nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Good Samaritan law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law that exempts from legal liability a person who attempts to give reasonable aid to another person who is injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled. 2. A law that requires able persons, without putting themselves at risk, to provide reasonable aid to persons who are injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled. Example: It was not immediately clear what those charges could be, and Mr. Bernhardt said he did not want to speculate. He added that Pennsylvania does not have a good Samaritan law and said it would be “very difficult to bring charges against those” who witnessed the attack but did not intervene.
Word: to what end Part of Speech: adv 1. For what purpose, what for, why. Example: They put so much effort into it, but to what end? Example: To what end are you spending so much time reading the newspaper?
Word: grass widowhood Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being a grass widow. Labels: uncountable Example: His inconsolable better half has to spend the whole of her time during this distressing grass-widowhood here.
Word: quarter of Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of quarter to; fifteen minutes before a certain hour. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: "It's 2:30 now; let's meet in 15 minutes." "Okay, see you at quarter of."
Word: birds of a feather Part of Speech: noun 1. People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: c1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12, And since we're so near, like birds of a feather, Let's e'en, as they say, set our horses together. Example: Birds of a feather do fall out sometimes. 2. Ellipsis of birds of a feather flock together. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
Word: close-quarter Part of Speech: adj 1. In a confined space. Labels: not-comparable
Word: close quarters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See close quarter. Pronunciation: /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/ 1. plural of close quarter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: close quarters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See close quarter. Pronunciation: /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/ 1. Very near proximity; cramped conditions. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: They were fighting at close quarters. Example: Four-to-a-room is living in close quarters.
Word: opo Part of Speech: noun 1. The calabash or bottle gourd.
Word: cabin boy Part of Speech: noun 1. A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship. Labels: dated 2. A male flight attendant. Labels: dated
Word: cabin-boy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cabin boy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kpm Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of key per minute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: squaloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin squālus (“a large sea fish; a shark”) + English -oid. 1. Characteristic of a shark or dogfish Example: The old man cracked a squaloid smile full of toothblack and breakfast scraps.
Word: squaloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin squālus (“a large sea fish; a shark”) + English -oid. 1. Any dogfish (family Squalidae). Example: Several species of squaloids have light-emitting organs, but none can glow as brightly as the monotypical Isistius brasiliensis.
Word: cue mark Part of Speech: noun 1. A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels
Word: contributer Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of contributor. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: contributers Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of contributors. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: screw threads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screw thread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edit war Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From edit + war. Pronunciation: /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwɔː/, /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwoɹ/, /ˌed.ɪt ˈwoː/, /ˌed.ət ˈwoː/, /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwɔɹ/ 1. A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion. Example: As with dinner-table discussions, it is best to avoid editing articles about politics or religion unless one wishes to become entrenched in a perpetual edit war. Example: An unproductive edit war results as editors change the page back and forth between two incompatible versions, without troubling to engage in discussions.
Word: edit war Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From edit + war. Pronunciation: /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwɔː/, /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwoɹ/, /ˌed.ɪt ˈwoː/, /ˌed.ət ˈwoː/, /ˌɛd.ɪt ˈwɔɹ/ 1. To engage in an edit war. Labels: intransitive Example: When a dispute arises, it is common to see a page protected to avoid edit warring.
Word: parablepsy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəˌblɛpsɪ/ 1. Alternative form of parablepsis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: iolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) + -lite. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪəˌlaɪt/ 1. The clear variety of cordierite, sometimes used as a gem. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: accident of birth Part of Speech: noun 1. A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control. Labels: idiomatic Example: [H]e said to himself that he was a very good-looking man, and could have adorned a much higher sphere in life than that in which the accident of birth had placed him. Example: "You're no brother of mine," she broke in. "At most it is an accident of birth I disown. I'll have no relationship with you of any sort."
Word: Juneteenth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of June + nineteenth, commemorating the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union Army General Gordon Granger (1821–1876) issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, to enforce President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of September 22, 1862. The General Order stated that all previously enslaved people in Texas were now free. The word entered wider usage after becoming a federal holiday in 2021. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒuːnˈtiːnθ/, /ˌd͡ʒunˈtinθ/ 1. Also more fully as Juneteenth Day: the United States national holiday commemorating the end of slavery, observed on June 19. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: There was^([sic – meaning were]) not so many colored people in the city as usual on Saturday evening, all of them, very near, being out at the "Juneteenth siliibration." Example: If there is plenty of sunshine within the next ten days there will be sufficient supply of watermelons in Southwest Texas to take care of the "Juneteenth" celebrations of San Antonio's colored population.
Word: new wave Part of Speech: adj 1. Representing the latest and most advanced style. Example: That girl is pretty wild now / The girl's a super freak / The kind of girl you read about / In new wave magazines
Word: new wave Part of Speech: noun 1. An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility. Labels: uncountable Example: New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
Word: one-eyed trouser snake Part of Speech: noun 1. The penis. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Christ, I’ve gotta go and shake the old one-eyed trouser snake, meself.
Word: stoven Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of stave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: -ve Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation, using the minus sign. 1. Abbreviation of negative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: A typical result for a CD4 T lymphocyte population is shown: CD3, CD4 +ve; CD8, CD13, CD34, CD19 −ve.
Word: uncolored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English colored English uncolored From un- + colored. 1. Having no color; not treated with a dye or other color. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: uncolored 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- English colored English uncolored From un- + colored. 1. simple past and past participle of uncolor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncombined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English combined English uncombined From un- + combined. 1. Not combined with another Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncompensated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English compensated English uncompensated From un- + compensated. 1. Not compensated; having no compensation. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not paid for one's work. Labels: not-comparable Example: Would the site’s community of decentralized, uncompensated editors continue to govern it according to its principles of openness, transparency, and neutrality, or would a handful of highly paid NGO technocrats re-orient Wikipedia toward endorsing and promoting the ever-shifting currents of the Western elite social justice regime?
Word: uncomplaining Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English complaining English uncomplaining From un- + complaining. 1. Without complaint; patient and tolerant. Example: One can hardly write of Suvla without a word of admiration for that patient and uncomplaining hero the Indian drabi, not forgetting his mules.
Word: unconsolidated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English consolidated English unconsolidated From un- + consolidated. 1. Not consolidated. Labels: not-comparable Example: unconsolidated backfill Example: unconsolidated rock
Word: unconsolidated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unconsolidate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncross 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- English cross English uncross From un- + cross. 1. To move something, especially one's arms or legs, from a crossed position. Labels: transitive Example: Then she fell back on the altar and her fingers dangled loosely on its edge, her feet uncrossed and lay beside each other. 2. To undo the crossing or traversal of. Labels: transitive Example: I want nothing more than to run through the crowd of people and throw myself into his arms, but I can't. You can't rewrite the past, and once lines have been crossed, you can't uncross them. Example: “Don't call me stupid. I mean it. My parents don't ever call each other names. Name-calling and being nasty just breaks things and crosses lines you can't uncross.”
Word: annihilationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of annihilationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amadeus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Amadeus, from Latin amo (“love”) + deus (“god”). Pronunciation: /ˌæməˈdeɪəs/, /ˌɑməˈdeɪʊs/ 1. A male given name from Latin.
Word: Merveilleuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Merveilleuse. Pronunciation: /mɜːveɪˈjɜːz/ 1. A fashionable young Frenchwoman of the late 18th-century, characterized by extravagant dress sense and anti-revolutionary ideas. Labels: historical Example: There were the mad fashions sported by the extraordinarily (by turns over- and under-) dressed Incroyables and Merveilleuses, the guzzling of champagne, and the ingestion of bountiful meals in smart restaurants (a recent invention). Example: You are the reason I arrived indecently late at Madame de Volanges's and had all the old ladies thinking I was a Merveilleuse.
Word: Winzer Part of Speech: name Etymology: In some cases from German Winzer (“winemaker”). In others perhaps from Windsor. 1. A surname from German.
Word: chef d'oeuvre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chef d'œuvre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: block hour Part of Speech: noun 1. The time from the moment an aircraft pushes back from the gate at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft makes its final stop at the arrival gate following its landing. Equal to flight hours plus taxi time. Example: Some airlines average more than twelve block hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.
Word: annihilationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English annihilation 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 annihilationist From annihilation + -ist. 1. A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul. 2. A person who advocates or practices annihilationism (the annihilation of a group): an eliminationist.
Word: annihilationist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English annihilation 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 annihilationist From annihilation + -ist. 1. Advocating annihilationism; advocating the annihilation of a group of people. Example: This negation has sometimes been no less “annihilationist” than classical anti-Semitism, because, at least potentially, it serves to justify the elimination of the State of Israel. Example: At times, though, his more economic approach to Jewish policy conflicted with the more annihilationist bent of the SS.
Word: floristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flora + -istic. 1. Describing a region with a relatively uniform composition of plant species. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Lowland Fynbos is located at the southwestern tip of the African continent where it forms part of the Cape Floristic Region. 2. Of or pertaining to floristics. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
Word: epigenomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- English genome English epigenome Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epigenomic From epigenome + -ic. 1. Describing a representation of the gene expression, DNA methylation and histone modification status of a particular genomic region. Labels: not-comparable
Word: designated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzɪɡneɪtɪd/, /ˈdezɪɡnæɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of designate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: designated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzɪɡneɪtɪd/, /ˈdezɪɡnæɪtɪd/ 1. Having a specified designation or purpose. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unseeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unseable, equivalent to un- + seeable. 1. Invisible 2. Unimaginable
Word: thiazoline Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated heterocyclic compound containing a five-membered ring, one double bond, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom; any derivative of this compound
Word: oxazoline Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated heterocyclic compound containing a five-membered ring, one double bond, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound
Word: overspin 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 spin English overspin From over- + spin. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪn/ 1. An excessive amount of spin applied to a projectile such that its nose does not turn down at the summit of the trajectory. Labels: uncountable Example: Jumping from side to side like a cat, three times he volleyed fine volleys of his opponents, and at length netted a magnificent lift-drive by Wilding the overspin of which made it dive for the ground. Example: Because of its construction, the putter is said to eliminate the underspin, sidespin, skipping and skidding of the ball that other putters put on the ball. Instead, Dalton says, it puts 44 degrees of overspin on the ball before it ever hits the ground. 2. A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion; topspin;top. Labels: uncountable Example: What is wanted is just the reverse - i.e top or overspin, which causes the ball to revolve in the direction in which it is going. Example: Then may come that particular feature of Tennis—the Cut. In this one does not strike the ball fair and square as at Cricket and Racquets; still less does one give the ball what may be called the overspin, to make it fly quicker and to give it pace over the ground, as one does at Lawn Tennis.
Word: overspin Part of Speech: verb 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 spin English overspin From over- + spin. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɚˌspɪn/ 1. To spin too much or too far. Example: In my enthusiasm I overspun the handle of the microfilm reading machine and went a few pages further than I intended.
Word: transcriptional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From transcription + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to transcription, especially to the transcription of genetic information Labels: not-comparable
Word: rewiring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rewire Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rewiring Part of Speech: noun 1. A new wiring Example: The work involved a complete rewiring of the system, while the addition of four higher-capacity Mechan jacks and the increased length of the new train meant the entire floor (the length of four train carriages) had to be dug up, levelled and strengthened to meet tolerance requirements. 2. A new configuration of neurons in the brain. Labels: informal
Word: socie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social 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 socialist English -ie English socie From socialist + -ie. 1. Diminutive of socialist. Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal
Word: bokking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bok Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Pia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin. 2. A surname
Word: Pia Part of Speech: name 1. A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.
Word: maatje Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch maat Dutch -je Dutch maatjebor. English maatje Borrowed from Dutch maatje. 1. A fermented herring. Example: The maatje herrin' were very popular over in Germany. That was a very light cure with just a fine sprinkling o' salt. Example: […] with Charles making quite a good shot at playing the obliging husband, I seized the chance of buying and eating a maatje.
Word: Rickard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a medieval variant of Richard. 1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Nestor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛstə/, /ˈnɛstɚ/ 1. An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad. Labels: Greek 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English. Example: Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense. 3. A surname
Word: Nestor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛstə/, /ˈnɛstɚ/ 1. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.
Word: neopagan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of neo-pagan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: neopagan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of neo-pagan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neopaganism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English paganism English neopaganism From neo- + paganism. 1. A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion. Labels: uncountable
Word: sackung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Sackung. 1. A large-scale landslide with a scarp that may be mistaken for a fault. More specifically- a deep fracture with uphill facing scarps induced by gravitational sliding. Often found near the top of some mountain ranges. Example: 1985, G. Holmes and J. J. Jarvis, “Large-scale toppling within a sackung type deformation at Ben Attow, Scotland”, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, volume 18, number 3 (August 1985), pages 287–289.
Word: lenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperconnectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English connectivity English hyperconnectivity From hyper- + connectivity. 1. The state of a network in which the number of nodes is far in excess of the number of users. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of the brain, in schizophrenia or epileptic seizure, in which an excessive number of connections are made between neurons. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Increased connectedness of human beings through social media, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lugeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist. 1. A unit of measurement of permeability, equal to one foot per year.
Word: lapels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lapel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncredit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + credit. 1. Describing a course that does not contribute credits towards an academic degree. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not related to financial credit. Labels: not-comparable Example: noncredit decisions
Word: noncriminal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + criminal. 1. Not criminal; civil. Labels: not-comparable Example: The police department was enjoined from conducting any surveillance of non-criminal activity of gay people, from maintaining files dealing with non-criminal activity, and from harassing the plaintiffs or other gay people in the absence of any actual criminal activity.
Word: noncriminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + criminal. 1. One who is not a criminal.
Word: noncritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + critical. 1. Not critical. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not critical. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare
Word: noncustodial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + custodial. 1. Not having custody of a child. Labels: not-comparable 2. That does not involve a term in prison. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondelivery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + delivery. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒndɪˈlɪvəɹi/ 1. A failure to deliver. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nondemocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic English nondemocratic From non- + democratic. 1. Not based upon democratic principles
Word: nondepartmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + departmental. 1. Not related to a specific department or discipline. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondepreciating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + depreciating. 1. That is not losing value.
Word: nondestructive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + destructive. 1. That does not result in destruction or damage. Labels: not-comparable Example: The aim of these tests is the examination of the weld without imparting any damage. These may include x-rays, hydrostatic tests, etc, and are also termed NDE or nondestructive examination and NDI or nondestructive inspection.
Word: nondetachable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + detachable. 1. Not capable of being detached. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stochastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From stochastic + -ally. Pronunciation: /stəˈkæstɪkli/, /stəˈkæstɪkəli/ 1. In a stochastic manner; by means of a process involving a randomly determined sequence of events. Example: That is when we have no clear and distinct conception of the truth of a proposition (which is the knowledge of it and can never be false) we may notwithstanding, extend our assents further and judge stochastically, that is opine, this way or that way concerning it, and that sometimes with a great deal of confidence and assurance too. Example: In the table the scores from group A are stochastically smaller than those for B, C, or D because group A always has at least as many scores at or below a particular number as any of the other groups. Similarly, the scores from group B are stochastically smaller than those from group C.
Word: ground effect Part of Speech: noun 1. Any aerodynamic effects occurring due to a vehicle's body or appendages moving in close proximity to the ground.
Word: spinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English spinate From spine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪneɪt/ 1. Bearing a spine; spiniform. 2. Covered in spine-like processes.
Word: Saab Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism of Swedish Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (“Swedish Aeroplane Company”). 1. A Swedish aerospace and defence company, which formerly also produced automobiles.
Word: Saab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of Swedish Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (“Swedish Aeroplane Company”). 1. A Saab car or plane. Example: His mom shakes her head at her silly little boy as she dashes to her Saab, which is missing its bumper— Sticky’s doing, no doubt.
Word: alkoholism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Alkoholismus, Polish alkoholizm, or Russian алкоголи́зм (alkogolízm). 1. Misspelling of alcoholism. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Yes, it is called alkoholism. Example: What do you think about lonely drinking. Is it a sign of alkoholism ?
Word: lexically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lexical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English lexically From lexical + -ly. 1. In a lexical manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is important to note that connotation is different from an unambiguous “double meaning” or “pun.” With a pun both meanings have to be lexically current but with connotation it is the multiple, even ambiguous, associations of each word that are important.) 2. In terms of a lexicon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stili Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪlaɪ/ 1. plural of stilus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crank angle degrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crank angle degree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of butch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: helluv Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word). 1. Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many. Labels: Northern-California, not-comparable, slang Example: Hey, if you guys get the munchies, there's helluv candy in the cupboard. Example: […] and all of the other people I have met who show me helluv love when I come through your town.
Word: helluv Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word). 1. Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much. Labels: Northern-California, not-comparable, slang Example: Dude, I helluv want to go to the show with you, but I'm soooo grounded. Example: “[…]. This helluv hurts.” We grownups burst out laughing, and I hugged her bony adolescent shoulders. 2. Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly. Labels: Northern-California, not-comparable, slang Example: That new girl is helluv sexy. Example: “We had the baby, like two minutes ago. It was helluv icy. […] Naeema was so brave, just hellabitchin', and I delivered the baby myself 'cause we have this hellafresh midwife who taught me how to do it.”
Word: helluv Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word). 1. For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed. Labels: Northern-California, slang Example: "Hey, you wanna come to the concert tonight?" "Oh, helluv!"
Word: helluv Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell of" or "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing. 1. Elision of "hell of". Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: Oh, you goddam-betcha, Julie, it's one helluva lot better — one HELLUV A lot better — to be born dirt-poor. Course then you get to stay that way the rest of your life. Example: “That's the helluv it — beggin' yer pardon, miss...” 2. Elision of "the hell of". Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: “Helluv it is,” he grumbled. “I was thinking of marrying her myself. Wrote her a letter, but it didn't get posted in time.” 3. Elision of "hell have" Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: Where the helluv you been?
Word: neutralise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize. Labels: British, English, Non-Oxford, alt-of, standard Example: It’s all based on immobilising your opponent, rather than punching or kicking them, which means you learn how to neutralise, for example, a stranger grabbing your wrist.
Word: neutralises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of neutralise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: neutralising Part of Speech: verb 1. Present participle and gerund of neutralise. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Experiments on steep inclines in the United States showed that washing the rails with a detergent to remove oil and grease resulted in a marked improvement; but conditioning the rails with a special neutralising chemical completely eliminated slipping on a bank on which it was so common as to necessitate restriction of trainloads.
Word: neutralised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of neutralise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renegotiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of renegotiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gas stations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gas station Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petrol stations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petrol station Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full breakfasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of full breakfast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsticks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unstick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nongranular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + granular. 1. Not granular; not in the form of grains. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfetter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + fetter. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɛtɚ/, [ʌnˈfɛɾɚ] 1. To release from fetters; to unchain; to let loose; to free. Labels: transitive Example: He saw the same Turnkey unfetter a man / With but little expedition
Word: unfetters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unfetter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unfettering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unfetter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unquestioning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + questioning. 1. Believing without question; having absolute loyalty. 2. Naive, blind, uncritical. Labels: derogatory Example: unquestioning faith Example: Man's awareness of himself, the resulting realization and fear of his own mortality, cast him out of unquestioning eternity into time-consciousness -- into the disorientation of being able to reflect but not to totally understand
Word: LLM Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of LL.M. (“Master of Laws”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Initialism of large language model. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Some skeptics argue that the software is capable only of blind mimicry — that it’s imitating the syntactic patterns of human language but is incapable of generating its own ideas or making complex decisions, a fundamental limitation that will keep the L.L.M. approach from ever maturing into anything resembling human intelligence. Example: Currently, large language models (LLM) are the base model for creating more specific natural language producers, like chatbots or personal assistants. BERT, GPT-3, and other LLM can be used to program all kinds of “semantic machines”, to create machines for almost any kind of linguistic purpose. 3. Initialism of logic learning machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of licensed lay minister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of local linear model. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: lakins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lakin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of leach Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: leaching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The process by which something is leached. Example: The leachings were performed in a controlled atmosphere chamber in four different steps […] 2. Liquid that leaches. Example: One set of plants was watered with distilled water, while to the other set was added in addition small amounts of leachings, containing only a trace of nitrogen, from a cultivated field.
Word: leaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of leach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: leached Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of leach Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: [T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.
Word: doyenne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French doyenne. 1. A female doyen. 2. The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected. Example: Helen Thomas is frequently referred to as "the doyenne of the White House press corps". Example: The French, who celebrated her as the doyenne of humanity, had their own theories about why she lived so long, noting that she used to eat more than two pounds of chocolate a week and treat her skin with olive oil, rode a bicycle until she was 100, and only quit smoking five years ago. 3. A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert.
Word: looking glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of looking-glass. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Many sorts of glass were in the market, called Lambeth or Ratcliffe, Normandy, German, white and green, Dutch, Newcastle, Staffordshire, and Bristol glass, looking glass and jealous glass. […] Looking glass plates were sometimes used in windows. Example: 17th Drew in the dead body in the corrected sketch in Pen & Ink. It is rather dreary. Worked at sundries from Self in the looking glass (8 hours). / 18th worked all day from self in looking glass in shirts & draws. […]
Word: looking-glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of looking-glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MOAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mine and obstacle avoidance sonar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of mother of all surgeries: a drastic cancer treatment involving intensive surgery with chemotherapy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: ellagic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A polyphenol antioxidant found in many fruits and vegetables including raspberries, strawberries, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, pomegranates and other plant foods. Labels: uncountable
Word: boysenberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boysenberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treacheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treachery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superbo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin superbuslbor. English superb English -o English superbo From superb + -o. 1. superb, excellent Labels: slang
Word: chatti Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: big fat Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡ.fæt/ 1. Complete, utter, total. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He's a big fat idiot. 2. Huge, colossal. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I know a society who will pay you a big fat sum if you'll sign over them eyes for post-mortem laboratory work. Example: [Porkypine:] Why, it's a big fat honor... They'll speech at you an' feed you chicken foot stew an'... [Pogo:] But I don't like to listen to them speeches an' I don't care for chicken foots. [Porkypine:] If yo' public is gone give you honor, son, they isn't gone let yo' personal taste stand in the way.
Word: nameling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English -ling English nameling From name + -ling. 1. Any of a group of people sharing the same name Labels: archaic, rare Example: Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […] Example: […] namelings, people having the same name when […]
Word: sigma bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A covalent atomic bond that is rotationally symmetric about its axis.
Word: centzontle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cenzontle, from Classical Nahuatl centzontleh, shortened form of centzontlahtōleh (“mockingbird”, literally “possessor of four hundred words”), from centzontli (“four hundred, a count of four hundred”) + tlahtōlli (“language, word, statement”) + -eh (“possessor of”). 1. A mockingbird. Labels: rare Example: He had bought young centzontles and it was Roberto's and Manuel's job to whistle at them until they learned to sing. But the birds picked at the cane and made an opening through which a dozen and a half escaped.
Word: centzontlé Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centzontle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Both wept aloud, their voices being audible to the centzontlé, on a neighbouring tree—that catching up the mournful tones repeated them to the ear of night.
Word: cenzontli Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centzontle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: likening thee to some huge condor of the Cotopal peak making love to the singing cenzontli. Example: Or shall the soft cenzontli hush its song
Word: Dakotan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dakota + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, North Dakota or South Dakota or their culture Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dakotan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dakota + -an. 1. An inhabitant or a resident of the state of North Dakota or South Dakota.
Word: Dakotan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dakota + -an. 1. The language of the native Dakota people.
Word: Iowan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Dakota ayúxbader. French Aiouezbor. English Iowa English -an English Iowan From Iowa + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Iowa.
Word: Iowan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Dakota ayúxbader. French Aiouezbor. English Iowa English -an English Iowan From Iowa + -an. 1. A native or resident of the state of Iowa in the United States of America.
Word: Kansan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kansas + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Kansas or its culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kansan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kansas + -an. 1. A native or resident of the state of Kansas in the United States of America. Example: A couple of decades ago, Thomas Frank published “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” based on befuddlement that Kansans were apparently voting against their economic self-interest. Doesn’t economics drive voting behavior?
Word: Kansan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kansas + -an. 1. An age from 0.48 to 0.28 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
Word: Nebraskan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Nebraska + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Nebraska or its culture Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nebraskan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nebraska + -an. 1. A native or resident of the state of Nebraska in the United States of America.
Word: Ottowan Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Ottawan. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Ottowans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ottowan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tennesseean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Tennessee + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Tennessee or its culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tennesseean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tennessee + -an. 1. An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Tennessee.
Word: Missourian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Missouri + -an. Pronunciation: /mɪˈzʊɹi.ən/ 1. From, of or pertaining to Missouri. 2. Of or relating to the Missouri Synod, a Lutheran denomination.
Word: Missourian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Missouri + -an. Pronunciation: /mɪˈzʊɹi.ən/ 1. A native or resident of the state of Missouri in the United States of America. 2. A supporter of the Missouri Synod.
Word: Missourian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Missouri + -an. Pronunciation: /mɪˈzʊɹi.ən/ 1. An age forming part of the Carboniferous.
Word: Washingtonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Washington Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Washingtonian From Washington + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/, /ˌwɑʃɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, the U.S. state of Washington or its culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: His concern for the cause of environmental protection was very Washingtonian of him. 2. Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C., or its culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: Good jazz music has long been held up as a hallmark of authentic Washingtonian culture. Example: I thought of the old joke: What do you call two black men trying to get a cab in Washington, D.C.? Pedestrians. I raised my arm again and this time a car stopped [...] They looked back at me after I gave them my address, one saying, ‘Are you Ethiopian?’ and the other, ‘You look Ethiopian.’ I said, ‘No, I’m just Washingtonian.’ 3. Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of George Washington. Labels: not-comparable Example: By appearing in uniform, Jackson was able to convey his strong character through these images. Jackson had seized on one element of the Washingtonian myth and clung to it. Example: Demonstrating that maritime defense, the protection of trade, and the providing of a national revenue were fundamental objectives of the Union, and directing attention to the departures which the Democrats had made from the sound Washingtonian policies in these matters, the orator went on to insist that this there must be a war, the depleted navy should be at once reconstituted...
Word: Washingtonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Washington Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Washingtonian From Washington + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/, /ˌwɑʃɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America. Example: Any real Washingtonian will be quick to tell you that "Washington state" is a university. 2. An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C. Example: Many a hardworking Washingtonian have expressed their frustrations at the influx of rich Marylanders moving into their city. 3. A member of the Washingtonian movement, a 19th-century sobriety support group. Labels: historical
Word: Arizonan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Arizona Middle English -n English -n English Arizonan From Arizona + -n. 1. Of or pertaining to Arizona or its culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Arizonan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Arizona Middle English -n English -n English Arizonan From Arizona + -n. 1. A native or resident of the state of Arizona in the United States of America. Example: Many Arizonans speak Navajo. Example: There is a great value and even a life lesson in the story of a native Arizonan.