nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: prilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prill + -ed. 1. formed into pellets Labels: not-comparable Example: Availability of NH₄⁺ N in the surface soil (0-15 cm) was initially lower from deep-placed USG compared with prilled urea split and neem-coated urea, but increased up to 45 d after transplanting (Patel et al 1989).
Word: prilled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From prill + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of prill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: homi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of homicide. Pronunciation: /hɑmi/ 1. A homicide. Labels: slang Example: I just sold a swammy with ten homis on it
Word: aetiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aetiology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choking bloom Part of Speech: noun 1. An event in which a colony of plants, algae, or bacteria becomes so widespread in a body of water that it draws enough oxygen out of the water to kill other inhabitants of that ecosystem, and eventually becomes unable to sustain itself.
Word: choking blooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of choking bloom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Germanoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German + -oid. 1. German-like; Germanic; similar to German, but ambiguous as to definite origin. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: morbidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morbidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ABR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of accredited buyer representative, a designation used by realtors in the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CCIM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certified commercial investment member, a designation used by realtors in the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: magic up Part of Speech: verb 1. To create something or cause something to come forth, by magic or by some other unexplained means. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: The landlady magicked up a large breakfast for us and our unexpected guest.
Word: stoa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá). 1. In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens. Example: They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.
Word: isht Part of Speech: noun 1. Shit (in various senses). Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: God, don't you guys have anything else better to do than get excited over MKIII? I mean, it's not even out yet, and you're writing faq's^([sic]) about all the info that's currently out, and isht like that. Example: I'm faster than you're^([sic]) girlfriend on a Saturday night / Making all the lonely boys say man that isht is tight
Word: dampest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of damp: most damp Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cithara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára). Doublet of cither, guitar, kithara, kissar, and zither. 1. An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.
Word: fack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *fak, fec, fæc (“space, compartment”), from Old English fæc (“space of time, while, division, interval; period of five years, lustrum”), from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką (“division, department, space”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-, *paǵ- (“to fasten, fix”). Cognate with West Frisian fek, Dutch vak (“section, compartment”), German Fach (“compartment”), Swedish fack (“compartment, box, department”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”). Doublet of Fach. 1. One of the four stomachs of a ruminating animal; rumen; paunch. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: fack Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of fuck. Labels: Cockney, UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, vulgar
Word: fack Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-handed spade, especially used for turf. Labels: Ireland Example: Preparation, burning, facks and mattocks. Example: Tom, in his hurry, had nivir minded the bringin' a fack wid him, so he thought to run home and fetch one, an' that he might know the place agin, he tuk aff one o' his red garthers, and tied it round the bolyawn.
Word: copepod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Copepoda. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/ 1. Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important. Example: To eat, the whale takes a wide-open gulp of water and closes its jaws to a slit so that as it pushes its tongue forwards and upwards, water is forced through the baleen while the copepods, krill and other animals it likes to eat remain in its mouth.
Word: underreported Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underreport Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underreported Part of Speech: adj 1. Reported as smaller or lesser than reality
Word: pull one's head in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from the habit of soldiers poking their heads out of army troop trains to make smart remarks, or in reference to a turtle drawing its head inside its shell for protection. Australian from circa 1930. 1. To withdraw; to discontinue what one is doing or saying; to back off. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, figuratively Example: I really should have pulled my head in once they produced that evidence. Example: “Come on. Get yer gear off. Get yer gear off like mine,” the fanstopper Australian shouted, standing and pointing to his own bare chest. Two of his friends pulled him back down into his chair. “Pull your head in,” one of them said.
Word: kraton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Javanese ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (kraton). 1. A Javanese or Balinese royal court or palace. Example: A Javanese chronicle on tree bark […] has been recently expertly rendered into English summary, and details how complete confusion and chaos unfolded inside the kraton.
Word: dogges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obeisaunces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obeisaunce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christin Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Swedish.
Word: Christa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa. 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: Kerstin Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kirsten. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: G.R.I. Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Georgius Rex Imperato (George V). 1. stamps overprinted by the British when the German Pacific Ocean territories were captured during World War One.
Word: Kristopher Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
Word: Risto Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Ристо (Risto)
Word: seminatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English natural English seminatural From semi- + natural. 1. Partly or somewhat natural. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Georg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Georg, from Latin Geōrgius. The slang sense is from Spiders Georg. 1. A male given name, a Scandinavian and continental Germanic variant of George. Example: “Ah!” Georg said, noncommittal. “A problem I think you may have had,” the man said. “I got drunk and didn't wake up.” “Yes,” Georg said. “I've been known to do that. Last night, in fact. And the night before.” Example: Georg said nothing as he glanced toward Cameron, who stuck his head over the edge of the loft again. “Rest easy, Georg,” Cameron said. “Next week I'll be on my honeymoon, and your worries will be over.” 2. A surname transferred from the given name. 3. A notional individual who has, eats, or does an extremely large number of a specified thing, skewing statistical averages. Labels: Internet Example: “Average yard has 8 feral hogs” factoid actualy just statistical error. average yard has 0 hogs. hogs georg, who lives in rural america and whose yard has 30–50 hogs within 3–5 minutes of his small kids playing, is an outlier adn should not have been counted” Example: […
Word: Jörn Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Skellefteå municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden.
Word: Proteus syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Greek sea-god Proteus, who could change his shape. 1. A congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors. Labels: uncountable
Word: Arborio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of arborio. Labels: alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: arborio rice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian arborio, from Arborio, a town in Piedmont; the toponym is most likely linked to Latin arboreus (“wooden, tree-like”). Compare English arboreous. Pronunciation: /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əʊ ˈɹaɪs/, /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.oʊ ˈɹaɪs/ 1. A northern Italian variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto. Labels: uncountable Example: A tasting of risottos prepared with different rices — including arborio, carnaroli and vialone nano — will be on the menu, at $45 a person: (212) 265-5959.
Word: reafforest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English afforest English reafforest From re- + afforest. 1. To reforest. Labels: dated Example: While it is a very slow-growing tree, there is some consolation in the fact that it usually grows in barren, rocky country, unsuitable for agriculture, and therefore wholesale clearings are not made as is the case with many other timbers. At the same time it does not readily reafforest.
Word: slatternliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English slatternly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English slatternliness From slatternly + -ness. 1. The condition of being slatternly, or of being a slattern. Labels: uncountable
Word: pendice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare pentice. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛndɪs/ 1. A sloping roof; a lean-to; a penthouse. Labels: obsolete
Word: life-giving Part of Speech: adj 1. Necessary for life. Example: We would have died without the unexpected rain that brought life-giving water. Example: The FDA has "blood on its hands" in its devastatingly slow release of potentially life-giving drugs to people surviving with AIDS and ARC. 2. Creating or engendering life; being a source of life.
Word: life-giving Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of giving life, of creating beings or fostering their survival. Labels: uncountable Example: The systematic, violent overthrow of an ethos of lifegiving by one that placed higher value on the taking of life culminated in the destruction of the Minoan civilization of Crete some four millenia ^([sic]) later.
Word: arctic tern Part of Speech: noun 1. A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.
Word: barnacle goose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because this goose nests in the far north, Europeans never saw its chicks, and invented a theory that the goose barnacle is the larval form of the barnacle goose. 1. A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.
Word: double-bluff Part of Speech: verb 1. To trick someone by appearing to bluff, while not bluffing.
Word: bugged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bʌɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bug Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bugged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bʌɡd/ 1. Affected by a bug (computer error). Example: The latest version of the software is extremely bugged. 2. Containing a bug (interceptive listening device). Example: I won't speak candidly since I don't know if her apartment is bugged or not.
Word: drooling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/ 1. Salivation. Example: Pavlov referred to these premature droolings as “psychic” secretions, and he began to study why they occurred, in part to avoid future contamination of his digestion experiments.
Word: drooling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drool Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sensing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sense Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sensing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsɪŋ/ 1. The act of sensation. Example: Second, the list of kinds of sensings that Socrates gave was thought to be an odd one. It included pleasures, pains, desires, and fears, as well as the more familiar examples of sight, hearing, smell, and the sensings of cold and of heat.
Word: mugged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mug Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vanquishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vanquish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reliving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reliving Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is relived. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In effect, the recovery of traumatic memories involves the conscious awareness and explicit processing of relivings of the somatosensory and affective experiences during the trauma, relivings that are largely context-free and meaningless.
Word: relived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: craziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crazy: most crazy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Valium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A marketing coinage. Pronunciation: /ˈvæl.i.əm/, /ˈvæl.jəm/ 1. The drug diazepam. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These are the minor tranquilizers such as Diazepam (Valium), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Oxazepam (Serax), and related benzodiazepines, and Meprobamate, which are used to treat anxiety neurosis. Example: Mothers little helpers were pills—Miltown, amphetamine, barbiturates, Librium, and Valium were the most popular and widely available in the fifties and early sixties—that were used to keep women in their place, to make them comfortable in a setting that should have been uncomfortable, to encourage them to focus on tasks that did not matter. 2. A Valium pill. Labels: countable
Word: ichthyosaur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/ 1. Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise. Example: The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.
Word: ratted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of rat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ratted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Contraction of rat-arsed (“very drunk”), from drunk as a rat and pissed as a rat, the animal serving as a generic intensifier. 1. Synonym of drunk. Labels: UK, slang Example: C'mon. Let's get ratted.
Word: hup Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Variant of hep. 1. The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action. Example: After four we raise our swords. One two three four... hup two three four... hup two three four. Example: "Hup, two, three, fo', . . . " cracked the American voice out of the foggy darkness. 2. A call to turn a horse to the right. Labels: dialectal
Word: hup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of hep. 1. To urge (a horse) to turn right with a cry of "hup". Labels: transitive
Word: fub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of fob (“cheat, trick”). Pronunciation: /fʌb/, /fʊb/ 1. To put off by trickery; to cheat. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: A hundred mark is a long score for a poor lone woman to bear : and I have borne, and borne, and borne ; and have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fubbed off, from this day to that day, that it is a shame to be thought on. 2. To steal. Labels: obsolete
Word: fub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare fob (“a pocket”). Pronunciation: /fʌb/, /fʊb/ 1. A plump young person or child. Labels: obsolete Example: 'Tis he that I told you is to marry my Indian Fubs of a Sister.
Word: watertightness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English watertight Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English watertightness From watertight + -ness. 1. The condition of being watertight Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Rarotongan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rarotonga + -an. 1. Cook Islands Māori, the official language of the Cook Islands.
Word: Rarotongan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Rarotonga + -an. 1. Of or relating to the island of Rarotonga.
Word: Rarotongan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rarotonga + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the island of Rarotonga.
Word: Cook Islands Māori Part of Speech: name 1. The official language of the Cook Islands.
Word: Hesperus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hesperus, from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “pertaining to the evening, western”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛspəɹəs/ 1. The planet Venus when observed as an evening star. Example: Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus
Word: conveni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese コンビニ (konbini), from English convenience. 1. Alternative spelling of konbini. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pleased as Punch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Punch of the Punch and Judy puppet shows. 1. Pleased. Labels: colloquial, dated, not-comparable Example: "[…]Now,—what'll the old woman say?" "She'll be pleased as Punch, I should think," said Stanbury. Example: Then with a little start of remembrance he said, “Mary, write and give up that school. Stay and help your mother. I’m as pleased as Punch, now I’ve thought of that.” 2. Pleased. Labels: colloquial, dated, not-comparable 3. Pleased. Labels: colloquial, dated, not-comparable, sometimes Example: Near-synonyms: self-satisfied, complacent, smug, like a pig in clover, happy as a pig in shit Example: He was out, too, when I called at his hotel; but once, I had the good fortune to see him, with his hat curiously on one side, looking as pleased as Punch, and being driven, in an open cab, in the Champs Elysées.
Word: pleased as punch Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pleased as Punch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Those other "pure" women had nearly taken all the balls out of me, but she was all right that way. She wanted me, and made no bones about it. And I was as pleased as punch. That was what I wanted: a woman who wanted me to fuck her. So I fucked her like a good un.
Word: biotrauma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English trauma English biotrauma From bio- + trauma. 1. A severe inflammatory response produced in the lungs of patients who breathe by means of a mechanical ventilator for a long period of time. Labels: uncountable
Word: four foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 4 feet 8½ inch (1435 mm) distance between the rails on a standard gauge railway. 1. the space between the rails on a standard gauge railway line. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: When placed in the four foot it should be so arranged that a loose carraige coupling shall not strike the box, as such a blow might possibly break it. Example: Cattle are of course liable to stray on the line at these level crossings, but to prevent this, barriers are placed on each side of the crossing, and a deep trench is made in the four-foot and six-foot spaces, …
Word: four foot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 4-foot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: four-foot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of four foot. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of 4-foot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: incontestability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English contestability English incontestability From in- + contestability. 1. The state or quality of being incontestable. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of having been registered as a trademark for more than five consecutive years without a challenge, and therefore conclusively presumed not to cause confusion with any other trademark, and to have acquired distinctiveness. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: incontestabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incontestability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cable modem Part of Speech: noun 1. A modem that provides data communication via radio frequency channels over any of a variety of cable types to establish a cable internet connection. Labels: Internet
Word: conclusively presumed Part of Speech: adj 1. Presumed by law to be true, and therefore providing no opportunity for evidence to the contrary to be presented. Example: A child under seven years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of either murder or manslaughter (presumptio juris et de jure), no evidence of capacity being admissible.
Word: six foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the nominal distance of six feet between two adjacent railway lines in Great Britain. 1. the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Cattle are of course liable to stray on the line at these level crossings, but to prevent this, barriers are placed on each side of the crossing, and a deep trench is made in the four-foot and six-foot spaces, … Example: Richardson dropped into the six-foot between the two engines, ran for a few yards, grabbed Mitchell's engine, and swung himself up. Mitchell had got to his feet by this time, but he made no move. Richardson shut off steam, reversed her, and brought her to a stand.
Word: bestows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bestow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gear up Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare for an activity. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, reflexive Example: The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds. Example: We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead. 2. To put on special clothing or equipment. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The soldiers geared up and loaded onto the assault craft. They would have a forty-five minute ride to the beach.
Word: hapax Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of hapax legomenon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Never build a doctrine on or draw a teaching from an unclear or debated hapax. Example: He includes tables which give the number and frequency of hapaxes in each Book, ...
Word: conclusive presumption Part of Speech: noun 1. A matter that is deemed by law to be true, and therefore provides no opportunity for evidence to the contrary to be presented.
Word: conclusive presumptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conclusive presumption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhizotomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rhizotomy 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 rhizotomist From rhizotomy + -ist. 1. A person who collects roots and herbs to make medicine Labels: obsolete
Word: inalienability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being inalienable Labels: uncountable
Word: incapability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English capability English incapability From in- + capability. 1. The condition of being incapable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: incomprehensibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin comprehendō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin comprehēnsibilis Latin incomprehēnsibilisbor. Middle French incomprehensibleder. English incomprehensible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English incomprehensibility From incomprehensible + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being incomprehensible. Labels: uncountable Example: We should be quite willing to desist from the demand of a dogmatical answer to our questions, if we understood beforehand that, be the answer what it may, it would only serve to increase our ignorance, to throw us from one incomprehensibility into another, from one obscurity into another still greater, and perhaps lead us into irreconcilable contradictions. Example: The king here alludes, as he does in various other passages, to the ancient Academicians, or Sceptics, who taught the uncertainty and incomprehensibility of truth. 2. Something that cannot be understood. Labels: countable Example: That left Bradly as bemused as ever, for it posed another incomprehensibility: Why had Podson walked here?
Word: inconsiderateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inconsiderate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inconsiderateness From inconsiderate + -ness. 1. The condition of being inconsiderate Labels: uncountable
Word: incompetency Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒm.pə.tən.si/, /ɪnˈkɑm.pə.tən.si/ 1. The condition of being incompetent. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: inconspicuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inconspicuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inconspicuousness From inconspicuous + -ness. 1. The condition of being inconspicuous Labels: uncountable
Word: incorrigibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English incorrigible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English incorrigibility From incorrigible + -ity. 1. The condition of being incorrigible. Labels: uncountable Example: In keeping with the goals of the new eugenics movement, McCulloch was claiming to offer scientific evidence of the incorrigibility of poor rural whites.
Word: indecisiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indecisive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indecisiveness From indecisive + -ness. 1. The condition of being indecisive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It is a picture of dither, delay, unrealistic costings - and Department for Transport indecisiveness.
Word: indelicacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English delicacy English indelicacy From in- + delicacy. 1. The condition of being indelicate. Labels: uncountable 2. An indelicate act or statement. Labels: countable
Word: indestructibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being indestructible. Labels: uncountable Example: The doctrine of the immortality, the indestructibility, of the soul is responsible for the traditional view that the wicked are kept alive in unending misery through all eternity. Example: As from the years of four to eight there is great danger that overemphasis of the activities of the Yet, in its liquid and gaseous state, matter often exhibits still more extraordinary instances of indestructibility or resistance to decomposition ; and it should be especially remarked, that its indestructibility or indecomposable power appears to hold a direct proportion to its subtilty, its levity, its activity, its refined ethereal or spiritualized modification of being.
Word: indeterminacy Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being indeterminate. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: indirectness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indirect Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indirectness From indirect + -ness. 1. The condition of being indirect. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: indivisibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French indivisibilité, from Ecclesiastical Latin indivisibilitas. 1. The state of being indivisible, incapable of being divided. Labels: uncountable 2. An indivisible factor or object. Labels: countable
Word: ineffectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective English ineffective Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ineffectiveness From ineffective + -ness. 1. The condition of being ineffective Labels: uncountable, usually Example: These diplomatic setbacks partly explain England’s military ineffectiveness in the 1370s, but equally important were lack of leadership, lack of money, and dissension over strategy.
Word: inevitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inevitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inevitability From inevitable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The condition of being inevitable. Labels: uncountable Example: Now, cramped and outclassed as Euston has become, rebuilding hangs over it with an awful inevitability. Example: Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder. 2. An inevitable condition or outcome. Labels: countable
Word: inexpediency Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being inexpedient. Labels: uncountable 2. An inexpedient action or statement. Labels: countable
Word: infectiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English infectious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English infectiousness From infectious + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being infectious. Labels: uncountable
Word: inflammability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being inflammable (usually in the sense of "flammable"). Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which something is flammable. Labels: countable
Word: informativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English informative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English informativeness From informative + -ness. 1. The condition of being informative; clarity Labels: uncountable
Word: informality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English informal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English informality From informal + -ity. 1. The condition of being informal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These people, drawn from many different places and with many different backgrounds, gave the whole life of the County an informality that was new to Ellen, an informality to which she never quite accustomed herself. Example: More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality. 2. An informal term or usage; a colloquialism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One long riff without a beginning and without an end :Template:.., only portions of which […] may be served up to us here, punctuated — the word hardly seems appropriate to a piecemeal poetry in which, except for the ubiquitous slash, there is precious little punctuation — momentarily halted, then, by an affirmative informality ("yeah"), by a labored repetition ("he was/ he was/ i swear he was"), or by a barbarous appeal for final comprehension: "know what i mean/ dontyah dontyah dontyah know what i mean."
Word: ingeniousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ingenious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ingeniousness From ingenious + -ness. 1. The condition of being ingenious. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ingenuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ingenuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ingenuousness From ingenuous + -ness. 1. The condition of being ingenuous. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An ingenuous behavior. Labels: countable Example: Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms.
Word: innateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English innate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English innateness From innate + -ness. 1. The condition of being innate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: innocuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English innocuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English innocuousness From innocuous + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs.nəs/ 1. The condition of being innocuous Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: insatiability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin insatiabilitas. 1. The condition of being insatiable Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: inscrutability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being inscrutable Labels: uncountable Example: What about Mrs. Cavendish? I watched her as she sat at the head of the table, graceful, composed, enigmatic. In her soft grey frock, with white ruffles at the wrists falling over her slender hands, she looked very beautiful. When she chose, however, her face could be sphinx-like in its inscrutability. Example: The inscrutability of all this was the kind of inscrutability you have when you suddenly enter a room where a furious argument has just ended. Everyone is quiet. No one is talking. 2. Something that is inscrutable. Labels: countable Example: the inscrutabilities of advanced mathematics
Word: insensitivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English sensitivity English insensitivity From in- + sensitivity. 1. The condition of being insensitive Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conference — even though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper. This showed a great insensitivity to the fact that lesbians with children are often not very mobile or flexible...We need that kind of advance notice in order to plan an all-day conference on a Saturday!
Word: inseparability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin inseparabilitas. 1. The condition of being inseparable Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intensive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English intensiveness From intensive + -ness. 1. The condition of being intensive. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intent Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English intentness From intent + -ness. 1. The condition of being intent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mechanised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of mechanized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mechanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mechanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alodyne Part of Speech: noun 1. A chromic acid conversion process that leaves a corrosion-resistant film on aluminum surfaces. Labels: uncountable Example: Flush the alodyne off with tap water, let dry. Example: Examples of partially conducting paints are zinc ortho-titanate, alodyne, and indium oxide.
Word: Behrouz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian بهروز (behruz). 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name بهروز (behruz).
Word: ofay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate. A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'". Pronunciation: /ˈoʊfeɪ/ 1. A white person. Labels: US, ethnic, slang, slur Example: For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter. Example: You get outa my alley, Lucas -- and take that ofay with you, hear?
Word: ofay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate. A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'". Pronunciation: /ˈoʊfeɪ/ 1. White; white-skinned. Labels: US, ethnic, slang, slur Example: “You better tell your little ofay kid friend move along.” Example: ‘Baby,’ April Elgar said, ‘you may be an uptight ofay milk-toast limey bastard, but you ain’t no fag.’
Word: Zamojski Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Polish. from Poland.
Word: Zamojski Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of hard yellow cheese from Poland. Labels: uncountable
Word: logics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logics Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of logic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: black water Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blackwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: gray water Part of Speech: noun 1. Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Its tunnels will have thinned like unhealthy arteries, before twisting and buckling under the weight of the shifting ice, slowly leaching diesel fuel, toxic chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls, grey water and radiological waste.
Word: skin magazine Part of Speech: noun 1. An adult or pornographic magazine. Labels: slang
Word: deels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: language family Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.
Word: overeating Part of Speech: noun 1. Gluttony, the act of eating to excess. Labels: uncountable
Word: overeating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overeat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clinched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clinch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ram + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ.mə(ɹ)/ 1. A device used to ram; a ramrod. Example: Now use your rammer to pack it tightly into the barrel. Example: A "mooner," fond of staring into shop windows, or watching the labourers pulling up the pavement to inspect the gas-pipes, or listening stolidly to the dull "pech" of the paviour's rammer on the flags. 2. One who, or that, rams. Example: the Zeppelin Rammer Example: The loader […] placed the cartridge in the muzzle and shoved it in as far as he could. The rammer rammed it home, the gun captain inserting his priming wire to make sure.
Word: foodie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From food + -ie. Popularized by Ann Barr and Paul Levy in The Official Foodie Handbook (1984). Levy credits New York food critic Gael Greene with the coinage. The word was used by Greene in a 1980 article in New York magazine, see quotations. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːdi/ 1. A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. Labels: colloquial Example: We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating. Example: She offers crayfish with white feet or red . . . three ways, tends stove in high heels, slips into the small Art Deco dining room of Restaurant d'Olympe—a funeral parlor of shiny black walls and red velvet—to graze cheeks with her devotees, serious foodies, and, from ten on, tout Paris, the men as flashily beautiful as their beautiful women.
Word: wheezing Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
Word: wheezing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wheeze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fledglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fledgling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sparring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who spars. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Albeit he is under the influence of the magic juice, Lysander's words to Hermia — once he has switched his romantic allegiance to Helena — are bitter, cruel. At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts.
Word: discolour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English discolouren, discoloren, from Old French discolorer, descolorer, equivalent to dis- + colour. 1. British and Canadian standard spelling of discolor. Example: Instead, the grime of the steam years which still discoloured many of the best architectural features Betjeman loved has been cleared away, and several of the stations have benefited from major refurbishments which have greatly improved them.
Word: short handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of shorthanded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: short handed Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of shorthanded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rasping Part of Speech: adj 1. raspy Example: He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer. 2. exasperating 3. Pushing forward with great force. Example: When the opponent has led off with a fine rasping drive, the noble, but somewhat treacherous, spirit of emulation rises in the breast of the rival, and he is tempted to 'press' –ever so little, but just a little too much in order to outdo his antagonist's effort. Example: Myhill gets fingertips onto it and helps the rasping drive onto the bar and over or a corner.
Word: rasping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rasp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rasping Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that rasps. 2. The act of rasping as with a file.