nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: slaveholding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slave + holding. 1. The institution or practice of owning slaves. Labels: uncountable Example: The slaveholding way of life continued until 1865, when the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed following the end of the Civil War between the Northern and the Southern states Example: Defenders of Southern slavery employed religious rhetoric to justify the system, selecting biblical passages that appeared to condone the practice of slaveholding and the relation between master and slave. 2. An owning of one or more slaves. Labels: countable Example: On the other hand, the Mountain South also contained some Lower South counties, thereby permitting internal comparisons between differently sized slaveholdings, between crop specializations, and between agricultural and nonagricultural producers.
Word: twice-yearly Part of Speech: adj 1. Happening twice each year; semi-annual; biannual. Labels: not-comparable Example: While the migrations of many butterflies now appear to be twice-yearly movements away from and back to the same areas, they differ from those of birds in ... Example: At the twice-yearly IATA timetable co-ordination meetings, airlines from ...
Word: twice-yearly Part of Speech: adv 1. Twice each year; semi-yearly; biannually. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lumpsum Part of Speech: adj 1. Paid all at one time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lumpsum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lump sum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rotational period Part of Speech: noun 1. The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the background stars. 2. The time taken to rotate about its axis relative to the earth (assumed fixed).
Word: pyrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pirate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: 19th century, Jean Ingelow - The Brides of Enderby And storms be none, and pyrates flee, Why ring 'The Brides of Enderby'?" Example: I was reminded of this by an entry in the Westleton Churchwarden's Account for 1731-2 which records the sum of one shilling and sixpence having been given to 'fifteen seamen in company, which had been taken by ye pyrates and very barbarously used'.
Word: beganne Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of began. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ante 1863, Jean Ingelow, "The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire" "Good sonne, where Lindis winds her way With her two bairns I marked her long; And ere yon bells beganne to play Afar I heard her milking song."
Word: deare Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: deare Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: deare Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of dear. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: By Halliedame, quoth she, and Gods oune mother, / I well perceaue yow are a wylie brother. / For if there be a morsell of more price, / Yow'l smell it out, though I be ner'e so nice. / As yow desire, so shall yow swiue with hir, / But think your purse-strings shall abye-it deare ...
Word: aplanat Part of Speech: noun 1. A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image. Example: For comparison, an aplanat of a focus catalogued at 16 inches, actually found by experiment to have a focus of 16 11-16 inches, was used. Example: 2009, Gérard René Lemaitre, Astronomical Optics and Elasticity Theory, Springer, Astronomy and Astrophysics Library, Corrected 3rd printing, page 11, […] which is totally false since he established the algebraic conditions for thin-lens achromatic aplanats;
Word: enioy Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of enjoy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: flirtations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flirtation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aplanatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration
Word: unrevealed 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 revealed English unrevealed From un- + revealed. 1. Not revealed; hidden; secret. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the most patient assiduity he peered into the intricacies of unrevealed structure. No object was too minute, none too large, for his attention.
Word: sf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of SF (science fiction) Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical causality. 2. Abbreviation of significant figure(s). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: aguilla Part of Speech: noun 1. An obelisk or spire.
Word: non-luminous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + luminous. 1. Not capable of producing light, but possibly capable of reflecting light from another source. Labels: not-comparable
Word: septagon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin septagōnus. By surface analysis, septa- + -gon. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛptəɡɒn/ 1. A polygon with seven sides and seven angles. Labels: proscribed
Word: great tits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great tit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperoxymuriatic Part of Speech: adj 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 oxymuriatic English hyperoxymuriatic From hyper- + oxymuriatic. 1. perchloric Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: hydroiodic acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydroiodic acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Auschwitz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊʃ.vɪts/, /ˈaʊʃ.wɪts/, /ˈaʊʃ.ə.vɪts/, /ˈɔːʃ.wɪts/ 1. Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland. 2. A former German concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust. Example: Portnoy said in posts on social media that in an initial conversation Sunday the customer took 100% responsibility for his actions with his friend and agreed to take a learning trip to Auschwitz in Poland.
Word: nostology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of senility; gerontology. Labels: uncountable Example: As doctor of nostology, Professor McCamish studies the senile stages of an organism or race of organisms […]
Word: ajaraca Part of Speech: noun 1. An ornamental pattern made in a wall from bricks that protrude halfway out; originally from parts of Spain.
Word: phaeopigment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phaeo- + pigment. 1. A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.
Word: estrapade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French estrapade. 1. The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider. Example: Then one day she went riding on her favourite horse, Coco, without a helmet, and Kwango, her prize borzoi, leapt out in front of her, causing Coco to perform an estrapade which sent Vivienne flying and falling, landing head first on the concrete drive, killing her instantly. 2. A form of torture in which the victim is suspended on a rope that is attached to a pulley, over a fire and repeatedly let down close to the flames and hauled up away from them, in order to prolong the suffering. Example: He did not want to look at the rigid legs, at the feet hanging down nervelessly, with their bare toes some six inches above the floor, to know that the man had been given the estrapade till he had swooned.
Word: dog's letter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin littera canīna. 1. The letter R, which was trilled in Latin, imitating the sound of a snarling dog. Labels: rare Example: R is the Dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound; the tongue striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. Example: R: SOME call this the dog's letter, upon account of its harsh and rough pronunciation;[…]
Word: Americanophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English Americanophobia From American + -phobia. 1. The fear of or aversion to American people. Labels: uncountable
Word: rotation period Part of Speech: noun 1. rotational period
Word: cardinalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cardinālisder. Middle French cardinalbor. English cardinal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cardinalist From cardinal + -ist. 1. A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).
Word: climat Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of climate. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: angular velocities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angular velocity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kolpik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish kalpak. Doublet of calpack. 1. A type of traditional headgear worn in families of many Hasidic rabbis, by unmarried children on Shabbat and by rabbis on special occasions. It is made from brown fur (as opposed to a spodik, worn by Polish Hasidic dynasties, which is fashioned out of black fur).
Word: regu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay regu (“team”). 1. A standard group of three players in a sepak takraw team.
Word: SQEP Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of suitably qualified and experienced person/personnel. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: spookiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of spooky: most spooky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: scenographer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who designs sets for film or television.
Word: unfill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + fill. 1. To empty. Labels: transitive Example: I'll pierce him to his face; he shall die looking upon me. Thy veins are swell'd with lust; this shall unfill 'em. Example: But with today's fewer and more crowded flights, it's on the upswing again—a flight is overbooked (oversold) and the airline must find volunteers to not fly. The compensation varies by how desperate they are to unfill the plane […]
Word: sloe gin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊ ˌdʒɪn/, /ˈsloʊ ˌdʒɪn/ 1. A dark red liqueur made from sloe berries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: teeny-bopper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of teenybopper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hip-hopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hip-hop + -er. 1. A member of the hip-hop culture. Example: With lyrics like "Know you’re in heaven, smiling down/Watching us as we pray for you," "I'll Be Missing You" gives the lie to those who claim hip-hoppers are above self-serving sentimentality.
Word: windiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of windy: most windy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: take a bite Part of Speech: verb 1. To eat a quick, light snack. Labels: idiomatic 2. Try something out, give it a shot. Labels: idiomatic Example: Attracted by their Hollies-like harmonies and Sgt. Pepper styling, EMI took a bite and ushered the guys into the Abbey Road studios in London.
Word: take a bow Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈteɪk ə ˈbaʊ/ 1. To bow (gesture of deference). 2. To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act. Labels: idiomatic 3. To end a performance; to leave. Labels: idiomatic 4. To take credit or blame for a particular outcome or circumstance. Labels: idiomatic, sarcastic Example: The years we spent together were the worst years of my life. You can take a bow.
Word: amortizement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English amortize Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English amortizement From amortize + -ment. 1. The act or process of amortizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: anodal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anode + -al. 1. Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at an anode.
Word: anodally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anodal Middle English -ly English -ly English anodally From anodal + -ly. 1. Towards an anode. Labels: not-comparable
Word: take a tumble Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall off something, or down something. Example: Prince Charles spent the night in the hospital after he took a tumble off his horse yesterday while playing polo and briefly lost consciousness. 2. To fall in price or value. Labels: idiomatic Example: Acme Industries shares took a tumble yesterday to the lowest value since 2001.
Word: slow oven Part of Speech: noun 1. An oven that is heated to a comparatively cool temperature, typically not more than 150 degrees centigrade or 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Word: checks and balances Part of Speech: noun 1. A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Constitution deliberately makes the President and the Congress competitors as well as partners. The Founding Fathers created an elaborate system of checks and balances to keep each partner self-reliant while still assuring their interdependence. No brief account can fully capture the complexity of this relationship, in which each partner contributes his own share of stubbornness, pride, hostility, warmth, suspicion, skill, and affection. 2. Somebody or something that ensures a system remains safe, honest, etc. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only
Word: checks and balances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of check and balance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diplomatic immunity Part of Speech: noun 1. A diplomat's immunity to prosecution and/or litigation under local law. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mexican hairless Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛks.ɪ.kən ˈhɛə.ləs/ 1. A dog of a particular breed. 2. A cat of a particular breed.
Word: Mexican Hairless Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Mexican hairless. Labels: alt-of
Word: tumble to Part of Speech: verb 1. To discover or understand something. Labels: informal Example: He finally tumbled to our secret. Example: Speaking of this language, a costermonger said to me: "The Irish can't tumble to it anyhow; the Jews can tumble better, but we're their masters. Some of the young salesmen at Billingsgate understand us, — but only at Billingsgate; […]
Word: move on Part of Speech: verb 1. To continue; to proceed; to go on. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: After spending the night resting in an abandoned church, the group decided to move on in their quest. Example: Moving on again, I catch another GWR Class 802 bound for Oxford via the Cotswold Line. 2. To start dealing with something else. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The best revenge is always to just happily move on and let karma do the rest. Example: I could never be what she wants of me (won't you tell her?), hey / I'll just pass her by, I don't want to make her cry (won't you tell her?) hey / (Hope she finds a happy home, I think it's best that I move on, hey (hey) / I could never be what she wants of me, hey 3. To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: I think Shane is going to move on my ex tonight. 4. To physically move something or someone. Example: The police moved the protestors on. Example: "When it was all British Rail, if they had some redundant sidings, they would dump all their old trains. There wasn't really a pressure to get rid of them. Now, with private companies owning the sites, you have to pay to store vehicles. Nobody wants old vehicles sat around - they can be graffitied, vandalised - and so the onus really is to move them on. 5. To assault or attack. Labels: transitive
Word: quarter-pounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Quarter Pounder, a hamburger sold by the fast food chain McDonald's since 1971. By surface analysis, quarter + pound + -er. Now sometimes used as a genericized trademark, although the trademark remains active in many countries. 1. A beef hamburger whose patty weighed approximately a quarter of a pound before cooking. Example: "Deal. I'm hungry. Wanna grab a little snack with me? Maybe a half a dozen quarter pounders and a couple large fries?" Example: 2011, Simon Day, Comedy and Error: They Really Were Marvellous Times Unfortunately he found me on my own in a Wimpy an hour later nursing a quarter pounder with cheese. 2. A burger with a patty of such uncooked weight, of an alternative to beef. 3. A burger patty of such uncooked weight. 4. A food item similar to a burger patty of such uncooked weight, such as a meatball. 5. A sandwich weighing approximately a quarter of a pound. 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound. Example: A half-pound fish is a very good one, and the quarter-pounders are good enough.
Word: quarter-pounder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Quarter Pounder, a hamburger sold by the fast food chain McDonald's since 1971. By surface analysis, quarter + pound + -er. Now sometimes used as a genericized trademark, although the trademark remains active in many countries. 1. Having a weight of a 1/4 of a pound. Labels: not-comparable
Word: post-it note Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See post-it. 1. A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side.
Word: custardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English custard Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English custardy From custard + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌstɚdi/, /ˈkʌstədiː/ 1. Containing custard. 2. Resembling or characteristic of custard in taste, texture, etc. Example: So next morning, once he had started the Dirty Train on its circuit, he made a note, as he went along, of the cage numbers of six of the bluest of the blue bucks and six of the custardiest of the cream does. Example: Or pop one in a pudding or pie filling mix for a silkier, custardier rendition.
Word: custards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of custard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iustice Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of justice. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cymotrichy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cymo- + trich- + -y. 1. The state of having wavy hair. Labels: uncountable
Word: cymotrichous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + Ancient Greek τριχ- (trikh-), stem of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”), + English -ous. By surface analysis, cymo- + trich- + -ous. Pronunciation: /saɪˈmɒtɹɪkəs/, /saɪˈmɑtɹɪkəs/ 1. Having wavy hair. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hair is cymotrichous: one had flat wavy hair, in 19 it was very wavy, and in 7 it was markedly curly.
Word: cyanthropy Part of Speech: noun 1. The belief that one is a dog. Labels: uncountable
Word: garbology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garbage + -ology. 1. The anthropological study of society through refuse. Labels: uncountable
Word: garbological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English garbage Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English garbology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English garbological From garbology + -ical. 1. Of or relating to garbology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: garbologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English garbological Middle English -ly English -ly English garbologically From garbological + -ly. 1. From the perspective of garbology.
Word: occaecation Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of going blind. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Huckabee Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhʌkəbi/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English, variant of Huckaby, derived from the village of Huccaby in Devon, England. Labels: rare
Word: lucifugous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin lucifugus (“light-fleeing”), from lucere (“to shine”) + fugere (“to flee”). By surface analysis, luci- + -fugous. 1. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun. Example: Dracula is a lucifugous villain. 2. nocturnal Example: Owls and bats and other such shy and lucifugous creatures.
Word: speculative philosophy Part of Speech: noun 1. Philosophy, especially traditional metaphysical philosophy, which makes claims that cannot be verified by everyday experience of the physical world or by a scientific method. Labels: uncountable Example: Speculative philosophy is the endeavour to frame a coherent, logical, necessary system of general ideas in terms of which every element of our experience can be interpreted. 2. A particular philosophical school, system, or work representative of this kind of philosophy. Labels: countable Example: In the period before the wars, some of the speculative philosophies, including pragmatism, developed supernaturalist theologies and idealistic metaphysics, while others discarded these traditional views in favor of sweeping Spencerian or Bergsonian theories about nature.
Word: cwt. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for centum weight, from Latin centum + weight. 1. Abbreviation of hundredweight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The latter were ponderous affairs weighing over 1 cwt. and mostly made by taking a front steering tricycle or a Rotary and coupling another wheel, crank axle and chain to the existing frame and extending it outwards to accommodate the seat or saddle of the companion rider.
Word: totient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin totiēns (“so many times, so often”). Coined by English mathematician James Joseph Sylvester in 1879. Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊʃənt/ 1. The number of positive integers not greater than a specified integer that are relatively prime to it.
Word: Heron's formula Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Hero of Alexandria. 1. The formula A=√, where a, b, and c are the sidelengths of a triangle, s is its semiperimeter, and A is its area.
Word: sidelength Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + length. 1. The length of a side (of a polygon).
Word: semiperimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English perimeter English semiperimeter From semi- + perimeter. 1. Half of the perimeter (sum of the lengths of the sides) of a polygon. The term is typically applied to triangles, cyclic quadrilaterals, and regular polygons.
Word: Euler characteristic Part of Speech: noun 1. The sum of even-dimensional Betti numbers minus the sum of odd-dimensional ones. Example: A polygon's or polyhedron's Euler characteristic is just the number of corners minus the number of edges plus the number of faces.
Word: cyclic-inscriptable Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to be inscribed in a circle; able to be circumscribed. Labels: not-comparable Example: All triangles, all rectangles, and all cyclic quadrilaterals are cyclic-inscriptable.
Word: relatively prime Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of coprime. Labels: not-comparable Example: 24 and 35 are relatively prime. Example: 24 is relatively prime to 35.
Word: coprime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English prime English coprime From co- + prime. 1. Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1. Labels: not-comparable Example: 24 and 35 are coprime. 2. Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers. Labels: not-comparable Example: 24 is coprime to 35. 3. Whose greatest common divisor is a nonzero constant (i.e., polynomial of degree 0). Labels: broadly, not-comparable 4. (of two or more ideals of a ring) Whose sum is the whole ring; (of two or more elements of a ring) generating the whole ring. Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: fleecier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fleecy: more fleecy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fleeciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fleecy: most fleecy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: onomatopeia Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of onomatopoeia. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: scroop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. 1. To produce the a harsh scraping, grating sound, as of friction. Example: I exclaimed in a loud voice, scrooping back my chair on the brick floor and standing up. 2. To produce the a harsh scraping, grating sound, as of friction. Example: The friction causes the silk to scroop.
Word: scroop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. 1. A rustling sound like that produced from friction between silk fibers.
Word: redoubling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redouble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redoubling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is redoubled. Example: With their multiple narrators, labyrinthine story-within-a-story narrations, echoic redoublings and repetitions, and complex forms of self-referentiality, they repeatedly circumvent their own ostensibly orderly plot progressions. Example: Two short-term measures are proposed. The first is the redoubling of the junction, so that Up and Down trains on the Ely line no longer conflict with each other. The second is the provision of a passing loop.
Word: redoubles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redouble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deratization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + rat + -ization. 1. Extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel. Labels: countable, humorous, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: sui juris Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌsuːi ˈd͡ʒʊɹɪs/, /ˌsuːi ˈjʊɹɪs/ 1. Alternative spelling of sui iuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: navy blue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it was the color of the British naval uniform. 1. A dark blue color. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: navy blue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: So called because it was the color of the British naval uniform. 1. Having a navy blue color.
Word: photism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phot- + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊtɪzəm/ 1. The color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number. 2. A luminous appearance, image or subjective perception of a hallucinatory nature. Example: I refer to hallucinatory or pseudo-hallucinatory luminous phenomena, photisms, to use the term of the psychologists.
Word: puts to rest Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of put to rest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: putting to rest Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of put to rest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aforecited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From afore- + cited. 1. Having been cited, quoted or named earlier. Labels: not-comparable
Word: up-beat Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of upbeat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spearmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spearman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glossitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glosso- + -itis. Pronunciation: /ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs/ 1. An inflammatory condition of the tongue. Labels: uncountable
Word: rascality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rascal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English rascality From rascal + -ity. 1. Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And the judgement of our inclinations and actions (the weightiest and hardest matter that is) we referre it to the idle breath of the vaine voice of the common sort and base raskalitie, which is the mother of ignorance, of injustice and inconstancie. 2. The behavior of a rascal; the quality of being a rascal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The two of them engaged in all kinds of rascality in college. Example: On an a priori view of Wakem's aquiline nose, which offended Mr. Tulliver, there was not more rascality than in the shape of his stiff shirt-collar, though this too along with his nose, might have become fraught with damnatory meaning when once the rascality was ascertained.
Word: ecstacy Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ecstasy. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Oh Thou, whose Spirit through this universe / In which Thou dost involve thyself diffused, / Shall so perchance irradiate human clay / That men, suddenly dazzled, lose themselves / In ecstacy before a mortal shrine / Whose Light is but a Shade of the Divine; […]
Word: aristocratical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aristocrat Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English aristocratical From aristocrat + -ical. 1. Aristocratic.
Word: heroical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English heroicalle, from Latin hērōicus + -al. By surface analysis, hero + -ical. 1. Heroic.
Word: anarchical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)der. New Latin anarchiader. English anarchy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English anarchical From anarchy + -ical. 1. Anarchic
Word: controversialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English controversial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English controversialist From controversial + -ist. 1. One who regularly engages in public controversies. Example: Richard Dawkins has become a leading controversialist in a few areas. Example: His indefatigable adversary, who is the perfect model of an agile controversialist, had attacked him as a magniloquent Thraso, on account of his Pansophical promises.
Word: cowmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cowman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsocial 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- Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English unsocial From un- + social. 1. Not social. Example: The municipal corporations of that universal kingdom are not morally at liberty at their pleasure, and on their speculations of a contingent improvement, wholly to separate and tear asunder the bands of their subordinate community, and to dissolve it into an unsocial, uncivil, unconnected chaos of elementary principles. Example: He went to London, though he would have preferred remaining in the country; he gave a grand fête of some description or other every year, though he hated the noise and confusion; he filled his house with company, though his habits were even unsocial: in short, his whole life was one succession of sacrifices, but they were sacrifices without merit—they were the sacrifices of weakness, not of strength. 2. Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable. Example: The cupbearer shrugged up his shoulders in displeasure. "I thought to have lodged him in the solere chamber," said he; "but since he is so unsocial to Christians, e'en let him take the next stall to Isaac the Jew's.
Word: tittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of titter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cogitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cogitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supplementing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of supplement Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ostriches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ostrich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: howlings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊlɪŋz/ 1. plural of howling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loneliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lonely: most lonely Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lonelier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lonely: more lonely Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: teems Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teem Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gladder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adjective), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlædə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of glad: more glad Labels: comparative, form-of Example: ARIEL: I believe you're glad she is. I believe you're glad she is. I believe you're gladder she is than he fucking is.
Word: gladder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad + -er (fequentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlædə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative form of gladden. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, proscribed, rare Example: Under the auspicious influence of the Company's just and equitable administration, the face of this province is gladdered —the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily … Example: The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]
Word: cottons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cotton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cottons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cotton Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: repays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subserviency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From subservi(ent) + -ency. 1. Alternative form of subservience. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: At the same time, I would hint, that in all our proceedings the greatest caution and circumspection must be observed; and that every means employed should be in entire subserviency and conformity with the character and temper of her towards whom our views are directed.
Word: halyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: likings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪkɪŋz/ 1. plural of liking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strifes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strife Labels: form-of, plural Example: His mind seemed older than theirs: it shone coldly on their strifes and happiness and regrets like a moon upon a younger earth.
Word: cowslips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cowslip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyrannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyranny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pattered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of patter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ala (“wing”) + -form. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪlɪfɔːm/, /ˈælɪfɔːm/ 1. Shaped like a wing. 2. Having wings.
Word: crying shame Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's a crying shame that so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign. Example: [T]hese brothels continued to be the crying shame of the community.
Word: ov Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Respelling of of popularized by Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth. 1. Alternative spelling of of. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, rare Example: Scholar ov the unlight / Great volcano ov excrement
Word: leep Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of leap. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Ye mountains, that ye did leep like rams; and ye hills, like lambs of the flock.
Word: Leiden Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Leiden (for further etymology see there). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪdən/, /ˈleɪdən/ 1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
Word: with open arms Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With enthusiasm, as if embracing. Labels: idiomatic Example: Night after lonely night, we meet in dreams / As I run to your side / You wait with open arms, open arms / That now are closed to me / Through a veil of tears / Your vision disappears / And I'm as blue as I can be Example: There once was a time / I was down on my luck and I needed a friend / and there you were with open arms / and you took me in
Word: take action Part of Speech: verb 1. To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem. Example: We must take action on this issue immediately. Example: You're taking evasive action out of a clear commitment once again.
Word: pretreat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English treat English pretreat From pre- + treat. 1. To give something a treatment prior to another operation. Labels: transitive
Word: pretreated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pretreat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pretreated Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been subject to pretreatment.
Word: principium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipium. 1. singular of principia Labels: form-of, singular
Word: take against Part of Speech: verb 1. To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards. Example: He took against me when I was promoted over him.
Word: Apostolicship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Apostolic + -ship. 1. The office of a Pope Labels: rare
Word: peewee golf Part of Speech: noun 1. miniature golf Labels: uncountable 2. A children's age classification for golf tournaments. Labels: uncountable
Word: idiochromosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos)der. English idio- English chromosome English idiochromosome From idio- + chromosome. Pronunciation: /ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈkɹəʊməsəʊm/ 1. A type or appearance of a sex chromosome.
Word: miniature golf Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles. Labels: uncountable
Word: idio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s Proto-Hellenic *hwédios Ancient Greek ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos)der. English idio- Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἴδιος (ídios, “own, personal, distinct”). By surface analysis, idi- + -o-. Unrelated to ideo-. Pronunciation: /ˈɪdɪəʊ/ 1. individuality, peculiarity, separateness. Labels: morpheme
Word: Ulyanov Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Улья́нов (Ulʹjánov), from Ульян (Ulʹjan, “Julian”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”). 1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Улья́нов (Ulʹjánov). Example: Vladimir Ulyanov was Lenin's original name.
Word: Aesir Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Æsir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Schicklgruber Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: meadow muffin Part of Speech: noun 1. cow pat Labels: US, informal
Word: cow pat Part of Speech: noun 1. The excrement of a cow forming a somewhat rounded flat piece of dung on the ground. Example: I crawled along the side of the marsh, crouched down quietly in a cow pat and waiter for the Water-rail to appear. Example: There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.
Word: EMAC Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: bestrews Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bestrew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Australianises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Australianise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bedazes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bedaze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: interlocutrice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French interlocutrice. 1. A female interlocutor Example: I have forbidden Adèle to talk to me about her presents, and she is bursting with repletion; have the goodness to serve her as auditress and interlocutrice:
Word: blindest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blind Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English blindest From blind + -est. 1. superlative form of blind: most blind Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blindest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English blind Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English blindest From blind + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of blind Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: cock-a-hoop Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown 1. Exultant, very happy, triumphant. Example: I have to say I felt pretty cock-a-hoop straight after my epidural but, some hours later, my head felt as though someone large and heavy had been sitting on it.
Word: coming and going Part of Speech: noun 1. A general bustle of activity. Labels: idiomatic, singular, uncountable, usually Example: Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out. 2. The activities of a specified person or group. Labels: countable, idiomatic, in-plural, usually
Word: coming and going Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come and go Labels: form-of, gerund, idiomatic, participle, present
Word: general availability Part of Speech: noun 1. A release of software which is good enough to be made available outside the originating company, to the general public. Labels: uncountable
Word: transversals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transversal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mirandizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Mirandize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yuppifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yuppify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: take apart Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart. Example: I carefully took the clock mechanism apart to clean it. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart. Example: ....then went close up to him, and took him apart into a dark corner. "I say," he began, with a thoughtful brow, "haven't I seen you before 3. To soundly defeat someone, or a (sport) team. Labels: informal Example: And besides, I was also enjoying the way you took them apart. You know, arguing with them like you did. Example: Argentine defender Martinez, normally so reliable and combative, was taken apart, especially when Salah led him a merry dance to set up Gakpo to settle the game with Liverpool's third five minutes after half-time. 4. to criticise someone Example: For nearly an hour, I took them apart for failing to understand, connect with, empathize with, and listen to the American people.?
Word: winterfeeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of winterfeed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: valorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of valorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: in private Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Privately, in an area where no one else can see or hear. Example: We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private. Example: I do not think there is any member in this House who will not agree that that is the clean thing to do. Any member sitting on the Government benches will admit in private that that is the proper course for members who break faith.
Word: videoes Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of videos. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: videoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of video Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vivifies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɪvɪfʌɪs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vivify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: punisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From punish + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃə/, [ˈpʰʌnɪʃə], /ˈpʌnɪʃɚ/, [ˈpʰʌnɪʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰʌnɪʃɹ̩] 1. One who punishes. Example: He grimaced after another lash across his back and settled deeper into the post. The punisher stood nearly ten feet away, dragged the end of his whip through the dirt back toward him.
Word: Abrams Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Abraham. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Example: The animation, in a style somewhere between Arthur Rackham’s and Disney gothic, is handsome enough to have furnished publisher Harry Abrams with a new, coffee-table edition of “The Hobbit,” and the voices of the characters—Orson Bean, John Huston, Richard Boone, Cyril Ritchard and Brother Theodore—are as distinctive as you’d want for this odd assortment of Middle-earthians.
Word: Abrams Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Abraham. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəmz/ 1. plural of Abram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unnerstand Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: [ˌɜɽ̃.ɻˈstæn(d̚)] 1. Pronunciation spelling of understand. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I unnerstand, Randall unnerstands, a lotta people would unnerstand.[…]A grand jury, they would have a problem unnerstanding. You unnerstand? Example: YEW UNNERSTAND ME, MISSTAH?