nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: come and go Part of Speech: verb 1. To alternately enter and exit, arrive and depart (either physically or figuratively). Example: He comes and goes as he pleases. Example: Shepard: This isn't a station; it's a city. Kaidan: There must be millions here. It can't be possible to track everyone coming and going. 2. To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient. Labels: idiomatic Example: My headaches come and go, but the pain in my neck is constant. Example: So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by
Word: peanut butter and jelly Part of Speech: noun 1. Peanut butter and jelly (or jam) that is spread on bread to make a sandwich. Labels: US, uncountable 2. A sandwich consisting of bread spread with layers of peanut butter and jelly. Labels: US, countable Example: On your average march you'll find you get through a good two peanut butter and jellies before you even get to where you're supposed to demonstrate Example: Sometimes they drift in from the Yukon and other far places, come in and sit down at the kitchen table, want a glass of milk and a peanut-butter-and-jelly, […] . 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peanut butter, jelly. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blood and guts Part of Speech: noun 1. Gore; gruesome images. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: It is a film for more mature audiences, but there is plenty of blood and guts to please the younger viewers too.
Word: boys and girls Part of Speech: noun 1. Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
Word: boys and girls Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Dutchman's breeches (“the plant Dicentra cucullaria”).
Word: man and boy Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌmæn n̩ ˈbɔɪ/ 1. During one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: I’ve lived here forty years, man and boy.
Word: masculist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mascul(ine) + -ist, as opposed to feminist. 1. Of or relating to masculism.
Word: masculist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mascul(ine) + -ist, as opposed to feminist. 1. A proponent or supporter of masculism.
Word: masculists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masculist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: man and wife Part of Speech: noun 1. An opposite-sex married couple. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I now declare you man and wife.
Word: supply and demand Part of Speech: noun 1. A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price). Labels: uncountable
Word: meet and greet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of meet-and-greet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: day or night Part of Speech: adv 1. At any time; 24/7 Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: salamanderlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From salamander + -like. 1. Resembling a salamander. 2. Possessing the characteristics or abilities of a salamander. Example: Hey! How she tosses up, how far! The mounting Top-mast touch'd a Star; The Meteors blaz'd as thro' the Clouds we came, And Salamander-like, we live in Flame [...]
Word: orangutanlike Part of Speech: adj 1. Resembling an orangutan
Word: irony marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of irony mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roopy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From roop (“a shout”) + -y. 1. Hoarse. Example: But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. Example: It wasn't in its essentials a musical voice, being on the thick side and a shade roopy. If I'd been its owner, I'd have given more than a little thought to the subject of tonsils.
Word: roopit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Scots roupit, roupet, past participle of Scots roup (“to shout”), equivalent to English roop + -ed. More at roop. 1. Hoarse; husky. Labels: Scotland
Word: rooped up Part of Speech: adj 1. Suffering from any affection of the throat or chest which renders the voice hoarse. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: I am rooped up.
Word: rooped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Vader Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Vader Jam. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: encountre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of encounter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: encountre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of encounter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]but also fournishe an other sorte, prepaired for the werres, to defende the Narrowe Sees for his sure passage and transpourting ; and by that tyme not oonely Your Grace, with your nobles, may be in arredinesse to encountre, salute, and welcomme the said Emperour, to boothe your honours, but also certain knowlege may be had of what towardnes or untowardenes the Frenshe King shalbe, in accepting or refusing the treux, or abstinence of werre ; whiche is right necessary to be knowen, before thEmperour departe from those his Lowe Countreis.
Word: slumbre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of slumber. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: slumbre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of slumber. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: asundre Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of asunder. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Our hertes ſwelled, as that they ſhoulde breke / The fyre of loue, was ſo ſore kept vnder / Whan I from her⸝ ſhould departe aſundre
Word: insulteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: insult + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of insult Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gonorrhœæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gonorrhœa Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: From this short review, it is clear that many chronic gonorrhœæ already represent the first stages of strictures, or, as Otis calls them, “large-sized strictures,” which naturally cannot be cured by astringent solutions, or even such as are fatal to gonococci.
Word: incontinence pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A multi-layered, absorbent sheet designed to soak up urine released by wearers who suffer from incontinence.
Word: cophins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cophin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cophins Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cophin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: epick Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of epic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: He prefixed a very ample preface in the form of a dedication to lord Dorſet ; and there gives an account of the deſign which he had once formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince. He conſidered the epick as neceſſarily including ſome kind of ſupernatural agency, and had imaged a new kind of conteſt between the guardian angels of kingdoms, of whom he conceived that each might be repreſented zealous for his charge, without any intended oppoſition to the purpoſes of the Supreme Being, of which all created minds muſt in part be ignorant.
Word: epick Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of epic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: budyonovka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian будёновка f (budjónovka), after Semyon Budyonny, Семён Будённый (Semjón Budjónnyj). 1. a distinctive type of hat and an essential part of the Red Army uniform during the Russian Civil War and later
Word: budyonovkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of budyonovka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyubeteikas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyubeteika Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suaku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 山龜／山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), from 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”) + 龜／龟 (ku, “turtle”). 1. Someone who is uneducated; a country bumpkin. Labels: Singapore, informal Example: The suaku (literally "mountain tortoise" and figuratively "country bumpkin") sports a beer belly, fake brand-name apparel and oil-slick hair.
Word: suaku Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hokkien 山龜／山龟 (soaⁿ-ku, “mountain turtle”), from 山 (soaⁿ, “mountain”) + 龜／龟 (ku, “turtle”). 1. Uneducated; backward. Labels: Singapore, informal Example: Ah Lian are not simply lowly educated, they also have supposedly 'pre-modern' or sua-ku (hill tortoise, metaphor for 'backward') modes of behaviour.
Word: slaughtre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of slaughter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: slaughtre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of slaughter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: loss leaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loss leader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loremaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lore + master, possibly a learned borrowing from Middle English or calque of Middle English lore maistir (“teacher of knowledge”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɔɹ.mæ.stɚ/ 1. A wise person with knowledge of lore in any number of topics, such as history, genealogy, ancient poetry and possibly magic as well; A scholar. Example: The beginnings lie back in the Black Years, which only the lore-masters now remember. Example: Wizards, let's face it, are natural-born meddlers! Alchemists, inventors, king-makers, prophets, seers, spell-casters, loremasters, teachers, initiators, magicians, visionaries—Wizards are perpetually engaged in world-transformation, trying to make the world a better place for everyone.
Word: perinæum Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of perinaeum. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: When there is no laceration of the perinæum, nor a dilatation of the vaginal outlet from rectocele, the operation described as applicable for the anterior wall may be of itself sufficient to cure a partial procidentia.
Word: perinæa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perinæum Labels: form-of, plural Example: Now the fact is that if one carefully observes a large number of lacerated perinæa, one is struck by the extreme complexity of form of many and the comparatively small number of bad median lacerations.
Word: cærimony Part of Speech: noun 1. Early Modern form of ceremony. Labels: Early, Modern, alt-of Example: To these irregularities in spelling must be added some peculiarities of inflection; (1). Plurals: cærimonys (p. 74), countrys, dignitys, enimys, ferrys, infirmitys, lifes, monys, pluralitys, themselfs. (2). Preterites: breed (p. 47), see (p. 35; foresee, p. 57). (3). Participles: acquitt (p. 69), committ (p. 68).
Word: dæmonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dæmon + -ism. 1. Archaic spelling of demonism. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Example: This Spiritualism, or dæmonism, is a great and serious movement, which receives daily accessions, often from the most sceptical and unlikely quarters.
Word: anie Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of any. Labels: Early, Modern, alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: acknowledg Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of acknowledge. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it. Example: We acknowledg and profess, as becometh good Christians and faithful Subjects, that his Majesty hath Authority, by his Prerogative Roial, to call Assemblies [...].
Word: byshop Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of bishop. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Bishops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: sufficiencie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of sufficiency. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: greuous Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of grievous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: synne Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of sin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.
Word: trumpeter pigeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trumpeter + pigeon. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌmpətɚ ˈpɪdʒən/ 1. Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon, Columba livia domestica, descendants of the wild rock pigeon, Columba livia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves) (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
Word: Strauss Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Strauss. Pronunciation: /stɹaʊs/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: wair Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɛɹ/, /wɛə/ 1. A plank six feet long and one foot across. Labels: obsolete
Word: wair Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɛɹ/, /wɛə/ 1. To spend. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: […]they find there was no lesion to the minor by setting the said tack, and that the money waired out by the defender, in building and reparations, viz not only the ₤1317 Scots first given out, but also the ₤326 last waired by the defender,[…] Example: We shall maintain them, nourish them, and defend them, the whole congregation of Christ, and every member thereof, at our whole powers and wairing [spending] of our lives, against Satan, and all wicked power that does intend tyranny or trouble against the foresaid congregation.
Word: wair Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɛɹ/, /wɛə/ 1. Nonstandard form of were. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: We didn't al'ays stay here, but wair on the wing here and thar where game was most plentiful, and often in company with the Mingoes, who wair our sworn fri'nds an' allies.
Word: Magen David Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מָגֵן דָּוִד (“shield of David”), made of Hebrew מָגֵן (“shield”) and Hebrew דָּוִד (“David”). 1. Star of David
Word: Shavuos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Shavuot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tuapse Part of Speech: name 1. A resort town in southern Russia, on the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai.
Word: to what do I owe the pleasure Part of Speech: phrase 1. A question asked to know the reason for being visited by the interlocutor. Labels: formal, humorous Example: At that moment the headmaster Mr Grave entered the classroom without knocking, his long coat flapping behind him like a cape. The naughty kids at the back of the class who had been texting throughout the lesson quickly hid their mobile phones under the desk. “Ah, Mr Grave, to what do I owe the pleasure?” said Miss Midge, smiling.
Word: falling pregnant Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fall pregnant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: falls pregnant Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fall pregnant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fell pregnant Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of fall pregnant Labels: form-of, past
Word: fallen pregnant Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of fall pregnant Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thump-thump Part of Speech: noun 1. The sound of a heart beating. 2. A heart. Labels: childish
Word: thump-thumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thump-thump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gynæcologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gynæcologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amœboids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amœboid Labels: form-of, plural Example: These amœboid bodies develop by stages, in which an undulating membrane and a flagellum appear and the protoplasm gradually approaches the mature form, or they again undergo segmentation into a number of smaller amœboids, which go through a similar process of development and finally arrive at the mature flagellate organism.
Word: Palæstinian Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of Palestinian. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: We therefore certainly rather have here a Palæstinian version before us, than one from the Assyrian Mountains.
Word: Palæstinian Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of Palestinian. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hæmatorrhœa Part of Speech: noun 1. Hemorrhea. Labels: archaic
Word: true believers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of true believer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walloweth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: wallow + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wallow Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Montano Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romance; from Italian Montano and Spanish Montaño. 1. A surname from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish, equivalent to English Mountain.
Word: càneva Part of Speech: noun 1. A fancy woollen fabric made to resemble canvas
Word: chelp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp. 1. To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner. Labels: Northern-England, intransitive Example: He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board. Example: 1820, John Clare, “My Mary” in Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, London: Taylor and Hessey, p. 87, Who’s laugh’d at too by every whelp, For failings which she cannot help? But silly fools will laugh and chelp, My Mary. 2. To speak rudely or out of turn. Labels: Northern-England, intransitive Example: The teacher got angry at all her chelping.
Word: chelping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chelp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anecdotive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anecdote + -ive. 1. Anecdotal. Labels: archaic, rare 2. Producing anecdotes. Labels: archaic, rare Example: As the evening wore on, Quimby waxed anecdotive.
Word: fits the bill Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fit the bill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fitting the bill Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fit the bill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filled the bill Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fill the bill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fills the bill Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fill the bill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: filling the bill Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fill the bill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: uhuru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili uhuru. 1. freedom Labels: uncountable Example: The mood was jubilant — but tense — as the crowd broke into echoing cries of “uhuru,” a Swahili word for “freedom” that the Proud Boys have appropriated as their battle cry, and they continually approached strangers who looked as though they did not belong.
Word: go along to get along Part of Speech: verb 1. To conform in order to have acceptance and security. Labels: idiomatic Example: He also had a talent for the truth. He would tell it, regardless, a gift that did him little political good in the Army, where you had to go along to get along. Example: Sezer, meanwhile, was put up by the three-part coalition that was in power as a puppet, someone who would go along to get along. But like a Supreme Court Justice who doesn't vote the way you want, he's turned into a reformer.
Word: spetchel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /speˈt͡ʃl/ 1. A levee or dike made from stones laid in horizontal rows with a bed of thin turf between each of them. Labels: English, North
Word: spetchels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spetchel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cost prices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cost price Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trademark symbols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trademark symbol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trademark symbol Part of Speech: noun 1. The symbol "™", consisting of the letters TM in superscript, used to indicate that a term is a trademark (whether registered or not).
Word: getting into someone's pants Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get into someone's pants Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: got into someone's pants Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of get into someone's pants Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gets into someone's pants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get into someone's pants Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geresh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew גֶּרֶשׁ (géresh). 1. The symbol "׳", that serves as a diacritical mark that modifies the pronunciation of several letters, or as a punctuation mark that marks abbreviations or numerals, in Hebrew.
Word: rocket salad Part of Speech: noun 1. rocket, arugula Labels: uncountable 2. a salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient Labels: countable
Word: lordling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lordlyng; equivalent to lord + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/, /ˈlɔɹdlɪŋ/ 1. An unimportant or petty lord. Example: He saw it clear enough, now that the lordling had pointed it out. “They couldn't have froze. Not if the Wall was weeping. It wasn't cold enough." 2. A young lord.
Word: 'verse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apheretic form of universe. 1. The (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set. Labels: slang Example: How has the landscape of the 'verse changed? Was there a toppling of the Alliance government? Example: In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.” 2. Clipping of universe. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: 'verses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'verse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gnoll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to A Brief History of Gnolls, by Paul Haynie, they were created by Lord Dunsany in "How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles", and the name was likely derived from a playing field of the Welsh All Blacks known as the Gnoll, probably derived from English knoll. Pronunciation: /nəʊl/, /noʊl/ 1. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.
Word: fafillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion. 1. An indefinitely large number. Labels: excessive, informal Example: She had asked her dad, in her piping, childlike tones, if 'a million billion fafillion' people lived in the city. He had said 'not quite', but that she was 'pretty close' and this had made her smile. Example: The list of potential victories you could achieve with your reset is long, and it includes a fafillion wins that have nothing to do with the scale: Fewer blemishes. Thicker hair. Less join pain. Reduced cravings. No midday energy slump.
Word: fafillions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fafillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tower crane Part of Speech: noun 1. A crane, consisting of a balanced beam erected on top of a tall metal (normally self-erecting) tower, used in the construction of tall buildings
Word: sextortion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sex + extortion. Pronunciation: /sɛkˈstɔɹʃən/ 1. A form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages). Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Facebook had to assess nearly 54,000 potential cases of revenge pornography and “sextortion” on the site in a single month, according to a leaked document.
Word: vipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese VIPPER (VIPPER), from /vip/ internet forum board. 1. A participant in the Japanese 2channel (ni-channeru) board /vip/. 2. By extension, a participant in Japanese online forums and imageboards.
Word: group action Part of Speech: noun 1. A mapping of a mathematical group to the permutations of an object that is compatible with the group operation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A situation in which a large number of agents take action simultaneously in order to achieve a common goal; their actions are usually coordinated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Brady Bunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brady Bunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deemer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English demere, from Old English dēmere (“a judge”), equivalent to deem + -er. 1. One who deems or judges; a decider, decision maker. Example: The discomfort propelled many of us to shift from being the deemers and certifiers of Truth, to being the facilitators of inquiry processes for others to come to their own truths-for-the-purposes.
Word: oboeist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oboe + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of oboist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Here I could see, and not just in this oboeist, that this was not true at all, that at its best a great symphony orchestra plays with the same intensity and commitment that I had heard from the Herman band. Example: The problem can perhaps be seen if we consider the note produced by an oboeist to which other members of an orchestra tune.
Word: oboeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oboeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr. 1. A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"
Word: Palæstinians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palæstinian. Labels: form-of, plural Example: The only practicable entrance into Egypt is by this road : from Phœnicia, down to the confines of the city of Cadytis, the land appertains to the people called Syrian Palæstinians : from Cadytis, which, in my opinion, is scarcely inferior in size to Sardis, the staples along the shore to Jenysus belong to the Arabian prince : from Jenysus, on to Lake Serbonis, the coast is again possessed by the Syrians.
Word: taxi dancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Refers to the fact that a taxi dancer is paid per dance, and thus proportionately to the time spent with a client, similarly to a taxi driver. 1. A woman who works as a professional dance partner in a dancehall that charges customers a price per dance. Labels: US Example: They apparently remain taxi-dancers for only about a year or two[.] Example: Historically taxi-dancers were considered immoral women by the reformers of the nineteen-teens and twenties both because they participated with strangers in an activity generally reserved for established couples and because some engaged in various forms of prostitution.
Word: taxi dancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxi dancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parabolæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parabola Labels: form-of, plural Example: The two parabolæ which bound the profile have the same axis, which is horizontal and at the level of the top of the dam. The vertices of the parabolæ are respectively at the front and back edge of the top of the profile.
Word: taxi-dancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxi-dancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxi-dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of taxi dancer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: saphænous Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of saphenous. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: abuy Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of aby. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I am content to die, but ere I die yet, / She that did cauſe it, dearly ſhall abuy it. Example: Reſiſting unto blood is little for that precious and never-enough evalted Redeemer, who, when ye are abuying, gave blood ſomewhat dearer than ye gave for him, even the blood of God, Acts xx. 28.
Word: Mills bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British inventor Sir William Mills (1856–1932). 1. Any of a series of British fragmentation hand grenades. Example: They made a rush forward again, the dust and smoke clearing a little, and they heard the elastic twang of Mills bombs as they reached an empty trench, very narrow where shelling had not wrecked or levelled it. Example: He said when he pulled the pin out of the Mills bomb, he was always afraid it would go off before he got it out of his hand.
Word: year-long Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of yearlong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Life-long marriage-contracts: how much preferable were year-long or month-long—to the nomad or ape!
Word: year-long Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of yearlong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: wit's end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wits' end. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: catachism Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of catechism. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hand cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of handcart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hand-cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of handcart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: haliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handwarmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + warmer. 1. A pocket-sized device for warming the hands, using chemicals, hot liquids, or an electrical heating element.
Word: hat block Part of Speech: noun 1. a block on which hats are formed or dressed
Word: hat blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hat block Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hatch out Part of Speech: verb 1. To hatch from an egg.
Word: Hamburg steak Part of Speech: noun 1. Hamburger patty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is, for example, the hamburg-steak, of which the alliaceousness can seduce all but saints and the worst of dyspeptics.
Word: ice pops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice pop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gedaged Part of Speech: name 1. An Austronesian language spoken around Astrolabe Bay in Papua New Guinea.
Word: orchises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micropropagations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micropropagation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dimorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumbo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Italian (baby-talk) bombo (“drink”), of imitative origin. 1. A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg. Labels: uncountable
Word: bumboo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bumbo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pestilently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pestilent + -ly. 1. In a pestilent manner.
Word: pestilentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pestilential + -ly. 1. In a pestilential manner; with pestilence. Example: For a conclusion, I shal only point you to some few more spots which appeare here and there in the body of the Gangrene, which plainly shew the very vitals & inward parts of it to be pestilentially infected; Example: […] folly and prejudice have spread themselves so pestilentially among all ranks and denominations; that any person, who now would endeavour to benefit his country from a praiseworthy principle of integrity […] the patriot would be hooted at for a madman,
Word: nondominative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dominative. 1. Not dominative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dominative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dominate + -ive. 1. Exhibiting or pertaining to domination. Example: A sustained dominative pattern was consistently disliked by pupils, reduced their ability to recall, later on, the material studied, and produced disruptive anxiety as indicated by galvanic skin response and changes in the heartbeat rates.
Word: nonasbestos Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + asbestos. 1. Not asbestos. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metaracism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + racism. 1. A form of racism that asserts that the perceived differences between races are not primarily biological but cultural. Labels: uncountable
Word: metaregressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaregression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flue + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a flue.
Word: bushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of busher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relucts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reluct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relucting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reluct Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relucted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reluct Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vomitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spittest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: spit + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of spit Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: emboguing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embogue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embogued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of embogue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embogues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of embogue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spittings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spitting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vomitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hamburg steak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Hamburg steak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: asbestoslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From asbestos + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of asbestos. Example: The lesions of psoriasis are usually characteristic, consisting of sharply outlined dull red patches of varying size, with thickening of the skin, and a heavy rough scale which is silvery or asbestoslike in colour.
Word: exemplifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exemplify + -er. 1. One who, or that which, exemplifies.
Word: exemplifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exemplifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clitoridectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clitoridectomy + -ize. 1. To perform a surgical clitoridectomy upon; to remove the clitoris of. Labels: transitive
Word: clitoridectomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clitoridectomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clitoridectomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clitoridectomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: minework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mine + work. 1. The work carried out in a mine. Labels: uncountable
Word: photoguide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + guide. 1. A book serving as a guide to a topic and illustrated with photographs.
Word: photoguides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photoguide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Baby Bell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement. Labels: US, informal
Word: heal up Part of Speech: verb 1. To heal. Labels: intransitive Example: That wound should heal up in a day or two. 2. To heal one's character. Labels: intransitive Example: Find a safe place where you can heal up before returning to the scene of combat.
Word: ICOM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Council of Museums. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: predominants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of predominant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angledozer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of angle + bulldozer. Pronunciation: /ˈæŋɡəlˌdoʊzɚ/, /ˈæŋɡəlˌdəʊzə/ 1. A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
Word: angledozers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angledozer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unicorn root Part of Speech: noun 1. A flowering plant of the genus Aletris. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hand-hold Part of Speech: verb 1. To hold in the hand. Labels: transitive Example: You can hand-hold many professional cameras, but using a tripod may be a better idea. 2. To watch or attend unnecessarily closely (as if holding a child's hand to lead it along). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: I'm sick of having to hand-hold every new person we hire. Why can't we train them first?
Word: hand-hold Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of handhold. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: holding back Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hold back Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dictatress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dictator + -ess. 1. A female dictator; a dictatorial state personified as female. Example: […] two things he promised her, and performed for her, which were tokens of a mercilesse heart, the balefull death of his son, and the chaunge of the state, in such sort that Aurelia Orestilla should be the Dictatresse of Rome. Example: What Athens was in science, Rome in power, / What Tyre appeared in her meridian hour, / ’Tis thine at once, fair Albion, to have been, / Earth’s chief dictatress, ocean’s mighty queen:
Word: dictatresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictatress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Johnsonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Johnson + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɒnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), or characteristic of his style. Example: With my idea of the rector derived from a picture in the dining-parlour, stiff and stately […]—it was strange to read these letters. They were full of eager, passionate ardour; short homely sentences, right fresh from the heart (very different from the grand Latinised, Johnsonian style of the printed sermon preached before some judge at assize time). Example: Literary Bengali of prose, during the greater part of the 19th century, was thus a doubly artificial language ; and, with its forms belonging to Middle Bengali, and its vocabulary highly Sanskritised, it could only be compared to a ‘ Modern English ’ with a Chaucerian grammar and a super-Johnsonian vocabulary, if such a thing could be conceived. 2. Of or pertaining to Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), American politician and president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Labels: US 3. Of or pertaining to Boris Johnson (born 1964), English politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Labels: UK Example: To stop no-deal, MPs must adopt some Johnsonian ruthlessness and be ready to bring down the prime minister and put someone else, probably Jeremy Corbyn, in his place.
Word: Johnsonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johnson + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɒnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/ 1. An enthusiast of the works of Samuel Johnson. 2. A supporter of Boris Johnson.
Word: gnotobiotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gnotobiotic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, gnotobiotics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: holds back Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hold back Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: held back Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hold back Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banana kick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the curved shape of the fruit. 1. A kick that causes a spin to make the ball bend away from the player's body.
Word: banana kicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banana kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goldband lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Lilium auratum, a lily native to Japan, white with gold radial markings.
Word: Malaitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Malaita + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Malaita.
Word: Malaitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malaita + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Malaita.
Word: Malaitan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malaita + -an. 1. Any of a family of related languages spoken on Malaita.
Word: Malaitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Malaitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malaita Part of Speech: name 1. The largest island of the Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands.
Word: homefield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + field. 1. A field adjacent to its owner's home. Labels: UK, dated Example: The high road went winding about through the Framley paddocks, shrubberies, and wood-skirted home fields, for a mile and a half[.]
Word: fougerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fougères + -ite, after a commune in France where it was found. 1. A trigonal clay mineral that is chemically and structurally related to green rust. Labels: uncountable Example: Typical fougèrite crystals are small enough to become embedded in protocell membranes, which turns these crystals into natural channels, transporting and concentrating a chemical called pyrophosphate within these membranes.
Word: nonhydric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hydric. 1. Not hydric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homefields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homefield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homecourts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homecourt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prom + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a prom. Example: Fathers escort their daughters to these promlike balls, where at some point — between the dancing, food, and entertainment (largely involving little girls doing ballet around big wooden crosses) — the girls recite a pledge vowing to be chaste until marriage...
Word: narcocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From narco- + -cracy. 1. A state that thrives on or tolerates the export of illegal drugs.
Word: narcocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narcocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nongoodness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + goodness. 1. The quality of not being good. Labels: uncountable Example: An immediate question can be asked: from the point of view of a binary nature, what is the ratio of goodness to nongoodness in our shared nature?
Word: nonarbitrariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + arbitrariness. 1. The quality of not being arbitrary. Labels: uncountable
Word: Laing Part of Speech: name Etymology: The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog laing. Pronunciation: /leɪŋ/, /læŋ/, /ˈlaʔ.iŋ/ 1. A Scottish surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: so-soish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From so-so + -ish. 1. Thoroughly unimpressive; mediocre. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] being one of very great merit and beauty, which, to say the truth, is more than we dare affirm of any of those we here notice, for they strike us as being of a very so-soish character.
Word: orfe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus (“gilt-head bream”), from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “sea perch”). May be related to Old English eorp, earp (“dark, dusky”), Old High German erpf (“brown”), Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), and Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, “dark”). Pronunciation: /ɔːf/ 1. A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.
Word: orfes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orfe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rusma Part of Speech: noun 1. A powerful depilatory fluid made from quicklime and sulphite of arsenic boiled in an alkaline solution. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: eyebar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + bar. 1. A straight bar, usually of metal, with a hole or "eye" at each end to allow it to be fixed to other components.
Word: eyebars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eyebar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reichenbachian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Reichenbach + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Carl Reichenbach (1788-1869), German chemist and philosopher who posited the existence of an odic force.
Word: superleague Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + league. 1. A major professional sporting league, often with a strong commercial bias.
Word: superleagues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superleague Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cashspiel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cash + spiel. 1. A competitive tournament played for money in the sport of curling. Example: “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.
Word: cashspiels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cashspiel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Prem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of premier. 1. The Premier League. Labels: informal Example: Palace are back in the Prem - but for how long? Example: Linked us, now she don't wanna link them man again / Your ex plays in the Prem but you never see him taking a pen
Word: Prem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit प्रे॒मन् (premán, “love, affection”). 1. A male given name.
Word: Wittgensteinians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wittgensteinian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsignificance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + significance. 1. Absence of significance or meaning. Labels: uncountable
Word: backcard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + card. 1. The piece of card used as backing for the clear plastic bubble that contains a packaged toy. Example: Some collectors are interested in the backcards as well as the toys themselves.
Word: backcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fiercenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fierceness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Goebbelsian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Goebbels + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) or his way of doing propaganda, German politician associated with Nazi atrocities under Adolf Hitler.
Word: playsong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + song. 1. A children's song involving play activities such as clapping or dancing.
Word: playsongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playsong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: urineless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From urine + -less. 1. Without urine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonurine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + urine. 1. Not of or pertaining to urine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fanziner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fanzine + -er. 1. One who publishes or contributes to a fanzine. Example: This is illustrated by the authorial activities of Star Trek fanziners, who construct communities and articulate new gender identities by literally re-writing their favorite television series characters.
Word: fanziners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanziner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ziner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zine + -er. 1. One who publishes or contributes to a zine. Example: Most ziners start out with First Class, if only because they don't know about the alternatives. The second option is Second Class mail.
Word: ziners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ziner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spirit duplicator Part of Speech: noun 1. An early document copier using alcohol-based solvents. Labels: historical Example: The advantage of using old-fashioned spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines is in the cost per page, which is typically less than a penny, as against 2 or 3 cents per copy from a laser printer.
Word: fizzless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fizz + -less. 1. Without fizz. Labels: not-comparable