nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hell week Part of Speech: noun 1. The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: She was among a number of cadets taken to the infirmary with heat sickness on the first day of the rigorous drills called hell week. 2. In a college or university, the week leading up to final examinations. Labels: US Example: As a college freshman, this was vividly impressed on me during my first exposure to hell week. Hell week is the term many students use in reference to what professors and other college officials call final exam week. Example: I finished my exam and handed it to the grad assistant at the front row. […] I had finished Hell Week! Winter break has officially begun.
Word: Hell Week Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hell week. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: secret society Part of Speech: noun 1. A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members. Example: Ben had much fun out of it, assuring the other boys that those were the signs and password of a secret society to which he and Sam belonged. Example: But these Brothers of Pity were a secret society, known to no man except their spiritual head, who chose them in turn, and not knowing even each other. 2. A criminal gang. Labels: Singapore Example: […] obedience and loyalty were also 'important bywords' to the Ghee Hin, Ghee Hok and Ho Seng secret societies […]
Word: airigh Part of Speech: noun 1. A shieling (area of summer pasture). Labels: Scotland
Word: Feltre Part of Speech: name 1. A town (and associated commune) in the province of Belluno in the Veneto, Italy
Word: Russian Wolfhound Part of Speech: noun 1. borzoi (a breed of dog)
Word: Russian Wolfhounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Russian Wolfhound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prefinition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praefīnītiō. 1. a previous limitation or definition Labels: rare Example: according to the prefinition of worldes, vvhich he made in Chriſt Iesvs our Lord.
Word: ironings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ironing Labels: form-of, plural Example: From his appearance I got the impression he wore his suits a number of times between ironings and didn't even bother to iron his shirts.
Word: database administrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of database administrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: database analysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of database analyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: through line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of throughline. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ancient history Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Labels: uncountable 2. That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Who cares if he said those things at the beginning of the year? That's ancient history now. Example: "I want to have a notion how we stand about the bankruptcy." / "Oh, that's ancient history," cried Jim.
Word: child bride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of child + bride. 1. A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures. Example: Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that allow minor girls to be child brides. Example: With a smile and baksheesh for the little fair-faced girl destined to be the child-bride of some unknown Egyptian
Word: -tome Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). 1. An instrument for cutting. Labels: morpheme
Word: -tome Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek τομή (tomḗ), τόμος (tómos, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). 1. A section or segment. Labels: morpheme
Word: dermat- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of dermato-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: piedouche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French piédouche, itself a borrowing from Italian peduccio (“console, corbel”). 1. A small pedestal used to support a bust, a vase, etc.
Word: piedouches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piedouche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phænotypical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phænotypic + -al. 1. Archaic spelling of phenotypical. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Granting our inability to reason about genotypical constitution from the phænotypical, still, other things being equal, and in the long run and with great numbers of individuals an extremely high variant is more apt to belong to a genotype with a high mean than to one with a low or intermediate mean.
Word: phantastical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phantastic + -al. 1. Archaic spelling of fantastical. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: This he achieves by arguing for the ‘ phantastical ’ character of the remaining qualities.
Word: phantasie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fantasy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Is not this ſomthing more then phantaſie?
Word: phantasie Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of fantasy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Firſt I phantaſied that if I liſt to take vpon me the crowne and imperiall Scepter of the realme, now was the time propice and conuenient.
Word: lay-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lay-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desirement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of desire + requirement. 1. Something that is desired, but not absolutely required. Labels: nonstandard
Word: phantastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From phantastic + -ally. 1. Archaic spelling of fantastically. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: aquæous Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of aqueous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In a part of the rock more or less removed from this specimen, the iron was taken into solution by slowly filtrating aquæous agencies as a carbonate.
Word: yis Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /jɪs/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of yes. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: yis Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /jiz/ 1. Alternative form of yous. Labels: Ireland, alt-of, alternative
Word: subaquæous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + aquæous. 1. Obsolete spelling of subaqueous. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: Later on, he devotes his attention to midges, and then to fair‐sized flies, until the winter again comes round, and his appetite can only be satisfied by subaquæous food.
Word: urethræ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urethra Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: areolæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of areola Labels: form-of, plural Example: By careful adjustment of the focus of the instrument, with a power proportioned to the size of the areolæ, the granules can be seen in the centre of the hexagons ; care must, however, be taken not to confound an optical effect with the appearance of the granules ; each areola is a minute lens, and so refracts the light as to give a bright or dark dot as the focus is changed, and the granules themselves contribute to this effect.
Word: unfavorites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unfavorite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfavorites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unfavorite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unfavoriting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unfavorite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unfavorited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unfavorite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unfavorited Part of Speech: adj 1. Not marked as a favorite. Labels: not-comparable Example: Space Saver's function is to mark all unused, unfavorited, or unkeyworded video in an Event as rejects, all in one fell swoop.
Word: cash in one's chips Part of Speech: verb 1. To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Looks like these grandees'll have to cash in their chips and quit, but it's a darned shame." Example: Yesterday the polo-playing executive cashed in his chips at Harrah's to take a post with even higher stakes, agreeing to become president and chief executive of Resorts International Inc. 2. To die. Labels: idiomatic Example: A tough old hombre, unregenerate to the last, cashed in his chips in Oklahoma City the other day. Example: So what are trained readers of spy novels supposed to believe when Michael cashes in his chips and two strangers arrive to remove his body from the premises?
Word: dish washer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dishwasher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: economiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From economise + -er. 1. Alternative form of economizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: These locomotives have now had their economisers removed, while retaining the boilers of smaller-than-standard diameter [...]. Trouble, however, is being experienced owing to the fact that, without the retarding and lowering effect of the economiser on the velocity and temperature respectively of the firebox gases, severe burning of the superheater elements is occurring.
Word: stuck on Part of Speech: adj 1. Infatuated with; romantically attracted to; in love with. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang Example: McTeague had a vague idea that Marcus Schouler was stuck on his cousin Trina. They "kept company" a good deal. Example: "You ain't a mush-head, you've got a girl there that's stuck on you. It's about time you think of her." 2. Fascinated by; enchanted by. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: "I'm stuck on the way you sing that [Edvard] Grieg song," he declared. 3. Puzzled or stumped by. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: "I'm doing today's crossword puzzle, and I'm stuck on this one clue."
Word: lifts a finger Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lift a finger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lifting a finger Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lift a finger Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lifted a finger Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lift a finger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antaircraft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: ant- (prevocalic form of anti-) + aircraft 1. Rare spelling of antiaircraft. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, rare Example: The officers at the antaircraft school preferred Case I to Case III firing even when the modern Buffi equipment is employed.
Word: Mansel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Mansell. 1. A surname.
Word: nonhighway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + highway. 1. Not of or pertaining to highways. Labels: not-comparable Example: The motor fuel revenue data reported by the States may include small amounts of revenues generated from the nonhighway use of motor fuel.
Word: highwayless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From highway + -less. 1. Without a highway. Labels: not-comparable Example: Except for Lombard, Mont., on the CM St. P. & P. and the Northern Pacific, Pettigrew is probably unique in being a highwayless town, and it may be possible that a highway has been built into Lombard since this writer last was there...
Word: passes muster Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pass muster Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: passed muster Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pass muster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: passing muster Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pass muster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dumber than a rock Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely stupid. Labels: comparative-only
Word: nystagmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nystagmus + -ic. 1. Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).
Word: refujew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of refugee + Jew. 1. A Jewish refugee. Labels: US, informal Example: […] Basque children, White Russians or refujews, but a whole empire in agony, a mastodon at bay, is beyond the limit of our imaginations. Example: 'Fancy him having a refujew in his gang,' Gladstone said.
Word: Alice in Wonderland syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865; often known as Alice in Wonderland), in which the protagonist changes size after consuming a potion and a cake. 1. A disorienting neurological condition involving micropsia, macropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities. Labels: uncountable Example: Three cases of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome (metamorphopsia) are presented and described as a presenting symptom of infectious mono nucleosis in a preadolescent male and in two late teenage females. Example: Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is characterized by visual hallucinations and bizarre perceptual distortions.
Word: refujews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refujew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alicorns Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹnz/, /ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːnz/ 1. plural of alicorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refulgences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refulgence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ledës-man Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of leadsman (obsolete lodesman sense). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cocktail sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. A sauce served with oysters and other seafood, typically ketchup mixed with horseradish or mayonnaise. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cocktail sauces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cocktail sauce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scurvies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scurvy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porphyroblasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porphyroblast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonporphyritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + porphyritic. 1. Not porphyritic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uninsurability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + insurability. 1. The quality of being uninsurable. Labels: uncountable
Word: newmodel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from New Model Army (at Wikipedia) (1645-1660), equivalent to new- + model. 1. Alternative form of new-model; to give a new form to; remodel; rearrange in a new way. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, transitive Example: He said however that the variances of opinion & indecision of Congress were alarming & required that something should be done; that it wd [sic] be better to newmodel the Confederation, or attempt any thing rather than do nothing. Example: Congress newmodels the proposal, and sends it forth again.
Word: lager top Part of Speech: noun 1. A shandy made from lager topped up with lemonade or lime juice. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: lager tops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lager top Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newmodelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of newmodel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: newmodelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of newmodel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Are our young men to take upon themselves the task of newmodelling their forms of government, and interfering with the established order of our seminaries? Example: I have no doubt, enough matter appeared to the judge of the court below to authorize his newmodelling the entry, and I must take it for granted that it did so appear, as the contrary is not shewn by an exception.
Word: muggees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muggee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discoverees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discoveree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discoveree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discover + -ee. 1. One who is discovered. Labels: rare Example: […] only the zeal of some fool friend more concerned for the glory of a discoverer than for the good of the discoveree. Example: […] to prove an initial recognition of native sovereignty, to raise awareness, to produce incontrovertible evidence that would return at least a fraction of the much-ballyhooed discovery back to the discoverees.
Word: unemployeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unemployed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unemployee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + employee. 1. An unemployed person. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: unemployees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unemployee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newcreate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From new + create. 1. To create anew; recreate. Labels: archaic, rare, transitive Example: […] unless you have some just sense of your dependence on the attendant special efficacy of God's holy spirit — unless you seek with great earnestness of heart the gift of that spirit to newcreate your soul […] Example: He only can enter into its secret chambers, analyze it, reveal its secret and hidden lineaments to its own view, control, newcreate, and sanctify it.
Word: plenaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plenary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoreferentiality Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɑ.toʊ̯.ɹɛ.fəˌɹɛn.ʃiˈæ.lɪt.i/ 1. The quality of being autoreferential; self-reference. Labels: uncountable
Word: voragoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vorago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exploitee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exploit + -ee. 1. One who is exploited. Example: Gray's world is one consisting entirely of exploitees — apart from those who are in receipt of fixed money incomes.
Word: exploitees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exploitee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expelee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of expellee. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: expelees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expelee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoreferentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From autoreferential + -ly. 1. In an autoreferential fashion; with reference to itself.
Word: antirobbery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + robbery. 1. Opposing or preventing robbery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: persuadee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From persuade + -ee or from French persuadée. 1. One who is persuaded.
Word: neglectee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neglect + -ee. 1. One who is neglected.
Word: persuadees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of persuadee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neglectees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neglectee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondimorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dimorphic. 1. Not dimorphic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Xandra Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage, a short form of Alexandra.
Word: unisulcate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uni- + sulcate. 1. Having a single sulcus. Labels: not-comparable Example: In both cases the histial dolon is united anteriorly with the velar dolon and both genera are also similar in being unisulcate.
Word: monosulcate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + sulcate. 1. Having a single sulcus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autoflash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + flash. 1. A camera feature that automatically enables the flash in limited lighting conditions. Labels: uncountable
Word: newcome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“newly come, just arrived”), equivalent to new- + come. 1. Just arrived; lately come.
Word: newcome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English neowecomen, from Old English nīwcumen, nīwancumen (“new-comer, neophyte, novice”). 1. A stranger newly arrived; a newcomer. 2. The time at which any fruit comes into season. Labels: dialectal
Word: leap to mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To appear suddenly in one's thoughts. Labels: idiomatic
Word: noncartographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cartographic. 1. Not cartographic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfacsimile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + facsimile. 1. Not being or pertaining to facsimile. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blastproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blast + -proof. 1. Resistant to explosive blasts. Example: Army units sealed off the market, a parade of dilapidated shops where bloodstained feathers clung to broken cages and shop windows were secured with layers of thick blastproof wiring.
Word: nontouristy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + touristy. 1. Not touristy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Endymion is the krewe of merrymakers that puts on the biggest and most lavish Mardi Gras parade in this Mardi Gras-crazy town, the only parade that traditionally rolls through the decidedly nontouristy neighborhood known as Mid-City.
Word: antialarmist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + alarmist. 1. Opposing or countering alarmism. Example: “Growing Up Online” — the evenhanded, ultimately antialarmist account of Internet kids — can be seen entirely online at PBS.org. It’s a public-TV courtesy: you don’t have to break your Internet habit to learn about it.
Word: antialarmist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + alarmist. 1. One who opposes alarmism.
Word: antialarmists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antialarmist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countermeeting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + meeting. 1. A meeting organised in response to another meeting. Example: Steven M. Lonegan, from the conservative wing of the Republican Party and a former candidate for governor, has started to organize countermeetings, and last week he convened a teleconference with Senate Minority Leader Thomas H. Kean Jr. and Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty to further his cause.
Word: countermeeting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From countermeet + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of countermeet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: countermeetings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countermeeting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dodgeballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dodgeball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fistfighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist + fighter. 1. One who fights using the fists.
Word: fistfighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fistfighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halfbreed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of half-breed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Inevitably, the bishop himself strays from righteousness, and his oblique account of his downfall — a halfbreed girl accuses him of fathering her child — maintains a perfect pitch of cruelty and farce.
Word: halfbreeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halfbreed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humitas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: measuringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From measuring + -ly. 1. So as to measure or evaluate. Example: He tossed the chunk of soft wood in his hand measuringly, then, humming something utterly tuneless to my ears, set to work. Example: She was still watching him measuringly.
Word: overpsychologize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + psychologize. 1. To psychologize excessively. Labels: transitive Example: Throughout, du Boucheron steers clear of overpsychologizing, staying true to the medieval worldview even as he slyly creates a modern morality tale.
Word: overpsychologizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overpsychologize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overpsychologizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overpsychologize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overpsychologized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overpsychologize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: predictableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From predictable + -ness. 1. The quality of being predictable. Labels: uncountable Example: What we look for in genre writing, Mr. Updike suggested, is exactly what the critics sometimes complain about; the predictableness of a formula successfully executed.
Word: spookdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spook + -dom. 1. The realm or sphere of spies. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: In a 1967 article about Richard Helms, then the new director of Central Intelligence, Time made the linguistic jump to spookdom: “When he surfaced in 1952, it was as deputy to the chief of the plans division, the so-called ‘dirty tricks’ department, which handles espionage and other undercover operations.”
Word: stoveside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stove + -side. 1. Beside a stove. Labels: not-comparable Example: The noise of the whizzing machine might disturb the calm of my stoveside reverie, but the satin texture makes the disruption worthwhile.
Word: superspook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + spook. 1. A very powerful or successful spy. Labels: slang Example: The former superspook confided to me that he planned to challenge Baker to a lie-detector test on what was labeled “Debategate.”
Word: superspooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superspook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trolleyology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trolley + -ology. 1. An area of philosophy dealing with the kind of moral dilemma typified by the trolley problem of whether to sacrifice one person to save others. Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable Example: Trolleyology . . . by now the philosophical commentary on these cases makes the Talmud look like Cliffs Notes, and is surely massive enough to stop any runaway trolley in its tracks. Example: It used to be that the only people who had even heard of such dilemmas were professional philosophers, but now it seems as if everyone is doing trolleyology.
Word: ungeeky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + geeky. 1. Not geeky. Example: At 13, Megan and I introduced our friends to the conference, and as early adapters she and I felt obliged to play the pros and make the whole thing look ungeeky.
Word: yakfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yak + -fest. 1. A session of chatter or gossip. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: At any given moment, Pop would be having a yakfest with someone on the other side who would be diagnosing one of his patients or training him in some new form of healing. Example: As Burress said, he wasn’t guaranteeing, merely predicting, enlisting in the army of visionaries during this weeklong yakfest.
Word: yakfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yakfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dementing Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing dementia. Labels: not-comparable Example: He began to deteriorate rapidly from an ill-defined dementing illness, and his confusion and intermittent agitation did not respond to the standard treatments that were tried. 2. Undergoing dementia. Labels: not-comparable Example: If one is caring for a dementing spouse then the first relationship to be affected is that with the spouse.
Word: ecotopian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ecotopia + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to ecotopia. Example: Arcosanti, the ecotopian town in the Arizona desert, was started three decades ago.
Word: impostorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From impostor + -ism. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɑstɚɪzm̩/ 1. The feeling of being an impostor. Labels: uncountable Example: Their findings have veered well away from the original conception of impostorism as a reflection of an anxious personality or a cultural stereotype.
Word: maxicoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maxi- + coat. 1. A woman's long coat. Example: But it would take a lot of compassion to see the connection to a camel maxicoat with a bright orange fur collar or a yellow satin skirt with a tweed vest and a leopard-print bow.
Word: maxicoats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxicoat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metapneumovirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus. 1. Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds. Example: Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people. Example: Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike.
Word: metapneumoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metapneumovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motesanib Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug being investigated as a treatment for cancer. Labels: uncountable Example: In addition to the Japan-only rights to the 13 drugs, Takeda is buying a share of the worldwide rights to an Amgen cancer drug under development, motesanib diphosphate, also called AMG 706.
Word: postpetroleum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + petroleum. 1. After a decline in reliance on petroleum. Labels: not-comparable Example: The latest effort comes not in some green hub like Portland, Ore., but in the Persian Gulf, fueled as much by oil wealth — and the need to find postpetroleum business models — as environmental zeal.
Word: unstodgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stodgy. 1. Not stodgy. Example: Bill Clinton lavished attention on California during his presidency, forging friendships with (unstodgy) movie stars, moguls and high-tech billionaires.
Word: interparty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + party. 1. Between political parties. Labels: not-comparable Example: And the real interparty race hasn’t even begun.
Word: nonconclusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + conclusion. 1. The absence of a conclusion, or one that is inadequate or useless. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Most strike the same ominously breathless tone, and all reach the same vague nonconclusions.
Word: nonconclusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonconclusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seedlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seedless + -ness. 1. Absence of seeds. Labels: uncountable Example: Seedlessness is a highly desirable trait for fresh fruits.
Word: outbattle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + battle. 1. To overcome in battle. Labels: transitive Example: Frolov outbattled Rangers defenseman Fedor Tyutin for the puck behind the Rangers’ net and passed in front to Anze Kopitar for an open shot.
Word: outbattles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outbattle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outbattling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outbattle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outbattled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outbattle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overskate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + skate. 1. To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it. Labels: transitive Example: Boyle’s goal, which came after Rangers defenseman Jason Strudwick overskated the puck behind the net to give the Kings an easy pass out front, came 13 minutes 8 seconds into the first period.
Word: overskates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overskate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overskating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overskate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overskated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overskate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: postracist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + racist. 1. After the decline of racism, or its transformation into a less overt form. Labels: not-comparable Example: In “The Race Card” Richard Thompson Ford, a professor at Stanford Law School, offers the cabdriver problem as a classic illustration of why racial prejudice is so hard to identify and address in an era he defines as postracist, when the social and legal meaning of racism, he writes, “is in a state of crisis.”
Word: teabaglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teabag + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a teabag. Labels: rare Example: The company started packaging coffee for home consumption in 1965, and in 1972 was the first to sell it in teabaglike pods for making single cups. Example: The chicken nuggets are made by pushing chicken carcasses through a giant teabaglike screen to produce a slurry of protein. To this slurry is often added large amounts of water and soya proteins to restore the texture of meat...
Word: doxylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from d(imethyl) + oxy(eth)yl + -amine. Pronunciation: /dɑkˈsɪl.əˌmiːn/ 1. An antihistamine derived from pyridine that is typically used in the form of its succinate C₁₇H₂₂N₂O·C₄H₆O₄ to treat respiratory symptoms of the common cold and allergies, to induce sleep in the treatment of insomnia, and in combination with pyridoxine hydrochloride to control nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy. Labels: uncountable Example: The drug doxylamine was also found in his system.
Word: overdye Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + dye. 1. To dye (something already coloured) with another colour. Labels: transitive Example: To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric. Example: There was a sweater dress in almost the same shade of blue as one shown at Doo.Ri; overdyed plaid shirts with contrasting plaid cuffs and collars for men like those at Duckie Brown; and lots of chunky knit gray cardigans like the ones popping up all over the place — just not at the same prices. 2. To dye too much. Example: Near-synonym: overcolor
Word: overdyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overdye Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Near-synonyms: overpigmented, overcolored
Word: overdyeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overdye Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overdyes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overdye Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: postindustrialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + industrialization. 1. The period marked by decline in industrialization and a social movement from blue-collar to white-collar jobs. Labels: uncountable Example: In working out their design, the architects also kept in mind the movement from industrialization to postindustrialization, from global to local, from the free market to the farmer’s market, and from sand to hay.
Word: runarounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of runaround Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slopey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of slopy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It yearned to get off my body and back on the pale, slopey runway model where it made sense.
Word: builtscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From built + -scape. 1. A landscape dominated by buildings.
Word: builtscapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of builtscape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catapultlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From catapult + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a catapult. Example: Rumor once had it that Larry Poons used a catapultlike device to hurl paint onto upright canvases.
Word: austenitizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of austenitize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: austenitizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of austenitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: austenitized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of austenitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maraging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, blend of martensitic + aging, or, by surface analysis, mar- + aging. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹˌeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈmɑɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/, /məˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. A process that produces a tough, malleable form of steel (maraging steel) by means of heat treatment and precipitation hardening. Labels: uncountable Example: At the core of the new centrifuge design is a thin, tubelike rotor made of carbon fibers rather than maraging steel, a variety with great strength, the institute’s report said.
Word: thundersticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunderstick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powerheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powerhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bangstick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bang + stick. 1. A kind of underwater speargun used primarily against sharks. Example: (Never shoot a shark unless you have to protect yourself in an emergency situation. And, if you are forced to shoot, use a twelve-gauge bangstick if you have one with you.) Example: Powerheads ("bangsticks") can also be used to kill alligators, but should only be used with the barrel under water and according to manufacturer recommendations.
Word: bangsticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bangstick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winterlong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From winter + -long. 1. Extending throughout a winter. Labels: not-comparable Example: David and Deena Fishman in the Palm Courtyard of their winterlong vacation haunt, the Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
Word: leadenly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From leaden + -ly. 1. In a leaden manner. Example: The post-hippie urban style of 1970 comes across as so leadenly soggy that it’s beyond sending up.
Word: leadenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leaden + -ness. 1. The quality of being leaden. Labels: uncountable
Word: archæologic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of archeologic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: He knows his unique heritage, and the fact of the genuine interest taken by the Greek government in archæologic research for the last forty years (the National Archæologic Society was founded in 1858), and the brilliant results of this society’s labors, prove it.
Word: nonrecalled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + recalled. 1. Not recalled (as by participants in a memory study). Labels: not-comparable
Word: multitrunked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + trunked. 1. Having several trunks. Example: Taking his subject from Book 10 of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” Poussin shows the young hunter Adonis sinking into the voluptuous embrace of Venus among frolicking putti under a multitrunked tree.
Word: archeologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archeo- + -logic. 1. Alternative spelling of archaeologic. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unadornedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unadorned + -ly. 1. Without adornment. Example: In this “O, O,” as in many French encounters with Judson-era artists and precepts, there exists a dissonance-causing artifice; the seven new performers do not always seem as unadornedly present as their American peers were.
Word: archaeologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French -logiquebor. English -logic English archaeologic From archaeo- + -logic. 1. Pertaining to archaeology. Labels: not-comparable 2. antiquated Labels: not-comparable
Word: Swedish Vallhund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish + Swedish vallhund (“herding dog”), from valla (“herd”) + hund (“dog”). 1. A dog of a small, powerful breed associated with the Vikings.
Word: babyishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From babyish + -ly. 1. In a babyish manner. Example: Marc Jacobs, wearing his Sunday best and still with blue hair, came out onto a concert stage in the 26th Street Armory not 10 minutes after his show was scheduled to start, waving his arms and calling out babyishly to the arriving guests, who included fashion plates like Victoria Beckham and Kevin Federline.
Word: closetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From closet + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a closet; confined and claustrophobic. Example: Pizza slices, supplì (a fried ball of rice, tomato sauce, cheese and usually green peas) and, most amazing of all, roasted porchetta (pork) sandwiches are all things that are available from street vendors or small, closetlike storefront kitchens.
Word: Redemptorists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Redemptorist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compromisingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From compromising + -ly. 1. In a compromising manner. Example: These productions show unconscious people being drawn on with Sharpies, smothered in shaving cream, posed compromisingly and otherwise humiliated — all for the amusement of the Internet.
Word: pitviper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pit viper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pitvipers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitviper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cottonmouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cottonmouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberstalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cyber- + stalk. 1. To stalk (a person) by means of computer networks. Labels: transitive Example: But when it comes to tales from my fellow midlifers, I most often find myself reading about regret and claustrophobia, fantasies surreptitiously indulged, old flames cyberstalked (including the agony of whether to hit “send” on that “Hey, you won’t believe who this is!” e-mail message), children occupying center stage as our ailing parents wait in the wings for our care ... while out of the spotlight, dangling unnoticed in the rigging, is the incredible shrinking spouse.
Word: cyberstalked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cyberstalk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cyberstalks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cyberstalk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cyberstalking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cyberstalk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cyberstalking Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of electronic communications or tracking technologies to stalk or harass another person. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Victims of cyberstalking experience increased psychological distress compared to stalking victims in general.
Word: freshenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freshening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonherniated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + herniated. By surface analysis, non- + herni- + -ate + -ed. 1. Not herniated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endoneurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endoneurium + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the endoneurium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endoneurium Part of Speech: noun 1. A layer of delicate connective tissue enclosing the myelin sheath of a spinal cord nerve fiber.
Word: proletarianization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proletarianize + -ation (suffix indicating the result of an action or process). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˌtɛː.ɹɪ.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌpɹoʊ.ləˌtɛ.ɹi.ə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/, /ˈpɹoʊ-/, /-ˌnaɪ-/ 1. The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable Example: [H]e would have found if he had lived for another half-century, and can be credited for foreseeing in 1906, such a disintegration and proletarianisation of society as he understood it as to transform it into a mob, and such a weakening of the national will as to leave it purposeless and helpless. Example: [Alice Crolley] Browning and [Fern] Gayden's commitment to publishing work by both black and white working-class and novice writers constituted one of the first commercial proletarianizations of African-American literature in the city's—and the country's—history. 2. The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian. Labels: British, English, Marxism, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable Example: For this is clear: the whole reason for the existence of socialistic agitation, as it is to-day attempted, with the cry of a "need of nature" in the economic development, falls to the ground in the moment when this economic development does not lead to the proletarianisation of the masses and to the communisation of the processes of production—to mercantile operations on a large scale. Example: Whether the proletarianization of the masses continues or not, whether [Karl] Marx's theory of value is exact or not, these and other related questions, while of the greatest importance, do not interest him [Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk] as a philosopher.
Word: proletarianizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proletarianization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + therapist. 1. A therapist who performs hydrotherapy. Example: Her new project is “Words Are Missing” (AGF Producktion), an engrossing and puzzling hourlong CD. An elegant booklet goes some way toward explaining these sighing, flickering creations — one restless track, which mellows as it grows, is based on a “food combining chart” taken from the Web site of an Oregon colon hydrotherapist — but not, happily, all the way.
Word: hydrotherapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrotherapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of machinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grumblier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of grumbly: more grumbly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: grumbliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of grumbly: most grumbly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mixeder Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of mixed: more mixed Labels: comparative, dialectal, form-of, nonstandard Example: It means hip-hop’s mixed messages just got a littler mixeder.
Word: monitorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monitorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multitribal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + tribal. 1. Of or pertaining to more than one tribe. Example: She led multitribal projects for the National Institutes of Health and testified before Congress on behalf of tribal colleges, yet her ancestral legacy seemed like something she could only visit.
Word: multimuseum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + museum. 1. Of or pertaining to more than one museum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दिया (diyā). Pronunciation: /ˈdiːə/, /ˈdiːjə/ 1. A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. Labels: India Example: She is given an aarti plate with a lit diya on it.
Word: diya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of diyya. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nonhippie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + hippie. 1. Alternative form of nonhippy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sherrylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sherry + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of sherry. Example: Grillo, a minor white grape, is familiar to fans of Marsala, a sherrylike Sicilian wine that has lost favor over the years.
Word: semisecretive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + secretive. 1. Somewhat secretive. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even today few find the concept comical, least of all in the political realm, where the notion of a mighty, semisecretive establishment — business-suited men (and a few women) cloistered in the proverbial smoke-filled room — still obtains.
Word: shlubby Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of schlubby. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although [Seth] Rogen had his artistic breakthrough with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” two years ago, he achieved mass appeal this year as a funny, lovable, shlubby every-guy who won the beautiful blonde.
Word: siricid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Siricidae of horntails, certain woodwasps.
Word: siricids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siricid Labels: form-of, plural