nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unappreciatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unappreciative Middle English -ly English -ly English unappreciatively From unappreciative + -ly. 1. Without showing appreciation. Ungratefully Example: Their peculiar ideas, instead of being sympathetically drawn from them, have been ruthlessly and unappreciatively crushed by the superior knowledge and arrogance of the white race.
Word: physicalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English physical 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 physicalism From physical + -ism. 1. A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: savoiardo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian savoiardo. 1. Alternative form of savoiardi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Pour the dipping liquid—orange juice and liqueur, or other choice—into a small, shallow bowl, one in which a savoiardo can lie flat on the bottom. Example: Submerge a savoiardo in the espresso mixture quickly. Don’t let the savoiardo sit in the mixture too long—it will disintegrate.
Word: savoiardi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian savoiardi, plural of savoiardo. Pronunciation: /ˌsævɔɪˈɑː(ɹ)di/ 1. A ladyfinger (small sponge cake–like biscuit, shaped approximately like a finger). Labels: rare
Word: savoiardi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian savoiardi, plural of savoiardo. Pronunciation: /ˌsævɔɪˈɑː(ɹ)di/ 1. plural of savoiardo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. A common processed cheese, yellow or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: rat-trap cheese, rat cheese, government cheese Example: Many of you other brothers can't deny that American cheese on white bread with yellow mustard is a guilty pleasure that reminds us of our childhood. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see American, cheese: any cheese made in America. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The opinions on importation of American wheat and steel did not seem as negative as those against importation of American cheese and beer. Example: After all, I’ve spent 15 years following the U.S. cheese scene, first as a lone blogger and now as an author of two cheese books, so I’ve put in my time as a turophile. I don’t let anyone conflate “American cheese” with Kraft Singles—not when there is so much good craft cheese being made stateside. Cheese has come a long way in the U.S. since its production became industrialized in the 1800s, when we began pooling our milk supply to pump out cheap factory-made blocks. It took a brave band of dairy dames in the 1970s and ’80s—fondly known as “the goat ladies” in cheese circles—to kick off a full-blown artisan movement around the country.
Word: human cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Cheese made with human breast milk. Labels: uncountable Example: The flavor of human cheese would depend on what you were feeding your human.
Word: promisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From promise + -or. 1. One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. Example: Each of two or more joint promisors may compel every other joint promisor to contribute equally with himself to the performance of the promise, unless a contrary intention appears from the contract. Example: […]the creditor may request the promisor to perform his obligation to a third party.
Word: promisee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From promise + -ee. 1. A person who receives a promise.
Word: cheeseboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheese + board. 1. A board used for serving cheeses. Example: Sir Terence, who has been complimentary about the food throughout the meal, suddenly erupts: "Oh, not grapes on the cheeseboard! I've always thought grapes with cheese is deeply suburban.
Word: tyrannizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tyrannize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tyrannizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tyrannize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tyrannized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tyrannize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yachtie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yacht + -ie (diminutive suffix). 1. Alternative spelling of yachty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yardful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yard + -ful. 1. Enough to fill a yard. Example: Ten cents' worth of a certain bird seed, planted in any back yard, will grow into a yardful of marijuana.
Word: Ina Bauer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ina Bauer, the German figure skater who invented the move. 1. A move where the skater skates with the blades parallel, toes pointing in opposite directions.
Word: jack-a-lantern Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jack-o'-lantern. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Unhappily, or happily, we are unprovided with a jack-a-lantern.
Word: figure skater Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who figure skates
Word: jack-fruit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jackfruit. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The jack-fruit I spoke of is of three kinds—barca, papa, and pacheri jack-fruit. These fruits are very large; some weigh eighty pounds or thereabouts. […] In these jack-fruit the seeds are sometimes white and sometimes red; some are hard, some are soft, and each variety has its special flavour.
Word: j'adoube Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French j'adoube (“I adjust”), from je (“I”) + adouber (“to adjust”). 1. Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game. Example: Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”). Example: The English text reads: ‘Provided that he first expresses his intention (e.g. by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”), the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares.’ […] From Harry Golombek’s column on page 26 of The Times, 2 December 1967, with regard to the touch-piece and j’adoube rule: […] ‘Matulović-Bilek was a highly interesting game marred by an unpleasant dispute. On move 38 the Yugoslav champion Matulović is alleged to have taken back a move, then to have assured his opponent that he had said “j’adoube” and made another move.
Word: unaggressive 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 *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English unaggressive From un- + aggressive. 1. Not aggressive; peaceable; not violent. Example: And he, Allada Khan, had decided that the child was not unlike himself - an unaggressive nose, and intelligent forehead, eyes both lively and melting.
Word: jaileress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jailer Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English jaileress From jailer + -ess. 1. A female jailer. Labels: obsolete Example: Sit down here, and let me cover you with my cloak, and we will eat the supper our good jaileresses have provided; we have had nothing since daybreak. Example: As I got near to the avenue gate, instead of the school on my left there was a prison ; and at the door a little thick -set jailer, three feet high and much deformed, and a little deformed jaileress no bigger than himself, were cunningly watching me out of the corners of their eyes, and toothlessly smiling.
Word: gaoleress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gaoler Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English gaoleress From gaoler + -ess. 1. Dated spelling of jaileress. Labels: Commonwealth Example: [Y]esterday my saucy gaoleress assured me, that all my oppositions would not signify that pinch of snuff, holding out her genteel finger and thumb […].
Word: jailoress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jailor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English jailoress From jailor + -ess. 1. A female jailor. Example: Ву the “clink of a louis d'or,” the prisoner managed to subdue the fidelity of this fair jailoress; she supplied him with pens and paper, and he immediately began a correspondence with his absent friends at the French Court.
Word: tyrannises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tyrannise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jaggery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱorkeh₂ Borrowed from Indo-Portuguese jágara, jagra, from Malayalam ചക്കര (cakkara, “jaggery”) or Tamil சக்கரை (cakkarai), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “candied or ground sugar; (chiefly in the plural) grit, gravel, shingle; gravelly soil; pebble”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“boulder; gravel”). Doublet of sugar. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæɡəɹi/, /ˈdʒæɡɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/ 1. A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The next Tree is the Kettule. […] It yieldeth a ſort of Liquor, which they call Tellegie: it is rarely ſweet and pleaſing to the Pallate, and as wholſom to the Body, but no ſtronger than water. […] An ordinary Tree will yield ſome three, ſome four Gallons in a day, ſome more and ſome leſs. The which Liquor they boyl and make a kind of brown Sugar, called Jaggory; […] Example: On Sunday, Oct. 12. being ſtored vvith all things needful for their Journey, viz. Ten Days Proviſion, a Baſin to boil their Provision in, two Calabaſhes to fetch VVater in, and tvvo great Tallipat Leaves for Tents, with Jaggory, Svveet-meats, Tobacco, Betell, Tinder-Boxes, and a Deer-Skin for Shoes, to keep their Feet from Thorns, becauſe to them they chiefly truſted. 2. A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane to make sugar. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: tyrannising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tyrannise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jail-bird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jailbird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tyrannised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tyrannise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: japer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jape + -er. 1. One who japes; a joker.
Word: anticonstitutionalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + constitutionalist. 1. One who opposes a constitution; an opponent of constitutionalism.
Word: taxations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconstrict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict English reconstrict From re- + constrict. 1. To constrict again.
Word: jejunely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English jejune Middle English -ly English -ly English jejunely From jejune + -ly. 1. In a jejune manner.
Word: appointable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English appoint 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 appointable From appoint + -able. 1. Capable of being appointed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The members of the senate are appointable while those of the house must be elected.
Word: jelly-fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jellyfish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peaceableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English peaceable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English peaceableness From peaceable + -ness. 1. The state of being peaceable. Labels: uncountable
Word: jessemin Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of jasmine. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: The Forests are fill'd with Orange-trees, Citron-trees, Jessemin, Pomgranate-trees, and several other Trees loaded with Blossoms, which send forth a most fragrant Smell.
Word: anticonstitutionalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anticonstitutionalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jet-ski Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jet ski. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jet-ski Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of jet ski. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jew-fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jewfish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jestress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jester Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English jestress From jester + -ess. 1. A female jester
Word: borderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border English -er English borderer From border + -er. 1. A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland. Example: The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side. Example: "[H]is taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going." 2. A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).
Word: borderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ju-ju Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of juju. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: abra-cadabra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of abracadabra. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: joyridden Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of joyride Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rememberers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rememberer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconstricts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconstrict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconstricting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reconstrict Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kwagga Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of quagga. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reconstricted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconstrict Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jeropiga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese jeropiga. 1. A liqueur made from partially fermented malt or wine, found mainly in Portugal. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: re-constrict Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of reconstrict. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: re-constricts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-constrict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-constricting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-constrict Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: friendish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English friendish From friend + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛndɪʃ/ 1. Like, or relating to a friend. Example: I could say he was a friend, or perhaps he was friendish would be better.
Word: Peace Corps Part of Speech: name 1. An independent United States federal agency for volunteers to help in developing countries where aid is needed.
Word: re-constricted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-constrict Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: karait Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of krait. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At the end of an hour he died, as they die who are bitten by the little brown karait, and the policemen bore him and the thing under the tablecloth to their appointed places.
Word: jestresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jestress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconstriction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English reconstriction From re- + constriction. 1. The process of constricting again. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quaffer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quaff + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). 1. One who quaffs. Example: It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […] 2. A quaffable wine. Labels: informal
Word: reconstrictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reconstriction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quartos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quarterdecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarterdeck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-constriction Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of reconstriction. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: re-constrictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of re-constriction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quaffers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quaffer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qinghaosu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 青蒿素 (qīnghāosù, “sweet wormwood element”). Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː/ 1. The drug artemisinin. Labels: uncountable
Word: quackmire Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of quagmire. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: quadroxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English quadroxide From quadri- + oxide. 1. A tetroxide.
Word: vip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of VIP (“very important person”). Labels: alt-of Example: Marmot has compiled thirty years of evidence demonstrating the crucial importance of social rank in our health and well-being. His conclusion is that ... The Vips are the Very Important People, the ones that we celebrate and honor.
Word: quadratrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quadrātrīx (“squarer”). 1. A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.
Word: quartermistress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + mistress. 1. A female quartermaster.
Word: queen mother Part of Speech: noun 1. A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. 2. A woman, especially an older woman, with authority, preeminence, impressive presence, and/or a founding role in a specified area. Labels: figuratively Example: the queen mother of Canadian literature
Word: queen consort Part of Speech: noun 1. The wife of a reigning monarch. Example: Coordinate term: king consort Example: The Queens consorts of England are by law the perpetual patroneſſes; this hoſpital being conſidered as part of their dower.[…]Nothing now remains but to give a ſhort account of the Queens Consorts of England, who have been Patroneſſes of the two Hoſpitals of St. Katharine, from their foundation to the preſent time.
Word: Queensberry rules Part of Speech: name Etymology: Queensberry + rule. Named after Scottish nobleman John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry 1. A code of rules governing professional and amateur boxing, published in 1867 and endorsed by the ninth Marquess of Queensberry.
Word: zanily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English zany Middle English -ly English -ly English zanily From zany + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈzeɪnəˌli/ 1. In a zany manner.
Word: quercivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quercus (“oak”) + -vorous. 1. Feeding on oak leaves. Labels: not-comparable
Word: comarca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish co- Spanish marca Spanish comarcabor. English comarca Borrowed from Spanish comarca. 1. A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.
Word: quinacridone Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Identification of some organic pigments used in red and brown nonmetallic and metallic monocoats – quinacridones.
Word: quincunxial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin quīncunxbor. English quincunx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English quincunxial From quincunx + -ial. 1. Alternative spelling of quincuncial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quindecasyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quindec- + syllabic. 1. Having fifteen syllables. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quintagenarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. One who is between the ages of 50 and 59, inclusive. Example: That would be bad enough, God knows! but what is it to finding yourself in an infernal "fix," at a dinner-table, with a literary quintagenarian at your elbow […]
Word: octagenarian Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of octogenarian. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: sextagenarian Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of sexagenarian. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ninthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ninth Middle English -ly English -ly English ninthly From ninth + -ly. 1. In the ninth place; ninth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thirteenthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English thirteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English thirteenthly From thirteenth + -ly. 1. In the thirteenth place; thirteenth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fourteenthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fourteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English fourteenthly From fourteenth + -ly. 1. In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: twentiethly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English twentieth Middle English -ly English -ly English twentiethly From twentieth + -ly. 1. In the twentieth place; twentieth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fifteenthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fifteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English fifteenthly From fifteenth + -ly. 1. In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sixteenthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sixteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English sixteenthly From sixteenth + -ly. 1. In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yo-yos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yo-yo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yo-yos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yo-yo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unembellished 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 embellished English unembellished From un- + embellished. 1. Plain, unadorned, or simple. Example: Thus passed the last of the North Wales Narrow Gauge locomotives, and one of the few American-built locomotives to survive in Great Britain; the sadly cropped though once elegant Russell, and the unembellished yet useful Yankee plug-ugly.
Word: 'zactly Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of 'zackly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nineteenthly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nineteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English nineteenthly From nineteenth + -ly. 1. In nineteenth place; nineteenth in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nineteenthly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nineteenth Middle English -ly English -ly English nineteenthly From nineteenth + -ly. 1. One of numerous points in a long sermon. Labels: archaic Example: In a word, the old Dame of Babylon, against whom our fathers testified so loudly, seems now hardly worth a passing attack, even in the Nineteenthly of an afternoon's sermon, and is in some measure reduced to the pavé. Example: One can fancy the delight of the oppressed Puritan boys in the days of the nineteenthlies, driven to the place of worship by the tithing-men, and cooped up on the pulpit and gallery stairs under charge of the constables, at hearing for once a discourse which they could understand, […]
Word: sbassa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sebsi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zebra fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zebrafish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uncreative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + creative. Pronunciation: /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/ 1. Not creative. Example: Near-synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal; formulaic; rote Example: Her artwork was judged to be competent but uncreative. 2. Not creative. Example: discussions of database rights for uncreative works not subject to copyrightability
Word: uncreative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + creative. Pronunciation: /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/ 1. A person who is not creative.
Word: zelatrice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from or influenced by French. 1. A zelatrix (nun).
Word: uninventive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + inventive. 1. Not inventive.
Word: sextillions Part of Speech: num 1. plural of sextillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septillions Part of Speech: num 1. plural of septillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: run off at the mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To talk excessively. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic 2. To speak in a disrespectful manner about another individual. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic
Word: ycalled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From y- + called. 1. past participle of call Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: That made hem gentil men ycalled be
Word: right cross Part of Speech: noun 1. A cross (hook thrown over the opponent's punch) made with the right hand
Word: ydamned Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of damn Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: But masters of worlds wisedome and their founder haue ydamned it for heresie and for error.
Word: Yeatsian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Yeats Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Yeatsian From Yeats + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) or his writings.
Word: rent-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rent Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English rent-free From rent + -free. 1. Without a rent payment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rent-free Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rent Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English rent-free From rent + -free. 1. Without paying rent. Labels: not-comparable Example: I can't believe he was able to stay there for three months rent-free before they caught on.
Word: rent-free Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Ellipsis of live rent-free in someone's head. 1. Used to respond to a comment or post the user perceives as demonstrating that the commenter or poster is perpetually occupied by thoughts about a specific person or thing. Labels: Internet
Word: quakebuttock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quake + buttock. The word was rare before the 20th century but appears to have experienced a revival. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪkˌbʌtək/, [-ˌbəɾək] 1. A coward. Labels: humorous, obsolete, rare Example: See what theſe times are grown to, before twenty / I ruſh'd into the world, which is indeed / Much like the Art of ſwiming, he that will attain to't / Muſt fall plump, and duck himſelf at firſt, / And that will make him hardy and advent'rous, / And not ſtand putting in one foot, and ſhiver, / And then draw t'other after, like a quake-buttock; [...] Example: Not fitting speech, Kor. Quakebuttock, some would have called him. Coward. But I knew he was no coward, and though I wanted to rail at him in anger, heartache would not let me. Not yet.
Word: Zulu time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name for the letter Z in the ICAO spelling alphabet, a reference to the equivalent nautical time zone (GMT), which has been denoted by a Z since about 1950. See the list of military time zones. 1. Coordinated Universal Time. Labels: uncountable Example: Aviation has long used Zulu time as the standard so that no matter which time zone you're in, you know what time it is. Example: What everyone knows is that between zero three fifteen and twelve seconds and thirteen seconds Zulu time, on October second, ’sixty-two, all the clocks stopped, the satellites went away, the star map changed, nineteen airliners and forty-six ships in transit ended up in terminal trouble, and they found themselves transferred from a globe in the Milky Way galaxy to a disk which we figure is somewhere in the Lesser Magellanic Cloud.
Word: quonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒŋk/ 1. Unwanted noise picked up by a microphone in a broadcasting studio. Labels: uncountable 2. Audience chatter that disturbs the performer. Labels: uncountable 3. The honking sound of certain birds. Labels: countable
Word: quonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒŋk/ 1. To produce unwanted noise. Labels: intransitive Example: The microphone quonked, caused the speakers to emit an electronic belch which looped and reverberated […] 2. To honk. Labels: intransitive Example: As we pushed among the reeds in the swamp, the grebes could be heard quonking in the buckbrush or beyond it. Example: […] no goose was heard there, but lower down we heard some "quonking," […]
Word: quinolinemethanethiol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quinine English -oline English quinoline English methane Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English thiol English quinolinemethanethiol From quinoline + methane + thiol. 1. A sulfoxymethyl derivative of quinoline that is present in the defensive spray of some skunks
Word: sulfoxymethyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical -CH₂SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxymethyl
Word: quietism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet 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 quietism From quiet + -ism. 1. A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A state of passive quietness. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The view that the proper role of philosophy is a broadly therapeutic or remedial one. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The rejection of politics on religious grounds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quietist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiet + -ist, after Italian quietista. Pronunciation: /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/ 1. A mystic who follows quietism. 2. Someone who is not socially or politically active. Example: You need not give in to media clowns or dozing quietists.
Word: pyocyanin Part of Speech: noun 1. A greenish-blue pigment, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that is an antibiotic and antifungal agent Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Kolmogorov complexity Part of Speech: noun 1. The complexity of an information object—such as a book or an image—informally defined as the length of the shortest program that produces that information object as output. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pteropid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bat of the former family Pteropidae; the fruit bats
Word: protagonistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English protagonist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protagonistic From protagonist + -ic. 1. Characteristic of a protagonist.
Word: progressivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English progressive 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 progressivism From progressive + -ism. Pronunciation: /prəˈɡrɛsᵻvɪz(ə)m/, /prəˈɡrɛsɪˌvɪzəm/, /proʊˈɡrɛsɪˌvɪzəm/ 1. A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In New York the range of influences is as diverse as anywhere else, even if there unquestionably is a tendency toward Velvet Undergroundish punk rock and British progressivisms. Example: By adopting big-tentism, conservatism has been allowed to degenerate into pseudo-conservatism, an ideology essentially the same as contemporary progressivism: embracing of every ideology and policy position whose inclusion is politically expedient.
Word: procumbent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pro (“forward”) + cumbĕre (“to lie down”). 1. prone or prostrate 2. That trails along the ground 3. inclined towards the lips
Word: problematics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of problematic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bale out Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bail out. Labels: alt-of, alternative, intransitive 2. Misspelling of bail out. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, transitive
Word: pro-war Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + war. 1. In favour of a military solution to a political problem.
Word: Mister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mister. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstəɹ/, [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)], [ˈmɪstɚ] 1. A general title of respect for an adult male. Example: This is Mister Smith, assistant to the President. 2. A general title of respect for an adult male. Example: This is Mister James Smith, assistant to the President. 3. A general title of respect for an adult male. Example: Will Mister Robert be staying for dinner? 4. An official form of address to a male president of a nation. Example: Mister President 5. A formal address to any male official of an organization. Example: Mister Secretary Example: Mister Treasurer 6. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain. 7. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point. 8. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male. Example: Mister Suave Example: He's Mister Baseball around here. 9. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition. Example: The Mister Universe finals will be held in Los Angeles. Example: And now I can reveal that this year's Mister Personality is ... Stanley Cheeseworth! 10. Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes even if the name is known. Labels: colloquial Example: 'Scuse me Mister, do you have the time? Example: Now you listen to me, Mister. If I see you round here again, there'll be trouble.
Word: Mister Part of Speech: name Etymology: See mister. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstəɹ/, [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)], [ˈmɪstɚ] 1. A surname.
Word: eleventhly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English eleventh Middle English -ly English -ly English eleventhly From eleventh + -ly. 1. In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row. Labels: not-comparable
Word: axenization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of isolating a particular organism from all others. Labels: uncountable Example: The axenization of microbes allows concentrated groups to be studied in a pure culture. 2. An instance of this process. Labels: countable Example: The lab succeeded in 60% of the axenizations that it attempted.
Word: axenizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of axenization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presacral Part of Speech: adj 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 sacral English presacral From pre- + sacral. 1. Situated in front of the sacrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: presacral Part of Speech: noun 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 sacral English presacral From pre- + sacral. 1. A presacral vertebra.
Word: power base Part of Speech: noun 1. The source of a person's or organization's power or influence. Example: The yard was […] one of the main focal points of the UCS work-in, and the power base of its main spokesman Jimmy Reid, though he was a Govanite, not a Bankie.
Word: potoroo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug buduru. 1. Any small marsupial of the genus Potorous, endemic to Australia. Example: Potoroos resemble bettongs, both in size and lifestyle, but the potoroos have a more tapered head and pointed snout, a less robust build and a shorter tail. Example: A black man with his back turned to me was putting three potaroos on the fire to cook.
Word: rat kangaroo Part of Speech: noun 1. An Australian marsupial of the species Aepyprymnus rufescens.
Word: postcanine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English canine English postcanine From post- + canine. 1. Situated behind the canine teeth.
Word: postcanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English canine English postcanine From post- + canine. 1. A tooth in this position.
Word: ponderation Part of Speech: noun 1. heaviness Labels: countable, uncountable 2. mental weighing; deliberation; pondering Labels: countable, uncountable 3. physical weighing or balancing Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chew over Part of Speech: verb 1. To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over. Labels: transitive Example: Ahh. Later, Teddy. If you'd be so good. I... just have to chew over a few things with Francis here. 2. Synonym of chew up (to chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled)
Word: chews over Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chew over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polyphyodonty Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of having teeth that are continually being lost and replaced Labels: uncountable
Word: chewing over Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chew over Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chewed over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chew over Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: illistrate Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of illustrate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: lexiphane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lexiphanes, a character of Lucian of Samosata's. By surface analysis, lexi- (word) + -phane (“appearing”). 1. One who uses words pretentiously. Labels: rare Example: At least I'm not lexiphanic; I'm just a lexiphane. :)) Example: That online essayist probably strives to be a logodaedalist, but he's just a lexiphane.
Word: poetry slam Part of Speech: noun 1. A competition at which poets (slam poets) recite their poems (slam poetry) before an audience and are given scores by judges.
Word: purgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English purge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English purgery From purge + -ery. 1. A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.
Word: goggle box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goggle (“to stare at”) + box. 1. A television set. Labels: UK, slang Example: The goggle box became my own private giggle box, from out of which came the likes of Richard ‘Mr Pastry’ Hearne, Charlie Drake and I Love Lucy.
Word: craigslist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the name of the website, itself from Craig's list (after founder Craig Newmark). 1. To advertise (a product or service) on the Craigslist website. Labels: Internet, informal, transitive Example: Over the days that follow Andrew's party, the craigslisting mania from our potential seller does not abate.
Word: taling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sarcelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from French sarcelle (“teal”). 1. Any of a number of teals (ducks) Labels: archaic
Word: outremer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French outremer. 1. An area beyond the sea.
Word: lavishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lavish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lavishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lavish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lavishing Part of Speech: noun 1. Profuse giving. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: lavishings of praise
Word: leaderships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leadership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lectionaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lectionary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liturgics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liturgic + -s (see -ics), from Latin lītūrgicus. 1. The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices). Labels: uncountable
Word: levelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leveler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malaysians Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ.zi.ənz/, /məˈleɪ.ʒənz/ 1. plural of Malaysian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marshlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marshland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mohawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mohawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: momentos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of momento Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mooches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mooch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mooches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mooch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mooched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mooch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mucking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of muck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of muck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fourth-wall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fourth wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: breathing room Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of breathing space. Labels: uncountable
Word: metalware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English metalware From metal + -ware. 1. Any wares made out of metal, such as pots and pans. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: metalwares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metalware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of metal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: metalling Part of Speech: noun 1. A road surface, especially one of gravel (but sometimes with reference to macadam, tarmacadam, or asphalt concrete). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And I did do jobs like collecting acorns which we fed to the pigs, mixed with other things. And I also picked stones off the fields which was done in those times, stones as metalling for the roads. Example: Almora, April 1 — Almora District Magistrate DS Garbyal has expressed his annoyance at the poor quality of work executed by the personnel of the Public Works Department (PWD) in the district. […] In a letter addressed to the Chief Engineer of the PWD, Garbyal highlighted defects in the roads, culverts and drains that were built during the last financial year. He said the metalling of the roads had started to come off and the potholes marking the roads were causing accidents. 2. The process or an instance of installing such a surface; paving. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One of the most important tasks was the metalling of the roads, and the dumping of metal beside them in parts where it was impossible to lay it, in order that work might commence with the assault. The surface of the roads was good, but only because the Division had been holding a front so wide, which made the traffic upon them relatively light. Example: [Footnote 32] According to the French map of the Levant, laid in 1925, before the metalling of the roads.
Word: mousquetaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mousquetaire Labels: form-of, plural