nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: reinscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + inscription. 1. The act of reinscribing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Skateboarding’s simultaneous challenge to and reinscription of dominant masculinities.
Word: reinscriptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinscription Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partonomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From part + -o- + -nomy. 1. meronomy 2. nomenclature of body parts, or the partition of the body into body parts
Word: partonomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partonomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meronomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mero- + -nomy. 1. A hierarchy that deals with part–whole relationships rather than the discrete sets of a taxonomy.
Word: meronomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meronomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: communings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of communing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unzippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unzipping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dyeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squeakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squeaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmiscegenated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + miscegenated. 1. Not miscegenated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clatterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clattering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splutterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spluttering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricklings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trickling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: screechings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screeching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gilliganian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gilligan + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Carol Gilligan (born 1936), American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist.
Word: gaggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡi/ 1. Disgusting enough to provoke a gag reflex. Labels: colloquial Example: Ice cream with rock salt in it is gaggy. 2. Resembling or characteristic of the action of gagging. Labels: colloquial Example: She made a gaggy sound in her throat.
Word: Kohlbergian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kohlberg + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987), American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development. Example: The Kohlbergian emergence of increasingly complex stages of moral development is built on the Piagetian emergence of increasingly complex logical operations.
Word: mishearings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mishearing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buffet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buffetting Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buffeting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: buffettings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buffetting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buffet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ingrosser Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of engrosser. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: enchantings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enchanting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ingrossers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ingrosser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dragonling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dragon + -ling. 1. A baby dragon.
Word: dragonlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dragonling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slaveholdings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slaveholding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snipping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mewings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mewing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echoings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of echoing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mattings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prowlings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋz/ 1. plural of prowling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coaxings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coaxing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strugglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of struggling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clankings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clanking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spillings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spilling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pullings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pulling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foretellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foretelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cajolings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cajoling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joltings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jolting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clothings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clothing Labels: form-of, plural Example: You are hereby desired to receive into your care, the trusses of clothings and beddings which we shall send you from time to time […] Example: Among these were two principal records: registers of clothings, and registers of professions.
Word: interlacings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interlacing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: have legs Part of Speech: verb 1. To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time. Labels: idiomatic Example: Your plan will tell you if your idea has legs and is viable. Example: The longer a film plays (which, in show business terms, means that the film has legs), the more the theater gradually earns from ticket sales. 2. To have speed. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, legs.
Word: wrigglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wriggling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plankings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: startings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of starting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scurryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scurrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whinings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intermarryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intermarrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bouncings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bouncing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: venturings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venturing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blinkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blinking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wigglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wiggling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pushings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʊʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of pushing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yelpings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yelping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tittering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pricklings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prickling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ticklings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tickling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lavings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dynamitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dynamiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jinglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jingling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carousings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carousing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wagging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slitherings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slithering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squawkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squawking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flirtings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flirting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilferings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilfering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gipsyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gipsying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gypsyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gypsying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hairdressings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairdressing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confessings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛsɪŋz/ 1. plural of confessing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: experimentings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of experimenting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replenishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replenishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unreplenishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + replenishable. 1. Not replenishable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unreplenished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + replenished. 1. Not replenished. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Who-athon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Who + -athon. 1. A marathon of the British science-fiction series Doctor Who. Labels: informal Example: Makes me wish I had a VCR so I could blow the dust off of all my video tapes and have a Who-athon. Example: To set the scene for the new series, UKTV Gold is showing all of the last one, created by Russell T Davies and starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as his companion Rose. The Who-athon will screen from 11am-6pm on Saturday, and from 11am-6pm on Sunday.
Word: grittings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gritting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replaying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waddings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wadding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gnashings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnæʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of gnashing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interworkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interworking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dapplings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dappling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decipherings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deciphering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: threshings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of threshing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roofings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roofing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bedcovering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + covering. 1. bedcover
Word: bedcoverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedcovering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirrupings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirruping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dancings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋz/, /ˈdæns.ɪŋz/, [dɛə̯ns.ɪŋz], [deə̯ns.ɪŋz] 1. plural of dancing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sinosphere Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sino- + -sphere, coined by James Matisoff along with Indosphere in his 1990 article "On Megalocomparison". 1. The area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.
Word: stardrive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + drive. From the ability of the drive to propel the vehicle to the stars. 1. A device used to propel a spacecraft through interstellar distances. Example: Stardrive section of a Galaxy-class starship. Memory Alpha, Secondary hull, 2005 Example: Atlantis, utilizing its star drive, was able to travel from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Pegasus Galaxy, a distance of between 3.26 and 3.5 million light years. GateWorld, Stardrive
Word: stardrives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stardrive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: star drive Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stardrive. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: star-drive Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stardrive. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: star-drives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star-drive Alternative form of stardrives. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: star drives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star drive Alternative form of stardrives. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: to come Part of Speech: adj 1. Imminent; coming; future. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come. Example: I, I've been getting kinda scared / And feeling unprepared / For what's to come
Word: Lake Zurich Part of Speech: name 1. A lake in north-central Switzerland, extending to the south and east of the city of Zurich.
Word: on/off Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of on-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Badiot Part of Speech: noun 1. A dialect of Ladin spoken in Val Badia and in Mareo Labels: uncountable
Word: ill-thought-out Part of Speech: adj 1. Not considered carefully enough. Labels: not-comparable Example: an ill-thought-out proposal
Word: Blachernae Part of Speech: name 1. A historic quarter of Constantinople
Word: compassionate leave Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death. Labels: uncountable
Word: paddle box Part of Speech: noun 1. An enclosed structure around a paddlewheel. Example: As these [paddle] steamers have not the usual paddle boxes with vents, they look like modern screw steamers, and their good looks are improved by their two masts.
Word: paddle boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddle box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long service leave Part of Speech: noun 1. An additional employee vacation payable after long periods of service with an employer. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable
Word: caniforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caniform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unthermostatted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + thermostatted. 1. Not equipped with a thermostat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermostatted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thermostat + -ed. 1. Equipped with a thermostat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undangerousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undangerous + -ness. 1. Quality of not being dangerous. Labels: uncountable Example: In my own instance, well do I remember the time when the principle of universal suffrage, however modified, presented itself to me as being in a general view inadmissible. [ ... ] No : the closer the attention bestowed, the firmer has all along been my conviction—on the one hand of the undangerousness of the principle, taken in the utmost extent to which the application of it can ever reach,—on the other hand, of the facility and consistency, with which, for the sake of union and concord, defalcation after defalcation might,—provisionally at any rate, and for the sake of experience—quiet and gradual experience,—be applied to it.
Word: coat of mail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French cotte de mailles. 1. A defensive garment made of metal scales or interlinked metal rings. Labels: historical
Word: froggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frogging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluorofibres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluorofibre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Introduced as a generic term by the Federal Trade Commission. 1. polyvinyl alcohol fibers Labels: US, uncountable
Word: vinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vīnālis (rare), from vīnum (“wine”), or directly from vīnum + -al. 1. Produced by, or originating in, wine. Labels: not-comparable Example: To return then to the great chanel, and thread of our Diſcourse, the examples and experiment which I have already inſiſted upon in confirmation of the reaſons which I have alleged, do dearly demonſtrate, that the bodies which draw the atomes diſpersed in the aire, attract unto themſelves with a greater power and energy ſuch as are of their own nature, than ſuch as are heterogeneous, and of a ſtrange nature; As wine doth the vinal ſpirits;[…] Example: Their vinal Steams evaporating, they / Felt of their uſual Vigour a Decay;[…]
Word: vinal Part of Speech: noun 1. Prosopis ruscifolia Labels: uncountable
Word: blood accusation Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of blood libel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blood accusations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood accusation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overheater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overheat + -er. 1. An individual who tends to feel too hot. Example: Don't think that technical features and concern about breathability is only for super-techno-dweebs, backcountry skiers, and serious overheaters. Example: A crewneck works well for overheaters and warm spring days; turtlenecks keep warmth in and snow out; and zippered turtlenecks are the most versatile. There are varying fabric thicknesses to choose from on the market.
Word: overheaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overheater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grado Part of Speech: name 1. A small town in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Word: Grado Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Asturias.
Word: shicer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from German Scheißer. 1. A worthless thing or person, especially a swindler. Labels: Australia, slang 2. An unproductive claim or mine; a duffer. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: rorter Part of Speech: noun 1. A small-scale confidence trickster. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: long screwdrivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of long screwdriver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monocaliber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + caliber. 1. Having the same shape and dimensions throughout a range of products Labels: not-comparable 2. Having guns all of the same calibre Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycaliber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + caliber. 1. Having guns of two or more different calibres Labels: not-comparable
Word: supercombinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + combinator. Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.pəˌkɒm.bɪˌneɪ.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.tɚ/, [ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.ɾɚ] 1. A mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained. It may be either a constant or a combinator where all the subexpressions are supercombinators. Example: Supercombinators are used in the implementation of functional languages.
Word: supercombinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercombinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Church numeral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Alonzo Church. 1. A representation of a natural number using lambda notation.
Word: Church numerals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Church numeral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presagingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From presaging + -ly. 1. So as to presage or foretell.
Word: devoicings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devoicing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creepings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːpɪŋz/ 1. plural of creeping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: footplateman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From footplate + -man. 1. A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman. Labels: UK Example: The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise. Example: Footplatemen, organised not by the NUR but by ASLEF, had threatened to strike in August 1917 in demand of an eight-hour day.
Word: footplatemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of footplateman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indubitabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indubitability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infernal stone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin lapis infernalis. 1. lapis infernalis, lunar caustic Labels: obsolete 2. potassium hydroxide Labels: obsolete
Word: untypified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + typified. 1. Not typified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brided Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bride Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: briding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bride Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Bride of the Sea Part of Speech: name 1. A coastal city: Labels: poetic 2. A coastal city: Labels: poetic 3. A coastal city: Labels: poetic 4. A coastal city: Labels: poetic 5. A coastal city: Labels: poetic
Word: vilifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vilify + -able. 1. Capable of being vilified.
Word: Cadmean victory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus killed each other. 1. A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.
Word: Cadmean victories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cadmean victory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuller's thistle Part of Speech: noun 1. Wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs were once used by fullers in dressing cloth.
Word: goldsmith beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Cetonia aurata, a beetle with metallic green colouration and a distinct V-shaped scutellum.
Word: goldsmith beetles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goldsmith beetle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stang ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar shot.
Word: fold net Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of net set up on the ground, used to catch birds, rabbits, etc. Labels: archaic Example: An Improved System of Management of Live Stock and Cattle
Word: fold nets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fold net Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quick vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. Vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material. Labels: uncountable Example: Dr. Kastner prescribes the following manner of making a malt wine for the quick vinegar process […] Example: In the other, a large surface of the liquid is exposed to the air, which is cause to circulate over it, so that the process is completed in a far shorter time, on which account it is called the "quick vinegar process."
Word: Wolfland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From wolf + land. 1. A nickname for Ireland. Labels: obsolete
Word: spindrifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spindrift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolf's peach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wolf + -'s + peach. This name arose out of the superstition that tomatoes were poisonous or otherwise savage fruits, suitable for wilder beasts rather than humans. 1. A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Labels: obsolete
Word: nihil album Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin nihil album (“white nothing”), from late medieval confusion of German nichts (“nothing”) and nix with Latin nix (“snow, snow-white thing”), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nill. 1. Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: navy yard Part of Speech: noun 1. A government dockyard for repairing vessels, training crews, etc.
Word: manganic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical, as yet not created, acid, H₂MnO₄, formed from manganese, analogous to sulfuric acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: ribgrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribgrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chuck rib Part of Speech: noun 1. A cut of beef immediately in front of the middle rib.
Word: middle rib Part of Speech: noun 1. A cut of beef between the chuck rib and fore ribs. 2. The main vein of a simple leaf or leaflet, running from the petiole to its apex, and from which the other veins usually spread. 3. The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.
Word: cold ulcer Part of Speech: noun 1. An ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.
Word: Wyobraska Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Wyoming + Nebraska. 1. The western part of Nebraska (the panhandle) that is closely related to Wyoming. Labels: informal
Word: krav maga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Krav Maga. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: wolfhunter Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of wolf-hunter. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:wolfhunter.
Word: wolf-hunter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person (or, rarely, a thing) that hunts (to kill) wolves.
Word: conservatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From conservative + -ize. 1. To make or become conservative. Example: Sinsheimer, a biologist, has said in speeches that as a scientist he has to believe in a value-free science. But, says Shaw, "A belief in a value-free science ensures that those who can pay for the science, like corporations and governments, get what they want," and this has a conservatizing effect on academic research.
Word: conservatizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conservatize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conservatizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conservatize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conservatized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conservatize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conservatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conservatize + -ation. 1. The process of conservatizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: conservatise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From conservative + -ise. 1. To make or become conservative.
Word: conservatises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conservatise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conservatising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conservatise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conservatised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conservatise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conservatisation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of conservatising. Labels: uncountable
Word: showpeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of showperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lorcan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lorca + -an. 1. Of or relating to Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet.
Word: epistle side Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Traditionally, the Epistle is read from this side. 1. The right side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel. Example: the Consecrating Bishop washes his hands, and goes up to the Altar; and the newly consecrated goes to the Epistle side of the same Altar, and having there a Missal placed for him, he accompanies the Consecrating Bishop through the remaining part of the Mass.
Word: overcompliment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + compliment. 1. To compliment excessively. Labels: transitive
Word: overcomplimentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + complimentary. 1. Excessively complimentary.
Word: overcompliments Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overcompliment Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overcomplimenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overcompliment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overcomplimented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overcompliment Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bulldog bat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its facial appearance. 1. Any of the bats of the family Noctilionidae, sole extant genus Noctilio.
Word: bulldog bats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulldog bat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Irish elk Part of Speech: noun 1. Megaloceros giganteus, a very large extinct deer. Labels: obsolete
Word: fishpaste Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fish paste. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: fishpastes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishpaste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trailing spring Part of Speech: noun 1. A spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.
Word: trailing springs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trailing spring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: draw a long bow Part of Speech: verb 1. To lie; to exaggerate. Labels: idiomatic
Word: thornhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thorn + head. 1. Any parasitic worm of the order Acanthocephala
Word: thornheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thornhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cry cupboard Part of Speech: verb 1. To want or need food; to show signs of hunger. Labels: archaic, idiomatic Example: Footman. Madam, Dinner's upon the Table. Col. Faith, I am glad of it; my Belly began to cry Cupboard. Example: Let's see what prog we have for supper; the kettle has boiled long enough; my stomach cries cupboard; and I'll warrant our guest is in no mood to dally with his trencher.
Word: animus furandi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. intent to steal Labels: uncountable
Word: pollings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poll + -able. 1. Capable of being polled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: krauts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kraut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twenty-four/seven Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of twenty-four seven. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: “I feel bad about her fall, but I’m not responsible for watching her twenty-four/seven.”
Word: twenty-four/seven Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twenty-four seven. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: twenty-four/seven Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of twenty-four seven. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Roya Part of Speech: name 1. A river and associated valley on the border of France and Italy
Word: Sappada Part of Speech: name 1. A small town in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Word: Sarno Part of Speech: name 1. A town and comune in Salerno province, Campania, Italy.
Word: Sauris Part of Speech: name Etymology: First attested 1280, the name is said to be of Illyrian origin, from *savira (“current”) (compare Sanskrit सरित् (sarit)). Known in German as Zahre. 1. A village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, one of the Germanic language islands in Italy, where Sauris Bavarian is spoken. Example: To the N. w. of Ampezzo, in the upper part of the Val Lumies, lie the sequestered villages of Sauris or Zahre (Sauris di Sotto, 3955'; Sauris di Sopra, 4440'), which, like Sappada (p. 421), are inhabited by Germans. Example: Lest it be assumed that the use in Sauris of Friulian and Italian is of very recent date, it is interesting to note that 120 years ago Joseph Bergmann (1849) gave German no chance of surviving there: […]
Word: Timau Part of Speech: name 1. A village in northern Italy; a commune of Paluzza.
Word: rear ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rear end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fart sack Part of Speech: noun 1. A sleeping bag (especially a heavily-insulated bag). Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar Example: Don't forget your fart sack! 2. bed. Labels: slang
Word: Amish bus driver rule Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by American television host Rachel Maddow prior to 2009, evoking the common knowledge that Amish communities often prohibit motor vehicles and thus a member of such would be disallowed from driving a bus. 1. The notion that one who refuses to perform a job's duties cannot demand employment in that job. Labels: idiomatic, neologism Example: In other words, Bush broke what I have always called the “Amish bus driver” rule. If your religion requires you not to drive, cool beans, free country — but then you can‘t get hired to be a bus driver if your religion won't let you drive the bus. Example: finally - it's the same as the amish bus driver rule.
Word: wolfwhelp Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of wolf whelp. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:wolfwhelp.
Word: wolf-whelp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wolf whelp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wolf whelp Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlfʍɛlp/ 1. A young, especially an infant, wolf; a wolf cub.
Word: Alfierian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian Alfieri + -an or -ian. 1. Relating to or characteristic of Italian poet Vittorio Alfieri or his works.
Word: Ossonoba Part of Speech: name 1. An ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in southwestern Lusitania, in modern Portugal; modern Faro.
Word: aggressivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive 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 aggressivist From aggressive + -ist. 1. One who practises or defends aggressivism.
Word: aggressivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English aggressivism From aggressive + -ism. 1. The political practice of being militaristic and violently intrusive. Labels: uncountable
Word: multichanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + changer. 1. A device for a CD player, DVD player, etc. that switches between multiple discs.
Word: multichangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multichanger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lupercus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin Lupercus. Pronunciation: /luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/ 1. A god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”). Labels: Roman
Word: legges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fish pastes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fish paste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Crimeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Crimean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Basilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Basil + -ian. 1. Relating to Saint Basil the Great. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Basilian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Basil + -ian. 1. a member of any of the religious orders tracing their origin to Saint Basil the Great
Word: forumer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forum + -er. 1. One who frequents an Internet forum. Labels: Internet Example: The behaviors we have mentioned are generally despised by our informants, not only because they have been personally shocked by these kinds of posts, but also because they feel empathy regarding other younger forumers who may be ... Example: Taking great pleasure in the relatively novel series format, forumers compare and contrast different episodes and actresses, displaying close and active knowledge of the show's varied run.
Word: iles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Justices of the Peace Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Justice of the Peace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side by each Part of Speech: adv 1. side by side Labels: dialectal, not-comparable
Word: UP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Upper Peninsula. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United Presbyterian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Uttar Pradesh: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: To study old photographs from UP villages like the one where Ram Dass lived is to be reminded of how rural history writes upon the body. 4. Initialism of Unified Process. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of University of the Philippines. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unqualified prospect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of university press. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Oxford UP; Princeton UP
Word: Upper Peninsula Part of Speech: name 1. The northern of the two peninsulas that make up the US state of Michigan.
Word: U.P. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of UP. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: U.P. Part of Speech: adj 1. Up (with someone or something); finished; over. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, slang Example: It's all U.P. with us, d'ye see, My bell's quite full of rust, man; […] Example: "Well, that about puts the lid on," summed up George Larch philosophically. "It's all U.P. this journey."
Word: yoopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yooper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yoopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yooper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keeps up with the Joneses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep up with the Joneses Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kept up with the Joneses Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keep up with the Joneses Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: keeping up with the Joneses Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep up with the Joneses Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slant of wind Part of Speech: noun 1. wind shift, a variation of the wind direction. Labels: dated
Word: hypothetical baptism Part of Speech: noun 1. Baptism administered to somebody who may or may not have been baptized before. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: ultramilitant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + militant. 1. extremely militant
Word: sheathe the sword Part of Speech: verb 1. To end a battle; to make peace. Labels: idiomatic Example: My wish and hope, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt some mode of negotiation with the general Congress, in compliance with their repeated petition, thereby restoring peace and harmony to this distracted empire.
Word: albedoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of albedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jaggeresque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jagger + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Jaggerish. 1. Reminiscent of Mick Jagger (born 1943), English musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Rolling Stones. Example: The creature didn’t seem to acknowledge the blows. Instead, Jaggeresque lips, now drooling a slick strand of gray fluid, worked along Farrengalli’s thigh.
Word: Pope Joan Part of Speech: name 1. A mythical female pope who allegedly reigned for a few years during the Middle Ages.
Word: Pope Joan Part of Speech: noun 1. A card game played on a round board with compartments. Labels: uncountable Example: He could sing, and talk, and drink, and keep things stirring, and the gentlemen liked him; and he was, 'twas said, a wonderful fine player at whist, and piquet, and ombre, and all sorts of card-playing. So you see he could afford to play fair. The first time he came down, he fought three duels about a tipsy quarrel over a pool of Pope Joan. Example: The game of Pope Joan is played on a special circular board with divisions, and often lacquered in red and gold upon a black background. It was played early in the nineteenth century and several boards exist, mainly in museums and also in some of the stately homes of England. It was a popular game with the Prince of Wales, later Willliam IV.
Word: cantus firmus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin cantus firmus (literally “fixed chant”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæntəs ˈfɝməs/, /ˈkæntəs ˈfɜːməs/ 1. A preexisting melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.
Word: cantus firmi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæntəs ˈfɝmaɪ/, /ˈkæntəs ˈfɝmi/ 1. plural of cantus firmus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chair days Part of Speech: noun 1. Days of repose and old age. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: Wast thou ordain'd, dear father, To lose thy youth in peace, and to achieve The silver livery of advised age, And in thy reverence and thy chair-days, thus To die in ruffian battle?
Word: Ro Part of Speech: name 1. An a priori international auxiliary language created by Edward Powell Foster beginning in 1904. Labels: uncountable
Word: Wa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burmese ဝ (wa.). 1. An ethnic group in Myanmar and China. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Wa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 倭. 1. The ancient peoples of Japan (from a Chinese perspective). Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: demures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: diametres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diametre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MoM Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of month-over-month/month-on-month; compared to the same time period in the previous month. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: MoM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of middle of the market. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, middle
Word: YoY Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of year-over-year or year-on-year. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: East al-Quds Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of East Jerusalem.
Word: Strasserism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Strasser + -ism, named after Gregor (1892-1934) and Otto Strasser (1897-1974), anti-Hitler members of the Nazi Party. 1. The political philosophy and practices of Otto Strasser and his Black Front, characterized by support of German National Socialism, but opposition to Hitlerism. Labels: uncountable
Word: counterfacade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + facade. 1. An inner wall of a church's facade.
Word: incoherencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incoherency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lazy man's load Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A lazy person might try to reduce the number of trips back and forth by carrying more each time. 1. A heavy and potentially harmful or unmanageable load that should be split into two smaller loads.
Word: coin a phrase Part of Speech: verb 1. To create a neologism.
Word: sea otter's cabbage Part of Speech: noun 1. A kelp, of species Nereocystis luetkeana, that forms very large beds in which sea otters make their homes, of the north Pacific. Labels: uncountable
Word: dubbeltjes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dubbeltje Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schwar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schwa + r. Pronunciation: /ʃwɑɹ/ 1. A rhotacized schwa. 2. The letter ɚ (and sometimes ɝ), used in the International Phonetic Alphabet used to represent a rhoticized schwa.
Word: ambisyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ambi- + syllable + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæmbisɪˈlæbɪk/ 1. Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ambisyllabic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ambi- + syllable + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæmbisɪˈlæbɪk/ 1. Synonym of ambisyllable.
Word: hideola Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hideous + -ola. Pronunciation: /hɪdiˈoʊlə/, /hɪdiˈəʊlə/ 1. Hideous, ugly. Labels: slang Example: He's friendly, he can laugh me out of the mean reds, only I don't have them much any more, except sometimes, and even then they're not so hideola that I gulp Seconal or have to haul myself to Tiffany's: […] Example: I heard on the grapevine he is absolutely hideola — even for a man. You know the type — makes Phil Collins look like Mel Gibson.
Word: splenites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splenitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: latifundism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From latifundium + -ism. 1. Agriculture dominated by large estates. Labels: uncountable
Word: mud cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A Mississippi mud pie. 2. A chocolate cake. Labels: Australia
Word: mud cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mud cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menuese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From menu + -ese. 1. The elaborate language used to describe food and drink on restaurant menus. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: crankish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crank + -ish. 1. cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered Labels: informal 2. pseudoscientific Labels: informal Example: a crankish society of supposed UFO abductees
Word: short-sheet Part of Speech: verb 1. To play a prank by folding someone's bed sheets to make the space for lying in the bed unusably short. Labels: idiomatic
Word: ozenbrig Part of Speech: noun 1. A tough, coarse linen woven in Osnabrück, Westphalia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ovoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian овоо (ovoo, “heap”). 1. A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or wood and found on or around mountains. Example: Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China
Word: ovoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ovoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: odograph Part of Speech: noun 1. odometer
Word: odographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of odograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offtopic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of off-topic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: haloos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of haloo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: halooing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of haloo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: halooed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of haloo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dribblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dribbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: itchings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of itching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belchings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of belching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seriousest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of serious: most serious Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bedhanging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + hanging. 1. A curtain or valance for a bed. Example: When Nancy entered, she was clutching a bedhanging, her cold toes curled on the threadbare India rug by her bed.
Word: bedhangings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedhanging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rompings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quizzee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiz + -ee. 1. One who is quizzed or teased. Labels: archaic Example: At times, however, these sallies of mirth and frivolity were of course anything but acceptable to the smarting quizzees; one of whom especially could not stand being made the laughing stock of the company[…]
Word: quizzees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quizzee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streetworker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From street + worker. 1. A social worker who engages with people on the street. Example: They are streetworkers, gang outreach specialists employed by the city of Boston. There are about two dozen of them. 2. A prostitute (who works on the street). Example: Thus for many streetworkers, the cost of refusing client's demands is greater, and their power to resist the requests of the client, including a possible desire for high risk sex, is substantially reduced. Example: A streetworker also offered unsafe sex but only orally, and again at her discretion. All other workers were fastidious, especially the parlour workers, and one streetworker claimed that she always used two condoms.
Word: streetworkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of streetworker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: effervescings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of effervescing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upswellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upswelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upgradings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upgrading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mouseling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mouse + -ling. Compare German Mäuslein. 1. A small mouse. 2. A baby mouse.
Word: mouselings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mouseling Labels: form-of, plural