nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spatangoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, of heart urchins. Example: The enlarged rear interambulacrum on the oral side of holasteroids and spatangoids is known as the plastron. Example: Spatangoids constitute a monophyletic group of heart urchins that appears in the early Cretaceous (145 M.Y. ago) and ranges to the Recent.
Word: spatangoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spatangoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monocarp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -carp. 1. Any monocarpic plant.
Word: monocarps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monocarp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tripersonalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tripersonal + -ist. 1. A Trinitarian (believer in the Trinity)
Word: tripersonalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tripersonalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beeve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from beeves, plural of beef. Pronunciation: /biːv/ 1. A cow, a bovine Labels: archaic Example: They would knock down the first beeve they met with.
Word: comptly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From compt + -ly. 1. neatly; tidily Labels: obsolete Example: […]wilfully and comptly commit[…]
Word: taglock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tag + lock. 1. An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. Example: And others yet more injurious, who thinke that too much , would the law but allow them a paire of sheeres, they would clip the very taglocks off
Word: taglocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taglock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grammates Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek 1. The rudiments or first principles, as of grammar. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: Ha , ha , ha ! These apish boys , when they but taste the grammates, And principles of theory, imagine
Word: demibastion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French demi-bastion. 1. A half bastion, or the part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
Word: demibastions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demibastion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siphonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From siphon + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a siphon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crustaceological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crustaceology + -ical. 1. Pertaining to crustaceology. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, rare
Word: dureless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare endure, duration, etc. See -less. 1. Not lasting. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Unlasting passion, soon outworn conceit, Whereon I built, and on so dureless trust!
Word: froppish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare frap, frape, and see -ish. 1. peevish; froward Labels: obsolete Example: [H]is Enemies […] had still the same Power, and the same Malice, and a froppish Kind of Insolence, that delighted to deprive him of any Thing that pleased him, and manifestly pleased itself in vexing him.
Word: inventible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From invent + -ible. 1. Alternative form of inventable (“capable of being invented”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: ministerialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ministerial + -ist. 1. A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power. Labels: dated
Word: ministerialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ministerialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flook Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of fluke (“blade at the end of an anchor”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them conſtructed both for puſhing and cutting: a halbert conſiſts of three parts, the ſpear, or ſometimes a kind of ſvvord blade for puſhing, an ax, or hatchet for ſtriking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down faſcines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.
Word: flooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pectinibranchiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pecten (“comb”), pectinis (“comb”) + English branchiate. 1. Having pectinated gills. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: nonlimerence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + limerence. 1. A lack of limerence. Labels: uncountable
Word: susurrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin susurrus + -ous. 1. Having whispering or rustling sounds. Example: there was a delicious, susurrous, rainbow swirl and billow of tulle and taffeta and chiffon Example: From every side as he passed came, low and elusive, the rhythmic cadences, a mournful litany from the susurrous grass
Word: electrotint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + tint. 1. A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing. Labels: historical
Word: electrotints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrotint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringlestone Part of Speech: noun 1. The ringed dotterel, or ringed plover. Labels: UK, obsolete
Word: ringlestones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringlestone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corrovaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corroval + -ine. 1. A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: anthropotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -tomy, from Ancient Greek. 1. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: In many Mammalia we find the pterygoid processes of anthropotomy permanently distinct bones
Word: consummative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From consummate + -ive. 1. Serving to consummate or complete. Example: the final, the consummative procedure of philosophy 2. a verb aspect that indicates the completion of an action.; perfect.
Word: mordacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French mordacité (whence -acity), from Latin mordācitās (“quality of biting”), from mordāx (“biting, snappish, tart”), from mordeō (“bite, nibble”). Compare French mordacité. See mordacious. 1. The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: such things as have very thin parts , yet notwithstanding are without all acrirumony or mordacity Example: Carlyle resisted the temptation to laugh outright, but mordacity lurked in his voice.
Word: nonmycelial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + mycelial. 1. Not mycelial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glairy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glair + -y. 1. Of or pertaining to glair; slimy, viscous and transparent. Labels: obsolete Example: I have in no case of stomach affection attended with discharge of white glairy fluid, whether depending upon a functional or organic cause, observed the colour to change to brown, or even in consistence to assume the completely watery character of the dark fluids vomited in scirrhus pylorus. Example: Black vomit is nothing but a hœmorrhage from the stomach, and may exist in any degree, from a few particles of blood mixed, as it were, into a quantity of light glairy fluid, presenting the appearance of floating dark specks or flocculi, to that of a rapid and profuse discharge of pure red blood.
Word: transcribbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of transcriber + scribbler. Pronunciation: /tɹænˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/, /tɹænˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/, /tɹɑːnˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/, /tɹɑːnˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/ 1. A poor transcriber. Labels: dated, derogatory, rare Example: December 11, 1746, Thomas Gray, letter to Dr. Wharton He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must.
Word: transcribblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transcribbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infamousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From infamous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being infamous; infamy. Labels: uncountable
Word: spurrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sporiere; equivalent to spur + -ier. Pronunciation: /ˈspʌɹiə(ɹ)/, /ˈspɜːɹiə(ɹ)/, /ˈspɝɹiɚ/ 1. A maker of spurs. Labels: dated Example: Gods so; my Spurrier! put 'em on Boy, quickly Example: saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by hundreds.
Word: spurriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spurrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: risorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin risorius + -al. 1. Pertaining to, or producing, laughter. Labels: archaic Example: the risorial muscles
Word: farmsteading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From farm + steading. 1. A farmstead. Labels: Scotland Example: Fig. 31 is a plan of an existing farmsteading. Example: 1891-92, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes All over the countryside, away to the rolling hills around Aldershot, the little red and grey roofs of the farm-steadings peeped out from amid the light green of the new foliage.
Word: farmsteadings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farmsteading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Renaissance Latin septangulāris. By surface analysis, sept- + -angular. 1. Synonym of heptagonal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: expeditive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French expéditif. 1. Performing with speed. Labels: obsolete Example: But I mean not to purchase the praise of expeditive in that kind ; but as one that hath a feeling of my duty
Word: discourageth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: discourage + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discourage Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encourageth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: encourage + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encourage Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encouragest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: encourage + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of encourage Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: frumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frump + -er. 1. A mocker. Labels: obsolete Example: These writhien - mouth'd Frumpers gullish flatterers
Word: frumpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frumper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sequestral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a sequestrum. Labels: not-comparable Example: This was found lying loose in a perfect sequestral capsule […]
Word: altometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin altus (“high”) + -meter. By surface analysis, alto- + meter. 1. A theodolite.
Word: altometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of altometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cataphractic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cataphract + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, wearing, or resembling a cataphract. Example: cataphractic gladiators Example: cataphractic trunk
Word: cinerulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cinerulentus, from cinis (“ashes”) (oblique stem ciner-) + -ulentus. 1. Full of ashes; resembling ashes. Labels: obsolete Example: The best [form of cadmia] is the botritis, thick, moderately heavy, smooth, of a racemose superficies, which being broken is cinerulent. Example: The two chiefs of the Latin Muses have however shed a lustre over the cinerulent soil, the one by having had his abode upon it, the other by his sepulchre.
Word: paradised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paradise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: monocotyl Part of Speech: noun 1. monocotyledon (any monocotyledonous plant). Labels: dated
Word: monocotyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monocotyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holidam Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of halidom. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: burgonets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burgonet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burganet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of burgonet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: burganets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burganet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diphyozooid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + English zooid. 1. One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophorae.
Word: diphyozooids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diphyozooid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purple-fish Part of Speech: noun 1. A shellfish, probably of the genus Murex, the classical source of Tyrian purple Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: interlucation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin interlucatio. 1. The thinning of a forest to let in light. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: halten the covering of the bark : besides , for Interlucation , remove exuberant branches[…]
Word: destructionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From destruction + -ist. UK, 1800s. Political sense 1840s. 1. One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing social, economic or political institutions. Labels: derogatory Example: The foreign and literal warfare, meantime, is a thousand times more desirable than the intestine warfare between the Destructionist and the Conservative. 2. One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; an annihilationist, a conditionalist (i.e., a believer in conditional immortality). Example: The great Dr. Watts may be considered, in some measure, a destructionist; since it was his opinion that the children of ungodly parents who die in infancy are annihilated. Example: The Destructionist and Annihilationist heretics have drawn their doctrines very fairly from the language of the Gospels and Epistles
Word: destructionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of destructionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadrant + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting a quadrant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadricapsular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + capsular. 1. Having four capsules Labels: not-comparable
Word: constablewick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From constable + wick (“village”). 1. The district to which a constable's power is limited. Labels: obsolete Example: If directed to the constable of D. he is not bound to execute the warrant out of the precincts of his constablewick
Word: constablewicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of constablewick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epicondylar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epicondyle + -ar. 1. Pertaining to, or having, an epicondyle. Labels: not-comparable Example: epicondylar axis Example: epicondylar width
Word: insatiety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin insatietas. Compare French insatieté, Portuguese insaciedade. See satiety. 1. insatiableness Labels: uncountable Example: A confirmation of this insatiety, and consequently unprofitableness by a cause thereof: "When goods increase, they are increased that eat them."
Word: pelecan Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of pelican. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: pelecans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pelecan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cameralistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French caméralistique, German kameralistik, from Latin camera (“vault, chamber, treasury”). 1. The science of finance, public administration, and economic policy. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: ferular Part of Speech: noun 1. A ferule. Labels: obsolete Example: What advantage is it to be a man over a boy at school, if we have only escaped the ferular, to come under the fescu of an imprimatur
Word: ferulars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescriptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From rescriptive + -ly. 1. By rescript. Labels: not-comparable Example: February 11 1780, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on œconomical reform the crown has (where they are not granted or rescriptively held) the dominion of the soil
Word: quadricepsplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadriceps + -plasty. 1. corrective surgery to the quadriceps muscle
Word: arborary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin arborarius, from arbor (“tree”). 1. Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: bell-faced Part of Speech: adj 1. having the striking surface convex. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadricepsplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadricepsplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schistosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schistosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schistosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French schistosité. 1. The quality or state of being schistose; cleavage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It will become apparent from the following discussion that some of the various structures which are grouped together as cleavage may correspond to a schistosity and/or foliation. Accordingly, Wilson defines rock cleavage (and schistosity) as a planar structure, usually distinct from stratification, which permits rocks to be fractured or cleaved into thin slices.
Word: hornyhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horny + head. 1. Any North American chubs of the genus Nocomis, especially Nocomis biguttatus.
Word: hornyheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hornyhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monandric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monandry + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to monandry. Labels: not-comparable Example: monandric relationship Example: monandric fish
Word: picromel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek [Term?], meaning "bitter honey". 1. A colourless viscous substance having a bittersweet taste, formerly supposed to be the essential principle of bile, but later identified as a mixture, principally of salts of glycocholic acid and taurocholic acid. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: quadricorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadri- + corn. 1. Any quadricornous (four-horned) animal
Word: quadricornous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + corn + -ous. 1. having four horns Labels: not-comparable
Word: insignificative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin insignificativus. See in- (“not”) + significative. 1. Not expressing meaning Labels: archaic 2. not significant. Labels: archaic
Word: trichiuriform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Trichiurus + -iform 1. Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family Trichiuridae, comprising the scabbardfishes and hairtails. Labels: rare
Word: dishabited Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of dishabit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dishabited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dis- + habited. 1. No longer inhabited. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: dishabited towns Example: a land thereafter deſcribed, altogether diſhabited and unplanted , though poſſeſt with Indians
Word: peacebreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peace + breaker. 1. Someone who disturbs the public peace.
Word: peacebreakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peacebreaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etherol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ether + -ol. 1. An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin. Labels: uncountable
Word: pronatalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + natalist. 1. One who believes in pronatalism. Example: This won't be easy. The pronatalists combine conservative social nudges (get married, start a family) with liberal policy objectives (give parents more money, upzone the suburbs), which makes for tricky politics. At a time of increased abortion restrictions, many liberals find them creepy—busybodies at best and eugenicists at worst.
Word: pronatalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + natalist. 1. Promoting child-bearing. Example: Women in this country are reportedly hoarding contraceptives because they fear that the new Sandanista ^([sic]) government will discourage and possibly outlaw use of the "pill" and other birth control devices. According to Her Say […] Nicaraguan feminists say they believe the new government is adopting a "pronatalist" policy in order to populate sparsely populated areas, and to make up for the thousands killed during the Sandanista ^([sic]) Revolution that overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza nine months ago. Example: His acolytes seem to think it’s super-cute and a sign that the billionaire isn’t just the saviour of America and human civilisation, but also the world’s best dad – gallantly putting his pronatalist views into practice.
Word: metagraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + -graphy. 1. Synonym of transliteration. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: To represent letters like those of Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, &c., by English characters, is, undoubtedly, a help to the scholar; a help with the special philologist often professes to contemn, but which the comparative philologist often misses. We will call this Metagraphy, or Transliteration. Example: Considerable attention will be paid to metagrapnic methods, and to the application of metagraphy to foreign languages. 2. metagraphics; hypergraphy Labels: countable Example: The rich and free merging of visual arts and literature envisioned by Isou in 1949-1950 under the name of "metagraphy" appeared fertile to many more people than the one proposed earlier with Lettrist painting, left almost unnoticed. Example: For all their energised glory, the graphic scores of the Cageans (like the metagraphies of the Lettrists, and thus exactly like pre-Futurist scores) demanded a priestcraft to ensure their authentic interpretation. 3. Symbolism that has no counterpart in speech. Labels: uncountable Example: Pilico and Aztec's presence in Spanish ritual, through metagraphy, novelistic speech, and heteroglossia, marks their presence in a dialogue. Example: Metagraphy: symbols understood even though they have no conventional counterpart in speech. For example, footprints to illustrate walking or sawing wood for snoring.
Word: revocatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin revocatorius: compare French révocatoire. 1. Of or pertaining to revocation; revocative; tending to revoke or recall. Labels: not-comparable Example: revocatory action
Word: soboliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soboles + -i- + -ferous. 1. Producing soboles. Labels: not-comparable Example: soboliferous palm Example: soboliferous plant
Word: bedewer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bedew + -er. 1. Someone or something that bedews. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: bedewers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedewer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hadean time Part of Speech: name 1. The geologic eon from about 4,600 to 3,800 million years ago, marked by the formation of the first rocks. Example: It may be that erosion or metamorphism destroyed traces of Hadean life, or that Hadean time preceded the evolution of life. In any case, Hadean time is not amenable to subdivision based on fossils.
Word: aerohydrodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English hydrodynamic English aerohydrodynamic From aero- + hydrodynamic. 1. Acting by the force of air and water. Labels: not-comparable Example: an aerohydrodynamic wheel
Word: workloom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English workloom, equivalent to work + loom. Cognate with Scots warklum (“workloom”). 1. A tool or implement.
Word: northernest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From northern + -est. 1. northernmost Labels: not-comparable, proscribed
Word: blinkenlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A faux-Germanization of blinking lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”). 1. A flashing light or beacon light. Example: The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them. "I think we can table this until further investigation is done into Agent Mukami's cognition, however we want to approach that. Yes?" 2. A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.
Word: epitomistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epitome + -istic. Pronunciation: /əˈpɪt.əˌmɪstɪk/ 1. Characteristic of an epitome.
Word: contact metamorphism Part of Speech: noun 1. Change to rock in physical contact with molten lava Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: regional metamorphism Part of Speech: noun 1. Widespread change in rock due to high pressure and temperature throughout an area Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: frontslash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of front slash. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: front slash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A retronym to distinguish slash from backslash, particularly in computing contexts. 1. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Labels: nonstandard, retronym
Word: celebretard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of celebrity + retard. Compare the suffix -tard. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is credited with coining the term. 1. A celebrity who is foolish or stupid, especially one noted for episodes of unrestrained, self-destructive behavior. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Hollywood celebretards Rumer Willis, Vanessa Hudgens, Hania Barton, and Quinn's boy toy, actor/DJ Blake Miller, joined Quinn in sucking down the SoCo and stripping down in the hot tub.
Word: celebretards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of celebretard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peenthrug Part of Speech: noun 1. nonsensical talk Labels: Ulster, uncountable
Word: Mideast Part of Speech: name Etymology: From mid- + East. Pronunciation: /mɪdˈiːst/, [mɪˈdiːst] 1. Synonym of Middle East.
Word: expressis verbis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin expressis verbis (“pronounced with words”). 1. Expressly; explicitly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadricuspid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + cuspid. 1. Having four cusps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadridigitate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + digitate. 1. Having only four fingers on a hand, or toes on a foot Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadriparesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadri- + paresis. 1. weakness or paralysis in all four limbs
Word: quadripedal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + pedal. 1. four-footed Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadriphyllous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + -phyllous. 1. Having four leaves Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadripolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + polar. 1. Having or involving four poles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrisulcate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + sulcate. 1. Having four hooves Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadritubercular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- + tubercular. 1. Having four tubercles or cusps Labels: not-comparable
Word: credentialling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of credential Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: PICU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pediatric intensive care unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of psychiatric intensive care unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Since the writings of Rachlin on 1973, the world of psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) has continued to advance, bringing new initiatives and many challenges along the way. PICUs contain the most acutely ill of all psychiatric inpatients. […] Aggression is common on a PICU […]
Word: NICU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of neonatal intensive care unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant’s anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks’ postmenstrual age. […] Staff in NICUs should model and implement all SIDS risk-reduction recommendations as soon as the infant is clinically stable and significantly before anticipated discharge.
Word: CICU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cardiac/coronary intensive care unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CICUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CICU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NICUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NICU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PICUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PICU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ICUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ICU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computed axial tomography Part of Speech: noun 1. Computed tomography in the axial plane (which was the original type). Sometimes referred to as “computerized axial tomography”. Labels: dated, uncountable 2. A scan produced by this technique. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: CTs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Halson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hal + -son. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Hasson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hal + -son. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Example: “This is different than anything we’ve faced before,” said Avi Hasson, the CEO of Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), a non-profit that promotes Israel’s tech industry globally. […] It’s an “all hands on deck situation,” added Hasson of SNC.
Word: Hawe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Haw. 1. A topographic and patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Hawes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse hals (“neck”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːz/ 1. A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789).
Word: Hawes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːz/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the UK-based Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said: “Manufacturers are committed to meeting all necessary safety and environmental regulations, but we cannot forecast how this crisis will unfold or what new requirements may be needed.” 2. A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hawes Part of Speech: name Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːz/ 1. plural of Hawe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hawson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hawe (“a personal name”) + -son. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Dowe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Dow. 1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Macadam Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of MacAdam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MacAdam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *makkʷos Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi) Old Irish macc Middle Irish mac Scottish Gaelic mac Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmder. Old Irish Ádam Scottish Gaelic Àdhamh Scottish Gaelic Mac Àdhaimhder. English MacAdam Derived from Scottish Gaelic Mac Àdhaimh (“Adam's son”). 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: McAdams Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of McAdam. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: McGaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicised from Scottish Gaelic and Irish patronymic surnames derived from diminutives of Adam. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: qualimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-rays Labels: obsolete
Word: quantasome Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of an array of particles, on the inner surface of a chloroplast, in which photosynthesis takes place
Word: McCaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McGaw. 1. A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic. Example: A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.
Word: Megaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: A spelling variant of McGaw. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: quartenylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quartene + -yl + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: Addyman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Addy + man, denoting a servant of a man named Adam. 1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: quarternary Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of quaternary. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: quartisect Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of quadrisect. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quasidominance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quasi- + dominance. 1. The dominance (repetitive appearance through generations) in a population of a recessive trait because of repeated consanguineous matings. Labels: uncountable
Word: quasidominant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasi- + dominant. 1. Of or pertaining to quasidominance Labels: not-comparable
Word: quebrachine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quebracho + -ine. 1. An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree Labels: uncountable
Word: quebrith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic كبريت (kibrīt, “sulfur”). 1. sulfur Labels: uncountable
Word: quellung Part of Speech: noun 1. The swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria
Word: Tombs Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Tombs Part of Speech: name Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of Tomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tomes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Toombes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: quercitannic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Quercus + tannic. 1. Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: Toombs Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: querquedule Part of Speech: noun 1. teal (of the genus Querquedula) Labels: rare
Word: Tommis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Thom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Thomas. 1. A surname transferred from the given name. 2. A male given name of less common usage, variant of Tom. Example: Even Cruz ultimately joined the early Tuesday vote to strip the proposal. Only Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who opposed Trump’s broader budget bill, voted against eliminating the AI provision.
Word: questin Part of Speech: noun 1. The substituted anthraquinone 3-methyl, 1,6-dihydroxy, 8-methoxy 9,10-anthraquinone found in some species of Rubiaceae Labels: uncountable
Word: Frobisher Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: The bay is named after Martin Frobisher, and the city is named after the bay. 1. A bay at the southern end of Baffin Island, Canada. 2. The former name of Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
Word: McTavish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais (“son of Thomas”). 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McCavish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: MacTavish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic MacTàmhais, a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas". 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McComb Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic]. 2. A city in Mississippi. 3. A village in Ohio. 4. A neighborhood of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Word: Québec City Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Quebec City. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Quebec City Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kəˈbɛk ˈsɪti/, /kwɪˈbɛk ˈsɪti/, /kɛˈbɛk ˈsɪti/ 1. The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Word: McCombe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McComb, anglicised from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McCombie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McComb, anglicised from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McComie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McComb, anglicised from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McOmie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McComb. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McComish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic equivalent of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: McOmish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic equivalent of Thomas. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: milk-teeth Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk-tooth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blissom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English blissomen, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse blæsma (“to be in heat”). Compare also Icelandic blasma (“in heat”), Middle Dutch blesme. 1. To be lustful; to be lascivious. Labels: archaic, stative
Word: blissom Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English blissomen, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse blæsma (“to be in heat”). Compare also Icelandic blasma (“in heat”), Middle Dutch blesme. 1. in heat; said of ewes
Word: bookholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + holder. 1. A support for a book, holding it open for reading or copying. 2. Someone who holds a book. 3. A prompter at a theatre. Labels: obsolete Example: they are out of their parts, sure: it may be 'tis the book-holder's fault
Word: bookholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myophan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myo- + the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”) (for unclear reasons). 1. myoneme Labels: archaic, no-plural
Word: spinstress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spinster + -ess. 1. A woman who spins. Example: Let meaner Souls by Virtue be cajold, As the good Grecian Spinstress was of old
Word: spinstresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinstress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churchism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From church + -ism. 1. Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The appellant's idea of religion , essentially different from churchism . Example: This identification of himself with his denomination is the acme of consecration, and this aborption of individual consciousness in the common and larger consciousness of the Church is a sign of efficient churchism, which, well regulated, may contribute to the enlargement of Christ's kingdom. 2. A cliché or overused saying uttered in church. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Christians resort to churchisms such as: “Let go and let God”; “Love the sinner, hate the sin”; “I have Jesus in my heart”; “God said it. I believe it. That settles it!" Example: One churchism (a term or phrase that we use in church that has almost become a cliché) that is used when talking about prayer is the phrase "touch and agree."
Word: blastings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blasting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incoagulable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + coagulable. 1. Not coagulable Labels: not-comparable
Word: rendrock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rend + rock. 1. A kind of dynamite used in blasting. Labels: US, dated, uncountable
Word: tesselar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tessella (“a small square piece, a little cube”), diminutive of tessera (“a square piece of stone, wood, etc., a die”). 1. Formed of tesserae, like a mosaic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chlorophenylhydrazones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chlorophenylhydrazone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -chrome. 1. Any colouring matter within the cells of plants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Endochrome is not always green, but may for example be red or yellow. 2. The coloured endoplasm of a cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: endochromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endochrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Mount Etna in Sicily. Pronunciation: /ˈɛtnə/ 1. A kind of small, portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp. Labels: archaic Example: There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry.
Word: etnas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octadecenoyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octadecenoyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conceptious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From concept + -ious? 1. conceivable, fruitful, or aware Labels: obsolete Example: Ensear thy fertile and conceptious wombe
Word: tuscor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See tusk. 1. a tush (canine tooth) of a horse. Labels: obsolete
Word: tuscors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuscor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metallicly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From metallic + -ly. 1. Archaic form of metallically. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: metallicly conducting crystals
Word: outlicks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outlick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outlicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outlick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outlicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outlick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prephenates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prephenate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stellarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stellarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winter swimmer Part of Speech: noun 1. One who participates in winter swimming.
Word: winter swimmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winter swimmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blastocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blastocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pot-girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pot-girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malacissation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin malacissare (“to make soft”), from Ancient Greek. 1. The act of making soft or supple. Labels: countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: All sudden renovation of the body is wrought either by the spirit, or by malacissations.
Word: malacissations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malacissation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malleates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of malleate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: malleating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of malleate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: malleated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of malleate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: phosphonic acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phosphonic acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Afro-Argentinians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Afro-Argentinian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wax-myrtles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wax-myrtle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coauthorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coauthorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cube steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cube steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: red rockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red rocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunar years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunar year Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alligator clips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alligator clip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stelliums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stellium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stellia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stellium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: over rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of over rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balls and chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ball and chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rifled slugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rifled slug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alternative universes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alternative universe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shopping trolleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping trolley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rail heads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rail head Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jive turkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jive turkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queuine Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypermodified derivative of guanine present in the anticodon of some tRNAs Labels: uncountable
Word: reselects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reselect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reselecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reselect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: summer solstices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summer solstice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypermodified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + modified. 1. highly modified Labels: not-comparable 2. modified at multiple positions Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyvalencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyvalency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quica Part of Speech: noun 1. A small opossum, Didelphis quica, from Guiana and Brazil
Word: quice Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of queest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quiddit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiddity. 1. quibble Labels: rare
Word: quinaldic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of quinaldinic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: quinaldinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quinaldine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to quinaldinic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: agency pricing Part of Speech: noun 1. A pricing system in which a supplier sets the price charged for their product by a reseller, with the reseller contractually positioned as an agent of the supplier rather than as an independent broker between supplier and consumer. Labels: uncountable
Word: quinaldinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A product of tryptophan catabolism, quinoline-2-carboxylic acid, found in mammalian urine Labels: uncountable
Word: quiname Part of Speech: adj 1. Composed of five leaflets growing from the end of a petiole Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinaphthol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quinine + naphthol. 1. A treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate Labels: uncountable
Word: quinaquina Part of Speech: noun 1. cinchona bark, quinquina Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: quincewort Part of Speech: noun 1. squinancywort
Word: quindecone Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated hydrocarbon related to valylene, probably 2-undecylbut-1-en-3-yne Labels: uncountable
Word: quindecylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quin- + decylic. 1. Synonym of pentadecylic. Labels: not-comparable 2. Synonym of pentadecanoic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quininic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quinine + -ic. Pronunciation: /kwɪˈnɪ.nɪk/ 1. Derived from quinine Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinocide Part of Speech: noun 1. The irritant antimalarial drug 8-[(4-aminopentyl)amino]-6-methoxyquinoline Labels: uncountable
Word: quinoestradiol Part of Speech: noun 1. The oestrogen 3-(cyclopentyloxy)estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-16a,17b-diol Labels: uncountable
Word: quinolinol Part of Speech: noun 1. The fungistat and chelating agent 8-hydroxyquinoline (or other isomer) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quinovic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See under quinine. 1. Of or pertaining to quinovic acid Labels: not-comparable