nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: preggo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A clipping of pregnant + -o (“diminutive suffix”). First use appears c. 1951 in the novel Come In Spinner. See citations page. 1. Pregnant. Labels: colloquial, informal, not-comparable Example: “[…]how interesting is it to read that one out of every four Australian girls is slightly preggo before her wedding night? More American influences no doubt.” Example: 1998, Suzanne Brockmann, Everyday, Average Jones, Silhouette Intimate Moments, US, page 67, “Actually, being careless got me... preggo. And to tell you the truth,″ Melody said seriously, “not using a condom could' ve gotten me far more than just pregnant. […] ”
Word: preggo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipping of pregnant + -o (“diminutive suffix”). First use appears c. 1951 in the novel Come In Spinner. See citations page. 1. A pregnant female. Labels: offensive, slang, sometimes Example: Michael Stivic: Come on, Gloria. No one, no one, is going to deny you your constitutional rights. Example: So we had a nice rainbow coalition of preggos and their mates — even one lesbian couple.
Word: firless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fir + -less. 1. Without fir trees. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The Great Desert of Africa of course puts a limit to its wanderings, and the firless plains of Egypt equally discourage its approach. Example: Artists and others who have grown up in firless countries can have no idea of the true grandeur and beauty of a real forest...
Word: foundationless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foundation + -less. 1. Without foundation; unfounded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sweet cream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweet + cream, by analogy with the contrasting sour cream. 1. Cream: the oily part of milk that rises to the top. Labels: UK, dated, uncountable, usually
Word: pantalons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pantalon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mickey Bliss Part of Speech: noun 1. piss (act of urination) Labels: Cockney, slang
Word: lactivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of lactation + activism. 1. The advocacy of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public. Labels: uncountable
Word: lactivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lactivism + -ist. 1. A supporter of breastfeeding, and especially of the right to nurse children in public; one who engages in lactivism.
Word: lactivists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lactivist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecodevelopment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + development. 1. development of real estate that takes environmental factors into account Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ecodevelopments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecodevelopment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecotecture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of eco- + architecture. 1. Architecture of an environmentally-friendly kind. Labels: uncountable
Word: resiles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: browseable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From browse + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of browsable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unban Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + ban. 1. To lift a ban against. Labels: transitive Example: De Klerk was not acting totally unilaterally and independently when he announced the decision to unban previously banned parties like the ANC […] Example: ChanServ can unban you from your channel when someone has banned you […]
Word: unban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + ban. 1. The removal of a ban. Example: As a matter of fact, I have unbanned you several times, and let an unban that I did not agree with stand. Example: I'm not asking for an unban..even when that would happen I wouldn't enter...I dont feel the need to after the hostile approach of my being there.
Word: unbans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unban Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unbans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unban Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbanning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unban Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unbanning Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of a ban. Example: While the liberalisation of politics took place inter alia through the unbanning of the liberation movements, the securocratic mindset that had been intentionally developed and honed since 1972 plus the implementation of the State Security Council (SSC) remained intact.
Word: unbanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unban Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbannable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bannable. 1. Not bannable; that cannot be banned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bannable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ban + -able. 1. That can be, or is liable to be, banned. Labels: not-comparable 2. For which one may be banned. Labels: not-comparable Example: a bannable offence
Word: unblanchingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unblanching + -ly. 1. In an unblanching way; without blanching. Labels: not-comparable
Word: untrembling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + trembling. 1. Not trembling; staunch, unafraid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kittenlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kitten + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a kitten.
Word: hypertelorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyperteloric + -ism. 1. An abnormally increased distance between two organs or body parts, usually the eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypertelorisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypertelorism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lentigo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lentīgo. Earliest attestation as Late Middle English lentigines (plural). Pronunciation: /lɛnˈtaɪɡoʊ/, /lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ/ 1. A brown pigmented spot on the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] too much lentigo camouflaged her rosy rustic features […]
Word: lentigos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lentigo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lentigines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lentigo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piebaldism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piebald + -ism. 1. A rare autosomal dominant disorder of melanocyte development, whose common characteristics include a congenital white forelock, scattered normally-pigmented and hyperpigmented macules, and a triangular depigmented patch on the forehead. Labels: uncountable
Word: bicornuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + cornuate. 1. Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
Word: dieper Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of diaper Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: hypospadias Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑποσπαδίᾱς (hupospadíās, “one who has the orifice of the urethra too low”). Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪ.pəʊˈspeɪ.di.əs/, /ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/ 1. A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This condition, hypospadias, may be examined ad stuporem in the hundreds of photographs of Hugh Hampton Young's pioneering text, Genital Abnormalities, Hermaphroditism, and Related Adrenal Diseases (1937). Example: At the same time, they corrected Jack’s hypospadias, a condition that meant his urethra opened at the base of his penis, moving it further up so he could pee more like a boy.
Word: cublike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cub + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cub.
Word: facelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From face + -like. 1. Resembling a face. Example: Astronomers have found facelike features on the Moon. Example: If there is a heaven up there, Carl Sagan will be in his element on November 30, when Venus, Jupiter, and the moon align in a facelike formation. Gaze skyward to appreciate this rare triple feature of the brightest planets with a wry grin from the moon.
Word: eyelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eye + -like. 1. Resembling an eye. Example: Peacocks have eyelike spots on their tail feathers.
Word: wormless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From worm + -less. 1. Without worms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: historied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From history + -ed. 1. Having much history.
Word: historied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From history + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of history Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: to the manner born Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by William Shakespeare in 1603 in Hamlet, act 1, scene 4: : But to my mind, though I am native here : And to the manner born, it is a custom : More honored in the breach than the observance. 1. Familiar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.; naturally suited to it. Example: This [...] involved not only wearing certain clothes as if to the manner born, but being familiar with the gestures and the style of conversation associated with such clothes. Example: Stephen Ward, a winger converted to emergency left-back two months ago, now looks to the manner born.
Word: cri du chat syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cri du chat (“cry of the cat; cat's cry”). First described and coined by French pediatrician and geneticist Jérôme Lejeune in 1963. 1. A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome. Labels: uncountable
Word: historyless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From history + -less. 1. Lacking history.
Word: matriarchally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From matriarchal + -ly. 1. In a matriarchal way.
Word: mentalité Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mentalité. Doublet of mentality. Pronunciation: /mɛntalɪˈteɪ/ 1. A person's feelings about the wider society and world they live in, and their place within it; a worldview, outlook. Example: Yet changing a traditional economic mentalité was an uphill task and, significantly, Law never fully disenchanted even his most intimate supporters (and maybe even himself) with customary forms of wealth [...]. Example: David Thomson's objectives in this big, ambitious book are nothing short of Promethean, for he aims to deliver both a comprehensive history of the movies and a Marshall McLuhan-style examination of the mentalités produced by watching films and television.
Word: mentalités Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mentalité Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jibber-jabber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reduplicative form of jabber. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/ 1. Excessive or meaningless talk. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable Example: And I would ask counsel to check his sense of humor at the door. My courtroom is a temple of decorum, and I do not tolerate jibber-jabber. Example: Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body. Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at all. Douglas: All right. Jen: No, physically you're just not the sort of man I go for. Douglas: Yeah, thanks, Jen. Jen: I go for the classically good-looking men: Blond, broad, and generally clean shaven. Douglas: Alright, yeah, enough of the jibber-jabber!
Word: jibber-jabber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A reduplicative form of jabber. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪbə(ɹ)ˌdʒæbə(ɹ)/ 1. To talk excessively or meaninglessly. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Is my mind goin' on me or am I watching you jibber-jabber like some sort of jibberty box. Jibber-jabber on! Jibber-jabber on!
Word: upholden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: up- + holden 1. past participle of uphold Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past Example: Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. Example: For these wretches would be necessitated then to betake themselves to some honest livelihood, if they were not fed and upholden, by these.
Word: babealicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From babe + -licious. 1. Sexually attractive, like a babe. Labels: informal Example: "So much for my big after-the-shoot plans with Nikos," Phoebe said morosely, poking at her honey's babealicious but inert body. Example: I look back at the babealicious guy and he's smiling at me, giving me a knowing nod.
Word: philologers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philologer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: budgetarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From budgetary + -ly. 1. With regard to budgets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: godlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From godless + -ly. 1. In a godless way.
Word: verbless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From verb + -less. 1. Without a verb. Labels: not-comparable
Word: repaginate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + paginate. 1. To paginate again or in a different way.
Word: repaginates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repaginate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: repaginating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of repaginate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repaginated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of repaginate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gluily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gluey + -ly. 1. In a gluey manner.
Word: tricklingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From trickling + -ly. 1. In a trickling way.
Word: weepingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From weeping + -ly. 1. In a weeping manner. Example: Only look up, as they did that were wounded, weepingly, wishingly, pitifully, cravingly; see and sigh, look upon him whom you have pierced […]
Word: unsmilingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unsmiling + -ly. 1. In an unsmiling way. Labels: not-comparable Example: 'I have no lucky numbers,' said Bond unsmilingly. 'I only bet on even chances, or as near them as I can get. Well, I shall leave you then.'
Word: pearlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English pearlike From pear + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pear.
Word: pearlised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pearlized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: meatlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meat + -like. 1. Resembling meat or some aspect of it. Example: ...one reads between the lines the disappointment of some who report new compounds and note that they do not have a meatlike aroma.
Word: sacrality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sacral + -ity. 1. The property of being sacral; sacredness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An oath may be defined as either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity.
Word: sacralities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sacrality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mixte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mixte. Pronunciation: /miːkst/ 1. A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way. Labels: attributive
Word: sarkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sarky + -ly. Equivalent to a clipping of sarcastically. 1. Synonym of sarcastically, in a sarky manner. Labels: UK, informal
Word: mixtes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reknit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + knit. 1. To knit again. Example: It was at once strange and familiar to see the chickens in the kitchen; and, wishing to re-knit himself to the old habits, he begged of Mrs. Scully not to drive them out, saying he did not mind them. Example: Bright-beady of eye, bony of cheek and jaw, scarred, toughened, broken and reknit, indestructible, grisly, gladiatorial as a hornet, he was a type neither new nor unfamiliar.
Word: lithographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lithography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reknitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reknit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reknitting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of knitting something back together. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reknitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reknit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reknits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reknit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rearticulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + articulate. 1. To articulate again Example: Can such a child be ennobled by the passage of time, his struggles granted retroactive gravitas and his childish confusions rearticulated with adult clarity?
Word: constatation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French constatation. 1. The process of verification. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An assertion; a proposition assumed for the sake of argument, an axiom. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Q₂, he marks his departure from alternative constatation of fact (“Either love has put eyes in my head that have not true sight, or they see truly, but my judgment is amiss”) to social speculation by avoiding the see of visual perception in favor of the words eyes dote and love's eye, which clearly denote not simple perception but biased judgement. Example: From that constatation which is similar to the constatation that the human rights system expresses the views of the dominant group, Kymlicka concludes the need for cultural accommodation.
Word: rearticulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rearticulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rearticulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rearticulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rearticulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rearticulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: constatations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of constatation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticensorship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + censorship. 1. Acting against or opposed to censorship. Example: The war between parents and children over control of the Internet is mirrored in the technological world’s battles over filters and monitoring software; there are anticensorship Web sites like peacefire.org that show how to circumvent blocking software.
Word: charism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace”). Doublet of charisma. 1. A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: Reviewing the prudential warnings and moral qualms issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “it is hard not to conclude,” the editors write, “that the bishops’ charism, rather than the president’s, has better served the nation.” Example: The Roman Catholic Church has as its named charism the unity of a truly catholic gathered people. Unfortunately, that very ethos is challenged by division and factionalism that could put protestants to shame.
Word: charismata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charism Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of charisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetraiodothyronine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + iodo- + thyronine. 1. Thyroxine: a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: flashless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flash + -less. 1. Not fitted with a flash. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not generating a flash of light when fired. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pressure groups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pressure group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stumblingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From stumbling + -ly. 1. In a stumbling way; unsteadily, haltingly.
Word: parrot snake Part of Speech: noun 1. Leptophis ahaetulla, a snake found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Word: beerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From beer + -like. 1. Resembling beer or some aspect of it.
Word: textlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From text + -like. 1. Resembling text.
Word: snowlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snow + -like. 1. Resembling snow.
Word: rainlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rain + -like. 1. Resembling rain.
Word: traplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trap + -like. 1. Resembling a trap.
Word: rejet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + jet. 1. To change the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to replace or adjust a carburetor jet. Example: As a general rule the four-hole spacer helps torque while the one-hole spacer helps top end. You may have to rejet the carburetor before any gain from the spacer is found, whether it is a one-hole or a four-hole.
Word: winelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wine + -like. 1. Resembling wine. Example: Near-synonyms: vinous, vinaceous, wine-blue, wine-dark, winy
Word: windowlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From window + -like. 1. Resembling a window (an opening in the wall). Example: There was a series of windowlike slits in the castle wall. 2. Resembling a window (a rectangular area displaying the output of a program).
Word: voicelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From voice + -like. 1. Resembling a voice. Example: The synthesiser produced an eerie, voicelike sound. Example: It's got so I don't even know for sure Whether I am glad, sorry, or anything. There's nothing but a voice-like left inside That seems to tell me how I ought to feel, And would feel if I wasn't all gone wrong. You take the lake.I look and look at it.[…]
Word: swishingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From swishing + -ly. 1. In a swishing way; with a swishing sound or motion.
Word: swashbucklingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From swashbuckling + -ly. 1. In a swashbuckling way; adventurously, excitingly.
Word: wasplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wasp + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a wasp.
Word: doorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From door + -like. 1. Resembling a door.
Word: rejets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rejet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: urnlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From urn + -like. 1. Resembling an urn.
Word: jarlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jar + -like. 1. Resembling a jar.
Word: potlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pot + -like. 1. Resembling a pot.
Word: matériels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matériel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From form + -like. Cognate with German förmlich (“formal, official”). 1. Resembling a form (document to be filled in). Example: Terse, snappy, forceful letters should be used, rather than long, verbose, repetitive, unimpressive, formlike letters.
Word: tablelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From table + -like. 1. Resembling a table (furniture).
Word: unrefreshed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + refreshed. 1. Not refreshed.
Word: unweary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + weary. 1. Not weary.
Word: unweary Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + weary. 1. To refresh (a person) after weariness. Labels: transitive
Word: bimboesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bimbo + -esque. Piecewise doublet of bimboish. 1. Like a bimbo; ditzy and foolish. Example: Kite's bimboesque daughter (Liz Fraser) is totally bemused by her dad's monomaniacal obsession with politics... Example: Of course, your Gemini will be much more stable, and less bimboesque, but she also will be a woman of many interests, all dependent upon her mood...
Word: incapables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incapable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pearlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pearly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eyetie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪtaɪ/ 1. An Italian. Labels: UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Example: The only danger of gas from the Eyeties was when they breathed garlic on you. Example: We got out to sea again, but it was not long before the Eyeties were on our track again.
Word: Eyeties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Eyetie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drone + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊni/, /ˈdɹoʊni/ 1. Dronelike.
Word: exclus Part of Speech: noun 1. An exclusionist
Word: taifa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish taifa, from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, faction”). Pronunciation: /tɑˈiːfə/ 1. A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. Labels: historical 2. A similar Islamic principality on Sicily after the fall of the en:Emirate of Sicily Labels: historical
Word: snakiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snaky + -ness. 1. the state or condition of being snaky Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fascistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From fascistic + -ally. 1. In a fascistic way. Example: The only way that the world is ever going to be free is when the youth of this country moves with every principle of human respect and with every soft spot we have in our hearts for human life, in a fashion that lets the pig power structure know that when people are racistly and fascistically attacked, the youth will put a foot in their butts and make their blood chill. Example: I believe this is the first fairy tale retelling I’ve seen that incorporates the classic version of the text as official propaganda of a fascistically sexist (and homophobic) police state, so that’s an interesting premise to start from.
Word: yummo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From yum + -o. 1. Yum; yummy. Labels: informal Example: "Yummo! A maiden! Can I have a bit?" it asked Knight. "Certainly not," said Knight grumpily. "It's mine!" Example: Use a spatula to lift the eggs from the pan one at a time, and flip over directly on top of the melted cheese. Yummo — eat now.
Word: yummo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From yum + -o. 1. Yummy; delicious. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Lunch was yummo today. Sammy gave us hot soup with little noodles, and roast lamb with big crunchy potatoes — I had three. Example: ...canal views and yummo lunches, like goat-cheese salads and Stellendam shrimps (seafood that's apparently very highly prized round these here parts).
Word: cheatsheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheatsheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheat sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheat sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imputer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From impute + -er. 1. Someone who imputes.
Word: absolute advantage Part of Speech: noun 1. The capability to produce more of a given product using the same quantity or less of a given resource than a competing entity. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:absolute advantage.
Word: zoolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zoo + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a zoo.
Word: corndog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of corn dog. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It doesn’t help that it gets sold alongside corndogs and transmission fluid at gas stations.
Word: corndogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corndog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From detail + -er. 1. One who gives details of something. Example: […] the general disposition of those memoir writers and detailers of state secrets (even when there is no malice) to sacrifice truth for the sake of a more striking effect. 2. One who details (cleans cars). Labels: US Example: In the case of Richmond Hill, the torch has been passed to Simcha Waisman, 62, vice president of the neighborhood’s block association. Mr. Waisman’s devotion to neighborhood welfare is legendary; he has been known to stake out freshly painted walls for as long as a week, waiting to catch someone painting graffiti. Mr. Waisman drives a cranberry-colored Expedition, which he says has been so marred by dripping creosote that his detailer now refuses him service.
Word: detailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From derail + -er. Sense 2 is an Anglicization of French dérailleur. Doublet of derailleur. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹeɪlə/, /dəˈɹeɪləɹ/ 1. One who, or that which, derails. 2. One who, or that which, derails. 3. Alternative spelling of derailleur. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Example: Through sheer ingenuity and resourcefulness, these men handproduced parts such as derailers, stands, seat posts, cranks, fenders, and all manner of elements used in the production of a functional bicycle. Example: Very few bicycles are of a different color or employ more gears with derailer sprockets and hand brakes. […] In short, most adult commuter bicycles are almost interchangeable; and therein likes the tale. […] At first glance, one wonders how commuters can identify their own machine from the pack of identical black bicycles, particularly if they are in the center of the pack. The answer is, they don't! They simply grab one that is convenient, ride it home, and then return it to the pack the next day.
Word: derailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lingchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 凌遲 (língchí). 1. A form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 C.E., the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of body parts with a knife. Labels: uncountable Example: The face of the dying man in the lingchi video monotonously evokes Maria Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer ’s 1928 “Passion of Joan of Arc.”
Word: oolacunta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Aboriginal. 1. An extinct marsupial, the desert rat kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), that lived in a sand-ridge and gibber-plain habitat in south-western Queensland and north-eastern Australia. Example: The fabulous oolacunta, a rat kangaroo that is now extinct, streaked across the desert at speeds that made it seem to float above the ground.
Word: oolacuntas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oolacunta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: possumlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From possum + -like. 1. Resembling a possum or some aspect of it. Example: On that occasion Mr. Flannery had discovered a tooth that belonged to what may prove to be the missing link between ancient possumlike creatures and the modern kangaroos.
Word: reinvasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + invasion. 1. The act or process of reinvading; a subsequent invasion.
Word: reinvasions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinvasion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troughlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trough Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English troughlike From trough + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a trough. Example: SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 — Pacific Gas & Electric, Northern California’s major utility, is announcing a commitment on Wednesday to purchase 550 megawatts of solar power to be generated by troughlike arrays of mirrors spread over nine square miles in the Mojave Desert.
Word: heterosexually Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heterosexual + -ly. 1. In a heterosexual way. Labels: not-comparable Example: Because gay people are finding more affirmation in our culture for their sexuality, those who are heterosexually married are tending to question their need to stay in that kind of relationship or their need to repress their homosexual activity. Example: Interrupting this perfect storm requires a clear understanding of its origins, and we still cannot fully explain why heterosexually transmitted H.I.V. exploded in Africa while remaining confined to very specific communities in the West.
Word: absolute advantages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolute advantage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homosexually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From homosexual + -ly. 1. In a homosexual way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overzealously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overzealous + -ly. 1. In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal. Example: Critics say a law designed to keep medical information confidential is being overzealously applied. Example: Unfortunately, she has used the attack as a launch pad for a bizarre and undercooked exercise in rhetorical bothsidesism, in which she argues that American Jews should be just as worried about college students who overzealously criticize Israel as they are about the aspiring Einsatzgruppen who shoot up shuls.
Word: sizewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From size + -wise. 1. In terms of size. Labels: not-comparable Example: “As we workshop, they’ll decide whether it’s a piece that sizewise will work better for the Met or Lincoln Center Theater,” he said.
Word: sweatshirted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sweatshirt + -ed. 1. Dressed in a sweatshirt. Labels: not-comparable Example: Fans can choose their cover: a pinstriped T. I. or a sweatshirted T. I. P. But the music is the same, and so is the face, plus or minus a scowl.
Word: antimarijuana Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + marijuana. 1. Opposed to, or countering, the use of marijuana. Example: As to the reference to “Reefer Madness,” a torrid antimarijuana propaganda film later revived as a countercultural favorite, the 56-year-old Mr. Rove pleaded forgetfulness.
Word: entwinement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entwine + -ment. 1. A situation of being entwined; an entanglement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But in the modern era of political money, where the race for cash has effectively become a campaign unto itself, Mr. Gupta’s entwinements with the Democrats, and his abrupt step back, illustrate the pitfalls of such relationships, both for the candidates and for the wealthy contributors who hunger for the access and the attention their largess can bring.
Word: entwinements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entwinement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumpstarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumpstart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumpstarts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jumpstart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jumpstarting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jumpstart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jumpstarted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jumpstart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pranksterish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prankster + -ish. 1. Like a prankster; inclined to play pranks. Example: Mr. Hassan, a heavyset, pranksterish 23-year-old, loved the new world of cellphones, online computers and downloadable videos ushered in by the American occupation of Iraq, so much so that he spent a quarter of his monthly salary recently on another new phone.
Word: 45's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 45 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biguine Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of music that originated in Martinique in the 19th century, combining the traditional bélé music with the polka. Labels: uncountable Example: The band had three contrasting lead singers: Mr. Desvarieux, who was gruff and smoky; Mr. Marthely, a buoyant tenor; and Ms. Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate. Mr. Naimro’s keyboards could sound like zinging dance-club synthesizers, an accordion, a steel drum or the clarinet used in old Martinican biguine music. Mr. Desvarieux’s guitar sometimes hinted at blues-rock or the intertwining lines of African rock before slipping back into the rhythm section. 2. A musical composition in this style. Labels: countable 3. A dance performed to this music. Labels: countable
Word: fetishizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fetishize + -able. 1. That can be fetishized. Example: WHY YOU GO THERE Huge fetishizable handbags, subtle jokes, hypnotic jacquard and luscious natural fibers perversely tricked out to look like cheap petroleum knockoffs. Example: Furthermore, it should be recalled from the previous chapter that criminological discourse of the 1930s deemed every woman a potential criminal, implicitly including the domestic woman. In this way every woman was a potentially fetishizable object and delinquent citizen.
Word: flyball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + ball. 1. Alternative spelling of fly ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Pérez, a flyball pitcher, recorded only two fly outs, and one of the two balls hit Anderson’s way — Fielder’s three-run homer in the first — traveled an estimated 447 feet and dented a strip above the Miller Lite sign on the center-field scoreboard. 2. A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box.
Word: flyballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flyball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megamusical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + musical. 1. A particularly elaborate or successful musical. Labels: informal Example: Save the C-notes for eye-filling megamusicals or, maybe, a good-for-you drama of intellectual aspirations, preferably with a script from England and a star from Hollywood. Example: Jukeboxes have frequently been compared to the megamusicals and are considered a direct offshoot.
Word: megamusicals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megamusical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: memoirish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From memoir + -ish. 1. In the style of a memoir. Example: This year you can soak up its pre-Woodstock, pre-civil-rights-age vibe from the pages of a new memoirish coffee-table book peppered with photographs of family groups on Newport lawns called “A Privileged Life: Celebrating WASP Style,” by Susanna Salk, and also from the movie “Evening” — another WASP-y “remembrance of things past,” like the Susan Minot novel on which it is based.
Word: pacemakerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pacemaker + -like. 1. Resembling a pacemaker. Example: The wires were connected to a pacemakerlike unit, implanted under the man’s collarbone.
Word: ringless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ring + -less. 1. Without a ring. Labels: not-comparable Example: After we were married, a jeweler told us that it would take about five weeks to etch our names into our bands, and we thought that seemed too long to be ringless.
Word: shamanesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shaman + -esque. 1. In the manner of a shaman. Example: His shamanesque installers are two brothers who live in tepees on a squat in the Ibizan forest, and who cleanse new tepees with sage burning and song.
Word: supercross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + -cross. 1. A sport in which high-performance off-road motorcycles are raced on an artificially made dirt track consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. Labels: uncountable Example: In a 10-year career, he has won more A.M.A. supercross and motocross races than any rider in history.
Word: ticklingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tickling + -ly. 1. In a tickling way. Example: Adjust the volume, tweak the contours, refine the timing and, if need be, fiddle with the setting, and the hoariest yuck-fest can seem as dewy as a morning in May. Examples of tales told ticklingly are in unusual abundance here, with comedies for every taste within the mainstream of London theater.
Word: undereye Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under + eye. 1. Under the eye. Labels: not-comparable Example: Lips that have thinned over time may cause a person to appear irritable or tense, a naturally elevated brow may suggest judgment or skepticism, and undereye shadows can make a person appear weary and burdened.
Word: undereye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under + eye. 1. The area of skin immediately under the eye. Example: In some vague corner of his mind, he remembered her forgetfulness, the weary smudges of blue that bruised her undereyes when the sky was still pale with white light from the sun […]
Word: roundarm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From round + arm. 1. An obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unevolved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + evolved. Pronunciation: /ʌn.ɪˈvɑlvd/, /ʌn.ɪˈvɒlvd/ 1. Not evolved; yet to evolve. Labels: not-comparable Example: This year, while Mr. Giuliani’s online presence is regarded as relatively unevolved, he is leading other Republicans in national polls. Mr. Romney is leading in polls in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Word: unmoor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + moor. 1. To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat). Labels: transitive Example: “It would’ve taken him a half-hour to unmoor the boat.” 2. To set free or loose. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: When oblivion finally unmoors us. 3. To weigh anchor. Labels: intransitive
Word: unmoors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unmoor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unmooring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unmoor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bodysnatcher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bodysnatchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodysnatcher Labels: form-of, plural Example: The head of a ring of bodysnatchers who stole the bones of broadcaster Alistair Cooke pleaded guilty yesterday.
Word: midchest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + chest. 1. The middle of the chest. Labels: no-plural Example: Today, Mrs. Khan shares a room in a dreary nursing home on the fringes of Houston, paralyzed from midchest down and tormented by a fateful choice to try to remake her life.
Word: postsurgery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + surgery. 1. After surgery. Labels: not-comparable Example: ReAble Therapeutics, the orthopedic-device maker controlled by the private equity company Blackstone Group, agreed to purchase DJO for $1.6 billion to add leg braces and postsurgery pain therapies.
Word: postsurgery Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From post- + surgery. 1. After surgery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: valganciclovir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From val(ine) + ganciclovir. 1. An antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections, converted to ganciclovir inside the body by intestinal and hepatic esterases. Labels: uncountable
Word: CMV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cytomegalovirus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks. 2. Initialism of cucumber mosaic virus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of commercial motor vehicle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: All CMV drivers will now be required to complete a two-part ELP assessment during a roadside inspection, if there is a reasonable concern regarding their ability to communicate safely and effectively in English
Word: CMV Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of r/changemyview. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Sara Gilbert, research director of the Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University, claimed the study has harmed CMV itself.
Word: CMV Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of change my view. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ganciclovir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From g(u)an(osine) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”). Pronunciation: /ɡanˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/, /ɡænˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ 1. An antiviral medication C₉H₁₃N₅O₄ related to acyclovir and used especially to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised individuals. Labels: uncountable Example: A significant number of AIDS patients are unable to tolerate ganciclovir treatments because of adverse effects it can have on production of critical blood cells.
Word: darlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From darling + -ly. 1. In a darling way.
Word: cytomegaloviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cytomegalovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: authorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From author + -less. 1. Without an author. Labels: not-comparable Example: An authorless national author tour “doesn’t seem to me to have been done before,” said Constance Sayre, a principal in the Manhattan publishing consulting firm Market Partners International. 2. Without a known author. Labels: not-comparable, specifically
Word: bioidentical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + identical. 1. Identical to that which is naturally produced by the body. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Many women seeking natural remedies have turned to compounding pharmacies, druggists who promise so-called bioidentical hormones that are chemically synthesized but have the same molecular structure as hormones produced by a woman’s body.
Word: bioidentical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + identical. 1. A bioidentical form of something.
Word: bioidenticals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bioidentical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: captopril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (mer)capto + pr(oline) + -yl or (mer)capto + pr(opion)yl. Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.təˌpɹɪl/ 1. An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sermonette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sermon + -ette. 1. A short sermon. Example: One, “Thoughts and Prayers,” was for the drummer Jo Jones; it included a sermonette for the high-hat cymbal. Mr. Hamilton dedicated another, “Just Play the Melody,” to Mr. Roach.
Word: sermonettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sermonette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ponton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Three main origins: * English and Scottish habitational surname, from the villages of Great and Little Ponton, named probably with an obscure Old English word pamp (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * Borrowed from French Ponton. * Borrowed from Spanish Pontón. 1. A surname.
Word: grogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grog. 1. A Cape Verdean alcoholic drink made from sugar cane. Labels: uncountable
Word: umeshu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 梅酒. 1. A Japanese liqueur made by steeping unripe ume fruits in alcohol (or saké) and sugar. Labels: uncountable
Word: premixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + mouse. 1. A genetically modified mouse with remarkable stamina and longevity.
Word: supermice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oncomouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onco- + mouse, from a trademark. 1. A type of laboratory mouse that has been genetically modified to carry an activated oncogene, increasing its susceptibility to cancer.
Word: oncomice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oncomouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marchpanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marchpane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: notator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From notate + -or. 1. One who notates; a writer of notation. Example: “Dance is not an ephemeral art form,” said Sandra Aberkalns, the senior staff notator at the bureau. 2. A software program that writes musical notation based on the computer representation of music, or the sound.
Word: notators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of notator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balladlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ballad + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a ballad. Example: This veteran jazz pianist’s new album, “Solo in Mondsee” (ECM), is a solo-piano record of improvisations, most of them balladlike and quite beautiful, even in their most sprawling phases.
Word: chocolatelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chocolate + -like. 1. Resembling chocolate. Example: And, for something completely different, there is “Incarnat,” a brutal and heartbreaking dance show from Brazil that features miniportraits of self-abasement involving nudity, gobs of chocolatelike liquid and a variety of beastly physical violence.