nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dang tootin' Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of darn tootin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dang tootin' Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of darn tootin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dang tooting Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of darn tootin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dang tooting Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of darn tootin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dang tooting Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of darn tootin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: futures contract Part of Speech: noun 1. A standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity (or financial instrument) of standardized quality at a certain date in the future, at a stated price (the futures price). Example: He led the way with futures contracts (by which buyer and seller fix a price, immune from market fluctuations, for commodities that do not even exist at the time, such as crops yet to be sown) when these were exotic financial instruments few had hitherto tried.
Word: rottweiler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Rottweiler. Labels: alt-of Example: In September 2006 five-month-old Caydee-Lee Glaze was mauled to death by two rottweilers at her family's pub in the Midlands, and that Christmas one-year-old Archie-Lee Hirst was killed by a family rottweiler in Leeds.
Word: multithreading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English threading English multithreading From multi- + threading. 1. The use of multithreaded code. Labels: uncountable
Word: genericity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English generic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English genericity From generic + -ity. 1. Genericness, the state or quality of being generic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The essence of genericity analysis rests on counting equations and unknowns.
Word: genericities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genericity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impactful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From impact + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpæktfəl/, /ɪmˈpæktfəl/ 1. Having impact. Example: We might suppose that some of the most impactful heroines of current films would combine these two functions: that of the good-bad girl ... Example: It is strongly recommended that in the future such investigations not be reported in the literature unless they are designed to test the effects of some hopefully impactful treatment variation.
Word: pluricentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pluri- + -centric. Pronunciation: /ˌplʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌplɔːɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌpljʊəɹɪˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹɪk/, /ˌplʊɹəˈsɛntɹək/ 1. Having more than one center; multicentric. Example: Tumors which appear to grow from a single focus are spoken of as unicentric. Some growths are clearly pluricentric, or multicentric. 2. (of a language) Having several interacting codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries.
Word: betokeneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From betoken + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of betoken Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: impactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English impact Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impactive From impact + -ive. 1. Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact. Example: It is necessary to distinguish all forces sharply into two groups: 1, the attractional (gravity, adhesion, cohesion, chemism), and 2, the impactive or momentum forces of masses, molecules and atoms. Example: As Rosemary came onto the beach a boy of twelve ran past her and dashed into the sea with exultant cries. Feeling the impactive scrutiny of strange faces, she took off her bathrobe and followed.
Word: betokenest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English betoken Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English betokenest From betoken + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of betoken Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: arch. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of archaic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of architectural. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: arch. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of archaism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of archery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of archipelago. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 4. Abbreviation of architect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 5. Abbreviation of architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: pers. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of personal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pers. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of personally. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pers. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of person. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of perspective. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sing. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of singular. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of singulorum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: pres. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of present. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of presidential. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 3. Abbreviation of presumed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 4. Abbreviation of presumptive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: pres. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of presentation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of president. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of presidency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: præs. Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of pres.. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: præs. Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pres.. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: string up Part of Speech: verb 1. To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I'd string up the whole lot if I had my way, Silver. Poachers and blackguards every one of them. Example: After years of brutal repression, any member of Saddam's palace guard stands to be strung up from the nearest lamppost by a vengeful Iraqi populace. 2. To die by hanging. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, obsolete Example: "And now, my friend," said the Captain, "let us understand each other. You have confessed yourself a spy, and should string up to the next tree." 3. To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He has scars on his ankles, feet and hands from where they strung him up with ropes and beat him. 4. To concatenate; to link in a line. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: to string up a sentence
Word: act. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of acting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of active. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of actual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: act. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of activities. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of actor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of actuary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gargouillade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gargouillade, from gargouiller (“to bubble”). Pronunciation: /ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/ 1. A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe Example: […] Ms. Ashley didn’t trump that of the role’s originator, Patricia Wilde (whose gargouillades — the sideways jumps where the feet write rings in the air — are still recalled in awe).
Word: gargouillades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gargouillade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zingingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English zinging Middle English -ly English -ly English zingingly From zinging + -ly. 1. While zinging, or as if making a zinging sound. Example: Stooping, he plucked a blade of grass and ran it zingingly through his very white teeth. Example: The six young women of its corps de ballet each extended a leg sideways, not high, but so zingingly as — you realized only in the next millisecond — to reveal the music, which only arrived in time with their feet. 2. To the point of zinging. Example: zingingly fresh; zingingly spicy Example: I looked splendid in my dark blue Canali jacket, a zingingly white shirt, a silly colourful tie covered with cartoon men and women in various stages of undress and my soft black leather Gucci shoes. 3. In a very agreeable, favourable or successful way. Labels: colloquial Example: Everyone got on zingingly […] Example: Her mind roams back over the evening. How had it all gone? Quite zingingly, she thinks. Everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves […]
Word: ind. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of independent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of indicative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 3. Abbreviation of indigenous. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 4. Abbreviation of indirect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 5. Abbreviation of industrial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: ind. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of indirectly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: ind. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of independence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of indication. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of indigo. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of industry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: ind. Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of indicate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gumaguma Part of Speech: noun 1. An outlaw who preys upon refugees crossing the South African border. Labels: Zimbabwe Example: I found the Gumagumas who said they were here to help people to cross. Example: Perhaps the greatest risk is the gumagumas — the swindlers, thieves and rapists who stalk the vulnerable as they wander in the bush.
Word: gumagumas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gumaguma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in d. Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in dies. 1. Abbreviation of in dies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: in dies Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in dies. 1. Daily. Labels: not-comparable
Word: melodist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English melody Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English melodist From melody + -ist. 1. A performer or composer of melodies. Example: And, happy melodist, unwearied, / Forever piping songs forever new; Example: Debussy was the last melodist.
Word: nonfinance Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + finance. 1. Not, nor not directly related to, finance Labels: not-comparable Example: With the economy slipping, G.E. also faces challenges across the spectrum of its nonfinance businesses.
Word: melodists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melodist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skiercross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skier + -cross, by analogy with the snowboarding competition of boardercross. 1. A downhill skiing discipline over obstacles with many simultaneous racers. Labels: uncountable Example: A new skiercross pro tour is on the docket, as well as freeskiing. Just like racing, both require strong but supple legs rather than jackhammer quads.
Word: outskate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English skate English outskate From out- + skate. 1. To skate better than. Labels: transitive Example: “Jeremy outskated him right after he skated well,” Abbott’s coach, Tom Zakrajsek, said of Abbott’s short program after Lysacek’s strong performance.
Word: supersecure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English secure English supersecure From super- + secure. 1. Having an extremely high level of security. Labels: not-comparable Example: Those include 9 detention centers that hold defendants awaiting trial, 21 high-security penitentiaries and a supersecure prison in Florence, Colo., where several convicted terrorists are already locked up.
Word: outskates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outskate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outskating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outskate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outskated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outskate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: techniquewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English technique Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English techniquewise From technique + -wise. 1. In terms of technique. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: technically Example: “And forever his guys are always sound techniquewise, always play very hard, look like they’re disciplined in drills.”
Word: teleiophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teleio- + -phile. Pronunciation: /tɛˈleɪ.əˌfaɪl/, /tɛˈlaɪ.əˌfaɪl/ 1. A person who is sexually attracted to adults. Labels: rare Example: Of the remaining 428, 70 were classified as pedophiles, 225 as hebephiles, and 133 as teleiophiles. Example: Daniel Bergner, age 48, the divorced father of two teenage children, is what sexologists would call a straight, vanilla teleiophile.
Word: bellmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bellman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streete Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of street. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: fulfiller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fulfill + -er. 1. One who fulfills. Example: For them, he was it - a game changer, soul restorer, dream fulfiller.
Word: fulfillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fulfiller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecotone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”). Pronunciation: /ˈiːkətəʊn/ 1. A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
Word: Aristotelianism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Aristotelian 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 Aristotelianism From Aristotelian + -ism. 1. The philosophical system of Aristotle (384 BCE – 322 BCE) and his followers.
Word: headachey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of headachy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Well, maybe one does: a jokey shot taken in 1953 (whose rights he signed away), showing him with a sour, headachey expression of generic woe; it has been used dozens of times, even in the last decade, in ads for aspirin, tax services, hangover remedies and other stress relievers.
Word: haikus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haiku Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English -ologist English snowologist From snow + -ologist. 1. A person who studies the snow, or is an expert on snow-related matters. Labels: humorous, usually Example: But considering the impossibly large number of flakes in a single snowfall, let alone that have ever fallen, how could snowologists have possibly taken a sample large enough to conclude that no two are alike? Example: "Dress warm," advises one brilliant snowologist. "Wear a hat."
Word: preachiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English preachy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English preachiness From preachy + -ness. 1. The quality of being preachy Labels: uncountable Example: Although Radium City clearly belongs to a tradition of investigative, muckraking journalism, the film exhibits none of the preachiness or self-righteousness that often accompanies such forays.
Word: nonphotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + photic. 1. Not photic in nature or origin; unrelated to visible light Labels: not-comparable Example: BBs, "stars," and other "nonphotic" visual stimuli (i.e., those not actually produced by light) are called photopsia or phosphenes.
Word: untelegenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English telegenic English untelegenic From un- + telegenic. 1. Not telegenic Example: Then, finished with this last in a series of fly-around press conferences, his untelegenic features reddened from the cold, Simon quipped as he strolled to the car: "It's kind of nice and pleasant out here."
Word: unindentured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English indentured English unindentured From un- + indentured. 1. Not indentured Labels: not-comparable Example: […] for 15 years Miss Lulu Bett, a stereotypical spinster and poor relation, has been slaving in her married sister's home as an unindentured cook and housemaid.
Word: unfeathered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English feathered English unfeathered From un- + feathered. 1. Lacking feathers Labels: not-comparable Example: On most birds, the tarsus is scaly and unfeathered, but a few arctic species--snowy owls, ptarmigans, and rough-legged hawks among them--have feathered tarsi.
Word: photopsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + -opsia. 1. The presence of perceived flashes of light. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subminimum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English minimum English subminimum From sub- + minimum. 1. Below the normal minimum Labels: not-comparable Example: Over the years Simon has voted for some conservative clinkers--for example, […] a subminimum wage for teenagers.
Word: subminimum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English minimum English subminimum From sub- + minimum. 1. A point or value below a minimum.
Word: stratiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin stratus (“layer”) + -form. 1. Occurring in layers 2. Descriptive of rocks with extensive horizontal development 3. Descriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development
Word: spiraculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spirō Latin -culum Latin spīrāculumbor. English spiraculum Borrowed from Latin spīrāculum. 1. A spiracle.
Word: balthazar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Balthazar. Labels: alt-of Example: Constantine went for a 12-liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot called a balthazar.
Word: postmidnight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English midnight English postmidnight From post- + midnight. 1. After midnight, but before dawn. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: predawn Example: Hussein's being taken to his execution from his cell in an American military detention center in the postmidnight chill of Saturday had a surreal and even cinematic quality.
Word: colature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin colatura. Compare French colature. See colander. 1. The matter that is strained with a strainer Labels: obsolete 2. A strainer, or the process of straining. Labels: obsolete
Word: bifida Part of Speech: noun 1. spina bifida Labels: uncountable Example: I believe that the tumor is a lipoma, such as we sometimes find with bifida spines, and that this child probably had a true meningocele which did not extend the entire depth of the tumor.
Word: buteos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buteo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackbrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crack + brained. The word is centuries old, and the original imagery is of a brain that is cracked (broken), but the advent of crack cocaine produced a new surface analysis whereby the word now also suggests a crack(rock)-addled brain. But even with that difference in referents, cognation is involved regardless. 1. Idiotic. Example: In order to ſet ſo hopeful a Genius right in this matter, vve have ſent you an anſvver to the ill-grounded Sophiſms of thoſe crack brain'd fellovvs, and likevviſe an eaſy mechanical explication of Perception or Thinking. Example: By degrees, Jean Paul began to be considered not a strange, crackbrained mixture of enthusiast and buffoon, but a man of infinite humour, sensibility, force, and penetration.
Word: extraparliamentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English parliamentary English extraparliamentary From extra- + parliamentary. 1. Outside of a parliament or legislature. Labels: not-comparable Example: Having lost at the polls they were bent on attempting to capture power: through extraparliamentary means. Example: Unlike Jackson, he has not made himself part of a political movement or exercised extraparliamentary leadership, except in his early newspapering days.
Word: gigajillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + jillion. 1. An enormously large number; arbitrarily many Labels: humorous, informal Example: On the other hand, a single snow crystal contains perhaps 100 million molecules, which can be arranged in a gigajillion different ways.
Word: hausfrau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Hausfrau. Labels: alt-of Example: JoEllen is a dumpy small-town hausfrau trying to be good and stick to her bowl of dry salad, but unable to resist the call of the chocolate cake she keeps moving around from the icebox to the cupboard to the stove. Example: "I wouldn't have thought that Camille, of all people, who's so sort of peasant-earthy, like a hausfrau in Brueghel, would be such a fantasist, would you?" - "Middle Age : A Romance" (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 303)
Word: huipil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”). Pronunciation: /ˈwi.pil/ 1. A traditional blouse worn by the women of various indigenous peoples of Central America including the Maya and Zapotec, or the textile from which such a garment is made. Example: A woman weaves her huipil after praying to the saints, who are believed to have taught women to weave "in the beginning of time. Example: Huipiles are traditionally woven on a backstrap loom and embroidered by women, to be worn by women.
Word: motivationless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive 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 motivation Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English motivationless From motivation + -less. 1. Having no motivation Example: Fran Austin (as Mary, Reno's compliant wife) is bland and motivationless.
Word: knock-ons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knock-on Labels: form-of, plural
Word: netless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English netless From net + -less. 1. Lacking a net. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the demo, this drama is captured by footage of a teenager, small and spindly, walking across a vacant lot, basketball in hand, to a netless court in a nearby school yard. 2. Without Internet access. Labels: not-comparable Example: For the netless, id [software company] plans to ship 500,000 copies of a CD-ROM-based version to retail stores.
Word: nonhostile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hostile. 1. Not hostile; free of hostility Labels: not-comparable Example: "People are grappling with it, and they're doing it in a nonhostile atmosphere," he said.
Word: huipiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huipil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nongay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + gay. 1. Not gay (homosexual) Labels: not-comparable
Word: nongay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + gay. 1. A person who is not gay Example: The description was patently transparent: not only did it hint broadly to nongays, but it also belied the truth of Isherwood and Bachardy's off-and-on living situation.
Word: nongays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nongay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buoyance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of buoyancy. 1. The state or quality of being buoyant Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Veronica Petrillo's typical virgin is ironically similar to her streetwise actor, except for a certain added buoyance.
Word: coowner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of co-owner. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] when a gay man really does die of something other than AIDS, as in the case of Tom Norton, the popular coowner of Unabridged Books, festering doubt will plague his memory.
Word: auteurist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English auteur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English auteurist From auteur + -ist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of auteurism. Example: In the case of documentaries, our thinking tends to be less warped and biased, if only because the auteurist sensibility has never been too comfortable outside of fiction.
Word: auteurist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auteur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English auteurist From auteur + -ist. 1. A proponent of auteurism
Word: antimilitarist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + militarist. 1. Opposed to militarism Example: […] Iowa Democrats tend to be more liberal and antimilitarist than downstate Illinois Democrats.
Word: antimilitarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + militarist. 1. One who opposes militarism.
Word: coowners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coowner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burlesquing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of burlesque Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burlesquing Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of burlesque. Example: According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]
Word: burlesqued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burlesque Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bitcheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bitchery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auteurists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auteurist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitchery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English bitchery From bitch + -ery. 1. Behavior typical of a bitch. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Again, Sometime Soon, the evening's opener, has a barbed comic style that recalls the bitcheries of The Boys in the Band[…]. Example: He had been a noise, a recurrent clatter of bitchery and ambition, a kind of monster of the Union and the MCR, throughout Nick's years in college.
Word: bacchantes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bacchant Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of bacchante Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lampedusa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Lampedusa, from Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa. Pronunciation: /ˌlæmpɪˈduːzə/ 1. The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.
Word: octosyllable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octo- + syllable. 1. line of verse with eight syllables
Word: trisyllable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllable English trisyllable From tri- + syllable. 1. A word of three syllables.
Word: ambisyllabicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ambi- + syllabicity. 1. The property of a consonant being analysed as acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable, as in "upper" or "button". Labels: uncountable
Word: syllabicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English syllabic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English syllabicity From syllabic + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪləˈbɪsɪti/, /ˌsɪləˈbɪsəti/ 1. The property or status (of a syllabic, generally a vowel) of being syllabic, i.e. able to be positioned in the syllable nuclei. Labels: uncountable Example: The syllabicity of Proto-Indo-European syllabic sonorants *y and *w can easily be determined by a rule.
Word: doctorly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin doctorbor. Old French doctur Anglo-Norman doctourder. Middle English doctour English doctor English -ly English doctorly From doctor + -ly. 1. In the manner of a doctor.
Word: doctorly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin doctorbor. Old French doctur Anglo-Norman doctourder. Middle English doctour English doctor English -ly English doctorly From doctor + -ly. 1. doctorlike
Word: black coffees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black coffee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behind its time Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted. Labels: idiomatic
Word: cotton wool bud Part of Speech: noun 1. A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end. Labels: UK
Word: eager beavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eager beaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Utopia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of utopia. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Women ought, perhaps, always to make the best critics—at once more quicksighted, more tasteful, more sympathetic than ourselves, whose proper business is creation. Perhaps in Utopia they will take the reviewer’s business entirely off our hands, as they are said to be doing already, by the by, in one leading periodical. Example: [I]f it sounds Utopian to say that Christianity can save the world—remember, it is Utopia or hell!
Word: demonstrative pronouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demonstrative pronoun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wanten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wanten, equivalent to want + -en. 1. plural simple present of want Labels: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present Example: […]Odsfleſh give me my awd Cloths againe; would I were a whome in my Frock, dreſſing of my Geldings; poore Tuts, they wanten me dearly, I warrant a. Example: Yo'd'n better nod get up o' that giglin stool, athout yo' wanten' yore bwunz broke.
Word: shopping carts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping cart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: johnnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of johnny Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of johnnie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metalinguistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English linguistic English metalinguistic From meta- + linguistic. 1. Treating words as words, rather than interacting with their meaning. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mary is still one of the most popular girl's names. This represents a metalinguistic use of Mary: the case where we cite a linguistic expression in order to say something about it qua linguistic expression. 2. Pertaining to metalinguistics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metalinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + linguistics. 1. The branch of linguistics that studies language and its relationship to culture and society. Labels: uncountable
Word: score sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of scoresheet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: score sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of score sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ternarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ternary Middle English -ly English -ly English ternarily From ternary + -ly. 1. In a ternary fashion; in three directions, digits, etc. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ternary operator Part of Speech: noun 1. An operator taking three operands, specifically the operator ?: used in many programming languages to select one of two values depending on a third value.
Word: ternary operators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ternary operator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snarge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snot + garbage. Pronunciation: /snɑː(ɹ)dʒ/ 1. The remains of a bird after it has collided with an airplane (in a bird strike), especially a turbine engine. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Arriving mostly in sealed plastic bags, these included birds’ feet, whole feathers or tiny bits of down, and pulverized bird guts, known as snarge. Example: Snarge can be a wad of a Canada goose lodged inside an airplane engine. Or it can be a broken and burned gull feather littered along the runway. Snarge can even be as small as a rusty-red smear on the nose of an airliner. But no matter what form it takes, every bit of snarge is different — and all snarge is important.
Word: duobinary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English binary English duobinary From duo- + binary. 1. Being, or pertaining to, a bipolar encoding in which the ones are represented alternately by positive and negative voltages. Labels: not-comparable
Word: decontextualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English context English -ual English contextual 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 contextualize English decontextualize From de- + contextualize. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈtɛkstʃəlaɪ̯z/ 1. To divest of context. Labels: transitive Example: Quantification (or statisticalization) is a set of scientific practices that transforms text statements into numerical ones, depersonalizing and decontextualizing them[…] Example: In the early years of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government tried to control publishers through punitive policies, and then, as they were sure of having purged the publishing sector, gradually left it to its own devices. At first, fearing the repressive state apparatus, the author, the publisher and the audience turned to uncritical, mass-market books. Gradually, there was born an audience that preferred simple, ahistorical, and decontextualized narratives to socio-historical complexities and contradictions. Later, as the political atmosphere gradually opened up, the audiences raised in that historical timeframe remained the audience of the same uncritical works.
Word: decontextualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decontextualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decontextualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decontextualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decontextualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decontextualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: xiphihumeralis Part of Speech: noun 1. A long, flat strip of pectoral muscle comprising a band of parallel fibres, found in felines. Example: The tendon of the xiphihumeralis is also connected with its inner surface near its insertion. Example: The xiphihumeralis muscle (M. xiphihumeralis) is the fourth muscle the pectoralis group ^([sic]). It originates from the xiphoid process of the sternum and inserts on the humerus (hence the name xiphihumeralis).
Word: xiphihumeralises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xiphihumeralis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluetit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blue tit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bluetits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluetit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archetypally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English archetypal Middle English -ly English -ly English archetypally From archetypal + -ly. 1. In an archetypal way.
Word: partial to Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a liking or preference for; favorably disposed toward; fond of. Example: I am quite partial to chocolate.
Word: antiapartheid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + apartheid. 1. Acting against or opposing apartheid. Example: Mr. Cameron read Mr. Biko’s writings, which were banned in South Africa, and got involved in the antiapartheid movement.
Word: glassings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glassing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conquerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conquer + -er. 1. One who conquers Example: 4.25pm update SPANIARD Fernando Verdasco has reeled off an astonishing 15 games straight to blow past his AAMI Classic final conquerer Radek Stepanek.
Word: ponied up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pony up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: xynisteri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Greek ξυνιστέρι (xynistéri). 1. A white grape indigenous to the island of Cyprus. Labels: uncountable Example: This crisp, lemony white is made using xynisteri grapes, imported centuries before from the Greek mainland.
Word: xynistery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of xynisteri. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: xinisteri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of xynisteri. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ponied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pony Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: florally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English floral Middle English -ly English -ly English florally From floral + -ly. 1. In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them. Example: We have not much to export, florally speaking, and the only advantage they can look for are increased sales that Canada will share in and profit by. Example: Brook Manor, Buckfastleigh, with its florally decorated chamber fireplaces, probably of 1656, is a substantial country house on three floors which also has some outstanding woodwork.
Word: flowerily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From flowery + -ly. Piecewise doublet of flourily. 1. In a flowery way. Example: The Victorians were inclined to write flowerily.
Word: quaveringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quavering Middle English -ly English -ly English quaveringly From quavering + -ly. 1. In a quavering manner; tremulously.
Word: sizably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sizable Middle English -ly English -ly English sizably From sizable + -ly. 1. In a sizeable way.
Word: sizeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sizeable Middle English -ly English -ly English sizeably From sizeable + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of sizably. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: liberalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liberalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncompetitiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English uncompetitive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uncompetitiveness From uncompetitive + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being uncompetitive. Labels: uncountable Example: The uncompetitiveness of small businesses
Word: underclasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underclass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airconditioning Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of air conditioning. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: airconditioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aircondition Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: allrounder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of all-rounder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: allrounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allrounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geosequestration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + sequestration; also, by surface analysis, geosequester + -ation. 1. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground. Labels: uncountable 2. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground. Labels: especially, uncountable Example: Perennial hopes for mitigation of climate change severity have often looked to geosequestration, which complements carbon emission reductions although it cannot wholly substitute for them under any realistically projected arc of development.
Word: misperceive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English perceive English misperceive From mis- + perceive. 1. To perceive erroneously. Example: The second reason so many people initially misperceived George W.
Word: compatriate Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of compatriot. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: misperceived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misperceive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: compatriates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compatriate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conquerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conquerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prizemoney Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of prize money. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: stablemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stable + -mate. 1. One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable. 2. One from the same organization or background. Example: That is why we are stepping in to fill the gap, partnering with the homeless charity Centrepoint, its patron the Duke of Cambridge (rather helpful in getting things done), various tech partners and our former stablemates, The Independent and the London Evening Standard.
Word: stablemates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stablemate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinellaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quinella Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quinellaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quinella Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unraced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English raced English unraced From un- + raced. 1. Not having taken part in a horserace. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: misperceives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misperceive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misperceiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misperceive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misperceiver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From misperceive + -er. 1. One who misperceives.
Word: misperceivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misperceiver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperpolarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English polarization English hyperpolarization From hyper- + polarization. 1. The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
Word: hyperpolarizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperpolarization Labels: form-of, plural