nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: slackpacking Part of Speech: noun 1. backpacking without carrying a backpack (e.g. having someone else transport the backpack using a vehicle) Labels: uncountable Example: My interpretation of purist became this: pass every white blaze with my full pack, with no slackpacking.
Word: m.p. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of melting point. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Malic acid is a crystalline white solid (m.p. 100°C) and is highly soluble in water.
Word: BOLTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow), legend, title, scale. Labels: mnemonic
Word: multimediatization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of multimediatizing; the introduction of multimedia to something. Labels: uncountable Example: In a failed and rather futile attempt to tie writing to location, Orange County shows how difficult it is to place and locate Shakespeare in the wake of the digitalization and multimediatization of film and what I call, if I may be permitted a neologism that also contains a pun, "glo-cali-zation." Example: In addition, we have surveyed a number of media managers to get an idea of the prospects for the multimediatization process.
Word: out-tray Part of Speech: noun 1. A desktop organizer; outbox. Labels: Ireland, UK 2. The amount of work that has been done. Labels: broadly
Word: out-trays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of out-tray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Italian mile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Calque of Italian miglio (“(Italian) mile”), with a qualifier to distinguish it from other miles. 1. Various traditional Italian units of length, particularly the Genovese and Roman miles
Word: Italian miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Italian mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: survey mile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its continued use until the 1980s in reference to the US Geological Survey's 1927 geodetic datum. 1. The mile of ⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ kilometers employed by the United States prior to its adoption of the international mile by treaty in the 1950s. Labels: US Example: Near-synonyms: international mile, statute mile (UK)
Word: survey miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of survey mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: international mile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound. 1. The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values. Example: Near-synonyms: survey mile, statute mile (US)
Word: international miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of international mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: land mile Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the various miles used to measure length on land, as opposed to the nautical mile.
Word: Dao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 道 (dào, literally “The Way”). Pronunciation: /daʊ/ 1. Alternative form of Tao (“the way of nature, or ideal way to live one's life”). Labels: Chinese, alt-of, alternative
Word: land miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of land mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sausage dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sausage dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centristically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From centristic + -ally. 1. In a centristic manner 2. With regard to centrism
Word: Mazdak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Persian mzdk, of uncertain pronunciation (and thus of uncertain etymology). Arabic reports and translations (9th-century onwards, e.g. al-Muqaffa) have mazdak. Sources in New Persian first appear two centuries later, and have mizdak, muzdak in addition to mazdak. Conventional European language spelling is informed by Theodor Nöldeke's late 19th-century studies of the primary sources. 1. 5th-century Iranian social reformer and religious activist.
Word: galactosialidoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galactosialidosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triple A syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the three symptoms that begin with A. 1. A rare progressive congenital disorder whose symptoms include achalasia, Addisonianism, and alacrimia. Labels: uncountable
Word: Allgrove syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Discovered by Jeremy Allgrove and colleagues in 1978. 1. triple A syndrome Labels: uncountable
Word: transmissionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transmission + -ism. 1. A teaching style focused on transmitting facts without regard to the individual student. Labels: uncountable Example: Teaching and learning methods were therefore forced to perpetuate transmissionism and traditional assessment approaches, given that attention to the individual was completely out of question.
Word: preunderstandings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preunderstanding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preunderstanding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + understanding. 1. prior understanding; beliefs, attitudes, etc. that have been acquired previously Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shitpit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + pit. 1. A very unpleasant location. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: chapling Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of chaplain. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: menstrual synchrony Part of Speech: noun 1. The alleged synchronization of the menstrual cycle of two or more women who live in close proximity Labels: uncountable
Word: Chapling Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: mujahids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mujahid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moral obligation Part of Speech: noun 1. A duty which one owes and ought to perform on the basis of considerations of right and wrong, but which he is not legally bound to fulfill, as a duty to be charitable, a duty to pay a debt barred by the act of limitations, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moral duty Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of moral obligation.
Word: belly up to the bar Part of Speech: verb 1. To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Allen declines to discuss acquisition plans. . . . Nonetheless, W. Whitley Hawkins, whom Allen recently promoted to president from executive vice-president for marketing, asks the question out loud: "Are we going to belly up to the bar? All Pan Am assets for sale have some appeal to us." Example: "[T]he congressional committees aren't gonna belly up to the bar and say, 'We authorized this,'" says Scheuer.
Word: powerwalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From power + walk. 1. To walk at a brisk pace for exercise or in order to move very quickly. Example: "Are you following me?" she asks, straightout. "Course not. I'm powerwalking." Example: “You bet,” Rachel said, turning and powerwalking back the way she'd come.
Word: powerwalks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of powerwalk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: powerwalked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of powerwalk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Duchovbot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Duchovny + bot. 1. A fan of The X-Files who stopped watching or enjoyed the series less after actor David Duchovny's departure. Labels: derogatory Example: The duchovbots had nothing to do with it. Season 8 stunk big time. Not even David could make it any better. Example: The Duchovbots seem to be waaay to^([sic]) eager to forget that the *only* reason we ever got Doggett was cuz DD wanted out.
Word: Duchovbots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Duchovbot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powerwalking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of powerwalk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: powerwalking Part of Speech: noun 1. Walking briskly for speed and exercise. Labels: uncountable Example: Karen pointed out that “in powerwalking, you can count your steps and how many you're taking, but in running you can't really do that." Example: Carla thought powerwalking was stupid, she'd told Liz it looked like a car stuck in first gear, as well as being a depressing admission of middle age.
Word: inferentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inferential + -ity. 1. The quality of being inferential. Labels: uncountable
Word: crastinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”). 1. Relating to tomorrow, the following day. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: prehodiernal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + hodiernal. 1. Relating to past time earlier than today. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reportative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From report + -ative. 1. A grammatical construct used in some languages when reporting something learned from somebody else. Example: The child's progress in the modification stage can be characterized as an advancement from the use of performatives to the use of reportatives.
Word: reportative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From report + -ative. 1. Of or relating to such a construct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indirectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indirective + -ity. 1. Quality of being indirective. Labels: uncountable
Word: indirective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + directive. 1. Relating to a construct in some languages that indicates whether there is evidence for a given statement, without specifying the source of knowledge (i.e. whether it is from hearsay, inference, or perception). Labels: not-comparable
Word: reportativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reportative + -ity. 1. Quality of being reportative. Labels: uncountable
Word: friendshipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From friendship + -er, or a blend of friendship + shipper. 1. A person who would prefer Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's relationship to remain platonic. Example: This is an MSR, all friendshippers beware. Example: Some of us are friendshippers, some of us are relationshippers of one variety or another -- some of us want to see a Mulder/Scully relationship occur during the course of the series, while some of us prefer to maintain the slow seduction until the series' end -- but we are all captivated by the intense and uncommon TRUST displayed between the characters.
Word: friendshippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friendshipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: massifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of massifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: massifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mass + classifier, or massify + -er. 1. A kind of classifier that results in a mass noun rather than singling out a discrete unit.
Word: realizationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization English -al English realizational Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English realizationally From realizational + -ly. 1. In realizational terms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: footballisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of footballization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: footballization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From football + -ization. 1. The process of increasing the popularity of football (soccer) in a region. Labels: uncountable 2. The influence of football on real-life matters such as politics, economics and the media. Labels: uncountable 3. The tendency to turn issues into "political footballs". Labels: uncountable
Word: pinch pot Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape. Example: Learning to make a pinch pot is a great way to gain some experience with manipulating soft clay. Example: First, I made a puki, a tool used by Native Americans to form a pinch pot. Typically, a puki is a shallow, fired bowl used to keep the bottom of the pinch pot round while holding the entire pot in shape.
Word: pinch pots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinch pot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gather rosebuds Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the first line of "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" (inspired by Wisdom 2:8) by Robert Herrick (1591-1674): :: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, :: Old time is still a-flying; :: And this same flower that smiles today :: Tomorrow will be dying. 1. To enjoy life's immediate pleasures; to behave in a relaxed, carefree manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: Pottleby: I like to see young people enjoying their youth—gathering rosebuds. Example: Gather rosebuds, Gráinne, gather rosebuds. Look at your moths and butterflies and think of possibilities, think of love, Gráinne, think of open spaces and freedom and love.
Word: pukis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gather wool Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of woolgather. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Muldertorture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mulder + torture. 1. Physical and psychological harm inflicted on the character Fox Mulder. Labels: uncountable Example: Just another note: some people are apparently concerned that Muldertorture stories are plotless, but I think a lot of our stories are plotless, and I don't have much of a problem with that, although I do enjoy plotted stories with morals more. Example: I love Muldertorture as much as anyone, but that was without a doubt the most disgusting XF episode I have ever seen.
Word: paranaesthesia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of paranesthesia. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: paranesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From par- + anesthesia. By surface analysis, par- + an- + esthesia. 1. anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body Labels: uncountable
Word: monoanaesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + anaesthesia. 1. Alternative form of monoanesthesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: parchmentize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From parchment + -ize. 1. To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid. Labels: transitive Example: I have often wondered whether Mr. Edison has ever tried to parchmentize the bamboo filament. It is already denser than cotton thread, as well as stronger, and yet nearly as flexible. There seems no reason why it cannot be thus changed in its physical nature by means of strong sulphuric acid.
Word: parchmentization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parchment + -ization. 1. The process of parchmentizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: parchmentizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parchmentize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: parchmentized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of parchmentize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parchmentizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of parchmentize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: parquet circle Part of Speech: noun 1. Part of the lower floor of a theatre with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries.
Word: parquet circles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parquet circle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pasteur's fluid Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Louis Pasteur, its inventor. 1. An artificial nutrient fluid invented for the study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.
Word: Pattinson's process Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson, an English metallurgist. 1. A process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lead.
Word: desilverizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desilverization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Payne's process Part of Speech: name 1. A process for preserving timber and making it incombustible by impregnating it successively with solutions of iron sulfate and calcium chloride in vacuo.
Word: Pelton wheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented by Lester Allan Pelton in the 1870s. 1. A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, extracting energy from the impulse of moving water
Word: Pelton wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pelton wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mulderangst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mulder + angst. 1. Emotional distress experienced by the character Fox Mulder. Labels: uncountable Example: Well, what can I say, I've discovered that I like Mulderangst and can't get enough of it. Example: "3" is only bearable if you are an X-Phile, because you can derive some satisfaction from the Mulderangst over missing-and-presumed-dead Scully, and the fact that Mulder is getting some.
Word: phasemeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phase + -meter. 1. A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
Word: phasemeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phasemeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photochronographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to photochronography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cinephotographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō)der. New Latinder. English cine- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek -γραφικός (-graphikós)der. Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -graphic ▲ English photo- ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph ▲ English -ic English photographic English cinephotographic From cine- + photographic. 1. Relating to cinephotography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cinephotographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō)der. New Latinder. English cine- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek -γραφικός (-graphikós)der. Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -graphic ▲ English photo- ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph ▲ English -ic English photographic English cinephotographic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cinephotographically From cinephotographic + -ally. 1. By means of cinephotography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photochronography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + chronography. 1. The art of recording or measuring intervals of time with a photochronograph. Labels: uncountable
Word: photochronographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photochronograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pookah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pooka (“supernatural creature”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So I tould her how father Patt consinted to lind us the lone of his baste, and how I was to frickin them all, an how whin they run'd away from the Pookah, manin mysel, she was to run away wid biro, manin me. Example: Messinger says that: The pookah that we discovered is seen occasionally on moonlight nights on the road in front of the Catholic Church in St Patrick's village.
Word: pookahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pookah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pixey Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of pixie (magical creature). Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: pixeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pixey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photodynamical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English -al English dynamical English photodynamical From photo- + dynamical. 1. Relating to photodynamics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photogrammetrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From photogrammetric + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, photogrammetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photogrammeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photogrammeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photogrammeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A phototheodolite, or a camera designed for use in photogrammetry.
Word: Scullyangst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scully + angst. 1. Emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully. Labels: uncountable Example: We don't have enough Scullyangst with dead family members and terminal brain cancer? Example: With Melissa and even Queequeg, there was deep Scullyangst.
Word: photonephograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + nepho- + -graph. 1. A nephoscope registering by photography, typically consisting of a pair of cameras used simultaneously. Labels: historical, rare
Word: photonephographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photonephograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoheliometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + helio- + meter. 1. A double-lens instrument for measuring slight variations of the Sun's diameter by photography, based on the common chord of two overlapping images. Labels: historical
Word: photoheliometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photoheliometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photometrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photometry + -ist. 1. A specialist in photometry.
Word: photometrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photometrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phycomycetous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Phycomycetes (class name) + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˌfʌɪkə(ʊ)mʌɪˈsiːtəs/ 1. Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete. Example: [T]he 'Starmen were phycomycetous mentally, but morphologically they could not be distinguished from Terrans.
Word: phototopographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + topographical. 1. Relating to phototopography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phototopographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From phototopographic + -ally. 1. By means of phototopography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: physiographist Part of Speech: noun 1. A physiographer.
Word: physiographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of physiographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geosystems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geosystem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geosystems Part of Speech: noun 1. physical geography Labels: uncountable
Word: geosystemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + systemic. 1. Relating to geosystems, or physical geography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterborings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterboring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of harl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: harled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having outer walls surfaced by harling. Labels: not-comparable
Word: harling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of harl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: harling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of surfacing a wall with a slurry of pebbles or stone chips, then curing with a lime render. Labels: uncountable
Word: mufti days Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mufti day Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reharl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + harl. 1. To harl again; to repair the exterior of a building that has been harled. Labels: transitive Example: Restoration by owner Ian MacMillan, 1980s, included reharling and reducing the Victorian south wing to single storey and has produced a fantasy of tiny turrets around a new enclosed western entrance courtyard.
Word: khatam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian خاتم. 1. A Persian style of marquetry. Labels: uncountable
Word: reharled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reharl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reharling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reharl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reharling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of repairing or restoring the harling on the external walls of a building. Labels: uncountable Example: To the east the effect of the old buildings looking towards the abbey (see Frontispiece once more) is so fine that little need be done beyond the necessary repair and reharling of these. Example: We don't know precisely how far it had advanced, or how much Danzig Willie altered the original plans; but during reharling operations by the National Trust for Scotland in 1973, the architects found that in the hall there was a window that had been blocked up.
Word: reharls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reharl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pilpulists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilpulist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilot lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. pilot light
Word: pilot lamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilot lamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilpulism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pilpul + -ism. 1. An instance of pilpul, sophism, Talmudic analysis. Labels: uncountable 2. The act of engaging in pilpul, sophistry, Talmudic analysis. Labels: uncountable
Word: pilpulist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pilpul + -ist. 1. One who engages in pilpul, sophist, Talmudic hermeneut.
Word: pilpulistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pilpul + -istic or pilpulist + -ic. 1. Characteristic of a pilpulist, of or pertaining to pilpul, sophistic, hermeneutic, casuistic.
Word: fanficdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fanfic + -dom. 1. The domain of fan fiction and/or fanficcers. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm just a poor student trying to contribute to fanficdom. Example: It applies particularly in fanficdom. I used to run an XF archive, and I once recieved^([sic]) three requests in as many weeks for author's names to be removed because their bosses had been wandering a little too close to their corner of cyberspace or because a reader had contacted them in RL.
Word: pinacate bug Part of Speech: noun 1. pinacate beetle
Word: pinacate bugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinacate bug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyphotal Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of polyphote. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyphote Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See poly-, photo-. 1. Pertaining to or designating arc lamps constructed so that more than one can be used on a single circuit. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Poonah Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Pune. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque colour is applied, with no background and minimal shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Labels: attributive Example: Poonah painting; a Poonah brush; Poonah paper
Word: porotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poro- + -type. 1. A copy of a print or document made by placing it upon a chemically prepared paper which is acted upon by a gas that permeates the original. Labels: historical
Word: porotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postexilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + exilian. 1. After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pot lead Part of Speech: noun 1. graphite, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to reduce friction Labels: uncountable
Word: pot lace Part of Speech: noun 1. lace whose pattern includes one or more representations of baskets or bowls from which flowers spring Labels: uncountable
Word: pou sto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek, literally "where I may stand", in reference to the reputed saying of Archimedes: "Give me where I may stand and I will move the whole world with my steelyard." 1. A place to stand upon; a locus standi; a foundation or basis for operations.
Word: foresentence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + sentence. 1. A sentence or condemnation in advance. Labels: rare Example: To move on that note from our deficient techniques of fact-gathering, there is a troublesome quality of class bias both in the subjects treated in foresentence reports and the standard modes of treatment. 2. Prophetic doom.
Word: foresentence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + sentence. 1. To sentence beforehand or in advance. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Be it not mine to foresentence a sinner, whose sin's consummation Prefaced his ultimate ruin—his last dying act may atone For some misdeeds ; and whatever be written of Hell and damnation, God alone knows what is gospel; […] Example: On the strength of having a good time in one's teens, one foresentences one's manhood to derision at an early age: and to a life-long subjection to women and younger exoletes.
Word: practico-inert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Jean-Paul Sartre. 1. Having arisen as the result of a sociopolitical struggle, but no longer responsive to the needs it was intended to serve. Labels: not-comparable
Word: press cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A mass of material after pressing it to obtain liquid, such as from peanuts, linseed, olives and grapes (pomace). Among its uses is for animal feed or in making gunpowder. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: press proof Part of Speech: noun 1. The last proof for correction before sending to press. Labels: historical Example: at press proof 2. A proof taken on a press, especially to show impression, margins, colour, etc. Labels: historical
Word: press cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of press cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: press proofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of press proof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spuffy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Spike + Buffy. Pronunciation: /ˈspʌfi/ 1. The ship of characters Spike and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: In contrast, the Spuffy 'shipper may be an older, more highly-educated career professional, but she must use the Internet to access the fanfiction she desires to read, because it is not available anywhere else. Example: Spuffy—as Spike/Buffy are often called—changed all that.
Word: prism glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Glass with one smooth side and the other side formed into sharp-edged ridges so as to reflect the light that passes through, used at windows to throw the light into the interior. Labels: uncountable
Word: process plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process. Labels: historical 2. A very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts between highlights and shadows, used especially for making lantern slides. Labels: historical
Word: process plates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of process plate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: privatdocent Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of privatdozent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: privatdocents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of privatdocent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protometal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + metal. 1. A style of music that was a precursor to heavy metal. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bangel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Buffy + Angel. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪnd͡ʒəl/ 1. The ship of characters Buffy Summers and Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: My only hope at this point is that SMG refuses to appear on Angel in the future, thus saving us from the inevitable Bangel ending for that series. Example: She never seemed to have any trouble writing Bangel or Spuffy scenes.
Word: puttie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of puttee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spudless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spud + -less. 1. Without potatoes. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: During the acute national potato shortage, the lowly spud was missed so much that it began to rank with truffles and goose livers as a delicacy. This restaurant in New Hampshire obtained a bag of potatoes after several spudless weeks […]
Word: lazaret fever Part of Speech: noun 1. typhus Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: lion dog Part of Speech: noun 1. A fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane. Example: Her awards of best in the show to Mrs. Mrs. Arthur Holland's Peke, "Cairnwhin Tinto of Hydegree" of the highest value to those whose fancy is for the staunch little Lion Dogs.
Word: lion dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lion dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Steroline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Stefan + Caroline. 1. The romantic pairing of the characters Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries. Labels: slang
Word: locoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loco Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: London tuft Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant sweet william. Labels: uncountable
Word: lumpy jaw Part of Speech: noun 1. actinomycosis Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorohexidine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chlorhexidine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lavalliere Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lavaliere. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "This earring," he said, "is perhaps the gem of the whole collection. It is Byzantine, and is of wonderfully delicate workmanship." The filigree gold ornament, was a long and slender pendant, of intricate gold work and studded with tiny jewels. It was one of a pair of earrings, and they wondered where its mate might be, if indeed, it was yet in existence. "It would make a fine lavalliere," said Dolly, holding it up against her chest, and glancing in a nearby mirror.
Word: lavallieres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lavalliere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lavalieres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lavaliere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dexters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dexter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dictagraph Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dictograph. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dictagraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictagraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dictograph Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations. Labels: historical
Word: dictographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diplograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diplo- + -graph. 1. An instrument used for double writing, such as one for producing embossed writing for the blind and ordinary writing at the same time. Labels: historical
Word: diplographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diplograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diplography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diplo- + -graphy. 1. double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms Labels: uncountable
Word: diplographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to diplography or the diplograph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diplographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to diplography or the diplograph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: San Jose scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A hemipterous insect (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) that damages many fruit crops.
Word: San Jose scales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of San Jose scale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mindlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mind + lock. 1. A magic spell or technology that restricts a person's ability to think freely. Labels: uncountable
Word: faeling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fae + -ling. 1. A young fairy creature.
Word: faelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schappes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schappe. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schappes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of schappe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: schnorrers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schnorrer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sclaffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sclaff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sclaffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sclaff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sclaffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sclaff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sclaffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sclaff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: euchronia Part of Speech: noun 1. A time of perfect social, technological, and ecological harmony; a utopian era. Example: The shift in utopian approaches from a future ideal place to a future ideal time—euchronia—marked a major departure from the traditions begun by Thomas More and prepared the way for the revolutionary era ahead. Example: It was Louis-Sébastien Mercier, according to Alkon, who first introduced the notion of connecting utopian relations to the lives of a contemporary audience in a futuristic euchronia.
Word: community of practice Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. Example: In the classroom, disciplinary literacy entails seeing each subject area as a community of practice in which the teacher facilitates entry for students by helping them understand how to use language to access its conceptual knowledge and discourse practices.
Word: communities of practice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of community of practice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-excite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From self- + excite. 1. To energize or excite (the field magnets of a dynamo) by induction from the residual magnetism of its cores, leading all or a part of the current thus produced through the field-magnet coils. Example: Using metal rollers to simulate the earth's cylindrical eddy currents, the team found some interesting results after beginning with a few viscosity problems. "...a more efficient geometry was found, so efficient that the dynamo would self-excite in a completely homogeneous state (i.e. with no insulation ) at a much lower rotor speed than was believed possible" [12] . Example: The induction generator can self-excite using the external capacitor only if the rotor has an adequate remnant magnetic field. 2. To self-generate a state of excitation. Example: Thus warning systems can self-excite when they go on alert: When a decision maker thinks that an attack is likely, he will place more credence in reports indicating that a war is imminent than he would if the same information were received in a period of calm, and actions of the other side that usually would be missed or seen as innocent will be perceived as evincing hostile intentions. Example: In a subsequent revision of the RI hypothesis, mutually excitatory interactions between cholinergic and glutamatergic neurons underlie the rapidly escalating firing of pontine reticular REM-on neurons during REM sleep and cholinergic REM-on cells both self-excite and self-inhibit via cholinergic autoreceptors.
Word: semasiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semasiology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semasiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semasiology + -ist. 1. One who studies semasiology.
Word: semasiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From semasiological + -ly. 1. In terms of semasiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semasiologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semasiologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudandry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- (“false”) + -andry (“man”). 1. The use by a female writer of a male pseudonym. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: It is a case of pseudandry when a woman adopts a man's name; for instance, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, afterward Dudevant, signed herself George Sand, […] Example: […] and ends with Michael Strange, an example of pseudandry, or the use by a woman of a masculine pen name […]
Word: pseudogynous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + gyn- + -ous. 1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a pseudogyne. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semitontine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + tontine. 1. A form of tontine insurance in which the surplus is divided among the holders of policies in force at the termination of the tontine period, but the reverse for the paid-up value is paid on lapsed policies, and on the policies of those that have died the face value is paid. Labels: attributive, uncountable
Word: serotherapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serotherapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sero- + therapeutic. 1. Relating to serotherapy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: set chisel Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc.
Word: shicers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shicer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ship railways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ship railway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cradleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cradle + -less. 1. Without a cradle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shoddy fever Part of Speech: noun 1. A febrile disease characterized by dyspnea and bronchitis, caused by inhaling dust or mold. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Twenty or thirty years ago, it was a common practice for the weavers and spinners to be called from their proper occupations to assist in "blending," as the term is, and this without any remuneration, excepting a largess of beer to allay their thirst, and fortify them against the shoddy fever; thus these men had not such a direct interest in the work as to induce, or such an aptitude for it, as to enable them to do it well.
Word: hafnates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hafnate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair pin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hairpin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hair pins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hair pin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: happenable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From happen + -able. 1. Capable of happening. Example: through a confluence of all events happenable to Man
Word: silundum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of silicon + corundum. Originally a trade name, in imitation of carborundum. 1. A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance. Labels: uncountable
Word: have one foot in the grave Part of Speech: verb 1. To be close to death, to be dying. Labels: figuratively
Word: one foot in the grave Part of Speech: noun 1. Indicates being near death, or almost dead. Example: [https://www.phoenixbookcompany.com/blog/%3Fp%3D7670 a close brush with death, a one-foot-in-the-grave kind of close [brush]]" Example: That was one-foot-in-the-grave old in 1971.
Word: Sindi Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of Sindhi. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Sindis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sindi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hawk + -s- + beard. 1. Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion. 2. Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia.
Word: hawksbeards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hawksbeard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sioux State Part of Speech: name 1. Nickname for North Dakota: a state of the United States.
Word: Auntie Beeb Part of Speech: name 1. The BBC. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: The producers reluctantly agreed to this. It seems that the Armed Forces virility image can not extend to a stand up debate with Auntie Beeb: and it remains to be seen what kind of fools they make of themselves if they use their "right of reply". Example: It sometimes happened that if a programme under-ran, or if there was a bit of a gap between programmes, dear old Auntie Beeb would play a gramophone record of church bells. It was comforting to know that the Good Lord was filling in for a minute or two.
Word: skidway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skid + way. 1. A skid road.
Word: skidways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skidway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stinking hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A roadside hawk's-beard (Crepis foetida).
Word: naked hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Crepis pleurocarpa. Labels: no-plural
Word: weedy hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Crepis vesicaria. Labels: no-plural
Word: bearded hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Crepis barbigera.
Word: sloid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sloyd. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sludger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sludge + -er. 1. A shovel for sludging out drains, etc.
Word: sludgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sludger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sludge acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Impure dark-coloured sulphuric acid that has been used in the refining of petroleum. Labels: uncountable
Word: slumgum Part of Speech: noun 1. The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Landsberg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname borrowed from German Landsberg. 1. A surname from German. Example: Inside the booth was Zaq Landsberg, a Brooklyn artist and the 30-year-old founder of the Republic of Zaqistan.
Word: Landsbergs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Landsberg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rough hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant pf species Crepis biennis.
Word: bristly hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Crepis setosa. Labels: uncountable
Word: health insurance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From health + insurance. 1. Insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: golden hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Crepis aurea.
Word: sneak current Part of Speech: noun 1. An electric current which, though too weak to blow a fuse or cause immediate damage to equipment, will in time burn out the equipment.
Word: sneak currents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sneak current Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsh hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Crepis paludosa.
Word: limestone hawksbeard Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant pf species Crepis intermedia.