nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: amatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Latin amātus Medieval Latin amātīvusder. English amative Middle English -ly English -ly English amatively From amative + -ly. 1. In an amative manner.
Word: ambrosially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ambrosial Middle English -ly English -ly English ambrosially From ambrosial + -ly. 1. In an ambrosial manner.
Word: amities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alterability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alter Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English alterability From alter + -ability. 1. The property of being alterable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ameliorations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amelioration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amendatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin ēmendātōrius (with a- for e- from amend). 1. For the purpose of amending or correction.
Word: amusable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuserbor. Middle English *amusen English amuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English amusable From amuse + -able. 1. Capable of being amused.
Word: anginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From angina + -al. 1. Related to angina. Labels: not-comparable Example: His repeated anginal pain finally drove him to a cardiologist.
Word: aegirine Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Baluchi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Balochi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Baloci Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Balochi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Baluci Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Balochi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Eastern Balochi Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the Balochi language, spoken mainly in Pakistan, where it has about 1.5 million speakers.
Word: Southern Balochi Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the Balochi language spoken mainly in Pakistan, where it has about 3 million speakers, and in Iran (0.5 million).
Word: Western Balochi Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of Balochi language, spoken in Pakistan (more than 1 million speakers), Iran (0.5 million), Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Word: alienly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English alien Middle English -ly English -ly English alienly From alien + -ly. 1. In an alien manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: TPTB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of the powers that be. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
Word: PTB Part of Speech: name 1. Proto-Tibeto-Burman Example: [E]ven reconstructed syllable-initial units, such as his Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) and PLB [Proto-Lolo-Burmese] prefixed spirantal initial *C-s and his PTB and PLB voiceless spirantal initial *s [...] draw on syllable features and syllable-final features for their reflexes Example: The Lahu verb tā ‛place on; put on; set on; stand sthg. upright’ has impeccable Tibeto-Burman credentials⁹, reflecting PLB *ˀta² (cf. WB thâ) and ultimately PTB *s-ta (cf. WT sta ᛝ stad)
Word: PTB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of powers that be. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only 2. Initialism of preterm birth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of single versus multiple markers of altered vaginal flora to predict subsequent PTB (<37 weeks' gestation, [wks GA]) and the efficacy of treatment with metronidazole plus erythromycin (M+E) to reduce PTB in these patients. Example: Understanding the risks associated with spontaneous PTBs that are unique to African American women and why biopsychosocial risk factors vary by racial/ethnic group may lead to tailored interventions. 3. Initialism of pulmonary tuberculosis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Under the circumstances above narrated, we find that claimant's illness of PTB, which flared up or has activated as a result of the nature and condition of his work, is compensable under the law. Example: Furthermore, a recent study [...] of BCG [Bacille Calmette Guérin vaccine] efficacy in children under 7 years of age who had lived in close contact with undiagnosed cases of PTB showed a protection rate of 70% against the disease within a 6 months follow-up period. 4. Initialism of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: PTB was first purified as a polypeptide that binds to the polypyrimidine tract that typically precedes the 3′ splice sites of higher eukaryotic mRNA introns [1]. Example: Specificity of PTB function is achieved by a combination of changes in the cellular localization of this protein (its ability to shuttle from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is tightly controlled) and its interaction with additional proteins. 5. Initialism of public test build, public test branch. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The developer clarified that players will be able to enjoy all of these changes and new Stranger Things content until the end of the PTB[.] Example: The clients targeted for this injection are Discord, Discord Development, Discord Canary, and Discord PTB (Public Test Build). 6. Initialism of packet too big, an IPv6 error message. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I'm 90% sure that FreeBSD itself will do this when it receives a PTB with an MTU value of (say) 1000. Example: Therefore, receiving a PTB message with a ^([sic]) MTU smaller thatn the IPv6 minimum MTU of 1280 bytes causes a host to append a fragmentation header to all its IPv6 packages to a certain host.
Word: cyanid Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of cyanide. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: allergin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy English -in English allergin From allergy + -in. 1. Something that provokes an allergic reaction; an allergen.
Word: allergins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allergin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MECE Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive: of a situation that has no logical overlapping to other ideas, often used at consulting firms that provide logical solutions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: porch monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A lazy black person. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: "[W]e are concerned that outright harassment such as being called nigger, jungle bunny, porch monkey, boy, son, etc., is occurring entirely too much." Example: “Look Jake, you need a real partner, you know what I mean, a real white partner, not that overweight porch monkey. . . ; we whites have to stick together.”
Word: porch monkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porch monkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English emulous Middle English -ly English -ly English emulously From emulous + -ly. 1. In an emulous manner; ambitiously or competitively. Example: The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still, […]
Word: lampwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamp + work. 1. A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace. Labels: uncountable 2. Glass pieces made by this method. Labels: uncountable 3. The activity of producing glass pieces using this method. Labels: uncountable
Word: lampwork Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lamp + work. 1. To produce items by means of this process.
Word: prehistorical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English historical English prehistorical From pre- + historical. 1. prehistoric
Word: biofortification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English fortification English biofortification From bio- + fortification. 1. The process of increasing the nutritional content of the edible portion of plant foods to levels that consistently exceed the average content observed. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: emulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English emulous, from Latin aemulus (“striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad sense, envious, jealous”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι (hamilláomai, “strive, contend”), akin to Latin imitari (“to imitate”); see imitate. Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.jʊ.ləs/, /ˈɛm.jə.ləs/ 1. Ambitious or competitive. Example: His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous. Example: [I]f he leaves the School poſſeſs'd of a ſluggiſh indolent Diſpoſition, and of Learning rather forc'd upon him than choſen, it is probable he will forget what he brought thence; but if he be active, emulous and aſpiring, he will certainly find Time for Reading and Thinking; for tho' it be a homely, it is a true Saying, that where there is a Will, there is a Way.
Word: flatulence tax Part of Speech: noun 1. A tax on methane emissions from cows, first proposed in New Zealand. Example: A flatulence tax proposed to offset the damage to the ozone layer by farm animal gases could cost New Zealand farmers up to R15billion, Example: We can safely assume they would not favor a flatulence tax. Rice cultivation and associated methane emissions are increasing to feed the exploding population
Word: fart tax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of fart + tax. 1. Synonym of flatulence tax.
Word: flatulence taxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatulence tax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fart taxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fart tax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: death tax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by American political consultant, author, and pollster Frank Luntz. 1. Inheritance tax. Labels: US, derogatory Example: Spurred by [Frank] Luntz, Republicans have employed the term “death tax” so aggressively that it has entered the popular lexicon.
Word: death taxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of death tax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: when it's at home Part of Speech: adv 1. (of a person) In reality; in fact; when it comes down to it. Labels: UK, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Who is Nelson Mandela when he's at home? 2. (of a topic) Plainly; in plain English; at its most basic level. Labels: UK, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Feng shui? What on earth is that when it's at home?
Word: Schnitzer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schnitzer. 1. A surname from German.
Word: murren Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of murrain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: His Cattel must of Rot and Murren die.
Word: adreno- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From ad- (“near”) + ren(al) (“pertaining to the kidneys”) + -o-, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). By surface analysis, adren- + -o-. 1. Relating to the adrenal gland. Labels: morpheme
Word: adreno-cortical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of adrenocortical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: angoras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angora Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edifyingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English edifying Middle English -ly English -ly English edifyingly From edifying + -ly. 1. In such a manner as to instruct or enlighten. Example: They hung the man from the Adler. […] Down he fell, hands and feet extended, until with a jerk he was at the end of the rope. Then he ought to have died and swung edifyingly, but instead a more terrible thing happened; his head came right off, and down the body went.
Word: mapvertising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of map + advertising. Though there is evidence of usage before, the term first came into heavy use in 2006. The word was trademarked in the United Kingdom only on November 29, 2004. 1. the concept and act of advertising on, or in direct relation to, maps; generally referring to online maps, but also including rooftop and other large, physical ads positioned for satellite photo opportunities. Labels: uncountable
Word: supercritical fluid Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid. Example: The most commonly used supercritical fluids are carbon dioxide and water.
Word: second down Part of Speech: noun 1. The second down in a series that has a maximum of four downs.
Word: third down Part of Speech: noun 1. The third down in a series that has a maximum of four downs; traditionally the last running/passing play before punting.
Word: fourth down Part of Speech: noun 1. The fourth down in a series that has a maximum of four downs; often used to punt the ball downfield or attempt a field goal (If not punted or converted, the opposing team takes possession wherever the ball is). Example: Mahomes converted key fourth downs with his legs and looked to Kelce throughout the second half and overtime – the tight end finished with nine receptions and 93 yards after just one catch in the opening half.
Word: red zone Part of Speech: noun 1. The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score. 2. An area of a street where the curb has been painted red, indicating that stopping, standing or parking is prohibited at that spot (except, in some places, for buses). Labels: California 3. Any other area so classified. Example: Lee Joyce, who leads on track and drainage for Project Brunel, explains: "The railway saw a lot of change in a short amount of time - COVID, the Elizabeth Line coming on. We lost Red Zone access [working on tracks with trains running].
Word: Stolz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: come down to us Part of Speech: verb 1. To survive to the present day; to be extant in some form. Labels: idiomatic Example: It is somewhat remarkable that none of bishop Ridley’s sermons have come down to us. Example: There is some confusion about this work since the original has disappeared, and scholars have assumed that what has come down to us is not by Mozart.
Word: anagenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ana- + -genesis. 1. The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: uncannier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of uncanny: more uncanny Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: uncanniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of uncanny: most uncanny Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: analog signal Part of Speech: noun 1. A signal that can vary in a continuous manner (as opposed to a digital signal that only takes discrete values).
Word: analog signals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of analog signal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digital signal Part of Speech: noun 1. A signal that only takes discrete values (contrasted to an analog signal that can take continuously varying values).
Word: digital signals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digital signal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analog clock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: This is a retronym coined when digital clocks became common. 1. A clock that displays the time using hands that move mechanically around its face. Labels: retronym
Word: analog clocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of analog clock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analphabetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English alphabetic English analphabetic From an- + alphabetic. 1. (of symbols) Not alphabetic. Labels: not-comparable 2. (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write. Labels: comparable Example: His system of exchange was that for any book in his bundle you gave him four annas, and any other book. Not quite any book, however, for the book-wallah, though analphabetic, had learned to recognize and refuse a Bible.
Word: analphabetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English alphabetic English analphabetic From an- + alphabetic. 1. An illiterate person. Example: At press conferences you hear a visiting statesman so eloquent in his own language—and then suddenly he tries a few words in French...an idiot speaking, an analphabetic from some wretched forgotten hamlet learning to read at the age of seventy.—
Word: analphabetism Part of Speech: noun 1. Illiteracy, the inability to read and write. Labels: uncountable
Word: quizmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiz + master. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪzˌmæs.tə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
Word: verdurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/, /ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/ 1. Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it. Example: The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses. Example: The verdurous pasture... 2. Having youthful or new qualities.
Word: demitazza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recent coinage, macaronic blend of French demi- (“half”) and Italian tazza (“cup”). 1. A small cup of Greek coffee or espresso, typically about 40-60 ml/2–3 fl oz capacity. 2. The cup in which this coffee is served.
Word: when, as, and if Part of Speech: conj 1. Used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial. Example: The dividend on the preferred stock shall be payable in equal amount to the dividend on the common stock when, as, and if the Company declares a dividend on the common stock.
Word: in posse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈpɑsi/ 1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse) Labels: not-comparable
Word: in posse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈpɑsi/ 1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse). Labels: not-comparable
Word: armipotent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin armipotēns. 1. Powerful in battle. Labels: obsolete Example: Swift at the word bold Merion snatch’d a spear And, breathing slaughter, follow’d to the war. So Mars armipotent invades the plain, (The wide destroyer of the race of man,)
Word: armipotent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin armipotēns. 1. A powerful combatant. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: The two armipotents brought up their respective legions, thirsting for glory. Example: With violence the lands are spread / Even as in Israel's day, / And it repenteth me I bred / Chartered armipotents lust-led / To feuds […]
Word: in esse Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in (“in”) + esse (“be”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɛsi/, /ɪnˈɛseɪ/ 1. In being, in actuality, having actual existence (contradistinguished by in posse; compare in potentia).
Word: adoptious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adopt + -ious. 1. Adopted. Labels: obsolete Example: […] with a world Of pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms, That blinking Cupid gossips.
Word: aforehand Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English aforehande, equivalent to afore- + hand. Compare Scots aforehaund. 1. Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation. Labels: archaic, dialectal, not-comparable Example: [S]he is come aforehand to anoint my body[.]
Word: aforehand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English aforehande, equivalent to afore- + hand. Compare Scots aforehaund. 1. Beforehand in condition; forehanded. Example: He is aforehand with the world.
Word: apprenticehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apprentice Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English apprenticehood From apprentice + -hood. 1. apprenticeship Labels: obsolete
Word: arrogancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arrogāntia. Pronunciation: /ˈaɹəɡənsi/ 1. Arrogance. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Were it not a sottish arrogancie, that wee should thinke our selves to be the perfectest thing of this Universe?
Word: aphetized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel. Labels: not-comparable 2. simple past and past participle of aphetize Labels: form-of, not-comparable, participle, past
Word: tich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the music hall comedian Harry Relph (1867–1928), who used the stage name Little Tich. This referred to a supposed resemblance to the claimant in the Tichborne Case. Pronunciation: /tɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A very small person. Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: epical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪkəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose. Labels: archaic Example: Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].
Word: epical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪkəl/ 1. Any book containing two or more epics. 2. A lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
Word: rawr Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic, from roar. 1. An expression of great appreciation, a happy imitation of a roar, often to emphasize attraction. Labels: Internet 2. An expression of anger or frustration, though fairly lighthearted. Labels: Internet
Word: father-to-be Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Germanic *fadēr Proto-West Germanic *fader Old English fæder Middle English fader English father English -to-be English father-to-be From father + -to-be. 1. A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.
Word: common knowledge Part of Speech: noun 1. That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested. Labels: uncountable Example: A limited liability company is not subtle, Mrs Straithwaite. This one knows that you have insured a five-thousand-pound pearl necklace with it, and when it becomes a matter of common knowledge that you have had one answering to that description stolen, it jumps to the conclusion that they are one and the same. 2. A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum. Labels: uncountable
Word: offa Part of Speech: prep 1. Off of. Labels: colloquial
Word: offa Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of offer. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Einstein-Rosen bridge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the names of the physicists who originally predicted it, Einstein (Albert Einstein) and Rosen (Nathan Rosen). 1. A type of wormhole that is inherently unstable and collapses before any information or matter can pass through.
Word: light echo Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.
Word: Quisling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of quisling. Labels: alt-of
Word: FNU Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of first name unknown (used on birth certificates or airline reservations) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Formazin Nephelometric Unit, a turbidity measurement also known as Formazin Turbidity Unit (FTU). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: lying down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lie down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Michaël Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Michaël. Pronunciation: /mɪkɑ.ɛl/ 1. A male given name from Dutch
Word: domkop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans domkop. 1. dummkopf; idiot; dunce Labels: South-Africa Example: Sies, man,' a voice said. 'You're a domkop. How you gonna see 'em?
Word: Vidar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”). Pronunciation: /ˈvidɑɹ/ 1. A god, son of Odin. Labels: Norse
Word: granulosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin membrana granulosa. 1. A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
Word: granulose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English granule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English granulose From granule + -ose. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/ 1. The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. It is coloured blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments. Labels: uncountable
Word: granulose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English granule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English granulose From granule + -ose. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹænjʊləʊz/ 1. granular
Word: reformate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reform + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. The product of a hydrocarbon reforming process; an intermediate in the production of fuels such as gasoline.
Word: psychotherapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychotherapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: placeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English placeable From place + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪsəbəl/ 1. Capable of being placed.
Word: placeable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English placeable From place + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪsəbəl/ 1. A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company. Example: I worked for an employment agency, doing placements. They divided the girls into placeables and unplaceables. 2. In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other. 3. Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
Word: placeables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placeable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicycle stand Part of Speech: noun 1. A device to which bicycles may be securely attached while not in use.
Word: jenny-asses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jenny-ass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hedwig Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/, /ˈhɛd.vɪk/ 1. A female given name from German.
Word: analyticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English analytic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English analyticity From analytic + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌænəlɪˈtɪsɪti/ 1. The property of being analytic, especially of being an analytic function. Labels: uncountable 2. The property of being analytic; the degree to which a language, sentence, clause, or phrase exhibits analytic typology. Labels: uncountable
Word: assentive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English assent Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English assentive From assent + -ive. 1. Giving assent; agreeing.
Word: GBP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ginger beer plant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: anticipator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anticipate + -or. 1. One who anticipates. 2. A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
Word: anticipators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anticipator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pebibyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pebi- + byte. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛbɪˌbaɪt/ 1. Strictly, 2⁵⁰ (1024⁵, 1,125,899,906,842,624) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) tebibytes, as opposed to a petabyte.
Word: pegmatitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pegmatite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pegmatitic From pegmatite + -ic. 1. Containing or characteristic of pegmatite
Word: champerty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”). 1. The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: knighthead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knight + head; sometimes decorated with a carving of a man's head. 1. A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit. 2. A bollard or bitt. 3. Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
Word: coalman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coal + -man. 1. Someone who delivers coal. 2. Someone who sells coal. 3. A coal miner (as distinguished from other type of miners).
Word: coalmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whingeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whinge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whingeing Part of Speech: noun 1. A peevish complaint. Example: We must take Wakley's whingeings with a pinch of salt. A man of passion and prejudice, he habitually dipped his pen in bile.
Word: codebreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From code + breaker. 1. A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key.
Word: codebreakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codebreaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poison glands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poison gland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: con-artist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of con artist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cross-breeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cross-breed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cross-breeding Part of Speech: noun 1. A type or instance of breeding separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A type or instance of breeding members of similar albeit distinct species, e.g. a mule from a horse and donkey. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: saules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross-breed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cross- + breed. 1. Alternative form of crossbreed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cross-breed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross- + breed. 1. Alternative form of crossbreed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spore print Part of Speech: noun 1. The distinctive and identifying pattern and color produced after the cap of a mushroom is pressed against a white page.
Word: fifth disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Historically classified as the fifth of the classical childhood skin rashes or exanthems, after measles, scarlet fever, rubella, and Dukes' disease. 1. The manifestation as rashes of an infection by erythrovirus. Labels: uncountable
Word: pair of pants Part of Speech: noun 1. A single garment that covers one's legs individually with sleeves, and also covers the pelvis. 2. The orientable surface of genus zero having three boundary components.
Word: play the same tape Part of Speech: verb 1. To repeat exactly what one previously said or did. Labels: idiomatic Example: 2001 August 29, Matthew Jukes, "A German gem", The Daily Telegraph, available, There are things some people might wish to alter about [the restaurant] Die Jägerhütte (for myself, they could play the same tape for months and I still wouldn't slap a thigh). Example: I married a man much like my controlling stepfather. We tend to play the same tape until we see who we are.
Word: orientable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English orient Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English orientable From orient + -able. 1. Able to be oriented. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonorientable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English orient Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English orientable English nonorientable From non- + orientable. 1. Not able to be oriented. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Möbius strip is a nonorientable surface. Example: Through every point of a nonorientable surface there passes a Möbius-like nonorientable strip (with an odd number of half-twists) which is part of that surface.
Word: brain farts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brain fart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: light up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Phrasal verb from light (“to make less heavy”, verb) + up (“to a higher degree”, adverb). 1. To loosen, slacken, or ease off. Labels: transitive Example: to light up the jib-sheets
Word: cell division Part of Speech: noun 1. a process by which a cell divides into two cells Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pollarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pollard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: As well as coppicing, other trees were pollarded, or lopped about 6 ft up the trunk so that the resulting growth was beyond the reach of grazing animals. Pollarding lengthens the life of trees, and the frequently made estimate '1,000 years old' could well be true of some sturdy old trunks.
Word: cell divisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cell division Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of friendship book. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of fuck buddy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of femboy. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of 4. Initialism of firebase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of forward base. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of fighter-bomber (used as a prefix) Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of fullback. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Abbreviation of final B. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: FB Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Facebook. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB).
Word: Tynwald Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Manx Tinvaal, itself from Old Norse Þingvǫllr. 1. The legislature of the Isle of Man. Example: At the annual general meeting of the company, held on April 4 of the present year, the Chairman stated that, after leave to introduce a Bill into Tynwald for closing down the line was refused, a sale of the company's railway assets to the Manx Government for £50,000 was provisionally agreed. This purchase was approved by Tynwald in December last.
Word: cowboys and Indians Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game, with chasing and mock battles, in which the players assume the traditional roles of cowboys and American Indians. Labels: uncountable
Word: common kestrel Part of Speech: noun 1. A small falcon, Falco tinnunculus.
Word: polar night Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of continual darkness that occurs in winter in the polar regions of Earth, during which the sun never rises above the horizon.
Word: sacked out Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Outgrowth of the earlier idiom, to hit the sack (“to lie down to sleep”), with possible influences from other senses of to sack (“to tackle, to pillage”), and to sock (“to hit, to slam”), providing an implication that sleep has been thrust upon a person. 1. Sound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The kids are sacked out in the back seat.
Word: sacked out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Outgrowth of the earlier idiom, to hit the sack (“to lie down to sleep”), with possible influences from other senses of to sack (“to tackle, to pillage”), and to sock (“to hit, to slam”), providing an implication that sleep has been thrust upon a person. 1. simple past and past participle of sack out Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The kids sacked out in the back seat before we made it home.
Word: rhos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gammas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gamma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Batt Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, a pet form of Bartholomew. * Also as an English surname, possibly from Old English batt (“cudgel”); see modern bat. * As a German surname, from a derivative of Medieval Latin beatus (“blessed”). 1. A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew. Labels: Ireland 2. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: dipeptides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dipeptide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patissier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French pâtisser Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French pâtissierbor. English patissier Borrowed from French pâtissier. 1. pastry chef
Word: pendular Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of the motion of a pendulum. Example: Arabic meter—so Arabic tradition claims—sprang from the rhythm of bodily motions, such as the pendular beating of the blacksmith and the trot of the horse and the camel. Example: The ice rose off the counter, attached to the salted string. Hasan’s eyes opened wide. Aba flicked a finger against the ice. String and ice started swaying back and forth. ‘For Salman, time is pendular,’ Aba repeated, pointing to the ice. 2. pendulous.
Word: petrogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From petro- + -genesis, originally as a calque of earlier German Petrogenese and Petrogenesis. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ 1. Rock formation, especially the formation of igneous or metamorphic rocks. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: phenotypical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phenotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phenotypic English -al English phenotypical From phenotypic + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a phenotype.
Word: howler monkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of howler monkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: states of mind Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of state of mind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mental hospitals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mental hospital Labels: form-of, plural
Word: levée Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncommon spelling of levee. Labels: alt-of, uncommon Example: At this place the levée ran along about one hundred and fifty yards back from the ordinary bank of the river, thus leaving when the water was low, a smooth green lawn, beautifully adapted for an encampment, with the levée or dike, eight feet high and fifteen feet wide, protecting from attack on the land side. Breastworks were thrown up from the levée to the river, above and below the encampment. Back of the levée there was a fine plantation. Example: During a flood, the areas adjacent to the channel tend to receive deposits of the coarsest sediments carried by the water. These areas build up and are called levées. Some of the best tree growth is found on these higher areas because they are well-drained.
Word: metal detectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metal detector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fidelity bonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fidelity bond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: family names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of family name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Xanten Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsʌntən/, /ˈsæntən/, /ˈsɑːntən/ 1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: unrealized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English realized English unrealized From un- + realized. 1. Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved. Labels: not-comparable Example: The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world. Example: Some women in our group have gone through or are now facing custody battles. For others, it is a constant but as yet unrealized threat. 2. Not yet realized in cash; hypothetical. Labels: not-comparable Example: unrealized capital gains Example: That amendment, ratified in 1913, explicitly empowers Congress to tax incomes. But the Moores argue that unrealized gains aren’t income at all.
Word: untempered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tempered English untempered From un- + tempered. 1. Not tempered; not conditioned by a process. 2. Not moderated or mollified. Example: Sexual need untempered by softer emotions. 3. In the case of a person, inexperienced; untested.
Word: antipathetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin antipatheticus + -al. 1. Synonym of antipathetic (“with antipathy”).
Word: arsinous Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III). Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: variable bindings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of variable binding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prison chasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prison chaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: associable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being associated or joined. Example: We know feelings to be associable only by the proved ability of one to revive another. Example: There were certainly two definable personal exudations about the other shoe, and associable with them syringa—that's the girl—and cheiranthus—this one. 2. sociable; companionable Labels: obsolete 3. Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc. Labels: obsolete Example: the stomach, the most associable of all the organs of the animal body
Word: authorisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: authorisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of authorisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empty suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empty suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auto mechanic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔtoʊ məˈkænɪk/ 1. A person skilled in repairing and maintaining automobiles and other motor vehicles. Labels: US
Word: auto mechanics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auto mechanic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auto-immune Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of autoimmune. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: autoignition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition English autoignition From auto- + ignition. 1. Spontaneous combustion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autoignitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autoignition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: automatic rifle Part of Speech: noun 1. A rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun. Labels: countable
Word: automatic rifles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of automatic rifle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axiomatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English axiomatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English axiomatization From axiomatize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌaksɪəmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ 1. The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The axiomatization of set theory formed the foundations, mathematically, of everything else. 2. The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trierarchy Part of Speech: noun 1. A system in Ancient Greece whereby triremes were commanded and maintained by citizens known as trierarchs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Trierarchs collectively. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The state or period of being a trierarch. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: avant-gardist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English avant-garde Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English avant-gardist From avant-garde + -ist. 1. A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; a member of the avant-garde.
Word: avant-gardist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English avant-garde Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English avant-gardist From avant-garde + -ist. 1. Related to or resembling the avant-garde. Labels: not-comparable Example: Jackass’ affinity with an avant-gardist conception of praxis and the performativity characteristic of performance.
Word: avant-gardists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avant-gardist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baitless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bait Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English baitless From bait + -less. 1. Without bait. Labels: not-comparable Example: With baitless hooks, the catchers rely upon their speed and agility to flick the skipjack aboard as they snap at the glittering hooks.
Word: bald patch Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bald spot.
Word: bald patches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bald patch Labels: form-of, plural