nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: captioning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of assigning a caption. Example: Instead of dismissing all the differing readings her poems have been given, we need to account for their possibility in terms of the multiple captionings to which her poetry lends itself […]
Word: captioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing captions.
Word: captioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of caption Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penpal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pen pal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: steppes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steppe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Intertubes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Internet + tubes. Inspired by the famous "series of tubes" analogy used on June 28, 2006 by then United States Senator Ted Stevens to describe the Internet. 1. The Internet. Labels: Internet, humorous, plural, plural-only Example: Nameserver administrators also provide email forwarding, which is the equivalent of call-forwarding on the Intertubes. Example: (If you missed my musings, you can find them on the Intertubes here [link removed])
Word: sesamol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesame + -ol. 1. The antioxidant 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol found in sesame oil Labels: uncountable
Word: lignan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of phenylpropanoid (propylbenzene) type of molecules found in essentially all plants, generally dimeric or higher order, and produced by secondary metabolic pathways branching off of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, in some cases having associated antioxidant or estrogenic (phytoestrogenic) activities; having in common with lignin the phenylpropanoid monomers, where lignin is a random oxidative polymerization of the same
Word: soapstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soap + stock. 1. A concentrated solution of salts of fatty acids obtained in the refining of edible oils. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stearidonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: but see stearic 1. Of or pertaining to stearidonic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: stearidonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The polyunsaturated fatty acid all-cis-octadeca-6,9,12,15-tetraenoic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: steatorrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steato- + -rrhea. Pronunciation: /ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/ 1. The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: steatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steato- + -osis. 1. The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sterculia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs, of the genus Sterculia, many of which bear commercially important, oil-rich seeds
Word: sterculic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Sterculia + -ic 1. Of or pertaining to sterculic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: temporal hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin hora temporalis. 1. A unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.
Word: sterculic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. the cyclopropene fatty acid 8-(2-octylcyclopropenyl)octanoic acid found in some tropical vegetable oils Labels: uncountable
Word: in the fast lane Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky. Labels: idiomatic Example: For baby-boomer parents, life without kids often feels like suddenly slamming on the brakes after years in the fast lane. Example: He readily admits to a life of promiscuity and a history of many liaisons with prostitutes. "I lived in the fast lane," he confesses.
Word: multilane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English lane English multilane From multi- + lane. 1. Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Government since 1956 has laced the U.S. with 33,000 miles of multilane highways. Example: What fascinated me the most were the futuristic superhighways, multilane ribbons of traffic filled with cars, buses and trucks.
Word: indef Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. 1. Abbreviation of indefinite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: indef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. 1. The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time. Labels: Internet Example: An indef seems the only way to stem the flow of disruption from this user.
Word: indef Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortened from indefinite. 1. To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time. Labels: Internet Example: I indeffed the editor based on the legal threat.
Word: who's a pretty boy then Part of Speech: intj 1. A conventional phrase used when talking to parrots.
Word: hypertrophies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypertrophy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypertrophies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hypertrophy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oxadiazines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxadiazine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cosmographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmography + -er, corresponding to cosmo- + -grapher. Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒɡɹəfə/ 1. A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe. 2. Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist. Labels: obsolete Example: And if it be (as Cosmographers report) that there are Nations, who receive and admit a Dogge to be their King, it must necessarily follow, that they give a certaine interpretations to his voice and moving.
Word: carotids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carotid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cowlicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cowlick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cringed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹɪnd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cringe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burglaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burglary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper. Pronunciation: /ˈuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/, /ˈuːbəɹ/, /ˈyːbəɹ/ 1. Super; high-level; high-ranking. Labels: not-comparable Example: people in Team GameAxis are no different from the rest of us although many would think them as uber geeks Example: The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane
Word: uber Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper. Pronunciation: /ˈuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/, /ˈuːbəɹ/, /ˈyːbəɹ/ 1. Very; super. Labels: not-comparable Example: The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane Example: Admittedly, churches do some incredibly goofy things when they pursue relevance for the sake of being uber hip and ultra cool. One pastor I know got so many piercings that he looked like a rack of lures at the Bass Pro Shop
Word: uber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper. Pronunciation: /ˈuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/, /ˈuːbəɹ/, /ˈyːbəɹ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Uber, a rideshare journey, vehicle, or driver. Labels: alt-of, proscribed, sometimes
Word: uber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper. Pronunciation: /ˈuːbə/, /ˈyːbə/, /ˈuːbəɹ/, /ˈyːbəɹ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Uber Labels: alt-of, uncommon
Word: stigmasterol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + sterol 1. A phytosterol that occurs in soybeans and similar plants Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thynnic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin thynnus (“tuna”) + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to thynnic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: thynnic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The polyunsaturated fatty acid hexacosahexaenoic acid found in fish oils Labels: uncountable
Word: timnodonic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to timnodonic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: timnodonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The polyunsaturated fatty acid all-cis-icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoic acid found in fish oils Labels: uncountable
Word: tripalmitin Part of Speech: noun 1. The triglyceride of palmitic acid Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tristearin Part of Speech: noun 1. The triglyceride of stearic acid Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pain threshold Part of Speech: noun 1. The minimum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus applied to a living being at which it becomes considered painful. 2. The maximum amount of pain that one can endure.
Word: unblanched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English blanched English unblanched From un- + blanched. 1. Not blanched
Word: unesterified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English esterified English unesterified From un- + esterified. 1. Not esterified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ursodeoxycholic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Ursodesoxycholsäure; equivalent to Latin urs(us) (“bear”) + deoxycholic acid. In 1901–1902, Swedish biochemist Olof Hammarsten isolated an unknown bile acid from polar bear bile at Uppsala University, naming it Ursocholeinsäure (in German) in a two-part paper in Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie. In 1927, Japanese researcher Masato Shoda crystallized the compound from a commercial preparation of Asian black bear bile and found it to be an isomer of deoxycholic acid, renaming it Ursodesoxycholsäure (in German) in a paper in The Journal of Biochemistry. 1. A bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₄, present in human bile at low concentrations and used as a medication for the treatment of various biliary and liver diseases. Labels: uncountable
Word: srsly Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as is common on IRC or texting. Pronunciation: /sɚsli/, /sɑɹsli/ 1. Are you serious? Really? Labels: Internet Example: A: My mum just broke her leg… B: srsly?! Example: what's the point of names anyway. srsly. you could call a 🌹 a different name, and it would still 👃 just as sweet.
Word: srsly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A shortening of seriously by removing the vowels, as is common on IRC or texting. Pronunciation: /sɚsli/, /sɑɹsli/ 1. Seriously. Labels: Internet Example: A: She's srsly afraid to go out now. B: Yeah, that's understandable. Example: Srsly though, graduation isn't a forever goodbye and your future reunions will recapture the feelings you're leaving behind, believe it or not.
Word: cark it Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A slang shortening of carcass + it. Not related to cark (“to worry”). Used frequently in Australia. 1. To die. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Example: The guy was running, then he had a heart attack and carked it. Example: He′d always bragged about carking it before he hit twenty. When he turned twenty, he escalated the date of his demise to twenty-five.
Word: vaccenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vacca English -en Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vaccenic From Latin vacca (“cow”) + English -en (“carbon-carbon double bond”) + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to vaccenic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: winterization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English winter Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English winterization From winter + -ization. 1. The act of preparing something for winter weather. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: xanthomatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xanthoma + -osis. By surface analysis, xanth- + -omatosis. 1. A disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: xanthoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English xanth- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English xanthoma From xanth- + -oma. Pronunciation: /zænˈθoʊmə/ 1. A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
Word: propylbenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propyl + benzene. 1. The hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-C₆H₅ that is the parent compound of the lignans
Word: lignane Part of Speech: noun 1. The hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at the β-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; this structure is the basis of all lignans
Word: neolignane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at other than the β-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; these structures are the basis of all neolignans
Word: chemical compounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chemical compound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opt in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From opt + in. 1. To choose to participate in something
Word: include me out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Reportedly a coinage (circa 1940) of American film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), whose purported malapropisms were well publicized. 1. Do not include me; leave me out; exclude me. Labels: humorous, nonstandard
Word: in vacuo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin in vacuō (“in vacuum”). 1. In a partial or full vacuum. Example: The distillation is performed in vacuo to avoid decomposition of the compounds under study. 2. Out of context. Labels: figuratively Example: Their own mental capacity to examine what they saw was sufficient. Nothing was obscene in vacuo. Example: But we don't understand sentences like this in vacuo. We understand them relative to certain larger categories of experience […]
Word: peroxyacetyl nitrate Part of Speech: noun 1. An urban air pollutant formed photochemically in the air as part of photochemical smog. Labels: uncountable
Word: omphalocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From omphalo- + -centric, thus literally "navel-centered." 1. Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing Example: The omphalocentric process of self-construction and discovery Example: For the Man of the Year 1966 is a generation: the man—and woman—of 25 and under. ... Omphalocentric & Secure. What makes the Man of the Year unique?
Word: peroxyacetylnitrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of peroxyacetyl nitrate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: arboreol Part of Speech: noun 1. The epoxylignane derivative (7β,7'α,8α,8'α)-3,4:3',4'-bis(methylenedioxy)-7,9':7',9-diepoxylignane-7,8-diol
Word: epoxylignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epoxy- + lignane. 1. Any lignane in which the two γ-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring
Word: asatone Part of Speech: noun 1. A polycyclic neolignane derivative (3'R,6'S)-(1β,2β)-2,3,5',6'-tetrahydro-3,3,3',5,5',5'-hexamethoxy-2,6'-cyclo-1,3'-neoligna-8,8'-diene--4,4'(3'H)-dione
Word: cryocondensation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English condensation English cryocondensation From cryo- + condensation. 1. The use of very low temperatures to condense volatile (usually) organic compounds from the air or other gaseous medium. Labels: physical, uncountable
Word: Chater Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: azalignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English aza- English lignane English azalignane From aza- + lignane. 1. Any derivative of a lignane in which one or more of the benzene rings has been replaced with pyridine.
Word: cinnamyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cinnamon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cinnamic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cinnamyl From cinnamic + -yl. 1. The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: cyclolignan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English lignan English cyclolignan From cyclo- + lignan. 1. Any lignan having an additional ring
Word: cyclolignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English lignane English cyclolignane From cyclo- + lignane. 1. Any lignane having an additional ring.
Word: cycloneolignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English neolignane English cycloneolignane From cyclo- + neolignane. 1. Any neolignane having an additional ring
Word: dineolignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English neolignane English dineolignane From di- + neolignane. 1. Any derivative of a lignane having four propylbenzene residues
Word: sesquineolignane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any derivative of a lignane having three propylbenzene residues
Word: neolignan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound having a structure based on a neolignane
Word: dineolignan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound having a structure based on a dineolignane
Word: oxyneolignan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound having a structure based on a oxyneolignane
Word: sesquineolignan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound having a structure based on a sesquineolignane
Word: oxyneolignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English neolignane English oxyneolignane From oxy- + neolignane. 1. Any derivative of a neolignane in which the two propylbenzene residues are joined indirectly by an oxygen atom
Word: enterolactone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English enterolactone From entero- + lactone. 1. The lignan lactone rac-(8α,8'β)-3,3'-dihydroxylignano-9,9'-lactone; a phytoestrogen produced by intestinal microflora from precursors in plant food Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: epoxylignan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epoxy- + lignan. 1. Any compound having a structure based on an epoxylignane
Word: furanoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English furfural English -an English furan English -oid English furanoid From furan + -oid. 1. Having a structure based on furan. Labels: not-comparable
Word: furanoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English furfural English -an English furan English -oid English furanoid From furan + -oid. 1. Any compound whose structure is based on furan.
Word: homolignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English lignane English homolignane From homo- + lignane. 1. Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain
Word: norlignane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- English lignane English norlignane From nor- + lignane. 1. Any compound derived from a lignane by removing carbon atoms from a ring or sidechain
Word: oxylinkage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English linkage English oxylinkage From oxy- + linkage. 1. A linkage between two parts of a molecule by an oxygen atom
Word: mesenterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin mesenterium and its source, Ancient Greek μεσεντέριον (mesentérion). Pronunciation: /mɛsənˈtɛɹɪ.əm/ 1. The mesentery. Example: The mesenterium, or midriff, diaphragma, is a cause, which the Greeks called φρένες, because by his inflammation the mind is much troubled with convulsions and dotage.
Word: mesenteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesenterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reinput Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English input English reinput From re- + input. 1. To input again. Labels: transitive Example: If you make a mistake during data entry, delete the record and reinput it.
Word: well-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of well off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He was expecting a large inheritance from a well-off aunt.
Word: Kurdistani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Northern Kurdish kurdistanî. Equivalent to Kurdistan + -i. 1. Of, from or relating to Kurdistan in West Asia; Kurdish.
Word: Kurdistani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Northern Kurdish kurdistanî. Equivalent to Kurdistan + -i. 1. A native or inhabitant of Kurdistan in West Asia.
Word: worst off Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of badly off: most badly off Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: six ways till Sunday Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of six ways to Sunday. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: badly-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of badly off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: worse-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of worse off. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. comparative form of badly-off: more badly-off Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: best-off Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of well-off: most well-off; Alternative spelling of best off. Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: better-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of better off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.
Word: bad off Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of badly off. Example: But I always come to this conclusion. No matter how bad off you are, there's always somebody in a worse boat. Example: Since both modes are equally bad off, it would seem that we are just as well advised to embrace hypothetico-inferential reasoning in all its fullness
Word: reindeer games Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949) by the American songwriter Johnny Marks (1909–1985): “All of the other reindeer / Used to laugh and call him names. / They never let poor Rudolph / Join in any reindeer games.” Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪndɪə ˌɡeɪmz/, /ˈɹeɪndɪ(ə)ɹ ˌɡeɪmz/ 1. Activities which exclude outsiders. Labels: US, informal, plural, plural-only Example: The natives are a primitive but gregarious lot. They invited me to join them in their reindeer games, which I did. Example: Transfer to Washington. Transfer to Jefferson. No one at Westerburg's going to let you play their reindeer games.
Word: recordation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French recordacion (“record, memory”), from Latin recordatio. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkəɹˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌɹikɔɹˈdeɪʃən/ 1. The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]
Word: babiche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”). Pronunciation: /bəˈbiːʃ/, /bæˈbiːʃ/ 1. Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc. Labels: Canada, US
Word: allocute Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an allocution. Labels: US Example: Ms. Collotta had to be steadied several times by her lawyers as she allocuted to the facts on the Macromedia deal and admitted to taking part in a larger conspiracy.
Word: modded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mod Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crossbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crossband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bombes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bombe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abrazos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abrazo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speckled carpetshark Part of Speech: noun 1. A bamboo shark, of the family Hemiscylliidae found around northern Australia, Hemiscyllium trispeculare.
Word: delist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English list English delist From de- + list. 1. To remove from an official register or list. Labels: transitive Example: When the company failed to file its financial statements, it was delisted by the Stock Exchange.
Word: delisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of delist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: electricals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electricals Part of Speech: noun 1. Electrical components of a device or its design. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: seducers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seducer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wettest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwɛ.təst/ 1. superlative form of wet: most wet Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: wettest Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛ.təst/ 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of wet Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: prog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By clipping of various words. Pronunciation: /pɹɒɡ/, /pɹɑɡ/ 1. Clipping of progressive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Example: Captain Beyond had tentatively dipped their toe in the uncharted American waters of prog rock, but in England, progression was the name of the game, with a host of bands elevating themselves […]
Word: prog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By clipping of various words. Pronunciation: /pɹɒɡ/, /pɹɑɡ/ 1. Progressive rock. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: He listens to a lot of prog. 2. A program. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: […] is there some way to connect to my new comp so I can transfer some of the software progs […] Example: "Yoda", How do I get progs to run when linux 7.1 starts up? 3. Programming. Labels: informal, uncountable 4. A television program. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: It's only him that can make TV progs worth watching, he's saying. 5. A proctor. Labels: UK, countable, dated, uncountable 6. A progressive. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 7. Progesterone. Labels: uncountable
Word: prog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By clipping of various words. Pronunciation: /pɹɒɡ/, /pɹɑɡ/ 1. To programme. 2. To prognosticate; to forecast. Example: The thermodynamics of this system are progged to be similar to the "surprise" epic Oct 2006 Buffalo, NY lake effect snow event.
Word: prog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of proke. Pronunciation: /pɹɒɡ/, /pɹɑɡ/ 1. Provisions, food and supplies, particularly for a journey. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: O nephew! your grief is but folly; ⁠In town you may find better prog Example: Let's see what prog we have for supper; the kettle has boiled long enough; my stomach cries cupboard […] 2. Plunder; booty. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable 4. A pointed instrument. Labels: countable, dialectal, uncountable
Word: prog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A variant of proke. Pronunciation: /pɹɒɡ/, /pɹɑɡ/ 1. To feed and care for oneself, as opposed to being fed and cared for by someone (like a domesticated animal). Labels: obsolete, usually Example: To be wise about affares of this life (these fleeting, these empty, these deceitful shadows) is a sorry wisdom; to be wise in purveying for the flesh, is the wisdom of a beast, which is wise enough to prog for its sustenance; Example: An old Fox thinks he has given his young Cubs Portion enough, when he has taught them to shift in the World: At first he provides Lambs and Chickens for them; but when once they come to be at the age of discretion, he thinks it enough that he has begot them wit and parts, and leave them to prog for themselves . 2. To seek food and wealth as opposed to pursuing spiritual goals. Labels: obsolete Example: They abuse what light of Reason they have, rendring it a slave to those brutish powers of life (it ought to direct and rule over ) so as to prog about and fetch in provisions for them. Example: For God knows that is too apt to provide for itself, and to prog and purvey for the satisfaction of its vile desires. 3. To seek food, goods, or money by low arts, such as begging, trickery, or abuse of power. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: a perfect artist in progging for money Example: And yet this most mild, though withal dreadful and inviolable Prerogative of Christs Diadem, Excommunication servs for nothing with them, but to prog and pander for Fees, or to display their Pride, and sharpen their Revenge, debarring Men the protection of the Law; and I remember not whether in some Cases it breave not Men all right to their worldly Goods and Inheritances, besides the denial of Christian burial. 4. To steal; to rob; to filch. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: And hence we may take it for granted, there will always be some lavish People in every Prince's Court, where a Royal Table is kept, to waste and confound; to prog for themselyes, and regale their Friends, and to destroy more in one Day, by their clandestine Tricks, than would ine half the CROWN'D HEADS in Europe. But imbeziling of Belly-Timber, they think is no such extraordinary Offence in a Palace, tithout any Regard all the While to Conscience and Honour, or the King they cheat. Example: Their Servants have their Meat reach'd them by their Masters, which they eat behind their Backs. They bring twice as much WIne as their Masters need, and drink the Remainder themselves. They seize on what is left after Dinner. And their Ladies each of them carry a Napkin to prog for dry'd Sweet-meats or Fruits. 5. To prick; to goad; to progue. Labels: Scotland Example: An' on his royal paunches thole A dwarf to prog him wi' a pole; While he wad shaw his fangs, an' rage Wi' bootless wrangling in his cage.
Word: team-mates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of team-mate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: team-mate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of teammate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "I feel like I let my team-mates down today," captain Son told reporters after the game in Goyang, near Seoul.
Word: scute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin scutum (“shield”). Compare scutum, escudo, scudo, and écu. Pronunciation: /skjuːt/ 1. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds. Example: Then one afternoon, as he's stripping the scutes and hide from a shortnose sturgeon, an idea hits him. 2. A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs 3. A small shield. Labels: obsolete Example: But yet they ouer shote vs Wyth crownes and wyth scutus; With scutis and crownes of gold I drede we are bought and solde; […] 4. An old French gold coin. Labels: historical
Word: older than the hills Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of old as the hills. Labels: alt-of, alternative, comparative-only Example: Love is as old, yea, older than the hills. Example: In the photograph you looked older than the cliché—older than the hills.
Word: ethernet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Ethernet. Labels: alt-of
Word: Ethernets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ethernet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nefast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin nefastus (“irreligious, inauspicious”). 1. wicked Labels: obsolete
Word: antipattern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + pattern, coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995. 1. A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice. Example: If a Design Pattern gives you a general solution to a recurring problem in a particular context, then what does an anti-pattern give you? An Anti-Pattern tells you how to go from a problem to a BAD solution.
Word: anti-pattern Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of antipattern. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ol Cemet' Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Santali ᱚᱞ ᱪᱮᱢᱮᱫ (ôl cemet’). 1. An alphabet with 30 letters, used for the Santali language.
Word: bimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + meter or bi- + -meter. 1. A type of gnathodynamometer having an adjustable central-bearing point. Example: It is unfortunate that the bimeter cannot be used in dentulous cases. 2. The setting of one meter against another. Example: A sophisticated variant of the bimeter in Figure 7 occurs when the values in the right-hand part are not even, but nevertheless establish a feeling of meter opposed to that in the bass (Figure 8). 3. A meter wherein each line has two metrical feet. Example: […] two poems combine tetrameters with trimeters, and two others tetrameters with bimeters.
Word: gnathodynamometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gnatho- + dynamometer. 1. An instrument used to measure the force applied in closing the jaws.
Word: gnathodynamometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gnathodynamometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bimeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bimeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PNS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of peripheral nervous system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of peripheral nervous stimulation, the potential side effect of fast magnetic field changes during MRI procedures. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of proto-neutron star. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PNS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Proto-Nilo-Saharan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: monts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: papabili Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papabile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: living language Part of Speech: noun 1. A language which is still spoken in the contemporary period.
Word: dead language Part of Speech: noun 1. A language which no longer has any native speakers. Example: Supper being over, the lawyer took his leave, and the doctor began to ſound the learned clerk reſpecting his proficiency in the dead languages. "As to dead languages," replied the ſchoolmafter, "I was once a vaſt pretty ſcholar indeed, but want of exercise has made me main ſlack—I can't get over my ground as I uſed to do. Then as to the t'other dead fellow, I could never greek it at all, that's flat. And, Lord bleſs you! my Latin is of no more uſe to me here than—than—" Here he ſtuck for want of a ſimile; when Mr. Le Dupe helped him out by ſaying, "that it is to a young man at college, where it is conſidered a pedantic inſult, and an unpardonable bore, to utter a Latin ſentence."
Word: Vltava Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Czech Vltava, of uncertain origin; possibly cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, as it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German * wilt awa, wilt aha (“wild river”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”); older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). However, compare Ltava. Pronunciation: /vəlˈtɑːvə/ 1. A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.
Word: Middle Welsh Part of Speech: name 1. The Welsh language as spoken from the 12th to the 14th century.
Word: isopach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, “thick”) (see pachy-). 1. A line on a chart joining parts of a stratigraphic unit that have the same thickness; an isopachous line.
Word: carabiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carabiner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apostrophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English apostrophic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English apostrophically From apostrophic + -ally. 1. Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric 2. With apostrophes. Labels: humorous, not-comparable
Word: pentosyltransferase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pentosyl + transferase. 1. Any glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of a pentose
Word: xylosyltransferase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylosyl + transferase. 1. Any glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of xylose. Example: Here, we use a chemical biology tactic termed bump-and-hole (BH) engineering to probe the substrates of human xylosyltransferases in living cells.
Word: dynamogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dynamogeny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dynamogenic From dynamogeny + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪnəmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌdaɪnəməˈdʒɛnɪk/, [-moʊ-] 1. Characterized by dynamogeny; producing much nervous activity. Example: There could be no more perfect description of the divided will, when the higher wishes lack just that last acuteness, that touch of explosive intensity, of dynamogenic quality (to use the slang of the psychologists), that enables them to burst their shell, and make irruption efficaciously into life and quell the lower tendencies forever.
Word: holo Part of Speech: noun 1. A hologram.
Word: holo Part of Speech: adj 1. Bound by ligands Labels: not-comparable Example: We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.
Word: dynamogeny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dynamo- + -geny. Pronunciation: /daɪnəˈmɒdʒəni/ 1. The production of nervous energy, stimulation of the nerves. Labels: uncountable
Word: rimate Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of rimose.
Word: carpark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of car park. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: headteacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + teacher. 1. The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: I had to go and see the headteacher about my attitude.
Word: heads will roll Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the imagery of a head rolling on the ground when a person is decapitated as punishment for a crime. 1. Some people will be fired for incompetence or malfeasance. Labels: idiomatic Example: If this project isn't completed on time, heads will roll.
Word: inlaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inlawen, inlaghen, from Old English inlagian, ġeinlagian (“to restore to the protection of the law, inlaw”), equivalent to in- + law. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlɔː/ 1. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the law Labels: UK, historical, transitive Example: The king, indignant that an attempt should be made to exempt the vast ecclesiastical lands from taxation at a time of national crisis, sequestrated the estates of the see of Canterbury, and copied John’s conduct in 1208 by outlawing the whole body of the clergy. Winchelsea in return excommunicated all those who refused to recognize the authority of the pope’s bull... Harassed by these domestic troubles, the king could not carry out his intention of sailing for Flanders in the spring, and spent the greater part of the campaigning season in wrangles with his subjects. He was obliged to come to a compromise. If the clergy would give him a voluntary gift, which was in no way to be considered a tax, he agreed to inlaw them.
Word: inlaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English inlaghe, inlage, from the verb (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈɪnlɔː/ 1. One who is within the domain or protection of the law.
Word: inlaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See in-law. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnlɔː/ 1. Alternative form of in-law. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catecholamines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catecholamine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slap-happy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of slaphappy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Women's rhythm of life, her monthly renewal with her patroness the Moon, is the most important thing in her existence. It is her stability in a world made mad for ever by man's wretched alternating between the tension of sex-hunger and the slap-happy folly of indulgence.
Word: centenarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centenarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clambakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clambake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stringybark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stringy + bark. 1. Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees. Example: Two of the younger men carried him there on a stretcher of stringybark.
Word: clerking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clerk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clerked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clerk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chowders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chowder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fisherfolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/, /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/ 1. People who fish for a living. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk. 2. Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Recreational fishers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.
Word: rob Peter to pay Paul Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Sometimes claimed to refer to Church taxes paid to Westminster Abbey (originally called Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster) that were sent to repair St. Paul's Cathedral in the mid 1500s, though records exist of the phrase since about 1450. 1. To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse, producing no net gain. Labels: idiomatic Example: [I]t would be robbing Peter to pay Paul, for the government to pay a stamp-duty to itself. Example: 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter VIII. "The Highland Light", page 140. Perhaps what the Ocean takes from one part of the Cape it gives to another,—robs Peter to pay Paul.
Word: robs Peter to pay Paul Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rob Peter to pay Paul Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: robbed Peter to pay Paul Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rob Peter to pay Paul Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cheeseburgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheeseburger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: memberships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of membership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der. Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin seriēsbor. English seri(es) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English seriate From seri(es) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To arrange in serial order. Labels: transitive
Word: seriate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der. Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin seriēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin seriātusbor. English seriate Borrowed from Latin seriātus. 1. Arranged in serial order.
Word: seriated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of seriate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: margraviate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Latin margravius + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). 1. Alternative form of margravate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: margravate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English margrave Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English margravate From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/ 1. The status or rank of a margrave. 2. A territory governed by a margrave or margravine. Example: From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy.
Word: scaturient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin 1. Abundant; overflowing.
Word: on track Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern. Labels: idiomatic Example: Before 1914 the Russian economy was on track to outperform that of France and Britain within a decade. 2. On a well-defined promotion path in an organisation, usually tenure. Labels: idiomatic