nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fesh-fesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic [Term?] 1. Fine dust (sand) that looks like solid ground but behaves like soft mud. Labels: uncountable Example: Then he plummeted into the desert and struck the fesh-fesh with ghastly impact. Example: The markers returned but the fesh-fesh was becoming worse. There had been a recent sandstorm.
Word: forwalked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forwalk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forwake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forwaken, forwakien, equivalent to for- + wake. 1. To exhaust or tire out with excessive waking or watching. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: He was forwept, he was forwaked.
Word: ducktails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ducktail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bucktail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buck + tail. 1. The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure. Example: Chris used a spinning rod with a green-and-white bucktail jig while I cast a chartreuse Angel Hair and white-bucktail Clouser minnow with my 8-weight fly rod. 2. The end of a rivet opposite the factory head, which in a solid rivet may be bucked by holding a heavy bucking bar or similar-purposed tool against it, while the factory head is hammered until the bucktail is upset into an appropriate shape, most commonly pancake-shaped; the mandrel of a blind rivet generally upsets the bucktail into a doughnut-shape when it is pulled.
Word: bucktails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bucktail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linesider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (sense 2): from lineside + -er. 1. A fish, the striped bass. Example: These were chunky, feisty linesiders; most were between 20 and 24 inches. 2. A person by the lineside, often for the purpose of observing and photographing trains. Example: RAIB will be looking at how train operations are managed in adverse weather. It will also examine how the railway manages information from members of the public that relates to railway safety. This follows reports that a linesider telephoned the railway to warn of the fallen tree before the train struck it.
Word: linesiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linesider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prestarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prestart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adventurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adventuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autospeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + speak. 1. Thoughtless, automatic speech. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: If management is not quite as routinised as teaching, it still involves quite a lot of autospeak when what people say follows familiar pathways.
Word: autospeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto + -speak. 1. The jargon associated with motor vehicles. Labels: US, informal, uncountable Example: Honk, which was autospeak for `Get out of my way'. Example: WHAT you call the Kia Rondo depends on how far you bend to the fickle winds of autospeak.
Word: bierstube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Bierstube. 1. A beer hall. Example: Downstairs was a bierstube, where Cologne’s signature beer, Kölsch, was served in small, cylindrical glasses.
Word: bierstubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bierstube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crosspipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross + pipe. 1. A cross-shaped segment used to connect the ends of four pipes. Example: The English sparrow, another abundant city species, also loves streetlights and lampposts, especially those with crosspipes open at the ends.
Word: crosspipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crosspipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of dew. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: conjure up Part of Speech: verb 1. To create or produce something, seemingly magically. Labels: transitive 2. To call up or command a spirit or devil by an incantation. Labels: transitive 3. To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind. Labels: transitive Example: Like most persons utterly unused to deception, she could not imagine how it was to be managed; and her thoughts conjured up every probable and improbable embarrassment that might occur. Example: Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
Word: turn a corner Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of turn the corner. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Example: And although Tottenham can regain fourth place with a home victory over Manchester United on Sunday, there were plenty of signs that the champions may have turned a corner.
Word: on the front foot Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Having the weight on the front foot in order to play an attacking stroke 2. In a dominant position. Labels: idiomatic Example: Chelsea saw out the half firmly on the front foot and had three further chances to take the lead. Example: The leader is mindful of being on the front foot, as if leading the dance, rather than on the back foot being led.
Word: easy on the eye Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of easy on the eyes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Example: Svatok was fortunate to dodge a first-half booking for a heavy challenge on Jude Bellingham, who was yet again so easy on the eye.
Word: put to the sword Part of Speech: verb 1. To execute, especially by using a sword. Labels: idiomatic 2. To severely defeat. Labels: idiomatic Example: Robin van Persie scored twice as ruthless Arsenal put struggling West Ham to the sword in a match tipped to be Avram Grant's last as Hammers boss. 3. To kill by warfare. Labels: idiomatic
Word: route one football Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Linked by some sources to the 1966-1972 BBC quiz show Quiz Ball, in which players could choose one of several "routes" of football-related questions to reach the goal. "Route 1" was the most direct, where players only needed to answer one question to get directly to the goal. 1. A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers. Labels: uncountable Example: It was route one football from Wigan with Rodallega latching onto Al Habsi's long clearance after it was misjudged by Aaron Hughes.
Word: DPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of day(s) post-ovulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I spotted with just a touch of red blood after using the restroom on 10dpo and have had a tinge of color on the paper here and there and now I have a bit of color on my underwear. My temps are still high and going up as of 12dpo, I have a beta in the morning, I just would love to here any good stories relating to spotting. Example: Counting begins the day after ovulation, so if ovulation is on Wednesday, Saturday would be 3 DPO. 2. Initialism of days payable outstanding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of departure prevention order. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of data protection officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of direct preference optimization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Peace Operations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: post-ovulation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + ovulation. 1. Pertaining to the period immediately after ovulation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Progesterone concentrations rise rapidly in the mare and any post-ovulation treatment carries an increased risk of uterine contamination.
Word: post-ovulation Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From post- + ovulation. 1. After ovulation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Surgeries could be scheduled on day 10 or 14 post ovulation of a regular menstrual cycle.
Word: slipshodly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From slipshod + -ly. 1. In a slipshod manner.
Word: slipshodness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slipshod + -ness. 1. The quality of being slipshod. Labels: uncountable
Word: postovulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + ovulatory. 1. Occurring after ovulation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postovulation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + ovulation. 1. Alternative form of post-ovulation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: tyde Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tide. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: axeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From axe + -less. 1. Without an axe. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...it was probably this condition that caused the fatal accident to an ice-axeless tourist on Ben More ten or a dozen years ago. Example: Another chapter deals with the axeless microlithic culture...
Word: axless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ax + -less. 1. Alternative form of axeless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: 1961?, William W. Elmendorf, Alfred Louis Kroeber, The structure of Twana culture So far as known the Yurok never cut growing timber for fuel, nor did any California Indians, nor probably any axless native Americans.
Word: axless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From axle + -less. 1. Alternative form of axleless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: an axless truck assembly
Word: axleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From axle + -less. 1. Without axles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: epizeuxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, “to yoke”) Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈz(j)uːksɪs/, /ˌɛpɪˈz(j)uksɪs/ 1. The repetition of words in immediate succession for emphasis. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: An Epizeuxis twice a word repeats, And graces thus the theme on which it treats. Example: Wikipedia weds this ranging interest to the kind of pertinence where Larry David's “Pretty, pretty good!” is given as an example of rhetorical epizeuxis.
Word: epizeuxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epizeuxis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suggesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suggester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Laplandish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lapland + -ish. 1. Of Lapland. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: tallowwoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tallowwood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obelisc Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of obelisk. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: obeliscs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obelisc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tchetverts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tchetvert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teacherages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teacherage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teacupsful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teacupful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: volumeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From volume + -less. 1. Having no volume. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonurological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + urological. 1. Not urological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bigeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From big + eye. 1. Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. 2. Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus. Example: There were Port Jackson sharks with a brown back, a whitish belly, and eleven rows of teeth, bigeye sharks with necks marked by a large black spot encircled in white and resembling an eye, and Isabella sharks whose rounded snouts were strewn with dark speckles. Example: The relatively large eyes may enable the bigeye to feed at lower light intensity than other tunas.
Word: trap maker Part of Speech: noun 1. A maker of traps
Word: trap makers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trap maker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chyrstal Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of crystal. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: chyrstals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chyrstal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foregone conclusion Part of Speech: noun 1. A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence. Example: In the first episode, Noah breaks up with Rebecca because she snooped around and found an engagement ring he had hidden and she started wearing it without giving him a chance to propose, taking their marriage as a foregone conclusion. Example: […] [Sam] Altman had made each of OpenAI’s decisions about the Microsoft deal and GPT-3’s deployment a foregone conclusion, but he had maneuvered and manipulated dissenters into believing they had a real say until it was too late to change course.
Word: Hitchcock Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hitch + -cock as a medieval male diminutive suffix. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɒk/, /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/ 1. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Alfred Hitchcock, English filmmaker 2. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reeding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English redynge, equivalent to reed + -ing. 1. Thatching. Labels: countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable 2. Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Milling on the edge of a coin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reeding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of reed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: greater scaup Part of Speech: noun 1. A scaup of the species Aythya marila, a bluebill.
Word: velvet scoters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velvet scoter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Baikal teal Part of Speech: noun 1. Anas formosa, a dabbling duck that breeds within the forest zone of eastern Siberia
Word: Baikal teals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Baikal teal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiengora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of French chien (“dog”) and angora. 1. Dog hair used as a textile. Labels: uncountable
Word: teleoanalyses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleoanalysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Florido Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Florido. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: motmot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic, from American Spanish. 1. Any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.
Word: geck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka). Pronunciation: /ɡɛk/ 1. Fool; idiot; imbecile. Labels: archaic, countable, derogatory, poetic, uncountable Example: To become the geck and scorn / O' the other's villainy. Example: … for where’s the use of a woman having brains of her own if she’s tackled to a geck as everybody’s a-laughing at?
Word: geck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka). Pronunciation: /ɡɛk/ 1. To jeer or mock; to show contempt for. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, ambitransitive Example: To say that ye was geck'd ye'se hae nae need. Example: And Jenny geck'd at Roger, […] 2. To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully. Example: ... The like o ' me they'll har'ly own , But geck their head , an ' gester on , An ' fou'd they speak , Set up their beek . They wi ' a jeer , or crabit frown , But yet the day or lang may light , Whan matters will be judged right ; We've[…] Example: Out-throw the rest my aunty gecket, / To see which way she was dissecket;
Word: gecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motmots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motmot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unremittable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + remittable. 1. That cannot be remitted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: emigrés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emigré Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parlaments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parlament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arranged marriage Part of Speech: noun 1. A marriage (union of people) planned by someone other than the people who are united by it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pit vipers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pit viper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arranged marriages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arranged marriage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: western diamondback rattlesnake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From western + diamondback rattlesnake. 1. Crotalus atrox, a venomous pit viper species found in the United States and Mexico Example: At the furthest point west, I recalled having seen during a previous visit a western diamondback rattlesnake a bit further to the west, so I continued to the spot hoping to see another.
Word: western diamondback rattlesnakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of western diamondback rattlesnake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patis Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or condiment in the Philippines. Labels: uncountable
Word: chasseing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chasse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chassed Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of chasséd. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fortread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fortreden, from Old English fortredan (“to tread down, trample on”), from Proto-Germanic *fratredaną, *fratrudaną (“to trample”), equivalent to for- + tread. Compare Saterland Frisian fertreede, Dutch vertreden (“to trample”), German Low German vertreden, German vertreten ("to represent"; < Old High German firtretan (“to trample”)). 1. To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: neuroelectronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + electronic. 1. Describing any electronic device that interfaces with, (or was otherwise designed for use with), nerves, neurons or the nervous system. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fortravel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fortravailen, equivalent to for- + travel. 1. To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To tire by travel. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forswollen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English forswollen, for-swollen, forswellen, equivalent to for- + swollen. 1. Excessively swollen; (figuratively) puffed up with pride; boastful; enraged. Labels: obsolete Example: mid-1400s, John Conlee (ed.), Prose Merlin, Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications, 1998, “The Tournament at Logres; King Lot and his Sons; and Morgan and Gyomar,” p. 285, line 315, “Ha, boyes!”" quod the kynge, “thow art fell and forswollen. […] ” Example: Who tother day wyth arrowes kéene, haue nayled to the ground, The serpent Python so forswolne, whose filthie wombe did hide So many acres of the grounde in which he did abide.
Word: fizzle out Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start. Example: That would see the disputes fizzle out into an industrial relations zombie - neither living nor dead. 2. To kill or end (someone or something). Labels: slang, transitive
Word: forswink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forswinken, equivalent to for- + swink. 1. To exhaust by labour; overwork. Labels: archaic, obsolete, poetic, transitive Example: She is my goddess plain, And I her shepherd's swain, Albe[it] forswonk and forswat I am. Example: If indeed he had so turned from Latin texts to garden-tools, he would certainly have been forswunk.
Word: swunk Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of swink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forswelt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forswelten, from Old English forsweltan (“to die, disappear”), equivalent to for- + swelt. 1. To die. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 2. To cause to die; kill; slay. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forswornness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forsworenesse, equivalent to forsworn + -ness. 1. The state of being forsworn. Labels: uncountable
Word: tobruised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tobruise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forswing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”). 1. To beat; whip. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: 1670s, figuratively using goose/gander for women and men, and literally meaning that the same sauce applies equally well to cooked goose, regardless of sex. Early forms include “as deep drinketh the goose as the gander” (1562) and similar “As well for the coowe calfe as for the bull” (1549). The expression appears in Dickens when a spy attempting to evade culpability insists, “For you cannot sarse the goose and not the gander.” 1. If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender). Example: […] sawce which is good for the Goose, I hope will be good for the Gander […] Example: That that's good sauce for a goose, is good for a gander. 2. One who treats others in a certain way should not complain about receiving the same treatment.
Word: sauce for the goose Part of Speech: proverb 1. Synonym of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Word: laughter is the best medicine Part of Speech: proverb 1. Laughing will improve one's mood or temperament.
Word: if you lie with dogs you will get fleas Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: they're only after one thing Part of Speech: phrase 1. Men are only interested in sex.
Word: wrap it before you tap it Part of Speech: proverb 1. It is wise to wear a condom before sexual intercourse. Labels: slang
Word: impugnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From impugn + -able. 1. That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
Word: diaphonic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /daɪəˈfɒnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to diaphony. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to diaphones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diaphony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dia- + -phony or from Ancient Greek διαψωνία (diapsōnía, “discordance”). 1. A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fuets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aventres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aventre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aventring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aventre Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aventred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aventre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cybervulnerability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + vulnerability. 1. A vulnerability which may be exploited via a network, such as the Internet, allowing remote attacks.
Word: keesh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kish (“graphite”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fortax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fortaxen. By surface analysis, for- + tax. 1. To tax heavily; burden. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: fortatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fortateren, equivalent to for- + tatter. 1. To tear to tatters; tatter. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: forswearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forswerer, forswerere, equivalent to forswear + -er. 1. One who forswears. 2. One who swears a false oath; perjurer.
Word: forswat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English forswat, from Old English *forswǣtt, *forswǣted, past participle of Old English *forswǣtan (“to sweat excessively”), equivalent to for- + sweat. 1. Overheated; covered with sweat. Labels: obsolete Example: She is my Goddess plain, And I her Shepherd's Swain, Albe forswonk and forswat I am.
Word: forswallow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forswolewen, forswoluwen, forswolȝen, forswalȝen, forswelȝen, from Old English forswelgan, forswilgan (“to swallow up, devour, consume, absorb”), from Proto-Germanic *farswelganą, *fraswelganą (“to devour”), from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *swelganą (“to swallow”), equivalent to for- + swallow. Cognate with Dutch verzwelgen (“to engulf, swallow up”), Middle Low German vorswelgen (“to swallow up”), Middle High German verswelgen (“to swallow up”). More at for-, swallow. 1. To swallow up; devour utterly; engulf. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: wasp spider Part of Speech: noun 1. An orb-weaver spider, Argiope bruennichi, that has striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.
Word: Late Antiquity Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of German Spätantike. Popularised in English by American historian Peter Brown with his influential 1971 book The World of Late Antiquity. 1. The period of Mediterranean and Eurasian history from around the 3rd to the 7th centuries CE, marked especially by the transition from the Roman and Persian Empires to the Middle Ages and the Islamic and Byzantine civilizations. Example: The production of coins for jewelry, on the other hand, was prosecuted as high treason or a crimen maiestatis: counterfeiting coin always constituted a major offense, and in Late Antiquity it became a sacrilege. Example: Unlike Jews and Manichaeans, who could be found in most parts of the Roman empire during Late Antiquity, Zoroastrians were a geographically and numerically restricted religious group, confined to certain eastern provinces, especially in Asia Minor.
Word: Pentecostalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pentecostalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pentecostalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pentecostalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onest Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete form of oncet. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: onest upon a time
Word: Müller-Lyer illusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Devised by Franz Carl Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), a German sociologist, in 1889. 1. An optical illusion consisting of a stylized arrow whose midpoint appears to be closer to the tail end.
Word: multipathing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multipath + -ing. 1. A network facility providing fault tolerance and load-spreading for network interface cards, each interface being assigned a static "test" IP address for diagnostic purposes. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonphenomenologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English phenomenology 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 phenomenological English nonphenomenological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nonphenomenologically From nonphenomenological + -ly. 1. In a manner that is not phenomenological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unformidable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + formidable. 1. Not formidable.
Word: noncut Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cut. 1. Not having been cut. Labels: not-comparable Example: The imaginary cut surface is set off from other noncut surfaces by section lines drawn at an angle on the cut surfaces.
Word: cutpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut + point. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtˌpɔɪnt/, /ˈkʊtˌpɔɪnt/, /ˈkɐtˌpoɪnt/ 1. A point of a connected space whose removal causes the resulting space to be disconnected. Example: Every point of a line is a cutpoint, but no point of a circle is a cutpoint. 2. A cutoff point; a threshold value. Example: In 2007 the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) proposed single blood pressure (BP) cutpoints (systolic: ≥130 mm Hg and diastolic: ≥85 mm Hg) for the diagnosis of high blood pressure (HBP) in adolescents. Before this proposal, HBP had been defined as BP at or above the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height percentile (reference standard). In this study, we evaluated the risk for misclassification when using the IDF single-cutpoints criteria.
Word: cutpoints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutpoint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: connectances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of connectance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncarbonaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + carbonaceous. 1. Not carbonaceous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncarboniferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + carboniferous. 1. Not carboniferous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncarbonized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + carbonized. 1. Not carbonized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: definitionlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From definitionless + -ness. 1. Lack of definition. Labels: uncountable Example: Diabetes mellitus, as a paradigm of metabolic disorders, continues to ail from definitionlessness and is comprehended the less and less the more and more we know about it.
Word: nondefinitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + definitional. 1. Not definitional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inswung Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + swung. 1. Swung or bent inward. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: As he passed through the opening, the front sight of the rifle caught upon the edge of the inswung door with sufficient force to close it tightly after the fleeing ape. Example: The straight and inswung feet are the most prevalent types, and no difficulty should be found in procuring shoes of either type.
Word: forstraught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English forstraught, equivalent to for- + straught (“stretched”). Compare bestraught, distraught, etc. More at for-, straught. 1. Distracted. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: My sense, forgard, could not run away, / But were not forstraught when she did alight Example: It was enough, Johanna said, to make the sely children forstraught.
Word: bestraught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + straught (“stretched”), modelled after distraught, forstraught, etc. 1. Distracted; mad, distraught. Labels: obsolete Example: For, Belford ('tis folly to deny it), I have been, to use an old word, quite bestraught.
Word: beat a retreat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See beat (“to signal beating a drum”). 1. To leave hastily in the face of opposition. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: straught Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English straught, from Old English streahte (first and third person singular preterite) and (ġe)streaht (past participle) of streċċan (“to stretch”). Doublet of straight. More at stretch. Pronunciation: /stɹɔːt/ 1. Alternative form of stretched. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: straught Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots straucht (“stretched, stretched out”). Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”). Pronunciation: /stɹɔːt/ 1. To stretch; make straight. Labels: Scotland, dialectal
Word: straught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Scots straucht (“stretched, stretched out”). Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”). Pronunciation: /stɹɔːt/ 1. straight Labels: Scotland
Word: straught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From apheresis of distraught, bestraught, forstraught, etc. Pronunciation: /stɹɔːt/ 1. Insane, mad, distraught. Labels: obsolete Example: My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree Example: Therewith ran Goldry upon the King as one straught of his wits, bellowing as he ran, and gripped him by the right arm with both his hands, one at the wrist and one near the shoulder.
Word: done and doner Part of Speech: verb 1. Done: past participle of do, indicating a passive voice. Labels: emphatic, humorous
Word: strimmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strimmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncinematographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cinematographic. 1. Not cinematographic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonwaterborne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + waterborne. 1. Not waterborne. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noneconometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + econometric. 1. Not econometric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ill. 1. Not ill. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some of the classic suggestions to handle this dilemma include divorce, with the nonill spouse taking as much of the assets as possible, trusts, private long-term-care insurance, and asset transfers to friends or family.
Word: pathetisad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of pathetic + sad. 1. Pathetic: arousing scornful pity or contempt. Labels: colloquial, rare
Word: NIOSH Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪˌɑʃ/ 1. Initialism of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (a US federal agency). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RTECS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: eponychia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eponychium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walllike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wall + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a wall.
Word: hoaxlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hoax + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hoax.
Word: acrosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of across Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hall of mirrors Part of Speech: noun 1. A carnival attraction with curved mirrors (funhouse mirrors) that distort the viewer's appearance. Example: The hall of mirrors was her favorite attraction at the fair. 2. A situation confusing for its false appearances, especially when they are compounded upon one another. Labels: figuratively Example: The lies had become a hall of mirrors by the time the scam was exposed. Example: It was clever and funny but insular: a hall of mirrors about authors and the publishing industry. 3. A glitch in some three-dimensional games where a missing texture prevents part of the scene from being rendered correctly, causing a trail of previously rendered frames to appear instead. Labels: uncountable Example: Does anyone know about the Hall of Mirrors effect in the game of DOOM? I have recently been making my own levels of doom and in some places the hall of mirrors effect is in full effect. It happens especially in my biggest rooms that are very complex. Example: Quake 1, on the other hand, wouldn't run properly. Quake 1 1.09 3dfx failed to load, and Quake 1 1.09 RAVE was just ... wierd^([sic]). Video adjustment was almost non-existent, and no matter what settings I chose (trashing Prefs and the texture cache between attempts) I either got a lock-up, or the screen wouldn't change resolution, or if I called up the Options from the main menu I would see nothing, and when the startup demo was running, it was all 'hall of mirrors' stuff. Completely unusable.
Word: halls of mirrors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hall of mirrors Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hallans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hallan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English docs English dox Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents. 1. plural of doc Labels: form-of, plural, slang
Word: dox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English docs English dox Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents. 1. Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.). Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: Why is it that, even after DECADES of carping from Jerry Pournelle, software companies STILL don't hire competent professionals to write their dox? Example: its ok, someone emailed me his address, phone #, ss#, the works. seems theres^([sic]) someone out there that dislikes him more than i do. i cant wait to hear how many people have his dox now. this should be really interesting...
Word: dox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English docs English dox Phonetic respelling of docs, which is a short form of documents. 1. Alternative spelling of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Nick Fuentes has been fully doxed and it’s being shared to millions of women across every social media platform,” an account associated with the hacker collective Anonymous posted over the weekend. Example: According to reports, a doxing site has been launched with names and addresses of Tesla owners.
Word: paradichlorobenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + dichlorobenzene. 1. 1,4-dichlorobenzene, an organic compound used as a pesticide (i.e., mothballs) and a deodorant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paradichlorobenzenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paradichlorobenzene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Devonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Devonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diagramless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma)der. Italian diagrammader. French diagrammeder. English diagram 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 diagramless From diagram + -less. 1. Having a blank grid, so that the solver must determine the positions of the black (non-lettered) squares as well as the answers to the clues. Labels: not-comparable Example: I hope the addition of KenKen to the puzzles page is an accommodation to the new size, not preliminary to discontinuation of the cryptic, acrostic, diagramless, etc.
Word: diagramless Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma)der. Italian diagrammader. French diagrammeder. English diagram 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 diagramless From diagram + -less. 1. A puzzle of this kind.
Word: nonlogically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonlogical + -ly. 1. Without logic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonblocking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + blocking. Pronunciation: /nɑnˈblɑkɪŋ/ 1. That does not block; allowing other tasks to proceed immediately rather than having to wait for completion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonblocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + blocked. 1. Not blocked (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + locked. 1. Not locked (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudographics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + graphics. 1. An approximation of graphics achieved through the use of text characters. Labels: uncountable Example: Pseudographics is an inexpensive way to convey simple graphical information and should probably be used more widely in batch applications.
Word: unpanicked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + panicked. 1. Not panicked; calm.
Word: DRCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dynamically redefined character set, a videotex technology by which the standard set of text characters can be modified (for e.g. foreign scripts and pseudographics). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nickelodeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nickelodeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aaronites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aaronite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + graphical. 1. Having the appearance of graphics, though actually text-based. Labels: not-comparable Example: CompuServe, for example, offers members a pseudographical FTP facility for Internet access. Example: Surprise your recipients by adding some pseudographical glitz to your email signature. 2. written in the name of another person by an anonymous author Labels: not-comparable
Word: guaranteeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From guarantee + -able. 1. Capable of being guaranteed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: assertability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assert + -ability. 1. The quality of being assertable. Labels: uncountable
Word: antiitch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + itch. 1. Preventing or countering itching. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tar preparations, possessing both antiitch and antiinflammatory properties, have long been employed in the treatment of psoriasis.
Word: bodywide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From body + -wide. 1. Throughout the body. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bodyliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bodyline + -er. 1. Synonym of bodysuit. 2. A bowler who uses bodyline tactics.
Word: bodyliners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodyliner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bodyworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodywork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superfamilial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + familial. 1. Of or pertaining to a superfamily. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antidog Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + dog. 1. Opposing or disliking dogs. 2. Describing an antibody, resident in a human or other animal, that reacts with the immunoglobins found in dogs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antideer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + deer. 1. Opposing deer. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: an antideer fence 2. Describing an antibody, resident in a human or other animal, that reacts with the immunoglobins found in deer. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: nondyadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dyadic. 1. Not dyadic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anoestrus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of anestrus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: recreateth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: recreate + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recreate Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From main + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪnɚ/ 1. A needle for (illicit) drug administration. Labels: US, slang Example: Heroin, be the death of me / Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life / Because a mainer to my vein / Leads to a center in my head / And then I'm better off than dead 2. One who mainly plays as a specific character or on a specific side.
Word: dictionary attacker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or bot that carries out a dictionary attack Labels: Internet
Word: dictionary attackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictionary attacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: segars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of segar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any arthropod in the taxonomic class Pycnogonida. 2. Any marine animal whose appearance suggests a spider. 3. Any marine animal whose appearance suggests a spider.
Word: sea spiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea spider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umgang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English umgang, umbegang (“circumference, circuit”), from Old English ymbgang, ymbegang (“going about, going round, circuit, circumference, surrounding belt, a winding course, bend, a going about a business”), from Proto-West Germanic *umbigang, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), Danish omgang (“game”). More at um-, gang. Pronunciation: /ˈʌmɡaŋ/ 1. A round about; a way around; detour. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete 2. An instance of going or passing around; a trip. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete 3. A circuit; circumference. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: umgangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of umgang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bluff Part of Speech: name 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A group of suburbs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 7. A rural town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. 8. A town in Southland, New Zealand, the southernmost in the South Island, and seaport for the Southland region. Example: Former name: Campbelltown 9. A surname.
Word: 19 Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of 1980 (“1980° spin”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: bedroom community Part of Speech: noun 1. A suburban, exurban, or urban community that is primarily or exclusively residential, as due to zoning, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.
Word: Hindi-Urdu Part of Speech: name 1. The language which constitutes the Hindi and Urdu registers.
Word: MIPSs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MIPS Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Defense Acquisition Executive (DAE) does not approve “MIPSs,” “MAPPS,” or “SAMPs.” Example: Among the eukaryotic MIPS sequences, the fungal MIPSs are also tetrameric in nature.