nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Mandalay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Burmese မန္တလေး (manta.le:). Pronunciation: /ˌmæn.dəˈleɪ/ 1. A city in central Burma (Myanmar) 2. A region of Burma (Myanmar)
Word: Christly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Christ + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪstli/ 1. Christlike Example: The design was, it would seem, to prepare a Christly past, to show whole ages of faith populated with men who were able, coming after their Master and bearing his cross, to suffer with him[…]
Word: Christly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Christ + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪstli/ 1. Extremely; very. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: It is Christly hot. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.
Word: protovertebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + vertebra. 1. One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite. Labels: obsolete
Word: protovertebrae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protovertebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capiases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capias Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lacinula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -ule. 1. A small lacinia.
Word: lacinulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lacinula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preindesignate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + indesignate. 1. Having no sign expressing quantity; indefinite. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: terre-verte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French terre (“earth”) + vert, verte (“green”). 1. green earth Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: terre-vertes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terre-verte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: terres-vertes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terre-verte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singult Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin singultus. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɡəlt/ 1. A sob. Labels: obsolete Example: There an huge heape of singults did oppresse / His strugling soule […] Example: So when her tears were stopp'd from either eye, / Her singults, blubberings, seem'd to make them fly
Word: singults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commensurably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From commensurable + -ly. 1. In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
Word: sarcocarp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sarco- + -carp. Pronunciation: /ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/ 1. The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In throwing Afa, the reverend man, or the scholar, if sufficiently advanced, takes 16 of the fleshy nuts of a palm, resembling the cocoa-tree; these are cleared of sarcocarp, and are marked with certain Afa-du, or Afa strokes. 2. Any fruit which is fleshy throughout. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: sarcocarps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarcocarp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ingrapple Part of Speech: verb 1. To seize, clutch, or grapple. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: There ſhall young Hotspur, with a fury led, Ingrapple with thy ſonne, as fierce as hee Example: Looke how two Lyons fierce, both hungry, both pursue One sweet and selfe-same prey, at one another flie, And with their armed pawes ingrappled dreadfully,
Word: ingrappled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ingrapple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ingrapples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ingrapple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ingrappling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ingrapple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Gadang Part of Speech: name 1. An East Chadic language spoken by about 2500 people in Chad.
Word: IP camera Part of Speech: noun 1. A wireless webcam used specifically for surveillance as a security measure.
Word: IP cameras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of IP camera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dealio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dillio. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: What's the dealio?
Word: down-town Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of downtown. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: non-degenerate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nondegenerate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: plow stop Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of stopping by bringing the back of the skates outwards, and the front inward, imitating a snowplow.
Word: plow stop Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a plow stop. Labels: intransitive
Word: conventional PCI Part of Speech: noun Etymology: conventional + PCI 1. PCI (the computer bus), as opposed to the newer PCI Express. Labels: uncountable
Word: parturients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parturient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zapping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-recurring Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nonrecurring. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rolling hitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot used to provide lengthwise grip of one rope to another. There are 2 types. Type 1 is also known as the magnus hitch and type 2 leads to the midshipman's hitch
Word: rolling hitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rolling hitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NRI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-resident Indian (an Indian citizen who is not treated as a resident by Indian income tax law). Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Reza had almost become an NRI. When he was very young, his family moved to Canada. 2. Initialism of nonrecurring item. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Albright knot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Jimmy Albright, a guide in the Florida Keys. 1. A type of bend knot used to join ropes of very different diameters and materials to one another.
Word: Albright knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Albright knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butterfly knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known as the alpine butterfly knot. 2. A small decorative woven knot using one or two cords.
Word: butterfly knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butterfly knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butterfly bend Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot, very similar to the butterfly knot, but used to join two ropes.
Word: butterfly bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butterfly bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psalmodize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From psalmody + -ize. 1. To write or sing psalms. Labels: ambitransitive Example: the psalmodizing art Example: if their [the Jews'] religion had been the established religion, the aforesaid psalmodising would have been characterized with the name of "mauscheln".
Word: psalmodized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of psalmodize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: psalmodizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of psalmodize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: psalmodizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of psalmodize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chondrology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chondro- + -logy. Compare French chondrologie. 1. The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonparturient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + parturient. 1. Having never given birth. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not the one who gave birth to the child or children. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deoppilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + oppilation. 1. The removal of an obstruction. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: yet are the dissoluble parts extracted, whereby it becomes effectual in deoppilations, and therefore for speedier operation we make extinctions, infusions, and the like
Word: deoppilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deoppilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reule Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of rule. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reule Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of rule. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greeze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See gree (“a step”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːz/ 1. A step. Labels: obsolete Example: This Scala celi, is the true ladder that bryngeth a man to heauen, the toppe of the ladder or fyrſte greeſe, is this. Who ſo euer calleth vpon the name of the Lord, ſhalbe ſaued.
Word: greeze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of grease. Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːz/ 1. A large and fulfilling meal; a feast. Labels: countable Example: Man, I'm hungry! Let's go for a greeze! Example: Where do you get your favourite 'greeze'? 2. A large quantity of food. Labels: uncountable Example: 12:30pm: Went tahn to get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry.
Word: greezes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greeze Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrosion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arrodere, arrosum (“to gnaw”). Compare French arrosion. 1. The wasting away of a vessel wall under pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A gnawing. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Hurt by the Arrosion of its Gristle
Word: bundleware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bundle + -ware. 1. Software that is bundled with something else. Labels: uncountable Example: But missing from the 100's bundleware is any kind of video editor—a key feature for a capture card. Example: Because bundleware is so time-consuming and difficult to remove, the first thing many techie users do when they purchase a new PC is wipe off the hard disk (thus deleting all the bundleware) and reinstall Windows. 2. Postage stamps of the same issue tied together in small bundles, usually for bulk sorting or sale. Labels: uncountable
Word: taled Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of tallit. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: The following engraving represents a Jew wrapped up Jewish doctors, was the origin of the Taled
Word: taled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tale Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: taleds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taled Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ashley's bend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the inventor, Clifford Ashley. 1. A type of bend knot which has proven stability and grip.
Word: Ashley's bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ashley's bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beer knot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beer + knot; compare water knot. 1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of tubular webbing, commonly employed by mountaineers to create a sling seat.
Word: beer knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beer knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water knot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain, apparently water + knot. Attested from at least the 18th century. 1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing. Example: To tie a water-knot, lay the end of one of your hairs about five inches or less, over that of the other, and through the loop, which you would make to time them in a common way, pass the long and short end of the hairs, which will lie to the right of the loop, twice, and wetting the knot with your tongue, draw it close, and cut off the spare hair. 2. Synonym of fisherman's knot.
Word: water knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alloxanic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The carobxylic acid 4-hydroxy-2,5-dioxoimidazolidine-4-carboxylic acid obtained by the hydrolysis of alloxan Labels: uncountable
Word: prytanies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prytany Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prytany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρυτανεία (prutaneía, “presidency”), from πρύτανις (prútanis). 1. The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section Labels: historical
Word: prytanes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.iz/ 1. plural of prytane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piecener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piecen + -er? 1. Someone who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine (a billy) in a wool mill. Labels: historical 2. A worker in a wool mill who repairs broken yarn by twisting them together. Labels: historical
Word: pieceners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piecener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pierid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
Word: pierids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pierid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plutology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth”) + -logy. 1. The science that deals with wealth. Labels: uncountable
Word: egotize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See egotism and -ize. 1. To talk or write as an egotist. Example: June 6 1789, William Cowper, letter to Lady Hesketh I egotize in my letters to thee, not because I am of much importance to myself, but because to thee both Ego, and all that Ego does is interesting.
Word: egotized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of egotize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: egotizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of egotize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: egotizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of egotize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coboose Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of caboose. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cobooses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coboose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slubbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exundate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin exundatus, past participle of exundare (“to overflow”), from ex (“out”) + undare. See undated (“waved”). 1. To overflow; to inundate. Labels: formal Example: A breath of awakening and resurrection moved over the face of the waters; recreation and new-born life sparkled everywhere; the past night seemed forever buried in the vast and exundating sea.
Word: exundated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exundate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exundates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exundate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exundating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exundate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: symbal Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cimbal. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of cymbal. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: symbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of symbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prongbuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prong + buck. 1. The springbok. Labels: dated 2. The pronghorn Example: Thus the whitetail deer had thrust forward along the very narrow river bottoms into the domain of the mule-deer and the prongbuck among the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
Word: prongbucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prongbuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coetanean Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who lives or lived at the same era as another. Example: late 17th century, John Aubrey, "Sir Walter Raleigh", in Brief Lives a […] coetanean of the late Earle of Southampton
Word: coetaneans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coetanean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charnelhouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of charnel house. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uncharnel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + charnel. 1. To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Whom wouldst thou uncharnel?
Word: uncharnelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncharnel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: charnelhouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charnelhouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stonecutting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + cutting. 1. The hewing or dressing of stone. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stonecrafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stonecraft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Claude Lorraine glass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine). 1. Synonym of Claude glass.
Word: Claude Lorraine glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Claude Lorraine glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beetlehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.? Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Germanic *bautilaz Proto-West Germanic *bautil Old English bīetelder. Old English bȳtel Middle English betel English beetle substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English beetlehead From beetle + -head. See beetle (“a mallet”). 1. A stupid person; a blockhead. Labels: obsolete 2. The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Pluvialis squatarola). Labels: obsolete
Word: beetleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beetlehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Norbertine Part of Speech: noun 1. A Premonstrant.
Word: Norbertines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Norbertine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apotelesmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀποτελεσματικός (apotelesmatikós), from ἀποτέλεσμα (apotélesma, “effect of the stars on human destiny”). Morphologically, from apotelesm + -atic. 1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. Labels: obsolete Example: It will easily be supposed that when this apotelesmatic or judicial astrology obtained firm possession of men's minds, it would be pursued into innumerable subtle distinctions and extravagant conceits 2. Relating to an issue of fulfilment. Example: In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e., one of after or final accomplishment.
Word: edentalous Part of Speech: adj 1. edentate; lacking teeth Labels: not-comparable
Word: pigeon-hearted Part of Speech: adj 1. timid, or easily frightened Labels: archaic Example: I never saw such pigeon-hearted people: What drum? what danger?
Word: stercoraries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stercorary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stercorary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stercorarium, from stercorarius (“relating to dung”), from stercus. 1. A sheltered place for storing dung. Labels: archaic
Word: monopteron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin. See monopteral. 1. monopteros
Word: scabling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See scapple. 1. A fragment or chip of stone. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: scablings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scabling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disbark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + bark. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. To strip (a tree, etc.) of bark. Labels: transitive Example: Lieutenant G. Drummon confirm'd what others had told me, of the great noiſe, like the diſcharge of Muskets, that they hear in the wooden houſes, whoſe Walls are made of Fir-trees (unſquar'd, and only diſbark'd,) upon very intenſe Froſts; […]
Word: disbark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French desbarquer, from des- + barque. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. To disembark. Labels: obsolete Example: The ship we moor on these obscure abodes; / Disbark the sheep, an offering to the gods
Word: disbarked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disbark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disbarking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disbark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disbarks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disbark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dedalous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of daedalous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rhodeoretin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥόδεος (rhódeos, “rose”) + ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”). 1. convolvulin Labels: uncountable
Word: cholochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + -chrome. 1. bilirubin Labels: uncountable
Word: pinacone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pinacone From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet”) ̺+ -one. So called because it unites with water to form tablet-shaped crystals. 1. Synonym of pinacol.
Word: pinacones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinacone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphictyon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours". 1. One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
Word: amphictyons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphictyon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinakone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pinacone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pinakones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinakone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clotter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clot. Pronunciation: /ˈklɒtɚ/ 1. To concrete into lumps; to clot. Labels: obsolete Example: clottered blood
Word: clottered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clotter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clottering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clotter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clotters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clotter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: patent hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. A stonecutter's hammer with a head consisting of broad thin chisels clamped together.
Word: patent hammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patent hammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pouldavis Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of poledavy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Mopla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mappila. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moplas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mopla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moplah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mappila. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moplahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moplah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mappila Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malayalam മാപ്പിള (māppiḷa). 1. A member of the largest Muslim community in Kerala state, India.
Word: Mappilas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mappila Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countyhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From county + -hood. 1. The state of being a county. Labels: uncountable Example: The proposers of countyhood for the Bronx are either unintelligent or insincere when they say that the autonomy of that borough would separate it from Tammany Hall. Example: In the years following countyhood, the court levied taxes, set salaries for county officials, provided for public safety and regulated morals.
Word: investure Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)/, /ɪnˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. To clothe; to invest. Labels: obsolete Example: Monks […] investured in their copes.
Word: investure Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)/, /ɪnˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. investiture; investment Labels: obsolete Example: they gained the Power of giving Investures, receiving Appeals to Rome, and of sending Legates to England
Word: investured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of investure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: investures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of investure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: investuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of investure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: menilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French ménilite, because it is found at Ménilmontant, in Paris. 1. A greyish-brown form of opal.
Word: menilites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menilite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necrolite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of necronite. Labels: obsolete
Word: hydragogue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue. 1. Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: hydragogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue. 1. Any medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic. Labels: archaic
Word: hydragogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydragogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boroughhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From borough + -hood. 1. The state of being a borough Labels: uncountable Example: In the days of its close boroughhood, it had owned but one mind, and that a little one ; it had now a thousand ; and each, in its own conceit, gigantic. Example: The Gazette began before boroughhood and has continued along successive decades.
Word: encephalectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From encephal- + -ectomy. 1. A surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain. Example: Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.
Word: encephalectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encephalectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsatiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + satiate. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈseɪʃiət/ 1. Insatiable. Labels: obsolete Example: One, my lord, that doth ſo palpably, ſo apparently make her Adulteries a Trophey, vvhiles the poting-ſticke to her vnſatiate and more then goatiſh abomination, jeeres at, and flouts your ſleepiſh, and more than ſleepiſh, ſecurity. Example: Unsatiate covetise
Word: turkois Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of turquoise. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: turkoises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turkois Labels: form-of, plural
Word: villagehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From village + -hood. 1. The state of being a village. Labels: uncountable Example: It is, comparatively speaking, an old place, and was raised from villagehood to parochial rank by a Royal Letter of January 28th, 1752. Example: We drive west into the Wallachian countryside, past rows of daub- and-wattle houses, plastered with a blue wash, clustered together along the road, aspiring to villagehood. 2. The people and culture of a village. Labels: uncountable Example: They came to the school, and in due course formed part of the young villagehood. Example: But the practice of villagehood still remains a constant through all of this, creating Miloli'i people as opposed to just islanders.
Word: glomeration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin glomeratio. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A conglomeration, mixture, or mass of things, people etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a glomeration of subjects Example: they sit huddled to watch the fortune of the football, ther is often here and there mid the seething glomeration of that ugly embankment of gazing faces, one that came to enjoy the sight knowingly, and yet looketh never on the contest. 3. Something which is formed into a ball. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the rainbow consisteth of a glomeration of small drops , which cannot possibly fall
Word: glomerations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glomeration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: districthood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From district + -hood. 1. The state of being a district. Labels: uncountable Example: Later NC Hill was granted districthood and in 1976, Mikir Hill District was renamed Karbi Anglong District. Example: 2012, 21 Jan, Oinam Sunil, "safeguard for Manipur's territorial integrity will be our main plank', The Times of India Your government has been accused of going soft on the Naga and Kuki agitators who blocked two national highways for 121 days last year over the Sadar Hills districthood issue.
Word: empirehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From empire + -hood. 1. The state of being an empire. Labels: uncountable Example: Naval power was the foundation of British and Dutch empirehood.
Word: starhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + -hood. 1. The state of being a star (whether an astronomic object or a celebrity). Labels: uncountable Example: Brown dwarfs are much bigger than planets but not quite big enough to generate the internal pressure needed to burst into starhood. Example: Near those stars-to-be, other bodies, too low in mass ever to reach starhood, also began to form.
Word: bluenette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of blue + brunette. 1. A person with blue hair, especially a woman. Labels: slang Example: A girl with pale blue hair and a translucent dress wears see-through underwear (she's not a natural bluenette).
Word: bluenettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluenette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syrma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin syrma, from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma), from σύρω (súrō, “to drag”). 1. A long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors. Labels: Ancient-Rome
Word: syrmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syrma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uniform convergence Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of convergence of a sequence of functions { fₙ }, in which the speed of convergence of fₙ(x) to f(x) does not depend on x.
Word: meadery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mead + -ery. Cognate with Dutch mederij (“meadery”). Pronunciation: /ˈmidəɹi/, /ˈmiːdəɹi/ 1. A place where mead is made. Example: People used to come to the Upper Midwest's only dedicated meadery and say, "Huh?" Or perhaps something like, "Oh, yeah, mead, isn't that what Beowulf drank?"
Word: meaderies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meadery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tarte flambée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tarte flambée. 1. A baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.
Word: ychosen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ichosen, ȝechosen, for earlier ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of ċēosan (“to choose”), equivalent to y- + chosen. More at choose. 1. Archaic or obsolete form of chosen. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Ye cannot lay one finger upon us to our despite," replied the former, "if my Master permit not; for the race is neither to the swift nor the battle to the strong; for God hath ychosen ye foolish things of this world to confound ye wise; [...]
Word: flammkuchen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Flammkuchen. 1. tarte flambée, especially when served in a German setting. Labels: uncountable Example: They begin with flammkuchen or smoked salmon and continue with a cream soup (turnip-and-shrimp, say) or a Caesar salad.
Word: Flammkuchen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of flammkuchen. Labels: alt-of
Word: chikara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चिकारा (cikārā). 1. An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii). 2. The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis). 3. A Hindu musical instrument of the violin class.
Word: chikaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chikara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ponghee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɒŋˈɡiː/ 1. Obsolete spelling of phongyi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ponghees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ponghee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Premonstrant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Premonstratensian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Premonstrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Premonstrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schediasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek σχεδίασμα (skhedíasma, “freak, whim, caprice”). 1. cursory writing on a loose sheet Labels: archaic
Word: schediasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schediasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steinkirks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steinkirk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swanmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swan + mark. 1. A mark of ownership cut on the bill of a swan. Labels: UK Example: None may have a Swanmark, unless it be by Grant of the King
Word: swanmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swanmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ycomen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ycomen, icumen, ȝecumen, from Old English ġecumen, past participle of cuman (“to come”), equivalent to y- + comen. More at come. 1. Alternative form of comen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rageholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Classical Latin rabiēs Late Latin rabia Anglo-Norman ragebor. Middle English rage English rage Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English rageholic From rage + -holic. 1. A person with a highly volatile temper. Labels: slang Example: One day he turned into the rageholic and we couldn't get him calm.
Word: rageholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rageholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rageaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rage + -aholic. 1. A person who feeds on expressing rage and aggression. Labels: slang 2. A person with a highly volatile temper. Labels: slang Example: "He was abrasive, abusive, probably a rageaholic. Popular? No, I'd have to say not."
Word: rageaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rageaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferry-boat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ferryboat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Three miles below town the ferry-boat stopped at the mouth of a woody hollow and tied up.
Word: ferry boat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ferryboat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ferry-boats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferry-boat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferry boats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferry boat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morphoclimatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From morpho- + climatic. 1. Relating to relief-dependent climates. Example: Lakes of morphoclimatic inheritance (Chapter IV) often are of medium size and some thousands of years old.
Word: dark red Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: spring to life Part of Speech: verb 1. To start to exist. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sometimes the ideas spring to life fully formed. Example: Just after the half-hour mark, the contest sprung to life with a frantic passage of play, Lampard's first-time ball releasing Drogba, whose slight hesitation allowed Gael Givet to produce a brilliant saving tackle.
Word: bowssen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Ultimately borrowed from Cornish beudhi or Breton beuziñ (“to drown”). Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊsən/ 1. To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes). Labels: Cornwall, obsolete Example: There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.
Word: bowssened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bowssen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bowssening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bowssen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bowssens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bowssen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: philosophation Part of Speech: noun 1. philosophical speculation and discussion Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: there need no other or further philosophation concerning the same Example: I hope it will offend no Man if we send them quite packing from our Philosophations touching an Incorporeal Being or Spirit
Word: philosophations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philosophation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacchulmin Part of Speech: noun 1. An amorphous humin-like substance resembling sacculmic acid, and produced together with it. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: coalite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from coalition, from Latin coalitus, past participle of coalēscō (see coalesce). Pronunciation: /ˌkəʊ.əˈlaɪt/ 1. To cause to unite or coalesce. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1792, Edmund Burke, a letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland Time has by degrees blended […] and coalited the conquered with the conquerors. 2. To unite or coalesce. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Let them continue to coalite. 3. To form a political coalition. Labels: rare
Word: coalite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊlaɪt/ 1. Nonstandard form of Coalite. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: coalited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of coalite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coalites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coalite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coaliting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coalite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conchite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conch + -ite. 1. A fossilised conch or shell.
Word: conchites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conchite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: footlog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + log. 1. A log used as a footbridge. Example: The Yankees had burned the bridge but she knew of a footlog bridge across a narrow point of the stream a hundred yards below. Example: Pass a trail registration station, crossing a swamp on a footlog at 0.2 miles. ... Cross a small branch at 0.9 miles on a footlog.
Word: gallygaskins Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of galligaskins. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: subtilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French subtilization. 1. The act of making subtle. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapour. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subtilizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subtilization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turbinoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See turbo and -oid. 1. Belonging or relating to Turbo or the family Turbinidae. 2. Shaped like a top; turbiniform.
Word: turbinoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See turbo and -oid. 1. A member of Turbo or the family Turbinidae.
Word: scaphocerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scapho- + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ite. 1. A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many crustaceans, typically used for locomotion, but which sometimes has a sensory function.
Word: scaphocerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaphocerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cereous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cēreus, from cēra (“wax”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪəɹiəs/ 1. waxen; waxy; like wax Labels: obsolete Example: at night he [the bee] stores up his dayes gatherings, and what is worth his observation, goes into his cereous Tables, and what is not, pasles away at supper for Table-talke
Word: theolog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θεόλογος (theólogos, “one who discourses of the gods”). By surface analysis, theo- + -log. 1. A student of theology. 2. A theologian. Example: I introduced the theolog to them, explained that I was going to have the theolog demonstrate various hypnotic phenomena for them ...
Word: dining-rooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dining-room Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IIHF Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb.əɫˌaɪˌeɪtʃˌɛf/, /aɪˌaɪˌeɪtʃˌɛf/ 1. Initialism of International Ice Hockey Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: three-quarter sibling Part of Speech: noun 1. A sibling with whom one shares about 37.5% of one's genes, as opposed to 25% for half-siblings and 50% for full siblings. 2. A sibling with whom one shares about 37.5% of one's genes, as opposed to 25% for half-siblings and 50% for full siblings. 3. A sibling with whom one shares about 37.5% of one's genes, as opposed to 25% for half-siblings and 50% for full siblings.
Word: three-quarter siblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of three-quarter sibling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 3/4 sibling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of three-quarter sibling. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:3/4 sibling.
Word: 3/4 siblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 3/4 sibling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrowsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arrow + smith. 1. A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.
Word: antisexualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antisexual + -ist. 1. A person who is antisexual.
Word: celibacist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From celibacy + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlɪbəsɪst/ 1. A person who promotes or advocates celibacy and abstinence Labels: rare
Word: genophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geno- + -phobia. 1. The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse. Labels: uncountable
Word: three-quarter brother Part of Speech: noun 1. The male offspring of a horse's sire/dam that is by/out of a sibling of its other parent. 2. The male offspring of a horse's dam and a son of its sire. 3. The male offspring of a horse's sire and a daughter of its dam.
Word: three-quarter brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of three-quarter brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 3/4 brother Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of three-quarter brother. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:3/4 brother.
Word: 3/4 brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 3/4 brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: not as black as one is painted Part of Speech: adj 1. not as bad as one is said to be Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
Word: packed to the rafters Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely full (of things, of stuff); packed; stuffed. Labels: idiomatic Example: The second reason his disliking of objects seems implausible is that I'm interviewing him in his Victorian terrace house in Islington – and it is packed to the rafters, often rather beautifully, with everything from Memphis glass to mid-century Aalto furniture to William Morris prints to Picasso plates...
Word: three-quarter sister Part of Speech: noun 1. The female offspring of a horse's sire/dam that is by/out of a sibling of its other parent. 2. The female offspring of a horse's dam and a son of its sire. 3. The female offspring of a horse's sire and a daughter of its dam.
Word: three-quarter sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of three-quarter sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 3/4 sister Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of three-quarter sister. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:3/4 sister.
Word: 3/4 sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 3/4 sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blood knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot used to join nylon lines and cords, for its ability to maintain line strength and its non-slip quality. Also known as the barrel knot.
Word: blood knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parallel text Part of Speech: noun 1. A text placed alongside its translation or translations. Sometimes called a side-by-side translation. 2. A text similar to one being translated.
Word: fisherman's knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend that is a popular double overhand knot used to join two lines or ropes of equal thickness. 2. A loop knot made in the bight, and favored by fishermen as quick and secure.
Word: fisherman's knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fisherman's knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CCK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cholecystokinin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Flemish bend Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two ropes of similar thickness, based on the figure-of-eight knot.
Word: Flemish bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Flemish bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geno- + -phobe. 1. A person who has a psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse Example: Genophobes have been informed about the birds and the bees, but they don’t like (or aren’t cocksure about) what they’ve heard and tend to go catatonic when beyond the platonic. Example: Like what happens when the genophobes try to censor video rental stores. THEN people get outraged. And say fuck off.
Word: harness bend Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two cords. It can be tied while maintaining tension in the cords.
Word: harness bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harness bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: public service announcements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public service announcement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erotophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eroto- + -phobe. 1. A person who has a fear of, or negative attitude towards, sexual activity.
Word: pogoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pogo + -er. 1. One who dances the pogo.
Word: pogoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pogoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erotophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erotophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antisexualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antisexualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heaving line bend Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.
Word: heaving line bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heaving line bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hunter's bend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Accredited to have been newly invented by Dr. Edward Hunter, thought it was later pointed out that the knot had been published many years before. 1. a type of bend, a double overhand knot used to join the ends of similar types of cord with no slip.
Word: Hunter's bends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hunter's bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: draugh Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of draught. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: There is indeed an exquisite analogy existing between the material and intellectual world and from this philosophical source, Poetry in all ages has drunk some of her richest draughs of inspiration.
Word: draughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of draugh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumbagin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plumbago + -in. 1. The toxin 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone. Labels: uncountable
Word: enschedule Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + schedule. 1. To insert into a schedule. Labels: transitive Example: Whose tenors and particular effects / You have, enscheduled briefly, in your hands.
Word: enscheduling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enschedule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enschedules Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enschedule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enscheduled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enschedule Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deer-neck Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin, or ill-formed neck of a horse, particularly a neck looking like it is upside-down. Labels: obsolete
Word: deer-necks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deer-neck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pusley Part of Speech: noun 1. purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Labels: US, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: We have had a hard battle with the weeds and their roots in our lawn, the docks and the mullens and the pusley.