nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: morphogeny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Simplified learned borrowing from German Morphontogenie, itself from morpho- + Ontogenie; equivalent to a reduction of morpho- + ontogeny to morpho- (“shape”) + -geny (“origin”). The simplification means that the term is also used to translate German Morphogenie, the distinction between Morphontogenie and Morphogenie not being made in English. 1. The study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny. Labels: historical, rare, uncountable, usually Example: Es wird daher erst die Aufgabe einer zukünftigen Physiogenie sein, die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Functionen mit gleichem Eifer und Erfolge in Angriff zu nehmen, wie dies für die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Formen von der Morphogenie längst geschehen ist.
Word: unhanged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + hanged. 1. Not (yet) executed by hanging. Labels: not-comparable
Word: papion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from a native name: compare Spanish papión. 1. The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
Word: papions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phyz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phiz (“face”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phyzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phyz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phyzzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phyz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dimissio. See dimit, and compare dismission. 1. permission to depart, or a dismissal. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: he is come, who is anointed to preach […] dimission to the captives
Word: dimissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dimission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From porosis + -tic. 1. Having or relating to porosis. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the bibliometric survey, the overwhelming majority of stress indicator studies focused on one or more of the following: porotic hyperostosis (PH, usually in the orbital roofs but sometimes also in the cranial vault), […] For PH (and for porotic bony alterations in general), care needs to be taken in distinguishing normal from abnormal porosity.
Word: porotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From porosis + -tic. 1. One who has porosis.
Word: porotics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porotic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cisleithan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cis- + Leitha + -an. 1. On the western side of the river Leitha; Austrian (usually in contexts related to Austria-Hungary). Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: tigella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tige stem or stock. Pronunciation: /təˈdʒɛlə/ 1. That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.
Word: tigella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tigella. Pronunciation: /tiˈdʒɛlə/ 1. A small, round or crescent-shaped bread from the Apennines in the Modena area of northern Italy.
Word: tigellae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tigella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caulicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caulicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prelimit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + limit. 1. To limit in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: prelimited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prelimit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prelimiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prelimit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prelimits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prelimit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sturionian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sturiō (Latin root sturiōn-) + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌstjʊəɹɪˈəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌst(j)ʊɹɪˈoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. sturgeon Labels: dated
Word: sturionians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sturionian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: araeostyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin araeostylos, from Ancient Greek ἀραιόστυλος (araióstulos). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ἀραιός (araiós, “widely spaced”) + -style. 1. A type of intercolumniation
Word: araeostyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of araeostyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: older adult Part of Speech: noun 1. An old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older. Labels: euphemistic 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, adult.
Word: primitive root Part of Speech: noun 1. For a given modulus n, a number g such that for every a coprime to n there exists an integer k such that gᵏ ≡ a (mod n); a generator (or primitive element) of the multiplicative group, modulo n, of integers relatively prime to n. Example: There are #92;phi(p-1) incongruent primitive roots of p. The fact that there are so many primitive roots causes no difficulty in the theory of the binomial congruence but has caused considerable confusion in the tabulation of primitive roots. Example: The integers 2, 3, 4, and 6 each have exactly one primitive root and therefore, by default, each has a set of primitive roots consisting of "consecutive" integers. The integer 5, with primitive roots of 2 and 3 is the only positive integer having at least two primitive roots for which the entire set of primitive roots are consecutive integers.
Word: Noahs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Noah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Noahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Noah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house divided Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the proverb, a house divided against itself cannot stand. 1. Something characterized by internal dissent or conflict. Labels: figuratively Example: Despite the wish of many clerics to tailor their faith and to transform their lives to the demands of a more secular age, the fact remained that the church was a house divided, and its divisions reduced its efficacy against philosophe attacks. Example: For all the reported "successes" at the centre, Uganda is a house divided.
Word: a house divided against itself cannot stand Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: With reference to Matthew 12:25 and Mark 3:25. 1. A group or organization that is weakened by internal dissent will not remain united. Example: Thirdly, sometimes by setting and fomenting divisions among Christians, Preacher against Preacher, Church against Church, well knowing, that a house divided against it selfe cannot stand. Example: ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.
Word: close season Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊz ˈsiːzən/ 1. The time of year when no competition takes place. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
Word: Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative, with Steve, a male name, chosen for the rhyme. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States. 1. A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid. Labels: derogatory, offensive Example: BIBLICAL fundamentalists often dismiss gay people by claiming that "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." This remark is probably the full extent of fundamentalist repartee. About three years ago, I decided to take these hard-hearted folks at their words: What if God did make Adam and Steve, and the first lesbians as well, Jane and Mabel?
Word: rabbit warrens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rabbit warren Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately probably from Dutch/Middle Dutch. Related to Danish krejert, kraier. 1. A two- or three-masted sailing vessel formerly used for transporting cargo in the Baltic Sea.
Word: Trojan-horse Part of Speech: verb 1. To introduce slyly, to sneak in, to subvert. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience. Example: Suddenly he realized that the arguments and social criticism he wanted to assert[…]could live and breathe on their own. He didn’t have to Trojan-horse them into his novels’ characters or plot points anymore. 2. To install a Trojan horse on (a system). Labels: transitive 3. To install a Trojan horse on the system of (a person or organization). Labels: transitive Example: A world writable file or two later, and a customer has been trojan-horsed.
Word: with one's bare hands Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Barehandedly. Labels: idiomatic Example: What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?
Word: wonder of the world Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members. Example: Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”
Word: determiner phrase Part of Speech: noun 1. A phrase headed by a determiner.
Word: surveillance camera Part of Speech: noun 1. A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television. Example: Coldly perusing his surveillance cameras one day, Mr. Burns spies nothing but grotesque misconduct: Instead of working, his employees engage in limbo contests, chess games, and, of course, cockfights. Example: A reported 200m surveillance cameras around the country are doing everything from tracking shoppers in stores to preventing violent crime to catching jaywalkers.
Word: B-story Part of Speech: noun 1. A subplot that appears in a screenplay or script for a movie or television show; a subplot that concerns the side-characters or less important aspects of a television show. Example: In the B-story, Bart goes from metaphorically crying wolf to literally crying wolf when a timber wolf escapes from Krusty’s studio after getting freaked by loud noises. The wild beast ultimately menaces Bart in his schoolroom before Groundskeeper Willie strips down and saves the day by defeating the wolf in combat.
Word: head-spinningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From head-spinning + -ly. 1. Incredibly; overwhelmingly. Labels: idiomatic Example: “Marge Gets A Job” is just about perfect. There is not a wasted sequence or unfunny gag. It’s head-spinningly smart in a way that doesn’t call attention to itself—like setting the retirement party at The Spruce Caboose, a giant, unwieldy, trainwreck-themed eatery whose name and conceit are brilliant parodies of Howard Hughes’ giant wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose. Example: Things get headspinningly trippy when she makes it to the moon, where the goddess Chang’e turns out to be real and spends her time belting out disco-pop bangers in the style of Katy Perry to a stadium audience of glowing, bubblegum-coloured blobs.
Word: sondeli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kannada ಸುಂಡಿಲಿ (suṇḍili). 1. An Asian house shrew, a muskrat (Suncus murinus).
Word: garison Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of garrison. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And the men of the gariſon [Douay-Rheims garniſon] anſwered Jonathan and his armour bearer, and ſaid, Come vp to vs, and wee will ſhew you a thing[…]
Word: nutritives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutritive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take the pee Part of Speech: verb 1. To mock; to make fun of. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic
Word: baby-to-be Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baby + -to-be. 1. An embryo or fetus; an unborn child. Labels: informal Example: At twenty-six weeks, your baby-to-be can move freely in your womb.
Word: babies-to-be Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby-to-be Labels: form-of, plural
Word: EPT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Poker Tour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EPT Part of Speech: noun 1. A European Poker Tour event. Labels: informal
Word: EPTs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EPT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WPT Part of Speech: name 1. World Poker Tour
Word: WPT Part of Speech: noun 1. A World Poker Tour event. Labels: informal 2. Abbreviation of wireless-power transfer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: WPT Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of wireless-power transfer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: WPTs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of WPT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NAPT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of North American Poker Tour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NAPT Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American Poker Tour event. Labels: informal
Word: NAPTs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NAPT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: express rifle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the mid 19th century, to indicate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities. 1. Any of various rifles that propel the bullet at high velocity to maximize point-blank range.
Word: Zidonian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ən/, /zaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Alternative form of Sidonian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zidonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zidonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sidonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sidon + -ian. Pronunciation: /saɪˈdəʊnɪ.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Sidon. Labels: historical
Word: Sidonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sidonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unabrasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + abrasive. 1. Not abrasive.
Word: Wunderkammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Wunderkammer (literally “room of wonders”). Pronunciation: /ˈvʊndəˌkamə/, /ˈvʊndɚˌkɑmɚ/ 1. A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance. Labels: historical Example: Despite the frequent bric-à-brac dimension to such collections, these theatres of nature invited an appreciation of nature rather different from the Renaissance Wunderkammer which had preceded them. Example: Tucked into a small storefront on Venice Boulevard, the museum has been called a modern-day wunderkammer and is the subject of a 1995 book, Mr. Wilsons Cabinet of Wonders (Pantheon), by Lawrence Weschler. 2. A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Labels: broadly
Word: Dodger Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɑd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ 1. A member of the Dodgers US professional baseball team, either before or after they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
Word: Dodgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dodger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mansplainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mansplain + -er. 1. One (especially a man) who mansplains. Labels: informal Example: Think about the men you know. Do any of them display that delightful mixture of privilege and ignorance that leads to condescending, inaccurate explanations, delivered with the rock-solid conviction of rightness and that slimy certainty that of course he is right, because he is the man in this conversation?
Word: mansplainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mansplainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microdress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + dress. 1. An extremely short minidress with the hemline ending on top of the thighs or above. Example: He paused at the sight of the newly arrived trio: Seth, standing unsteadily, blood oozing down his forehead; Cyndi, in her microdress and heels; and Duane, with Blossom coiled around him, her head hovering next to his.
Word: microdresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microdress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minidressed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From minidress + -ed. 1. Wearing a minidress. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mansplain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of man + explain, equivalent to man + -splain. Pronunciation: /ˈmanˌspleɪn/, /ˈmænˌspleɪn/ 1. To explain (something) condescendingly (to a female listener), especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it merely because she is female. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: But what's getting all of the attention in the bill is the part where legislators have banded together to mansplain the various shadings of the crime of "rape" to America. Example: There were some Occupy-style solutions: those whose voices dominate should “step back” for an entire meeting. […] Men should notice when they are “mansplaining” (this one got a thunderous ovation).
Word: mansplains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mansplain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mansplained Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mansplain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: postliberal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + liberal. 1. After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: neo-reactionary Example: But if we hope to create a humane postliberal future, we cannot pretend that the age of liberalism did not happen or that its basic contours can simply be jettisoned in some sort of restoration of an idyllic preliberal age. 2. Relating to postliberal theology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postliberal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + liberal. 1. A proponent of postliberalism. Example: He [Patrick Deneen] calls on postliberals to aim big, “embracing, fostering and protecting not only the nation but that which is both smaller and larger than the nation.”
Word: unsinking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sinking. 1. That does not sink. Example: Let me walk the waves of this wide world / Through faith unsinking.
Word: unsinkability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + sink + -ability. 1. The quality of being unsinkable. Labels: uncountable Example: the supposed unsinkability of the Titanic
Word: antirationing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + rationing. 1. Opposing rationing.
Word: unsunk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sunk. 1. Not having been sunk. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unholed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + holed. 1. Not holed; not pierced with a hole or puncture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sjambock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sjambok. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sjambock Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sjambok. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sjambocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sjambock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sjambocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sjambock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sjambocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sjambock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sjambocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sjambock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anticonscription Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + conscription. 1. Opposing conscription into the military.
Word: anticonstructivism Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + constructivism. 1. Opposing constructivism.
Word: anticonfession Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + confession. 1. Opposing the Catholic practice of confession.
Word: anticompetitiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anticompetitive + -ness. 1. The quality of being anticompetitive. Labels: uncountable
Word: antibulimic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + bulimic. 1. Countering bulimia. Labels: not-comparable Example: a drug with an antibulimic effect
Word: partisanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From partisan + -ism. 1. The practices of partisans; partisanship. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antipartisan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + partisan. 1. opposing partisans or partisanship
Word: antisecurity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + security. 1. Opposing security.
Word: snipper-snapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late 16th c. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə/, /ˈsnɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ 1. A worthless or insignificant person. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: Why, I thought you liked it immensely : women generally do; but it shows your good sense not to want to be stared at and written up by a lot of snipper-snappers. Example: Let me find him once and I'll make him dance. Oh, you snipper-snapper! I'll get the King's letter sent to your house indeed I will!
Word: snipper-snappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snipper-snapper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pantometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From panto- + -metry. 1. A tendency to measure everything; fixation on measurement or quantitative aspects. Labels: uncountable 2. A proposed scheme for universal measurement. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: tatta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Hindi [Term?] 1. A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is allowed to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. Labels: India
Word: tattas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tatta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phthiriases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phthiriasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pediculation Part of Speech: noun 1. phthiriasis Labels: dated, uncountable 2. The act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the physiological development of the bony antler bases on a deer's skull. Labels: uncountable
Word: theanthropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) + -ism 1. A state of being God and man. Labels: uncountable Example: [I]n speaking theologically and impersonally, i. e. of Psilanthropism and Theanthropism as schemes of Belief, without referrence to Individuals who profess either the one or the other, it will be absurd to use a different language as long as it is the dictate of common sense, that two opposites cannot properly be called by the same name. 2. The ascription of human attributes to a deity. Labels: uncountable Example: Here is a tradition embodying that vital union of the human with the divine , which is expressed in the word theanthropism, or anthropomorphism
Word: copatriot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + patriot. 1. A joint or fellow patriot.
Word: copatriots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copatriot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Free-Soilism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + soil + -ism. 1. The principles of the Free Soil Party, which opposed slavery in the United States in the mid-19th century. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: Unixish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Unix + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of Unix.
Word: clobetasol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chlo(ro)- + -betasol (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”). 1. A corticosteroid used to treat various skin disorders including eczema and psoriasis. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonembryotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + embryotoxic. 1. Not embryotoxic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: physics package Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of any equipment which requires advanced knowledge of physics to design; especially the core nuclear components of a nuclear weapon
Word: spiritful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English spiritful From spirit + -ful. 1. Full of spirit; spirited. Labels: archaic Example: Miss Howe is a charming creature too; but confoundedly smart, and spiritful.
Word: unborn child Part of Speech: noun 1. A human offspring that is developing in the uterus; fetus.
Word: unborn children Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unborn child Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physianthropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From physio- + -anthropy. 1. The science of human life, especially of human health, disease, and remedies. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: chatoyment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chatoiement. See chatoyant. 1. Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors. Labels: uncountable Example: The colour of these "black pearls" is black by incident light; by rolling the pearls in a certain direction brownish coloured bands with chatoyment are shown the same as can be observed in cabochon ground Cat's eyes (quartz).
Word: pedetentous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pes, pedis (“foot”) + tendō (“to stretch out”). Compare Latin tentim (“by degrees”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛdɪˈtɛntəs/ 1. Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: that pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk
Word: blond metal Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of clay iron ore, from Staffordshire, England, once used for making tools such as nails, axes and horseshoes. Labels: uncountable
Word: paralbumin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + albumin. 1. A proteid-like body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen. Labels: archaic
Word: paralbumins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paralbumin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phylactolaematous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Phylactolaema + -ous 1. Of or relating to the former order of bryozoans, Phylactolaema, now probably corresponding to Phylactolaemata. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: pleuronectoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the Pleuronectidae, or flounder family.
Word: pleuronectoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pleuronectid.
Word: caligation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin caligatio, from caligare (“to emit vapour, to be dark”), from caligo (“mist, darkness”). 1. dimness; cloudiness Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: Now instead of a diminution or imperfect vision in the Moll, we affirm an abolition or totall privation; in stead of caligation or dimnesse, we conclude a cecity or blindness, which hath been frequently inferred concerning other animals;
Word: starthroat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + throat. 1. Any hummingbird of the genus Heliomaster, with throat feathers having a glittering lustre.
Word: starthroats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of starthroat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tercine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tercine, from Latin tertius (“the third”). 1. A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Labels: archaic
Word: cactaceous Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging to, or like, the family of cacti Cactaceae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: calumbin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calumba + -in. 1. A bitter white crystalline substance extracted from the calumba root (Jateorhiza palmata). Labels: uncountable Example: Cissampelina, the intensely sweetish-bitter principle found in this body, is very like calumbin in some physical properties; yet we have been wont to associate other therapeutic ideas with pareira, than with calumba. Example: CALUMBÆ RADIX (Kalumbo, Portuguese). The root of the Cocculus palmatus, one of our most useful stomachics and tonics. It contains a bitter principle, called calumbin.
Word: puritanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Puritan + -ize. 1. To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Labels: ambitransitive Example: M. PERKINS , in his Probleme though hee ſaine would puritanize it , and ſo goeth on, hanging hoofe againſt hoofe, yet confeſſeth, that the Fathers uſed to arm themſelves againſt the Divell with the ſigne of the Croſſe
Word: puritanized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of puritanize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: puritanizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of puritanize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: puritanizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of puritanize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: curship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cur + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃɪp/ 1. The state of being a cur Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. someone who is currish. Labels: uncountable Example: How durst he, I say, oppose thy curship!
Word: prochein Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman prochein, from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeānus, from Latin prope (“near”). 1. Next; nearest. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: SPB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Shortest Path Bridging, a network configuration technology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SPB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of super pressure balloon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: prenates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prenate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vityaz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ви́тязь (vítjazʹ). 1. A Russian noble knight who rode a horse. Labels: historical
Word: potender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pot + bartender. 1. Synonym of budtender.
Word: potenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barbarie Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Barbary. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia in Africk (before his time incult and horrid) fruitful and battable by this means.
Word: monticulus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin monticulus. 1. A little elevation. Example: Near-synonym: colliculus
Word: exaggregate Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of exaggerate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: This assignment is not graded. There is no need to exaggregate your answers, as we want an accurate picture of the students. - An assignment for the applicants to Rice University, Houston, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20160415204810/https://www.clear.rice.edu/comp200/12spring/assignments/0/0.pdf
Word: Murugan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil முருகன் (murukaṉ). 1. Synonym of Kartikeya Example: The temple was […] dedicated to Murugan, the god of war, to whom he had always shown particular devotion.
Word: unborns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unborn Labels: form-of, plural Example: It's not like we'd blasted this stuff at Tracy's pregnant belly, the way some parents assault their unborns with Mozart.
Word: encolour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + colour. 1. To colour. Labels: poetic, transitive
Word: encoloured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of encolour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: encolouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of encolour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: encolours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encolour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antejentacularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From antejentacular + -ly. 1. Before breakfast. Labels: formal, not-comparable
Word: flying starts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flying start Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redpole Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of redpoll (“Acanthis spp.”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: redpoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redpole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praelatio. Compare French prélation. See prelate, and compare prefer. 1. The setting of one item above another; preference. Labels: archaic Example: prelation and election of one before another
Word: prelations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prelation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pricklice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pricklouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pricklouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prick + louse. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪklaʊs/ 1. A tailor. Labels: archaic, derogatory Example: When she was under Water, and could call him Pricklouse no longer with her Lips, she held up her Hands over her Head 2. A lousy person. Labels: archaic, derogatory Example: that woman […] by no threats or stripes would leave to call her husband pricke-lowse [translating pouilleux], and being cast into a pond and duckt under water, lifted up her hands, and joyning her two thumbs-nailes in act to kill lice above her head, seemed to call him lousie still […].
Word: monocardian Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a heart with a single ventricle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clavies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clavie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of clavy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clavy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French claveau (“centrepiece of an arch”). 1. A mantelpiece. Labels: archaic
Word: sulphoarsenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulpho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English sulphoarsenic From sulpho- + arsenic. 1. Of, relating to, or containing, sulphur and arsenic; said of an acid which is the same as arsenic acid with the substitution of sulphur for oxygen. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: paynize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Payne + -ize, after the inventor. 1. To treat or preserve (wood etc.) by a process resembling kyanization. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: paynized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paynize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: paynizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of paynize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: paynizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of paynize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triniunity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of trinity + unity. 1. Obsolete form of triunity. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: As for terms of trinity, triniunity, […] and the like, they reject them as scholastic notions.
Word: saxicavid Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the saxicavas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: saxicavid Part of Speech: noun 1. A saxicava.
Word: saxicavids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saxicavid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wishbook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wish + book. 1. A book or catalogue listing desirable things.
Word: wishbooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wishbook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renoviction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of renovation + eviction. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛn.əˈvɪk.ʃən/ 1. The eviction of all of a building's tenants on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned. Labels: British-Columbia, Quebec, countable, uncountable Example: The city's blogs and online communities are filled with rants against so-called "renovictions," as landlords boot out long-time tenants to install hardwood floors and marble countertops in order to hike up rent or pay for things like security and safety upgrades.
Word: renovictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renoviction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astraean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin astraeus or similar, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). 1. Relating to the former genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: astraean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin astraeus or similar, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). 1. A coral of the former family Astraeidae; a star coral. Labels: obsolete
Word: astraeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astraean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stegnotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek στεγνωτικός (stegnōtikós), from στεγνός (stegnós, “costive”). 1. antidiarrheic Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: standergrass Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Orchis mascula. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: pentaptych Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From penta- + Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”). 1. A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
Word: pentaptychs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pentaptych Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salicaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin salix, salicis (“willow”) + -aceous 1. Belonging or relating to the species in family Salicaceae of willows. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clerk-ale Part of Speech: noun 1. A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: That ALE is festival, appears from its sense in composition; as, amongst others, in the words Lecet-ale, Lamb-ale, Whitson-ale, Clerk-ale, and Church-ale
Word: clerk-ales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clerk-ale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stacket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French estacade and English stockade. Pronunciation: /ˈstækɪt/ 1. A stockade. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: Also, I would advise you to fortify the said sconce, not only by a foussie, or graffe, but also by certain stackets, or palisades. […] The whilk stackets or palisades should be artificially framed with re-entering angles and loop-holes, or crenelles, for musquetry, whereof it shall arise that the foemen— […]
Word: stackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stacket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orangerie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of orangery. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: signiorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From signior + -ize. 1. To exercise dominion; to seigniorize. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 2. To exercise dominion over; to lord it over. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: then should those of this beautifull damzell presently signiorize my liberty
Word: signiorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of signiorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: signiorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of signiorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: signiorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of signiorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scitamineous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Scitamineae. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: I recollect no instance at this moment of an 1-locular anther except in Canna, and from its mode of insertion as well as the analogy of other scitamineous anthers, that seems to me rather half an anther, than a whole one: however, the radication, and stipulation fix Sowerbæa immovably near Dianella, as well as the country it comes from
Word: picrolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -lite: compare French picrolithe. 1. A fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: picrolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picrolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stercoration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stercoratio, from stercorare (“to dung”). 1. Manuring with dung. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The first and most ordinary help is stercoration . The sheeps dung is one of the best ; and next the dung of kine : and thirdly , that of horses
Word: stercorations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stercoration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chandries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chandry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chandry Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃændɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːndri/ 1. A chandlery (candle-store). Labels: obsolete Example: torches from the chandry
Word: social evil Part of Speech: noun 1. Prostitution. Labels: archaic, euphemistic 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, evil.
Word: stockish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stock + -ish. 1. Like a stock; stupid; blockish. Labels: obsolete Example: Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. Example: Many who have "plied their book diligently," and know all about some one branch or another of accepted lore, come out of the study with an ancient and owl-like demeanour, and prove dry, stockish, and dyspeptic in all the better and brighter parts of life.
Word: scaphander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “anything hollowed”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “a man”): compare French scaphandre. 1. A kind of diving suit. Labels: dated
Word: scaphanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaphander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retrofuturism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + futurism. 1. The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design. Labels: uncountable Example: Even the aesthetics of its interface, with a kind of Star Trek-like retrofuturism, makes users feel as if their computer is doing the things we imagined computers would be doing, rather than the humdrum business of typing, filing and storing.
Word: retro-futurism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + futurism. 1. Alternative spelling of retrofuturism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: So it's no accident that the "Jetsons" cartoon theme has been encouraged in Apple's descriptions of the iMac--a vaguely reminiscent, friendly retro-futurism that people seem to crave.
Word: retrophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + -philia. 1. The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past. Labels: uncountable Example: At the same time, a wave of retrophilia started to crest. Clothing companies like Homage (which reproduces vintage-esque T's celebrating sports and pop culture from the '70s through the '90s) came up with unique ways to commercialize the interest in yesteryear.
Word: retrophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + -phile. 1. One who loves the past, or past styles. Example: A pair of chunky leather sandals from the '60s complete her retrophile look.
Word: retrophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retrophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringxiety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ring + anxiety. Pronunciation: /ɹɪŋzˈaɪəti/ 1. The anxiety resulting from the mistaken belief that one's cell phone or mobile is ringing or vibrating. Labels: informal, neologism, uncountable Example: I reach for my cellphone, only to discover that it's not ringing. "Damn it, this has been happening all week. Maybe I do have ringxiety."
Word: Monnow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Mynwy. 1. A river flowing through Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, which joins the River Wye at Monmouth.
Word: commonwealthman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From commonwealth + man. 1. Someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican. Labels: historical Example: Other radicals looked for inspiration to England again – though, interestingly, neither to Voltaire's commercial nor Montesquieu's constitutional paragon, but rather to the seventeenth-century Commonwealthmen. Example: Machiavelli had a decisive influence on the English political thinker and commonwealthman James Harrington, who in turn had an enormous impact on Irish patriots such as John Toland, Robert Molesworth and Francis Hutcheson.
Word: commonwealthmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commonwealthman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commonwealthsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From commonwealth + -s- + man. 1. Alternative form of commonwealthman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: commonwealthsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commonwealthsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Millwall Part of Speech: name Etymology: Referring to the large number of windmills built on the river wall in the 19th century. Originally known as Marshwall, the area acquired its new name with its breakaway from its former parish of Poplar. Pronunciation: /mɪlwɔːl/, /mɪlwoːl/ 1. A district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England.
Word: pineau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pineau. 1. An alcoholic drink made from unfermented grape juice and cognac.
Word: fabada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Asturian fabada. 1. A dish from Asturias, made of white beans, pork products, chorizo and various other ingredients. Example: His other brother, Candido, explained: “In the north of Spain, you have fabada; in the south, paella. But tortilla is everywhere. The tortilla is 150 percent Spain.”
Word: fabes con amasueles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Asturian fabes con amasueles (“beans with clams”). 1. A dish from Asturias, made of white beans and clams. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: fabada asturiana Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fabada.
Word: bollu preñáu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Asturian bollu preñáu (pregnant roll). 1. A dish from Asturias, consisting of a bread roll with a piece of chorizo inside.
Word: fabadas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fabada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: line graph Part of Speech: noun 1. A graph in which a series of connected straight lines connect points, each of which represents the value of a particular variable as a function of another variable. 2. A graph L(G) which is derived from a given non-oriented graph G such that the vertices of L(G) represent edges of G and so that a clique in L(G) represents a common end-vertex shared by a set of represented edges. (A star subgraph in G transforms into a clique in L(G).) 3. A graph L(G) which is derived from a given non-oriented graph G such that the vertices of L(G) represent edges of G and so that a clique in L(G) represents a common end-vertex shared by a set of represented edges. (A star subgraph in G transforms into a clique in L(G).) Example: Suppose that a graph G has vertices A, B, C, and D such that A is adjacent to each of B, C, and D, but {B, C, D} is an independent set. Then G cannot be a line graph.
Word: set pulses racing Part of Speech: verb 1. To excite, thrill. Labels: idiomatic Example: And while the performance hardly set pulses racing, it should be remembered that the side that starts the serious action against France in Donestsk on 11 June will not resemble the one on show in Oslo.
Word: line graphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line graph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blocking and tackling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From US football. 1. Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation. Labels: US, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Some are caught up in the vision. Others are turned off and say he's a self-promoter who doesn't know anything about the blocking and tackling of the brokerage business. Example: Cummings has been instrumental in the design of a computer simulation that he says will teach "the basic blocking and tackling of urban warfare.
Word: soul sister Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /soʊl ˈsɪs.tɚ/, /soʊl ˈsɪs.tə/ 1. A fellow African American woman. Labels: informal
Word: sonic barrier Part of Speech: noun 1. sound barrier
Word: Spanish ham Part of Speech: noun 1. jamón ibérico Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: echinococci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of echinococcus Labels: form-of, plural