nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: assfuck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ass + fuck. Pronunciation: /ˈæs.fʌk/ 1. To engage in anal intercourse. Labels: Canada, US, vulgar Example: But she can't look away, either, when Barbara and Jack start to assfuck. To Agnes, it looks grotesque. The angle is wrong, like the angle of a broken limb. 2. To betray. Labels: Canada, US, vulgar Example: "You boys tried to assfuck me," he said softly, menacingly, "...and it backfired." Example: We assfuck their minds.
Word: assfuck Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ass + fuck. Pronunciation: /ˈæs.fʌk/ 1. Isolated and neglected, undesirable, or held in contempt. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: assfucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assfuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assfucks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assfuck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: swordbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swerde berer, swerdeberer, swyrd berere, swyrdeberer; equivalent to sword + bearer. 1. One who bears or carries a sword, especially as a symbol of their authority.
Word: shieldbearer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shield-bearer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ringbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + bearer. 1. A person who carries a ring, especially a wedding ring as part of a wedding ceremony.
Word: ringwraith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ringwraith (fantasy character), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings; from ring + wraith. 1. A person who is loyal, as if bound or entranced, to a band, group or organization. Example: It is twisted out of shape and used for base purposes by the ringwraiths, the bent ones among the intellectuals, for purposes that are transient... Example: ...or shandy quaffers at tennis with Joan Hunter-Dunn, even though many of them are mere ringwraiths of the Thomson Empire.
Word: rearview Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rear + view. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəvjuː/, /ˈɹɪɹvjuː/, /ˈɹiɹvjuː/ 1. That provides a view from or to the rear. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tesla is recalling roughly 27,000 Cybertrucks because of a rearview camera issue that delays the image being displayed on the dashboard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Word: rearview Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rear + view. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪəvjuː/, /ˈɹɪɹvjuː/, /ˈɹiɹvjuː/ 1. Synonym of rearview mirror. Example: My reflection checks me out in the rearview. I'm... kind of beau... tiful!? Example: Bag of little yellow pills for thе nerves / But it makes it еven worse when the Xannys don't work / And he panic, ears ringing, when you call, he can't hear you / Every seven seconds, eyes back up in the rearview
Word: rearview mirror Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rear-view mirror. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: infinitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + finis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tas. 1. The state or quality of being infinite or having no limit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Euclid proved the infinitude of primes.
Word: come true Part of Speech: verb 1. To become real: to become true or existent. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you wish really hard, it just might come true. Example: Many of their predictions came true, but of course, many did not. 2. To maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes.
Word: bump uglies Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: I have a right to live off of you because I married you, and because I used to let you get on top of me and bump your uglies Example: [T]he lead singer found his girlfriend bumping uglies in the dark with the roadie. But then said singer was with a blonde floozie himself—see what being on an L.A. trash-band bill can do to ya?
Word: frustrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Incorrect analogy with frustrate, also of Latin origin. 1. Misspelling of frustum. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: red squirrel Part of Speech: noun 1. Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia. 2. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, the American red squirrel, found in parts of North America.
Word: bald wig Part of Speech: noun 1. A headpiece worn usually by stage and film actors so as to appear bald on top without the necessity of shaving their scalps.
Word: clothing bin Part of Speech: noun 1. A container in which clothing is placed to be donated to charity organizations.
Word: cult hit Part of Speech: noun 1. Something (almost always a film, book, song, etc.) which is very popular among a specific, narrow audience. 2. Something (almost always a film, book, song, etc.) which is very popular, and which was popularized by a specific, narrow group of fans.
Word: desolventizing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English solvent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English -ing English desolventizing From de- + solvent + -ize + -ing. 1. A process whereby a line or piece of equipment is flushed clear of solvent. Labels: uncountable
Word: helium-3 Part of Speech: noun 1. The rare isotope of helium, 32He, that has a single neutron. Labels: uncountable Example: With its magnetic field drastically weakened and much of its atmosphere lost, what remains intact of H-047c's surface is vulnerable to cosmic radiation. This has rendered the soil unable to support life, though it is a potential source of valuable helium-3. Example: What Interlune is trying to do [the startup aims to develop robotic lunar mining camps] is far from child’s play. Helium-3, an industrially prized cousin of the isotope of the gas we use to fill party balloons, is rare on Earth. In 2024 it sold for $2,500 per liter, or roughly $19 million a kilogram, according to a report from Edelgas Group. […] The company faces daunting hurdles to get there. Though there is more helium-3 on the moon, it’s still far from abundant. Even if Interlune can find lunar regions with higher concentrations, collecting a commercially viable amount of helium-3 means developing and transporting to the moon machines that can chew through millions of tons of regolith, the loose debris that covers the lunar surface from billions of years of micrometeorite impacts. Autonomously. With no boots on the ground to repair them as they kick up dust more abrasive than anything on Earth. […] Interlune expects less than 1% of the gas they’ll get when they crush lunar regolith will be helium-3 – it’s estimated to exist only in the single- to double-digit parts per billion. To separate it from balloon helium and hydrogen, they’re cooling it all beyond negative 450 degrees Fahrenheit, at which point the other gases will liquefy and the helium-3 can be siphoned off.
Word: helium-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. The normal isotope of helium, 42He, that has two neutrons. Labels: uncountable
Word: Weedjie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Weegie. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Ah've never met one Weedjie whae didnae think that they are the only genuinely suffering proletarians in Scotland, Western Europe, the World.
Word: lithium-6 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope 63Li, having three protons and three neutrons, that makes up about 7% of natural lithium; it is used in the nuclear industry. Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium-7 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope, 73Li, having three protons and four neutrons, that makes up about 93% of natural lithium. Labels: uncountable
Word: beryllium-9 Part of Speech: noun 1. The only stable isotope of beryllium, 94Be, having four protons and five neutrons Labels: uncountable
Word: boron-10 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope, 105B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used as a radiation shield in Geiger counters Labels: uncountable
Word: boron-11 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope, 115B, having five protons and six neutrons, that makes up about 80% of natural boron. Labels: uncountable
Word: thanks for nothing Part of Speech: intj 1. Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted. Labels: idiomatic, ironic Example: I brought another pencil for you, but I accidentally broke it. - Thanks for nothing; now I'll have to find yet another one.
Word: thuggishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thuggish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English thuggishness From thuggish + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being thuggish. Labels: uncountable
Word: thuggish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thug Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English thuggish From thug + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɡɪʃ/ 1. Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating. Labels: derogatory Example: Their thuggish manner made continuing negotiations very difficult. Example: We were Jews—and not only were we not inferior to the goyim who beat us at football, but the chances were that because we could not commit our hearts to victory in such a thuggish game, we were superior! 2. Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or thuggees (often capitalized in this sense). Labels: obsolete Example: […] beside the deceitfulness of the heart and the carnality common to all men, the deep ignorance of the heathen, the abjectness of their social condition, their vain but venerated traditions, their time-honored customs of profligacy, impelling to infanticide, parricide, Thuggish murders, and cannibalism—all conflict steadily with the holiest efforts to transform them into symmetrical Christians. Example: Occasionally you might have beheld us chasing up scores of Dorkings,—which had been our admiration for the twelvemonth, and massacreing them remorselessly for the public good: our turkeys and geese, too, were in continual jeopardy of their lives. But,—these Thuggish propensities notwithstanding, we took a paternal interest in our feathered family.
Word: thuggery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thug + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɡəɹi/ 1. The violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: traduced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of traduce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: earmarked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of earmark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exacerbated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exacerbate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Kimberley Part of Speech: name Etymology: English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪmbəli/, /ˈkɪmbɚli/ 1. Any of several places: 2. Any of several places: 3. Any of several places: 4. Any of several places: 5. Any of several places: 6. Any of several places: 7. Any of several places: 8. A habitational surname from Old English. 9. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name (site of a battle in the Boer Wars). 10. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kimberly, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Example: It will take some getting used to, a husband named Kim. She has known girls named Kim since she was a squirt in a sunsuit. Quite a few really. Kimberleys and plain Kims.
Word: psychographics Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of demographics to obtain marketing data from people's attitudes, lifestyles etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: photoheterotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English heterotrophy English photoheterotrophy From photo- + heterotrophy. 1. The generation of biological energy from light, together with organic compounds and / or carbon dioxide Labels: uncountable
Word: step stool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step + stool. 1. A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.
Word: Chloraseptic Part of Speech: name 1. A brand of oral antiseptic. Labels: US
Word: Kimmy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kim + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪmi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Kimberley or Kimberly.
Word: interspecies Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English species English interspecies From inter- + species. 1. Occurring or arising between species; interspecific. Labels: not-comparable Example: In view of this biochemical diversity, the possibilities of interspecies hybridization in this genus are very interesting and worthy of attention. Example: “You're a publicist,” she said. “She's a celebrity. That's interspecies.”
Word: Scottie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scott + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Scott.
Word: Scottie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scott + -ie. 1. A Scottish terrier. Labels: informal 2. A Scottish person (sometimes as a nickname). Labels: informal Example: It's Scottie this, an' Scottie that, Whan ye gang o'er the border; Example: . . .and a bone-splintering hello from the Scottie!
Word: Scotty Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scott + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Scott.
Word: Stewie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Stewart + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.
Word: hypersexuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās New Latin sexuālitāslbor. English sexuality English hypersexuality From hyper- + sexuality. 1. Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Is promiscuity a cover for an underlying despair? Perhaps my own hypersexuality has served a narcissism I dare not face: a surface vanity (which must constantly be reinforced) concealing an inner doubt about my own importance as a human being. Example: For example, there are many reports of hypersexuality following traumatic brain injury to frontal regions. Although disinhibition is one common consequence of frontal lesions, not all frontal lesions will result in hypersexuality, […]
Word: Matty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew. 2. A diminutive of the female given names Matilda or Martha, variant of Mattie. Example: Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they called her Matty. Of course, they hardly ever called her anything, but when they had to, it was Matty.
Word: Bernie Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (male): From Bernard + -ie. * (female): From Bernadette + -ie or Bernice + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝni/ 1. A unisex given name. Example: A similar arrangement was made for her son Bernard, named in honor of the great Carthusian mystic (at least, that is what Jim Gaffney would softly tell Mrs. Kozinski) and of Bernie Astor, the publicist. Example: With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his campaign on Wednesday, it’s now official: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee this fall. 2. A unisex given name. Example: To catch a nearer view of the coming ship, now much larger than the mere speck it had at first appeared, little Bernice, or Bernie, as she was most lovingly called at home, had moved far in advance of her mother, till now she stood quite near to the edge of the wharf.
Word: Bernie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bernese Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English Bernie From Bernese + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝni/ 1. A Bernese mountain dog. Labels: informal
Word: Benji Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin. Example: His full name is Benji Duncan Geoffrey Rigby-Monk. 'You're joking,' Kit said, when I first told him. 'Benji? Not even Benjamin?' Duncan and Geoffrey are his two granddads'names ― both unglamorous and old-dufferish, in Kit's view, and not worth inflicting on a new generation ― and Rigby-Monk is a fusion of Fran's surname and Anton's. 'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name.
Word: Chrissie Part of Speech: name Etymology: from Chris + -ie, through clipping of Christine or Christina Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Christina or Christine, sometimes also used as a formal given name
Word: Chrissie Part of Speech: name Etymology: from clipping of Christmas + -ie Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsi/ 1. Christmas Labels: Australia, slang
Word: culminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of culminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Donny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive forms with -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒni/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis. 2. Doncaster Labels: informal
Word: protectionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof. Example: This is because most member countries still hold a very much protectionist stance when it comes to the service sector. Example: The "national security" grounds were gauzy at best; the 232 tariffs were classically protectionist.
Word: protectionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist. 1. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government. Example: It also would cut deeply into the trans-Atlantic alliance at the worst possible time by giving anti-American, anti-capitalist nationalists and protectionists in Europe a platform to thrive. Anti-American sentiment will grow, and Europe risks a retreat to protectionism. Those of us who make the case for the trans-Atlantic alliance will have a much harder job. Example: Vance is now a key messenger for Trump’s economic agenda as the administration pursues sweeping new protectionists policies announced on what they deemed “Liberation Day.” 2. A linguistic purist.
Word: sloshing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slosh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sloshing Part of Speech: noun 1. A motion or action that sloshes.
Word: smudgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smudge (“blemish; dense smoke; to obscure by smearing; to stifle”) + -y. (The sense "rainy" is related to dialectal use of smudge to mean drizzling rain.) Pronunciation: /ˈsmʌ.d͡ʒi/ 1. Marked with smudges. Example: As you know, an ordinary unhairy face like yours or mine simply gets a bit smudgy if it is not washed often enough, and there's nothing so awful about that. But a hairy face is a very different matter. 2. Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot); thick and smoky or smokelike. Example: Pierre lighted his pipe and immediately the air about him because heavy, not with the aromatic perfume of choice Havanna but with a smudgy fog that made John cough. The cough was genuine, but John emphasized it a little as a suggestion that the coarse odor was anything but welcome- without, however, any appreciable result. Example: […] the black, smudgy fog billowing up before his eyes, blotting out the peculiar smile on the face of the white lady. It was only then that he could feel the cold claws of terror clutching at his throat and heart. 3. Rainy or drizzly. Example: Smudgy weather greeted Torpedo Five who had to dodge cloud banks and rain squalls as they flew at altitudes between 3,000 and 4,000 feet toward Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Finally the large island of Guadalcanal loomed ahead. Soon, they[…] Example: […] under overcast skies. "It's a smudgy day," Alex observes. Indeed, a light drizzle falls from clouds that look as though they've been rubbed out with a fat eraser. 4. Hot and humid or stuffy; sweltering. Example: […] and the smudgy heat cast from the cavernous fireplace. Example: blawing weather[:] Hot close smudgy weather when flies 'blow' or 'strike' sheep very much
Word: smudged Part of Speech: adj 1. Blurred as by being rubbed. Example: a smudged chalk drawing
Word: smudged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smudge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: action doll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: action figure + doll 1. a redressable action figure, like the original GI Joe. 2. sometimes, a doll or figure with a mechanical feature.
Word: smudge pot Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of kerosene flares with round bottoms and wicks in a protected cage, once used to mark highway construction sites and as utility flares. 2. An oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. 3. A pot of tar and oil burned to produce thick noxious smoke to discourage pests.
Word: origo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin orīgō. Doublet of origin. 1. The reference point on which a deictic relationship is based.
Word: smudge pots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smudge pot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Doublet of snout. Pronunciation: /snuːt/ 1. An elitist or snobbish person. Labels: informal Example: The sidecars— sneer if you will, you purists and gastronomic snoots— at Perino's in Wilshire in Los Angeles. Example: At first, I had no idea you had money, and you didn't seem like a snoot. The place where you were renting was a dumpy place. When you turned out to have money, I was surprised. 2. A language pedant or snob; one who practices linguistic elitism. Example: There are lots of epithets for people like this—Grammar Nazis, Usage Nerds, Syntax Snobs, the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT. 3. A nose or snout. Labels: derogatory, dialectal, slang Example: And then he did something which must be unprecedented in jurisprudence. He leaped from his chair, ran over to the old man, and shaking his fist under his nose, roared: 'Listen, you! If you keep on with this stuff, I'll punch you one in the snoot! 4. Snout; especially of a dog ("doggo"), cat ("catto"), or snake ("snek"). Labels: Internet, childish, humorous 5. A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light. Example: Snoots have traditionally been round in shape when attached to studio strobes, but with flash photography, they have taken on a more rectangular shape because the flash heads are rectangular.
Word: snoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots snoot, snout (“snout”), from Middle English snowte, from Middle Dutch snute; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz. Doublet of snout. Pronunciation: /snuːt/ 1. To behave disdainfully toward someone. 2. To apply a snoot attachment to (a light). Labels: transitive Example: Which might mean shaping it, gelling it, snooting it, barn dooring it, and putting it on a stand or a clamp. Maybe taking the dome diffuser off. Perhaps zooming it. Oh my. And you thought you were just taking a picture.
Word: functionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/, /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃəˌnɛ.ri/ 1. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required. Example: Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik Example: Consciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives. 2. Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt. Example: Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter
Word: snoots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snoots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snoot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: functionaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of functionary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misgiving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”). Compare given and what gives. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/ 1. Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He could think of her being there, without a lurking misgiving that it would have been better if she had not come. Example: In the night, or the gloomy chambers of the day, fears and misgivings wax strong, but out in the sunlight there is, for a time, cessation even of the terror of death.
Word: action dolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of action doll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: germanium antimony telluride Part of Speech: noun 1. A chalcogenide glass, of approximate composition Ge₂Sb₂Te₅, used in rewritable DVDs; it changes phase from crystalline to amorphous when heated by a laser Labels: uncountable
Word: plasma wakefield accelerator Part of Speech: noun 1. A device in which a drive beam (either laser or particle) produces a plasma wave ("wakefield") that accelerates charged particles in a relatively short distance.
Word: beteem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”). 1. To permit; allow; suffer. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: So excellent a king, that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly. 2. To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine / Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend [...]. 3. To bestow; afford; allow; deign. Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: beteem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English teem English beteem From be- + teem (“to produce”). 1. To bring forth; produce; shed. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: beteem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English teem English beteem From be- + teem (“to empty, pour”). 1. To pour all about. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: wakefield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wake + field. 1. The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure. Example: Calculation of the plasma wakefields (driven electron plasma waves) generated by nonevolving drive laser pulses is straightforward.
Word: Wakefield Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈweɪkfiːld/, /ˈweːkfɪld/ 1. An industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries. 2. A habitational surname from Old English. 3. The prison in Wakefield, established 1594. 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: Example: Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health. 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 elsewhere: 26. A number of places elsewhere: 27. A number of places elsewhere: 28. A number of places elsewhere: 29. A number of places elsewhere: 30. A number of places elsewhere:
Word: 'arf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A representation of the pronunciation of half by a speaker whose dialect is non-rhotic and also lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]). 1. Half. Labels: Cockney, UK, especially Example: 'Arf the night through he's at that game, the silly old juggins. Example: Hasn't ye 'eard that devil's spawn of a capting an' is mates knockin' the bloomin' lights outen 'arf the crew?
Word: TOSH Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: not half Part of Speech: adv 1. Greatly; to a considerable extent. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: "So you fancy that girl then?" "Not half!" Example: "You bet she wouldn't like fer me to be killed—not 'arf!..."
Word: tumeric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps influenced by non-rhotic pronunciations of turmeric, via dissimilation. 1. Misspelling of turmeric. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: 2009, Curry spice ‘kills cancer cells’, BBC News online, 28 October An extract found in the curry spice tumeric can kill off cancer cells, lab scientists have shown.
Word: Siberian flying squirrel Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), common in Siberia and northeastern Europe.
Word: ribbon representation Part of Speech: noun 1. A graphical representation of the gross structure of a protein in which different levels of structure are represented as different size ribbons and tubes; associated molecules (such as the haem of haemoglobin) are shown in ball and stick form.
Word: shortcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + cake. 1. A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Synonym of shortbread Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: shortcakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shortcake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bruiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bruise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bruiser From bruise + -er. Pronunciation: /bɹuːzə/, /bɹʉwzə/, /bɹuzɚ/, /bɹʉːzə/, /bɾɪu̯zə/ 1. In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment. 2. A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person. Labels: broadly, colloquial, derogatory Example: His "assistant" was a big bruiser named Pete, who, with his enormous shoulders and menacing scowl, was clearly present for the intimidation factor. Example: So there, my dear Bertie, was I, within a few hours of my entrance into this town, with my top-hat down to my ears, my highly professional frock-coat, and my kid gloves, fighting some low bruiser on a pedestal in one of the most public places, in the heart of a yelling and hostile mob! I ask you whether that was cruel luck or not? 3. A machine for bruising oats. 4. A person who enjoys arguing with others. 5. A professional boxer. Example: Sometimes, when in the newspapers I happen upon descriptions of our modern bruisers and prizefighters, I wonder what chance the best of them would have had against him.
Word: unliganded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ligand English -ed English unliganded From un- + ligand + -ed. 1. Having no ligand; especially (of a protein) deprived of any small molecule that it is sometimes associated with Labels: not-comparable Example: The direct hydrogen ion titration of unliganded hemoglobin was performed under a stream of purified argon; that of the carbon monoxide derivative was carried out in a closed system under an atmosphere of pure CO.
Word: contact sport Part of Speech: noun 1. An athletic contest which involves a significant amount of physical contact between the participating athletes.
Word: contact sports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contact sport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countrified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English -fy English countrify English -ed English countrified From countrify + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌntɹɪfʌɪd/ 1. Rural, rustic; unsophisticated. Example: Although houses and factories appeared in great profusion in the 1930s, there still remain odd groups of cottages dating from an earlier and more countrified period. Example: There was this hot little countrified sistah who had caught my eye during the beginning of freshman year, but I just hadn't had a chance to work my way around to her yet. 2. Having the characteristics of country music. Example: Over the next couple of years, a few more countrified albums appeared, and to more singles—"Tarkio Road" (#55, 1971) and "Shake Off The Demons (#98, 1972)—won positions on the Hot 100.
Word: countrified Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English -fy English countrify English -ed English countrified From countrify + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌntɹɪfʌɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of countrify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bruisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bruiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwarf spheroidal Part of Speech: noun 1. A dwarf spheroidal galaxy Example: Slightly larger dwarf spheroidals are known to be the single most common kind of galaxy in rich clusters like that seen past the constellation Virgo.
Word: dwarf spheroidal galaxy Part of Speech: noun 1. A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda Example: The inventory keeps growing, and the latest recruit is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, meaning no gas and not many more than 10⁶⁻⁷ stars, that has the bad luck to be almost on the far side of the galactic centre from us.
Word: clue by four Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of clue-by-four. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: angiogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)lbor. English angio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English angiogenic From angio- + -genic. 1. Relating to angiogenesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
Word: kapwing Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. See ka-, ping. 1. The sound of something, such as a bullet, ricocheting violently off something else. Labels: rare
Word: Christer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christ + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪstɚ/ 1. A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: The village people called his father 'Righteous Christer,' which shows that he too must have been 'stiff as a tree' in following what he knew to be right.
Word: futhark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the first six letters of the runic alphabet, ᚠ (“f”), ᚢ (“u”), ᚦ (“þ”), ᚨ (“a”), ᚱ (“r”), ᚲ (“k”). Pronunciation: /ˈfuː.θɑːk/, /ˈfu.θɑɹk/ 1. The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc.
Word: pavid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin paveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin pavidusbor. English pavid From Latin pavidus, from paveō (“to fear”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.vɪd/ 1. fearful, timid Example: Their multitudes might inspire even their pavid nature with courage to attack, and brought to my fancy the fate of that unhappy prisoner who, thrown into a blind dungeon, was in one night literally devoured by rats.
Word: futhork Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of futhorc. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: futhorc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the sounds of the first six letters: ᚠ, ᚢ, ᚦ, ᚩ, ᚱ, ᚳ; compare ABCs. Pronunciation: /ˈfuː.θɔːk/, /ˈfu.θɔɹk/ 1. The Runic alphabet as used to write Old English and Old Frisian.
Word: zebrafish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zebra + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ/, /ˈzɛbɹəˌfɪʃ/ 1. A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments. Example: Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish. 2. A member of certain species of Percina (logperch). 3. Certain venomous lionfish, of genus Pterois.
Word: integrin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.
Word: bioingredient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English ingredient English bioingredient From bio- + ingredient. 1. Any bioactive ingredient in a functional food.
Word: functional food Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fresh or processed food claimed to have a health-promoting and/or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. Example: These “functional foods”, which included protein powders and shakes, were branded as sports nutrition and primarily targeted at men.
Word: want ad Part of Speech: noun 1. An advertisement (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.) for something wanted; a classified advertisement. Labels: informal Example: Don't like: Cruising, bars, pickles, strobe lights, chrome & glass furniture, using a want-ad to meet someone.
Word: want ads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of want ad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: en banc Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from French en banc (literally “on a bench”). 1. As a group, particularly with respect to a legal decision rendered by all of the judges sitting on a court, rather than by a smaller panel of judges from that court. Labels: not-comparable Example: While dissentals are more common, judges on both this and other courts have, on occasion, penned dissents from the grant of en banc review. ... These disgrantles are understandably rare.... […] But because the Ninth Circuit’s peculiar en banc procedures do not guarantee participation in the en banc panel to all active judges, a disgrantle is the only guaranteed way a judge on this court can publicly explain why it was inappropriate for our court to take a particular case en banc.
Word: en banc Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French en banc (literally “on a bench”). 1. As a group, particularly with respect to a legal decision rendered by all of the judges sitting on a court, rather than by a smaller panel of judges from that court. Labels: not-comparable Example: While dissentals are more common, judges on both this and other courts have, on occasion, penned dissents from the grant of en banc review. ... These disgrantles are understandably rare.... […] But because the Ninth Circuit’s peculiar en banc procedures do not guarantee participation in the en banc panel to all active judges, a disgrantle is the only guaranteed way a judge on this court can publicly explain why it was inappropriate for our court to take a particular case en banc.
Word: American beaver Part of Speech: noun 1. The beaver Castor canadensis, native of North America.
Word: European beaver Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of beaver, Castor fiber, native to Eurasia.
Word: signatories Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹiz/ 1. plural of signatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premature birth Part of Speech: noun 1. The birth of an infant prior to the completion of its prenatal development. 2. Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.
Word: premature births Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premature birth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nimbleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nymmylnes; equivalent to nimble + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ 1. The quality of being nimble. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Therfoꝛe thus ſaieth the holy one of Iſrael: In as moch as ye haue caſt of youre bewtie, and confoꝛted youre ſelues with power and nymbleneſſe, and put youre confidence therin: therfoꝛe ſhal ye haue this myſchefe agayne foꝛ youre deſtruction and fall, like as an hie wall, that falleth becauſe of ſome rift (oꝛ blaſt,) whoſe bꝛeakinge cometh ſodenly. Example: 'Tis better that the Enemie ſeeke vs, So ſhall he waſte his meanes, weary his Souldiers, Doing himſelfe offence, whil'ſt we lying ſtill, Are full of reſt, defence, and nimbleneſſe.
Word: musquash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abenaki moskwas (or its Massachusett equivalent). Compare musquaw. 1. The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. Labels: archaic Example: […] Muſquaſhes, vvhich be much like a Beaver for ſhape, but nothing neare ſo bigge; the male hath tvvo ſtones vvhich ſmell as ſvveete as Muske, […]
Word: Jezebel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/ 1. The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols. Example: “I know if anyone called me a carrot-topped Jezebel, umbrage is the first thing I'd take. Who was Jezebel, by the way? The name seems familiar, but I can't place her.” “A character in the Old Testament, sir. A queen of Israel.” “Of course, yes. Be forgetting my own name next. Eaten by dogs, wasn't she?” “Yes, sir.” “Can't have been pleasant for her.” “No, sir.” “Still, that's the way the ball rolls.”
Word: Jezebel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/ 1. A woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: She’s an absolute Jezebel! Example: If ever the devil was born, without a pair of horns It was you, Jezebel, it was you 2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Delias.
Word: playable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Middle English pleyen Proto-West Germanic *plegō Old English plega Middle English pleye English play Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English playable From play + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪəbəl/ 1. Able to be played. Labels: not-comparable Example: Not all compact discs are playable in car stereos. Example: That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list. 2. Of a move, giving a reasonable result; able to be played without losing. Labels: not-comparable Example: Is MAGICS a playable word in Scrabble? 3. Of a game, able to be played and enjoyed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some of the most playable games tend to be those that've been around the longest: the Breakout/Arkanoid/Batty imitators for instance, or, as here, the Asteroids clones.