nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quantitative easing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly partly after Japanese 量的緩和 (ryōteki kanwa, “quantitative easing”), short form of 量的 (ryōteki, “quantitative”) 金融 (kin'yū, “financial”) 緩和 (kanwa, “easing”). 1. A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Summers believes that quantitative easing (printing a lot more yen and getting them circulated) is the most effective way of doing that. Example: 2012, The Economist, Jul 14th 2012 issue, Quantitative easing: QE, or not QE? In times of severe economic distress, however, rates may fall to zero. Cue QE. When the Bank of Japan (BoJ) pioneered QE in 2001, its goal was to buy enough securities to create a desired quantity of reserves (hence, “quantitative easing”). Its actions, it hoped, would raise asset prices and end deflation.
Word: stickered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sticker Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stickered Part of Speech: adj 1. Decorated with stickers.
Word: stepsiblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stepsibling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stocktakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stocktake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eumelanin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- English melanin English eumelanin From eu- + melanin. 1. A dark brown pigment related to melanin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stepsibling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English sibling English stepsibling From step- + sibling. 1. The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship. Example: With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family[…].
Word: stegosaurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). Pronunciation: /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːɹəs/ 1. Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. Example: "You will observe that both the pterodactyl and the stegosaurus are Jurassic, and therefore of a great age in the order of life." Example: So you tell your friends about it, including the people who have no interest in birding and wouldn't know a Le Conte's sparrow from a stegosaurus. 2. Any of the genus †Stegosaurus of herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails.
Word: evapotranspirational Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪˌvæpoʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃənəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to evapotranspiration Labels: not-comparable
Word: stagebound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stage + bound. 1. Restricted to the stage Labels: not-comparable Example: But the playwright is stagebound: the best he or she can provide (in cinematic terms) is a series of medium-long shots.
Word: excitonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English excite English -on English exciton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English excitonic From exciton + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics Labels: not-comparable
Word: sombrely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sombre Middle English -ly English -ly English sombrely From sombre + -ly. 1. Alternative form of somberly. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: But I feel I owe a thank you to someone," Ray Keating explains sombrely.
Word: excitonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exciton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English excitonics From exciton + -ics. 1. The study of excitons. Labels: uncountable
Word: soukous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French secouer (“to shake”). 1. A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s. Labels: uncountable Example: The title makes reference to Congolese soukous music, and so does Mr. Koenig’s guitar figure.
Word: ferromagnetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ferromagnetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ferromagnetically From ferromagnetic + -ally. 1. In a ferromagnetic manner Labels: not-comparable 2. With regard to ferromagnetism Labels: not-comparable
Word: soundboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sound + board. 1. A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume. Example: To many a row of pipes the soundboard breathes. 2. A mixing console used to combine and blend different audio sources to a single output. 3. A sounding board. Labels: figuratively Example: Then, as now, they spent their days walking around the city they love, frequenting favorite restaurants or cooking meals at home, and serving as each other’s creative soundboard. 4. A control panel offering playback of various sound effects. Labels: Internet Example: Check out these celebrity soundboards and play prank phone calls on your friends, family, and co workers...
Word: soldout Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sold-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Every night was a soldout crowd.
Word: sneakered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sneaker + -ed. 1. Wearing sneakers Labels: not-comparable Example: Red lipsticked, smelling strongly of talc, showing off a swollen, sneakered foot, she proclaimed herself “the queen of fashion, and Mr. Boiz the prince.”
Word: forespore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + spore. 1. The structure, in bacteria, in which an endospore develops
Word: soundboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soundboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sold-out Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sell out. 1. Out of stock. Example: Sold-out stores can be a major problem around the time of a snowstorm. Example: Less than a week after the new minis release, some fans have reported long lines and sold-out stores. 2. Out of stock. Example: The rock star played to dozens of sold-out arenas during his farewell tour. Example: Rule 1: Boldly go to that sold-out concert. Don’t be afraid. 3. Completely committed or dedicated to a cause, a team, a person, etc.; all in. Labels: figuratively Example: After a close brush with death, she became a sold-out follower of her faith.
Word: generich Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gene + rich. 1. Having a higher than normal concentration of genes
Word: sociomedical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical English sociomedical From socio- + medical. 1. Of or pertaining to the relationship between medicine and society Labels: not-comparable
Word: geobiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English biologist English geobiologist From geo- + biologist. 1. A biologist whose speciality is geobiology.
Word: sentencings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sentencing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underdelivers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underdeliver Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geobiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) 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 -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English geobiology From geo- + biology. 1. The interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere, which incorporates both geology and biology. Labels: uncountable
Word: skordalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek σκορδαλιά (skordaliá). 1. A thick garlic sauce used in Greek cuisine Labels: uncountable Example: To serve, divide skordalia among four plates.
Word: germplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm. 1. Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since the number of problems that affect the bean crop is large, researchers in national and international programs have formed a network on genetic improvement in which germplasm evaluation and research results are exchanged. Example: 1989, Zhang Yihua, Dong Yushen, Development of Research on Crop Germplasm Resources in China, Lloyd Knutson, Allan K. Stoner (editors), Biotic Diversity and Germplasm Preservation, Global Imperatives, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Beltsville Symposia in Agricultural Research 13, page 125, A good beginning has been made in joint surveys of Chinese germplasm resources by Chinese and foreign scientists.
Word: germ plasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Keimplasma. From circa 1892. 1. The cytoplasm of germ cells. Labels: dated, historical, uncountable Example: If heredity depends on the presence of a substance, the germ-plasm, which causes the production of the new individual by directing the process of division in ontogeny, in the course of which it becomes changed in a regular manner, the question arises as to how unaltered germ-plasm can nevertheless reappear in the germ-cells of the new individual. Example: The germ plasm is of paramount interest, not only to the biologist but to all thinking persons, because while the somatic cells cease to exist with the death of the individual whose body they constitute, the germ plasm may live on indefinitely in succeeding generations. 2. Germplasm; seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. Labels: uncountable Example: Although the IRRI has taken on the global responsibility of conserving rice germ plasm, we find it necessary to enlist the collaboration of other international and national organizations in achieving the goals.
Word: shmatte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַטע (shmate); originally from Polish szmata. Pronunciation: /ˈʃmɑtə/ 1. A rag. 2. An old or dirty article of clothing. 3. Any item of clothing. Labels: slang Example: She skipped onto a minimally decorated stage in a pale salmon pink schmate covered in bows, loose-fitting and obviously filled with surprises. Example: I said, Why am I in the shmatte business? Mr. Kimmel said of his beginners luck.
Word: underdelivering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underdeliver Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underdelivered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underdeliver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shunga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 春画, from Middle Chinese 春 (t͡ʃʰwin "spring", by extension "sexual", "erotic") + 畫 (hwɛ̀ "painting"). 1. A style of Japanese erotic art Labels: uncountable Example: The works confound stereotypes of Japanese etiquette, even as they update the tradition of the anatomically explicit shunga print.
Word: germyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English germane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English germyl From germane + -yl. 1. The univalent radical of germanium H₃Ge- that is analogous to methyl. 2. Any organic derivative of this radical. Labels: in-compounds
Word: interkinetochore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English kinetochore English interkinetochore From inter- + kinetochore. 1. Between kinetochores. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intersite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Latin sinō Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English intersite From inter- + site. 1. Between sites (places or websites). Labels: not-comparable
Word: time bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isoalloxazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English alloxazine English isoalloxazine From iso- + alloxazine. 1. The tricyclic heterocycle that is the basis of the flavins; any derivative of this compound
Word: temperature coefficient Part of Speech: noun 1. A coefficient which relates the change of the magnitude of a physical property to a unit change in temperature.
Word: microfluidiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of microfluidizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microfluidisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microfluidiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nyerereite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nyerere + -ite. Named after Tanzanian founding president Julius Nyerere. 1. A mineral with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nyerereites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nyerereite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intimin Part of Speech: noun 1. An adhesin of certain strains of E. coli.
Word: intimins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intimin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monograph + -er. 1. a writer of monographs
Word: monographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gefitinib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown + -tinib 1. A drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: erlotinib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, + -tinib. 1. A drug used to treat certain cancers. Labels: uncountable
Word: thumblike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thumb Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English thumblike From thumb + -like. 1. Resembling a thumb.
Word: mouselook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mouse + look. 1. A feature that allows the player to adjust the view of a three-dimensional playfield by moving the mouse, analogous to turning one's head in reality. Labels: uncountable Example: The mouselook is easy to code once you understand how a mouse operates. All we have to do is use the keys to change our position, and use the mouse to reorient our viewpoint. Example: However, some people find the mouselook or first-person view to be far more convenient when moving around.
Word: projectile point Part of Speech: noun 1. The head or tip of a shaft that is thrown (that is, projected away from the user) as a weapon.
Word: sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sulfoquinovosyl + diacylglycerol. 1. A glycerophospholipid that, along with galactosyldiacylglycerol, is an important component of membranes of chloroplasts and related organelles and one of the most abundant lipids in photosynthetic tissues. Example: Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol lipids have also been identified in phototrophic and a few other bacterial species. Example: There are four major glyceroplipid components in the thylakoid membranes, namely, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG).
Word: galactosyldiacylglycerol Part of Speech: noun 1. A glycerophospholipid that, along with sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol, is an important component of membranes of chloroplasts and related organelles and one of the most abundant lipids in photosynthetic tissues.
Word: sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galactosyldiacylglycerols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galactosyldiacylglycerol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: projectile points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of projectile point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lipogeneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lipogenesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transpirational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English transpiration Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English transpirational From transpiration + -al. 1. Pertaining to transpiration. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sulphoquinovosyldiacylglycerol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphoquinovosyldiacylglycerols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulphoquinovosyldiacylglycerol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quartic function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any function of a polynomial whose greatest exponent is 4.
Word: vastidity Part of Speech: noun 1. Vastness; immensity. Labels: uncountable Example: […] a restraint, Though all the world’s vastidity you had, To a determined scope. Example: 1812, William Tennant, Anster Fair, Edinburgh: George Goldie, 2nd edition, 1814, Canto 2, stanza 17, p. 43, […] in chaise or gig Th’ endoctrin’d sage professors lolling ride, Their heads with curl’d vastidity of wig Thatch’d round and round, and queerly beautify’d;
Word: quintic function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any function of a polynomial whose greatest exponent is 5.
Word: immanants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immanant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotundly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rotund Middle English -ly English -ly English rotundly From rotund + -ly. 1. In a rotund way.
Word: fatly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fat Middle English -ly English -ly English fatly From fat + -ly. 1. In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person. Example: 'You see, dear boy, everything has been thought of and you need have no fears on my account.' He chuckled fatly. Example: This was the hour for the dancing of the springs, but from the two sundered beds came not even the sound of sleeping. Kartar Singh smiled fatly and happily resumed his round.
Word: fatteningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fattening Middle English -ly English -ly English fatteningly From fattening + -ly. 1. In a fattening way.
Word: hoodrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoodrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unanesthetized 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 anesthetized English unanesthetized From un- + anesthetized. 1. Not anesthetized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unanaesthetized 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 anaesthetized English unanaesthetized From un- + anaesthetized. 1. Alternative spelling of unanesthetized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unanesthetised 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 anesthetised English unanesthetised From un- + anesthetised. 1. Alternative spelling of unanesthetized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unanaesthetised 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 anaesthetised English unanaesthetised From un- + anaesthetised. 1. Alternative form of unanesthetized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: tree kangaroos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tree kangaroo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek en-, ento- ("within") + topos ("place"). 1. in the usual place, referring to medical or anatomical objects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ovicaprid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ovis + Capra, the genus names of the sheep and goat, respectively, + English -id. By surface analysis, ovi- + capr- + -id. 1. A domestic sheep or goat. Example: The bones of sheep and goat are virtually identical with only a few distinguishing features. For this reason it is often necessary to consider these animals together and they are then termed ovicaprids. The small domestic ovicaprids are called ‘turbary’, and the large sheep, similar to the moufflon, which were found during the late neolithic have been called ‘Copper (Age) sheep’ by [Johann Ulrich] Duerst.
Word: ovicaprid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ovis + Capra, the genus names of the sheep and goat, respectively, + English -id. By surface analysis, ovi- + capr- + -id. 1. Of, relating to, or designating domestic sheep or goats. Labels: not-comparable Example: Amongst the ovicaprid bones only the sheep is known with certainty, and considerable variation in their size was apparent. Example: All the ovicaprid materials came from the pit.
Word: midroll Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English midroll From mid- + roll. 1. In the middle of a roll of film. Labels: not-comparable
Word: midroll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English midroll From mid- + roll. 1. An advertisement that interrupts an online video, playing before the video resumes. Labels: Internet Example: He says he has never used an edited thumbnail, inserted a midroll ad or tried to chase any kind of YouTube trend.
Word: allocrine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + κρίνω (krínō, “separate”). First attested in the late 20th century. 1. Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
Word: afterslip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English afterslip From after- + slip. 1. A non-violent movement of the ground following an earthquake
Word: skier day Part of Speech: noun 1. A day of skiing purchased in a ski area, used to measure the number of skiers in any one particular ski area. A season pass is generally considered to be twenty (20) skier days.
Word: aliovalent Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a different valence or oxidation state Labels: not-comparable
Word: analysable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English analyse 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 analysable From analyse + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of analyzable. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: standardista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English standard English standard English -ista English standardista From standard + -ista. 1. A web developer who is actively involved in the creation, adoption, and/or promotion of Web standards. Labels: Internet Example: Still, web standardistas should maximize backward compatibility whenever possible. Satisfied users cannot be pushed to upgrade their browsers every time a new version is released.
Word: anhydrotetracycline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English anhydro- English tetracycline English anhydrotetracycline From anhydro- + tetracycline. 1. A derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics Labels: uncountable
Word: antilytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + lytic. 1. Of or pertaining to antilysis 2. That inhibits lysis
Word: antilysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis English antilysis From anti- + lysis. 1. The inhibition of lysis
Word: antiperovskite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any crystal with a structure based on a perovskite but with the cations replaced by anions and vice versa.
Word: zilde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of zero + tilde. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪldə/, /ˈzɪldi/ 1. In the APL programming language, the symbol ⍬ (a zero crossed by a tilde), representing an empty numeric vector.
Word: zildes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zilde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiperovskites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiperovskite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biocommerce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English commerce English biocommerce From bio- + commerce. 1. Any commercial activity based on biology or biotechnology Labels: uncountable
Word: antilyses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antilysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afterslips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterslip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wash rooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wash room Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerulenin Part of Speech: noun 1. An antifungal antibiotic that inhibits fatty acid and steroid biosynthesis Labels: uncountable
Word: cleavable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cleave 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 cleavable From cleave + -able. 1. Capable of being cleaved.
Word: cofilin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of proteins which disassemble actin filaments
Word: commodifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commoditāsder. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor. Middle English commoditee English commodity Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English commodify 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 commodifiable From commodify + -able. 1. Able to be commodified
Word: creepmeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creepmeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creepmeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep English -meter English creepmeter From creep + -meter. 1. An instrument that monitors the slow surface displacement of an active geologic fault in the earth.
Word: cofilins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cofilin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryoprobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English probe English cryoprobe From cryo- + probe. 1. An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery.
Word: cytoprotectants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cytoprotectant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cytoprotectant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + protectant. 1. Any medication that combats ulcers by increasing mucosal protection
Word: desthiobiotin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English des- English des- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English biotin English desthiobiotin From des- + thio- + biotin. 1. A derivative of biotin that lacks a sulfur atom; it is a bacterial precursor of biotin Labels: uncountable
Word: cryoprobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryoprobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryosurgeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryosurgery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disordering Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of order
Word: downsampling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of downsample Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: downsampling Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of something being downsampled.
Word: dutasteride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duta (“likely a coined element chosen by GlaxoSmithKline”) + -steride (“a testosterone reductase inhibitor”). Pronunciation: /duˈtæ.stəˌɹaɪd/ 1. A synthetic drug C₂₇H₃₀F₆N₂O₂ that inhibits 5-alpha-reductase to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. Labels: uncountable
Word: eigenspectra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenspectrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eigenspectrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenspectrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: type-in Part of Speech: noun 1. A program listing, printed in a magazine, etc., to be inputted and run by the reader. Labels: dated Example: Now, there aren't many magazines for which I'd have been prepared to write the tips pages two years running. And even fewer that would inspire me to compile their type-in pages for month after month. But YS tips and type-ins weren't like other magazines', and I didn't mind doing them at all. Example: ...why did we drop the type-ins, people asked. Here's why. In 1979, when COMPUTE!'s first issue appeared, personal computers were scarce. Software for those computers was even scarcer.
Word: type-ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of type-in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: checksumming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of checksum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: checksummed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of checksum Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: entoptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ent- English optic English entoptic From ent- + optic. 1. Located within the eyeball. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to visual phenomena caused by objects within the eye, or the objects themselves. Labels: not-comparable Example: When small opaque particles exist in the transparent media, they may cast their shadow on the retina so as to give rise to images which are projected outwards by the mind into space, and thus appear to exist outside of the body. Such phenomena are termed entoptic. Example: Entoptic [corrected] phenomena in pregeniculate and postgeniculate hemianopsia with splitting of macula by perimetry [the original article ((15 March 1990), volume 109, number 3, page 375) misspelled the word as entopic]
Word: N.D. Cal. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Northern District of California, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: E.D. Cal. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: C.D. Cal. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Central District of California, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: S.D. Cal. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States District Court for the Southern District of California, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Cal. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: animal spirits Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spirite animal; equivalent to animal (adjective) + spirits. 1. The theorized ‘spirits’ or physiological principles which allowed for sensation and voluntary movement. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only Example: This is likewiſe evident in ſuch as walke in the night in their ſleep, and doe ſtrange feats: theſe vapours moue the Phantaſie, the Phantaſie the Appetite, which mouing the animall''' ſpirits, cauſeth the body to walke vp and downe, as if they were awake. Example: His Brains will be found situated at the Head of the Os Pubis: His Animal Spirits acting more vigorously in that Part, than in the Upper Region. 2. Liveliness, vivacity, a happy tendency to action. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attention of the officers, to whom her uncle's good dinners, and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance. Example: Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as a result of animal spirits — of a spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction, and not as the outcome of a weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities. 3. After Keynes (citation 1936, above), the emotional and intuitive factors that drive business decisions whether to make investment gambles. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: This flaw exists because the financial system necessary for capitalist vitality and vigor — which translates entrepreneurial animal spirits into effective demand for investment — contains the potential for runaway expansion, powered by an investment boom. Example: The existence of animal spirits does not imply that "irrational psychology" is the controlling factor in business and economics.
Word: recess appointment Part of Speech: noun 1. The appointment by the President of the United States of a person to an office that normally requires approval of the United States Senate, but who is appointed without such approval because the Senate is in recess. Labels: US
Word: recess appointments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recess appointment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eargasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of ear + orgasmic. 1. Causing an eargasm; giving great musical pleasure. Labels: slang
Word: trembler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tremble + -er. 1. One who, or that which, trembles. 2. Any of various New World passerine birds of the genus Cinclocerthia. 3. The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine. 4. A kind of security alarm triggered by vibrations or shock waves.
Word: bretelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bretelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: draugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of draug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruiner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ruin Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ruiner From ruin + -er. 1. Someone who ruins. Example: There was a ruined uncle in the family group—ruined by his brother, the Father of the Marshalsea, and knowing no more how than his ruiner did, but accepting the fact as something that could not be helped.
Word: seminaked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English naked English seminaked From semi- + naked. 1. Almost naked, but still partially clothed Labels: not-comparable Example: Baartman’s seminaked display left little to the imagination and reinforced England’s obsession with bottoms, both literally and figuratively.
Word: semifamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English famous English semifamous From semi- + famous. 1. Somewhat famous. Labels: not-comparable Example: I've somehow missed Frank Caliendo on YouTube, MySpace, Mad TV and Fox NFL Sunday, where his John Madden impression has made him at least semifamous. Example: I was semi-famous; I had been something, but as one worthy critic remarked: past laurels fade fast.
Word: guerrilleros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guerrillero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scaffoldings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaffolding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safarigoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safarigoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safarigoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From safari + goer. 1. A person who embarks on a safari. Example: “Tell the tourists to come back,” he said, referring to the exodus of safarigoers who have left Kenya because of the turmoil.
Word: scrollwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scroll + work. 1. Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some are nickel-plated over steel, others are engraved with scrollwork and fleurs-de-lis[…].
Word: schizoaffective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From schizo- + affective. 1. Combining the symptoms of schizophrenia with those of bipolar disorder. Labels: not-comparable
Word: schizoaffective Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schizo- + affective. 1. A person who has a schizoaffective disorder.
Word: rrp Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Recommended Retail Price. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: entopic graphomania Part of Speech: noun 1. A surrealist method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots. Labels: uncountable Example: In the case of entopic graphomania, the artist was to discover the impurities on a piece of paper, place dots on the impurities, and draw connections between the dots. This was considered an automatic drawing […]
Word: rimonabant Part of Speech: noun 1. An anti-obesity drug which acts as an appetite suppressant. Labels: uncountable Example: That compound, rimonabant, works on the pleasure centers in the brain to suppress appetite.
Word: romesco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan romesco. 1. A thick red sauce based on nuts and tomatoes and used with seafood, originating in Catalonian cuisine Labels: uncountable Example: Most of a short list of main courses changes daily, but there are some standards like slow-roasted heritage pork with wild arugula salad and quince mustard; and grilled sirloin steak with red wine, onion marmalade, Yukon potatoes and romesco.
Word: revotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revisitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English visitation English revisitation From re- + visitation. 1. An act of revisiting Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, considering the broadly comic stereotypes that Ferrell has been trafficking in during his subsequent film career, there wasn't really much hope that this revisitation of Bush past would be more than a breezy series of frat boy-styled jokes.
Word: revisability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English revisable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English revisability From revisable + -ity. 1. The state or quality of being revisable Labels: uncountable Example: One can read the empirical revisability claim in such a way as not to require a serious story, or even to require that it is genuinely possible for there to be a story that would stand up to any scrutiny[…].
Word: restacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retarget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English target English retarget From re- + target. 1. To target again. Labels: transitive Example: The new marketing campaign will retarget past customers. 2. To change the targeting of (a weapon etc.). Labels: transitive Example: “We will have to retarget our missiles on the objects that we think threaten our national security,” he said. 3. To adapt so as to run on a different platform. Labels: transitive
Word: restack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English stack English restack From re- + stack. 1. To stack again or differently. Example: She also put new shelving in every closet and the kitchen pantry, where she stacked and restacked the canned goods with precision.
Word: reregister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English register English reregister From re- + register. 1. To register again, or to renew or change one's registration Example: Some are refugees who had been in Iran for 25 years and who failed to reregister under a new refugee program.
Word: reharmonized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reharmonize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refinishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refinisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refinisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From refinish + -er. 1. A provider of refinishing services Example: In addition to referring customers to local refinishers, Mr. Rountree’s company also sells refinishing products to do-it-yourselfers.
Word: redeveloper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redevelop + -er. 1. An entity, such as a business, engaging in redevelopment Example: In Dover, Woodmont Properties is the designated redeveloper for the entire 75-acre former landfill site, not just the 10-acre hotel property, called Hilton Homewood Suites.
Word: reharmonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English harmonize English reharmonize From re- + harmonize. 1. To harmonize again, or in a new way Example: There was more leisurely space for his playing in the first half — he sparkled on a richly reharmonized “Over the Rainbow,” his longtime trump card — but the second half felt more purposeful and vital.
Word: recountings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recounting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redevelopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redeveloper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of realizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caprid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caprid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); also by surface analysis, capr- + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈkæpɹɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to the subfamily Caprinae of ruminants, of which the goat (genus Capra) is the type; Ovis (sheep) are also members. Labels: not-comparable
Word: caprid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caprid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); also by surface analysis, capr- + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈkæpɹɪd/ 1. Any member of the subfamily Caprinae.
Word: reconception 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 con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōlbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception English reconception From re- + conception. 1. A new conception or way of conceiving something Example: The Encores! presentation of “No, No Nanette” will be of the 1971 version, a reconception […] of the show with music by Vincent Youmans that opened on Broadway in 1925.
Word: ovicaprids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ovicaprid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English realize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English realizer From realize + -er. 1. Something or someone that realizes, or that brings about realization Example: Suppose that the non-reductive physicalist claims that in the actual world physical property P is the one and only realizer for mental property M.
Word: railbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railbird Labels: form-of, plural