nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fluting Part of Speech: noun 1. A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface. Example: Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door. 2. The act of making such grooves. 3. A flute-like sound. 4. A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment. 5. The erosional process by which a well-jointed coarse-grained rock, such as granite or gneiss, surface develops a set of flutes.
Word: fluting Part of Speech: adj 1. Making a sound like a flute. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fluting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fluttery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flutter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fluttery From flutter + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈflʌtəɹi/ 1. That flutters; fluttering. Example: The candles were the tallest, the candelabra the most ornate, the flowers the freshest, the bride’s mother the most regal, the groom’s mother the flutteriest, and the bride—well, Camus City never hoped to see a bride any prettier than Kitti in her white satin and lace.
Word: flyable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flyable From fly + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈflaɪəbəl/ 1. Able to be flown; airworthy. 2. Passable by flight.
Word: flyblown Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/, /ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/ 1. contaminated with flyblows Example: Him that thou magnifiest with all these titles Stinking and fly-blown lies here at our feet. 2. tainted 3. sordid, squalid
Word: flyblow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + blow. 1. An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
Word: flyblow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fly + blow. 1. To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on flesh; to cause to be maggoty. Labels: transitive 2. To taint or contaminate. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: I am unwilling to believe that he designs to play tricks, and to flyblow my words, to make others distaste them.
Word: flycatcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + catcher. 1. Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher. 2. Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc. 3. A device for catching flies. Example: Stewart appeared anxious to get all information in connection with a fly-catcher on the counter. Example: He has a patent revolving fly-catcher on the counter.
Word: fly-fishing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fly fishing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Thus one dear old character in the millwright's shop would do anything for a pupil or premium, who was prepared to disuss fly-fishing.
Word: WD-40 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trademark; an abbreviation of "Water Displacement, 40th formula" or "40th attempt" used by Norm Larson of the Rocket Chemical Company of California, the oil's developer. Pronunciation: /ˌdʌb(əl)ju ˌdi ˈfɔɹti/ 1. A penetrating oil used as a universal solvent, a lubricant and to protect electric circuits from moisture. 2. Anything or anyone that has many different uses. Labels: broadly, idiomatic
Word: flypaper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + paper. Pronunciation: /ˈflaɪˌpeɪpɚ/ 1. A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "What did I tell you? The thing clings like a flypaper," Josella observed to me.
Word: flypaper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fly + paper. Pronunciation: /ˈflaɪˌpeɪpɚ/ 1. To cause something to become stuck with, or as if with, flypaper. Example: He gets flypapered by a task that should be turned over to a subordinate. Example: Cover painting that flypapered the eyes were very important to G-8 sales, and Frederick Blakeslee's mixing of fantasy with the realistic texture of machines had a hypnotic effect on impressionable coin-holders.
Word: offensive zone Part of Speech: noun 1. The ice between the opposing team's blue line and their end board.
Word: defensive zone Part of Speech: noun 1. The ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.
Word: horny goat weed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Chinese 淫羊藿 (yínyánghuò) 1. An Asian herb, of the genus Epimedium, used in traditional Chinese medicine for erectile dysfunction Labels: uncountable
Word: divulgation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dīvulgātiō (“wide publication”). Compare French divulgation. By surface analysis, di- + vulgation. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪvʌlˈɡeɪʃən/ 1. The act of divulging or publishing; publication. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Secrecy hath no less use than divulgation. Example: In Calvià the demoasidetion of 16 hotels built in the early 1970s and the new planning strategies have given visibiasidety to a possible reuse of edified areas often showing relevant impacts, in Rimini the project tried to put into action a process of divulgation on sustainable tourism themes. 2. The disclosure or revelation of a secret. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: main group Part of Speech: noun 1. In the periodic table of the elements, any of the eight groups (columns) of elements in the s and p blocks. 2. The same, plus the elements of group 12. Labels: dated
Word: main group element Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chemical element from the main group.
Word: supercision Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of incision of the foreskin practised as an initiation ceremony in parts of Polynesia and the Philippines. Labels: uncountable
Word: gonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A proprietary name of arbitrary formation. Pronunciation: /ɡɒŋk/, /ɡɑŋk/, /ɡɔŋk/ 1. A small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime. 2. A stupid, ignorant, or boorish person. 3. A sleep; a nap. Labels: New-Zealand, slang Example: I'm going off to have a gonk. 4. A prostitute's client. Labels: UK, slang
Word: gonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A proprietary name of arbitrary formation. Pronunciation: /ɡɒŋk/, /ɡɑŋk/, /ɡɔŋk/ 1. To lie; to tell an untruth Labels: US, slang Example: You're gonking me!
Word: free to air Part of Speech: adj 1. Transmitted without encryption. Labels: not-comparable
Word: free-to-air Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of free to air. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: goggly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English goggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English goggly From goggle + -y. 1. Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
Word: bandito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bandito. Doublet of bandit. 1. A bandit, particularly of the type associated with Mexico. Example: But I was at an age when a stinking twist of additive-soaked tobacco wrapped in brown paper could transform me into a kind of pale, stubble-free Irish bandito. Example: Gene Savoy, an amateur archaeologist whose success in finding some 40 Incan and pre-Incan ruins in Peru was matched by a flair for self-promotion that drew on his tales of peril in the jungle, his bandito mustache and Stetson hat, and a retinue of would-be explorers who paid to accompany him, died on Sept. 11 at his home in Reno, Nev. He was 80.
Word: peachick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pea + chick. 1. A baby peafowl.
Word: asse Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æs/ 1. Obsolete spelling of ass. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: asse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Afrikaans asse (“ashes”), because the fur at the top of the Cape fox's body looks like ash. Pronunciation: /æs/ 1. A Cape fox (Vulpes chama). Labels: rare Example: and the little Asse Fox (Canis chama). Example: South of the Zambezi the group reappears in the shape of the asse-fox or fennec, (V. cama), a dark-coloured species, with a black tip to the long, bushy tail and reddish-brown ears.
Word: fibrillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fibril Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English fibrillin From fibril + -in. 1. A glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Skin ageing, mostly caused by the effects of sun, he explained, is a result of damage between the epidermis and the dermis caused when a protein called fibrillin disappears.
Word: turns back Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of turn back Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: turning back Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of turn back Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turned back Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of turn back Labels: form-of, past 2. past participle of turn back Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: justifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From justify + -er. 1. One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action. 2. One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment. Example: God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority. 3. A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it. Example: When the operator starts typing the third line, the justifier goes to work on the second.
Word: ouverture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ouverture. 1. Uncommon form of overture. Labels: form-of, uncommon
Word: gummy bears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gummy bear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gummy bear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Gummibär 1. A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear
Word: gummy worm Part of Speech: noun 1. A confectionery made of gelatin and often, but not always, in the shape of a toy worm, and somewhat softer than a gummy bear.
Word: Bundy Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbʌn.di/ 1. A surname from Middle English.
Word: Bundy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bundaberg + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʌn.di/ 1. Diminutive of Bundaberg, a coastal city of Queensland. Labels: Australia, colloquial, diminutive, form-of Example: “You are coming out to Gayndah?” “Yes; when I′m trailing the lungfish.” “Hope I′ll see you there. Here′s Bundy. Good-bye.” Example: Bundaberg, a provincial city famous for its rum, had been Ted′s last seat in the State Parliament before his retirement. Ted rang me. ‘Will you do me a favour in Bundy?’ he asked. ‘Of course, what is it?’ I replied. ‘Tell them I am still diluting the milk.’ 2. Abbreviation of Bundaberg rum. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, slang Example: Graeme looked sulkily into his grog cabinet at the hole where his Laphroig^([sic]) should have been. Couldn′t have flogged the bloody Grouse, or the Bundy, nah it had to be the friggen good stuff. Little bastard.[…]Madden's big blunt copper′s hand grabbed the Bundy. He sat and poured a heavy dose. Thieving little bastard. Example: It was bloody hard work and bloody hot, so we drank gallons of bloody beer and bloody Bundaberg, in the good old bloody Queensland tradition. Enough, maybe, to wash away any bloody asbestos dust. Bloody Bundy with a bloody beer chaser, as we sweated and cursed and wondered why we were there.
Word: trophic level Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain.
Word: amalgams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amalgam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒfɪk/, /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/, /ˈtɹɑfɪk/, /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to nutrition. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to growth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zoledronic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (imida)zole + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid. Pronunciation: /ˌzoʊ.ləˌdɹɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ 1. A bisphosphonate drug, (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid, marketed under the trade names of Zometa and Aclasta, used to prevent bone fractures and to treat hypercalcemia. Labels: uncountable
Word: zoledronate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoledronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). Pronunciation: /zoʊˈlɛ.dɹəˌneɪt/ 1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of zoledronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: bisphosphonate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bis- + phosphonate. 1. Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom. 2. Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.
Word: euthanized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of euthanize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sheet metal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sheet + metal. 1. Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil and thinner than plate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three, was deported last month after the Trump administration admitted to an “administrative error.”
Word: hypercalcemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + calcemia or hyper- + calc- + -emia. 1. The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypercalcaemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English calcaemia English hypercalcaemia From hyper- + calcaemia. 1. Alternative spelling of hypercalcemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: euthanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of euthanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ultime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Italic *-tm̥mos Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos Latin ultimusbor. French ultimebor. English ultime Borrowed from French ultime. 1. Ultimate; final. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: the true and ultime operations of Heat Example: Nothing was wanting now to the perfecting of this League, but the ultime and compleating act, the solemn confirmation by Oath.
Word: lunghi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lungi (“cloth worn around the waist”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: emissive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēmissīvus, from ēmittō (“to emit”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɪsɪv/, /əˈmɪsɪv/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation, matter, or sound; emitting. Example: ’Tis dumb Amaze, and liſtening Terror all; / When, to the quicker Eye, the livid Glance / Appears, far South, emiſſive thro’ the Cloud; […]
Word: perdendo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian perdendo. 1. Losing strength or momentum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: turnups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turnup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shows up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of show up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: showing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of show up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: showed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of show up Labels: form-of, past
Word: teetotalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English teetotal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English teetotalism From teetotal + -ism. 1. Abstinence from the consumption of alcohol. Labels: uncountable
Word: teetotalling Part of Speech: adj 1. UK standard spelling of teetotaling. Labels: not-comparable
Word: viveur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French viveur. 1. Someone who lives well. Example: "Walter Moyne was an extraordinary man, colossally rich, well-meaning, intelligent, scrupulous, yet a viveur ... he collected yachts, fish, monkeys and women." from Chips, the diaries of Sir Henry Channon. Edited by Robert Rhodes James. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 1967.
Word: 1970s Part of Speech: noun 1. The decade beginning in 1970 and ending in 1979. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Joybubbles (the legal name of the former Joe Engressia since 1991), a blind genius with perfect pitch who accidentally found he could make free phone calls by whistling tones and went on to play a pivotal role in the 1970s subculture of “phone phreaks,” died on Aug. 8 in Minneapolis. […] Well before the mid-1970s, when digitalization ended the tone-based system, Joybubbles had stopped stealing calls. Example: The production on “Liverpool 8” has the heft and definition of modern multitracking, resembling Mr. Starr’s early-1970s hits rather than the Beatles themselves.
Word: '70s Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of 70s. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: If the '60s were over in 1972, the ’70s were in trouble by 1977. Don't get me wrong — the Eagles and Foreigner and Earth, Wind & Fire are, er, survivors. Good or bad they're careerists, they jog two miles a day, and they're all destined to outlast the Ramones. Example: Heckman has been analyzing data from two famous early-childhood intervention programs, the Abecedarian Project of the ’70s and the Perry Preschool project of the ’60s. Both have furnished ample evidence that, if you enroll very young children from poor families in programs that give both them and their parents an extra boost, then they grow up to be wealthier and healthier than their counterparts—less fat, less sick, better educated, and, for men, more likely to hold down a job.
Word: graded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of grade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: graded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ 1. Having been smoothed by a grader. Example: a graded road 2. Forming a series decreasing or increasing in intensity of a given quality.
Word: gummier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gummy: more gummy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gummiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gummy: most gummy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: luck dragon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of the German term Glücksdrache, coined in The Neverending Story (1983) (translated by Ralph Manheim from the original Die Unendliche Geschichte (1979) by Michael Ende). 1. A fictitious flying dragon with a giant, elongated, wingless body and commonly a canine head, unfailing in its serendipity. Example: 2006 July 7, Douglas Sarine (guest), “'Pirates' Any Good? Ask a Ninja, If You Dare”, All Things Considered, National Public Radio Like literally, the last line of the movie is a new plotline. It's a never-ending story, but with no luckdragon. Example: “I am Princess Tessiyon Windmere and captain of my ship I am to go back to. And yourself?” said she. / “I am Zandor, I am a luck dragon,” he replied. / “You sure are indeed. It was my luck that saved me, you came.”
Word: sick as a dog Part of Speech: adj 1. Very ill. Labels: not-comparable Example: I caught that new strain of flu and for three days I was as sick as a dog. Example: Ay, but thou knowest he's as uncertain as the wind; and if, instead of quarrelling with me, he should grow fond, he'd make me as sick as a dog.
Word: chemophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chemo- + -phobia. 1. An irrational fear of chemicals Labels: uncountable Example: By chemophobia I mean an exaggerated fear of toxicity brought about by the widespread use of chemicals in food production and processing. Example: Chemophobia also means that every six months there is a "new scientific finding" about a synthetic chemical found in regular food in very low quantites that, if you ate a cargo ship or two of it every day for three years, could kill you.
Word: unsuspicious 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 suspicious English unsuspicious From un- + suspicious. 1. Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something). Example: […] he his guide requested (For so from such as nearer stood we heard), As over-tired, to let him lean awhile With both his arms on those two massy pillars, That to the arched roof gave main support. He unsuspicious led him; […] Example: Unsuspicious of her danger, the lamb’s throat will hardly shun thy knife!—O be not thou the butcher of my lambkin! 2. Not arousing suspicion. Example: The skeletons in this sport’s hitherto unsuspicious closet belong to upward of a dozen top-notch show jumpers, all insured for $50,000 to $250,000, all killed by a hitman-for-hire in an insurance-fraud scheme perpetrated by some of the most sterling names in the business. Example: 2004, A. Heidenreich and V. Ravery, “Preoperative imaging in renal cell cancer,” Abstract, in World Journal of Urology, 22(5), November 2004, The involvement of the adrenal gland can be accurately predicted by CT scans or MRI, allowing an adrenal sparing approach in the case of unsuspicious findings.
Word: unsunny 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 sunny English unsunny From un- + sunny. 1. Not sunny Labels: rare
Word: unsurprised 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 surprised English unsurprised From un- + surprised. 1. Not surprised
Word: unswept 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 swept English unswept From un- + swept. 1. Not swept
Word: unsymbolic 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 symbolic English unsymbolic From un- + symbolic. 1. Not symbolic
Word: untimed 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 timed English untimed From un- + timed. 1. Not timed. Labels: not-comparable Example: an untimed motor race
Word: untimed Part of Speech: verb 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 timed English untimed From un- + timed. 1. simple past and past participle of untime Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unforced 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 forced English unforced From un- + forced. 1. Not forced. Example: This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.
Word: unformulated 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 formulated English unformulated From un- + formulated. 1. Not formulated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unscratched 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 scratched English unscratched From un- + scratched. 1. Not scratched. Example: Although most lotologists collect scratch tickets that have already been scratched, approximately 15% of lotologists collect unscratched tickets.
Word: unscientific 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- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific English unscientific From un- + scientific. 1. Not scientific
Word: unschooled 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 schooled English unschooled From un- + schooled. 1. Not schooled; not having been to school. 2. Inexperienced; not having developed skill or knowledge in some area. Example: He was unschooled in the art of persuasion.
Word: unschooled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unschool Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unscented 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 scented English unscented From un- + scented. 1. Unperfumed; having no scent. Labels: not-comparable 2. That has not been scented (detected by smell); undetected. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tomaso's real dealings, the ones from which he derived his considerable revenues (unscented by the feds), were concluded in hushed tones... Example: The mindset of the hunter is split between focus on gathering visual or sound information regarding the elk and remaining unseen, unscented, and unheard, thus avoiding detection by the elk.
Word: unteachable 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 teachable English unteachable From un- + teachable. 1. Not teachable.
Word: unteachable Part of Speech: noun 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 teachable English unteachable From un- + teachable. 1. Someone who cannot be taught.
Word: run like a top Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from comparison to the smooth, balanced manner of the operation of a spinning top. 1. To operate flawlessly and smoothly. Labels: usually Example: I've just tuned my car, and now it's running like a top.
Word: disembarrass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + embarrass. Possibly a calque of French désembarrasser. First attested in 1726 (sense 1). Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɛmˈbæɹ.əs/, /-em-/, /-ˈbaɹ-/, /ˌdɪs.ɛmˈbɛɹ.əs/, /ˌdɪs.emˈbæɹ.əs/ 1. To get (someone) out of a difficult or embarrassing situation; to free (someone) from the embarrassment (of a situation); (often reflexive) to relieve (someone of a burden, item of clothing, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: 1726, George Berkeley, letter to Thomas Prior dated 6 February, 1726, in The Works of George Berkeley, London: G. Robinson, Volume 1, p. xliv, […] I hope […] that you will have disembarrassed yourself of all sort of business that may detain you here, and so be ready to go with us […] Example: He had now disembarrassed himself of his riding-dress, and walking up to his daughter, he undid the fastening of her mask. 2. To free (something) from complication. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1719, uncredited editor, A Collection of Tracts Concerning Predestination and Providence, Cambridge University Press, Preface, […] that we might disembarrass the Style as much as possible, we have taken the liberty to transpose Parentheses and other perplexed Passages, so as to clear and reduce them to continued Sentences. Example: […] it was unanimously resolved to admit to the treaty, none but the principals in the war, and their acting allies. This exclusion of the neutral interests tended greatly to disembarrass and simplify the negociation, in all outward appearance. 3. To disentangle (two things); to distinguish. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1751, William Warburton, commentary on An Essay on Man in The Works of Alexander Pope, London: J. & P. Knapton et al., Volume 3, p. 63, […] though it be difficult to distinguish genuine Virtue from spurious, they having both the same appearance, and both the same public effects, yet they may be disembarrassed. If it be asked, by what means? He replies […] By Conscience […]
Word: happy as a lark Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from comparison to the cheerful-sounding birdsong of a lark. 1. Very happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities). Labels: colloquial Example: She's happy as a lark with her ten dollar pay raise, even though the long-term prospects for the business are not good.
Word: five will get you ten Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Betting parlance for even odds, i.e. betting five pounds (dollars, etc.) should win you ten. 1. I strongly believe. Labels: idiomatic Example: Five will get you ten that your sheet will have an editorial on the Orchard case Sunday, and what will it say? Example: Five will get you ten that he's either gone or dead by midnight Sunday.
Word: Republic of Korea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Korean 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk). 1. Official name of South Korea: a country in East Asia. Example: Our men have fought with grim gallantry. The soldiers of the Republic of Korea have also been fighting fiercely.
Word: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Korean 조선민주주의인민공화국 (joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk) Pronunciation: /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/ 1. Official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia; abbreviation DPRK.
Word: ickle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English *ġicol, ġiċel (“icicle, ice”), from Proto-West Germanic *jekul, *jikil, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), diminutive of *jekô (“lump of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yeg-. Cognate with Low German Jäkel (“icicle”), Danish egel (“icicle”), Norwegian Bokmål jøkel (“glacier, icesheet”), Norwegian Nynorsk jøkul, jøkle (“glacier, icicle”), Faroese jøkul (“glacier”), Icelandic jökull (“glacier”), Swedish jökel (“glacier”) and probably Albanian akull (“ice”) (Gheg okull). Doublet of jokul. 1. An icicle. Labels: dialectal
Word: ickle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Childish pronunciation of little. 1. Little. Labels: UK, childish Example: Izzum's ickle heart a-beatin' so floppity! Um's own mumsy make ums all right, um's p'eshus Flopit! Example: Wasums and didums, then? Was it a ickle birdie, then?
Word: fourth finger Part of Speech: noun 1. pinky (smallest finger) 2. ring finger
Word: incapacitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of incapacitate Labels: form-of, past
Word: incapacitated Part of Speech: adj 1. Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.
Word: skittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wife-beater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wifebeater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: needfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nedefully; equivalent to needful + -ly. 1. In a needful manner; necessarily.
Word: nefariously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nefarious Middle English -ly English -ly English nefariously From nefarious + -ly. 1. In a nefarious manner.
Word: neurotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neurotic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English neurotically From neurotic + -ally. Pronunciation: /njʊə̯ˈɹɒtɪklɪ/, /njəˈɹɔtɪklɪj/, /ˌnjəˈɹɔtɪkli/, /njʊˈɹɑtɪkli/ 1. In a neurotic manner.
Word: nonnegotiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable English nonnegotiable From non- + negotiable. 1. Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation. Labels: not-comparable Example: For the hypermaterialistic and chronically adolescent Nancy, what was nonnegotiable was control, the power to sculpture her world to gratify her ever-sharpening appetites and desires. 2. Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonnegotiable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable English nonnegotiable From non- + negotiable. 1. Something that is not negotiable. Example: Near-synonym: deal breaker Example: “It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said.
Word: altre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of alter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ammonium laureth sulfate Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound formed by the ethoxylation of ammonium lauryl sulfate, having properties similar to sodium laureth sulfate. Labels: uncountable
Word: Azal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אָצַל ('atsal), of unclear meaning, generally interpreted as "very near". Pronunciation: /ˈæzəl/, /əˈzɑl/ 1. A place near the western extremity of the valley near Jerusalem. Example: And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal:
Word: EPCM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of engineering, procurement, construction management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: fanny magnet Part of Speech: noun 1. A man or thing that attracts women. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: hot seal Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of applying a piece of embroidered or printed fabric (i.e. a patch) to another piece of fabric by using a heat activated adhesive. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The adhesive backing itself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was easy add his the new merit badge to his uniform because the patch had a hot seal backing.
Word: McScience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From McDonald's, a well-known commercial venture, and science. 1. The unethical commercialization of science, as for example where results are deliberately misinterpreted in exchange for large grants from a corporation. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable Example: 2004. Richard Horton, MMR Science & Fiction - Exploring the Vaccine crisis Granta Publications, London, United Kingdom. →ISBN. Chapter 3: "The Dawn of McScience"
Word: peromelia Part of Speech: noun 1. Severe congenital malformations of the limbs. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudologic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English logic English pseudologic From pseudo- (“false”) + logic. 1. False logic. A logical argument that deliberately omits an outcome so that a false conclusion is reached. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neuroanatomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomialbor. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic English -al English anatomical English neuroanatomical From neuro- + anatomical. 1. Of or pertaining to neuroanatomy Labels: not-comparable
Word: vellicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin vellicatus, past participle of vellicare (“to twitch”). Cognate with Spanish pellizcar (“to pinch”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/ 1. To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. Labels: transitive Example: Convulſions ariſing from Some Acrimony in the Stomach, or from ſomething vellicating a Nerve in its Extremity, and not in its Original where it ariſeth from the Brain, are not very dangerous. 2. To twitch or move convulsively. Labels: intransitive Example: All her life, Mrs Foster had had an almost pathological fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat, or even a theatre curtain. In other respects, she was not a particularly nervous woman, but the mere thought of being late on occasions like these would throw her into such a state of nerves that she would begin to twitch. It was nothing much – just a tiny vellicating muscle in the corner of the left eye, like a secret wink – but the annoying thing was that it refused to disappear until an hour or so after the train or plane or whatever it was had been safely caught. 3. To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter. Labels: formal, transitive Example: Where irritation coincides with sensation to produce the same catenations of motion, as in inflammatory fevers, they are excited with still greater energy than by the irritation alone. So when children expect to be tickled in play, by a feather lightly passed over the lips, or by gently vellicating the soles of their feet, laughter is most vehemently excited; though they can stimulate these parts with their own fingers unmoved. Here the pleasureable idea of playfulness coincides with the vellication; and there is no voluntary exertion used to diminish the sensation, as there would be, if a child should endeavour to tickle himself. 4. To criticize in a somewhat irritating way; to carp at. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Sir, I Have received yours, and reading the Confirmation of your Hypotheſis (which I took the boldneſs a little to vellicate) and your Anſwer to my Objections againſt it, I could not but obſerve your ingenious dexterity therein with pleaſure.
Word: neuroanatomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomiader. Old French anatomiebor. Middle English anatomie English anatomy English neuroanatomy From neuro- + anatomy. Pronunciation: /ˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnætəmi/, /njʊəɹəʊəˈnatəmi/ 1. The anatomy of the nervous system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This flowchart suggested by the neuroanatomy corresponds fairly well with what psychologists see in the clinic and lab. 2. The structure of the nerves of a specific organ or organism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: straddling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of straddle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unmowed 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 mowed English unmowed From un- + mowed. 1. Not mowed Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrevealing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + revealing. 1. Not revealing
Word: estaminet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French estaminet. Pronunciation: /ɛˈstæmɪneɪ/, /ɛstæmɪˈneɪ/ 1. A small café or bar. Example: Kit […] went in a little estaminet, and sat over in a corner with a twelve-centime glass of beer, reviewing the situation. 2. A restaurant where smoking is allowed. Labels: archaic
Word: jollied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jolly Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: springwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spring + water. 1. Water originating from a spring. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: houndstooth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hound + -s- + tooth, from its appearance. Although the pattern itself is archaeologically found from time immemorial, the modern term is first attested in 1936. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊndstuːθ/ 1. A two-colour fabric pattern of broken checks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Other patterns include varied adaptations of paisleys, Tree of Life motifs, tiles, scenics, patchworks, ticking, soft-edge geometries, sports themes, crewel shapes, houndsteeth, and a plethora of florals. Example: A houndstooth fabric is composed of tiny, interlocking pinwheel motifs. There are many houndstooth knitting patterns[…]; to add an extra touch to these patterns, work them in nubby or textured yarns. 2. Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Their ties were tidier, their houndsteeth toothier … they ended up looking more Windsorian than Windsor. Example: Her dress is wool too, brown and black houndsteeth that belonged to her mother. 3. Hound's tongue, a plant of species Cynoglossum officinale Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: worsening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of worsen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: worsening Part of Speech: noun 1. A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mild ale Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 2. Young (newly brewed) ale, not yet having developed a tangy flavour. Labels: UK, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: mild and bitter Part of Speech: noun 1. A drink consisting of a mixture of mild and bitter beers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flaming queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A homosexual, and often cross-dressing, man acting in an ostentatious and flaunting manner akin to a diva. Labels: slang Example: By his senior year, Gary was a "flaming queen," wearing full makeup and platform shoes. Example: No person could be masculine without becoming fully feminine, and no person could be feminine without also at the same time becoming fully masculine. In ethical-prescriptive terms, this would be interpreted as meaning that all femmes must become as butch as possible, and all butches must work their hardest to become flaming queens. Everyone must take the macho, made-up, cross-dressing basketball star or actor as the Christian role model—or the hyperfeminine drag queen fashion model, or the gentlemanly butch lesbian country singer.
Word: flaming queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flaming queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iterator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iterate + -or. 1. One who or that which iterates. 2. A method capable of performing the same action on every item in a collection.
Word: interactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interact + -or or inter- + actor. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntɚˈæktɚ/, /ˌɪntəɹˈæktə/ 1. One who interacts. Example: The “Zarfian Cruelty Scale” rates games as Merciful, Polite, Tough, Nasty, or Cruel. The scale describes how works of IF become unwinnable, especially how and when the interactor (here a player, and one trying to win) learns this.
Word: renderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English renderar, equivalent to render + -er. 1. One who, or that which, renders. 2. A vessel in which lard, tallow, etc., is rendered. 3. A software or hardware process that generates a visual image from a model.
Word: composited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of composite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thearchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -archy. 1. A government ruled by God or a god; a theocracy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There ends Monarchy as a Thearchie, or divine dynastie. Example: Thearchie, or Gods Government in Families, a Nation, and all Nations. 2. A system or ordering of deities. (Compare pantheon.) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From rank to rank in Thearchy divine, We angel raylets gladden in thy sight. Example: Pan was one of the younger gods in the Hellenic thearchy.
Word: thearch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to thearchy, from Ancient Greek θεαρχία (thearkhía), from θεός (theós, “god”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, ruling”). By surface analysis, the- + -arch. 1. The ruler of a thearchy, a monarch of gods 2. The emperors (皇帝) of China, particularly the five legendary ones (五帝) of Chinese prehistory