nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rectories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rectory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long time no hear Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Modelled on earlier long time no see. 1. I haven't heard from you for a long time. Labels: idiomatic Example: Dave! Long time no hear! How has Boston been treating you?
Word: xlnt Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of excellent. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: WILL HOMESIT your house or estate with care. Mature refined New England couple, non drinker,^([sic]) non smokers, no entertaining. Just want peace & quiet! Xlnt references.
Word: dogmatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dogmata Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dogmatics From dogmata + -ics. Pronunciation: /dɒɡˈmætɪks/ 1. The systematic study of dogmata. Labels: uncountable
Word: Chandleresque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Chandler French -esquebor. English -esque English Chandleresque From Chandler + -esque. 1. In the style of Raymond Chandler, typically using lyrical (and frequently exaggerated) similes.
Word: field strip Part of Speech: verb 1. To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools. Labels: transitive Example: He'd learned how to work a repeater - even how to fieldstrip and clean it. 2. To take apart (a cigarette butt) for the purpose of reducing litter. Labels: transitive
Word: plotbunny Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of plot bunny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: analgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + -algia. 1. A state of painlessness, absence of pain. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: star clouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star cloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive. 1. An overly studious person, particularly a student. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Previously, e-reading had been the domain of early adopters and new technology wonks. 2. A policy wonk or other intellectual expert. Labels: broadly, informal Example: This is the sort of standard that the Paul Ryans of the world trumpet to their constituents, to potential campaign contributors and to their peers in Congress. They become “budget wonks” and political superstars, even if their proposals are bound to go nowhere.
Word: wonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive. 1. To cram for exams. Example: he is renowned in the dorm for his ability to “wonk” (Know spelled backward), or cram, for exams.
Word: e-novella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English electronic English e- English novella English e-novella From e- + novella. 1. an electronic novella
Word: plot bunnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plot bunny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plotbunnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plotbunny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Judeophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Judeo- + -philia. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːˌdiːəʊˈfɪlɪə/ 1. A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Jews. Labels: uncountable
Word: Russophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russo- + -philia. Pronunciation: /ˌɹʌsəˈfɪli.ə/ 1. A strong interest in or admiration of Russia, Russian culture, or the Russian people. Labels: uncountable Example: Russophilia was directly weakened by military base agreements with the US.
Word: rivalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rival Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refreshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refresh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refreshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refresh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regretable Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of regrettable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: regurgitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of regurgitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: regurgitates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regurgitate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regurgitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of regurgitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: green with envy Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːn wɪð ˈɛnvi/, /ɡɹin wɪð ˈɛnvi/ 1. Consumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others. Labels: idiomatic
Word: regurgitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of regurgitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: green-eyed monster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + eye + monster. Coined by William Shakespeare in his play Othello. 1. Envy, jealousy, covetousness. Labels: colloquial, usually Example: [Iago:] Oh, beware my Lord, of iealouſie, / It is the greene-ey'd Monſter, which doth mocke / The meate it feeds on. Example: She was not to be convinced, and so poor Mr. Graham, who was really exceedingly polite and affable to the ladies, was almost constantly provoking the green-eyed monster by his attentions to some one of the fair sex.
Word: spront Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /spɹɑnt/ 1. A dried apricot. Labels: Northwestern, US Example: We made a compote containing prunes, spronts and raisins.
Word: renewability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English renewability From renew + -ability. 1. The property of being renewable. Labels: uncountable
Word: reinforces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reinforce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reinforcing Part of Speech: adj 1. Used to reinforce. Labels: not-comparable Example: The reinforcing wire has to be wrapped in tension to be effective in strengthening the main part.
Word: reinforcing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that reinforces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The reinforcing for the roof will be installed before the hurricane season begins.
Word: reinforcing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reinforce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rewinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rewind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rewinding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process by which something is rewound. 2. A set of replacement coils on an electric motor or other device that uses wound wires to generate a magnetic field. Example: The Crookes tube has accordingly been modified until it is no longer a new-fangled burning glass: motors, coils, rewindings, regulators and transformers have been interposed between the street current and the tube[…]
Word: revitalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of revitalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: revitalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of revitalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: revitalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revitalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: revitalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of revitalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: revitalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of revitalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: revitalized Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: revitalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revitalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rhizomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhizome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhapsodist Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhapsode. 2. One who reads or interprets poetry aloud; one who rhapsodizes. Example: But we find on examination that these are no unconscious lapses of a rhapsodist whose tongue outruns his thought.
Word: rhapsodists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhapsodist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhapsodise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rhapsodize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: rhapsodises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rhapsodise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rhapsodising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rhapsodise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rhapsodised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rhapsodise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rhythm method Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of natural birth control that involves counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in a pregnancy.
Word: rhythm methods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhythm method Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calendar method Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhythm method of natural birth control.
Word: in rem Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in rem (“against the thing”). 1. Against a thing (such as property) rather than a person. Labels: not-comparable Example: The church filed an in rem petition with the court, requesting that the book be declared obscene. Example: True in rem cases involve a dispute over ownership of the property that is the jurisdictional predicate, and (believe it or not) determine the ownership interest in that thing as to every person in the world.
Word: anachronistical Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of anachronistic. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: Scouserati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a blend of Scouser (“person from Liverpool”) + literati (“well-educated people, intellectuals”). Usage is noted in 2007, then gained acceptance by a supplement to the Liverpool Echo newspaper on 1 January 2008, the day Liverpool began its year as European Capital of Culture. The supplement listed 366 people as "The Scouserati - the 366 most influential Scousers on the planet". 1. Notable or influential people whose place of birth or residence is in the city of Liverpool or its surrounding region. Labels: UK, colloquial, neologism, plural, plural-only
Word: thoughtform Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thought-form. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fussy cut Part of Speech: verb 1. To cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured. Example: From fabric E, fussy cut four template-Z patches.
Word: LBJ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of little brown job. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LBJ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th US president (served 1963–1969). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I got a letter from L.B.J, it said, "This is your lucky day", it's time to put your khaki trousers on. Example: This required a legislative program, the Great Society, that would complete the New Deal and earn LBJ a place alongside FDR in the pantheon of heroic Democratic reformers. 2. Initialism of LeBron James. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: LBJ scores six meaningless points in last forty-five seconds while Warriors keep a seven- to eleven-point lead.
Word: kartel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kartel. 1. A German industrial cartel. Labels: historical 2. A Belgian political cartel.
Word: anaesthetization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anaesthetize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anaesthetization From anaesthetize + -ation. 1. The act of anesthetizing
Word: anaesthetize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of anesthetize. Labels: British, English, Oxford, alt-of, alternative
Word: analeptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ana- + -leptic. Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/ 1. That restores or stimulates health. Example: For promotion of the secretion of semen virile, an analeptic diet is recommended by one writer. 2. Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
Word: analeptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ana- + -leptic. Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/ 1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
Word: analyser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English analyse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English analyser From analyse + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of analyzer. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: anastigmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English astigmatic English anastigmatic From an- + astigmatic. 1. Free from astigmatism
Word: anathemata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin anathemata, from Ancient Greek ἀναθέματα (anathémata). 1. plural of anathema Labels: form-of, plural Example: The city of Lyons is, we believe, one of the two places in the world (Boston, U.S., being the other) which have issued their anathemata against chloroform, and declared that ether is the only orthodox and permissible agent for the induction of anæsthesia. Example: [...] and, if here and there complaints were heard, they were invariably anathemata against the misguided compositors.
Word: anchoritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō) Ancient Greek ἀνᾰχωρέω (anăkhōréō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)bor. Latin anachōrēta Latin anchōrētader. English anchorite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anchoritic From anchorite + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an anchorite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: andesyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of andesite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: little auk Part of Speech: noun 1. A dovekie, a bird of the species Alle alle.
Word: little auks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little auk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: androgynism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English androgyne 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 androgynism From androgyne + -ism. 1. hermaphroditism Labels: uncountable
Word: anear Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh. 1. Near. Example: the measure of misery anear us Example: And soon I heard a roaring wind: / It did not come anear; / But with its sound it shook the sails, / That were so thin and sere.
Word: anear Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- (“away, off, from, of”) + near (adverb), perhaps partly after afar, anew, etc. Compare earlier (as adverb) anigh. 1. Nearly. Labels: obsolete
Word: anear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a- (“onward, away”; intensifying prefix) + near (verb). Compare Middle English aneiȝen. 1. To approach. Labels: obsolete
Word: anesthetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English esthetic English anesthetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anesthetically From anesthetic + -ally. 1. In an anesthetic manner 2. Regarding anesthetics
Word: angary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French angarie, from Late Latin angaria (“forced service”) from Ancient Greek ἀγγαρεία (angareía, “the office of a courier or messenger”), from ἄγγαρος (ángaros, “courier”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎠 (*a-g-r-a /⁠*angarā⁠/, “missive, letter”), from Aramaic *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡀 (*ʾn‬gr‬ʾ /⁠*ʾengarā⁠/), form of *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀 (*ʾn‬gr‬tʾ /⁠*ʾengartā⁠/), variant of 𐡀𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀 (ʾgr‬tʾ /⁠ʾiggartā⁠/), 𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓𐡕‬𐡀 (ʾn‬grt‬ʾ /⁠ʾengirtā⁠/, “missive, letter; contract”), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (egirtu, “inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal”), from 𒄃 (egēru, “to be difficult, to be twisted or locked together; to have a twisted tongue, to be unable to speak against an order”). See also Classical Syriac ܐܓܪܬܐ (ʾeggarṯā, “letter, document”). Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡə.ɹi/ 1. The right of one belligerent (government) in a conflict to seize, use or destroy the property of another belligerent or neutral state, or the private citizens thereof, provided compensation is paid. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Pandora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā)bor. English Pandora Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”). Pronunciation: /ˌpænˈdɔɹə/ 1. The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world. Labels: Greek 2. A moon of the planet Saturn. 3. 55 Pandora, a main belt asteroid.
Word: anginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English angina Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English anginous From angina + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris Labels: not-comparable
Word: Anglicanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Anglican 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 Anglicanism From Anglican + -ism. 1. The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "What do you want? Nineteenth-century rationalism, Voltairian deism? We're living in a religious age, you know. I suppose Anglicanism might be a solution." 2. Attachment to England or English institutions. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: hirsel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɪɹsəl/, /ˈhɜːsəl/, /ˈhɜɹsəl/ 1. The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd. Labels: Northern-English, Scotland Example: There are two full hirsels worked on the land that forms the Creag Mhòr Estate.
Word: angostura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the former name of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela. 1. Angostura bitters Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Angostura Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of Ciudad Bolívar. Labels: historical
Word: anility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anīlitās. 1. The condition of being anile. Labels: uncountable 2. An anile utterance; an old wives' tale. Labels: countable Example: We are then told of the basilisk killing by staring, and of a mous running round a snake till it rushes into the jaws of death. After copying many such anilities, the author adds only, "but our readers will excuse our enlarging."
Word: animalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English animal 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 animalism From animal + -ism. 1. The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spirituality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Animalism understands the human person and the human animal to be identical. The major appeal of animalism is that it avoids the spatially coincident thinkers discussed earlier. 2. Animal-like behaviour or appetite; brutality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The wife is what her husband makes her, and his rude animalism had made her the nervous invalid she was. Example: Halpin [Frayser]’s death and the post-mortem demoniacalness of the well-bred Southern woman, lops off the grafted branches of the human and cuts it down to that stump of itself which is primordial, persistent, unconscious animalism. 3. In a positive sense: natural animal activity; physicality, natural energy. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Animal liberation; animal rights advocacy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For this reason, if before the 1990s animalism was politically nonexistent, much changed after the publication of Animal Liberation. Example: Her organization's website perfectly illustrates the conflation of a religious ethos and animalism: it calls for the protection of cows for ecological reasons while referring to Hindu cosmology (People for Animals 2013).
Word: animality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French animalité or its etymon Late Latin animālitās. By surface analysis, animal + -ity. 1. The nature of an animal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For good reason military leaders attempt to instill in their troops beliefs about the nonhumanity—the bestiality or animality or verminlike character—of the enemy. 2. The animal kingdom. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any characteristic of animality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: animally Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin animālis Latin animalder. Old French animalbor. Middle English animal English animal Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English animally From animal + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈanɪməli/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of an animal. Example: There were, besides the pleasant fruity smells, a number of vile, animally smells that one could easily make from simple ingredients or extract from plants.
Word: animally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālisbor. Middle English animal English animal 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 animally From animal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈanɪməli/ 1. In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit. Example: 'Cosmic emotion' inevitably takes them in the form of enthusiasm and freedom. I speak not only of those who are animally happy. 2. In respect of the anima or animal spirits. Labels: obsolete
Word: animater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English animate Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English animater From animate + -er. 1. Alternative form of animator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anionically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anionic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English anionically From anionic + -ally. 1. In an anionic manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH. 2. By means of anions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anisic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jnstbor. Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson)bor. Latin anīsumder. Old French anisbor. Middle English anys English anise Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anisic From anise + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from anise Labels: not-comparable
Word: anti-institutionalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + institutionalism. 1. Opposition to, or rejection of, institutionalism. Labels: uncountable
Word: institutionalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English institutional 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 institutionalism From institutional + -ism. 1. Adherence to the established religion, or to established codes of conduct. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Institutionalism is brought about, in part, by a sense of learned helplessness, a belief that one has no control over one's environment. Example: Therefore, in addition to noting the similarities between the "new Nietzsche" and nonabsolutist institutionalism, we want to show briefly what, specifically, a reading of Nietzsche adds to the institutionalist treatment of values. 2. The use of public institutions in health care and social services. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antiinstitutionalism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of anti-institutionalism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ankus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi अंकुस (aṅkus)/अंकुश (aṅkuś), from Sanskrit अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa). Pronunciation: /ˈaŋ.kəs/ 1. The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants. Example: At last he found something really fascinating laid on the front of a howdah half buried in the coins. It was a three-foot ankus, or elephant-goad—something like a small boathook. The top was one round, shining ruby, and eight inches of the handle below it were studded with rough turquoises close together, giving a most satisfactory grip. Example: He reached for the ivory handle of his ankus and turned to the stripling.
Word: annexion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English annexion, from Late Latin annexiō. 1. annexation Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: annuli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ānnulī. Pronunciation: /ˈænjʊlaɪ/, /-li/, /ˈænjəlaɪ/ 1. plural of annulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bombination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bombinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English bombination From bombinate + -ion. 1. the act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Priština Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Priština. 1. Alternative spelling of Pristina. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yachtsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English yachtsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English yachtsmanship From yachtsman + -ship. 1. The skill or art of sailing a yacht. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: thema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (thémă). Doublet of theme. 1. A subject or theme. Example: Eco has his own image for this method-spiral repetition: every new exploration elevates the solutions to a higher level by expanding the thema's cognitive context. Example: With regard to its division—which is the second main section [of this treatise]—one must diligently examine the meaning of the words that appear in the thema.
Word: Pristina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Prishtina. Pronunciation: /prɪʃˈtinə/, /ˈprɪʃtinə/, /prɪsˈtinə/ 1. The capital and largest city of Kosovo. 2. A district of Kosovo. 3. A municipality of Kosovo.
Word: coquelicot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coquelicot (“red poppy”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑkləˌkoʊ/, /ˈkoʊk-/, /-lɪ-/ 1. A reddish-orange colour; poppy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It appeared baleful, fiery and red; it wore coquelicot like a crown of thorns, and cast a humid heat entirely unlike the fierce intensity of the desert sun. Example: 'All these weeks we have wasted wrangling, and I knew from the beginning that it must be the green, and not the coquelicot.'
Word: coquelicot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French coquelicot (“red poppy”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑkləˌkoʊ/, /ˈkoʊk-/, /-lɪ-/ 1. Having a reddish-orange poppy colour. Example: I still venture to retain the narrow silver round it, put twice round without any bow, and instead of the black military feather shall put in the coquelicot one as being smarter, and besides coquelicot is to be all the fashion this winter.
Word: CRP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of C-reactive protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of composite reuse principle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of critical rendering path. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CRP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Committee to Re-elect the President, which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Example: The only major source whom the reporters reveal by name is Hugh Sloan, the slight young Nixon operative who resigned as treasurer of the Committee to Re-Elect the President when he learned of C.R.P.’s sordid political involvements. Sloan led the reporters onto the fact that funds for the burglary came from C.R.P.
Word: versant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/ 1. Experienced, practiced. Labels: archaic Example: I do not profess to be particularly versant with heraldry or heraldic language; but, […] 2. Conversant. Example: This practice is so utterly ridiculous to any body but lawyers (to whom nothing that is customary is ridiculous), that men not versant with courts of justice will not believe it.
Word: versant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/ 1. A slope of a mountain or mountain ridge. 2. The overall slope of a region.
Word: Kosovan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Kosovo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Kosovan From Kosovo + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsəvən/ 1. From, of, or pertaining to Kosovo or its people, culture or language.
Word: Kosovan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Kosovo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Kosovan From Kosovo + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsəvən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Kosovo.
Word: Kosovar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian kosovar. By surface analysis, Kosovo + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsəvɑː(ɹ)/ 1. Synonym of Kosovan. Example: A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set to resume that day.
Word: Kosovar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian kosovar. By surface analysis, Kosovo + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsəvɑː(ɹ)/ 1. Synonym of Kosovan. Example: While it doesn't give the Albanian Kosovars the independence they crave, it would afford them three years of breathing room under international protection to practice being a state.
Word: Kosovars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kosovar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kosovans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kosovan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: UNMIK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo: a United Nations-led civilian administration in Kosovo. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: japanning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From japan + -ing. 1. A European technique of creating lacquerware in imitation of the traditional Japanese style. Labels: uncountable
Word: japanning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From japan + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of japan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Sinophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sino- + -phobia. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/, /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/ 1. Fear, hostility, or aversion to China, Chinese people or Chinese culture. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sinophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sino- + -philia. 1. A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of China. Labels: uncountable
Word: race walking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of racewalking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Sinophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sinophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fall English refall From re- + fall. 1. To fall again. Labels: rare Example: refalling in love Example: Fire hissed; rain boiled; steam turned back to rain and re-fell.
Word: refalls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of refall Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refell Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refall Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. To refute. Labels: obsolete Example: In brief, to set the needless process by, / How I persuaded, how I pray'd, and kneel'd, / How he refell'd me, and how I replied
Word: Uusimaa Part of Speech: name 1. A cultural-linguistic area in Southern Finland. 2. A region (administrative) of Southern Finland. 3. A former province of Southern Finland. Labels: historical
Word: reinscribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inscribe English reinscribe From re- + inscribe. 1. To inscribe again. 2. To reproduce an idea in a new context or manifestation, typically in a way that reinforces it or extends its influence. Example: This ambivalent anality both parodied national and gendered fantasies of “hardness” at the same time that it drew on dynamics of racial and queer mimesis to reinscribe hegemonic (white/ straight) masculinity.
Word: reinscribes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reinscribe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reinscribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reinscribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reinscribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reinscribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restauranter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂u-ro-der. Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer French restaurantbor. English restaurant English -er English restauranter From restaurant + -er. 1. One who owns or operates a restaurant.
Word: restauranters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restauranter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restauranteer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *sth₂u-ro-der. Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin restaurārebor. Old French restorer French restaurer French restaurantbor. English restaurant Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English restauranteer From restaurant + -eer. 1. One who owns or operates a restaurant. Labels: rare
Word: restauranteers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restauranteer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hors d'oeuvres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hors d'oeuvre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minority report Part of Speech: noun 1. A committee report written by at least two committee members to state their official position on an issue, when those members are in the minority on that issue (not necessarily in the political minority party).
Word: yank off Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull. 2. To jack off, to masturbate. Labels: Ireland, UK, vulgar
Word: rivaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rival Labels: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yd Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yd.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yd. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of yard (“unit of length”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ritualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ritualize From ritual + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/ 1. To make into a ritual. Labels: US, transitive
Word: ritualise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ritual + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of ritualize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: ritualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ritualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ritualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ritualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ritualizing Part of Speech: noun 1. A ritualization. Example: A family meal, for instance, can be the occasion on which the very “body language” of a child can implicitly agree with the “traditional” ritualizings that express the family's self-image or it can be a scarcely recognized protest.
Word: ritualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ritualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ritualized Part of Speech: adj 1. Developed into a ritual.
Word: ritualises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ritualise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ritualising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ritualise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ritualised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ritualise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reversibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reversible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English reversibility From reversible + -ity. 1. The property of being reversible. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: wark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English werk, warch, from Old English wærc, wræc (“pain, suffering, anguish”), from Proto-Germanic *warkiz (“pain”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make, work, act”). Cognate with Swedish värk (“ache, pain”), Icelandic verkur (“pain”). Related to work. Pronunciation: /wɔːk/, /wɔɹk/ 1. Pain; ache. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: wark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English werken, warchen, from Old English wærcan (“to be in pain”). Cognate with Swedish värka (“to ache, pain”), Icelandic verkja (“to pain”). See above. Pronunciation: /wɔːk/, /wɔɹk/ 1. To be in pain; ache. Labels: intransitive
Word: wark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See work. Pronunciation: /wɔːk/, /wɔɹk/ 1. Work. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: That September (1582) in time of vacance, my uncle Mr. Andrew, Mr. Thomas Buchanan and I, hearing that Mr. George Buchanan was weak, and his history under the press, passed over to Edinburgh anes errand to visite him, and to see the wark. Example: We'dn done a pratty day or two's wark afore t' sodgers geet at us. 2. A building. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: 'Yet this imposition,' says Nicoll, 'seemed not to thrive; for at the same instant God frae the heavens declared his anger by sending thunder, and unheard tempests, and storms, and inundations of water, whilk destroyed their common mills, dams, and warks, to the town's great charges and expenses.' Eleven mills belonging to Edinburgh, and five belonging to Heriot's Hospital, all upon the Water of Leith, were destroyed on this occasion, 'with their dams, water-gangs, timber and stone- warks, the haill wheels of their mills, timber graith, and haill other warks.' Example: They speak in high terms of "his extraordiner panes and grait cair he had in that Wark, baith by his advyce, and in the building of the same.
Word: treeify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drew- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *trewą Proto-West Germanic *treu Old English trēow Middle English tre English tree Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English treeify From tree + -ify. 1. To turn into a tree. Labels: transitive Example: Now, Daphne — before she was happily treeified — Over all blossoms the lily had deified, Example: 1985: Lope de Vega (Spanish); Alan S. Trueblood & Edwin Honig (tr.), La Dorotea Pyramus is now no suicide, nor are all Daphnes treeified (Ya no se mata Píramo, Ni son las Dafnes árboles)
Word: carmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spissitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spissitude, from Old French spissitude and Latin spissitūdō, from spissus (“thick”). 1. Density, thickness; the state or quality of being inspissated or thickened. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cause is, for that it is over-moistened, and wanteth spissitude: and we have a merry saying, that they that go drunk to bed get daughters. Example: When the juice of the poppy has been properly dried, that is rapidly, in a cool shade, and protected from dust, it possesses, at the spissitude of 70 per cent. (this is 30 of water) the following properties:... 2. Spiritual substance or density, viewed as the fourth dimension of an object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bodies in and of themselves lack spissitude. But since, in nature, all bodies are permeated by spirit of some kind, the ability of a complex body to maintain its size indicates a certain, constant spissitude. Example: The first concerns the peculiar attribute of spirit, its spissitude or spiritual density that fourth dimension which augments or diminishes as the spirit contracts or expands.
Word: quintetto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian. 1. A quintet. 2. A party of five. Labels: archaic Example: While this amiable and enlightened quintetto were busily employed in flattering one another, Mr. Cranium retired to complete the preparations he had begun...
Word: quintina Part of Speech: noun 1. A Sardinian vocal technique in which four performers produce an apparent fifth voice. Example: The quartet singing the liturgical music hears a fifth voice, the quintina, emerge — an acoustic effect of combined overtones, or so one might rationalize. Example: […] often he experiences that the performance has an excellent amalgam also without the quintina, because he can feel the situation of "mutual harmony between himself and his friends" […]
Word: obsecrate Part of Speech: verb 1. To beseech; to supplicate; to implore. Labels: transitive
Word: reauthorise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English authorise English reauthorise From re- + authorise. 1. To authorize again; to give new authority to. Labels: UK
Word: dialer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dial Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dialer From dial + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪələ(ɹ)/, /ˈdaɪ(ə)lɚ/ 1. A person or device that dials, as using a telephone. Example: He treated his assistant as a voice-operated dialer. 2. A mining surveyor. Example: […] let the dialler, with the same instrument he uses underground, run a north and south line on the surface, in any convenient part of the sett, marking the extremities by well-fixed points, […]
Word: show of hands Part of Speech: noun 1. A vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something. Example: The vote was taken by a show of hands. Example: You know those actors who become famous for a role that requires them to fake a totally different accent than the one they have IRL and then when you finally hear them speak in their natural accent, you feel this weird mix of emotions that’s somehow simultaneously impressed, incredulous, and a little betrayed all at once? Okay, now show of hands if Millie Bobby Brown was one of those actors for you.
Word: raise a hand Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of raise one's hand. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "I have had you covered all the time, Mr Carrados, and if I had wished to go and you or your friend had raised a hand to stop me, it would have been at the peril of your lives," he said, in a voice of melancholy triumph.
Word: Z-order Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of z-order. Labels: alt-of, alternative