nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Egmont Part of Speech: name Etymology: The parish is named after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (1711 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡ.mɑnt/ 1. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Word: Harcourt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name:
Word: Pickwick Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Wady Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Othello Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈθɛləʊ/, /əʊˈθɛləʊ/, /əˈθɛloʊ/, /oʊˈθɛloʊ/ 1. A male given name. 2. The title character in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. 3. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. 4. A city in Adams County, Washington, United States. 5. The modern form of reversi, differing from the original in having the first four pieces placed in pre-arranged positions.
Word: shorthand typists Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːthand tʌɪpɪsts/ 1. plural of shorthand typist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MSS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Ministry for State Security or initialism of Ministry of State Security, any of various specific ministries of (or for) state security whose proper name (or its conventionally established English translation) is the capitalized form of that common noun. 2. Initialism of Ministry for State Security or initialism of Ministry of State Security, any of various specific ministries of (or for) state security whose proper name (or its conventionally established English translation) is the capitalized form of that common noun. 3. Initialism of Ministry for State Security or initialism of Ministry of State Security, any of various specific ministries of (or for) state security whose proper name (or its conventionally established English translation) is the capitalized form of that common noun. 4. Initialism of Ministry for State Security or initialism of Ministry of State Security, any of various specific ministries of (or for) state security whose proper name (or its conventionally established English translation) is the capitalized form of that common noun. 5. Abbreviation of Merseyside Skeptics Society. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Initialism of Microsoft Search Server (enterprise search) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 7. Initialism of Mass Storage System (IBM 3850) (tape library) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: MSS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Mars soil simulant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Milwaukee shoulder syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MSS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of manuscripts; plural of MS. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Bartley Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name:
Word: Varney Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. 3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: Lapham Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps a variant of Lopham. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: McClellan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland. Pronunciation: /məˈklɛlən/ 1. A surname.
Word: Boulogne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Boulogne, from Latin Bonōnia. Doublet of Boleyn and Bologna. Pronunciation: /bʊˈlɔɪn/, /bəˈlɔɪn/ 1. A former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France. 2. Ellipsis of Boulogne-sur-Mer: a commune of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Boulogne-Billancourt
Word: Fulkerson Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Seward Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally two distinct names: * Middle English Seward, Siward, from Old English Siġeweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Sigiwardu, from Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz, from *segaz (“victory”) + *warduz (“guard”). * Middle English Seward, from Old English Sǣweard, from sǣ (“sea”) + weard (“guard”). Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)u.əɹd/, /ˈsjuː.ə(ɹ)d/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable 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 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Audley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ealdgȳþ + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). 1. A village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A locality in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Westover Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Ormond Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An ancient kingdom in Ireland. 3. An earldom in medieval and early modern period Ireland. 4. An earldom in early modern period Scotland. 5. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia
Word: Yudhishthira Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira). 1. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, who was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura. Labels: Hinduism 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Widger Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Aramis Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. Labels: rare 2. Along with Athos and Porthos, one of the Three Musketeers.
Word: algarrobilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish algarrobilla, diminutive of algarrobo (“carob”). 1. Astringent resinous husks and seeds of several species of leguminous trees or shrubs of South America, which are an article of commerce for their value in tanning and dyeing 2. Shrubs and trees that yield this product, especially 3. Shrubs and trees that yield this product, especially:
Word: Humph Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Humphrey.
Word: Launcelot Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lancelot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. A male given name, variant of Lancelot. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Melan Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Albania.
Word: Fleda Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Gifford Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nugent Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Norman habitational surname from any of various places in France called Nogent. Pronunciation: /njuːd͡ʒɛnt/, /nuːd͡ʒɛnt/ 1. A surname from Norman. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area and Sorell council area, Tasmania, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Montfort Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Worthington Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). 1. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A ghost town in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. 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 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: Rinehart Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Reinhardt. 1. A surname.
Word: Drury Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A settlement in Buckley community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2964). 3. A town south of Auckland, New Zealand. 4. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. 5. A village in the town of Florida, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. 6. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
Word: Kingsley Part of Speech: name Etymology: "The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋzli/ 1. A surname. 2. The name of various geographical places: 3. The name of various geographical places: 4. The name of various geographical places: 5. The name of various geographical places: 6. The name of various geographical places: 7. The name of various geographical places: 8. The name of various geographical places: 9. The name of various geographical places: 10. The name of various geographical places: 11. The name of various geographical places: 12. The name of various geographical places:
Word: Kenyon Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A unisex given name. Example: Christina and her daughter Kenyon stand outside in nature taking precautions and wearing their masks, during the time they were still mandated. Example: New York Jets rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq is going to miss some time after having hernia surgery. 3. A small village in Croft parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6295). 4. A city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. 5. A small village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. 6. The former name of Pineridge, Fresno County, California.
Word: Beecher Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possible origins: * A variant of Beech, with the locative suffix -er. * An Americanized form of German Bücher. Pronunciation: /ˈbit͡ʃɚ/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A locality in Queensland, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in Will County, Illinois, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A census-designated place in Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mannering Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Winslow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnzloʊ/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me". 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 18. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Crosbie Part of Speech: name 1. A surname, variant of Crosby.
Word: Fogg Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Hogarth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of Dutch origin, hoog (“high”) + aard (“nature or character”). Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊˌɡɑːθ/, /ˈhoʊˌɡɑɹθ/ 1. A surname. 2. William Hogarth, English painter.
Word: Hogarth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of Dutch origin, hoog (“high”) + aard (“nature or character”). Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊˌɡɑːθ/, /ˈhoʊˌɡɑɹθ/ 1. A painting by William Hogarth. Labels: informal
Word: Fenton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛn.tən/ 1. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A community south-east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Carew Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh caer (“fort”) + rhiw (“hill; slope”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɛəɹuː/, /ˈkɛəɹi/ 1. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN045038). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Welsh. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Egerton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable 7. A male given name. Labels: countable
Word: Markham Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹkəm/ 1. A surname. 2. A city in southern Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A village in Argoed community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1601).
Word: Somers Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A coastal town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Ruskin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. John Ruskin (1819 – 1900), a major English writer and critic.
Word: foote Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of foot. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: woulde Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of would. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: moste Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of most. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: androgynist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From androgyne + -ist. 1. An androgynous person
Word: antilogism Part of Speech: noun 1. A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
Word: Slovakish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Slovak + -ish. 1. Slovak Labels: archaic Example: In the other counties of the same circle they live more mingled with Russniaks and Madjares; and together with the numerous Slovakish settlements which are scattered over all Hungary, are computed in all at about 1,800,000.
Word: surfeitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From surfeit + -ive. 1. excessive Example: They lay thick, viscid underfoot, sweet and oversweet in the nostrils with a sweetness surfeitive and moribund, and at night now the ragged shadow of full-fledged leaves pulsed upon the barred window in shabby rise and fall.
Word: DIAF Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of die in a fire. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: I really, really hope that you're looking to generate test data or filler text. If you're not, then DIAF. Example: OMG. Phelps and all of his loonies should seriously just DIAF.
Word: antineurotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + neurotic. 1. That counters neurosis.
Word: antineurotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + neurotic. 1. Any drug that counters neurosis.
Word: androgynists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of androgynist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subrationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From subrational + -ly. 1. In a subrational manner.
Word: subverbally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sub- + verbally. 1. In a subverbal manner.
Word: subverbal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + verbal. 1. Below the level of speech.
Word: snotbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English snotbox From snot + box. Pronunciation: /ˌsnɒtˈbɒks/ 1. A nose Labels: slang Example: You crunchy chump crabs get crumbled up like crack rock Fuck with the Wu, we busting your whole snot box
Word: snotboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snotbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fix-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from fix up. 1. A repair; an act of mending. 2. A novel created from (possibly unrelated, and possibly previously published) pieces of short fiction. Example: In The Martian Chronicles (1950), another fix-up novel, Ray Bradbury returns time and again to the trope of the abandoned city, as mass migrations from town to country and from one planet to another render cities obsolete.
Word: fixup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from fix up. 1. Alternative form of fix-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fixups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fixup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laagered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of laager Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: laagering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of laager Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subdecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subdeck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdeck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + deck. 1. The undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship). 2. A subheadline. Example: If there's a strapline or subdeck, write these after the main deck and don't use the same words. A strapline goes above the main headline and a subdeck below it.
Word: hypersynchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + synchronous. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypersynchrony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: the- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin theo- (“god”), combining form of theos (“god”); from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”), combining form of θεός (theós, “god”). Pronunciation: /θiː/ 1. god or deity Labels: in-compounds, morpheme
Word: ptew Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of ptui (“sound of spitting”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hemodialytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hemo- + dialytic. 1. Relating to hemodialysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: haemodialytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haemo- + dialytic. 1. Relating to haemodialysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: judicial officer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As a European official, a calque of French huissier de justice (“court usher”) employing officer because of usher's lack of legal associations in English. 1. A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law. 2. A huissier de justice, a process server and officer of the court in several European countries.
Word: anarthria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + -arthria. 1. A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely. Labels: uncountable
Word: Teeline Part of Speech: name 1. A system of shorthand writing.
Word: palantypist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Palantype, a brand of shorthand keyboard, + -ist. 1. One who takes down shorthand using a special keyboard.
Word: palantypists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palantypist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unicorn bird Part of Speech: noun 1. kamichi
Word: unicorn birds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unicorn bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gawkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gawk + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːkɪʃ/, /ˈɡɑːkɪʃ/ 1. gawky
Word: spreites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spreite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doom palm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of doum palm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doom palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doom palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingerbread tree Part of Speech: noun 1. The doum palm.
Word: gingerbread trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gingerbread tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folkgame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folk + game; compare folklore, folktale, etc. 1. A traditional game associated with (the children of) a community.
Word: folkgames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folkgame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rain-tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rain tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:rain-tree.
Word: pre-eclampsia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of preeclampsia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Formerly known as toxaemia, pre-eclampsia is a condition in pregnancy that leads to high blood pressure in the mother.
Word: googly-moogly Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A related form appears in 1953 as the title of the song “Good Googa Mooga,” a B-side recorded by the Magic Tones, and in the song “Stranded in the Jungle” recorded in 1956 by The Cadets, who added the line “Great goo-ga-moo-ga!” which did not appear in other artists' recordings of the song made that same year. The current form first appears in Howlin' Wolf's 1961 cover of blues singer St. Louis Jimmy Oden's 1942 song “Goin' Down Slow". The 'great googly moogly' version of the term is heard in the song "Nanook Rubs It", the second part of the Yellow Snow saga, on Frank Zappa's 1974 album 'Apostrophe.' 1. Expression of surprise, disbelief, delight, or fear. Example: Googly-moogly! What more could any human being possibly want? Example: Great googly-moogly! M'Chunga thought. Now this was more like it!
Word: time-suck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of timesuck. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was not just the writing itself that kept me on track but the taste it gave me of the freelance life, with its peculiar mix of freedom and uncertainty. Freelancing means getting up late? Goofing off? Writing when the spirit moves you? That’s one vision of it—and a sure prescription for failure. Early on, I became hyper-vigilant about my time and how I used it. I realized soon that interviews, hours in the library, and other research took as much time as the writing itself, and that time-sucks and distractions loomed everywhere.
Word: time suck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of timesuck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: raintree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rain tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: time-waste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + waste. 1. The wasting of time. 2. That which wastes time; a waste of time.
Word: time-waste Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From time + waste. 1. To waste time. Labels: intransitive Example: In truth, there is nothing to love and nothing to hate about the Justin Bieber idol and if we have allowed ourselves to be distracted by this nothingness, we are just wasting our time. And there is no need for us to time-waste a second longer.
Word: circumlocutive Part of Speech: adj 1. Employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.
Word: time-use Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + use. 1. The use or utilization of time. Labels: uncountable Example: The time-use diary is a challenging data collection instrument and many time-use studies utilise one or two diary days.
Word: aureations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aureation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patrimonialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patrimonial + -ism. 1. A political system in which all power flows from the leader. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: neopatrimonialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + patrimonialism, given its standard modern definition by Shmuel Eisenstadt in 1973. 1. A political system in which a bureaucracy based on rules is undermined by patrimonialism. Labels: uncountable
Word: non-attachment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + attachment. 1. Alternative form of nonattachment. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: retreatants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retreatant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sister act Part of Speech: noun 1. a variety show involving two or more sisters Example: I mean Dorothy keeps trying to depress me because she keeps saying that I will probably end up in a farm in the Central of Europe doing a sister act with a plough. 2. group sex involving two or more sisters (female siblings of each other) with one or more men. Labels: slang
Word: sister acts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sister act Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DSDs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of DSD Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disorder of sex development Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical condition whereby the development of chromosomal or anatomical sex is in some way atypical; an intersex condition. Example: Recently, growing patient and parental concerns about the stigma associated with the term intersex, along with advances in treatment and diagnosis, have led to the adoption of the term disorders of sex development (DSD) in its place. Example: There are also several states of disorders of sex development in males, namely gonadal dysgenesis or defects in androgen biosynthesis which cause insufficient synthesis of androgens and hypoandrogenisation in consequence.
Word: disorders of sex development Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disorder of sex development Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antisubjectivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + subjectivism. 1. Any philosophy opposed to subjectivism Labels: uncountable
Word: SEDs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SED Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rio Grande Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Río Grande (“big river”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹænd/, /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹændeɪ/, /ˌɹiːoʊˈɡɹɑːndeɪ/, /ˌɹaɪ.oʊ ˈɡɹænd/ 1. A major river in the United States and Mexico, starting in Colorado, flowing through New Mexico, and forming the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas for most of its length. Example: Article V. The Boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite the mouth of it’s deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea; from thence up the middle of that river, following the deepest channel, where it has more than one, to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to it’s western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then, to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same;) thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado; thence, across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean. Example: He was graduated with the second honors of his class in 1846; assigned to duty with a company of the Engineers, and ordered before the close of the year into active service on the line of the Rio Grande River.
Word: Rheims Part of Speech: name 1. Dated spelling of Reims.
Word: Dryfoos Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Walsingham Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Wæls + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). First element equivalent to Vǫlsungr. 1. A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham (OS grid ref TF9336). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Loring Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A census-designated place in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. 3. A ghost town in Wright County, Missouri. 4. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
Word: Colville Part of Speech: name Etymology: Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Colleville, in Normandy, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse kol (“coal”) + the French habitational suffix -ville. 1. A surname from Norman. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A small town in Thames-Coromandel district, on the Coromandel Peninsula in Waikato region, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Harrison County and Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Washington, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Boyce Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French bois (“wood”). Pronunciation: /bɔɪs/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. 4. A neighbourhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. 5. A town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.
Word: Fontainebleau Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the metropolitan area of Paris, in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France, home to a royal French palace. 2. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. 3. A census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. 4. A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Word: Oursler Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Bolingbroke Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/, /ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/, /ˈbɒlɪŋbɹoʊk/ 1. A surname. 2. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke. 3. A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. 4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. 5. An English earldom.
Word: Saratoga Part of Speech: name Etymology: Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge. More at Saratoga. Pronunciation: /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/, /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊɡə/ 1. The name of various towns in the USA: 2. The name of various towns in the USA: 3. The name of various towns in the USA: 4. The name of various towns in the USA: 5. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Saratoga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge. More at Saratoga. Pronunciation: /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/, /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊɡə/ 1. A cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy. Example: But don't serve Saratogas to a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society. They're loaded with too much dynamite!
Word: Schofield Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, previously Scholfield after William Scholfield. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gibbie Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Delvile Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Kenton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɛn.tən/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable 11. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable
Word: Lightfoot Part of Speech: name Etymology: From light + foot, a nickname for a messenger or fast runner. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtfʊt/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Coningsby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse *Konungsby, from konungs (“king's”) + -by (“farm, town”). Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conington, &c. 1. A village and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2258). 2. A surname.
Word: Downing Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A city in Schuyler County, Missouri. 3. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin. 4. Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Maintenon Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the metropolitan area of Paris, France, known for its royal French castle
Word: Sidonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sidon + -ia (“of”). Pronunciation: /saɪ̯ˈdəʊ̯.ni.ə/, /sɪ-/, /saɪ̯ˈdoʊ̯.ni.ə/ 1. A female given name. 2. A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia 3. A city in Lebanon 4. A region of Ancient Phoenicia; now in Lebanon. Labels: historical
Word: Lufton Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Bhima Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit भीम (bhīma). 1. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.
Word: Balfour Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + pùir, genitive form of pór (“pasture, grass”). 1. A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, on the island of Shapinsay. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A small town in Southland, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Fontaine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Fontaine. Doublet of Fontana. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Albemarle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From New Latin, from the French city Aumale, from Latin alba marla "white marl." Pronunciation: /ˈælbəˌmɑːɹl/ 1. Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands. Labels: historical 2. A city, the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.
Word: Armine Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A male given name.
Word: Armine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Armenian Արմինե (Armine). 1. A female given name from Armenian.
Word: Montaigne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Montaigne. 1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Mountain. Labels: countable 2. Michel de Montaigne, a French philosopher Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bourbons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bourbon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wilsons Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Wilson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Petersons Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Peterson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Newgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Newgate; equivalent to new + gate. 1. One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times. 2. A famous prison in London, in use for over 700 years until demolished in 1904. Labels: historical 3. A suburb of Up Holland, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5105). 4. A hamlet in Cley next the Sea parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0543).
Word: Clavering Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4731). 3. A community in Georgian Bluffs township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Warburton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Wǣrburg + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːbətən/, /ˈwɔɹbɚtən/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: Trevelyan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cornish trev (“farmstead; town”) + the Cornish personal name Elyan. 1. A surname from Cornish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Ellipsis of Trevelyan College, Durham. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: Ranald Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name.
Word: Buonaparte Part of Speech: name 1. Bonaparte Labels: historical
Word: Penrod Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Vaisampayana Part of Speech: name 1. the traditional narrator of the Mahabharata
Word: Endymion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐνδυμίων (Endumíōn). Pronunciation: /ɛnˈdɪmi.ən/ 1. A man described variously as a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king, who was loved by Selene or Artemis (the two being often conflated) and was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis, as well as venerated and said to reside in Caria, southwest Asia Minor, on Mount Latmus. Labels: Greek Example: The heavenly bodies may keep their secrets two or three thousand years yet; but one or other of them will betray them to some wakeful favorite, some Endymion beyond Latmos, perhaps in regions undiscovered, certainly in uncalculated times. 2. 342 Endymion, an asteroid. 3. A crater on the Moon.
Word: Mowbray Part of Speech: name Etymology: English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from Old French mont (“hill”) + brai (“mud, slime”). 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Grosvenor Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊ.və.nə(ɹ)/, /ˈɡɹəʊv.nə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname.
Word: Pittsburg Part of Speech: name 1. former spelling of Pittsburgh Labels: historical Example: I never see a shivering, white-faced wretch in the prisoners’ dock that I do not hark back with shuddering horror to the strange events on the Pullman car Ontario, between Washington and Pittsburg, on the night of September ninth, last. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: 26. A number of places in the United States: 27. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Eames Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from the genitive form of Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”). Pronunciation: /iːmz/ 1. A surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Disraeli Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A city in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Chaudière-Appalaches region, Quebec, Canada, named after Benjamin Disraeli. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Dunstable Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dʌnstəbəl/ 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0121). 2. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. 3. A surname.
Word: Dunstable Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dʌnstəbəl/ 1. A hat or bonnet of plaited straw, first made at Dunstable in Bedfordshire. Labels: dated
Word: McPherson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”). Pronunciation: /məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/ 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: McLean Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /məˈkleɪn/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Wilmington Part of Speech: name Etymology: Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”) Pronunciation: /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/ 1. A surname. 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. A place in England: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: Example: A since-deleted LinkedIn page listed Gaddis as a graphic designer who lives in the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina. 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A town in Mount Remarkable district council area, South Australia.
Word: PGLAF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Shahrazad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر (šahr, “city”) + ـزاد (-zâd, “child of”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑːɹəzɑːd/ 1. Alternative form of Scheherazade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Wolsey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”). 1. A characteristical surname. 2. A town in South Dakota, United States.
Word: Grenville Part of Speech: name Etymology: The civil parish is named after British prime minister George Grenville (1712 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/ 1. A surname. 2. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. . 3. A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.
Word: Quincey Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.