nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Mother of God Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Calque of Latin Mater Dei and its descendants in other languages, from the Christian concept of the Trinity whereby Jesus as God the Son is identical to God the Father as the single divinity. 1. Said in supplication to Mary. Example: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen. 2. An expression of surprise. Labels: Ireland Example: Near-synonyms: Jesus, Mary and Joseph; wow; see also Thesaurus:wow Example: And your husband's parents were in the earthquake zone? Mother of God! Did they survive? 3. An expression of disgust, annoyance, or disappointment. Labels: Ireland Example: Mother of God! I've had it up to here with your bullshit! Example: “Mother of God! You should have asked me before you released that old woman. Now I can expect the wrath of hell to fall on my head when I walk through that door!” Tristan exclaimed, nodding at his cabin.
Word: Ortonesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Orton + -esque. 1. In a style reminiscent of John Kingsley "Joe" Orton (1933-1967), English playwright who wrote scandalous black comedies.
Word: fourth-party logistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After third-party logistics; coined by the Accenture consulting company. 1. A logistics operation that uses third-party logistics services on behalf of its customers, rather than controlling a fleet of its own vehicles. Labels: uncountable
Word: craniologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From craniological + -ly. 1. In a craniological way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multitudinously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From multitudinous + -ly. 1. In a multitudinous way. Example: Among the fishermen, he is indiscriminately designated by all the following titles: The Whale; the Greenland Whale; the Black Whale; the Great Whale; the True Whale; the Right Whale. There is a deal of obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously baptised. Example: When one makes his first voyage in a ship, it is an experience which multitudinously bristles with striking novelties; novelties which are in such sharp contrast with all this person’s former experiences that they take a seemingly deathless grip upon his imagination and memory.
Word: multitudinousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multitudinous + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being multitudinous. Labels: uncountable Example: The charm of Clayton's book lies in the multitudinousness of its subject ...
Word: unlogically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unlogical + -ly. 1. In an unlogical way. Labels: rare
Word: ratiocinatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ratiocinative + -ly. 1. In a ratiocinative way.
Word: craniological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From craniology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to craniology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: syllogistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From syllogistic + -ally. 1. In a syllogistic way.
Word: 'sdeath Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Minced form of God's death. Pronunciation: /zdɛθ/ 1. Expressing anger or astonishment. Labels: archaic
Word: visionarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From visionary + -ly. 1. In a visionary way.
Word: visionariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From visionary + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being visionary. Labels: uncountable
Word: quintettos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quintetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diamagnetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From diamagnetic + -ally. 1. In a diamagnetic way.
Word: laurustinus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + tīnus (“Viburnum tinus”). See also laurestine. 1. Synonym of laurestine. Example: We, Greville, are happy in these parks and forests: we were happy in my close winter-walk of box and laurustinus and mezereon. In our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the crocusses, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transports! Example: There it was true she had once met Melliphant; but conceiving it to be accidental, that no further intrusion would molest her, with a light foot she bounded along the winding path, where, on either side the box, the variegated holly and luxuriant laurustinus profusely clustered.
Word: lauristinus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of laurustinus (“laurestine, Viburnum tinus”)
Word: laurestines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laurestine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diuretically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From diuretic + -ally. 1. In a diuretic way.
Word: chimney sweeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimney sweep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qanāts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qanāt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obsoleteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The obsoleteness of objects is programmed in advance so that it ensures our desire to replace them. 2. The quality of being imperfectly or indistinctly developed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crash and burn Part of Speech: verb 1. To fail utterly. Labels: informal Example: Near-synonyms: go up in flames, go up in smoke, come to nought, come to nothing Example: Crash and burn, huh, Mav? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crash, and, burn. Example: Near-synonym: go down in flames
Word: verticordia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name translingual Verticordia. 1. A plant belonging to the genus Verticordia. Example: Verticordias are commonly known as featherflowers due to the fringed and feathered appearance of the five sepals and/or petals that are part of their striking flowers. Example: Local verticordias prefer sands and sandy gravels, commonly in kwongan sandplain.
Word: sagina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sagina (“feasting, nourishment, corpulence”). 1. Any herb of the genus Sagina.
Word: saginas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: persistant Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of persistent. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: multibit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + bit. 1. Contained in more than one bit. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having more than one bit. Labels: not-comparable Example: multibit screwdriver
Word: saginate Part of Speech: verb 1. To fatten. Labels: archaic Example: Many a white heifer by the ruthless steel Lay bleeding, many a sheep and blatant goat, With many a saginated boar bright-tusk'd Amid fierce flames Vulcanian stretch'd to roast
Word: saginates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of saginate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: saginated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of saginate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kangaroo word Part of Speech: noun 1. A word that contains letters of another word, in order, where both words have the same or nearly the same meaning.
Word: kangaroo words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kangaroo word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joey word Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joey (“junior kangaroo”) + word. 1. A word that is contained in a kangaroo word. Example: Like a kangaroo novice, each joey word must take at least one hop through the letters of the mother word. Example: […] the joey word has to have its letters in order within the parent kangaroo word […]
Word: joey words Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joey word Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saginating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of saginate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yeuch Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of yech. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Lunch is about to be served at the country home of Niki de Saint Phalle, and there is a worm on her chair. "Yeuuch," the French-American artist says, recoiling in horror. "Do you think you could remove that?"
Word: sagination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin saginatio. 1. The act of saginating; fattening. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: yeuks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yeuk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yeuks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yeuk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flakily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From flaky + -ly. 1. In a flaky way.
Word: saginations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sagittocyst Part of Speech: noun 1. A capsule having a spindle-like needle produced by epidermal cells of certain turbellarians.
Word: sagittocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagittocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mohole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Mohorovičić discontinuity + hole. 1. A hole drilled through the Earth's crust into the Mohorovičić discontinuity, part of a scientific project of the 1960s.
Word: Moholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mohole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sago palm Part of Speech: noun 1. Any palm or palmlike plant which yields sago 2. Any palm or palmlike plant which yields sago 3. Any palm or palmlike plant which yields sago
Word: uncook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + cook. 1. To undo the act of cooking. Labels: transitive Example: You can't uncultivate anything, in the same way you can't uncook your food. 2. To repair (an MP3 audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Hi all! I have developed a freeware utility to uncook MP3's... Example: If you "uncook" a file that isn't "cooked" you will just mess it up (and I don't know of any way to fix it then) - so uncooking should be used with caution (I'd suggest never over-writing the original file).
Word: uncooks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uncook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uncooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uncook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sago palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sago palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: optometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From optometric + -ally. 1. In an optometric way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tirages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tirage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panurgic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek. See pan- and -urgy. Pronunciation: /pænˈɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪk/ 1. Reading to do anything; meddling. Labels: not-comparable 2. Skilled in all kinds of work. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sagoin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Tupian word, related to sai and apparently saki (from a Tupian word sagui). Pronunciation: /səˈɡɔɪn/, /ˈsæɡ.wɪn/ 1. A marmoset, especially of the genus Callithrix.
Word: salt cod Part of Speech: noun 1. Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted. 2. Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted. Labels: often, specifically
Word: sagoins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagoin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opening batsman Part of Speech: noun 1. The first batsman of an innings. 2. One of the first two batsmen of an innings. 3. The first of a series, usually a chronological series. Labels: figuratively
Word: opening batsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opening batsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rainlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rainless + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being rainless; lack of rain; drought Labels: uncountable
Word: ANDing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of AND Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ANDed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of AND Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: -trophic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”). 1. Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy Labels: morpheme
Word: indicativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indicative + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being indicative. Labels: uncountable
Word: long division Part of Speech: noun 1. A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Lord Harvey is doing his best to find if there be a 'yes' in the world. It would require—what is that rule in arithmetic? ah!—long division, to reckon up the number of refusals he has had this season!
Word: multidigit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + digit. 1. Having more than one digit (number). Labels: not-comparable
Word: sagum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sagum, perhaps of Gaulish origin. 1. A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder. Labels: historical
Word: sagums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sahaptian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sahaptin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sahaptian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sahaptin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sahaptians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sahaptian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sahaptin Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Word: Sahaptin Part of Speech: name 1. The language spoken by the Sahaptin people. 2. A family of languages comprising Sahaptin and Nez Perce.
Word: playfriend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + friend. 1. A playmate. Labels: rare
Word: playfriends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playfriend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sahaptins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sahaptin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unscalable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + scalable. 1. Not scalable, that cannot be climbed. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] Remember, sir, my liege, The kings your ancestors, together with The natural bravery of your isle, which stands As Neptune’s park, ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable and roaring waters, With sands that will not bear your enemies' boats, But suck them up to the topmast. […] Example: The other end of their promenade was closed by a lofty and almost unscaleable precipice,the abode of hundreds of sea-fowl of different kinds […] 2. Not scalable, that cannot be changed in scale. Labels: not-comparable Example: The idea has its detractors. Skeptics argue the whole idea is unscalable, and that large vertical farms would be insatiable consumers of energy to keep the plants lit, healthy, and harvested […] Example: The result is a marketplace where low-revenue companies (say zero to $2 million per annum) are attracting valuations in the tens of millions of dollars and raising too much money. Most of these businesses will turn out to be poorly run, not special, unscalable, and will not deliver negative returns.
Word: unscalably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unscalable + -ly. 1. In an unscalable way.
Word: unscalability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unscalable + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being unscalable. Labels: uncountable Example: The unscalability of the software made it impractical for more than five users at a time.
Word: how-tos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of how-to Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shahaptian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sahaptin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shahaptian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sahaptin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shahaptians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Shahaptian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forkheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forkhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shitlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shit + -like. 1. Resembling shit in some way; shitty. Labels: vulgar
Word: golfiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From golf + -iana. 1. Things related to golf. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: St Andrews also offers the other off-course interest to the golfer, notably collections of golfiana in The Scores Hotel and nearby pubs... Example: 1987-1994, Charles A Duffner, Publisher, Golfiana- The International Journal for Golf Historians and Collectors
Word: fistiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist + -iana. Pronunciation: /fɪstɪˈɑːnə/, /fɪstɪˈænə/, /fɪstɪˈeɪnə/ 1. Things related to the sport of boxing. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Then came the necessary preliminaries — the finding of a place in which to train; the securing of an expert boxer to instruct me in the art of fistiana... Example: ...Heenan's friends urged him to issue a challenge to Tom Sayers, British title holder, for the highest honors in fistiana.
Word: nonspam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + spam. 1. Electronic mail that is not spam (junk mail); legitimate e-mail. Labels: uncountable
Word: park and ride Part of Speech: noun 1. A car park with connections to public transport services, allowing commuters and other travellers to complete their journey via bus or rail system. Labels: uncountable Example: The plan is to build a large park and ride offering charge points for electric vehicles for commuters from further afield.
Word: kiss and ride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that a person's partner might drop them off with a parting kiss; compare park and ride. 1. A car park or other roadside location at a railway station, airport, etc. for brief stops to allow the dropping off and picking up of passengers. Labels: informal Example: I long to hold you in my arms and sway Kiss and ride on the CTA
Word: kissably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From kissable + -ly. 1. In a kissable way.
Word: respectabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respectability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: respectabilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From respectable + -ize. 1. To make respectable; to give an appearance of respectability. Labels: transitive Example: There's not a notion in this book that has a more frightful, or ridiculous, mien than had the notion of human footprints in rocks, when that now respectabilized ruffian, or clown, was first heard from. Example: Uhde’s morals were not all that they should be and as his fiancée seemed a very well to do and very conventional young woman we were all surprised. But it turned out that it was an arranged marriage. Uhde wished to respectabilise himself and she wanted to come into possession of her inheritance, which she could only do upon marriage.
Word: respectabilizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of respectabilize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: respectabilizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of respectabilize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: respectabilized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of respectabilize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gunges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gunge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gunges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gunged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gunge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gunging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gunge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tumourlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tumour + -like. 1. Alternative spelling of tumorlike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tumorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tumor + -like. 1. Resembling a tumor.
Word: bookstaffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookstaff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Balaamite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Balaam + -ite. 1. Of or pertaining to Balaam (a Biblical figure). Labels: rare 2. Resembling Balaam, as described in Revelation 2:14. Labels: derogatory, rare
Word: Balaamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Balaam + -ite. 1. A Balaamite person. Labels: derogatory, rare
Word: Balaamites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Balaamite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chest press Part of Speech: noun 1. An exercise performed by pressing a bar or lever away from the chest while seated.
Word: chest presses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chest press Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leg press Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leg + press. 1. An exercise performed by using the legs to press weight away from one's body, while the body remains stationary. Example: The same logic applies to leg presses; the more you lower the sled, the harder your hams have to work, as long as you're controlling the weight. 2. A leg press machine, a piece of exercise equipment designed for performing these exercises.
Word: leg presses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leg press Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alterables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alterable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hack squat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Hacke (“heel”) + squat. 1. An exercise performed on a machine by using the legs to move weight resting on the shoulders, thereby moving the weight as the legs are straightened and the feet remain stationary. 2. A squat exercise with the barbell held in the hands just behind the legs, but without the use of a machine.
Word: hack squats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hack squat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sky-blue pink Part of Speech: noun 1. A color of the sky at sunrise or sunset, with patches of blue and pink, or a gradient between them. Labels: uncountable Example: Before us, framing the skyscrapers of Manhattan, was a golden skyline filled with vibrant blues and pinks and softer hues of violet, rose and lavender. "I've always called it sky blue-pink," I answered. "Is that a real word?" Nell asked, confident that I, who work with words for a living, would know. "It is to me." I first heard that term at the eighth-grade graduation assembly rehearsal in the little country town where I grew up. Example: The summer snow capping the jagged summits was bathed in a soft sky-blue pink from the lowering sun. Fauchard filled his red-rimmed eyes with the magnificent beauty, as he cocked his ear and listened to the exhaust sound produced by the eighty-horsepower, four-stroke Gnome rotary engine that powered the Morane-Saulnier N aircraft. All was well. 2. A nonspecific or made-up color. Labels: uncountable Example: “I can’t tell the colour,” said Binns. “It was like a sky blue pink, with a shade of greeny brown, or something like that.” Example: He splashed around and scattered the skilligimink color all over the kitchen, and when his mamma and Susie fished him out, if he wasn’t dyed the most beautiful sky-blue-pink you ever saw!
Word: rotator cuff Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of four smaller muscles in the shoulder responsible for rotating the humerus (upper arm bone). Example: In my quest for world records, I ruined both my rotator cuffs. The cuff, a group of four relatively small (but important) shoulder muscles which control inward and outward rotation of the humerus, is particularly vulnerable to the kind of trauma gymnastics, weighlifting and powerlifting inflict.
Word: rotator cuffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotator cuff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bench pressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bench press Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bench pressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bench press Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: double biceps Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which both sets of biceps are flexed and the chest is thrust forward. Example: And when he hits a double biceps shot, his proportion is more than a little startling.
Word: delts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /dɛlts/ 1. The deltoid muscles. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: His enthusiasm is contagious, and his delts are outrageous.
Word: posedown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pose + showdown. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊz.daʊn/ 1. The final part of a competition in which two or more bodybuilders pose freestyle on stage side by side, rather than individually. Example: The real reason for these subdued responses was the fact that the audience knew it would be a fight to the finish; they were saving their screams for the posedown festivities to come.
Word: posedowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posedown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: most muscular Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which the chest, shoulder, and arm muscles are flexed with the arms in front of the body. Example: Then Christian heads Quinn off at the pass with a most muscular.
Word: most musculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of most muscular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular antibiotic peptide Labels: uncountable
Word: cozzie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of cossie. 1. A swimming costume (especially a female swimming costume). Labels: New-South-Wales, UK Example: If it′s hot, take your cozzie (swimsuit) and towel to Bondi Beach or Manly. Example: Got my new cozzie ready for tomorrow – summer has finally arrived!
Word: mermaid's purse Part of Speech: noun 1. The egg case of a skate, shark or ratfish. Example: He reflected that it had probably come in over the outer reef to lay its eggs, or 'Mermaids' Purses' as the fishermen call them, because they are shaped like a pillow with a stiff black string at each corner, on the sheltered sandy bottom.
Word: univ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of university. 1. university Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: univs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of univ Labels: form-of, plural
Word: facs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot wars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot war Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoiks Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Possibly from a shortening of gadzooks. Compare also yoicks. 1. An expression of surprise, shock etc.
Word: eastern tarantulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eastern tarantula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bodhi trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodhi tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leg extension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leg + extension. 1. An exercise performed on a machine while seated. The quadriceps (thigh muscles) are exerted to straighten the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower shin.
Word: leg extensions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leg extension Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leg curl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leg + curl. 1. An exercise performed on a machine in which the hamstring muscles are exerted to bend the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower calf. The exercise may be performed while prone or standing, depending on the design of the machine. Example: You'd never dream of doing just bench presses to build a massive chest, or only lateral raises to build up your shoulders, so you'll surely limit your overall leg development if you restrict your hamstring training to leg curls.
Word: leg curls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leg curl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swivet Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswɪvɪt/, /ˈswɪvət/ 1. A state or condition of haste, flutter; extreme discomposure or distress; irritation, exasperation, annoyance. Example: "Theo wasn't perfect either - buried a son, divorced a wife, never learned to drive, plagued by swivets." ("The Nerve" by Lee Henderson appearing in The Walrus July/August 2009)
Word: Josepha Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: LWR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of line width roughness; used by semiconductor process engineers to describe a lithographic process problem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of light water reactor; a nuclear reactor which uses light water as a neutron moderator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: side chest Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which one arm is bent at the elbow, and the chest muscles are flexed, with one's side turned to the judges.
Word: side chests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of side chest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side triceps Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which one arm is held straight with the triceps flexed, with one's side turned to the judges.
Word: back double biceps Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which both sets of biceps and back muscles are flexed, with one's back turned toward the judges.
Word: front double biceps Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which both sets of biceps and the abdominals are flexed, while one is facing the judges.
Word: rear double biceps Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard pose in which both sets of biceps and back muscles are flexed, with one's back turned toward the judges. Example: Using this information, set the poses up in a manner that allows easy transition from one pose to another. Hitting a front lat spread and then trying to follow with a rear double biceps is just not practical.
Word: pacy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pacey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They looked pacy and powerful in attack and opened the scoring when Ba scored his fourth goal in two games when he headed in Cabaye's corner from the left. Example: Arsenal's Noni Madueke scored his first England goal two minutes later with a pacy run and fine finish past Serbia goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, a moment which had Tuchel pumping his fists in delight in the technical area.
Word: pacier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pacey: more pacey Labels: comparative, form-of 2. comparative form of pacy: more pacy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: paciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of pacey: most pacey Labels: form-of, superlative 2. superlative form of pacy: most pacy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pacey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pace + -y. 1. fast, rapid, speedy. Example: Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.
Word: miséricorde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French miséricorde. 1. Alternative form of misericord. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Figs. a and b, from Harleian MS. 2278; c, from the blade of a miséricorde, in the Meyrick collection; Example: In the baldrick which crossed over his right shoulder hung a long straight sword, which with a miséricorde or short dagger, carried in his belt, furnished him—for he knew how to use them—with very fair means of defence.
Word: oligarchically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From oligarchic + -ally. 1. In an oligarchical way.
Word: Chuy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kyrgyz Чүй (Cüy) 1. Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Word: countershaft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + shaft. 1. Synonym of jackshaft (“a mechanical component for rotational force”). Example: Instead of the pistons driving through the connecting-rods directly on to the wheels that carry the weight of the engine, the Drachenfels piston and connecting-rod drove on to a countershaft which carried two small cog wheels. The latter engaged with two larger gears, between which, and on the same shaft, was the pinion to engage with the rack rail.
Word: countershaft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + shaft. 1. Synonym of jackshaft.
Word: countershafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countershaft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countershafts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of countershaft Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jackshaft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jack + shaft. 1. A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine. 2. A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive. Example: Final drive is by reduction gears on the jackshaft, and through flycranks and rods to the wheels.
Word: jackshaft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jack + shaft. 1. To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
Word: jackshafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jackshaft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swanee whistle Part of Speech: noun 1. A slide whistle.
Word: slide whistle Part of Speech: noun 1. A wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick.
Word: fipple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to Icelandic flipi (“the lip of a horse”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪpəl/ 1. The mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.
Word: fipples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fipple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sneery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sneer + -y. 1. Sneering, supercilious. Labels: informal
Word: sneerily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sneery + -ly. 1. In a sneery way.
Word: sneeriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sneery + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being sneery. Labels: uncountable
Word: you'll've Part of Speech: contraction 1. You will have. Labels: contraction, nonstandard Example: You’ll’ve finished by the time I get home. Example: You'll’ve had dinner already, I expect.
Word: croqueta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish croqueta. Doublet of croquette. 1. A Cuban croquette, usually made of ham, beef, chicken, or fish, and generally based on flour rather than potatoes. 2. A Spanish croquette, a typical tapas dish. Example: The restaurant’s croqueta, or savory fritters, are served piping hot, with a molten core. Example: Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less.
Word: croquetas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croqueta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cubeland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cube + land. 1. The office environment, where people work in cubicles. Labels: rare, slang, uncountable Example: The feeling is that we shouldn't look like any old cubeland. We should look like a dot com. We're going to get a pinball machine... Example: Everyone in cubeland would be smelling the MSG.”
Word: deconstructivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deconstructive + -ism. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/, /diːkənˈstɹʊktɪvɪzəm/ 1. A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate. Labels: uncountable Example: As an artist I have to ask: How much God is there in art theories like appropriation, deconstructivism, simulation and consumerism, which from the mid-1970s on have dominated the syllabus of many institutions that teach, critique and exhibit art? 2. The practice of deconstructing dishes. Labels: uncountable
Word: deskside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From desk + -side. 1. By the side of one's desk (as in an office). Labels: not-comparable Example: Ms. Wilesmith welcomes deskside dining because she views it as a sign of dedication to the company.
Word: deskside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From desk + -side. 1. A computer intended to be placed alongside a desk, etc. (contrasted with the smaller desktop models).
Word: desksides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deskside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dynastical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek δυναστικός (dunastikós) + -al. By surface analysis, dynasty + -ical. 1. Dynastic; pertaining to a dynasty. Example: CHICAGO, Feb. 17 — Even as Mayor Richard M. Daley rolls toward a sixth term in elections this month, another chapter in Chicago’s dynastical politics is playing out in a few crime-plagued neighborhoods on the South Side.
Word: dynastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dynastic + -ally or dynastical + -ly. 1. In a dynastic (or dynastical) way.
Word: egretlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From egret + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an egret. Labels: rare Example: Instead the play focuses on Don Juan (the egretlike Rhys Ifans) as an aristocratic anachronism, a vestige of a dead age who has nothing left to do but play games and exercise his droit de seigneur.
Word: epiphanically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From epiphanic + -ally. 1. In an epiphanic way.
Word: enlighteningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From enlightening + -ly. 1. In an enlightening way.
Word: expectedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From expected + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ 1. In an expected way; as expected; predictably. Example: More expectedly (and successfully), the Royal Shakespeare Company offers up a “Richard III” that speaks to contemporary fears of the hatreds that breed fascism, with the eponymous crookback played (by the rising young actor Jonathan Slinger) as a festering skinhead who addresses the audience with the complicity of a caveman comic.
Word: fillup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fill + up. 1. An act or process of filling up; a replenishment. Example: We had slyly ordered a few gallons of punch to be brought down to the office, to give a fillup to the worthy workmen at the close of their labors... Example: The disadvantage of slow fillups is somewhat offset by the cost, the equivalent of $1.20 to $1.40 a gallon, Mr. Carr said. 2. Filler material. Example: […] various vocal techniques of presentation and delivery as well as how to ad-lib assorted information from programme parades as "fill-ups" at programme junctions.
Word: fillups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fillup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upfills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upfill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: upfilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upfill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upfilling Part of Speech: noun 1. A rock formation that fills the lower part of a hollow or valley.
Word: upfilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of upfill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gastropodous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gastropod + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like). Labels: not-comparable Example: And yet, despite its occasionally gastropodous pacing, “Exile” delivers the sort of torn-from-the-headlines story Patterson’s fans have come to expect.
Word: French kissing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or practice of two individuals engaging in a French kiss. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: French kissing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of French kiss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: French kissed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of French kiss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: French kisses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of French kiss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: French kisses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of French kiss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hitmaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hit + making. 1. Making hits (popular songs). Labels: not-comparable
Word: unyieldingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unyielding + -ly. 1. In an unyielding way. Example: Reynolds’ character, called simply Guy, is an unyieldingly chipper everydude who greets each morning with a smile.
Word: yieldingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From yielding + -ly. 1. In a yielding way. Example: He tooke her in his armes, as yet ſo coyiſh to be kiſt / As Mayds that knovv themſelues belou'd and yeeldingly reſiſt. Example: A sudden stillness came on them both, a sense of something momentous that must happen. Flory reached across and took her other hand. It came yieldingly, willingly.
Word: interluding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of interlude Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: interluded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interlude Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interluded Part of Speech: adj 1. Inserted as an interlude. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having interludes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allowabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allowability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lycanthropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin lycanthrōpus + -ic. By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to lycanthropy. Example: Lycanthropic survival instincts Embrace the beast and shun the weak Awake the primal one that sleeps inside Or feel the shiver running through your spine 2. Of or pertaining to lycanthropes. Example: He had kept the silver wolf’s head cane ornament that Claude Rains used to kill his lycanthropic son, Lon Chaney Jr., in “The Wolf Man” in 1941.
Word: lycanthropically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From lycanthropic + -ally. 1. In a lycanthropic way.
Word: moblogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of moblog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: moblogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of moblog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonairline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + airline. 1. Not of or pertaining to an airline (as of private flights). Labels: not-comparable Example: La Guardia, however, has very few off-peak periods; most of the day it is near its limit, defined as 75 scheduled flights per hour, plus 6 nonairline flights.
Word: nonanesthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + anesthetic. 1. Not anesthetic. Labels: not-comparable Example: He seeks to widen them somehow, by doing something else, something tactile, nonanesthetic, something to get adrenaline moving in his numbed veins.
Word: nonanesthetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + anesthetic. 1. A drug without anesthetic effects.
Word: nonanesthetics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonanesthetic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbeneficial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + beneficial. 1. Not beneficial; that produces no benefit. Example: In more recent times, she writes, they have been disproportionately enrolled in risky, nonbeneficial research in gynecology, oncology, surgery, pediatrics, infectious disease and genetics .
Word: noncontrolling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + controlling. 1. Not controlling (especially of a stake in a company). Labels: not-comparable Example: Noncontrolling Methods to Get Children to Change Behavior Example: Honda, which has been selling 1,000 natural gas Civics a year — about 60 percent at retail and the rest to corporate or government fleets — owns a noncontrolling stake in FuelMaker.
Word: my giddy aunt Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /maɪ ˌɡɪdi ˈɑ(ː)nt/, /maɪ ˌɡɪdi ˈænt/ 1. An exclamation of astonishment, confusion, despair, etc.: my sainted aunt, my sainted uncle. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: gee-gees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gee-gee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gee-gees Part of Speech: noun 1. horse racing. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only, slang, usually Example: He lost all his money on the gee-gees. Example: DYSART: You won't gallop any more, Alan. Horses will be quite safe. You'll save your pennies every week, till you can change that scooter in for a car, and put the odd 50p on the gee-gees, quite forgetting that they were ever anything more to you than bearers of little profits and little losses.
Word: Saharanpur Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi सहारनपुर (sahāranpur). 1. A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India.
Word: leadoff hitter Part of Speech: noun 1. The first hitter in the batting order, who faces the first pitch of the game. 2. The first hitter of any given inning.
Word: leadoff hitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leadoff hitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sahelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sahel + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the Sahel.
Word: Sahelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sahel + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Sahel.
Word: Sahidic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Arabic صَعِيدِي (ṣaʕīdī, “Upper Egyptian, Thebaic”), used to name the dialect in an 11th-century Coptic grammar by Athanasius of Qus. 1. A Coptic dialect that was spoken in southern Egypt.
Word: scerne Part of Speech: verb 1. To discern. Labels: obsolete
Word: outtrade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + trade. 1. To trade more or better than. Labels: transitive Example: No. 8 in his top 10 rules of Wall Street self-defense: “Remember that brain-damaged people will outtrade you.”
Word: outtrades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outtrade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outtrading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outtrade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outtraded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outtrade Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: To sell liquor to the Indians was against the law but the forts had to resort to it or be outtraded by the peddlers.
Word: pricer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From price + -er. 1. One who, or that which, prices. Example: “I always joke with people that I’m a department store pricer, because I think that psychologically the first number has an impact,” said Frederick W. Peters, the president of Warburg Realty.
Word: pricers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pricer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remilitarize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + militarize. 1. To militarize (a demilitarized area) again. Labels: transitive
Word: remilitarizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remilitarize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remilitarizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remilitarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remilitarized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remilitarize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remilitarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + militarization. 1. The act or process of remilitarizing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In more sophisticated versions, the German people are understood to have been taken in by Hitler’s charisma not least because the remilitarization he initiated — not to mention the Wehrmacht’s early battlefield successes — was a balm to wounded national pride.
Word: remilitarizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remilitarization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rudderlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rudderless 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 rudderlessly From rudderless + -ly. 1. In a rudderless way. Example: He lived rudderlessly, without ambition.
Word: squeegeeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of squeegee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: squeegeed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of squeegee Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: throbbings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throbbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underinflate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + inflate. 1. To inflate too little. Labels: transitive Example: Maybe the tire could emit the scent whenever it is underinflated — after all, a car with properly inflated tires gets the best gasoline mileage.