nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: provine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French provigner, from provin (“a set, layer of a plant”), Old French provain, from Latin propago, propaginis, akin to propagare (“to propagate”). See propagate and prune. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪn/ 1. To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. Labels: obsolete Example: Do not provine, but fill up all places which have become vacant by two-year plants from the nursery
Word: stoop and roop Part of Speech: adv 1. Completely. Labels: Scotland
Word: sinking ship Part of Speech: noun 1. Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster. Labels: idiomatic Example: He said that […] Bella had been perfectly right to leave him, because he was a sinking ship, and deserved to be turned out penniless into the world. Example: […]you can play around with girls without being involved in meshes of sentiment, and you can do anything and be justified—and here am I with the brains to do everything, yet tied to the sinking ship of future matrimony.
Word: hydrokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English kinetic English hydrokinetic From hydro- + kinetic. 1. Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrokinetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English kinetics English hydrokinetics From hydro- + kinetics. 1. The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids Labels: uncountable
Word: soft mutations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft mutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ski slopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ski slope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carry the can Part of Speech: verb 1. To take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation. Labels: Canada, UK, idiomatic Example: For Vajpayee, who is keen that he alone does not carry the can for his unwieldy alliance, it is a tough decision. Example: You could reasonably argue that Brown himself should carry the can for much of the regulatory failure of the banks.
Word: simonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: push the boat out Part of Speech: verb 1. To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration. Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: chin wag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chinwag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chin-wag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chinwag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: piss poor Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of piss-poor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oceanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ocean Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English oceanlike From ocean + -like. 1. Relating to an ocean in vastness or composition.
Word: handcraftsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English handcraftsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English handcraftsmanship From handcraftsman + -ship. 1. The position or lifestyle of being a handcraftsman.
Word: newspaperish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English newspaper Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English newspaperish From newspaper + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper. 2. Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution. Labels: humorous 3. Prone to using cliché phrases.
Word: physiocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French physiocrate, corresponding to physio- + -crat. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/ 1. Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws. Labels: historical Example: The Physiocrats espoused a professional service ethic and, in the interests of societal welfare, sought to establish laws of political economy and social relations. Example: Smith spent some time in Paris and got to know the physiocrats personally, notably François Quesnay and Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot.
Word: cheeselet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheese + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 1 has been reinforced by the word’s use as a calque of Maltese ġbejna (literally “little cheese”), a diminutive of ġobon (“cheese”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːzlɪt/, /ˈt͡ʃizlət/ 1. A small, usually roundish lump of cheese; a baby cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep's milk in Malta. Labels: Malta Example: CHEESELETS. A saucer three-fourths full of grated cheese, mix with it the whites of thee eggs beaten stiff, add a pinch of salt, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce. Form into balls, roll in cracker crumbs (very fine), drop in boiling lard. To be made during the dinner and served directly with the salad. Example: Milk free from foreign deleterious spores will produce cheeselets which are pliant without trace of gas development, that is free from 'holes' or 'eyes,' whereas the cheeselets from the milk not fit for cheesemaking will by this treatment be crumbly, leathery, spongy, shriveled, huffed or otherwise abnormal. 2. A baked dish of bread and cheese covered with a mixture of eggs and milk. Labels: US, archaic Example: CHEESELET. […] Line a pudding dish with bread; then sprinkle cheese over; then bread and so on until the dish is full, having a layer of bread on top, buttered side down. […] Pour the custard over the bread and cheese and bake in a moderate oven for twenty or twenty-five minutes. Example: CHEESELET […] Line a buttered baking-dish with the bread, lay over the cheese, then bread until the dish is full, having top layer bread buttered side down. Make a custard of three beaten eggs, 1 pint of milk, 1 teaspoonful salt, pour over the bread and cheese, and bake twenty-five minutes.
Word: Manichean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Manichaean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Manichean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Manichaean. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The question is the same if inverted in a Manichean form: how can Voldemort and his wicked forces have such power and yet be unable to destroy a mild-mannered and rather disorganized schoolboy?
Word: adopt out Part of Speech: verb 1. To expel a child from a family by placing them for adoption; to put a child up for adoption privately, without going through an adoption agency. 2. To send a son or daughter away to live in another country. (Used with to). Example: The Chinese girl was adopted out to the United States. 3. To send a child to be adopted by family of a different culture and ethnicity.
Word: fix someone's wagon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an archaic sense of fix, "to fix in place, render unable to move", which survives in the word affix. 1. To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance. Labels: idiomatic Example: When Randy Gumpert went in to hurl the sixth the Yankees immediately fixed his wagon. Successive errors by Steve Souchock and Stirnweiss, the latter making his first misplay of the year at third base, put two runners on and both counted. Example: According to Mr Breeden, Lord Black said that the libel laws in the UK and Canada would permit him to sue and indicated he would go after the houses of board members. […] "He was going to fix their wagon good," said Mr Breeden.
Word: zuzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zuza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zuza Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zuz (“ancient Hebrew coin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maternity leave Part of Speech: noun 1. A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby. Example: I went on maternity leave in May 2022, so have been away for nearly 14 months.
Word: parental leave Part of Speech: noun 1. A leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a baby. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Both my husband and I are on a 3-month parental leave while we look after our newborn baby.
Word: vaurien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French vaurien; used by Isaac D'Israeli for the name of the eponymous character of his 1797 novel Vaurien: or Sketches of the Times. 1. A good-for-nothing; a scoundrel. Labels: archaic Example: Quarantine, a disagreeable thing at all times, was rendered perfectly disgusting by the manner in which the spoglia was conducted, the vermin, and the disobliging conduct of the director, who was a regular “vaurien.”
Word: bajada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bajada. 1. In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope made of rocky detritus. Labels: US
Word: lens blank Part of Speech: noun 1. A rough, opaque piece of glass of suitable size, design and composition for use, when ground and polished, as a multifocal lens for use in a pair of eyeglasses.
Word: lens blanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lens blank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Welsh rarebit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of Welsh rabbit. First attested by Francis Grose in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785; he erroneously marked Welsh rabbit as a corruption (inverting the historical order); this idea may have originated with him, or been widespread at the time. 1. A dish of cheese melted with a little ale and served on toast. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Afterwards there was apple-pie and cream and a welsh rarebit. Peregrine said it was almost up to prison fare.
Word: bottlenose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bottle + nose. The creatures have a bottle-shaped nose. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒtəlnəʊz/ 1. bottlenose dolphin. 2. bottlenose whale. 3. bottlenose skate. 4. The beak or rostrum of a dolphin. Example: I didn’t have a mirror, but I could guess how gross I looked. I had this huge, long bottlenose sticking out of my otherwise normal face. My skin was gray rubber. And when I felt behind me with my rapidly shriveling hands, I could feel the triangular blade of a dorsal fin rising out of my spine. Example: The dolphin’s bottlenose struck the boy causing fatal internal injuries.
Word: bottlenose whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Any whale of the two species in genus Hyperoodon, both with characteristic bottle-shaped noses.
Word: northern bottlenose whale Part of Speech: noun 1. A bottlenose whale of species Hyperoodon ampullatus, endemic to the North Atlantic.
Word: southern bottlenose whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Hyperoodon planifrons of bottlenose whales, found in the southern oceans.
Word: beaked whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally. Example: When the beaked whales surfaced near the Sea Shepherd boat, the scientists scrambled to make observations, take photographs, and deploy acoustic-recording buoys: Beaked whales are notoriously skittish.
Word: ray-finned Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the Actinopterygii taxonomic class, all having in common lepidotrichia (a kind of fin made of webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines). Labels: not-comparable
Word: sportsperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sports + person. Pronunciation: /spɔɹtspɝsən/, /spoɹtspɝsən/, /spɔːtspɜːsən/, /spɔətspɜːsən/, /spɔːspɜːsən/ 1. Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.
Word: whitethroat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From white + throat; so-called because the male of the species has a white throat. 1. Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
Word: big-headed Part of Speech: adj 1. Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, headed.
Word: colectivo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish colectivo. In reference to shared taxis, clipping of taxi colectivo. Doublet of collective. 1. A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America. 2. A government-backed far-left paramilitary group in Venezuela
Word: equipments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of equipment Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: firebird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage. 1. A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae) 2. A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula). 3. A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus). 4. A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor
Word: ǂHõã Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of ǂHoan (Khoisan language of Botswana). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ǂHõã (isolate, genetically unassigned) Example: Unclassified Isolates 28 ǂHõã
Word: skin-tight Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of skintight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: strumming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of strum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strumming Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of the verb to strum
Word: Wigan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic, ultimately probably from Latin vicus (“town”) + a diminutive suffix (cf. Welsh gwig + -an). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪɡən/ 1. A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
Word: comuna Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest administrative subdivision in Chile.
Word: damselfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From damsel + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈdæmzəlfɪʃ/ 1. Most fish in the Pomacentridae family.
Word: dashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 出汁 (dashi, “essence, dashi soup”) (hiragana だし), from noun form of 出す (dasu, “to draw, to extract”). Pronunciation: /ˈdæʃi/, /ˈdɑːʃi/ 1. A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kombu (KOHM-boo): This Japanese seaweed is used to make dashi, an Asian soup stock, and to flavor rice and stews. Example: A great dashi (stock) is essential, as it is the crucial element in soups, dipping sauces, nimono (simmered dishes) and nabemono (hotpot dishes), and for cooking fish and vegetables.
Word: datos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: globster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1962 by Ivan T. Sanderson, presumably a blend of glob and lobster. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑb.stɚ/, /ˈɡlɒb.stə/ 1. An unidentified organic mass which has washed up on a beach.
Word: experientable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: experient- (stem of experience, experiential) + -able Pronunciation: /ɛksˌpɪəɹɪˈɛntəbl/ 1. Capable of being experienced. Labels: not-comparable Example: …Carnap which focuses upon how the sensation is given and upon sense-data, the most basic observable experientable unit and (2) the concept of the given of the Ordinary Language School and especially L. Wittgenstein and P. Winch who focus more upon… Example: This is a travesty of the idea of a quale. If the term qualia has any use at all it is to designate experientable differences; significantly different qualia can, in principle, be recognised as different. The point is not purely verbal.
Word: cinecamera Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cine camera. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cinerary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cinerārius. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cooldown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cool down. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːldaʊn/ 1. The rest period between sets or workout sessions, when cooling of body temperature may occur. 2. Any rest period between sessions of an activity or event. Labels: broadly 3. Any rest period between sessions of an activity or event. Labels: broadly Example: I had to wait for the cooldown to finish before recasting the spell. Example: Private Terminal: After using a power, you must wait for it to recharge before using it again. Private Terminal: This is called the cooldown period. When a power is in cooldown, its icon is gray. A red icon indicates that the power cannot affect the current target. 4. Any rest period between sessions of an activity or event. Labels: broadly Example: Don't waste your cooldown on weak enemies!
Word: chinoiserie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French chinois Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French chinoiseriebor. English chinoiserie Borrowed from French chinoiserie (“Chinese-esque”). Pronunciation: /ʃɪnwɑːzəˈɹiː/, /ʃiːn-/ 1. An artistic object influenced by Chinese art. Labels: countable Example: [H]e possessed the most delightful chinoiseries—trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire: pagodas of ebony and cabinets of ivory; sculptured monsters, grinning and leering on chimney-pieces, in front of beautifully figured hand-screens; […] 2. A style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art. Labels: uncountable
Word: newspaperishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English newspaperish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English newspaperishness From newspaperish + -ness. 1. The quality of being newspaperish. Labels: humorous, uncountable
Word: cineraria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cinerarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cineraria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Cineraria of flowering plants in the sunflower family. 2. Any of the garden flowers in the species Pericallis × hybrida (formerly classified in the genus Cineraria). Example: "It's wonderful. Those cinerarias are really show pieces. And what is that lovely tall flower - the rose-pink one?" "That's a Weigela, that is, Amabilis variegata."
Word: cinerea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cinereus (“ashy”). 1. The grey matter of the brain Labels: uncountable
Word: nitwitted Part of Speech: adj 1. Being like a nitwit; being foolish or stupid. Labels: informal Example: Fifty thousand pounds our esteemed father-in-law was proposing to settle upon that half-baked, nitwitted little slypuss.
Word: crepuscularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crepuscular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English crepuscularity From crepuscular + -ity. 1. The quality of being crepuscular. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Beki Part of Speech: name 1. A modern spelling variant of Becky, which is in itself, a shortened form of Rebecca, a female given name.
Word: verticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vertical Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English verticalness From vertical + -ness. 1. The property of being vertical. Labels: uncountable
Word: verticality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vertical + -ity; compare French verticalité. Pronunciation: /ˌvɜːtɪˈkalɪti/, /ˌvɜːtəˈkaləti/, /ˌvɚtəˈkæləti/ 1. Verticalness; the state or condition of being vertical. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For these complicated reasons, although, when the sun is vertical, and darts a perpendicular ray, it is supposed to strike with greatest force; yet, in those countries where it is vertical twice a year, in passing to and from the Tropic of Cancer, the greatest heat is not during the instant of its verticalities, but some weeks after, when it is returning from one Tropic to the other, and its rays oblique. Example: 1847, Raphael Brandon and Joshua Arthur Brandon, An Analysis of Gothick Architecture, London: P. Richardson, Introduction, pp. 2-3, A tendency to direct verticality, placing itself in, perhaps, violent contrast with the Romanesque horizontalism of the Anglo-Norman, had been in the Early English Gothick, the special characteristick of that beautiful style.
Word: horizontality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English horizontal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English horizontality From horizontal + -ity. 1. Horizontalness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Craving horizontality, we move into the bedroom.
Word: frameset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frame + set. 1. A bicycle's frame plus the front fork. 2. The set of frames that constitute the layout of a webpage. Labels: Internet Example: The reloading of the frameset is obviously less attractive than simply changing the location of one frame.
Word: K ration Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of K-ration. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quick-freezes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quick-freeze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quick-freezing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quick-freeze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quality control Part of Speech: noun 1. A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I would have expected that the folks who wrote the operating system would have been able to make their mouse work with their own device driver facilities, but... And what happened to quality control?
Word: kack-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cack-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: new-mown Part of Speech: adj 1. That has recently been mown. Labels: not-comparable Example: Phosgene has the odor of new-mown hay and chlorine has a strong bleach or chlorine odor.
Word: kyebosh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kibosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: qepik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qapik. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Azerbaijan […] Capital: Baku Language: Azeri Turkish Currency: Azeri manat (100 qepik) Example: Prices paid under the contract were 10 times higher than market rates: Lamps that cost 0.22 qepik (US$0.25) at any Baku shop were purchased for about 4 manat (US$5).
Word: mystery tour Part of Speech: noun 1. A short-duration outing by coach to a destination that is not revealed in advance Labels: UK Example: Each week an inconspicuous paragraph in the daily press carries a warning to travellers on the London Midland Region of the delays and diversions to be expected on account of the weekend's engineering works. In fact, Sunday travel on the West Coast route has now become a kind of mystery tour which can prolong the London-Glasgow journey to twelve hours or more. Example: I recall, Anderson went on, the fine story of a Welsh mystery tour by bus from Cwmrhydyceirw in my constituency.
Word: mustanging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mustang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mustanging Part of Speech: noun 1. The hunting of mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food Labels: US, uncountable
Word: quackism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quack 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 quackism From quack + -ism. 1. Behaviour of a quack; quackery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] who have let down the administration by their quackism and queer performances […]
Word: quadrain Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of quatrain. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Mother Nature Part of Speech: name 1. A personification of nature as woman, emphasizing fertility and fecundity. Example: Near-synonym: Mother Earth Example: The 'wet specimens,' those bottled in spirits, we did not see, as they were not yet arranged but the glass cases of broken bones, cracked and smashed, and bulbous and exfoliated in every form of distortion, as poor mother nature had tried to glue them together and splice them again, gave some idea of the horrors of war.
Word: quaintish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quaint Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English quaintish From quaint + -ish. 1. Somewhat quaint. Example: A curved line of liquor stores, supermarkets and quaintish gift shops was all one could see from the vantage point of the ceaseless procession of cars.
Word: quakeproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quake + -proof. 1. Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
Word: quakeproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From quake + -proof. 1. To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake. Labels: transitive
Word: Quakeress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Quaker Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English Quakeress From Quaker + -ess. 1. A female Quaker. Labels: dated
Word: mongrelism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mongrel 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 mongrelism From mongrel + -ism. 1. The condition of being a mongrel. Labels: uncountable Example: It is, however, quite possible, and perhaps probable, that the brown Polynesians were originally the produce of a mixture of Malays, or some lighter coloured Mongol race with the dark Papuans; but if so, the intermingling took place at such a remote epoch, and has been so assisted by the continued influence of physical conditions and of natural selection, leading to the preservation of a special type suited to those conditions, that it has become a fixed and stable race with no signs of mongrelism, and showing such a decided preponderance of Papuan character, that it can best be classified as a modification of the Papuan type. 2. cross-breeding or hybridization Labels: countable
Word: quaking aspen Part of Speech: noun 1. An American aspen (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which have flattened petioles that cause them to tremble in the breeze. 2. A Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula)
Word: mongrelise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mongrel + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of mongrelize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mongrelize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English mongrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mongrelize From mongrel + -ize. 1. To cross-breed an animal Example: To mongrelize a dog 2. To become mixed - inoffensive when used as an object. 3. To become ethnically mixed. Labels: derogatory, offensive
Word: Quakerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English Quakerly From Quaker + -ly. 1. Pertaining to Quakers. Example: I was amused to hear his sister describe some of those eruptions in her slow, Quakerly fashion. 2. Befitting a Quaker. Example: Those pretty curls were not Quakerly.
Word: mongrelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mongrel + -ization. 1. The act of mongrelizing
Word: quakingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quaking Middle English -ly English -ly English quakingly From quaking + -ly. 1. In a quaking fashion, especially with fear. Example: He reads out the name of the boy, who rises respectfully and quakingly to his feet.
Word: mongrelisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mongrel + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of mongrelization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moneyless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English moneyeles, equivalent to money + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌniləs/ 1. Having no (or very little) money. Example: The result, say the few moneyless militants, is a divided national Indian leadership populated by Uncle Tomahawks, or “apples,” red on the outside, white on the inside. Example: "There's a lot of times I wished I would have died because I was pathetic," [Stewart] says matter of factly. "I guess I started digging a hole for myself and it got so bad I got homeless, moneyless, friendless. I just started covering myself up instead of climbing out of the hole." 2. That does not use money as a means of exchange. Example: Near-synonym: nonmoney Example: In eras when trade was largely by barter and taxes were usually paid in kind, moneyless transactions could constitute a large percentage of a national economy.
Word: moganite Part of Speech: noun 1. A crystalline form of silica that has a different crystal structure than that of quartz Labels: uncountable
Word: qualmless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English qualm 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 qualmless From qualm + -less. 1. Without qualms. Example: The rest of the room was hushed and Maisie's voice went on, qualmless and strong.
Word: migradollar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French migrantbor. English migrant Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar blend English migradollar Blend of migrant + dollar. 1. A dollar sent home by a foreign migrant worker, especially to Mexico. Labels: US
Word: quarantinable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quarantine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English quarantinable From quarantine + -able. 1. Subject to quarantine; under quarantine. Labels: not-comparable Example: The quarantinable diseases are yellow fever, cholera, typhus or ship fever, small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles and relapsing fever. Example: If the master, owner or consignee of any quarantinable vessel shall neglect or refuse to do any act or thing lawfully directed to be done […]
Word: extra-planetary Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of extraplanetary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quantificational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quantification + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or involving quantification, or the use of a quantifier.
Word: quarryman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarry + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/ 1. A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone). Example: Many of its cottages were built for quarrymen when local workings provided limestone for the great 19th-century ironworks at Nantyglo. Example: He then described how a quarryman had bought the mineral rights of an estate at Melkridge, on the route of the Roman Wall, for twenty-one years.
Word: quart-pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quart + pot. 1. A tin pot holding a quart of liquid, used for measurement or drinking.
Word: extraplanetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English planet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English planetary English extraplanetary From extra- + planetary. 1. Originating, or located outside of a planet 2. extraterrestrial, originating or located outside Earth
Word: quartzless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quartz 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 quartzless From quartz + -less. 1. Lacking quartz. Labels: not-comparable Example: The majority of the Diorites are quartzless; but some contain Quartz, and are then termed Quartz-diorites.
Word: quatrumvirate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alteration of quadrumvirate or quartumvirate. 1. Alternative form of quattuorvirate: rule by four people. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: For after all Sweden can have no interest in allowing a quatrumvirate to put hands on the whole of Europe.
Word: microsatellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + satellite. 1. A miniature satellite. 2. Any of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs. 3. An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.
Word: microfilariae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microfilaria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metasomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English metasoma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English metasomal From metasoma + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a metasoma.
Word: metasoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English soma English metasoma From meta- + soma. 1. The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma.
Word: fuck-up Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuckup. Labels: alt-of, alternative, vulgar
Word: mesonychid Part of Speech: noun 1. An extinct carnivore of the order †Mesonychia. Example: The ancestors of modern cetaceans were probably large land creatures called mesonychids [...] that lived in the Paleocene epoch.
Word: megafaunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English megafauna Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English megafaunal From megafauna + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to megafauna. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mechano- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- mechan(ic) + -o- 1. involving the use of machines or mechanisms Labels: morpheme
Word: cytosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + -some. 1. The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus. Labels: uncountable Example: The fundamental component of the protozoan body is the protoplasm which is without exception differentiated into the nucleus and the cytosome. 2. A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane. Labels: countable Example: Moreover, calcium is concentrated in cytosomes, specific membrane-coated vesicles, which are also known as 'tannin vesicles'.
Word: cytosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cytosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cytostomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cytostome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superexcruciating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English excruciating English superexcruciating From super- + excruciating. 1. Extremely excruciating; of particular excruciation. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Anyone can suffer with a rotten tooth or a sprained ankle, but the man with kidney stones endures a superexcruciating kind of pain.
Word: skeeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of a variant pronunciation of mosquito. Compare tater, mater. 1. A mosquito. Labels: US, informal Example: One day brought the rain and the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed. Skeeters and the fever grabbed the town like a fist Doctor Jackson was the first to go.
Word: skeeter Part of Speech: verb 1. To skitter. Example: The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork onto pavement. Example: They skeetered out and then made an elegant racing turn and skeetered directly into her.
Word: home school Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of homeschool. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: home school Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of homeschool. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: stand in Part of Speech: noun 1. A substitute; a replacement. Example: Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.
Word: stand in Part of Speech: verb 1. To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy. 2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation. 3. To take a side in a dispute. 4. To cost (an amount). Labels: archaic, slang, transitive Example: That coat stands me in four dollars.
Word: less is more Part of Speech: proverb Pronunciation: /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔː/, /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/ 1. That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality. 2. That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity. Example: Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged. Example: The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."
Word: obligator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obligate + -or. 1. One who establishes an obligation under law Example: It should here be explained that in this form of natural-law theory, there is a distinction between the "obligator" who puts us under the obligation to do our duty, and the beneficiary of this duty.
Word: obscurities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obscurity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: master plan Part of Speech: noun 1. A comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself. Labels: idiomatic Example: The creator has a master plan / Peace and happiness for every man Example: "Of course, this wasn't part of some master plan. I impulsively used my vast power to do something nice without thinking it through. And then something I didn't expect happened. Even though I should have expected it." 2. A small-scale graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a project.
Word: mass culture Part of Speech: noun 1. popular culture Labels: uncountable
Word: marketing research Part of Speech: noun 1. market research Labels: uncountable
Word: marly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From marl + -y. 1. Containing or resembling marl.
Word: mard Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of marred. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mard Part of Speech: verb 1. To cosset (a child) Labels: Yorkshire
Word: mard Part of Speech: noun 1. An irritable mood.
Word: Dungeness crab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dungeness, a fishing village on the coast of Washington state. 1. Metacarcinus magister, a species of crab found in the Pacific Ocean that has sweet-tasting meat.
Word: Badger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Badger State. Pronunciation: /ˈbæd͡ʒə/, /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.
Word: Badger Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English *Bæcg (“a personal name”) + ofer (“hill spur”). The name of the town in Newfoundland likely derives from the surname of one of its first inhabitants. Pronunciation: /ˈbæd͡ʒə/, /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A village in Shropshire, England. 2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 3. A habitational surname from Old English.
Word: Badger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From badger, the animal. Pronunciation: /ˈbæd͡ʒə/, /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A child member of the St John Ambulance medical volunteering organisation. Example: She was also a leader, trainer and supervisor of the children's arm of St John's Ambulance (“the Badgers”). She worked over 50 hours a year but received no salary and was not required to attend events. Example: St John's Ambulance encourages 7-10-year-olds to join their Badger Setts and earn badges, learning skills in first aid and helping local communities as well as leadership and communication. Known as 'Badgers', their sweatshirts and badges use a badger logo.
Word: Buckeye Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or resident of the American states of Ohio or Arizona.
Word: Buckeye Part of Speech: name 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Hawkeye Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or resident of the American state of Iowa.
Word: bathing beauties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bathing beauty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guy-wires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guy-wire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quick time events Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quick time event Labels: form-of, plural
Word: specific fuel consumptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of specific fuel consumption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peptidases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peptidase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heads-up displays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heads-up display; alternative spelling of head-up display. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eccentric contractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eccentric contraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corporealities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corporeality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homotheticities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homotheticity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seadogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seadog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dunkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dunking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prutot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prutah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Denver boots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Denver boot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetracyclines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetracycline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mead-benches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mead-bench Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-Witnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-Witness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liftoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liftoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: performance bonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of performance bond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common green lacewings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of common green lacewing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intrepidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrepidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cycloneolignanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cycloneolignane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vomer bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomer bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ascribed statuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ascribed status Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rake-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rake-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superphyla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superphylum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudosciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoscience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grey-throated rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grey-throated rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyphenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyphene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ternaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ternary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glyns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glyn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slapstickeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slapstickery Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: dogs in mangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog in the manger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extractor hoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extractor hood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gas turbines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gas turbine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deflocculations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deflocculation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horsehairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horsehair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hit parades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hit parade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: present tenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of present tense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roll cages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roll cage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transductions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transduction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metaevolutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaevolution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jarls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jarl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chlorostannates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chlorostannate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bubble baths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bubble bath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boweries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perhaloalkanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perhaloalkane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toastmistresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toastmistress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: men of the world Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of man of the world Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multihyphenates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multihyphenate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pungencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pungency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: particle boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of particle board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot taps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot tap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiculopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiculopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphibologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphibology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyetherimides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyetherimide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phytoequivalence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phyto- + equivalence. Calque of the German Phytoäquivalenz, a term of the same meaning which was introduced by the German Commission E, an expert commission on herbal medicine, in the 1980s. 1. A physiological equivalence between the effects of two herbal extracts, the efficacy of one of which has been clinically demonstrated. Labels: uncountable