nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unconfided Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + confided. 1. Not having been confided. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unconfiding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + confiding. 1. Not inclined to share confidences; taciturn. Example: It was the merits of Sir Howard to which her attention was continually being attracted. Whence came it then that she still remained unconfiding and mistrustful of him?
Word: JMM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Java memory model. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: hand fan Part of Speech: noun 1. A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.
Word: hand fans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hand fan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folderal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of folderol. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: presension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praesēnsiō. See presentient. 1. a previous perception; a premonition Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: slicingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From slicing + -ly. 1. So as to slice; with a slicing motion. Example: The golfer swung his club slicingly through the air.
Word: incrementalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incrementality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incrementor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From increment + -or. 1. That which increments; a computer programming instruction that increments a value. Example: Following each execution of the body, the incrementor expressions are evaluated to give them a chance to update variables[…]
Word: incrementors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incrementor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catch the bus Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originated on the alt.suicide.holiday Usenet newsgroup in the 1990s. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, the, bus. 2. To kill oneself deliberately; to commit suicide. Labels: Internet, euphemistic Example: I have the tools for catching the bus, just not the nerve. Soft suicide I can do. Take some pills, no problem. But never do I succeed that way. Example: If anyone's curious, here's a song my band recorded (totally raw... it never made it out of the studio). A friend of mine caught the bus, and this was my way of saying "Peace."
Word: lich-wake Part of Speech: noun 1. The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: In some parts of Scotland is still kept up the custon of Lyke-wake (Lich-wake), or watching beside the dead body before its burial. Example: Funeral rites in the house (lich wakes) should be avoided out of regard for the health of the members of the family.
Word: lich-wakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lich-wake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfogged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + fogged. 1. Not fogged. Example: the unfogged surface of the mirror before I breathed on it
Word: unfogged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + fogged. 1. simple past and past participle of unfog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbefogged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + befogged. 1. Not befogged or deluded; having a clear mind or understanding.
Word: late-wake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of lich-wake? 1. lich-wake
Word: late-wakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of late-wake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underfong Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English underfongen, underfangen, from Old English underfōn (“to receive, undertake, accept”), from Proto-West Germanic *underfą̄han (“to receive, undertake”). Cognate with Dutch ondervangen, German unterfangen. 1. To seduce, entrap; surround, overcome. Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete Example: Thou..that by trecheree Didst underfong my lasse, to wexe so light. Example: And some by sleight he eke doth underfong.
Word: underfonged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underfong Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underfonging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underfong Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beefeater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beef + eater. 1. An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. 2. One who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant. Labels: obsolete Example: 1676 (Licensed). William Wycherley, The Plain Dealer (play); reprinted in: 1981. Holland, Peter (ed.), The Plays of William Wycherley, London: Cambridge University Press, Plays by Renaissance and Restoration Dramatiats series. I.i.342-351, p. 366. [H]ere you see a bishop bowing low to a gaudy atheist, a judge to a doorkeeper, a great lord to a fishmonger or a scrivener with a jack-chain about his neck, a lawyer to a sergeant-at-arms, a velvet physician to a threadbare chemist and a supple gentleman usher to a surely beefeater, and so tread round in a preposterous huddle of ceremony to each other whilst they can hardly hold their solemn false countenances. 3. Alternative letter-case form of Beefeater. Labels: alt-of Example: It was assumed that the queen, as was her custom, would take the middle path, where the crowd was densest. No velvet rope was needed to contain it. No beefeaters needed pikes to hold the unruly back. Brixton aside, the rule of civility in England still holds. 4. A kind of hat worn by women resembling the headwear of a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder). Labels: historical
Word: beefeaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beefeater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kalanda Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient unit of weight in Ceylon. Labels: historical
Word: kalandas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kalanda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bokardo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a mediaeval mnemonic chant. 1. A form or mode of syllogism in which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the second a universal affirmative. Labels: obsolete Example: The moods Baroko and Bokardo do not admit of reduction to the first figure, by any fair use of the phrase[…] Example: Bokardo is converted in a similar manner, only that in this case we substitute the contradictory of the conclusion for the major premiss[…]
Word: pot-walloper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of potwaller, after wallop. 1. A potwaller. Labels: historical Example: In the dozen “pot walloper” boroughs, inhabitant households not on poor relief could vote. 2. One who cleans pots; a scullion. Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: pot-wallopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pot-walloper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coconut water Part of Speech: noun 1. A clear liquid found inside immature coconuts, which suspends the endosperm during the nuclear stage of development. It is a popular drink in tropical regions. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: exacerbators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exacerbator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea nettle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because of its sting. See nettle (“stinging plant”). Similar construction as Norwegian Nynorsk mannete. 1. A jellyfish of the genus Chrysaora. 2. Any jellyfish Labels: archaic
Word: sea nettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea nettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English thraven, from Old English þrafian (“to press; urge; compel; rebuke; argue; contend”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrabōn, from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną (“to press; drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (“to scamper; trample; quake; tread”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian troawje, droawje (“to trot”), West Frisian drave (“to trot”), Dutch draven (“to lope; trot”), German traben (“to trot”), Swedish trava (“to trot”), Icelandic þrefa (“to wrangle; dispute”). 1. To urge; compel; importune. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: thrave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thrave, threve, thrafe, from Old Norse þrefi (“a bunch or handful of sheaves”), related to Old Norse þrifa (“to grasp”). Cognate with Swedish trave, Danish trave. 1. A sheaf; a handful. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. Twenty-four (or in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: A daimen icker in a thrave / 'S a sma' request; 3. Two dozen, or similar indefinite number; a bunch; a throng. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: c. 16th century, Lansdowne manuscript The worst of a thrave. Example: He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale.
Word: thraves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thrave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disgressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disgression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin emacitas. 1. Desire or fondness for buying Labels: uncountable Example: …in some measure I descend to the fashion of the shop-keepers, who to scrue up the buyer to the higher price, will tell them no better can be had for mony, ’tis the choicest ware in England, and if any can match it, he shall have it for nought. ¶ So in matter of this literatorie chaffer, I…went on in my laudatives, to procure the greater longing, that an ardent desire might stir up an emacity, to the furtherance of my proposed end. Example: By which means he had contracted such an habitual emacity, as Pliny calls it (or propensity to purchase every thing that we see) especially if it strikes our fancy, under the idea of being cheap or a great bargain, that after he had accomplished his purpose, for which he attended those repositories of damaged furniture, he still persevered in purchasing what he did not want; and at a sale by hand, I saw the reverend Dr. ascend, "ab inferis", from the infernal regions of the kitchen and the scullery, with a basting ladle in one hand, and a gridiron in the other; so that in short, after his wife* died and he returned to reside in collage, his house was found full from the cellar to the garret, with empty barrels, chairs and tables; beds and chests of drawers, enough to furnish one of the largest lodging houses in Bath.
Word: weatherdeck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of weather deck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: einheriar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of einherjar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spectrophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectro- + -phobia. 1. A morbid fear of mirrors. Labels: uncountable 2. A morbid fear of ghosts or specters. Labels: uncountable
Word: messdeck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mess + deck. 1. The mess on board a ship.
Word: bobby pin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bob haircut, which the bobby pin was designed to keep under control. 1. A type of double-pronged hairpin. Labels: US Example: [H]e still didn't like looking down the drain. The brass cross-hatch inside that was supposed to catch things like clots of hair or dropped bobby-pins had disappeared years ago, and so there was only a dark hole rimmed by a circle of tarnished steel.
Word: gut rot Part of Speech: noun 1. A stomachache. Labels: slang, uncountable 2. Synonym of rotgut (“a type of alcoholic drink”). Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: windbaggery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From windbag + -ery. 1. The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather. Labels: uncountable
Word: sewerages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sewerage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sewages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sewage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoomies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoom + -ies. Pronunciation: /ˈzuːmiz/ 1. plural of zoomie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoomies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoom + -ies. Pronunciation: /ˈzuːmiz/ 1. Nontechnical units of radiation, such as are present in a compartment containing or near nuclear weapons or a nuclear reactor, or are picked up on a dosimeter. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang Example: I wouldn't go back there unless you want to get some zoomies! Example: How many zoomies did you get today? 2. A period of frenzied running in a pet cat or dog. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: No racing madly about for these pretty kitties, although all cats, particularly kittens, get the “zoomies” […] Example: There was never a more affectionate dog, or one who looked sillier having the zoomies.
Word: Paiutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Paiute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tartarum Part of Speech: noun 1. tartar Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: hop-o'-my-thumb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that such a person could hop over somebody's thumb; in common use in the 16th century. 1. A very small person or creature. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: 1830, Uncredited (John Poole), The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Part 1: Original Papers, page 81, As to changing them for a pack of your little hop-o'-my-thumbs, no bigger than the one you lent me t'other night — ! suppose I should ask you to let me have the mare you rode to cover o'Thursday — and a clever mare she is, […] . Example: "In the first place,” answered Hobbleday, somewhat tartly, “I suppose our Daubson, who painted the famous grenadier in Yawkins's skittle-ground, knew very well what he was about: he wasn't going to paint hop-o'-my-thumbs that might be mistaken for drummer-boys.[…]"
Word: hop-o'-my-thumbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hop-o'-my-thumb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paragraphical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of paragraphic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: paragraphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From paragraphic + -ally or paragraphical + -ly. 1. In paragraphs; divided into paragraphs. Labels: not-comparable Example: items paragraphically noted
Word: pintail comb Part of Speech: noun 1. A comb with a long, pointed handle for curling or styling the hair. Example: The Old Bailey heard that the pintail comb had been taken out of Julie's red weave hair before being used as a lethal weapon in the attack in Battersea, south London, in May last year.
Word: azym Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of azyme (“unleavened bread”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: solania Part of Speech: noun 1. solanine Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: subtender Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sub tender. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub tender Part of Speech: noun 1. A submarine tender.
Word: Damascus steel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any pattern-welded steel Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Damascus steels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Damascus steel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liquitab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liquid tab. Formerly a trademark in the United States, registered in 1966. 1. A capsule containing detergent for use in washing machines or dishwashers. Example: The Bold 2in1 range now includes a liquitab. Example: It is used as the coating in liquitabs, which contain liquid washing detergent, and in soluble laundry bags to hold soiled hospital laundry.
Word: liquitabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liquitab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringer equivalence number Part of Speech: noun 1. A number denoting the electrical load of a telephone ringer circuit on a particular line.
Word: godlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From god + lore (“learning, study of”). Compare German Gotteslehre, Danish gudelære. 1. The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion. Labels: uncountable Example: All these have apparently nothing to do with northern mythology, as was first supposed. The whole find has now reached the Danish National Museum, and we see that these pieces belong to the godlore of the Gallic peoples. Example: During the latter half of the Chou Period and the succeeding epoch of Imperialism we can observe the progress of this pluralistic godlore...Freedom of conscience leading even to seemingly anarchic individualism is the characteristic of the Far East; it has given birth to an incalculably varied godlore and saintlore.
Word: hypervolume Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + volume. 1. A volume in more than three dimensions.
Word: hypervolumes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypervolume Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoinductions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photoinduction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoreleasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of photorelease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intertown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + town. 1. Between towns. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ballistocardiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ballisto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English cardiogram English ballistocardiogram From ballisto- + cardiogram. 1. The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
Word: ballistocardiograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ballisto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English cardiograph English ballistocardiograph From ballisto- + cardiograph. 1. An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
Word: glumelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French glumelle, diminutive of glume. 1. lodicule Labels: archaic
Word: glumelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glumelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glumella Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of glumelle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ballistospore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ballisto- + spore. 1. A spore that is ejected or shot off.
Word: glumellas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glumella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pellucidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pellucidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballistocardiography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ballisto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English cardiography English ballistocardiography From ballisto- + cardiography. 1. The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms. Labels: uncountable
Word: iridosmine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iridium, osmium, and -ine. 1. A native compound of iridium and osmium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: iridosmines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iridosmine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iridosmium Part of Speech: noun 1. iridosmine Labels: uncountable
Word: lagophthalmia Part of Speech: noun 1. lagophthalmos Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: lagophthalmos Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition in which the eye doesn't fully shut during sleep. Labels: uncountable
Word: decennoval Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin decennovālis, from decemnovem (“nineteen”) + -ālis (“-al”). 1. Of or related to the number nineteen. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or related to a nineteen-year period. Labels: not-comparable Example: decennoval cycle
Word: dosology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dose + -ology. 1. posology; the study of dosages of drugs Labels: uncountable Example: As it is a single study and also the treatment protocol was different from that recommended by the dosology of the approved drugs, it is unclear how the drug would compare with the recommended dosology.
Word: have someone's blood on one's head Part of Speech: verb 1. To be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune. Labels: idiomatic
Word: experientiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From experiential + -ity. 1. The quality of being experiential. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dolichocephalous Part of Speech: adj 1. dolichocephalic
Word: microcephalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + -cephalous. 1. microcephalic Labels: not-comparable Example: "Such terms as 'Microcephalous idiot!' or 'Simian survival!' when applied by a world-renowned Professor to an opponent, illustrate the lengths to which such disputants may permit themselves to go."
Word: doohinky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doohickey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: asphaltum Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of asphalt. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Lewis Kirk, the inventor of the steam hammer, and John Dodsworth, of Reading, Penn. have invented a new compound which they say "experience has proved to be a superior compound for preventing friction. The invention is the union, under a high degree of heat, of oil with asphaltum, or with coal tar, or with both together. Example: These minerals are intimately incorporated with all asphaltum, pissasphalt and petroleum.
Word: microbion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + βίος (bíos, “life”). 1. A microbe. Labels: archaic Example: I am very well aware that lately mention has been made of particular microbions. Example: M. Pasteur was announced as prepared not only to expound his previously published investigations concerning the modification and protective inoculation of disease-poisons, but to disclose new examples of modification of such points by the oxygen of the air, and to prove that we have really reached a general method for the moddification of certain poisons, whose application has only to be varied according to the physiological characteristics of the various microbions.
Word: microbions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microbion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abrest Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of abreast. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, nonstandard, not-comparable Example: Eleven hundred superb young fellows, marching four abrest, with bayonets fixed … Example: … was designed to provide you with the information you need to keep abrest of current opportunities …
Word: face-to-faces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of face-to-face Labels: form-of, plural
Word: art unions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of art union Labels: form-of, plural
Word: happen on Part of Speech: verb 1. to find by chance Example: Yesterday I happened on the solution while we were seeing a movie on the couch; such things just happen along, by sheer happenstance.
Word: mangakas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mangaka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fair-spoken Part of Speech: adj 1. frank, friendly, suave
Word: satyress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From satyr + -ess. 1. A female satyr
Word: munya Part of Speech: adj 1. Good. Labels: Ireland 2. Delicious. Labels: Ireland 3. Sexually attractive. Labels: Ireland
Word: unsubstant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + substant. 1. insubstantial Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: Pursuing ever with insatiate thirst / And aspiration, some unsubstant aim. Example: What was precise was now enormous, unsubstant, diaphanous, for he had seen her.
Word: high-holder Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of small woodpecker; the flicker. Labels: US, dialectal
Word: high-holders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high-holder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of high-holder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: high-holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high-hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indisposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of indispose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: astunned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See astony, stun. 1. stunned Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: Breathless and astunn'd.
Word: pantomimically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pantomimic + -ally. 1. In a pantomimic manner.
Word: buckbean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of bogbean. 1. A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: buckbeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buckbean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: klipdas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch klipdas. 1. A small mammal (Hyrax capensis), found in South Africa, that closely resembles the daman.
Word: corporated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of corporate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: corporating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of corporate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reedmace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reed + mace. 1. A water plant, the cattail.
Word: reedmaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reedmace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nodous Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊdəs/ 1. Nodose; knotty. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]his [the ring finger of the hand] is ſeldom or laſt of all affected with the Gout, and when that becometh nodous, men continue not long after.
Word: adytums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adytum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spectatress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectator + -ess. 1. A female spectator. Labels: dated Example: At the end of the two dances, Lord Ernolf again attempted to engage her for his son, but she now excused herself from dancing any more, and sat quietly as a spectatress till the rest of the company gave over. Example: Mad. de S. was a spectatress of the whole scene in the interior of the palace
Word: spectatresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spectatress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sanbenito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish sambenito, from its resemblance in shape to the garment of the order of Saint Benedict (San Benito in Spanish). 1. A sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church. Labels: historical 2. A garment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by those who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for the auto da fe. Labels: historical
Word: sanbenitos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanbenito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recitativoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recitativo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recitativos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recitativo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mostra Part of Speech: name 1. Venice Film Festival
Word: douzepere Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of douzeper. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Frenche kyng that ſucceded his father at the kalendes of Aprill, the .xxv. day of July, cometh to Rains to be crowned. […] After reſorte to the churche thoſe that are called the Douzeperes of Fraunce, which are twelue in nomber. The Byſhop of Rains, Landune, Langres, Beauuois, Noion and Challon, Than the kyng of Nauarre, the Dukes of Uandome, Guiſe, Niuerne, Mompenſer, and Inmalle. Theſe repreſented the Dukes of Burgundie, Normandie and Guienne, moreouer the Erles of Tolouſe, Flaunders and Champaine. Of the Byſhoppes were choſen two, Langres and Beauuois, alſo two Cardinalles, to go fetche the kyng to the church, […] Example: Ferumbras, despising Oliver's youthful appearance, tries to frighten him[…]; asks him to describe Charles [i.e., Charlemagne] and the douzeperes[…]; and enquires his name[…]. Oliver declaring himself to be a poor knight, Ferumbras derides him, and bids him return and send Roland, or another of the douzeperes[…].
Word: douzeperes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of douzepere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doucepere Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of douzeper. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Big looking like a doughty Doucepere, / At laſt he thus, Thou clod of vileſt clay, / I pardon yield, and that with rudenes beare; […]
Word: douceperes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doucepere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: casinoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speckled-bellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speckled-belly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speckled-belly Part of Speech: noun 1. The gadwall (Mareca strepera). Labels: US, dialectal 2. The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Word: dioecian Part of Speech: adj 1. dioecious Labels: not-comparable
Word: tipulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tipula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tipulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tipula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purificators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purificator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitropal Part of Speech: adj 1. antitropous
Word: chuffily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From chuffy + -ly. 1. In a clownish or surly manner.
Word: Rogernomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Roger + -nomics. Compare earlier Reaganomics. 1. The economic policies followed by Roger Douglas, New Zealand finance minister, characterised by market-led restructuring and deregulation and the control of inflation through tight monetary policy, accompanied by a floating exchange rate and reductions in the fiscal deficit. Labels: New-Zealand, uncountable
Word: Thatchernomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thatcher + -nomics. 1. The economic policies followed by Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister. Labels: uncountable
Word: squilgee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The origin of the noun is unknown; compare squeegee which is attested later. The verb is probably derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪld͡ʒiː/, /skwɪlˈd͡ʒiː/, /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/ 1. A tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel's deck; a type of squeegee. Labels: historical Example: After the holy-stone, comes the squill-gee; a wooden instrument like a hoe, but with a face, broad and flat, and lined with leather: the decks are partly dried with it; and the operation is completed by the swabs, articles formed by tying a number of loose yarns together, now dashed, by their handles, with violence about the deck. Example: A whaleman's nipper is a short firm strip of tendinous stuff cut from the tapering part of Leviathan's tail: […] Edgewise moved along the oily deck, it operates like a leathern squilgee; and by nameless blandishments, as of magic, allures along with it all impurities.
Word: squilgee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The origin of the noun is unknown; compare squeegee which is attested later. The verb is probably derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪld͡ʒiː/, /skwɪlˈd͡ʒiː/, /ˈskwɪlˌd͡ʒi/ 1. Synonym of squeegee (“to use a (squilgee or) squeegee on (something, such as a surface)”). Labels: also, figuratively, transitive
Word: squilgees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squilgee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squillgee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of squilgee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squillgee Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of squilgee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squillgees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squillgee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strait-handed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From strait + handed. 1. parsimonious; sparing; niggardly Labels: archaic Example: It is observable that is noted of those first converts, who were before strait-hearted and strait-handed, but when once made partakers of the Grace of God, how much they were enlarged, Neither was there any among them that lacked; for as many as were possessours of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of things that were sold: And laid them downe at the Apostles feet, and distribution was made to every man, according as he had need. Example: The Fear of passing for a Prodigal makes this Man so wretchedly covetous and strait-handed, that he will not assist the sincerest Friend on the most pressing Occasion.
Word: myopsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). Although myopia is superficially very similar in both the English and original Greek forms, the first parts of the two compounds aren't related. 1. The appearance of muscae volitantes. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: When the sight is perfect, and still more when it is presbyopic, the pupil will have frequent occasion to contract, in aiding the person to see near objects more distinctly, and thus an habitual degree of myopsis may be produced.
Word: apostolicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apostolicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apostolicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apostolic + -ism. 1. The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity. Labels: uncountable
Word: paraphing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of paraph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: paraphed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paraph Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rollingstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rolling + stock. 1. Alternative form of rolling stock. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hemitropous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See hemitrope. 1. Turned half round; half inverted. 2. Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Word: cradlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cradling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehoop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + hoop. 1. To hoop again or anew. Labels: transitive
Word: rehooping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rehoop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rehoops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rehoop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rehooped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rehoop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: areostyle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of araeostyle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: areostyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of areostyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pennated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pennate + -ed. 1. pennate
Word: pyrexical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to fever; feverish; pyrexial.
Word: polynia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of polynya. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We immediately ascended a hill, and saw that the supposed land was nothing but hummocks of ice, piled up beyond a large Polynia, or space of open water, which extended from east to west, as far as the eye could reach. Example: Dr. [Ian] Stirling pointed out that colonies of nesting sea-birds were an indicator of permanent polynias and that the productivity studies in such polynias might prove interesting.
Word: polynias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polynia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shriekier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of shrieky: more shrieky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: shriekiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of shrieky: most shrieky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: alcid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scientific Latin Alcidae. Pronunciation: /ˈal.sɪd/ 1. A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins. Example: Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.
Word: alcids Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈal.sɪdz/ 1. plural of alcid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fueros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gloar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: OD. gloeren, glueren, gluyeren. Compare glower. 1. To glare or stare. Labels: UK, intransitive, obsolete
Word: gloared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gloar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gloaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gloar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gloars Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gloar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: empathyless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From empathy + -less. 1. Devoid of empathy; unempathetic. Example: c. 1978-1981, Heinz Kohut, On Empathy In other words, there is a step beyond an empathy-informed hatred that wants to destroy you; and an empathyless environment that just brushes you off the face of the earth.
Word: Kohutian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kohut + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Heinz Kohut (1913–1981), Austrian-born American psychoanalyst best known for his development of self psychology.
Word: Kohutian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kohut + -ian. 1. A proponent of Kohut's ideas in psychology.
Word: multicultis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multiculti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog-child Part of Speech: noun 1. A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society. 2. A dog, treated as if a child of the owner. Labels: humorous, often Example: Remove the pan and slice cookies into bars or squares, depending on the mouth size of your dog-child. Example: Never tell my dog-child Vivien that she is not Irish. She says she is Irish and we believe her. Being well-mannered, nicely reared humans, we would never contradict her.
Word: anopsias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anopsia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anopsy Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of anopsia. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: anopias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anopia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrantanopsia Part of Speech: noun 1. quadrantanopia Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quadrantanopsias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadrantanopsia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmacular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + macular. 1. Not macular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: e-frontier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + frontier. 1. cyberfrontier
Word: e-trading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + trading. 1. e-trade; online trading, as of stocks and shares Labels: uncountable
Word: e-tagging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + tagging. 1. Electronic tagging. Labels: uncountable Example: In the workplace, e-tagging will be used for tracking and identifying nonhuman physical objects and also for humans.
Word: e-warfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + warfare. 1. cyberwarfare Labels: uncountable
Word: Boxgrove Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Box + grove. 1. A village and civil parish of West Sussex, England.
Word: neif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neif m, niefe f (“native, serf”), from Latin nātīvus m, nātīva f (“native”). Doublet of naïf and native. Pronunciation: /niːf/, /neɪf/ 1. A woman born in the state of serfdom; a female serf. Labels: historical Example: Neifs indeed had also an appeal of rape, in case the lord violated them by force
Word: neif Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /niːf/, /neɪf/ 1. Alternative spelling of nief (“fist”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diadelphian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare French diadelphe. 1. Of or relating to the former class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower) Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Druse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Druze. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Druses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Druse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mestinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mestino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: molatto Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of mulatto. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: molattoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molatto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: molattos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molatto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wehrgeld Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wergeld. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: wehrgelds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wehrgeld Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black tar Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of black tar heroin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, tar: especially, bitumen or asphalt. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + metathesis. Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɜːθɪsɪs/, /hɪˈpɜːθɪsɪs/, /həˈpɜːθɪsɪs/, /-əsəs/, /-əsɪs/ 1. A form of metathesis in which noncontiguous sounds are switched. Labels: uncountable
Word: corsac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian корса́к (korsák), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *karsak. 1. corsac fox
Word: corsacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corsac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthropopathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anthropopathy + -ic. 1. Of or relating to anthropopathy. Example: H. Rogers The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening.
Word: wackes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wacke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wackies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wacky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corollifloral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See corolla and floral. 1. Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: crevassed Part of Speech: adj 1. having a crevasse or crevasses.
Word: crevassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crevasse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crevassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crevasse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prophylactical Part of Speech: adj 1. prophylactic; preventative
Word: postcolonialisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postcolonialism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mer-creature Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mercreature. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: denotify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + notify. 1. To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act. Labels: India, transitive
Word: denotifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of denotify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: denotifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of denotify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: denotified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of denotify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: genderfuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gender + fuck. See fuck with (“mess with, tweak”). 1. The conscious effort to subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: At a micro-level boi and boy, for example, are slang terms used to describe a type of masculine identity adopted by people on a butch and/or FTM or MTF and/or queer and/or genderfuck spectrum. 2. A person who engages in this. Example: I have been classified as a drag queen, a gender fuck, and many other stereotypes.
Word: genderfuck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gender + fuck. See fuck with (“mess with, tweak”). 1. To subvert traditional notions of gender identity and gender roles. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: As noted above, ten faggots, including myself, were recently expelled from Sporters Bar for gender fucking on the premises. While the general attitude of the clientele was supportive of us, the management considered our garb to be "disruptive." Indeed, let us hope that we were more than disruptive with respect to the straight-identified management.
Word: genderfucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genderfuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genderfucks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of genderfuck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: concatenators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concatenator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fricots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fricot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fitchet Part of Speech: noun 1. A vertical slit at the hip of a gown, robe, cotehardie, surcoat, or similar overgarment, through which hands may pass, either to lift the gown while walking, or to allow access to a pouch or belt worn underneath for security. Also known as a "pocket slit". Also may be spelled "fichet". Labels: historical Example: […] gold-embroidered, green cotehardi; both lined with white fur, which shows at the fitchet (emphasized by gold embroidery), behind her right arm. 2. The fitchew, or polecat. Labels: obsolete Example: The South American fitchet inhabits the regions of Guiana[…]
Word: fitchets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fitchet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tartaric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Tartar + -ic. 1. Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars; Tartarian.
Word: gynergy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyno- + -ergy, coined by Emily Culpepper in a conversation in Leverett, Massachusetts, in 1983. 1. Female creative energy. Labels: uncountable Example: The patterns of racism and gynergy exist, I contend, separate from and prior to the humans who currently affirm these ideas. Example: The world could be so cockaludicrous, so full of snools and dickspeakers. Everybody was losing their gynergy.
Word: calyculated Part of Speech: adj 1. calycular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: opercle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French opercule. See operculum. 1. An operculum.
Word: opercles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opercle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smore Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nancyboys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nancyboy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CHOSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: bois d'arc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bois d'arc (“bow wood”). So called because it was used for bows by the Indians of western North America. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊˌdɑɹk/, /ˈbwaˌdɑɹk/ 1. An Osage orange tree, of species Maclura pomifera, or wood of this tree. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies. Example: Eliza liked to be able to get up from her bed or the little chair from her former apartment and climb the two steps into the bluecarpeted livingroom and be able to see the bois d’arcs standing sturdily along the line of the front walk.
Word: gradines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gradine Labels: form-of, plural