nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pokeberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poke + berry. 1. Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit). Example: I said that ink made from pokeberries was better than that made from inkballs. I said that inkballs on oak trees were scarce. All the other students laughed. They bought commercial ink at the stores. Example: considerin in her mind ... iffen the pleasure o gatherin some pokeberries an drawin dark purple picthures on a flat rock wi em would be worth the trouble...
Word: pokeberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pokeberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hindberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *hindberie, from Old English hindberie, hindberġe, hindberiġe, equivalent to hind + berry. Compare Dutch hennebes, hinnebes, German Himbeere, Danish hindbær. 1. The raspberry. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: […] they made considerable progress in the art of embalming the wild fruits of their native land, so that they might command cranberries and hindberries at all times and seasons.
Word: hindberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hindberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hurtleberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hurtil-beri (“bilberry or blue whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); berry of this shrub”); further etymology unknown, compare Middle English horten, hurten (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”), and Old English horte (“bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːtl̩bɛɹi/, /ˈhɜɹt(ə)lˌbɛɹi/, [-ɾ(ə)l-] 1. Synonym of whortleberry.
Word: hurtleberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hurtleberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shyish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shy + -ish. 1. Somewhat shy.
Word: shoplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shop + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a shop.
Word: shoppily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From shoppy + -ly. 1. In a shoppy way.
Word: shopless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shop + -less. 1. Without shops. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crakeberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crake (“crow or raven”) + berry; see crowberry for an explanation. This synonym may be of Norse origin: compare Danish kragebær. 1. Synonym of crowberry (Empetrum spp.).
Word: crakeberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crakeberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Seabee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling out of the initials CB, for construction battalion, with the spelling probably influenced by the words sea (patrolled by the Navy) and bee (a symbol of industriousness). 1. A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc. Labels: US Example: The Navy is establishing a new Construction Battalion, or Seabee, unit in Charleston, S. C., Senator Strom Thurmond, Republican of South Carolina, said today. 2. A member of this force. Example: The Sixty-third Naval Construction Battalion, 15 per cent of which is composed of World War I veterans, arrived here today. The group, which includes 741 Seabees, will be processed for thirty-day leaves before reassignment, the Navy announced.
Word: Seabees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Seabee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cackleberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cackle + berry, from the sound of a hen and the rounded shape of an egg. Pronunciation: /ˈkakl̩bɛɹi/ 1. An egg. Labels: archaic, slang Example: He had returned with a chipped bowl full of hen's eggs. ‘Nice fresh cackleberries for your mum and dad.’ Example: Kestrels they hunted down for their clusters of mottled cackleberries.
Word: lineouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lineout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: settlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of settling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fenberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fen + berry. 1. The cranberry. Labels: dated
Word: bogberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bog + berry. 1. The cranberry. Labels: dated
Word: fenberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fenberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bogberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bogberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharecrops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sharecrop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bugbane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bug + bane. 1. Actaea spp. (baneberry). Example: “What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle. 2. Trautvetteria spp.
Word: bugbanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bugbane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assmunch Part of Speech: noun 1. A despicable person. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, slang, sometimes, vulgar
Word: buttmunch Part of Speech: noun 1. Term of abuse for a stupid or contemptible person. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, slang, vulgar Example: Oh, now we have buttmunches talking how this is off charter! Isn't that great. Why don't you go find new ways to cheat, Scott? Example: At least she knew they were listening, but she responded to her classmate, "Don't you think I know that, you buttmunch?"
Word: buttmunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buttmunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assmunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assmunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hedgeberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hedge + berry. 1. The hagberry.
Word: hedgeberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedgeberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberconference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + conference. 1. A conference held on the Internet.
Word: cyberconferences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberconference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinsyberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quinsy + berry. 1. The blackcurrant. Labels: obsolete
Word: sheepberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sheep + berry. 1. The plant Viburnum lentago, native to the northeastern and midwestern United States and southern Canada. 2. Its edible fruit.
Word: nannyberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nanny + berry; see nanny goat. 1. The sheepberry (plant or fruit).
Word: sheepberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheepberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nannyberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nannyberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squawberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squaw + berry. 1. The bearberry. 2. The partridgeberry.
Word: squawberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squawberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: douradas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dourada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superslim Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + slim. 1. Particularly slim. Example: When you build your esteem on the media's ultrathin, superslim image, you are going to lose by comparison.
Word: puncturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From puncture + -able. 1. That can be punctured.
Word: cega Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Made up to sound like a Greek letter. 1. A measure of derivative price sensitivity with respect to changes in the correlation between the underlying assets in a multi-asset option. Labels: uncountable
Word: redberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + berry. 1. The lingonberry or cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Labels: Canada
Word: redberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lingberry Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋˌbɛɹi/, /ˈlɪŋbəɹi/ 1. The lingonberry.
Word: lingenberry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lingonberry. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lingberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lingberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lingenberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lingenberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellowberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yellow + berry. 1. The cloudberry. 2. The Persian berry.
Word: yellowberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yellowberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curtainlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From curtain + -like. 1. Resembling a curtain.
Word: autogynephilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From autogynephilia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to autogynephilia. Labels: not-comparable Example: I knew, however, that attempting to draw a definitive line between autogynephilic transsexuals and nontranssexual autogynephiles was a difficult if not an impossible exercise, even though I believed there were legitimate reasons for trying to do so.
Word: autogynephilic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From autogynephilia + -ic. 1. Synonym of autogynephiliac.
Word: charityware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From charity + -ware. 1. Software distributed in a way that benefits a charity, as by users being encouraged to donate to the charity in lieu of paying for the software. Labels: uncountable
Word: oversoften Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + soften. 1. To soften too much; to make too soft. Labels: transitive
Word: untrademarked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + trademarked. 1. Not trademarked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oversoftening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oversoften Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oversoftened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oversoften Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oversoftens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oversoften Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: melonlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From melon + -like. 1. Resembling a melon.
Word: lemonlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lemon + -like. 1. Resembling a lemon.
Word: shrimper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shrimp + -er. 1. One who fishes for or catches shrimp. Example: Many shrimpers complain that the crabbers place their traps too close together and that they can't go between the traps without snagging their nets. Example: On Monday, Mr. Luong, a Vietnamese immigrant who has been working in Bayou La Batre as a shrimper, and his wife, Ngoc Phan, 23, contacted the police to report that their children were missing, Chief Joyner said. 2. A boat used in fishing for shrimp.
Word: shrimpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrimper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consumptives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consumptive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowbush Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From low + bush. 1. Being, or coming from, a bush of low stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as lowbush blueberry and lowbush cranberry). Labels: not-comparable
Word: palapa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish palapa, from Tagalog palapa (“midrib of a coconut frond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq. 1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. Example: At the average home price, you can find a two- or even three-bedroom house with a pool and palapa.
Word: palapa Part of Speech: noun 1. A sweet and spicy Filipino condiment made with white scallions, ginger, turmeric, chili, and toasted grated coconut. Labels: uncountable
Word: palapas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palapa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypermetabolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + metabolic. 1. Pertaining to hypermetabolism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hypermetabolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism English hypermetabolism From hyper- + metabolism. 1. The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: incrossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of incross Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: incrossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of incross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: incrosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incross Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incrosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of incross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: inharmonicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inharmonicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subtrahends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subtrahend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sign + -able. 1. That can be signed (represented in sign language). Labels: not-comparable 2. Ready to have a signature affixed to it, as with a contract. Labels: not-comparable Example: Boilerplate contracts provide an easily modified template that can serve as a basis for drafting a final signable contract. 3. Available for the posting of signs. Labels: not-comparable Example: In commercial/industrial areas, wall graphics pertaining to commercial or industrial activities may occupy 40 percent of the signable area[…] 4. Capable of being signed, or recruited by a sports club. Labels: not-comparable Example: a signable player
Word: Sirians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sirian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unshouted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + shouted. 1. Not shouted; not expressed in a shout. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trademarkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trademark + -able. 1. That can be trademarked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yngling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋlɪŋ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Yngling. Labels: alt-of
Word: dirty bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dirty bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lakehouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lake + house. 1. A house whose grounds border a lake. 2. Ellipsis of data lakehouse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: lakehouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lakehouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: representationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From representational + -ism. 1. The belief that the conscious perception of the world is actually an internal replica of the world in the mind of the beholder. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Realistic representation of the world in art. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supermind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + mind. 1. According to Sri Aurobindo, the infinite unitary truth-consciousness or truth-idea simultaneously transcendent and immanent to planes of matter, life, and mind.
Word: superminds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transeuntly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From transeunt + -ly. 1. In a transeunt way.
Word: proslambanomenos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek προσλαμβανόμενος (proslambanómenos, “accessory”), from προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō). 1. The lowest note in Ancient Greek music, appended to the bottom of the scale.
Word: waxless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wax + -less. 1. Without wax. Labels: not-comparable
Word: osmeriform Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noodlefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noodle + fish. 1. Any of the family Salangidae of osmeriform fish, related to the smelts, with translucent bodies and no scales.
Word: noodlefishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noodlefish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spookfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spook + fish. 1. A fish, the barreleye. 2. Any of several species of chimaera
Word: spookfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spookfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barreleye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barrel + eye. 1. A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.
Word: barreleyes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barreleye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: irrebuttable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ir- + rebuttable. 1. Not rebuttable.
Word: tremblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trembler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsordid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sordid. 1. Not sordid.
Word: oaklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oak + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an oak or its wood.
Word: rootlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From root + -like. 1. Resembling a root or roots (of a plant), or some aspect of them.
Word: oatlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oat + -like. 1. Resembling an oat or oats.
Word: unrestituted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + restituted. 1. Not restituted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: woodside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + -side. 1. The side of a wood; the land that borders a wood. Example: The action was commenced by emulous skirmishers, who crawled from the woodsides, and annoyed each other from coverts of ridge, stump, and stone heap. Example: I wandered down the woodside way, / Where branching doors ope with the breeze, / And saw a little child at play / Among the strong and lovely trees.
Word: woodsides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circumlenticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From circum- + lenticular. 1. Around the lens of the eye. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cookieless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cookie + -less. 1. Without cookies (the food). Labels: not-comparable Example: I looked down at the cookieless platter Kathy was thrusting my way, and then I moved, because her finger was pointing... 2. Without the use of HTTP cookies. Labels: Internet, not-comparable Example: Cookieless sessions enable you to take advantage of session state without relying on browser cookies.
Word: Zebul Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew זְבֻל (z'vúl). 1. An officer of Abimelech. (biblical character) Example: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 2. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: rare
Word: repinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dictatorship of the majority Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tyranny of the majority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As to the reproach that Socialists desire either the dictatorship of the proletariat over the higher classes—or the dictatorship of the majority over the minority, Herr Liebknecht successfully disposes of these accusations. Example: Both the Jacobins and Lenin believed in a temporary dictatorship of the majority over counterrevolutionary minorities.
Word: mawky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mawk + -y. Pronunciation: [mɔːki] 1. Maggoty, full of maggots. Labels: Appalachia, Northern-England Example: What deity in the realms of dementia, what rabid god decocted out of the smoking lobes of hydrophobia could have devised a keeping place for souls so poor as this flesh. This mawky wormbent tabernacle.
Word: stalky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stalk + -y. 1. Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant. Example: I peeped between the stalky parts of the Lindsays’ lilacs. Example: An adorably gangly salesman with stalky black hair and a cough (“I’m giving up smoking, and it’s all coming up”) set up a dressing room for me, and I tried on a black tux shirt with a subtly embroidered bib ($185), a soft ivory-colored jersey ($135) and an olive-green button-front shirt ($165). 2. Of a plant, having stalks. 3. Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person. Labels: informal Example: a stalky ex-boyfriend
Word: homocystinuria Part of Speech: noun 1. An inherited metabolic disorder characterised by the presence of homocysteine in the urine Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mavors Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Latin Māvors. 1. Mars, the god of war. Labels: Roman
Word: homolateral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + lateral. 1. ipsilateral Labels: not-comparable
Word: mawlid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid). 1. A holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad. Example: the fair (or mulid) as it had developed over the years was half secular and half religious in inspiration.
Word: mawlids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mawlid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mawmenny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English mawmene, from Anglo-Norman maumenee, an alteration of Arabic مأمونية (maʔmūniyya) after malmener, maumener (“to mistreat”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːməni/ 1. A dish eaten in later medieval England, made with spice and almost always with boneless meat from poultry (usually teased or mashed; most recipes name capon as an option), usually containing wine and either sugar or honey. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: […]a remark certainly borne out by Wynnere's list, which includes: wild geese, bitterns, snipe, larks, linnets (sprinkled with sugar!), woodcock, woodpecker, teal, and titmice, the meal to be rounded off with rabbits, pasties, pies, mawmenny and custard pies! Example: What is "different" here is the absence of the more elaborate aristocratic favorites of earlier times. such as Mawmenny.
Word: osteochondroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- + chondroma. 1. A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage
Word: mawther Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mauther (girl, daughter). Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: mawthers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mawther Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maw-worm Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines, especially a nematode. Example: The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.
Word: maxillar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin māxillāris (“of or belonging to the jaw”), from māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to maxilla + -ar. Pronunciation: /mækˈsɪl.ə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative form of maxillary. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: maxillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maxilliped Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maxilla + -i- + -ped. 1. One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot). Example: Flattened carapace and claws, and large modified maxillipeds used to gather planktonic food.
Word: maxillipeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxilliped Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maxillipedary Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /mæksɪlɪˈpɛdəɹi/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modelesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From model + -esque. Piecewise doublet of modelish. 1. Looking like a fashion or glamour model. Example: Wearing her sister's fancy dress and makeup, Judy felt modelesque.
Word: maxillo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Ultimately from Latin māxilla. 1. Of or relating to the maxilla (jaw). Labels: morpheme
Word: maximum-security Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a high level of security, designed to house the most dangerous of prisoners. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Maxy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Max + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given names Max, Maximilian, or Maxwell. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Maxine.
Word: May apple Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mayapple. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mayapple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From May + apple. The fruit is notably neither related to apples (though "apple" itself has an archaic sense of generically referring to fruit), nor ripens during the month of May; only the flower blooms then around then in certain areas. 1. A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum. Example: Etoposide came from the fruit of the poisonous mayapple. 2. The fruit of the plant Podophyllum peltatum.
Word: mayapples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mayapple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: May blossom Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of flower-bearing hawthorn with edible berries, Crataegus monogyna.
Word: mayblossom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From may + blossom. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪˌblɒsəm/, /ˈmeɪˌblɑsəm/ 1. The flower of the hawthorn, Crataegus, especially the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.
Word: maythorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From May + thorn. Compare Dutch meidoorn. 1. mayblossom
Word: mayblossoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mayblossom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: point the bone Part of Speech: verb 1. To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual. Labels: Australia, dated, intransitive Example: It was proved on the trial that amongst the northern tribes a blackfellow who was known to have pointed the bone at another would be pursued for 500 miles, in order that revenge might be taken upon him for the crime. Example: Among the Arunta the two men, if they wish to punish a man who has stolen a woman, point the bone in the following manner. One man crouches down, huddling himself together with his forehead touching the ground in front of his knees, while the other man takes up the magic implement and standing between the knees of the first man throws the thing with all his force in the direction in which his enemy lives. 2. To blame someone. Labels: Australia, broadly
Word: May Queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A girl chosen to walk at the front of the May Day procession and to preside over the celebrations. Example: [H]e saw—he saw clearly—the image of the lovely May Queen in her glimmering dress of shining white with the little gilt crown on her long brown hair. Example: At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms.
Word: Mayanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mayanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maybird Part of Speech: noun 1. The bobolink.
Word: maybirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maybird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mayhappen Part of Speech: adv 1. maybe, perhaps. Labels: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete Example: […] they hastened up, and presently stood before that cavern's mouth with doubt and joy mingled in their minds; for now, mayhappen, they had reached the gate of the Glittering Plain, or mayhappen the gate of death.
Word: unmatches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unmatch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unmatching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unmatch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unmatching Part of Speech: adj 1. Not matching; unmatched. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + mast. 1. To remove the mast.
Word: unloop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + loop. 1. To remove a loop from; to unfasten from a loop.
Word: rosh yeshiva Part of Speech: noun 1. The dean of a yeshiva. Labels: Judaism
Word: yeshivot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yeshiva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gemach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew גמ״ח. 1. A free-loan fund for Orthodox Jews. Labels: Judaism
Word: gemachim Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gemach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lob wedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A golf club (an iron) which provides maximum loft.
Word: driving iron Part of Speech: noun 1. An iron golf club which can be used as a driver.
Word: mid-iron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + iron. 1. An iron golf club with more lift than a driver.
Word: lofter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loft + -er. 1. An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick. Example: Miss Thorn began digging up the turf with her lofter: it was a painful moment for me. ¶ “You might at least have tried me, Mrs. Cooke,” I said.
Word: lofters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lofter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baffy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baff + -y. 1. An obsolete wooden golf club with high loft. 2. The 4-wood or 5-wood
Word: move one's body Part of Speech: verb 1. To dance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: finning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fin + -ing. 1. The act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea. Labels: uncountable Example: Humane Society International is targeting Chinese restaurants and diners in major cities across North America this week with its campaign against shark finning.
Word: finning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fin + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of fin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pancytopenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pan- + cyto- + -penia Pronunciation: /ˌpænsaɪtəˈpiːnɪə/ 1. A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: papilledema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From papillo- + edema. 1. A swelling of the optic disc caused by intracranial pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paraneoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English neoplastic English paraneoplastic From para- + neoplastic. 1. associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: papilledemas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papilledema Labels: form-of, plural
Word: layback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie). 1. A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin. Example: Mirai Nagasu, like Zhang a promising 14-year-old, showed equally astonishing flexibility on a layback spin Wednesday, leaning so far that the back of her head nearly touched her backside. 2. A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up one limb at a time. Example: A layback, on the other hand, forces you to pull with your arms. A layback can protrude so far from the main rock face, that your legs will be dangling uselessly in the air, while your arms support all of your body weight. The tricky thing about the layback is that not only do you need the upper-body strength to hold yourself up and climb hand over hand, but you also need the flexibility and balance to clear the edge of the overhang. 3. A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave. 4. A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail. 5. The process of recording the final sound onto the master track. 6. A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position. Example: Only a fine interception from Mickael Silvestre denied the marauding Czech international an early chance from Tomasz Radzinski's layback and, as United struggled to find any momentum, their hosts threatened to overwhelm them. 7. A wedge-shaped kerbstone that allows a vehicle to enter a driveway without a bump
Word: layback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie). 1. To climb using layback maneuvers.
Word: laybacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of layback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shopowner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shop + owner. 1. Someone who owns a shop. Example: Abid Ali Majeed, 75, a shopowner, complained that the killers should never have been allowed so close to a populated area.
Word: dummy bids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dummy bid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alternative hypotheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alternative hypothesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chicharrones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chicharron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: null hypotheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of null hypothesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sinkerballing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinkerball + -ing. 1. The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers) Labels: uncountable Example: The Mets, a day after scoring 9 runs on 12 hits, managed four singles against Aaron Cook, the Rockies’ sinkerballing right-hander, who pitched a complete game.
Word: gambist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gamba + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the viola da gamba
Word: gambists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gambist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pun + -able. 1. Able to be made into a pun. Labels: not-comparable
Word: on someone's hands Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Being someone's liability or responsibility; with which someone is lumbered. Labels: idiomatic Example: When I started yelling, the other kids started yelling, so Madame Rosa had seven kids on her hands, all bellowing for their mothers […] 2. Available to be used by someone; in someone's possession. Labels: idiomatic Example: I've got a lot of time on my hands. Example: It is most curious to see that you have so much time on your hands that you are able to simply wander about this house bothering others […]
Word: nattes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nattes. 1. Surface decoration or diaper resembling plaited or interlaced work. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: applicational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From application + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an application.
Word: automorphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular. Labels: not-comparable Example: 5 is an automorphic number because 5² = 25, which ends in 5; similarly 625² = 390625, ends in 625. 3. Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism. Labels: not-comparable 4. Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1895 Hiram M. Stanley: Studies in the Evolutionary Psychology of Feeling. MacMillan This automorphic interpretation is, however, extremely common, especially in lower psychism. The child and the savage judge inevitably and naturally that they are giving you the greatest pleasure when they share their dainties with you.
Word: serranos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serrano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stockjobbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stockjobber. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkdʒɒbɪŋ/ 1. Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually Example: poor Kendall had a hard time of it to stop them at last, as Amos will to stop the mouths of the people about his stockjobbing.
Word: stockjobbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stockjobber. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkdʒɒbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stockjob Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: undamned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English undampned; equivalent to un- + damned. 1. Not damned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: calcioandyrobertsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calcio- + andyrobertsite. 1. A form of andyrobertsite in which calcium is substituted for cadmium. Labels: uncountable
Word: pare down Part of Speech: verb 1. To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: As companies keep paring down their delivery times – from two days to a day to two hours to an hour – longer stretches of the last mile will have to run through urban territory.
Word: highbush Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From high + bush. 1. Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as highbush blueberry and highbush cranberry). Labels: not-comparable
Word: thanatophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thanato- + -phobic. 1. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, thanatophobia.
Word: bass bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bass bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: booksy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From books + -y. 1. Pertaining to books. Labels: informal Example: "I feel that a book shop should be more, well, booksy." Example: "Booksy talk?" Quail was amused by this not entirely felicitous apology. "But my dear young man, you were as booksy as any of us... 2. Inclined to read books; literate. Labels: informal Example: And he wasn't booksy and didn't pretend to be: he cheerfully admitted to reading no books except the occasional thriller.
Word: arcking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of arc Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arcked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arc Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aurochses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aurochs Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthemwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From anthem + -wise. 1. Alternately. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: chalazion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), diminutive of χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”). Pronunciation: /kəˈleɪzi.ən/ 1. A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Word: chalazia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chalazion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overloudly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overloud + -ly. 1. In an overloud way.
Word: oversoftly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From oversoft + -ly. 1. In an oversoft way.
Word: burgerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From burger + -less. 1. Without a burger or burgers. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: But if you investigate what else goes into a burgerless fast-food meal, you might not want to eat it. Just take a look at the nutrition information booklets... Example: Fast-food outlets haven't been able to grow dinner traffic, and experiments with burgerless menus, table service, and other pricier options haven't succeeded in the tough economic climate of the early nineties.
Word: oversoft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + soft. 1. Too soft; too quiet. Example: We could barely hear her oversoft voice.
Word: overloud Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + loud. 1. Too loud. Example: The overloud music annoyed the patrons who wanted to talk.
Word: nouvelle cuisine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French nouvelle cuisine (“new cuisine”). 1. A French approach to cookery, contrasted with "cuisine classique" (classical cuisine), that is typified by its lighter, more delicate dishes and emphasis on presentation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In case you wonder, no, there is no trace whatsoever of nouvelle cuisine influencing this establishment. It is as impervious to passing fashions as are the strictly protected eighteenth-century buildings which make up most of the Lange Voorhout.
Word: bacteraemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bacteraemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viraemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viraemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: longleaf pine Part of Speech: noun 1. An important pine species of the southeastern US, Pinus palustris. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: longleaf pines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longleaf pine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American sweetgum Part of Speech: noun 1. A deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua.
Word: family home evening Part of Speech: noun 1. An evening, usually Monday, set apart once a week for family activity such as lessons, games, and prayer. Labels: Mormonism Example: Well-planned family home evenings can be a source of long-lasting joy and influence. Example: Scriptures, Family Home Evening, and family prayer will strengthen families.
Word: southern yellow pine Part of Speech: noun 1. A classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 2. Pinus palustris, longleaf pine. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: redgum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + gum. 1. The American sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua.
Word: ymts Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you mean to say. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ymts there might be legal repercussions […] ?
Word: figos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of figo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterattacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counterattack + -er. 1. One who carries out a counterattack.
Word: counterattackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterattacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counteragent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + agent. 1. An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote. 2. A spy working for the opposing side.
Word: counteragents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counteragent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterassault Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + assault. 1. An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.
Word: counterassaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterassault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterbidder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counterbid + -er. 1. One who counterbids.
Word: counterbidders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterbidder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + blast. 1. A work that strongly refutes or criticises another. Example: This four-coach train, which included a restaurant car and typewriting facilities, ran between Broad Street [London], Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and was put on in February, 1910, as a counterblast to the improved service to Birmingham which the G.W.R. was to introduce with the opening of the shortened route via Bicester.
Word: counterblasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterblast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterbluff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + bluff. 1. A bluff made in response to an opponent's bluff; a counterploy.
Word: counterbluffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterbluff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterbuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + buff. 1. A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
Word: counterbuff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + buff. 1. To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front. Example: The giddy Ship betwixt the VVinds and Tides / Forc'd back, and forvvards in a Circle rides, / Stun'd with the diff'rent Blows; then ſhoots amain / Till counterbuff'd ſhe ſtops, and ſleeps again.
Word: counterbuffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterbuff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterthrust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + thrust. 1. A thrust made against another; a counterblow.
Word: counterthrusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterthrust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterfeitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From counterfeit + -ly. 1. In a counterfeit way; falsely. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterclaimant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + claimant. 1. One who makes a counterclaim.
Word: counterclaimants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterclaimant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countercyclically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From countercyclical + -ly. 1. In a countercyclical way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: textura Part of Speech: noun 1. A calligraphic form of black letter. Labels: uncountable
Word: undersampled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + sampled. 1. Not adequately sampled or surveyed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Field sampling is driven by the model predictions to cover both predicted refugia and unstable (recently colonized) areas, particularly emphasizing previously undersampled areas.
Word: countereffort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + effort. 1. An effort made in opposition to another.
Word: counterefforts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countereffort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterplea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + plea. 1. A plea made in opposition to another.
Word: counterpleas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterplea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterplot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + plot. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊn.tə.plɒt/, /ˈkaʊn.tɚ.plɑt/ 1. A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
Word: counterplot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + plot. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊn.tə.plɒt/, /ˈkaʊn.tɚ.plɑt/ 1. To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. Example: […]for while art made him more than ever reserved to Sophia, and forbad him to address any of his discourse to her, nay, to avoid meeting her eyes, with the utmost caution; nature was no less busy in counterplotting him.
Word: counterplots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterplot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antidepressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + depressive. 1. Counteracting depression.
Word: antidepressive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + depressive. 1. An antidepressant.
Word: countermemo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + memo. 1. A memo in reply to, and opposing, another memo.
Word: countermemos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countermemo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countermovements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countermovement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: KIBS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of knowledge-intensive business services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Kentucky industrialized building system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: unit cell Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest repeating structure (parallelepiped) of atoms within a crystal, from which the structure of the complete crystal can be inferred. Example: The first task for a crystallographer is to establish the shape of the unit cell.
Word: unit cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unit cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braconids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braconid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calcaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calcar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in one's pocket Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Subject to one's demands because of bribery. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic
Word: incongruousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incongruous + -ness. 1. Incongruity. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: incongruousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incongruousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kyBP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of kiloyears before present; thousands of years before present. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism