nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: nighty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English night Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nighty From night + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. Alternative spelling of nightie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nighty Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nighty From night + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms). 1. Good night; abbreviation of nighty night. Labels: childish
Word: fortuitism Part of Speech: noun 1. The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism. Labels: uncountable
Word: nighty-night Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative spelling of nighty night. Labels: alt-of, alternative, childish, colloquial, usually
Word: tracheomalacia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- English malacia English tracheomalacia From tracheo- + malacia. 1. A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration. Labels: uncountable Example: Tracheomalacia usually presents in the 1st year of life: 60% by the age of 3 months. Example: Currently the challenge remains that the diagnosis of tracheomalacia is largely subjective, determined by the bronchoscopist because there is no standard definition at this time.
Word: in a family way Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of in the family way. Labels: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic Example: She mentioned that she was in a family way and . . . stated that she needed all her money to pay the doctor's bills at the approaching deliverance. Example: Her way of paying for these gift subscriptions was to choose one of her sows which was in a family way and, when the sow littered, to sell its offspring. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, way. Example: Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks? Example: The congregation agrees in a family way to take care of them for life.
Word: in the family way Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Pregnant. Labels: euphemistic
Word: mozy Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaggy; hairy. Example: The clown, who shaves but once a week, is of course very mozy when he comes under the barber's hands. 2. Musty; starting to decay; tainted. Example: Mozy, adj., ...also, as applied to meat, fruit, &c., tainted, musty, beginning to decay. 3. Faded; dingy. Example: A calf whose skin is of a dirty grey colour is said to have a mozy look. 4. Tough, as fruit when frostbitten. Example: Mozy [moa-zi], adj. juiceless, tough, as apples, pears, turnips, &c., are when frostbitten. 5. Muggy. Labels: archaic Example: Mozy, adj., ' muggy,' as applied to weather, warm and damp ;
Word: mozy Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of mosey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And does the gastric unpleasantness still linger around the cardiac end, or has it migrated to the pylorus, and in doing so, did it seem to mozy along the lesser or greater stomachal curvature? Example: ...who drove into a hill town with his ox cart, and they were mozying along the road, and he suddenly came face to face with a new sign he had...
Word: extremer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of extreme: more extreme Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: juice monkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juice monkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoccata Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stoccado. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scantinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scantiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrupulousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrupulousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seemlinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seemliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: senselessnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of senselessness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sensuousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sensuousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shamefulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shamefulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shamelessnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shamelessness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shapelessnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shapelessness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shapelinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shapeliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharpnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharpness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheernesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheerness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shiftinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shiftiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoddinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoddiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shortnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shortness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shrillnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shrillness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sinfulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sinfulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singlenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singleness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slimnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slimness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slipperinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slipperiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sloppinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sloppiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slothfulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slothfulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slovenlinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slovenliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slynesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slyness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smallnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smallness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smartnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smartness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smugnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smugness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snobbishnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snobbishness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snugnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snugness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solitarinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solitariness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sordidnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sordidness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoutnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stoutness Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: Efe Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
Word: Kaya Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.jə/ 1. A city in Burkina Faso. 2. A surname
Word: Mazhar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَظْهَر (maẓhar), a male given name. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan. 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Osman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒzmən/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by: 3. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by:
Word: Osman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself. Pronunciation: /ˈɒzmən/, /ɒzˈmɑːn/ 1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: 2. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: 3. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: 4. A male given name from Iranian Persian 5. A surname.
Word: Osman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself. Pronunciation: /ˈɒzmən/, /ɒzˈmɑːn/ 1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”). Example: […] the Osmans were the most enduring of all the dynastic families. 2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”). Example: Soliman […] fetched over from the Asiatic shores 3,000 Osmans […]
Word: Osman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself. Pronunciation: /ˈɒzmən/, /ɒzˈmɑːn/ 1. Synonym of Ottoman. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] the Osman dynasty […] Example: […] the Osman dynasty […]
Word: Kadir Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَادِر (qādir, “powerful, capable”). This surname is predominantly found in Indonesia and India. 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Erman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized spelling of German Ehrmann. 1. A surname from German.
Word: yey Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of yay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Humbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌm.bət/, /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. Example: "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - - And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.
Word: Osmond Part of Speech: name Etymology: Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund. 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A community in western Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 4. A minor city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. 5. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
Word: Osmond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund. 1. Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Osmund Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Osmond.
Word: myotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English myotomy From myo- + -tomy. Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒt.ə.mi/, /maɪˈɑ.tə.mi/ 1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ. Example: If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor. 2. An anatomical dissection of a body, especially one used for instructional purposes. Labels: dated
Word: myringotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English myringo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English myringotomy From myringo- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused by the excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus.
Word: limpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish limpa (“loaf [of bread]”). 1. Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses. Labels: uncountable
Word: nephrotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English nephrotomy From nephro- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bride price Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪd pɹaɪs/ 1. In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride. Example: It is well known in Artas as in other villages exactly what the bride price should customarily be—so much for a cousin bride, so much more for a village bride, more still for a stranger. Example: Taiqian county in Henan province has issued guidelines saying grooms should pay no more than 60,000 yuan (HK$67,000) as a “bride price”, the Chinese tradition that a male partner offers money to his fiancée’s family to secure their marriage.
Word: bride-price Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bride price. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bride gift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bride + gift. Compare West Frisian breidsjefte (“dowry”), Dutch bruidsgift (“dowry”). 1. Synonym of bride price (“dowry”).
Word: bride-gift Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bride gift. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bride wealth Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bride price.
Word: bride-wealth Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bride price.
Word: reverse dowry Part of Speech: noun 1. A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures. Example: This bride-gift, a kind of reverse dowry, indicates that grooms had to compete for relatively few brides. Example: Doug's mother, Lynn Sakowitz Wyatt, reveals that before her father, Bernard, would allow her to marry Coastal Corp. chairman Oscar Wyatt, he negotiated a reverse dowry giving him $1 million in corporate stock.
Word: raconteurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raconteur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raconteurs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of raconteur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reverse-dowry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of reverse dowry. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plural noun Part of Speech: noun 1. A plural form of a common noun. 2. A noun that inherently refers to multiple items. 3. Plurale tantum.
Word: bridegift Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bride gift. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Parisine Part of Speech: name 1. A typeface developed for the Paris Metro by Jean-François Porchez
Word: end-all and be-all Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of be-all and end-all. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: osteotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English osteotomy From osteo- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.
Word: pneumotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pneumo- + -tomy. 1. Synonym of pneumonectomy. Labels: dated
Word: pneumonotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pneumon- + o + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung.
Word: bungs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bung Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bungs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bung Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bunging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bung Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bunged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bung Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: last word Part of Speech: noun 1. The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects. Labels: idiomatic Example: Little Joe's mother's cake was the last word in cakes; [...] Example: Michaelis was the last word in what was caddish and bounderish. 2. A concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation. Labels: idiomatic Example: ["]I have got my leave, and that is all I want." / "You had better receive the last word from my mother," said the marquis. / "Very good; I will go and get it," said Newman; and he prepared to return to the drawing-room. Example: [W]hen we had grasped hands for the last time and had said our last good-bye, he added this one more last word: "Of all the people I have ever known you are the only one I don't know." 3. The final statement uttered by a person before death. Labels: often, sarcastic Example: Benjamin Franklin [...] pondered over his last words for as much as two weeks, and then when the time came, he said, "None but the brave deserve the fair," and died happy. Example: This account I am transmitting down the river by canoe, and it may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate. 4. A final decision or remark, or the right to make one. Labels: idiomatic Example: have the last word Example: get the last word
Word: last words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of last word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: last words Part of Speech: noun 1. The final remarks uttered by a person before death. Labels: often, plural, plural-only, sarcastic Example: The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.
Word: bounderish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bounder Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English bounderish From bounder + -ish. 1. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish. Example: Michaelis was the last word in what was caddish and bounderish. Example: In Powell's war, only the rotters flourish—notably Kenneth Widmerpool, whose humorless egomania and bounderish one-upmanship have won him critical status as one of the great comic creations of modern English fiction.
Word: colourblind Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkʌləblaɪnd/ 1. Alternative form of colour blind. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inexpressable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expressable English inexpressable From in- + expressable. 1. Very rare spelling of inexpressible.
Word: expressable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English express Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expressable From express + -able. 1. Rare spelling of expressible. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: inextensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English extensible English inextensible From in- + extensible. 1. Not capable of being extended.
Word: mirabelle Part of Speech: noun 1. A mirabelle plum.
Word: securability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English secure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English securability From secure + -ability. 1. The characteristic or degree of being securable, especially the ability of a system to provide different levels of secure access Labels: uncountable
Word: trekschuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch trekschuit, from trekken (“pull”) + schuit (“boat”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛkskɔɪt/ 1. A horse-drawn canal boat or riverboat, used to carry goods or passengers in the Netherlands. Example: And thou, much plumper Dame,[…]. Thee, I call; of whom in a Trachtchugt in ſome Dutch Canal the fat Ufrow Gelt, impregnated by a jolly Merchant of Amſterdam, was delivered:[…]. Example: [H]e ordered his ſervants to pack up ſome cloaths and linnen in a portmanteau; and in the morning embarked, with his governor, in the Treckſkuyt, for the Hague,[…].
Word: tagine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tajine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: [page 8] On a round table, food is served in a central platter or tagine or in shallow dishes so that it can be easily picked up with the fingers. [...] [page 14] Fresh broad beans are used when in season, the young beans added to tagines with the skin on; when more mature, the beans are blanched and skinned before cooking.
Word: tagines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tagine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chrematophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρῆμα (khrêma, “money”) + -phobia. 1. The fear of money, spending money, or having too much or not enough money. Labels: uncountable Example: In other words, they are "cheap," and if fear of spending small amounts of money is a form of chrematophobia, then phobias abound in the world. Example: While most would take wealth if it were offered, and chrematophobia (a morbid fear of money) is practically unheard of, most people limit their rise to riches by both their emotional immaturities and their sensibilities and humanness.
Word: calefacient Part of Speech: adj 1. having heating or warming effects Labels: obsolete
Word: calefacient Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical agent or substance which produces a feeling of warmth when applied to the body. Labels: obsolete
Word: depopulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of depopulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megapode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + -pode, after scientific Latin Megapodius (genus name). 1. Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat. Example: In precocial species, such as megapodes, the young hatch with their eyes open and are ready to leave the nest within a short period of time.
Word: megapode Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mega- + -pode, after scientific Latin Megapodius (genus name). 1. Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.
Word: derecognises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of derecognise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: derecognising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of derecognise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: derecognised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of derecognise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gonif Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ganef. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Well, what do you know about that, Gentile America? Supergoy, a gonif! Steals money. Covets money. Wants money, will do anything for it. Goodness gracious me, almost as bad as Jews - you sanctimonious WASPs!
Word: birthing chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair designed to place a woman who is in labor in a position which facilitates childbirth. Example: Two nurse-midwives at the Milwaukee Birth Center (MBC), Milwaukee, OR, designed a new birthing chair that has received rave reviews from the first 25 women who used it for labor and delivery.
Word: birth chair Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of birthing chair. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: megapod Part of Speech: noun 1. megapode
Word: megapod Part of Speech: adj 1. megapode Labels: not-comparable
Word: ride cymbal Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of cymbal, the function of which is to maintain a steady rhythmic pattern.
Word: aerobiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English -biosis English aerobiosis From aero- + -biosis. 1. Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: capillarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English capillary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English capillarization From capillary + -ization. 1. The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis.
Word: xenophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xeno- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/ 1. A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language.
Word: recency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin recentia, from recens, equivalent to recent + -cy. See recent. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːsənsi/ 1. The property of being recent; newness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Due to its recency, there are no used parts available for this model.
Word: rebuildable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rebuild Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English rebuildable From rebuild + -able. 1. Capable of being rebuilt. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of real Labels: form-of, plural
Word: get something over with Part of Speech: verb Etymology: get + over with 1. To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself. Labels: idiomatic Example: I hate getting shots, but it's best just to get it over with. Example: Let's just get this over with. I'm sure we've all got things we'd rather be doing
Word: dorsalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dors- + -algia. 1. Pain in the (upper) back. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sphereing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -ing English sphereing From sphere + -ing. 1. The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun. Labels: uncountable Example: Well with sphereing, you are that sock - a prisoner inside a huge inflatable spherical jail, travelling down hills at speeds of up to 30mph
Word: sphering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -ing English sphering From sphere + -ing. 1. The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun. Labels: uncountable Example: The gift set contains a video and a voucher entitling them to go either snowboarding, sphering, jet skiing or rapid running for pounds 85.
Word: fremder Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fremd: more fremd Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: moza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu موضع (mauze', mauza'). Doublet of mouza. 1. A village or revenue estate. Labels: Pakistan
Word: ligamental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ligament + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament
Word: hindwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind English wing English hindwing From hind + wing. 1. Alternative spelling of hind wing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: the Amblypodia group presents a more or less elongated form of hindwing with some variety in the shape and caudation ; Example: the hindwings are a little narrower and longer the light maculation of the upperside of the forewing is markedly reduced and the cellspot only faintly suggested.
Word: hind wing Part of Speech: noun 1. Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail.
Word: fore wing Part of Speech: noun 1. Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.
Word: forewing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + wing. 1. Alternative form of fore wing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings. Example: Noticeable features found in many of the owlets are two markings that often appear on the upper forewings.
Word: makeup artist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of make-up artist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: make-up artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of make-up artist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makeup artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of makeup artist (alternative spelling of make-up artists). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English muted Middle English -ly English -ly English mutedly From muted + -ly. 1. In a muted manner.
Word: national treasure Part of Speech: noun 1. A place, object, or person that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually because of cultural significance. Example: [Marcel] Somerville was called a “national treasure” during the third season. But when he cheated on his Love Island partner, Gabby Allen, after leaving the villa, the U.K. media turned on him. Example: But drinking in the bath always feels slightly performative, as though I'm auditioning for the role of beloved boozy singleton and UK national treasure, Bridget Jones.
Word: national treasures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of national treasure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sinan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 思南. 1. A county of Tongren, Guizhou, China. Example: Commune members of Ssunan County in Kweichow Province have strengthened the management of rape fields, defeated natural disasters and increased rapeseed output by more than 70 percent compared with 1971.
Word: Sinan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Korean 신안(新安) (Sinan). 1. A county of South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Word: olive oils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of olive oil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jellyfish tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish. 1. A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.
Word: runner-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of runner-up Labels: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: audient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin audientem, accusative singular of audiēns (“hearing, listening; attending, paying attention to”) (or directly from audiēns), the present active participle of audiō (“to hear, listen to; to attend, pay attention to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see”)) + *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). The noun may be borrowed from Late Latin audiēns (“catechumen”), from the participle audiēns. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dɪ.ənt/ 1. Listening, paying attention. Labels: not-comparable Example: The prosochist is that person whom the noun itself designates by means of an audient intonation, an audient indication, or an audient comma, as the paricular individual to whose notice the par-e-theme presents the different objects mntioned, or implied, in the sentence; as, Master, I have brought unto thee my son. (Master.) Example: And, as we sate, we felt the old earth spin, / And all the starry turbulence of worlds / Swing round us in their audient circles, till / If that same golden moon were overhead / Or if beneath our feet, we did not know.
Word: audient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin audientem, accusative singular of audiēns (“hearing, listening; attending, paying attention to”) (or directly from audiēns), the present active participle of audiō (“to hear, listen to; to attend, pay attention to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see”)) + *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). The noun may be borrowed from Late Latin audiēns (“catechumen”), from the participle audiēns. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dɪ.ənt/ 1. A hearer; a member of an audience. Labels: uncommon Example: The audients of her ſad ſtorie, felt great motions both of pitie and admiration for her miſfortunes: […] Example: Let me not ſee you act now, / In your Scholaſticke way, you brought to towne wi'yee, / With ſee ſaw ſacke a downe, like a Sawyer; / Nor in a Comicke Scene, play Hercules furens, / Tearing your throat to ſplit the Audients eares. 2. A catechumen (“convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism”) in the early Christian Church. Labels: obsolete, specifically Example: This aforesaid doctor [John Chrysostom] in divers places of his writings both sharply and grievously reproveth his audients for their slack coming unto the Lord's table, and exhorteth them many times in the year, yea, daily (if they have pure minds) to come unto the holy communion. Example: […] And they were called Catechumeni, who were vnder their inſtruction, and had not yet profited ſo farre, that they might be admitted to receiue the Sacraments. S. Ciprian calleth theſe Audientes, that is, hearers, and the Catechiſt, Doctorem Audientium, that is, the teacher of the hearers.
Word: con artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of con artist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sitting ducks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sitting duck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraphyletically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English paraphyletic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English paraphyletically From paraphyletic + -ally. 1. In a paraphyletic manner. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: front end Part of Speech: noun 1. That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, end.
Word: front ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of front end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: front-end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of front end. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: front-end Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the front end or user interface of a hardware or software system. Labels: not-comparable Example: front-end developer Example: front-end framework 2. Of a financial transaction, paid or charged first. Labels: not-comparable Example: front-end fee Example: front-end expenditure
Word: front-ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of front-end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duoplural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English plural English duoplural From duo- + plural. Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/, /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/, /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/, /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/ 1. Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: duoplural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English plural English duoplural From duo- + plural. Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈplʊə.ɹ(ə)l/, /-ˈplɔː.ɹ(ə)l/, /ˌd(j)u.oʊˈplʊ(ə)ɹ.əl/, /-ˈplɜɹ.əl/ 1. Duoplural number; the grammatical number of a noun marking two or more of something. Example: Languages that employ the duoplural include Navajo and Taos, where the verb shows singular, dual, and plural numbers, but the nouns are marked only as singular or nonsingular (duoplural).
Word: back ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back-end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of back end. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: back-end Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the back end part of a hardware or software system. Labels: not-comparable Example: back-end database Example: back-end developer
Word: back-ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back-end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unredeemed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English redeemed English unredeemed From un- + redeemed. 1. Not redeemed; not granted redemption or salvation; unsaved. Example: “Asbestos, do you think that those jelly-bag Equalities out on the street there, with their ash-barrel suits, can be compared for one moment with our unredeemed, unreformed, heaven-created, hobble-skirted women of the twentieth century?” Example: The poet is more in sympathy with the tragic, waiting, unredeemed phase of things than with any transcendental promise. 2. Unspent; not used in a purchase, and thus still usable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Its redeemability converts the redemptors into rent-chargers, and, according to an official report quoted in Mr. Dowell’s “History of Taxation in England,” ever since Pitt’s rearrangement the unredeemed amounts have been regarded as a fixed charge on properties, subject to which they have been bought and sold many times over.
Word: unredeemed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English redeemed English unredeemed From un- + redeemed. 1. simple past and past participle of unredeem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English end English backend From back + end. 1. Alternative form of back end. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frontend Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of front end. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: frontends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pan-theism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pantheism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: temperment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps influenced by analysis as temper + -ment. (Attested since the 1470s.) Pronunciation: /ˈtɛm.pɚ.mənt/ 1. Misconstruction of temperament. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction Example: […] it is possible, and probable, that the nervous temperment (as it is called) is inherited […]. Are men of nervous temperment found to be unfit […]? If not, why should women of the same temperment be unfit for them? The peculiarities of the temperment are, no doubt, within certain limits, an obstacle to success in some employments, though an aid to it in others. But when the occupation is suitable to the temperment, […] It is evident that people of this temperment are particularly apt for [leadership]. Example: What is disturbing to me is not the appearance per se but the attempt to cloak it as a non-political statement on judicial temperment. If judicial temperment were really the concern of the U.S. Attorney's office, they would provide the Committee with a full picture. Every lawyer who practices in D.C. Superior Court knows there are judges whose judicial temperment cries out for investigation […] The nub of the matter is not Judge Halleck's judicial temperment but the United States Attorney's dislike of the legal rulings of the judge.
Word: temperments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temperment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petty theft Part of Speech: noun 1. A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: petty thefts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petty theft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obnosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, apparently as a blend of observe + gnosis. 1. Observing the obvious. Labels: uncountable Example: Here you will find the Instructor's Code, Obnosis and the Tone Scale and one of the best descriptions of Assist processing ever published. Example: Obnosis (observing the obvious) must be used at every moment to determine the best next step with any student.
Word: Kazakhstani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Kazakhstan Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Kazakhstani From Kazakhstan + -i. 1. Of or pertaining to Kazakhstan, its people and culture. Example: Unlike Ali G Indahouse, Baron Cohen’s failed attempt to bring his most famous character into an entirely fictional universe, Borat found the comic tension in placing his Kazakhstani buffoon in delicate social situations, like a rodeo where he supports the “War Of Terror” a bit too zealously.
Word: Kazakhstani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Kazakhstan Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Kazakhstani From Kazakhstan + -i. 1. A native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan.
Word: inflamedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inflamed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inflamedness From inflamed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being inflamed. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypocracy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of hypocrisy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: plantage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plant + -age. In later use influenced by French plantage and Dutch plantage. 1. Plants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As true as steel, as plantage to the moon. Example: And thus from Maries Wombe [footnote: Isaiah 23:2] a Plant proceeded, Which neither setting, neither plantage needed.
Word: pleon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended. Pronunciation: /ˈpliːɒn/ 1. The abdomen of a crustacean.
Word: thioxanthone Part of Speech: noun 1. A tricyclic ketone derivative of thioxanthene having a carbonyl group opposite the sulfur atom
Word: ballbusting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ball + busting. 1. The beating or kicking of the testicles. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: cock and ball torture
Word: ballbusting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ball + busting. 1. present participle and gerund of ballbust Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ballbusting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ball + busting. 1. Having a violent or aggressive attitude towards men. Labels: informal
Word: radio collar Part of Speech: noun 1. A radio transmitter, fastened to a wild animal, (usually around the neck) so that the animal's movements may be tracked.
Word: radio-collared Part of Speech: adj 1. Fitted with a radio collar Labels: not-comparable
Word: radio jock Part of Speech: noun 1. A radio jockey Labels: informal
Word: bewind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- + wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”). Pronunciation: /bəˈwaɪnd/ 1. To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with). Labels: transitive 2. To wind or twine oneself round. Labels: transitive
Word: radio jockey Part of Speech: noun 1. A disk jockey who hosts a radio talk show. Example: Across the border, in Delhi, a similar transistor radio was playing the same station. This one was sitting on Kao's desk, with Kao and Nair seated on either side. In Calcutta, the radio jockey checked the time and […]
Word: radioland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English telegraphy English radiotelegraphyclip. English radio Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English radioland From radio + -land. 1. The radio broadcasting industry. Labels: uncountable Example: The circus people might be a bit odd, but any discomfort along those lines tends to pale against being known in radioland as New York's version of Dogpatch. 2. The notional place where an audience is listening to a radio program. Labels: uncountable Example: Hello, all my friends out there in Radioland—this is your friend Melba Melsing, here to sing melodious melodies from faraway lands just for you. . . .
Word: cazimi Part of Speech: noun 1. The position of the center of the sun in the sky. Labels: uncountable