nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Flavians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Flavian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewander Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“around, about”) + wander. Compare Saterland Frisian bewonderje, Middle Dutch bewanderen, German bewandern. 1. To wander around or about; roam. Labels: intransitive Example: Or 'twas wont to be so, / Just a few years ago, / At the time when Jack used to bewander to know, / That a Corporal's Guard Left the Old Barrack […] Example: The spring and the winter came unsought into every man's life, not as they come to-day, wayfarers bewandered among the house-tops, feebly whispering of unknown things in far salubrious lands, […]
Word: seroprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sero- + protein. 1. Any protein found in blood serum
Word: thermise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of thermize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: thermises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thermise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: KTM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Keretapi Tanah Melayu (“Malayan Railways, the main rail operator in the Malay Peninsula”). Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. a train that uses the KTM railways in Malaysia Labels: Malaysia, colloquial 3. Shortening of Kathmandu Labels: Nepal, colloquial
Word: GEF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Graphical Editing Framework. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Global Environment Facility. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support the agreement in its current form because it did not create a new fund for biodiversity, separate to the existing UN fund, the global environment facility (GEF). China, Brazil, Indonesia, India and Mexico are the largest recipients of GEF funding, and some African states wanted more money for conservation as part of the final deal. 3. Initialism of Green European Foundation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European-level political foundation whose mission is to contribute to a lively European sphere of debate and to foster greater involvement by citizens in European politics. GEF strives to mainstream discussions on European policies and politics both within and beyond the Green political family.
Word: interversions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interversion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GMF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Graphical Modeling Framework. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GMF Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of guided-missile frigate Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: candyass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of candy-ass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lols Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lol Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: loling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tooth sockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tooth socket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sovereignism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sovereign + -ism. 1. A doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving the political independence of a nation, region or group, from external or higher-level entities (e.g. federalism or supranational unions like the UN) or from internal (e.g. ethnic or sexual minority) groups it considers subversive. Labels: uncountable 2. The defence of the sovereignty of individual European countries in the face of broader European or European Union integration. Labels: uncountable
Word: king eider Part of Speech: noun 1. A large sea duck that breeds along Arctic coasts, Somateria spectabilis.
Word: king eiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of king eider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiastolite slate Part of Speech: noun 1. A rock formed by contact metamorphism of carbonaceous shale, characterized by prominent cleavage or schistosity and the presence of conspicuous chiastolite crystals in a fine-grained groundmass.
Word: chiastolite slates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiastolite slate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chlormanganokalite Part of Speech: noun 1. A trigonal mineral, K₄MnCl₆, which occurs in yellow rhombohedra. Labels: uncountable
Word: spasmophile Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has spasmophilia
Word: ICYWW Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of in case you were wondering. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bewile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English biwilen, biwiȝelien (“to delude, deceive”), from Old English *bewīlian, *bewiġlian. Equivalent to be- + wile. Doublet of beguile. Pronunciation: /bɪˈwaɪl/ 1. To delude; deceive; beguile. Labels: archaic, rare, transitive Example: He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred. Example: Whomever else I might bewile, I loved him well, sorry.
Word: besoothe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + soothe. 1. To soothe about or all over; comfort. Labels: transitive Example: Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept, And he was cradled in the charm of sound. Example: Nature then with rapture trembles, Music flows divine along To besoothe our restless feeling By the magic thrill of song.
Word: but good Part of Speech: adv 1. To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner. Labels: Canada, US, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Ryder rode beside her, pleased at her pleasure, knowing that he'd surprised her but good. Example: [T]he debate is a sublime mismatch: He's expected to whip this guy, but good.
Word: beat the pants off Part of Speech: verb 1. To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: American workers can outcompete and beat the pants off anybody, anywhere. Example: Jeffrey Vinik, manager of the $56 billion Fidelity Magellan Fund, the world's largest and most closely watched mutual fund, "beat the pants off the managers of other large funds," in the words of one analyst.
Word: beat the daylights out of Part of Speech: verb 1. To beat (someone) severely. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Punching fast and furiously, I would beat the daylights out of them until they were bloody all over. 2. To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars.
Word: beat the daylight out of Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of beat the daylights out of. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knock the daylights out of Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of knock the living daylights out of. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knock the daylight out of Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of beat the daylights out of.
Word: lick the pants off Part of Speech: verb 1. To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: "Dang you, Luck, if you wasn't such a little runt I'd come up there and jest about lick the pants off you!"
Word: besinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bisengen, bezengen, from Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), equivalent to be- + singe. 1. To singe about or all over. Labels: transitive Example: All sainct confederations infringed, / And for light cause would prince with prince enquarrel; / Countries bestreamed with blood, with fire besinged […]
Word: whip the pants off Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of beat the pants off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belull Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + lull. 1. To lull about; lull all over; lull completely. Labels: transitive Example: Hebrew the profile, every line; / But as in haven fringed with palm, / Which Indian reefs embay from harm, / Belulled as in the vase the wine— / Red budded corals in remove, / Peep coy through quietudes above; […] Example: […] the noon with a luscious repast, the afternoon with a play or a pallet repose, the evening with a wanton consort, accoutred with a rear-banket, to belull the abused soul with the sleep of an incessant surfeit.
Word: the pants off Part of Speech: phrase 1. An intensifier used with some transitive action verbs to indicate that the action is performed with thoroughness, vigor, or complete success. Labels: idiomatic Example: He liked the water rides, but the big roller-coaster scared the pants off him. Example: "Dang you, Luck, if you wasn't such a little runt I'd come up there and jest about lick the pants off you!"
Word: spectral theorem Part of Speech: noun 1. A theorem providing conditions under which an operator or matrix can be diagonalized.
Word: cheat-sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cheat sheet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cheat-sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheat-sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: velarise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From velar + -ise. 1. Alternative form of velarize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: velarises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of velarise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: velarising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of velarise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: velarised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of velarise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: EKC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: pseudomembrane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + membrane. 1. A layer which resembles a membrane, especially one forming over a mucosal surface.
Word: CLOB Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of character large object, a collection of character data in a database management system. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of central limit order book. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CLOBs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CLOB Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Luwians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Luwian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Luvians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Luvian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Milyan Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Milyas. Labels: historical
Word: Milyan Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian group.
Word: studette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stud + -ette. 1. A sexually attractive, promiscuous female. Labels: colloquial Example: Those soap - opera studs and studettes sliding between satin sheets in the afternoon? Example: The Bahamian resort had been hopping with hot to trot studs and studettes.
Word: Hayasan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hayasa + -an. 1. of or pertaining to Hayasa, its people or language Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hayasan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hayasa + -an. 1. an inhabitant of ancient Hayasa
Word: Hayasan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hayasa + -an. 1. the language of Hayasa of unknown affiliation, attested in only few names
Word: Hayasans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hayasan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hayasa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄩𒅀𒊭 (KURᵁᴿᵁḫa-ya-ša /⁠Ḫayaša⁠/). The name has been compared to the ethnonym of Armenians — հայ (hay). Martirosyan derives it from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal”), thus "land abounding in metal". 1. An ancient Bronze Age kingdom mentioned in Hittite inscriptions of 16–13th centuries BC, located in northern Anatolia.
Word: Mysian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mysia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsɪən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Mysia.
Word: Mysian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mysia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsɪən/ 1. An extinct unclassified language, possibly belonging to the Anatolian subgroup of Indo-European languages.
Word: Mysian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mysia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsɪən/ 1. Of or relating to Mysia, its people, their language, or their culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mysians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mysian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mysia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Mysia, from Ancient Greek Μυσία (Musía). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʒə/, /ˈmɪsɪə/ 1. a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor 2. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia
Word: Faliscans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Faliscan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mexican marigold Part of Speech: noun 1. A wild flowering plant, Tagetes erecta, native to Mexico and Central America, with numerous small orangish petals. 2. Mexican tarragon, Tagetes lucida
Word: years to date Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of year to date Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mexican marigolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mexican marigold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spasmophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spasmophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: studettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of studette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make nice Part of Speech: verb 1. To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person. Labels: US Example: And now he had to go make nice with the good doctor's grandma. Example: [H]e either had to make nice with the guards or make nice with the prisoners. And frankly, the way the prisoners made nice scared the bejeesus out of him.
Word: bejeesus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bejesus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tell tales out of school Part of Speech: verb 1. To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip. Labels: idiomatic Example: I see then we have both been at school. But did you never, when you were there, hear it said, "Tell no tales out of school?" Example: Mr. Washington had seen the gentlemen of honour and fashion over their cups, and perhaps thought that all their sayings and doings were not precisely such as would tend to instruct or edify a young man on his entrance into life; but he wisely chose to tell no tales out of school.
Word: talk out of school Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of tell tales out of school. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Hope I'm not talking out of school but I do feel you acted unwisely by employing a one-armed chauffeur."
Word: begroan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (“at, about”) + groan. 1. To groan about; bewail; groan at. Labels: transitive Example: For these deeds' sake do I begroan thy fate. Example: And, why dost thou oft begroan in sorrow Then other times, bid wisdom good morrow?
Word: Shia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Shi'a. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shia Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name.
Word: bescorch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + scorch. 1. To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely. Labels: transitive Example: Tis like the bursting of the desert stream When to the field, with sultry drought bescorch'd, Between its echoing rocks it rolls its way. Example: To my well-pleaded plaint on breach of faith Concerning Malta, as at Amiens pledged, Has lighted up anew such brands of ire As may bescorch the world.
Word: za'atar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zaatar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: caffeoylquinic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to any of the caffeoylquinic acids or their derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: caffeoylquinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several polyphenolic acids derived from caffeic acid
Word: comparativist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comparative + -ist. 1. Alternative form of comparatist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: comparatists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comparatist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comparativists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comparativist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glott- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of glotto- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: glott- + -onym → glottonym
Word: Abiturients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abiturient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flood chute Part of Speech: noun 1. A short cut taken by a river or similar waterway during high water, rather than following the normal meandering route.
Word: counterexemplify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + exemplify. 1. To serve as a counterexample to; to disprove. Labels: transitive
Word: counterexemplifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of counterexemplify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counterexemplifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterexemplify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterexemplified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counterexemplify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cassubians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cassubian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kashubians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kashubian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterexemplification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + exemplification. 1. The giving, or existence, of a counterexample; disproof. Labels: uncountable
Word: beggaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beggary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crotaline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Crotalus + -ine. 1. Resembling, or relating to, the Crotalinae, or rattlesnake subfamily
Word: crotaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Crotalus + -ine. 1. Any snake of the subfamily Crotalinae
Word: denized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of denize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: denizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of denize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: depured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of depure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: graphics whore Part of Speech: noun 1. A fan of computer graphics who favours good graphics over gameplay. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: for weeks all you were going on about is that VF3tb isn't arcade perfect, the graphics weren't 100% this, or that.. now you are saying graphics aren't everything. And trust me Marty, you are not talking to some "graphics whore" I've been involved in gaming since the late 70's, and follow it with a passion. Example: I tried to find this sort of information in some of the reviews of DC SR2, but /every/ one I've read (fansites and professional) was written from the graphics-whore-viewpoint, and didn't talk much about such "nonessential" things as gameplay or car selection and handling.
Word: stat whore Part of Speech: verb 1. To guide one's actions based on the (usually public) statistical results in which those actions will generate. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: 51 percent Part of Speech: noun 1. A narrow or bare majority. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: But in a political system, everything tends to be a yes-or-no decision; if 51 percent vote yes, it's yes. Example: Majority rule, loosely put, is the proposition that 51 percent of the people should be able to get whatever they want.
Word: siala Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of sial ah. Labels: Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative
Word: improbative Part of Speech: adj 1. Implying, or showing, improbation; disapproving. Labels: archaic Example: an improbative writ
Word: alopecy Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of alopecia. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: visaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of visa Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: visaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of visa Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: visaed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a visa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: processionings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of processioning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bushhammer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bush hammer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bushhammer Part of Speech: verb 1. To dress with bush hammer. Example: to bushhammer a block of granite
Word: bushhammered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bushhammer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bushhammering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bushhammer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bushhammers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bushhammer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: permutableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From permutable + -ness. 1. Quality of being permutable. Labels: uncountable
Word: tintinnabulary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tintinnabular + -ary. Noun sense possibly also under the influence of Latin tintinnabularius (“bell-ringer”). 1. Alternative form of tintinnabular: related to bells or bell-ringing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tintinnabulary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tintinnabular + -ary. Noun sense possibly also under the influence of Latin tintinnabularius (“bell-ringer”). 1. A bell-ringer.
Word: photonovel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo + novel. 1. A story illustrated with photographs and text captions.
Word: paraphrastical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of paraphrastic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: modalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: personators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of personator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protoscolex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + scolex. 1. The juvenile scolex formed from the germinal layer of a hydatid metacestode.
Word: tremulant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin tremulāns (“trembling, shaking”), ultimately from Latin tremēre (“to tremble, shake”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmjʊlənt/ 1. Trembling, tremulous. Example: The night air wrapped them warmly, and the balm of the little breezes that stirred the foliage around them was the smell of damask roses from the garden. . . . She stood by the bench, one hand resting on it; she stood all in the tremulant shadow. Example: Lightning exploded through the sky, followed quickly by a tremulant clap of thunder.
Word: tremulant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tremolante (“trembling, shaking”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmjʊlənt/ 1. A mechanical component of a musical organ, designed to add vibration to the sounds produced by the instrument. Example: The tremulant is a small apparatus that gives to the tone of any department of an organ to which it may be applied a waving or undulating effect. Example: The tremulant intentionally disturbs the stability of the wind in order to produce a desirable musical oscillation.
Word: encik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪnt͡ʃek/, [ˈɪn˧.t͡ʃeʔ˦] 1. Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. Labels: Singapore, informal
Word: metacestode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + cestode. 1. The larval stage of a tapeworm
Word: milk-and-water Part of Speech: noun 1. Something insipid or mawkish. Labels: uncountable 2. A light bluish color. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: milk-and-water Part of Speech: adj 1. Insipid, wishy-washy, weak. Example: […] she was still, as heretofore, a namby-pamby milk-and-water affected creature […] Example: He gave other equally milk-and-water examples and everyone grew sleepy, waiting for the last lap: ‘Our policy has been exactly the same each time.’
Word: social contracts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of social contract Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DoD Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of DOD. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “The Secretary’s transmission of nonpublic operational information over Signal to an uncleared journalist and others 2 to 4 hours before planned strikes using his personal cell phone exposed sensitive DoD information,” the Inspector General report says.
Word: DoD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of depth of discharge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: DDOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of DDO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sellsword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sell + sword. Compare hired gun. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlˌsɔːd/, /ˈsɛlˌsɔɹd/ 1. A mercenary. Labels: usually Example: One such warrior was Kothar, cast up by the sea in the northlands of his world, a sellsword and a mercenary, a wencher after the women of his day, a freebooter and a thief, at times, whose sword Frostfire was a magic sword. Example: Your profession always charges high and never guarantees their work. No sellsword would stay alive if he demanded a sorcerer's terms. 2. Someone who only works for money, in the manner of a mercenary. Labels: broadly, derogatory, figuratively, often Example: Whenever I see Alcides Escobar make another unbelievable play at shortstop, I can’t help but think we got the better of the deal in the trade for Zack Grienke. The money-hungry Grienke is now pitching for the Dodgers and admits he wanted to play for the team that paid him the most cash. A sellsword. A gunslinger for hire. Example: Soccer is class warfare, a battle between the haves and the have-nots, and those with more money and resources always win. In soccer, The Empire is undefeated. And José Mourinho, the world's greatest sellsword, the man who has discovered nothing in soccer but how to win, is its face.
Word: sell-sword Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sellsword. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons. Example: I'm a sell-sword. I make my living because I keep my word. Unreliable mercenaries don't get paid.
Word: sellswords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sellsword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sell-swords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sell-sword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kwailo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gweilo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nightwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + work. Compare Dutch nachtwerk, German Nachtwerk. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌɪtwəːk/ 1. Work which is carried out at night. Labels: uncountable Example: Much of that highway reconstruction project was nightwork. Example: I don't know why it is the hours fly with such a strange celerity in the monotony and solitude of such nightwork.
Word: F-bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of F-bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: night work Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nightwork. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: yesterday night Part of Speech: noun 1. Last night. Labels: uncountable
Word: confessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From confess + -ive. 1. Confessing; constituting a confession or admission. Labels: rare Example: ‘No, no. No sugar, thank you,’ said Smiley with a confessive grin.
Word: furfurylthiol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English furfuryl Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- ▲ Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English thiol English furfurylthiol From furfuryl + thiol. 1. A mercaptan derivative of furan that is mainly responsible for the aroma of roasted coffee Labels: uncountable
Word: methional Part of Speech: noun 1. The mercapto-aldehyde CH₃-S-CH₂-CH₂-CHO that is a primary aroma constituent of several vegetables Labels: uncountable
Word: pyrrolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyrrole + -ic. 1. Pertaining to, or having a structure based on, a pyrrole Labels: not-comparable
Word: retronasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retro- + nasal. 1. Pertaining to the back of the nose Labels: not-comparable
Word: bioactives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bioactive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skylift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + lift. 1. cable car
Word: stells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: idiocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From idiocrasy + -cratic, as with other -crasy + -cratic adjectives (e.g., idiosyncratic). Pronunciation: /ˌɪdioʊˈkɹætɪk/ 1. Synonym of idiosyncratic. Labels: dated, rare
Word: idiocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From idiocracy + -cratic, as with other -ocracy + -cratic adjectives (e.g., plutocratic, kleptocratic, autocratic). Pronunciation: /ˌɪdioʊˈkɹætɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, idiocracy.
Word: ruggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rugging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tubbings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tubbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: livelies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lively Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propaedeutical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of propaedeutic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: instillators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of instillator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of div Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correctible Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of correctable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gond Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Gondi people of India.
Word: Gonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: herb Robert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to be a reference to the abbot and herbalist Robert of Molesme. 1. A cranesbill (Geranium robertianum), native to temperate Eurasia, northern Africa, and North America. Labels: uncountable
Word: centupling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of centuple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: centupled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of centuple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: esurients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of esurient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emongst Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete form of amongst. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Most sacred fire, that burnest mightily / In liuing brests, ykindled first aboue, / Emongst th'eternall spheres and lamping sky […]!
Word: emong Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete form of among. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: incubously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From incubous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs.li/, /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs.li/ 1. In an orientation such that distal (anterior) parts of older leaves overlap the proximal (posterior) parts of younger ones. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] such as in the Lepidoziaceae (with primarily incubously inserted leaves […]
Word: succubously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From succubous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs.li/, /ˈsʌk.jə.bəs.li/ 1. In an orientation such that proximal (posterior) parts of older leaves overlap the distal (anterior) parts of younger ones. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] and the Trichocoleaceae (with predominantly succubously inserted leaves but Eotrichocolea with the leaves incubous; […]
Word: sassafrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sassafras Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sassy bark Part of Speech: noun 1. The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophleum suaveolens), known as the ordeal tree. It was known to be used as a poison in a process called sassywood, and also medicinally. Labels: uncountable
Word: ronyon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rogne (“scab, mange”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌnjən/ 1. A mangy or scabby creature. Labels: obsolete Example: 'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.
Word: delectated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of delectate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: delectating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of delectate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Chouan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jean Chouan, a name by which Jean Cottereau was known. 1. A member of a major revolt led by Jean Cottereau against the French Revolution Labels: historical
Word: Chouans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chouan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English merlynge, from Old French merlenc, from Latin merula. 1. The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea. Example: 1995, Maryanne Kowaleski, footnote, Local Markets and Regional Trade in Medieval Exeter, page 310, The types were cod, conger eel, common eel, dried fish (most probably cod and hake), hake, herring, lamprey, ling, mackerel, merling (whiting), mulwell, pike, pilchard, pollack, porpoise, ray, salmon, stockfish (probably cod), sturgeon, and whiting; they arrived fresh, dried, salted, or smoked.
Word: merlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bastinading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bastinade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bastinaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bastinade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: detracters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detracter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forelaid Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forelay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gymnical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gymnic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: forelaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forelay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vetturinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vetturino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saxicava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava.
Word: saxicavae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saxicava Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saxicavas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saxicava Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misogynisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misogynism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paradigmatical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of paradigmatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: viséing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of visé Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: viséed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of visé Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: notturnos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of notturno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ephs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Eph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudolisten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pseudo- + listen. 1. To pretend to listen; to feign attention to what is being said. Labels: intransitive
Word: pseudolistened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pseudolisten Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pseudolistening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pseudolisten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pseudolistens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pseudolisten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intersectionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intersectionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intersectionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intersectional + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˌsɛkʃəˈnælɪti/, /ɪntɚˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/ 1. The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the intersectionality of these issues Example: the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin 2. The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One way to approach the problem of intersectionality is to examine how courts frame and interpret the stories of Black women plaintiffs. Example: This book is about intersectionality and is particularly concerned with examining theorising intersectionalities and difference. In recent years, the concept of intersectionality has taken centre stage and has become a dominant model with which to engage in how differences such as ‘race’, gender, class, sexuality, age, disability and religion interweave and intersect upon individual lives in a modern ‘risk’ society[…].
Word: sea mat Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frond-like corals.
Word: sea mats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea mat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Babylonical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Babylōnicus + -al. 1. Synonym of Babylonic.
Word: Berneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bernese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dorsals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dorsal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French rosalie. Doublet of rusalka. 1. A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a tone or semi-tone higher or lower
Word: rosalias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosalia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scaption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of scapular plane elevation. Pronunciation: /ˈskæp.ʃən/ 1. An exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.
Word: admittaturs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admittatur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of potion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: potioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of potion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: game changer Part of Speech: noun 1. A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation. 2. An innovative idea, product, event or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game. Labels: figuratively, literally Example: Improved drug testing has been a game changer for many sports. Example: Kane’s magnificent pass from deep to Bellingham that led to the penalty was the game changer, resulting in a penalty which the captain scored, the Republic also being reduced to 10 men with Scales’ red card.
Word: Generation Jones Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by author Jonathan Pontell, from jonesing (“intense craving”). 1. The generation of people born in the late 1950s and early 1960s; they are the younger subset of the baby boomers but are sometimes conceptualized as being sandwiched between the older subset of baby boomers and Gen-Xers. Example: Generation Jones listened to a lot of classic rock when young. Example: The later cohort of Generation Jones really seems to combine some Baby Boom qualities with those of later generational cohorts.
Word: Porajmos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”). Pronunciation: /poʊɹaɪmoʊs/, /pɔɹaɪmɔs/ 1. The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies. Labels: historical
Word: Porrajmos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Porajmos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rilly Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of really. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: idjit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪd͡ʒət/ 1. Alternative spelling of idiot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Whoever thought of spaffing to extinguish campfires anyway (?), you idjit.
Word: Juǀʼhoan Part of Speech: name 1. A southern variety of the ǃKung dialect continuum spoken in Namibia and Botswana.
Word: Wadala Sandhuan Part of Speech: name 1. A town situated on the Gujranwala-Pasrur road in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Word: telegramming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of telegram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of telegramme Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: telegrammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of telegram Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of telegramme Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supputations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supputation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kuomintang Part of Speech: name Etymology: c. 1912, from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 國民黨 /国民党 (Guómíndǎng), Wade–Giles: Kuo²-min²-tang³. Pronunciation: /kwəʊmɪnˈtæŋ/, /kwoʊmɪnˈtæŋ/ 1. A nationalist political party founded under Sun Yat-sen in 1912 that ruled mainland China from 1928 to 1949, now one of three major parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Example: It is generally believed that the creation of the Kuomintang will somewhat straighten out the political tangle in China caused by the multitude of parties. The Kuomintang holds itself out as the democratic party, and its support of the President will be tempered by the path his future actions take. Example: The trend of events from the founding of the Republic to the unseating of the Kuomintang members of the National Assembly in November, 1913, however, confirmed the belief held in many quarters that republicanism was not a suitable system of government for the Chinese in their present stage of political development.
Word: May 7th Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Mao Zedong's directive of 7th May 1966 calling upon all people to study industry, agriculture and military affairs. 1. Used attributively to designate various institutions in the People's Republic of China which combine education with manual labour with a view to helping people understand life as a peasant. Labels: uncountable Example: This was the first leg of his labours. The second began with […] the names of such Shanghainese officials who, in consequence of criminal pro-Russian leanings, had been officially purged, humiliated or sent to a May 7th school to rediscover the virtues of peasant labour. Example: The difference was that the May 7th Instruction excluded commerce from "the big school" that only included industry, agriculture, army, and education.
Word: termitophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From termite + -o- + -phagy. 1. Feeding on termites as the dominant item of diet. Labels: uncountable Example: The aardvark or "ant bear" is actually mainly termitophagous rather than ant-eating. Example: Six categories of stenophagy were found: myrmecophagy, araneophagy, lepidopterophagy, termitophagy, dipterophagy, and crustaceophagy.
Word: terranean Part of Speech: adj 1. Earthly; relating to the earth.
Word: stenophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steno- + -phagy. 1. Eating just a few types of food, generally all of similar types, such as eating only some kinds of termites, or some kinds of lily bulbs, or some kinds of Eucalyptus leaves. Labels: uncountable Example: The often-found stenophagy in local populations of euryphagous species may indicate the emergence of stenophagous forms from euryphagous ones. Example: ...there is sound circumstantial evidence ... that the predominance of stenophagy is due to the insects' restricted ability to recognize ... plant species...
Word: PGAD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of persistent genital arousal disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PSAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of persistent sexual arousal syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of posterior spinal artery syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: persistent sexual arousal syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of persistent genital arousal disorder. Labels: uncountable
Word: epistoma Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of epistome. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: epistomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epistoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdieting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misdiet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misdieted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misdiet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lion's foot Part of Speech: noun 1. An edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum). 2. Any of species Leontice leontopetalum, or other species of the genus Leontice. 3. lion's foot rattlesnake root (Nabalus serpentaria, syn. Nabalus serpentarius). 4. White rattlesnake root (Nabalus albus). 5. Lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris).
Word: almude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese almude, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu/middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almud. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios) and Latin modius. Pronunciation: /ælˈmuːd(ə)/ 1. A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume, equal to 14–26 liters. Labels: historical 2. Alternative form of almud, similar units of liquid volume in Spain and Turkey. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: almudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of almude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attestors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attestor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Helmontian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Helmont + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Jan Baptist van Helmont (1579?–1644), early Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician.
Word: Boylean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Boyle + -an. 1. Of or relating to Robert Boyle (1627–1691), influential early chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for writings in theology.
Word: interscribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interscribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interscribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of interscribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fliped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flipe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fliping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flipe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: surveyingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From surveying + -ly. 1. So as to survey or look over.
Word: unpatroned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + patron + -ed. 1. Without a patron. Labels: not-comparable Example: I was unpatroned 'till I had the honour of being distinguished by your grace[…] Example: This unpatroned and self-confident painter stung their curiosity[…]
Word: forcipated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin forcip(is) + -ate + -ed. 1. Synonym of forcipal (“forceps-shaped”). Example: a forcipated mouth Example: the Locuſs have Antenna or long horns before, with a long falcation or forcipated tail behind
Word: kameela Part of Speech: noun 1. Red dusty hairs of the capsules of a tropical Asian tree (Mallotus philippensis), used for dyeing silk and in the treatment of tapeworm. Labels: uncountable
Word: scarabaeids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scarabaeid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scaraboid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scarab + -oid. 1. Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.