nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: thins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wagging Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion of something that is wagged. Example: the waggings of a dog's tail
Word: endeared Part of Speech: adj 1. Having become treasured or precious; beloved. Labels: obsolete Example: O, how should we prize the friendship of that most endeared Redeemer, who laid down his life not for his friends, but for his enemies, and of enemies to make them friends. Example: As being One in the contemplation of whom the soul finds all its demands of perfection answered, and in whom it reposes satisfied with the vision; whose favour it seeks after and enjoys as the chief good; to serve whom it regards its highest honour; to advance the interests of whose kingdom engages its warmest patriotism; in whose family it finds its most endeared kindred; and whose house is its longed-for home. 2. Characterized by affection; loving. Example: While convalescent he wrote a long letter to an old fellow-student, between whom and himself there appears to have subsisted a very endeared friendship. Example: But these noisy, dirty Subways are faster, more frequent, and more efficient than the London Underground, and I'm very endeared to their ear-shattering clatters and their functional stations thick with the smell of fresh-cooked doughnuts.
Word: endeared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of endear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jarred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jarred Part of Speech: adj 1. Contained in a jar. Labels: not-comparable Example: The jarred peppers should be firm enough to dice without falling apart under your knife. 2. Feeling shaken or uncomfortable. 3. Drunk. Labels: slang Example: “It sounds to me like the Cullens all got totally jarred and the boss had to finish the job himself,” said Fergal.
Word: gushed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡʌʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of gush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: corve Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of corf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: endears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of endear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gushes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ 1. plural of gush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gushes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: profoundest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of profound: most profound Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The capacity of sorrow belongs to our grandeur; and the loftiest of our race are those who have had the profoundest grief; because they have had the profoundest sympathies. Example: The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is, to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when to be obeyed.
Word: profounder Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of profound: more profound Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: transpired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transpire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eclipsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eclipse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eclipsed Part of Speech: adj 1. With its disc sable (or, modernly, of another specified tincture). Labels: not-comparable Example: Or, on a pile azure, between two lions rampant combatant in base gules, the sun in splendour proper - PEARSON, Co. Lincoln. [...] Argent, a sun eclipsed issuing out of the dexter chief, the beams or - WELDAY, Wheelhurst.
Word: transpiring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transpire Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eclipsing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of eclipse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eclipsing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process by which something is eclipsed.
Word: libelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French libelle. Doublet of libel. 1. A pamphlet or book that slanders a public political figure. Labels: historical Example: What sort of political work was the libelle of 1870 doing? The people already knew that Napoléon III was not infallible, since he had just been captured.
Word: robed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English robe Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English robed From robe + -ed. 1. Wearing a robe. Labels: not-comparable Example: They are shadowed by a robed chorus of Beckettian sages--Homer (Joseph Grimm), Hesiod (Gary Kelley), Herodotos (Daniel Parker) and Thucydides (Michael Rivkin)--given to Joseph Campbell-like pronouncements on the power of myth.
Word: robed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English robe Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English robed From robe + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of robe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cleverest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈklɛvɚɪst/ 1. superlative form of clever: most clever Labels: form-of, superlative Example: It is, perhaps, the most brilliant of all the Westinghouse inventions, and is indisputably one of the cleverest devices ever produced by the human brain.
Word: reposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of repose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transfigured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transfigure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swifter Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈswɪftəɹ/ 1. comparative form of swift: more swift Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: swifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare swivel. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪftəɹ/ 1. A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while it is being turned. 2. A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides. 3. The forward shroud of a lower mast.
Word: swifter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare swivel. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪftəɹ/ 1. To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer. Labels: transitive
Word: zipped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of zip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: zipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zip + -ed. 1. Addressed with a zip code.
Word: robing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of robe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: robing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of putting on ceremonial clothing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The trimmings around the neck and bodice of a gown. Labels: countable, historical, plural-normally, uncountable
Word: stramashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stramash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: medicos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medico Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zipping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of zip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swiftest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of swift: most swift Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: transfiguring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transfigure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mouthwatering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English watering English mouthwatering From mouth + watering. 1. Causing one to salivate. Labels: literally 2. That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing. Example: Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers. Example: If the weather was not too rough at Norfolk Island, the Tulagi took on board some Norfolk Island fish, which arrived frozen in Vila. This fish was heavily in demand in Vila as it had a mouth-watering taste and was safe to eat. 3. Enticing or tantalizing. Labels: broadly
Word: mouthwateringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mouthwatering Middle English -ly English -ly English mouthwateringly From mouthwatering + -ly. 1. In a mouthwatering manner.
Word: microbicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English microbe Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English microbicide From microbe + -cide. 1. Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.
Word: mortarboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mortar + board. 1. A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk. 2. An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
Word: microbicidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English microbe Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English microbicide English -al English microbicidal From microbicide + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Word: microbicidal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English microbe Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English microbicide English -al English microbicidal From microbicide + -al. 1. Such a material
Word: mossback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moss + back (in senses 1 (“person with old-fashioned views; one who is very conservative or reactionary”) and 2.3 (“fish that is large and old”) probably a variant of mossyback, which is attested earlier), alluding to someone or something that is so old or has remained so unmoving that it is as if moss has grown on them or it. Sense 2.4 (“largemouth bass”) may refer to the back of the fish being a dark green colour. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒsbæk/, /ˈmɔsˌbæk/, /ˈmɑs-/ 1. Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”). Labels: US, informal 2. A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback. Labels: US, historical, informal 3. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US 4. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US 5. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US 6. Senses relating to animals. Labels: US
Word: moorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mooring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moonstruck Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John Milton (1608–1674): see the quotation. Compare Byzantine Greek σεληνόβλητος (selēnóblētos), σεληνόπληκτος (selēnóplēktos), German mondsüchtig, and German Low German maansüchtig, which also refer to being struck by the moon. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnstɹʌk/, /ˈmunˌstɹʌk/ 1. Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic. Labels: archaic Example: VVhat miſerie th' inabſtinence of Eve / Shall bring on men. […] all maladies / Of gaſtly Spaſm, or racking torture, qualmes / Of heart-ſick Agonie, all feavorous kinds, / Convulſions, Epilepſies, fierce Catarrhs, / Inteſtin Stone and Ulcer, Colic pangs, / Dæmoniac Phrenzie, moaping Melanchole / And Moon-ſtruck madneſs, pining Atrophie, / Maraſmus, and vvide-vvaſting Peſtilence, / Dropſies, and Aſthma's, and Joint-racking Rheums. Example: 'Tvvas vvhen the Dog-ſtar's unpropitious ray / Smote ev'ry brain, and vvither'd ev'ry Bay; / Sick vvas the Sun, the Ovvl forſook his bovv'r, / The moon-ſtruck Prophet felt the madding hour: […] 2. Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love. Labels: figuratively Example: […] I, the moon-struck slave of Dora, perambulated round and round the house and garden for two hours, […] blowing kisses at the lights in the windows, and romantically calling on the night, at intervals, to shield my Dora—I don't know exactly what from, I suppose from fire. Example: "Up, Tristram, up," men cry, "thou moonstruck knight! / What foul fiend rides thee? On into the fight!" / —Above the din her voice is in my ears— / I see her form glide through the crossing spears,— / Iseult! … . 3. Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight. Labels: regional Example: "Yes, yes, thank God! I am not blind; I was afraid I was moon-struck." "Moon-struck!" uttered Carlos in astonishment. "What do you mean?" "Why, don't you know," answered Antonio, "that sleeping in the open air by moonlight often causes contractions, and sometimes makes persons blind whenever the moon shines?"
Word: legatos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moonstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + stone. Pronunciation: /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ 1. A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.
Word: moonshot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of moon shot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We defined a moonshot as a complex, large-scale objective that can be accomplished only when teams abandon "business as usual." Moonshots require significant breakthroughs in attitude, innovation, leadership, processes, management, and technology. They demand extraordinary execution and are often marked by seemingly unrealistic time lines. […] My first real moonshot was in the 1990s with the creation of the PalmPilot—the precursor to the smartphone. Lisa's most memorable moonshot was Nokia's MOSH, the first big mobile social sharing platform, which swelled to 13 million users in its debut year.
Word: moon shot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmuːn ʃɒt/, /ˈmuːn ʃɑt/, /ˈmuːn ʃɔt/ 1. The launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon. Example: There will be many shots at the moon. Our nearest neighbor in the heavens patiently revolves around the earth, waiting for us to learn its secrets. What kind of moon shots can we use to find the answers to those secrets? Example: Hand across the sea: Sir, Heartiest congratulations on your new 50,000-plus circulation. I regard your feat as comparable to the Russian moon shot. David P. Morgan, Editor, "Trains", Milwaukee, U.S.A. 2. An act of throwing or hitting a ball with a high trajectory. Example: [Mickey] Mantle pounds out a moon shot in this night contest when he slams the [base]ball against the left-center facing of the second deck at Comiskey Park. Example: I launch a moon shot. The [basket]ball sails up toward the hoop in slow motion. After what feels like an hour, the ball arcs downward and swishes in. The guys turn to me and applaud. 3. An expensive, hard, or unlikely task of great potential impact. Labels: figuratively Example: We defined a moonshot as a complex, large-scale objective that can be accomplished only when teams abandon "business as usual." Moonshots require significant breakthroughs in attitude, innovation, leadership, processes, management, and technology. They demand extraordinary execution and are often marked by seemingly unrealistic time lines. […] My first real moonshot was in the 1990s with the creation of the PalmPilot—the precursor to the smartphone. Lisa's most memorable moonshot was Nokia's MOSH, the first big mobile social sharing platform, which swelled to 13 million users in its debut year. Example: Revenue at Alphabet's Other Bets division – which includes broadband business Google Fiber, home automation products Nest, self-driving cars and X, the research facility that works on "moon shot" ventures – rose 150% to $185m, while operating losses widened to $859m.
Word: moonlighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moonlight + -er. 1. A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side. 2. One who serenades by moonlight. Labels: US, regional 3. A moonshiner, who makes illicit alcohol. 4. One of a gang who used violence, especially at night, to promote agrarianism in Ireland during the Land War of the late 19th century. Labels: Ireland, historical 5. A southern Australian marine fish, Tilodon sexfasciatum. Labels: Australia
Word: moonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon 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 moonless From moon + -less. 1. During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon. Labels: not-comparable Example: And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […] 2. Having no natural satellite. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: Monsignor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɒnˈsiː.njə/, /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/, /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/, /mɑn.siːnˈjɔr/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of monsignor. Labels: alt-of Example: Brother Matteo is a Capuchin, of course, so he eats pretty frugally: bread and water, vegetables and fruit, no meat, no cheese. And poor old Father Bechetti lost his appetite when he lost his teeth. So it’s really the three Monsignors who do the feasting. Example: Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.
Word: monsignori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian monsignori. 1. plural of monsignor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Monsignori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian monsignori. 1. plural of Monsignor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monologuist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monologue 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 monologuist From monologue + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of monologist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Marthe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Marthe and Norwegian Marthe. 1. A female given name from French or Norwegian, equivalent to English Martha.
Word: monologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monolog 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 monologist From monolog + -ist. 1. A person who performs a monologue or monologues. Example: In the lust of a confirmed monologist he conferred on Robert the charm of patronage from an august elder.
Word: monogamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monogamy 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 monogamist From monogamy + -ist. 1. A person who practices monogamy. Example: I maintained with Whiston, that it was unlawful for a priest of the church of England, after the death of his first wife, to take a second, or to express it in one word, I valued myself upon being a strict monogamist. Example: Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous. Among aspiring monogamists, there would then be nine men for every seven women.
Word: monition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”). Pronunciation: /məˈnɪʃn̩/ 1. A caution or warning. Example: For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe extern adjuments. Example: I heard something of it, however, and, young as I was, could not help wondering how men who carried the worst passions of life into their retreat, could imagine that retreat was a refuge from the erosions of their evil tempers, the monitions of conscience, and the accusations of God. 2. A legal notification of something. 3. A sign of impending danger; an omen. Example: I recognise the first ambiguous monitions of the destiny which afterwards so fully overshadowed me.
Word: monist Part of Speech: noun 1. An advocate of monism.
Word: mongolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mongol + -ism, coined by John Langdon Down. 1. Down syndrome. Labels: countable, offensive, uncountable
Word: moneylender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From money + lender. 1. A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry. Example: Banchiere, a banker or Lombard, or a money lender.
Word: money-grubbing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From money and grub (“to search for by digging in soil or dirt”). 1. Fiercely avaricious for money. Labels: derogatory Example: Nor will you think this ſtrange, when I tell you, that, take him out of his rote of official buſtle, and the jargon of Change-alley, he had not an idea beyond that money-grubbing ſphere, and was ſcarce not a born ideot, with a head as contracted as his heart[.]
Word: money-grubber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of moneygrubber. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moneygrubber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From money + grubber. 1. A person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money.
Word: sederunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sederunt (“there were sitting”). Pronunciation: /sɪˈdɪəɹənt/ 1. A formal meeting, especially of a judicial or ecclesiastical body. Labels: Scotland Example: They held a sederunt, and were filled with tremulous joy, for, in spite of their familiarity with all the other worlds and cycles, they had a very human awe of things sent from Ghostland. Example: 'Tis pity we have not Burn's own account of that long sederunt. 2. Those people present at such a meeting. Labels: Scotland
Word: smirrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smirr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smirrs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smirr Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smirr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant form of smur. 1. Alternative form of smur Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In the November smirr they made his team take off their shirts. He walked up and down the pitch, rubbing at his chest, unsure whether it was frozen or scalding hot from the wind. Example: The man was dead but Kidd aimed the gun once more and a light mist sprayed his cheeks like a cool smirr of rain.
Word: smirr Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant form of smur. 1. Alternative form of smur Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The queue was about the size of a small football crowd and in the smirring rain it should have been a formula for misery. But the place was jumping joyously. 2. To cover with fine rain. Labels: Scotland, transitive Example: Rain clouds smirred the horizon, but for now the grey mists above were content to drift on.
Word: sparras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sparra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of sparrow, representing Cockney English. 1. A sparrow. Labels: Cockney, London Example: Jason dons a screwed-up accent that Madonna would be proud of. While Martine, loved for being a cockney sparra, unfortunately goes posh. Example: "Ah ! ah ! the fun was, one of the company said it was as like a sparra as one pea is like another; how I did laugh to myself, for she grew quite offended like, and insisted that this was a light brown bird, but that a sparra was next to black"
Word: money bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money. 2. A wealthy person. Labels: figuratively, in-plural Example: Near-synonym: cash machine Example: How could these money-bags see east and west?— Yet so they did—and every dealer fair Must see behind, as doth the hunted hare.
Word: monetarist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monetary + -ist, from Latin monetarius, from monēta. By surface analysis, Latin monet(a) + -arist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or advocating monetarism. Example: In May 1979 Margaret Thatcher became prime minister promising to end the inflation that had plagued the country for nearly a decade, by imposing heavy restrictions on the growth of the money supply. Over the next five years, monetarist policies succeeded in plunging the British economy into the deepest recession it had seen since the great depression. […] Fast forward to March 2014, and the Bank of England has begun to bury its monetarist legacy.
Word: monetarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monetary + -ist, from Latin monetarius, from monēta. By surface analysis, Latin monet(a) + -arist. 1. An economist who is an advocate of monetarism.
Word: Margherita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Margherita, supposedly named after Margherita of Savoy (1851–1926); see margherita pizza. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and marguerite. 1. Synonym of margherita pizza (“A pizza made with tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil.”).
Word: monetarism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monetary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English monetarism From monetary + -ism. 1. The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The political doctrine that a nation's economy (in particular inflation) can be controlled by regulating the money supply. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Monetarism, you see, has two components. The first is that the central bank should try to control the money supply. In light of the Bank's report that part of the monetarist doctrine is now a dinosaur fit only to be displayed in the museum of failed economic ideas. […] Indeed, this second component of monetarism is one of the primary culprits behind the economic crisis that we have been living through for the past five years.
Word: monarchistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monarchist + -ic; compare -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to monarchism
Word: monarchism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French monarchie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French monarchismebor. English monarchism Borrowed from French monarchisme. 1. Rule by a monarchy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The advocacy of such a political system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mitoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mitosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misogamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English misogamy 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 misogamist From misogamy + -ist. 1. A person with a dislike or hatred of marriage
Word: mise-en-scene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mise en scène. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: misbegotten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/, /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/ 1. Born out of wedlock; illegitimate. Example: But as the Deuill would haue it, three miſ-be-gotten Knaues, in Kendall Greene, came at my Back, […] Example: “Foolish woman!” responded the physician, half coldly, half soothingly. “What should ail me to harm this misbegotten and miserable babe? The medicine is potent for good, and were it my child—yea, mine own, as well as thine! I could do no better for it.” 2. Ill-conceived. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Many of the strangest, most misbegotten studio films of the last 20 years have been comedies, perhaps because middle-aged executives have no comprehension of what the younger generation finds funny. 3. Bad; worthless. Labels: broadly Example: Rather, as there was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature that now faced me—something seizing, surprising and revolting—this fresh disparity seemed but to fit in with and to rëinforce it;[…] Example: "Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?"
Word: misbegotten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/, /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/ 1. past participle of misbeget Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misbegotten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English begotten English misbegotten From mis- + begotten. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/, /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɑtn̩/ 1. One born illegitimately (i.e., out of wedlock); a bastard. Labels: derogatory, obsolete, sometimes 2. A person born into infelicitous circumstances. Labels: broadly, in-plural Example: By preserving the incapable and “misbegotten”, and by insisting that they be the object of compassionate attention, it would cause even the strong to be infected with gloom and nihilism.
Word: Reeta Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Rita.
Word: ill-conceived Part of Speech: adj 1. Not properly planned or thought through. Example: Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.
Word: thought through Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of think through Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mind-body Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the physical action of the mind on the body, especially the mode in which a thought can cause an action. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the interrelationship between physical and mental health. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crabbit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Scots crabbit, from crab. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹabɪt/ 1. Grouchy, cantankerous. Labels: Scotland Example: Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
Word: dee'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of dead. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: think through Part of Speech: verb 1. To fully consider, so as to understand all the consequences of. Example: The fact that North America was the epicenter of the cataclysm, though acknowledged, has profound implications for our understanding of the human past that archaeologists have never thought through—in part because the scale of the cataclysm is only now beginning to be fully mapped out.
Word: emmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mind-blowing Part of Speech: adj 1. Hallucinogenic. 2. Having an overwhelming effect on the imagination; mind-boggling.
Word: mind-bending Part of Speech: adj 1. Hallucinogenic. Labels: figuratively 2. Mentally taxing or confusing. Labels: figuratively Example: The book contains fifteen mind-bending mazes.
Word: millstream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mill + stream. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlstɹiːm/ 1. The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill. Example: [W]hile he was away Hinzelmann began suddenly to clapper in the ladies' chamber like a stork, and then said, "Maid Anne, you much go look for your things to-day in the mill-stream."
Word: millpond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mill + pond. 1. A pond or reservoir produced by damming a river or stream in order to provide a steady source of water for a millrace. Example: When I came to the saw-mill at Brække, the sky was overcast, it was already growing dark, only above the level of the north-western horizon there appeared a streak of light, which threw a subdued glimmer on the tranquil surface of the mill-pond.
Word: mill dam Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪldam/ 1. A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created. Example: the which, once being brust, / Like to a great Mill-damb forth fiercely gusht, / And powred out of her infernall sinke / Most ugly filth […] Example: He looked so joyy and so good— / While fishing in the milldam-water, / I laughed to see him as he stood, / And dreamt not of the miller's daughter.
Word: milkweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milk + weed. 1. Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts. 2. Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts. 3. Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts. 4. A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Word: clarty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clart Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clarty From clart + -y. 1. Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Example: CLART. To spread, smear, or daub. A flake of snow, when it is large and sticks to the clothes, is called a clart. So we have clarts, mud; clarty, muddy, sticky. Clarty-paps, a dirty sloven of a wife.
Word: bykes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of byke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: byke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bi (“bisexual”) + dyke (“lesbian”). 1. A bisexual woman. Example: Why do I wear a biker jacket? I like making people scared of me. I get treated better by the servers in the coffeehouses in the gaybourhood. Not to mention getting looked at by the dykes/bykes. :) Without the jacket, I get pushed around more on the subway, people don't get out of my way on crowded sidewalks, and men try to intimidate me -- I'm a wee femmy thing, most of the time.
Word: byke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bike (“wasps' or hornets' nest”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: milepost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mile + post. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/ 1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places. 2. A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start of a line (usually the principal terminus or junction with a more major line). Example: But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered. Example: [...] the 4 miles at 1 in 180 up to Sanquhar were mounted with no greater fall in speed than from 65 to 59 m.p.h., after which, possibly as a result of easing the engine or because the strain on steam supply was beginning to tell, the final 3½ miles up at 1 in 200 up to milepost 59½ were surmounted at a minimum of 49½ m.p.h.
Word: milepost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mile + post. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/ 1. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.). Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: fingerpost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finger + post. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/ 1. A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost. 2. The milepost itself. Example: ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.
Word: metier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French métier. 1. Alternative spelling of métier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microdot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + dot. 1. A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients. 2. A small tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Labels: informal
Word: microdot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From micro- + dot. 1. To mark with a microdot. Labels: transitive 2. To make into a microdot. Labels: transitive
Word: metricate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English metric Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English metricate From metric + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To express physical quantities using the metric system. Labels: intransitive 2. To convert to the use of the metric system. Labels: intransitive
Word: metrication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English metric 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 metrication From metric + -ation. 1. A conversion to the use of the metric system; a metrification. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In these days of decimalization and metrication it is a pity that SI units were not used as this will date a very useful little book prematurely.
Word: Bettina Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from German.
Word: metallurgist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English metallurgy 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 metallurgist From metallurgy + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌməˈtæləd͡ʒɪst/, /ˈmɛtəˌlɝd͡ʒɪst/, [ˈmɛɾɫ̩ˌɝd͡ʒəst] 1. A person who works in metal (the type of material). Labels: dated 2. A person skilled in metallurgy.
Word: laverock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark. Pronunciation: /ˈlævəɹək/, /leɪvɹək/, /levɹək/, /levəɹək/ 1. lark (bird). Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, archaic Example: The mavis, merle, and Progne proud, The lintwhite lark, and laverock loud, Example: She was young and blithe, with a face like an April morning, and a voice in her that put the laverocks to shame.
Word: laverocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laverock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wah lau Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Teochew and Hokkien. Ultimate origin uncertain: first element equivalent to Hokkien 我 (óa, “my”) + lau, possibly from 老爸 (lāu-pē, “father”). Alternatively, a shortening of Hokkien 我老的 (óa lāu--ê, literally “my elderly [someone, e.g., father]”), from which the alternative forms wah lau eh and walao eh are derived. Compare Mandarin 哇老誒 /哇老诶 (wà láo ei). Pronunciation: /ˈwɑː ˌlaʊ/, [ˈwɑ˦˨ ˌlaʊ˨˧], [ˌwɑ̽ˈlaʊ˨˦˧], [ˈwɑ˦˨ ˌlaʊ˨˧ eː˨], [ˌwɑ̽ˈlaʊ˨˦˧ eː˨] 1. An exclamation of annoyance or exasperation. Labels: Manglish, Singlish Example: "Wah lau! You tekan him, ah? But he bigger than you, man!" Example: Zion Mansion... Wah lau, wasn’t that built in the Qing Dynasty or something.
Word: dwining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dwine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dwined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dwine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rone pipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots rone + pipe. 1. A downpipe; a drainpipe. Example: The pipe that went up the wall beside the balcony was a ronepipe.
Word: kaypoh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô). Pronunciation: /ˌk˭eɪ ˈp˭o/, [k˭eˑ˨ p˭oː˨˦] 1. Being a busybody, prying into the business of others. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, slang Example: Hey hey two different matters okay? Our SM already paid so why you so kaypoh? Example: “My elder sister and mother don’t like me doing this. They would scold me and say I’m kaypoh.
Word: kaypoh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô). Pronunciation: /ˌk˭eɪ ˈp˭o/, [k˭eˑ˨ p˭oː˨˦] 1. A busybody. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, slang Example: To get problems rectified, Lim who admits to being a “kaypoh” (busybody), would hassle the relevant authorities.
Word: kaypoh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô). Pronunciation: /ˌk˭eɪ ˈp˭o/, [k˭eˑ˨ p˭oː˨˦] 1. To act as a busybody, to pry into the business of others. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, slang Example: I thought through every angle, then Jesus decides to kaypoh and mess everything up. Example: Don't kaypoh so much. Locked door, not allowed to go inside, means don't go—understand?
Word: ang moh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 紅毛／红毛 (âng-mô͘, “person of Western descent”, literally “red hair”). Pronunciation: /ˌaŋ ˈməʊ/, /ˌɑŋ ˈmoʊ/, /ˌɑŋ(˨)ˈmɔː(˨˦)/ 1. A white person, especially one perceived as a foreigner rather than a local inhabitant. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, informal, mildly, possibly Example: Apart from skin colour, I have nothing in common with these Caucasians. To be honest, I have very little in common with the expatriates who live in Singapore either. For a start, most of the ang mohs that live here, particularly the ones from Britain, tend to come from the upper-middle classes. Example: Zhen decided he liked Robert, although the Englishman smiled too much. Perhaps this was the ang mo way. In China, if a man smiled too much he was considered effeminate, but Zhen noticed that Baba Tan was completely at ease with them and laughed and smiled more in their company than when he was with the Chinese.
Word: gahmen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant pronunciation of government with second syllable omitted. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːmən/, [ˈɡɑː˧.mən(˦)] 1. Pronunciation spelling of government. Labels: Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, derogatory, pronunciation-spelling Example: Without doubt, gahmen must medically subsidise the lowest 10% of the population.
Word: longkang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay longkang, from Min Nan 壟溝 /垄沟. Pronunciation: [ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦], [-˦˧] 1. Ditch, street drain Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial
Word: siam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”). Pronunciation: /sjɑm˦˨/ 1. To move aside; to get out of the way. Labels: invariable Example: Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road. Irene: I thought he race car driver? Jenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog. Irene: A dog? Jenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor. Example: One of the uncles who had restrained the man then approached James, who said: "Never mind, you siam lah. Not your daiji ['business' in Hokkien]." 2. To leave hastily, to run off. Labels: invariable 3. To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility). Labels: invariable
Word: siam Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”). Pronunciation: /sjɑm˦˨/ 1. Out of the way!; get lost! Labels: Singapore, Singlish
Word: chope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Malay chup (“a cry in a game requesting a halt or the retraction of a stroke”), possibly from Hindi चुप (cup, “silence!”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəʊp/, /t͡ʃoʊp/, /-ɒp/ 1. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it. Labels: Singapore, informal, transitive Example: Place a packet of tissues on a table and people will assume it is taken by someone in an act referred to as chope. Others may chope their table with a bag, knowing.
Word: chope Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of chop (“Asian seal used on documents”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: thiam Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “quiet”), as in Hokkien 恬去 (tiām--khì, “shut up”) or 恬喙 (tiām chhùi, literally “silence the mouth”). 1. Alternative form of diam; shut up! Labels: Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative
Word: talk cock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Either a calque of Hokkien 講𡳞鳥話 /讲𡳞鸟话 (kóng lān-chiáu-ōe), from 講話／讲话 (kóng-ōe, “talk”) + 𡳞鳥／𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu, “cock (penis)”), or influenced by the English phrase cock-and-bull story. 1. To talk nonsense. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, informal Example: It was at this Parliament sitting, during an intense 40-minute exchange between Ling How Doong and Lee Hsien Loong, that Ling uttered the phrase "Don't talk cock," which became famous for all the wrong reasons in the annals of Singaporean parliamentary history. 2. To engage in idle chatter. Labels: Singapore, informal
Word: rager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rager, raiger, ragere, equivalent to rage + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɚ/ 1. One who rages. Labels: uncommon Example: Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson. 2. A boisterous and out of control party. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang Example: Clearly, the kernel of inspiration behind this whole out-of-control rager was nostalgia for less politically correct times. Example: Part of the Born X Raised story, almost unintentionally, has become their big — and growing only bigger — ragers. 3. A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis. Labels: slang
Word: boaks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boak Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boaking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present