nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: popsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of popsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plugging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of plug Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plugging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/ 1. The act of stopping with a plug. 2. The material of which a plug or stopper is made. 3. An arrangement of plugs. Example: We tried a few different pluggings. 4. The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina.
Word: pleaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English plesere, equivalent to please + -er. 1. Someone or something which pleases.
Word: okayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of okay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: munchkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of munchkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mixup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mix-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: masterminded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mastermind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lurks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lurk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lobbying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lobby Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The referee seemed well placed to award the goal, but video evidence suggested the protests were well founded and the incident only strengthens the case of those lobbying for technology to assist officials.
Word: lobbying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who lobbies. Example: They showed a new and encouraging Parliamentary appreciation that it is time our national transport problems were examined expertly and without doctrinaire prejudice of any sort—or too much attention to the lobbying of some powerful special interests. Example: Although Sylvia had been present with her mother at the various lobbyings of parliament in 1905 she had not attempted, in the midst of her studies, to build up any support for WSPU policy in London.
Word: limousines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limousine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exenterate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exenterātus, perfect passive participle of exenterō (“to disembowel”). First attested in 1607. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɛntəɹeɪt/ 1. To disembowel; to eviscerate. Labels: transitive
Word: homeboys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homeboy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eviscerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eviscerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deadbeats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deadbeat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shank-weary Part of Speech: adj 1. weary-legged.
Word: roadblocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roadblock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roadblocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roadblock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cattitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cat + attitude. 1. The attitude of a cat. Labels: humorous Example: It took a lot of Rosie and Ernie to forgive their "bad cattitude" kitty. Example: Rani, the cat, was a different ball game. She liked to keep her distance, had considerable cattitude, and preferred to live in a world of her own. She loved (and lived) her name – the queen, the royal one.
Word: see a man about a horse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A variant of see a man about a dog, from the implied context of seeing someone about a bet on a horse race. 1. Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly to use a toilet. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail. I've just got to visit the ladies' room to see a man about a horse.
Word: dyke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A variant of dike, from Northern Middle English dik and dike (“ditch”), from Old Norse díki (“ditch”). Influenced by Middle Dutch dijc (“ditch; dam”) and Middle Low German dīk (“dam”). See also ditch. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dīkiją (“trench, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“stick into, pierce; dig, stick a spade into”). The semantic evolution (also seen in several cognate words) was from "stick (a spade) into" to "dig" to "hole or other product of digging", "excavation", then the ridge of earth created when excavating a ditch, then to a ridge of earth intended to prevent flooding. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ̯k/, /ˈdʌɪ̯k/, /ˈdɜɪ̯k/, /ˈdʌi̯k/, /ˈdəi̯k/ 1. To dig, particularly to create a ditch. Labels: UK, intransitive, transitive Example: He finds out, soon enough for his weal and his bane, that he is stronger than Nature: and right tyrannously and irreverently he lords it over her, clearing, delving, dyking, building, without fear or shame. 2. To surround with a ditch, to entrench. Labels: UK, transitive 3. To surround with a low dirt or stone wall. Labels: Scotland, UK, transitive 4. To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river. Labels: UK, intransitive, transitive 5. To scour a watercourse. Labels: UK, transitive 6. To steep [fibers] within a watercourse. Labels: UK, transitive
Word: dyke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Attested since the 1940s (in Berrey and Van den Bark’s 1942 American Thesaurus of Slang) or 30s. Semantic development from dyke (“ditch”) has been proposed, and some sources from the 1890s are said to record dyke as slang for "vulva" and hedge of the dyke as slang for "pubic hair", but Green's Dictionary of Slang says this is not found in connection to lesbianism and Dictionary.com considers a connection unlikely. Bull dyke / bulldike is attested earlier, in reference to women since at least the 1920s (the 29 July 1892 Decatur Daily Review in Illinois mentions a woman who "won the affections of Harvey Neal, alias 'Bulldyke'", whose gender is unclear); compare dike (“noun: well-dressed man; verb: be well dressed”)), bulldyker, and bulldyking, which are all attested earlier than bare dyke, e.g. in Parke's 1906 Human Sexuality, in the speech of Philadelphians, and backcountry black Americans. Compare bulldagger, attested since around the same time and used especially by black women. Other linguists suggested that bull dyke(r) referred to strong black women who dug dikes, or derived from bull + dick, perhaps in reference to black men. It has also been suggested dyke is a shortening of morphodyke, from morphodite, from hermaphrodite, but the derivation may go in the other direction instead, with morphodyke being a blend of morphodite with the already-extant word dyke. 1. A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. Labels: UK, derogatory, offensive, slang, usually, vulgar 2. A non-heterosexual woman. Labels: UK, broadly, derogatory, offensive, slang, usually, vulgar 3. A masculine woman. Labels: UK, derogatory, offensive, slang, usually, vulgar
Word: transsphenoidal adenomectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. A surgical procedure for the removal of a tumor in Cushing's syndrome
Word: polygraphist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polygraph Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English polygraphist From polygraph + -ist. 1. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph (lie detector)
Word: polygrapher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polygraph + -er. 1. A person skilled in the operation of a polygraph.
Word: felo de se Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin felō (“felon”) dē (“of”) sē (“himself”). 1. A crime committed against oneself, in particular suicide. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [H]ow came the King by a povver vvhich the People are afraid to truſt and alvvays obliged to check? Such a povver could not be the gift of a vviſe People, neither can any povver vvhich needs checking be from God: yet the proviſion vvhich the conſtitution makes, ſuppoſes ſuch a povver to exiſt. But the proviſion is unequal to the taſk, the means either cannot, or vvill not accompliſh the end, and the vvhole affair is a Felo de ſe: […] Example: [T]ho' I made ſome occaſional attempts at felo de ſe; but as I did not find thoſe raſh actions anſvver, I left off killing myſelf very ſoon.
Word: billionaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billionaire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badgered Part of Speech: adj 1. annoyed; upset
Word: badgered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of badger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backstreet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back + street. 1. Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents. Example: The agency was given to some deserving politician who, as he knew nothing at all about Indians and spoke no language except traces of back-street American, would not be prejudiced in Indian affairs and interfere with the highly informed traders. Example: She's been living in her uptown world / I bet she's never had a backstreet guy / I bet her momma never told her why 2. Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley. Labels: figuratively Example: The results of self-induced and backstreet abortions come to our hospitals for the damage to be put right.
Word: backstreet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + street. 1. Alternative spelling of back street. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: westerns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of western Labels: form-of, plural
Word: victimless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin victima Middle French victimebor. English victim Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English victimless From victim + -less. 1. Without a victim. Labels: not-comparable Example: He said that prostitution, drug trafficking, and gambling were victimless crimes. Example: They have got fairly liberal laws on victimless crimes, but the Los Angeles police are still busy entrapping homosexualists because the police chief in Los Angeles is very antifag.
Word: unfolds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unfold Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soulmates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soulmate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shushing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody. Example: All except little Johnny, who fussed and fidgeted with a typical three-year-old's impatience at such things, mindless of his mother's quiet shushings.
Word: plain sailing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plain (adjective) + sailing. Sense 2 (“something that is easy, simple, or straightforward”) is attested slightly later than plain-sailing (adjective), and so could have been derived from it. Pronunciation: /ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/ 1. The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds. Labels: uncountable 2. Obsolete spelling of plane sailing (“a technique for navigation using the assumption that the journey occurs over a plane or flat surface rather than the actual curved surface of the Earth, which is sufficiently accurate over short distances”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] I hired a Tonquineſe for about a Dollar to be my guide. This, tho but a ſmall matter, vvas a great deal out of my Pocket, vvho had not above 2 Dollars in all, vvhich I had gotten on board, by teaching ſome of our young Seamen Plain Sailing. Example: […] Me[r]cators Sailing gives the correct Difference of Latitude and Longitude both; Middle Latitude Sailing, only the correct Difference of Longitude; Plain Sailing gives neither correctly; and therefore their Merits are in Proportion. 3. Something that is easy, simple, or straightforward; something that offers no difficulties or trouble. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: [H]e ſhould give himſelf fair play, by trying his hand vvith the rudiments, vvhich vvould no ſooner be run over, than the reſt vvould become plain ſailing: […] Example: After this [the whale's tongue] was hoisted in, the rest of the way was plane sailing, the blubber of the body being cut and peeled off, in huge unbroken strips, as the carcass rolled over and over, being heaved on by the windlass, then hooked into by the blubber hooks, and hoisted in by the men all the time heaving at the windlass.
Word: shifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shift + -er. 1. One who, or that which, shifts or changes. 2. A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis. Example: The cigarette is analogous to what linguists call a shifter, like the word I ; this device for expressing the irreducible particularity of my innermost self is universally available to every speaker and is thus the least particular thing in the world. The smoker manipulates the cigarette, like the word I, to tell stories to him/herself about him/herself — or to an other. 3. Someone who plays tricks; a trickster. Labels: dated Example: 'Twas ſuch a ſhifter, that if truth were known, / Death was half glad when he had got him down; 4. An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, soaking, and shifting the salt provisions. 5. A control device (usually a lever or button) for shifting gears in a gearbox, or an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another. 6. A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc. 7. A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable. 8. A spanner with an adjustable jaw size. Labels: Australia, especially 9. A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed. Labels: historical 10. A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting. Labels: Pennsylvania, US 11. A shape-shifter; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a lycanthrope. 12. A shiftworker. 13. Ellipsis of reality shifter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: schmoozing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who schmoozes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Betwixt oozings and schmoozings with various agents from rival agencies, another fandango gets under way, over and above the daily schedule of my warlockery.
Word: schmoozing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of schmooze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of schmooz Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: straight forward Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of straightforward. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: straight-forward Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of straightforward. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reopening Part of Speech: noun 1. the act of opening something again Example: Grove: After many years of unproductive discussion, the reopening of the London-Bristol line station to serve the nearby town of Wantage is back on the agenda.
Word: reopening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reopen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: qualms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qualm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paratroopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paratrooper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newborns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newborn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moonbeams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moonbeam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manicures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manicure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manicures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of manicure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lilacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lilac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lifeboats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lifeboat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lawyered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lawyer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: -ata Part of Speech: suffix 1. Used to form formal plurals of certain Greek-derived words ending '-a', such as thema/themata, stigma/stigmata, schema/schemata. Labels: morpheme
Word: lambchop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamb + chop. Pronunciation: /ˈlæm.tʃɒp/, /ˈlæm.t͡ʃɑp/ 1. A chop or rib of lamb. 2. A term of endearment.
Word: jailed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /d͡ʒeɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of jail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: impounded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of impound Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: seaborn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sea + born. 1. Born on or in the sea. Labels: not-comparable, poetic
Word: -ete Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: IUPAC Commission of Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Compounds (1957) 1. Indicating an unsaturated 4-ring heterocyclic compound with nitrogen Labels: morpheme
Word: rebooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rebook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rebooking Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent booking.
Word: rebook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English book English rebook From re- + book. 1. To book again. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The fare for this sightseeing tour of London is about 1s., but it is necessary to rebook at least once, as through tickets are not issued for the round trip.
Word: reframe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English frame English reframe From re- + frame. 1. To mount in a frame again. Labels: transitive Example: The woman in the shop was reframing a painting. 2. To redescribe, from a different perspective; to portray or construe anew, from a different analytic viewpoint or via a different metaphor; (sometimes euphemistically, merely) to relabel. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: reconstrue Example: We must reframe our marketing efforts to prove to our prospects how we can save them money and make their jobs easier. 3. To change the angle and perspective of (video footage captured beforehand), as by a 360-degree camera. Labels: transitive
Word: reframe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English frame English reframe From re- + frame. 1. An instance of reframing. Example: A counselor's reframe of the term “protecting” to “enabling” suggests a different function with respect to the individual's behavior.
Word: redescribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English describe English redescribe From re- + describe. 1. To describe again. Labels: transitive Example: To fail to narrativize one's own life, to fail to redescribe oneself, Rorty suggests, is to fail to be fully human.
Word: recoupment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English recoup Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English recoupment From recoup + -ment. 1. A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The doctrine of recoupment is of recent growth, hardly preceding in its origin the beginning of the present century. 2. A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: self-deprivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English deprivation English self-deprivation From self- + deprivation. 1. A deprivation at one's own initiative. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dieting is self-deprivation.
Word: jumped-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Thinking or acting as if one is superior, as by pretending to be of a higher class or having greater authority than is the case. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: 2007, Nov 27. Scott Murray, writing in Guardian Unlimited: "Stuttgart 3-2 Rangers" We're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing. 2. Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude. Example: 1895, Punch, or the London Charivari, 24 August, 1895, "'Arry on Harry", https://books.google.ca/books?id=S5kwAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22jumped-up+cheap+Coventry%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s You jumped-up, cheap, Coventry bagman, / silk-sampling, no doubt, is your biz Example: Well, you can have all my share of democracy. Between you and me, Gert, it's mainly a name for a lot of jumped-up ignoramuses who have no idea of how little they do know.
Word: -ii Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From rebracketing of plural forms like radii (plural of radius), borrowed from Latin. Latin forms the nominative plural of second-declension nouns by replacing -us with -ī, which results in plural forms that end in -iī for nouns with singulars ending in -ius. Some English speakers occasionally extend -ii to form nonstandard plural forms of English nouns that end simply with the letters -us or with other letter sequences with a similar pronunciation (such as -is /ɪs/). Pronunciation: /aɪ/, /i.aɪ/, /iː/ 1. Misspelling of -i. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, morpheme 2. Used to form nonstandard, uncommon, often humorous alternative plural forms of nouns that end in -us, -is or a similar sound. Labels: morpheme Example: Elvis + -ii → Elvii penis + -ii → penii virus + -ii → virii walrus + -ii → walrii fetus + -ii → fetii stewardess + -ii → stewardii Airbus + -ii → Airbii
Word: perturbations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perturbation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TY Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of transition year. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TY Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of thank you. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: monobrowed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monobrow + -ed. 1. Having a monobrow. Labels: not-comparable Example: The monobrowed girl was frequently teased at school for her unusual appearance.
Word: jump about Part of Speech: verb 1. To move erratically by jumping. Example: The frog jumped about in the bucket. Example: The children are jumping about with excitement as Christmas approaches. 2. To move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly, usually as a result of being nervous.
Word: jump around Part of Speech: verb 1. To move erratically by jumping. Example: He was jumping around with excitement. 2. To move from side to side, or fidget e.g. with nervousness.
Word: from side to side Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Moving or turning back and forth.
Word: jump at Part of Speech: verb 1. To accept (an opportunity, chance, job etc.) quickly and eagerly. Labels: idiomatic Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered. Example: In the circumstances he jumped at the easiest thing—he drifted past the lane with an amiable wave of recognition, pedalled slowly along until he had given the other man ample time to have gone well away, then turned and leisurely resumed his interrupted progress in the same direction.
Word: jump down Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump. Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs.
Word: jump in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: For the US slang sense, compare jump (“attack suddenly and violently”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌmp ˈɪn/ 1. To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport. Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting. 2. To join in on an activity quickly. 3. To interrupt someone while they are speaking. 4. To initiate into an organization, usually a gang, with violence. Labels: US, slang Example: [Toothpick:] Been hanging with the homies in the hood for a while now / [Al Dog:] 'Bout time we jump your punk ass in / [Toothpick:] That's right. Let me tell you something in this world if you can't swim / [Al Dog:] You bound to drizzown / [Toothpick:] Yeah, and if you fall you better pick your punk ass up / [Al Dog:] That's right / [Toothpick, turning to the rest of the gang:] And the rest of y'all don't cut him no slack. Y'all fools get busy [they precede to a game of jump rope with the young man Toothpick and Al Dog were talking to jumping] Example: His [my cousin's] uncle was already in the gang. […] So, we go up to the guys, we didn't even know how to ask, kinda like "Hey, uh, can we get jumped in?" And they're like, "Yeah, come on." And all I remember is I landed on the ground and he [one of the gang members] got on top of me and boom! I blanked out. 5. To play a card that matches the top card in the discard pile out of turn. Example: With +2, you build on them /add them together in a similar way, but you can only jump in if you have the same color +2, OR if the player whose turn it is has a +2 of any color, he can play it, since it is his turn and he is not jumping in on anyone. […] The wilds can be jumped in on by any wild. 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, in. Example: Cathy led the pig down to the pen. “Don’t jump in the mud,” she said. But a pig is a pig. It jumped in the mud. Example: From the way you skip and jump in the air when excited. 7. To ambush (someone). Labels: dated, slang
Word: jump off Part of Speech: verb 1. To move from an elevated place by one jump. Labels: literally Example: The cat jumped off the table. 2. To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event. 3. To happen; to occur. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: The fight jumped off in my own neighborhood.
Word: showjumping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of show jumping. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: that is to say Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Calque of French c'est-à-dire. 1. In other words. Used to introduce a clarification, simplification, or explanation Labels: conjunctive, not-comparable Example: One of the best things about works of music is that they are repeatable, that is to say that one can listen to the same work over and over without becoming tired of it. Example: Mrs. Severe's house, The Hollies, was the first in the road, as the road was generally regarded—that is to say, from the direction of the station.
Word: polyalgorithm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Arabic ال (al-) Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy) Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor. Medieval Latin algorismusbor. Anglo-Norman algorismebor. Middle English algorisme English algorism ▲ English arithmo-influ. English algorithm English polyalgorithm From poly- + algorithm. 1. A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.
Word: polyalkylimide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English alkylimide English polyalkylimide From poly- + alkylimide. 1. A commercial polyimide used as a gel in reconstructive surgery.
Word: polyalphabetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English alphabetic English polyalphabetic From poly- + alphabetic. 1. Describing a substitution cipher in which plaintext letters in different positions are enciphered using different substitution alphabets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyander Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant of the class Polyandria. Labels: obsolete
Word: polynandrian Part of Speech: adj 1. polyandrous Labels: obsolete
Word: polyandrianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polyandrian 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 polyandrianism From polyandrian + -ism. 1. polyandry Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: polyandrion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυάνδριον (poluándrion). 1. A mass grave or communal tomb.
Word: polyandrious Part of Speech: adj 1. polyandrous Labels: obsolete
Word: polyandrism Part of Speech: noun 1. polyandry Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: polyandrist Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who practices polyandry
Word: polyandrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολυάνδριον (poluándrion). 1. A tomb Labels: obsolete 2. A polyandrion Labels: obsolete
Word: polyangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English angle English polyangle From poly- + angle. 1. polygon Labels: rare
Word: polyangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English angular English polyangular From poly- + angular. 1. Having many angles; polygonal Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyanth Part of Speech: noun 1. polyanthus Labels: rare
Word: polyantha Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several hybrids of Rosa multiflora that have clusters of small flowers; a polyantha rose; Rosa polyantha.
Word: polyanthea Part of Speech: noun 1. An anthology of extracts (mostly quotations) from literature. Labels: capitalized, dated, sometimes
Word: polyanthous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English -anthous English polyanthous From poly- + -anthous. 1. Having many flowers, particularly if within the same involucre. Labels: rare
Word: polyarchal Part of Speech: adj 1. polyarchical
Word: polyarchical Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of polyarchic.
Word: polyarchic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polyarchy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyarchic From polyarchy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a polyarchy.
Word: polyarchism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polyarchy 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 polyarchism From polyarchy + -ism. 1. The practice of polyarchy Labels: uncountable
Word: polyargite Part of Speech: noun 1. muscovite Labels: obsolete
Word: polyargyrite Part of Speech: noun 1. A black mineral that is a sulfide of antimony and silver
Word: thanke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of thank. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: aske Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of ask. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: clocke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of clock. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: sweare Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of swear. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Now negligent of sports I lye, And now as other Fawkners use, I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe: And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.
Word: arrowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English arrow Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English arrowy From arrow + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹoʊi/ 1. Consisting of arrows. Example: Now the Storm begins to lovver, / (Haſte, the loom of Hell prepare,) / Iron-ſleet of arrovvy ſhovver / Hurtles in the darken'd air. 2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example, slender, straight, or swift. Example: I saw him in his boat, which shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness, and was soon lost amidst the waves.
Word: fellas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cupertino effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the fact that some older computer spellcheckers did not include the form cooperation and would automatically replace it not with co-operation, but with Cupertino, a name of a city in northern California and headquarters of Apple Inc. 1. The replacement, by a spell checker, of words that are real (such as proper nouns or alternate spellings), but missing from its internal dictionary, with words that are starkly incorrect in context. Example: Although computer dictionaries have improved, the Cupertino effect still creates havoc. 2. The failure of spell checkers to replace incorrectly spelled words with the actually intended words, resulting in miscorrections. Labels: broadly
Word: black lead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the sense of lead, calque of Latin plumbum nigrum (“lead”, literally “black lead”). 1. The metal lead. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. Graphite, especially as used in pencils. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A graphite pencil. Labels: countable 4. A type of polish made from graphite, used for kitchen cleaning and blackening grates. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: She always washed without soap: there were no hearth-stones nor black-lead dust for the stoves; nor a cake of whitening for the kitchen-grate […].
Word: runneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From run + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of run Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: God it must be a faff having to get nigh-on naked every time your bladder runneth over, and imagine how much worse it must be if you only have a 20-second break to run off stage to the loo.
Word: abhorreth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From abhor + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abhor Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aboundeth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abound Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;[…]
Word: answerest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English answer Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English answerest From answer + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of answer Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: ascendeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ascend + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ascend Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: askest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken English ask Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English askest From ask + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of ask Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: believest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laubijaną Proto-West Germanic *laubijan Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan Old English belīefan Middle English bileven English believe Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English believest From believe + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of believe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: encouraged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ 1. Having been given hope or encouragement. Example: The results for item 1 indicate that in 1994-5 employees in the public sector were more encouraged to participate in management than those in the non-public sector and the impact of the ownership type is significant. Example: You would certainly feel more encouraged and willing to make efforts for humans if they looked at you with joy and gratitude and encouraged you with positive words.
Word: encouraged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of encourage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bringest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of bring Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: spellcheck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from spellchecker. 1. The act of spellchecking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You'd better run another spellcheck now that you've written that extra chapter. 2. A spellchecker. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My wordprocessor is supposed to have a spellcheck, but I don't know how to use it. Example: "We want to make sure our children know how to spell in English." They will if they learn the Reading Reform way, Mrs. Goldberg told them. "I've been teaching this method for 18 years," she said. And never once used a spelling aid? "Well," she said, "I am a recent user of 'spellcheck.' I thought I might make some typos on the computer and spellcheck would pick that up. So I started using it. Then the other day I found I made a serious error, and it hadn't been picked up. I had come to rely on spellcheck!"
Word: spellcheck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from spellchecker. 1. To check that words in written text are properly spelled. 2. To run a spellchecker on (a document). Labels: transitive
Word: blesseth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bless + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bless Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: goddamned Part of Speech: adj 1. Damned by God. Labels: derogatory, not-comparable 2. Used as an intensifier expressing anger. Labels: not-comparable, offensive, often Example: Where's the goddamned cartridge?
Word: burneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-West Germanic *brinnan Old English biernan ▲ Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brannijaną Proto-West Germanic *brannijan Old English bærnan Old Norse brennabor. Middle English brennen English burn English -eth English burneth From burn + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burn Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boasteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From boast + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boast Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bursteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From burst + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burst Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buildeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build English -eth English buildeth From build + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: changeth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of change Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Word: coateth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English -eth English coateth From coat + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coat Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: carrieth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From carry + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carry Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: choketh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From choke + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of choke Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: consumeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume English -eth English consumeth From consume + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of consume Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cheweth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From chew + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chew Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cutteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cut + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diggeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dig + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dig Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: creepeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep English -eth English creepeth From creep + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creep Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fleeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From flee + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flee Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Word: flash-bang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flash + bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device. 1. A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target. Example: As evening begins here in Washington, police are firing tear gas, deploying flash-bangs to disperse peaceful protests near the White House. 2. A sudden bright flash of light.
Word: flash-bang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From flash + bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device. 1. Alternative form of flashbang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: faggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English faggy From fag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfæɡi/ 1. Effeminate; homosexual; gay. Labels: derogatory, informal, offensive, vulgar Example: Nat Hanmer was sitting on the floor beside him, and his warm thigh was pressed against his own. There was something charmingly faggy about Nat tonight. He nodded and smiled into Nick's eyes as he was talking. Example: i love the environment and nature but in a cool way not a faggy liberal way
Word: dressings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dressing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪlz/ 1. plural of dill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomosynthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tomo- + synthesis. 1. The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in 2011. Given how effectively DBT detects cancer, it may eventually become the new gold standard in breast imaging.
Word: naggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English naggy From nag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnæɡiː/ 1. Prone to nag, irritable. Labels: informal
Word: slaggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈslæɡi/ 1. Resembling or containing slag. Example: 1834, Robert Allan, Abstract of a Paper accompanying a Suite of Volcanic Rocks from the Lipari Islands, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 12, 531, Some portions of this obsidian are less compact, and in No, 2. we remark indications of a more slaggy structure, with several white veins intersecting the black surface in a very beautiful manner. Example: From here to the summit the slope steepens to an angle of 20° to 30°, and the rock becomes harder and more slaggy. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a slag; slutty, promiscuous. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory Example: 2005, Maria Beaumont, MissFit, Arrow Books, UK, page 175, This evening I′ve been the cheapest, slaggiest slag ever.
Word: claggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈklæɡi/ 1. Sticky or tacky. 2. Adhesive, having coal clinging to it. 3. Having mineralised earth or other deposit adhered to it.
Word: dictature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dictature, from Middle French dictature and its etymon Classical Latin dictātūra. By surface analysis, dictate + -ure. 1. Office of a dictator; dictatorship. Labels: obsolete Example: The impressiveness of the aspect of Edinburgh to its visitors is thus not merely pictorial. […] See the hill-fort defended by lake and forest, becoming "castrum puellarum," becoming a Roman and an Arthurian citadel, a mediaeval stronghold of innumerable sieges, a centre of autocratic and military dictatures, oligarchic governments, at length a museum of the past. Example: it was in Lucius Syila, to resigne his Dictature
Word: snaggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snag + -y. Pronunciation: /snæɡi/ 1. Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections. 2. Bad-tempered; crotchety. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal Example: I couldn't live wi' a snaggy man like him if I was paaid^([sic]) for it.
Word: slag off Part of Speech: verb 1. To purify by melting and removing slag. Labels: transitive Example: There is a lot of copper oxide, but I can remove that by melting everything and slagging it off. 2. To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, transitive Example: I am forever slagging off some poor harmless dude or pitiful demented twitcher[.] Example: There’s pressure to be a brand. I’m even locked out of my social media because I just get drunk and slag people off.
Word: tippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tipper Labels: form-of, plural