nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: decondensed Part of Speech: adj 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 condensed English decondensed From de- + condensed. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈdɛnst/ 1. Describing chromatin that has a loosened texture
Word: deconvolute Part of Speech: verb 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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō Latin convolūtusbor. English convolute English deconvolute From de- + convolute. Pronunciation: /diːˌkɒnvəˈljuːt/ 1. To analyze the sequence of sugars in a polysaccharide by removing them one at a time 2. To invert a convolution equation
Word: defluorinated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːˈflɔːɹɪneɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of defluorinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: defluorinated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /diːˈflɔːɹɪneɪtəd/ 1. From which fluorine (or fluoride) has been removed
Word: defolliculated Part of Speech: adj 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 folliculated English defolliculated From de- + folliculated. Pronunciation: /diːˈfɒlɪkjəleɪtəd/, /diːfɒˈlɪkjəleɪtəd/ 1. From which the follicles have been removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deglacial Part of Speech: adj 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 glacial English deglacial From de- + glacial. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from deglaciation
Word: degrowth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + growth, a calque of French décroissance. 1. A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dehalogenase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + halogen + -ase. Pronunciation: /diːˈheɪlədʒəneɪz/ 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a halogen atom from an organic halide
Word: delocalize Part of Speech: verb 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 localize English delocalize From de- + localize. Pronunciation: /diːˈləʊkəlaɪz/, /diˈloʊkəlaɪz/ 1. To broaden the scope of something (to make it more global). Example: This combined view of the greatness of events and the feebleness of the human mind, never appears to startlingly distinct as upon the occurrence of those extraordinary crises, which, so to speak, entirely delocalize man, and transport him to a different sphere. Example: This constant desire for what we do not have, delocalizes — drives from Maine its natives and sends them to alien soil — to California, and vice versa. 2. To contain an electron in an orbital that extends over several adjacent atoms. Labels: physical Example: In molecular orbital theory it is thus the fact that the 2p electrons become completely delocalized that causes the lowering of the energy and of the bond distance compared to the average of the values for single and double bonds. Example: This is shown in Input 10.6 for a calculation of D-BOVB type, in which the π spectator orbitals are allowed to delocalize. 3. To remove from a locality. Example: Often, the wardens who happen to be nearby tranquillize the aggressive animal and delocalize it.
Word: demethylase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + methyl + -ase. Pronunciation: /diːˈmɛθəleɪz/ 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a methyl group from a compound
Word: dendrogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English dendrogram From dendro- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/ 1. A treelike diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species.
Word: deoxycholate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deoxycholic + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of deoxycholic acid.
Word: deoxycholic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A secondary bile acid that is a metabolic product of intestinal bacteria Labels: uncountable
Word: deoxyhaemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deoxynucleoside 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English nucleoside English deoxynucleoside From deoxy- + nucleoside. 1. Any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar
Word: deoxyribonucleoside Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nucleoside containing deoxyribose
Word: deoxynucleotidyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deoxynucleotide Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English deoxynucleotidyl From deoxynucleotide + -yl. 1. The univalent radical derived from a deoxynucleotide Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: waifishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English waifish Middle English -ly English -ly English waifishly From waifish + -ly. 1. In a waifish manner.
Word: waifish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English waif Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English waifish From waif + -ish. 1. Waiflike.
Word: dendrograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dendrogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halsen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English halsnen; equivalent to halse (“to salute, beseech”) + -en. Related to Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”); more at halse. 1. To predict; promise. Labels: transitive 2. To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill). Labels: intransitive
Word: dermomyotome Part of Speech: noun 1. All of a mesodermal somite except the sclerotome
Word: FRCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: desilylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + silyl + -ation. 1. The removal of a silyl group
Word: packagings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packaging Labels: form-of, plural Example: A prime object of that attention was a recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic from 1980 (Deutsche Grammophon, now in various CD packagings).
Word: uncollectable 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 collectable English uncollectable From un- + collectable. 1. Alternative form of uncollectible. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […] Example: […] read-only attribute that lists the unreachable but uncollectable objects.
Word: uncollectable Part of Speech: noun 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 collectable English uncollectable From un- + collectable. 1. Alternative form of uncollectible. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dessication Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of desiccation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Hockett and Ascher go back to the period of dessication in the Pliocene when the forests were disappearing and the savannah was opening up.
Word: offramp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of off-ramp. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Tucked under offramps of the Henry Hudson Parkway, it sat undisturbed, protected by the anonymity of its location.
Word: offramps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offramp; alternative spelling of off-ramps. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heedfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heedful 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 heedfulness From heedful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being heedful. Labels: uncountable Example: His lack of heedfulness frequently resulted in injury.
Word: outmuscle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English muscle English outmuscle From out- + muscle. 1. To surpass in a contest involving strength. Labels: transitive Example: UConn barreled through the West Regional, pummeling Purdue in the semifinals and outmuscling Missouri in the final. Example: For most of the game they were outmuscled and outplayed, which left them bruised, physically and emotionally. […] “They just outmuscled us,” Knicks Coach Jeff Hornacek said. “Outmuscled and then, for a stretch, out-hustled.”
Word: outmuscled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outmuscle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outmuscled Part of Speech: adj 1. Overcome by superior strength. Example: And on “Beautiful World,” with the invigorating alt-country singer Patty Griffin, he is outmuscled.
Word: overreliance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English reliance English overreliance From over- + reliance. 1. Excessive reliance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A particularly worn device for Super Bowl ads — an overreliance on familiar faces — got a real workout.
Word: steering wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steering wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desocialization 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 socialization English desocialization From de- + socialization. 1. The act of desocializing.
Word: affamishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affamish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affamishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affamish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affamished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affamish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: apriorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a priori + -ism, after French apriorisme. 1. The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The linguistic apriorism of Chomsky has stimulated some psychologists to search for nonlinguistic roots of language development. Example: What was needed for modern science to take shape was a renunciation of their bookish a priorism, with its Aristotelian notion that all things can be deduced by logical, abstract argument from (ultimately arbitrary) first principles.
Word: adenitises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adenitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TV dinners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TV dinner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commercial traveller Part of Speech: noun 1. Travelling salesman. Labels: UK, dated Example: He patted her hand. 'It's a middle-aged commercial traveller in car-polish on his way to Le Havre. He's probably thinking of his lunch and his mistress in Paris.'
Word: stark bollock naked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stark naked. 1. Not wearing clothes. Labels: UK, emphatic, not-comparable, vulgar
Word: tube sock Part of Speech: noun 1. A one-size-fits-all sock, having a plain tubular shape rather than one designed to match the contours of the foot.
Word: tube socks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tube sock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graham crackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graham cracker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recycle bins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recycle bin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fountain pens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fountain pen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cartridge pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A fountain pen in which the ink is drawn from replaceable cartridges.
Word: cartridge pens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartridge pen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ink eraser Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument used to remove ink from a writing surface, either (traditionally) a metal scraper or (more recently) a special pen dispensing a chemical that eradicates ink.
Word: ink erasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ink eraser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ink eradicator Part of Speech: noun 1. An ink eraser of the chemical kind.
Word: ink eradicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ink eradicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: by owner Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Without a real-estate agent or broker representing the seller. Labels: especially Example: CAR FOR SALE BY OWNER Example: 2003 January 26, <Pudpuller@pudz.com>, "Re: HOME FOR SALE - $339k - Smyrna/King Valley", alt.atlanta and atl.general, Usenet, Price your home under market (by a reasonable amount) and you might be able to sell it by owner after some time.
Word: fuck juice Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fluid produced as part of sexual intercourse, such as semen. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: Ollie held the boot with one hand and smeared the sticky fuck juices with his other over the boot. Example: Without waiting for me to speak she continued, "All this talk about orgasms and giving head has me so hot that my fuck juice is running down the inside of...
Word: fuck juices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuck juice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eBayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eBay + -er. 1. A member of the auction web site eBay. Labels: Internet, informal
Word: eBayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eBayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English capper; equivalent to cap + -er. 1. A device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles. 2. A person that makes or sells caps. 3. A finale; something that is conclusively better, or "caps it all off". Example: And the capper of it all was, Stacy flew back to Memphis to see me for a day and try to settle our divorce with a one-on-one meeting. Example: The real capper is when St. John starts fawning over Hugh Hefner, host of the finest Super Bowl party known to man, musing: “The question isn’t whether Hef is the hippest octogenarian on the planet. 4. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers. Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: capper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviated form of capture + -er. 1. A person who records a television broadcast or video stream to their computer. Labels: Internet
Word: capper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap 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 capper From cap + -er. 1. A person who caps i.e. is inclined to untruth, a fibber. Labels: slang
Word: cliffhang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from cliffhanger. 1. To be in suspense. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: With furtive references to Gnostic gospels and a cast of characters that includes a beautiful blond novice (with whom Luciano fancies himself in love), a corrupt council of cardinals, a syphilitic doge and the brutal Cappe Nere, or secret police, all abroad in Venice’s sinister maze of watery alleyways, the scene looks set for a cliffhanging thriller in the style of “The Da Vinci Code.”
Word: cliffhanging Part of Speech: adj 1. Suspenseful. Labels: figuratively
Word: cliffhanging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cliffhang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Supreme Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Supreme Being. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: winds up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wind up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: winding up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wind up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wound up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wind up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fashion houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fashion house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timelined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of timeline Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: “Joseph P. Kennedy Presents” is well sourced, often to a level of detail about stock swaps and share prices that suggests an M.B.A. case book; Kennedy’s sex-laced financial dealings with Swanson get timelined with an urgency and precision that may seem more suited to a study of the Cuban missile crisis.
Word: unbroadcast 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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English unbroadcast From un- + broadcast. 1. Not broadcasted. Labels: not-comparable Example: Later this month it will release what it calls a DVD “time capsule” with “60 Minutes” reports about Mr. Obama, unbroadcast interviews and two hours’ worth of his speeches. Example: He rails against political correctness and health and safety regulations, and earlier this summer was accused of calling Gordon Brown "a cunt" in unbroadcast comments to his Top Gear audience, whom he has also referred to as "oafs".
Word: rolling paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like. Labels: US 2. singular of rolling papers (official documents permitting one to drive, particularly to drive freight trucks). Labels: US, form-of, obsolete, singular, uncommon
Word: presas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: touchup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from touch up. 1. Alternative spelling of touch-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But she dabbed at an eye, cried out for a touchup and had someone turn up Grace Jones on the MP3 player.
Word: AEST Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Australian Eastern Standard Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: touchups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of touchup; alternative spelling of touch-ups. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uranisci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uraniscus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laboral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From labor + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to labor. Labels: not-comparable Example: Women's sections have been established at the laboral centres of Algemesi (Valencia), Jumilla (agriculture) and Vélez-Rubio (agriculture). The laboral school will have in the near future a branch section for horticulture and flower cultivation specially for girls. Example: The incorporation of the pupils to the laboral activities traces very complex problems, specially didactical ones, because it implies the rational and harmonic al integration of the pupils activities, as students as well as teachers.
Word: blob out Part of Speech: verb 1. To relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out. Labels: slang Example: The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style... Example: ...we then get home and explode at the kids or fall into a kind of lethargy, blobbing out in front of the television.
Word: blobs out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blob out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blobbing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blob out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blobbed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blob out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sayso Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of say-so. Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal Example: We're just waiting on your sayso. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:sayso.
Word: poufy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French. 1. Bouffant. Example: I like it when my hair is poufy I like it when you slip me a roofy 2. Decorated with fabric, feathers or other material to create an impression of transparent volume and movement. Example: (No ’80s gowns with poufy sleeves or out-of-style silhouettes.) “ 3. Effeminate.
Word: poufier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of poufy: more poufy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: poufiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of poufy: most poufy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cliff hanger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cliffhanger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cliff-hanger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cliffhanger. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Once upon a time the movie mecca teamed with redskins, and all of them made good livings in the many "horse operas" and "cliff hanger" serials of the industry's beginning.
Word: booze can Part of Speech: noun 1. A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable. Labels: Canada, idiomatic Example: Mom Wassilyn claims she and Pal Hal had a one-night stand after a night at a "booze can" (after-hours joint) and son Mike was the result. Example: "The establishment was operating as a booze can serving drinks well after hours," Mammoliti said.
Word: step-father Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepfather. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: step-fathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of step-father; alternative spelling of stepfathers. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badelynges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of badelynge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commercialities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commerciality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crutters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crutter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prodelisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prodelision Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lunda Part of Speech: name 1. The language of the BaLunda people of central Africa. 2. An empire or confederation of states in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, north-eastern Angola, and north-western Zambia. Labels: historical
Word: robber baron Part of Speech: noun 1. In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled. Labels: historical Example: Men who made it a custom to travel the trail to Dawson, likened him to a robber baron, perched in his fortress and exacting toll from the caravans that used his ill-kept roads. 2. Especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable and often unethical. Labels: US, derogatory, idiomatic, usually Example: Still sails the Robber Baron’s yacht in sunny Southern seas. Daily she jams her nose ashore, and daily takes on and puts off a fresh cargo of telegraph dispatches; and he who is idling for his liver's sake knows every night the tale of Wall-street's ticker and baiteth still without cessation his everlasting mouse trap. Example: An early operator in the field, Ivy Lee, is reported to have changed the image of John D. Rockefeller from robber baron to philanthropic old gentleman who loved to play golf and hand out shiny coins to children.
Word: robber-baron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of robber baron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ktenology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Leo Alexander (1905–1985), American psychiatrist and neurologist, from Ancient Greek roots. 1. The science of putting people to death. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The triumph of ktenology was reached in the development by Professor Dr. Heissmeyer, one of Dr. Gebhardt's associates at the SS hospital of Hohenlychen, of intravenous injections of a suspension of live tubercle bacilli […] Example: On 21 and 22 January Alexander met Ivy to discuss the issue of ktenology.
Word: lemon socialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Mark Green in 1974. 1. The practice in otherwise free market capitalist economies in which the government steps in to bail out or otherwise subsidize weak or failing firms. A government attempting to transition from capitalism to socialism by this method takes control of the worst industries — the "lemons" — first, which undermines such an approach. Labels: uncountable
Word: non-empirical ego Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of transcendental ego.
Word: pure ego Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of transcendental ego.
Word: wild turkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A large gamebird, Meleagris gallopavo, native to North America. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, turkey.
Word: imaginers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imaginer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: murmurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of murmurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nizhny Novgorod Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod, literally “lower Newtown”). Pronunciation: /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/, /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹəd/, /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/, /ˌnɪʒ.ni nɔːvˈɡɔ.ɹəd/ 1. An oblast and federal subject of Russia. 2. The capital city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; the fourth-largest in the country by population. Example: England can now move on to face Panama in Nizhny Novgorod with confidence and momentum.
Word: sweatmeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweat (“sugary”) + meat (“solid food”). 1. Obsolete form of sweetmeat. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: kyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic caol (“narrow; thin; firth, narrows, strait, kyle; narrow part of something”) (genitive singular form caoil), from Old Irish coíl (“narrow, slender”), from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect; to split”). Pronunciation: /kaɪl/ 1. A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands. Labels: Scotland Example: [T]hough remote / From the main ocean many a mile / Inflooded past cape, creek, and kyle, / The sea-loch flanked by precipice walls, / With ever-lessening murmur crawls, / Till 'neath the Pass he lies subdued / By the o'er-aweing solitude; […]
Word: -fest Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Festbor. English fest English -fest From fest, from German Fest (“festival”). Pronunciation: /-(ˌ)fɛst/ 1. A festival, a fest; used in names of events. Labels: morpheme Example: summer + -fest → Summerfest Example: Yule + -fest → Yulefest 2. Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent. Labels: informal, morpheme Example: snooze + -fest → snoozefest Example: slug + -fest → slugfest
Word: rebound tenderness Part of Speech: noun 1. Pain felt upon the removal of pressure on the abdomen. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondidactically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + didactically. 1. In a way that is not didactic, or is free of didacticism Labels: not-comparable Example: Her parentage has sometimes worked against her — she was repeatedly harassed at McCain events last year — but she chooses to portray her subjects as nondidactically as possible.
Word: yearbookish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English yearbook Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English yearbookish From yearbook + -ish. 1. In the style or semblance of a yearbook, especially a high-school or college yearbook. Labels: rare Example: […] John Currin moved from painting yearbookish images of anonymous girls to painting outrageously goofy pictures of women with ridiculously oversize breasts.
Word: woundingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wounding Middle English -ly English -ly English woundingly From wounding + -ly. 1. In a way that wounds Example: But when the playwright Lynn Nottage spoke the first two words of the title to Congolese women in the refugee camps of Uganda in 2004, she said, they repeated them in such a way that the words became woundingly new.
Word: verrry Part of Speech: adv 1. Elongated form of very. Labels: not-comparable Example: But now, when business is verrry slow and the possibility of layoffs icily real, looking busy is no joke.
Word: unbusy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unbysy, unbesy, equivalent to un- + busy. 1. Not busy. Example: In these unbusy times, busywork’s bad reputation may be due for revision.
Word: unbusy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unbysy, unbesy, equivalent to un- + busy. 1. To make or render unbusy Labels: transitive
Word: uncelebrated 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 celebrated English uncelebrated From un- + celebrated. 1. Not celebrated; ignored Example: WHEN a former community organizer named Barack Obama began his bid for the presidency, it cast a spotlight on an uncelebrated profession.
Word: unwearables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unwearable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streamable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stream 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 streamable From stream + -able. 1. Able to be streamed Labels: Internet, not-comparable Example: Together, they made the TED talks streamable on the Web in 2006.
Word: pummeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pummel + -er. 1. One who pummels (someone or something) Example: You may be brave — brave as Hercules, ay, and as strong as that pummeler of bulls and curer of pork; Example: But he will do those things while being a man of action, a chaser, shooter and pummeler of criminals — “like James Bond in 1891,” Joel Silver, one of the film’s producers, said last fall.
Word: pummelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pummeler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trunkload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trunk + load. 1. A quantity sufficient to fill the trunk of a car Labels: US Example: But Joseph’s mobile phone seemed permanently off, and we soon learned that he had been caught by the police with a trunkload of whiskey.
Word: sexlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sexless Middle English -ly English -ly English sexlessly From sexless + -ly. 1. In a sexless manner, or in a way that lacks sex appeal. Example: That Holmes occasionally wielded guns, leapt out of carriages and rushed through the fog with Errol Flynnesque panache, but mostly he was a giant brain inside a tweed suit, sexlessly debonair in the way Hollywood liked its leading men in the 1930s and 1940s.
Word: trunkloads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trunkload Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pouf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff. Pronunciation: /pʊf/, /puːf/ 1. A headdress for women popular in 18th century France. Labels: historical 2. A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up. Example: Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan. 3. Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch. 4. A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. Example: The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer. Example: Raeburn's handsome head was resting against the back of his chair; Eve sat on a pouf in front of the fire. 5. A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball. 6. A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.). 7. A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle). Labels: dated 8. Alternative form of puff Labels: alt-of, alternative 9. Alternative form of poof. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The same sort of blatant hypocrisy manifest in a tabloid paper notorious for its daily combination of a topless female centerfold with articles condemning the "immorality" of "poufs" and "queers."
Word: pouf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff. Pronunciation: /pʊf/, /puːf/ 1. To make poufy or bouffant. Labels: transitive Example: to pouf the hair
Word: pouf Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /pʊf/, /puːf/ 1. Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance. Example: Pouf, he was gone.
Word: Pindaric flight Part of Speech: noun 1. A literary passage that has no logical connection to the surrounding work, or is a long digression that becomes less and less related to the original passage.
Word: Pindaric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Pindar Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Pindaric From Pindar + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to Pindar.
Word: Pindaric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Pindar Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Pindaric From Pindar + -ic. 1. An ode of an irregular form erroneously derived from Pindar, popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Word: palos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oscuros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oscuro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pouf paste Part of Speech: noun 1. Batter that rises on baking to form hollow cases for various fillings. Labels: uncountable
Word: comunes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comune Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precautionarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English precautionary Middle English -ly English -ly English precautionarily From precautionary + -ly. 1. In a precautionary manner; as a precaution Labels: not-comparable
Word: party lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of party line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reggio Calabria Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Reggio Calabria, from the earlier Old Italian Reggio, from Late Latin Rēgium, Latin Rhēgium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion). The city became known as Reggio Calabria after the unification of Italy. 1. A historical province and metropolitan city of Calabria, Italy. 2. A city and commune, the provincial capital of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. 3. Regium, an important flourishing Ancient Greek colonial settlement in Magna Graecia on the Strait of Messina from the early 1st millennium BCE thru the Hellenistic, Ancient Roman, Byzantine Roman and medieval epochs.
Word: reggiano Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Parmigiano-Reggiano (“parmesan cheese from a certain Italian region”) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: The quantity and value of reggiano imported into the United States is infinitesimal in comparison to the annual consumption of cheese in the United States.
Word: Reggio Emilia Part of Speech: name 1. A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. 2. A city, the capital of Reggio Emilia province, Emilia-Romagna. 3. An alternative educational approach for young children, named after the Italian city in which it originated.
Word: Reggio Emilia Part of Speech: adj 1. Characterized by or relating to the Reggio Emilia approach to early education. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hoppet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hop + -et. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒpɪt/ 1. A handbasket for holding seeds while sowing. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Hoppets. Hand-baskets. These were used for holding seed. In March 1590, two seed-hoppets and a wisket cost 18d.; April 1592, a wisket at Tingreve and a third hoppet there cost 9d. 2. A dish used by miners to measure ore. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: The sinkers were raised and lowered in a hoppet attached to the rope. Example: A sinker must be appointed as hanger-on to give signals to the bank; he must also steady the hoppet whenever it has been lifted off the bottom, and must see that it has ceased to swing before he gives the signal to wind up. 3. A meadow or paddock. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: The bowling green can be seen in the hoppet, but the windmill has been removed. Example: To Charles my tenements and lands in Rettendon , i.e. my tenement called Hadds with a little hoppet of a rood of land lying to the same , my tenement with 15 acres of customary land and 15 acres of silver land
Word: desynchronized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desynchronize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desynchronized Part of Speech: adj 1. That is no longer synchronized
Word: dethreading 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 threading English dethreading From de- + threading. 1. Any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted. Labels: uncountable
Word: deubiquitinase 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 ubiquitinase English deubiquitinase From de- + ubiquitinase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a deubiquitination reaction
Word: deubiquitinate Part of Speech: verb 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 ubiquitinate English deubiquitinate From de- + ubiquitinate. 1. To cause, or to undergo deubiquitination
Word: deubiquitinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deubiquitinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deubiquitylation 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 ubiquitylation English deubiquitylation From de- + ubiquitylation. 1. deubiquitination Labels: uncountable
Word: devitellinized Part of Speech: adj 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 vitellin 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 -ed English devitellinized From de- + vitellin + -ize + -ed. 1. From which the vitellin has been removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vitellin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vitell- + -in. 1. A protein found in egg yolk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diacylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of diacylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: diacylated Part of Speech: adj 1. Modified by the addition of two acyl groups Labels: not-comparable
Word: diamictite Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedimentary, calcareous conglomerate containing a mixture of particles; mixtite
Word: diamidino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English amidino English diamidino From di- + amidino. 1. Two amidino groups in a molecule Labels: in-compounds
Word: amidino Part of Speech: noun 1. Any univalent radical derived from an amidine by removal of a hydrogen atom. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: diamondlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)? Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-der. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)? Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der. Latin adamāsder. Late Latin diamās Old French diamantbor. Middle English dyamaunt English diamond Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English diamondlike From diamond + -like. 1. Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond
Word: diaphyseal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to diaphysis
Word: diaphysial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of diaphyseal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diarrheagenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diarrhea French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English diarrheagenic From diarrhea + -genic. 1. That provokes diarrhea.
Word: diarrhoeagenic Part of Speech: adj 1. UK standard spelling of diarrheagenic.
Word: diasporic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diaspore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diasporic From diaspore + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing diaspore
Word: diasporic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diaspora Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diasporic From diaspora + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel, a similar dispersion, or a people so dispersed. See diaspora. 2. Of or relating to any diaspora.
Word: power users Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of power user Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diatomite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English diatom Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English diatomite From diatom + -ite. Pronunciation: /daɪˈæt.əˌmaɪt/ 1. A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dichlorination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English chlorination English dichlorination From di- + chlorination. 1. The introduction of two chlorine atoms into a molecule.
Word: dideoxynucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English deoxynucleotide English dideoxynucleotide From di- + deoxynucleotide. 1. Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group 2. Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides
Word: dielectrophoretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dielectrophoresis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dielectrophoretic From dielectrophoresis + -ic. Pronunciation: /daɪəˌlɛktɹoʊfəˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to dielectrophoresis
Word: baseballer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baseball + -er, by analogy with footballer. 1. A baseball player; a person who plays baseball. Labels: Commonwealth Example: Queen of the cougar pack is Madonna, the 50-year-old good-time gal who divorced 40-year-old Guy Ritchie (in part because he said she looked like a granny on stage) and then was rumoured to have hooked up with bad-boy baseballer Alex Rodriguez, 33.
Word: botox Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Botox. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: Meanwhile, a survey has found one in 25 Australians would rather spend their money on botox and liposuction than private school fees.
Word: botox Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of Botox. Labels: alt-of
Word: dielectrophoresis Part of Speech: noun 1. The exertion of a force on a (uncharged) particle in a non-uniform electric field Labels: uncountable
Word: baseballers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baseballer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dancesport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dance + sport. Pronunciation: /ˈdæn(s)ˌspɔɹt/ 1. Dance as a sport activity; often specifically competitive ballroom dancing Labels: uncountable Example: Mr Donald Alfred BLACKAM Mount Clear Vic 3350 For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to health, youth and dancesport organisations.
Word: diffusionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English diffusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English diffusionist From diffusion + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to diffusionism.
Word: diffusionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English diffusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English diffusionist From diffusion + -ist. 1. A proponent of diffusionism
Word: aircrane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + crane. 1. A heavy-lift helicopter. Example: WHEN fire storms hit Victoria, the pilots of aircrane Elvis are ready to rock 'n' roll, lifting the 10-tonne orange beast skyward within minutes.
Word: aircranes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aircrane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crosscourt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cross- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohortem Latin cōrtem Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English crosscourt From cross- + court. 1. Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court Labels: not-comparable Example: What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.