nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: garrison belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A heavy-duty leather belt, from which tools etc. may be hung. Example: His well-bred clothes had disappeared; these day he wore khaki pants supported by a garrison belt, and boots which rattled when he walked.
Word: cuppa joe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cup of joe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Arty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Art Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Arty From Art + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹti/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Artemis, from Greek language.
Word: Ushas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”). Doublet of Aurora and Eos. 1. Vedic and Hindu female deity, personifying the dawn, usually mentioned in plural. She is portrayed as welcoming birds and warding off evil spirits, and as a beautifully adorned young woman riding in a golden chariot on her path across the sky. Labels: Hinduism, Vedic Example: Of the goddesses there are only two who have any marked individuality, viz., Ushas, the dawn, and Sarasvati, the goddess of the river of that name, and afterwards the goddess of speech.
Word: think on Part of Speech: verb 1. To think about; to meditate concerning. Labels: transitive Example: "A girl's got to think on her future." Example: "You have given me things to think on. I have never thought about the Creator in this way [....]
Word: alcoholise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of alcoholize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alkaline battery Part of Speech: noun 1. A power cell having potassium hydroxide as its electrolyte, a zinc / manganese dioxide cell.
Word: alexandrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177). Pronunciation: /ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/ 1. A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. Example: The dominant metre in Les Fleurs du Mal is the twelve-syllable alexandrine, the defining metre of French versification, with the eight-syllable line a distant runner-up and the ten-syllable line barely visible.
Word: relaxedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English relaxed Middle English -ly English -ly English relaxedly From relaxed + -ly. 1. In a relaxed manner. Example: With the day finally over, he sat back relaxedly.
Word: shaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shaw Labels: form-of, plural 2. stalks or leaves of root vegetables.
Word: Eichen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Eichen. 1. A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 2. A surname from German.
Word: hessite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hess + -ite, named after Swiss-Russian chemist Germain Henri Hess. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛsaɪt/ 1. A mineral form of disilver telluride.
Word: theorise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā Ancient Greek θέᾱ (théā) Proto-Indo-European *wer-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ὁράω (horáō) Ancient Greek *θεᾱ-(ϝ)ορός, *θεη-(ϝ)ορός (*theā-(w)orós, *theē-(w)orós) Ancient Greek θεωρός (theōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek θεωρία (theōría)bor. Late Latin theōrialbor. Middle French théoriebor. English theory English -ise English theorise From theory + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of theorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: In Physics of the Impossible, he theorises about how the gadgets that turn up in works by authors from HG Wells to JK Rowling (as well as the cardboard-scenery sci-fi TV of our youth) may become reality. Example: Beck - who has the sort of rubbery, chucklesome face that should ideally be either a) cast as the goonish sidekick in a bad frat house sex comedy or b) painted on a toilet bowl so you could shit directly on to it - has become famous for crying live on air, indulging in paranoid conspiracy theorising, and labelling Obama a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people or white culture".
Word: theorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of theorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: theorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of theorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: theorising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of theorizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: theorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of theorise Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He practised what Lord Mandeville theorised, who, in despite of his convictions of the excellence and happiness of those who are "Home dwellers on their father's land," accepted a foreign embassy to one of the most brilliant of the European courts, but where Lady Mandeville was the most brilliant and the most beautiful.
Word: tracksuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tracksuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thunderclouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thundercloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thunder clouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunder cloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stormcloud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From storm + cloud. 1. Alternative form of storm cloud. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stormclouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stormcloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychohistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + history. * The science-fictional usage was created by Isaac Asimov in the mid-20th century. Pronunciation: /sʌɪkəʊˈhɪstəɹi/ 1. The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Pick argues that the general rejection of psycho-history by practising historians has left the story of ‘historical’ psychoanalysis on the shelf. 2. A fictional mathematical statistical science of large population dynamics, where mathematical models can predict general futures, based on activities of quadrillions of individuals. The fictional science first occurs in Asimov's 1950s Foundation series, and has since been picked up by other authors for other works. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: critical angles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of critical angle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corepressors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corepressor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterparties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterparty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collapsars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collapsar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chorines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chorine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: center-boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of center-board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catamorphisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catamorphism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: castellans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of castellan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subsecive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin subsecivus, from sub (“under”) and secare (“to cut”). 1. Remaining; extra; spare. Labels: formal, rare Example: He filled his subsecive hours with crossword puzzles.
Word: envenomate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, en + venom + ate; possibly a back-formation from envenomation. 1. To inject venom into. Example: Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.
Word: weigher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English -er English weigher From weigh + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ɚ/, /ˈweɪ.ə/ 1. One who or something that weighs. 2. One who or something that weighs.
Word: sainfoin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sainfoin, from sain (“healthy, healthful”) + foin (“hay”). Pronunciation: /ˈsænfɔɪn/, /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/ 1. A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I saw a breath of wind emerge from the furthest horizon, bowing over the heads of corn in distant fields, pouring like a flood over all that vast expanse, and finally come to rest, warm and rustling, among the clover and sainfoin at my feet […]
Word: OHP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of overhead press. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of overhead projector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Dyaus Pita Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣpitṛ́). Doublet of Jupiter. 1. In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra. Labels: Hinduism, Vedic Example: Thus in the early Vedas we find records of Dyaus-Pita, or “Father-Heaven,” accompanied by Prithvi or “Mother-Earth”; also Ushas or “Dawn-Goddess”; Surya, or the “Sun-God”; Vayu or the “Wind-God”; and Agni, the “Fire-god”.
Word: Adnan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَدْنَان (ʕadnān, “settler”). 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: coatroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coat + room. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊtˌɹum/ 1. A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom. Labels: US
Word: deviser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English devise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English deviser From devise + -er. 1. A person who devises something; a planner or inventor.
Word: cockfighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + fighter. 1. One who engages in a cockfight.
Word: cockfighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockfighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chemoinformatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English informatic English chemoinformatic From chemo- + informatic. 1. Of or pertaining to chemoinformatics Labels: not-comparable
Word: energetics Part of Speech: noun 1. The field of study focused on the flow and transformation of energy. Labels: uncountable 2. The flow and transformation of energy within a specific system or device. Labels: uncountable 3. Energetic (vigorous, active) behavior or character. Labels: uncountable Example: Back and forth, forth and back, in this endless treadle. How far she felt from the psychic energetics exhibited by a pair of youngsters in the fast lane.
Word: GABAergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English GABA English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English GABAergic From GABA + -ergic. 1. Pertaining to or producing the neurotransmitter GABA. Labels: not-comparable
Word: GABAergic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English GABA English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English GABAergic From GABA + -ergic. 1. Any drug or substance that interacts with the GABA system.
Word: interhelical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English helical English interhelical From inter- + helical. 1. Between helices, especially between the helices of polypeptides or nucleic acids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: liposarcoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English sarcoma English liposarcoma From lipo- + sarcoma. 1. Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue
Word: microscopal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English microscopal From microscope + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to microscopy or microscopes Labels: not-comparable
Word: nanocrown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English crown English nanocrown From nano- + crown. 1. A crown-shaped structure having nanometre-sized dimensions, especially such a structure fabricated from individual metal atoms
Word: nanofibre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nanofiber. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neurophysiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological English neurophysiological From neuro- + physiological. By surface analysis, neurophysiology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to neurophysiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plasminogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der. Late Latin plasmader. English plasma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English plasmin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English plasminogen From plasmin + -o- + -gen. 1. The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plasmin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der. Late Latin plasmader. English plasma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English plasmin From plasma + -in. 1. A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stratigraphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stratigraphic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English stratigraphically From stratigraphic + -ally. 1. In a stratigraphic manner; with respect to stratigraphy Labels: not-comparable Example: In stratigraphically later genera with histial dimorphism frequently no histial structure and also no velar structure at all is present in the tecnomorphs.
Word: sulphidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sulphidic From sulphide + -ic. 1. Alternative spelling of sulfidic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulfidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English sulfide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sulfidic From sulfide + -ic. 1. Containing sulfide
Word: synergistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English synergistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English synergistically From synergistic + -ally. 1. In a synergistic manner.
Word: visualise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From visual + -ise (a variant of -ize (suffix forming verbs denoting the doing or making of what is denoted by the adjectives or nouns to which it is attached)). 1. Non-Oxford British spelling of visualize. Example: In our own poetry we get from [Geoffrey] Chaucer the first instance of self-analysis and description, the first case of visualising self. Example: The humanitarian, frequently ignoring hard reality, visualises one cosmopolitan community where justice and social sympathy measured in terms of some one set of units reign supreme.
Word: chelatometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing any titration in which the titrant forms a chelate compound with the material being analysed Labels: not-comparable
Word: cheletropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ) + + -tropic. 1. Describing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom of the reactant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chelotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of cheletropic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chemiflux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- English flux English chemiflux From chemi- + flux. 1. Synonym of chemical flux. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: chemical flux Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of substance per unit volume, per unit time transformed in a reaction. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: chemospecificity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English specificity English chemospecificity From chemo- + specificity. 1. chemoselectivity
Word: chiroptic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing any of the optical techniques for investigating chiral substances Labels: physical
Word: chiroptical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of chiroptic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cisoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cis Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English cisoid From cis + -oid. 1. Complex sinusoid or complex exponential.
Word: cisoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cis Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English cisoid From cis + -oid. 1. Describing a synperiplanar spatial arrangement of two conjugated double bonds about the intervening single bond; s-cis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cisoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cis- + -oid. 1. A cisgender person. Labels: derogatory Example: I'd rather my child be a hon 100%, I'm not a cisoid. I know how awful gender dysphoria is. Just thinking about my imaginary future child living and dying a miserable repressor is making me want to tear up desu Example: they're a cisoid, they can't comrephend sexual pleasure outside of muh dick
Word: transoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans + -oid. 1. Describing an antiperiplanar spatial arrangement of two conjugated double bonds about the intervening single bond; s-trans Labels: not-comparable
Word: s-trans Part of Speech: adj 1. transoid Labels: not-comparable
Word: s-cis Part of Speech: adj 1. cisoid Labels: not-comparable
Word: cistactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cisder. English cis- English tactic English cistactic From cis- + tactic. 1. Describing a tactic polymer in which the double bonds of the repeat units have the cis conformation Labels: not-comparable
Word: transtactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English tactic English transtactic From trans- + tactic. 1. Describing a tactic polymer in which the double bonds of the repeat units have the trans conformation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cistacticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cistactic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cistacticity From cistactic + -ity. 1. The state or degree of being cistactic. Labels: uncountable
Word: transtacticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English transtactic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English transtacticity From transtactic + -ity. 1. The state or degree of being transtactic. Labels: uncountable
Word: coacervation Part of Speech: noun 1. The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coacervate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin coacervātus. Pronunciation: /kəʊəˈsɜːvət/ 1. Clumped together, clustered. Labels: obsolete Example: The ninth is the collocation of the spirits in bodies, whether the collocation be equal or unequal ; and again, whether the spirits be coacervate or diffused.
Word: coacervate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coacervātus. Pronunciation: /kəʊəˈsɜːvət/ 1. The microsphere droplet that results from coacervation. Labels: physical
Word: coalification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coal + -ification. 1. The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Egyptian darkness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Egyptian (adjective) + darkness, referring to the ninth of the ten Plagues of Egypt which God inflicted on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to free the enslaved Israelites, described in Exodus 10:21–23 of the Bible (King James Version, spelling modernized): “And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven: and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.” Pronunciation: /ɪˌd͡ʒɪpʃn̩ ˈdɑːknəs/, /əˌd͡ʒɪpʃən ˈdɑɹknəs/ 1. Very intense darkness; pitch darkness. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: Except for the shaft of light thrown by her own headlamps, the darkness was Egyptian. Example: 'An Egyptian darkness,' Demyan Lukich remarked, lifting the blind a little.
Word: have one's ears lowered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Hair cuts change the relative position of the end of a person's hair and the person's ears and the term is based on the humorous supposition that the same effect could have been achieved by moving the ears lower down the person's face. 1. To get a haircut. Labels: dated, humorous, idiomatic Example: When you need a haircut, you go to a barber, so here I am at Tommy's Bronxville's tonsorial prepared to get clipped. Or, as we said as kids, have my ears lowered.
Word: ariosi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arioso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ariose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian arioso (“airy, breezy”) (from aria (“air; aria, song”) (from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr, “air; wind”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn; east”)) + -oso) + -ose. Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹiːəʊs/, /ˈæ-/, /ˈɑɹiˌoʊs/ 1. Melodic and song-like. Example: Much easy-listening music is light and ariose. Example: AR′IŌSE, a. [From arioso.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony; as, the ariose beauty of Handel.
Word: tannins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tannin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thornbushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thornbush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxonomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxonomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxonomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From taxonomic + -ally. 1. In terms of taxonomy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Humans and mice are taxonomically related by both being mammals.
Word: tenantry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tenant Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English tenantry From tenant + -ry. 1. The act or state of being a tenant. Example: The walls were never painted during my tenantry, becoming dingier and dingier as the years went by. 2. The body of tenants on an estate. Example: Are you fond of peasants? My tenantry are delightful creatures, and there is not one of them who remembers the bringing of the news of the Battle of Waterloo. When a new Duchess is brought to Tankerton, the oldest elm in the park must be felled. That is one of many strange old customs. As she is driven through the village, the children of the tenantry must strew the road with daisies.
Word: tenantries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenantry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Haoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma). Doublet of Soma. 1. Hypostatic divinity of the haoma plant. Labels: uncountable Example: Quickly spake Zarathustra: praise to the Haoma, the created by Mazda! Good is Haoma, the created by Mazda! Praise to the Haoma! Example: Even today Zoroastrian women who are with child pray to Hoama and constantly recite the Hōm Yasht in order to have distinguished sons.
Word: tenoned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having one or more tenons. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tenoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tenon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tenoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tenon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reuser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reuse + -er. 1. Agent noun of reuse; one who reuses. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: reusers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reuser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-user Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re-use + -er. 1. Agent noun of re-use; one who re-uses. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: re-users Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of re-user Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rigvedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Rigveda Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Rigvedic From Rigveda + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Rigveda Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Rigveda Labels: not-comparable
Word: coextraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English extraction English coextraction From co- + extraction. 1. The simultaneous extraction of two or more things, especially the solvent extraction of two or more compounds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: collisionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English collisional Middle English -ly English -ly English collisionally From collisional + -ly. 1. With respect to collisions Labels: not-comparable
Word: colloidally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English colloidal Middle English -ly English -ly English colloidally From colloidal + -ly. 1. With respect to colloids. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or like colloids. Labels: not-comparable Example: The moon and stars shimmer colloidally above as he stops by a fence post to piss, a short way from the Beldam West’s.
Word: conrotatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- English rotatory English conrotatory From con- + rotatory. 1. Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense Labels: not-comparable
Word: disrotatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English rotatory English disrotatory From dis- + rotatory. 1. Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses Labels: not-comparable
Word: Indoaryan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Indo-Aryan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Indoaryan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Indo-Aryan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: renversement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French renversement. 1. A reversal or turning backwards; turnaround. Example: It's approved for loops, barrel and aileron rolls, horizontal (formerly Cuban) eights, Immelmans, vertical renversements and spins.
Word: screwing the pooch Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of screw the pooch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dvandva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá). 1. A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese, but less so in English. Example: Tatpuruṣa and dvandva compounds regularly have a single gender, that of the final constituent, although a subgroup of dvandvas has the gender of the first constituent.
Word: monogoneutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + Ancient Greek γονεύω (goneúō, “to produce offspring”) + -tic, from γονεύς (goneús, “parent”). 1. Having only one brood per season. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bogatyr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian богаты́рь (bogatýrʹ), Old East Slavic богатꙑрь (bogatyrĭ), from a Turkic language, probably Khazar, from Old Turkic [script needed] (baɣatur, “hero”), from Proto-Turkic *bagatur (“hero”). Cognates include Turkish bahadır, Tatar баһадир (bahadir), Chuvash паттӑр (pattăr), Kyrgyz баатыр (baatır), Tuvan маатыр (maatır), Yakut баатыр (baatïr), Turkmen batyr, Middle Turkic baɣatur. Doublet of bahadur. Pronunciation: /ˌboʊɡəˈtɪɚ/ 1. A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant. Labels: historical Example: There was no answer from the bogatyr. Ilya shouted even louder than before, Louder than before, in a shrill voice— There was no answer from the bogatyr. Example: Later on, he^([Tolstoy]) was equated with Ilya Muromets, the most famous Russian bogatyr - a semi-mythical medieval warrior who lay at home on the brick stove until he was thirty-three - then went on to perform great feats defending the realm. Ilya Muromets is Russia's traditional symbol of physical and spiritual strength.
Word: tankini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tank top + bikini. Pronunciation: /tænˈkiːni/ 1. A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini. Example: “Bar closing. Your card declined.” “Ah, man. That'll be my ex-wife going nuts on BikiniWorld.com again. She's never met a tankini she didn't wanna bring home. I'll just go get some cash out. You guys hold tight.” “Well, now, how about we get the drinks?”
Word: omphalos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”). Doublet of navel. Pronunciation: /ˈɒmfəlɒs/ 1. An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world. 2. The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels). 3. The navel. 4. A raised central point; a boss. 5. The center or hub. Example: —Rather bleak in wintertime, I should say. Martello you call it? —Billy Pitt had them built, Buck Mulligan said, when the French were on the sea. But ours is the omphalos. Example: Here I was, embosomed in the very nave, the very omphalos of furtive femininity—a prize patron of the women's restaurant, a member, privy to its innermost secrets.
Word: tartish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tart Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English tartish From tart + -ish. 1. Mildly or slightly tart. Example: Did you put the sugar in this recipe? It tastes rather tartish. 2. tarty; slutty Labels: UK, slang Example: a tartish dress
Word: Adonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). 1. Of or pertaining to Adonis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect. Labels: not-comparable Example: The actor was not considered attractive enough to play such an Adonic character. 3. having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Adonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). 1. A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.
Word: tarring Part of Speech: noun 1. An application of tar.
Word: tarring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: temporal logic Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of symbolic logic used to reason about properties of statements related to order and duration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: temporal logics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temporal logic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin theātricus, equivalent to theatre + -ic. 1. Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical. Labels: not-comparable Example: A feature of the fight was the melodramaticness of the Champion of Champions. [John L.] Sullivan was intensely theatric at times. On several occasions, when the crowd gave vent to its displeasure at [Jake] Kilrain’s method of fighting, the big fellow would half turn toward it, and, raising his right arm aloft, would still the cries by a deprecating wave of his hand.
Word: theologies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /θiˈɑləd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of theology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trigram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English trigram From tri- + -gram, literally “three marks”. 1. A trigraph, a sequence of three letters representing one phoneme. 2. An n-gram consisting of three items from a sequence. Example: In fact, half of all such words for this corpus are initiated by only 39 different trigrams! 3. Any of the eight combinations of three complete or broken lines forming half of a hexagram in Chinese system of divination I Ching.
Word: trigrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trigram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trip hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. A powered machine used in a forge which repeatedly strikes work placed on an anvil.
Word: trip hammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trip hammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thermoplastics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermoplastic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thermoform Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English form English thermoform From thermo- + form. 1. To use a method of shaping, especially for thermoplastics, while hot
Word: phenytoin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of diphenylhydantoin. Pronunciation: /fɛˈnɪt.əʊ.ɪn/, /fəˈnɪt.oʊ.ɪn/ 1. A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy. Labels: uncountable
Word: thermoforms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thermoform Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thermoforming Part of Speech: noun 1. Manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold and trimmed to create a usable product.
Word: thermoforming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thermoform Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thermoformed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thermoform Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hatpin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hat + pin. 1. A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.
Word: hatpins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hatpin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tiepin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tie + pin. 1. A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.
Word: tiepins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tiepin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MW3 Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes.
Word: rhyton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ῥυτόν (rhutón), ultimately from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”) Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌɪtɒn/ 1. A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. 2. A Thracian drinking horn.
Word: time zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topiaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topiary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aptyalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English ptyalism English aptyalism From a- + ptyalism. Pronunciation: /eɪˈtaɪəlɪzəm/, /æpˈtaɪəlɪzəm/ 1. Complete lack of salivation. Labels: uncountable
Word: metaphysic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin metaphysicus. 1. Metaphysical. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Bring sweet philosophy along, In metaphysic dreams.
Word: metaphysic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English methaphesik, methaphisik, methaphisique, metaphesyk, methafisik, metaphesyk, methephysyk, from Old French metafisique, methaphisique and Medieval Latin metaphysica, methephisica; equivalent to meta- + physic. 1. The field of study of metaphysics. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: With reference to general Philosophy or Metaphysic proper, psychology may be viewed as a kind of common ground whereon thinkers of widely different schools may meet. 2. The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought. Labels: countable Example: The uncertain conclusions of an ill-conducted analogy, and a false metaphysic, were mixed with a few simple precepts derived from observation, which probably made the whole of the science of prognostication in its earliest and purest state. Example: It should be pointed out to the prospective reader that he will not find here the systematic presentation of a metaphysic. 3. A fundamental principle or key concept. Labels: countable Example: What we need as a metaphysic and what the logical realists are at least glimpsing, is the principle of contradiction.
Word: train surf Part of Speech: verb 1. To either stand on a the roof of a moving train and surf it like a wave, or to hang on and ride on the exterior of a train. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: 1998: Felicity Allen, Health Psychology: Theory and Practice - Adolescents may be rejected by their parents and feel so worthless that they want to do dangerous things such as ‘train-surfing'. [published in Australia] Example: 2006: Weekend Argus 14 May 2006 p.8. - An 18 year old boy was electrocuted yesterday while "train surfing" in Soweto yesterday, emergency services said. The boy had been standing on the roof of the train... According to emergency services, the boys wait until the train is travelling slowly and climb onto the roof and ride it like a surf board. [published in South Africa]
Word: harder put Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hard put: more hard put Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hardest put Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hard put: most hard put Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: gear down Part of Speech: verb 1. To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part. 2. To shift to a lower gear in a manual-transmission car.
Word: oh dark hundred Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From military time, in which hours before 10:00 am are prefixed with a zero, read as "oh", and 00 minutes is read as "hundred", as in oh five-hundred for 5:00 am. 1. Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake) Labels: idiomatic Example: I had to get up at oh dark hundred to catch a plane.
Word: quake lake Part of Speech: noun 1. A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake. Example: 2008, "China braces as water rises at quake lake," AFP at Google News, 6 Jun., The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable "quake lakes" that are threatening millions of people.
Word: quake lakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quake lake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrap paper Part of Speech: noun 1. Used paper, to be reused for jotting notes etc. Labels: uncountable 2. scratch paper Labels: Florida, Northeastern, US, Virginia, uncountable
Word: square up Part of Speech: verb 1. to get ready for a fight 2. to adopt a fighting stance Example: Samir Nasri was shown a second yellow card moments earlier after squaring up to Jamie Vardy, with the two players going forehead to forehead after exchanging insults. 3. to face (someone) in a contest 4. to pay back money that is owed Example: Let me know how much my share in the activity is and I'll square up with you tomorrow. 5. To mill (blocks, inserts, etc) into precisely square condition. Labels: transitive
Word: Balcani Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Balcani. 1. A village and commune of Bacău County, Romania.
Word: stopper knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A knot placed in a rope either to prevent the end from fraying, or to prevent it from passing through a hole.
Word: pitta Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtə/ 1. Alternative spelling of pita. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pitta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu పిట్ట (piṭṭa). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtə/ 1. Any passerine belonging to the taxonomic family Pittidae.
Word: pitta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पित्त (pitta, “phlegm”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtə/ 1. The dosha composed of fire and water Labels: uncountable
Word: cooperativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English operative English cooperative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cooperativity From cooperative + -ity. 1. the state or quality of being cooperative 2. An interaction between the substrate binding sites of an allosteric enzyme in which binding at one site increases or decreases binding at another
Word: Kalami Part of Speech: name 1. A Dardic language spoken in northern Pakistan; it is written using the Arabic script.
Word: Dardic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Dard Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Dardic From Dard + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːdɪk/, /ˈdɑɹdɪk/ 1. A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in north-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and north-western India.
Word: gongfu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kung fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: metalorganic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From metal + organic. 1. organometallic Labels: not-comparable
Word: metalorganic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metal + organic. 1. Any organometallic compound.
Word: homebuyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + buyer. 1. A person who buys or plans to buy a house.
Word: coordinatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English coordinative Middle English -ly English -ly English coordinatively From coordinative + -ly. 1. In a coordinative manner; with regard to coordination Labels: not-comparable
Word: coronand Part of Speech: noun 1. A crown compound.
Word: corphyrin Part of Speech: noun 1. corrinoid
Word: cosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English cosphere From co- + -sphere. 1. A cybotactic region of a solution. Labels: physical
Word: cotectic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the conditions of pressure, temperature and composition at which multiple solid phases crystallize at the same time from a single liquid when cooled
Word: shaomai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 燒賣 /烧卖 (shāomài). 1. Alternative form of shumai. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: homebuyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homebuyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superposer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From superpose + -er. 1. One who or that which superposes.
Word: push around Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around. 2. To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ Yaki have just one natural predator, the reticulated python, but they have many enemies. Land clearers are pushing the monkeys around. Roadbuilders are hemming them in. And outlaw trappers have them running for their lives. Example: Pushing little children with their fully automatics they like to push the weak around.
Word: jellying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jelly (making jelly; or squirming like jelly) Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present