nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: isoflurane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English enflurane English isoflurane From iso- + enflurane. Pronunciation: /ˌaɪ.səˈflʊɹˌeɪn/ 1. A halogenated ether, 2-chloro-2-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane, that is used as an inhalation anesthetic. Labels: uncountable
Word: isoprenylated Part of Speech: adj 1. Modified by isoprenylation
Word: isoprenylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of isoprenylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clitter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Related to clatter. 1. To clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise. Example: Howard […] was even more aware of something else. A clittering sound. It was coming from behind him, and it was getting closer.
Word: clitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to clatter. 1. Loose stones on hillsides deposited by weathering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A ‘clitter’ or ‘clatter’ is a mass of boulders: it may be in the nature of a scree at the foot of the parent rock, or it may be more or less far removed from any rock exposure to which its origin can be directly attributed.
Word: isoprenylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English isoprenyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English isoprenylation From isoprenyl + -ation. 1. The addition of a hydrophobic isoprenoid group to a protein to facilitate attachment to cell membranes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isoproterenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of isopropyl + arterenol. Pronunciation: /ˌʌɪ.səp.ɹəʊ.təˈɹiː.nɒl/, /ˌʌɪ.səʊ.pɹəʊ.təˈɹiː.nɒl/, /ˌaɪ.səp.ɹoʊˈtɛɹ.əˌnɔl/ 1. Synonym of isoprenaline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solifluction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”). 1. Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, iso- + -typic, or by surface analysis, isotype + -ic. 1. Of, related to, or being an isotype. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, related to, or being an isotype. Labels: not-comparable
Word: if needs be Part of Speech: adv 1. If need be; if there is a need. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: April 20, 1964, Nelson Mandela, speech at trial I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Word: compositionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English composition English -al English compositional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English compositionality From compositional + -ity. 1. The property of being compositional. Labels: especially, uncountable
Word: bio-informatics Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bioinformatics. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: every good boy deserves fudge Part of Speech: phrase 1. A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F. Labels: mnemonic
Word: jacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jack 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 jacker From jack + -er. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ 1. A robber; a carjacker. Labels: colloquial Example: Lookin' in my mirror, not a jacker in sight Example: You drive a M5 down a township street, ten jackers roll you for the ride. 2. A computer hacker or pirate. Labels: colloquial
Word: jacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See jacklight + -er. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ 1. One who hunts at night using a jacklight. Labels: archaic
Word: jacker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ 1. A Cornishman. Labels: Cornwall
Word: rectorate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rēctor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus New Latin rēctōrātusbor. English rectorate Borrowed from New Latin rēctōrātus. 1. Synonym of rectorship.
Word: teleonomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English teleonomy 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 teleonomist From teleonomy + -ist. 1. A student of teleonomy.
Word: Richard of York gave battle in vain Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A reference to Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), who was killed in the Battle of Wakefield. 1. A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Labels: mnemonic
Word: repressure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pressure English repressure From re- + pressure. 1. To pressurize again; to restore to a given pressure Example: But rather than repressuring the Ukrainian pipeline system for exports, Russia's gas monopoly, Gazprom, ordered a single test shipment to see if it would pass through Ukraine to Europe, through a pipeline that was being used to supply the Ukrainian city of Odessa.
Word: semiliterate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English literate English semiliterate From semi- + literate. 1. Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the necessary prowess of the semiliterate, Heed had a flawless memory, and like most nonreaders, she was highly numerate.
Word: semiliterate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English literate English semiliterate From semi- + literate. 1. A person who is semiliterate. Example: If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!"
Word: stonings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stoning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English statelet From state + -let. Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪtlɪt/ 1. A very small nation-state, or a region that acts like a nation-state Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: Egypt talks to Hamas but is not eager to see the radical Islamic group succeed in running a small statelet next door. Example: In 2014, the European statelet of Liechtenstein followed the Swiss lead and returned $227 million that had been stolen by [Sani] Abacha's son […]
Word: statelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: untrain Part of Speech: verb 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 *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train English untrain From un- + train. 1. To reverse or undo one's training; to become less trained than before Example: The 11 girls […]are all trained dancers in real life who, for the purposes of "Billy Elliot," must untrain themselves for each performance and dance with two very left feet.
Word: noughtwithstanding Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of notwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: noughtwithstanding Part of Speech: conj 1. Obsolete spelling of notwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: noughtwithstanding Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete spelling of notwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: untrains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of untrain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: untraining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of untrain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nought withstanding Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of noughtwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nought withstanding Part of Speech: conj 1. Alternative spelling of noughtwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nought withstanding Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative spelling of noughtwithstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nought-withstanding Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of nought withstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nought-withstanding Part of Speech: conj 1. Alternative spelling of nought withstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nought-withstanding Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative spelling of nought withstanding. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: globe daisy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant of genus Globularia of perennials, such as 2. Any plant of genus Globularia of perennials, such as
Word: Lincolnshire spinach Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Good King Henry. Labels: uncountable
Word: maximalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From maximal + -ist, by analogy with minimalist. 1. Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less. Example: This, his [Frank Stella's] second Museum of Modern Art retrospective, shows him in his second incarnation, turning his back on Minimalist rationality and opting for a “maximalist,” seemingly free-wheeling Baroque complexity that helped set the stage for New-Expressionism. Example: Three elephantine examples of that trend have been in the news of late, and they call into question their underlying maximalist presumption that more is more. 2. Aggressive, expansive. Example: Mr. Schmidt agreed that “both the Russians and the Americans want results,” but he warned that they have a long way to go from “maximalist” starting positions. Example: Jo Leinen, 35 years old, a spokesman for the protest coalition, said today that the Soviet-American arms limitation talks in Geneva are a failure, and blamed the Reagan Administration for having taken “a maximalist position” that doomed the negotiations. 3. Relating to religious or Biblical maximalism. Example: Again, the progressive view was that the Mother of Jesus should receive all veneration for holiness, but not the title of mediator between God and man. Much of the Curia supported a “maximalist” cult of the Virgin. Example: The case of the Bar Kokhba Revolt is an excellent example of how far the Minimalist and Maximalist interpretations of biblical and even ancient history can be verified. 4. Relating to far-left communism. Labels: historical Example: His inclusion in the official delegation to Moscow caused surprise today and was seen as indicative of the Italian Communists' aversion to Maximalist currents in international communism.
Word: maximalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maximal + -ist, by analogy with minimalist. 1. A person with maximalist beliefs or tendencies; someone who prefers redundancy or excess, especially in the arts. Example: Concerning his own purpose in making music, Mr. Babbitt says he would call himself a maximalist: “I try to make music as much as it has ever been or as much as it could be. I may try to put too much into a piece. […]” Example: The music, of course, for all of its determined frivolity, is wonderfully eloquent, and composers as diverse as Webern, the great Minimalist, and Mahler, a great “Maximalist,” have come to worship at the shrine. 2. A supporter of an aggressive or expansive foreign policy. Example: But on the larger issues, the range of opinion on the best solution runs the gamut from the so‐called hawks, or “maximalists,” as they have come to be known, and the doves, or “minimalists.” The first group would have Israel keep most of the Arab territory she now occupies, and would postpone any significant action on the Palestinian claims until after an over‐all peace agreement was reached with the Arab states. Example: The policy, however, will collapse unless it produces results. If the region reverts to another stalemate of “no‐peace, no‐war,” the very cause of the October conflagration, then the initiative will pass to the Arab “maximalists,” the Iraqis, the extremist Palestinians, Colonel Qaddafi. 3. A proponent of Biblical maximalism, one who affirms the historicity of central Biblical narratives. Example: The first is reported to represent the secretariat's attempted compromise between the “maximalists” and those who see the further aggrandizement of the cult of Mary as a further obstacle to a dialogue with the Protestants. Example: The Non-Fundamentalist Maximalists extrapolated from every single archaeological discovery an argument in favor of the authenticity of larger and larger parts of the Bible and used some of the critical Bible study information. 4. A Bolshevik. Labels: capitalized, historical, obsolete Example: After a firm opening and an hour of fairly well sustained strength the stock market once more suffered a wide break yesterday following the receipt of the news of the overthrow of Kerensky and the announced intention of the Maximalists to propose an immediate peace with Germany. Example: Mr. Bernstein, who spent three months in Petrograd after the Revolution and had seen the Maximalists at work, said their aim was to bring about utter destruction not only of the freedom of the Jews, but also the freedom of all Russia. 5. A member of a radical wing split from the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party in 1906. Labels: historical 6. A member of a radical Marxist party in Italy. Labels: historical Example: “Maximalists,” as radical Marxists are called here, and anarchists have always had great influence in Italy's trade‐union movement.
Word: nonpartisanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English partisan English nonpartisan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English nonpartisanship From nonpartisan + -ship. 1. The quality of not being partisan, of remaining politically independent Labels: uncountable Example: The incident was about an organization's preserving its reputation for nonpartisanship, not curbing the free speech of its employees.
Word: nonscholarship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + scholarship. 1. Not receiving a scholarship Labels: not-comparable Example: Coaches have had to answer tough questions about the financial assistance available to nonscholarship athletes.
Word: paralyzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paralyze + -er. 1. One who or that which paralyzes Example: Allergan, the company that turned an obscure muscle paralyzer for eyelid spasms, Botox, into a blockbuster wrinkle smoother, hopes to perform cosmetic alchemy yet again.
Word: outexecute 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 execute English outexecute From out- + execute. 1. To execute plays more successfully than another person or team Example: "We're playing scared; we're playing soft; we're getting outexecuted and outhustled," Goodman said.
Word: phantasmagorically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From phantasmagoric + -ally or phantasmagorical + -ly. 1. In a manner, or to an extent, typical of phantasmagoria; thus, fantastically or bizarrely Example: What a phantasmagorically strange conflict the Arab-Israeli war had become!
Word: maximalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maximalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poeticized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of poeticize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poeticize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English poetic 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 poeticize From poetic + -ize. 1. To make poetic, or express in poetry. Labels: transitive Example: The ambition of Russia is most elaborately exposed in an essay highly poeticized. Example: To the ancients in Mesopotamia as well as in Mexico this movement was poeticized as a journey through the underworld. 2. To write or speak in the manner of a poet. Labels: intransitive Example: They may poeticize when they come down upon the glory of the unclouded sun, or the extensive wonders of the developed landscape; but, my word for it, all was lost upon them, so long as their chief care was not to break their necks by a sudden descent! Example: Then, if I wish to poeticize upon it at home, there is Belinda, with her sylphs, drinking it in such state as nothing but poetry can supply […]
Word: paralyzers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paralyzer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outexecutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outexecute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outexecuting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outexecute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outexecuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outexecute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poeticizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poeticize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: poeticizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poeticize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rapmeister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rap + meister. 1. A highly skilled rapper. Labels: slang Example: The discussion is both friendly and intense; after two minutes, the rapmeister readjusts his baseball cap, bids the banker goodbye and grins... Example: "Ha, I pity your white ass," says Rapmeister Dommie, twelve going on twenty-nine.
Word: rapmeisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rapmeister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torcetrapib Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug having the chemical formula C₂₆H₂₅F₉N₂O₄, which was originally planned for use against hypercholesterolemia but is no longer in development Labels: uncountable
Word: verifiability principle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by the philosopher Alfred Jules Ayer c. 1936. 1. The principle, especially in 20th-century empiricism, that a statement has meaning if, and only if, either it can be verified by means of empirical observations or it is logically true by definition. Example: It is generally agreed among most advocates of the Verifiability Principle that analytic and empirical statements exhaust the class of cognitively meaningful statements. Example: Carnap, for example, invoked the verifiability principle to argue that the problem of the external world was a 'pseudo-problem'—for neither the proposition 'there is an external world' nor its negation is verifiable in experience, so both are meaningless.
Word: arrestingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English arresting Middle English -ly English -ly English arrestingly From arresting + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly. Example: She was arrestingly beautiful. Example: The tag still fits the arrestingly paradoxical presence of this performance artist[…
Word: criterion of verifiability Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: infelicitously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From infelicitous + -ly or in- + felicitously. 1. In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate Example: By turns absorbing, confounding, exhausting and altogether stranger and more rib-ticklingly funny than most fiction, Craig Baldwin's infelicitously titled and cacophonous provocation, "Mock Up on Mu," comes close to defying categorization.
Word: criterion of verification Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: frother Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English frotheren, alteration of Middle English frovren, from Old English frōferian, frōfrian, frēfrian (“to console, comfort”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to give solace or comfort”), of unclear origin. Cognate with Old Saxon frōvrian (“to console, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobren (“to console, comfort, help, assist”). 1. To comfort. Labels: dialectal 2. To feed. Labels: dialectal
Word: frother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English froth 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 frother From froth + -er. 1. A machine that generates froth Labels: dialectal Example: There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.
Word: principle of verifiability Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: principle of verification Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: empanadas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empanada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verifiability criterion Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: verification criterion Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: verification principle Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of verifiability principle.
Word: empanada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish empanada, past participle of empanar (“to wrap in bread”). Pronunciation: /ɛmpəˈnɑːdə/ 1. Any of a variety of stuffed pastries found in Spanish, Filipino, and Latin American cuisine.
Word: countercomplaint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English complaint English countercomplaint From counter- + complaint. 1. A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first Example: The latest agreement collapsed Tuesday, in a familiar cacophony of complaints and countercomplaints[…]
Word: countercomplaints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countercomplaint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceviche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cebiche, of uncertain origin; see that entry for more. Cf. escabeche. Pronunciation: /səˈviːtʃeɪ/ 1. Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ceviches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceviche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: army brat Part of Speech: noun 1. One who has a parent or parents in the military, possibly one who lives on a military base. Labels: US Example: O-Ren Ishii was born on an American military base in Tokyo, Japan. The half Japanese, half Chinese American army brat made her first acquaintance with death at the age of nine.
Word: replot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English plot English replot From re- + plot. 1. To plot again.
Word: replots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of replot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: replotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of replot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: replotting Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent plotting.
Word: replotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of replot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downtowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downtown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: true lover's knots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of true lover's knot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: West Nile virus Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular flavivirus that causes West Nile fever, dangerous to humans. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: West Nile virus surfaced in New York in 1999 and within four years had covered the whole of America.
Word: fotograph Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of photograph. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: preplanetary nebula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + planetary nebula. 1. A stage in stellar evolution when a star starts to shed its outer layers before coming a true planetary nebula.
Word: protoplanetary nebula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + planetary nebula. 1. A stage in stellar evolution when a star starts to shed its outer layers before coming a true planetary nebula.
Word: graphospasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) English grapho- English spasm English graphospasm From grapho- + spasm. 1. Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: harbor seal Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of common seal.
Word: harbour seal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of harbor seal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: caught some zs Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of catch some zs Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: catching some zs Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of catch some zs Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zone defenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zone defense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little girls' room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, possibly by analogy with the somewhat earlier-attested little boys' room, but already in broader euphemistic use by its first known appearance in John O'Hara's BUtterfield 8. 1. Synonym of ladies' room: a public lavatory intended for use by women. Labels: euphemistic, informal Example: The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A room belonging to or used by little girls, particularly their bedroom.
Word: USP unit Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of potency of drugs, used in the United States Pharmacopeia.
Word: USP units Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of USP unit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little girls' rooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little girls' room Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of little girl's room Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swan boats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swan boat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little boys' room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, but subsequently used more broadly. 1. Synonym of men's room: a public lavatory intended for use by men. Labels: euphemistic, informal Example: Excuse me, where is the little boys' room? My son is about to burst a bladder. Example: He accidentally locked himself in the ca—in the little boys' room. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A room belonging to or used by little boys, particularly their bedroom.
Word: nummus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nummus. Doublet of luma. 1. Any of a range of low-value copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during Late Antiquity. Labels: historical
Word: repressures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repressure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: repressuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of repressure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repressured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of repressure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: daltonist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person afflicted with daltonism.
Word: daltonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daltonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cog wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cog wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: army brats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of army brat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wild child Part of Speech: noun 1. A headstrong, rebellious young person. Labels: informal Example: Then there was Ruby, who had been a wild child, willful, and determined to be everything her parents hated and feared. Example: Paula was a wild child! She like to party and have fun, and it was quite obvious that she was looking for a man to party and have fun with her.
Word: regular polygons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regular polygon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presumedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English presumed Middle English -ly English -ly English presumedly From presumed + -ly. 1. In a way that is presumed; expectedly; presumably. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: […] a great loss has been sustained at the hands of many who would have fully appreciated the labors of that admirable poet, presumedly because they have never been presented to the reading world in a suitable English form.
Word: sac-a-lait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Louisiana French sac-à-lait (literally “bag of milk”), a folk etymology reinterpretation of Choctaw sakli (“trout”), ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”). 1. A white crappie (Pomoxis annularis). Labels: Louisiana
Word: barbe espagnole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, literally "Spanish beard". 1. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides). Labels: Louisiana, dialectal, uncountable
Word: dereferenceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dereference Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dereferenceable From dereference + -able. 1. That can be dereferenced. Labels: not-comparable Example: The assertions check that all conditions required of a dereferenceable iterator are satisfied […]
Word: epically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From epic + -ally or epical + -ly. 1. In an epic manner; in the style of an epic 2. Extremely; very; significantly. Labels: informal Example: It is a rare sunny afternoon in an epically miserable London June when the wide South Bank plaza area along the Thames near Waterloo Bridge begins filling with bicycle riders. Example: Due to some epically drunk behavior at his sister's Prada fashion thing the weekend before last, he'd somehow cheated on his supremely hot, now ex-girlfriend, […]
Word: mythographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mytho- + -grapher. 1. one who studies or writes down myths and legends
Word: mythographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mythographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chenier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (Louisiana) French chênière, from chêne (“oak”). Pronunciation: /ʃəˈnɛəɹ/ 1. An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river. Labels: Louisiana, uncountable, usually 2. A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: chinaball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From China + ball. 1. A chinaberry. Labels: Louisiana
Word: coonass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Commonly explained through various dubious or outright disprovable folk etymologies, as discussed in Sexton's article Cajun or Coonass? Exploring Ethnic Labels in French Louisiana Regional Discourse (2009). Pronunciation: /ˈkunæs/ 1. A Cajun (a member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, living primarily in Southern Louisiana). Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur, sometimes Example: Then I took off a-running like a motorcycle / Heard the bullets whining and the sirens wail / It took half the cops in Dallas County / Just to put one coonass boy in jail
Word: do as I say and not as I do Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: This simplified order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'" The original parsing is found in the New Testament (Matthew 23:1-3; King James Version): “Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.” 1. Do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions. Example: Do what I say now, not what I do The dilettantish peekaboo
Word: parrotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of parrot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: psittacine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós) + -ine. By surface analysis, psittac- + -ine. 1. Of or pertaining to parrots. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psittacine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós) + -ine. By surface analysis, psittac- + -ine. 1. Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.
Word: channel coal Part of Speech: noun 1. Misconstruction of cannel coal. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction, uncountable Example: When this coal is put into the fire, it crackles, and separates into laminae, as the channel coal does into irregular pieces, burns for some time with a heavy flame, becomes red-hot, and gradually consumes to light white ashes. Example: Of channel coal there has been imported into the States from England 17,767 tons, against 27,641 tons in 1871.
Word: æolian Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of aeolian. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Indo-Aryans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Indo-Aryan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synecdochy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synecdoche + -y. 1. The use of a synecdoche. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: jumpoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from jump off. 1. The final round of an equestrian showjumping event. 2. A sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term romantic relationship. Labels: slang Example: Most men are not going to admit that they have a girlfriend, or a wife, or a jumpoff on the side. Example: Now I’m not saying that she needs to be on the level of a valedictorian and super model at the same time to be “jumpoff” material either.
Word: RHS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of right-hand side. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of rectangular hollow section. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of retired husband syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RHS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Horticultural Society. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LHS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of left-hand side. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nursing home Part of Speech: noun 1. A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.
Word: nursing homes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nursing home Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rest home Part of Speech: noun 1. A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.
Word: rest homes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rest home Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reflation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reflate + -ion, parallel to deflation. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈfleɪʃən/ 1. The act of restoring a deflated general level of prices to a previous or desired level. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This continues until there is a reflation, a currency devaluation and government guarantees of the efficacy of key financial intermediaries.
Word: dimmable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dim 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 dimmable From dim + -able. 1. Able to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb. Example: The store is having a sale on dimmable chandeliers.
Word: honey guide Part of Speech: noun 1. A colorful spot or stripe on a flower indicating to insects the location of nectar production.
Word: honey dippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honey dipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airpower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + power. 1. Airborne military power; an air force. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That led to the city falling much faster than anyone expected into the hands of Somalia's transitional government, which has used Ethiopian troops and airpower to reclaim much of the country.
Word: baldheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bald + headed. 1. Alternative spelling of bald-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: "If you go to many classical performances, you see that a lot of them are senior citizens, baldheaded and white," said Mr. Robinson[…]
Word: boatful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English botefull, botfull, equivalent to boat + -ful. 1. Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question Example: The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day. Example: Often sponsored by publishers, the cruises, aboard commercial liners, feature popular authors who give readings and seminars -- even knitting lessons -- to boatfuls of book lovers.
Word: franticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frantic 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 franticness From frantic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being frantic Labels: uncountable Example: Or, more brightly, a private equity firm saw an opportunity for a savvy investor who could operate the property without the quarter-to-quarter franticness that comes with making Wall Street happy.
Word: hyperfocused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English focused English hyperfocused From hyper- + focused. 1. Extremely focused; unwavering. Example: While Brown distracted the usually hyperfocused Mangini, safety Kerry Rhodes and linebackers Eric Barton and Jonathan Vilma grabbed a cooler of Gatorade and surreptitiously assumed their positions according to plan.
Word: hyperfocused Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English focused English hyperfocused From hyper- + focused. 1. simple past and past participle of hyperfocus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncommercial 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 *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial English uncommercial From un- + commercial. 1. Not commercial; often specifically not commercially viable. Labels: not-comparable Example: But Columbia Records executives deemed the idea uncommercial […] and instead proposed an album of lullabies.
Word: uncommercial 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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial English uncommercial From un- + commercial. 1. A spoof advertisement created for countercultural purposes. Example: This uncommercial was turned down by CBC on the grounds that it violated standards of taste […]
Word: rewardingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rewarding Middle English -ly English -ly English rewardingly From rewarding + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that is rewarding Labels: not-comparable Example: And his rapport with the drummer Matt Abts, the keyboardist Danny Louis and the bassist Andy Hess felt rewardingly deep.
Word: peacocky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pāvōbor. Proto-Germanic *pāwô Proto-West Germanic *pāwō Old English pāwa Middle English pe Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok Middle English pecok English peacock English -y English peacocky From peacock + -y. 1. Proud and boastful. Example: From his short passes to the hip-length tan winter coat he slipped on after the game, Pennington proved in myriad ways that he was all about being practical, not peacocky. 2. Of a horse: showy in motion; holding itself high while running. Example: “Samson 4th” was third, a smart, peacocky horse, favoured by his marvellous action, which invariably catches the Judge's eye. Example: The famous Biennial was won by Earl of Dartrey, a light, peacocky horse, who was, perhaps, better than he looked.
Word: minisession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English session English minisession From mini- + session. 1. A brief session Example: I probably gave another three or four minisessions just sitting around talking shop.
Word: minisessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minisession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterthreat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English threat English counterthreat From counter- + threat. 1. A threat made in response to an earlier threat by another party Example: The agreement was reached after months of negotiations -- and a final week of threats and counterthreats.
Word: fenceline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fence + line. 1. The path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence. Example: The farmers up here will have a lot of cleaning to do along the fencelines before they bale hay next June or they will be baling kindling. 2. A narrow strip of territory that a municipality annexes to surround unincorporated territory that the municipality wants to reserve to itself for future growth. Labels: figuratively
Word: counterthreats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterthreat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconsumption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English nonconsumption From non- + consumption. 1. The failure to consume Labels: uncountable Example: I believe in conspicuous nonconsumption.
Word: greatgrandchildren Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greatgrandchild Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcommunication 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 communication English overcommunication From over- + communication. 1. Excessive communication; communicating too much. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Or is it a product of our drifting in an ocean of overcommunication? Example: Where communication is concerned, both overcommunication and undercommunication are undesirable. Overcommunication wastes both the sender's and receiver's time by transmitting more information than necessary.
Word: repost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English post English repost From re- + post. 1. To post again. Labels: Internet Example: Maybe I should repost the FAQ for the benefit of newbies. 2. To post up again; to reset oneself at the post. Example: He's starting to learn that when the trap comes to kick it out right away and repost.
Word: repost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English post English repost From re- + post. 1. The act of posting again; the material thus posted. Labels: Internet Example: This newsgroup mostly seems to consist of reposts of the FAQ. Doesn't anyone talk?
Word: repost Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of riposte. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: reposts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repost Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reposting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of repost Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reposting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of posting something again. Example: monthly repostings of a FAQ to a newsgroup Example: […] reposted bombmaking and narcotics manuals from notorious publishers like Paladin and Loompanics. Some of these reposters alluded to the “Feinstein Amendment” as an abridgement of speech and motivator behind their repostings. 2. Assignment to a different post or station. Example: the reposting of a foreign service officer to a new city Example: the reposting of a teacher to a new school