brythonic origin, corresponding to mael (“prince”) + rhi (“king”). 1. A surname.
Word: redialer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redial + -er. 1. A device that forwards a dialed number to another destination.
Word: redialler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of redialer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rediallers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redialler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redialers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redialer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undialled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dialled. 1. That has not been dialled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dialless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dial + -less. 1. Without a dial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: peasantists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peasantist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pencil detonator Part of Speech: noun 1. A timed fuse designed to be connected to a detonator or short length of safety fuse.
Word: pencil detonators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pencil detonator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chrysovirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any member of the virus genus Chrysovirus.
Word: chrysoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chrysovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cystovirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any member of the virus genus Cystovirus.
Word: cystoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cystovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microequivalent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + equivalent. 1. One millionth of an equivalent.
Word: nanoequivalents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanoequivalent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microequivalents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microequivalent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pritelivir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?][Term?] + -vir (“antiviral”). 1. A particular antiherpetic drug. Labels: uncountable
Word: quarter-caste Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quarter + caste. 1. Having one "half-caste" parent; especially, having three Caucasian and one non-Caucasian grandparents Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, not-comparable Example: So ignorant of her job was she that one quarter-caste kiddie I pointed out she said was a halfcaste, and to prove it called the child out and asked her, as one'd speak to a prisoner in jail, wasn't her mother a lubra. Example: The issue of race discrimination in sport has been before the New Zealand public continuously for nearly four years. […] In 1959, the amateur golf champion, a boy just turned seventeen, described as a ' quarter-caste Maori,' withdrew from the New Zealand team to play in the Commonwealth championships in South Africa.
Word: quarter-caste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + caste. 1. A person with one "half-caste" parent and one Caucasian parent Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory Example: 2007, Ken Colbung in Sally Morgan, Tjalaminu Mia and Blaze Kwaymullina (eds), Speaking from the Heart: Stories of Life, Family and Country, North Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, p. 67, https://books.google.ca/books?id=izfgb7WGC7oC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false I guess the sort of thing that happened to my mum has happened constantly to Aboriginal people over the years. That's why the whitefellas talk so much about which of us is full blood, half-caste, quarter-caste, and all that other rubbish. I reckon those kinds of images make people think that we are like that doll Pinocchio's father made out of a lot of different things. Who is going to come out with a long nose? Who is going to come out a dark colour, a light colour? Who is going to have curly, black, brown or blond hair? How are we supposed to answer when someone asks, 'But are you really an Aboriginal?' Of course we bloody are! Or when they say, 'Are you a quarter-caste or a half-caste?' Who cares? Why should I have to talk about which bit of me is black and which is white—it's all red when I cut myself. Example: Protectors took the mixed-race children, ‘half-castes’, ‘quarter-castes’, ‘octoroons’, from their parents, from their culture, raised the light-skinned ones white, at an orphanage, and trained the darker-skinned ones to be domestic servants for the colonisers.
Word: Skuld Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse Skuld, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to be obligated”). See English should. Pronunciation: /skʊld/ 1. the Norn of the future Labels: Norse
Word: aftershows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aftershow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: African peach Part of Speech: noun 1. Nauclea latifolia) (syns. Sarcocephalus latifolius, Sarcocephalus esculentus), a deciduous rubiaceous climbing shrub of west tropical Africa, or its fruit; its bark, doundaké, is used medicinally. Example: With the plants common to the Slave Coast may be included the Zingiber officianale (ginger), Sarcocephalus esculentus (African peach), Gossipium herbaceum (cotton plant), Tamarindus Indica (tamarinds), Cucurbita Citrullus (water-melon) […] Example: In 2013, researchers at the Universite Joseph Fourier in Grenoble discovered unexpectedly racemic tramadol in the root bark of the sub-Saharan African peach (pincushion tree, Nauclea latifolia).
Word: make free with Part of Speech: verb 1. To take advantage of (someone); to treat (someone) with too much familiarity, take liberties with (someone or something) Example: 1817, The Trial Between Mark Browne, Esq. and Martin Jos. Blake, Esq. for Adultery, London: John Fairburn, https://books.google.ca/books?id=kC1DAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Mr. Browne […] protested he had never made free with any woman but his wife, since his marriage. Example: Although the theoretical strictures of Neoclassicism in Europe during the later seventeenth century and the eighteenth century banned generic mixtures, they were not too faithfully adhered to. There was always a folk theater that made free with the rules […] 2. To exploit (something), use freely, use to one's own advantage Example: She was seated, as she observed, on her own brother's hearth, and had been Jane Featherstone five-and-twenty years before she had been Jane Waule, which entitled her to speak when her own brother's name had been made free with by those who had no right to it. Example: Oscar was […] reluctant to let a Poundamore make free with a Shillingsworth disgrace. 3. To take (something) freely, help oneself to Example: 1767, Isaac Bickerstaffe, Love in a Village, Act I, Scene II, https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZdZZAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false […] I left my father's house unknown to any one, having made free with a coat and jacket of our gardener's which fitted me, by way of disguise: […] Example: Pat, and one of the Danes, who was as much addicted to tippling as himself, being unfortunately together upon watch, they made free with the spirits, and fell asleep through drunkenness.
Word: Montreal melon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From being a melon originating from the environs of Montreal (Quebec, Canada). 1. a type of muskmelon originating from Montreal
Word: owneress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From owner + -ess. 1. A female owner. Labels: dated, rare Example: The good Doctor, who had but once since Madame de Malguet's establishment at the château entered the doors of that forbidden mansion, for the purpose of paying his respects to its owneress […]
Word: pouding chômeur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pouding chômeur. 1. Alternative form of pudding chomeur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pudding chomeur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pouding chômeur. 1. A type of pudding originating from Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the Great Depression. A dessert made by covering cake batter or stale bread with maple syrup, which then settles to the bottom after baking. Labels: Quebec
Word: kill with kindness Part of Speech: verb 1. To pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted. Labels: transitive Example: After all these years of experience I know that some customers just act bad. You know, like bratty kids. I try to kill them with kindness, I yes them to death. Sometimes it will work and they will give me respect. Other times it doesn't.
Word: santilmo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cebuano santilmo. 1. A floating flame or fire ball, similar to a will o' the wisp, that stalk or chase people at night, believed to be the ignited blood of a person who met a tragic death.
Word: companioness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From companion + -ess. 1. A female companion. Labels: rare
Word: member organisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From member + organisation. 1. An organisation connected to an umbrella organisation.
Word: 16th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of sixteenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: In 16th and 17th century Britain, for example, women’s alopecia was sometimes interpreted as retribution for sins, including adultery.
Word: unimpressedness Part of Speech: noun 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 impressed English unimpressed Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unimpressedness From unimpressed + -ness. Attested since the 19th century. 1. A lack of impression; the state of being unimpressed. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The very reception of impression at all, indeed, denotes the Unlikeness to a previous state of unimpressedness.
Word: unimpression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression English unimpression From un- + impression. Attested since the 19th century. 1. A lack of impression; the state of being unimpressed. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: 17th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of seventeenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: In 16th and 17th century Britain, for example, women’s alopecia was sometimes interpreted as retribution for sins, including adultery.
Word: 18th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of eighteenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Western-Asian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Western Asian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 19th Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of nineteenth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: The eugenics mania that swept the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led to forced sterilizations and the passage of laws in 27 states designed to limit the numbers of those considered genetically unfit: immigrants, Jews, African-Americans, the mentally ill and those deemed “morally delinquent.”
Word: telegeodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English geodynamic English telegeodynamic From tele- + geodynamic. 1. Relating to telegeodynamics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: telegeodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English geodynamics English telegeodynamics From tele- + geodynamics. 1. An electromechanical Earth-resonance concept for underground seismic exploration, proposed by Nikola Tesla. Labels: uncountable
Word: companionesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of companioness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teleidoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope. 1. A kind of kaleidoscope with a lens and an open view, capable of forming kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it.
Word: teleidoscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleidoscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: owneresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of owneress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unimpressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unimpression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unimpressionability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr 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 impressionability English unimpressionability From un- + impressionability. 1. The quality of not being impressionable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unimpressionableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French impressionner Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able French -able French impressionnable English impressionable English unimpressionable Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unimpressionableness From unimpressionable + -ness. 1. The quality of not being impressionable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unimpressionably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unimpressionable + -ly. 1. In an unimpressionable manner.
Word: 20th Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ 1. Abbreviation of twentieth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: For much of the 20th century, the image of Mexico popularized abroad through film, music, art and literature was, more accurately, a portrayal of Jalisco state and especially its capital, Guadalajara.
Word: 22nd Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of twenty-second. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Word: daughter isotopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daughter isotope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sufficed to say Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of suffice (it) to say. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: sooler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sool + -er. 1. Agitator, inciter; hawk (sense 2), warmonger Labels: Australia Example: According to the doctors (except one) giving evidence in the Mable inquiry, every person who possesses rooted prejudices, whether founded on basic facts or not, is a paranoic. On this medical ruling 'The Mirror' herewith submits a list of paranoics: […] Every sooler who convinced himself the war was for democracy […] Example: Then a war-monger, or Sooler, as such people were called in the locality, made his voice heard in the land.
Word: ozone shield Part of Speech: noun 1. The ozone layer; a region of the stratosphere containing a relatively high concentration of ozone.
Word: ozone holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ozone hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sapraemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sapro- + -aemia. 1. blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These substances are absorbed into the circulation, and produce the typical symptoms associated with sapraemia. Example: The stem is used for bilious conditions; ash for discharges and wounds, sapraemia in Malaya; infusion of straw for dysentery, gout, and rheumatism.
Word: sapraemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sapraemia + -ic. 1. Relating to, or having, sapraemia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unciferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin uncifer + -ous. 1. Bearing a hook or hook-like structure. Labels: not-comparable Example: [Fig.] 19. Unciferous ovipositor. Locusta Example: (Unciferous branches used for infantile convulsions, high fever, headache, hypertension, blurred vision, dizziness. Leaf paste of Uncaria macrophylla mixed with the rhizome of Eleusine indica applied externally in bone fracture.)
Word: soolers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sooler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chloroformyl- Part of Speech: prefix 1. molecule containing a chloroformyl group which consists of a formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl). Also called acyl chloride. Labels: morpheme
Word: antisnag Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + snag. 1. Preventing an item from snagging on something else. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chloroformyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + formyl. 1. A formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl).
Word: cocliques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coclique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fewnomial Part of Speech: noun 1. A polynomial with few monomials.
Word: fewnomials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fewnomial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + -oid. 1. A ring-like algebraic structure. 2. A small preadditive category (so named because a ring can be viewed as a preadditive category with a single object).
Word: ringoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: softwarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From software + -ization. 1. The use of a software solution, rather than traditional hardware, to solve a problem. Labels: uncountable Example: Network softwarization and network function virtualization have been introduced to tackle these problems.
Word: intermode Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + mode. 1. Between modes. Labels: not-comparable Example: The model assumes that the number of interacting modes is finite and effects of the mode overlapping coefficient on the strength of the intermode interaction can be taken into account through dependence of the coupling coefficient on the mode characteristics.
Word: loadability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From load + -ability. 1. The quality or degree of being loadable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Merchandise in small consignments, or of poor loadability, or handled in small terminals where costs are high, produces a deficit on direct costs of some £40-50m and an overall loss of £70-80m. Example: First the relation of the machine speed and size and then mechanical, electrical and magnetic loadabilities are studied to find out the performance limits of different machine types.
Word: loadabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loadability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticommute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From anti- + commute. 1. To operate anticommutatively. Labels: intransitive
Word: anticommutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anticommute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anticommuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anticommute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonlimerent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + limerent. 1. Not limerent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: techni- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Described using the technicolor model. Labels: morpheme
Word: Gutland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Luxembourgish gut (“good”) + Land (“land”). Calqued in French as bon pays. 1. A region in southern Luxembourg.
Word: nonadjective Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + adjective. 1. A word that is not an adjective.
Word: nonadjectives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonadjective Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonobedient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + obedient. 1. Not obedient. Labels: not-comparable
Word: masculinizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From masculinize + -able. 1. Capable of being masculinized. Labels: rare
Word: minirace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + race. 1. A short race (contest of speed). Example: Teichman, who planned to head to Citi Field to work Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night shortly after finishing, has raced nine times and become used to a day that is full of miniraces.
Word: miniraces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minirace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marjaiya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَرْجِعِيَّة (marjiʕiyya) 1. The supreme religious body of ayatollahs in Shi'ism. Labels: no-plural Example: The role of the marjaiya is to be the protector of the rights of society.
Word: Aglianico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian aglianico. 1. An Italian wine made with a black grape variety from Basilicata and Campania.
Word: Aglianicos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aglianico Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swaggerlicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From swagger + -licious. 1. Attractively bold and arrogant. Labels: slang Example: It was billed as a blockbuster matchup between the Saints’ adjective-inducing offense and a Jets defense described as “swaggerlicious.” Example: Swaggerlicious. That's the word that comes to mind to describe this dark-skinned cutie-pie standing in front of me with the gold fronts in his mouth, pierced ears, and an arm covered in intricately designed tattoos trying to get his rap on.
Word: cellbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cell + bound. 1. Confined to a prison cell. Labels: not-comparable Example: Hardly a typical biopic, “Bronson” more or less takes place inside the head of its cellbound antihero (played by Tom Hardy), who also serves as the story’s narrator, appearing on a spotlighted stage as a sinister M.C. in burlesque makeup.
Word: outpedant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + pedant. 1. To surpass in pedantry. Labels: transitive Example: So I say outpedant the pedants, and allow yourself to gluttonously revel in the linguistic improprieties of yore as you familiarize yourself with the nearly unique enormity of the gloriously mistaken heritage that our literature is comprised of.
Word: outpedanted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outpedant Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outpedants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outpedant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outpedanting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outpedant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: midwrithe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + writhe. 1. A point in time during a writhing motion. Labels: uncountable Example: And here is La Savona in midwrithe, during her signature Scheherazade routine.
Word: triacetone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + acetone. 1. Three acetone substituents in another compound. Labels: in-compounds, uncountable Example: At the detention hearing, Mr. Neff reiterated that Mr. Zazi had e-mailed himself bomb-making instructions and had been shopping for the components to make the explosives, triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, from beauty supply stores.
Word: karajishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 唐獅子. 1. A guardian lion figure found in Chinese and Japanese art. Example: Titled “Picture of Fate: I Am but a Fisherman Who Angles in the Darkness of His Mind,” the Murakami is dominated by the exotic karajishi, or “China-lion,” who guards the threshold of Japanese Buddhist temples and is a frequent subject of Chinese and Japanese artists.
Word: paldao Part of Speech: noun 1. The wood of Dracontomelon dao, the Pacific walnut. Labels: uncountable Example: On modular pieces for homes and offices Rohde combined exotic woods like paldao and East Indian laurel with experimental manmade materials including Fabrikoid faux leather and Mira-Lith sandy washable paint.
Word: yum yum Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of yum. Labels: alt-of, alternative