nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tedisome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tedi(ous) + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.dɪ.s(ə)m/, /ˈti.di.səm/ 1. Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome. Labels: dialectal Example: "Is he away?" said Weatherby; "I was beginging to think, he would never go. Once set him down, Rollockson's the most tiresome, tedisome beggar to talk that ever God put breath into!" Example: "[...] Life grows tedisome at times. Still, I've known most things worth knowing, seen most things worth seeing, aye, and had most things worth having though you'll not believe that, my lass."
Word: teemingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teeming + -ness. 1. The quality of teeming, or being full of busy activity. Labels: uncountable
Word: tegularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tegular + -ly. 1. In a tegular manner.
Word: teleonomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleonomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temerariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From temerarious + -ness. 1. The quality of being temerarious. Labels: uncountable Example: […] in whose works individual preference and predilection seem to have a swing whose very freedom and irresponsible audacity extort admiration — compared with the confident temerariousness of what is known as modernity their most noteworth characteristics.
Word: tenosynovites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenosynovitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tensities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tensity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tensiometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tensiometric + -ally. 1. By means of tensiometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tensiometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tensiometry + -ic. 1. Relating to tensiometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tenuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetraploidies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetraploidy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thanah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thana. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thanahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thanah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thannah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thana. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thannahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thannah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anxiousest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of anxious: most anxious Labels: form-of, nonstandard, superlative
Word: thinghoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinghood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thymectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From thymectomy + -ize. 1. To perform thymectomy upon.
Word: thymectomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thymectomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thymectomizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thymectomize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hang one's hat on Part of Speech: verb 1. To accept or recognize as reliable, tangible, or factual; to depend on. Labels: transitive Example: "You can't hang your hat on a nonbinding letter of intent." Example: The Nuggets don't have the most dynamic offense nor do they have a real superstar to hang their hat on but their defense is strong.
Word: rely upon Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of rely on. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chiragon Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanical hand guide for writers who are blind. Labels: obsolete
Word: round clams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of round clam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paint bucket Part of Speech: noun 1. A tool in some graphics editor applications that fills in a portion of the image with a certain color or pattern. Example: Click and hold the gradient tool icon (sixth tool on the right) to display the flyout menu pictured on the left in Figure 6-18. Then choose the paint bucket.
Word: -iad Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Based on Iliad. 1. Forming the name of an epic about the indicated topic. Labels: morpheme Example: The Athletiad, The Congressiad, The Female Dunciad, The Mooriad, The Popiad, The Rapiad, The Scribleriad
Word: -iad Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Based on Olympiad, and perhaps also influenced by the common ending iad on units of time formed by suffixing -ad to words ending in -ium, e.g. decenniad. 1. A period of time from one occurrence of an (indicated, regularly recurrent) event to the next. Labels: morpheme, rare Example: Acrid the temper of the parties, vital the pending questions. Congress convenes; the President sends his Message; Reconstruction is still in abeyance; the nominations and the contest for the twenty-first Presidentiad draw close, [...]
Word: Tower of Hanoi Part of Speech: name 1. A mathematical puzzle or game which consists of three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes that can slide onto any rod. The aim is to transfer a stack of disks, one move at a time, to a different rod, while never allowing a larger disk to be on top of a small one. Example: Senkovi felt as though he was […] playing some odd Tower of Hanoi game where to progress he was constantly moving pieces backwards.
Word: formatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From format + -ize. 1. To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size. Labels: rare Example: The desired symmetry was only achieved by "formatizing" great masterpieces; and this was why Christian von Mechel had to remove additions to pictures and remedy losses when the Hapsburg paintings were moved from the Stallburg to the new museum in the Belvedere Palace. Example: While not as destructive as formatizing, this close trimming is a further indication that the albums are art collections and not essentially print collections, for even in the eighteenth century a diehard print collector would always prefer ... 2. To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape. Labels: rare Example: A small hacksaw was used to formatize rock specimens. Example: Part of specimen in Fig. 2 after formatizing and cutting. 3. To translate or render into a specific format. Labels: rare Example: The 'reference file' ICDSOL is built by means of an auxiliary program, ICDTEST, that simply reads correction commands, according to a format similar to that of the stored commands, and then it checks, formatizes and finally stores them in the disc file ICDSOT. Example: My desire was to give her half, because she had helped me with the project, of digiting and formatizing the work to be presented in a power point presentation at my summer conferences.
Word: Old Danish Part of Speech: name 1. Old East Norse dialect (also sometimes considered a separate language, several other names are used as well) as spoken from the 9th to 11th centuries in Denmark Example: The history of the Danish language falls into three major periods: Old Danish (c. 800—c.1100), corresponding roughly to the Viking Age; Middle Danish (c.1100— c.1525), corresponding to the Middle Ages; and Modern Danish (after c.1525), the period after the Reformation and up to modern times. Example: Historically, the Danish language may be divided into three periods: Old Danish (c. 800–1100) spans the Viking Age, Middle Danish (c. 1100–1500) was the language of the late Middle Ages, and Modern Danish covers the time from around the Reformation (and the first translation of the Bible) to the present. 2. Middle Danish Example: In preparation for creating a dictionary of Old Danish (Gammeldansk Ordbog), [The Danish Society for Language and Literature] has begun to compile a comprehensive database (Gammeldansk Seddelsamling). Example: There are several texts in East Norse – Old Swedish (fornsvenska, c. 1225–1526) and Old Danish (gammeldansk, c. 1100–1515) – that mention or describe Muslims and their religion.
Word: Middle Danish Part of Speech: name 1. The Danish language as spoken from the 12th to 15th centuries. Example: The history of the Danish language falls into three major periods: Old Danish (c. 800—c.1100), corresponding roughly to the Viking Age; Middle Danish (c.1100— c.1525), corresponding to the Middle Ages; and Modern Danish (after c.1525), the period after the Reformation and up to modern times. Example: Historically, the Danish language may be divided into three periods: Old Danish (c. 800–1100) spans the Viking Age, Middle Danish (c. 1100–1500) was the language of the late Middle Ages, and Modern Danish covers the time from around the Reformation (and the first translation of the Bible) to the present.
Word: Modern Danish Part of Speech: name 1. The Danish language as spoken from the 16th century to the present.
Word: accredition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From accredit + -ion. 1. The giving of credentials. Labels: India, countable, uncountable 2. The act of accrediting. Labels: India, countable, uncountable
Word: angstful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From angst + -ful. Compare German angstvoll. 1. Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive Example: It's a lot harder to write music and to get more melodic and try to actually have songs within those heavy, droning, angstful power chords. Example: In our current, rather foreshortened view, fuelled by a powerful and angstful modern environmentalism, the destructive capacities of modern western society have come in for particular scrutiny.
Word: Aix-en-Provence Part of Speech: name 1. A city and commune of Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Word: Naziphilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nazi + -philia. 1. Attraction to Nazism. Labels: uncountable
Word: azotobacter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the genus Azotobacter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I believe, and this belief is based upon tentative facts, that the azotobacter are at the same time nitrifiers, i. e., that they possess a double function Example: Investigations in this laboratory have shown that the presence or absence of Azotobacter in natural soils is very closely associated with, if not dependent upon, the absolute reaction of the soil solution
Word: nero di seppia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian nero di seppia. 1. Cuttlefish ink, used as a sauce for pasta or risotto. Labels: uncountable
Word: azotates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azotate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quahauging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quahaug Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quahauged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quahaug Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: catallaxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καταλλάσσω (katallássō, “to exchange”). Popularized by economist Friedrich Hayek. Pronunciation: /ˈkætəˌlæksi/ 1. A high-interaction society of collective decision making. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Catallaxy is distinguished from conventional political science by its focus on the science of complex exchanges. Whereas catallaxy views politics and the political process in terms of the voluntary exchange paradigm, the focus of political science is on the nonvoluntary relationships among individuals involving power and/or coercion. Example: It would be possible to depict the catallaxy as seen from the perspective of any particular entrepreneur or enterprise. This depiction would show the main features of that enterprise's operation within the catallaxy. But that enterprise is embedded with a catallaxy of myriad other enterprises, each of which operates with a map of its relevant catallaxy that is simpler by far than the entire catallaxy.
Word: run of the ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A run of good luck; a situation where a player is able to make his or her desired shots without difficulty.
Word: run of the balls Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of run of the ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: king size Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of king-sized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: new wine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English newe wijne, from Old English nīwe wīn, equivalent to new + wine. Name taken from several places in the Holy Bible, most notably Acts 2:13 and Luke 5:37. 1. Wine that has fermented for a short amount of time. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A fresh batch of wine. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any number of Christian revivals and New Christian movements. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fish forks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fish fork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angstless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From angst + -less. 1. Without angst; worry-free. Example: Despite all the many difficulties that have befallen her, Storm always makes free and responsible choices. But is an angstless existence really possible? Example: Like some of the underground comic books, Miller's work was heavy with raw id, but his genial angst-less style made itfamiliar and cheerful rather than dark and disturbing.
Word: worry-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From worry + -free. 1. Free from worries. Example: It's overanxiety that prevents us from functioning properly. So it is not a matter of never having anxiety as much as it is finding a way to not let the anxiety grow to the point that it takes control of our lives. This is what we mean by worry-free living. Example: Continue this for as long as you feel you need to. Finish off by shaking or rubbing the energy from your hands and disconnecting as normal. Create a safe, worry-free space for yourself. 2. Safe; secure. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: watch-night Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of watchnight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: watch-nights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watch-night. (Alternative form of watchnights.) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watch nights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watch night. (Alternative form of watchnights.) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watchnights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watchnight. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midwoof Part of Speech: noun 1. A speaker intermediate between a midrange and a woofer.
Word: killworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kill + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being killed; killable. Example: In passing may I remind you that this serene world of ours is entirely indebted to the holy Christian fathers for everything that makes firearms killworthy in the high art of mass murder. Example: According to the later sworn testimony of Admiral Thomas Moorer the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1970 the military viewed such defectors as kill-worthy spores who were helping the enemy …
Word: kill-worthy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of killworthy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tower of Hanoy Part of Speech: noun 1. A solitaire card game based on the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, starting with 3 columns of 3 cards, from A to 9. The object of the game is to build only one column with all the nine cards. Labels: uncountable
Word: otherer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From other + -er. 1. One who others. Example: In that experience of terror, African people were disconnected from one another, disconnected from the New World, disconnected from the European otherers, and disconnected from memory of Africa and of the middle passage itself […]
Word: otherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of otherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: globophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin globus (“sphere”) + -o- + -phobia, equivalent to globe + -o- + -phobia. 1. Fear or dislike of globalization. Labels: uncountable Example: Although some have dismissed such fears as “globophobia”, globalization has come under greater critical public scrutiny. Example: People are dangerously suffering from globophobia says a senior floor trader in New York. 2. Extreme fear of balloons. Labels: uncountable Example: But globophobia (fear of balloons), lutraphobia (fear of otters) and octophobia (fear of the figure eight), are a little harder to understand. Example: “You see,” replied Mull, “Scornsbury is a very talented writer—very talented. However, he suffers from globophobia.” “Globophobia?” “Yes, globophobia—an extreme fear of balloons.”
Word: grandisonant Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɡɹænˈdɪ.sə.nənt/ 1. Stately-sounding. Labels: rare
Word: globophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From globe + -o- + -phobic. 1. Opposing or disliking globalization.
Word: reird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English reord, from Proto-Germanic *razdō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪəd/, /ɹiɚd/ 1. Utterance, speech; an instance of this Labels: obsolete 2. A voice, a cry. Labels: obsolete
Word: pseudointellectualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, pseudointellectual + ism, or, by surface analysis, pseudo + intellectualism. 1. Pseudointellectual thinking or behaviour. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudointellectually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pseudointellectual + -ly. 1. In a pseudointellectual manner.
Word: Sabra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, “prickly pear cactus”), from Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār, “cactus”). 1. A native-born Israeli. Example: There is a tendency to copy the "Sabra" , the Israel-born citizen, who is anxious to live the simple life and therefore throws off that part of his clothing which is intended for beauty rather than utility. Example: The young people of Israel, sabra or foreign-born alike, give considerable thought to the future and do not hesitate to admit that they regard the problems they encounter as formidable.
Word: Sabra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, “prickly pear cactus”), from Arabic صَبَّار (ṣabbār, “cactus”). 1. A female given name.
Word: keepworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From keep + -worthy. 1. Worth keeping. Example: The nation of beggars on horseback which first colonized California has left behind it many traditions unworthy of conservation, and multitudinous fleas not at all traditional, but even less keepworthy […] Example: Data, collected by one field man who interviewed and counted anglers daily, indicated that the rate of harvest was 0.29 fish per man hour, and that the average catch (keepworthy fish only) amounted to 1.5 fish per fishing trip.
Word: pseudoprogressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + progressive. 1. Apparently, but not actually, progressive (in a political sense). Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudoprogressive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + progressive. 1. One who is apparently, but not actually, a political progressive. Example: Indeed, after a generation of historical writing that blames liberalism's demise on conservatives, pseudoprogressives, and the stupidity of the American voter, it is time that liberals are invested with agency.
Word: pseudoprogressives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoprogressive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unemployment trap Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of welfare trap.
Word: dangliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dangly: most dangly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: danglier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dangly: more dangly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: daquiri Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of daiquiri. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: daquiris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daquiri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dapperer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dapper: more dapper Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: dapperest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dapper: most dapper Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: snozzled Part of Speech: adj 1. Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol. Labels: slang
Word: daturic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₇H₃₄O₂, isolated from Datura stramonium. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: daubiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dauby: most dauby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: davidia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Davidia of flowering trees.
Word: davidias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of davidia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daynt Part of Speech: adj 1. delicate; elegant; dainty Labels: obsolete Example: picturing the parts of beauty daynt
Word: deair Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + air. 1. To remove the air from. Labels: transitive Example: The vacuum pump is also connected to the water reservoir to deair the water.
Word: deaired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deair Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deairs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deair Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deairing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deair Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: undowried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dowried. 1. Not dowried. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deathcamp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of death camp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deathcamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathcamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dekko. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Still, there’s other fish. There's a stewardess I'd gie one tae, but Bladesey's on the outside and instead of getting a decko at her bum he's thumbing through the in-flight journal like the specky wee cunt that he is.
Word: deckos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decoctive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From decoct + -ive. 1. Serving to decoct. Labels: not-comparable Example: More or less change was effected, however, in nearly all cases, and the augitic and feldspathic and olivinitic minerals were reduced, by the decoctive action of the water, to chloritic and micaceous elements.
Word: olivinitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From olivinite + -ic. 1. Containing or relating to olivinite.
Word: olivinite Part of Speech: noun 1. dunite Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deepmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deep + -most. 1. Deepest; at the greatest depth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deewan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dewan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deewans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deewan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deferable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of deferrable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: deflater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deflate + -er. 1. Alternative form of deflator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deflaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deflater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defleaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deflea Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defleaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deflea Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: degressively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From degressive + -ly. 1. In a degressive manner.
Word: deinonychuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deinonychus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehorner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dehorn + -er. 1. A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head.
Word: dehorners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dehorner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dekalogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of decalogy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dekalogies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dekalogy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nobliest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of nobly: most nobly Labels: form-of, literary, rare, superlative
Word: noblier Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊbliə/ 1. comparative form of nobly: more nobly Labels: comparative, form-of, literary, rare Example: The arch-bishop did much noblier to hazard this obliquie of some idle tongues. Example: This is the blessedness of the suffering of Christ; it is the law of the Cross. To be willing to bear in order to teach others! — to lose, in order that others may "through us noblier live" — that is to know something of the blessedness He knew..
Word: deliquiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deliquium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delineative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From delineate + -ive. 1. Serving to delineate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: demagoged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demagog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: demagoging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of demagog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demonstrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From demonstration + -al. 1. Involving, or relating to, demonstration. Labels: not-comparable Example: In order to reduce the time spent in individual experimental work there has been a trend toward a demonstrational lecture procedure by means of which the student is given an opportunity to observe natural occurrences […]
Word: demiurgical Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of demiurgic.
Word: dendrologic Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of dendrological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deniabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deniability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: denigrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From denigrate + -ive. 1. Synonym of denigratory.
Word: dentines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dentine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dentins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dentin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: denudement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From denude + -ment. 1. The process of denuding or stripping bare. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The hill sides, however, have been abused by over-intensive farming, bad land use, and reckless denudement. The soil has been butchered; erosion runs rampant.
Word: denudements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of denudement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deontologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deontology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: depilators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of depilator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deprogramed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deprogram Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deprograming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deprogram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brainwashable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brainwash + -able. 1. Susceptible to brainwashing.
Word: Derham Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːɹəm/ 1. A surname.
Word: derisible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile, “deridable”), from dērīsus + -ibilis (whence English -ible), a variant of -bilis (adjective-forming suffix that denotes the capacity or worth of being acted upon). Dērīsus is the perfect passive participle of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (intensifying prefix) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (originally “to rotate or turn”, then specifically “to turn the lips [for a smile]”), root also of English worth, weird and -ward(s). Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/, /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/ 1. Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”). Example: I flung myself before him on my knees, and with floods of tears besought him to release me from this engagement, assuring him that my cowardice was abject, and that in every point of intellect and character I was his hopeless and derisible inferior.
Word: despondings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desponding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exomologesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξομολόγησις (exomológēsis, “confession”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛksə(ʊ)mə(ʊ)ˈləʊdʒəsɪs/ 1. The rite of confession and repentance. Labels: uncountable Example: Will the sinner knowingly spurn exomologesis, which has been instituted by God for his restoration? that exomologesis which restored the king of Babylon to his royal throne?
Word: deterrently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deterrent + -ly. 1. In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent.
Word: deterrer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English deterrer From deter + -er. 1. One who, or that which, deters.
Word: deterrers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deterrer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detractively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From detractive + -ly. 1. In a detractive manner.
Word: deuddarn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh deuddarn. 1. A kind of cupboard or dresser with two tiers.
Word: tridarn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh tridarn. 1. A kind of cupboard or dresser with three tiers.
Word: tridarns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tridarn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deuddarns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deuddarn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dewfull Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdjuːfəl/ 1. Obsolete spelling of dueful (“due”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: But thee, O Jove, no equall judge I deeme / Of my desert, or of my dewfull right; / That in thine owne behalfe maist partiall seeme.
Word: dewlapt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dewlap + -t. 1. Obsolete form of dewlapped. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: dharmsala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā), from Sanskrit. 1. A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers. Labels: India, historical Example: The corridor was paved and wayfarers used it as a dharamshala.
Word: dharmsalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dharmsala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diabases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diabase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dialoged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dialog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dialoging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dialog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: necrophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necrophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diaphoreses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diaphoresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diatomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diatom + -ist. 1. A phycologist who studies diatoms.
Word: diatomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diatomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diastrophic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to diastrophism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dichondras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dichondra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dieldrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dieldrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dropped like flies Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drop like flies Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dropping like flies Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drop like flies Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drops like flies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drop like flies Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bullet catch Part of Speech: noun 1. A stage illusion in which the magician appears to catch a fired bullet, typically in the mouth or in the hand.
Word: digressionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From digression + -ary. 1. Serving as a digression. Labels: not-comparable Example: a digressionary monologue in a play
Word: digitately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From digitate + -ly. 1. In a digitate fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dingdonged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dingdong Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dingdonging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dingdong Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ding-donging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ding-dong Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ding-donged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ding-dong Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: liquidous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From liquid + -ous. 1. Having properties characteristic of a liquid
Word: liquidous Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of liquidus. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dippiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dippy: most dippy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: dippier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dippy: more dippy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: disbosom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + bosom. 1. Synonym of unbosom.
Word: disbosomed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disbosom Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disbosoms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disbosom Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disbosoming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disbosom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: moistenable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moisten + -able. 1. Capable of being moistened. Labels: not-comparable
Word: discriminably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From discriminable + -ly. 1. So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
Word: postgasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + -gasm. 1. The period immediately following an orgasm.
Word: postgasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + -gasm. 1. A pleasurable reaction to a post, such as on a forum or message board. Labels: Internet, slang
Word: disgown Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + gown. 1. To divest of a gown of office; to defrock. Labels: transitive Example: The boldness with which Dr. Canfield defied Bishop Potter when the latter threatened to disgown him for such transgressions was simply an expression of a right to individual action under the impulse of conviction of duty to the truth.
Word: disgowned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disgown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disgowns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disgown Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disgowning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disgown Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disform Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + form. 1. To deform or disfigure. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: disformed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disform Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disforms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disform Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disforming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disform Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postgasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postgasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post-gasm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of postgasm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: post-gasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of post-gasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disproove Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of disprove. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: disprooved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disproove Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disprooves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disproove Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disprooving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disproove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disrelated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dis- + related. 1. unrelated
Word: ditchdigger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ditch + digger. 1. One who digs ditches.
Word: ditchdigging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ditch + digging. 1. The digging of ditches. Labels: uncountable
Word: ditchdiggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ditchdigger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diwans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diwan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: djibbah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jubbah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jibbah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jubbah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: djibbahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of djibbah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jibbahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jibbah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kerthump Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From ker- + thump. 1. The sound of a loud or repeated thump. Example: Ker-thump, shatter, shatter, Ker-thump, shatter, the sound of the round thermos rolling towards the stage.
Word: kerthump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ker- + thump. 1. The sound of a loud or repeated thump. Example: Then, all of a sudden, you hear that hollow sounding "ker-thump, ker-thump, ker-thump" of a deer bounding through the woods ahead of you. Example: They waited one long excruciating minute, while Sam counted the kerthumps inside her chest.
Word: doctrinairism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doctrinaire + -ism. 1. doctrinaire attitudes generally Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: doctrinairisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doctrinairism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogaressas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogaressa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clip show Part of Speech: noun 1. An episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts taken from previous episodes, usually linked by a frame story.
Word: clip shows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clip show Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bottle episode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to be from the term “ship-in-a-bottle episode”, the nickname given by the cast and crew of the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969) to an episode set entirely on board the starship USS Enterprise. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒtəl ˈɛpɪsəʊd/, /ˈbɑtəl ˈɛpəˌsoʊd/, [-ɾəl-] 1. An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc. Example: That's pretty much what a "bottle" episode is; one that uses minimal sets, guest stars, effects, etc, and/or uses lots of clips from past episodes, in order to make a much cheaper episode. Example: One of Wright's great strengths as a screenwriter and producer is his ability to design bottle episodes—shows filmed with the goal of saving money—and turn them into riveting, compelling dramas where the viewer forgets that they are watching a bottle show.
Word: bottle episodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle episode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dognaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dognap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dognaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dognap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dolldom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doll + -dom. 1. The realm or sphere of dolls. Labels: uncountable Example: There is also, in the annals of dolldom, the courageous Grace Putnam Storey, a woman obsessed with a vision of a doll which should look like a newborn baby and who modeled her doll after a newborn baby at a Salvation Army shelter […]
Word: dollhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doll + -hood. 1. The state or period of being a doll. Labels: uncountable Example: […] one is now and then just perceptibly annoyed by the persistent sentimentality with which the poet reduces his personae, not indeed merely to terms of childhood, but more exactly to terms of dollhood.
Word: doomily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From doomy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈduːmɪli/ 1. In a doomy manner.
Word: dorsiventrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dorsiventral + -ly. 1. Alternative form of dorsoventrally. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: dorsoventrality Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dorsiventrality. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dorsiventrality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dorsiventral + -ity. 1. The quality of being dorsiventral. Labels: uncountable
Word: doubtfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doubtful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doweling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dowel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doweling Part of Speech: noun 1. A dowel.
Word: doweled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dowel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: doweled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been fastened together with dowels. Example: A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.
Word: downmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down + -most. 1. Furthest down; located at the bottom of a system or structure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: draffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of draff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mulatress Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mulattress. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mulattresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulattress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drapeability Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of drapability. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: drapeabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drapeability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dreamhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dream + hole. 1. An opening left in the wall of a steeple, tower, barn, etc. to allow light to enter.
Word: dreamholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dreamhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kerthumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kerthump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drearest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of drear: most drear Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: drearer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of drear: more drear Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: revvable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rev + -able. 1. Well suited to revving. Example: a revvable engine
Word: dressmake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from dressmaking. 1. To make (a dress or dresses). Labels: ambitransitive Example: She dressmakes for $1.50 a day (when she can get it) and embroiders centrepieces in the evening. Example: With Easter almost here, Corette, as suit-minded as you are, dressmakes a suit slip with a white bias top, prettily appliqued and embroidered […]
Word: dressmakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dressmake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ker-thump Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of kerthump. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dressmade Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dressmake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: 13th months Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 13th month Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dungeoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dungeon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dungeoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dungeon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dunness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dun + -ness. 1. The quality of being dun in colour. Labels: uncountable Example: And yet thou thinkest, sad child, whose years have scarce passed into woman, that the sun, once set, never comes back to life! But even while we speak, thy morning draws near, and the dunness of cloud takes the hues of the rose! Example: […] up a hard and stony mountain path to Styhead Pass, whence the contrast between the dunness of the bare mountains and the fertility of green valleys was most striking […]
Word: blogshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blogshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ang mos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ang mo (alternative form of ang mohs). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duplicands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duplicand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dyeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dyability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dye + -ability. 1. Alternative form of dyeability. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dyabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dyability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyspneal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dyspnea + -al. 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnea; in connexion with dyspnea. Labels: Canada, US
Word: faceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From face + -able. 1. Capable of being faced (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable
Word: factionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From factional + -ly. 1. In a factional manner; in terms of factions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pao toh Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bao toh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fancify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fancy + -fy. 1. To make fancy. Labels: transitive
Word: fancifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fancify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fancifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fancify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farcify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From farce + -ify. 1. To make farcical; to turn into farce. Labels: transitive
Word: farcified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of farcify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: farcifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of farcify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farcifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of farcify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: feasances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feasance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: featliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of featly: most featly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: neatliest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of neatly: most neatly Labels: dated, form-of, literary, rare, superlative
Word: neatlier Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of neatly: more neatly Labels: comparative, dated, form-of, literary, rare
Word: featherheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of feather-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: feblesse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feblesse, from Old French feblesce. 1. feebleness; weakness; frailty Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: midwoofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midwoof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fervidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fervid + -ity. 1. The quality of being fervid. Labels: uncountable
Word: fervidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fervid + -ness. 1. The quality of being fervid. Labels: uncountable
Word: cafe-hop Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of cafe hop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: café hop Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of cafe hop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fettuccines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fettuccine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fettuccinis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fettuccini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fettucinis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fettucini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: café-hop Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of cafe hop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flameproofer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flameproof + -er. 1. Any substance used for flameproofing.
Word: flameproofers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flameproofer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'chers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'cher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chope Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: choped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flocculator Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine that induces flocculation.
Word: flocculators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flocculator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floridest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of florid: most florid Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fluegelhorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluegelhorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluellins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluellin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaypohs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaypoh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaypohs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kaypoh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fluorids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluorid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flustery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fluster + -y. 1. flustered