nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: inappetence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + appetence. 1. A lack of appetite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […] Example: Inappetence is a common and particularly frustrating problem in hospitalised horses. The exact cause remains obscure in the majority of these cases. The condition is most likely the result of a combination of unfamiliar environment and feed, […]
Word: indigobird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indigo + bird, from its deep blue-black colour. 1. Any of various African passerine birds of the family Viduidae.
Word: indigoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From indigo + -oid. 1. Having a structure related to indigotin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indigoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indigo + -oid. 1. Any compound having a structure related to indigotin.
Word: indigotin Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark blue compound that is the principal dye found in indigo. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: orthoepic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From orthoepy + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːθəʊˈɛpɪk/, /ˌɔrθoʊˈɛpɪk/ 1. Of or relating to orthoepy in its various senses: 2. Of or relating to orthoepy in its various senses:
Word: metrogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From metro- + -genic. 1. Discovered by or caused by testing or measurement, and otherwise undetectable. Example: My high blood pressure and high cholesterol are metrogenic illnesses. Example: Quantum physics suggests that certain states of subatomic particles are metrogenic: indeterminable until fixed by measurement.
Word: translational bioinformatics Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of bioinformatics that uses genomic data as its source Labels: uncountable
Word: scorbutogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. That gives rise to scurvy, especially as a result of a deficiency in vitamin C Example: The guinea pigs were fed a scorbutogenic diet for three weeks.
Word: even steven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”). 1. Exactly even, equal. Labels: informal, not-comparable 2. Being equal, as in score or account; tied. Labels: informal, not-comparable 3. Having nothing due, or no balance of debt on either side. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: even steven Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”). 1. Equally, evenly. Labels: informal, not-comparable 2. Evenly divided. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: He made two piles of clothes even steven and let me pick which one I wanted.
Word: even steven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”). 1. Equity; equilibrium. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. harmony, balance; parity. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: ineradicably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ineradicable + -ly. 1. In an ineradicable manner
Word: inflective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inflect + -ive. 1. Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection. Labels: not-comparable 2. Capable of, or relating to, inflection; deflecting. Labels: not-comparable Example: inflective quality of the air
Word: interarticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + articular. 1. Between the surfaces of a joint Labels: not-comparable
Word: jerepigo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese jeropiga. 1. A sweet fortified wine. Labels: South-Africa, countable, uncountable
Word: equipt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of equipment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: equipt Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of equipped. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: kingsnake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + snake. 1. Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
Word: laddertron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ladder + -tron. Pronunciation: /ˈlad.əˌtɹɒn/, /ˈlæd.ɚˌtɹɑn/ 1. A device, in the form of a series of metal bars joined by non-conducting links, used in electrostatic accelerators 2. A form of klystron that uses ladders
Word: up-ends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up-end Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: up-ending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of up-end Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: up-ended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of up-end Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: horizontal jogging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌhɒ.ɹɪˈzɒn.təl ˈdʒɒɡ.ɪŋ/, /ˌhɔː.ɹəˈzɑːn.təl ˈdʒɑ.ɡɪŋ/ 1. Sexual intercourse. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Sex in those days was regarded not so much as a playful sport, horizontal jogging it might be, as an unspeakable obsession needing pseudo-new assistance, the sin that dare not speak its name except in obscure, allusive, Latinate verbiage. Example: Yes, I understand that the current expression is horizontal jogging, Minister.
Word: Hermaphroditus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphróditos, from Ἑρμῆς (Hermês) + Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē)). Pronunciation: /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/ 1. The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad. Labels: Greek 2. A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
Word: siderography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sidero- + -graphy. 1. A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: exorbitancy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔː(ɹ)bɪtənsi/ 1. Alternative form of exorbitance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […]the Reverence of my Preſence may be a curb to your Exorbitancies.
Word: patoot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of patootie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When I was just a poor pup, I didn't give a Pokey's patoot for fancy, big-city ways.
Word: Northern Sea Route Part of Speech: name 1. A shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Russian Arctic coast from the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Far East.
Word: wet end Part of Speech: noun 1. The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water). 2. Someone who is incompetent. Example: Sean's lower lip was trembling. "Kevin Pelkey says—" "Who are you going to believe? That wet end or your own brother? […] Example: Then the other grabbed the rifle from his friend and said, “You wet end! Here! Let me show ya how to do it.”
Word: lasarpicium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of laserpicium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: antibaryonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + baryonic or antibaryon + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to antibaryons Labels: not-comparable
Word: biunique Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + unique. 1. that have a one-to-one correspondence in each direction Labels: not-comparable
Word: definedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From defined + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfaɪndnəs/ 1. The condition of being defined Labels: uncountable
Word: ejectees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ejectee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ejectee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eject + -ee. 1. A person who, or thing that is ejected Example: As each ejectee exited the building, he or she was cheered on by the supporters outside.
Word: twazzocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twazzock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypergroups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypergroup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microtrajectories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtrajectory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanolensing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + lensing. 1. microlensing of very short duration and small amplitude Labels: uncountable
Word: overtwisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overtwist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overtwisting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overtwist Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtwist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + twist. 1. To twist excessively.
Word: overtwist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + twist. 1. Excessive twist. Labels: uncountable Example: With any great amount of overtwist, the yarn just kinks up and will not go through the orifice.
Word: paraexcitons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paraexciton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyacenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyacene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparsified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sparsify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sparsify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sparse + -ify. 1. To make (a graph or a matrix) sparse. Labels: transitive
Word: supercavitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + cavitation. 1. An extreme form of cavitation in which a single bubble of gas forms around an object moving through a liquid, significantly reducing drag. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: thermodiffusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thermo- + diffusion. 1. thermal diffusion Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: antitetanus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + tetanus. 1. Synonym of antitetanic Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterconditioning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + conditioning. 1. A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one. Labels: uncountable Example: This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned. Example: Counterconditioning involves pairing something that the cat thinks is a positive thing (food, play, distance, etc.) with the presence of the scary stimulus.
Word: gushingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gushing + -ly. 1. So as to gush or flow forth. Example: Just send a good, strong current through, so that the water overflows gushingly, and shake the reels from time to time […] 2. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality. Example: "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you."
Word: overeffusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overeffusive + -ly. 1. In an overeffusive manner.
Word: overeffusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overeffusive + -ness. 1. The quality of being overeffusive. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonsuperfluous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + superfluous. 1. Not superfluous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crackajack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of crackerjack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crackajack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crackerjack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: subsupplier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + supplier. 1. A supplier who provides goods or services to another supplier. Example: Our supplier blamed its subsuppliers for the faulty components.
Word: subsuppliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subsupplier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warningless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From warning + -less. 1. Without warning. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dissepiment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dissepimentum (“a partition”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛpɪmənt/ 1. partition (in an organ); septum
Word: twenty-five/eight Part of Speech: adv Etymology: An alteration of twenty-four/seven, implying “twenty-five hours a day, eight days a week”. 1. Unceasingly. Labels: colloquial, excessive, not-comparable Example: “Dang!” Tempest shook her head and rolled her eyes. “You make it sound like homie hangs downtown twenty-five/eight.”
Word: twenty-five/eight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of twenty-four/seven, implying “twenty-five hours a day, eight days a week”. 1. Unwavering constancy. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: “Folks, we got a job to do for our world. For our species. For every species on this planet. Can I count on you, and I mean all of you, twenty-four-seven until we resolve this thing? I’ll be right there beside you. First on the field, last off. You work with me twenty-four-seven, I’ll give you twenty-five-eight. Can I count on you?” Example: “I hear you, but I can’t stay on her twenty-four-seven. I won’t.” “And I hear you, but she needs twenty-five-eight. You take the risk.”
Word: twenty-five-eight Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of twenty-five/eight. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: twenty-five-eight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of twenty-five/eight. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: frequentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frequent + -ation. 1. The act of frequenting a particular place
Word: pissbreath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piss + breath. 1. Term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, uncountable, vulgar Example: 'Fuck off, pissbreath!' The innkeeper leapt down the steps and grabbed the serf, clouting him round the ear until it bled. Example: Delete the thread? Why the fuck would I want to do that, pissbreath?
Word: pissface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piss + face. 1. Term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, vulgar Example: The boy said "sorry" three times, but the girl, who still considers him a no-good-soft-in-the-head-pissface won't let him back in the game. Example: Still don't remember any a that^([sic]), pissface?
Word: pissest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: piss + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of piss Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: squawfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squaw + fish. It has been suggested that squawfish could be a corruption of *squawkfish (in reference to the sound the fish makes when taken out of the water), but that form is unattested, and compare oldsquaw ducks which were named because their squawking was likened to Native American women's. 1. The pikeminnow. Labels: offensive
Word: squawfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squawfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pikeminnow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pike + minnow. 1. Any of the cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, which are voracious predators on small trout and salmon.
Word: pikeminnows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pikeminnow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inhesion Part of Speech: noun 1. inherence; act of inhering Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inhesions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inhesion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noninherent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent English noninherent From non- + inherent. 1. Not inherent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noninhibiting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + inhibiting. 1. Not inhibiting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noninhibition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + inhibition. 1. Absence of inhibition. Labels: uncountable
Word: inhibin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inhibit + -in. 1. A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: linctuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linctus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inhibitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inhibit + -ive. 1. that inhibits
Word: umpirage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From umpire + -age. 1. The office (or term of office) of an umpire Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: When the umpire enters upon his umpirage, he may reexamine the witnesses; but it has been holden not to be objectionable, for the umpire to receive the evidence from the arbitrators, unless the parties require him to do otherwise.
Word: umpirages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of umpirage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noninhibitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + inhibitive. 1. Not inhibitive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interferential Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to interference (in all senses)
Word: interflow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From inter- + flow. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfləʊ/ 1. To flow between. Labels: intransitive 2. To merge or mingle. Labels: transitive
Word: interflow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + flow. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌfləʊ/ 1. A flowing between two or more entities. 2. The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
Word: interfluve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interfluvial, “[lying] between streams”. 1. The region of higher land between two connected river valleys.
Word: legitimatization Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ləˌdʒɪtɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of legitimatizing
Word: mechanizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mechanize + -er. 1. A person who or machine that mechanizes.
Word: mesothorax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + thorax. 1. The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present. Example: Holonym: thorax
Word: mesozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mesozoa + -an 1. Any worm-like, marine parasite of the phylum Mesozoa.
Word: momently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English momently, equivalent to moment + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊməntli/ 1. From moment to moment; continually. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Growing momently more discontent. Example: And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, / As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, / A mighty fountain momently was forced: […] 2. Momentarily; for a moment. Labels: literary, not-comparable
Word: morrocoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The turtle is named after the Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela, where the turtle is indigenous and was spotted for the first time. 1. A red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies. 2. A yellow-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis denticulata.
Word: neurectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + -ectomy. 1. The surgical excision of a nerve.
Word: Yogiism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yogi + -ism. 1. A malapropism of the kind characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager. Example: If anything means nothing in baseball (pardon the Yogiism), it's momentum... Example: A leading member of the wide-field camera team captured most of our feelings with a Yogiism: "I've never seen anyone muddy the waters so clearly."
Word: Yogiisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yogiism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Macbethian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Macbeth + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603–1607) about a regicide and the supernatural. Example: This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle. Example: The fitful gleam of the glowing flame gave a Macbethian tinge to the weird scene and brought into bold relief the grim outlines of the cliffs […]
Word: outhaul Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English outhalen, equivalent to out- + haul. 1. To haul out. Labels: transitive
Word: outhaul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out- + haul. 1. A rope that is used to extend a sail along a spar. Example: Unfurl the sail and attach the clew to the hook attached to the outhaul line.
Word: outhauls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outhaul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outsert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of out + insert, as though the latter had been formed from in. 1. A piece of promotional material that is placed on the outside of a product.
Word: passionateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From passionate + -ness. 1. The condition of being passionate. Labels: uncountable 2. A passionate act. Labels: uncountable
Word: enduros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enduro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endurest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: endure + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of endure Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: outserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outsert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patrial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77). 1. Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile. Labels: Latin, not-comparable 2. Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: patrial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77). 1. One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent. Labels: UK 2. A noun derived from the name of a country.
Word: wall of death Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the apparent risk to participants. 1. A motordrome. 2. A form of moshing in which audience members divide into two halves and run toward each other.
Word: motordrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motor + -drome. 1. A stunt performance in which a motorcyclist drives around a wall, sphere, or similar raised surface.
Word: motordromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motordrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perigynous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ous. From peri- + gyn- + -ous. 1. Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary). Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a hypanthium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of peril Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of peril Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pistoled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pistol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pistolled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pistol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pistoling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pistol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pistolling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pistol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: planoconcave Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plano- + concave. 1. Having one side plane and the other concave Labels: not-comparable
Word: planoconvex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plano- + convex. 1. Having one side plane and the other convex. Labels: not-comparable Example: I place my Microscope, and then so place either a round Globe of Water, or a very deep clear plano convex Glass (whose convex side is turn'd towards the Window) that there is a great quantity of Rayes collected and thrown upon the Object […].
Word: puristically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From puristic + -ally. 1. In a puristic manner.
Word: puristical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From purist + -ical. 1. puristic
Word: infinity pool Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of infinity-edge pool. Example: “Have you ever swum in an infinity pool?” Cattie had seen pictures. An infinity pool had one side that just … ended. Like the end of the world. Water went right up to the edge and fell away.
Word: infinity pools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infinity pool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infinity-edge pool Part of Speech: noun 1. A swimming pool that produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon or vanishing into a lake, bay, etc. Example: […] the American architect John Lautner is considered the father of infinity-edge pool design. His vanishing edge of water at the Silver Top residence in Silver Lake, California, received rave reviews in 1957 and fueled the fires of infinity-edge experimentation.
Word: prankishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prankish + -ness. 1. Prankish behaviour; mischief. Labels: uncountable
Word: Machiavellians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Machiavellian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blunderbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of blunderbuss. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: blunderbushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blunderbush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bleareyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English blereyȝed, blere iȝed, bler-yed, equivalent to blear + eyed. Cognate with Low German bleeroged (“bleareyed”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɪər(ˌ)aɪd/ 1. Having dim or rheumy eyes. Example: Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
Word: purblindness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From purblind + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being purblind. Labels: uncountable
Word: purblindly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From purblind + -ly. 1. In a purblind manner.
Word: skeel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Norse skjóla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulǭ. Pronunciation: /skiːl/ 1. A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal Example: The dairywoman now rolls the whole into one lump[…], closing the fingers, partially, at every stroke; thereby leaving it at the bottom of the skeel, exceedingly rough. 2. A washtub. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: godsister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English godsuster, equivalent to god- + sister. 1. The daughter or goddaughter of one's godparent, or the goddaughter of one's parent. Example: Let's go back to the thirteen-year-old girl introduced in Chapter 8 who found out her godsister was her half sister. Example: Before she met the man who became and remains her pimp, she was selling drugs with her godsister; he was one of their clients.
Word: godsisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of godsister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipeful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pipe + -ful. 1. Enough tobacco to fill a pipe for smoking.
Word: pipefuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipeful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipesful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipeful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimanagement Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + management. 1. In opposition to management. Example: A government headed toward a dictatorship would be expected to be both antilabor and antimanagement.
Word: antidictatorship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + dictatorship. 1. Opposing political dictatorship.
Word: antiprotest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + protest. 1. Opposing or countering a political protest.
Word: antihydrogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antihydrogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antipress Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + press. 1. Opposing the press (print-based media).
Word: antitelevision Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + television. 1. Opposing television. Example: His antitelevision campaign included a proposal that Germans abstain one day each week from watching television.
Word: putonghua Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Putonghua. Labels: alt-of
Word: antiradio Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + radio. 1. Opposing radio. Example: George's scathing, antiradio speech to his wife's radio-station bosses, who have been invited to dinner, invokes the typical condescension of the 1950s' mass culture discourse as well as indicating George's resentment toward his wife[…]
Word: reagency Part of Speech: noun 1. power to react Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: salpingostomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From salpingo- + -stomy. 1. The surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube. Example: Near-synonym: salpingotomy (sometimes synonymous)
Word: scaldfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several edible flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus.
Word: scalyfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scaly + foot. 1. Any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.
Word: semanticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semantic + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪmænˈtɪsɪti/, [ˌsɪmænˈtʰɪsɪ̈ti] 1. The quality of a linguistic system has being able to convey meanings Labels: uncountable 2. The condition of being semantic Labels: uncountable
Word: incoterm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Incoterm. Labels: alt-of
Word: Incoterms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Incoterm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incorruptibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incorruptible + -ness. 1. incorruptibility Labels: uncountable
Word: sermonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sermon + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to sermons. Example: […] so that there were conversation — argumentative or declamatory, narrative or anecdotal, grave or gay, satirical or sermonic; nor would any of them have hoped to see the sun rise again in this world, had Burns portentously fallen asleep.
Word: noncustoms Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + customs. 1. Not of or pertaining to customs (government department collecting taxes on imports). Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondirect Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + direct. 1. Not direct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scaldfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaldfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shovelboard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shuffleboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: shovelhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shovel + head. 1. The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo). 2. The shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus).
Word: nonscarce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + scarce. 1. Not scarce. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncommon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + common. 1. Not common (to several cases etc.); distinct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bonnethead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bonnet + head. 1. A form of hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
Word: nonstarred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + starred. 1. Not marked with a star. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nonstarred titles throughout the bibliography mark the many Gothic works that are relatively scarce or difficult to obtain today.
Word: bonnetheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bonnethead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondistinct Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + distinct. 1. Not distinct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: siglum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin siglum (“abbreviation”), possibly a contracted form of: * sigillum (“figurine, statuette; seal”), from signum (“figure, statue; seal, signet; mark, sign”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, sever; to cut off”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); or * singulum, a singular form of singulus (“apiece; every; single”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; together”). The plural form sigla is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡləm/, /ˈsɪɡlə/ 1. A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text. 2. A thing which represents something else; a sign, a symbol. Labels: figuratively Example: [H]e emerged onto a garden terrace where on the soft red sand one could make out the sigla of a summer day: the imprints of a dog's paws, the beaded tracks of a wagtail, the Dunlop stripe left by Tanya's bicycle, […]
Word: skaapsteker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans skaap (“sheep”) steker (“stinger”) 1. A venomous snake of genus Psammophylax. Labels: South-Africa
Word: skyflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + flower. 1. Any of the South American shrubs of genus Duranta, having lilac flowers and yellow berries.
Word: stumpnose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stump + nose. 1. Any of several sea breams of the genus Rhabdosargus. Labels: South-Africa
Word: toreutics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τορευτικός (toreutikós, “of metal work”), from τορευτός (toreutós, “worked in relief”), from τορέω (toréō, “I work in relief”), from τορευς (toreus, “a boring tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *terə-. 1. The art of making relief or intaglio designs, especially by chasing, carving or embossing in metal Labels: uncountable
Word: tormentedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tormented + -ly. 1. In a tormented manner. Example: "Ethel," he said, "I'm tormentedly in love with you. You know that, don't you?"
Word: tractotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tract + -otomy. 1. The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.
Word: traditionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tradition + -ist. Compare traditionalist and French traditionniste. 1. A person who upholds a tradition
Word: tubectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tube + -ectomy. 1. salpingectomy
Word: underproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + proof. 1. Having a lower alcohol content than proof spirit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: underproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + proof. 1. To proof insufficiently.
Word: proof spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture of alcohol and water used as a standard for distilled drinks. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: undischarged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + discharged. 1. not discharged Labels: not-comparable Example: […] it is an offence to have an undischarged firearm in your possession or vehicle […]
Word: unweeded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + weeded. 1. Not weeded
Word: unweeded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + weeded. 1. simple past and past participle of unweed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unweight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + weight. 1. To temporarily remove the body's weight from a ski when making a turn. 2. To remove a statistical weighting from.
Word: vapourer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vapour + -er. 1. Any of several tussock moths (family Erebidae, subfamily Lymantriinae), especially of the genus Orgyia. 2. One who vapours; a braggart. Labels: archaic
Word: vapoury Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vapour + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of vapour. Example: At this moment Guido, who knew how disagreeable the subject must be to his sister, drew their attention to those golden slants of sunshine which seem to come so direct from heaven to earth,—bright and vapoury ladders,—fitting steps for our vain wishes to mount above; and just then so distinct from the dark mass of shadow flung from the deep forest in the distance. Example: And still he seemed to grow more white, / More vapoury, and wavier— / Seen in the dim and flickering light, / As he proceeded to recite / His “Maxims of Behaviour.” 2. Affected with the vapours; peevish. Labels: archaic
Word: erector spinae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin. Pronunciation: /ɪˌrɛk.tɚ ˈspaɪ.niː/ 1. The group of muscles of the back responsible for erect posture of the vertebral column. Example: The erector spinae are all innervated by lateral branches of the posterior primary divisions (dorsal rami) of the nearby spinal nerves and are covered posteriorly in the thoracic and lumbar regions by the thoracolumbar fascia.
Word: deer meat Part of Speech: noun 1. The meat or flesh of a deer, especially as food; venison. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: deermeat Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare form of deer meat. Labels: form-of, rare, uncountable Example: At that instant my attention was attracted by the cry of the hounds, and I was about to hasten back to my stand, when the Indian reappeared, with a piece of smoked deermeat in his hand. Example: Endre had some deermeat there, too, from a buck Arne killed.
Word: unexacting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + exacting. 1. Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy. Labels: usually Example: Florence . . . had, all through, repaid the agony of slight and coldness, and dislike, with patient unexacting love, excusing him, and pleading for him, like his better angel! Example: But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility. 2. Not requiring precision or substantial effort. Example: It . . . yields a staple which requires a very simple and unexacting process to prepare it for market. Example: Diesel m.u. coaching train miles worked out at 18 per train hour, doubtless because of stopping services with unexacting schedules and lengthy turn-rounds; [...].
Word: rule-of-thumb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rule of thumb. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cover artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cover artist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reges Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rēgēs. 1. plural of rex (“a king, particularly in ancient Rome”) Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: reget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + get. 1. To get again.
Word: grasp the nettle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the short-term skin irritation caused by the stinging nettle. 1. To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences. Example: Hence it was that a few dozen policemen, resolutely grasping the nettle, had no difficulty in handling it. Example: President Truman, when at last he grasped the nettle and dismissed MacArthur, knew well enough the outcry that would follow.
Word: stinging nettle Part of Speech: noun 1. A nettle; any of the species of genus Urtica that cause painful short-term skin irritation, especially Urtica dioica, originally Eurasian, now naturalized elsewhere. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chestal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chest + -al. 1. of, or pertaining to, the chest region Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: In a long-skirted, gold and green and white cotton affair that slides mildly over her chestal area right up to her neck. Example: 1994 Jonathan Collier, "Bart's Girlfriend," The Simpsons, Season 6, Episode 7 (aired 6 November 1994), spoken by Bart Simpson (Nancy Cartwright). I'm all tense through the chestal area!
Word: Melkonian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Melkonyan. Pronunciation: /mɛlˈkoʊni.ən/ 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: Melkonyan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Մելքոնյան (Melkʻonyan). Pronunciation: /mɛlˈkoʊni.ən/ 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: Durand-Kerner method Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Emile Durand, a French mathematician, and Immo Kerner, a German mathematician. 1. An algorithm for finding the roots of polynomial equations. Example: The improved Durand-Kerner Method […] Referring to the improved Durand-Kerner and the improved Ehrlich we find that the approximations converging towards the origin will move directly towards this zero on each iteration cycle always reducing their distance away by the fraction 2/(m+1) in the first method and 3/(m+2) in the second […]
Word: method of Weierstrass Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Karl Weierstrass, a German mathematician. 1. Durand-Kerner method
Word: premature ejaculations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premature ejaculation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wordsworthian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wordsworth + -ian. 1. A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850), English Romantic poet. Example: 1905, J. Roger Rees, Preface to Poems and Extracts by William Wordsworth. The inside of it is, however, what interests the Wordsworthian.
Word: Wordsworthian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Wordsworth + -ian. 1. Pertaining to or characteristic of William Wordsworth. Example: The sentiment is of a distinctly Wordsworthian quality. Example: The whole area was tastefully laid out with gardens full of daffodils and other Wordsworthian aids to memory.
Word: outsourceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From outsource + -able. 1. Capable of, or suitable for, being outsourced.
Word: particleboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of particleboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: netplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From net + play. 1. Multiplayer gameplay over a network. Labels: uncountable Example: Can somebody help me? I have a PowerMac^([sic]) 6100/60 and a Powerbook^([sic]) 1400 Localtalk^([sic]) networked. I can't get Abuse to work in netplay. Both machines have 16 MB of RAM but when I try to start a netgame, the loading screen comes up then the ocmputer^([sic]) quits... Any ideas? Example: most emulators support netplay, like SNES9x or RockNes. is anyone interested?
Word: cuboctahedric Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form, or the symmetry, of a cuboctahedron Labels: not-comparable
Word: factorability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From factor + -ability. 1. The condition of being factorable. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypergeometrics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypergeometric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tie wrap Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cable tie.
Word: magnetohydrostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English hydrostatic English magnetohydrostatic From magneto- + hydrostatic. 1. Describing the properties of a fluid in a magnetic field Labels: not-comparable
Word: steganalysers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steganalyser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steganalyser Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɛˈɡænəlaɪzə(ɹ)/ 1. A steganographic analyzer
Word: steganalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of steganographic + analysis. 1. steganographic analysis Labels: uncountable
Word: steganogram Part of Speech: noun 1. A steganographic image.
Word: superflows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superflow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supershells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supershell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supershell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + shell. 1. A large region carved out of the interstellar medium by the combination of several supernova shells, leading to a lower density of gas and plasma within than without, larger than any single supernova could create.
Word: transauroral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + auroral. 1. Across an aurora Labels: not-comparable
Word: semisquare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + square. 1. An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other. 2. A right isocoles triangle, or such figure of which two form a square.
Word: semisquares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semisquare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deficiently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deficient + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪʃəntli/ 1. In a deficient manner.
Word: redwater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of red water (disease of cattle). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: psychomedicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + medicine. 1. Any form of medical treatment that involves a psychosomatic component, from primitive shamanistic treatments to the use of placebos. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The skull, nails and hairs are used in psychomedicine. The breast milk is used to prevent the eye ailments and to expell the spine or other particle from the body. The urine is also given in colic pain. 2. The use of psychoactive drugs. Labels: uncountable Example: It is also called the age of new human sciences and life sciences including human biology, anthropology, cultural-anthropology, psychology and psychomedicine.
Word: toughish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tough + -ish. 1. Somewhat tough. Example: The gills are never corky or woody and only slightly fleshy, usually arid and toughish.
Word: ringwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + work. 1. A fortified defensive structure, usually circular or oval in shape, essentially a motte-and-bailey castle minus the motte.
Word: ringworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statocyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stato- + cyst. Pronunciation: /ˈstatə(ʊ)sɪst/ 1. An organ of balance found in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae. Ancestral to vertebrate otolith (their organ of hearing and balance). Example: Despite their tiny size, statocysts encode significant information about an animal's buoyancy and swimming ability, as we know from studying statocyst variability among modern cephalopods.
Word: statocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemipenis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemi- + penis. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.mɪ.piː.nɪs/ 1. Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue. Example: Charles […] found her stroking the goanna in such a way – no one else could do it – that its pale hemipenes emerged pale and spiky from their sheaths.
Word: hemipenes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: hemi- + penes. Analyzable as hemipene + -es. 1. plural of hemipenis Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of hemipene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delegator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delegate + -or. 1. One who delegates.
Word: delegators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delegator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonhyperkeratotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hyperkeratotic. 1. Not hyperkeratotic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonwrinkled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + wrinkled. 1. Not wrinkled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diaphanousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diaphanous + -ness. 1. The quality of being diaphanous. Labels: uncountable
Word: seeability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From see + -ability. 1. The quality of being seeable. Labels: uncountable Example: The representation of Elaine Young prompts the question of whether whiteness is made more seeable when it rides atop the seeability of feminine excess.
Word: nonperformative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + performative. 1. Not performative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonliterature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + literature. 1. That which is not literature. Labels: uncountable
Word: delexicalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + lexicalization. 1. The process of delexicalizing, of making delexical.
Word: Delftwares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Delftware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delftwares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delftware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unapprehensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + apprehensive. 1. Not apprehending. Example: They were unapprehensive of the impending danger. 2. Not apprehensive.
Word: bleacherite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bleacher + -ite. 1. One who sits in the bleachers. Labels: informal Example: I quickly came to the conclusion that bleacherites are better fans.
Word: bleacherites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bleacherite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemispherically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hemispherical + -ly. 1. In the way of a hemisphere. Example: a hemispherically-capped biconic reentry vehicle
Word: gooroo Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of guru. Labels: alt-of, obsolete