nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: netminder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From net + minder. 1. A goalkeeper or goaltender. Example: Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty. Example: Wilson said starting tonight against the Wild makes sense because his other two netminders have both been off the ice since last Wednesday's shootout loss to the Bruins because of the all-star break.
Word: pistache Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of pistachio. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: compass roses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compass rose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spectaculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spectacular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upstaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upstater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upstater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From upstate + -er. 1. A person from upstate; usually specifically a person from upstate New York. Example: People from Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and Syracuse are upstaters.
Word: folky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English folky From folk + -y. 1. Having the character of folk music Labels: informal Example: The band opened with a folky little number. Example: James Taylor flew into England to see if he could interest the Beatles' Apple label into recording "Carolina In My Mind" and some of his other folky material.
Word: troublingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English troubling Middle English -ly English -ly English troublingly From troubling + -ly. 1. In a troubling manner; causing one to be troubled Example: How they would pay for the project was, troublingly, left unstated.
Word: trippingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English tryppingly; equivalent to tripping + -ly. 1. In a tripping manner, or while tripping Example: The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street. Example: By the dead and drowsy fire / Every elf and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier, / And this ditty after me / Sing, and dance it trippingly. 2. In a manner that is lively or fluid. Example: The result follows trippingly from the premise. But adopting the premise requires departing from judicial practice and principle. Example: Charlotte Peed, as Miss Prism, also gives a solid performance. Wilde's words come trippingly off her tongue.
Word: sculpturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sculptural Middle English -ly English -ly English sculpturally From sculptural + -ly. 1. In terms of, or by means of, sculpture Labels: not-comparable Example: The artist expressed his ideas sculpturally. Example: Priapus was frequently represented sculpturally, as a kind of scarecrow among the fields and even as a protection over graveyards.
Word: clothes moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).
Word: crum Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of crumb. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The servants, especially the cook, were obliged every day to prepare a dish full of sweet milk, with crums of wheaten bread, and place it upon his little table; and it was soon after eaten up clean.
Word: cartoonishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cartoonish Middle English -ly English -ly English cartoonishly From cartoonish + -ly. 1. In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way. Example: She smiled cartoonishly. Example: Will he stick with cartoonishly cardiganed replacement bro Jerry (Tim Key), or let Jez come home?
Word: cinematically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cinematic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cinematically From cinematic + -ally. 1. In cinematic terms Example: The film was cinematically interesting, but the story was dull.
Word: dimwittedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dimwitted Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dimwittedly From dimwitted + -ly. 1. In a dimwitted or stupid manner. Example: Pitchfork dimwittedly chose to interview him at a gun range; following the Lil Jojo murder, it removed the interview from its Web site and apologized.
Word: damningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English damning Middle English -ly English -ly English damningly From damning + -ly. 1. In a damning manner, or to an extent that is damning. Example: The recordings are damningly explicit. Example: In contrast, Kindersley takes an approach that is closer to that of a descriptive linguist and is largely devoid of the superior tone of Goffin: where Kindersley uses the term ‘pleonastic cliché’, Goffin more damningly has ‘phrase-mongering’.
Word: fearsomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fearsome Middle English -ly English -ly English fearsomely From fearsome + -ly. 1. In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent Example: After supper, the men sprawled in their bunks or along the deacon-seat, and fearsomely they spat and swore, and fearsomely they lied.
Word: glancingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English glancing Middle English -ly English -ly English glancingly From glancing + -ly. 1. In a glancing manner Example: The blow struck his opponent glancingly on the arm.
Word: heretically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English heretical Middle English -ly English -ly English heretically From heretical + -ly. 1. In a heretical way, or to a heretical extent Example: Your position is heretically wrong.
Word: ascendancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ascendancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cashmeres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cashmere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gestalts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gestalt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ingenuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ingenuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shakedowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shakedown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syncopations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syncopation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French French barye, from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”). 1. A unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per square centimeter. 1 Ba = 0.1 Pa = 0.1 N/m2 = 1x10⁻⁶ bar.
Word: smart money Part of Speech: noun 1. Experienced, well-informed investors, gamblers, etc. considered as a group. Labels: collective, uncountable Example: First, we will try to understand the market using a simplified model focusing on the psychological perspective of two major groups: the smart money players who are assumed to be driving the market, and the general, uninformed public. Example: If the smart money is so smart, why did it tell you what it's doing? If you're smart enough to know what the smart money thinks, then why aren't you keeping it a secret so you can cash in on it all by yourself? 2. The money invested or bet by such people; by extension, the opinions of such people. Labels: uncountable Example: The smart money is on a half percent cut in the basic bank lending rates before the end of the week. Example: Simple game theory tells us that a process of backward induction should, really, at some point, induce the smart money to get out. And were that to happen, investors really should be prepared to lose everything. 3. Money paid by a person to buy himself off from some unpleasant engagement or some painful situation. Labels: uncountable 4. Money allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the English service, for wounds and injuries received; also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: The reader may remember that Mr Allworthy gave Tom Jones a little horse, as a kind of smart-money for the punishment which he imagined he had suffered innocently. 5. Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done. Labels: uncountable Example: September 30 1893, Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry, "Empolyers' Liability Bill", quoted in The Parliamentary Debates it made was paid by employers to workmen employers liable for injuries resulting as smart money
Word: will on Part of Speech: verb 1. To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish. Example: The pleasure of identifying with Rambo as he kicks and punches his persecutors is the willing him on to succeed. Example: With the home crowd willing England on, Matthews crossed after more scrum dominance as simple and effective rugby continued to bring success.
Word: clear round Part of Speech: noun 1. The completion of a show jumping course without knocking down any of the obstacles. 2. The completion of a series of tasks without error. Labels: broadly
Word: best bet Part of Speech: noun 1. The best proposal or plan. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: fair bet, good bet, safe bet, sure bet Example: I think your best bet would be to book the Italian tour for the end of June.
Word: diamanté Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French diamanté. From past participle of diamanter (“adorn with diamonds”), from diamant (“diamond”), from oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “hard metal, diamond”). 1. Alternative spelling of diamante. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rubifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rubify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rubifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rubify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rubified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rubify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roperies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ropery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosefinches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosefinch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retitles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retitle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retitling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retitle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retitling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of giving something a new title.
Word: reties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of tying something again. Example: March 31, 1885, Mark Twain, speech at the Tile Club Dinner for Laurence Hutton I found that a new oath holds pretty well; but that when it is become old and frayed out and damaged by a dozen annual retyings of its remains, it ceases to be serviceable; any little strain will snap it.
Word: retied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Petrosyan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan)bor. English Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation. Pronunciation: /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/ 1. A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson.
Word: stamping grounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stamping ground Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vahagn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Վահագն (Vahagn). Doublet of Verethragna. Pronunciation: /vəˈhɑ(ː).ɡən/ 1. Ancient Armenian god of war, fire and courage. A dragonslayer. Lover of Astghik. Labels: Armenian 2. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Վահագն (Vahagn).
Word: kosher tax Part of Speech: noun 1. A tax on or for kosher products. Example: which provided ten to twenty new francs per person on a monthly basis as well as fifteen new francs to Jews toward the kosher tax, paid to the city for the purchase of kosher meat.
Word: yez Part of Speech: pron 1. you (plural) Labels: Ireland, Scotland
Word: yiz Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of yous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: youz Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -z English youz From you + -z. 1. Alternative spelling of yous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, pronunciation-spelling, slang
Word: kosher taxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kosher tax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Republic of Armenia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Armenian Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastani Hanrapetutʻyun) 1. Official name of Armenia: a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe.
Word: Baums Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Baum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bildungsromans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bildungsroman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bildungsromane Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bildungsroman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chicken feed Part of Speech: noun 1. Food (usually grain) given to poultry. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: pocket change, pocket money, chump change Example: "Some of them old skinflints has no heart Al but why should I fight with a old man over chicken feed like $10?" 3. A trivial or easy task; a piece of cake. Labels: Singlish, countable, uncountable Example: BMT [Basic Military Training] was literally ‘chicken feet’ compared to Officer Cadet School (OCS) […]
Word: chickenfeed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chicken feed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: chicken-feed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chicken feed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Our load was 597 tons, but this appeared to be chicken-feed for the engine and for us as well.
Word: XQuery Part of Speech: name 1. A query language designed to query collections of XML data.
Word: shama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi [Term?]. 1. Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.
Word: carancho Part of Speech: noun 1. southern crested caracara
Word: chunka Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of chunk + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: radiolarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiolarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhotacize Part of Speech: verb 1. To pronounce with an exaggerated 'R' sound (a rhotacism). 2. To change a consonant to an 'R' sound under certain circumstances.
Word: rhotacizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rhotacize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rhotacizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rhotacize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rhotacized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rhotacize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cohost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English host English cohost From co- + host. 1. A joint host alongside another (compare costar). Example: A morning TV anchor in Oklahoma apologized a day after likening her black cohost to a gorilla. Example: It’s exactly what you’d expect from the cohosts of “Door, Bumper, Clear,” the weekly podcast featuring Griffin, Majors and Kraft, along with host Casey Boat and producer Jason Schultz, with the podcast produced by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Dirty Mo Media company. It’s this kind of candor that has made DBC so popular with an almost cultlike following.
Word: cohost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English host English cohost From co- + host. 1. To act as a joint host. 2. To store data or applications on a shared server (as in web hosting). Labels: transitive Example: Generally speaking, in a shared computing system, such as a server farm shared by multiple cohosted Web sites, common resources can be categorized into two different types: those shared in time and those shared in space. Example: If you choose to cohost specific components on the same server (e.g., VMM server and database), please keep in mind that each has its own performance characteristics and resource requirements.
Word: co-host Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English host English co-host From co- + host. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhəʊst/ 1. A joint host alongside another (compare co-star). Example: One who is quickly causing controversy — although his 249K Instagram follower tally is a far cry from Tate’s 4.6 million before Tate was banned — is Myron Gaines, co-host of the Fresh and Fit podcast which markets itself as the No. 1 men’s podcast in the world.
Word: co-host Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English host English co-host From co- + host. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhəʊst/ 1. To act as a joint host. 2. To store data on a shared server (as in web hosting).
Word: dancefloors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dancefloor, an alternative form of dance floor. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madrasas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madrasa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thinktanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinktank, an alternative form of think tank. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thinktanks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thinktank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: firebases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firebase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogwalkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogwalker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plotlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plotline Labels: form-of, plural Example: Yet Brexit and Johnson’s ambitions are not the only plotlines in Birmingham.
Word: prime-time Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of prime time. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Pumpokol Part of Speech: name 1. A Yeniseian language formerly spoken in Siberia that has been extinct since the 18th century.
Word: dogwalker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog English walker English dogwalker From dog + walker. 1. One who walks a dog or dogs, sometimes on a professional basis. Example: If you don't have time, hire a dogwalker.
Word: firebase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + base. Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪəbeɪs/, /ˈfaɪɚˌbeɪs/ 1. An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base. Example: They had each set up a one-tank firebase, and become the center of a small community. Behind the sandbagged fort that each crew had built, a cluster of refugee huts and sprung up, and now, as the company drove by, these were the scenes of farewells. Example: US ground troop operations in the A Shau Valley were strengthened by fire support bases strategically located throughout the area. Firebase names like Eagle's Nest, Berchtesgaden, and Currahee evoked connections to the 101st Airborne's storied past during WWII. […] Our assignment after Hamburger Hill was at Firebase Airborne. […] The firebase housed batteries of 60mm and 81mm mortars, as well as 105mm and 155mm artillery pieces manned by units of the 211st and 319th Field Artillery.
Word: plotline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English plot Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line English plotline From plot + line. 1. The basic plot of a story or group of stories. 2. A group of stories sharing a plot. Example: Advocacy groups have long known the power of TV plot lines. Back in the 1980s, the Harvard School of Public Health mounted a campaign to normalize the idea of a “designated driver” to reduce drunk driving. Example: Even at time of writing, it is not remotely clear what has or hasn’t been happening – whether a smaller private wedding had taken place in advance and this was all a post-hoc celebration, whether the size of the venue meant some superfans would be admitted for a glimpse, whether – and this is a big plotline – heavily oxidised former BFF Blake Lively would be a bridesmaid, or even attending at all.
Word: dreadlocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dreadlock Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English dreadlocked From dreadlock + -ed. 1. Wearing dreadlocks. Labels: not-comparable Example: The dreadlocked guitarist played a solo. Example: "Yes! That was awesome!" a dreadlocked game-master cheered, as one girl triumphed in her game of Fantasy Football.
Word: dreadlocked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dreadlock Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English dreadlocked From dreadlock + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of dreadlock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dreadlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dreadlocks. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/, /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/ 1. A single strand of dreadlocks.
Word: dreadlock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dreadlocks. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/, /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/ 1. To put (hair) into dreadlocks. Labels: transitive Example: I paced the avenues, mane dreadlocked by city dirt.
Word: dreadlocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dreadlock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glees Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡliːz/ 1. plural of glee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shieldmaiden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shield + maiden. Calque from Old Norse skjaldmær (“shieldmaiden”). 1. A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle. Labels: Norse Example: The shield-maiden (skölde-mö) was dedicated to Odin, and forbidden to wed; her love brought calamity. Example: The Anglosaxon belief in the Shieldmaidens comes to us indeed in a darkened form, yet we can hardly doubt that it survived.
Word: shieldmaidens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shieldmaiden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balletomanes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bæˈlɛt.əˌmeɪnz/, /bəˈlɛt.əˌmeɪnz/ 1. plural of balletomane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nematophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nemato- + -phagous. Pronunciation: /nɛməˈtɒfəɡəs/, /niːməˈtɒfəɡəs/ 1. Consuming nematodes. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: virally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English viral Middle English -ly English -ly English virally From viral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪɹəli/ 1. Due to, or by means of, a virus or viruses. Example: The cells have been virally infected. 2. In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing. Example: The widespread use of mobile phones which support free Bluetoothing has enabled promotional videos to be distributed virally between handsets.
Word: stonecrop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + crop, from the apparent ability of the plant to grow out of bare rock and stone. Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊnˌkɹɒp/, /ˈstoʊnˌkɹɑp/ 1. Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the bows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed. 2. Certain plants of genus Lithospermum, in family Boraginaceae. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: naunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rebracketing of phrases an aunt, mine aunt. Compare nuncle. 1. aunt, mine aunt Labels: dated, nonstandard, proscribed
Word: castillated Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of castellated. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: baryton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the German Baryton, from bary- + Ton. Doublet of baritone and barytone. Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹɪtɒn/ 1. A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s. Example: I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.
Word: barytons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baryton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bit of skirt Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman, when regarded as a sexual object. Labels: UK, offensive, slang Example: I never heard a word about a bit of skirt. Not like some blokes you meet — they're born out of one and they try to spend the rest of their lives getting back in. Example: Rosemary overheard him say that he did not usually grace such functions with his presence, but had been dragged along one January evening with the promise of a 'nice bit of skirt'.
Word: bits of skirt Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bit of skirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: composite numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of composite number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /haʊz/, /huːz/ 1. plural of how Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English huggy From hug + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɡi/ 1. Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way. Labels: informal Example: Gordy, who looks sort of like a bear cub, only not cute, is a very huggy person. Example: I wasn't typically a huggy person, but I knew better than to argue with anyone in Bones's genetic line.
Word: biostatistical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English statistic English -al English statistical English biostatistical From bio- + statistical. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪoʊstəˈtɪstɪkl̩/ 1. Pertaining to biostatistics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: huggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of huggy: more huggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: huggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of huggy: most huggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: hydrocalcite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English calcite English hydrocalcite From hydro- + calcite. 1. Monohydrocalcite. Labels: obsolete
Word: hydrocalcites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrocalcite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monohydrocalcite Part of Speech: noun 1. A white trigonal mineral with the chemical formula CaCO₃·H₂O, a hydrous form of calcium carbonate.
Word: monohydrocalcites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monohydrocalcite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siderophyllite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sidero- + phyllite. 1. A rare silicate mineral of the mica group.
Word: siderophyllites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siderophyllite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skirting boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skirting board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skirting-board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of skirting board. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skirting-boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skirting-board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sekaninaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Josef Sekanina, Czech mineralogist, and -ite. 1. A mineral with the chemical formula ((Fe⁺²,Mg)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sekaninaites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sekaninaite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postal history Part of Speech: noun 1. Items such as covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems. Labels: uncountable Example: A Wisconsin Postal History Collection, comprising a master collection of covers and postmarks which display in detail the postal history of Wisconsin. Example: It is an outstanding series and belongs in the library of every serious stamp collector whether they collect postal history or not.
Word: maternity leaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maternity leave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paternity leaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paternity leave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parental leaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parental leave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paragneiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + gneiss. 1. A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.
Word: orthogneiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + gneiss. 1. A gneiss derived from an igneous rock.
Word: orthogneisses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthogneiss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paragneisses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paragneiss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gneissose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gneiss Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English gneissose From gneiss + -ose. 1. Having properties similar to gneiss.
Word: paternity suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.
Word: paternity suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paternity suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neorealism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English neorealism From neo- + realism. 1. A movement in art, literature and (especially in Italy) cinema, shortly after the Second World War, that concentrated on real life. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Italy, likewise starting afresh after Fascism and defeat, has created a brilliant neo-realism. What is holding Germany back? 2. A theory of international relations based on the idea that power is the most important factor. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Shakespeareana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shakespeare + -ana. Pronunciation: /ʃeɪkˌspɪəɹɪˈɑːnə/, /ʃeɪkˌspɪɹiˈænə/, /ʃeɪkˌspɪɹiˈɑnə/, /ʃeɪkˌspɪɹiˈeɪnə/ 1. Items related to William Shakespeare, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Shakespeariana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shakespeare + -iana. 1. Alternative spelling of Shakespeareana. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: This is the explanation offered to me of the high and increasing value of rare early works on Bermuda. They can be classed among the Shakespeariana.
Word: librariana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From library + -ana. 1. Items related to libraries, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: yobbery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English yob Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English yobbery From yob + -ery. 1. Yobbish behaviour. Labels: uncountable Example: Yobbery, in this instance, is one signifier of a certain social problem or set of problems... Example: The next day's papers criticized the yobbery but there was very little about racism. 2. An instance of yobbish behaviour. Labels: countable Example: ...minor incivilities and yobberies...
Word: yobberies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yobbery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dunkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dunk Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dunkable From dunk + -able. 1. Suitable for dunking (as of food). Labels: informal Example: Just remember to keep the mixture thick; it should coat the dunkable items heavily. Example: They're milk-dunkable and sophisticated at the same time. I dare you to eat just one. 2. Waterproof. Labels: informal Example: The row upon row of half-inch, hand-plaited straw, handsewn, is eminently dunkable, a feature not only useful to the seafaring inventors... Example: Such cases let you use your dry-land SLR underwater, but cost enough that an inexpensive "dunkable" camera seems the choice except for perfectionists!
Word: dunkable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dunk Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dunkable From dunk + -able. 1. Any food item suitable for dunking. Example: Other dunkables besides bread cubes are chunks of apples and pears, grapes, cocktail wieners, cubes of boiled ham, shrimp, pitted olives, and tiny boiled potatoes.
Word: Ceener Part of Speech: name 1. A rare surname from English
Word: from A to Z Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Covering a complete range; comprehensively; from beginning to end. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see / Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z / My life was torn like windblown sand / Then, a rock was formed when we held hands / Sunny, one so true, I love you
Word: Ceeners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ceener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NERSC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: noctule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French noctule, a latinised scientific borrowing of the Italian nottola (refers to various birds or bats), inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive of Classical Latin noctua (“night-owl”), ultimately from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Per the OED, first attested in English in 1771. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒktjuːl/, /ˈnɑkt͡ʃul/ 1. A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows. Example: We were all still growing used to the night-time, the blue-veined hours of morning that lay only lightly, the white spiders and noctule bats.
Word: quidnuncery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quidnunc Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English quidnuncery From quidnunc + -ery. 1. Behaviour of a quidnunc; irresponsible rumourmongering. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The cry so often raised abroad during the crisis of the Dreyfus case, that the military was overriding the civil power, was the veriest quidnuncery. Example: Built on hearsay, scandal, and downright fabrications, this volume, a veritable handbook of quidnuncery, is as much a work of fiction...
Word: boxset Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of box set (“collection of media”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coalmine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coal mine. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Work on the new railroad that thrust its way up onto the Shangtang: Plateau from the old railhead at the huge coalmine of Chiaotso in the Yellow River Valley went on for three years.
Word: stockmarket Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stock market. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: boxsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boxset, an alternative form of box set Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coalmines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalmine; alternative form of coal mines Labels: form-of, plural
Word: privatise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From private + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised. Example: A senior rail source said: "Frankly, no one believes being on the government books is temporary. The only bits of the railway still genuinely privatised are the freight trains and the rolling stock owners.
Word: stockmarkets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stockmarket, an alternative form of stock market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: privatises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of privatise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: privatising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of privatise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Milaras Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Greek.
Word: NZALPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Lao People's Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LPA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of local policing area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of light personal aircraft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of landing platform, amphibious. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of lakhs per annum. Labels: South-Asia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Holonym: CPA 5. Initialism of lasting power of attorney. Labels: England, Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 6. Initialism of low-pressure area. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Eramos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Eramo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eramo Part of Speech: name 1. A surname of Romance-language origin.
Word: rehearser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rehearse + -er. 1. Someone who rehearses.
Word: rehearsers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rehearser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: single parent Part of Speech: noun 1. A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.
Word: single parent Part of Speech: verb 1. To act as the only guardian of offspring. Example: My husband would, no doubt, be the slightest bit fatigued from having single-parented a precocious preschooler 24/7 for a week. Example: My degrees and credentials are largely oriented to working with children and young adults in many different capacities. And I've single parented.
Word: single-sex Part of Speech: adj 1. Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender. Labels: not-comparable Example: single-sex toilets
Word: antispam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + spam. 1. Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail). Labels: Internet, not-comparable Example: […] at times I get huge amounts of duplicate messages that can overload my mail-reception pipeline, particularly antispam filters. 2. Opposed to spam. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is why antispam advocates are so vigilant.
Word: spammier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of spammy: more spammy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: spammiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of spammy: most spammy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: truants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tear-jerkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tear-jerker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jerkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jerker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: termly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From term + -ly. 1. Occurring every term. Labels: not-comparable Example: a termly fee
Word: termly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From term + -ly. 1. term by term; every term
Word: Thais Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai ไทย (tai). 1. plural of Thai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thais Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great. 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: hotrods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotrod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thailander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thailand + -er. 1. Someone from Thailand
Word: Thailanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thailander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yobbishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English yobbish Middle English -ly English -ly English yobbishly From yobbish + -ly. 1. In a yobbish manner.
Word: thanedom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thane + -dom. 1. The property or jurisdiction of a thane. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thanedoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thanedom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thatches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thatch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thickish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thick Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English thickish From thick + -ish. 1. Somewhat thick. Example: Here he buried himself in a close-printed, thickish volume which had been his chosen browse for some time.
Word: thinnish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English thinnish From thin + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈθɪnɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat thin. Example: "He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan."
Word: throw-ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throw-in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tideway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tide + way. 1. A channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river. Example: Quite near could also be seen several ancient wooden warships, and always a variety of craft slipping up and down the tideway.
Word: tideways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tideway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Timisoara Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Timișoara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tobogganist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Mi'kmaq tepaqanbor.? Abenaki dabôganbor.? French tabagannebor. English toboggan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tobogganist From toboggan + -ist. 1. Someone who rides a toboggan.
Word: tobogganists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tobogganist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sledger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sledge + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈslɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who rides a sledge. 2. A worker who uses a sledgehammer.
Word: sledgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sledger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sleighbell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sleigh + bell. 1. A bell on a sleigh.
Word: sleighbells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sleighbell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Santa hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A red and white hat associated with Santa Claus, approximately conical with a white bobble on top. Example: It is Boxing Day in a football ground, and all we can do is sprawl over the plastic, hurling instructions and vague encouragement. The seat is an extension of the sofa, the match another Pick of the Day in the Radio Times. Some are wearing Santa hats, some have been drinking only six or seven hours after last stopping, guzzling away, topping up their levels to reach pie-eyed delirium.
Word: Santa hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Santa hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: townswomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of townswoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Santa suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A red and white costume associated with Santa Claus, normally including an ostentatious black belt Example: my 8th grade social studies teacher quit his job at Old Navy during college because he refused to wear a Santa suit
Word: Santa suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Santa suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unamused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuserbor. Middle English *amusen English amuse English -ed English amused English unamused From un- + amused. Pronunciation: /ʌnəˈmjuːzd/ 1. Not amused; thus often offended or put off. Example: I cracked a joke, but she was unamused. Example: Claire, however, sat looking profoundly unamused by her family’s spirited, italicized conversations.
Word: white Christmases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white Christmas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sequinned Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sequined. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Christmas cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Christmas cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christmas carols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Christmas carol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christmas hams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Christmas ham Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Santas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Santa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sellable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sell Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sellable From sell + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛləbəl/ 1. Able or likely to be sold. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: marketable, tradable, vendible, vendable, saleworthy, marketworthy Example: a sellable commodity 2. Able or likely to be sold. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Alcoholic beverages are sellable anywhere, if you're willing to skirt the law. Example: There was nothing in the show that tried to tame it down, somehow make it more sellable. 3. Able or likely to be sold. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Alcoholic beverages aren't sellable in this county.