nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: whizzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whizz + -y. 1. Nifty; impressive, often in a superficial or showy way. Labels: informal Example: Many workers in research and in design start their efforts by falling in love with a whizzy strategy — or worse yet a mere tactic... Example: Remember that the ultimate judge of any commercial offering, from a corner shop to the whizziest internet application, is the marketplace...
Word: whizzier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of whizzy: more whizzy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: whizziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of whizzy: most whizzy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: damnfool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From damn + fool. 1. Contemptibly foolish. Labels: informal, not-comparable, sometimes, vulgar Example: ‘[…] Whole page seems to be given up to some damn-fool cycling championship at Cricklewood Stadium.’ Example: People bored Manchek; the mechanics of manipulation and the vagaries of subordinate personality held no fascination for him. He often wished he were back at the wind tunnels of Wright Patterson. Particularly on nights when he was called out of bed by some damnfool problem.
Word: damnfool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From damn + fool. 1. A contemptibly foolish person. Labels: informal, sometimes, vulgar
Word: distractingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distracting Middle English -ly English -ly English distractingly From distracting + -ly. 1. In a distracting manner.
Word: goth up Part of Speech: verb 1. To dress or decorate in the style of goth subculture. Labels: ambitransitive, humorous, informal Example: Toward the evening, we return to our bed and breakfast in order to get 'gothed up', which entails making our appearance as impressive as possible... Example: The goth gardeners have suggestions for gothing up a garden, whether it's in a yard, in a container, in window boxes, on a rooftop...
Word: goths up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goth up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gothing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of goth up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gothed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of goth up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Grypsera Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish grypsera. 1. A non-standard dialect of Polish with elements of other languages, used traditionally by recidivist prison inmates, that evolved in the 19th century in the areas of the Russian partition.
Word: Lunfardo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish lunfardo, probably from an alteration of lombardo. 1. A Spanish argot that developed at the end of the nineteenth century among the lower classes in and around Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
Word: rivethead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rivet + -head, from the use of rivets in industrial manufacture. 1. An aficionado of industrial music. Labels: slang Example: […] self-described rivethead Ebony Joseph […] Example: Much to the shock of my rivethead friends, I plan to make the first stop on my pilgrimage in Athens, Georgia, of all places. Athens, home of REM, Pylon, and enough paisley shirts and pegged pants to fill every overpriced thrift store in Georgia […] 2. An automotive assembly line worker. Labels: dated
Word: rivetheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rivethead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiqueer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + queer. 1. Opposed to queer (non-heterosexual) people. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the connection between antiqueer and anticommunist hysteria... Example: The antiqueer brigade of the Muslim Students Association fell apart before my eyes.
Word: thalience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The concept was invented by Karl Schroeder in his novel Ventus (2000) and has been adopted by some members of the artificial intelligence community to describe the self-organizing properties of fine-grained distributed networks. The novel states that the word was deliberately chosen as an allusion to "silent Thalia", the muse of Nature. Entities are considered to exhibit thalience if they succeed in developing their own categories for understanding the world. Pronunciation: /ˈθeɪlˌɪiɛns/ 1. The property, of an object, of knowing what and where it is, and being able to report that to every nearby object. Labels: neologism, uncountable
Word: gitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of git Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: skyfarm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + farm. 1. A skyscraper used for skyfarming.
Word: capital punishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capital punishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: en mass Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of en masse. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: muzzies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muzzy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ynys Môn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Ynys Môn. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnɪs ˈmɒn/, /ˌɪnɪs ˈmɔːn/ 1. Synonym of Anglesey; especially as a parliamentary constituency.
Word: muzzy Part of Speech: adj 1. Blurred, hazy, indistinct, unfocussed. Labels: Northern-England, dialectal Example: The Handel excerpts are afflicted with a combination of high surface noise from the source material as well as variably muzzy sound. 2. Bewildered; dazed. 3. Tipsy; drunk; involving drunkenness. Example: Why laſt night, as Colonel Kill'em, Sir William Weezy, Lord Frederick Foretop, and I were careleſsly ſliding the Ranelagh round, picking our teeth, after a damn'd muzzy dinner at Boodle's, who ſhould trip by but an abbeſs, well known about town, with a ſmart little nun in her ſuite. Example: To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]
Word: muzzy Part of Speech: noun 1. A Muslim. Labels: offensive, slang Example: "Ethiopia is a fortress of Christianity surrounded by Muzzies," said Tesfaye. His description paraphrased the words of Emperor Menelik II
Word: muzzy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of moustache + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. moustache
Word: busy-ness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of busyness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: anorgasmia Part of Speech: noun 1. Failure to achieve orgasm. Labels: uncountable Example: On the other hand, a woman with a major or recurrent problem (VD, unplanned pregnancies, recurrent vaginal infection, anorgasmia, etc.) needs guidance to find the root of her problem: Has she “mismotivated” herself”? Has she lost her “healthy image” of herself? Example: I've since discovered this side-effect isn't uncommon and has a name: PSSD (post-SSRI sexual dysfunction). I know men who also suffer with PSSD and struggle with the same genital numbness and anorgasmia, coupled with erectile dysfunction.
Word: illuminist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From illuminism. Pronunciation: /ɪˈluːmɪnɪst/ 1. Someone who subscribes to the doctrine of illuminism, or who claims to have achieved spiritual illumination; one of the Illuminati. Example: For some years, the Swedenborgians had been corresponding with fellow Illuminists in Poland, Germany, Sweden and France, and they were eager to learn more about the mystical and millenarian prophecies emanating form their lodges.
Word: Sabbatian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sabbatius, modern Latin form of Sabbatai Zevi. Pronunciation: /səˈbeɪʃən/ 1. Pertaining to the mystical ideas of Sabbatai Zevi and his followers. Example: Like the late Dr Falk (d. 1782), Grabianka was a native of Podolia, where Sabbatian influences were strong among local Jews, and he imbibed many of their notions.
Word: Sabbatian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sabbatius, modern Latin form of Sabbatai Zevi. Pronunciation: /səˈbeɪʃən/ 1. A follower of this movement.
Word: bushlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bush Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English bushlike From bush + -like. 1. Resembling a bush; bushly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: downhiller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From downhill + -er. 1. Someone who is traveling downhill. 2. A skier who participates in the downhill. 3. A cyclist who takes part in downhill races.
Word: downhillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downhiller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of refry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refried Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of refried bean. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural-normally Example: My grief I cannot hide, there's no tortillas for my refrieds.
Word: fairyfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fairy + fly. 1. A tiny wasp of the family Mymaridae.
Word: erythrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, erythr- (“red”) + -ism (noun suffix). 1. An abnormally red or pink pigmentation found in certain animals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electric chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: companion ladders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of companion ladder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Achæans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Achæan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adenoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adenosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluidodynamics Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fluid dynamics. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aidmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aidman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anhingas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anhinga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baggagemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baggageman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: berzerks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of berzerk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chainmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chainman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: displaced persons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of displaced person Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glazen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English glasen, glesen, from Old English glæsen (“made of glass; glassy”), from Proto-West Germanic *glasīn. Equivalent to glass + -en. Doublet of glassen. 1. Made or consisting of glass. 2. Resembling glass; glassy.
Word: Baghdad by the Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in the late 1940s, likely reflecting the multiculturalism and exotic character of the city, while also identifying the city with a great historical cultural and intellectual center, as well as possibly implying a moral association with Babylon. 1. San Francisco (a city in California). Labels: dated, informal
Word: wheatmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheat + meal. 1. Meal (flour or flourlike product) derived from whole grains of wheat, often not finely ground. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1586, Raphael Holinshed and William Harrison, Holinshed's Chronicles, Volume I, Book II, Chapter VI, "Of the Food and Diet of the English" http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42506/42506-h/42506-h.htm Bruing of beere. Hauing therefore groond eight bushels of good malt vpon our querne, where the toll is saued, she addeth vnto it halfe a bushell of wheat meale, and so much of otes small groond, and so tempereth or mixeth them with the malt, that you cannot easilie discerne the one from the other, otherwise these later would clunter, fall into lumps, and thereby become vnprofitable. Example: The bran of wheat-meal steeped in sharp vinegar, and then bound in a linen cloth, and rubbed on those places that have the scurf, morphew, scabs, or leprosy, will take them away, the body being first well purged and prepared.
Word: wellie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of welly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: equative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive. Pronunciation: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/, /ˈɛkwətɪv/ 1. Having the power to equate (make equal) two things. Labels: not-comparable
Word: equative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English equate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English equative From equate + -ive. Pronunciation: /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/, /ˈɛkwətɪv/ 1. A grammatical construction using an adjective or an adverb in the comparative of equality (also called "equative degree"). 2. An adjective or adverb in the equative form. 3. The equative case.
Word: equatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of equative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NAFAIK Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of not as far as I know. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pathography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patho- + -graphy. 1. A biography that highlights the negative aspects of its subject's life. Example: Though this has been an era of magisterial biographies by such writers as Leon Edel, Richard Ellmann, Joseph Frank, Judith Thurman and Justin Kaplan, among others, it has also evolved a new subspecies of the genre to which the name "pathography" might usefully be given: hagiography's diminished and often prurient twin. Example: One would think there is little to be added, if only because of the avalanche of books — biographies, meta-biographies, pathographies (to borrow Joyce Carol Oates’s term), memoirs, critical studies, letters, journals, novels — that have been published about Plath since her suicide (which, for some people, is the only thing they know about her). 2. A biography that explores the effects of a disease on its subject's life.
Word: re-let Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English let English re-let From re- + let. 1. To let anew (as a house). Labels: transitive Example: The EMR HST fleet should by now have been replaced by electric multiple units that would have been ordered had the East Midlands franchise been re-let in 2014 as planned, rather than being the subject of a succession of Direct Awards.
Word: demobilisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demobilisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hogsucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hog + sucker. 1. Hypentelium nigricans, a species of fish found throughout the Mississippi river basin, growing up to two feet in length.
Word: redhorse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + horse. So named because of the red fins on many species, although the animal's similarity to a horse is unclear. 1. Any of various ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma. Example: Another thing: most native Ozarkers actually prefer suckers to either bass or trout, and will regularly pass up game fish in order to strike at a big redhorse or hogmolly!
Word: sesamoiditis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sesame Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English sesamoid Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English sesamoiditis From sesamoid + -itis. 1. Inflammation of a sesamoid bone, usually in the foot. Labels: uncountable
Word: arenophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From areno- + -phile. 1. One who collects sand samples as a hobby. 2. A plant that thrives in or requires a sandy environment to grow. Example: It seems to be a characteristic arenophile. Not common in Holderness except on the morainic gravels, being the chief plant on Coneygarth Hill, near Brandesburton.
Word: psammophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psammo- (“sand-”) + -phile. Pronunciation: /ˈsæməfaɪl/ 1. An arenophile, a sand-loving organism.
Word: psammophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psammophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inaugurals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inaugural Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncardiac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacusder. Middle French cardiaqueder. English cardiac English noncardiac From non- + cardiac. 1. Not cardiac; not related to the heart. Labels: not-comparable Example: There has been a decline in noncardiac deaths this year.
Word: free software Part of Speech: noun 1. Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre. Labels: uncountable Example: [Richard Stallman's] work inspired many others to contribute free software under the GPL. Example: Simply put, Free Software is software that you can use, modify, and share with virtually no restrictions. Although it's often distributed free of charge—occasionally referred to as “free as in beer”—Free Software is not to be confused with “freeware.” 2. Any software that is free of charge, such as freeware. Labels: uncountable Example: At the very least, good free software can reduce the total cost of entering the microworld. But it may also enable you to equip your system with more memory, more power, and more peripherals than you could afford if you had to sink hundreds of dollars into commercial programs.
Word: tropicbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tropicbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tropicbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropic + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/ 1. Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics
Word: moneymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moneyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noddies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of noddy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moneyman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From money + man. 1. Someone tasked with handling money, often specifically a financier. Example: No moneyman can win my love / It's sweetness that I'm thinking of Example: Most of the attention lately has gone to the scoundrels, scam artists and supposedly genius moneymen who have dragged us into the worst economic debacle ever experienced by any American under the age of 70.
Word: gender blind Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of gender-blind. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bit intervals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bit interval Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bit rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bit rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parcellations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parcellation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cattle stations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cattle station Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoengraves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of photoengrave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: photoengravings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photoengraving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoengraved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of photoengrave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pinealocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinealocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: placations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precompresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of precompress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: precompressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of precompress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: precompressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of precompress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: precompression 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 compression English precompression From pre- + compression. 1. Compression applied prior to something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In an engine, precompression is necessary before ignition.
Word: precompressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of precompression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: previsioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prevision Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: previsioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prevision Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: philologer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from Latin philologus or Ancient Greek φιλόλογος (philólogos) + -er. 1. A philologist. Labels: archaic Example: Philologers of future ages, How will they pore upon thy pages! Example: The lexicographer Suidas enumerates the works of Horapollo, the philologer and commentator on Greek poetry.
Word: international airport Part of Speech: noun 1. An airport that accepts international flights.
Word: systemwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English system Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English systemwide From system + -wide. 1. Throughout a system. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the changes to federal and state public health guidance and the end of the federal Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, UC is moving to a systemwide COVID-19 vaccination opt-out program for UC students and employees.
Word: systemwide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English system Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English systemwide From system + -wide. 1. Throughout a system. Labels: not-comparable
Word: idempotently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idempotent Middle English -ly English -ly English idempotently From idempotent + -ly. 1. In an idempotent way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sevan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Սեւան (Sewan). Pronunciation: /seˈvɑːn/ 1. large freshwater mountain lake in Armenia 2. formerly an island in the northwestern part of Lake Sevan in Armenia, which was transformed into a peninsula after the artificial draining during the Soviet era
Word: idempotency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potency (“power”). 1. Idempotence. Labels: uncountable Example: The electron number constraint unlike the idempotency constraint can be represented by a single equation. For this reason, one can properly incorporate this constraint using a Lagrange multiplier and defining an effective chemical potential
Word: preparers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preparer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regionwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English region Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English regionwide From region + -wide. 1. Throughout a region. Labels: not-comparable
Word: regionwide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English region Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English regionwide From region + -wide. 1. Throughout a region. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cracklingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English crackling Middle English -ly English -ly English cracklingly From crackling + -ly. 1. With a crackling sound.
Word: bluesier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bluesy: more bluesy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bluesiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bluesy: most bluesy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bluesiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bluesy 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 bluesiness From bluesy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being bluesy. Labels: uncountable
Word: directionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English direction Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English directionless From direction + -less. 1. Lacking direction; aimless. Example: “Rolling Stone” is spacious and ethereal but not directionless — it is R&B that privileges mood over structure, soft daubs of feeling over authoritative belting.
Word: funkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English funky Middle English -ly English -ly English funkily From funky + -ly. 1. In a funky manner.
Word: groovily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English groovy Middle English -ly English -ly English groovily From groovy + -ly. 1. In a groovy manner.
Word: whackily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English whacky Middle English -ly English -ly English whackily From whacky + -ly. 1. In a whacky manner.
Word: jobcentre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Jobcentre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jobcentres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jobcentre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musicales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musicale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neuroscientific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific English neuroscientific From neuro- + scientific. 1. Pertaining to neuroscience. Labels: not-comparable Example: Gall's science of “bump reading” would ultimately be abandoned as much for its fixation on social categories as for an inability within the scientific community to replicate its findings. These scientific failings would be exposed by anatomists like Paul Broca (1861) and Carl Wernicke (1874) who pioneered the alternative neuroscientific method of lesion–symptom mapping.
Word: neuroscientifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English neuroscientific 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 neuroscientifically From neuroscientific + -ally. 1. In a neuroscientific manner or context. Labels: not-comparable
Word: affogatos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affogato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: over-eggs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of over-egg Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: over-egging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of over-egg Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: over-egged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the phrase over-egg the pudding; over- + egged. 1. Overly embellished or exaggerated. Labels: not-comparable Example: He talks a mile a minute in wildly over-egged adjectives and mainly looks after the business side of BrewDog: money, marketing, strategy.
Word: over-egged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over-egg + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of over-egg Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overeggs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overegg Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overegging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overegg Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overegged Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of over-egged. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: overegged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overegg Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quirkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quirky Middle English -ly English -ly English quirkily From quirky + -ly. 1. In a quirky manner.
Word: triumphalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triumphalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arboviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salinities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salinity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zeptoliters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zeptoliter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zeptolitre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zeptoliter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zeptolitres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zeptolitre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zotepine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short of (diben)zoth(i)epine. Pronunciation: /ˈzoʊ.təˌpiːn/ 1. An antipsychotic drug used to treat acute and chronic schizophrenia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: front-running Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of front running. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: front-running Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of front-run Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: sunchokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunchoke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chili Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centre forward Part of Speech: noun 1. The most central of the strikers; traditionally the player who makes the kick-off. Labels: UK
Word: umbre Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of umber. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: umbre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of umber. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: neurochemist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from neurochemistry. 1. A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry
Word: neurochemists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neurochemist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: industrywide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English industry Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English industrywide From industry + -wide. 1. Extending throughout a particular industry. Labels: not-comparable Example: an industrywide crisis Example: For digital transformation, Murphy says she'd like to see the adoption of industrywide standards and expectations for data capture and sharing.
Word: industrywide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English industry Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English industrywide From industry + -wide. 1. Extending throughout a particular industry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: charmfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English charm Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest English charmfest From charm + -fest. 1. A film or other entertainment which is or attempts to be extremely charming. Labels: informal Example: Despite its gritty socialistic romanticism, it's also an unabashed charmfest.
Word: antismoking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + smoking. 1. Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco Labels: not-comparable Example: an antismoking ordinance
Word: archvillain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English villain English archvillain From arch- (“chief, most extreme”) + villain. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːtʃˈvɪlən/, /ˌɑɹt͡ʃˈvɪlən/ 1. A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain. Example: Madoff is the season's archvillain, accused of having run a Ponzi scheme so vast that future generations may well describe similar swindles as Madoff schemes.
Word: charmfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charmfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archvillains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archvillain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitobacco Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + tobacco. 1. Opposed to tobacco, often specifically to either the tobacco industry or public smoking. Labels: not-comparable Example: The court held that “proportional airtime” had to be given to protobacco and antitobacco advertising. Example: the antitobacco lobby
Word: antistate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English antistate From anti- + state. 1. Opposed to or combating a particular state or government Labels: not-comparable Example: Nobody doubts there are individuals and groups that are advocating the use of antistate violence, although these people seem to be very low in number and don't constitute major threats to China's state security.
Word: Dolomite Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Dolomites Labels: not-comparable
Word: stovetop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stove + top. 1. The top of a stove; usually specifically the burners. Labels: Canada, US Example: You make this on the stovetop, not in the oven.
Word: stovetops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stovetop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undrugged 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 drugged English undrugged From un- + drugged. 1. Not having been drugged or tranquilized Labels: not-comparable Example: The undrugged subjects performed significantly better in tests.
Word: uncoachable 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 coachable English uncoachable From un- + coachable. 1. Impossible or very difficult to coach. Example: These new players are just uncoachable; they don't listen to anything I say.
Word: crode Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /krəʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cry Labels: Internet, form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: shopkeeping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shop + keeping. 1. The business of operating a shop. Labels: uncountable Example: He grew up as a farmer and later turned to shopkeeping.
Word: presurgical 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- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical English presurgical From pre- + surgical. 1. Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery. Labels: not-comparable Example: An abnormal reading on a presurgical EKG led to another angiogram, which indicated that the original narrowing had worsened.
Word: prerace 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English prerace From pre- + race. 1. Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race Labels: not-comparable Example: That includes relying on her husband, Thomas, for help with everything from prerace visualization to training regimens.
Word: preattached 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 attached English preattached From pre- + attached. 1. Already attached Labels: not-comparable Example: Their excuses come preattached: I never went to class.
Word: reprofessionalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English professionalize English reprofessionalize From re- + professionalize. 1. To return to the status of a profession Example: We need to reprofessionalize childcare.
Word: reprofessionalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reprofessionalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reprofessionalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reprofessionalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reprofessionalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reprofessionalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unreflective 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 reflective English unreflective From un- + reflective. 1. Not reflective; thoughtless Labels: not-comparable Example: Is it not enough, at any rate, to strike the thing called ‘Fame’ into total silence for a wise man? For fools and unreflective persons, she is and will be very noisy, this ‘Fame’, and talks of her ‘immortals’ and so forth: but if you will consider it, what is she? Example: But perhaps, too, it is worth recalling where hasty, unreflective action has taken us in recent years.
Word: clams up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklæmˈzʌp/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clam up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clamming up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klæ.mɪŋɡ.ʌp/ 1. present participle and gerund of clam up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: D&C Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of dilation and curettage. 1. A procedure comprising dilation of the cervix and curettage of the uterus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: D&C Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism 1. Doctrine and Covenants: part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Word: D&C Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Drugs & Cosmetics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: hegemonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hegemony 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 hegemonize From hegemony + -ize. 1. To subject to hegemony. Labels: transitive Example: Europe hegemonizes the human experience of forty-five hundred years of political, economic, technological, cultural relations within the Asian-African-Mediterranean interregional system.
Word: terbuthylazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A selective herbicide, N-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N'-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine Labels: uncountable
Word: essentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English essentiality From essential + -ity. 1. The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An essential thing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: extrasectorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English sectorial English extrasectorial From extra- + sectorial. 1. Of or pertaining to a different sector
Word: postbubble 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 bubble English postbubble From post- + bubble. 1. Occurring after the collapse of an economic bubble Labels: not-comparable Example: He said that he feared Silicon Valley would return "to the postbubble period where we saw a lot of acquisitions, but most of them were fire sales."
Word: overreliant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + reliant. 1. Relying on something to an excessive degree. Labels: not-comparable Example: His other works tend to be large-spirited but overreliant on a limited vocabulary […]
Word: nonsports Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + sports. 1. Not related to or concerned with sports Labels: US, not-comparable Example: ABC was third as "Desperate Housewives" (14.3 million) was the night's highest rated nonsports show.
Word: caatinga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caatinga. Pronunciation: /kɑːˈtɪŋɡə/ 1. A sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees. Example: He then goes on his way at a steady pace that does not tire him, climbing up slopes or down ravines, traversing scrubland caatinga or stony ground. Example: The geological substrate of the caatinga is severely eroded crystalline bedrock of the Precambrian Brazilian Shield and Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary basins.
Word: interventional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intervention + -al. 1. Incorporating, or characterized by, intervention Labels: not-comparable Example: We conducted an interventional study. 2. Specializing in coronary intervention Labels: not-comparable Example: Even some interventional cardiologists have expressed concern about the many patients without symptoms who are treated surgically.
Word: iconological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English iconology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English iconological From iconology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to iconology.
Word: metalmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metal + mark, from the metallic spots on the wing. 1. Any butterfly of the family Riodinidae.
Word: nonobscene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + obscene. 1. Not obscene Labels: not-comparable Example: We must distinguish between obscene and nonobscene pornography.
Word: misallocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English allocation English misallocation From mis- + allocation. 1. An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money. Example: When the bulk of a bank's assets can be traded, relying on historical acquisition costs distorts reality and leads to capital misallocation.
Word: misallocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misallocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English microsite From micro- + site. 1. A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website. Labels: Internet Example: Meronyms: pagelet; applet Example: The movie site has a microsite where fans can speculate about the ending. 2. A small area with distinctive ecological characteristics. Example: Near-synonyms: microhabitat, microenvironment Example: This species was found only in the microsite at the foot of the bluff.
Word: metalmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metalmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overambition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin ambitiōder. Old French ambitionbor. Middle English ambicioun English ambition English overambition From over- + ambition. 1. The quality of being overambitious. Labels: uncountable
Word: Rubix cube Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Rubik's cube. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: nephrosclerosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) English nephro- English sclerosis English nephrosclerosis From nephro- (“kidney”) + sclerosis (“hard”). 1. arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Montagovian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Montague English -v- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Montagovian From Montague + -v- + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒntəˈɡəʊvɪən/ 1. Related to a person named Montague, in particular the American mathematician and philosopher Richard Montague. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isoniazide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of isoniazid. 1. Alternative form of isoniazid Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: macroregional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English regional English macroregional From macro- + regional. 1. Of or pertaining to a macroregion.
Word: macroregion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English region English macroregion From macro- + region. 1. Any of several geopolitical subdivisions that encompass several others.