nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dernier cri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dernier cri. 1. The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something). Example: Here and there were certain unmistakable derniers cris, some of them undoubtedly destined - had the world pursued its expected course - to become the rage of tomorrow; others, I would say, a dead loss from their very inception. Example: I once named it Lamb Dressed as Mutton, but now I think I prefer Wifely Chic - whatever, it's the dernier cri in unthreatening, cheerful, prim and demure.
Word: metamorphic rocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metamorphic rock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cardanol Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenol obtained from anacardic acid, used in resins and coatings. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cardanols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardanol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daltonism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Daltonism. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: thorowly Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of thoroughly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: To looke into this Businesse thorowly.
Word: retardment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Middle French and French retardement. 1. Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And when he saw that all the dogs were flocking about her, yarring at the retardment of their access to her, and every way keeping such a coil with her as they are wont to do about a proud or salt bitch, he forthwith departed […] Example: And forasmuch as his return hath been longer then I looked for, I have sent thus expressly to know both of him, and of you, the cause of this retardment of his.
Word: diallage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin diallagē, from Ancient Greek διαλλαγή (diallagḗ, “interchange”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈæləd͡ʒi/ 1. A figure of speech in which multiple arguments are brought to bear on a single point. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A green form of pyroxene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dianthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
Word: kinghood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kinghod, equivalent to king + -hood. 1. The quality or state of being a king. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Everything about him suggests it; from his first conversion from the imperial to the papal (and popular) cause, to his great refusal of the kinghood of the city he had taken; "I will not wear a crown of gold where my Master wore a crown of thorns." Example: King am I, whatsoever be their cry; And one last act of kinghood shalt thou see Yet, ere I pass."
Word: kinghoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinghood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kingcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + -craft. 1. The skills needed to rule effectively as a king. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As he grew, he sat in the council of state, learning kingcraft, and showed there the hard-headed sense of fairness and justice that went with him through life.
Word: kingcrafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kingcraft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kingbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + bird. 1. Any of various large insectivorous tyrant-flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus. 2. A king bird of paradise. Labels: obsolete Example: After the first king-bird was obtained, I went with my men into the forest, and we were not only rewarded with another in equally perfect plumage, but I was enabled to see a little of the habits of both it and the larger species.
Word: kingbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kingbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primary election Part of Speech: noun 1. A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party. 2. The first round of a two-round election.
Word: special election Part of Speech: noun 1. An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed the term. Labels: Philippines, US
Word: 'course Part of Speech: adv 1. Ellipsis of of course. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, hypercorrect, not-comparable Example: “Huck, have you ever told anybody about that?” “’Bout what?” “You know what.” “Oh—’course I haven’t.” Example: "[…]she'd probably find something wrong with him too. Wouldn't you?" He looked at me. "'Course," I said, examining the picture before exclaiming very seriously, "His hair's too greasy."
Word: penny for them Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of penny for your thoughts. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: M.Y.O.B. Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɛm waɪ oʊ ˈbi/, /ɛm waɪ əʊ ˈbiː/ 1. Alternative spelling of MYOB. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polling place Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where voters cast their ballots in elections.
Word: cmd Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of command. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sapiences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sapience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sale on approval Part of Speech: noun 1. The selling of something to a consumer on condition that the latter may return it. Labels: uncountable 2. A sale under this mechanism. Labels: countable
Word: sale or return Part of Speech: noun 1. The lending of goods to a retailer on condition that the latter may return any he has not sold. Labels: uncountable 2. A sale (to a retailer) under this mechanism. Labels: countable
Word: sales on approval Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sale on approval Labels: form-of, plural
Word: s'poses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of s'pose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: one-night stands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one-night stand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: s'posing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of s'pose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: s'posed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /spɵst/ 1. simple past and past participle of s'pose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: one-nighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From one night + -er. 1. Synonym of one-night stand (single evening's performance) Example: That evening, the Epsilons got to sing for Redding, who asked the boys to join his Revue. Gene, John, and Alan remained in the entourage for a year before tiring of the one-nighter grind. 2. Synonym of one-night stand (single sexual encounter) Example: I am clean, sincere, not out for 1 nighters. Lking for gd friend, definitely relationship.
Word: one-nighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one-nighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: developmental biology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Meronyms: embryology, fetology, teratology
Word: developmental biologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of developmental biology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superoperators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superoperator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knightship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English knyghtschipe; by surface analysis, knight + ship. 1. The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight. Example: No selection from the alphabet, no doctorship, no fellowship, be it of ever so learned or royal a society, no knightship,--not though it be of the Garter,--confers so fair an honour. 2. Honorific formal address to a knighted person. Usually used with the relevant possessive pronoun. Example: Fare your knightship well.
Word: knightship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knight + ship. 1. A spaceship, in a cellular automaton, which moves knightwise (i.e., moving two spaces along the x-axis for every space it moves along the y-axis [or vice versa], in the manner of a chess knight); a spaceship which moves with slope 2; a (2,1) spaceship.
Word: knightships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knightship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonanimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonanimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + world. 1. That which is not a world.
Word: nonligand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ligand. 1. Not of or pertaining to a ligand. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonworlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonworld Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbridged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bridged. 1. Not connected by a bridge Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlabored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + labored. 1. Not labored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jennalyn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
Word: nongraceful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + graceful. 1. Not graceful. Labels: not-comparable
Word: messageboard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of message board. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: messageboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of messageboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbridging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bridging. 1. That does not form part of a bridge Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonclusterable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + clusterable. 1. Not clusterable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncompleteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noncomplete + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being noncomplete. Labels: uncountable
Word: noncompletion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + completion. 1. Lack of completion; failure to finish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Noncompletion of the project would jeopardise the whole company.
Word: nontheorem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + theorem. 1. That which is not a theorem.
Word: nontheorems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nontheorem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Erewhonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler. Pronunciation: /ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon. Example: This seems to be the customary Erewhonian approach to a problem, this time the problem of the incorporeality of God. Example: The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella.
Word: Erewhonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler. Pronunciation: /ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of the fictional land of Erewhon. Example: I've never heard of him. What sort of name is that for an Erewhonian? Example: If so, my own history itself is the history of an average Erewhonian!
Word: Jennica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Jennifer + Jessica, a 20th-century coinage. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: When we were twenty minutes from the airport, he said: “Jennica, we're almost there.” He wanted to talk.
Word: jerklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jerk + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a jerk (sudden movement). Example: Tics are brief, repetitive, semi-voluntary, jerklike movements.
Word: jerkingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From jerking + -ly. 1. With jerking motions; unsteadily.
Word: tunicless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tunic + -less. 1. Without a tunic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonblacklisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + blacklisted. 1. Not blacklisted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unblacklisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blacklisted. 1. Not blacklisted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncausative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + causative. 1. Not causative. Labels: not-comparable Example: The subsequent investigation found the earlier inadequate maintenance to be inappropriate but noncausative. 2. Not causative. Labels: not-comparable Example: Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
Word: nonaccusative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ)calq. Latin accūsātīvusder. Anglo-Norman accusatifbor. ▲ Latin accūsātīvusder. Middle French acusatifbor. ▲ Latin accūsātīvusbor. Middle English accusative English accusative English nonaccusative From non- + accusative. 1. Not accusative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nongermane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + germane. 1. Not germane; irrelevant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonrelevance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + relevance. 1. irrelevance Labels: uncountable
Word: Yerevanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yerevan + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌjeɹəˈvæːnɪ.ən/, /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːni.ən/ 1. A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Yerevan, Armenia.
Word: Yerevanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yerevan + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌjeɹəˈvæːnɪ.ən/, /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːni.ən/ 1. Of, relating, or pertaining to Yerevan, Armenia.
Word: Yerevanians Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌjeɹəˈvæːnɪ.ənz/, /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːni.ənz/ 1. plural of Yerevanian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonrelocating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + relocating. 1. Not relocating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Erewhonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Erewhonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondefined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + defined. 1. Not defined. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondefining Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + defining. 1. Not defining. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gourmetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gourmet + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a gourmet.
Word: meetinglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meeting + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a meeting. Labels: rare
Word: candy corn Part of Speech: noun 1. A confection of sugar and corn syrup or honey, supposed to resemble a kernel of maize; typically colored in yellow, orange, and white stripes to represent the colors of the fall harvest; a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween in North America. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, usually
Word: wuld Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of would; also, eye dialect spelling of would. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: candy corns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of candy corn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondeferred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + deferred. 1. Not deferred. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undeferred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + deferred. 1. Not deferred. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undeferrable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + deferrable. 1. Not deferrable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondeformable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + deformable. 1. Not deformable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncorrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + correlation. 1. Lack of correlation; failure to correlate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: noncorrelations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncorrelation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncongested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + congested. 1. Not congested. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncongestion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + congestion. 1. Lack of congestion. Labels: uncountable
Word: guzla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gusle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: guzlas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guzla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gazumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gazump + -er. 1. One who gazumps.
Word: gazumpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gazumper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Misesean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Misesian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Misesean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Misesian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Of course, no two Marxists and no two Miseseans will ever be exactly alike, so I am not suggesting that a winning political coalition will result from this unlikely arrangement.
Word: gonfalon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒnf(ə)lən/, /ˈɡɑːn.fəˌlɑːn/, /-lən/ 1. A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display. Example: Ten thousand thousand Ensignes high advanc'd, Standards, and Gonfalons twixt Van and Reare Streame in the Aire, and for distinction serve Example: Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double— Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” 2. Alternative form of gonfanon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zone punches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zone punch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gonfalons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gonfalon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonreliability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + reliability. 1. Lack of reliability; the state or condition of being nonreliable. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondepreciated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + depreciated. 1. Not depreciated; that has not lost its value. Labels: not-comparable
Word: taggings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡɪŋz/ 1. plural of tagging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tightnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tightness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoelacing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shoe + lacing. 1. The fastening of a shoe with a lace. Labels: uncountable Example: To ensure a tight fit, the material was drawn together in the back of the body by a kind of lacing not unlike present-day shoelacing.
Word: UKP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of United Kingdom pound. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: McKendry Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McHenry. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Tagliacozzian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Tagliacotian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Taliacotian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Tagliacotian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: dorkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dork + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/ 1. Dorky. Labels: informal
Word: Chaplinesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Chaplin + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era. Example: One of these [posters], When in Doubt, Take the Underground (1913), depicts a dazed, Chaplinesque man consulting his watch and looking perplexed. Well, he would look perplexed - he hasn't yet noticed the light of the Underground station sign behind him.
Word: semivocalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English semivocalic From semi- + vocalic. 1. Of or pertaining to a semivowel.
Word: semiconsonantal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + consonantal. 1. Of or pertaining to a semiconsonant.
Word: carbon copying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of carbon copy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: carbon copied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of carbon copy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: door chain Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.
Word: deuterotheme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deutero- + theme. 1. The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots. Example: The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace"). Example: The Old English name Beowulf comprises of the prototheme Beo- and the deuterotheme -wulf.
Word: deuterothemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deuterotheme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prototheme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + theme. 1. The first element of a name composed of two traditional name roots. Example: The Old Norse given names Þorsteinn and Þorgeirr both contain the prototheme Þor- ("Thor-").
Word: protothemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prototheme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misconster Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + conster. 1. Obsolete form of misconstrue. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: deuterothematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deutero- + theme + -atic. 1. Composed of two traditional name elements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: in respect Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. By comparison, comparatively. Labels: obsolete Example: they […] still think their melancholy to be most grievous, none so bad as they are, though it be nothing in respect […].
Word: monothematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + theme + -atic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ.nəʊ.θəˈmæ.tɪk/, [ˌmɑnoʊθəˈmæɾɪk] 1. Dealing with only one theme or topic. Labels: not-comparable Example: a monothematic delusion 2. Composed of a single traditional name element. Labels: not-comparable
Word: get one's eye in Part of Speech: verb 1. To become accustomed to the playing conditions, and thus bring one's hand-eye coordination to a reasonable level. Labels: UK 2. To develop a perceptual skill, especially visual. Labels: UK Example: Having thus got my "eye in" for Bledii, numerous casts in my drive and garden footpaths were explored, and turned out to be those of B. opacus Example: To know fiddles and judge them you must be always looking at them. For a time, at least, I got my eye in by dwelling on the best models.
Word: environazi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enviro- + Nazi. 1. A hardline environmentalist. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: The environazis are terrified by nuclear power, not because it is not as safe as its record proves it to be, but because the widespread use of nuclear power will make our consumer economy sustainable, with only moderate changes in the way materials are handled. Example: Yes! No more TV sets, no more light bulbs! No more electricity! We'll be back in the dark ages if the environazis have their ways!
Word: stichomythic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stichomythia + -ic. 1. of or relating to stichomythia Labels: not-comparable
Word: stiddy Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of steady. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "Ye got the drop on me," he said; "I ain't got no gun; but look-a here, stranger, that there little B'ar is the only pard I got; he's my stiddy company an' we're almighty fond o' each other. Example: Ma always likes to have me, I'm so patient and stiddy, she says," answered Prue, for the responsibility of this great undertaking did not rest upon her, so she took a cheerful view of things.
Word: stiddy Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of steady. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: stiddy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stithy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: On special occasions at Lythe the old stiddy (anvil) is dragged outside and primed with wooden plugs containing gunpowder. When all spectators are well out of any possible danger, the plugs are fired with a prod from an iron pole.
Word: nonanaphoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + anaphoric. 1. Not anaphoric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmetaphoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + metaphoric. 1. Not metaphoric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlocative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + locative. 1. Not locative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stilty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stilt + -y. 1. pompous Labels: archaic 2. uneven, as if walking on stilts Example: He has the animal trotted, and may notice at this stage that there is an inclination to go on the toes, that the lame limb or limbs are not put forward freely, and that progression is stilty and uncertain; it is such, in fact, as to at once suggest the possibility of corns being present. Example: If he is lame in both feet the gait is stilty, the shoulders seem stiff, and, if made to work, he sweats profusely from intense pain. 3. resembling stilts Example: Feb 19, 2007, Daily Telegraph - Floored by Nelly's vocal punchhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3663306/Floored-by-Nellys-vocal-punch.html Down there on the stage Furtado twizzled her shiny jet ringlets around her tiny digits and wobbled off stage in her stilty white stilettos.
Word: mathematical morphology Part of Speech: noun 1. A theory and technique for the analysis and processing of geometrical structures, based on set theory, lattice theory, topology, and random functions.
Word: stipendiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin stipendiarius. Pronunciation: /staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/, /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/ 1. Receiving a stipend. Labels: not-comparable Example: His father, Mr. Justice Harley, died in his promising son's College term, bequeathing him nothing but his legal complexion, and Adrian became stipendiary officer in his uncles household. Example: The unusual hour, appropriate as I supposed only to some porter or other stipendiary visitor of my hotel, caused to shine out with startling refulgence the morning splendors in which Papa Joliet had arrayed himself.
Word: stipendiary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stipendiarius. Pronunciation: /staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/, /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/ 1. One who receives a stipend. Example: Delhi, the capital of the Great Mogul, fell into the hands of the English, and the emperor himself became a stipendiary of a company of merchants. Example: I confess I have stipendiaries; they are the poor of Christ's flock; a treasure which I am well used in amassing.
Word: stiddiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stiddy: most stiddy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nonunilateral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + unilateral. 1. Not unilateral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonorphaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + orphaned. 1. Not orphaned (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonorphaned child Example: a nonorphaned background process
Word: nonorphan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + orphan. 1. One who is not an orphan.
Word: nonorphans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonorphan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stirless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stir + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈstəːləs/ 1. Motionless, still. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: For there it lies so tranquil, so beloved, / All that it hath of Life with us is living; / So gentle, stirless, helpless, and unmoved, / And all unconscious of the joy 't is giving [...]. Example: Like one dead she sat and waited, Listening to the stirless silence, Ages in a second, till, Lightly leaping, came her lover, And, still smiling, laid the sweet Snow-white blossom at her feet.
Word: stochiometry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stoichiometry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: stockingless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stocking + -less. 1. Not wearing stockings. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mrs. Flintwinch crossed the hall, feeling its pavement cold to her stockingless feet, and peeped in between the rusty hinges on the door, which stood a little open. Example: Her tremendous, flabby, stockingless ankles bulged over her unlaced hobnailed boots; her dress was torn and unbuttoned at the throat, displaying one of the dirtiest necks I have seen.
Word: unstockinged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stockinged. 1. not wearing stockings Labels: not-comparable
Word: stockingful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stocking + -ful. 1. the amount that can fit in a stocking Example: For, outside of a stockingful of guineas, all her capital was sunk in Merry-Garden, and all Merry-Garden hung now on the boy's life. Example: On a very deep level, then, they are one: the pint-sized demon at your door Halloween night who (formally, at least) exchanges his or her forbearance from soaping your windows for a handful of candy, and the jolly old elf who is imagined to slither down the chimney and exchange a hurried snack for stockingsful of joy — or judgment.
Word: stokehold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stoke + hold. 1. A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked. Example: Yarrow's patent water tight ash pans are fitted to each boiler, to prevent the fire being extinguished by a sudden influx of water into the stokehold. Example: A plume of smoke went nearly straight up from the funnel, and now and then the clang of furnace-slice and shovel rose from the stokehold, for Mayne hoped to float the vessel next tide.
Word: stomates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stomate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stormer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From storm + -er. 1. Someone who storms. Example: Did you ever hear of Coronado, the conqueror of New Mexico, the stormer of the seven cities of Cibola? Example: That is a contrary definition, which is laid down in opposition to the actions which those who are the hearers of the speech have done; as if any one were to be speaking before Alexander the Great against some stormer of a city, and were to say that nothing was more inhuman than to destroy cities, when Alexander himself had destroyed Thebes. 2. Something very loud and powerful, such as a song or a car. Labels: informal
Word: stormless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From storm + -less. 1. Without a storm or stormy weather. Labels: not-comparable Example: A stormless summer
Word: stoutish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stout + -ish. 1. reasonably stout, somewhat stout Labels: not-comparable Example: Descending to the office to buy some postcards, the boys found, lounging about the desk, a stoutish man with a rather dissipated face, puffy under the eyes and heavy about the jaws. Example: I joined all my fishing-lines together with stems of seaweed and things, and made a stoutish string, perhaps twelve yards in length or more, and I fastened two lumps of coral rock to the ends of this.
Word: stratigrapher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stratigraphy + -er. 1. An expert in stratigraphy. Example: The barren hills south of Beipiao, swept by an icy wind from Mongolia, stand in stark contrast to the ancient environment, which stratigrapher Hao Zhaolin of the Beipiao Bureau of Mineral Resources Administration describes as "a shallow, warm lake whose waters teemed with shoals of fish," with flocks of birds overhead. Example: A senior stratigrapher at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (NIGP), Jin spent up to 6 months before each trip meeting such bureaucratic requirements as advance approval for every piece of correspondence.
Word: striked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹaɪkt/, /ˈstɹəɪk.dət/ 1. simple past and past participle of strike Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The workers striked for better wages. Example: Howsomever, a bullet passes between my arm—just here, and my side, and striked him dead upon the spot.
Word: strutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stroutere; equivalent to strut + -er. 1. someone who struts Example: Which is the boaster, the strutter, the bedizener of his sinful carcase with feathers and beads, fox-tails and bears' claws,--the brave, or his poor little squaw? Example: First there's the Grimshaw o' greed--swinish, heartless greed--the other is the Grimshaw o' vanity--the strutter, with sword at belt, who would have men bow or flee before him."
Word: stryve Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of strive. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: For he with him hath evere fyve Servantz that helpen him to stryve: The ferst of hem Malencolie Is cleped, which in compaignie An hundred times in an houre Wol as an angri beste loure, 30 And noman wot the cause why. Example: But this corruption is caryed with a stronger tyde then reason can resist, and we wil not stryve with the stream. 14.
Word: stumbly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stumble + -y. 1. prone to stumble Example: I feel stumbly, and when I try to find the door for the stairwell I walk into the bathroom instead. Example: And on tonight’s episode, when she faces a crisis — the reactions to her incoherent TV interviews last January — the carefully created sentences she uses to explain her slurry, stumbly self-presentation says it all.
Word: styll Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Modern usage seems to have originated in Canadian slang, compare other modern respellings of i with y like whyte (which also coincides with an older spelling variant). Pronunciation: /stɪl/, [stɪɫ] 1. Usually added to the end of a sentence to add emphasis. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, not-comparable, slang Example: I’m no new here. So, don’t disrespect me for some new mans styll. 2. Obsolete spelling of still. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: ¶ So streyt that to scape col{us} had noo space ¶ This seyng Colus be styll wythin abode. Example: These beeing come ouer with an obscure and foggy close ayre, with many losses and a grieuous voyage, they beginne to remember what they haue past and lost: for the more that the compasse of the reuolucion, draweth neere to the discouerie of the Figure of the Center, the sooner they are passed ouer, styll shorter and shorter, and the more swyfter the course of the streame is into the deuouring swallow of the Center.
Word: macaroonlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macaroon + -like. 1. resembling a macaroon Labels: not-comparable Example: Huguenot torte, a chewy, macaroonlike cake, looks and sounds like a French dish, but it is really a knockoff of Ozark pudding, a Midwestern dessert.
Word: lexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lex Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of lexis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lexes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lex Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lexing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lex Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lexed Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: lexed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lex Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonorthogonality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, nonorthogonal + -ity, or, by surface analysis, non- + orthogonality. 1. Absence of orthogonality; the state or condition of being nonorthogonal. Labels: uncountable
Word: distillability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From distill + -ability. 1. The condition of being distillable; the ability to be distilled (in any sense). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: divacancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divacancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divacancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + vacancy. 1. A pair of vacancy defects in a crystal
Word: homologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From homological + -ly. 1. In a homological manner 2. With reference to homology
Word: immunodegradation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From immuno- + degradation. 1. Degradation of or by the immune system. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The inhibition of immunodegradation was most pronounced at low temperature […] Example: A special group must be mentioned: 4. artificial immunodegradation (immunosuppression)
Word: inplane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + plane. 1. Within a plane. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isocurvature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + curvature. 1. A condition of constant curvature Labels: uncountable
Word: sposes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sposed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: isostress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + stress. 1. A condition of constant stress Labels: uncountable
Word: acheless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ache + -less. 1. without an ache Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylidynium Part of Speech: noun 1. The cation CH⁺, several isotopic forms of which exist in deep space Labels: uncountable
Word: unaching Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + aching. 1. not aching Labels: not-comparable
Word: monosilicides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monosilicide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monosilicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + silicide. 1. Any silicide that has a single silicon atom per molecule or unit cell
Word: multialgebras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multialgebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multialgebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + algebra. 1. An algebra composed of a set and a family of multioperations on that set
Word: photoconductance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + conductance. 1. The conductance of a material as a result of photoconductivity
Word: protention Part of Speech: noun 1. An anticipation of a future event Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: protentional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From protention + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to protention
Word: qubitope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of qubit + chirotope. 1. A generalization of a chirotope involving qubits Labels: neologism
Word: abideable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abide + -able. 1. capable of being abided
Word: retentional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retention + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to retention 2. retaining
Word: abidable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abide + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of abideable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: submultialgebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + multialgebra. 1. A subset of a multialgebra
Word: submultialgebras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submultialgebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: substructured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From substructure + -ed. 1. Having a substructure.
Word: torsionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From torsion + -less. 1. Lacking torsion
Word: unabideable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + abideable. 1. not abideable
Word: unabidable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + abidable. 1. Alternative spelling of unabideable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: balcony bra Part of Speech: noun 1. A half-cup bra, generally with a low horizontal cut, designed to be worn under a low-cut top. Example: It was as if I'd stepped into Patrick Bateman's American Psycho flat circa 1986: black cotton sheets and red satin throw, plus, disconcertingly, a pair of translucent lace Agent Provocateur knicks and balcony bra lying casually on the red chaise longue.
Word: balcony bras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balcony bra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kingian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From King + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the civil rights movement. 2. Of or relating to Stephen King (born 1947), American author of horror and fantasy fiction.
Word: sharashka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian шара́шка (šaráška) or шара́жка (šarážka), a diminutive for шара́га (šarága). 1. A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.
Word: sharashkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharashka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharaga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian шара́га (šarága). 1. Alternative form of sharashka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sharagas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharaga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Solzhenitsynian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Solzhenitsyn + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Soviet and Russian novelist, dramatist, and historian who wrote about the gulag.
Word: prostatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prostate + -ism. 1. Any of various minor disorders of the prostate gland, typically causing obstructed urination; also called lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gonfanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French gonfanon. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːn.fəˌnɑːn/, /-nən/ 1. Alternative form of gonfalon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At the same time, a companion figure, which from the mutilated superscription in the tapestry appears to be Eustace of Boulogne, lifts this gonfanon high in the air with his left hand while with the right he points to the Duke's face; a significant action, calling attention in a twofold manner to William's presence. 2. A banner with three "tails", typically with the middle one longer than the others, and three loops at the top representing where it would have been attached to a pole.
Word: gonfanons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gonfanon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Manjeshwar Part of Speech: name 1. A city in northern Kerala, India.
Word: unsupportableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsupportable + -ness. 1. the state or quality of being unsupportable Labels: uncountable
Word: orthoëpist Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of orthoepist. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: orthoëpists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthoëpist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonagglutinative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agglutinative English nonagglutinative From non- + agglutinative. 1. Not agglutinative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonappendiceal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + appendiceal. 1. Not appendiceal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: appendiceal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, appendix + -al; formed in a way that reflects the appendic- of the Latin declension's inflections, reflecting the fact that English got appendix from New Latin. Pronunciation: /ˌæpənˈdɪsiəl/, /ˈdɪʃəl/, /əˌpɛndəˈsiəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the appendix. Labels: not-comparable
Word: av. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Avenue (used in street names). Labels: Boston, abbreviation, alt-of, dated Example: Massachusetts av.
Word: doctorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doctor + -ship. 1. Professional position or title of a doctor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: doctorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doctorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doctor up Part of Speech: verb 1. To falsify, or modify something, so that it appears to be better than it is. Labels: transitive Example: A good way to doctor up a basic cake mix is by adding lemon zest, or coffee. 2. To train medical students. Labels: transitive Example: This program will help doctor the novices up.
Word: Eurabia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Europe + Arabia. Pronunciation: /jʊəˈɹeɪbiə/, /jəˈɹeɪbiə/ 1. A supposed future, Islamized Europe. Labels: derogatory Example: Moreover, the fear of an emerging "Eurabia" ignores the vast economic and cultural differences between immigrant populations in the different European countries... Example: Among those who connect the unfolding of Eurabia with a popular reaction that might bring back fascism to Europe is Canadian columnist Mark Steyn.
Word: straight men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straight man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epitases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epitasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: like fun Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Intensely. Labels: US, dated Example: "Of course it might happen that the hull kit-and-boodle might start and run, if some big fighting came first-off, and then again they might stay and fight like fun. Example: "The railway's begun The Mormons are cutting / And grading like fun." 2. Definitely not. Labels: US, dated Example: Do they think I have a million dollars and spend it? Like fun I do. Not with the kind of discipline my parents believe in. Example: "Give me that gun!" "Like fun I will," Leigh snapped.
Word: inadmissibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inadmissible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for the fun of it Part of Speech: adv 1. Solely for the sake of entertainment. Example: ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it. Example: Winter looked good on Madrileños; they took over the city center just for the fun of it, when really most shopping could be done in any of Madrid’s neighborhoods.
Word: bromances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: window seats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of window seat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From septennium + -al, from Latin septennis (“7-year”), q.v. Pronunciation: /sɛpˈtɛniəl/ 1. Of or relating to a 7 year period. Labels: not-comparable Example: septennial parliaments... septennial elections... Example: "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"
Word: black op Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipped compound of black operation. Labels: informal Example: He describes Russia’s reported attempts to influence the 2016 US election as “the most cost-efficient black op in human history […]”
Word: black ops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black op Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black operation Part of Speech: noun 1. A covert operation typically involving activities that are highly clandestine and outside of standard military protocol.
Word: black operations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black operation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shife Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ʃaɪf/ 1. Aggressive-looking, tough. Example: And he knew he was shife, he knew he was hype. Example: Niggas be lookin' shife, so I look shife back.
Word: tetherable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tether + -able. 1. Capable of being tethered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfusional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fusional. 1. Not fusional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fusional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fusion + -al. 1. Tending to overlay many morphemes in a manner that can be difficult to segment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subnasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + nasal. 1. Located under the nose. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subnasal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + nasal. 1. A scale located below the nasal scale.
Word: milkfed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From milk + fed. 1. Fed with milk. Labels: not-comparable Example: Young milkfed animals were eaten as a delicacy...
Word: milkfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milkfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milkshakelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From milkshake + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a milkshake. Example: It is a special drink that can both get your buzz on and leave you looking like Macauley Culkin, the milkshakelike aspect of this cocktail truly calling to the child within.
Word: lungless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lung + -less. 1. Without lungs. Labels: not-comparable Example: Lungless salamanders breathe through their skin.